SCS Engineers is pleased to make available our papers on a number of issues relevant to the environmental industry. If you have any questions, please address them to service@scsengineers.com.

  2010

• "Automated Waste Collection – How to Make Sure It Makes Sense for Your Community," by Marc Rogoff (SCS), Donald Ross (Kessler Consulting, Inc.), Richard Lilyquist (Public Works Department, City of Lakeland, FL), and Jeffrey Wood (Solid Waste Division, City of Lakeland, Florida), proceedings of SWANA Wastecon, August 2010 PDF

• "Upstreaming: How Rumpke Upgraded Its Single-Stream Cincinnati MRF," by Lisa McDaniel and Tony DiPuccio, Waste Age, June 2010 PDF

• "LFG Collection Efficiency: Debunking the Rhetoric," by Amy Van Kolken Banister (SWANA) and Pat Sullivan (SCS), MSW Management, June 2010 PDF

• "The 'Sustainable Landfill' Becomes a Reality," by Mark Hudgins, James Law, Dave Ross, and Jun Su (THUNIST, Beijing), Waste Management World, May-June 2010 PDF

• "PSM/RPM Compliance: Incident Investigation," by Lee Pyle, RETA Breeze, May/June 2010 PDF

• "Developing a 21st Century Energy from Waste Facility in American Samoa," by Marc Rogoff (SCS), Michelle Nicholls (SCS), Michael Keyser (American Samoa Power Authority), and Patero Lafaele (American Samoa Power Authority), Proceedings of the 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, May 2010 PDF

• "Economic Feasibility of a Plasma Arc Gasification Plant, City of Marion, Iowa," by Bruce Clark and Marc Rogoff, Proceedings of the 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference, Orlando, FL, May 11-13, 2010 PDF

• "The Importance of Landfill Gas Capture and Utilization in the U.S.," by Pat Sullivan, Council for Sustainable Use of Resources, Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University, April 2010 PDF

• "PSM/RPM Compliance: Lock It, Tag It, Try It," by Lee Pyle and Aaron Apostolico, RETA Breeze, March/April 2010 PDF

• "The Impact of Federal Climate Change Legislation and Regulations on the Solid Waste Industry," by Pat Sullivan, Ray Huff, and Cassandra Drotman, SWANA Landfill Gas Symposium Proceedings, March 2010 PDF

• "The Impact of Potential Climate Legislation and EPA GHG Regulatory Actions on Small Landfills," by Jim Michelsen and Chad Leatherwood, SWANA Landfill Gas Symposium Proceedings, March 2010 PDF

• "Landfill Life Support," by Chris Hardin and Mark Hudgins, Waste Age, March 2010 PDF

• "Solid Waste Management Trends in 2010," by Marc Rogoff, Michelle Nicholls, and Ray Dever, APWA Reporter, March 2010 PDF

• "Pay-As-You-Throw - Now: Increase Recycling and Decrease Greenhouse Gases Quickly, Fairly, and Cost-Effectively, by Lisa Skumatz (Skumatz Economic Research Associates, Inc.) and Marc Rogoff, APWA Reporter, March 2010 PDF

• "Automated Waste Collection: How to Make Sure It Makes Sense for Your Community," by Marc Rogoff, Donald Ross (Kessler Consulting, Inc.), Richard Lilyquist (Director of Public Works, City of Lakeland, FL), and Jeffrey Wood (Manager of Solid Waste, City of Lakeland, FL), APWA Reporter, March 2010 PDF

• "A Healthy Shade of Green," by Miles Gornto and Mike Kalish, Waste Age, February 2010 PDF
• "PSM/RMP Compliance: Employee Participation - Are Your Operators Involved?" by Jeanna Emmons, RETA Breeze, January/February 2010 PDF

  2009

• "PSM/RMP Compliance Safety Audit Requirements," by Patricia Pyle, RETA Breeze, November/December 2009 PDF
• "WTE in American Samoa: Developing and Planning a Plant," by Marc Rogoff and Michelle Nichols (SCS) and Michael Kaiser and Petero Lafaele (American Samoa Power Authority), Waste Management World, November-December 2009 PDF
• "It's the Law: Mandatory Reporting, Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions," by Pat Sullivan and Ray Huff, The Daily Transcript (San Diego), November 19, 2009 PDF
• "Methane Emission Reductions Achieved by Landfill Gas Projects in Developing Countries," by Alex Stege, SWANA WasteCon Proceedings, September 22, 2009 PDF
• "Recycling An MRF: Conversion to Single Stream is Win-Win," by Marc Rogoff, Bruce Clark, James Howes (Escambia County), and Jerry Moore (City of Pensacola), Recycling Product News, September 2009 PDF
• "Wind, Wings and Waste", by Robert Johnson, Waste Age, June 2009 PDF
• "Special Waste and the Greening of Society, by Michelle Nicholls, MSW Management, Elements 2010, April 2009 PDF
• "Cutting California's GHG," by Patrick Sullivan, MSW Management, Elements 2010, April 2009 PDF
• "Solid Waste Collection Programs," by Marc Rogoff, Allison Trulock, and Bruce Clark, MSW Management, Elements 2010, April 2009 PDF
• "Means of Survival: High Tech Tools Are Enabling Landfill Managers to Extend the Lives of Their Sites," by Bruce Clark, Waste Age, March 2009 PDF
• "New LFG Monitoring Requirements in California: More Stringent and Expensive," by Patrick Sullivan, Ray Huff, and Cassandra Drotman, SWANA Landfill Gas Symposium, March 2009, PDF
• "Status of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Projects in Florida," by David Penoyer and Lindsey Kennelly, SWANA Landfill Gas Symposium, March 2009, PDF
• "Get Ready to Count Carbon", by Patrick Sullivan, Pollution Engineering, March 1, 2009 PDF
• "Moving to Single Stream Recycling: A National Review," by Marc Rogoff and Amanda Moore, APWA Reporter, March 2009 PDF
• "Recent Twists and Turns in Solid Waste Flow Control," by Marc Rogoff and Amanda Moore, APWA Reporter, March 2009 PDF
• "Solid Waste Déjà Vu: Waste-to-Energy Plant Technologies Break New Ground," by Marc Rogoff, Bruce Clark, and Amanda Moore, APWA Reporter, March 2009 PDF
• "Small Landfill, Big Re-Development Opportunities," by Jim Michelsen, Brownfield News & Sustainable Development, February 2009 PDF
• "Light It Up: How to Develop a Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project" by Steve Hamilton, Waste Age, February 2009 PDF
• "Continuing Obligations and Reasonable Steps Under AAI," by Joe Kesling and Mike McLaughlin, ABA Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee Newsletter, February 2009 (Vol. 11, No. 1) PDF
• "Current MSW Industry Position and State-of-the-Practice on LFG Collection Efficiency, Methane Oxidation, and Carbon Sequestration in Landfills", prepared for Solid Waste Industry for Climate Solutions (SWICS) by Pat Sullivan, Version 2.2, Revised January, 2009 PDF
• "Emission Remission: Statewide Attack on Greenhouse Gases Generates More Paperwork for Managers," by Pat Sullivan, Public Works Magazine, 01-01-2009 PDF
• "Going Undercover" by Chris Hardin, Waste Age, January 2009 PDF

  2008

• "Updating Your Landfill's Groundwater-Monitoring System," by James Lawrence, MSW Management, November/December 2008 PDF
• "Prop 1C Grant Monies Available to Help "ReUse" Brownfields Sites and Foster Available Housing," by Chris Nelson and Dan Johnson, Redevelopment, September 2008 PDF
• "Current MSW Industry Position and State-of-the-Practice on LFG Collection
  Efficiency, Methane Oxidation, and Carbon Sequestration in Landfills" by Pat Sullivan, Prepared For Solid Waste Industry for Climate Solutions (SWICS), June 2008 PDF
  

• "Urban Infilling Impacts on Florida Solid Waste Facilities," by Mark Rogoff et al, Proceedings of SWANA's 13th Annual Landfill Symposium and Planning and Management Conference, June 2008 PDF

• "A True RCRA Brownfield," by Nina Marshtein, Brownfield News, April 2008 PDF

• "What in the World is in Store for Solid Waste Collection?," by Marc Rogoff (SCS) and Mike Wegner (Abilene, TX), MSW Management, April 2008 PDF

• "The Iron from Landfills Conundrum," by Brad Peebles (TetraTech) and Mark Tumlin (SCS), Florida Engineering Society Journal, March 2008 PDF

• "Current Technology Trends in Solid Waste Collection," by Marc Rogoff (SCS) and Ziad Mazboudi (City of San Juan Capistrano, CA), APWA Reporter, March 2008 PDF

• "The Importance of a Solid Waste and Recyclables Management Plan for New Mixed-Use, Commercial Projects," by Daniel Cooper, Marc Rogoff, and Bruce Clark, APWA Reporter, March 2008 PDF

• "ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems: A Snapshot of the Experience of Solid Waste Organizations," by Robert Westly and Marc Rogoff, APWA Reporter, March 2008 PDF

• "For Your Consideration: Ask Yourself These Questions When Planning a New Transfer Station or Expanding an Existing One," by Mike Kalish, Waste Age, February 2008 PDF

• "Goodbye Brownfield, Hello Rec Center," by Anthony J. Maggio (SCS) and Pamela Galera (City of Anaheim, CA), Brownfield News & Sustainable Development, February 2008 PDF

  2007

• "From Landfill to Riverfront Park," by Deborah English and Richard Enfield (KC Department of Parks and Recreation), Brownfield News, December 2007 PDF

• "Integrating Financial Analysis Into Solid Waste Operations Planning," by Marc Rogoff, MSW Management, November/December 2007 PDF

• "Doing the Deal on a Landfill Redevelopment Project," by Mike McLaughlin, Brownfield News, October 2007 PDF

• "How to Sell Your Rate Increase to Community Decisionmakers", by Marc Rogoff (SCS) and Donald Ross (City of Dunedin, FL), proceedings of WasteCon 2007, October 18, 2007 PDF

• "Gas Attack: Leachate Isn't Always the Culprit in Groundwater Contamination," by Ken Lister, Public Works (v. 138, n. 10, September 2007) PDF

• "Goodbye, Brownfield: Recreation Campus Rises Out of the Ashes of a Brownfield", by Anthony Maggio (SCS) and Pamela Galera (City of Orange, CA), Government Engineering, Sept/Oct 2007 PDF

• "Get What You Deserve: Audits Ensure That You Get Your Due from Solid Waste Franchisees," by Marc Rogoff, Public Works, August 2007 PDF

• "Landfills and LEED Certification," by Jeff Marshall and Michelle Leonard, Brownfield News, August 2007 PDF

• "Current MSW Industry Position and and State-of-the-Practice on LFG Collection Efficiency, Methane Oxidation, and Carbon Sequestration in Landfills," presented to Solid Waste Industry for Climate Solutions (SWICS), July 2007 PDF

• "Current MSW Industry Position and and State of the Practice on LFG Destruction Efficiency in Flares, Turbines, and Engines," presented to Solid Waste Industry for Climate Solutions (SWICS), July 2007 PDF

• "Closed Landfill Post-Closure End Uses and Development: Technical Issues and Case Studies," James Law, presented in Beijing, China, June 2007 PDF

• "Residential Development on Closed Landfills," by David Mayes and Mike McLaughlin, Brownfield News.Com, June 2007 PDF

• "Commercial Redevelopment of Closed Landfills," by Mike McLaughlin and Joe Miller, Brownfield News, April 2007 (Vol. 11, Issue 2), p. 28  PDF

• "Dry Cleaners: Airing Dirty Laundry," by J. Rodney Marsh and Kevin W. Green, Brownfield News, April 2007 (Vol. 11, Issue 2), pp 20-21  PDF

• "Current Design Approaches for Landfill Leachate Removal Systems," by John Banks, Proceedings of the WasteTech Landfill Technology Conference, March 2007 PDF

• "Vertical Landfill Gas Extraction Wells - The SCS Model," by Darrin Dillah, Greg McCarron, and Balwinder Panesar, MSW Management (May/June 2007) and SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF

• "From Wasteland to Wonderland: The Cerro Villa Landfill," by Pamela Gallera (City of Orange) and Tony Maggio (SCS), Environmental Design & Construction, posted on-line 3/1/07 PDF
• "Field Comparison of Landfill Gas Collection Efficiency Measurements," by Ray Huitric, Dung Kong, Lisa Scales, and Steven Maguin (all of Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Whittier County), and Pat Sullivan (SCS), SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF
• "Landfill Gas to Vehicle Fuel: Assessments of Its Technical and Economic Feasibility," by Jeff Pierce, SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF
• "Mountaingate Medium-BTU Gas Plant Over Twenty Years of Successful Operation," by Jeff Pierce and Arnold Ramirez, SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF
• "Update on Major Air Quality Regulations Affecting Landfills," by Pat Sullivan, SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF
• "Internet Based Flare and LFGTE Facilities Remote Monitoring and Control," by Ruben Pedroza, SWANA's Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 4-8, 2007 PDF

• "Closed Landfills: Assets in Disguise," by Mike McLaughlin, Brownfield News, February 2007 (Vol. 11, Issue 1), p. 21 PDF

  2006

• "Relationships between Analytical Methods Utilized as Tools in the Evaluation of Landfill Waste Stability," by Ryan Kelly (SCS), Bradley D. Shearer (CH2M Hill), Jongmin Kim (Virginia Polytech), C. Douglas Goldsmith (Alternative Natural Technologies), Gary R. Hater (Waste Management), and John T. Novak (Virginia Polytech),  Waste Management 26 (2006), pp 1349-1356 PDF

• "The Relocation of Subsurface Cutoff Wall for a Major Urban MSW Disposal Facility," by John Banks (SCS), Bob Westly (SCS), and Robert A. Hauser, Jr. (Pinellas County, FL, Utilities, Department of Solid Waste Operations,"  SWANA Landfill Symposium, June 2006 PDF

• "Compatibility Issues Related to Land Development or Redevelopment Adjacent to Solid Waste Facilities - Preliminary Findings from a Solid Waste Research Study," by Marc Rogoff (SCS) and Debra Reinhart (University of Central Florida, Orlando), Proceedings of WASTECON 2006, September 19-21, 2006 PDF

• "Build It and They Will Come: A Charlotte County, FL, Success Story for Development of Solid Waste Convenience Centers," by Roger Lescrynski (Department of Environmental and Extension Services, Charlotte County), Bruce Clark (SCS), and Marc Rogoff (SCS), Government Engineering, Sept-Oct 2006 PDF

• "Can You See Me Now? Meeting the New MUTCD Retroreflectivity Standards," by Mark Rogoff (SCS), Augusto Rodriguez (Owen Ayres Associates, Inc.), and Michael McCarthy (Hillsborough County, FL, County Public Works Department), Proceedings of 2006 APWA International Public Works Congress and Exposition, Kansas City, MO, Sept 10-13, 2006 PDF

• "A Helping Hand: Geographic Information Systems Can Lead to Better and More Efficient Solid Waste Decisions," by Robert Gardner and Bruce Clark, Waste Age, September 2006 PDF

• "Fugitive Dust Modeling with AERMOD for PM10 Emissions from a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill," by Patrick Sullivan (SCS) and James A. Westbrook (BlueScape Environmental), Proceedings of Guidelines on Air Quality Models: Applications and FLAG Developments - an A&MWA Specialty Conference, 2006, Denver, CO PDF

• "Lighting the Way to Safer Roads: Hillsborough County, Florida, Roadway Lighting Plan," by Marc Rogoff (SCS), Marina Ostapenko (Ayres Associates), and Buz Barbour (Hillsborough Traffic Division), Arc News (ESRI), Fall 2006 PDF

• "Design and Implementation of a 120 MW Coal Mine Methane Fired Power Plant in Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China," by Jeff Pierce (SCS) and Li Zhan Liang (Shanxi Jicheng Anthracite Mining Company), Proceedings of PowerGen Asia Conference and Exhibition, September 2006, Hong Kong PDF

• "Retirement Plan:  FIN 47 provides guidelines for recognizing environmental liability costs," by Dan Johnson, Joe Kesling, and S. Wayne Rosenbaum, JD (Foley & Larnder), Commercial Investment Real Estate, Jul/Aug 2006 PDF

• "Whatever Happened to the RD & D Rule?  A Look at Where Landfills Have Come From and Where They are Going," Bob Gardner, SWANA Landfill Symposium, June 2006 PDF

• "LEED and ISO 14001: Working Together," Bob Westly and Ralph Vasquez, U.S. Green Building Council and Building Operation Management, May 2006 PDF

• "Redeveloping Landfills into Golf Courses," Mike McLaughlin and Bob Gardner, Public Management, May 2006 PDF

• "Mothballed No More," Joe Kesling and Dan Johnson, Site Selection, May 2006 PDF

• "LFGTE and Carbon Finance Feasibility Studies in Latin America", Eric Peterson and Franciso Grajales Craviota, Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• Infrared Radiant Tube Heaters - a New Direct Use Technology, Darrin Dillah, Amarjit Riat (Fairfax County, VA), and Ronnel V. Kimble, Jr. (Frederick County, VA), Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• "Air Emissions from Landfill Gas Fired Electric Power Generation Facilities: Past, Present and Future", Jeff Pierce, Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• "Use of Tire Chips in Landfill Gas Extraction Applications," David Penoyer, Lindsey Kennelly, and Ray Dever, Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• "Update of the Status of the 250 kW Microturbine Demonstration Project at Burbank Landfill," Arnold Ramirez and Jeff Pierce, Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• "Alternate Source Demonstration for Landfill Gas-Related Impacts to Groundwater: A Case Study," Steve Clarke, Joe Mizerany, and Ray Dever, Proceedings of SWANA's 29th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, March 27-30, 2006 PDF

• "Are Your Rates Correct?  Collection and Disposal Rate Studies are a Valuable Tool," Marc Rogoff, Public Works Magazine, March 1, 2006 PDF

• "Advances in Technology Alter How We Now Plan and Operate Solid Waste Management Facilities", Marc Rogoff, Bruce Clark, and Jose Gambosa, American Public Works Association (www.apwa.net) PDF

• "Developing a Road Map of Your Cost of Solid Waste Services", Marc Rogoff and Donald Ross, American Public Works Association (www.apwa.net) PDF

• "Methane Mitigation:  Monitoring and Mitigation of Methane at Landfill Sites", Mike McLaughlin and Eric Peterson, Waste Management World, Jan-Feb, 2006 PDF

• "Landfill Brownfield Snags are Surmountable", Mike McLaughlin and Dan Johnson, Waste News, January 2, 2006 PDF

  2005

• Lessons Learned During a Landfill's 10-Year Struggle to Control Landfill Gas Migration, Darrin Dillah, Mike Kalish, and Darryl Lee Flick (Prince George's County), SWANA's WasteCon 2005 Proceedings PDF

• "Turning Browns into Greens: Buyers must face several hurdles before redeveloping a landfill," Mike McLaughlin and Robert Gardner, Waste Age, December 2005  PDF

• “Brownfields Offer Hope as Housing Options Dissipate,” Daniel Johnson and Joseph Kesling, BIA Builder, 18 June 2005  PDF
   

• “New EPA Rules May Affect Real Estate Transactions," Daniel E. Johnson and Joseph L. Kesling, Development Magazine, Summer 2005  PDF
   

• "Finding Creative New Ways to Develop Land in Tampa Bay," Dr. John A. Kilpatrick and Mark Tumlin, Tampa Bay Business Journal, July 2005 PDF
   

• "Long-Term Care for Landfills: More or Less?", Raymond Dever, James Walsh, SWANA's 10 Annual LF Symposium Solid Waste Managers and Challenges Conference, June 6-10, 2005 PDF
   

• "Provide more Housing, While Cleaning Up Our Environment" , Brad Anderer, John A. Kilpatrick,  Arizona Journal of Real Estate and business, May 2005  PDF
   

• "Improving One of the Nation's Largest Residential Street Lighting Problems," Marc J. Rogoff, Michael B. McCarthy, and Joseph Michler.  Presented on April 21, 2005, at the  APWA Annual Meeting and Trade Show PDF
   

• "Keep on Top of Your Agency's Standard Operating Procedures," Marc J. Rogoff, Michael B. McCarthy, and Augusto Rodriguez. Presented on April 19, 2005, at the  APWA Annual Meeting and Trade Show PDF 
   

• "Recycling/Reuse Programs at Construction and Demolition Sites Benefiting Builders," Michelle Leonard, California Builder and Engineer, April 18, 2005 PDF
   

• "From Brown to Greens", Mike McLaughlin and Bob Gardner, Pollution Engineering, April 2005, pages S4 - S10 PDF
   

• “Hidden Dangers?  Transportation & Management of Overlooked Waste Streams:  Solid and Hazardous Waste Management—Remediation and Demolition in the Modern World,” Mike McLaughlin, 34th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Keystone, Colorado (March 10-13, 2005) PDF
   

• "Utah's First Landfill Gas-to-Energy Project - Weber County," Erik Colville, SWANA's 28th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium (March 7-9, 2005) Proceedings - Session 1 PDF
   

• "Case Study: The Impact of Construction and Demolition Debris Screenings on Landfill Gas Quality," John G. Carlton, Gregory P. McCarron, Robert L. Zelley, SWANA's 28th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium (March 7-9, 2005) Proceedings - Session 7 PDF
   

• "250kW Landfill Gas Fired Microturbine Demonstration Project at the Burbank Landfill," Jeffrey L. Pierce, SWANA's 28th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium (March 7-9, 2005) Proceedings - Session 10 PDF
   

• "Emerging Remediation Technologies: Microturbines, Metals Stabilization, Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron, Phytoremediation, Update on Monitored Natural Attenuation" Jeff Marshall, Environment, Energy and Resources Law, The Year in Review 2004, published by The American Bar Association  PDF
   

• "Feeling the Flow: Evaluating drainage layer products to ensure long-term performance',"  John Banks, Waste Age, March, 2005 PDF
   

• "Ground Water Purging and Sampling Methods: History vs. Hysteria", M.J. Barcelona, M.D. Varljen, R.W. Puls, and D. Kaminski, Ground Water Monitoring & Remediation 25, no. 1 / Winter 2005 PDF
   

• "Get the Mercury Out: Implementing a CESQG Program to Collect Mercury and Other Hazardous Wastes", Dana Murray and Cathleen Hall, SWANA's First Annual Winter Technical Symposia, February 7-12, 2005  PDF
   

• "Upscale Golf Courses Grow from Landfills," Mike McLaughlin, Bob Gardner, Golf Course News, January 20, 2005 PDF
   

• "Industrial Drycleaner Woes, Vernon, California," Kevin Green, Darren Ness, Tom Dong, Abstract and Presentation, January 2005 PDF

  2004

• "Brownfields Offer Optimism as Options Dissipate," John Kilpatrick and Joe Kesling, Puget Sound Business Journal, Commercial Real Estate, December 10 -16, 2004 PDF
   

• “Funding Street Lighting,” Marc J. Rogoff, Ronald Messersmith, Michael McCarthy and Joe Michler, Public Works, December 2004  PDF
   

• "New All Appropriate Inquiry Rule to Change Standards," Ryan Marcos, San Diego Daily Transcript, November 18, 2004 PDF
   

• “Is Vapor Intrusion Threatening Your Site?,” Thomas Dong, Public Works, October 2004  PDF
   

• The Challenges of Redeveloping Landfills Can be Overcome,"  Mike McLaughlin and Joe Miller, Brownfield News, September/October 2004  PDF
   

• “From Landfill to Leisure: Closure and Rehabilitation of the Hiriya Landfill,” Robert Isenberg, Eric Peterson, Danny Sternberg, Waste Management World, September/October 2004
  - In Summary: For years, the Hiriya landfill has dominated the landscape near Tel Aviv. Now efforts are underway to transform this imposing landfill mass into an aesthetically positive landform providing diverse recreational opportunities while making it safe and environmentally secure. PDF
   

• “Bioreactor Landfill Stability: Key Considerations”, R. C. Bachus, M.F. Houlihan, E. Kavazanjian, R. Isenberg, and J. F. Beech, MSW Management, September/October 2004
  - In Summary: Of all the engineering issues associated with bioreactor landfills, slope stability is among the most important. PDF

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• “Sturdy Foundations: With Sound Engineering, Closed Landfills Can Be Commercial Sites,” Michael McLaughlin and Joseph Miller, Waste Age, September 2004 PDF
   

• “Businesses Could Face Costly Compliance For Pending Industrial Stormwater Permit,” Ralph Vasquez, Stormwater, September 1, 2004 PDF
   

• "Landfill Gas and New Source Performance Standards under the Clean Air Act ", Michael McLaughlin American Bar Association Waste Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 2, August 2004 PDF
   

• "ISO 14000 Environmental-Management Systems: Helping Businesses Become More Environmentally Responsible," Ralph Vasquez, California Real Estate Journal, August 2, 2004 PDF
   

• "EMS And Sustainability: The Key in the Banker’s Toolbox", Joe Kesling, Bank Notes, August 2004  PDF
   

• “All Appropriate Inquiry: New Phase I Environmental Standards to be Promulgated by EPA,” Daniel E. Johnson and Joseph Kesling, Right of Way, July/August 2004 PDF
   

• “Pending Federal Rule for Environmental Property Inspections Could Affect Every Real Estate Transaction in U.S.,” Daniel Johnson and Joseph Kesling, The California Real Estate Journal, June 2004  PDF
  
  “Beyond Recycling Rates,” Ron Perkins, Resource Recycling, June 2004  PDF
   

• "The Cleanup Conundrum,"  Daniel Johnson, Commercial Investment Real Estate, March/April 2004 PDF
   

• "Redevelopment of Urban Brownfields: Key to Smart Growth, Sustainable Development ," Dan Johnson, The San Diego Daily Transcript, March 25, 2004  PDF
   

• "Development of a 50 MW Landfill Gas Fired Power Plant at South Korea's Largest Landfill," Jeff Pierce, SWANA 27th LFG Conference, March 22-25, 2004 PDF
   

• "Siloxanes in Landfill and Digester Gas Update", Jeff Pierce, Ed Wheless, SWANA 27th LFG Conference, March 22-25, 2004 PDF
   

• "Spam, Viruses, and Now E-Toxicity", Michael McLaughlin American Bar Association Waste Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2004 PDF
   

• "Redeveloping Landfills", Daniel Johnson, American Bar Association Waste Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1, March 2004 PDF
   

• “Creative Containment,” Keith Matteson,  Kevin Kluzak, Dean Starook, Waste Age Magazine, March 2004 PDF
   

• "Evaluation of Design and Performance Characteristics of Various Geosynthetic Lateral Drainage Layers," John Banks, Waste Tech 2004 Landfill Technical Conference, March 2004 PDF

  2003

• “Mercury in Landfill Gas?: A Delaware Case Study”, N.C. Vasuki, Drew Sammons, Josh Roth, and Eric Prestbo, MSW Management, Nov/Dec 2003  PDF
  - In Summary: Because of its regulation by EPA as a hazardous air pollutant, mercury emissions from landfills should be quantified and controlled, if necessary.
   

• “Contaminated Properties Become New Investment Niche in Tight Real Estate Markets,” Dan Johnson, The San Diego Daily Transcript, October 30, 2003  PDF
   

• "Preparing Your Landfill for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Trading," Eric Peterson, Josh Roth, SWANA Wastecon 2003, October 14-15, 2003  PDF
   

• "Estimating Method and Use of Landfill Settlement", Mike Leonard and Kenn Floom, SWANA Wastcon 2003, October 14- 15, 2003 PDF
   

• “EMS and Waste Management Opportunities & Options,” James Bridges, Brad Bowman, Robert Westly, International Bankers Association, October 2003 PDF
   

• “Harnessing LFG as an Energy Source,” James Walsh, APWA Beneficial Landfill Reuse, September 2003 PDF
   

• “A Harmonious Recycling Effort,” and "Reaping the 'Green" Benefits," Leslie Lukacs, Public Works Magazine, September 1 2003  PDF
   

• “NPDES Stormwater Program at Manufacturing Facilities,” Ken Guilbeault, BAMA Manufacturers Monthly E-News, September 1, 2003  PDF
   

• "Lawsuit Sets Precedent for Brownfield Remediation in City Areas, " Dan Johnson, The San Diego Daily Transcript, July 10, 2003 PDF
   

• "Contaminated Properties as the New Investment Niche in Tight Real Estate Market", Dan Johnson, The San Diego Daily Transcript, June 5, 2003 PDF
   

• "Affordable Housing and Smart Growth: Brownfields at Work in San Diego," Dan Johnson, Leah Gutheridge, Brownfield News, May/June 2003  PDF
  
  "Compliance Key to Riding Waves of Controversial Stormwater Rules," Ralph Vasquez, Cyndy Day-Wilson, The San Diego Daily Transcript, May 16, 2003  PDF
   

• "The Road to Brownfields Redevelopment," Dan Johnson, Leah Gutheridge, The San Diego Daily Transcript, May 12, 2003 PDF
   

• "Microturbines Show Their Flare for Landfill,” Jeffrey L. Pierce, PEI Magazine, April 2003 PDF
   

• “Growing Old Gracefully: “How to Prevent Groundwater Monitoring Systems From Failing as They Age,” Mark Varljen, Waste Age, April 1, 2003 PDF
   

• “Second Wave of Federal Stormwater Rules to Soak Small Towns Nationwide,” Ralph Vasquez, Stormwater, March/April 2003 PDF
   

• "The Road to Brownfields Redevelopment: Affordable Housing and Smart Growth,"  Dan Johnson, Leah Gutheridge,  Right of Way, March/April 2003 PDF
   

• “Toxic Mold is Not the Problem,” Michael Geyer and Kenneth La Conde, Long Beach Journal,  March 31, 2003; Builders Digest, February 2003; and California Real  Estate Journal, December 2002 PDF
   

• “Horizontal Collectors: Design Parameters, Mathematical Model, and Case Study,” Greg McCarron,  Darrin Dillah, and Owen R. Esterly, Proceedings from the Solid Waste Association of North America’s 26^th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March 24-27, 2003 PDF
   

• "OII Landfill Microturbine Power Plant: Case Study," Jeff Pierce and Les LaFountain,  Solid Waste Association of North America’s 26^th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March 24-27, 2003 PDF
   

• "Microturbine Operating Experience at Landfills",  Andrew Wang, Benny Benson and Ed Wheless, Solid Waste Association of North America’s 26^th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March 24-27, 2003 PDF
   

• "Liquids Collection, Management & Landfill Gas Impacts at the OII Landfill," Benny Benson and Les LeFountain, Solid Waste Association of North America’s 26^th Annual Landfill Gas Symposium, Tampa, Florida, March 24-27, 2003  PDF

• Lessons in Learned in Landfill Gas-to-Energy," Jeff Pierce, Waste Age Magazine, March 2003 PDF

• "Public Venues Reaping 'Green' Benefits of Onsite Recycling Program,” Leslie Lukacs, Los Angeles Business Journal, February 4-17, 2003 PDF
   

• "Watch That Dirty Water: Construction Sites Now Face Strict Monitoring Requirements, Too ," Ralph Vasquez, California Real Estate Journal, Winter, 2003  PDF