An adequate site characterization includes the following:

1. (1) Each of the location standards of chapter 74:27:11 in relation to the proposed site;
2. (2) The number of acres comprising the proposed site;
3. (3) Climatic data, including source and location of data;
4. (4) Local wind patterns;
5. (5) Current land use and zoning within a one-mile radius;
6. (6) Occupied dwellings within a one-mile radius;
7. (7) Water usage, including sources of water and well depths, within a one-mile radius;
8. (8) Surface waters, including wetlands and their classifications, within a one-mile radius;
9. (9) General topography and drainage patterns within a two-mile radius;
10. (10) Existing site information, its source, reliability, and extent;

11. (11) Soil and geologic conditions at the proposed site, including:

    1. (a) Soil types and characteristics;
    2. (b) Thickness of unconsolidated materials;
    3. (c) Lithologic profiles;
    4. (d) Fracture patterns; and
    5. (e) Unstable/seismic areas;

12. (12) Hydrogeologic conditions at the site, including:

    1. (a) Depth to groundwater and the uppermost aquifer;
    2. (b) Saturated thickness and lateral extent of potentially impacted aquifers or other pertinent geologic units;
    3. (c) The potential for groundwater and uppermost aquifer use for domestic water supplies, livestock watering, and irrigation purposes;
    4. (d) Flow rate and flow direction of groundwater; and
    5. (e) Ambient quality of groundwater; and

13. (13) The calculations performed to determine the potential for leachate generation at the site.

    The secretary may require presubmission meetings as provided by § 74:27:08:05 to discuss the procedures for the site characterization as well as the results of the site characterization.

    The applicant shall include all data, maps, soil boring, logs, and geologic cross-sections identifying the types and characteristics of the geologic materials present; zones of high permeability or fractures; depth to the zone of saturation; calculations for soil characteristics, groundwater flow direction and velocity, surface water drainage direction, and potential leachate generation quantity; well logs; potentiometric surface maps; laboratory analyses; and any other pertinent information with the results of the site characterization.

Source: 17 SDR 8, effective July 26, 1990; 19 SDR 186, effective June 10, 1993.

General Authority: SDCL 34A-6-1.6.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34A-6-1.6.