Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Waste Management

Site Summary — Recology Waste Systems (RWS) operates a Class II municipal solid waste disposal facility at the Recology Landfill ("Recology Landfill") Facility. The Recology Landfill comprises of approximately 49 acres within a larger 1,280-acre property owned by NWSCLI. The site is accessed by proceeding approximately nine miles east of the town of Panaca, Nevada on State Route 319 and approximately 10 miles south of the intersection of State Route 319 and former State Route 75.

Site Location — The location of the property is described by the Public Land Survey system as the following portions of Township 3 South, Range 70 East, Mount Diablo Baseline and Meridian: NW1I4, SWII4, SE1/4, S1I2 NE1I4, sec. 26; W1I2 SWII4, sec. 25: N1I2, sec. 35; and, W1I2 NW1I4, SE1I4 NW1I4, NE1I4 SW1I4, SE1I4, sec. 36 (Drawing 1). The facility is owned and operated by Recology.

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The facility is staffed by two full-time attendants under the direct management of the landfill Site Supervisor. The landfill Site Supervisor may be reached at the Recology Landfill offices located at DL Ranch, Highway 93, Mile Marker 105, Panaca, NV 89042.

The Recology Landfill operates as a Class II solid waste disposal facility and receives 20 tons or less per day of municipal solid waste. The facility services Lincoln County as the primary disposal available.

The hours of operation for the facility is currently 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday though Friday. The facility will be closed on major holidays including:

Christmas, New Year's Day,
Thanksgiving and the day after,
Nevada Day,
President's Day,
The Fourth of July,
Labor Day,
Veteran's Day,
Memorial Day, and
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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The access road to the Recology Landfill is an improved gravel road. The County is responsible for year-round road maintenance and snow removal during the winter months. There is no surface water located within one mile of the site and ground water is approximately 220 feet beneath ground surface at the site. Gas monitoring is performed at the site on a quarterly basis to allow for the detection of methane gas concentrations in excess of 25 percent of the lower explosive limit (LEL) in facility structures, or 100 percent of the LEL at the site boundary

The Recology Landfill is completely surrounded by publicly-owned land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). All surrounding land is designated by the Lincoln County Planning Commission with an agricultural land-use classification.