SCS Blog

July 17, 2018

Advice from the Field: Landfill Leachate Seeps

It always makes sense to stay ahead of the issues and address any potentially sensitive condition before it turns into a major problem. As discussed above, addressing leachate seeps can be done in many different ways, and the operator needs to be prepared to fight for funds to ...

July 16, 2018

More Opportunity Zones Provide New Tax Incentives, Brownfield Revitalization

Investors can defer tax on prior gains invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund (a fund set up to make investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones). In addition, if investors hold the investment in the Opportunity Fund for at least five years they are eligible for capital gains tax reductions or ...

July 10, 2018

SCS Advice from the Field: Tier 4 Surface Emissions Monitoring Process and Issues

This paper, presented at A&WMA’s 111th Annual Conference details the Tier 4 process and the potential issues that have arisen from conducting a Tier 4. This paper also assesses potential Tier 4 … Continue reading SCS Advice from the Field: Tier 4 Surface Emissions Monitoring Process and Issues ...

July 10, 2018

SCS Advice from the Field: Wastewater Leachate Treatment Technologies I

Biological processes have been adapted successfully from the municipal wastewater industry by the wastewater equipment manufacturers who service the solid waste industry to treat landfill leachate.  They form the basis of a viable treatment platform that can be expanded depending on the effluent requirements and other design goals.  By ...

July 10, 2018

Landfill Heat Management – Considerations for Future Development

Recent experience has shown that deep landfills with high levels of organic matter and high levels of moisture in the waste column either through precipitation, leachate recirculation, or disposal of sludges can potentially create conditions deep in the waste column so that heat generated within the landfill cannot escape ...