Lancaster County Solid Waste Management

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

ARM provided completed the permitting and design for the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority’s (LCSWMA) since 1998, and during that time, has been privileged to support LCSWMA on a variety of projects including solid waste disposal improvements, transfer facility permitting, construction quality assurance (CQA), and a multitude of environmental compliance and engineering services. 


In 2009, ARM commenced the design and permitting support for the LCSWMA Frey Farm Landfill Vertical Expansion (FFVE), with responsibility for all engineering and permitting support, from feasibility studies and conceptual layouts to final design.


Project Highlights

  • Approximately 6.4 Million CY of Capacity
  • MSE Berm (5,200 feet in length, 65 feet maximum height)
  • Retrofit to Gravity Leachate Sumps
  • Two New Leachate Storage Tanks (1 million gallons each)
  • New Maintenance Building
  • Stormwater Management Improvements
  • Phase I – Environmental Assessment 
    • Harms/Benefits Analysis
    • Line of Site Study for Visual Impacts
    • Traffic Impact Study
    • Soil Analyses
    • Geologic Analyses 
    • Hydrogeologic Analyses
    • Natural Resource Investigations
  • Phase II – Technical Documentation 
    • Design of Geosynthetic Liner & Capping Systems
    • Leachate Collection and Conveyance Systems
    • Landfill Gas Collection and Conveyance Systems and Emission Estimates
    • Stormwater Management
    • Operations Plan
    • Water Quality Monitoring Plan
    • Bonding Worksheets for the Post-Closure Care Period



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