Editing Dunmore, Pennsylvania (section)

==Environmental issues==
Keystone Sanitary Landfill, the largest landfill in the state of Pennsylvania has been located in Dunmore since 1973,<ref>[http://www.friendsoflackawanna.org/history-of-ksl A timeline of events] Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015</ref> about 450 feet from the Dunmore Reservoir #1, a backup drinking water supply. In 1987, it extended to [[Throop, Pennsylvania]].<ref>[http://www.ethicsrulings.state.pa.us/WebLink8/0/doc/34723/Page33.aspx 1045 Sharon Soltis-Sparano]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, page 33 of 39, 20 February 1997</ref> The landfill was built over mines known for ground [[subsidence]]. As of 2015 the landfill accepts over 7,200 tons of trash per day.<ref>[http://www.friendsoflackawanna.org/thefacts/ The facts] Friends of Lackawanna.org, undated, retrieved 8 October 2015</ref> More than a third of its in-state waste since 2009 is from fracking [[drill cuttings]], drilling mud and fluids. Cuttings are mixed with small amounts of naturally occurring radioactive elements, particularly [[radium-226]].<ref>[http://timesleader.com/archive/154358 Keystone landfill now allowed to receive waste drilling fluid.] Times Leader, 9 June 2015</ref> The landfill has been leaking into ground water per its Phase 3 permit application. Run-off is discharged into Eddy's Creek and the Lackawanna River.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kohut |first=Joe |date=2024-04-01 |title=Keystone Sanitary Landfill must pay penalty for bad odors, DEP says |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/keystone-santiary-landfill-department-of-enviornmental-protection-dunmore-throop-penalty-odor-leachage-smell/523-7010e96e-ab70-432d-885c-825cd68d487a |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=WNEP |language=en-US}}</ref>

In November 2014, the Dunmore borough council approved a $15.63 million agreement for Keystone as a basis for an extension, and a definition of the landfill as a “pre-existing landfill” to ensure Keystone a more favorable interpretation of the borough's zoning ordinance against public opinion.<ref>Brendan Gibbons [http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/dunmore-approves-keystone-landfill-agreement-1.1793005 Dunmore approves Keystone landfill agreement], The Scranton Times-Tribune,  November 25, 2014.</ref>

On September 20, 2018, Pennsylvania DEP issued a Notice of Violation to Keystone for storing leachate in excess of 25% of its total leachate storage capacity on a regular basis since October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Rachel |title=Notice of Violation |url=http://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dunmorepa/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/28151419/KSL-Notice-of-Violation.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania DEP |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>