SCS Blog

February 14, 2020

Clean Energy: Will Your Next Utility-Scale Solar Power Project Be on a Landfill?

Interconnection Like all power generation projects, you need a suitable interconnection point to connect the generated power to the electrical grid. CCR landfills are often positioned near existing power plants, and therefore near the infrastructure necessary for a suitable interconnection point. MSW or industrial landfills may be located in ...

February 12, 2020

Ann O’Brien publishes annual environmental reporting tables

The environmental reporting season is just around the corner.  Every year Ann O’Brien publishes a table to help you determine your reporting obligations. The table summarizes the most common types … Continue reading Ann O’Brien publishes annual environmental reporting tables

February 10, 2020

Five industry leaders provide insight on organics diversion strategies

Recently, Waste360 published “Organics Diversion Drives Changes in Landfill Operators’ Roles,” an article examining the evolving role of landfill operators in organics waste diversion. Five industry leaders provide insight into … Continue reading Five industry leaders provide insight on organics diversion strategies

February 7, 2020

Meet Steve Linehan, P.E., and Recent Waste360 40-Under-40 Winner

Living and working in the Heartland, his efforts take him to sites including solid waste facilities, active and closed landfill sites, oil well fields, fuel storage facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, truck stops, industrial sites, and agricultural sites. Chemical contamination encountered in both soil and groundwater media is of growing ...

February 3, 2020

Different Parameters Impact Coal Ash Remediation

The staff at SCS Engineers (SCS) has talked at length about how changing the parameters of a coal ash remediation project impacts the eventual outcome of that project. That involves … Continue reading Different Parameters Impact Coal Ash Remediation