Club 3000 - Ohio Landfills

Now posted on Ohio EPA’s Countywide Web page are the following
documents:
February 21, 2008 - Notice of Violation letter to Countywide regarding
the landfill’s engineered components;
February 21, 2008 - Letter to Stark County Health Commissioner William
Franks regarding the landfill’s engineered components; and
February 21, 2008 - Letter to Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann
requesting representation in upcoming mediation proceedings.

SUMMARY-After much data analysis, field observations and consultation
with our independent experts, Ohio EPA has concluded the extreme
conditions at Countywide Landfill have adversely affected the integrity
of the engineered components in the landfill’s south slope area,
including the flexible membrane liner (FML).  Failure to maintain the
integrity of engineered components is a violation of Ohio’s landfill
rules.  The February 21, 2008, Notice of Violation letter to Countywide
provides details.  It is important to note that at this time, Ohio EPA
believes the 3-5’ of compacted clay below the FML and the geology
underlying the clay would contain any potential leakage from the old
waste disposal area.

Ohio EPA plans to work with Countywide to evaluate whether it is
prudent or practical to repair the impacted engineered components.  Ohio
EPA Director Chris Korleski’s letter to Stark County Commissioner
William Franks provides an update on the engineered components issue
described above.

Finally, Director Korleski is asking the Ohio Attorney General to
represent Ohio EPA in any upcoming mediation proceedings between
Republic Services of Ohio and the Stark County Board of Health.  Stark
County Common Pleas Judge Richard Reinbold Jr. has asked a
representative of Ohio EPA to be present. The three letters described
above and other pertinent documents are available online at:
www.epa.state.oh.us/pic/countywide.html.

Caroline Markworth
Public Involvement Coordinator
Ohio EPA-Public Interest Center
P: 614-644-2160
F: 614-644-2737