September 23, 2019

SCS Advice from the Field: Pressure Release System Near Bottom of Landfills

Pressure Release System Near Bottom of Landfills – Essential Component for Proper Functioning of the Landfill Drainage Layer Landfill designers are generally diligent in performing extensive leachate head analysis for … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Pressure Release System Near Bottom of Landfills

September 20, 2019

SCS Engineers Wins 2019 Firebrand Award for SCS RMC®

The Ignition Firebrand Awards recognize system integrators and industrial organizations that create innovative industry solutions. SCS Engineers and partner Corso Systems jointly received a 2019 Firebrand Award yesterday at the … Continue reading SCS Engineers Wins 2019 Firebrand Award for SCS RMC®

September 17, 2019

OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction

Silica dust exposes over two million construction workers per year and is an area of high concern for OSHA. Workers create the dust when cutting, sawing, grinding, drilling, and crushing … Continue reading OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction

September 16, 2019

Air Space to Leachate to Landfill Reuse, SCS Advice from the Field

SCS Engineers writes blogs to offer suggestions and tips, which we hope will save you money in your short and long-term landfill operations. Here are several popular ones from our … Continue reading Air Space to Leachate to Landfill Reuse, SCS Advice from the Field

September 13, 2019

David Hostetter of SCS Engineers Honored with a 2019 Engineering Leaders Under 40 Award

Control Engineering is a publication for automation engineers who design, implement, maintain, and manage control/instrumentation systems, components, and equipment for a wide range of industries and manufacturers. The magazine’s Engineering … Continue reading David Hostetter of SCS Engineers Honored with a 2019 Engineering Leaders Under 40 ...

September 10, 2019

EPA Solid and Hazardous Waste Updates and Summaries

Proposed Amendments to the Coal Ash Regulations, Public Hearing Registration Open  EPA is proposing further amendments to the regulations governing the disposal of coal combustion residuals, commonly known as coal ash. The … Continue reading EPA Solid and Hazardous Waste Updates and Summaries

September 9, 2019

James Law of SCS Engineers Reelected to the International Solid Waste Association Board

ISWA, a worldwide organization, promotes and develops professional waste management to protect human health and the environment as well as to ensure sustainable resource management. The International Solid Waste Association … Continue reading James Law of SCS Engineers Reelected to the International Solid Waste Association Board ...

September 6, 2019

Girish Kumar Awarded 2019 Robert P. Stearns – SCS Engineers Scholarship

Girish Kumar, Illinois Land of Lincoln Chapter, attending the University of Illinois at Chicago is the 2019 Robert P. Stearns – SCS Engineers Scholarship recipient. The SWANA scholarship is for … Continue reading Girish Kumar Awarded 2019 Robert P. Stearns – SCS Engineers Scholarship

September 4, 2019

Landfill Gas to RNG Plant – GHG Reductions and Economical

The RNG plant employs an iron redox scrubber for hydrogen sulfide removal, membranes for carbon dioxide removal and pressure swing adsorption for nitrogen removal. The plant is on schedule to achieve commercial operation in February 2020. Kinetrex, as a major distributor of LNG, intends to convert the RNG into LNG. ...

September 3, 2019

Landfill Leachate Removal Pumps – Submersible vs. Self-Priming Pumps

  An SCS Advice from the Field blog. Self-priming pumps can provide excellent performance in the design of a landfill leachate removal system. Landfill owners and operators prefer them to … Continue reading Landfill Leachate Removal Pumps – Submersible vs. Self-Priming Pumps