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| ==Landfill Engineering and Design==
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| The technical precautions required to operate a landfill are incorporated into the landfill engineering design. The extent to which such technical precautions are required depends upon the needs established in the HRA. Notwithstanding that, there are minimum requirements imposed by the Landfill Directive and subsequent UK legislation – [[The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002]].<br>
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| Historically, landfills did not require engineering and such sites without an engineered lining system are commonly described as “dilute and disperse”. Notwithstanding the lack of site engineering, some evaluation of their pollution potential was undertaken. This mainly consisted of a simple evaluation of the ability of the surrounding geology to adsorb contamination to determine likely consequential pollution effects. This evaluation considered the ability of the ground to “dilute and disperse” the impact of the site, hence the common name.<br>
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| Landfill engineering design evolved in the 1980s, such that new dilute and disperse sites became less likely to be granted consent to operate. At the time, this was not supported by the implementation of any new specific legislative drivers, the principal legislation remaining the Control of Pollution Act 1974. This required landfills to be licensed by local authorities. In assessing licence applications, local authorities were required to ensure the prevention of pollution to water and danger to public health. This requirement established a rationale for assessment and its implementation evolved over the period from 1976 onwards.<br>
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| Landfill sites that incorporate engineered barriers are known as “Containment Facilities”. The design of such facilities has more than one form and can incorporate different numbers of layers and different designs. The Department of the Environment produced a series of Waste Management Papers (WMP) over the period from the late 1970s to 1997. WMP 26B contains a review of the types of designs. The design employed at any particular design would be informed by the outcome of the HRA which would assess the likely impact of a site upon the environment taking account of the design proposed. In general terms, the most sensitive sites would require the greatest degree of engineering.<br>
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| Landfills are constructed in discrete parts known as landfill cells. The sub-division into cells is undertaken so as to minimise the operating area and consequently minimise leachate generation and make the site more manageable in terms of odour and litter control. Sub-division also enables the site engineering to be constructed progressively as the site fills.<br>
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