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Post Closure Land Use & Tracking Systems

Greg Schirle, REHS
Solid Waste Specialist
Environmental Health San Mateo County

Introduction

  • Overview of a post closure development project
  • Monitoring the project after construction

Elements of a Successful Post Closure Development Project

  • Get involved early in the process
  • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
  • Communicate with City and other agencies
  • Plan check and compliance inspections

Project Design

  • Anticipate landfill settlements
  • Protect the landfill cover system
  • Mitigate landfill gas migration/infiltration in structures and property boundaries

Landfill Gas Protection Systems

  • Landfill gas collection/venting system
  • Geomembrane barrier system--high density polyehtylene (HDPE) or liquid boot
  • Interior detection/warning systems
  • Plan check/compliance inspections
  • Operation and maintenance manual

Pictures 

  • Landfill gas venting system
  • Geomembranes--HDPE/liquid boot
  • Building sensors

Settlement

  • The Good
  • The Bad
  • The Ugly

Post Construction Monitoring-Maintaining Compliance

  • post 1992 developments
  • owner notification
  • file system
  • fee structure

Inspection

  • frequency
  • criteria
  • form

What’s Next

  • Expand program to include pre-1992 developments.

For more information please contact:

  • Rick Miller 650.363.4356
  • Greg Schirle 650.363.4797
  • Jorge Gomar 650.363.4724
  • Bernardo Patino 650.363.4717

San Mateo County Environmental Health Division 

Agenda

 

Last updated: November 01, 2007


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