By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate
Construction of the Renewable Natural Gas Project at the Tucker County Landfill is scheduled to begin May 1, according to Tucker County Sold Waste Authority Presiding Chair Mark Holstine. Holstine gave an update on the project during a March 24th meeting of the Authority during the Director’s Report.
“The renewable gas project, we have a date,” Holstine said. “Supposedly, they are supposed to start the gas capture system May first is their target date to start on that.”
Holstine said that he is hopeful that within the calendar year the system will by operational. “Hopefully, within the next calendar year, we will have something in operation,” Holstine said.
A flare will be the first part to be placed in the system, according to Holstine. “They said the flare will probably be the first thing that goes up and it should be hid,” Holstine said. “You shouldn’t be able to see it from too many places, which will be a good thing.”
Contractors for Renewable Natural Gas will be putting in wells and laying out lines throughout the landfill, Holstine said. “I guess they are going to start laying the wells out, putting lines in,” Holstine said.
