MORROW COUNTY CITIZENS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

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MORROW COUNTY CITIZENS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

• FEBRUARY 5, 2007

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WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL LTDOVERVIEW

• August - 2003 Applications filed for Washington
  Harmony CDD Landfills
• November - 2003 County Zoning passed in
  Washington Harmony Townships
• 2004 - 2005 ERAC 10th District Court of Appeals
  Morrow County Board of Health Lost cases
• November 2005 Judge Gray Rules Zoning doesnt
  Apply to Landfill Property
• Spring - 2006 Citizens for Environmental Justice
  files lawsuit against Harmony and Washington CDD
  LTD.
• April- 2006 Health Board grants Washington permit
  Harmony application was pulled by the
  applicant.
• May - 2006 Health Board and Citizens group files
  appeal with ERAC
• Early Summer - 2006 Cooper files lawsuit against
  County Zoning regarding Citizens lawsuit
  zoning.
• January - 2007 ERAC denies Citizens group appeal
  against Cooper for Washington CDD site.

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Proposed Washington TownshipCDD Site
Dark blue line depicts 20 Columbia Gas Line that
crosses the property. Light blue line depicts a
major phone trunk-line that crosses the
property. The wooded area has a major bog
containing several acres. There are several acres
of wetland in and around the wooded area. The
three red lines depict the railroad line that
runs at the back of the property. This site is to
have primarily out-of-state CDD materials
brought in to the site.
Phone Line
Rail Line
Columbia Gas Line
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Whats Next?

• February 27, 2007 _at_ 630 p.m. EPA will hold a
  public meeting on the Washington CDD LTD.,
  Landfill for their Air Water Quality Permit.
• Written Comments need to be sent to EPA by
  February 20, 2007 to be part of the official
  record. Send to Jennifer Carlin, Central
  District Office, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio
  43216-1049.

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What are the ISSUES we need to address with EPA?

• Leachate Polluting our Water Supply
• Air Quality due to dust from the operation of the
  facility
• Property values decreasing due to the landfill
  operation
• Traffic and issues with Out-of-State waste coming
  to the site by Rail
• There are more issues (see hand-out)

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What Can You DO?

• Make your friends and neighbors aware of the EPA
  meeting on February 27, 2007 _at_ 630 p.m.
• Write EPA with your concerns regarding Air and
  Water Quality issues. See handout for More
  Information.
• Let your State Senator Bill Harris and State
  Representative Thom Collier aware of your
  concerns. Address Name of Rep., Statehouse,
  Columbus, Ohio 43215

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Where can you find more Information?

• Ohio USEPA Websites has information on Air and
  Water Quality issues and Permits
• ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
  Registry) has information on both air and water
  quality issues due to CDD Landfill
• USEPA Environmental Justice website has
  information on Air and Water Quality issues

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In Closing

• Contact your Friends and Neighbors and send
  letters to Ohio EPA before February 20, 2007
• Attend the public hearing on February 27, 2007
  and prepare your testimony (you can read the
  letter you wrote to EPA) We need EPA to hear our
  concerns with good documented information!

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Thank you and Here is How to Contact Us

• Morrow Co. Citizens for Environmental Justice,
  P.O. Box 54, Shauck, Ohio 43349
• Call Jean McClintock _at_ 419-768-4318
• Email jsmcclintock_at_mac.com