SCOPE
•Preliminary and Investigative Design
•Flood Plain Analysis
•Erosion Protection Plan
•Grading Design
•Cost Estimates
•Cost and Alternatives Analysis
•Ground Water Depth Evaluation
•Drainage Channel Design
•Phase Efficiency Analysis
•SMARA Application Assistance
Arvin, California
A 3 million cubic yard borrow pit is located adjacent to the existing Arvin Landfill and is being used to cap the landfill as part of the closure plan. Porter-Robertson was retained by the County of Kern, Waste Management, to provide civil engineering services for the Arvin Landfill Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) Borrow Pit Application.
We provided the preliminary design of the borrow pit which included flood plain issues, erosion protection, grading, cost estimates and analysis for several alternatives, ground water depth evaluation, drainage channels, determining most effective costs and haul distances for each phase of development, and we assisted with the SMARA application. The project will be developed over the next 12 years and will save the county taxpayers several million dollars by eliminating import dirt.
Arvin Landfill Borrow Pit
