Choosing sites and locations
Landfill sites - Design

Site development requires data in the following areas:

• compliance with disposal plans ;

• geology ;

• hydrology ;

• surrounding urbanism, access ;

• local hydrogeology ;

• topography ;

• economic data.

All this information guides the choice of the groundwater protection system, the initial layout and even the methods for operating and restoring the site to its environment after backfilling. The definition of the means of groundwater protection and the criteria assigned to the passive...