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Explore the challenges, research, and development of a landfill closure and aftercare plan for landfills under the water table at the Halle-Lochau site in Germany. The project aims to provide cost-effective, technically feasible, environmentally friendly, and sustainable solutions.
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Sardinia Symposium 2003 Closure and Aftercare Regime for Landfills below the Water Table Part 1: Introduction to the „Halle-Lochau“ landfill Part 2: Problems of landfills below the water table Part 3: Research and development project Martina Rapthel, Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau, Germany
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau Closure and Aftercare Regime for Landfills below the Water Table Part 1: Introduction to the "Halle-Lochau" landfill
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Groundwater lowering system „Halle-Lochau“ landfill „Revolution Point“ area Eastpart 296 ha West- part 184 ha ~ 1000 m Halle-Lochau Direction of groundwater flow River
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Leachate collection system N S Household waste Commercial waste Groundwater lowering system ~ 30 m ~ 100 m Eastern landfill area: sediments Northern landfill area: household waste Southern landfill area: commercial waste Administrative building including waste control departments Halle-Lochau Overview of the „Halle-Lochau“ landfill 2003
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau Closure and Aftercare Regime for Landfills below the Water Table Part 2: Problems of landfills below the water table
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau Stopping of the goundwater lowering operation in „Halle-Lochau“ without additional measures Generated lake in wide parts of the former open cast mining including landfill body
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau Closure and Aftercare Regime for Landfills below the Water Table Part 3: Research and development project
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Halle-Lochau Investigations for the sustainable closure of landfills which were installed in areas of the former open coal mining carried out at the example “Halle-Lochau” landfill • Aims of the research project: • Development of measures for closure, aftercare, recultivation and reuse of landfills below the water table • least cost solution • technically feasabale solution • environmentally friendly solution • sustainable solution
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH East Part East Part East Part East Part East Part East Part West Part West Part West Part West Part West Part West Part Option 6 Option 4 Option 3 Option 2 Option 5 Option 1 Fulfilling of the West Part Fulfilling of the East Part Lake Halle-Lochau
Abfallwirtschaft GmbH Groundwater collection East-Part Innenkippe West- Part Generated lake Groundwater flow to the nearby river Halle-Lochau