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Committee approves amendments to prohibit reuse of incinerator ash and restrict landfills near aquifers
Summary
After extensive testimony from environmental groups, community organizations and county officials, the Senate Committee on Water and Land passed SB 4-38 with amendments that add a definition of significant aquifer and restrict reuse of municipal solid‑waste incinerator ash in unlined settings.
The Senate Committee on Water and Land on Feb. 10 passed SB 4-38 with amendments that broaden protections for aquifers and prohibit certain reuses of municipal solid‑waste incinerator ash.
Witnesses from local and statewide environmental groups, county agencies and community organizations raised concerns about landfill siting and the reuse of ash from waste‑to‑energy incinerators. Mike Ewell of Energy Justice Network told the committee that “a double lined landfill full of H‑Power’s trash…
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