The SWA conducts extensive monitoring around the facilities. Monitoring is performed for permit regulation, as well as voluntarily to watch trends over time.
The Environmental Programs department is responsible for permitting and compliance monitoring for the SWA facilities and landfills. Monitoring compliance of environmental rules and permits is done by:
- Air emissions monitoring
- Facility audits and inspections
- Bird monitoring
- Geographic Information Systems
- Groundwater monitoring
- Surface water monitoring
- Wetland monitoring
