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Water Balance Covers For Waste Containment: Principles and Practice
Citation:
Albright, W. H., C. H. Benson, AND W. J. Waugh. Water Balance Covers For Waste Containment: Principles and Practice. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, ISBN978784410707, (2010).
Impact/Purpose:
To present the results of the latest research regarding water balance covers for solid waste sites, along with case studies from current field testing.
Description:
Water Balance Covers for Waste Containment: Principles and Practices introduces water balance covers and compares them with conventional approaches to waste containment. The authors provided detailed analysis of the fundamentals of soil physics and design issues, introduce applicable ecological concepts and revegetation practices, and then move on to construction, modeling, and maintenance. A viable alternative to conventional landfill cover systems, water balance covers (also known as store-and-release and evapotranspiration covers) cycle water from the soil to the atmosphere during growing season, minimizing the percolation of rainwater through the soil, and therefore the production of leachate from land fill contents. This book presents the results of the latest research regarding water balance covers for solid waste sites, along with case studies drawn from current field testing. This book will be valuable to practicing engineers, as well as regulatory analysts.
