A landfill located in Gunpowder Falls State Park will not be doubling what it discharges into the Bird River. That’s according to State Sen. J.B. Jennings, who said the operator is withdrawing that request.
When the Days Cove Rubble Landfill filed its application earlier this year to increase its discharge, there was an uproar in the community about it. Jennings, a Republican, said this week he has been going back and forth with Gov. Wes Moore’s office as well as the Maryland Department of the Environment about Days Cove’s request.
“That’s now off the table,” Jennings said.
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