Club 3000 - Ohio Landfills

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

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02/02/08 - The US EPA is urging Countywide to cooperate with the federal investigation and to quickly implement measures designed to correct the situation at the landfill. It also calls for increased groundwater monitoring and expanded monitoring and testing of the air around the landfill. See article in the Akron Beacon Journal.

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01/18/2008 - Around 500 people attended the public meeting on January 17 regarding possible civil litigation against Countywide. Lawyers from the New York firm of Weitz Luxenberg along with attorney Steven Bell outlined the steps that residents would have to take to be involved in a class-action lawsuit against the landfill. Club 3000 will continue […]

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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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12/28/2007 - Four US EPA staffers made a site visit to Countywide and requested information on aluminum dross, leachate, slope stability, and other collected data regarding the history of the situation. Tuscarawas County Commissioner Kerry Metzger expressed hope that this was a response to the letter the Joint Solid Waste District sent to the US […]

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12/18/2007 - Republic Waste Services has put up a website to keep the community and customers updated on the situation at Countywide Landfill. See article in the Times-Reporter.

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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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12/6/2007 - OEPA Director Chris Korleski’s plan to dewater Countywide Landfill has hit a snag. Liquid is pooling in the gas wells faster than expected, and deadlines have been pushed back to explore other methods of pumping the liquid out. See articles in the Times-Reporter. Article 1 - Article 2

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11/29/2007 - Stark County Common Pleas Judge Richard Reinbold ruled in favor of Republic Waste Services, blocking the Stark County Health Department from suspending Countywide’s license until he can look at all the paperwork. He stated “I can’t say the immediacy of harm to residents around the landfill takes precedence over harm to Republic Services […]

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11/21/2007 - Stark County Health Commissioner William Franks has decided to recommend that Countywide’s license be suspended. He told Countywide officials that failure to contain or extinguish the underground fire is one of the main reasons for his decision. Republic Services has filed a lawsuit to block the Board of Health from suspending the license, […]

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