Reader’s Viewpoint: Multitude of evidence shows there is no fire within Countywide Landfill

The Times-Reporter

To the Editor:

I am writing to give my thoughts on an article your paper printed last week regarding the Countywide Landfill and the possibility of a fire within the landfill.

As most of your readers know, Countywide identified an odor issue at our facility in late 2005. During 2006, Countywide spent an unprecedented amount of time, energy and expense tackling this issue to ensure odors were minimized as fast as possible. I am happy to report that these efforts, which included the addition of more than 100 gas collectors, seven additional gas flares, 14,000 linear feet of gas collection pipeline and 30 acres of high-density polyethylene cap, have worked to abate the odors....Read more.