When did Virginia first regulate waste disposal sites?
Prior to April of 1971 Virginia had no ‘statewide’ regulation governing solid waste disposal. On April 1, 1971, the Department of Health adopted minimal regulations which governed the siting, operation and closure of landfills. These regulations were substantially revised on December 21, 1988 when the Department of Waste Management issued it’s Solid Waste Management Regulations.A.2. When did Virginia first require landfills to monitor ground water quality? Prior to the enactment of the Department of Waste Management regulations, landfills were not required to monitor their impact on ground water quality. The December 21, 1988 regulations required all landfills operating without monitoring to have ground water wells installed no later than July 1, 1991. However, landfills which had ceased accepting waste materials prior to December 21, 1988 did not have to install ground water monitoring wells or investigate their impact on ground water quality.A.3. How many landfill sites lack any form
