NCD980602163_19830202_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Re Register of Deeds filing-OCR

RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL
~btb of ~ ortq filnrolimt
~epnrtmcnt of JJm..tice
P. 0. BOX 629
RALEIGH
27602-0629
2 February 1983
MEMORANDUM
TO: Torn Kernoski
FROM: Torn Moffitt ~I\../
RE: Warren County PCB Landfill
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Prior to leaving the Attorney General's Office, Bill
Raney indicated that some materials concerning the PCB
landfill may need to be filed in the Register of Deeds office
in Warren County. Apparently this is required by the site
approval and Superfund grant. It is my understanding that
DHR does this for all landfills.
In our conversation last week, you suggested that I
review the EPA approval letter, dated June 4, 1979 and singed
by John C. White (a copy of which is attached). You indicated
that a certified copy of the solid waste permit may be what
Bill Raney had in mind.
Let's get together and discuss this matter in the near
future so that we can resolve this problem, if the problem
exists.
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June 4, _1979
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llonordble l1ar.:r!S t3. Hunt
r,ovcrnor of Uorth Curo 1 i nu
Stc1tc Cupito1
Ruleigh, North CQro1ina 27611
Dear Governor Hunt:
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ATTACHMENT 1
Qn ~ebruary 17, 1978, the United States Environre~ntal Prntc~tion
fl..r:,c r,cy (EPA) published final regulations ir: the F0tlcr~l l~,.:0.is:r.r
. -. (~3 rR 7150-7H/1) on Polychlorinated Biphenyls (FC J5), Dis;)n:;a1
llnd !·\.::rl:inc;. The~c regulations were amencJc:d by the feden,, R2 :1 ·i ... ~c~·
· (43 rn 33!'flf.:-33920) on 1~ugust 2, 1978. These: rc·s;ulatbns prr;i1ic~t
the clisposul c,,-;: PCBs at any site not .ipproved by th~ [P/\ after
/\p1·i1 Hl, 1978, and these reQulations require th,1t the: 01·mcr and/er
operator of a chemical waste landfill u~cd for the disposa1 of PCSs
!.Ub!llit informi'.lt'ion in accordance \·:ith Section 761 .4~, CIH:micil \~~,Ste:
Landfills, tc the Re9ional Administrator for revie~.
In c:cc:c;rdunc~ with the ~b~ve refcre11ced re~ulutionr, a formi"l ?.;!l~1i-
catioJ wus filed ~ith this office dated December 12, 1978, rrqu~sting
approval of a sit•'? in \-Jarren County, llc,rt.h Carolina \':hich ,-:iil L,e
o:-med urid op~r~ted by the Stutc of Morth Carol irk, Z?nd . u~ed for thi?
di :.po~.i 1 of PCl3 contumi noted scil f;4 om thr: hi gh\·11:1y shoul cil:rs in tr.e
State and fr.om the Fort B1·a90 milit~!ry re::;crvJtic;i. A put.,1 ic, ih:i,:--i:1:;;
·\10s held in l·!ari·e11ton, Harth Carolina on Jan1,;ary ~, 1979, for pui.,1 i c
input. The hc,wing record ,..-as h<;?lu open until Jun:Jilr)' 12, 1979, for
additio1ia1 vii-itten public inµ~t into the decision process.
The result of EPA's review is that the proposed ~i tc will rnc~t all the
tech!iic:::1 rcqt1irements fc1· a che:;1ica1 waste lnnclf~ll as rcq•.ifrccl ~n
Si:?ction 761.1:l(b), when co:;struc:tcd i1; i:cccnluncc H~th th2 enclosed
conditio.ns to illis approval cxce~t for the fo110i-1ill9:
(1) 761.~l(b)(l)(vi) "/'.rtificiu1 line!' thickn::!~,s 30 mil. er
grcatc:-."
(?.) 7G1 .41 (h) (2) 11 Th2 site shu11 be i:l.t least fifty fc-?t from the ·
nca re'.. t ~rourH.h·:il te r. 11
(3) 761.41(b)(5)(iii)(cij "Chlorinatetl Orgunics."
These three rr.riu·i rc-mcnts ?.re hcrehy waivC'ci for thr. reasons given in '
the enclosed tcclrnicul revie1·1. Yo11r rcri;.icst to \·wive the lc,Hi1.1tc
~o11C'ct'ion systclil underneath the liner is dcilicd for the reusons
stated in the enclosed technical rcvic-\·1.
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/1.ccordinrily, the l·!urren CoLinty, iforth C:urolinu site to.t.,e Ol'mcd ilnd opcriltcd
by the Stt1tc of l-lorth Curolinu for the disposul of rec contaminated hi9h1-1ay
sh6uld~r 5oil is hereby approved subject to the enclosed conditions as u
chemical ~aste landfill ns authorized in ~O CFR, Part 761. It is understood
bv EPA ,111d the State of North Carolina lhut this approvt1l is bcised on the ·
conccptuul design only nnd that the final cons'Ci-uction plnns and specifica-
tions (if any) must be approved in writing by this office prior to
tile initiation -of construction. · .
This approvul is not to be construed to be approval for incineration,
storuge, marking or records and monitoring. We will continue to work
with you in any way we can to expedite a public heulth oriented and
cnvironme?ntully sound solution to tl1e PCB problcii1 in North Carolina.
Sinc_crely yours,
. . . ___ 9r_ici~2.~ ~.ici:cd _D:t: ...
John· C. 1·.1h ite
Regional Administrator
Enclosures
cc: Herbert L. Hyde, Secre?tary
NC D2pt. of Crime Control
.& Publjc Safety
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Marshall Staton, Chief
SaniUtry Enoincering Section .
Division of Health Services
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Jerry Perkins, 1:ead
Solid H~ste & Vector Control
N.C .. Dept. of Human Resources t(
Division of Health Services
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/\;)f"li-DVi1: Condition$ for the f>Ci3 Oi$pOSi11 Site O,·:ncd
And Opc:i-t1 ted by the Stiltc of llortll Curo l i 11J-in
\-!ii rren· County, rlorth Curo1 i nu on the Property Dcscri bed
.in Governur Hunt's Deccrnbcr ·12, 197t3°, i\ppl icution as 0\·1nc:d
by Cilrter C. Pope and Linda W. Pope Found in Deed Book 270,
Page 252.
I\. Gcn~ra1 ·Requircrncnts (t111 reports should b~ sent to the ncgional
Administr~tor, Attention: Jan~s H. Scarbrough):
1. Notify EPA c1t 1cJst t\-m weeks in advunce of the expected start of
construction.
2 ,· Notify EPA c1t leust t\-m \·1eeks in udvancc of·the initiation of disposal
of PCB \'✓as te at the site.
3. Send EPA the duta 1·1hich is req~ired by ~3 FR 761.~l(b)(5), 'r.1onito iAing
syste:ns for buscli nc c1nd on tile fn?qucncies specifi ed.
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-·_-4.··l-ic1intclinrecords as sp~cifird in 43 r-R 761.4:i(b)(3) us up propl"iute
und sulmit 1·iithin 90 duys after .closutc of the si~e to the l~esicnal
Admi ni s tra tor.
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5, Advise EPA inDrediately of-any changes, alterations or diverg2nces
in the o;:,crationul and m.in~ucriul policies 2nd proc2ciures ns out-
lined in the documents submitted in surport of the application.
G. Report to-[Pt~ ti-r,y ins ta nee of detection of PCGs through th~ rr.onHoi--
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Technical Conditions of Approvcll:
1. The one foot bf cover to be placed only on the ruiddle 20 feet to :-.-_ ·-_-:-::·-.~~-:.-30 fc0t of the fi 1·st _lift of _1·1ils te . to p1·ec l ucic sh•.rnt·i n9 uny in fil-
trc1ti on to the side walls. ·
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· 2. A soi1s cnginccr·ing firm slull be cmplo.ied to prov ·id,2 quulity co:1t1·ol
during the construction of the clay-silt liner.
3. Engineerin9 cxpcrt·ise shc1ll be provided b_y the St,1t:: or a consu1tiri9
firm o-n-s ite during a 11 opera ti ens to pro vi cic ilnci ilssure conforn::inc-e
with the fi nil 1 pl c1ns. Such assurance shu 11 be furn i shctl to foe
Rcuional /\ci1;r;nistrator at the co:;;j)lctio:1 of the project ·,·1ith a copy
of "us bu'il t" p1t1ns.
4, A record shull be pluced on u~e property deed which stipulutcs
the p.irticuliH' bound11ry of the dispo:.c1l Jrc<1 ;rncJ 1•;ustc conti:iined
therein with the c1ssociatcd 1·1.ist.e elevations •
5. The State shu11 muintuin c1n "all wcnthcr" ucccss road indt~fi.nitely
to pern;it t?cr.css to the site and to fa1ci1 it~tc col lcction of sumplcs
fro:,1 tiio11itorin9 \':el ls.
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6. \-lu!;te will be -compnctcd c1s much us pructicible·-vlith trucked equip111ent /··
to prevent settler:l{:nt cifter closur~. ~:.·
. 7. /\pproprfote erosion control measures shc11l be applied during cxcnvu-
tion, filling und after closure .to minimize erosion.
8. Trucks used for hauling·the waste must be covered; _
9. The finul plans nnd 5pccificntfons (if uny) shall be submitted to
the Regi ona 1 Aci 1;1i ni s trutor (/\ttcnt ion: Jam::s ll. Sea rbrough) and
written approvc!l received prior to the initic1tion of construction.
10. A l~achate collection systera ~ith a sump and access which
will al101·1 pumping out of any collected lec!chate is re'quil'ed
ubove and below the clay liner.
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,;rrACHMENT 2
r.:0t!C·ra:..;1e J~1:2s b. hunt
~vt':rr.or ct i·.;cn:.h _l'.arolina
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l-~,lci~h, horti1 Carc•ll:ic; ~7cll
Gn J:.:.r.e 4, i979, Rc-<;icr. IV r;ave cor.c.cf,tual ai_::f)roval, wlt.h D=rtcir: •
cc:1c:.::..t1(;:-. .s, -cc ~ )\arren County, ,.;orth Cc:irolir.o, site as a ~ical waste
l"ri. . .:l ill c.s autJ~vr !zeo in .;o CFR, Put 761. Cn~ oi tte ccrY..:i. ticr.s •c::S t.~at
tb':: ::.c..::t:.:-5L±mit final f>lc.ns .and S?t"(:ifiec.ticn.s to this off ice for 2pproval,
in ...-r1ti:.s, prie:I tc ti£ initiation of c.."Cnstruct.ion. 'l'hes.e t-lans ~j
!:[~--ci:::ication$ r!c~ L--etr. sui.:mitteci anc c:re !-:.treby <'.lpproveu subject to the
t:r,c.:l,ist:10 ccrioi tior.s.
·,.,...: cunr.-=-:-.c.. ycu anc t.he F-iiny involved fer your cec1caticn to reaching a final
~.olutior. tc LA'lis er,'v•i.rc,r .. ·:u::nt<il problem t:,3.5ec en the t.€Crinology as it exists
t.:..ca~·. .ix 't-1€ c.;cm b€ o± fi1rti-:er a::sistar.ce, ple:i,Se-11::t r:e kr.c-.:.; •
.:;ir,cerely yO\.:.rs,
Isl Ch:3rle~ R. Jeter
Rninr.::1 Actrn ini~tr~tor
a 1ar 1,~~ h. Jeter
.hc:-'<;,ic.;r.al i\C;sr,inisuat.cr
i.nclc;sl..rt:-
c.:;: !•!r. Lurley ?.. Mitcht:ll, Jr., &:.--cret.:ry,
hcrti: Cc:irolir.a L-epartJ:ent
of Crin;e Control o.1-.:.: h.blic Sa1ety
i<c.le:iS!"~, t'·,or th Carolina
u.~. ~Lric~lQr'IU, H€U".J
~olic & iic.zarc;vU~ ~',a~te i·~nagti"!ent ;.ir~ncn
£r.v1rcr..i:£r,t.al b:-~.L th $ect.i<.;n
Cer-c:rt..~rit or HUi11Cln fc-$0urces
.i,;iv1sion oi l-;e~lth !>ervic..-es
~i'i1:;h, !.i.>rt:1 Ccc.rclina
Dr. Sara Morrow
Lef,art:Ia::nt of Hunan f<esour~s
Livisior. of 1-:ealth Services
F-~le-ic;h, l·.orth Carolina
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Charles R. Jeter, RA
Mike Newton, ORC
Howard Zeller, Acting CARA
James H. Finger, ESD
Paul Traina, rl-ID
Thomas Devine, AWMD
Dr. P.obert Lewis, RI'P
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/i.nal Approval Conditions for PCB Olemical Waste Landfill in Warren County,
N::>rth Carolina, owned and to be operated, closed and post closure cared for
by the State of N::>rth Carolina on property formerly owned by Carter C. Pope
and Linda w. Pope, found in Deed Book 278, _page 252.
I. Reference June 4, 1979 approval letter signed by John C. White
A. General requirement numbers 1, 2, and 5 remain in effect.
B. Technical condition numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 remain in
effect. Condition numbers 9 and 10 have been satisfied.
II. Additional conditions of this approval are:
A. Leachate collection will be monitored monthly and collected
leachate disposed of properly, if required (761.41 (b) (7)).
Records will be maintained on file at a designated State office.
B. The operation plan will be followed, as approved (761. 41
(b) (8) (ii)).
C. Records will be maintained and submitted to the Regional
Administrator within 90 days of closure (761.41 (b) (8) (IV)).
D. The fence, gate, and access road shall be maintained in good
working order as long as post closure monitoring is required.
E. Report to EPA Region IV any instance of detection of PCB's through
the rronitoring program irrrnediately.
F. Designate a State departrrental person who will be responsible for
operation and for post closure montioring prior to initiation of
construction (761. 41 (c) (5)).
G. N::>tify EPA Region IV 30 days prior to transferring responsibility
for operation or any change in ownership (761.41 (c) (7)).
H. 1-bnitoring Program
1. . General
The parameters for ground and surface water monitoring for
this program are found at 40 CFR (761.41 tb) (6) (iii) (A), (B)
and {C)). Sarrples should be collected and analyzed in
accordance with EPA approved procedures.
2. Ground Water
a. Background -Each well must be sampled at least three
ti.Ires and the data submitted to Region IV prior to any
disposal. A minimum of one week should elapse between
sampling. At each sampling a minimum of two replicate
measurements for each value or concentration should be
made .
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.. .. b. During Operation -During operation or for a period of
one year, whichever is shorter, all wells rrust be
sampled nonthly.
c. Post Closure -Each well must be sanpled on a semiannual
basis.
3. Surface Water
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a. Background·-EPA Region IV will designate surface water
sampling locations. These locations will include, at a
minimum, two (2) sarrpling points per surface water body
(one upstream and one downstream) • Each of these points
will be sarrpled each time the background samples are
taken for ground water quality.
b. During Operation -Each of the designated surface water
sampling points will be sampled rronthly during operation
of the facility.
c. Post Closure -Each of the designated surface water
sampling points will be sampled on a semiannual basis
during the post closure period.
Changes in Program
Upon a determination by the State or EPA that containment has
failed, .the sampling frequency of either ground or surface
water sarrpling may be rocxhfied. EPA may also require the
installation of additional·fronitoring wells and an expansion
of the list of zronitoring parameters.
5. Well location and screened elevations shall be coordinated
with EPA Region IV in the field or by telephone as
appropriate.
I. Undisturbed sarrples of the soil liner will be taken and the
laboratory permeability determined and submitted to £PA Region IV
prior to any disposal (1 sarrple per 25,000 square feet of liner).