Two landfill siting bills went to a hearing on Tuesday

Two landfill siting bills went to a hearing on Tuesday, four days after Casella Waste Systems told investors that it’s doubtful its proposed commercial landfill in Dalton will be fully permitted and operational by its previously projected date of 2027 and posing the possibility it might not be built at all. Drawing nearly four hours of testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives Environment and Agriculture Committee were House Bill 602, and House Bill 56. Both bills seek to protect water quality if contaminants, such as leachate or PFAS, leak from a landfill. The idea of the legislation is to site landfills on solid soil, like clay and bedrock, and not on overly-porous soil or gravel, where groundwater flows faster.