APPENDIX I 



CCAMP ENHANCED GROUNDWATER PROTECTION IN LANDFILL PROGRAMS RECOMMENDATIONS 



December 1986 Page 1-2 



personnel and we urge that these be formally adopted and implemented as 

 soon as possible. It is important that groundwater policy concerns be 

 raised at this formative stage of the program rather than addressed when 

 it is too late, in response to a crisis. We hope that our recommendations 

 will provide added impetus and guidance in the Departments efforts to 

 strengthen the groundwater protection afforded by its landfill program. 

 Several of the following recommendations exceed the capabilities of exist- 

 ing DSHW staff; adequate resources must be found to remedy this situation 

 for comprehensive groundwater protection to occur. 



We plan to continue to observe the state's landfill programs and moni- 

 tor the implementation of these recommendations. We will continue to 

 examine landfill policies as they relate to the groundwater discharge 

 permit program, groundwater classification and state sludge and septage 

 policies. As we consider these programs, we will have further recommenda- 

 tions relating to landfills. 



Comments on implementation appear after each recommendation. 



INSTITUTIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS 

 PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS 



1. Impact to public water supplies should be the number one priority of 

 DEQE's landfill management program. Rather than reacting to crises, a 

 prioritized ranking system should be established in writing and imple- 

 mented. It would be used to drive all landfill activities: siting, 

 plan review, monitoring, inspection, capping, closure and 

 enforcement. The potential impact to groundwater and surface water, 

 the importance of the area's water supplies, soil type, and the 

 geology of the area should be included in the ranking criteria. 



2. To ensure a forward-looking posture to groundwater resources protec- 

 tion, the siting sections of the DSHW landfill regulations should 

 incorporate the DWS definition of Zone II recharge areas and prohibit 

 landfills from being sited in Zone II areas of public water supply 

 wells. Existing operating landfills in Zone II areas should be phased 

 out as soon as possible. 



3. DEQE should establish a well-defined, comprehensive landfill monitor- 

 ing program. The objectives and goals of the monitoring program 

 should be stated and the requirements of an acceptable local monitor- 

 ing program established. The program should be consistent with other 

 DEQE groundwater programs. Established standard procedures should be 

 adhered to by all affected Divisions and should be required of all 

 present landfills that are threatening ground water or are 



