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Part A - Geographic Information When conducting your landfill site assessments, there are several geologic characteristics and other factors you must take into account. The maps below project a variety of data that impact a site's suitability. Label each of the site characteristics accordingly. Site 1 Site located within a 100-year flood boundary Site 2 Site located within wetlands Site 3 Site located within one mile of active of an active oil or gas well Site 4 Site underlain by limestone Site 5 Site located above underground mining activity Part B - Site Assessment You have reviewed each of the five sites to see if they meet the general geology and soil requirements of the State Administrative Code. Now you must rate each site according to several different characteristics. Read each of the characteristics below and determine which site it applies to. Site 1 Within a flood hazard area Site 2 Within or too close to wetland Site 3 Too close to an oil or gas well Site 3 Close to a fault with recent movements Site 4 Underlain by potentially cavernous rock Site 5 Underlain by an underground mine Part C - Fault Zones and Site Selection Why might recently active fault zones pose a threat to landfill site selection?

Ground motion due to an earthquake could damage the landfill. Part D - MSWLF Requirements Of the following, which site would meet all of the requirements for a MSWLF (municipal solid waste landfill)? 3 miles southwest of Hopper Part E - Geologic Landfill Suitability Of the following geologic units, which one would be best suited for a landfill? Needmore Shale Part F - Landfills and Underground Mining Landfills cannot be located in areas where underground mining has taken place. Why is this the case? Areas where subsurface mining has taken place are prone to sinkholes, which could damage a landfill. Part G - Natural Gas Production Wells Which geologic unit contains all of the natural gas production wells? Needmore Shale

Part H - Potential Mining Targets What was probably being mined at the underground mining locations on the map? Coal Part I - Landfill Types Which type of landfill is being proposed for the Hazard City region? type 1 Part J - Landfills and Floods Landfills must be located outside the boundaries of what type of floods? 100-year

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