LAND ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS  -- 1997

SOLID WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste Generation (tons)                                                  692,283
Municipal Solid Waste Generated Per Person Per Day (Pounds)                      6.2

Solid Waste Management (tons)
Exported to Cabarrus County (Municipal Solid Waste)                             541,118
Exported to South Carolina (Municipal Solid Waste)                                  65,370
Exported to Cabarrus County (Municipal Solid Waste ash)                                  0
Composted - Yard Waste                                                                          48,749
Incinerated in Mecklenburg County                                                                     0
Recycled - Curbside and Drop Centers                                                      37,006
Recycled - Household Hazardous Waste                                                          39
Disposed in Mecklenburg County C&D landfill                                        281,168
Disposed in Cabarrus County C&D Landfill                                               34,000
Tires Managed (disposed or recycled)                                                      906,400

Solid Waste Disposal in Mecklenburg County (tons)
Construction and Demolition Landfills                                                       281,168
Land Clearing/Inert Debris Landfills                                                        (No Data)
Municipal Solid Waste                                                                                         0
Construction Permits Issued (residential and commercial)                             68,657


Violations by Source Category (Total)                                                            4
Sanitary Landfills                                                                                                  0
MSW Transfer Stations                                                                                        1
Construction and Demolition Landfills                                                                   0
Land Clearing/Inert Debris Landfills                                                                      0
Land Clearing Waste Recycling Centers                                                                3
Compost Sites                                                                                                      0
Incinerators                                                                                                           0

HAZARDOUS WASTE
Hazardous Waste Generated (Pounds)                                                   19,001,994
Hazardous Waste Shipped
Hazardous Waste Treated/Disposed On-Site

Hazardous Waste Facilities (1997)
Large Generators                                                                                                 59
Small Generators                                                                                                313
Conditionally Exempt Generators                                                                        442
Treaters, Storers, Disposers (TSD's)                                                                    14
Transporters                                                                                                        12
Burners/Blender                                                                                                    8
Recyclers                                                                                                              0

RADIOACTIVE WASTE

Low-level Waste Generation (cubic feet)                                                        30,342
High-level Waste: Spent Fuel Assemblies                                                             136

Radioactive Waste Management (high level)
Fuel Assembly Capacity                                                                                   2,926
Fuel Assemblies Stored                                                                                    1,828
Percent Storage Capacity Remaining                                                                  37.5

Medical Waste Management (estimate in tons)
Treated by permitted/approved facilities in Mecklenburg County                      12,602
Generated by Facilities in Mecklenburg County                                                 4,472
Shipped for Treatment Outside Mecklenburg County                                           319