Putney Paper Company
Putney, Vermont

Papermill Sludge Landfill Design, Testing and Permitting

DSM served as the technical consultants for short paper fiber waste disposal for Putney Paper for over five years. Putney Paper utilizes 100% recycled fibers to produce new paper products. During this time, DSM assisted Putney Paper with the development of an expansion cell at their present short paper fiber landfill while preparing to close the cell previusly used. The new cell is certified by the State of Vermont as an unlined landfill due to the extensive testing of the groundwater and surface water in the vicinity of the site, and performance of TCLP and other chemical analyses of the short paper fiber waste.

Development of the new cell has required three Act 250 Land-Use permits, Agency of Natural Resources certification, waste delisting process to verify it is a non-hazardous waste, an Indirect Discharge Permit, and an Air Quality and Solid Waste Variance for setback distances from surfacewater. DSM also assisted in preparing documents and testimony for numerous actions in front of the State Environmental Board, Waste Facilities Panel, Vermont Superior Court and the Vermont Supreme Court

Water System Design and Permitting

As part of the permitting requirements for a new sludge disposal landfill, Putney Paper Company needed to provide an adjacent landowner with a new water supply. Since the building in question was a duplex rental property, the water system qualified under the Vermont Water Supply Rules as a "public water system". DSM Environmental Services was contracted by Putney Paper to develop a new water source; complete the transmission main design; complete the storage system design; and complete the permitting for the new system. As a result of the change in use of the property since it's original development, DSM reviewed the original septic disposal system design and determined that the system was not adequately sized for the change in use of the property. As a result, DSM developed an expansion design for the disposal field to accommodate the increased flows from the property.

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