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out would dry up private wells. Stated that she lives one mile from the <br />landfill and is getting serious pollution. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter stated that he is willing to review Ms. Kyker's well reports; <br />most contaminated wells result from bacteriological problems. <br /> <br />Judy Kyker - Stated that Waste Management may not be responsible for the <br />contamination but it is time to stop contaminating and protect families. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter stated that the cap is being placed progressively as th~ landfill <br />reaches completion and with implementation of the groundwater recovery <br />system, the environmentalists and engineers say the contamination can be <br />cleaned up without creating any more problems than we have and afford Waste <br />Management the amount of revenue to complete necessities at the site. <br />Longevity wise, it would be worse to cap the site now because the <br />inadequate slopes would allow for additional groundwater infiltration. <br /> <br />Jackie Eastwood - 15855 Juniper Ridge Drive - Inquired if it is part of the <br />Environmental Impact Statement to show documentation of successful <br />groundwater recovery somewhere else in the country? Is the final cap an <br />experimental one? If the landfill is at maximum elevation for the existing <br />site, why are the slopes inadequate? <br /> <br />Mr. Otter stated that the EIS does not require documentation but successful <br />groundwater recovery must be proven with underground modeling; successful <br />groundwater recovery has been done elsewhere in the U.S. The reason Waste <br />Management wants to test the cap is because they want to prove to <br />themselves and regulatory agencies that a synthetic cover material can be <br />installed and operated on slopes. The slopes are currently inadequate <br />because of the differential settlement that occurred. Waste Management got <br />the site up to final grade, applied final covered and vegetated, but did <br />not anticipate winter settlement versus spring settlement. In the spri~g <br />of the year the waste consolidated more than it did over the winter and <br />created bellies and dips in the slopes. Settlement will continue <br />throughout the life of the landfill but a larger percentage of it has <br />already occurred. <br /> <br />Jackie Eastwood - Asked about the location of the water treatment facility. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter stated that the location for the treatment facility will not be <br />selected until the technology to be used is determined. Mr. Otter noted <br />that the final cover study will be instrumented this fall and completed <br />next spring. The groundwater pumping and treatment system could go on for <br />5-10 years. <br /> <br />Joe Galindo - Inquired as to what happens if the vertical expansion is <br />denied. <br /> <br />Mr. Otter stated that the site would sit open because the final cap won't <br />be designed and completed until 1989 or 1990. <br /> <br />John Heinen - Stated that the groundwater recovery process would be taking <br />place very close to Hunter's Hill; the City and Waste Management should be <br />concerned that Hunter's Hill has that city water that is already up to <br />Planning & Zoning Public Hearing/August 2, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br /> <br />