At the November 24, 2008 Girard City Council meeting, Mayor James Melfi reported on a letter received by the Girard City Health Department regarding the Total Waste Logistics LAS, LLC (TWL) south side landfill. The letter was dated November 17, 2008 and was from the Ohio EPA to Girard Health Commissioner James Dobson (Both pages of the letter are attached above for your reference).
The purpose of the letter was to inform the Girard Health Department that TWL's C&DD south side landfill located in Girard was in violation of Ohio's construction and demolition laws. As a result of unresolved violations occuring at the facility, the Ohio EPA initiated formal enforcement proceedings against TWL on March 31, 2008 by referring the matter to the Ohio Attorney Generals Office. They stated that TWL "has failed to maintain substantial compliance with Ohio's environmental laws which creates an issue with regard to the renewal of its annual operating license".
City Councilman Frank Migliozzi was in attendance, and he had some further comments on that letter (Frank also sits on the Board of Directors of the Trumbull County Health Board). Frank told the Girard City Law Director, also in attendance, that this may hurt TWL's chances at getting their north side landfill application approved. He said that a history of non-compliance at an existing landfill would hurt the companies chances to open up another landfill.
So, the result is good news on two fronts. First, TWL will have to clean up existing operations on its LAS Landfill on the south side or face denial of a 2009 operating license. Second, TWL may not be able to open their "proposed north side landfill" which would be less than 2 1/2 miles away.
Ohio EPA Letter to Girard, Ohio
Regards,
Richard Natoli
Secretary,
Girard United Against Ruinous Dumping (G.U.A.R.D.)
www.nomoredumps.org
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