Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Wind River tribes: Ready to try again on waste

Fremont County and the Wind River Indian Reservation want to find a permanent solution for solid waste disposal on the reservation. Officials are trying to eliminate illegal dumping of waste on the reservation, which is shared by the Northern Arapahoe and Eastern Shoshone tribes. The tribes and the Fremont County Solid Waste Disposal District reached a six-month disposal contract in December. The tribes pay staff to operate their transfer stations and collect fees from users, while the district hauls waste to county landfills at county expense. Ryan Ortiz is with the Wind River Environmental Quality Commission. He wants to move forward with the county district to find a permanent solution for the reservation

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