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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #672 |
| Phosphogypsum as Daily Cover in Landfills |
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| Requester: |
Paul Clifford |
Organization: |
Florida Institute of Phosphate Research |
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| Project Title: |
Phosphogypsum as Daily Cover in Landfills |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 12:14:22 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Posey |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| In the year 2000, Florida had 60 class 1 landfills, 85% of which are publicly owned and operated. These served a residential population of about 17 million people. With the population of Florida expected to increase significantly over the next 20 years, there will be a significant need for new landfills with the concomitant problems of finding new landfill sites. This project offers the prospect of increasing current landfill space by about 50%, thereby decreasing the need for new landfills in Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Institute of Phosphate Research |
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Contact: |
Mike Lloyd |
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1855 West Main Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(863) 534-7160 |
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Bartow 33830 |
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Contact email: |
mlloyd@mail.usf.edu |
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| Counties: |
Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| This project will demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of using phosphogypsum as a daily landfill cover in order to significantly extend the life of landfills. Two test cells will be filled with municipal solid waste. The first cell will be used as a control and will be constructed in the normal manner using a soil daily cover for the waste. The second cell will be like the first except that will use phosphogypsum for the daily cover. Both cells will be equipped with gas and leachate collection systems that will provide data on both the volumes and the composition of both the gas and leachate streams. The cells will be monitored for the life of the project. The landfill used in the demonstration project will be the Seminole County Osceola Road landfill in Geneva, Florida. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A. It is anticipated that the more rapid decomposition of the waste in the presence of the phosphogypsum, will show that a landfill can recover approximately 50% of the volume of the waste within five years.
B. Due to the more rapid decomposition of the waste, gas generation at the landfill will be increased several times, providing a significantly greater volume of gas for energy production.
C. Using phosphogypsum for daily cover will eliminate the need for borrow pits used to obtain soil for the daily cover.
D. The landfill leachate should contain fewer heavy metals because of the use of phosphogypsum. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$650,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$800,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$150,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
FIPR strategic plan, FIPR board meeting minutes, Seminole County Commission meeting |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/20/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
