Douglas County landfill to resume receiving ‘wet cake’ from AltEn [Video]

Crews are expected to resume removing “wet cake” from the abandoned AltEn site in Mead and transporting it to the Douglas County landfill.Last fall, crews began removing some of the 115,000 tons of wet cake that is currently entombed in a poly shield. The pilot project was paused in November due to colder temperatures.“After gaining momentum last fall, the FRG is ready to resume the wet cake pilot project,” said NewFields Senior Engineer Bill Butler. “We continue to make progress cutting deeper into the wet cake pile. Our top priority is transporting the wet cake off-site to Pheasant Point landfill in the safest and most efficient way.”Previous coverage: Wet cake from AltEn plant coming to Douglas County landfillOfficials said other site activities continued through winter, including water treatment, groundwater testing and treated seed removal.Crews remove small sections of the wet cake at a time. They will mix it with bentonite, …