Letter to Shawn Garvin, Regional Administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency - Consider Constituent Concerns over Keystone Landfill

Letter

Dear Mr. Garvin:

I understand that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is currently reviewing a permit for expansion of the Keystone Landfill in Dunmore. The health and safety of my constituents is my top priority. I have been contacted by constituents regarding this permit and I am enclosing correspondence that I have received.

In response to my constituents' concerns, I ask that you please review this correspondence. I understand that EPA approved Pennsylvania's solid waste management program in 1994, thus the Commonwealth has responsibility for permitting and regulating landfills. I understand EPA's role may be limited in permitting the Keystone Landfill, but I request that you also consider any Federal role in oversight of the landfill, including compliance with Federal environmental laws such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and I look forward to continue working with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Robert P. Casey, Jr.
United States Senator

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