Glens Sanitary Landfill (Maple City, Leelanau County)

James Staley, StaleyJ1@Michigan.gov or 231-429-1945.

Glens Sanitary Landfill: 231-835-3026

Glens Sanitary Landfill, located at 518 M-72 West, is a Type II solid waste landfill and was first licensed under Act 87 in 1975.  Some areas are unlined, some are lined. The original Act 87 unlined area encompasses approximately 13 acres and stopped receiving waste in April 1985. This unlined area was capped in 1985 to 1987 with two feet of soil cover over the waste. The remainder of the landfill is lined.

The landfill is currently operating under a Remedial Action Plan (RAP) that was prepared in 1992. The 1992 RAP was designed to address the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the groundwater. Additional groundwater impacts have been identified at the landfill, including ammonia and dissolved iron, manganese, and arsenic.

Based on the presence of known groundwater impacts at the landfill, EGLE requested that select wells be sampled for PFAS.

Groundwater flows to the east. The depth to groundwater at the landfill ranges from approximately 20 feet to greater than 90 feet, with a thickness of between 15 feet to 50 feet. The saturated zone is underlain by an impermeable clay layer. Groundwater data suggests that there are no surface waterbodies or residential wells that have been impacted by the landfill.

Content posted November 2020.

Because downgradient landfill monitoring well samples are below Part 201 Criteria and/or non-detect, residential well sampling is not anticipated. EGLE will continue to work with the local health department as necessary.

Continued groundwater monitoring as stipulated by the current Hydrogeologic Monitoring Plan and Remedial Action Plan associated with the landfill.