Seneca Falls landfill receives permit extension

Seneca Meadow Landfill in Seneca Falls, New York, received an extension on its operating permit from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently that will expire Dec. 31, 2025, a report by the Finger Lakes Times says. The DEC added seven conditions about odor control to the permit that also includes the landfill’s tire recycling operations.

The permit keeps most of the landfill’s permit conditions the same, the report says. The landfill may only take in 6,000 tons of waste per day. A responsiveness summary addresses previous odor complaints, which introduces the new conditions. The report says the new conditions include:

• gas collection and control from the working face of the landfill;
• an off-site odor assessment program;
• limits of the quantity and types of waste used as alternative daily cover (ADC);
• placement of an intermediate cover at intervals of less than 30 days or other odor protection measures;
• limits on the recirculation of leachate;
• additional surface emission monitoring beyond the federal air regulation requirements; and
• monthly updated odor complaint log charts and summaries.

Seneca Meadow Landfill’s permit that was issued in 2007 expired Oct. 10, the report says. DEC officials are allowing the landfill to operate under the terms of its old permit until a decision is made on its renewal application.

The renewal will have a public comment period where the public can review and comment on the draft permit, the report says.