Environmental Protection
The Atascocita Landfill is operated safely and in compliance with protective state and federal environmental laws. WM works to meet or exceed state and federal environmental requirements designed to protect air, groundwater, and surface water.
The landfill is engineered to protect against environmental impacts through use of sound planning, design, and operations, which provide safe, long-term disposal of waste within the facility.
Groundwater protection is an integral part of construction and operations. Through strong engineering, construction, and quality assurance testing, WM can be confident that it has met or exceeded federal and state landfill liner requirements designed to protect human health and the environment. The current landfill liner system uses a federal- and state-approved composite liner system consisting of re-compacted clay soil and a high-density polyethylene plastic liner.
Groundwater monitoring wells are strategically located around the landfill footprint and are sampled and analyzed on a scheduled basis by trained monitoring technicians. The water quality data is evaluated on a semi-annual basis by independent professionals and submitted to TCEQ annually.