Two sides involved in a lawsuit over Clover Flat Landfill near Calistoga have different thoughts on the dismissal of the case in Napa County Superior Court. The group WhataWasteNV.org in October 2021 sued the Upper Valley Waste Management Agency, which oversees the privately owned landfill. It alleged a franchise agreement update between the agency and landfill operator allows the landfill to accept more waste and required environmental study. … The lawsuit is part of a larger debate over the landfill in hills framing the Napa Valley. Opponents formed the group WhataWasteNV.org and want to close the landfill. WhataWasteNV.org’s website describes the group’s concerns about “storing waste atop our community’s watershed.” “It is time to rethink this outdated practice that increases fire risk, threatens our water supply with contamination and risks degradation of our community and the Napa Valley brand,” the website says.