DEP Denies Permit for Landfill that Threatened Green Swamp, Withlacoochee River

In November of 2008 Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was ready to approve a 90 acre landfill project proposed by Angelo’s Aggregate Materials  1.5 miles from the Green Swamp and Withlacoochee River. The 150 foot high garbage mountain would have been located in a Karst area prone to sinkholes. Should a sinkhole form under such a landfill, large quantities of leachate could have polluted groundwater, the Green Swamp, and the river.  Audubon of Florida, Hernando Audubon, neighboring landowners, legislators and local government officials joined in a campaign to strongly urge DEP to reverse course and deny the permit.  On Thursday, February 12, DEP issued a formal notice of intent to deny the permit.

From the Tampa Tribune: State Agency Denies Request For Pasco Landfill

From the St. Petersburg Times: DEP rejects plans for controversial east Pasco landfill