Facts At A Glance
Conestoga Landfill is a state-of-the-art facility designed specifically to accommodate the disposal of municipal, residual, and special handling wastes. Owned and operated by New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Allied Waste Industries, Conestoga Landfill prides itself on meeting the demands of the private and public sectors.
Located in the borough of New Morgan, Berks County, Conestoga Landfill is strategically located to serve a wide customer base. The landfill is easily accessible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and other major traffic arteries.
Few, if any, landfills in Pennsylvania can match the environmental integrity of Conestoga Landfill. A multi-layered lining system that exceeds both state and federal standards ensures the safe disposal of wastes. Other environmental safeguards include extensive monitoring networks that keep track of groundwater, surface water, landfill gas, and treated leachate.
Select a Fact from the list below:
- ALLIED WASTE
- PERMITS HELD
- LANDFILL LOCATION
- LANDFILL SIZE
- WASTE VOLUMES
- PERMIT TONNAGE PER DAY
- LANDFILL HOURS
- UNIQUE FEATURES
- LANDFILL LINER SYSTEM
- LEACHATE TREATMENT/ STORAGE FACILITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS
- LANDFILL GAS SYSTEM
- RESIDUAL WASTE
- COMMUNITY BENEFITS
- LANDFILL MANAGEMENT
- LANDFILL ADDRESS
ALLIED WASTE:
New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc. dba - Conestoga Landfill
PERMITS HELD
- SW Permit Issued: June 24, 1992
- SW Permit Renewed: February 11, 2002
- SW Permit #: 101509
- NPDES Permit Issued: June 23, 1992
- NPDES Permit Renewed: August 15, 1998
- NPDES Permit #: 0055328
- Title V Permit Issued: February 7, 2000
- Title V Permit #: 06-05085
LANDFILL LOCATION
New Morgan Borough, Berks County, Pennsylvania. One mile north of Exit 22 (Morgantown) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
- 45 miles west of Philadelphia
- 50 miles east of Harrisburg
- 15 miles south of Reading
LANDFILL SIZE
| Current | Proposed | |
| Property: | 453.60 Acres | 659.28 Acres |
| Permit: | 365.55 Acres | 426.00 Acres |
| Disposal: | 153.80 Acres | 133.40 Acres |
WASTE VOLUMES
- Gross Permitted Airspace: 30,087,200 cubic yards
- Approx. Net Site Volume: 20,000,000 tons
- Approx. Expansion Airspace: 24,616,655 cubic yards
- Approx. Expansion Volume: 16,400,000 tons
PERMIT TONNAGE PER DAY
- Average Daily Volume: 5,500 (The proposed expansion would be capped at 5,210/day)
- Maximum Daily Volume: 10,000
LANDFILL HOURS
Permitted Waste Acceptance: Mon. - Sat. 5 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Operations: Mon. - Sat. 4 a.m. - 11 p.m.
UNIQUE FEATURES
- "Green field" site
- No unlined portions of landfill
- Background water quality data obtained prior to any landfilling
- Composite primary liner (exceeds DEP & EPA requirements)
- Convenient access to interstate highway system
- Onsite state-of-the-art leachate treatment facility
LANDFILL LINER SYSTEM
- 18" Leachate Collection Zone
- 60 mil HDPE Primary Liner
- 36" Low Permeability Clay (1 x 10 -7 cm/sec)
- 12" Leachate Detection Zone/Geonet Composite
- 60 mil HDPE Secondary Liner
- 6" Subbase
LEACHATE TREATMENT/STORAGE FACILITY
- 50,000 Gallon Per Day Reverse Osmosis Treatment Plant
- Two 1,125,000-Gallon Leachate Pre-Treatment/Post-Treatment Storage Tanks
- 217,000 Gallon Post-Treatment Storage Tank
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS
- Groundwater Quality: 18 Monitoring Wells
- Surface Water Quality: 5 Sampling Points
- Leachate Detection: 7 Sampling Zones
- Landfill Gas Migration: 15 Perimeter Probes
LANDFILL GAS SYSTEM
- 82 Extraction Wells Required by Permit
- To improve efficiency of collection system, over 150 Extraction Wells planned (138 currently installed)
- Flare/Blower Station with (2) enclosed Landfill Gas Flares
RESIDUAL WASTE
Residual Waste Acceptance Plan for Residual or Special Handling Wastes.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
- Growing Greener Fund: $4.25/Ton
- PA Recycling Fee: $2.00/Ton
- Berks County Host Fee (Out of County Waste Only): $3.00/Ton
- Berks County Payment for Environmental Programs: $100,000 Annually
- Berks County Solid Waste Authority: $100,000 Annually
- New Morgan Borough Host Fee: $1.35-1.45/Ton
- Caernarvon Township: $50,000 Annually
- Caernarvon Township*: $50,000 Annually*
- Robeson Township*: $0.07/Ton*
* based on approval of expansion
Equates to Approximate Total Annual Benefits of Over $26 Million
Various Community Waste Disposal and Street Cleaning
Various Charitable Contributions / Grants
LANDFILL MANAGEMENT
- Matt Kingsley, General Manager
LANDFILL ADDRESS
420 Quarry Road, Morgantown, PA 19543
CONESTOGA COMMUNITY LINE: 1-888-246-8645
FAX: (610) 286-7048