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Residents press Bourbon County commissioners for KDHE confirmation on solar-panel disposal risks
Summary
Residents urged Bourbon County officials to produce KDHE documentation after an attendee read a Topeka waste-program email saying the EPA has 'concerns about the panels being a hazardous waste when disposed,' and commissioners said a committee and moratorium are in place while the county reviews policy and permits.
A Bourbon County meeting on public comment turned to solar energy on the county’s landscape after a resident read correspondence from Topeka officials raising potential disposal and stormwater concerns.
At the meeting, a resident identified as Speaker 5 asked whether commissioners had a hard copy of an email from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and read part of a message relayed from Topeka Waste Program personnel naming Brian Burbick and saying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "has concerns about the panels being a hazardous waste…
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