title: Design of a GIS-based rating protocol to assess the potential for landfill closure using dredge material in post Hurricane Sandy New Jersey.
abstract: New Jersey is rapidly running out of capacity for storage of dredged material. A potential solution to this lack of storage space is to remove and reuse the dredged material for some beneficial use. Results from a Rutgers University project performed for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Office of Maritime Resources, designed to assess the potential for closure of New Jersey landfills using dredge material from existing Confined Disposal Facilities (CDFs) are presented and discussed. The project included an update of the existing NJDEP landfill database, the development of a rating system to identify landfills with the highest potential to utilize dredged material for their closure, and the identification and preliminary investigation of the top candidate landfills based on this rating system.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Environmental Science , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Miskewitz
authors.affiliation: b Environmental and Water Resources Department , Michael Baker International , Hamilton , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.affiliation: a Department of Environmental Science , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Sar J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Guterl
authors.affiliation: a Department of Environmental Science , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Uchrin
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004779:Environment Design; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000737:chemistry*; D009515:New Jersey; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities
keywords: Confined disposal facilities; New Jersey; coastal zone management; dredged materials; geographic information systems; landfill capping materials; rating system; spatial decision support systems