The Ordot Dump officially closed on Aug. 31 and the new Layon Landfill in Malojloj opened the following day.
According to a recent order by District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood, “Much of the investigation work to complete the closure of the Ordot Dump is on land not owned by the government of Guam. In order to access the non-government land, the receiver needs to obtain a Right-of-Entry (ROE) agreement with the respective owners.”
So far, the receiver has received six ROE agreements signed by the land owners and the government, and is working on obtaining the other agreements. The court did not indicate how many agreements were left.
Access to the properties is necessary for an investigation to assess the extent of an environmental cleanup. In the meantime, an interim cap design is now under review. The estimated cost for the interim cap to be installed is around $1 million. The Quality Assurance Plan is also under review by the national and local environmental protection agencies.
Meanwhile, concerns were brought up by the receiver that the final pavement of the access road to the Layon Landfill has yet to be completed.
Court documents state the road “will remain uncompleted, pending a decision from [the Department of Public Works] and Federal Highway Administration on the quality of asphaltic paving material.”
