[{"_1":2,"_110":-5,"_111":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,75,87,99],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},"mediaId",6607580,"mediaKeyId","2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753","parentId",2949743,"title","DSAC accepts minutes and 2024 community concerns report; sets 2025 priorities and a working document","audioSeconds",1207,"startMs",1533000,"endMs",2740000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753&start=1533&end=2740","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753/thumbnail_1533000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6607580/Benton-County/Oregon/DSAC-accepts-minutes-and-2024-community-concerns-report-sets-2025-priorities-and-a-working-document","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607580-905efdcd7f99a7c6468157dcc7c5f0d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171418&Signature=SLFtTpSGn4jfFrrl3mJ6O84Q7oPlEpRklfb5lWTooWEKk3gqfIq~8PcrkBXpIH59ncEpjf~QxgTD3usXL2wJWWuE~ZqjtkkvY6REY8psyj1N0DqWeXQxcqF~bhKvgX4kPZ~44pRAVo~ZpC7Wn09aEa1Ho8o5tWs2JChrOV4J1rocJBVqdyIXdbDC1kWmEP2H7LPJiwINHBPZGvMPcyHnEUVu9XJYIJ6P8-PV9Afutd0adJghJmQiC2sMV1XOuJ6h9Zl6rDoqqDdJsU5IBICge32~1yl-EAnba0uH616hQ9z0Hlh2VpqsISONR4dn1kEmBFl4VVsfNaL4hgjqMlyT0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","Benton County, AR","date","2025-04-10T18:01:26.697Z","article","The Disposal Site Advisory Committee voted to accept the previous meeting’s minutes and to approve the 2024 community concerns annual report for submission to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), with a minor edit requested to present complaint totals as numerals.

Rachel Purcell, DSAC chair, moved to accept the prior meeting minutes; a committee member seconded and the motion passed. Later in the meeting DSAC moved to accept and submit the 2024 community concerns annual report to DEQ; members asked staff to correct text‑written complaint totals to numeric form before submission. Committee discussion noted a rise in odor complaints in the annual report and clarified complaint intake pathways: DEQ‑received complaints and those submitted via the landfill operator’s website are incorporated into the county tracker used for the report.

After administrative business, DSAC spent the remainder of the meeting setting priorities for 2025. Committee members voted verbally and identified the top topics: PFAS and leachate management (highest votes), methane and odors (second), and two topics tied for third — the expansion application and hydrology/groundwater. Members agreed to focus short‑term work on PFAS/leachate, methane/odors (including Title V issues) and hydrology/groundwater. The committee decided to assemble a shared Google Doc to collect technical questions and background materials and to use that document to coordinate any input to NRAC or the planning commission.

Ending: The committee adjourned after agreeing to reconvene on April 9; staff will circulate the shared working document and a short list of prioritized questions to guide near‑term work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 12, 2025 - DSAC Meeting - Benton County, Oregon","oneSentenceSummary","The Disposal Site Advisory Committee approved last meeting’s minutes and the 2024 community concerns annual report to DEQ, then set near‑term priorities (PFAS/leachate, methane/odors, hydrology/groundwater) and agreed to compile questions in a shared document for NRAC and the planning commission.","taxTitle","Benton County, Oregon","taxId",8787,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607583,"Committee presses for clarity on methane capture, Title V permit and EPA document request",2357,2119000,4476000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753&start=2119&end=4476","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753/thumbnail_2119000.jpg","/articles/6607583/Benton-County/Oregon/Committee-presses-for-clarity-on-methane-capture-Title-V-permit-and-EPA-document-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607583-9fc3964f07681475208f137c49387cfd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171418&Signature=AqqyBcYwVRxaiDkXvlwnBJzSjDV~auu2Y5wSF7767uTlTTdOXcsqZzHkS6d6~xEUlGKFZjiATP6rW6YSvl8P4yVbEJx75Y5D95XEGmnqlorK7Mlh~qN29R9YF7Zq7CRm9OHiIu9~YSVRVcBqTAFfSl~LMCV4plsAMx8Vg3SIW3xZRXApfidWTFsZfEt4JyOEKrcfcyGcN~MHEkl~WCUH6D~8zhQ0I5GM~I94JRpKsOzKw2773M~k8B2tw0SW78wvOPmGY5OeEzbXna45fVb7w1bDmYiZ-ZLQ-xMyVuP~0ulSe7h9XfxsU9iKZlvftNm-uj5GuO4nqA3T-50Ld1OOaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Disposal Site Advisory Committee members and public commenters pressed for more data on landfill gas production and management, the status of the Coffin Butte landfill’s Title V air quality permit and recent EPA requests for documents.

Committee members recounted a recent presentation about on‑site gas engines and noted plans to retire older internal combustion engines and consider renewable natural gas (RNG) pathways that would scrub and inject landfill gas into a regional pipeline. Members said these operational changes could alter the volume of gas captured or routed for beneficial use.

Several speakers requested data on methane capture and emissions. Committee members asked whether the site is a “super emitter,” how much gas is being produced vs. captured, and how monitoring accounts for potential fugitive losses. DSAC member Chuck and others identified the Title V air permit review as connected to these questions; staff said the site’s Title V permit had not been reexamined since about February 2015 and that rescheduled DEQ hearings and delayed permitting review were a concern.

Public commenter Debbie Palmer urged NRAC and DSAC to recognize that conditions of approval represent an affirmative approval and warned that, historically, conditions for the facility had not been enforced. Republic Services’ operations staff described the odor complaint response process, said field crews investigate complaints when they have adequate information, and outlined plans to improve the public complaint form and website access to allow more immediate responses.

Ending: DSAC agreed to collect specific methane and emissions questions into the shared working document and to request gas‑capture and Title V permit documents from county staff and Republic’s consultants for technical review.","DSAC members and public commenters raised questions about landfill gas capture, the site’s Title V air permit, and a recent EPA document request. Committee members asked Republic Services and county staff for monitoring data and for clarity about emissions and how they are tracked.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607588,"DSAC members raise groundwater and PFAS monitoring questions; request hydrology review",138,1814000,1952000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753&start=1814&end=1952","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753/thumbnail_1814000.jpg","/articles/6607588/Benton-County/Oregon/DSAC-members-raise-groundwater-and-PFAS-monitoring-questions-request-hydrology-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607588-86713b8677ce4ac5430747fb7f3dc129/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171418&Signature=mnEopPvRegZvIMpV0BjZXQt2jbX9E3-t~8OMMATCYbYrP8cJ5GiX80UanIgP-46pAvQx9SDi93P1gQY8pqE4mfz-3W1oZkG43IkOW~c7RkgGYCYjASQNKjQDMSg1aVQeUAs5qTzk0dWGrT-WkGs-WMMKSre8Uz8aEEF0tIF2ycqkyXdUP6PuDQGuGKkBIOZEq4eGVEpJ6LBaU3dJZ9e0L-U-YBwOWW6T9wQXVlVCUC3qgpwcrC~aNACM8pjdxdxHkLjGy~PyYOG45CoIE1oXI-V-3szmNKLLhlIgO-a4uF866fdTjZtaUc6l3Wx2SVjejufOqDGl-zw1tF1XIkptDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Disposal Site Advisory Committee members and public commenters raised questions about the validity of Coffin Butte monitoring wells, the design of the monitoring network and the interpretation of leachate and PFAS results.

DSAC member David Hoffman described anomalies in the monitoring data for “Well 26,” noting a hydrograph that does not show expected seasonal rise and fall and corresponding chemical data that remain essentially flat. Hoffman said the construction of some older monitoring wells — nested wells from the 1970s — can allow interconnection of multiple aquifers and that well construction standards have changed since then. He asked the committee to seek clarity from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) about well design and whether older wells remain reliable compliance points.

Public commenter Debbie Palmer and others drew attention to concerns about PFAS in landfill leachate and to the history of inspections and reporting. Committee members agreed that groundwater questions require spatial context; a single well’s trend cannot be interpreted without comparing nearby background wells and regional water‑quality baselines. Several members requested a technical briefing from a hydrologist or groundwater consultant (committee staff indicated they would contact a retired hydrologist known to the county) and asked Republic’s consultants to review monitoring network design.

DSAC voted to prioritize hydrology/groundwater (one of the committee’s top priorities for 2025) and to collect a short list of specific sampling and design questions for the consultant or hydrologist to address.

Ending: DSAC tasked staff to request a hydrology briefing and to compile a short, prioritized set of technical questions about well construction, spatial context and PFAS/leachate interpretation for consultants and county reviewers.","Committee members and public commenters flagged potential problems with the landfill monitoring network, well construction and interpretation of leachate/PFAS data. DSAC asked staff to pursue a hydrologist briefing and to collect spatial context for groundwater results.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607592,"NRAC begins fast review of landfill expansion; DSAC offered technical input",0,3357000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753&start=3357&end=3357","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2949743-7ed9df39b77eeba9c5f6041a6d4e9753/thumbnail_3357000.jpg","/articles/6607592/Benton-County/Oregon/NRAC-begins-fast-review-of-landfill-expansion-DSAC-offered-technical-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607592-782d8042ff47b9ef0f5e3343a23f7d14/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171418&Signature=PFxfrcxXRsUmK~DtPUNh4fhHVA0BxvENkIMaOhaBb1ltpb0~rdj0-zaHjZ0t7F-EqUJOVUqLelsjrIY7kB2izO-Xxn7wQV~0m6vwmy0yrIRuItMCffa0m~JjOgbiEJOf6pHOxzToIjHFiA1w~AG-zjqfvA6RpS-XRRLFFEjzqK3Dw6qQPCjxAvNyhWtaDN1byFYrCKgofpVRz3~6HOmksq5kfBaZVI-d-HuHOZAlO2FOh64bFd-V2SSMqVO5eb7UiOMeSZilURuKcS~70cSAvS1aWVlrJibbUiTnVve3P5DNPPQGQ-XGML-3J5xPYT9lvvary3M8JKy--JonMvPVgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Environment and Natural Areas Natural Resources Advisory Committee (NRAC) has been asked to prepare a recommendation for the Benton County planning commission on the Coffin Butte landfill expansion, NRAC member Sean Maguire told the Disposal Site Advisory Committee (DSAC).

The request stems from county code that assigns certain advisory roles — with NRAC asked to research the expansion and deliver a recommendation to the planning commission. Maguire said NRAC has “four or five weeks” to develop questions, templates and materials and expects to present a recommendation in time for the planning commission’s review in mid‑April to early May.

DSAC Chair Rachel Purcell told the committee that NRAC’s review is one of several advisory inputs the planning commission will consider; appeals from the planning commission go to the board of commissioners and then, if appealed further, to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Purcell said the code provides only broad criteria and that agencies and advisory committees must define evaluation area, temporal scope and impact metrics for the planning commission to use.

Committee members and NRAC representatives said they plan to coordinate but emphasized that NRAC is an independent advisory body. Jason (NRAC chair) told DSAC he welcomed cross‑committee collaboration and invited DSAC members to identify specific items they would like NRAC to consider.

Public commenters and DSAC members asked for clarity about the planning commission’s standard of review. A DSAC member noted that planning, commission and LUBA decisions are made at different levels — factual, political and legal — and that public comment should link objections to specific land‑use code provisions to be actionable at appeal.

Given the short timeline, DSAC agreed to compile priority questions and technical concerns into a shared document and to coordinate with NRAC so the two advisory groups do not duplicate efforts. The committee will use a shared Google Doc to collect questions and background research it wants considered in NRAC’s review and by the planning commission.

DSAC members stressed this will be a rapid process and that any formal DSAC input would be prepared as a concise memorandum or comment letter to the planning commission if the committee chooses to submit one.

Ending: DSAC and NRAC agreed to continued communication; NRAC will continue its internal drafting and DSAC will compile a set of focused questions and technical points to share with NRAC before the planning commission comment window closes.","The Environment and Natural Areas Natural Resources Advisory Committee (NRAC) has opened a short review window to advise the planning commission on the Coffin Butte landfill expansion. Benton County’s Disposal Site Advisory Committee (DSAC) discussed coordination, timelines and the limits of advisory recommendations.","actionData","errors"]

Article not found

DSAC accepts minutes and 2024 community concerns report; sets 2025 priorities and a working document

Committee presses for clarity on methane capture, Title V permit and EPA document request

DSAC members raise groundwater and PFAS monitoring questions; request hydrology review

NRAC begins fast review of landfill expansion; DSAC offered technical input