NCD980602163_19820923_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Statement from EPA Region IV Administrator-OCR

September 23, 1982
STATEMENT FROM CHARLES R, JETER,
EPA, REGION -IV ADMINISTRATOR
It has come to my attention that William Sanjo~r will be addressing a
citizens• group in Warren County, North Carolina, this weekend, It
must be noted that Mr, Sanjour is acting in his capacity as a private
citizen and is not acting in behalf of the Envi\ronmental Protection
Agency, Also, he was not involved in any of the technical and
engineering decisions which went into the projep t ~
I On December 14, 1981, the Region IV office of the u.s. Environmental
Protection Agency issued its final approval for the Warren County PCB
landfill to be owned and operated by the State bf North Carolina. This
approval was issued only after considerable tech nical review to insure
that the site, along with the proposed construct ion and operation, met
the requirements for a chemical waste landfill. These requirements are
described in the PCB Disposal regulations found \at 40 CFR Part 761,
At a public hearing, and during the comment perf od following, EPA
provided ample opportunity for public input into the decision making
process.
EPA has confidence in the design of the landfil~, which incorporates
the use of multiple liners, mechanisms for the collection and removal
of liquids if they develop in the landfill, and a capping system to
prevent infiltration of precipitation into the landfill after it is
closed. We are also confident that the State h~s the ability to
construct and operate the landfill as it has bee~ approved, and believe
that the site, when completed, w i 11 provide for lsaf e and secure disposal
of the contained PCB contaminated roadside material,