DEP issues extension to Keystone Landfill for operation
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued an extension on the Keystone Sanitary Landfill's (KSL) operating permit on Friday.
According to the release, the DEP has issued a six month extension to the landfill's existing operating permit for its facility in Dunmore and Throop.
This renews the operating permit until October 6, 2025.
The release states that the extension will allow sufficient time for the DEP to evaluate the landfill's renewal application considering a recent Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) decision issued on April 1, 2025, regarding the appeal of the landfill's Phase III Expansion.
The department will also take into consideration the landfill's effectiveness in odor control and leachate management issues.
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