Research Article| August 01, 1981 Regional Geologic Studies for Hazardous Waste Disposal in North Carolina CHARLES H. GARDNER; CHARLES H. GARDNER Chief, Land Quality Section NC Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Land Resources, Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar STEPHEN G. CONRAD STEPHEN G. CONRAD State Geologist and Director NC Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Land Resources, Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Environmental and Engineering Geoscience (1981) xviii (3): 253–259. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xviii.3.253 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation CHARLES H. GARDNER, STEPHEN G. CONRAD; Regional Geologic Studies for Hazardous Waste Disposal in North Carolina. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 1981;; xviii (3): 253–259. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xviii.3.253 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental and Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract Hazardous wastes exceeding 100,000,000 gallons per year are produced at over 7400 facilities in North Carolina, but needed depositories have not been sited. Industrial, municipal, and domestic “non-hazardous” solid wastes are currently produced at an annual rate of approximately 8,000,000 tons per year (over 6,000 acre feet per year) and are disposed of primarily in 176 sanitary landfills; about 20 new landfills and expansions are sited each year. There is a complex network of over 28 Federal and State laws and agencies controlling hazardous and solid wastes in North Carolina, in addition to the N.C. Mining Act which controls wastes from over 500 mines in the State. Though siting regulations require geologic study of any specifically proposed waste disposal sites, there is clearly a need for long range planning incorporating regionalized geologic study, especially for establishing sites for hazardous wastes. The regionalized geologic study should focus on lithologic, structural, and hydrologic factors to identify potentially favorable areas for detailed study, so that final siting will be established on the most rational geologic and engineering basis. The major sources of hazardous wastes in the State are reviewed. Some potentially favorable geologic terranes near the major industrial regions of the State are discussed to illustrate a regionalized geologic approach to long range site planning. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.