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NCES Landfill Groundwater-Related Docs

Sanco Permit June 30 1987 Includes Hydro Details Ammo (pdf)Download
Casella PR Driving Sustainability 2021 Unlined History Excavation Removal (png)Download
Name Change NCES Sept 15 1994 Permittee Agreement Terms Conditions of Permit (pdf)Download
Casella Mailer 3 30 2023 side 1 (jpg)Download
Casella Mailer 3 30 2023 side 2 (jpg)Download
April 8 1994 Philip OBrien CSI to NEWS March 31 1993 Request (pdf)Download
DES Says PFAS In Test Wells In Bethlehem; CLF Intervenes In Lawsuit Against DES _ Local News _ caledonianrecord.com Aug 1 2023 (pdf)Download
Landfill Not Leaking NCES Report Asserts- Littleton Courier Aug 11, 1999 (pdf)Download
Union Leader -Experts_ _Err on the side of caution_ when it comes to PFAS 9 3 2023 (pdf)Download
3 29 94 NHDES WM Director OBrien to NHDOJ Relative To Stage II Expansion & Bethlehem Local Approval (pdf)Download
11 17 93 Littleton Courier: Landfill Tests Come Up Clean (Unlined Landfill Excav/Relo Project) (pdf)Download
July 2023 Tri-Annual Water Quality Monitoring Results Report Aug 24 2023 (pdf)Download
March 1987 Hydrogeologic Study Sanco Landfill Expansion Bethlehem NH by GZA see page 7 2nd paragraph (pdf)Download
10 5 94 SHA to Sprague DES Water Quality Trends NCES History (pdf)Download
DES to Hackler EPA Oct 18 1994 History NCES with highlighted history relo Stage I and II (pdf)Download

More NCES Landfill GW Documents

1 27 93 Doug Casella Construction letter to CSI pre relocation discussion (pdf)Download
10 7 93 CSI to DES excavation completed (pdf)Download
11 5 93 Sanborn Head to Reed DES Contamination Assessement Letter with Report highlighted (pdf)Download
11 17 93 Landfill Tests Come UpClean SHA (pdf)Download
11 24 93 CSI to Reed DES relo excav done no measurableVOC PHASE4 (pdf)Download
12 9 93 Letter NHDES Berg to CSI Concurrence With SHA Contamination Assessment (pdf)Download
7 12 93 NHDES Inter-Dept Memo Proposed Conditions Phase IV of Stage I - Waste Relo and Soil Testing (pdf)Download
6 10 94 SHA to Kenison DES Groundwater Stage II 7 acres plus over Stage I mechanism to remove gw con (pdf)Download
11 10 94 Regan inter-dept memo groundwater Stage I leak discuss (pdf)Download
10 5 94 Courier Call For Sanco Water Probe B-406U FAILURE mention (pdf)Download
3 13 08 DES Inter Dept Memo To Wimsatt NCES Over Aquifer (pdf)Download
8 25 93 CWS Public Notice Trash Relo new state of the art landfi (pdf)Download
12 1 95 CONFIDENTIAL Inter-Dept Memo John Cotton Hydrogeologist aeration and dilution river (pdf)Download
3 30 95 Reed NHDES and EPA Phone Notes NHDES Unhappy EPA undermine NHDES locally (pdf)Download
8 24 90 Site Visit Inspection Report pg 12 & 15 Phase II Primary Liner Leak/Pin Holes 1-2 gallons/hr (pdf)Download

More Docs: CLF Appeal NCES Stage VI Expansion

Apr 17 2023 NCES Phase II Approval by NHDES ref WMC Stage VI Appeal (pdf)Download
05-11-23 - CLF Notice of Appeal (pdf)Download
Conservation Law Foundation Appeals Stage VI, Phase II Landfill Expansion Cal-Rec May 22 2023 (pdf)Download
05-16-23 - Objection to Request for Expedited Hearing and Appearance of Arroyo CLF Appeal Phase II (pdf)Download
05-17-23 - Appearance Harrison CLF Appeal Phase II (pdf)Download
05-17-23 - Appearance Harrison (pdf)Download
05-25-23 - Appointment of Hearing Officer (pdf)Download
06-02-23 - Order on Appellants Request for Expedited Review CLF Appeal Phase II (pdf)Download
07-20-23 - Acceptance of Appeal Ltr (pdf)Download
12 28 2023 NH Supreme Court CLF Appeal NCES Decision (pdf)Download
12 29 2023 Casella Press Release On NHSC NCES Appeal (pdf)Download
Bethlehem landfill expansion can proceed NH Supreme Court rules-unionleader 12 31 2023 (pdf)Download
Court decision clears way for Casella landfill expansion - Waste Today 12 29 2023 (pdf)Download
NH Supreme Court rules in favor of Casella expansion permit-Waste Dive 1 4 2024 (pdf)Download
NH Supreme Court says Bethlehem landfill expansion was lawful _ New Hampshire Public Radio 1 3 2024 (pdf)Download

NHDES Asst Commissioner Mark Sanborn Bullies House CommitTEE

 During the House E&A Committee public hearing on SB61, NHDES Assistant Commissioner Mark Sanborn, attempted to bully the House E&A Committee with numerous statements that SB61 is not to be amended in any way.   Gee, wonder why?  

91-A RTK Request Docs Reveal Casella Attorney Bryan Gould Helped Write SB61

Attorney Bryan Gould works for Casella Waste Systems.  This and the subsequent emails were obtained from NHDES via a 91-A Right-To-Know request filed on May 4, 2023

    More SB61 & NHDES Fallout In The News

    Transparency issues arise on landfill setback bill June 28 2023 Concord Monitor SB61 (pdf)Download
    State Rep. Urges House To Vote No On Landfill Siting Bill _ Local News _ caledonianrecord.com June 28 2023 (pdf)Download
    State Rep Kelley Potenza Email June 27 2023 To House SB61 (pdf)Download
    House Trashes Bill to Overhaul Landfill Siting Rules and Regulations - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org June 29 2023 (pdf)Download
    Concord Monitor June 29 2023 Front Page SB61 (pdf)Download
    Concord Monitor: NH landfill setback bill killed after ethical concerns June 29 2023 (pdf)Download
    SB61 On Union Leader Front Page June 30 2023 (jpg)Download
    Rejection of $200k study a setback for landfill - SB61 unionleader.com June 29 2023 (pdf)Download
    Landfill bill killed in NH House as lawmakers call for transparency _ New Hampshire Public Radio June 29 2023 (pdf)Download
    N.H. House Kills Landfill Siting Bill _ Local News _ caledonianrecord.com June 29 2023 (pdf)Download
    Germana-Potenza SB 61 Press Release REV July 1 2023 (pdf)Download
    Opinion_ It’s not all about big business, Governor - Eliot Wessler OpEd Concord Monitor July 5 2023 (pdf)Download
    Department of Environmental Services But To Whom_ - Cheryl Jensen _ Letters _ caledonianrecord.com July 4 2023 (pdf)Download
    DES faces skepticism over transparency in landfill regulations 7 22 2023 (pdf)Download
    Opinion_ Conversation around legislation - John Casella 7 28 2023 (pdf)Download

    More On SB61 and NHDES

    Revisionist History & Cognitive Bias in the Media - John W. Casella, Chairman & CEO _ Letters _ caledonianrecord.com July 26 2023 (pdf)Download
    An Open Letter to John Casella - Michael Wright _ Letters _ caledonianrecord.com July 28 2023 (pdf)Download
    DES Assistant Commissioner Sanborn Resigns, leaving for private sector  – New Hampshire Bulletin Sep (pdf)Download
    Public hearing shifts focus to environmental agency’s commitment 9 6 2023 (Turnkey Air Permit Hearin (pdf)Download

    More Videos HB56

    HB56 Senate Floor Discussion and Vote April 13, 2023

     Great testimony from Senator Debra Altschiller in support of HB56 on the floor of the NH State Senate, April 13, 2023.  HB56 was ITL'd (KILLED) by a voice vote.   

    MORE Testimony From NHDES Officials In OPPOSITION To HB56, NH Senate E&NR Committee, 4/4/2023

    So ODD how strongly NHDES came out against HB56.  Video of the April 4, 2023 testimony of Mark Sanborn, NH Department of Environmental Services Assistant Commissioner, and Michael Wimsatt, NHDES Waste Management Division Director, before the NH State Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee public hearing on HB56, relative to permits for the siting of new landfills.  The bill they championed for, SB61, is sponsored by Senator Kevin Avard and favored by industry.  #Telling

    NH State Rep David Rochefort (R-Grafton -1) explains why HB56 is so important to Littleton, NH

     NH State Rep David Rochefort explains to the NH State Senate E&NR Committee in testimony why HB56 is so important to the North Country Town of Littleton and the development of the River District.  April 4, 2023 

    More Videos

    HB56 PASSES OTPA NH House of Representatives March 22, 2023 Tally: 224-155

    Video from the New Hampshire House as it passed HB56 after a split committee vote with no recommendation, March 22, 2023 

    Testimony From NHDES Officials In OPPOSITION To HB56, NH House E&A Committee, 3/21/2023

     Testimony in OPPOSITION to HB56 during the public hearing for HB56 before the House E&A Committee, March 21, 2023.  NHDES Assistant Commissioner Mark Sanborn, a Sununu political appointee with no apparent scientific background, and NHDES Director of Solid Waste Management Michael Wimsatt, speak out against HB56, while lobbying in previously-unseen, and disturbing fashion, for Senate Bill 61 (SB61), sponsored by pro-Casella GSL Landfill supporter Senator Kevin Avard.   

    Dalton Town Meeting March 14 2023 Warrant Article 14 DCC Abolition

     By a vote of 96-63, the petitioned warrant article to abolish the Dalton Conservation Commission was defeated.   This effort was put forth by the pro-Casella advocates in Dalton, w/at least one being PAID by Casella, to remove the Dalton Conservation Commission ahead of the next round of permitting for the GSL Landfill project in Dalton.

    Videos

    More Influence Peddling From Casella? Offer of "Fuel Assistance" to Dalton residents only?

    FaceBook video from Casella North Country, pitching fuel assistance via the Gilman, VT Senior Center.  Is that even legal?  What if other North Country residents call, will they be denied this generous offer?  What about Gilman, VT residents?  Reported to NH AG John Formella upon learning of this right BEFORE Dalton's Town Meeting, March 2023.  NO RESPONSE from NH's AG Office.

    SFL Founder Stalked/Threatened 2021

    Selling Landowner Doug Ingerson Stalking Jon Swan & Threatening Feb 28 2021 

    Ignorance In Concord 2021

    NH State Senator/ENR Chair Kevin Avard Admits IGNORANCE of Out-Of-State Waste, During HB177 Hearing 5/10/21 

    Videos

    NCABC Marches In Franconia Old Home Parade

    Raising awareness in the North Country about the threat posed by landfills next to bodies of water in NH.  July 9, 2022

    4th of July Boat Parade on Forest Lake

    Community pride at Forest Lake...think this tradition will continue with a nearby landfill operating?  

    WMUR News June 26, 2022 HB1454

    News coverage of Governor Sununu's veto of HB1454

    Landfill Permitting & Capacity In NH Discussed During Senate Hearing On HB177 May 10, 2021

     From the NH State Senate public hearing for HB177, discussion relative to permitting and siting landfills in NH, landfill capacity 

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    Miscellaneous + Massachusetts Trash Plagues NH

    Massachusetts has only six landfills — and almost all are due to reach capacity by 2030 (pdf)Download
    NH, other states seek to keep Mass. trash out of landfills Feb 2022 (pdf)Download
    2020 2021 NH Biennial SW Report Nov 2022 (pdf)Download
    2022 NH Solid Waste Management Plan Oct 1 2022 (pdf)Download
    2020 MA SW Update Oct 2022 (pdf)Download
    Maine doesn't want Massachusetts's trash anymore. That's a problem for construction debris july 19 2022 (pdf)Download
    Report_ Banned waste filling state landfills, incinerators _ WBUR News 2022 (pdf)Download
    MassRecycle pushes back on narrative of recycling as ‘a hoax,’ touts education efforts _ Waste Dive April 5 2023 (pdf)Download
    HARDWICK LANDFILL HISTORY & DOCUMENT SUMMARY June 30 2005 (pdf)Download

    Environmental Legislation 2022

    New Hampshire Environmental Legislative Service Requests (LSR's) (xlsx)Download
    New Hampshire Environmental Legislative Service Requests (LSR's) 2022 (pdf)Download
    LSR 2022-2706 - NH Bottle Return Reviewed Language (pdf)Download
    North Country Lawmaker Puts Forth Environmental Legislation _ Local News _ caledonianrecord.com 10 15 21 (pdf)Download
    NH Bulletin New leg Aims To Protect Groundwater 10 27 21 LSR 2022-2237 (pdf)Download
    State Rep., Town Highlight Waste Diversion Legislation For 2022 _ Local News _ caledonianrecord.com 12 29 21 (pdf)Download
    HB1420 Testimony Swan (docx)Download
    HB 1420 Swan Revisions and Explanation in RED w strikethrus 1 10 2022 (docx)Download
    HB1049 Text Aron Landfill Siting Committee 2022 (pdf)Download
    HB1111 Text 2022 EPR (pdf)Download
    HB1121 Text 2022 Surety (pdf)Download
    HB1454 Text Landfill and Groundwater Text 2022 (pdf)Download
    HB1652 Text NH Bottle Bill 2022 (pdf)Download
    House Committee Hears Testimony On Solid Waste Bills - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org 1 19 2022 (pdf)Download
    CRI supports NH Bottle Bill HB1652_NH_Jan2022 (pdf)Download

    More On 2022 Legislation, Solid Waste Working Group, Etc

    Valley News - NH House panel to tackle bills on landfills, waste reduction jan 16 2022 (pdf)Download
    Is this the year for a bottle bill in New Hampshire_ – New Hampshire Bulletin 1 21 2022 (pdf)Download
    NH AG Opinion On Interstate Commerce Clause Memo Dec 14 2021 (pdf)Download
    Sununu opposition blocks solid waste tipping fee _ State _ unionleader.com 2 3 2022 (pdf)Download
    Sununu Union Leader Sununu Opposes SB379 Tipping Fees We Don't Need More Money 2 3 2022 (jpg)Download
    Surcharge Proposed To Deal With 'Solid Waste Capacity Crisis' - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org SB379 2 2 2022 (pdf)Download
    Muriel S. Robinette_ Science matters siting landfills _ Op-eds _ unionleader.com 2 10 2022 (pdf)Download
    States seek to keep Mass. trash out of landfills _ _ eagletribune.com 2 10 2022 (pdf)Download
    SWWG: What Others Do_ Preparing For Solid Waste Plan Update - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org 2 25 2022 (pdf)Download
    NH Bulletin House Narrowly Recommends Landfill Siting bill 3 4 2022 (pdf)Download
    Casella Aims To Open Dalton Landfill, With Lawsuit If Necessary - InDepthNH.orgInDepthNH.org March 25, 2022 HB1454 (pdf)Download
    Hearing minutes for HB1420 March 22, 2022 (pdf)Download
    ACT Letter of Support HB1454 March 31 2022 (PDF)Download
    Landfill issue_ Details, Gov., details _ Editorials _ unionleader.com Editorial May 15 2022 (pdf)Download
    Nancy Carbonneau Morrison_ Gov. Sununu can be NH’s clean water champion _ Op-eds _ unionleader.com May 19 2022 (pdf)Download

    Casella Invasion Of Thurston and Sludge (New York)

    Casella poised to spread sewage sludge over hundreds of acres in Steuben County _ Fingerlakes1.com Nov 10 2022 (pdf)Download
    Anxious That Casella Recently Took control of 2789 Acres Thurston Jan 24 2023 (pdf)Download
    Casella officials watch in silence as Thurston Town Board warms to idea of banning sewage sludge permits _ Fingerlakes1.com Feb 6 2023 (pdf)Download
    Sewage sludge debate in Cameron turns into ‘complete s__tshow’ pitting right-to-farm law against neighbors’ rights _ Fingerlakes1.com 4 7 2023 (pdf)Download
    Casella and Saratoga Biochar agreement doc feedstock aka sludge for biochar (pdf)Download
    Draft 012323 Moratorium Thurston (pdf)Download
    Ignoring Casella’s Request, Thurston Board Votes 5-0 for Moratorium That May Interfere With Its Sludge Business – Water Front- Peter Mantius 2 13 2023 (pdf)Download
    Seneca Town Board unanimous in wanting county landfill closed in 2028 _ News _ fltimes.com Oct 20 2022 (pdf)Download
    Sludge provider for biochar plant has history of environmental violations Feb 22 2023 Glenns Falls NY area CASELLA (pdf)Download
    Town Supervisors in Steuben Fear DEC Will Let Casella Import Sludge From Long Island Despite Local Moratoriums – Water Front- Peter Mantius 4 17 2023 (pdf)Download
    PFAS Found in All 35 Water Samples From Sites Near Sewage Sludge Fields in Steuben; Casella Calls Levels ‘Minuscule’ – Water Front- Peter Mantius April 20 2023 (pdf)Download
    Town Supervisors in Steuben Fear DEC Will Let Casella Import Sludge From Long Island Despite Local Moratoriums – Water Front- Peter Mantius 4 17 2023 (pdf)Download
    Another Steuben town enacts waste moratorium to head off Casella's plan to important sewage sludge from Long Island _ Fingerlakes1.com June 13 2023 (pdf)Download
    Twin Bridges coming to Moreau Industrial Park June 17 2023 (pdf)Download
    Thurston Poised to Ban Field Spreading of Sewage Sludge, Complicating Casella’s Plan to Spread Sludge From Long Island – Water Front- Peter Mantius 8 17 2023 (pdf)Download

    Casella in Maine-Juniper Ridge Landfill

    1 25 2024 Dont Waste ME presser extension of contract JRL email (pdf)Download
    2 9 2024 ACTION ALERT_ DWME Press Conference & Public Hearing on Extension of JRL Contract (pdf)Download
    Casella seeks extension to management term of Juniper Ridge _ newscentermaine.com 1 22 2024 (pdf)Download
    Casella wants to expand Old Town landfill before it runs out of space 2 21 2024 (pdf)Download
    Garbage in Maine landfills is up nearly 50 percent 1 14 2024 (pdf)Download
    Groups protest Casella bid to extend Juniper Ridge Landfill contract 2 20 2024 (pdf)Download
    Juniper Ridge Landfill_ A Battle for Environmental Stewardship in Old Town Maine 2 16 2024 (pdf)Download
    Public hearing held regarding Casella Juniper Ridge Landfill contract 2 15 2024 (pdf)Download

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