NCD980602163_19900104_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Maintenance at the PCB Landfill-OCR

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Division of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 27687 · Raleigh, North CarolinJ 27611•7.687
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
January 4, 1990
MEMORANDUM
To: Mr. Bill Meyer, Director
Division of Solid Waste Management
Through: Mr. J. Gordon Layton, Chief ~o
Solid Waste Section ~
From: Bobby Lutfy, Hydrogeologist &L
Solid Waste Section
RE: Maintenance at the PCB Landfill in Warren County
William L. Meyer
Director
The lack of appropriations for the maintenance of the PCB Landfill is
an ongoing problem. This past month during the PCB Landfill inspection,
the leachate collection pump was found to be broken. I took the pump to
the Warren County Department of Transportation Maintenance shop for
repairs. While the D.O.T. Maintenance personnel have been very cooperative
in assisting with minor maintenance problems, they have no funds
designated for maintenance or repairs of equipment at the PCB Landfill.
Therefore I brought the pump back to Raleigh. However, the Solid Waste
Section does not have funds allocated for PCB Landfill operations or
maintenance either. From past experience, trying to obtain replacement
locks for the PCB Landfill facility, I know that the Department of Crime
Control & Public Safety also has no budgeted funds for the PCB Landfill.
The broken leachate collection pump is just one example of the need to
have appropriations available for the operation and maintenance of the PCB
Landfill. One of the connections of the pipes for the sprinkler system has
been broken for several years. Since no funds were available, this has
never been repaired. The inner casing of well number 3 is cracked and
surface water is collecting in the outer casing and draining into the well,
thus introducing the possibility of contamination to this well.
All of the wells are constructed with 4 inch diameter inner casings,
making sampling by conventional methods a laborious and time consuming
operation. Some consideration should be given to replacing the existing
monitoring wells with 2 inch diameter wells constructed in a manner that
complies with current monitoring well design standards.
Mr. Bill Meyer
January 4, 1990
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With time there will be an increasing need to have funds available for
the operation and maintenance of the PCB Landfill. Since failure to
properly maintain this Toxic Waste Disposal facility could pose a potential
threat to the public health and/or the environment, it is critical that a
budget be established for the operation and maintenance of this facility.
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