Turning a Legacy Landfill into an Asset Presentation Outline

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Turning a Legacy Landfill into an Asset
April 13, 2015
SWANA NJ Annual Spring Conference
April 13, 2015
John Carlton, PE, BCEE, Gershman Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
James Sherman, Esquire, McManimon Scotland Baumann, LLC
Presentation Outline
I – About GBB and MSB
II – Challenges of Legacy Landfills
III – A Brighter Way to Close a Landfill
IV – The Edison Landfill Project
V – Questions
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc.
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Established in 1980
Solid Waste Management and Technology
Consultants
Helping Clients Turn Problems into Opportunities
Established in 1971
Law Firm focused on New Jersey
Renewable Energy, Brownfields Redevelopment,
and Cutting Edge Financing Techniques
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THE CHALLENGES OF
LEGACY LANDFILLS
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“Legacy Landfill” is a landfill that
ceased operations prior to
January 1, 1982, and received
household, commercial or
industrial solid waste for disposal
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Challenges of Legacy Landfills
Unlined and
uncontrolled
Closure and postclosure often
unfunded
NJAC 7:26-2A.9
does not require
Closure and PostClosure Plan
Quantity, location
and nature of
wastes undefined
Legacy Landfill
Law, June 26, 2013
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A BRIGHTER WAY TO
CLOSE A LANDFILL
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Source: PV Navigator
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NJ Landfill Solar Projects as of 2012
Operational
Design
Pre-Design
• 6 Projects
• 17.9 MW
• 5 Projects
• 15.9 MW
• 7 Projects
• 25.2 MW
Preliminary
• 12
Projects
• 73.1 MW
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Pennsauken Renewable Energy Park
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BP Site in Paulsboro
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Geomembrane Solar (Atlanta)
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THE EDISON
LANDFILL PROJECT
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Summary of Project
35 Acre Edison
Landfill (post 1982)
35 Acre legacy
landfill (pre 1982)
Current closure
fund insufficient
Seeking a Design
Build Own Operate
(DBOO) contractor
to close both sites
and install utilityscale solar array
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Project Goals
Environmental
protection
• Engineered cap
• Environmental
controls
• Long-term care
Renewable energy
• Utility-scale
electrical
generation
Savings to the
Township of Edison
• Reduced
closure/postclosure costs
• Lease or other
revenues
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What Makes This Project Different?
Combined landfill
closure and utilityscale PV project
Request for
Proposals to be
issued (not a bid)
Expected reduced
construction costs
Economics of PV
project to support
closure saving
Township money
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Project Schedule
Closure Plan
(9-12
months)
Request for
Proposals
(6-9 months)
Construction
(24-36
months)
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Thank you!
Questions and comments?
John G. Carlton, P.E., BCEE
Senior Vice President, GBB
908-319-5992
[email protected]
James Sherman, Esq.
Counsel
McManimon Scotland Baumann, LLC
973-622-5672
[email protected]
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