Source Water Protection Activity Guide

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Contaminant Type


Potential Contaminant Source Category Potential Contaminant Source


Protection Activity Category Protection Activity



Landfill

Potential Contaminant Source

Landfills are areas of land or excavations where wastes (garbage) are placed for permanent disposal. Chemicals that should be disposed of in hazardous waste landfills sometimes end up in municipal landfills. In addition, the disposal of many household wastes is not regulated and many of these wastes are placed in municipal landfills. Once in the landfill, chemicals can leach into ground water via precipitation and surface runoff. Many older or closed landfills do not have the safeguards that are required today.



Possible Protection Activities:

Potential Contaminants:
  • IOC, VOC, SOC


Related Sources:

Categories:

  • Miscellaneous