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Cowlitz County to replace Tenet Way landfill flare April 20 as gas levels fall
Summary
County staff told commissioners the Tenet Way closed landfill flare will be replaced on April 20, 2026, and that the new flare will be smaller because gas collection at the closed site has declined; Tenet Way is partially unlined and differs from the county's lined headquarters landfill.
Commissioners approved a consent-item scheduling the replacement of the flare at the Tenet Way closed landfill for April 20, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. County staff said the existing flare dates to about 1992 and that the replacement will be a downsized unit because landfill gas production has declined as the site ages.
"The old flare, the flare that's currently in there was put…
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