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t TO: J. DON LAYSON, M.P.H., Director, Environmental Health Division <br />FROM: DOUGLAS WILSON, Registered Sanitarian <br />RE: Austin Road Landfill <br />DATE: March 11, 1976 <br />An inspection was made at 10:30 A.M. on March 11, 1976 of the above landfill <br />The following observations were made: <br />Equipment available at time of inspection: <br />1. 3 D8 Caterpillars. <br />2, 1 Model 6 North West drag line. <br />3. 980 B Compactor (out for repair), <br />4. 3 full time employees. <br />Generalmethod of operation: <br />The method used is referred to as the "cut and fill method". A trench has <br />been cut the totallengthof the fill. Soil has been put above the trench <br />to be filled with refuse.. As the trench is filled with refuse and compacted, <br />earth is pushed over the face and compacted. <br />Condition of landfill at time of inspection: <br />At the time of inspection the compactor was not operating. Refuse and <br />garbage were being pushed up the face of the fill. The North portion fill <br />area is full and covers a large area. Manager at the site stated that they <br />attempted to put three (3) feet of fill daily. He also stated that the base <br />of the fill is notcovereddaily and that dumping occurs on a twenty four (24) <br />hour basis. Presently the face being covered is so.large that large amounts <br />of refuse and garbage remain ,exposed .continually. This was evidenced by the <br />large numbers of sea gulls in the area. Sewage was being dumped in a fresh <br />trench to the south of fill area. Water was standing in the trench which <br />covered approximately -200 lineal feet. This trench area appeared not to <br />have been covered in several days. Evidence of sewage dumping was also <br />found on the top of old fill. This area appeared not to have been covered <br />for some tome. Rodent.. burrows were noted on top and along sides of fill. <br />