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Guide for Industrial Waste Management
Chapter 4: Considering the Site (PDF) (38 pp, 301K, About PDF)This chapter discusses all aspects of choosing an appropriate waste site. It offers suggestions for becoming familiar with environmental, geological, and manmade features that influence siting decisions. It also addresses the special considerations for buffer zones, local land use and zoning regulations, and environmental justice issues.
This chapter helps to answer the following questions:
- What types of sites need special consideration?
- How will I know whether my waste management unit is in an area requiring
special consideration?
- Why should I be concerned about siting a waste management unit in
such an area?
- What actions can I take if I plan to site a unit in these areas?
Resources
US EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Website provides fact sheets on wetlands.
US EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Website provides a contact list for state wellhead protection programs.
Environfacts provides access to several EPA databases that contain information about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in the United States.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Website provides links to maps, insurance, and flood information.
US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center Website provides information on earthquake facts.
US Army Corps of Engineers Website provides access to the technical manual "Seismic Design for Buildings."
