City to discuss landfill expansion at meeting

Advertiser Staff

The city will update its plans to expand the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill and will give a presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Kapolei Hale ground floor meeting room.

The city released a revised draft supplemental environmental impact statement on the project in July and is accepting public comment through Sept. 21. The city wants to expand the Kahe Valley landfill by 60.5 acres to provide space for O'ahu's rubbish though 2017. The landfill uses 86.5 acres at the 200-acre site and at its current size is expected to reach capacity next year.

Frank Doyle, chief of the city Environmental Services Refuse Division, will discuss information gathered on alternative sites, technologies and the city's preference for the expansion project.

Officials also will address some of the public comments received on the project.

Once the public comment period ends, the city will file its final environmental impact statement and apply for permits.