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Downstream surface water quality protected by: <br />• Surface water diverted from waste <br />• Minimized cleared areas, prompt revegetation <br />• Collecting runoff in gently sloped, armored channels <br />• Detention basins sized to accept peak storm flows and allow sediment <br />to settle <br />• 200-foot forested buffers between waste and property lines; 50-foot <br />stream buffers <br />Groundwater quality near the landfill protected by: <br />• Denial of site approval if any threat to supply wells <br />• Proven ability to monitor site before permit is granted <br />• Comparison of site groundwater samples to drinking water standards <br />through operation and 30 years or more post closure <br />• Remediation if standards are exceeded <br />