Friday, May 04, 2007

 

County hires law firm to appeal EPA orders on landfill problems

By NOAH BLUNDO
The Times-Reporter

BOLIVAR - Tuscarawas County commissioners Thursday officially retained the Canton law firm of Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh for their appeal of orders from the Ohio EPA regarding odor and heat problems at Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility.

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Director Chris Korleski’s orders detail measures the East Sparta landfill must take, including paying more than $1 million in fines, working to suppress odors and submitting a plan to put out a fire the EPA believes is burning under the landfill. Countywide officials have said they will comply with the orders, though they dispute the presence of a fire....Read more.