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Cowlitz County public works racing to clear landfill leachate plugs; trucking has moved millions of gallons
Summary
Public Works director Mike Moss said crews have isolated multiple plugs in the landfill leachate line, moved about 1.7 million gallons by tanker and expect to truck roughly 3 million gallons this week; he estimated repair and trucking costs approaching $500,000 so far and outlined infrastructure work to reduce future risk.
Mike Moss, public services director, told the Board of Commissioners that crews and contractors have worked around the clock to clear multiple plugs in the headquarters landfill leachate line and to prevent pond overflows.
"We're actually working on our last 2 known plugs right now and hoping to be able to turn pumps on tomorrow," Moss said, reporting that the second pond holds about 1,700,000 gallons, the first…
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