Annual Landfill Capacity Report

Ninth Annual Landfill
Capacity Report -- 1995

Reporting Period: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1995

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A Message from Director Gade Since its establishment in 1970, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has overseen the development and operation of a productive system of modern sanitary landfills. The Agency sees to it that these facilities meet the strictest disposal standards in history – that they are engineered to be fully protective of human health and the environment, especially as it concerns groundwater contamination. At last count, these landfills numbered fewer than 60, and even though their numbers will dwindle in the years ahead, their capacity to absorb municipal wastes continues to grow. Best of all, these facilities have replaced nearly 2,000 antiquated "town dumps" that once were among the largest sources of pollution in Illinois. This is the Agency's Ninth Annual Report on Available Disposal Capacity for Solid Waste in Illinois, and I am happy to tell you that even if landfill development and expansion were to come to a standstill (a most unlikely prospect), sufficient space already exists to handle the state's needs for the next 10 years. Fortunately, for all of us, the dynamics of the marketplace provide ample financial incentives prompting industry to continue forging new disposal capacity. Furthermore, state government, seeking to avoid potential crises, has asked all Illinois counties to adopt well-conceived plans to accommodate their future disposal needs. All of these activities and more are reflected in this publication. We hope you will find this information useful and instructive,and we welcome your comments and suggestions as to how we may make the next annual capacity report even more helpful. Mary A. Gade, Director Report Appendices Appendix A - Landfill Capacity Certification Form Appendix B - Solid Waste Landfill Capacity and Solid Waste Disposed in Illinois, 1994-1995 Appendix C - Nonhazardous Solid Waste Landfills Permitted by Illinois EPA Appendix D - Nonhazardous Landfills that Received Out-of-State Wastes, 1994-1995 Appendix E - Landscape Waste Accepted at Compost Facilities Permitted by Illinois EPA, 1994-1995 Appendix F - Municipal Waste Transfer Stations Permitted by Illinois EPA Appendix G - Municipal Waste Plans Adopted Prior to December 31, 1995 Appendix H - County Population Estimates and Municipal Waste Generation Rates for 1995 Appendix I - Illinois EPA Municipal Waste Recycling Survey Appendix J - Illinois EPA's June 1, 1994, Recycling Rate Interpretation Letter Appendix K - Municipal Waste Recycling Data for Illinois Counties Appendix L - Materials Included in Calculation of Recycling Rates, by Units of Local Government

Executive Summary Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management in Illinois Includes information on: landfill capacity and disposal data nonhazardous solid waste facilities out-of-state wastes landfill capacity projections landfill closings local siting requirements siting approvals new landfill capacity permits under review transfer stations and composting facilities solid water management planning planned pollution control facilities recycling Regional Solid Waste Management Activities Regional summaries include landfill disposal volume and available capacity data for each of the state's seven regions. In addition, information on transfer stations, compost facilities, and recycling activities is presented. Planned landfill expansions and new facilities are also discussed. Northwestern Illinois - Region 1 This region includes Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, JoDaviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties. Chicago Metropolitan Region - Region 2 This region includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties. Peoria/Quad Cities - Region 3 This region includes Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Marshall, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, and Woodford counties. East Central Illinois - Region 4 This region includes Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Livingston, Macon, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion counties. West Central Illinois - Region 5 This region includes Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, and Scott Counties. Region 6 This region includes Bond, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington Counties. Southern Illinois - Region 7 This region include Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, and Williamson Counties. Glossary

This report was prepared by the Illinois EPA's Solid Waste Management Section. For more information, contact David Walters at (217) 782-9261, or E-mail at David.Walters@illinois.gov.