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County agrees to dirt exchange, moves to buy skidsteer as DEQ backs landfill cover
Summary
Caribou County commissioners agreed to a dirt-for-dirt exchange at the landfill, asked staff to keep EPA approval documentation on file for sewer waste dumps, approved buying a used CAT 216B skidsteer for about $18,200, and received DEQ support for a 'posishell' landfill cover solution.
Jason Lower (spelled Jayson in the minutes), the landfill/solid-waste supervisor, told commissioners a patron requested two loads of sandy dirt cover in exchange for one load of dirt; the board agreed to the exchange. The board also directed that whenever sewer waste is dumped, the EPA approval documentation for that waste must be filed at the landfill for recordkeeping.
Lower presented a proposal to purchase a used CAT 216B skidsteer with about 1,200 hours for approximately $18,200; the minutes list included amounts for attachments and ballast ($750 for forks and $1,450 for counterweights as recorded). The board agreed to the purchase and asked Lower to obtain quotes for repairing or replacing the dump truck’s 15-bed.
Bruce Olenick from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality told the board a 'posishell' application at the county landfill would be a good solution for Caribou County’s needs. Olenick also noted that work at the Simplot landfill location is proceeding slowly.
The board’s equipment and landfill decisions are administrative; no formal procurement contract number or vendor name is recorded in the minutes. Next steps include staff obtaining replacement quotes for the dump truck bed and filing EPA documentation for future sewer-waste disposals.
