Form 2 – EMBV – SWM – OD/CD

City/Municipality : Legazpi City

MENRO / SWM : Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources
Focal Person Cicero T. Caňo
Contact No. : 09465990597
Email Address : eswm_ocenrlegazpi@yahoo.com

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Location of Open/Controlled Dump : Sitio Caridad, Brgy. Banquerohan, Legazpi

City
Geo-Coordinates : 13 ̊ 2’ 2’’ N, 123 ̊ 45’ 56’’ E
Elevation : 97 meters above sea level
Land Ownership : LGU owned
Total Land Area of Open/Controlled Dump : 5 hectares (approx.)
(hectares)
Current Land Use Grassland
Tentative Land Use -
Waste Dump Area Used (hectares) : 5 hectares (appox)
Height of Waste from Ground Level : 13-15 meters (approx.)
Depth of Waste from Ground Level : 5-6 meters (approx.)
Estimated Volume of Waste Disposed : no data available
Approximate Distance from Municipal Hall : 22km
Distance from Nearest Settlement : nda
Status of the Dumpsite : Closed
Date of Start of Operation : 1998
Date of End of Operation : 2011
Current Mode of Disposal : n/a
Distance from Nearest Water body (meters) : 30 meters
Slope Range : nda
No. of Waste Pickers : 100-120 Waste Pickers (before closure)
Weight of waste generated per day (kgs) : n/a
No. of Barangays : 70
No. of operational MRFs : 59

A. Physical Closure Activities undertaken in the Dumpsite:

1. Site Clearing
Status : Completed

Gathering, regrouping and stockpiling of waste

2. Site Grading and Stabilization of Critical Slopes

Status: Completed

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 Stabilization of critical slopes

3. Application and Maintenance of Soil Cover

Status: Completed

Application of top soil cover

4. Provision of Drainage Control System
Status: Constructed

Storm drainage system constructed in the perimeter of the closed

dumpsite
5. Leachate Management
Status: Leachate collection system and leachate tank were constructed/installed
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 Construction of leachate collection system and leachate tank

6. Gas Management
Status: Installed/Constructed

Construction of gas venting system

7. Fencing and Security

Status: Installed/constructed

Boundary fence enclosing the perimeter of the closed dump site

8. Putting-up of Signage
Status: Damaged by typhoon Tisoy last December 2019.
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B. Post Closure Management Activities Undertaken in the Dumpsite:

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I. Operation and Maintenance of Facilities

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 Top Cover
Status: The top cover of the closed dump site is already vegetated.

Top cover of the closed dumpsite covered with grass and shrubs

Surface Drainage
Status:

Gas Ventilation
Status: Installed/OperationalSurface drainage beside the perimeter of the closed dumpsite
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 A gas vent installed to prevent the accumulation of methane gas inside the
closed dumpsite

Leachate Collection Pipes

Status: Operational. Actual photo cannot be taken because the leachate collection pipes were installed inside the
closed dumpsite

Photo of a leachate collection pipe installed prior to the application of soil

cover

Leachate Treatment
Status: Operational. The leachate generated by the wastes in the closed dumpsite is being pumoped into the
facility’s conventional leachate treatment ponds for treatment before discharging the effluent into the nearby
creek.
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Installed sump tank for the temporary storage of Conventional leachate treatment ponds for the
leachate treatment of leachate

Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Status: Operational. Groundwater sampling and analysis are being conducted quarterly to monitor the
groundwater quality near the closed dumpsite.

Groundwater monitoring wells installed to monitor the groundwater quality near the closed
dumpsite

II. Monitoring of Environmental Pollution

a. Baseline Data :

Leachate :
Disposal Site Gas :
Land Subsidence :
Groundwater :
Surface Water :
*no available baseline data
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 b. Monitoring Update : Please include the frequency of monitoring.

Leachate : The leachate generated by the closed dumpsite is being

pumped into the conventional leachate treatment ponds for
treatment before discharging the effluent into the Caridad
creek.

Disposal Site Gas : Gas vents were installed to prevent the accumulation of
methane gas inside the closed dump site.

Land Subsidence :
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Groundwater : Groundwater sampling and analysis conducted every quarter

Surface Water : Surface water sampling and analysis conducted every quarter

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

Engr. Neil Dominic D. Careo Engr. Linno Benju Q. Calleja

Health & Safety officer Special Operations Officer III

Noted by: Approved:

Cicero T. Caňo Noel E. Rosal

OIC- City ENRO City Mayor

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