Tired of fielding questions about Riverbend Landfill from people concerned about their health, their environment, and the health of their community, the state Department of Environmental Quality has decided to funnel all inquiries about the landfill to -- Bend.
The individual who will now serve as DEQ's "point man" for Yamhill County's huge regional dump is Greg Svelund, whose office is in the Central Oregon community. Svelund can be reached by email at svelund.greg@deq.state.or.us or by phone at 541-633-2008.
Lissa Druback, DEQ Solid Waste Manager and supervisor of Bob Schwarz, the permit writer for Riverbend, explained Svelund's appointment in an email to a Stop the Dump board member:
"Because we expect to receive many inquiries about this permit modification that cover multiple programs at DEQ, we have identified a single point of contact for questions about Riverbend from here on out. That person is Greg Svelund in our Bend office.... We will answer the questions received as our workload allows. If you have any additional questions about the public comment process, please contact Greg."
The permit modification Druback refers to is the 29-acre expansion recently approved by Yamhill County. Although Waste Management has already submitted an application to DEQ for its approval, Yamhill County citizens have not had access to that application because DEQ is moving some offices, putting all public records requests on hold for several weeks. Stop the Dump is working with DEQ to release the application anyway and hopes to have the documents available for review soon.
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