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Landfill mechanic and residents tell Benton County advisory panel of hazardous conditions, ask for EPA report and records
Summary
A Valley Landfills mechanic testified to the Disposal Site Advisory Committee that workplace safety and environmental problems at Coffin Butte landfill have gone unaddressed; the committee agreed to seek the EPA report and county complaint records and to consider forwarding concerns to DEQ.
Members of the public and a landfill mechanic delivered extended testimony about safety, environmental and capacity concerns at the Coffin Butte Landfill and urged the Disposal Site Advisory Committee to obtain primary documents and press for regulatory action.
Robert Orton, a heavy equipment mechanic who said he is represented by International Operating Engineers Local 701, told the committee that "we work in disastrous conditions" and described what he called outdated personal protective equipment, missing decontamination areas and management that disregarded safety policies. Orton said his union had mailed USB drives with videos and photos to the…
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