We are pleased to provide you with an update on the installation of an additional 18 vertical gas collection wells in Cells 10 and 11.
As we have communicated in previous community updates and our correspondence with the NYSDEC, Waste Management is now in the process of drilling and installing additional gas collection wells that will further improve gas collection. Please note that while this activity has the potential to cause temporary, intermittent odors through completion, we are making efforts to mitigate them during this construction.
During the drilling process, the well boreholes are outfitted with a vacuum box which allows us to induce vacuum on the borehole, collect landfill gas and reduce odors. Additionally, granular odor neutralizers are being applied to the material removed from the borehole. The specialty contractors are completing one well per day, but an additional drill rig is being brought to the site to shorten the duration of the drilling activity.