Environmental Protection

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

In accordance with the NYSDEC Part 360 permit, High Acres Landfill monitors groundwater, surface water and the air at the facility.

• Groundwater monitoring is completed quarterly through a network of perimeter monitoring wells
  
• Landfill gas is monitored in accordance with the Title V permit
  
• Leachate discharged to the sewer is also monitored monthly
  
• Stormwater is sampled and analyzed annually