INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROJECT
SOUTHEAST WYOMING REGIONAL PLANNING AREA
PLANNING PROGRESS
The following is a summary of key tasks and meetings that have been completed
in association with the preparation of a multi-jurisdictional Integrated Solid Waste
Management (ISWM) Plan to address solid waste issues in Albany and Laramie Counties
for the next 20 years. Planning partners include the City of Cheyenne, the City
of Laramie and the Eastern Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District (SWDD).
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July 13, 2007
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A “Letter of Intent” was submitted to the Wyoming Department of Environmental
Quality (WDEQ). The Letter of Intent provided notification that the Eastern Laramie
County SWDD and the Cities of Laramie and Cheyenne all passed resolutions in support
of preparing a multi-jurisdictional ISWM Plan for the three entities.
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January 18, 2008
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Planning partners (core working group members), stakeholders, and Trihydro attended
a Project Kick-off Meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Trihydro presented a summary
of solid waste issues in Wyoming, the ISWM planning process, the roles and responsibilities
of the planning partners and stakeholders, and public outreach strategies. The group
also identified preliminary planning objectives, as well as important issues that
the ISWM planning process needs to address.
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February 19, 2008
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A Public Meeting was held in Burns to receive public testimony on
the planning project goals and discuss potential integrated solid waste management
alternatives for eastern Laramie County. Trihydro presented a summary of the ISWM
planning process and described several proposed regional waste management alternatives
for discussion.
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February 20, 2008
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A Local Planning Meeting was conducted in Burns to review Eastern
Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District local planning issues and public input.
A list of reasonable alternatives was identified for consideration by the regional
planning group.
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February 26, 2008
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A Public Meeting was held in Cheyenne to receive public testimony
on the planning project goals and discuss potential integrated solid waste management
alternatives for the City of Cheyenne. Trihydro presented a summary of the ISWM
planning process and described several proposed regional waste management alternatives
for discussion.
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February 27, 2008
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Core working group members and stakeholders attended a Local Planning Meeting
in Cheyenne to review local solid waste management planning issues and public
input. A list of reasonable alternatives was identified for consideration by the
regional planning group.
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March 5, 2008
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A Public Meeting was held in Laramie to receive public testimony on
the planning project goals and discuss potential integrated solid waste management
alternatives for the City of Laramie. Trihydro presented a summary of the ISWM planning
process and described several proposed regional waste management alternatives for
discussion.
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March 6, 2008
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Core working group members and stakeholders attended a Local Planning Meeting
in Laramie to review local solid waste management planning issues and public
input. A list of reasonable alternatives was identified for consideration by the
regional planning group.
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June 11, 2008
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A Regional Planning Meeting was held in Pine Bluffs to review profiles of
existing systems and local planning issues. The working group combined their lists
of alternatives and identified a combined short list of regional alternatives for
detailed analysis.
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August 20, 2008
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The existing facility profile for the Burns Landfill was reviewed at the regularly
scheduled Eastern Laramie County Solid Waste Disposal District Board Meeting.
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