Solid Waste Landfill Design

Monday, April 7, 2025

• Welcome and Introduction
• A Brief History of Solid Waste Management and Design 
• Financial and Sustainable Management of a Solid Waste System 
• Investigating Hydrogeologic Conditions and Groundwater Monitoring
• Borrow Source Investigation and Compacted Clay Liners 
• Class Activity
• Geometric Design and Liquid Management Systems 
• Elevated Temperature Landfills 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

• Leachate Treatment
• Geosynthetic Design for Containment Systems
• Final Covers and Post-closure Use Options
• Black Goo, What is it and What to do About It
• Landfill Drainage and Runoff Control 
• Waste Relocations and Vertical Expansions 
• Management of PFAS in Leachate and Landfill Liquids
• Slope Stability Approach, Calculations, and Reporting

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

• Keynote:  Landfill Gas from State-of-Practice to State-of-Art
• Gas Collection and Managing Air Emissions
• Developing a Sustainable Waste Management Campus
• Tour of Dane County Landfill and Biogas Facilities 

Registration Date/Time:
4/7/2025 7:30am Central Time Zone

Event Dates/Times:

• 4/7/2025  08:00am - 05:00pm Central Time Zone
• 4/8/2025  08:00am - 05:00pm Central Time Zone
• 4/9/2025  08:00am - 12:00pm Central Time Zone

• Program Director

  James Tinjum

• James Tinjum

  associate professor

  James M. Tinjum, PE, PhD, F.ASCE, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Geological Engineering Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to his engagement as a faculty member at UW–Madison in 2008, Dr. Tinjum worked for 15 years in industry for prominent engineer-procure-construct firms and a Fortune 50 company. He has specialized technical knowledge in geoenvironmental and remediation engineering for landfills with industrial waste (lime kiln dust, cement kiln dust, foundry residuals, paper mill sludge, coal combustion residuals), municipal solid waste (particularly landfill liner and cover systems and the monitoring, recovery, and value-added use of landfill gases), and hazardous waste. He conducts research in waste geotechnics and waste containment systems; the beneficial reuse of industrial byproducts (e.g., for subgrade improvement and cementitious stabilization of pavement layers); life cycle environmental analysis of geo systems; remediation of contaminated sites; and heat transfer in porous media (soil and rock). Dr. Tinjum developed these interests not only through industry practice and applied research, but also through discussions and interactions with practitioners participating in his nationally/internationally attended engineering short course programs. In applied practice, Dr. Tinjum has participated in over 50 solid waste projects.  

• Craig Benson

  Dean of Engineering Emeritus

  Dean Emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

• Craig Benson

  Dean of Engineering Emeritus

  Dean Emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

• Mark Torresani

  Vice President

  Vice President/Engineer, Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC, Madison, WI

• Paul Wintheiser

  Senior Civil /Environmental Engineer

  AECOM, Sheboygan, WI

• C. Lee Daigle

  Client Manager

  C. Lee Daigle, PE, is a registered professional engineer in civil engineering with over 20 years of experience in the landfill gas industry. Mr. Daigle started his career as an intern at a municipal solid waste landfill in Colonie, New York while attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While interning, he was fully immersed in the operations, maintenance, and construction of landfill gas collection and control systems, which instilled him with a passion for the industry. Upon graduation, Mr. Daigle continued to focus on landfill gas, and expanded his expertise in landfill gas utilization feasibility assessment, design, regulatory compliance, construction, and operations. Mr. Daigle has worked on landfill gas collection systems in over 30 states/territories, three Canadian provinces, and several countries abroad. He has been responsible for the initial start-up and monitoring of collection and control systems and has performed data analysis and interpretation to assist in optimizing overall landfill gas system performance. He also performed construction management and construction quality assurance (CQA) services during the installation ofnumerous landfill gas extraction and treatment systems, giving him a strong understanding of the construction issues associated with the implementation of cost-effective landfill gas system designs. Since 2011, Mr. Daigle has expanded his practice into all areas of solid waste design including the design and permitting of municipal solid waste cells and closures. Recently, Mr. Daigle has been elected to the Solid Waste Association of North America's Board of Directors, Wisconsin Badger Chapter and currently serves as Vice President of the board.

   

• Betsy Powers

  Senior Project Manager/Civil Engineer

  Senior Project Manager/Civil Engineer, SCS Engineers, Madison, WI

• Betsy Powers

  Senior Project Manager/Civil Engineer

  Senior Project Manager/Civil Engineer, SCS Engineers, Madison, WI 

• John Welch

  Director

  Director of Dept of Waste and Renewables - Dane County, Madison, WI

• Kenneth Quinn

  Technical Director, Hydrogeologist

  Technical Director, Hydrogeologist, TRC Companies, Madison, WI

• Paula Leier-Engelhardt

  Principal Geologist

  Principal, HydroGeo Solutions LLC, Little Suamico, WI

• Krishna Reddy

  Professor, University Scholar & Distinguished Researcher

  Professor, University Scholar & Distinguised Researcher, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

• Amanda Wade

  TRC Companies, Inc. Madison, WI

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This course will guide you through the development process of a successful solid waste landfill, from cradle to grave. Industry experts -- including James Tinjum, Craig Benson, Mark Torresani and John Welch -- will share critical factors and insights.  Interactive discussion and idea exchange will be emphasized. Learn more and enroll today.