SCS Blog

August 6, 2018

Leachate Toe Drain Systems Control Leachate Seeps Underneath the Final Cover

Landfill operators can require their engineers to design a leachate toe drain system located at the toe of the slope and connected to the leachate collection system at the bottom of the landfill before the final cover geomembrane is installed. The leachate toe drain system is the only ...

August 3, 2018

SCS Technical Bulletin: BUILD Act Summary

SCS Engineers periodically prepares Technical Bulletins to highlight items of interest to our clients and friends.  Our most recent SCS Bulletin summarizes the Brownfields BUILD Act (Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and … Continue reading SCS Technical Bulletin: BUILD Act Summary

August 1, 2018

SCS Technical Bulletin: Final Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule Updates

SCS Engineers periodically prepares Technical Bulletins to highlight items of interest to our clients and friends.  Our most recent SCS Bulletin summarizes the amendments addressing the updates to the Final … Continue reading SCS Technical Bulletin: Final Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Rule Updates

July 30, 2018

SCS Mathematical Models – Optimize Landfill Base Grades to Increase Airspace

SCS has turned the science of geometry into mathematical models utilized to quickly evaluate base grades. Specific parameters of the currently permitted base grades are plugged in the mathematical model along with those of the alternative and the model provides quantitative values (cubic yards) of the difference between ...

July 27, 2018

SCS Engineers Joins Georgia Manufacturing Alliance

The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA), based in Lawrenceville, GA, is a professional organization founded in 2008 to support Georgia’s manufacturing community. SCS Engineers is pleased to announce the firm is … Continue reading SCS Engineers Joins Georgia Manufacturing Alliance