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Lycoming Landfill

Lycoming Landfill. Lycoming Landfill Trash. Municipal Waste Management Services pick up garbage Transported to Lycoming Landfill. www.lyco.org. Accessibility. Located on Route 15 9 miles south of Williamsport 25 miles north of Sunbury. maps.google.com. Aerial View of Lycoming Landfill.

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Lycoming Landfill

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  1. Lycoming Landfill

  2. Lycoming Landfill Trash • Municipal Waste Management Services pick up garbage • Transported to Lycoming Landfill www.lyco.org

  3. Accessibility • Located on Route 15 • 9 miles south of Williamsport • 25 miles north of Sunbury maps.google.com

  4. Aerial View of Lycoming Landfill • The left side of Route 15 is currently in the process of being filled • The landfill will start dumping trash on the right side of the road after the left side is filled • The lower left corner is the Cogeneration Plant maps.google.com

  5. Background • Landfill opened in 1978 • 179.9 acres of permitted land • Receives trash from Montour, Lycoming, Northumberland, Columbia, and Union Counties • Landfill receives about 1,100 tons per day

  6. Double-lined Lagoon • A lagoon system is located at the bottom of a landfill, which collects garbage fluid called leachate • Lycoming Landfill uses a double-lined lagoon • Lagoon system has municipal waste, dirt and rocks placed on top of it • Government has very strict regulations because of potential groundwater contamination

  7. Leachate • Leachate is the fluid that collects at the bottom of the landfill • Leachate is collected and pumped to Montgomery Sewage Treatment Plant, which is pictured below • Leachate poses a threat to the environment • Groundwater is monitored regularly to check for contaminants montgomeryborough.org

  8. Landfill Gas • Garbage produces 50% methane gas and 50% CO2 • Started flaring gas in 1988 • Produces energy • Landfill • Surrounding community • PPL

  9. Cogeneration Plant www.lyco.org

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  11. Transfer Station • Sunbury has transfer stations that collect residential waste, tires, drywall, construction and scrap metal • Waste is transferred directly to the Lycoming Landfill • Here is a transfer station in Northumberland County

  12. Sources maps.google.com "Lycoming County." lyco.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2012. <http://www.lyco.org/Home.aspx>. McKibben, Craig. Williamsport Sun Gazette. SunGazette, Accessed April 26, 2012 http://www.sungazette.com "Montgomery Borough." Montgomery Borough. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 May 2012. <http://www.montgomeryborough.org/watersewer.htm>. www.ztr.com

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