The Need for an Ecologic Waste Storage in the Municipality of Trgu-jiu, from Gorj County

Waste ecologic storage is the main domestic waste treatment channel in EU. The paper describes the impact of a non-ecological warehouse existing in the municipality of Târgu-Jiu, upon the soil and the need for controlled storage of domestic waste and industrial waste. The necessary field for waste storage has to be mutually agreed upon with the local, sanitary, and environmental protection authorities, based on hydro-geological, topographic studies that allow to set the measures to be taken in order to avoid underground or surface waters, through waters and/or soil infiltrations or surface leaks. The location of the ecologic warehouse was chosen by taking into consideration the distance from urban crowding, the dominant winds direction, the position from water sources and other objectives for which a sanitary protection area has to be preserved. High density clay and polyethylene ecologic warehouse was water-proofed in order to prevent the pollution of underground waters. In conclusion, we can say that the ecologic warehouse built near the municipality of Targu-Jiu from Gorj County complies with EU legislation and prevents the negative impact that the closed warehouse has upon the environment.