Value engineering: An alternative liner system at the La Paz County Regional Landfill
The La Paz County Regional Landfill is a 65 hectare (160 acre) municipal waste site located near the western border of Arizona between the cities of Parker and Quartzsite. The site is operated under a public/private partnership between the County of La Paz and Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. (BFI). The County owns the landfill and infrastructure and BFI is responsible for facility improvements, environmental compliance, and daily operations. Following the initial permitting and construction of the first landfill cell, a value engineering review was conducted on the site design and permit requirements. Based on this review, substantial cost saving opportunities were identified. In order to implement the value engineering ideas, the site permit was modified and a new Solid Waste Facilities Plan was Submitted to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. This paper discusses the value engineering modifications that were conducted, the revisions to the permits, and the relative cost savings that were realized. The areas addressed include the liner system design, closure design, disposal capacity, and operations plan. Through the use of alternative liners a cost savings of well over 50 percent (as compared to the original permit) will be realized over the life of the landfill.
- OSTI ID:
- 543142
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970379-; TRN: 97:004162-0019
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Geosynthetics `97, Long Beach, CA (United States), 11-13 Mar 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Geosynthetics `97: Conference proceedings, Volumes 1 and 2; PB: 1174 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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