Landfill Services

ES&M is experienced in landfill assessment, monitoring, engineering, and management.  Our landfill work ranges from preliminary environmental assessments to comprehensive hydrogeologic investigations, landfill monitoring, and redevelopment.

 Our capabilities include:

• Property use and historical records review
• Landfill content and areal footprint assessment
• Assessment and post-closure monitoring including gas migration, groundwater, stormwater, surface water and leachate
• The evaluation of landfill gases and their potential for off-site migration
• Odor response management in support of site permitting requirements
• The use of geophysical methods to characterize subsurface conditions
• Risk characterization
• Landfill and transfer station operational and closure permitting including the development of operational plans required for health and waste stream management
• Preparation of corrective action design plans for capping and stormwater control
• Construction management
• Permit-required inspections including alternative post-closure uses (solar arrays).

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Landfill ​​Projects:
​​City of Woburn Projects - Landfill Monitoring
​Landfill Closure at Former Army Facility
1,4-Dioxane in Landfill Leachate

​1,4 DIOXANE AND MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS

Closed landfills with approved monitoring programs in Massachusetts are now required to analyze groundwater and surface water samples for 1,4 Dioxane.  The reporting limit for this parameter must be at or below 0.3 ug/L.  If 1,4 Dioxane is detected above 0.3 ug/L, the owner or operator must notify MassDEP and collect additional samples within 60 days. 

ES&M has the experience and know-how to assist landfill operators with this complex issue, including follow up response actions that may be required.