Ohio Landfill Appeal Falls Short

Date: February 14, 2002

Source: News Room

The Ninth District Court of Appeals has rejected the efforts of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to intervene in a settlement involving the Hardy Road landfill in Akron. The state had filed suit against Akron early last year over environmental violations at the city-owned landfill. Those included allegations of blowing and unconfined litter, excessive clearing of vegetation, inadequate daily cover, erosion, exposed waste, failing to control liquid runoff, overfilling areas with trash and other problems. Akron has been cited for 46 violations since early 1996. A settlement subsequently was reached between the city of Akron and the state Attorney General's office. The city agreed to pay a $745,000 fine to resolve the violations.

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