Ballyragget Historic Landfill Remediation

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Location: Co. Kilkenny

Client: Kilkenny County Council

Status: Complete

Overall Project Value: Confidential

Start Date: September 2019

End Date: June 2021

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Brief Description

Ballyragget Historic Landfill is a privately owned site. It is a former sand and gravels quarry, which was later operated by Kilkenny County Council for the disposal of municipal waste in the late 1980s. The Tier 2 and Tier 3 Risk Assessments were completed by third party consultancies. Fehily Timoney and Company Ltd (FT) was retained to complete the detailed design and implementation of the Remediation Action Plan as presented in the Tier 3 Risk Assessment.

The works included:

General site clearance including removal of semi mature trees, cutting back of hedges and removal of dense overgrowth
Excavation and regrading of existing cap material to achieve formation level
Vertical gas cut-off trench
Placement of gas collection system
Installation of LLDPE liner
Placement of sub-surface drainage system
Construction of surface water filter drains
Importation and placement of subsoil and topsoil capping material
Landscaping
Tie in of site entrance to existing road
Spray and chip to front of site
Fencing

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FT Responsibilities

FT was retained to:

Complete the detailed design and implementation of the Remediation Action Plan as presented in the Tier 3 Risk Assessment.
Detailed design
Procurement and tender assessment
Contract administration including Employers Representative services
Undertake role of PSDP
Handover of completed works
Preparation a validation report following completion of the remediation works