Operations and Maintenance Services- Brochure

Efficient, Safe, and Compliant OperationsCornerstone Environmental Group’s highly skilled field services technicians can maximize your solid waste facility’s efficiency and manage all routine and emergency land-fill gas (LFG) and leachate needs. Our staff have worked together for several years and have provided field services at active and closed landfills and landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facilities throughout the United States. From overseeing construction of LFG systems, to monitor-ing landfill surface gas emissions, to operating landfill gas control systems, our clients rely on us to ensure efficient, safe and productive operations and to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Cornerstone is also particular-ly skilled at training our clients’ own personnel to conduct routine monitoring and operations of LFG collection and control systems.What Sets Cornerstone Apart?• Dedication to the solid waste industry – Our primary busi-ness is providing solid waste consulting services, so we are experts on landfills and LFGTE facilities.• Client focus – Experienced technicians meet with clients frequently to explain issues encountered in the field and correct them before they result in problems.• Full range of services – Cornerstone can provide engi-neering design services, operate equipment, and perform small construction projects, eliminating the need for an outside contractor for many issues.• Training expertise – We provide training sessions for cli-ents who choose to use their own staff to operate moni-toring equipment or balance LFG collection systems.• Post-closure experience – Complete operations, mainte-nance, and management can be provided at closed sites, including security, monitoring, and system operations.• Landfill gas-to-energy system expertise – Our technicians can properly balance the LFG wellfield to maximize gas production for use in cogeneration facilities.Operations and Maintenance ServicesCornerstone offers a wide range of operations and maintenance services for gas and leachate collection and control systems at active and closed landfillsBuilding lifetime relationships with our clients and employeesOperations and Maintenance Services ProvidedLFG Collection and Control System O&M• Flare systems operations• Wellfield balancing• Maximizing gas extraction• LFGTE facility operations and maintenance• Leachate sampling• Landfill gas sampling• Landfill surface emissions monitoring• Data collection and compliance reporting• Migration probe/barhole monitoring• Landfill gas testing programs• Preparation of O&M manuals• Emergency responsePost-Closure O&M• Final cover and vegetation maintenance• Groundwater, sediment, and surface water monitoring• Groundwater well maintenace• Landfill gas monitoring• Landfill gas system maintenance• Condensate hauling/treatment• Drainage system cleaning, repair, and maintenance• Facility access control• Inspections and reportingLeachate Collection System Maintenance• Leachate sampling and system management• Condensate hauling/management• Pumping system O&MTraining of Site Personnel• LFG collection and control system operations• System start-up training• Data collection and reportingConstruction Management• Construction quality assurance (CQA)• Data collection and reporting• Small construction project capability• Preparation of bid documents• Contractor and equipment procurement• Contractor supervisionRecent Cornerstone ExperienceCornerstone prides itself on establishing close and produc-tive relationships with its clients. A few recent examples of our field services assignments include:PurEnergy – Middlesex Generating Company, LLC (NJ) – Landfill gas collection and control system operations and monitoring services at the Middlesex County Utility Author-ity and Edison landfills to ensure optimum system perfor-mance for use in PurEnergy’s LFGTE facility.Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities – Sprout Brook Ash Residue Disposal Facility (NY) – Five-year contract to provide leachate reporting, storm water compli-ance, annual reporting, and assistance with other compli-ance issues.City of Riverview – Riverview Land Preserve (MI) – Multiyear contract for a variety of services, including environmental monitoring (groundwater, leachate, surface water, landfill gas, and air); construction management; and construction quality assurance services.Waste Management Inc. (Altamont, Anderson, Guadalupe, Kirby, Redwood, and Tri Cities landfills) (CA) – O&M services on the LFG systems at these six sites in northern California. Services provided included operations and/or maintenance in support of a 6-Megawatt LFGTE power plant, LFG recov-ery/ migration collection systems, LFG condensate collec-tion systems, leachate collection and recovery systems, and a large LFG wellfield.For more information, e-mail info@cornerstoneeg.com or visit www.cornerstoneeg.comFor more information:Michael Schumaci (East) - (877) 294-9070Steve Wintheiser (Central) - (877) 633-5520Paul Stout (West) - (877) 633-5520 03/14