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May 18, 2013

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Jeff Scott, left, Environmental Protection Agency waste management division director for region 9, Steve Wall, center, an EPA engineer, and Todd Whittle, area environmental manager for Republic Services, speak to reporters during a tour of Sunrise Landfill 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.

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Jeff Scott, left, Environmental Protection Agency waste management division director for region 9, Steve Wall, center, an EPA engineer, and Todd Whittle, area environmental manager for Republic Services, speak to reporters during a tour of Sunrise Landfill 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.