Wise County Landfill

Thompson & Litton, Inc. (T&L) has been working continuously with Wise County (County) on numerous solid waste management issues since the late 1980’s. A very brief summary of T&L’s assistance over the past three (3) decades as follows:

• Solid Waste Master Planning Assistance
  *Landfill Master Plan. The Master Plan established a 48.7 acre footprint for the landfill developed in five (5) separate phases
• Development of Landfill Alternatives
  *T&L evaluated many different solid waste disposal alternatives for the County as major decision points approached
• Financial Analysis
  *T&L developed detailed financial models for each alternative disposal alternative under consideration
• Landfill Expansion Projects
  *T&L has provided design, permitting, bidding, and construction phase services for Wise County on five (5) separate horizontal landfill expansions
• Vertical Landfill Expansions/Variance
  *T&L has provided design, bidding, and construction contract administration for multiple vertical expansions along the highwall in accordance with the approved variance and associated highwall liner design
• Landfill Engineering/Mining Demonstration for Landfill Stability
  *T&L assisted Wise County with the development of an engineering demonstration to enable full use of the landfill footprint therefore maximizing the life expectancy of the site

Other Services

•  DEQ Regulatory Compliance with Ongoing Monitoring Programs involving Groundwater Monitoring, Gas Monitoring, and stormwater monitoring
• Evaluation and procurement of daily cover
• Minor Permit Modifications for alternative daily cover materials, tire shredder
• Closure cost estimates for use by Wise County for Financial Assurance documentation
  Life expectancy and compaction studies

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Tazewell County Landfill

Thompson & Litton provided consulting services for the Tazewell County Solid Waste Management System including surveying, planning, engineering design, permitting, bidding/construction administration, and inspection services on an as needed basis.

A sampling of T&L’s services included the following:

• Financial analysis of landfill capital and operational costs;
• Life expectancy and cost analysis study of the current landfill and present it to the board with recommendations for future projections;
• Surveys and geotechnical evaluations;
• Major permit amendment for undeveloped areas of the landfill to include design, operational, and closure plans;
• Design services for the construction of a composite liner system for the Phase IV area of the solid waste landfill; and
• Design and permitting of a Solid Waste Convenience Station adjacent to the landfill for public use.  

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New River Resource Authority Landfill

T&L has been providing solid waste management consulting services to the NRRA for nearly 15 years having entered into our first Term Agreement in 2005. During this time, we have assisted the NRRA with a variety of projects involving surveying, engineering design, permitting, monitoring, architectural design, and Designer Led Design Build. This relationship with the NRRA is an excellent example of how we can serve as a consultant to our clients, become an advocate and serve as an extension of their in-house staff.

The following is a sampling of services T&L has provided the NRRA over the course of the last several years:

Designer Led Design Build
*Administration Building Expansion
*Entrance Gate and Security System
*Landfill Area C Expansion
*Landfill Area B Closure
*Maintenance Building and Garage Facility
*Stream Restoration (Floyd County Site)

Engineering Design/Permitting
*Basement Entry and Access Road
*Cloyd’s Mountain Facility Water and Sewer Systems Evaluation
*Gas System Extraction Plan for Area A
*Ingles Mountain Landfill Leachate System Evaluation
*Mulch Pad Relocation Project
*Sewer System Design for Future Gas-to-Energy Production Plant
*Wetland Delineation/Permitting for entire 930 Acre Cloyd’s Mountain Facility

Architectural Design
*Administrative Office Expansion Conceptual Design
*Existing Buildings & Reroofing and Maintenance

Monitoring
*Annual VPDES Stormwater Management Pond Sampling

Planning
*Annual Aerial Survey and Volume Calculations
*50-Year Development and Waste Management Plan
Update of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

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