Fences are used to trap blowing trash. A project to construct a liner for the new expanded area of the landfill interferes with placement of fences. Rules require that trucks not uncover the trash until they reach the dump area. Newly dumped trash must be covered at the end of each day, using soil, chipped recycled wood, or biodegradable foam. Heavy equipment must compact fill areas.
Water is sprayed on the surface to hold down dust, but there is a shortage of water.
Bare hillsides allow rain water to form gullies, causing silt to run off. Gullies are smoothed by grading, but vegetation is also disturbed. No grading permit is required of the county operation. However, county staff has indicated that if they operated the landfill using practices required in the grading ordinance, the erosion problem would be greatly reduced. No work subject to the provisions of this ordinance shall be commenced, maintained or completed, in violation of these regulations.