ATLANTA – State Representative Debra Bazemore (D-City of South Fulton), Chair of the City of South Fulton Delegation, today announced updates on a legal case regarding the recent fire at an unpermitted landfill in the City of South Fulton that was extinguished on May 16, 2019. A recent letter from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD), along with a recent judgement, include a corrective action plan (CAP) and an assessment of civil penalties against the owner of the landfill.
“Now that this fire has been put out, I am pleased to see the EPD and courts taking swift action to try to rectify this situation,” said Rep. Bazemore. “It is time for the property owner to take responsibility for his actions and start complying with the law.”
In the judgement, the court orders that civil penalties be assessed against the property owner in the amount of $1,085,550 for violating the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Act. The court order and letter also indicate that the property owner must comply with certain conditions going forward. The property owner must complete remediation of the site within 16 months from the court’s May 20 ruling. The property owner is ordered to cease receiving any solid waste immediately at the landfill location and must remove 100 percent of the waste from the site. Additionally, the property owner must install best practices management to prevent sediment from leaving the site, as well as a storm water pollution prevention plan.
Representative Debra Bazemore represents the citizens of District 63, which includes portions of Clayton, Fayette and Fulton counties. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and currently serves on the Human Relations & Aging, Intragovernmental Coordination, Natural Resources & Environment and State Planning & Community Affairs committees.
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