APPENDIX I 



CCAMP ENHANCED GROUNDWATER PROTECTION IN LANDFILL PROGRAMS RECOMMENDATIONS 



December 1986 Page 1-4 



SITE EVALUATION/SITE ASSIGNMENT 



9. The site selection stage is crucial for the protection of water sup- 

 plies; decisions made at this stage usually result in policies and 

 facilities that are long-term and difficult to reverse. The lack of 

 alternative waste disposal methods and the tremendous cost involved in 

 developing any landfill reinforce the continued reliance on land dis- 

 posal. Thus, long-range planning should be emphasized. Every effort 

 should be made to integrate the BSWD regional planning work with 

 DSHW's landfill program. BSWD's move to DEQE provides a unique oppor- 

 tunity to accomplish this and it should not be wasted. 



10. DEQE should establish in writing a clear set of criteria considering 

 potential and actual groundwater use, geology, and soil type, to char- 

 acterize appropriate and inappropriate sites for landfill location. 

 This site characterization should be stated in the regulations and 

 relayed to local officials and to BSWD staff for use in drafting the 

 regional solid waste plans. 



11. The site evaluation required when a site is proposed for use as a 

 landfill must consider impacts beyond the landfill site itself. The 

 DSHW should determine the extent of the study area; it should be large 

 enough so that the landfill's potential effect on any groundwater or 

 surface water supplies must be considered and utilized in 

 dec is ion- making. 



12. The DSHW has the responsibility for seeking review and comment from 

 the other Divisions, particularly DWS , on the importance of a groundwa- 

 ter resource that might be affected by the siting and operation of a 

 landfill. 



13. The DWS should be given the responsibility for evaluating the impor- 

 tance of the drinking-water potential of a groundwater resource which 

 might be affected by siting and operation of a landfill. 



14. When a landfill site is proposed, DEQE should require that the land- 

 fill owner submit plans detailing proposed funding of the daily land- 

 fill operation, including purchase of intermediate cover material of a 

 very fine grade, provisions for an adequate groundwater monitoring 

 program and for the eventual capping and closure of the landfill. 



EXPANSION REQUESTS 



15. The BSWD should advise communities when their landfill goes below 

 three years in life expectancy, that they must initiate action to 

 develop a new facility of some sort and put them on an implementation 

 schedule by order, if necessary. 



16. Expansion requests need to be considered as fully and seriously as new 



