Fly ash landfill is not a wise use of resources

The wise use of resources is a goal most of us work toward on a daily basis. Dairyland Power Cooperative also refers to the “wise use of resources” in its mission statement. A large group of Vernon County residents is struggling with the dichotomy of “wise use of resources” with the reality of a possible seven-day-per- week, 24-hour-per-day fly ash handling operation (public meeting, Volden Farms, Oct. 6, 2007). It is also a reality that the Alma dump site was used for asbestos disposal in a site that was licensed as a “monofill”—the same type of permit being applied for now. The Alma residents knew nothing about the asbestos. How will the possible dumping of these toxic substances on top of bottom ash and scrubbings demonstrate a “wise use of resources?”