Reno County, Kansas, hires SCS for solid waste consulting support

The Reno Board of Commissioners in Kansas have approved contracting with Long Beach, California-based SCS Engineers to support the county’s solid waste department through 2024.

According to a news release, SCS will provide environmental engineering, consulting and field services for the Reno County Municipal Solid Waste Facilities for the next three years. The contract approval directly resulted from the firm’s experience, expertise and long-standing relationship with Reno County.

SCS has a history of providing compliance, planning and engineering services to Reno County. The firm says it helps the county continually comply with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and other agency regulations. Compliance activities throughout the year include groundwater and leachate sampling, laboratory analysis, permit renewals, air permitting and associate report preparation in accordance with Kansas Administrative Regulations.

The county uses SCS’ professional expertise and proprietary software for air quality, gas collection and control systems (GCCS) operations, as well as monitoring and maintenance (OMM). Reno County relies on SCS to maintain these systems and keep them in compliance to focus on their operations.

These preventative services keep the landfills fully compliant with state and federal regulatory requirements while aligned with the County’s system performance goals and anticipated operational and maintenance activities.

In 2021 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) changed legislation regulating landfills, specifically the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and other air quality regulations. These changes significantly increased the monitoring, record-keeping, data management, and reporting tasks for many landfills across the nation, including the Reno County Facility. SCS has helped Reno County navigate these changes and will continue to facilitate changes as the County looks to expand its landfill in the future. Combined with the supply chain and labor shortages, the Solid Waste Department is securing its essential services from disruptions.

SCS Project Director Steve Linehan says, “SCS is privileged that Reno County entrusts us to partner with them to maintain the landfills’ safe and efficient operations. The Solid Waste Department supports the citizens and the environment; we’re honored to help.”