Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Garfield County seeks party status in state methane rulemaking for landfills
Summary
The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners authorized staff to seek party status in Colorado Air Quality Control Commission rulemaking on landfill methane (Regulation 31), citing potential multi-million-dollar costs for monitoring and gas capture that could raise tip fees and spur illegal dumping.
The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners on Monday authorized county staff to request party status in the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s rulemaking on landfill methane, known in the draft documents as Regulation 31.
Commissioners said the measure is intended to let Garfield County participate in prehearing conferences and submit technical comments as the state considers rules that could require monitoring and gas-capture infrastructure at local landfills.
County staff and landfill consultants told the board the eventual requirements could be costly. Bentley Henderson, speaking for county staff, said preliminary estimates for Garfield County’s landfill capital costs…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
