2 Republic landfills settle solid waste violations

Feb. 5 – A pair of Republic Services Inc. landfills in Arizona agreed to pay $58,000 in total penalties to resolve alleged solid waste violations, the state Department of Environmental Quality said.

La Paz County landfill, located south of Parker, agreed to pay $47,000 after a May 2008 inspection found soil contaminated by petroleum and hot lead slag was being used as landfill cover. There also was exposed solid waste in the northeast and southeast sections and slopes of the landfill, the state said.

Cooper Mountain landfill near Wellton in Yuma County agreed to pay $11,000 following a July 2008 inspection found exposed contaminated soil spread over a landfill slope and a 55-gallon drum of soil contaminated by used motor oil stored in a vehicle maintenance area, the ADEQ said.

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