GIS for Environmental Science ENSC 3603 Class 23 4/7/09

A GIS Example: Identification of Potential Landfill Locations The following example uses information from the Center of Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST)

Landfill Location Description: The Four-County Northwest Arkansas Regional Solid Waste Management District requested CAST to conduct a GIS study to see if there were suitable areas within Northwest Arkansas to locate a regional landfill.

EPA Landfill Location Restrictions Airport Safety - Bird hazard Floodplains year flood Wetlands - Contamination Fault areas - Ground failure, landslides, structure damage Seismic impact zones - Ground failure, landslides, structure damage Unstable areas - Poor foundation, mass movement, Karst terrains EPA Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria Technical Manual

Landfill Location Criteria Criteria provided by the Management District: No landfills within the following: 1) 500 feet of water intake sites 2) 300 feet of incorporated areas 3) 2 miles of designated streams 4) 10,000 feet an airport 5) 12 miles of existing landfills

Landfill Location Criteria 1) No landfills within 500 ft of water intake sites These areas are small, look carefully Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria 2) No landfills within 300 feet of incorporated areas Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria 3) No landfills within 2 miles of designated streams Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria 4) No landfills within 10,000 ft of an airport Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria 5) No landfills within 12 miles of existing landfills Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria Areas not suitable based on criteria 1 through 4 Areas in Red Not Suitable

Landfill Location Criteria Areas not suitable based on criteria 1 through 5 Areas in Red Not Suitable

Tontitown Landfill South of Tontitown, Arkansas

Tontitown Landfill South of Tontitown, Arkansas Local.live.com accessed 4/9/07

Another GIS Example: Identification of Potential Landfill Locations California, Integrated Waste Management Board Training. San Andreas, CA area. Use Google Earth to find San Andreas, Ca. Make sure 1 st level admin. Borders and Populated Places are checked under layers. Click on the following link for a Landfill slide set.

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