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County staff to monitor and possibly testify on bill giving Ecology broader landfill oversight
Summary
Public works staff asked commissioners for permission to engage on Senate Bill 1154, which would let the state Department of Ecology approve or suspend landfill permits and impose penalties; staff said they prefer Ecology assistance be limited to requests from jurisdictional health departments rather than unilateral overrides
Cowlitz County Public Works staff briefed the Board of Commissioners about Senate Bill 1154, legislation that would require the Washington Department of Ecology to approve landfill permits and permit renewals and would give Ecology authority to suspend permits and levy civil penalties for…
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