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On 3/15/2023 the Wisconsin DNR and the U.S. EPA held a Community Advisory Group (CAG) Information Meeting to explain the process of forming a CAG for the Boundary Road Landfill (BRL) Superfund Site.
Meeting Video --- Watch the recording of the meeting [1:07:27]
Presentation by Adrian Palomeque, Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA Region 5 --- Presentation [PDF]
If you live near the BRL Superfund Site and would like more information on forming a CAG contact WEAL here
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The Wisconsin DNR & U.S. EPA will be holding an Information Meeting on forming a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Boundary Road Landfill (BRL) Superfund Site in Menomonee Falls
DATE: March 15, 2023
TIME: 6:00 PM
Location: Zoom (WEAL will post the Zoom link as soon as the DNR/EPA provides it.)
The purpose of a Community Advisory Group (CAG) is to provide a public forum for community members and other stakeholders to present and discuss issues and concerns regarding a Superfund Site. read more...
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10/10/2022 Public Notice of An Application for a Hazardous Waste Treatment Variance
 
10/07/2022 Hazardous Waste Variance Request for on-site storage and treatment of potentially hazardous waste that may be encountered during the proposed exhumation of the Boundary Road Landfill Superfund Site. doc.
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On 9/30/2022 Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc submitted Addendum #2 in response to the DNR’s 3/23/2022 Incompleteness Letter for the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit Plan of Operation
 
On 9/29/2022 the DNR and EPA issued the Fifth Five-Year Review Report on the Lauer I Landfill Superfund site (aka BRL Superfund site).
 
On 9/16/2022 Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc submitted Addendum #1 in response to the DNR’s 3/23/2022 Incompleteness Letter for the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit Plan of Operation.
 
Public Notice Issued 7/31/2022 - A Public Notice and Fact Sheet on the DNR and EPA’s Five-Year Review for the Boundary Road Landfill Superfund Site (a.k.a Lauer 1 Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site) in Menomonee Falls has been issued. The notice provides an opportunity for community members and other stakeholders affected by the Boundary Road Superfund Site to express an interest in forming a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Boundary Road Superfund Site as well as an opportunity to submit comments on Boundary Road to the DNR and EPA.
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Comments on the formation of a CAG can be submitted to BJ LeRoy at BJ.LeRoy@wisconsin.gov. The DNR is asking those interested in forming a CAG to include “BRL CAG Interest” in the subject line. Comments must be submitted by August 30, 2022. For more information on CAGs see Superfund and Community Advisory Groups.
(WEAL will be expressing an interest in forming a CAG and will submit comments on the Five-Year Review for the Boundary Road Superfund site.)
 
Upcoming Public Notice - The WI DNR is expecting to issue a public notice in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on 7/31/2022 for the DNR’s and EPA’s Fifth Five-Year Review Report on the Boundary Road Landfill Superfund site (aka Lauer I Landfill Superfund site). The public notice will also offer an opportunity to form a Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Boundary Road Superfund site that will be crucial for monitoring the site and keeping the public informed. The public notice will be posted on this website.
 
 
UPDATE: On 5/18/2022 the DNR sent comments to Waste Management on the February 2022 Property Redevelopment Plan for the Boundary Road Superfund site. The Property Redevelopment Plan and 5/18/2022 DNR letter are posted on the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment Tracking System (BRRTS) website. The Redevelopment Plan can also be viewed in Appendix C of the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit Plan of Operation (see link below).
 
 
On 3/23/2022 the Wisconsin DNR sent an “Incompleteness Letter” to Waste Management on the Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit Plan of Operation. The 15-page letter includes 27 requirements and 24 areas where more information is needed before the DNR can determine the POO is complete or make a decision on approval.
 
Information on the Plan of Operation (POO)
 
The Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit (Boundary Road Superfund site exhumation and expansion) POO was submitted to the DNR on 2/18/2022 by Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc. (WMWI).
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The POO is a large document which can be reviewed in sections starting with an Executive Summary. The POO contains 20 appendices.
 
The following appear to be the most significant:
 
Appendix C: Boundary Road Landfill Property Redevelopment Plan
Appendix L: Leachate Recirculation Plan
Appendix M: Research, Development and Demonstration Plan
Appendix N: Organic Stability Plan
Appendix R: WMWI Environmental Sampling Plan
 
On 3/23/2022 the DNR also provided direct links to the POO and stated the following:
 
 
The department is currently reviewing the Plan of Operation submitted by WMWI for the proposed Orchard Ridge Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit. The procedures specified in s. NR 514.04, Wis. Adm. Code, do not require the department publicly announce or post the Plan of Operation. However, the department recognizes the unconventional elements of this proposal, and the unique level of public interest on this project. Therefore, the department has posted an electronic copy of the Plan of Operation on its website at the following locations (and please note document downloads may take a while):
 
 
Plan of Operation (116MB):
https://widnr.widen.net/s/5d5qz5pq8m/wa_orchardridge_planofoperation
 
 
Plan of Operation Plan Set (70MB):
https://widnr.widen.net/s/2xz9lnj5lq/wa_orchardridge_planofoperation_planset
 
 
PLEASE NOTE: The information here should not be misconstrued as a solicitation of public comments on the Plan of Operation. The opportunity for public comments was during the Feasibility phase (which included the department’s Environmental Review), during which time a class I public notice was posted and a public comment period established, pursuant to s. NR 512.06 and s. NR 150.10(4), Wis. Adm. Code, and s. 289.25(3), Stats.”
 
 
Additional documents that may be of interest:
 
Determination of Site Feasibility – The primary document containing the DNR’s decision.
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Project Summary for the Feasibility Determination – A summary of the feasibility determination and the proposed landfill expansion.
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Response to Comments Received During Feasibility Review Period – DNR response to the 133 public comments on the Orchard Ridge  Landfill, Eastern Expansion, Southern Unit (BRL Superfund Site)