HB1189

Greetings House Environment and Agriculture Committee Members, Along with strong support for this bill for community protection and public engagement regarding the impacts of landfill siting, we thank you for your ongoing care and wisdom in supporting the reform of landfill siting and regulation. Special thanks to the great majority of you who endorsed Rep. Germana's HB 1138 last week to limit the importation of out-of-state trash with all of the toxins it bring to New Hampshire's water, air, soil. May these initiatives carry forward to enactment through the House and Senate. Best wishes, Sarah and Roger Doucette

I support this bill as it gives transparency of solid waste projects and voice to community review.

Regulating solid waste disposal protects the health of the public. Please support this bill

Our environment needs critical care!

I believe we should have clean, safe drinking water.

Very important to study something/a project that will have such a large impact on an area, its people, the environment…everything!

I write in strong support of HB1189. The State of New Hampshire desperately needs updated and stronger regulations regarding the siting of landfills, in order to protect our New Hampshire environment, our natural beauty and habitat, our clean water for drinking and recreation, and our tourism based economy -- especially in the North Country. Thank you for supporting HB1189.

Any clearly defined and measurable standards to regulate landfill placement will save us from endless litigation. Hopefully HB 1189 will also monitor, enforce, and adequately penalize any violations of landfill regulations -- many of which seem to have been able to continue. Please find HB1189 OUGHT TO PASS.

I strongly support this bipartisan bill which would improve regulatory oversight, public engagement, and accountability in the management of solid waste disposal facilities. They would assess impacts of proposed major solid waste disposal facilities, including noise, odor, aesthetics and economic impacts not fully addressed in existing regulation. This bill prefers maintaining environmentally protective disposal capacity and expanding existing landfill sites over developing new ones. The committee would have authority to evaluate applications, issue construction certificates, oversee facility operations and address violations with potential fines.

I strongly support this bill as I believe we need to improve regulatory oversight and accountability of management of solid waste disposal facilities. It is critical for our communities health and future safety.

Please prevent more pollution from waste, noice & light.

Improving regulatory oversight, public engagement, and accountability in the management of solid waste disposal facilities means that a Solid Waste Site Evaluation Committee would assess impacts of proposed major solid waste disposal facilities, including noise, odor, aesthetics and economic impacts not fully addressed in existing regulation. Prefers maintaining environmentally protective disposal capacity and expanding existing landfill sites over developing new ones. The committee would have authority to evaluate applications, issue construction certificates, oversee facility operations and address violations with potential fines.

Local input and careful review are imperative!

Subject: Support for HB 1189 – Solid Waste Site Evaluation Committee Dear Members of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, I am writing to express my strong support for HB 1189. This bill takes an important step toward ensuring that decisions about major solid waste facilities are made with a full understanding of their real-world impacts. As written, HB 1189 recognizes that current regulatory processes do not always fully account for broader concerns such as noise, odor, property values, traffic, tourism, and community character. By establishing a Solid Waste Site Evaluation Committee, the bill creates a more comprehensive, transparent, and balanced review process. It ensures that local, regional, and statewide impacts are all considered together, rather than in isolation. I especially appreciate that the legislation: Encourages thoughtful siting decisions, including a preference for expanding existing facilities rather than developing new “greenfield” sites. Promotes greater public engagement and accountability in decisions that can significantly affect communities. Balances environmental protection with the need to maintain adequate and reasonably priced waste disposal capacity for New Hampshire. Solid waste infrastructure decisions can shape communities for generations. HB 1189 provides the structure needed to make those decisions carefully, transparently, and in the public interest. Thank you for your time and consideration, and I respectfully urge you to support HB 1189. Sincerely, Kristina Ennis Dalton, NH

Do this please: Transparency. Figuring for the Endgame from the beginning; morality & common sense. Caring about the ground (soil health, ecosystem), and public health, along side the economics.

I support hb1189

I support this bill because it sets up an independent site evaluation committee for new landfill siting as well as large expansions and it retains local control.

We need an evaluation committee to provide thorough impact analyses on any proposed solid waste facilities to protect our communities and environment.

Protecting our precious environment in NH is more important than profit margins period.

As a resident of Bethlehem I know first hand the problems a landfill can cause on a community and environment. It is important to have a means to analyze the effects on a the property values, environmental , effects on the surrounding neighborhood such as odor and noise. Location needs a lot of consideration. NCES can be seen from people’s homes and from the White Mountain peaks, as well as Cannon Mt. thank you.