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Former refinery
Golf course
recovery system
Recovered
groundwater
Oil-water
separator
Piping for
recycle
Concrete for
reuse
Golf course
holding pond
Iron removal
wetlands
Subsurface
wetland
To lake
FIGURE 13.8
Golf course water treatment system for recovered groundwater from former reinery and tank farm. (Adapted
from Applegate, D. et al., Civil Engineering , 75, 44-49, 2005.)
13.5.4.1 Sustainability Indicators: Observations and Comments
From a land-use sustainability perspective, the ongoing project in the irst example together
with remediation of the contaminated site in the second example and use of recycled mate-
rials, it appears that improved land use has been obtained. The remediation-rehabilitation
plan in the irst example provides opportunities for prescription of indicators for sustain-
ability. It appears that site restoration will be performed in a fashion that will return the
site to conditions and usage beyond initial sandy beach conditions. From a land-use stand-
point, the remediation-rehabilitation scheme is a positive step. One presumes, however,
with the initial environmental site assessment that a proper accounting has been given to
avoidance of negative impacts from the development and operation of all the new facili-
ties. Prescription of facilities-operation indicators would be useful.
13.5.5 Mining and Geoenvironmental Sustainability
The Sullivan Mine in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada, was discovered in 1892
(Teckcominco, 2001). Although the community was previously dependent on a single
industry (mining), since 1990, the community became more diversiied and the area is
now a resort destination. To determine the viability of the community, a set of indica-
tors was developed based on the following guidelines: (a) Canadian Mining Association
Guidelines for Sustainable Development, (b) Australian Minerals Industry, (c) the Global
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