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Bennett Landfill Fire

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Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.785395626492<br />Longitude: -81.451315981547<br />Tags:
Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing west<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7853146574232<br />Longitude: -81.4511948606703<br />Tags:
Upper diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing northwest<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7854317516751<br />Longitude: -81.4504974873861<br />Tags:
Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing west<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7854314168294<br />Longitude: -81.4512621688843<br />Tags:
Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7853982247247<br />Longitude: -81.4514190758599<br />Tags:
View of former access road north of asbestos cell from lower diversion berm, facing east<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7852845637004<br />Longitude: -81.4512836244371<br />Tags:
Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7852845637004<br />Longitude: -81.4512836244371<br />Tags:
Western stormwater channel, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7847407489353<br />Longitude: -81.4513280487061<br />Tags:
Western stormwater channel berm and pipe, facing west<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7847407489353<br />Longitude: -81.4513280487061<br />Tags:
Western stormwater channel pipe and berm, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 34.7846396636963<br />Longitude: -81.4513040796916<br />Tags:
Detention pond, facing east<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.7834985478719<br />Longitude: -81.4499589496189<br />Tags:
Detention pond, facing southeast<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.783484717475<br />Longitude: -81.4499519093831<br />Tags:
Detention pond, facing south<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.783484717475<br />Longitude: -81.4499519093831<br />Tags:
Pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing northeast<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.7834719806247<br />Longitude: -81.4499727800157<br />Tags:
Pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing northeast<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.7834719806247<br />Longitude: -81.4499727800157<br />Tags:
Spillway of pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing north<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.7834719806247<br />Longitude: -81.4499727800157<br />Tags:
Riprap on silt slope, facing east<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Borrow Area<br />Latitude: 34.7839442147149<br />Longitude: -81.4500572713216<br />Tags:
Rip-rap on silt slope, facing southeast<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Borrow Area<br />Latitude: 34.7839442147149<br />Longitude: -81.4500572713216<br />Tags:
West ridge borrow zone and asbestos cell from silt slope, facing northwest<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Borrow Area<br />Latitude: 34.7840572018094<br />Longitude: -81.4499892934164<br />Tags:
Pre-detention berm and detention pond from silt slope, facing southwest<br />Date Taken: 12/9/2015<br />Category: Sediment Basin<br />Latitude: 34.784050916036<br />Longitude: -81.4499731996324<br />Tags:

Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing west Upper diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing northwest Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing west Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north View of former access road north of asbestos cell from lower diversion berm, facing east Lower diversion berm north of asbestos cell, facing north Western stormwater channel, facing north Western stormwater channel berm and pipe, facing west Western stormwater channel pipe and berm, facing north Detention pond, facing east Detention pond, facing southeast Detention pond, facing south Pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing northeast Pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing northeast Spillway of pre-detention berm from detention pond, facing north Riprap on silt slope, facing east Rip-rap on silt slope, facing southeast West ridge borrow zone and asbestos cell from silt slope, facing northwest Pre-detention berm and detention pond from silt slope, facing southwest Dew steaming from site soil surface in morning. Asbestos cell at bottom. Detention pond at left. Silt collection and piling in center. West ridge borrow pit at right. View of landfill face View of landfill face View of landfill face Caution asbestos warning sign. Twelve signs will surround perimeter of the asbestos disposal cell Coir log on landfill face with silt buildup after storm event Coir log on landfill face with silt buildup after storm event Northeast corner of top of landfill near road. View of west ridge borrow zone and detention pond from asbestos cell Hay bales installed two weeks prior to photo to stop rill erosion. Uphill to left downhill to right. Hay bales installed two weeks prior to photo to stop rill erosion. Uphill to right, downhill to left. Hay bales installed two weeks prior to photo to stop rill erosion. Uphill to right, downhill to left. Former burn area with emerging vegetation. Facing southeast. Former burn area with emerging vegetation. Facing east. Former burn area with emerging vegetation. Facing northeast. Former burn area with emerging vegetation. Facing east. Topsoil being placed on the main landfill slope. Erosion matting being placed on the slopes at the top of the landfill. The slopes were seeding before the placement of matting. Lime truck spreading lime over the landfill face. Approximately 9 tons of lime was spread over the main landfill slope and the top of the landfill. Placement of the clay cover on the top of the landfill. Clay being placed on areas of the main landfill slope where heavy washout occurred during the heavy rainfall event over Labor Day. Hay being blown on the roadway leading up to the landfill. Asbestos cell with vegetative cover. Continued work on the drainage ditch running between the asbestos cell and the main landfill slope. Shaping of the drainage ditch running between the asbestos cell and main slope. Clay is being wet and compacted (far right). Asbestos cell covered with an initial layer of sandy soils. Final segment of the fourth lift of clay being placed and compacted. Fourth lift of clay being placed and compacted (background). Compacted third lift of clay (foreground). Excavating the The final segment of the third lift of clay being placed and compacted. Sediment basin being expanded to meet the drainage requirements of the site. Third layer of clay being placed and compacted (middle to left). Far right shows the 2nd layer of clay awaiting the third layer. Third layer of clay being placed and compacted. CMC had lime delivered and placed around the asbestos cell today. The dozer is tracking over the compacted soil in an attempt to homogenize the lime with the superficial layer of dirt. CMC continues to place clay on the waste at the top of the landfill. CMC is building a berm-like structure in the drainage pathway between the asbestos cell and west property line. CMC is doing some maintenance to the sediment basin area after the heavy rainfall event over Labor Day weekend. The face of the landfill as viewed from the asbestos cell. CMC continues to shape the trash at the top of the landfill and begin to cover it with clay. CMC continues shaping the waste at the top of the landfill and stockpiling clay for cover. CMC shaping the trash at the top of the landfill. August 28, 2015. View of water truck watering seeded portion of the landfill (northern end). Seed is protected by a straw mat reinforced with plastic netting (light tan surface at left middle-ground). August 27, 2015. View from the northern end of the landfill, looking out over the asbestos cell, with the retention pond in the left background, and the ditch between the landfill and the asbestos cell marked by the line of rock. August 26, 2015. View from the middle of the landfill, of the ditch between the landfill (foreground) and asbestos cell (background, just beyond the ditch). The retention pond is to the left background. CMC continuing the 4th 6 CMC continuing to add the 4th 6 CMC continuing to add the 4th 6 CMC continuing to add the 4th 6 CMC beginning to add the 4th 6 CMC continues adding the 3rd 6 CMC finishing up the second 6 CMC beginning the next 6 CMC continues to place and compact the second 6 Left side of the picture, CMC is taking red clay from a borrow area. Right (background) CMC is clearing trees along the property line to free up borrow material. Right (foreground) CMC is laying and compacting the second 6 CMC continues adding the second 6 CMC is adding the 2nd layer of 6 inch clay while spraying the water truck in order to keep the clay within ideal moisture conditions. Landfill gas monitoring well #3 Landfill gas monitoring Well #2 Landfill gas monitoring Well #1 CMC is removing the dirt from the small hill on the western edge of the pit, as well as placing the next 6 Continued placement of clay on the top part of the landfill. Equipment placing a layer of clay on the top part of the landfill. Progress on the landfill cap, afternoon of July 2, 2015. Most of the landfill area where the fire occurred has now been covered by the preliminary, approximately 6-inch layer of red clay over the sandy soil layer. Progress on the landfill cap, morning of July 1, 2015. This photo reflects the fact that as of this morning a little less than half of the landfill slope has been covered by the initial, approximately 6-inch layer of red clay. It looks like less because of the distortion inherent with panoramic images. A “sheep’s foot” vehicle is being used to provide compaction of the clay once it is spread out by the bulldozer. This photo shows a vantage point from the west side of the landfill, facing generally east. CMC is continuing to add an initial approximate 6-inch layer of red clay on top of the lighter-colored sandy soil already in place over the waste. Clay is being added starting at the northern end of the landfill (left and center in the image) and moving south (at right in the image). Progress on landfill cap on the morning of June 29, 2015. This photo shows a vantage point from the west side of the landfill, facing generally northeast. CMC has finished adding soil cover (the initial approximately 18 inches of soil) to the landfill, and has now begun adding an initial approximate 6-inch layer of clay on top of that. Clay is being added starting at the northern end of the landfill (at upper left in the image). Progress on landfill cap, June 26, 2015. Image is taken from the west side of the landfill, looking generally northeast. Soil cover is being applied to the southern end of the landfill (center-to-right portion of this panoramic image). Progress on landfill cap, June 25, 2015. This vantage point is at the southeast end of the landfill, facing generally northwest. Most of the waste in this area has now been contoured and covered with an initial layer of fill, although a bit of exposed waste remains in the immediate foreground. June 24, 2015. Progress made on capping waste in the landfill with soil. This photo is made from the north end of the landfill, looking roughly southeast. Placing cover material over landfill waste Hilltop borrow area. Topsoil was stripped and staged for later use. Placing cover on waste pile. 18 inches of cover has been place on left side. Sheepsfoot compactor prints seen in the center portion. 6 inch cover placement on the right side of photo. View from northwestern corner of landfill, looking southeast, with soil fill covering the spread and contoured waste in the foreground (north end of landfill) and waste in the background (south end) being spread and contoured for eventual covering with soil. Moving waste and smoothing and contouring the landfill slope (center); covering waste with a layer of soil (left background). Excavation of soil from borrow area. View of sloping/grading activities of the waste pile. View of sloping/grading activities on the waste pile. Dirt being placed and compacted on the west half of the waste pit. Waste is still being removed from the east edge and placed in the pit. Initial dirt layer is being placed on the west half of the waste pile. Removal activities still going on on the east half. Waste is being moved from the eastern edge down to the pit. Removal activities on the waste pile. Trash on the East edge is still being removed and placed in the pit. Dirt is being placed on the middle to West side of the waste pile. View of the slope of the waste pile from the small hill located on the western corner of the pit. View of the removal activities from the small hill located on the western corner of the pit. A view of the slope and removal activities from a small hill on the south west end of the pit. Removal is happening on the east edge of the waste pile. A view of the slope and removal activities from a small hill on the south west end of the pit. Continued grading on both the East and West ends of the waste pile. Virtually zero smoke generation. Grading activities taking place on both the East and West side of the waste pile. Very minimal smoke and dust generation. Work on burning area. White plume is smoke from smoldering. Brown plume is dust from excessively dried materials in the pile. Water truck is actively spraying to address both. Work on burning area. White plume is smoke from smoldering. Brown plume is dust from excessively dried materials in the pile. Water truck is actively spraying to address both. Work on burning area. White plume is smoke from smoldering. Brown plume is dust from excessively dried materials in the pile. Water truck is actively spraying to address both. Initial work on burning area Grading of the waste pile with water suppression for dust and smoke flare-ups. Grading activities of the waste pile. Water trucks used for suppression of smoke and dust caused by excavation. Pit near active burning area Erosion in asbestos waste cell Erosion in asbestos waste cell Erosion in asbestos waste cell Active burning area Exposed debris on south side of landfill View of fire with houses from Lockhart, SC in background Bennett Landfill Sign View of fire from top of landfill View of fire from top of landfill drainage trench/creek after retention pond outfall retention pond outfall ice at retention pond outfall Ice at retention pond outfall Trackhoe digging 40 foot deep in the landfill chasing burning debris Trackhoes digging out hot spot burned 40 feet deep in the landfill Firefighters can extinguish burning debris in the landfill Excavators uncovering hot spots so firefighters can extinguish with water Excavator uncovering hot spots burning in the landfill so firefighters can extinguish with water Union Co command post Bennett landfill aerial Fire water dump tank Flare up at the landfill after wind shifted Air monitoring location setup near the Lockhart power plant Air monitoring station at the C&D landfill fire Sign at the entrance of the Bennett Landfill.