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Benton County NRAC approves letter urging denial of Coffin Butte Landfill expansion CUP
Summary
At a special meeting, the Benton County Natural Resources Advisory Committee voted to finalize a report and send a letter to the planning commission recommending denial of the Conditional Use Permit for the Coffin Butte Landfill expansion, citing methane inspection infractions, an expired Title V air permit, and unresolved groundwater concerns.
At a special meeting of the Benton County Natural Resources Advisory Committee (NRAC), members approved a final report and a letter to the Benton County Planning Commission recommending denial of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the proposed Coffin Butte Landfill expansion.
NRAC said the recommendation rests on several substantive concerns identified in its review: methane emissions and multiple Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspection infractions, an expired Title V air permit, unresolved questions about leachate and groundwater contamination (including arsenic and untested per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS), and potential environmental justice and local economic impacts. The committee finalized language intended to make the recommendation and its rationale concise…
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