What is the Leachate Collection Rate for a Landfill with Clay Liner Systems?

In summary, Landfills use clay soils to control the flow of fluids in and out of the landfill. Compacted clay liners are used at the sides and bottom of the landfill to contain leachate, while clay cover systems at the top prevent excess leachate from forming. The fluid flow through these liner systems can be approximated as one-dimensional flow. Leachate collects on the clay liner and is pumped out and treated from a gravel layer below. Another clay layer below the gravel layer prevents leachate from entering the groundwater. For the given conditions and a typical effective porosity of the clay of 0.10, the total amount of leachate that must be collected and treated each year can be calculated using the equation q
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Landfills*often*use*clay*soils*to*control*the*flow*of*fluids*in*and*out*of*the*landfill.*At*the*sides*and*bottom*of*the*land*fill,*compacted*clay*liners*are*used*to*contain*the*accumulating*fluid*within*the*landfill*(called*leachate).*At*the*top*of*the*landfill,*clay*cover*systems*keep*rain*water*from*infiltrating*into*the*landfill*and*creating*excess*leachate.*The*fluid*flow*through*these*liner*systems*can*generally*be*approximated*as*one‐dimensional*flow.*Leachate*collects*on*the*clay*liner*as*shown*in*Figure*5.*Below*the*clay*liner*is*a*gravel*layer*that*collects*the*leachate*so*it*can*be*pumped*out*and*treated.*There*is*a*second*clay*layer*below*the*gravel*layer*to*prevent*leachate*from*entering*the*groundwater*below.*For*the*conditions*shown*and*a*typical*effective*porosity*of*the*clay*of*0.10,*calculate The*total*amount*of*leachate*that*must*be*collected*and*treated*each*year.*Assume*the*
total*area*of*the*landfill*base*is*5000*m2.*

Homework Equations



q = k (h/L) A

The Attempt at a Solution



I can do the question but am wondering if I used 0.5m or 1.5m as h?
 

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