Disposal site suitability requirements for land disposal.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 10

(a) (2) The disposal site shall be capable of being characterized, modeled, analyzed and monitored. (3) Within the region or state where the facility is to be located, a disposal site should be selected so that projected population growth and future developments are not likely to affect the ability of the disposal facility to meet the performance objectives of subpart C of this part. (4) Areas must be avoided having known natural resources which, if exploited, would result in failure to meet the performance objectives of subpart C of this part. (5) The disposal site must be generally well drained and free of areas of flooding or frequent ponding. Waste disposal shall not take place in a 100-year flood plain, coastal high-hazard area or wetland, as defined in Executive Order 11988, “Floodplain Management Guidelines.” (6) Upstream drainage areas must be minimized to decrease the amount of runoff which could erode or inundate waste disposal units. (7) The disposal site must provide sufficient depth to the water table that groundwater intrusion, perennial or otherwise, into the waste will not (8) The hydrogeologic unit used for disposal shall not discharge groundwater to the surface within the disposal site. (9) Areas must be avoided where tectonic processes such as faulting, folding, seismic activity, or vulcanism may occur with such frequency and extent to significantly affect the ability of the disposal site to meet the performance objectives of subpart C of this part, or may

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 10:§ 61.50