LEA Central: Alternative Final Landfill Cover

Past Training

This page includes summaries of past courses.

Alternative Final Cover Assessment | Alternative Final Cover | Waste Containment Liner Design | Alternative Earthen Final Cover Design | Sanitary Landfill Design

May 2001 and May 2002, throughout California
Alternative Final Cover Assessment

In May 2001 and May 2002, staff from the Integrated Waste Management Board and the State Water Resources Control Board, in conjunction with the Desert Research Institute (DRI), conducted a one-day workshop for the local enforcement agencies (LEA), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and industry. The goal was to educate attendees on the scientific theory and engineering principles behind alternative covers and to update them on the current status of the Alternative Cover Assessment Program (ACAP) project.

Some of the presentations given at the workshop are available for download here but require Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT) for viewing. Others have been converted to text outline form. For a hard copy of the slides, or for an electronic copy of the PowerPoint presentation, please contact Melissa Gunter.

Mr. William Albright of Desert Research Institute was the main speaker at the training courses. 

• The Scientific Theory Presentation (PPT, 1.1 MB)
• The Alternative Cover Assessment Program Presentation (text outline)

Dr. Paul Rosenfeld and Mr. Lawrence Lansdale gave a different perspective on alternative covers and discussed the cover design they implemented in Guam. They also discussed the use of plants as a means of soil remediation and erosion control.

• Landfill Plants Presentation (text outline)

Winter/Spring 2002
Alternative Final Landfill Cover

A four-day course given by Desert Research Institute for the Nevada Bureau of Land Management. Instructors: William Albright, Dirk van Zyl, Scott Tyler, Ward Wilson, and Terry McLendon. For more information, contact Bob Sykes at (602) 906-5556.

January 17-18, 2002, Orlando, FL
March 28-29, 2002, Denver, CO
Design of Waste Containment Liner & Final Closure Systems

This is a 2-day course organized by The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The instructors will be Robert Mackey and Rick Thiel. The course content will be: Liner and Final Cover Design, Selection of Material Specifications, Alternative Operational Programs, Construction Quality Assurance, Reduction of Long Term Maintenance.

Note: ASCE will come to you for an in-house training.

January 2002
Designing and Implementing Alternative Earthen Final Covers for Waste Containment Facilities (Adobe Acrobat, 324 KB).

A short course given by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Note: This course is usually given every year at UCLA and the above link is to last year's course brochure. When next year’s course in advertised (usually 10-14 weeks ahead of time), we’ll update the link to the new brochure.

Feb 13-15, 2002, Madison, WI
Sanitary Landfill Design

This is a 3-day course given by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There will be a variety of instructors bringing forth different perspectives on waste management. The content of the course will include: Hydrogeologic investigations, Innovative design strategies, Bioreactor landfills, Leachate collection and treatment, Gas migration and emissions control, and Slope stability.

Note: The University of Wisconsin will come to you for an in-house training.

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Last updated: April 18, 2008