Southwest Regional Landfill Approved

KSNF TV Joplin (MO) reported on their Friday, September 15, 2006 evening news that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) had approved the application, clearing way to begin cosntruction on the Southwest Regional Landfill at Purcell (MO).

A controversial landfill has been approved to open in the four states.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has approved a landfill that will be located just north of Purcell. The owners met with county commissioners this morning to go over the county requirements for the project. The county is discussing landscaping the area to hide the waste and also installing fencing. "The folks who oppose the landfill are not going to be happy no matter what we do if the landfill goes in. It looks like it`s inevitable, it`s going in. So we just do what we can to try to make it as presentable as possible," said Chuck Surface, Japser County Commissioner. No hazardous waste will be dumped at the site. The landfill is expected to operational in November of next year.