Environmentalists Join Suit Over Wichita C&D Landfill

Date: March 31, 2004

Source: News Room

The ongoing dispute over the possible closure of a construction landfill on the banks of the Arkansas River in Wichita now has a third legal party. The Sierra Club and a local neighborhood association have filed suit to try to shut down the landfill, contending a City Council decision to permit it was illegal because the facility is too close to the river. But attorneys for the landfill operator, Cornejo and Sons Inc., say public access to the river would not be affected. The landfill sits on city land, and now stands at the center of three lawsuits, two trying to shut it down and one to keep it open. The environmentalists also filed suit against the Kansas Department of Environmental Health. Cornejo also filed suit against KDHE, arguing the state wrongly denied an extension of the state permit to keep the landfill open. The landfill is currently open pending trial.
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