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1. What are the two prima- Natural attenuation and engineered or containment
ry types of landfills?
2. Which of the two prima- Natural attenuation landfills
ry types of landfills rely
on natural soils to filter,
dilute, or otherwise pre-
vent leachate from the
landfill from contaminat-
ing groundwater?
3. Which of the two pri- Engineered a.k.a containment landfills
mary types of landfills
utilize a liner to pre-
vent groundwater cont-
amination?
4. Typically, small con- Natural attenuation
struction and demoli-
tion landfills and one
time disposal landfills
are which of the two pri-
mary types of landfill?
5. In Wisconsin landfills are Construction & demolition (C&D), Municipal, and High Volume Indus-
divided into three cate- trial Waste
gories. What are the cat-
egories?
6. C&D landfills are sub- Small and intermediate. Small C&D landfills may contain up to 50,00
divided into two cate- cubic yards and intermediate C&D landfills may contain (more than
gories. What are the cat- 50,000 cubic yards but no more than 250,000 cubic yards
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egories and what is the
capacity of each?
7. Concrete, bricks, as- C&D waste
phalt, wood, glass, ma-
sonry, roofing, siding
and plaster, alone or
in combinations, exclud-
ing waste paint, sol-
vents, sealers, adhesives
and similar materials, is
typically characteristic of
what type of waste?
8. True or False? A liner is False.
required for small C&D
landfills.
9. How many feet above 10 ft.
the groundwater table
or bedrock must the
base of a small C&D
landfill be?
10. True or False? Interme- True!
diate C&D landfills must
have a 3 ft. thick clay lin-
er and a leachate collec-
tion system.
11. The diameter of leachate 6 inches
collection pipes in an in-
, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operator Study Guide for Site Operator Certifi
cation
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termediate C&D landfill
must be at least how
many inches?
12. Subtitle D of the federal Municipal
Resource Recovery and
Conservation Act and
state solid waste codes
in the NR 500 series
regulate which of three
categories of landfills in
Wisconsin.
13. Landfills may not be sit- Navigable lakes, ponds or flowages; rivers and streams; floodplains;
ed within certain speci- state or federal highways; and airports.
fied distances of which
resources and struc-
tures?
14. True or False: Landfills True!
are not allowed to be lo-
cated where they have
a reasonable probability
of causing groundwater
contamination, a detri-
mental effect on surface
water or wetlands, a tak-
ing of an endangered or
threatened species, the
migration of dangerous
levels of explosive gases,
cation
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cdwvx5
1. What are the two prima- Natural attenuation and engineered or containment
ry types of landfills?
2. Which of the two prima- Natural attenuation landfills
ry types of landfills rely
on natural soils to filter,
dilute, or otherwise pre-
vent leachate from the
landfill from contaminat-
ing groundwater?
3. Which of the two pri- Engineered a.k.a containment landfills
mary types of landfills
utilize a liner to pre-
vent groundwater cont-
amination?
4. Typically, small con- Natural attenuation
struction and demoli-
tion landfills and one
time disposal landfills
are which of the two pri-
mary types of landfill?
5. In Wisconsin landfills are Construction & demolition (C&D), Municipal, and High Volume Indus-
divided into three cate- trial Waste
gories. What are the cat-
egories?
6. C&D landfills are sub- Small and intermediate. Small C&D landfills may contain up to 50,00
divided into two cate- cubic yards and intermediate C&D landfills may contain (more than
gories. What are the cat- 50,000 cubic yards but no more than 250,000 cubic yards
, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operator Study Guide for Site Operator Certifi
cation
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cdwvx5
egories and what is the
capacity of each?
7. Concrete, bricks, as- C&D waste
phalt, wood, glass, ma-
sonry, roofing, siding
and plaster, alone or
in combinations, exclud-
ing waste paint, sol-
vents, sealers, adhesives
and similar materials, is
typically characteristic of
what type of waste?
8. True or False? A liner is False.
required for small C&D
landfills.
9. How many feet above 10 ft.
the groundwater table
or bedrock must the
base of a small C&D
landfill be?
10. True or False? Interme- True!
diate C&D landfills must
have a 3 ft. thick clay lin-
er and a leachate collec-
tion system.
11. The diameter of leachate 6 inches
collection pipes in an in-
, Solid Waste Disposal Facility Operator Study Guide for Site Operator Certifi
cation
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_cdwvx5
termediate C&D landfill
must be at least how
many inches?
12. Subtitle D of the federal Municipal
Resource Recovery and
Conservation Act and
state solid waste codes
in the NR 500 series
regulate which of three
categories of landfills in
Wisconsin.
13. Landfills may not be sit- Navigable lakes, ponds or flowages; rivers and streams; floodplains;
ed within certain speci- state or federal highways; and airports.
fied distances of which
resources and struc-
tures?
14. True or False: Landfills True!
are not allowed to be lo-
cated where they have
a reasonable probability
of causing groundwater
contamination, a detri-
mental effect on surface
water or wetlands, a tak-
ing of an endangered or
threatened species, the
migration of dangerous
levels of explosive gases,
