DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has extended the operating permit for Keystone Sanitary Landfill through December 31, 2026, giving regulators more time to evaluate the company’s recent efforts to address odor and leachate issues.
The landfill’s permit, which officially expired in April 2025, had already been granted a short-term extension through October 6, 2025. DEP said the latest extension allows additional time to complete its technical review of the landfill’s renewal application and to assess new odor-control systems now in operation.
In a letter to Keystone Sanitary Landfill owner Louis DeNaples, DEP noted that two 2.5-million-gallon enclosed leachate storage tanks and a new odor control system at the landfill’s treatment plant began operating in September. Officials said they need time to determine whether these measures are effectively reducing off-site odors and mitigating leachate concerns…