Base plans for repair of landfill rejected

By Rick Rogers
The San Diego Union-Tribune

CAMP PENDLETON, CA – First, Camp Pendleton officials angrily denied any problem with their Las Pulgas Landfill.

After being cited repeatedly by state regulators, they grudgingly admitted to having issues with the 17-acre site – but only small ones.

Then a base-commissioned study estimated it might cost $30 million to fix the $2.3 million dump, but also laid out plans for much cheaper repairs.

Now, the rocky history of Las Pulgas has hit a new low: The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board is flatly rejecting Camp Pendleton's turnaround plan for the landfill. It's also suggesting permanent closure of the site because the problems might be unfixable....Read more.