Louisa County Landfills – Mineral, VA
Long-Term Partnership Delivers Decades of Waste & Recycling Services for Louisa County
LaBella has been a trusted partner to Louisa County since 1995, providing comprehensive engineering, environmental, and operations consulting services for the County’s landfill facilities. Over the years, our team has supported a wide range of efforts, from routine monitoring to major facility expansions.
As part of our environmental compliance services, LaBella has performed groundwater and landfill gas monitoring and reporting to ensure the facility meets regulatory standards. We delineated the extent of groundwater contamination and implemented Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) as the selected remedy. Our team prepared Corrective Action Site Evaluation (CASE) Reports that demonstrated the effectiveness of the remedy, helping the County move closer to regulatory closure.
We also successfully negotiated with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) to reduce the number of analytical parameters required during corrective action, resulting in an annual savings of $5,200. In a separate effort, we petitioned for and secured a reduction in the number of corrective action wells, saving the County approximately $1,500 per year.
LaBella led the design and permitting efforts for the facility’s expansion and developed construction documents for Cells 1 through 3. We also provided Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) services and completed background groundwater monitoring for the new permit area. Additional services included the preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) and Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans for the active landfill.
On the regulatory front, we managed Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permitting, monitoring, and reporting, while also supporting the County with on-site operations consulting. This included operator training, unauthorized waste identification training, and VPDES-specific training to ensure compliance and build internal capacity.
LaBella provided construction-phase and CQA services for the landfill’s closure using ClosureTurf®, a modern and sustainable final cover system. Currently, we are drafting an Alternate Point of Compliance (APC) variance request to replace a contaminated compliance well with a non-contaminated sentinel well. If approved, this variance could significantly reduce monitoring costs and potentially bring an end to the ongoing Corrective Action process.
