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 Hours: (Effective
December 15, 2008)
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday by appointment only; Closed Sunday
Facts
at a glance:
Ten Acre Cell
Cells 2 - 4 Now Being Filled
Cell 5 Construction completed 2007
Volume Approximately
1,100,000 Tons
Cell Life Approximately 3
Years
Cost Approximately $3,800,000
Dry
Creek Landfill was opened in 1974. In 1998 the unlined
portion of the landfill was closed and covered. Prior to that, construction began on cell #2, a fully
lined facility with an engineering design that exceeds
environmental standards set by the U.S. EPA.
All necessary permits were obtained to accept municipal
solid waste.
The liner system includes layers of 60-mil-thick textured
HDPE material, low permeability soil and a leachate (rain
water that filters through the trash) collection and removal
system. Each lined cell that is constructed has
approximately three years capacity and costs approximately
$380,000 per acre.
When a cell has reached capacity it is covered with a system
similar to the liner and costs approximately $350,000 per
acre to close. We have just completed construction of cell #5.
The landfill has an active methane gas collection and control
system in place, and we have completed construction of a gas-to-energy facility.
Dry Creek Landfill is a regional facility, and is currently
accepting waste from six different counties. On average Dry
Creek accepts 900 tons of solid waste per day. With
remaining capacity, Dry Creeks projected operational life
exceeds 75 years under any scenario.
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