California RailFill Systems wastes no time collecting more approvals for its waste-by-rail landfill; all cities in Imperial County and State Water Board give approval for county's "go-ahead" of proposed rail-served landfill.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1996--California RailFill Systems Monday announced that its plan for an innovative alternative to local landfills in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, is gaining steam in Imperial County. Recently, all seven cities Seven Cities may refer to:
This "7-0" favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. vote (all seven cities agreed, when only a majority of the cities representing a majority of the population was needed) follows a vote of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, which expressed its unanimous approval on Nov. 29 by issuing the water quality permit for the project. Through its action, the water board validated the findings of the environmental impact report (EIR EIR n. popular acronym for environmental impact report, required by many states as part of the application to a county or city for approval of a land development or project. (See: environmental impact report) ) which show that the landfill design meets or exceeds state and federal guidelines for groundwater protection. "Our liner system utilizes the best technology in order to maximize separation of groundwater and municipal solid waste “Municipal waste” redirects here. For other uses, see Municipal waste (disambiguation). Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a waste type that includes predominantly household waste (domestic waste) with sometimes the addition of commercial wastes collected by a ," explained Richard Widrig, senior representative of California RailFill Systems. This past September, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. unanimously approved the proposed regional landfill. Upon receipt of all remaining permits, the landfill could be constructed and fully operational by 1997. "We are very excited about the progress we are making in the permit process; from the planning commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle , to the supervisors, to the water board, and now to the cities, it has been a very busy, yet productive several months," added Widrig. "We also are pleased with the fact that at all of the public hearings held separately by each city, not one member of the public spoke in opposition to our project. Clearly, the residents of Imperial County welcome our project -- which underwent the most extensive and thorough environmental review ever performed by Imperial County." The California RailFill Systems waste-by-rail project is being developed by Western Waste Industries, Gold Fields Gold Fields Limited is one of the world’s largest unhedged producers of gold, providing investors with maximum leverage to the gold price. The company was formed in 1998 with the amalgamation of the gold assets of Gold Fields of South Africa Limited and Gencor Limited. Mining Corp., and SP Environmental Systems to meet the demand for an integrated, long-term solution to California's growing waste management needs. The landfill will be operated by Arid Operations, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Mining Corp. Recently, Western Waste Industries announced a proposed merger with USA Waste, a national waste hauler involved in waste-by-rail systems which have been operational on the East Coast for several years. "We expect this merger to enhance our project because Western Waste will retain its name and identification, and we also will gain the waste-by-rail experience which USA Waste has to offer," stated Widrig. California RailFill Systems' landfill is part of a waste-by-rail system being developed to recycle and dispose of nonhazardous municipal solid waste from municipalities throughout the region. The landfill, located 35 miles east of Brawley in arid Imperial County (the southeast corner of the state), has a capacity of 600 million tons and a lifespan of 100 years. Other components of California RailFill Systems, such as transfer stations, materials recovery facilities A materials recovery facility or materials reclamation facility (MRF -- pronounced "murf") is a specialized plant that receives, separates and prepares recyclable materials for marketing to end-user manufacturers. (MRFs) and intermodals, will be sited strategically throughout the region to accommodate contracting municipalities and other participants in the system. CONTACT: California RailFill Systems Richard F. Widrig, 310/222-8780 |
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