Pressure grows to close controversial Napa Valley landfill
A coalition of environmental groups are pushing California officials to close a Napa Valley-area landfill that has been the site of repeated regulatory violations and is suspected of sending toxic chemicals into local waterways, which drain into the river that irrigates the valley’s famous vineyards. In an Aug 12 letter, six local nonprofit organizations called on officials overseeing waste management and water quality to shut down the Clover Flat Landfill and the related garbage collection recycling and composting operation called Upper Valley Disposal Services (UVDS). The landfill is “long overdue to move its waste operations to a safer, less environmentally sensitive location,” the groups wrote.
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