Environmental Monitoring at Ballyogan Landfill and Recycling Park

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The Facility is located on Ballyogan Road, Jamestown Townland, Carrickmines, Dublin 18. The Landfill is a ‘raised’ landfill and covers an area of approximately 40 hectares. The capping works were completed in November 2009. There is an overland gas extraction system on approximately one-third of the landfill. The gas extraction system on the remaining two-thirds is underground. There is a gas combustion plant, a methane stripping plant and a small car park. There are streams bordering the Landfill. In addition, Ballyogan Stream, part of which is culverted, flows through the Landfill. It is envisaged that the Landfill will become a public amenity during the Contract period. The Recycling Park incorporates: a. A civic amenity, which is operated by a Contractor on behalf of the Contracting Authority. b. A waste reception facility, comprising of a waste reception hall, a baling hall and associated offices. The reception and baling halls are currently vacant. c. A stormwater wetlands, which is contained within a reinforced concrete structure. d. A section of the ‘Pale’ ditch, an archaeological site. A proportion of the monitoring locations lie outside the landfill boundary, in either land owned by the Contracting Authority or third parties. Summary of the number of current monitoring locations: Landfill Gas 73 Groundwater 18 Groundwater - Private 2 Leachate 12 Surface Water 10 Dust 5 PM10 5 Noise 7 Ecological 7 Gas Engine Emissions 1 Emissions to Sewer 2 Stormwater 2 The Environmental Protection Agency issued a Licence for the Facility on 25th August 2000. Licence Register Number W0015-01.