First in a series of presentations given under the work group: Land Use & Sustainable Development an advisory work group to the President to the university under the Environmental Policy Advisory Council.
An opportunity of educational outreach to comply with state mandated cease & desist order for mandatory remediation of a 60 acre parcel of property with a closed landfill. Powerpoint presentation to architectural & engineering group for additional
3. ACTION PLAN Attend DEP Public Hearing for comments on Mitigation Plan Present approved Closure design and Mitigation Plan at Open House DEP Permits and Army Corps of Engineers Individual Permit to follow Implement Remedial Action Plan (sediment removal and landfill/former chemical pits closure) Monitor wetland creation and restoration Control invasive plants
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5. N Total preservation area: 60.3 acres wetland/upland mix Landfill N. Hillside Rd. Hunting Lodge Rd. F Lot N. Eagleville Rd.
6. Landfill is uncapped, unlined Infiltration generates leachate Leachate discharges to surface waters Metals precipitate on sediments in the wetlands LANDFILL REMEDIATION Environmental
16. Andrea Vassallo, Office of Environmental Policy, intern Much thanks to Rich Miller, Director of the Office of Environmental Policy at the University of Connecticut All information compiled from the Wetland Mitigation Assessment Report by Mason & Associates, Haley & Aldrich & the University of Connecticut For further information: www.landfillproject.uconn.edu [email_address]