Would ground water monitoring ever be required at landfill sites currently lacking ground water wells?
Monitoring can be required if a landfill site/unit can be classified as an “open dump”. The solid waste regulations contain the criteria used in determining whether an old landfill meets the definition of being an open dump, and lists the requirements for the investigation and remediation of any contamination leaking from the open dump.A.5. How do I find out the locations of these Permitted landfill sites which do not undertake any form of ground water monitoring? The Department’s Waste Division maintains a listing of the 330 permitted landfills which based on the date they last received waste, do not currently monitor their ground water quality.A.6. How do I find out the locations of un-Permitted landfill sites which do not undertake any form of ground water monitoring? The Department’s Waste Division maintains a listing of the known, unpermitted landfills or dumpsites which do not monitor their ground water quality. The listing has been derived from a number of separate sources, and
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- Would ground water monitoring ever be required at landfill sites currently lacking ground water wells?
