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Mr. William Meyer
Director
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
North Carolina Solid Waste Management Division
P.O. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Dear Mr. Meyer:
Please find enclosed a copy of the December 14, 1981, letter
sent to the State of North Carolina from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region IV's, former Administrator,
Charles R. Jeter. This letter served as the final EPA approval
for the Warren County, North Carolina chemical waste landfill.
A review of the "Final Approval Conditions" section indicates
that this permit document needs to be updated to present stan-
dards. A permit revision process will be initiated by our
Toxics Section to ensure that the landfill approval is in con-
junction with all current PCB landfill regulations. These
standards are found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title
40, Section 761.75.
At this time, we expect to have an updated permit issued for the
Warren County site by the end of this fiscal year. If you have
any questions or comments on this matter, please contact Carin
DeBenedictis at [phone].
Sincerely,
Richard D. Stonebraker
Chief, Pesticides & Toxic Substances Branch
Enclosure
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DEC 14 1881
Honorable JciIOOs b. Hunt
Gove:rnor of i'c)rth Carolina
St.ate Capital
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.i:<aleigh, North Carolina 27611
tear Governor Hunt:
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On June 4, 1979, Region IV gave conceptual approval, with certain
ccnaitions, to the \r-;arren County, North Carolin;;., site as a dlemical w-cSte
landfill GS authorizea in 40 CFR, Part 761. One of tbe conditions was that
til€ State sciF.it final plans and ~ificaticns to this office for approval,
in writing, prior t:.e the initiation of construction. These f;lam, anc
s:pecifications nave been sutmitteo ana are hereby approvec subject to the
enclosed. concli tions.
we comneno you and t:.he many im,olved for your dedication to reactiing a final
solution to this envu~ntal problem baseo on the technology as it eXists
toda:y. If we can be ot further assistance, please let me know •
.Si.iCerel::l:' yours,
/s/ Charles R. Jeter
Re.gional Administra~cir
Olarles R. Jeter
.i.~ional Administrator
f.nclosure
cc: t,,,.r. burley B. M1tchtil, Jr., Secretary,
North Carolina uepart:Irent
ot Crime Control and Public Satety
Raleigh, llorth Carolina
G.\•i. Scricklanc, I:ieac
Solie & Eazaroous Waste ~.anageirent Branch
.E..nvirorill-iental Health Section
Der-e.rtrritnt of. human f-csources
Division of hec.:lth Services
Raleigh, North Carolina
Dr. Sara furrow
Lepartrrent of Human B.esources
Livision of health Services
k:leigh, t·-0rth Carolina
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Final Approval Conditions for PCB Chemical Waste Landfill in Warren County,
t-brth Carolina, owned and to be operated, closed and post closure cared for
by the State of t-brth 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 sut:mitted 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 monitoring program imnediately.
F. Designate a State departmental person who will be responsible for
operation and for post closure montioring prior to initiation of
construction (761.41 (c) (5)).
G • Notify EPA Region IV 30 days prior to transferring responsibility
for operation or any change in ownership (761. 41 (c) (7)).
H. Monitoring Program
1. General
The parameters for ground and surface water monitoring for
this program are found at 40 CFR (761.41 (b) (6) (iii) (A), (B)
and (C)). Samples should be collected and analyzed in
accordance with EPA approved procedures.
2. Ground Water
a. Background -Each well must be sampled at least three
times 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 must be
sampled monthly.
c. Post Closure -Each well must be sampled on a semiannual
basis.
3. Surface Water
4.
s.
a. Background -EPA Region IV will designate surface water
sampling locations. These locations will include, at a
minimum, two (2) sampling points per surface water body
(one upstream and one downstream). Each of these points
will be sampled 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 monthly 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 sampling may be modified. EPA may also require the
installation of additional monitoring· wells and an expansion
of the list of monitoring parameters.
Well location and screened elevations shall be coordinated
with EPA Region IV in the field or by telephone as
appropriate.
I. Undisturbed samples of the soil liner will be taken and the
laboratory permeability determined and submitted to EPA Region IV
prior to any disposal (1 sample per 25,000 square feet of liner).
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