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This landfill abuts wetlands and subsoils can liquefy. VIKEK has provided assessment of landfill components, design of cover systems, landfill gas and condensate piping, leachate system evaluation and construction that includes collection, pumping, force main and lagoon.

This is a 26-acre old closed landfill evaluated for a residential development within the City of Bothell. VIKEK evaluated existing environmental monitoring and operations data, methane concentrations using Geoprobes between gas probes, stormwater, groundwater, hydrogeologic, geologic, and historical landfill operations relative to the conceptual site model.

The Newmont Wastewater Ponds are double lined with a 60-mil, textured, high density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane with a geonet between the geomembranes to provide leak detection. The ponds were completed in 2019 for storage of mine – affected water for future treatment. It has two maintenance cells in the bottom known as the west cell and the east cell, each having a storage volume of approximately 3 million gallons. 

In order to support the acquisition of regulatory permits, Vikek provided pond geomembrane integrity and leakage assessment and liner installation construction quality assurance services. Specific activities included evaluation of liner leakage mitigation options and construction observation.

Directed sustainability master facility planning, design, and delivery of the $84 million 24 – hour recycling /transfer station development while saving over $4 million in planned costs. This is the largest Recycling/Transfer facility owned by King County constructed using alternative (Washington State RCW 36.58.090 competitive negotiation) contracting methods and which, won the Platinum LEED Award for excellence in Sustainable construction.

Managed the feasibility studies for the development of the $20 million Vashon Island transfer/recycling station and site development plans. Work Elements included; development of conceptual design, cost estimating for all design elements, evaluation of permit requirements, landfill closure and post-closure costs, and a comparative life cycle cost analysis. Served as liaison between King County, permitting agencies and associated community councils. Led meetings with the community for the selecting of a preferred Solid Waste management alternative. Based on this assessment, the County subsequently constructed the existing state-of-the-art station.

Vikek personnel directed all aspects of environmental and regulatory compliance for project delivery, for King County Solid Waste Division’s eight recycling/transfer station projects, Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, and seven closed landfills, including related groundwater, landfill gas, air quality, wastewater, surface water, and hazardous waste management systems. Developed environmental compliance work plans under the Division’s Environmental Management System (EMS), including performance metrics, conducted performance tracking, and prepared applications for routine operating permit approval amendments and annual permit renewals. The Environmental Compliance Program received Gold, Silver and Bronze awards for excellence in environmental compliance from the DOE and SWANA.

Planned and managed the procurement, permit acquisition, design, construction, and commissioning of the over $ 85 million 30 – acre Area 5 landfill cell expansion. Led the construction management team that oversaw the development of this first subtitle D landfill cell in Washington State. Received recognition from the Washington State Department of Ecology for Excellence in Construction Management.

VIKEK, under contract with the prime consultant, evaluated the stability for the design of the Liner and floating cover systems for the two equalization basins associated with the Chehalis Regional Water Reclamation Facility, in accordance with minimum requirements of Washington Administrative Code (WAC 173 – 350 – 330) for surface impoundments, in the following areas; liners, groundwater monitoring system, embankments and slopes, freeboard, stress analysis of the surface and stability; and USEPA handbook on remedial action at waste disposal Sites, 1985.

Developed and advised on the implementation of the business strategic management system, initiatives, and related deployment process, for the King County Solid Waste Division. He completed stakeholder assessments, developed strategic management framework, created implementation processes and tools, conducted deployment training and facilitated deployment of initiatives.

Managed the assessment of existing solid waste operations using Activity – Base Costing and Management (ABC/ABM) approaches. Key objectives included elimination or minimization of non -value adding costs, minimizing operating costs, finding root causes of problems, and fixing them, and removing distortions caused by poor assumptions/cost allocations.