Out Esmeralda Way
by Carol Sirnes
Mother Nature visits Goldfield
Good morning! Another beautiful day to be working in
the yards and gardens. This past Thursday, around 1:30
p.m. Mother Nature put on a quick and powerful show of
energy in the form of a very tall, noisy, whirling dust-
devil full of sand! It was noisy you heard the sound first.
When it came spinning down the hill into our neighbor's
yard and was several feet taller than their two-story
house! The dust-devil tossed around small items in their
yard, then crossed our driveway tossing four big, old
rubber tires three feet from their location, then traveled
down Lida Road to Franklin Road, overturning a full-size,
three-drawer, heavy metal desk, then spinning itself out.
All this happened in about two to three minutes, so this
writer had no time to grab a camera.
Esmeralda County court news
Curtis Ray Wilson, 42, Tacoma, Wash. pied guilty to
stolen credit cards; caught by the Highway Patrol with
several stolen credit cards in his possession., Sentenced to
eight months in the Esmeralda County jail. Possession of
credit cards without the consent of the owner is a class D
felony.
Thomas (Grizz) Charles Brimhall, 56, Goldfield, pied
guilty to burglary. Arraignment May 19, 1997, in District
Court. Implicated in a series of thefts of mining property.
SHERIFF'S REPORT:
Harold Caine Bryan, 39, Goldfield, was arrested for
disturbing the peace and destruction of property. Bail set at
$470.
Two juveniles arrested and released to custody of their
parents.
brew Requirements for
Esmeralda County Residents
*The landfill has to be manned during open hours.
*It will be closed the following days:
New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Martin Luther
King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Nevada Day,
and Veterans Day.
* Open burning prohibited[
* Disposal of waste tires by dumping or burning prohib-
ited There will be a separate area for them.
* Disposal of waste oils, grease, oil-soaked waste by
dumping prohibited. Separate area for these.
* Disposal of batterils by dumping prohibited. Separate
area for these.
* Liquids in bulk or not
in containers may not be
placed in dump. Household
liquid waste acceptable.
* Six inches of soil will
be placed over the waste by
end of each operating day.
* Large bulky waste will
be placed in a separate stor-
age area for recycling.
* Dead animals will be
buried in separate dead ani-
mal pit.
* Scavenging will be pro-
hibited at landfill.
* Random inspections of
incoming loads will be con-
ducted.
* Asbestos waste will be
accepted on a case by case
basis by calling the solid
waste manager 24 hours in
advance.
* The air must be tested
for contamination by land-
fill gas.
The trenches will be eight
feet deep; 75 feet wide; 400
feet long. Fish Lake Valley
and Silver Peak, having less
population, will have the
separated dropboxes and ar-
eas for batteries, tires, white
metal, (used stoves, refrig-
erators, washers, etc.), with
the rest being transported to
the Goldfield landfill.
Local residents attending
participated in a lively com-
ment and question session
which was very informative
on this issue that affects our
whole county. The costs and
funding of all this is still
being worked on. More on
this later.
Goldfield Landfill
On Thursday, May 8, a Public Input Meeting was held at
the Goldfield Community Center on the issue of new require-
ments on the way Esmeralda County will have to dispose of
its garbage. Commissioner Susan Dudley, along with District
Attorney Steve Evenson, conducted the meeting with Eugene
Klara from NDEP (Nevada Division of Environmental Pro-
tection Agency) as guest speaker.
The new requirements" actually began in 1991 and the
original manuscript contains 50 pages which Dudley had
condensed to three and passed out copies to the audience.
Under regulations imposed and enforced by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, Goldfield will be considered a
Class Two Site which means:
1. It is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste fill.
2. It accepts less than 20 tons of solid waste per day on
average.
3. There's no evidence of contamination of ground water
originating from the site.
4. It serves a community that has no other practicable
alternative for waste management.
5. It's located in an area which annually receives no more
than 25 inches of precipitation.
The new regulations state by Oct. 9, 1997, the landfill must
be permitted or stop accepting waste. If waste is not being
accepted, the landfill must be closed within 180 days. To
close a landfill, it must be covered with soil and fenced off.
Goldfield is in the permitting process now. The permit
application will be complete by May 19, 1997, and a public
hearing will be held at the Commissioners Meeting that day.
Then it will be submitted to the NDEP for approval.
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