Lifecycle Planning
& Operational Support
Capacity should be more than permitted - it should be buildable, usable, and operationally practical.
Landfill assets require long-term planning well beyond initial development and permitting. Ownership changes, evolving environmental conditions, aging infrastructure, changing regulations, and eventual closure can all introduce technical, financial, and operational considerations that affect a facility over time.
ARM Group helps landfill owners, operators, developers, and prospective purchasers evaluate these issues and plan for long-term performance. Our teams combine engineering, environmental, hydrogeologic, and regulatory experience to help clients understand potential liabilities, manage critical landfill systems, and prepare for future facility transitions.
Explore ARM Group's Services
ARM Group helps clients evaluate landfill assets, manage changing environmental and infrastructure needs, and plan for the long-term responsibilities associated with facility ownership.
Acquisition Due Diligence
Technical and environmental evaluations that help clients understand potential liabilities, site conditions, and future obligations before a transaction.
Landfill Gas, Leachate
& PFAS
Integrated evaluation of interconnected landfill systems and emerging environmental challenges that can affect compliance, infrastructure, and operations.
Landfill Closure
& Post-Closure Care
Planning and engineering support for the transition from active disposal through closure and long-term site management.
Acquiring a solid waste facility means understanding more than its permitted capacity. ARM’s multidisciplinary team identifies the technical, environmental, and regulatory issues that affect long-term value before the transaction closes.
Services Include:
- Technical due diligence reviews
- Environmental due diligence
- Permit and regulatory review
- Remaining airspace and capacity evaluation
- Landfill development plan review
- Existing infrastructure condition assessment
- Landfill gas and leachate system review
- Groundwater and environmental data review
- Closure and post-closure obligation review
- Capital improvement considerations
- Regulatory compliance history review
- Identification of technical and environmental data gaps
- Site reconnaissance and field evaluations
- Transaction support and technical consultation
Landfill Gas, Leachate & PFAS
Landfill gas, leachate, groundwater, and waste conditions are closely interconnected. Changes in one system can affect infrastructure performance, environmental monitoring, regulatory compliance, and long-term facility planning.
ARM Group helps clients evaluate these systems together rather than as isolated issues. Our teams can investigate changing conditions, assess infrastructure performance, evaluate potential migration pathways, and develop practical engineering or monitoring strategies based on site-specific needs.
PFAS has added another layer of complexity to landfill environmental management. As regulations, analytical methods, treatment expectations, and disposal considerations continue to evolve, ARM Group helps clients evaluate available data and understand how PFAS may affect leachate management, groundwater investigations, permitting, and future planning.
Services Include
- Landfill gas system evaluations
- Gas collection and control system support
- Landfill gas migration evaluations
- Leachate collection system evaluations
- Leachate generation and flow assessments
- Leachate conveyance and storage evaluations
- Infrastructure troubleshooting and optimization
- Environmental monitoring support
- Groundwater and migration pathway evaluations
- PFAS sampling and investigation support
- PFAS data evaluation and interpretation
- Leachate and groundwater PFAS assessments
- Regulatory and technical strategy development
- Coordination of landfill gas, leachate, and environmental systems
Landfill Closure & Post-Closure Care
Closure is not simply the end of active disposal. It is a transition to a different phase of facility management that may continue for decades.
Effective closure planning considers final grades, settlement, stormwater management, landfill gas, leachate, environmental monitoring, final cover performance, future land use, and long-term maintenance requirements. Addressing these considerations early can help facilities avoid conflicts between short-term operational decisions and long-term closure needs.
ARM Group supports clients from closure planning and design through construction and post-closure evaluation. Our teams help integrate engineering, environmental, and regulatory requirements into practical plans that support long-term site performance and compliance.
Services Include:
- Closure planning and sequencing
- Final grading and cover system design
- Final cover evaluations and improvements
- Stormwater management design
- Erosion and sediment control
- Settlement and slope evaluations
- Landfill gas system coordination
- Leachate system considerations
- Closure permit modifications
- Closure construction support
- Construction quality assurance and certification
- Post-closure monitoring support
- Long-term maintenance evaluations
- Post-closure plan updates
- Future land-use and redevelopment considerations
Why Choose ARM Group for Lifecycle Planning
Planning Beyond the Immediate Need
Landfill decisions made today can influence environmental obligations, infrastructure performance, capital costs, and site management years into the future.
ARM Group approaches lifecycle planning by considering how environmental conditions, engineering systems, regulatory requirements, and future facility needs interact. Whether evaluating an acquisition, investigating a changing site condition, addressing landfill gas or leachate infrastructure, or preparing for closure, our multidisciplinary teams help clients understand both the immediate issue and its longer-term implications.
Planning for the Next Phase of Your Facility?
Whether evaluating a landfill acquisition, addressing gas, leachate, or PFAS concerns, or preparing for closure and post-closure care, ARM Group can help identify the technical, environmental, and regulatory considerations that should inform long-term planning.