Landfills in Loudoun County’s Rural Economy

In 2015, Loudoun County approved a Rural Economy Plan for a “Personal Recreational Field” in Western Loudoun.
The “Personal Field” is a landfill of more than 18 acres that contains thousands of truckloads of offsite waste. Liquid waste was also dumped there.
The landfill was approved without public notice or public participation.
There are no County regulations specific to the siting, height, extent, volume or contents of “Personal Recreational Fields.”
A “dirt stockpile” having exactly the same physical characteristics would not be permissible on this site without a special zoning exception process.
The landfill is intrusive, potentially harmful, and potentially very lucrative.
There could be many more such landfills in Western Loudoun if the County does not change its regulatory practices.

The video documents the landfill and includes aerial footage showing active dumping in progress. The video also discusses the current regulatory status of the landfill, and questions whether landfills are desirable elements of Loudoun’s Rural Economy and are compatible with rural conservation.