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News Release 505
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO HOLD PUBLIC AWARENESS SESSION DEC. 19 ON LANDFILL PERMITTING PROCESS IN CUBA
Volume 34-505 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 13, 2006 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public session to explain the landfill permitting process for an expansion request from Prairie Valley Landfill in Crawford County.
Prairie Valley Landfill, located three miles north of I-44 at Cuba on Hwy 19, has obtained preliminary site investigation approval to begin design for the construction of a second expansion of the sanitary landfill. The facility is requesting to expand the landfill to 420 acres.
Representatives from the department's Solid Waste Management Program, Division of Geology and Land Survey and Southeast Regional Office will be available to answer questions from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Crawford County R-II Middle School Cafeteria, #1 Wildcat Pride Drive, Cuba. This public session will be the first of several meetings held to encourage public participation through the permitting process.
The Department of Natural Resources reviews all applications submitted by cities, counties and private owners to ensure that solid waste landfills are properly designed and constructed. The department also examines other technical factors that protect Missouri's environment.
People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.
Questions and comments regarding the proposed landfill or the department's role in regulating solid waste landfills may be sent to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Solid Waste Management Program at P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or by phone at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-5401. For more information on solid waste issues, visit the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/swmp.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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