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 TABLE 4-2-6A
Solid Waste Landfill Design Checklist
Step
Task
1
Determine solid waste quantities and characteristics
a. Existing
b. Projected
2
Compile existing and generate new site information.
a. Perform boundary and topographic survey.
b. Prepare base map of existing conditions on-site and near-site:
(1)
Property boundaries
(2)
Topography and slopes
(3)
Surface water
(4)
Utilities
(5)
Roads
(6)
Structures
(7)
Land use.
c. Compile hydrogeological information and prepare location map:
(1) Soils (depth, texture, structure, bulk density, porosity,
permeability, degree of compaction, moisture, ease of
excavation, stability, pH, and cation exchange capacity)
(2) Bedrock (depth, type, presence of fractures, location of
surface outcrops)
(3) Groundwater (average depth, seasonal fluctuations,
hydraulic gradient and direction of flow, rate of flow,
quality, uses).
d. Compile climatological data:
(1)
(2)
(3)
Temperature
(4)
Number of freezing days
(5)
Wind direction.
e. Identify regulations (federal, state, and local) and design
standards:
(1)
Loading rates
(2)
Frequency of cover
(3)
Distances to residences, roads, and surface water
(4)
Monitoring
(5)
Roads
(6)
Building codes
(7)
Contents of application for permit.
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