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Rich County discusses updated solid-waste plan, landfill monitoring and new fee schedule; staff to prepare public hearing
Summary
Sanitation supervisor Lynn Weston briefed commissioners on DEQ requests for an updated county solid-waste plan, quarterly methane monitoring requirements, a draft fee schedule (staff cited a $30-per-ton benchmark), and improvements to credit-card processing; commissioners directed staff to prepare a fee proposal and schedule a public hearing.
Rich County's sanitation supervisor told the commission the state is requesting an updated long-range solid-waste plan and that the county must add procedures for landfill monitoring and future waste management needs.
Lynn Weston (speaker 2) said the county's plan on file dates to 1993 and must be updated "to estimate solid waste needs for the next 20 years," including recycling, hazardous/regulated wastes and facility design. Weston described a…
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