Geosynthetics conquer the landfill law
- Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA (United States). Solid Waste Management Div.
- GeoSyntec Consultants, Huntington Beach, CA (United States)
Los Angeles' last operating landfill is undergoing a 4 million m[sup 3] expansion using innovative materials in the liner system to overcome difficult site conditions. The design represents the first approved alternative in California -- and perhaps in the nation -- to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's Subtitle D regulations for liner systems. This article examines the regulatory journey that led to approval and the liner's design and construction. Steep slopes at Los Angeles' only operating municipal solid-waste landfill (MSW) forced designers to use an innovative geosynthetic liner and leachate collection system. Its use sets a precedent for alternatives to the prescriptive regulations for liner systems present in Subtitle D of the Resource and Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). To provide uninterrupted service at the landfill, design and construction proceeded concurrently with regulatory approval.
- OSTI ID:
- 5297923
- Journal Information:
- Civil Engineering (New York, 1983); (United States), Vol. 63:12; ISSN 0885-7024
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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