20031202_Manchester_LF_Groundwater_Discharge_Permit.pdf

This document is a Ground Water Discharge Permit issued by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection for the Town of Manchester, specifically for the Manchester Landfill located at 263 Olcott Road. The permit, issued on December 2, 2003 and valid until December 2, 2015, authorizes the Town of Manchester to discharge leachate from a 66-acre unlined solid waste disposal area into the ground waters of the Hockanum River watershed. The permit requires comprehensive environmental monitoring, including quarterly surface water, ground water, and leachate quality testing, with specific requirements for sampling locations, analytical methods, and reporting protocols.

The permit mandates detailed reporting and compliance evaluations, including annual reports due by March 1st that must include maps of monitoring locations, evaluations of leachate outbreaks, water quality assessments, and recommendations for monitoring program modifications. The permittee must use certified laboratories for all sample analyses, follow strict quality control procedures, and report any exceedances of background environmental parameters. The permit also establishes a defined "zone of influence" for the discharge, which extends into the area contributing water to the Love Lane Well Field, with the understanding that some degradation of ground water quality may be anticipated within this zone.