Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. Review and provide written comment on the leachate treatment pilot study plan. This review should, at a minimum: 1. Determine if the design criteria for the pilot are reasonable and developed in accordance with accepted design standards; 2. Assess basis of pilot study design criteria and determine if they are sufficiently conservative, capable of demonstrating the performance of the technology over various flow and pollutant loading scenarios, and considered all other necessary factors, such as interfering substances, variable operating conditions, etc.; 3. Assess the pilot study design, duration, implementation and data collection plan and determine if they are sufficient to determine the achievable effluent quality of the treatment system at design year conditions and the feasibility of future full-scale implementation; 4. Determine if the selected treatment technology(s) are capable of providing treatment and pollutant removal efficiency equivalent or superior to the technologies presented in the “Conceptual Leachate Treatment Scoping Study for New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSVT) Landfill”, dated October 11, 2019; 5. Recommend additional cost, operational, leachate, process control, water quality, air quality, residuals, or other data needs and collection frequency as necessary to ensure an effective pilot study; 6. Provide comments or recommendations on additional considerations for the pilot study plan, final report, and full-scale implementation; and 7. Provide periodic updates to the State on review progress. Meet (via teleconference) with the State once the review is complete to discuss review findings, comments, and recommendations; B. Review of any subsequent technical submittals related to the pilot study received by the State from the permit holder. These submittals may be prepared in response to questions from the State to the permit holder on the pilot study plan. A maximum of two additional reviews should be assumed during the term of agreement.
