NCD980602163_19840312_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Routine Monthly Inspection-OCR

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Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H .
ST A TE HEAL TH DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2091
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
March 12, 1984
Bill Phillips, Special Assistant
Department of Crime Control & Public Safety
0. W. Strickland, ~ead
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Branch
Environmental Health Section
Routine Monthly Inspection of PCB Landfill
Please find enclosed a copy of the inspection report
for the PCB landfill.
I will be available for any discussion you may have
concerning this.
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Enclosure
Jome5 B Hunt Jr/ Sarah T. Morrow, M.D., MPH
ST A TE OF NORTH CAROLINA f:/"'\V<Dt-Jf'\P ' . DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RE SOU RC ES SKRET ARY
Ronald H. Levine, M.D., M.P.H.
DIVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
P.O. Box 2091
Raleigh, N.C. 27602-2091
MEMORANDUM
TO: 0. W. Strickland
FROM: Thomas C. Karnoski
March 9, 1984
SUBJECT: Routine Monthly Inspection of PCB Landfill
STA TE HEAL TH DIRECTOR
A routine monthly inspection of the State's PCB landfill in Warren County was
conducted on March 7, 1984. Mr. Marty Allen of the Warren County Health
Department was present for the majority of the inspection. The inspection
was delayed one week due to inclement weather and recent personnel changes
in our office. Below is a list of major points pertaining to the facility
inspection:
1. An electrical moisture sensor was installed in the leachate collection
sump to indicate the presenc,e of any free water.
2. While there are no ~rosion problems at the facility, a decision to reseed
the landfill cap should be made in the near future. It appears
that the present stand of vegetation has suffered over the winter.
3. I propose to delay the measurement of elevation changes on the landfill
cap to determine subsidence (as originally planned in December, 1983)
until drier weather. Due to the present moisture content of the cap's
soil and the sparseness and fragility of the vegetation, I am concerned
about potential erosion problems from extensive foot traffic.
4. A test was made of the irrigation system due to the availability of
accumulated rainwater in the surface impoundment. The test ruptured a
flexible reinforced pump effluent line and cracked a coupling for a
sprinkler. head riser. These items need to be repaired/replaced in order
for the land application system to function properly.
In summary, all potential problems described above and indicated as such on
the inspection .sheet (attached) are at present minor in nature and in no way
compromise the facility's containment function. Also attached is a copy of
the analyses of water pumped during the January inspection •
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Enclosures
Jomes B. Hunt, Jr/ Sarah T. Morrow, M.D., MPH
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA . r,-.,.,co.,,...o DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESO.URCES ~l'l"PHAPV