CURRENT PROJECTS

Little Blue Run Impoundment (LBR), Beaver County, PA and Hancock County, WV

IDA, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired LBR pursuant to a liability transfer agreement with Energy Harbor Generation LLC (EHG) (formerly FirstEnergy Generation, LLC). The transaction requires IDA to take over the ownership of and responsibility for completing the closure of this facility while assuming all environmental liabilities associated with the facility.

LBR is located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and Hancock County, West Virginia and was used for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR). The impoundment has a permitted disposal area of 970 acres, with approximately 940 acres used. The impoundment is formed behind a 400-foot-high earth and rock fill dam that was constructed in the early 1970s for the disposal of CCR from the coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Generating Station and was used from 1975 through 2016. LBR is operated pursuant to a Solid waste Permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The LBR impoundment dams are permitted under PADEP issued permits.  CCR from the Bruce Mansfield Generating Station were treated with lime and calcilox and pumped through a 7-mile-long pipeline to the LBR facility. CCR solids settled and were retained in the impoundment. Leachate flows to a stilling basin below the dam and through a pipe directly to the Ohio River under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. 

The LBR facility has a total permitted area of approximately 1700 acres, a total CCR permitted disposal capacity of 135 million cubic yards, and there are currently approximately 128 million cubic yards of CCR disposed in the impoundment. Closure of the LBR CCR disposal area began in 2015, and as of the end of the 2021 construction season, there has been a total of 434 acres of cap installed over the impoundment, with approximately 480 acres of cap that remains to be installed to complete closure of the CCR disposed within LBR. The closure construction will be completed on or before December 31, 2028, as required by the Solid Waste Permit.

Hatfield Ferry Landfill, Greene County, PA

IDA, through a wholly owned subsidiary, acquired the Hatfield Ferry Landfill and surrounding properties (Hatfield) pursuant to a liability transfer agreement with Energy Harbor Generation LLC (EHG) (formerly FirstEnergy Generation, LLC). The transaction requires IDA to take over the ownership of and responsibility for completing the closure of this facility while assuming all environmental liabilities associated with the facility.

Hatfield is a Captive Class I residual waste landfill authorized and previously operated pursuant to a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).  The landfill is located south of State Route 21 and east of the Monongahela River in Monongahela Township, Greene County Pennsylvania.  It has been relatively inactive since the fall of 2013.  The property that the landfill is situated on was used by the prior owner for strip and deep mining operations prior to its current use for permitted landfilling operations.  While the property was strip mined, extracted coal was delivered to the Power Plant and the plant’s coal ash was brought back and used to fill the strip-mine. 

Hatfield consists of three phases.  Phases 1 and 2 consisted of converging valley fills that are filled to capacity.  Each Phase has a leachate discharge point north of those disposal units. Leachate collected from these Phases is pump to a permitted treatment wetlands, where it is processed prior to its discharge to an unnamed tributary to Little Whitley Creek.  Phase 3 overlays Phases 1 and 2 and is partially filled with approximately 13MM cubic yards of unused disposal capacity. Phase 3 leachate gravity flows to a leachate storage impoundment where the leachate is pH adjusted.  The leachate discharges to the east into the Monongahela River.

IDA is developing plans to evaluate the deposited ash for beneficial reuse and will implement a recovery plan with PADEP approval if the material can be beneficiated.  If the material cannot be beneficiated the landfill will be closed in accordance with PADEP Residual Waste permit requirements.

Fresh Kills Landfill, Staten Island, NY

Environmental Remediation project. Provide full QC oversight of the project activities as well as performing engineering construction pursuant to NYSDEC Part 360 and NYCDEP protocols for constructing 22 acres of Park on uncapped Fresh Kills landfill. Anticipated closure date of 2022. Project activities include QC of surcharge material, MSE Walls, Bike pathways, install water mains, Sewer lines, Stormwater management system, parking lot, landfill infrastructure modification, and landscaping. Provide Daily CQC reports, document tests, and construction activities as per contract specifications. Provide submittals/RFI and test reports to QA Site manager/ DPR Resident Engineer for approval. Provide a week ahead schedule of work activities to NYCDPR and attend weekly progress meetings.

Bucks County, PA

General Contractor for demolition, environmental remediation and earthwork at the former US Steel site (in excess of 1,200 acre property). Managed all negotiations and interactions with PADEP related to property transfer, permitting, Buyer-Seller Agreement, work plans, remedial plans, etc. Identified this property and lead the due diligence effort for acquisition. Current responsibilities include environmental remediation, extensive demolition and fill import, placement and compaction for expected volume of 2-2.5 million cubic yards of fill material for the redevelopment.

East Chicago, IN

IDA acquired this 55 acre Superfund site in East Chicago and assumed environmental liabilities, taking over the EPA Record of Decision (“ROD”) and implementing the ROD. Extensive negotiations with potentially responsible parties (PRPs) regarding liability transfer and negotiating with USEPA regarding redevelopment of Superfund site and covenants not to sue. Negotiated with City of East Chicago to acquire the Site. Site environmental assessments, sampling and analysis, remedial action work plan development and implementation, extensive earthwork, including excavation and removal of contaminated soils, and import, placement and compaction of ~400,000 tons of fill material. Remediation work includes hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal plus installing clean cap material; and integrating future subsurface development work with site environmental conditions. Expected investment in project is upwards of $50MM with over 500 long term jobs.

Port Mobil, Staten Island, NY

Environmental Manager and General Contractor on complex redevelopment project involving demolition, environmental remediation and earthwork. IDA provides permitting, owner's rep services, demolition and earthwork and oversight of all environmental remediation efforts at this 200 acre former Major Oil Storage Facility, including environmental closure and post-closure obligations. Responsibilities include demolition of 38 oil storage tanks and all related infrastructure; oversight of remediation contract; construction of remedial capping;  in-situ stabilization of grossly contaminated soils and groundwater; and site grading for redevelopment. Effort will include fill import (via barge and truck), placement, and compaction of approximately 1.25 million cubic yards of beneficially reused fill material.

Chevron Site, Bayonne, NJ

General Contractor managing all environmental, regulatory and construction aspects related to approximately 60 acre Site. Responsible for performing subsurface improvements that consisted of performing deep dynamic compaction of and preparation, and dynamic compaction across 37 acres of the Site. Responsible for importation (via barge), placement, and compaction of 1.2 million tons of fill material. Perform weekly site surveys with in-house team. Responsible for placement and compaction of material to meet geotechnical specifications required for development and the material also served as a remedial cap and then to improve the Site to development grades. Responsible for managing all negotiations and interactions with NJDEP related to approvals approval of all material, including beneficial use of fill material.