Economic impact study of landfill regulations (R88-7). Final report

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6922135

Pferdehirt, W; Frank, J; Lance, R; Becker, J F

The Economic Impact Study (EcIS) addresses the expected economic impact of new landfill regulations, regulatory docket R88-7, under consideration for adoption as State environmental laws by the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The proposed solid-waste rules will have significant cost impacts to owners/operators of many current as well as future landfill sites in Illinois, because the new regulations will impose greater design, operating, and reporting standards relative to existing solid-waste rules. Further, these cost impacts could affect such factors as the size and ownership distribution of Illinois' overall landfill disposal system. In contrast to these cost impacts, specific benefits will also be generated from the Board's proposed rulemaking. These benefits principally occur from the avoided future costs of ground-water remediation. The proposed regulations would decrease the potential for ground-water contamination at landfills by reducing the expected generation of leachate, requiring leachate to be collected and treated, providing increased monitoring of ground-water quality, and providing clearly defined standards under which the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency can require remedial investigations and cleanup prior to the migration of contaminants beyond the landfill site.

• Research Organization: Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc., Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6922135
• Report Number(s): PB-90-183369/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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