Kansas Agency Enters Consent Agreement with C&D Landfill

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has entered into a consent agreement with Cornejo & Sons C&D Landfill in Wichita, Kansas, that will require the company to take all necessary measures to ensure that their operations do not impact the Arkansas River.

The agreement requires the company to pay a total of $7,500 in civil penalties for the violations, which include among others, failure to distribute waste evenly on the working face of the landfill; failure to compact waste densely enough; failure to apply adequate cover; and failure to notify KDHE of a newly excavated disposal cell and to submit design plans for the new cell.

The company had corrected all violations pertaining to their operations as of late August per the agreement.

The agreement also requires submittal of a Construction Quality Assurance report to ensure that all modifications were made according to KDHE approved design plans.

KDHE has agreed not to prosecute Cornejo and Sons administratively or in civil court for the violations, but reserves the right to consider the violations in assessing any future penalties.