Privately Operated Landfills

Regulation of Facilities

Several privately operated landfills are located in Chesterfield County. While zoning and siting is approved by the county, these facilities are regulated and inspected by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

  1. Shoosmith
  2. Skinquarter
  3. Taylor Road

Shoosmith Landfill Documents 

DEQ Permits (documents related to DEQ's permitting of the facility)

  1. SWP587.Drawings (PDF)
  2. SWP587.IL.Introduction (PDF)
  3. SWP587.MI.General Permit Conditions (PDF)
  4. SWP587.MII.Operations (PDF)
  5. SWP587.MIII.Design (PDF)
  6. SWP587.MX.Detection Groundwater Monitoring (PDF)
  7. SWP587.MXI.Assessment Groundwater Monitoring (PDF)
  8. SWP587.MXII.Closure (PDF)
  9. SWP587.MXIII.Post Closure Care (PDF)
  10. SWP587.ZA.III Design Plans (PDF)
  11. SWP587.ZA.IV Closure Plan (PDF)
  12. SWP587.ZA.IX Landfill Gas Plan (PDF)
  1. SWP587.ZA.V Post Closure Plan (PDF)
  2. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 1 (PDF)
  3. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 2 (PDF)
  4. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 3 (PDF)
  5. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 4 (PDF)
  6. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 5 (PDF)
  7. SWP587.ZA.VI Design Report 6 (PDF)
  8. SWP587.ZA.VII Construction Quality Assurance Plan and Technical Specifications (PDF)
  9. SWP587.ZA.VII Groundwater Monitoring Plan (PDF)
  10. SWP587.ZA.X Gradient Control Sys Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF)
  11. SWP587.ZA.X Underdrain Sampling and Analysis Plan (PDF)

DEQ Inspection Reports (reports from ongoing inspections of the facility conducted by DEQ)

  1. DEQ Deficiency Letter - Dec. 2, 2020 (PDF)
  2. DEQ Inspection Report - April 29, 2019 (PDF)
  3. DEQ Inspection Report - Aug. 13, 2019 (PDF)
  4. DEQ Inspection Report - Dec. 6, 2021 (PDF)
  5. DEQ Inspection Report - June 20, 2019 (PDF)
  6. DEQ Inspection Report - March 5, 2019 (PDF)
  7. DEQ Inspection Report - March 5, 2020 (PDF)
  8. DEQ Inspection Report - May 21, 2019 (PDF)
  9. DEQ Inspection Report - Nov. 10, 2021 (PDF)
  10. DEQ Inspection Report - Nov. 5, 2020 (PDF)
  1. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - Dec. 3, 2019 (PDF)
  2. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - Jan. 29, 2020 (PDF)
  3. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - July 18, 2019 (PDF)
  4. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - July 20, 2020 (PDF)
  5. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - May 28, 2020 (PDF)
  6. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - Nov. 4, 2019 (PDF)
  7. DEQ No Deficiency Letter - Sept. 19, 2019 (PDF)
  8. DEQ Notice of Violation Letter - Nov. 1, 2021 (PDF)
  9. DEQ Notice of Violation Letter2 - Nov. 1, 2021 (PDF)
  10. DEQ Warning Letter - Feb. 24, 2021 (PDF)

Groundwater Monitoring Reports (results from periodic groundwater monitoring conducted by the facility as part of DEQ regulatory requirements)

  1. 200319.SWP587 Alternate Source Demonstration (PDF)
  2. 200827.SWP587 Alternate Source Demonstration (PDF)
  3. 2019 Q1 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  4. 2019 Q1.SWP587 Constituent Detection Notification (PDF)
  5. 2019 Q1.SWP587 GPS Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  6. 2019 Q2 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  7. 2019 Q3 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  8. 2019 Q3.SWP587 Constituent Detection Notification (PDF)
  9. 2019 Q3.SWP587 GPS Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  10. 2019 Q3.SWP587 Statistical-Comparison (PDF)
  11. 2019 Q4 and Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  12. 2020 Annual Swift Creek Water Quality Monitoring Report (PDF)
  13. 2020 Q1 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  14. 2020 Q1.SWP587 GPS Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  15. 2020 Q2 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  1. 2020 Q2.SWP587 Constituent Detection Notification (PDF)
  2. 2020 Q2.SWP587 SSI Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  3. 2020 Q2.SWP587 Statistical Comparison (PDF)
  4. 2020 Q3 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  5. 2020 Q4 and Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  6. 2021 Q1 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  7. 2021 Q1.SWP587 SSI Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  8. 2021 Q2 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  9. 2021 Q2.SWP587 Constituent Detection Notification (PDF)
  10. 2021 Q2.SWP587 SSI Exceedance Notification (PDF)
  11. 2021 Q3 Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  12. 2021 Q3.SWP587 Constituent Detection Notification (PDF)
  13. 2021 Q4 and Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report (PDF)
  14. 210920.SWP587 Monitoring Well Installation Report (PDF)