By Ali Khatami, Ph.D, P.E., SCS Engineers National Expert Leachate seeping out of a landfill slope can be a major issue during the active life of a landfill, and waste … Continue reading Advice From the Field: How to Manage Leachate Seeps Below the Final Landfill ...
Fugitive emissions come in all shapes and sizes, are found in several industry types, and the constituents entrained in them generally have potential negative impacts on our health and … Continue reading Leak Detection and Repair – LDAR Fugitive Emissions
Who needs to comply with California’s Industrial General Permit for storm water? This workshop was insightful, tightly constructed, and – most impressive – able to deliver high quality information … Continue reading Complying: CA Industrial General Permit – IGP Storm Water
The benefits of implementing these cleaning recommendations for leachate collection pipes will help keep the pipes clean and fully functioning; helping landfill operators prevent the potentially serious complications of clogged … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Recommendations for Jet Cleaning Leachate Collection Pipes
Thirty-four senators and 171 representatives argue in a brief filed February 23, that the EPA overstepped its boundaries in creating the carbon-cutting Clean Power Plan. In short, the brief states … Continue reading Clean Power Plan – Update
One general problem that is encountered in traditional designs is the potential for clogging of geotextiles in the vicinity of the leachate collection pipes. Traditionally, leachate collection pipes are encased … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Avoid geotextile clogging of leachate collection pipes
Pressure testing of HDPE pipes takes place at almost every landfill lining system and landfill gas collection system construction project. The pipes must be tested to make sure the fusion … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: How to compensate for the effect of the ...
Getting a firm handle on the solid waste agency costs to provide optimal services is a critical ongoing focus for any professional solid waste manager. Today’s SCS blog focuses on … Continue reading Get a Firm Handle on Solid Waste Costs to Optimize Performance
Businesses attending California’s Storm Water Workshop know that the State Board is currently considering a tiered approach for storm water fees. Toward that end, the Board is reviewing the industrial … Continue reading Storm Water Compliance and Fees for the Industrial General Permit
Dynamic compaction is a construction technique that increases the density of soil/waste deposits by dropping a heavy weight at regular intervals to consolidate and improve the geotechnical characteristics of the … Continue reading Dynamic Compaction for New Development on Old Landfills
