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Board of Water Supply and environmental groups oppose amendment to landfill siting law; committee defers HB1673
Summary
HB1673, which would change appeal and siting rules for landfills inland of underground injection control lines, drew opposition from the Board of Water Supply and environmental groups who said recent HD1 amendments weaken protections enacted last year; the committee deferred the measure for further consultation.
Committee members heard sustained opposition to House Bill 1673, concerning appeals of prohibitions on constructing or expanding landfill units inland of underground injection control (UIC) lines in counties with populations greater than 500,000. The Board of Water Supply and other witnesses said the bill’s HD1 version would roll back protections passed last session.
Ernest Lau (Board of Water Supply manager and chief engineer) and Arneson…
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