Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah – January 2, 2012. Mitch Poulsen, Bear Lake Regional Council,
told the Rich County Commission that the landfill closure report was almost
ready to submit. The document has been
ready for several years, but not submitted, so Poulsen needed to updates cost estimates and needed a plan for an
alternative landfill cover that met quality assurance quality control
rules. He was able to get the changes
done for free. Landfill application will
be submitted.
The mechanism for funding needed to be changed also to met
State rules. The commission will set up
a fund at the State Treasurers Pool in a
PTIF (Public Treasures Investment Fund).
It needs to be kept separate from the general fund and be designated for
landfill closure. When landfills are
full they need to be closed, reclaimed and turned back into a natural, covered
area. Total cost of reclaiming Rich
County’s landfill is $14,294 this year.
Of course costs will go up, so each year the county needs to add money
for that inflation. The larger the landfill becomes the more money
needs to be set aside for appropriately closing. The county currently only has one active
landfill cell open and they are closing each cell as a new cell is
dug.
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