Investigating Possible Functional Stability and Completion of Post-Closure Care for Florida Slurry Wall Landfills​

We are excited to share that we recevied funding for a second year.

This project will contribute to understanding when does the regulatory aftercare or PCC period at a closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill end which a specific focus on slurry-wall landfills. The primary goal of this study is to understand the extent of groundwater impacts and evaluate the appropriate PCC period for SW landfills. The specific objectives of this study are (1) collect and compile groundwater quality data and leachate pumping and quality data from SW landfills, (2) statistically assess the long-term trends in the collected data at SW, (3) use the data analysis tools capable of determining when and how landfills meet regulatory limits with and without climate change impacts, and (4) modelling contaminant transport through the slurry (in the event that leachate pumping is optimized or stopped).