Landfill response plan criticized
BY Paul Kostyu
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - Do you know whom to call in case of an emergency?
Apparently, the operators of the Countywide landfill in Pike Township don't. They put a wrong number in the emergency response plan they submitted to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Not only was the number wrong for the Stark County Emergency Management Agency, but the EPA found other problems with the 32-page plan submitted in late May.
The state released its analysis of the plan last week. Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility has until Tuesday to revise the document. The plan is a requirement under orders issued in March in the aftermath of two underground fires and severe odor problems at the landfill....Read more.
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - Do you know whom to call in case of an emergency?
Apparently, the operators of the Countywide landfill in Pike Township don't. They put a wrong number in the emergency response plan they submitted to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Not only was the number wrong for the Stark County Emergency Management Agency, but the EPA found other problems with the 32-page plan submitted in late May.
The state released its analysis of the plan last week. Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility has until Tuesday to revise the document. The plan is a requirement under orders issued in March in the aftermath of two underground fires and severe odor problems at the landfill....Read more.
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