Judge: Lawsuit Against Conecuh Woods Landfill Can Proceed

October 27, 2011

An Alabama judge has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed against the developers behind the 5,100 acre Conecuh Woods landfill near Repton, Alabama.

Repton and Repton Mayor Terri Carter have been joined in the suit by a list of plaintiffs, including Escambia County, Ala.; Escambia County, Fla.; Century, Atmore, Brewton, Flomaton and the Escambia County (Fla.) Soil and Water Conservation District.

According to an Escambia County (Fla.) resolution, the county opposes the landfill because it poses a threat to Escambia River, Escambia Bay and Pensacola Bay, as well as the drinking water supply in the county.

In late April, attorneys filed the original suit in Conecuh County Circuit Court on behalf of Repton (pop. 280) and Carter seeking an injunction to block the 5,100 acre Conecuh Woods landfill. The landfill was approved 3-2 by the Conecuh County Commission just a week before the lawsuit was filed contending that the application violated applicable law and the public did not have ample opportunity to comment on the proposal.

Conecuh Woods’ landfill, will include a 1,600 acre “disposal cell” from Range to Repton to near the Big Escambia Creek. Big Escambia Creek flows southward into Escambia County, Alabama, Flomaton and drains through a North Escambia swamp into the Escambia River and then into Escambia and Pensacola bays.

Pictured: Repton (Ala.) Mayor Terry Carter explains her position against the landfill to the Century Town Council earlier this year. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News