LANDFILLS: BY DESIGN OR DECREE?

The article notes that all too often, landiflls are desinged according to regulations that govern the type and configurations for solid waste management facilities. There are no provisions in the regulations to accept changes and accommodate modifications or innovative configurations. A plea is made for guidance regulations that are based on performance, and proof of this performance based on sound engineering principles. Engineers are urged to prepare designs based on engineering proof and not regulatory compliance by decree. This will mean higher fees, but the result will be a better landfill with fewer construction and long-term maintenance problems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Industrial Fabrics Association International

  345 Cedar Building, Suite 450
  St Paul, MN  United States  55101-1088
• Authors:
  • Boschuk, J
• Publication Date: 1993-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical Fabrics Report
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Industrial Fabrics Association International
  • ISSN: 0882-4983

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compliance; Design; Landfills; Performance; Regulations; Solid waste disposal
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Law; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00633575
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1993 12:00AM