WPWMA Invites Residents To Talk Trash At May 22nd Community Meeting

Published on May 08, 2014

The Western Placer Waste Management Authority seeks input from residents at fourth annual meeting

Placer County, CA - The Western Placer Waste Management Authority (WPWMA) will host its fourth annual community meeting on Thursday, May 22nd at 7 p.m. to discuss odors and other operational issues of importance to local residents. The meeting will be held at the WPWMA’s offices at 3033 Fiddyment Road located at the corner of Athens Avenue in Roseville.

The WPWMA is a joint powers authority comprised of Placer County and the cities of Lincoln, Rocklin and Roseville. The WPWMA owns and operates the landfill and Material Recovery Facility located in south Placer County.

Over the past three years, the WPWMA has conducted community meetings to engage residents in a dialogue regarding the WPWMA’s operations and regional odor conditions. This year’s meeting will include an introduction to the WPWMA’s newly operational continuous odor monitoring system anticipated to help better identify and manage facility odors.

The WPWMA’s Executive Director, Mary Dietrich, commented on the upcoming meeting, “We appreciate the local community’s continued involvement in these meetings, and I am excited to be able to join the conversation. We strongly encourage our neighbors to attend the meeting, and to continue providing us their invaluable feedback.”