YOU can help preserve NH’s outdoors! New Hampshire bill HB1454 will protect our rivers and lakes by establishing a science-based landfill setback based on groundwater flow. The current setback of just 200′ doesn’t give experts enough time to detect and mitigate landfill contamination issues.
Casella has acknowledged that if this bill is passed it will kill the Dalton project. Consequently, their lobbyists are pulling out all the stops to defeat this, claiming it will reduce landfill capacity in New Hampshire, raise tipping fees and carbon footprints of truckers, and is really “spot zoning” and therefore, unfair to developers or business. None of this is true, of course, but we have several senators who need to hear from you. This has nothing to do with landfill capacity in NH or tipping fees. This about safe siting of new landfills based on the science of hydrology.
HB1454 has already passed House review and will be in Senate committee on April 5. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT to ensure our senators hear that our public overwhelmingly wants them to act to protect our rivers, streams and lakes. Please take one minute now to add your name to our supporter list, which will automatically register your support with the Senate and influence their voting in favor of HB1454.