City of Portola Landfill

The Portola Class III landfill is located approximately 1.5 miles northeast of the City of Portola. The landfill was an unlined landfill with highly erosive soils on site causing long-term maintenance issues and ground water contamination problems. When the city began the closure process, they began looking at options outside of the traditional Subtitle D […]

Crazy Horse Landfill

The Crazy Horse Landfill (CHLF), owned and maintained by the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority (SVSWA), had been in service for 75 years, with final in-place waste volume estimated at 4.3 million cubic yards. In 2013, final cover design for the closure of the of the CHLF went through three iterations before the SVSWA settled […]