Crews are expected to resume removing “wet cake” from the abandoned AltEn site in Mead and transporting it to the Douglas County landfill.Last fall, crews began removing some of the 115,000 tons of wet cake that is currently entombed in a poly shield. The pilot project was paused in November due to colder temperatures.“After gaining momentum last fall, the FRG is ready to resume the wet cake pilot project,” said NewFields Senior Engineer Bill Butler. “We continue to make progress cutting deeper into the wet cake pile. Our top priority is transporting the wet cake off-site to Pheasant Point landfill in the safest and most efficient way.”Previous coverage: Wet cake from AltEn plant coming to Douglas County landfillOfficials said other site activities continued through winter, including water treatment, groundwater testing and treated seed removal.Crews remove small sections of the wet cake at a time. They will mix it with bentonite, which will take out the moisture, and then load it onto plastic-lined trucks to be hauled 25 miles away to the Pheasant Point Landfill in Douglas County.Officials said more than 10,000 tons were transported to the landfill in Bennington in October and November.Butler said in August that their tests and other evaluations show the wet cake is safe to move.“We’ve had analysis also done on this waste. It’s an organic matter that’s been decomposing in the open air. And that analysis shows that it’s not a hazardous waste. And it’s perfectly appropriate for taking it into the landfill,” Mike Hey of Waste Management told KETV NewsWatch 7 in August.
Crews are expected to resume removing “wet cake” from the abandoned AltEn site in Mead and transporting it to the Douglas County landfill.
Last fall, crews began removing some of the 115,000 tons of wet cake that is currently entombed in a poly shield. The pilot project was paused in November due to colder temperatures.
“After gaining momentum last fall, the FRG is ready to resume the wet cake pilot project,” said NewFields Senior Engineer Bill Butler. “We continue to make progress cutting deeper into the wet cake pile. Our top priority is transporting the wet cake off-site to Pheasant Point landfill in the safest and most efficient way.”
Previous coverage: Wet cake from AltEn plant coming to Douglas County landfill
Officials said other site activities continued through winter, including water treatment, groundwater testing and treated seed removal.
Crews remove small sections of the wet cake at a time. They will mix it with bentonite, which will take out the moisture, and then load it onto plastic-lined trucks to be hauled 25 miles away to the Pheasant Point Landfill in Douglas County.
Officials said more than 10,000 tons were transported to the landfill in Bennington in October and November.
Butler said in August that their tests and other evaluations show the wet cake is safe to move.
“We’ve had analysis also done on this waste. It’s an organic matter that’s been decomposing in the open air. And that analysis shows that it’s not a hazardous waste. And it’s perfectly appropriate for taking it into the landfill,” Mike Hey of Waste Management told KETV NewsWatch 7 in August.
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