Division of Waste Management releases – Division releases are online at the Commonwealth News Center. A free e-mail subscription is available. http://kentucky.gov/Newsroom/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency news releases – EPA headquarters newsroom. EPA Region 4 newsroom (serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). You may subscribe to EPA releases by signing up online at http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/email_signups.htm.
Members of the media who need additional information may contact the division information officer.
Recycling organization will meet in June – The Kentucky Recycling Interest Group will meet June 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern Kentucky University campus in Richmond. To register, go to the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center site – http://www.kppc.org/ – and look for KRIG under Upcoming Events.
Spring Waste Tire Amnesty Schedule – The Waste Tire Amnesty Program, established in 1998, is part of the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s ongoing effort to rid Kentucky’s landscape of waste tires.
Certification programs for the operators and managers of some waste management facilities – The schedule is on the Education page under Regulated Entities.
Montgomery County Landfill – Jeffersonville, Rumpke of Kentucky Inc. The division has issued a draft permit for horizontal expansion increasing the total permit area to 352.97 acres. A non-adjudicative public hearing was held May 6 in Jeffersonville. Word PDF
Big Run Landfill – Ashland, Boyd County, River Cities Disposal. On March 20, 2008, the Division of Waste Management approved horizontal expansion of Big Run Landfill by 193.50 acres. Division's response to public comments. Word PDF
Pendleton County Landfill – Butler, Pendleton County, Rumpke of Kentucky. Permit application notice: Word PDF Division response to public comments regarding proposed expansion of the landfill: Word PDF
Hardin County Landfill -- Notice of Intent application from Hardin County Fiscal Court to apply for an 252-acre expansion of the Hardin County Landfill. Word PDF
Benson Valley Area Landfill – Franklin County. A permit was issued on Nov. 30 allowing expansion. The division received a number of comments from the public hearings and comment periods. The following is a summation of the comments and responses. Response to comments – Word PDF
Rohm and Haas – Louisville. The division has made a tentative decision to issue a modification to the facility’s hazardous waste management permit. Public comments or a request for a hearing should be submitted in writing before midnight June 2. Notice: Word PDF. Fact sheet: Word PDF.
Dunaway Timber – Fordsville, Ohio County. Tentative decision to approve a variance request to reduce the amount of liability coverage for financial assurances so the company may continue care and management of the closed landfill at the facility. Public comment period ended Dec. 8. Word PDF
Collis Inc. – Hardin County. Tentative decision to issue a hazardous waste post-closure permit renewal for continued monitoring and maintenance of the closed landfill at the facility. Public comment period ended Dec. 19. Word PDF
