San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board to address concerns about Gregory Canyon landfill

From the Fallbrook Village News:

The Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) will soon be considering the issuance of a permit for the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) seeks to impose conditions on that permit to alleviate any impacts not only to its facilities but also to the San Luis Rey River, which serves as a local water supply for several CWA agencies.

Although the original item being debated during the CWA board meeting April 23 would have authorized a letter to the RWQCB which opposed issuance of a permit for the proposed landfill, the amended motion approved by the CWA board authorizes a letter to the RWQCB expressing the CWA’s concerns which were raised in 1999 during the Environmental Impact Review process about the impact to aquifer groundwater supplies from landfill leakage. The letter also urges the RWQCB to evaluate negative drinking water quality impacts which could occur from leakage when the RWQCB considers issuance of a permit.

The RWQCB has scheduled an August 12 hearing on the waste discharge permit for the proposed landfill. “What the Authority’s doing today is a good step,” said Otay Water District general manager Mark Watton, who also represents Otay on the CWA board.

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