HONOLULU (KHON2) — The future of Oahu’s landfill sits in the hands of Gov. Josh Green.
Before the legislative session began, the City and County of Honolulu announced its proposed landfill site near Dole Plantation. But it received pushback from residents, environmental groups and farmers due to its location over a drinking aquifer and on agricultural land.
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State Representative Sean Quinlan, who represents the district where the new landfill was proposed, authored legislation that would prohibit the construction of landfills over drinking water aquifers.
“The concern, first and foremost, has to be protecting our fresh drinking water,” Quinlan said. “The disaster at Red Hill didn’t happen overnight, it happened over many years. I understand the city’s engineers saying the lining will never fail but, I don’t believe you can guarantee a lining will never fail. It’s not worth the risk to our drinking water supply.”…