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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCD980602163_19980715_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_PBC Landfill Rally and Legislative Visits-OCR.DETOXIFY THE WARREN CTY. , " PCB LANDFILL NOW! ,~iro v,n.~,i IWIIJ~SlE ~ ~ I cll/lMJPS 1'1)6L\C -,.,J ltf I ~ pJtflC.IP~•,... SUPPORT SB 1412 write your message here Cl) a· l ~ ~ • WHY DO WE THINK WE CAN DETOXIFY? Over the past four years, a state-approved Working Group oflocal citizens, state officials and environmentalists have studied the PCB landfill and various detoxification methods. We hired independent science advisors to help determine the current condition of the landfill and how to best make it safe. The scientists and the state have determined that the PCB landfill is not acceptable as it is. There is a lot of water trapped inside and there is evidence that small amounts of toxic chemicals may have escaped into the water and air. If not cleaned up, it would almost certainly get worse overtime. • WHAT IS DETOXIFICATION? It is the only permanent solution. It means destroying the PCBs and making the soil clean again--removing the threat from Warren County for good. The method chosen is BCD (base catalyzed dechlorination) and it will be safe and effective according to the science advisors, the state, and the federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The Working Group considered all avalible means and BCD proved to be the best. • WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Detoxification will remove the future threat of a release of toxic chemicals into the environment. In addition, it will bring shprt and long term economic benefits to Warren County. An economic impact of $3 million-$5 million is anticipated during the two year life of the construction project, and approximately 25 individuals will be hired and trained in environmental cleanup construction. Finally, North Carolina taxpayers will finally be able to stop pouring money into a landfill that is not going away. • WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? ' Call or write the Legislature. Tell them you support their promise to fund detoxification of the PCB landfill in Warren County: ~ 1-919-733-7928 116 W. Jones St. . , Raleigh, NC 27603. ·~ ··-.~ti,,·: Call the Working Group for other ways to help or find out more: ~ 919-257-1948; 720 Ridgeway St., M,l Warrenton, NC 2758?. -BRING JUSTICE TO WARREN COUNTY: WE CAN LIFT THIS TOXIC BURDEN NOW! • ">'. \.., Printed on recycled paper . NORTH CAROLINA'S THREATENING PCB LANDFILL: NOWWECAN LIFT THIS BURDEN FOR GOOD! • WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR? We want Governor Hunt and the Legislature to fulfill their promises to detoxify the PCB landfill in Warren County. It is now possible to remove the threat of toxic chemicals, so we want the state to commit the money needed to protect this community once and for all. The Governor has requested $15 million in his proposed budget-now we need the Legislature to vote it in. • WILL THE STATE REALLY DETOXIFY THE LANDFILL? We think there is a very good chance, but much will depend on the people of Warren County and concerned citizens ofNorth Carolina. We need to make sure that politicians know how important this is. Cleanup will be very expensive, and we need your support to work together and convince the state legislatures that Warren County is worth spending the money on to detoxify the PCB landfill. An Open Letter to the Citizens of Warren County: In the summer of 1978, PCB-contaminated oil was illegally dumped on the shoulder of210 miles ofNorth Carolina roads in 14 counties. Ward Transformer Company was later charged and convicted of illegal dumping. The state was left with the dilemma of removing the chemicals and finding a new storage place .. That winter, the state proposed to site the landfill in Warren County. Since Warren County officials did not think their environment was the most ecologically sound choice, they began to question why their community was chosen, Being a predominately poor and black population, Warren County took the state to court on two different occasions in order to protest the decision. Finding no clear evidence, the federal courts rejected the suits. Therefore, in 1982, the state began trucking the contaminated soil to the site in Warren County. Residents and civil rights leaders attempted to stop the trucks with six weeks of peaceful civil disobedience. Warren County became a national news story, and 523 arrests resulted. In response to the strong vocal protests in Warren County and nationally, the Honorable Governor Jim Hunt wrote an open letter to the community stating "that Warren County was chosen for the site solely on the basis of technical reasons" and promised to detoxify the site "when and if the appropriate and feasible technology is developed." The following year, the General Assembly also · committed the state to detoxify the landfill "as soon as the technology for doing so is available." Ten years later, state officials announced that up to 1.5 million gallons of water were trapped in the landfill. They agreed to meet with citizens of Warren County to decide what would be the best means to detoxify the site. As a result, the Joint Warren County/State PCB Working Group was formed with members representing local citizens, the state, and two statewide environmental organizations. And now, it is finally possible for Warren County's toxic burden to be lifted! For the past four years, the Working Group has studied the landfill and various detoxification methods to determine the safest and most effective way for the state to deliv~r on its promises. The Working Group hired independent science advisors to characterize the site, assess the integrity of the landfill, and determine technical feasibility. As a result of their analysis, the scientists have concluded that it is not only technologically feasible to detoxify the site, but it is also necessary due to the conditions of the landfill. Based upon this scientific expertise, it is clear that now is the time for the Governor and the General Assembly to fulfill their promises and fund detoxification. The Governor has placed Warren County in his proposed budget--now we need the Legislature to vote for the funds when they pass the state budget this summer. We hope that you will support our conclusion and work with us to lift this toxic burden now. Help us keep North Carolina clean and green and bringjustice to Warren County! Sincerely, The Joint Warren County/State PCB Working Group ~~-~ ~~~~ Henry Lancaster, co-chair Benefits of the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group Detoxification Treatment Proposal ■ The commitment is to detoxification treatment, which can be achieved through Base Catalyzed Decomposition (BCD). BCD is a treatment technology that involves heating the contaminated soil to a temperature of less that l000°F and combining it with sodium bicarbonate (household baking soda) to break down the PCBs into harmless materials. The US EPA developed this treatment technology with federal dollars. The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $1 million to assess the PCB Landfill and identify the detoxification treatment technology --BCD was chosen. ■ The commitment is to a solution that poses the least health risk to the community. BCD presents less risk to public health. It can be done on-site and does not involve transportation to another location. BCD presents no unsafe air emissions. ■ This $24 million proposal represents a conservatively structured budget under a worse- case scenario to achieve complete and permanent detoxification treatment. It eliminates future liability for the State of North Carolina. ■ This entire process is based upon community acceptance. The technology selection · process was conducted with the full participation of Warren County citizens. ■ 1982 -Governor Hunt's commitment, in a letter to the citizens of Warren County, to detoxification treatment ■ 1983 -North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill supporting detoxification treatment ■ 1993 -Former DENR Secretary Jonathan Howes wrote a letter supporting detoxification treatment on-site ■ 1996 -North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $1 million to identify detoxification treatment technology for the PCB Landfill ■ 1998 -Governor Hunt included $15 million in his 1998-99 budget for the BCD treatment technology for the PCB Landfill ■ 1998 -Senator Frank Ballance introduced a bill appropriating $24 million for detoxification of the PCB Landfill using the BCD treatment technology. Warren County PCB Landfill Lobby Day Agenda 10:00 -11:30 11:30 -12:30 12:30-2:00 Legislative Advocacy -Meet with Legislators (meet at water fountain on Mall side of Legislative Bldg.) Rally (front of Legislative Bldg. -Jones Street side) Welcome: Dolly Burwell, Warren Co./State PCB Working Group Co-Chair Prayer: Reverend David Foy Speakers: Senator Frank W. Ballance, District 2 -Warren Co. Representative Stan H. Fox, District 78-Granville Co. Patrick Barnes, PCB Landfill Science Advisor Joel Hirscborn, PCB Landfill Science Advisor Cathy Lawrence, Executive Director, Warren Family Institute Laura Williams, Warren County Manager will present Resolution Supporting Detoxification of Warren County PCB Landfill from Warren County Board of Commissioners with remarks Additional comments from participants and residents of Warren County Introduction of officials, legislators and special guests Final Remarks: Dolly Burwell Resume Legislative Advocacy -Meet with Legislators To: Members of the North Carolina General Assembly From: Warren County Citizens In 1993, the state announced that a million or more gallons of water was trapped in the state's PCB landfill in Warren County threating to breach the liner. In 1995 the North Carolina General Assembly allocated one million dollars to determine if detoxification of the PCB landfill were feasible and to determine the condition of the landfill. Joint state and independent studies found that detoxifiction is not only technically feasible but is the only safe, effective, and permanent solution to the state's PCB dilemma. The joint site investigation revealed that there are numerous serious problems with the PCB landfill, making it clear that the landfill poses a threat to the environment, health, and natural resources of Warren County. Without detoxification, the failed PCB landfill will continue to pose a threat to the welfare of Warren County, will cost North Carolina taxpayers more and more in state resources, and costly litigation will be inevitable. / Warren County PCB Landfill 1 Top Liner Found Slgnlflcantly Deteriorated PCB Air Emls·slons Approx. 26,000 Gallons or Water Leaking From Landfill Per Year Approx. 30,000 Gallons or Water Entering Landfill Per Year ,/ \ Dioxin In Groundwater Necessary Perforated Pipe Leachate Collection System Never Installed PCB WORKH,iG GRUUP Fax :252-257-lUUU Jun 1U ''::J8 11: L'l:5 P.U4 ~0.Ho......,.~ ttary 111. --111, v-ei..t,,,_ Cltftton G. A- "-W. ■yNI Qlltfl A. Alcll•dWn CtoflaM.I~ a.,t, ... -....... T...-: 1111) H7-a118 , .. : ,.,., l57-1171 WA~EN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LORIA 0. WILLIAMS. COUNTY MANAGER P.O. BOX 6t9 WARRENTON. NORTH CAROLINA 27589 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DETOXIFICAT!ON OF THE ST ATE-OWNED WARREN COUNTY PCB LANDflLL WHEREAS, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., in 1982 pledged to the citizens of Warren County to detoxify the PCB landfill when technically feasibte. and WHEREAS, for the past four (4} years, the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Workrng Group, comprised of citizens, environmental group representatives and state officials has worked together to determine the current condition of the landfill, as well as the ava~able technology to cleanup and detoxify the PCB-contaminated soils; and WHEREAS , Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., meeting his obligation to the citizens of Warren County did include $15 million dollars in his proposed budget to the General Assembly to detoxify the state-owned Warren County PCB Landfill; and WHEREAS , the Joint PCB Working Group, in conjunction with environmental scientists have determined the cost of detoxification and cleanup to be approximately $24 million dolfars; an amount far greater than that submitted to the General Assembly. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Warren County Board of Commissioners support Governor Hunt's proposed allocation of $15 million dollars, and hereby request an additional $9 million appropriation, which equates to the full amount needed to facilitate total detoxification of the state-owned Warren County PCB Landfill. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT this Resofution be forwarded to Warren County's Legislattve Representatives _and Congressionat Delegation . Adopted this 1st day of June, 1998. Ab~k/.foµ • Geraldine Green Acting Clerk to the Board James D. Hollo y, Sr., Chairman Warren County Board of Commissioners STATUS OF PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION WARREN COUNTY, NC May 26, 1998 BACKGROUND: In the late l 970's several thousand gallons of polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCBs) were illegally disposed by spraying along approximately 210 miles of state roadways. PCBs were used extensively as transformer fluids in the early 1970's. However, because they were suspected carcinogens, they were outlawed from manufacture in 1976 and strictly controlled in disposal as transformers came out of service. Listed as a Superfund site under the US EPA program, the roadways were dug up and the contaminated soils disposed in an approved PCB landfill located in Warren County. There was much opposition to the landfill and the Environmental Justice movement supposedly started at this site. In 1982, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., made a commitment to the people of Warren County that if appropriate and feasible technology became available, the state would explore detoxification of the landfill. In 1995, $1 million was appropriated to study detoxification. The General Assembly provided this money for the sole purpose of studying various detoxification technologies, including bench scale work; confirming that detoxification is possible; and identifying the best technology available to do the work. The Warren County PCBWorking Group (WG) was established and consists oflocal citizens, state employees and members of various environmental organizations. This group has been working together in a joint partnership to explore detoxification. CURRENT STATUS: The WG, through the Division of Waste Management (DWM), contracted with two independent science advisors to provide technical expertise to the WG and to help outline the steps necessary to explore detoxification. With staff from the DWM, the WG and science advisors outlined activities that needed to take place during the detoxification studies. These activities included an extensive site investigation, monitoring wells installation, boring into the landfill to extract soils for testing, and the actual detoxification studies. Mobilization/site work: On February 12, 1997, DWM personnel and science advisors began work at the PCB landfill to install additional monitoring wells and begin the site investigation. Fifteen new monitoring wells were installed around the perimeter of the landfill and in the immediate area within .25 miles of the landfill. Three were placed off site as background wells, approximately 1.5 miles away. Two bore holes were placed in the landfill from which soils were extracted and containerized for the detoxification studies. Extraction wells were installed in the bore holes. Two eight foot square areas were dug out in order to examine the top liner of the landfill cap system. "Split spoon" samples were taken of the clay cap and the landfill contents. These samples were analyzed for a variety of things including moisture, compaction, permeability and PCB content. The clay cap is covered by a 10 mil plastic liner. Sections of this liner were cut out and sent to a testing laboratory for examination. The cut out portions were replaced and the holes refilled. Samplin~: Extensive sampling was done in the monitoring wells and streams around the landfill. Soil and sediment samples from selected locations around the area were taken. These samples were analyzed for a variety of chemicals including PCBs, dioxin, heavy metals, pesticides and volatile organic chemicals. Detoxification studies: Beginning in 1996, the science advisors for the Working Group, along with DWM staff, conducted a detailed technology screening, evaluation, assessment and comparative analysis on potentially feasible technologies. Potential feasibility had to have been demonstrated through prior successful full scale use of a technology for PCB detoxification work. Any technology that existed only as a research or developmental technology was deemed inappropriate. Twelve different technologies were considered. All but two were screened out. Only Base Catalyzed Decomposition (BCD) and Gas Phase Chemical Reduction technology were found to be appropriate and potentially feasible for the Warren County landfill. Two companies were subsequently picked to conduct bench scale demonstrations. ETG Environmental, using BCD, and ECOLOGIC, using the Gas Phase Chemical Reduction technology, were provided samples of the contaminated soils from the landfill, along with very stringent guidelines and treatment goals for both PCBs and dioxin. Following their bench scale studies, each company submitted phase I reports that were analyzed by the WG, state staff and science advisors. As a result of these phase I studies, the Working Group concluded that feasible and effective detoxification technology is now available and selected BCD as the preferred technology for detoxification of the PCB Landfill. ETG Environmental, Inc. (ETG) was , t subsequently awarded a contract to perform this Phase II preliminary design of a full-scale BCD detoxification system to remediate the PCB Landfill (ETG performed the successful Phase I bench scale BCD study). The primary purpose of this report is to develop sufficient conceptual design information to allow for preparation of a cost estimate to form the basis to request funding from the State legislature for final design and detoxification of the PCB Landfill utilizing the BCD process. The BCD process utilizes non-incineration chemical reactions to detoxify the PCBs and dioxins/furans in the contaminated materials. Chlorine atoms are chemically removed from the PCB and dioxin/furan molecules, and replaced with hydrogen, rendering them non-hazardous. The resulting non-hazardous oil can be recycled off-site. Detoxified soils will be replaced on- site, covered and revegetated. The process has been proven at several full-scale project applications. The preliminary conceptual design of the full scale detoxification project is divided into two components. The first component provides written conceptual designs for site preparation, excavation, treatment, confirmation/verification sampling, storm water management, security, site reclamation, decontamination, and demobilization. These aspects of the project have been conceptually designed to provide the basis for a detailed cost estimate for detoxification. The second component presents those aspects of the project which will be completed during the final design portion of the Phase III Design/Build detoxification. Outlines have been provided to introduce these final design items, as follows: emergency response plan, permitting plan, performance demonstration plan, air monitoring plan, quality assurance plan, health and safety plan, construction quality assurance plan, and technical specifications. To assist in the overall project oversight, a Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) would be established as a committee to the Working Group and would include an independent science advisor(s). The Design/Build detoxification contractor would include Program Management, working in conjunction with the state, to ensure that the local community has a strong role in the detoxification project's implementation. The Design/Build detoxification contractor would also include a coordinator to ensure maximum economic benefit to local/minority businesses and the local economy. Direct local economic impact is estimated in the range of $3 million to $5 million, which includes the hiring of local individuals and utilization of local businesses for supplies, materials, and services to support the detoxification project. A detailed cost estimate has been prepared to perform the detoxification project utilizing the BCD process. A cost of $23,975,000 is presented, which includes a $2,079,000 contingency. Once funding is obtained, we would send out requests for a statement of interest from various vendors who have the ability to use BCD technology on a full scale operation. We would also be preparing a RFP for the final design report on the detoxification effort. A RFP would be sent out and a vendor selected for the detoxification through competative bids. Contact: Michael Kelly, Deputy Director, Division of Waste Management, 733-4996, Ext 203 --- PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION COSTS USING BCD TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS April 9, 1998 Estimated costs Phase Sub-totals Final design, including permit preparation $539,000.00 and plan submittal Working Group, PCB office in Warren $200,000.00 County, CAB, Science Advisor(s) Supplemental site investigation $100,000.00 Mobiliz.ation $435,800.00 Site preparation/set up $2,614,400.00 INITIAL PHASE, SUBTOTAL: $3,889,200.00 Demonstration test $487,300.00 Excavation $798, I 00.00 SoiVwater treatment $13,457,600.00 Analytical (performance testing, $1,167,000.00 soil, water, air monitoring) TREATMENT PHASE, SUBTOTAL $15,910,000.00 Backfill $930,000.00 Reclamation $74,000.00 Decon, dismantle, demob $1,092,800.00 RESTORATION/ DEMOB PHASE $2,096,800.00 SUBTOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS S21,796,000.00 CONTINGENCY: $2,079,000.00 TOT AL ESTIMATED COSTS $23,975,000.00 l t _/ ' i Phase II -PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT PCB LANDFILL DETOXIFICATION Warren County, North Carolina Prepared for THE JOINT WARREN COUNTY/STATE PCB LANDFILL WORKING GROUP AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES ICF KAISER ENGINEERS, INC. Gateway View Plaza 1600 W. Canon Street Pittsbu"lh, Pennsylvania 15219 March,1998 Prepared by In Association with: BFA Environmental, Inc. 3655 Maplre Blvd. Suite ISO Orlando, FL 32803 .. ETG ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. 16 Ha1erty Boulevard West Cltester, Penuytvania 19382 Rincltbon & Aaociata, Inc. 2401 Bluerldee Ave. Suite 411 Wheaton, MD 20901 Preliminary Design Report -BCD Detoxification Warren Cowity Landfill EXCUTJVESUMMARY The State of North Carolina owns and maintains a closed landfill containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin/furan COJ'ltarninated materials in Warren County, NC. The materials in the landfill were generated from cleanup of areas along state roads where PCB materials were illegally disposed. Due to considerable local opposition to the construction of the landfill, the residents of Warren County were assured by the Governor and the state legislature in the early 1980s that the landfill would be eliminated through detoxification when feasible and effective detoxification technology became available. In 1995 the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated one million dollars to study detoxification feasibility and to investigate the site. After an extensive review of potential detoxification technologies, the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group (Working Group) selected Base Catalyzed Decomposition (BCD) and Gas Phase Chemical Reduction as the technologies for consideration for detoxification of the PCB Landfill. Actual landfill materials were tested in a Phase I bench scale study utilizing each of these two technologies. As a result of these Phase I studies, the Working Group concluded that feasible and effective detoxification technology is now available and selected BCD as the preferred technology for detoxification of the PCB Landfill. ETG Environmental, Inc. (ETG) was subsequently awarded a contract to perform this Phase II preliminary design of a full-scale BCD detoxification system to remediate the PCB Landfill (ETG perfonned the successful Phase I bench scale BCD study). The primary purpose ofthis report is to -. ETG Environmental, lnc.lICF Kaiser March 1998 Preliminary Design Report -BCD Detoxification Warren County Landfill develop sufficient conceptual design information to allow for preparation of a cost estimate to form the basis to request funding from the State legislature for final design and detoxification of the PCB Landfill utilizing the BCD process. The BCD process utilizes non-incineration chemical reactions to detoxify the PCBs and dioxins/furans in the contaminated materials. Chlorine atoms are chemically removed from the PCB and dioxin/furan molecules, and replaced with hydrogen, rendering them non-hu.ardous. The resulting non-hu.ardous oil can be recycled off-site. Detoxified soils will be replaced on-site, covered and revegetated. The process has been proven at several full-scale project applications. The preliminary conceptual design of the full scale detoxification project is divided into two components. The first component provides written conceptual designs for site preparation, excavation, treatment, confirmation/verification sampling, stonnwater management, security, site reclamation, decontamination, and demobilization. These aspects of the project have been conceptually designed to provide the basis for a detailed cost estimate for detoxification. Drawings have been provided to supplement these conceptual design items. The second component presents those aspects of the project which will be completed during the final design portion of the Phase Ill Design/Build detoxification. Outlines have been provided to introduce these final design items, as follows: emergency response plan, permitting plan, performance demonstration plan, air monitoring plan, quality assurance plan, health and safety plan, construction quality assurance plan, and technical specifications . .. ETG Environmental, lnc./ICF Kaiser ii March 1998 Preliminary Design Report -BCD Detoxification Warren CoWlty Landfill To assist in the overall project oversight, a Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) would be established as a committee to the Working Group and would include an independent science advisor (s). The Design/Build detoxification contractor would include Program Management, working in conjunction with the state, to ensure that the local community has a strong role in the detoxification project's implementation. The Design/Build detoxification contractor would also include a coordinator to ensure maximum economic benefit to local/minority businesses and the local economy. Direct local economic impact is estimated in the range of $3-5 million, which includes the hiring of local individuals and utiliz.ation of local businesses for supplies, material, and services to support the detoxification project. A detailed cost estimate has been prepared to perform the detoxification project utilizing the BCD process. A cost of $23,975,000 is presented, which includes a $2,079,000 contingency to account for the following assumptions, which could change as the detoxification project progresses: .. 1. Quantity and characteristics of the material to be treated. 60,000 tons of material at 10-12% moisture content and average concentration of 500 parts per million (ppm) for PCBs has been assumed. 2. Regulatory uncertainties associated with permit acquisition and final design activities. 3. Modifications required to the detoxification project as a result of final design changes that may result from the permit/final design process . ETG Environmemal, lnc./lCF Kaiser iii March 1998 . ♦ Tips for Effective Lobbying • . ij.f friendly. Smile. Remember the golden rule also applies to lobbying . • Don't be· 1ate. . It is a sign of disrespect which the member will remember when considering your viewpoint. You're also likely to find he or she has already left for another meeting. • Keep it short and simple. State what you want up front. Legislators are busy people who have to deal with many issues -. don't oonfuse them, bore them or make them guess what you want them to do. • Always be courteous, even if you disagree. Being hostil~ will simply seal their opposition against you ~ now and on and future issues. • Be confident. Look your member in the eye and speak with authority. Remember you will usually know more about the issue than your member. • Never lie or make up information. A lobbyist's greatest strength is his or her acdtoility. If you don't know the answer to a question, tell the member you will try to find out and then provide the information promptly in a letter 01 phone call. • Be a good listener. It will help endear you to the member and provide you with valuable infom;lation about the member's views and ooncerns. • Press for a commitment. Ask the member directly if he or she will take the particular stance or action you support. • Say thank you. Always thank a member for any good stances he or she has taken and for taking the time to meet with you. Everyone likes to get positive feedback. • Take notes. Immediately after the meeting, write down what you learned about the member's position and ooncems, so you can use the information later. • Remember that the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Polite persistence almost always pays off -when trying to get your member to meet with you or support your position. REMEMBER: THE POWER OF THE BALLOT BOX IS YOURS! National WIidlife Federation May 1990 Thirteen Easy Steps to an Effective Visit with your Legislator L Dress nicely. Don't let your appearance detract from your message or impair your credibility. -2. -;:· Introduce yourself and tell your member or staff person the organization you represent, where the group is located and the size of its membership. ff you are lobbying as an individual, make _sure to mention that you're a constituent. Also, if you have any family, social, business or political ties to the legislator, mention them .as well. _ :3, Start with a compliment. If possible, thank the member for a good stand he or she recently took on issue and/or mention if you voted for the member. At a minimum, thank -them for taking the time to meet with you. 4. Take the initiative by stating clearly and concisely what issue you want to discuss, what your position is on it and what you want the member to do. Follow this with facts about why he or she should take your position. 5. Stre!is how the issue will affect your member's district or state, and, if possible, tell a per&nnal anecdote which highlights your experience with the issue and why you care about it. 6. Give your member a short fact sheet (1-2 pages max) outlining your position, explaining what the bill does (if there is one) and why they should support your viewpoint. · 7. Let your member know of the other organizations, important individuals, government officials, and legislators which support your position. If you are a part of large coalition, mention the number of members it has. 8. Be a good listener. After you make your pitch, allow the member to respond. However, bring the member back to the issue at hand if he or she goes off on a tangent or tries to evade it. 9. Answer the member's questions to the best of your ability, but if you don't know the answer, admit it. Try to provide the information promptly in a follow-up letter. 10. Press the member politely for a commitment, unless they are clearly opposed to your position or committing themselves. Ask a direct question which your member can respond "yes" to, such as "Can we count on you to ___ ?" 11. At the end of the meeting, always thank the member for his or her time, even if they did not agree with your position. 12. Immediately after the meeting, write down any information you learned about the member's position or concerns so you can share it with others and use it to develop your legislative strategy. 13. Always follow up with a prompt thank you letter. In the letter, reiterate your key points and any commitments the member made to you (if they did) and include any follow up information you promised to provide. National Wildlife Federation May 1990 LEGISLATIVE BUILDING (Simplified Map) To Legislative Office Building 1200's 1400's Stairs to Gallery 1300's Information Center Jones SL Entrance 2200's Library HOUIC Clamber 8 2300's I Dining Hall I PARKING Snack Bar Elevators/Stairs I llOO's 1400's lOOO's 2100's Clamber 2000's PARKING PARKING · 1 NORTH First Floor Offices are arranged around couns, i.e. Room 1027 is off the 1000 Court. 1400 Offices are off the two center halls. Second Floor Basement/Underground Parking LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING (Simplified Map) Floors 4, 5, and 6 NORTH Third Floor Entrance Offices and Meeting Rooms Offices Offices and and Meeting Rooms Meeting Rooms I Restrooms I Offices and Meetin Rooms Elevators Stairs Note: Main entrance to the Legislative Office Building is on the Third Floor as you enter the building from the plaza area. Senators Hoyle, Odom, and Rand occupy offices 300A, 300B, and 300C, respectively. All other legislators whose offices are in the Legislative Office Building are found on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors. Snack bar is located on the first floor. It will be to your right as you exit the elevators·. Warren County PCB Landfill Lobby Day -July 15, 1998 Unassigned Legislators Who Need To Be Visited: HOUSE SENATE Bonner Wellons Bowie Ballance Earle Jordan Easterling Lee Gardner Lucas Hall Hunter, H. Insko Ives Michaux Mitchell Sherrill Warwick Wilson Wright .. t ;_ ... ·' I · ,.. -:. ST ATE OF NORTH CAROLI NA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR RALEIGH 27611 JA.,.U 8 . HUNT, Jf\. OO'itllNOII October 20, 1982 An Open Letter to the Citi~ens of Warren County: I appreciated the opportunity to meet with community leaders ana members of the executive committee of the Concerned citizens of warren County on Friday, October 8. We had a full and frank discussion, lasting about two hours. We did not agree on everything, obviously. But it was A valuable meeting for me ~n~, I hope, for ~ll of you. I told your representatives that I understand and respect your concerns about the PCB l~ndfill. Nobody w~nls a landfill of any kind in their community. ~our representatives expressed your concerns in stron9, clear terms. They did not hold anything back, and I appreciated their frankness. In turn, I was frank with them. I told th~rn that, in my judgment, the State of North Carolina had no option but to place the PCB-tainted material in a safe and &Qcure landfill. The Environmental Protection Agency would not Approve handling the rnateriAl in pl~ce Along the xoAd&ide. I told your representatives that Warren County wtts chosen for the site solely on the basis of technical reasons. No other con~ideration whatsoever was involved. I also said during tha meeting th~t the State of North Carolina does not inten~ to simply walk AWAY from any responsibility once the landfill is completed. I made several commitments to that end, And I want to spell those out for you: l. At the request of your representatives, the state will sponsor a public meeting in Warren County at which our agency officiAls, engineers ana scientists will_, · review the safety features at the landfill and respond to your specific concerns an~ questions. The meetin9 will be held At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 27, in the NationAl Guard Armory in W~rrenton. (more) • r' .. . ' .. -- Warren county Citizens Page Two October 20, 1982 2. The state will push as hard as it cAn for detoxifica~ion of the landfill when and if the appropriate and feasible technology ia developed. We will seek to establish a joint local-state-federal working qroup to pursue this end. The StAte Board of Science and Technology, which I chair, will have the specific responsibility for pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to develop this process and for monitoring rese&rch to determine when detoxification is pos$ible, 3. The state will maintain continual monitoring of the landfill. Thi& will incluOe the monitoring systems included in the design of the landfill itself, monitoring ~f the residential wells within A three-mile radius of the landfill and checking ~treams ana creek& in the area. 4. The state will cooperate with your county health department in providing environmental and health monitoring for those persons who live, work or go to school near the landfill. W~rren County Health Director Joe Lennon and or. Ronald Levine, the state's health director, will be responsible for developing a monitoring pro9rarn that will guarantee that the health of the citizens in the area is being protected. 5. My administration will support legislation prohibiting any additional contaminated soil from ever being placed in this landfill an~ prohibiting the ~tate from ever placing another landfill in your county for any purpose, I . understand that Frank Ballcnce will be preparing legislation along these lines, and we will work with him on thi5 iasue. 6. The StAte Department of Commerce will make special efforts to help Warren County Attract ind~try and jobs. We will·encourage ~usinesses And industries to vi;it the county and consider sites there for expAnaion. The.e are the commitments I ma~e on behalf of the State of North CArolina. It ia my responsibility to see that they are carried out, and I take thAt responsibility seriously. (more) • I fl• • I • • .. - warren county Citizens P~ge Three October 20, 1982 I know how controversial this matter h~s been. Again, I respect your concerns. And r take them seriou~ly. Your state government has A responsibility to you ~no to all the people who live Along the roads where the PCB materiAl was dumped, as well as all the residents of North Carolina who ~ight have been affected had that materi~l spreAd and entered the food chain. The stnte is convinced, on the basis of the best scientific evidence that is available to us, that the landfill is safe and will remain safe in the future. But you and I have seen that scientists can dis~gree, and their disagreements concern u&. That is ~hy I intend to see that the State of North Carolina keeps its commitment ~o you, your children and your grandchildren to continue to press for detoxificaton of the site, to closely monitor it AnQ to guarantee its s~fety for 9enerations to come. That is the pledge I made to your representatives. in my office last Friday, and it is the pledge I make to you • now. My very best personal reqards.