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T628.44564 SUGG

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

For

SANITARY LANDFILL

OPERATIONS

* Site Selection

Hi Operational Provisions

Hi Special Consideration

A Method of Refuse Disposal

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The handling of rtfixsa i s r ig idly approaching the status of other aunicipal sanitation prohleaB such as vater and savage aiid conparable planning and design i s essentlBl. If t h i s paatphlet serves t e provide guidanoa in sound planning and design* i t will have served i t s purpose*

Chief Sanitary Bnginser Division of Sanitary Bngineering

I l l i n o i s Department of Public Health

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SUGGESTED MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SANITARY LANDFILL METHOD OF REFUSE

DISPOSAL

A. Site Selection

1. Where pract icable a minimum of 30 feet clayey till overburden should be present between rock s t ra ta and refuse deposits .

2. Drift wells should not be located closer than 300 feet to any landfill operation.

3. Where the minimum overburden does not exist (quarr ies , p i ts , e tc . ) the location of wells in general should be at g rea te r d is ­tances as determined by local health Jau-thor i t ies .

4. Refuse should not be placed in mines or other places where result ing seepage or leachate may c a r r y waste to water bearing s t ra ta or surface water cour ses .

5. The topographical features at the site should be studied and the drainage charac ter i s t ics deteirmined to prevent

a.

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concentrations of run off water that may cause erosion of cover mater ia l and thus expose refuse deposits.

• b . flooding of the s i te . . Ci pools and ponds adjacent to or on the

s i te . The Illinois Department of Public Health should be consulted pr ior to site selection regarding the possibility of underground pollution. Valuable information regarding the possibility of water-borne waste pas ­sage through underground formations may be obtained from the State Water Survey and the State Geological Survey.

TRENCH METHOD

ORIOtNAL GROUND LEVEL R E F U S E

Operations:

1. Truck deposit refuse on face of fill.

2. Refuse spread and compacted by crawler- type t rac tor .

3 . Cover by dirt excavated in extending t rench.

4. Truck ass i s t s in compaction by travell ing over covered trench.

5. Filled a rea seeded to prevent eros ion.

B. Operational Provisions

1. Temporary and final cover slopes should be sufficiently flat to prevent erosion of cover mater ia l and yet insure against formation of pools and ponds.

2. Provisions should be made for insect and rodent control measures^

3. Plans should provide for the availability of adequate f ire fighting equipment.

4. In operations involving the filling of ponded a reas every effort should be made to mini­mize the deposition of refuse in water by:

a. providing a sump arrangement for drainage as additional dry a reas a r e required .

b . pumping dry in whole or in sections as established by ear th dikes.

Where the deposition of refuse in standing water i s unavoidable provisions should be made for the chemical treatment of the water to prevent odor and insect nuisances.

AREA METHOD

AVAILABLE L A N D

ORIGINAL &RADE

Operations;

1. Trucks deposit refuse On or iginal ground level.

2. Ref us e ispread and cqmipacljed fey crawler - type ; . . : t rac tor . "'•,

3. Cover mater^ia,! consisting of c inders , concrete rubble and ear th from local excavatioris stock­piled for use when necessa ry .

4. Refuse covered at end of each day's operation.

EQUIPMENT

Crawler Tractor with Bulldozer

Crawler Tractor with Bullclam

EQUIPMENT

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/ Crawler Tractor with Front End Loader

Dragline Arrangement with Bucket

C. opera t ions •

1. Full time supervision should be provided for at the site during the deposition of r e ­fuse.

2. All deposited refuse should be compacted. in 1 foot l ayers .

3. Where the total fill depth is great , success - s'S ive layers of compacted refuse should not j exceed 8 feet in height for each lift.

4. No refuse should be left uncovered at the end of each working day.

5. Temporary cover should be compacted and not less than 6 inches in depth.. Final cover siiould be compacted and not less than 24

: inches in depth. 6. Deposits Goiisisting mainly of animal c a r ­

c a s s e s ands imi l a r mate r ia l should be cov­e red immediately to a (tepth of at least 2 feet.

7. Suitable apparatus should be provided to . prevent the scat ter ing of paper and other

debris from the place of deposit. 8. All reasonable precautions should be taken

to prevent outbreaks of fire and the breed-jkig of insects and rodents.: . \ '' ~

TRENCH METHOD-MARSHYLAND

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ORIOINAL OROUNP LEVEL REFUSE

Operations:

1. Trucks deposit refuse near face of fill.

2. Refuse t ransferred to face by clamshelling.

3 . Compacted by dropping loaded clam bucket.

4. Covered by mud excavated from advancing t rench.

5. Top soil la ter used to cover s i t e .

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D. Special Considerations

1. Depositing refuse in water - - a raft boom having a fence above the water level or other suitable devices should be.provided to prevent the scat ter ing of mater ia l and . papers from the deposit a rea ,

2. Inspections - - f requent periodic inspections / should be made of the site by local authori- ^ t ies to determine if it is being operated a c ­cording to plans and without nuisance.

3. Records should be available for review by . inspecting agencies concerning the weight

and volume of refuse handled on the landfill s i te . (A weighing scale wouldbe desirable at all landfill operat ions . )

4. Scavenging should be allowed only when the " folloT^ing i^qulrements a r e adhered to: a. All scavenged rriaterials held at site

shall be s tored in an order ly manner on special racks or platforms 16" above the ground, designed for this purpose. No l i t ter shall be allowed to accumulate under r acks .

b. All buildings at si te such as office, tool sheds, shops, salvage storage sheds, paper bailing operat ions, scale houses, e tc . shall have concrete, slab floors, o r . wood floors shall be ra i sed 16-' above the ground to eliininate rodent harbor­age.

c. Salvage mater ia l s s tored on concrete floors shall be s tored in an order ly tnan-ner on platforrns r a i s ed 12" above the floor to prevent rodent harborage .

d. No salvage shall be s tored in a manner to hold water which may result ih mos­quito breeding.

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AREA METHOD-GRAVEL PIT WITH WATER

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Operations:

1. Sump arrangement provided to minimize de­positing refuse in water.

2. Roadway prepared and refuse deposited and compacted in lifts not to exceed 8 feet in height.

3. Cover material excavated from side of pit or trucked in to si te .

4. Slope to pump should be provided until final elevation is reached.

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Corp Author(s): Illinois.: Division of Sanitary Engineering.

Publication: [Springfield, III.: Illinois Dept of Public Health, Division of Sanitary Engineering,

Year: 196U

Description: 12 p.; ill.; 22 cm.

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