Landfill Liner System Construction Description

When a liner system is constructed in today’s modern landfill, protection of the environment is #1 on the list.  The system being constructed at the Warren County Landfill consists of a number of major components to ensure that the environment is protected today and well into the future.

These components are:

1) Land clearing and vegetation removal

2) Installation of the sub-grade stabilization layer and piping

3) Installation of the secondary liner system and piping

4) Installation of the primary liner system and piping

5) Installation of the primary drainage layer

During the installation of all of the above components, numerous on-site tests are performed by the Installer, our own Quality Control and Quality Assurance Inspectors, in addition to sending random samples of the liner systems to “2 outside independent laboratories” to ensure that the systems being installed are at or exceed the minimum requirements of today’s modern landfill.

The construction of Cell-5 which is 8.5 acres began in early July 2011 and is expected to take between 6 to 12 months to complete. As we move through the process of the installation of the liner system components, we will begin posting pictures of the construction process to help everyone understand how a modern landfill is constructed with the protection of the environment at the forefront.

Finally, building a modern landfill today is “NOT” inexpensive. The cost for the construction of Cell-5 is expected to be at “$600,000 per acre” to build. But when it is the environment that is being protected, not only for us today, but for our children and grandchildren in the future, “NO PRICE IS TOO HIGH”.

We hope you enjoy the photos.

 

1) Land Clearing and Vegetation Removal

North View
North Corner
North West View
North West View
South East View
South View
South West View
South View 2

 

2) Installation of the Secondary Liner System and Piping

Cell 5 Secondary Clay Liner (Gray)
Cell 5 Secondary Clay Liner and White HDPE Liner
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 1
Cell 5 Secondary Line 2
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 5
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 6
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 7
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 8
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 9
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 10
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 11
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 12
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 13
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 17
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 18
Cell 5 Secondary Liner 19
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Extrusion Weld
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Extrusion Welder
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Inspection and Documentation
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Leachate Pipe Tie-In
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Seam Weld
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Seam Welder
Cell 5 Secondary Liner Seam Welder 2
 

3) Installation of the Primary Liner System and Piping

 

 

4) Installation of the Primary Drainage Layer