With a Landfill in The Works Just Upstream of Roane County We Should Pay Attention To This

Submitted by WhitesCreek on March 7, 2013 - 5:35pm.

The residents of Camden, Tenn., in Benton County 90 miles west of Nashville, have been living around the stuff — right next door in some cases — for several years now. In December of 2011, they filed a lawsuit against Robert Martineau, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and the landfill's operator, Environmental Waste Solutions, claiming that the landfill was approved and expanded in violation of a state law meant to protect communities like Camden.

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What's in the works? I must
Submitted by smalc on March 14, 2013 - 12:26pm.

What's in the works? I must have missed that news.

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Crab Orchard has been trying
Submitted by WhitesCreek on March 14, 2013 - 2:22pm.

Crab Orchard has been trying to get a landfill on Smith Mountain. I don't know the current status.

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TVA coal ash
Submitted by onetahiti on March 14, 2013 - 5:37pm.

TVA wanted to dump coal ash in a fill on a old strip mine up on the plateau in in Cumberland county. I'm not sure whether they went ahead with the plan. See: Link..., Link..., Link....

I hope they didn't do it.

-- OneTahiti

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The coal ash plan was nixed,
Submitted by WhitesCreek on March 14, 2013 - 7:22pm.

The coal ash plan was nixwd, So now the folks who were behind that thik it's a great place to dump garbage. All of Roane County's water supply is downstream, just so you know.

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Thanks, WC
Submitted by onetahiti on March 14, 2013 - 8:09pm.

Putting garbage in a "landfill" up on a mountain is always a Bad Idea for the folks in the valley and also for those downstream.

-- OneTahiti

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