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Full Scale Reactor Landfill For Carbon Sequestration and
Greenhouse Emission Control: Quarterly Technical Progress Report
January - March 2003

Yazdani, Ramin

Yolo County, Planning and Public Works Department

Table of Contents

Section 1 [2.08MB]

 DISCLAIMER
  ABSTRACT

1

 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
 

1.1

 SUMMARY OF CURRENT PROJECT STATUS 1

2

 INTRODUCTION 4
 

2.1

 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND ITS PURPOSE 4

2.2

 DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITY AND THE OPERATIONS / GEOGRAPHIC AREA 5

3

 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 5
 

3.1

 EXPERIMENTAL 6
 

3.1.1

 Construction 6
 

3.1.1.1

 Waste Placement 6

3.1.1.2

 Liquid Addition 6

3.1.1.3

 Gas Collection 7

3.1.1.4

 Surface Liner 8

3.1.2

 Monitoring 9
 

3.1.2.1

 Temperature 10

3.1.2.2

 Moisture 10

3.1.2.3

 Leachate Quantity and Quality 11

3.1.2.4

 Pressure 11

3.1.2.5

 Landfill Gas Composition and Flow 11

3.1.2.6

 Waste Sampling 12

3.1.2.7

 Surface Scan 12

3.1.3

 Operation 13
 

3.1.3.1

 Leachate Recirculation 13

3.1.3.2

 Landfill Gas Collection 14

3.2

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14
 

3.2.1

 Temperature 15

3.2.2

 Moisture 16

3.2.3

 Landfill Gas Collection System 17

3.2.4

 Leachate Quantity and Quality 19

Section 2 [1.51MB]

4

 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 20
   

4.1

 EXPERIMENTAL 20
 

4.1.1

 Construction 20
 

4.1.1.1

 Waste Placement 20

4.1.1.2

 Liquid Addition 21

4.1.1.3

 Gas Collection 21

4.1.1.4

 Surface Liner 22

4.1.2

 Monitoring 22
 

4.1.2.1

 Temperature 22

4.1.2.2

 Moisture 23

4.1.2.3

 Leachate Quantity and Quality 23

4.1.2.4

 Pressure 23

4.1.2.5

 Landfill Gas Composition and Flow 23

4.1.2.6

 Waste Sampling 23

4.1.2.7

 Surface Scan 24

4.1.3

 Operation 25
 

4.1.3.1

 Leachate Recirculation 25

4.1.3.2

 Landfill Gas Collection 25

4.2

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 25
 

4.2.1

 Temperature 25

4.2.2

 Moisture 26

4.2.3

 Landfill Gas Collection System 27

4.2.4

 Leachate Quantity And Quality 28

Section 3 [1.62MB]

5

 AEROBIC CELL 29
   

5.1

 EXPERIMENTAL 29
 

5.1.1

 Construction 29
 

5.1.1.1

 Waste Placement 30

5.1.1.2

 Liquid Addition 31

5.1.1.3

 Air Collection 32

5.1.1.4

 Surface Liner 32

5.1.2

 Monitoring 33
 

5.1.2.1

 Temperature 33

5.1.2.2

 Moisture 33

5.1.2.3

 Leachate Quantity and Quality 34

5.1.2.4

 Pressure 35

5.1.2.5

 Landfill Gas Composition and Flow 35

5.1.2.6

 Waste Sampling 35

5.1.2.7

 Surface Scan 35

5.1.3

 Operation 36
 

5.1.3.1

 Leachate Recirculation 36

5.1.3.2

 Air Collection 37

5.2

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 37
 

5.2.1

 Temperature 37

5.2.2

 Moisture 38

5.2.3

 Leachate Quantity and Quality 39

Section 4 [1.76MB]

6

 MODULE 6D BASE LINER 40
   

6.1

 EXPERIMENTAL 40
 

6.1.1

 Construction 40
 

6.1.1.1

 Grading 41

6.1.1.2

 Base Liner Assembly 41

6.1.2

 Monitoring 42
 

6.1.2.1

 Temperature 43

6.1.2.2

 Moisture 43

6.1.2.3

 Leachate Collection Trenches 43

6.2

 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 44
 

6.2.1

 Temperature 44

6.2.2

 Moisture 45

6.2.3

 Leachate Collection Trenches 46

7

 SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (SCADA) 47
 

7.1

 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 47

7.2

 SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING 47

8

 CONCLUSION 51

9

 REFERENCES 52

Appendix A [1.49MB]

 APPENDIX A - EPA XL SCHEDULE AND SUMMARY OF MATERIALS INSTALLED 53
Appendix B [2.87MB] APPENDIX B - PIPING AND INSTRUMENTATION PLANS 63
Appendix C [4.15MB] APPENDIX C - GRAPHS 76
Appendix D & E [1.55MB] APPENDIX D - GAS LABORATORY CHEMISTRY 117
  APPENDIX E - LECHATE LABORATORY CHEMISTRY 121
 

LIST OF FIGURES

  

FIGURE 3-1

 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LIQUID RECIRCULATION AND ADDITION VOLUMES 77

FIGURE 3-2

 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 TEMPERATURE READINGS 78

FIGURE 3-3

 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 TEMPERATURE READINGS 79
FIGURE 3-4 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 3 TEMPERATURE READINGS 80
FIGURE 3-5 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL SELECTED TEMPERATURE READINGS 81
FIGURE 3-6 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE READINGS 15
FIGURE 3-7 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 82
FIGURE 3-8 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 83
FIGURE 3-9 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 GYPSUM IN PLASTER MOISTURE READINGS 84
FIGURE 3-10 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 GYPSUM IN SOIL MOISTURE READINGS 85
FIGURE 3-11 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 3 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 86
FIGURE 3-12 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL AVERAGE MOISTURE READINGS 17
FIGURE 3-13 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LANDFILL GAS CONCENTRATIONS FROM HEADER LINE 87
FIGURE 3-14 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL LANDFILL GAS FLOW RATE 88
FIGURE 3-15 NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL CUMULATIVE METHANE 89
FIGURE 3-16 CUMULATIVE METHANE FROM NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL AND ENHANCED CELL 90
FIGURE 3-17 CHANGE IN VOC CONCENTRATIONS IN LFG FROM THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 18
FIGURE 4-1 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 TEMPERATURE READINGS 91
FIGURE 4-2 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 TEMPERATURE READINGS 92
FIGURE 4-3 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 3 TEMPERATURE READINGS 93
FIGURE 4-4 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE READINGS 26
FIGURE 4-5 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 94
FIGURE 4-6 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 PVC READINGS 95
FIGURE 4-7 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LAYER 3 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 96
FIGURE 4-8 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL AVERAGE PVC MOISTURE READINGS 27
FIGURE 4-9 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LANDFILL GAS CONCENTRATIONS FROM HEADER LINE 97
FIGURE 4-10 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL LANDFILL GAS FLOW RATE 98
FIGURE 4-11 WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL CUMULATIVE METHANE 99
FIGURE 4-12 CUMULATIVE TEACHATE REMOVED FROM THE WEST-SIDE LCRS 100
FIGURE 5-1 AEROBIC CELL BASE LINER TEMPERATURE READINGS 101
FIGURE 5-2 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 0.5 TEMPERATURE READINGS 102
FIGURE 5-3 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 TEMPERATURE READINGS 103
FIGURE 5-4 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 TEMPERATURE READINGS 104
FIGURE 5-5 AEROBIC CELL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE READINGS 38
FIGURE 5-6 AEROBIC CELL BASE LINER PVC MOISTURE READINGS 105
FIGURE 5-7 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 0.5 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 106
FIGURE 5-8 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 1 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 107
FIGURE 5-9 AEROBIC CELL LAYER 2 PVC MOISTURE READINGS 108
FIGURE 5-10 AEROBIC CELL AVERAGE PVC MOISTURE READINGS 39
FIGURE 6-1 MODULE D BASE LINER TEMPERATURE READINGS (NORTHWEST QUADRANT) 109
FIGURE 6-2 MODULE D BASE LINER TEMPERATURE READINGS (SOUTHWEST QUADRANT) 110
FIGURE 6-3 MODULE D BASE LINER TEMPERATURE READINGS (NORTHEAST QUADRANT) 111
FIGURE 6-4 MODULE D BASE LINER TEMPERATURE READINGS (SOUTHEAST QUADRANT) 112
FIGURE 6-5 MODULE D BASE LINER AVERAGE TEMPERATURE READINGS 45
FIGURE 6-6 MODULE D BASE LINER PVC MOISTURE READINGS (WEST SIDE QUADRANTS) 113
FIGURE 6-7 MODULE D BASE LINER PVC MOISTURE READINGS (NORTHEAST QUADRANT) 114
FIGURE 6-8 MODULE D BASE LINER  PVC MOISTURE READINGS (SOUTHEAST QUADRANT) 115
FIGURE 6-9 MODULE D BASE LINER AVERAGE PVC MOISTURE READINGS 46
FIGURE 6-10 MODULE D BASE LINER PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS AND ADJACENT TUBES 116
 

LIST OF TABLES

  
TABLE 1-1 REVISED PROJECT XL DELIVERY SCHEDULE 54
TABLE 3-1 SUMMARY OF DATA FOR THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 55
TABLE 3-2 SUMMARY OF SENSORS FOR THE ANAEROBIC CELLS 56
TABLE 3-3 SUMMARY OF GAS COLLECTION LINES FOR THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 57
TABLE 3-4 SUMMARY OF SURFACE SCANS PERFORMED ON THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 13
TABLE 3-5 TEMPERATURE SUMMARY FOR THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 15
TABLE 3-6 PVC MOISTURE SUMMARY FOR THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 16
TABLE 3-7 LANDFILL GAS SUMMARY FOR THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 18
TABLE 3-8 ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR LANDFILL GAS SAMPLED FROM MODULE D 118
TABLE 3-9 FIELD CHEMISTRY AND ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 122
TABLE 3-10 FIELD CHEMISTRY AND SELECTED LABORATORY CHEMISTRY FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE NORTHEAST ANAEROBIC CELL 19
TABLE 4-1 SUMMARY OF DATA FOR THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 58
TABLE 4-2 SUMMARY OF GAS COLLECTION LINES FOR THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 59
TABLE 4-3 SUMMARY OF SURFACE SCANS PERFORMED ON THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 24
TABLE 4-4 TEMPERATURE SUMMARY FOR THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 25
TABLE 4-5 PVC MOISTURE SUMMARY FOR THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 27
TABLE 4-6 LANDFILL GAS SUMMARY FOR THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 28
TABLE 4-7 ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 126
TABLE 4-8 FIELD CHEMISTRY AND SELECTED LABORATORY CHEMISTRY FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE WEST-SIDE ANAEROBIC CELL 29
TABLE 5-1 SUMMARY OF DATA FOR THE AEROBIC CELL 60
TABLE 5-2 SUMMARY OF SENSORS FOR THE AEROBIC CELL 61
TABLE 5-3 SUMMARY OF AIR COLLECTION LINES FOR THE AEROBIC CELL 62
TABLE 5-4 SUMMARY OF SURFACE SCANS PERFORMED ON THE AEROBIC CELL 36
TABLE 5-5 TEMPERATURE SUMMARY FOR THE AEROBIC CELL 38
TABLE 5-6 PVC MOISTURE SUMMARY FOR THE AEROBIC CELL 39
TABLE 5-7 ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE AEROBIC CELL MANHOLE 130
TABLE 5-8 FIELD CHEMISTRY FOR LEACHATE SAMPLED FROM THE AEROBIC CELL 40
TABLE 6-1 SUMMARY OF SENSORS FOR THE MODULE 6D BASE LINER 44
TABLE 6-2 PVC MOISTURE SUMMARY FOR THE BASE LINER 46
TABLE 6-3 LEACHATE LEVEL SUMMARY FOR THE BASE LINER 47