LANDFILL OPERATIONS

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Dane County Department of Public Works, Highway
Transportation
Jerry Mandli, P.E. Commissioner/ Director
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Dane County Department of Public Works, Highway
Transportation
Engineering Division
Highway Transportation Division
Solid Waste Division
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Engineering Division
The Engineering Division is responsible for
providing professional engineering services to
county departments participating in space
allocation and development planning regularly
reviewing and assessing county facilities and
developing recommendations for facility repair
and maintenance. The Engineering Services
Division also designs projects for the county
prepares plans and specifications and manages
the bidding, construction, closeout, and payment
of the projects. The Division is responsible
for preparing requests for proposals from
architectural and engineering consultants for
various major county projects or for projects
where additional expertise is needed.
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ISSUES?
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Highway Transportation Division
In order to meet the publics need for access and
freedom of movement, the Dane County Highway and
Transportation Department designs, coordinates,
and maintains transportation systems that are (1)
safe for both workers and the general public (2)
responsive (3) efficient (4) effective (5)
environmentally sound and (6) financially
responsible.  
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Management Responsibilities

• 541 miles (1,241 lane miles) of County Highways
  (maintenance construction)
• 378 miles (1,270 lane miles) of State and
  Interstate Highways (maintenance)
• 1,000 car parking ramp
• 6 Garage facilities 4 separate salt storage
  facilities
• Oversight to Rail Transit Commissions
• Total Highway and Transportation Budget
  18,808,900

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Planning Information for Decision Making Process
for Transportation Projects

• Yearly Road Inventories Condition Ratings of
  Pavements
• Yearly Structure Ratings/Inspections Major
  Bridges Culverts
• Traffic Count Information Problem congestion
  areas
• Improvement Studies
• Accident Maps - Locations with significant
  accident problems
• Solicitation of Needs for Local Units of
  Government
• Public Input
• Fund Availability Estimates (Local, State,
  County, Federal)
• Included in Long-term County Capital Improvement
  Plan
• Included in the MPO Transportation Improvement
  Program

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Funding for Maintenance

• Highway and Transportation County Tax Levy (Set
  by Executive Board)
• 4,499,800 for 2005
• General Transportation Aids Aids formula from
  WisDOT
• 3,854,700 for 2005

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Federal Funding for Construction

• Federal Funding
• Enhancement Project Funds
• Rural Project funding
• Urban Project funding
• Bridge Program funding
• High Hazard Elimination/Safety funding
• CHIPS Program

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Information listed on Dane Countys Internet site
for Highway Department

• General Information including Transportation
  Committee agendas and minutes
• Adopt-A-Highway forms
• Permit forms and provisions
• Contacts
• Policies
• CTH M Project
• Transport 2020, etc.

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ISSUES?
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Dane County IntegratedSolid Waste Management
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Mission Statement To provide an efficient and
cost effective solid waste management program
which protects the environment and conserves
natural resources
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Tonnage and Diversion

• No. of licensed landfills currently in Operation
  2
• Estimated Total Waste generated/day 3,000 tons
• 953,000
  tons/year
• Waste received daily at Dane Co. Landfill Site 2
  500 tons
• About 130,000
  tons/year
• Waste going to privately owned landfills
• About 253,000
  tons/year
• No. of Material Recycling facilities (MRFs) 3
• Estimated diversion 60 of total waste stream
  or
• 570,000 tons recovered per year

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Dane County Landfill Site No. 2 Quick facts
76 Acre Footprint Average Depth-70 feet
Design Volume 7.2 Million Cubic Yards
33 gas wells
Receive 500 tons per day
Leachate is sent to MMSD Landfill Gas to Energy
project 2 Cat 3516 Engine Generator Sets Rated At
800 kWh For a total of 1600 kWh Additional
gen-sets online in 2004
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Dane County Landfill Gas to Energy Projects
Closed Verona Landfill
Dane County Landfill Site No. 2
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Trend At Dane County Landfill No.2 Tonnage has
been fairly stable over last 3 years
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• Future Issues
• Potential for Regionalization
• Sustainable facilities Utilizing Bioreactor
  technologies
• Competitiveness with Private Sector
• Potential Siting Issues with respect to
  integrated
• Solid Waste Management Facilities