RESOLUTION NO. 417
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALBANY REGARDING LEACHATE PROCESSING AND BIOSOLID PLACEMENT FOR THE ALBANY LANDFILL
Introduced: 11/10/25
By Public Works Committee:
WHEREAS, The Executive Director of the Water Purification District (ACWPD) has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with the City of Albany regarding the acceptance of leachate in exchange for the City of Albany’s landfill accepting incinerated biosolids ash along with grit and screenings from both the North and South treatment facilities for a term commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2027, with a one-year option to renew, and
WHEREAS, The Executive Director has indicated that the agreement will allow the City of Albany’s landfill to discharge leachate to ACWPD for treatment/disposal in exchange for the City landfill accepting incinerated biosolids ash, grit and screenings from ACWPD’s North and South Plants at no cost to the County, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Albany regarding the acceptance of leachate in exchange for the City of Albany’s landfill accepting incinerated biosolids ash along with grit and screenings from both the North and South treatment facilities for a term commencing January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2027, with a one-year option to renew, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is hereby authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.