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Recommendation SW10: Identify closed and abandoned landfills statewide.

Inventory and track closed and abandoned landfills. Ensure that property owners with potential or confirmed former sites are notified. Specific steps include:

• Establish an agreed-upon process to identify closed and abandoned solid waste landfills throughout the state.
• Develop an inventory of all identified sites.
• Notify property owners of those sites to verify locations.
• Establish property identification procedures.

Milestone SW L: All jurisdictional health departments complete inventories of closed and abandoned landfills.

Milestone SW M: Closed and abandoned landfills are marked on official records, and all property owners are notified.

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