GWA Says No Leachate
In light of a request for a federal investigation by Guam Resource Recovery Partners, the Guam Waterworks Authority makes it known that no wastewater leaves the Inarajan Waste Water Treatment Plant and that is a zero-discharge facility.
By KUAM NewsGuam - In light of a request for a federal investigation by Guam Resource Recovery Partners, the Guam Waterworks Authority makes it known that no wastewater leaves the Inarajan Waste Water Treatment Plant and that is a zero-discharge facility. GRRP believes the Guam Solid Waste Authority has violated federal law by discharging leachate from the Layon Landfill into Guam's waters in violation of federal law. The company has requested the U.S. Department of Justice launch an investigation as they contend the liquid pollutant from the new landfill in Dandan has been directed to the Inarajan Waste Water Treatment Plant that has discharged into the ocean. GRRP contends federal law requires a discharge permit but one has not yet been applied for or obtained which would be in violation of the Clean Water Act. GWA's assistant general manager of compliance Paul Kemp confirms that leachate from the Layon Landfill does go to the Inarajan plant but no waste water leaves the facility. Kemp adds that GWA did a die trace study to verify this, which confirmed no leachate was discharging. Monitoring however is being conducted by the federal receiver.