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Geosyntec Consultants <br /> 1 . INTRODUCTION <br /> 1 .1 Terms of Reference <br /> Geosyntec Consultants (Geosyntec) has prepared this Landfill Consolidation Study <br /> Report for the proposed Segment 3 , Class I landfill at the Indian River County Landfill <br /> (IRCL) facility located in Vero Beach, Florida. The IRCL facility, which is owned by <br /> the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD), presently employs the <br /> separate disposal approach to construction and demolition (C&D) debris and municipal <br /> solid waste (MSW) . This approach allows the IRCL facility to dispose of C&D waste <br /> in a dedicated unlined landfill, while diverting the MSW to a lined, Class I landfill. <br /> This report looks at the feasibility of co-disposal of C&D and MSW in a lined, Class I <br /> landfill. <br /> The report was prepared in response to a need for additional information on the <br /> available options for the design and permitting of the Class I landfill expansion. The <br /> report was prepared by Dr. Tanhum Goldschmid, as a consultant for Geosyntec and <br /> reviewed by Dr. Kwasi Badu-Tweneboah, P.E. , of Geosyntec. <br /> 1.2 Background <br /> The Solid Waste Disposal District (S WDD) operates and maintains two separate landfill <br /> systems including: (i) a Class I landfill ; and (ii) a Construction & Demolition (C&D) <br /> landfill . All Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is delivered for disposal at the Class I <br /> landfill . The C&D landfill is restricted only to inert debris that originates from <br /> construction and demolition activities. Each of the landfill systems is subject to a <br /> different set of Florida rules, which govern its construction, operation and maintenance, <br /> and long term care. Class I landfills can accept for disposal most types of waste <br /> including C&D debris. They must, however, construct and operate a leachate collection <br /> and removal system consisting of a liner system and a piping network to prevent <br /> groundwater contamination. Class I landfills may also be required to install and operate <br /> an active landfill gas collection and control system to control odor and to minimize the <br /> risk of accidental fire and/or explosion. C&D landfills are exempt from the <br /> requirements to actively collect and control leachate and landfill gas but are restricted to <br /> disposal of inert debris only. <br /> JR70184 3 7/13/2007 <br />