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Show 38 Energy Edition, January, 1994 ECDCs disposal facility becomes reality Fairmont provides supplies After several years and millions of dollars, ECDC Environmental has brought its disposal facility in East Carbon City from the drawing board into reality. Concept, design and construction practices have state-of-the-a- rt earned ECDC all its required permits and the landfill will provide for safe, economical disposal of solid waste for 30 or more years. Each of ECDCs 29 disposal cells will cover approximately 80 acres, roughly 1,000 feet wide and 2,200 feet long, with a holding capacity of between six and seven million cubic yards of waste. Layers of natural and non-hazardo- man-mad- e material turn the cells into tightly sealed containers. Working from the bottom up, the ground is covered with six inches of compacted sand or silty clay for bedding. On top of that, a 60-m- il ECDC Environmental state-of-the-ar- t, crews unload waste at the companys waste landfill site. high-densit- y polyethylene secondary liner is stretched from end-to- - end to assure no moisture seeps out. On top of the imperious base, the waste is compacted in layers. Once full, the cells will be covered with two more feet of select protective layer, another plastic liner and two feet of cover soil. The structures will then be revegetated with native plants. Far away from the landfill site, waste is inspected to make sure that no hazardous materials are shipped. The waste is loaded into sealed containers and hoisted onto railroad cars. At the site, the cars pass beneath an overhead crane. The crane lifts the containers off the cars and places them on trucks for delivery to the landfill. Trained inspectors at the site check to make sure no unauthorized waste goes into the fill and each days delivery is covered with six inches of dirt. Fairmont Supply Company, 565 S. 300 West, Price, was founded in 1921 in Fairmont, W.Va., by Consolidation Coal Come pany (Consol). A distributor of industrial maintenance repair and operating supplies, it is one of the largest distributors of industrial supplies in the United States. full-lin- Locally, Fairmont pro- vides inventory support for JIT delivery for underground mining in Carbon and Emery counties. It has a complete hydraulic hose shop and electronically linked system capabilities to access Fairmont Supply total inventory in excess of $40 million. Local management includes Van Compagni, western regional manager; Jim Gigante, western regional sales manager; Darwin Larsen, Price customer service center manager; and Junior Beacco, warehousemandelivery. Fairmonts goal is to be the best and to create new standards of excellence in the distribution industry. The company is dedicated to giving customers what they need. Pierce Oil services many needs PIPE, VALVES & FITTINGS Ellis Pierce, owner-manag- er of Pierce Oil Com332 W. Railroad at pany Ave. in Price, has been in business in Carbon County for 22 years. The local company supplies gasoline and diesel, plus oil for agricultural, con- struction, industrial and automotive needs. Pierce Oil is also a distributor of home heating oil. As an organization employees 20 people, Specializing in Cleaning Stainless Steel & Air Filter Dements for Mining Industry Power Plants Trucking Industry New Filter Sales Free Shipping, Pick Up & Delivery GUARANTEED SATISFACTION that the company continually strives to guarantee excellence in quality and service, Pierce explained. Pierce Oil Co. provides quality Texaco products at fair and competitive prices with the best service available, Pierce said. |