Landfill on Screen

by Steven R. Roth, Proj. Engr.; Montgomery Watson, 11107 Aurora Ave., Des Moines, IA 50322,
John R. Cummings, Sr. Engr.; Montgomery Watson, 11107 Aurora Ave., Des Moines, IA,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1993, Vol. 63, Issue 6, Pg. 55-57


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

Engineers for a $3.7 million regional landfill in Iowa turned to computer-aided design at every project step from conceptual design through operations monitoring following construction. CAD provided efficient compliance with changing regulations and showed how to increase site capacity, adding $19 million in potential revenues over the landfill's life. Lee County Landfill is located on a 176 acre tract of land in southeast Iowa. Shrinking space in the existing phase 1 landfill area and an increased regional waste stream created the need for expansion. Montgomery Watson, Des Moines, Iowa, was able to complete the design requirements for the planned 23-acre expansion on time with a customized CAD landfill-design system developed using Intergraph-based UNIX workstations and the software package Inroads operating with a Microstation-based graphics program.

Subject Headings: Computer aided design | Landfills | Waste management | Urban and regional development | Rivers and streams | Revenues | Project management

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