Dive Summary:

• State regulators noted many violations at the Macon city landfill, many of which were repeats of prior offenses.
• Offenses include inadequate dirt cover, blowing trash, standing water and fluid leaking from decaying garbage.
• If the city fails to act, it will be hit with a series of penalties.

From the article:

“We’ve asked that they give us the reason why the landfill has been allowed to deteriorate to that,” Henson said. “What we do next depends on what they say in that letter.”