Landfills
What WE Do
Taylor GeoServices (TGS) provides professional services and project support in a variety of areas of municipal, industrial and hazardous waste landfill development and operation. We provide services in support of other firms or as a standalone company, offering a proven track record for site selection and design, permitting and daily operations.
Our key strengths are in the hydrogeologic characterization, water quality monitoring, operational oversight, compliance assistance, and data management sectors, while specializing in many other facets including the following representative areas:
Hydrogeologic characterization for landfill siting, design & expansion
Preparation of permit applications
Landfill operation audits
Closure and post-closure planning and implementation
Site selection and assessment
Borrow source evaluations
Environmental compliance audits
Field monitoring, data acquisition and reporting
Operations management for waste disposal and transfer facilities
Monitoring of groundwater, surface water, leachate, soils and gas
Coordinating permitting efforts through regulatory agencies
Database management for waste coordinates and truck violations
Oversight of landfill gas recovery systems
New Jersey Classified Exception Area (CEA)
Development of site wide groundwater contour maps for a multi formation aquifer system
Post closure monitoring reports which adhere to the NJDEP reporting requirements and EPA site specific requirements
Installation of wireless enabled transducers to continuously monitor liquid levels for compliance purposes
Conduct stream health assessments on landfills using macroinvertebrate studies
Case Studies.
Case studies
Municipal Waste Landfill
Pennsylvania
TGS staff completed an initial characterization and suitability assessment of a site for development as a 150-acre municipal solid waste disposal facility. More recently, TGS staff provided the geologic and hydrogeologic services associated with gaining an approved 134-acre expansion permit for the facility.
Geologic conditions of the area are complex, consisting of diabase intrusions into the sedimentary parent layers, and the structural and geochemical alterations that result. To understand the hydrogeology for permitting and operational needs, the work scope has included drilling more than 150 test borings, down-hole geophysical logging of most borings, installation of multiple background characterization and permanent facility monitoring wells, and installation of over 100 multilevel nested piezometers. TGS then conducted several long-duration aquifer pumping tests including one that required 14 days of continuous pumping and the electronic monitoring of groundwater levels in 50 separate installations.
Municipal Waste Landfill
Pennsylvania
TGS staff work closely with the landfill’s team to meet ongoing compliance requirements and address non-routine issues that occur. We have also developed extensive work histories with regulatory agencies in PA, DE, NJ and with the USEPA.
Municipal Waste Landfill
Pennsylvania
An expansion at a large MSW landfill was being restricted by the regulatory agency to less than half of the available proposed disposal area footprint. TGS worked with and lead a multi-disciplined team and implemented a detailed geologic and hydrogeologic evaluation that allowed the client to gain back nearly 75% of the disputed airspace. In addition to this, TGS conducted additional investigations and worked within the regulatory guidelines to permit a modified engineering design that not only allowed for more feasible construction but also regained over 95% of the disputed footprint.
Industrial Waste Landfill
Delaware
Services provided in Delaware include all groundwater and surface water compliance sampling and reporting along with preparation of the comprehensive annual facility environmental monitoring reports. For a 45-acre expansion to the landfill, TGS conducted a detailed geologic and hydrogeologic assessment. This assessment included the drilling of additional test borings, installation of background characterization wells and piezometers and the utilization of cone penetrometer for geotechnical analysis of deep Cretaceous age sediments that blanket the surface of the site.
TGS compiled the geologic and hydrogeologic data obtained from this investigation plus previous studies conducted by others into a permit application document for submission to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). Subsequently TGS developed the comprehensive groundwater and surface water sampling and analysis plan for the landfill. Development of the expansion area required the abandonment of many background characterization wells, piezometers and landfill gas vents, and installation of supplemental landfill gas monitoring probes and a landfill gas migration study. TGS continues to provide all groundwater compliance monitoring and reporting services.
Closed Landfill
New Jersey
In New Jersey, we offer comprehensive services to landfills that encompass the monitoring of groundwater and surface water to meet regulatory compliance requirements at several closed Superfund landfill sites. Although these sites have been closed for over 20 years and removed from the National Priorities List (NPL), both the state and USEPA mandate ongoing monitoring to guarantee the effectiveness of the implemented remedies. Taylor GeoServices is actively engaged in overseeing an ongoing remedy to control groundwater migration and contamination. Additionally, we handle the preparation of Classified Exemption Area (CEA) forms and notices for multiple areas, fulfilling NJDEP requirements. Our commitment extends to the meticulous preparation of data deliverables required by both NJDEP and USEPA.
Location
Longitude: 75° 24.23'W
Elevation: 380+/- feet msl