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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2007 |
CONTACT Derek Boer |
Public Comment Period Opens for Colorado Springs Landfill to Accept AsbestosDENVER - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been asked by Waste Management, Inc. to review a proposed change to the approved design and operation plan at the Colorado Springs Landfill Expansion, a municipal solid waste landfill located on State Hwy. 94 east of Colorado Springs. The proposed changes would enable the facility to accept friable, or easily crumbled, asbestos waste. The proposed changes, which are spelled out in a stand-alone addendum to the existing plan, cover the design of the disposal area and modifications to waste-acceptance procedures, work practices and disposal procedures. The Department of Public Health and Environment's Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division is reviewing the application to assure the facility will not negatively affect human health or the environment. The department will approve or deny the proposed changes. Interested citizens may review the application during regular business hours through Monday, March 26, 2007, at: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Written comments should be sent to Jerry Henderson at the department's Denver office by close of business Monday, March 26, 2007. For further information, call Henderson at (303) -692-3455. ---30--- |
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