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Landfills

With the goal of protecting both public health and the environment, the City of Madison supervises the monitoring, operation, and maintenance of five closed landfills. Underground landfill gas extraction and leachate collection systems operate at these sites 24 hours per day. Landfill gas probes around each landfill are monitored at least weekly by City Engineering. A network of groundwater wells is sampled twice per year by Public Health – Madison & Dane County. All activities are supervised by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and data are submitted to the WDNR regularly for agency review.

Landfill SiteLocationCurrent Use
Mineral Point Landfill128 Yellowstone DriveMineral Point public park
Greentree Landfill6600-6700 Hammersley RoadGreentree – Chapel Hills public park
Olin Landfill123 E. Olin AvenueQuann public park and off-leash dog park
Demetral Landfill200-500 Packers AvenueDemetral public park, off-leash dog park, and East High School fields
Sycamore Landfill4601 Sycamore RoadSycamore public park and off-leash dog park
Truax Landfill (managed by Dane County)1500-2200 Pankratz StreetBridges golf course

Annual Operations and Monitoring Reports

Landfill gas, leachate, and groundwater monitoring data are collected on a regular basis, per each landfill’s WDNR-approved Plan of Operation.  An analysis of these data are submitted annually to the WDNR in an annual report.  The annual reports also summarize the history of each landfill, including the years of operation and its remediation history.  For a copy of a particular landfill’s annual report, please contact Brynn Bemis at (608) 267-1986.

Landfill Zones of Concern

The City requires certain approved construction practices and safety precautions for buildings and homes adjacent to existing landfills.  These requirements and maps of the zones are outlined in subsection 29.23(11) of the Madison General Ordinance.  If your property falls within a recognized ‘landfill zone of concern’ you will be notified of these additional requirements when applying for a building permit.  For questions on this subject, please contact Brynn Bemis at (608) 267-1986.

Contacts

Brynn Bemis608-267-1986
bbemis@cityofmadison.com		Landfill annual report requests
Building in a ‘landfill zone of concern’
Jack Brody608-267-9408On-site monitoring
Operations and maintenance activities
Parks Division608-266-4711Dog park maintenance concerns

Open Landfills in Dane County

If you are looking for open landfills that accept waste, there are two in Dane County:

LandfillLocationHoursContact
Dane County Landfill7102 US Hwy 12
Madison, WI		M-F: 7 AM–2:45 PM
Sat: 8 AM–10:45 AM		608-838-9555

WM Madison Prairie Landfill

(municipal solid waste not accepted)

6002 Nelson Rd
Sun Prairie, WI		M-F: 8 AM – 3 PM608-837-9031
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