Did Countywide receive a warning from the OEPA that the aluminum dross could create a nuisance or is potentially harmful?
No, the OEPA issued no such warnings to Countywide or any other landfill to our knowledge. Countywide became aware of an older internal OEPA memo regarding concerns with aluminum dross only in 2007, after the reaction had occurred.. In addition, the generator of the waste did not inform the landfill that a reaction of this type was possible.
