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Senate discusses Solitude landfill permit; members raise closure-funding, waste-type and revenue questions
Summary
On Jan. 27 the Utah State Senate revisited SCR 1, the concurrent resolution approving the Solitude landfill permit at Green River. Senators questioned closure funding mechanisms, what classes of waste would be allowed, and an estimated $50 million lifetime revenue figure; the measure was circled for further review.
The Utah State Senate took up SCR 1 on Jan. 27, a concurrent resolution approving a permit for the proposed Solitude landfill near Green River, and focused floor attention on how the facility would be financed if it closed, what categories of waste would be accepted and how much revenue the state might receive.
Senator Hatch, who led the floor presentation, said state rules require applicants to provide financial assurance for closure ‘‘either [in] cash, a bond, or a letter of credit’’ and that the Department could require any of those instruments. He said he could not confirm which option the present applicant had supplied to the department. ‘‘Under the current rules and regulations, it is necessary for the applicant to either provide a cash capital…or they can put up a bond…or a letter of credit,’’ Hatch said.
Senator Hickman raised specific concern…
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