California landfill denied compliance extension for C&D debris

Operators of a landfill near Pittsburg, California, were denied an extension to comply with county permit requirements for disposing of construction and demolition (C&D) debris, a report by the East Bay Times says. The Keller Canyon Landfill operators are required to comply with permit regulations by March 22.

According to the report, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors modified the landfill’s use permit with stricter rules for bringing in C&D debris in September 2015, including the requirement to process the debris at a transfer station to divert recyclable materials.

Keller Canyon Landfill Co. Inc. filed a lawsuit against the county in 2016, claiming it would cost the company millions of dollars to process the debris at another location, the report says. Keller’s parents company, Phoenix-based Republic Services, told supervisors during a recent meeting the company was willing to build a transfer station on-site at the landfill and needed the compliance date extended to complete the project.

According to the report, Pittsburg Administrative Officer Laura Wright said she received numerous complaints about the landfill from residents, including complaints about odors, wind-blown waste, congregating seagulls and greenhouse gas emissions. The supervisors denied the landfill’s extension request.