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Residents, agency discuss DTG landfill fire suppression, groundwater concerns; community forum requested on rock-crushing permit
Summary
A resident and the agency's executive director discussed the DTG landfill subsurface fire, risks to groundwater, PFAS detections, suppression options considered, and a request for a March community forum on DTG’s rock-crushing permit.
Nancy Lust, who represents Friends of Rocky Top, clarified previous comments about the Rocky Top landfill and pressed the agency for public outreach on a related air-permit question while Agency Executive Director Mark Thornberry provided technical context for the DTG landfill subsurface fire and the rationale behind suppression choices.
“From an environmental standpoint and a public health standpoint, air and water pollution can be connected,” Nancy Lust said during public comment, describing harmful air emissions at the Rocky…
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