Judge Considers Latest Challenge to San Diego Landfill Proposal

Date: September 7, 2005

Source: News Room

A California Superior Court Judge is considering legal challenges to an environmental impact report for the proposed Gregory Canyon Landfill in San Diego County, Calif. In a tentative ruling, the judge determined that there were significant flaws in the report, primarily in regard to the landfill's proximity to water sources and historical sites. The lawsuit, one of many filed against the proposal, contends that the environmental impact report does not adequately address the possibility of environmental problems at the site. Attorneys for the landfill developer contend that because the landfill was approved by county voters via ballot measure in 1994, it is exempt from the county's regulations stipulating that landfills cannot be within 1,000 feet of historic sites or 200 feet of aquifers.
More information: www.co.san-diego.ca.us/deh/landfills.html.

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