ADEQ seeking bids to repair NABORS landfill

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     A group of contractors looking to make bids to close and seal areas of the decrepit NABORS landfill in northwest Baxter County recently toured the facility. Bids will be accepted until Tuesday afternoon at 2, according to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

     Tammie Hynum, Chief of the Hazardous Waste Division with the ADEQ, says the purpose of the tour, which was not open to members of the media or the landfill board of directors, was to allow the contractors to see first hand the repairs that need to be made.


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     The next step in the process is hiring a contractor. ADEQ representative Kim Gwynn says an outside firm has been hired to provide the ADEQ with the best candidate for the job.


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     Currently, the landfill is considered by the ADEQ non-operational. To designate the landfill closed it first has to be repaired, something that could take several years.


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     Once the repairs are made by ADEQ’s hired contractor, the burden will be placed on the owners of the landfill to maintain it, according to Mountain Home Mayor Joe Dillard.


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     The ADEQ says the solid waste district would probably be responsible for upkeep because they are the legal owners of the property. It is unclear if the ADEQ will cover the closing cost of the dump or if the district will charged at a later date.




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