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Letter to Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., June 4, 1979,
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4
345 Courtland Street NE
Atlanta GA 30308
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
June 4, 1979
4AH-RM
Honorable James B. Hunt Governor of North Carolina
State Capitol
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Dear Governor Hunt:
On February 17, 1978, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published final regulations in the Federal Register (43 FR 7150-7164) on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Disposal and Marking. These regulations were amended by the Federal Register (43 FR 33918-33920) on August 2, 1978. These regulations prohibit the disposal of PCBs at any site not approved by the EPA after April 18, 1978, and these regulations require that the owner and/or operator of a chemical waste landfill used for the disposal of PCBs submit information in accordance with Section 761.41, Chemical Waste Landfills, to the Regional Administrator for review.
In accordance with the above referenced regulations, a formal application was filed with this office dated December 12, 1978, requesting approval of a site in Warren County, North Carolina which will be owned and operated by the State of North Carolina and used for the disposal of PCB contaminated soil from the highway shoulders in the State and from the Fort Bragg military reservation. A public hearing was held in Warrenton, North Carolina on January 4, 1979, for public input. The hearing record was held open until January 12, 1979, for additional written public input into the decision process.
The result of EPA's review is that the proposed site will meet all the technical requirements for a chemical waste landfill as required in Section 761.4l(b), when constructed in accordance with the enclosed conditions to this approval except for the following:
(1) 761.4l(b)(l)(vi) "Artificial liner thickness 30 mil. or greater."
(2) 761.41(b)(2) "The site shall be at least fifty feet from the nearest groundwater.”
(3) 761.4l(b)(5)(iii)(d) "Chlorinated Organics."
These three requirements are hereby waived for the reasons given in the enclosed technical review. Your request to waive the leachate collection system underneath the liner is denied for the reasons stated in the enclosed technical review.
Region 4
345 Courtland Street NE
Atlanta GA 30308
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
June 4, 1979
4AH-RM
Honorable James B. Hunt Governor of North Carolina
State Capitol
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Dear Governor Hunt:
On February 17, 1978, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published final regulations in the Federal Register (43 FR 7150-7164) on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Disposal and Marking. These regulations were amended by the Federal Register (43 FR 33918-33920) on August 2, 1978. These regulations prohibit the disposal of PCBs at any site not approved by the EPA after April 18, 1978, and these regulations require that the owner and/or operator of a chemical waste landfill used for the disposal of PCBs submit information in accordance with Section 761.41, Chemical Waste Landfills, to the Regional Administrator for review.
In accordance with the above referenced regulations, a formal application was filed with this office dated December 12, 1978, requesting approval of a site in Warren County, North Carolina which will be owned and operated by the State of North Carolina and used for the disposal of PCB contaminated soil from the highway shoulders in the State and from the Fort Bragg military reservation. A public hearing was held in Warrenton, North Carolina on January 4, 1979, for public input. The hearing record was held open until January 12, 1979, for additional written public input into the decision process.
The result of EPA's review is that the proposed site will meet all the technical requirements for a chemical waste landfill as required in Section 761.4l(b), when constructed in accordance with the enclosed conditions to this approval except for the following:
(1) 761.4l(b)(l)(vi) "Artificial liner thickness 30 mil. or greater."
(2) 761.41(b)(2) "The site shall be at least fifty feet from the nearest groundwater.”
(3) 761.4l(b)(5)(iii)(d) "Chlorinated Organics."
These three requirements are hereby waived for the reasons given in the enclosed technical review. Your request to waive the leachate collection system underneath the liner is denied for the reasons stated in the enclosed technical review.