Based on a recent geological survey jointly released by Beijing Municipal Government and the Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing will classify its landfill areas and divide it into three kinds — no landfill area, area with restricted landfill, and area suitable for landfill.
The survey, which is named "Multi-parameter and Three Dimensional Geographical Survey of Beijing", states there are 490 domestic waste fields in the plain around Beijing, of which 125 pose high pollution risks, 160 pose medium pollution risks, and 205 low pollution risks. These have a total area of 10.773 million square meters.
The survey also shows that there are 468 places in Beijing that are vulnerable to geological disasters. It also says that the total quantity of underground water extracted from the plain around Beijing should be no more than 2.1 billion cubic meters per year.
