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Landfill Action Committee,
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Superfund, Region
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Introduction
of the Assessment Report
INTRODUCTION
This
report describes the findings
and recommendations of
Susan Podziba & Associates
concerning the Central
Landfill Action Committee,
Johnston, Rhode Island.
The Central
Landfill Action Committee
(Committee) was created
at an October 1999 public
meeting called by the
Mayor of Johnston to address
citizen complaints about
odors emanating from the
landfill. In addition
to citizens and town officials,
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Rhode Island
Department of Environmental
Management (DEM) and Rhode
Island Department of Health
(DOH) officials attended
the meeting.
From its
inception, the committee
met bi-weekly through
July 2000, when it released
a set of 40 recommendations
related to odor management
at Central Landfill. Though
described as consensus
recommendations, on the
very day of their release,
some parties stated that
they did not support all
of the recommendations.
As a result
of a confluence of factors
including questions about
membership and ground
rules, the lack of an
organizational sponsor
for the Committee, and
the facilitators
departure for reasons
of personal health, EPA
and DEM decided to undertake
an assessment of the existing
Committee, in an effort
to determine the usefulness
of the Committee and if
applicable, to identify
opportunities for its
improvement.
This assessment report
is divided into sections
on background, feasibility,
key dynamics, substantive
issues, key stakeholder
groups, recommendations,
and conclusion.
Complete
Report (pdf)
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