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May 19, 2013

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Eddie Ridenour, left, an environmental health supervisor for Southern Nevada Health District, and Jeff Scott, Environmental Protection Agency waste management division director for region 9, look over the Sunrise Landfill during a media tour Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. In 1998, a storm damaged the landfill cap, sending waste into the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. The tour marked the completion of $36 million in storm control construction.

Steve Marcus

Eddie Ridenour, left, an environmental health supervisor for Southern Nevada Health District, and Jeff Scott, Environmental Protection Agency waste management division director for region 9, look over the Sunrise Landfill during a media tour Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. In 1998, a storm damaged the landfill cap, sending waste into the Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. The tour marked the completion of $36 million in storm control construction.