HTN: Lawsuits over Niagara Landfill

The "Residents for Responsible Government" group is suing the State Department of Environmental Conservation over a proposal to increase the capacity at the Northeast's only hazardous waste landfill. CWM Chemical Services operates a hazardous waste landfill on Balmer Road in the Town of Porter. CMW has proposed a redesign of the landfill cap that allows for an increase in available waste space by about three-percent. CWM's plan calls for a thinner cap which uses synthetic clay. CWM says the new plan does not exceed the maximum permitted landfill height. Niagara County has also filed a suit against the DEC regarding the CWM proposal.