Safety

Safety at Forward Landfill

At Forward Landfill, the safety of our colleagues, customers and community is our top priority. We work with community stakeholders and regulators to ensure compliance and uphold our environmental stewardship responsibilities.

Expert Team – Our on-site employees have over 100 years of combined environmental services experience.
Groundwater Monitoring – Forward Landfill utilizes 54 individual groundwater monitoring wells and an engineered leachate collection system. We contract with hydrogeologists, engineers, groundwater technicians, storm water technicians and the latest lab analysis techniques to verify that our groundwater and surface water are safe.
Gas Reuse – Our landfill gas management system collects gas through a series of pipes and 231 gas extraction wells. The collected gas is routed to an on-site gas-to-energy facility where it is converted to usable energy. Any additional gas is sent to an on-site flare where it is safely destroyed. The landfill’s gas probes are also regularly monitored to ensure the landfill gas collection system is operating properly.
Waste Screening – Forward Landfill screens every load of waste for potential radiation with an industrial RadComm Radiation Detection System.
Regular Inspections – Forward Landfill is inspected quarterly by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and San Joaquin County Health Department.
Continuous Oversight – We use sophisticated data management software that allows operators to monitor the gas collection system right from their smartphones. This ensures that our personnel are informed about our infrastructure operation 24-hours a day.