St. Cloud, Fla., Votes to Terminate 20-year Leachate Contract with WCN

The city voted to end its contract amid concerns about tons of coal ash from Puerto Rico entering the landfill and its subsequent impact.

Waste360 Staff, Staff

August 30, 2019

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St. Cloud, Fla., Votes to Terminate 20-year Leachate Contract with WCN

The St. Cloud, Fla., City Council is sticking with its previous decision in June to cancel the city’s 20-year leachate contract with its area landfill owner, Waste Connections Inc. (WCN).

The city signed its contract with Waste Connections in 2009 to accept the leachate from the JED Landfill. According to an Osceola News-Gazette report, roughly 13,000 gallons of leachate had been entering the city’s wastewater treatment system until June. That led to a City Council vote to terminate the practice after concerns arose about tons of coal ash from Puerto Rico entering the landfill and its subsequent impact on the leachate, the report notes.

Since the council’s initial decision in June, the city has met with Waste Connections officials to discuss its contract and potential consequences of early termination.

Osceola News-Gazette has more information:

Despite a likely lawsuit, the St. Cloud City Council last week voted to maintain its June decision to cancel the city’s leachate contract with nearby landfill owner Waste Connections.

The city signed the 20-year contract to accept the liquid run-off from the mountains of garbage at JED Landfill, known as leachate, in 2009.

About 13,000 gallons of leachate had been entering the city’s wastewater treatment system daily until June. That’s when the City Council voted to stop the practice amid concerns about tons of coal ash from Puerto Rico entering the landfill and its subsequent effect on the leachate.

Read the full article here.

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