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DEQ gives more options for landfill

Available grants may assist Moorcroft in figuring out future of facility

The council touched again on the future of the Moorcroft landfill at the meeting on Monday night. HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville reported on two possible funding avenues that will be opening for application for landfill projects in the near future if the governing body chooses that direction.

According to Turbiville, one option not previously considered is the $50 million federal ARPA program. This program is scheduled for water and sewer projects, but after a conversation with Craig McOmie from DEQ’s Casper office, “it sounded like he was thinking maybe it would be an option for this proj...