As has been reported in the press, leachate from Riverbend Landfill leaked into a neighboring creek and then into the South Yamhill River during the snow event of several weeks ago. According to Bob Schwarz of DEQ, ".. two of the chemicals found in the downstream sample were acetone and methyl ethyl ketone." Neighbors have been told there is no reason to worry as "dilution is the solution to pollution."
Waste Management has pledged to explain the leak at a Pizza Event on Wednesday, March 19th, at the Red Lion Inn on Highway 18 (near the hospital). Of course, other topics can be addressed (think berm, alternative waste handling methods, earthquake safety), especially if all of you ask questions! Several Stop the Dump people will be out of town, so we are hoping that the public in general will be there to get pertinent information from Waste Management.
WHAT:-Waste Management Meeting to discuss Leachate Leak
WHEN: Wednesday 19 March; 6;00 PM for Pizza; 7:00 PM for Meeting
WHERE: Red Lion Hotel near the Hospital on Highway 18
APPEALING COUNTY DECISION:
As many of you know, Stop the Dump Coalition, in conjunction with the Willamette Valley Wineries Association, Friends of Yamhill County, and McPhillips Farm, has filed a Notice of Intent to Appeal the County ordinance to rezone the dump to farmland with LUBA, the Land Use Board of Appeals.
When we mailed out our Notice of Intent to Appeal, we included a donation envelope in order to collect funds for this legal fight. THANK YOU to all of the people who have returned those envelopes with checks inside of them! If you have not already done so, we hope you will be able to donate soon.
If you are not on our mailing list and would like to donate, you can do so through our website, right here: http://www.stopthedumpcoalition.org/Legal.cshtml
OR
You can mail a check to:
Stop the Dump Coalition
PO Box 1744
McMinnville, OR 97128
MANY MANY THANKS!
See you on the 19th at the Red Lion
Ilsa
for Stop the Dump Coalition
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