Solid Waste - Landfill Design - Projects
City of Livingston and Park County Montana – Solid Waste Managment Plan
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In April 2005, the solid waste incinerator operated by Park county was removed from service due to non-compliance with federal air emission standards. Considering the age of the incinerator, bringing it into compliance was neither economically nor operationally feasible. On November 2, 2005, the City of Livingston, Town of Clyde Park and Park County entered into a temporary inter-local agreement allowing the County to handle and dispose solid waste collected by the City.
The County constructed and operated a transfer station to handle solid waste collected by the city at curb side and at green box locations by the county. For disposal of solid waste the county entered into a 5–year contract with Environcon, Inc. Under this contract Envirocon is responsible for the transport of compacted (compacted at the Transfer Station by the County) solid waste in specially designed 12-ton capacity rail transport containers (called bottles) to an out-of-county Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill for disposal.
The unlined Class II landfill operated by Park County cannot accept MSW due to a court decree arising from the 1981 Sundling v. Park County (Appendix A) case. Thus, the current arrangement of solid waste handling and disposal is viewed by the City and County as a temporary response to a difficult situation created after the shut down of the incinerator.
Earlier in 2006, the inter-local sub-committee prudently decided to undertake a comprehensive review of the area’s solid waste management and seek long term reliable solution to its solid waste collection, handling and disposal needs. Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants, LLC (Zia) was selected to prepare a solid waste management plan for the City of Livingston and Park County. Zia was retained to objectively evaluate options and make recommendations. Professionals from Zia spent considerable time visiting facilities throughout Park County, meeting with elected and appointed officials of Park County and the City of Livingston, attending public meetings and forums to seek feedback from the public at large. After careful and comprehensive review, Zia developed the “City of Livingston & Park County Montana, Solid Waste Management Plan”.
Los Alamos County, New Mexico – Analysis of Curbside Recycle Program
The Solid Waste Division of Los Alamos County’s Public Works Department retained
Zia to perform a review and analysis of the curbside recycling program offered to
residents in the County. Based on this review and analysis, Zia formulated recommendations
for improving the efficiency of the program.
Specifically, Zia assessed the impacts on the effectiveness of curbside residential
recycling of changes made to the program by the contract recycling provider. Those
changes included increasing the number and types of materials collected for recycling,
revising the schedule concerning which materials should be set out for collection
on what days, and modifying the preparation and set-out requirements/instructions
for materials. To provide a basis for this assessment, Zia also compared the characteristics
and performance of the County’s current curbside recycling program with the one
that existed previously and with similar ones in New Mexico and other parts of the
country.
Characterization of Disposed Wastestreams in Clark County, Nevada for Nevada Division
of Environmental Protection and Clark County Health District >
Zia developed a characterization analysis of the disposed wastestream from the County
that portrayed material quantities and types for three basic sectors: single-family
residential, multi-family residential, and commercial. As part of the study, Zia
identified key wastestream components by sector which could be targeted for additional
recycling because they are not being addressed by current recovery operations. Zia’s
final report also described impacts on the disposed wastestream of the large hotel/casino
industry and the related transient tourist population that exist in the County.
Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan – Lincoln Co., Oregon
Zia is revising and updating the existing ISWMP Plan developed for Lincoln County,
Oregon in 1993. This includes preparing a new wastestream characterization and projection
through the year 2010 at a minimum. The substance of the Plan is being prepared
by assembling existing conditions information for various elements of the solid
waste system and preparing wastestream projections/characteristics. Each component
of the system is then examined by applying the following steps:
- Identify needs and opportunities
- Develop and evaluate alternatives
- Make recommendations
- Prepare implementation timeframes for the selected recommendations
This methodology is used for each element of the solid waste system such as waste
reduction, recycling, and composting; waste collection, transfer, and disposal;
special waste management; and administrative/management structure and funding.
>Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan – Yamhill Co., Oregon
The goal of this project is to review the current solid waste system and prepare
a comprehensive SWMP that can be used for making future decisions. In preparing
the updated plan each component of the solid waste system will be examined by considering
the existing practices and programs by completing the following steps:
- Review and update existing conditions
- Identify needs and opportunities
- Develop and evaluate alternatives
- Make recommendations
- Prepare an implementation schedule for the selected recommendations
To prepare a Draft SWMP that addresses each component of the solid waste management
system. Preparation of a draft chapter for each component of the solid waste system
will include:
- Waste prevention/reduction, reuse and recycling
- Collection and transfer
- Disposal alternatives
- Special waste
- Administration and enforcement (includes financial and funding)
Each chapter will include a discussion of the existing conditions, identification
of needs and opportunities, discussion of alternatives for consideration and recommended
approaches.