By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
The landfill for Juab County, which is operated by
JRDA, received an excellent rating during a recent
inspection.
Juab County Commissioner Neil Cook serves as chairman
of the Juab Rural Development Agency and, as such, received
the report from the State of Utah Department of
Environmental Quality. He then shared that report with Wm.
Boyd Howarth, commission chair, and with Robert Steele,
commissioner.
"I look at the report as very favorable," said
Cook.
Dennis R. Downs, executive secretary for the Utah
Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board, sent a letter
complimenting the landfill operation and Allen Pay, the
operator.
"An inspection of the JRDA landfill was conducted by
our staff on Nov. 3, 2004," said Downs. "In general, the
facility is well-operated."
The entrance road and gate area were mostly free of
litter.
"Juab County has done a good job of discouraging trash
dumping at the gate," he said.
The new signs, he said, were informative and easy to
read.
The information sheets being handed out at the
gate-house are an excellent way to inform people about the
landfill operation.
Downs said, on the day the inspection was made, it was
observed that a few day's waste was uncovered due to
equipment breakdown. Repairs had been made and "the operator
(Pay) stated the waste would be covered immediately."
Cook said commissioners were aware of the breakdown
which occurred at the time of the inspection and knew the
equipment needed to be repaired before the waste could be
properly covered.
The second of the minor problems reported, said Downs,
was that the operator should be using the waste load
inspection and facility inspection forms given in the JRDA
Landfill permit application rather than making notes on the
waste tickets.
Mike Seely, county administrator, was assigned by the
commission to make copies of the forms for use by the
operator and to get them to him.
Downs also reported that Pay had attended recent SWANA
training in Cedar City and found it to be beneficial and
interesting.
"I think the problems reported were very minor," said
Cook.
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