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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resource_~.~ ,•
Division of Solid Waste Management
P.O. Box 27687 · Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
James G . Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
MEMORANDUM
TO: Edythe McKinney
August 28, 1992
FROM: Bill Meye,@iffe~
SUBJECT: PCB Landfill
William L. Meyer
Director
I recommend that Secretary Cobey sign the PCB Landfill Agreement -Warren
County.
Conditions three and five, under DEHNR responsibilities, includes
technical assistance and operating funds for monitoring and inspection of the
landfill site.
Condition three, under DOA responsibilities, states that DOA will
provide "any future expenditure of funds to improve the landfill site."
The request for $195,000 (93-94) and $95,000 (94-95) in the proposed
Expansion Budget Request for monitoring the PCB Landfill will serve to fulfill
the Department's responsibility. If the monitoring identifies a need for
improvements to protect the environment then DOA will be requested to provide
those funds under condition three.
DOA is not accustomed to managing the ownership and operation of a
landfill. The Division of Solid Waste is serving as the operator and technical
consultant for DOA as the owner. It is the Division's responsibility to keep
DOA Informed on all issues concerning the landfill.
An Equal Opportunity Afflnnatlve Action Employer
Edythe McKinney
PCB Landfill Memorandum
August 28, 1992
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The Division currently assumes that DOA is aware of our current efforts
to monitor the landfill and we will continue to work with DOA & DOT to ensure
that the PCB Landfill is safe and meets all permit requirements.
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attachments: MOA
Proposed Expansion Budget
PCB Landfill Study Completed by Special Projects Officer
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Laird Davidson
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Department of Environment, Health and
Na tural Resources
FROM: W. D. Campbell, P.E. ,ti} & /l,,,,~_,~/ltJ
State Highway Engineer ..: Ma.1nWn{~~pment
SUBJECT: PCB Landfill Agreement -Warren County
This has reference to a July 26, 1991 memorandum from Cameron W.
Lee, Jr. regarding the subject, copy of which was directed to
your attention.
Attached are triplicate originals of this agreement which have
been executed on behalf of the Department of Transportation.
Upon execution by Secretary Cobey, please return one fully-executed
agreement to my attention for handling with our appropriate
personnel.
Advise if I can be of further assistance at this time.
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Attachments
cc: Secretary Thomas J. Harrelson
Dr. Larry Goode, P.E.
Mr. L. E. Ste gall, P.E.
Mr. L. F. Pace, P.E.
Mr. Cameron W. Lee, Jr., P.E.
Mr. Tommy Cline
/\11 r qu;il 0,.-iportunity / Affir m;J ti vr Action Employer
JAMES G MARTIN
GOVERNOR
Ti IOMAS J H ARRELSON
SECRETARY
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARlMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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RALEIGH 276 11 -5201
July 26, 1991
MEMORANDUM TO: Mr . W. D. Campbell, P.E.
Mtr}AgP.r, Ma.int.e na nce & Equipment
c~ FROM : CamPr on W. Lee, Jr., P.E.
State Operation Engineer
'UUL 29 1991
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
WILLIAM G. MARLEY, JR, PE
STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
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SUBJECT: PCB La nd Fill Agreeme nt -Warren County
Enclosed i s a. revised agreeme nt for our Department to perform c ertain
maintenance activities at. the PCB La nd Fill in Warren County . The
maintenance o f the mecha nic al equipment, inc luded in the original
agreement, has bee n deleted from our responsibility.
If the revised agreement i s satisfactory, please forward to Secretary
Harrelson f or s i gnature . After whic h, the agreement should be sent to
Mr. Laird Daviso n in the De partment of Env ironment, Health and Natural
Resources. Mr. Davi son will have the agreement signed by Secretary
Cobey.
Division Engineer Earl Stegall estimates the annual cost to maintain the
land fill in acc orda nce with the agreement to be $10,000. Earl has
requested funds t.o cover this work and be a llocated to the Warren County
Secondary Road Ma intenanc e account. We understand the work is currently
being done within their exis ting budget.
Let me know if you have questi on s .
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Enclosure
cc: Mr. Larry Goode , P.E.
Mr. Ea rl Stegal l, P.E.
Mr. La i r d Davi son, (EHNR)
Mr. Tommy Cline (SPO)
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmati ve Action Employer
North Carolina
Oepartrnent of Administration
James G. Martin, Govern or June 11, 1991 James S. Lofton , Secretary
Secretary Thomas J. Harrelson
Department of Transportation
Raleigh, North Carolina
Secretary William W. Cobey, Jr.
Department of Environment, Health & Natural Resources
Raleigh, North Carol ina
Re: PCB Land Fill Agreement -Warren County
Dear Secretary Harrelson and Secretary Cobey:
On June 15, 1990, the environmental permit under which the
PCB landfill site is operated was issued to the Department
of Administration. This department has agreed to assume
managerial responsibility for the site with the Department
of Environment, Health & Natural Resources providing
technical assistance and the Department of Transportation
providing maintenance.
have been
is to set
The
The mutual responsibilities of our departments
previously discussed. The purpose of this letter
forth those responsibilities in writing.
responsibilities to be performed by each department
follows.
Department of Transportation
1. Mow landfill grass as needed.
2. Maintain existing structures such as fences,
roadway, and entrance gates.
are as
3. Incorpor ate the expenses to perform all of the
above tasks into the operating budget of the
Department of Transportation.
Department of Environment. Health and Natural Resources
1. Inspect the landfill site monthly and report
findings to the Department of Administration.
116 West Jones Street • R1kigh, North Carolina 2760 3-800 3 • Telephone [phone]
State Courier 51-01-00
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Secretary Thomas J. Harrelson
Secretary William W. Cobey, Jr.
June 11, 1991
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2. Report to the Department of Administration any
malfunctions or irregularity in the operation
and performance standards of the PCB landfill.
3. Provide technical assistance to the Department of
Administration on future projects necessary to
maintain the integrity of the landfill site.
4. Inspect and test privately owned wells within one
and one-half mile radius of the landfill site,
upon special request from the owners of the wells.
5. The Department shall include in its operating
budget funds to monitor, inspect, and report on
the landfill site.
Department of Administration
1. The Department of Administration shall supervise
the management and operation of the landfill site.
2. Any additional construction or activity at the
landfill site shall be approved by the Department
of Administration.
3. The Department of Administration will be re-
responsible for any future expenditure of funds to
improve the landfill site. These funds will
include, but not be limited to fencing the lagoon,
replacement of wells, and replacement of irrigation
pumping equipment.
Please indicate your approval to this agreement by signing
below. I am forwarding herewith three duplicate originals
of this letter so that each department will have a fully
signed original for its files.
APPROVED
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,
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Secretary
EXPANSION BUDGET 1993-94
DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE
The Division of Solid Waste Management requests appropriations
for equipment, installation and maintenance of this equipment, and
one (1) technician position as a Waste Water Treatment Plant
Operator II, for the PCB landfill in Warren County.
This landfill was established in the 1980's as a result of the
cleanup of PCB's which had been illegally disposed along over 200
miles of highways in the state.
The equipment costs for the first year are estimated to be
$160,000, and $60,000 the second year. This equipment will be for
the removal and treatment of potentially contaminated water which
is currently in the landfill. The operator costs are estimated to
be $35,000 per year, and would be terminated once the water is
removed and it is demonstrated that no further water is leaking
into the landfill.
It should be noted that without removal of this liquid,
further decaying of material will occur in the landfill, and
potentially contaminated water may leak from the site and
contaminate area groundwater, resulting in a much more expensive
cleanup in the future.
DEPARTMENT EHNR PRIORITY PROGRAM NUMBER <FUND} CODE 4 1760-7621 PRELIMINARY SUMMARY LIST OF EXPANSION BUDGET REQUESTS SOLID WASTE MGMT DIVISION AGENCY OR INSTITUTION SOLID WASTE SECTION PROGRAM DF.sCRIPTION <CONCISE SENTENCES} Funding is requested to provide equipment (including installation and maintenance), and one technician position for a two year time period for the PCB landfill in Warren County. This will allow for removal and treatment of potentially contaminated water currently in the landfill. Clean up is necessary at this time to prevent groundwater contamination. Total Requirements Receipts Appropriations No. of Positions Capital Equipment Personnel I I -<-ATTACHMENT 13 BUDGET CODE Hm! 1993-94 195,000 0 195,000 (1) 0 160,000 35,000 1~ 95,000 0 95,000 (1) 0 60,000 35,000
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Unfortunately, as is described later in the report, the
Working Group found that most of the technology has been devel-
oped for detoxification of PCBs in a relatively "pure" state.
The PCBs in the Warren County landfill are heterogeneously
mixed with soils of various types and fixed in varying degrees
to the activated carbon and asphalt applied to the road
shoulders before removal of the material. A second important
complicating factor in evaluating the technologies offered to
the Group was that most of the investigations now under way are
directed to materials that are currently presenting a significant
environmental and health.hazard due to their being open to the
environment. In the case of the Warren County landfill, the
material is not exposed and most of the technologies offered
require exposing it for the purpose of detoxification.
· ·The Warten County·tandfill
The Warren County landfil.1, a cross-sectional diagram of
which is attached to this report (Appendix E), contains about
40,000 cubic yards of soil contaminated by PCBs associated with
activated carbon, asphalt, and other impurities inevitably found
on roadway shoulders. Analyses made by the State of six core
samples taken prior to covering the landfill showed the concen-
tration of PCBs to range from 46 to 200 ppm, averaging about
135 ppm. The PCBs in the landfill consist of about 80% Aro-
clor 1260 ana 20% Aroclor 1242. The average chlorine contents
of these PCBs are 6.3 and 3.1 chlorine atoms per molecule,
respectively. (The difficulty in degrading Aroclor is a function
of the chlorine content: those with higher chlorine content are
more difficult to decompose.) ThePCBs in the landfill are in
an anaerobic (airless) state becaus~ the landfill seal prevents
replenishment of the oxygen used by microorganisms in the
landfill. Determination of the precise condition of the PCBs
and associated soil materials is impossible without violating
the integrity of the landfill. However, it can be assumed that,
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