Mine Waste Repository Siting:

The Coeur d'Alene Tribal GIS office worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency to identify potential repositories for relocation of mine tailings.  This was done by using many criteria such as: distance from fish bearing streams, slope, population density, sensitive plant and animal species, to name just a few.  This process also involved bringing in a group of diverse individuals to use group decision software that was linked to the GIS.

The following show how the different features were buffered to exclude areas from being potential sites.

 

Link to final project report.