Raba-Kistner has provided solid waste consulting services to private and municipal clients for almost four decades. During this time, we have developed professional relationships and maintained open communication with key officials and state regulators. These relationships and our reputation for competent regulatory practices have enabled our environmental professionals to efficiently and effectively complete numerous projects receiving close regulatory review.

Our firm dedicates the necessary resources and manpower to meet the objectives of our clients’ solid waste projects.
We are accustomed to working within pre-determined, tight schedules and budgets. Our management programs are economically feasible with respect to both client cost and regional resources. It is important for Raba-Kistner to remain socially responsible when servicing solid waste projects. A list of frequently requested solid waste consulting services follows:

Landfill and Transfer Station Design and Permitting

• Comprehensive scope of services including site evaluation, facility design and permitting, monitoring, closure and post-closure care management

• New permit and modification/amendment applications

• Subsurface investigation plans for new facilities (green sites)

• Environmental studies and permitting for new sites and site expansions

• Wetlands/waters of the U.S. delineations (Section 404/401 permitting)

• Archaeological/cultural resource and biological habitat surveys

• U.S. fish and wildlife consultations (Section 7)

Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)

• Construction plans and specifications for cell liners and final covers

• CQA services for Subtitle D composite (soils and geosynthetics) systems

• Accredited geotechnical and construction materials testing laboratories

Groundwater/Landfill Gas Monitoring

• Groundwater, leachate and landfill gas monitoring

• Groundwater wells/landfill gas probes installation and sampling

• Leachate sampling and testing

Operational and Management Services

• Regional and county municipal solid waste management plans

• Geophysical assessments in support of site characterization (earth electrical resistivity, gound magnetics, electromagnetics)

• Site volume (airspace) and compaction analyses