Areas in Georgia Poorly Suited for Municipal Landfills

Proceedings of the 1991 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 19-20, 1991, Athens, Georgia.Georgia, like the rest of the nation, is experiencing a problem with a shortage of landfill capacity. With each passing day, the need for additional landfill space is becoming more critical. In addition, there is a growing concern about groundwater protection by the citizens in the state. In response, the Geologic Survey Branch of the Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources is preparing maps showing areas considered to be poorly suited for the siting of municipal sanitary solid waste landfills by using a Geographic Information System (GIS). This project is being conducted in cooperation with the Georgia District of the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. Maps are being generated for each of the State's Regional Development Centers (RDC) to assist in landfill siting decisions on a regional basis.Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.This book was published by the Institute of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98242). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors