Solid waste disposal site suitability evaluation in Montana

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Solid waste disposal site suitability studies are needed for understanding potential environmental hazards and for licensing.The Montana Solid Waste Management Bureau identified twenty-one operating sites needing evaluation for solid waste disposal suitability.The sites were evaluated by on-site reconnaissance of soil and hydrogeologic factors.The primary criteria evaluated were permeability of surficial materials, groundwater flow, connection of shallow groundwater with deeper aquifers, and proximity to surface water.In general, a suitable site should be located in materials of low permeability with a deep water table, have no connection of shallow groundwater with deeper aquifers, and should be far from surface water.Fourteen of the twenty-one sites evaluated were unsuitable.Inadequate site suitability assessments were made prior to locating many solid waste disposal sites in Montana.Suitable sites exist within a five mile radius of each of the unsuitable sites.A small amount of data

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