Coventry landfill operator plans on-site pretreatment to remove PFAS from runoff
Leachate from Coventry landfill contains high levels of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).
Update: Casella Waste Systems plans to build an on-site facility to treat runoff from Coventry landfill of PFAS. To learn more, read Waste Dive's reporting. The following press release describes a permit that allows Casella to continue sending leachate to Montpelier wastewater treatment plant while the company develops its pretreatment facility.
At the end of December, the Vermont the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the issuance of the final Pretreatment Discharge permit by Watershed Management Division to Casella Waste for the continued authorization of the New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSVT) landfill in Coventry, Vermont to discharge (collect and transport) leachate to the Montpelier Wastewater Treatment Plant.