WE NEED YOUR INPUT !

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• To see the latest version of the best management practice (BMP) matrix, click here.

• To make any comments, click here.

"INTERACTIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR LEACHATE MANAGEMENT"

This proposal describes the development of web-based, internet-accessible municipal solid waste leachate management decision support tool for utilities, consultants, and regulators.

The tool will address the need for:

1. Improving the measurement and evaluation of current leachate management practices

2. Improving the design and implementation of new or upgraded systems

3. Improving the regulatory framework to adequately deal with changing technologies and lessons learned

4. Enhancing access to vital information on leachate management strategies and applications.

DST Test site: http://www.civil.fau.edu/~ramesh/dss/dss.html

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT

1. UPDATE LIST OF ALTERNATIVES

A list of available and experimental long-term alternatives has been assembled and ranked according to selection criteria based on environmental sustainability, efficiency, risk, feasibility, and economic factors, based on our recently-completed HCSHWM-funded two-year study entitled, “Investigation of Energized Options for Leachate Management, Report #0632018” (Meeroff et al. 2008). For this task, input from the TAG will be solicited.

To see the latest version of the matrix, click here.

To make any comments, additions, deletions, etc., click here.

2. OBTAIN USER SPECIFIC INFORMATION

To refine the BMP guide, we intend to collect descriptive information from landfills in Florida to establish the parameters that will be mapped to our decision support tool's user profile interface to match the best management practice to the application.

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If you experience problems or have questions regarding your rights as a research subject, contact the Florida Atlantic University Division of Research at (561) 297-0777. For other questions about the study, you should call the principal investigator: Daniel Meeroff, Ph.D. at 561 297-3099. By completing the online form, you give consent to participate in this study.