For a second time, the owners of the Promontory Point Resources landfill have failed to make a convincing case about why another big commercial dump that takes waste from other states is needed in Utah.
. This time, PPR’s needs assessment made no mention of coal ash or other dangerous materials. Instead, it intended to truck in municipal waste from northern Utah and southern Idaho, arguing the facility would create competition with existing landfills in the region and potentially lower fees.for another Class V landfill in Utah, even with its new business model.
“I didn’t know what to think as this process was going through the wringer,” she said. “... It’s always been pulling teeth to get the company to come to the table, to be forthcoming, to provide the information that could inform the best decision.” The division ultimately gave in and approved PPR’s groundwater plan. FRIENDS of Great Salt Lake legally challenged the decision, which currently sits before the Utah Court of Appeals.
“I don’t think it’s lost on anyone,” De Freitas said, “that landfills in general tend to have problems with contamination issues, particularly [when] adjacent to waterbodies.”
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