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QUESTIONS
Answer the following questions from the Table near the bottom of the results labeled “Average
Monthly Values in Inches for Years 1974–1978”

9. What month had the highest precipitation?
10. How much runoff occurred in March/September?
11. How much lateral drainage recirculated into Layer 1 in April/October?
12. When was the lateral drainage collected from Layer 1 the highest? The lowest?
13. How much leaked through Layer 3 at the highest leak event (i.e., how many cubic feet)?
14. Is the current design for the Miami facility adequate in terms of environmental concerns?
How does it compare with the Indianapolis landfill in terms of leachate penetration
through the upper geomembrane and through the clay liner? Given current conditions
such as weather and soils, what changes could be made to the design to decrease leachate
formation?