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Utah Senate Advances Solitude Landfill Resolution After Lengthy Floor Debate
Summary
The Utah Senate moved SCR 1 to the third-reading calendar after an extended floor debate over the Solitude landfill near Green River. Supporters framed it as local economic development; opponents raised concerns about bonding, changing technologies, out‑of‑state waste and the need for tighter legislative oversight.
The Utah State Senate voted to advance SCR 1, a concurrent resolution approving the permit process for the proposed Solitude landfill near Green River, to the third‑reading calendar after more than an hour of debate.
Senator Hatch, who introduced the resolution, said the Department of Environmental Quality had authorized construction and operation and that SCR 1 was the final step needed for the project to proceed. Hatch said the measure would allow the facility to accept municipal waste from both inside and outside Utah, subject to DEQ permitting standards (transcript references: SCR 1 presentation and Q&A).
Senator Bramble, co‑chair of the legislative task force that reviewed the proposal, said the task force had not taken a blanket "do not act" position and that the task force co‑chairs and some members supported the resolution. He also reported that ECDC representatives did not oppose the resolution and that the project represents a…
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