In response to the queries on assessing and cleaning up old landfills:
I must have discarded some old documents on the subject, but I believe
several years ago the state of California conducted a fairly
comprehensive survey of contamination at municipal solid waste disposal
landfills. I don't remember, however, if it covered long-abandoned
landfills.
In California, landfills - unless part of a larger regulated unit, such
as a military base - are now regulated by the Integrated Waste
Management Board, a branch of Cal-EPA, rather than the Water Boards or
the Department of Toxic Substances Control. The is the agency with the
expertise, and probably with the best information.
LS
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Lenny Siegel
Director, SFSU CAREER/PRO (and Pacific Studies Center)
c/o PSC, 222B View St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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lsiegel@igc.apc.org
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