OEPA grants two landfills free pass

EPA letter: Morrow landfills move forward

By Alberta Stojkovic
Marion Star

MOUNT GILEAD - Hopes for some Morrow County residents that a new law would apply to applications for construction and demolition debris landfills pending in Morrow County were dashed on Tuesday.

A letter from the Ohio EPA director states that the "grandfather clause" built into new legislation signed by the governor in December of 2005 should apply to landfill applications in Harmony and Washington townships, Morrow County Health Commissioner Krista Wasowski confirmed on Tuesday.
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