Environmental Business Journal PUBLIC-SECTOR/NON-PROFIT MERIT AWARDS

The Sioux Falls Regional Sanitary Landfill received the 2006 EBJ Public-Sector/Non-Profit Merit Award for its continuous upgrade and expansion to ensure state-of-the-art operation and comprehensive service to the public.

Under a permit modification approved by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in April 2005, several upgrades were undertaken, including the expansion of the active area for both municipal solid waste (MSW) and construction and demolition waste (C&D), the addition of a combined landfill gas (LFG) and leachate extraction system within the active area, and the treatment and disposal of petroleum-contaminated soils directly into the lined landfill without being land applied.

New permit modifications, when approved, would authorize several additional changes including the following: expansion of the leachate and LFG extraction system; construction of a new cell to allow potential leachate circulation or bioreactor capability; completion of an LFG-to-energy feasibility study; construction of a nine-acre compost pad and customer drop-off area for self-haul customers to drop off compost, C&D waste, electronic products, tires and appliances.