Blue Ridge also agreed to a $95,000 civil penalty that the Cabinet has agreed to offset by allowing the company to perform supplemental environmental projects.

Specifically, Blue Ridge has agreed to deposit $60,000 into an escrow account for the Estill County School District to pay toward detection and mitigation of naturally occurring radon, and-or establishing educational programs related to environmental sciences.

As part of the agreed order, the landfill company will install radiation monitors at the Estill County landfill and at its affiliated Morehead landfill, which did not receive any unpermitted waste. Radiation monitoring at the landfill will be incorporated into the company’s plan to prevent future disposal of such waste and will be a requirement of the Blue Ridge Landfill solid-waste permit.

The agreed order requires that the escrow account be established and any monitoring devices be installed within 120 days of the signing of the agreed order.