Delaware Officials Seek Inquiry Into Cherry Island Landfill

Date: November 4, 2003

Source: News Room

Delaware environmental officials are seeking studies of pollution risks at the Cherry Island Landfill near Wilmington in the wake of signs that the facility may have contaminated nearby groundwater. The concerns could delay action on the Delaware Solid Waste Authority's request for a permit needed to begin a $66 million repair and expansion plan at Cherry Island. The facility is the state's busiest, and regulators have warned that they may have to begin restricting waste flow by 2006 without the project.

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