Published: April 05, 2010
The Simon Law Firm's Environmental Attorneys Comment on the Rumpke Landfill
ST. LOUIS - (BUSINESS WIRE) - More than 100 people attended an April 1 public meeting in Colerain
Township set up by environmental regulators and aired their concerns
about a possible underground fire and strong odors emanating from the
Rumpke landfill in Ohio, The
Community Press reports.
Pollution concerns about the facility, located on Hughes Road in
Colerain Township, aren't new. Last fall, gas extraction wells at the
landfill registered excessively high heat readings. And on March 19 it
was announced that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Rumpke
landfill reached a settlement
agreement that requires the owner to pay a $98,000 penalty for air
pollution violations and follow an action response plan that included
such measures as adding clay soil, stabilizing landfill slope,
installing additional gas collection devices and enhancing monitoring.
At the April 1 meeting, Paul Ruesch, an environmental engineer with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, addressed the underground heat
readings, indicating that although it was unclear whether they indicated
an underground fire or a "reaction," the dynamic was the same.
A community activist group, Property Owners Want Equal Rights, attended
the meeting. Nancy Lindemood, POWER's founder, called for an analysis
and reporting of air sample results and independent monitoring of well
temperatures, as well as monitoring of air, gas and groundwater.
Environmental lawyer Todd Hageman explains, "When a landfill fails to
apply the proper slope cover, air can enter the body of the landfill
which fuels waste combustion. The fire then creates voids and vents in
the landfill which further magnify the production and release of
landfill gas like hydrogen sulfide. Underground fires are often a
problem for mismanaged landfills."
The
Simon Law Firm is a St. Louis-based firm that represents people who
have lost the use and enjoyment of their property or been hurt as a
result of environmental and landfill hazards. The firm has represented
more than 400 individual clients in claims arising from the negligent
operation of construction and demolition landfills. For more
information, contact Todd Hageman by calling 877-767-3108 or e-mailing THageman@simonlawpc.com.
The Simon Law Firm
Todd Hageman, 877-767-3108
THageman@simonlawpc.com
www.simonlawpc.com
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