Background Siting a landfill is a dirty business.
Nobody wants the landfill in their backyard, yet everybody uses the services it provides.
Each of these conditions is important and was given due consideration in the search for a safe and environmentally suitable landfill site. The Maps Information was collected from a variety of public and private sources and compiled using a computer mapping or geographic information system. The technical reports contain detailed descriptions of each mapped feature, and explanation of the constraints implied by the map units, comments on the importance and implications of the displayed constraints, and listings of the information sources. Each mapped feature was assigned a series of constraint rankings based on its landfill siting limitations. The light areas on the map indicate sites with few or minor limitations based on the data available.