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Anchorage Regional Landfill - Fact Sheet


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Year Opened                                                     1987
Site Size                                           275 acres, 165 designated for refuse
Facilities                                                             Public Transfer Station
                                                                              Leachate Lagoons
                                                                              Household Hazardous Waste Collection
                                                                              Battery Collection
                                                                              Used Oil Collection
                                                                             White-Goods Collection (Appliances)
                                                                              Scalehouse




                        
Landfill Capacity                     Approximately 42.3 million cubic yards
                                                                              (Approximately 19.8 million tons)

Life Expectancy                      Continued service through 2043
Waste Depth                            Over 300 feet in the center of the landfill

Approximate Daily Intake Rate                 1,100 tons
Approximate Yearly Intake Rate               350,000 tons

Liner System                            2-foot Leachate Collection and Removal Layer 
                                                                              80-mil High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

                                                                             Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)
                                                                             Subgrade                     




         
Number of Leachate Lagoons                2
Lagoons Storage Capacity                     Approximately 2.83 million gallons
Gallons of Leachate Handled                 Approximately 6-12 million/year

Number of monitoring Wells                   8 (4 up-gradient, 4 down-gradient)
 
Total Estimated Development Cost

     (1987 to 2025)                                              $ 72,000,000

      Total Estimated Closure Costs             $ 30,000,000

      Total Estimated Post-Closure 
      Maintenance  Cost (2043 to 2073)        $13,000,000

Related Agencies

632 W. 6th Avenue   Anchorage, Alaska  99501
PO Box 196650 Anchorage, Alaska  99519
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