Land Disposal Program


Technical Information

This section is dedicated to serve as technical guidance regarding various aspects of the Land Disposal Program. The subjects covered under this section will be updated regularly. If you have any questions or suggestions about technical matters relevant to regulation of waste discharge to land, please inform us. The following subjects are currently being developed:

  • Evaluation of Ground Water Model Applications
    This part explains how ground water model applications are used commonly for subjects related to the Land Disposal Program and how Water Board staff evaluate the model applications.
  • Alternative Landfill Final Cover Designs
    We request your input for this part! Please send us specifications for any cover design that is alternative to the prescriptive design. We will describe the types of final cover designs which are commonly proposed by landfill owners/operators as alternatives to the prescriptive regulatory requirement. We will also provide modeling-based analyses of the proposed alternative final covers with respect to their protectiveness and a comparison with the prescriptive design.
  • Alternative Liner Designs for Landfills
    This part will describe the types of liner designs which are commonly proposed by waste dischargers as alternatives to the regulatory requirement. Also, a brief evaluation of analyses regarding the effectiveness of alternative liner design will be provided.