Accession Number:

ADA247930

Title:

Landform Technology at Fort Polk, Louisiana: Lessons Learned

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL

Personal Author(s):

• Smith, Jackie L.
• Grafton, James D.
• Mann, Diane K.

Report Date:

1992-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

Fort Polk, LA, is located in central Vernon Parish in West-Central Louisiana, about 6 miles southeast of the town of Leesville. In early 1983, a combination of factors prompted Fort Polk to explore alternatives for disposing of sewage sludge and contaminated soil. Changes in Louisianas Solid Waste Rules and Regulations ended the practice of disposing of contaminated soil in the installations landfill. Changing regulations were also affecting the disposal of sewage sludge. The technology investigated in this research is landfarming, a treatment process in which waste is mixed with the surface soil and is degraded, transformed, or immobilized. The surface soil is used as the treatment medium and the process is based primarily on the principle of aerobic decomposition of organic wastes. Compared to other land disposal treatments such as landfills and surface impoundments, landfarming has the potential to reduce monitoring and maintenance costs, as well as cleanup liabilities. Because of these reduced costs and liabilities, and the relatively low initial and operating costs, landfarming has received much attention as an ultimate disposal alternative.

Descriptors:

• *LAND AREAS
• SEWAGE
• REDUCTION
• COSTS
• SURFACES
• SOILS
• INSTALLATION
• WASTES
• CONTAMINATION
• DISPOSAL
• LANDFILLS
• SOLID WASTES
• DECOMPOSITION
• AEROBIC PROCESSES
• SLUDGE
• LOUISIANA
• MAINTENANCE
• LESSONS LEARNED

Subject Categories:

• Solid Wastes and Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE