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Solid Waste Division
The Solid Waste Division (SWD) has a primary responsibility to operate according to ADEC Solid Waste Permit SW1A009-13. All procedures and monitoring must be in full compliance with the permit. The SWD currently processes approximately 8,500 tons of Solid Waste each year. Four full-time and one temporary employee are assigned to operate the Baler Facility and Landfill in a safe and sanitary condition as defined by the permit and the City’s Title X Code of Ordinances. Work includes weighing vehicles; sorting, baling solid waste, hauling bales to the cell; and stacking and covering with 6 inches of daily cover.
The SWD is required to sample and analyze one upgradient well and three downgradient wells on a quarterly basis. They also sample and analyze two storm water samples on a semi-annual basis. Analyses of these samples include pH, Turbidity, Conductivity, Metals, and Volatile Organic Contaminants.
Other duties include: hauling metal, wood, net, and line to appropriate area; daily cleaning of the baler facility; performing routine maintenance and inspections of the Mosley Baler; maintaining landfill roads and drainage; collecting litter; repairing fences; and plowing snow. The SWD is currently operating in cell four and filling between cells three and four.
