APPENDIX I 



CCAMP ENHANCED GROUNDWATER PROTECTION IN LANDFILL PROGRAMS RECOMMENDATIONS 



December 1986 Page 1-6 



INSPECTION/ENFORCEMENT 



24. The previously mentioned priority ranking system ; should be utilized 

 in guiding the ; inspection and enforcement programs. 



25. DEQE should consider increasing its spot checking of high risk land- 

 fills on an announcing basis in order to provide a measure of quality 

 control to the inspection reports submitted by local consulting engi- 

 neers . 



26. During the landfill inspection process, the DSHW inspector should 

 review the groundwater monitoring data that has been submitted. The 

 inspector should also make an effort to discover if there has been any 

 groundwater monitoring done in addition to what is specifically re- 

 quired by DEQE. This data should be requested, reviewed and retained 

 in the regional solid waste files. 



27. During a landfill inspection, DSHW staff should check that groundwater 

 monitoring wells are capped and locked. On-site landfill personnel 

 should be aware of the location of these wells. 



LEACHATE CONTROL 



28. We support DSHW's efforts to characterize the leachate from municipal 

 landfills and its effect on groundwater. DEQE should provide the 

 results of this study to the local Boards of Health and the appropri- 

 ate divisions. 



29. All sanitary landfills should implement measures to control, collect, 

 treat and dispose of leachate. The minimum acceptable treatment level 

 and the acceptable disposal methods should be defined. 



LANDFILL CAPPING 



30. The importance of the threatened groundwater resource should be one of 

 the highest criteria for ranking landfills for eligibility under the 

 landfill capping grant program. 



31. Because proper capping is the most effective way to reduce leachate 

 generation after landfill closure, the amount of bonding allowed to a 

 commercial landfill owner should be raised from $5500 per operating 

 acre to a higher figure that will more adequately provide for capping 

 and closure costs. 



INTRA -AGENCY COORDINATION 



32. The DEQE Groundwater Protection Committee should be given the opportu- 

 nity to review the criteria for all relevant grant programs in terms 

 of the weight given to groundwater protection. 



