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the number of new and expanded units; however, the survey respondents did not provide unit
disposal capacity information.)
Table 5 shows the distribution of units by type and State. States with the largest numbers
of identified new and expanded units include Illinois (two landfills and eight surface
impoundments), North Dakota (eight landfills and two surface impoundments), and Ohio
(six landfills and one surface impoundment). Except for Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico, and
Texas, States with identified units have been building or expanding more landfills than surface
impoundments over the last 11 years.
3.1.3.2 Share of Newly Constructed Units Relative to Expansions
Forty-three percent of the identified units were newly constructed, 30% were lateral
expansions, while 16% were “other” (e.g., both new unit and lateral expansion). For 11% of the
units, no information was provided about whether the unit was new or an expansion. Table 6
shows the distribution of new units and expansions by State.
TABLE 5 Distribution of Identified Disposal
Units by State
State
Landfills
Number of Units
Surface
Impoundments
Total
Florida
1
0 1
Georgia 1 0 1
Illinois 2 8 10
Indiana 4 1 5
Michigan 1 0 1
Minnesota 2 1 3
Missouri 1 3 4
North Carolina 2 0 2
North Dakota 8 2 10
New Hampshire 1 0 1
New Mexico 0 1 1
Ohio 6 1 7
Pennsylvania 3 0 3
Texas 0 1 1
Virginia 3 0 3
West Virginia 2 0 2
Wisconsin 1 0 1
Total
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