Duane L. Penney, Inc. 10 Key Points to Conduct a Landfill Evaluation

Sanitary landfills are complex and require technical and operational expertise to maintain a balance of compliance, economics and safety. It may be a good idea to conduct a complete evaluation of your landfill. The following is a checklist that will help you begin the process of developing your landfill evaluation.

K EY P OINT #1 P ERMITS AND R EGULATIONS R EVIEW OF ALL LANDFILL MONITORING AND OPERATIONAL PERMITS E VALUATE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND REPORTING DEADLINES E VALUATE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATORY UPDATES AND POSSIBLE VARIANCES R ECORD KEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION OF PERTINENT INFORMATION O RGANIZED AND WORKING FILE SYSTEM

K EY Point #2 C USTOMER C ONTROL AT THE G ATE R EQUIRED SIGNAGE IN PLACE S CALES CALIBRATED AND CERTIFIED C HARGING BY THE TON OR YARD T ICKETS BEING ISSUED FOR DOCUMENTATION AND TRACKING G ATE KEEPER TRAINED ON PROCESS AND PROCEDURES R EQUIRED INFORMATION SIGNS IN PLACE T ARE WEIGHT PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR VEHICLES

K EY P OINT #3 A CCESS FOR C USTOMERS R OADS GRADED, SMOOTH AND SAFE FOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC R OADS ALL WEATHER SURFACE FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER R OADS MAINTAINED AND SLOPED FOR RUNOFF WITH FUNCTIONAL DITCHES D IRECTIONAL SIGNS IN PLACE S PEED LIMITS SIGNS IN PLACE L ITTER PICKED UP AND CONTROLLED

K EY P OINT #4 W ORKING F ACE O RGANIZATION AND S AFETY K EEPING VEHICLES WITH DUMP BEDS THAT RAISE AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES T RUCKS MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM CARS AND PICK - UPS K EEP HEAVY EQUIPMENT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM VEHICLES T IPPING AREA LEVEL F OLLOWING OPERATIONS PLAN FOR DAILY ACTIVE AREA O PERATORS TRAINED IN HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION

K EY P OINT #5 H EAVY E QUIPMENT U TILIZATION, A PPLICATION, P ROCUREMENT AND M AINTENANCE H AVING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR THE JOB E MPLOYEES TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO OPERATE HEAVY EQUIPMENT K NOWING THE PRODUCTION AND CAPABILITIES OF THE EQUIPMENT D AILY EQUIPMENT INSPECTION FORM R EPAIRS AND SERVICES COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED, ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS P ROCESS USED FOR MAJOR REPAIRS OR TO PURCHASE AND EVALUATE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT M AINTENANCE PROGRAM IN PLACE AND BEING FOLLOWED

C OMPACTION C OMPACTION EQUIPMENT EVALUATION M AXIMIZING YOUR AIRSPACE C OMPACTORS AND DOZERS AT THE WORKING FACE M EASURING YOUR COMPACTION A NNUAL FLYOVER OR PHYSICAL SURVEY L EVEL OF STANDARD C OMPACTION EQUIPMENT METHODS K EY P OINT #6

K EY P OINT #7 F ILL S EQUENCE A CCESS AND ROADS TO NEW CELL T HREE TO FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR FILL SEQUENCE C ONTIGUOUS CELLS M AXIMIZING VEHICLE TRAFFIC FOR COMPACTION P LAN YOUR FILL SEQUENCE WITH EXCAVATION PLAN S CHEDULING INTERMEDIATE COVER OR FINAL COVER WITH CELL EXCAVATION

K EY P OINT #8 E XCAVATION P LAN S OIL BALANCE FOR THE LIFE OF THE SITE T RACKING USAGE OF SOIL T YPES OF SOIL FOR LINER OR COVER ( CLAY VERSUS OTHER TYPES OF MATERIALS ) E QUIPMENT USED TO HAUL AND APPLY SOIL FOR DAILY COVER E XCAVATION PLAN AND FILL SEQUENCE PLAN D ISTANCE, METHOD AND COSTS TO EXCAVATE AND HAUL SOIL

K EY P OINT #9 M ETHOD TO A PPLY D AILY C OVER A LTERNATIVE DAILY COVER S PRAY ON APPLICATION U SE DOZER TO SPREAD SOIL FOR DAILY COVER S CRAPER TO HAUL AND DUMP H AUL TRUCKS AND TRACK HOE T RACK AIRSPACE CONSUMPTION WITH COVER MATERIALS

K EY P OINT #10 C ELL C ONSTRUCTION AND L ANDFILL C OVER P LAN THE CELL CONSTRUCTION WITH THE FINAL COVER TOGETHER IF POSSIBLE TO SAVE MOVING THE SOIL TWICE K EEP CLAY AREAS SEPARATE FOR FUTURE CLAY LINER C OMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTOR SERVICES P LAN DESIGN AND APPROVALS WELL IN ADVANCE OF CONSTRUCTION SEASON P ROTECT YOUR WORK FROM WEATHER C ELL CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION C OSTS PER ACRE FOR CELL CONSTRUCTION AND FINAL COVER M ETHODS USED FOR FINAL COVER