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Updated OEPA Documents / Notice of Violation

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

June 11, 2008 - Notice of Violation Letter
May 19, 2008 - Letter to Countywide Landfill regarding ambient air sampling for volatile organic compounds
May 8, 2008 - Concurrence with Construction of Cell 8C and Cell 8A/8C Separation Berm
April 14, 2008 - Approval to Alter Berm Between Cells 8A and 8C

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ABJ: Landfill dispute continues to fester

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Landfill dispute continues to fester - Republic, Ohio EPA exchange letters but no meetings are scheduled

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Tags: Akron Beacon Journal · Landfill Press Coverage · Ohio EPA News

OEPA’s Final Findings & New Orders

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Ohio EPA Director’s Final Findings and Orders Extending Deadline to Submit Permit Modification Information

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Hot, March 14, Letter from OEPA’s Korleski to Republic CEO O’Connor

March 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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New Documents

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

New documents have been added to the OEPA’s Countywide site. These documents are also mirrored here.

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Update on Countywide Landfill 2-21-08

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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EPA: Fire spreading - New firebreak sought, landfill odors would worsen

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Reaction was swift Wednesday to a request for federal expertise in an effort for […]

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OUT OF BOUNDS - Ohio EPA: Waste found outside Countywide lines

January 16th, 2008 · No Comments

State environmental officials say they found garbage and liquid outside the allowed boundaries for waste at Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility in December, and they released a notice Monday that the East Sparta landfill is violating landfill regulations and an agreement with the state. Click here for the Times Reporter Story.

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Liquid waste at Countywide leaked to unauthorized areas

January 10th, 2008 · No Comments

01/10/2008 - Liquid waste from Countywide has leaked onto an “unauthorized area”, contaminating an area roughly half the size of a football field on the landfill’s south slope. Republic Waste spokesman Will Flower said that landfill staff suspected this might happen but they were “too busy dealing with the odor problems” to deal with the […]

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Federal eyes on landfill - U.S. EPA ‘very aware’ of Countywide concerns

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

12/20/2007 - US Representative Zack Space spoke with EPA Region 5 Administrator Mary Gade and her staff in Chicago via teleconference. He was assured that the US EPA is aware of the situation at Countywide and is keeping an eye on things. See article in the Times-Reporter.

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