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Land-use compliance subcommittee expands review of decades of Coffin Butte permits and conditions
Summary
A DSAC/SWAC subcommittee reported that county staff and volunteers have expanded a land-use compliance review of Coffin Butte-related actions dating to the 1970s. The committee said an initial 60-page staff compilation has grown to roughly 125 pages as members assess whether conditions of approval tied to permits have been met or require further
During the Dec. 7 joint SWAC/DSAC session, the land-use compliance subcommittee reported that county staff and subcommittee members are examining decades of land-use actions, permits and associated conditions of approval for the Coffin Butte landfill.
Subcommittee participants said the county initially provided an approximately 60-page compilation of land-use actions beginning in 1974. The subcommittee has expanded that record to about 125 pages while working through roughly 80-plus conditions of approval tied to notices of decision and other land-use documents.
"We're trying to determine whether or not prior land use actions' whether the landfill owner is in compliance, whether it's not been demonstrated that compliance is happening, whether it's not in compliance but we need more information," said Mark (first name only in transcript), describing the subcommittee's review process. Members said the work is detailed and ongoing and that they have drafted introductory material aimed at guiding readers through the voluminous documents.
The subcommittee includes county staff (Inga Williams and Jeff Condit were named as county participants in the discussion) and volunteer work group members. Its work is intended to identify where evidence shows compliance, where documentation is missing, and where follow-up inquiries to the landfill owner or county files are needed.
Next steps: The subcommittee will continue its document-by-document review and report findings to the broader work group and SWAC/DSAC. Members said the process is still in progress and did not announce formal enforcement actions; rather, they are compiling the record to determine whether additional county follow-up is required.
