Ohio Officials Propose Brief Landfill Moratorium

Date: November 10, 2005

Source: News Room

Two Stark County, Ohio legislators have proposed a moratorium on new and expanded landfills in 13 Ohio counties until a federal U.S. Geological Survey study of area surface and groundwater is complete. The study could take an estimated five years, and is expected to determine whether the water in Stark, Summit, Portage, and other counties has been contaminated by area landfills. However, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.state.oh.us) and the waste industry have opposed the moratorium.

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