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State officials confirm subterranean fire at C&D landfill; DEQ issues NOV and compliance order
Summary
Utah Department of Environmental Quality told Washington City on Nov. 12 it has confirmed a subterranean smoldering fire at a construction-and-demolition landfill and issued a notice of violation and compliance order on Nov. 10 requiring a fire response plan within 30 days and implementation within seven days of approval.
Jalen Knudson, assistant director in the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control at the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, and Brian Spear, manager of the division’s Solid Waste Section, briefed the Washington City Council and residents on Nov. 12 about ongoing odor and health complaints stemming from the local construction-and-demolition (C&D) landfill.
"We have confirmed there is a subterranean fire at the landfill," Spear told the council, summarizing state investigations that included drone overflights, overnight monitoring and a multiagency response. He traced the timeline from an initial on-site fire event in late June to…
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