Jungo Road Hotel

THE NDEP EXTENDED PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FROM 12/16/2011 TO 1/30/2012, 5PM. Let's take advantage of this extension to be sure all questions are on the table.

Public Notice was posted by the NDEP for Jungo Road Landfill with intent to issue the operating permit to Jungo. The draft permit, public notice and Jungo fact sheet are here: http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/doc​s/ndep_letter_102611.pdf

This landfill would bring in 4000 tons of non-recycleable waste from California, 5 days a week, via rail, for 95 years. The NDEP is granting an exception to allow the landfill to be built closer to an active aquifer than state statute allows. No environmental impact study has been done or required.

A public hearing was held December 1, 2011,in Winnemucca. Public comment transcripts are available here:
http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/docs/jungo_hearing_public_comments_120111.pdf At this meeting, the NDEP noted they had not been out to the site of the landfill, devised a leachate plan,read the soil report, and had to 'dig deep into their bag of tricks' to grant an exception to Nevada state law to build this closer to an active aquifer than 100 feet. Yet, they have published intent to permit this landfill.

Public comments must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00PM on January 30, 2012 to:

Jon Taylor, PE CEM
Division of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Waste Management
901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701-5249
775.687.9477
jtaylor@ndep.nv.gov

The NDEP will either issue or deny the operating permit 30 days later.

All NDEP/Jungo project documentation is at: http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/jun​go.htm

We encourage everyone concerned about this landfill to actively participate in public comment. Following are links to some material that may be of assistance.

--Dr. G Fred Lee & Associates was hired by Humboldt County to provide a review of the NDEP permit independent of the NDEP, Recology, or Recology consultants. You can read his report here: http://t.co/FVAYwmb8 It may help you articulate your own comments

--Here's an example of a great comment already submitted
http://nolandfill.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/pointed-professional-comment-...

--If you need inspiration or ideas, or just want to see what others are asking about, other comments shared with the NDEP are available at http://nolandfill.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/comments-from-12-1-ndep-meeti...

Other information on the Jungo Road Landfill:

Nevadans Against Garbage Brochure: http://nolandfill.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nag-trifold-brochure-ver-2...
Nevadans Against Garbage: www.nevadansagainstgarbage.com
Friends of Black Rock/High Rock blog: http://blackrockdesert.org/friends/blog/tracy
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/nvagpage
Twitter: @DesertPlaya
NDEP Jungo Landfill Project site: http://ndep.nv.gov/bwm/jungo.htm
Recology's Jungo Land Investments: http://jungolandandresources.com/

Also, you can read Tracy's blog, at this web site for background and news on the Jungo Road Landfill project. See:
http://blackrockdesert.org/friends/blog/tracy