VIROQUA, Wis. — The City of Viroqua’s mandated methane
remediation project at the old city landfill is grappling with “wildly
inconsistent” methane gas emissions, even as city officials move forward
with adjacent residential development plans. The old city landfill site
is located at the end of Sands Road or east of Chicago Ave., and just
south of where the “Hanson Farm” housing development is soon to be
constructed. The landfill or dump was closed in the early 90s when the
county constructed a modern landfill that met new DNR standards.
The remediation effort began after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a notice of non-compliance on May 27, 2025, due to high levels of methane gas leaking around the perimeter of the closed site. Initial investigations revealed explosive gas readings near an adjacent church building, sometimes reaching 20.5% methane by volume, far exceeding the regulatory limit of 1.25% of the lower explosive limit outside the landfill boundary...
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