19-7-108. LANDFILL LOCATION STANDARDS.

1. No landfill shall be located closer than 10,000 feet from any airport runway.
2. No landfill shall be located within 1,000 feet of a lake, pond, slough, river, stream, or wetland. To the greatest extent possible, landfills will be located at substantially greater distances from any surface water of significance.
3. No landfill shall be visible from, nor shall it be closer than 1,000 feet to, a public park or principle Reservation roadway or in a location where the facility would constitute a potential safety hazard to the public.
4. No landfill shall be located in an unstable area subject to significant erosion, mass soil movement, or other geologic or soil conditions which could adversely affect the safety and environmental integrity of the landfill.
5. No landfill shall be located in a manner that will cause significant adverse impact to recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat or populations, or Reservation aesthetics.
6. To the greatest extent possible, taking into account the other requirements of this Title, no landfill shall be located within 3,000 feet [measured from its exterior boundary as established in § 19-7-109] of a dwelling inhabited at the time of landfill location.
7. No landfill will be located within 2,000 feet of a domestic water well, unless the Director determines that the well will not be contaminated by the solid waste site and establishes a water monitoring program for the well, or the Director provides substitute water source of equal or better convenience and quality.