NCD980602163_19970305_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Freedom of Information Request No. 4-RIN-00087-97-OCR

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4
ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
100 ALABAMA STREET, S.W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-3104
March 4, 1997
4EAD
Mr. William L. Meyer
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health & Natural Resources
P. 0. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687
RE: Freedom of Information Request No. 4-RIN-00087-97
Dear Mr. Meyer:
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request of January 7, 1997, regarding the Environmental
Justice small grant issued to Warren County citizens concerned
about PCBs, dated February 3, 1994.
Please find enclosed an index and copies of the documents
that are responsive to your request.
Fees are waived as .de minimis.
Should you have questions, please contact me at (404)
562-9642.
Enclosures
Index of Documents
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Index of Documents
04-RIN-00087-97
1. Memorandum dated May 23, 1995, From: Vivian Malone Jones, Director, To: Ed
Springer, Chief, Southern States Grants & IAG Management, Re: Decision Memo -
Detoxification of the Warren County, North Carolina PCB Landfill
2. Assistance Funding Order, EPA Region IV, Applicant, Warren County Citizens
Concerned about PCB' s
3. EPA Commitment Notice, Grantee-Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's,
Norlina, NC
4. EPA Assistance Agreement/Amendment, date of award, June 30, 1995. Recipient,
Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's
5. Letter dated July 10, 1995, to Ms. Deborah Ferruccio, Citizen Representative, Warren
County Citizens Concerned about PCB's, from William Waldrop Jr, Acting, Assistant
Regional Administrator for Policy and Management
6. Federal Assistance form, dated February 3, 1994, applicant, Deborah Ferruccio
7. Memorandum dated May 30, 1995, From: Gary M. Katz, Director, Grants Administration
Division, To: Clarice Gaylor, Director, Office of Environmental Justice, Subject: Class
Deviation from the Provisions of 40 C.F.R. 30.307 for Multiple Applicants Under EPA's
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
8. Resumes for: Ken and Deborah Ferruccio and Kimberly Charmain Burwell
9. Letter dated February 3, 1995, to Ms. Vivian Malone-Jones, Reverend Canon Vicki S.
Wesen of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
10. Letter dated February 3, 1995, from Charles Lee, Research Director of the United Church
of Christ Commission for Racial Justice
11. EPA Electronic Mail Message dated May 31, 1995, from Angela Chung , Subject:
Summary of Teleconferencing/Deviation Request
12. Letter to Deborah Ferruccio, Director, Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's,
from Dorothy Dimsdale, EPA,NC/SC Grants Management Team Leader, Office of Policy
and Management
13. Letter dated February 3, 1995 to the Citizens of Warren County, from Jim Warren,
Executive Director, Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, NC Warn
14. Letter dated February 3, 1995, to Ms. Vivian Malone-Jones, from Therese Vick, Blue
Ridge Environmental Defense League
15. Letter dated June 1, 1994, to Ms. Deborah Ferruccio, from, Vivian Malone-Jones
16. Letter dated February 24, 1994, to Ms. Deborah Ferruccio, I.D.# EJ494-0024, from
Vivian Malone-Jones
17. Letter dated February 5, 1994, to Ms. Vivian Malone-Jones, from Deborah Ferruccio
18. Application for Federal Assistance, dated February 3, 1994, Applicant, Deborah Ferruccio
MEMORANDUM
Date:
Subject:
From:
To:
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4
3◄5 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
May 23, 1995
Decision Memo -Detoxification of the Warren
County, North Carolina PCB Landf~~ , / /7, a;_
Vivian Malone Jones, Director ~ /¥'-=-
Ed Springer, Chief
Southern States Grants & IAG Management
ATTN: Hector Buitrago
Grants Specialist
I recommend that EPA fund the attached Environmental Justice Grant Warren
County Citizens Concerned about PCB's, a non-profit organization dedicated to
the restoration of the Warren County PCB Landfill. The group uses public forums
to educate and empower the community.
Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's proposes to focus on
methods and plans for detoxification of the Warren County, North Carolina
PCB/Dioxin Landfill. The Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group,
made up of local citizens, local and state officials, and local and statewide
ecumenical and environmental leaders, serves as an advocate to resolve
environmental related issues facing warren county.
Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's will demonstrate research in
accordance with the Clean Water Act, Section 104 (b) (3); the Clean Air Act,
Section 103(b) (3), Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001(a), and Toxic
Substance Control Act, Section l0(a).
The total cost of this effort is $20,000. EPA's share of this cost will
be $19,000, with $1,000 in-kind contribution by the grantee. The program
element number for this grant is EQ04P024.
The selection of the grant by the EPA's Office of Environmental Justice is
based on its delegation of authority: "Survey, Demonstration, Training and
Research Grants Related to Environmental Equity Activities."
Attachments
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' ASSISTANCE FUNDING ORDER
EPA REGION IV
.... -------Warren Co. Citizens Environmental Justice APPLICANT: Concerned About PCB' s PROGRAM
GRANT NUMBER: EQ04P024
BUDGET PERIOD FROM 6/1/95 TO 5/31/96
.
PROJECT PERIOD FROM 6/1/95 TO 5/31/96
APPROVED BUDGET
FORMER AWARD THIS ACTION AMENDED TOTAL
./
1. PERSONNEL $ $12,000 $
2. FRINGE BENEFITS $ $ $
3. TRAVEL $ $3,000 $ .
4. EQUIPMENT $ $ $
5. SUPPLIES $ $ 3,000 $
' .:
6. CONTRACTUAL $ $ $
7 • CONSTRUCTION $ $ $
8. OTHER $ $ $
9. TOTAL DIRECT $ $ 18,000 -$
-
10. INDIRECT $ $2 ,000 $
11. TOTAL PROJECT/ 20,000
PROGRAM BUDGET $ $ $
12. EPA .SHARE $ $ 20 ,000 $
PROGRAMMATIC SPECIAL CONDITIO~S ARE 0 ARE NOT 0 ATTACHED
EPA PROJECT OFFICER APPROVAL
NAME AND TITLE £,_=E A~ DATE Vivian Malone Jones, Director o/1/rj~ Office of Environmental Justice
GMO CONCURRENCE REVIEW
GRANTS SPECIALIST SIGNATURE DNfE . r_ --
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United StatH
Environmental Protection Agency
WHhington, DC 20460
COMMITMENT NOTICE
NOTE: Preparation and approval of thi• form doe• not constitute an
obligation of money. The use of this form ic intended to-guarantee
availability of money by reHrvlng It for certain typH of specified
tranaactlona.
'fHIS COMMITMENT TRANSACTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 19 • 000 IS FOR: EQ 994787-95-0
[i] GRANT □ INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
OcoNTRACT
-□ OTHER -...---------------
□ COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT □ PURCHASE ORDER
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT, GOODS, OR SERVICES
Environmental Justice Program -Environmental Equity Grants
NAME OF GRANTEE/CONTRACTORNENDOR
Warren County Citizens Concerned about PCB's -Norlina, NC
TASK, ROAF OR OTHER LOCAL IDENTIFIER
SPECIAL COMMENTS OR INSTRUCTIONS
Warren County, NC
{Please provide project number,
if known}.
EMPLOYER IDENT. NO; (E!N)
ALLOWANCE HOLDER APPROVALS (Optional. at discretion of Allowance Holder) -
ALLOWANCE HOLDER TITLE RESPONSIBILITY CENTER TITLE
. STAFF APPROVALS
SIGNATURE DATE PHONE
ARA for Poli r.v & Momt. Mav 1. 1995 404 347 3555 Ext. 6081
Office of Envir. Justice May 1, 1995 404 347 3555 Ext. 6764
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PREPARED BY \j ~ \ ✓ /1 APPROVjD ~y
SIGNATURE '/ ----...;~ '7f"-" SIGNATURE , f:/_t1.., o O _/--./(' ,~~ ·Hector A. Buitrago~'n'\_s t-f'gmt pee. Rrn~e 'Goins ,_ "'office of Envir. JusticE
DATE May 1, 1995 I PHONE 404 347 mo t6793 DATE ~ )/7~ I PHONE [phone]
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Contract negotiator is O is n~t D authorized to exceed amount shown above by up to 10% without securing further approval for funds.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SHOWN IS :
~ AN ORIGINAL COMMITMENT □ AN INCREASE TO A
PREVIOUS COMMITMENT
FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING DATA
Budget/FY,
(Mox 41
Amount (OoUauJ
Approprlodon Cod,
(Mox 61
S.tell'Toj.ct
(Mox 81
EPA Form 2550-9 (Rav 7-94) Electronic and paper versions acceptable.
Previous editions are obsolete .
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(Max 91
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□ A DECREASE TO A
PREVIOUS COMMITMENT
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(Max 2)
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*** REQUISITION ACCOUNTING LINE INQUIRY TABLE***
KEY IS TRANS CODE, REQ NO, LINE NO
TRANS CODE: RQ REQ NO: 9516JG0166
01-LINE NO: 001 BFY: 95 APPR: 5B RPIO: 16
BUDGET ORG: 160AJY PE: BJ4 LINE AMT:
COST ORG: SITE/PROJ: CLOSED AMT:
BOC: 4183 RPTG CATG: OBLG AMT:
LAST CHG STATUS: DESCRIPTION: SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM REGION 4
02-LINE NO: BFY: APPR: RPIO:
BUDGET ORG: PE: LINE AMT:
COST ORG: SITE/PROJ: CLOSED AMT:
BOC: RPTG CATG: OBLG AMT:
LAST CHG STATUS: DESCRIPTION:
03-LINE NO: BFY: APPR: RPIO:
BUDGET ORG: PE: LINE AMT:
COST ORG: SITE/PROJ: CLOSED AMT:
BOC: RPTG CATG: OBLG AMT:
LAST CHG STATUS: DESCRIPTION:
02-*L009 HEADER CHANGE
19,000.00
0.00
0.00
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1. ASSISTANCE ID NO. 2. LOG NUMBER
EPA ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT/ AMENDMENT EQ994787-95-0 04-EQ-000 b
3. DATE OF AWARD \Mf1L1r<oDf9i PART I • ASSISTANCE NOTIFICATION INFORMATION • s n 11&iS
5. AGREEMENT TYPE 6. PAYMENT METHOD
Cooperative Agreement ~ Advance □ Relmbureement □ ACHNumber
Grant Agreement X Send Payment Requeat to: 7. TYPE OF ACTION
Aaelltlnce Amendment Financial Management Office NEW PROJECT
8. RECIPIENT 9.PAYEE
R WARREN CO CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT PCB SAME AS RECIPIENT E
C ROUTE 2, BOX 163-J
I NORLINA, NC 27563 p
I
E
N EINNO. I CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10. RECIPIENT TYPE
T 158-16-3018 ALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
0 11. PROJECT MANAGER AND TELEPHONE NO. 12. CONSULTANT r,,wr Construction Grants only)
R DEBORAH FERRUCCIO
G PROJECT OFFICER N/A
[phone]
E 13. ISSUING OFFICE (CITY/ STATE) 14. EPA PROJECT/ STATE OFFICER AND TELEPHONE NO. p US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY VIVIAN JONES, PROJECT OFFICER A Grants Management Office 345 COURTLAND STREET, N.E.
C U.S. EPA, Region 4 ATLANTA, GA 30365 [phone] 0
N 345 Courtland Street JANE K KAUFFMANN
T Atlanta, GA 30365 GRANTS SPECIALIST [phone]
A 15. EPA CONGRESSIONAL LIAISON & PHONE 16. STATE APPL ID (Clearinghouse) 17. SCIENCE FIELD 18. PROJECT STEP C Barbara Brooks, [phone] DECLINED r,,wT Construction Grants Only)
T N/A
19. STATUTORY AUTHORITY 20. REGULATORY AUTHORITY 21. STEP 2 + 3 & STEP 3 r,,wr Construction Grants Only)
(See continuation page) 40 CFR PTS 30, 33 L Treatment Level
h. Project Type N/A
c. Treatment Process
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22. PROJECT TITLE AND DESCRIPTION ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
Detoxification of the Warren County, North Carolina PCB Landfill.
23. PROJECT LOCATION (Areas Impacted bv Proiectl
City/ Place County State I Congr~ional District
NORLINA WARREN NC
24. ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CFDA Program No. & rrtle) 66.604: 25. PROJECT PERIOD 26. BUDGET PERIOD
Environmental Equity 07 /01 /95 -06/30/96 07/01/95 -06/30/96
27. COMMUNITY POPULATION 28. TOTAL BUDGET PERIOD COST 29. TOTAL PROJECT PERIOD COST r,,wT Construction Grants Only) N/A $19,000 $19,000
FUNDS FORMER AWARD THIS ACTION AMENDED TOTAL
30. EPA Amount This Action $0 $19,000
31. EPA In-Kind Amount 0 0
32. Unexpended Prior Year Balance 0 0
33. Other Federal Funds 0 0
34. Recipient Contribution 0 0
35. State Contribution 0 0
36. Local Contribution 0 0
37. Other Contribution 0 0
38. Allowable Project Cost $0 $19,000
39. Site Name Document FY Approp. Budget Program Object Site/Project Cost Obligation/
F Control k>rganization Element Class Organization Deobligatior
I Number
s 01) JG0166 95 58 160AJY BJ4851 141.83 19,000
C
A
L
EPA form 5700-20A (Rev. 5-82). Replaces previous editions and EPA Forms 5700--1A,B,C, and D, all of which are obsolete.
ASSISTANCE IDENTIFICATION EQ994787-95-0 Page2of8
39. FISCAL (continued)
Site Name DCN FY Approp. Budget Program Object Site/Project Cost Obligation /
Prganlzatlon Element Class Organization Deobllgatlon
.
19. STATUTORY AUTHORITY (continued)
1. CLEAN WATER ACT: SEC. 104
2. CLEAN AIR ACT: SEC. 103
3. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT: SEC. 8001
4. TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT: SEC. 10
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PART II -APPROVED BUDGET ASSISTANCE IDENTIFICATION· EQ994787-95-0 Page3 of8
TABLE A -OBJECT CLASS CATEGORY TOTAL APPROVED ALLOWABLE
(Non-eonatruction) BUDGET PERIOD COST
1. PERSONNEL $13 000
2. FRINGE BENEFITS 0
3. TRAVEL 3000
4. EQUIPMENT 0
5. SUPPLIES 3000
6. CONTRACTUAL 0
7. CONSTRUCTION 0
8. OTHER 0
9. TOTAL DIRECT CHARGES $19 000
10. INDIRECT COSTS: RATE % BASE 0
11. TOT AL (Share: Recipient 0.00% Federal 0.00%.) $19,000
12. TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT $19,000
TABLE B-PROGRAM ELEMENT CLASSIFICATION
(Non-construction)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. TOTAL (Share: Recipient % Federal %.)
13. TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT
TABLE C-PROGRAM ELEMENT CLASSIFICATION
(Construction)
1. ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE
2. PRELIMINARY EXPENSE
3. LAND STRUCTURES, RIGHT-OF-WAY
4. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING BASIC FEES
5. OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING FEES
6. PROJECT INSPECTION FEES
7. LAND DEVELOPMENT
8. RELOCATION EXPENSE
9. RELOCATION PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS
10. DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL
11. CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT IMPROVEMENT
12. EQUIPMENT
13. MISCELLANEOUS
14. TOTAL (Linea 1 thru 13)
15. ESTIMATED INCOME (if applicable)
16. NET PROJECT AMOUNT (Line 14 minus 15)
17. LESS: INELIGIBLE EXCLUSIONS
18. ADD: CONTINGENCIES
19. TOTAL (Share: Recipient % Federal %.)
20. TOTAL APPROVED ASSISTANCE AMOUNT
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev 5-82)
PART Ill -AWARD CONDITIONS ASSISTANCE IDENTIFICATION: EQ994787-95-0
1. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
The maximum dollar amount the recipient can request for advances is set
at a rate equal to 80% of the total Federal share of the project. The
remaining 20% of the total share of the project will be reimbursed to the
recipient upon satisfactory completion of the Final Report and Final
Financial Status Report. The recipient must request an advance or
reimbursement using Standard Form 270, "Request for Advancement or
Reimbursement", which is included in this award package.
In accordance with 40 CFR 30.601, Federal assistance funds may not be
used for: 1) Lobbying or influencing legislation before Congress; 2)
Partisan or political advocacy purposes; or 3) An activity whose objective
could affect or influence the outcome of an EPA regulatory or adjudicatory
proceeding.
In addition, the recipient understands that the Federal assistance funds
may not be used to sue the Federal government or any other governmental
entity, nor may they be used for legal fees.
The EPA Project Officer will not approve the final payment until an
11Acceptable11 final report and an an "acceptable" Final Financial Status
Report are received.
All Financial Reports/Documents should be sent to the Regional Grants
Management Office.
2. FINAL REPORT
Within 30 days after the end of the project period the recipient agrees to
submit two copies of the final project report. The report must clearly
address the items below:
A. An abstract or overview of the project in terms of its overall
process and outcomes. Indicate which eligible activities and/or
EPA criteria were addressed and how these were fulfilled.
B. Include information on the target audience, such as (local
residents, community activists, businesses, etc,), and
demographics of the target audience.
C. What findings or information was gained that could contribute to
addressing environmental injustices.
D. Description of evaluation measures and results. Include evaluation
tools where applicable.
E. Plans for dissemination of project results in terms of method of
dissemination and target audience (i.e. conference presentations,
educator networks, community forums, etc.)
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev. 5-82)
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F. Were any problems encountered that prohibited the completion of
the project goals or objectives? If yes, how were they overcome?
G. What benefits were gained from this program?
H. How could EPA have been more effective in assisting you with this
project?
For example:
Was proper time allotted for the preparation of the
application?
Were EPA's priorities and directives in the solicitation
notice clearly stated?
After review of the final report, the EPA Project Officer may request
additional information of the recipient. Once an "acceptable final report"
has been approved, the Project Officer will keep one copy and send a copy
to the national clearinghouse of environmental justice materials. lri
addition to the report, the recipient should also supply two copies to EPA
of all tangible final products that were created for the purposes of the
funded project (i.e. videos, research findings, curriculum, presentations,
etc.) If an exhibit or slide show was created or an item too large and/or
expensive to duplicate, photos or transcripts of the product may be
substituted.
3. FINAL FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT
Within 90 days after the end of the project period the recipient agrees to
submit two copies of a financial report using Standard Form 269, which
was included in your application package, to describe how the Federal
Share of funds were utilized.
4. FAIR SHARE
The recipient must ensure.to the fullest extent possible, that a minimum
"Fair Share" of eight percent (8%) of Federal funds for supplies, equipment
or services are made available to organizations owned or controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women and
historically black, hispanic associated, and tribal colleges and universities.
To evaluate compliance with the "Fair Share" policy, the recipient also
agrees to comply with the six affirmative steps stated in 40 CFR Section
33.240.
5. PROJECT REVIEW
In order to permit EPA to access the adequacy of program progress, the
recipient agrees to participate annually in a detailed, on-site (if EPA travel
budget permits), evaluation. The evaluation will include an overview of the
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev, 5-82)
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PART.Ill -AWARD CONDITIONS ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIC~, fON: EQ994787-95-0
project and project expenditures. The evaluation will be negotiated by the
recipient (Project Manager) and the EPA Project Officer.
6. PUBLICATIONS
EPA encourages the publication of the results of its assistance programs.
However, before an assistance recipient may publish these results as an
EPA product, it must comply with EPA's publication review process. The
following steps must be completed:
A. The recipient submits three copies of the material it intends to
publish to the EPA Project Officer.
B. EPA reviews the material and provides the recipient in writing, with
any changes it wishes to suggest.
C. The recipient prepares a revised draft. In so doing, the recipient
should make every effort to accommodate the suggestions
provided by EPA review.
D. If EPA agrees that the material is appropriate for publication as an
EPA document, the recipient must include the following statement: ·
The information in this document has been funded wholly or in part
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under
assistance agreement (number) to (recipient.) It has been
subjected to the Agency's publications review process and has
been approved for publication as an EPA document. Mention of
trade names or commercial products does not constitute
endorsement or recommendation of use.
E. If EPA does nor agree that the material is appropriate as an EPA
document, the recipient may publish the materials for its own use
if it includes with the published material the following statement:
Although the information in this document has been funded wholly
or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
under assistance agreement (number) to (recipient), it may not
necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official
endorsement should be inferred.
F. EPA also encourages recipients to publish reports independently
in refereed journals at any time. (A refereed journal is one which
subjects material to review by a panel of experts· before
publication.) In order to do so, recipients must meet the following
requirements:
1. Submit a copy of the material to be published to the EPA
Project Officer at the time it is submitted to the journal for
publication.
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev. 5-82)
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2. . After publication, submit three copies of the published
material to the EPA Project Officer.
3. Include the following statement in the published material:
Although the information in this document has been funded
wholly or in part by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under assistance agreement (number) to
(recipient), it may not necessarily reflect the views of the
Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred.
G. In accordance with 40 CFR 30.1130, Appendix C, the Federal
Government has an unrestricted right to use any data or
information generated using assistance funds or specified to be
delivered to EPA in the EPA assistance agreement. The Federal
Government has a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable
license to use any copyrighted data in the manner for Federal
Government purposes.
7. RECYCLED PAPER
Pursuant to EPA Order 1000.25, dated January 24, 1990, the recipient
agrees to use recycled paper for, and double side copies of, all reports
which are prepared as a part of this agreement and delivered to EPA. This
requirement does not apply to reports which are prepared on forms
supplied by EPA. This requirement applies even when the cost of recycled
paper is higher than that of virgin paper.
8. HOTEUMOTEL CONDITION
The recipient agrees to ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or
training space funded in whole or in part with Federal funds, complies with The
Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990.
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev. 5-82)
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SPECIAL CONDITIONS (continued)
PART IV
NOTE: The Agreement must be completed In duplicate and the Original returned to the Grants Administration Division for Headquarters
.awards and to the appropriate Grants Administration Office for State and local awards within 3 calendar weeks after receipt or
within any extension of time as may be granted by EPA.
Receipt of a written refusal or failure to return the properly executed document within the prescribed time, may result In the
withdrawal of the offer by the Agency. Any change to the Agreement by the recipient subsequent to the document being signed
by the EPA Award Official, which the Award Official determines to materially alter the Agreement, shall void the Agreement.
OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
The United States of America, acting by and through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), hereby offers
assistance/amendment to the WARREN CO CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT PCB for 0.00 % of all approved RECIPIENT ORGANl2ATION
costs Incurred up to and not exceeding $ 19 000 for the support of approved budget period effort described
ASSISTANCE AMOUNT
In application (including all application modifications) cited In Item 22 of this Agreement
______ 0_2~/_0_3/~9_5_E_N_V_IR_O_N_M_E_N_T_A_L~J~U=S=T~IC_E~P=R~O=G_R_A_M ______ ~ Included herein by reference.
DATE AND TITLE
ISSUING OFFICE Grants Administration Office AWARD APPROVAL OFFICE
ORGANIZATION/ ADDRESS
Grants Management Office
U.S. EPA, Region 4
345 Courtland Street
Atlanta, GA 30365
ORGANIZATION/ ADDRESS
Regional Administrator
U.S. EPA, Region 4
345 Courtland Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30365
TAL PROTECTION AGENCY
TYPED NAME AND TITLE illiam A. Waldrop, Jr.
Actin ARA fo Polic and Mana ement
This agreeme i ubject to applicable U.S. Environmental Protection Agency statutory provisions and assistance regulations. In
accepting this award or amendment and any payments made pursuant thereto, (1) the undersigned represents that he is duly
authorized to act on behalf of the recipient organization, and (2) the recipient agrees (a) that the award is subject to the
applicable provisions of 40 CFR Chapter I, Subch~pter. Band of the provisions of this agreement (Parts I thru IV), and (b) that
acceptance of any payments constitutes an agreement by the payee that the amounts, if any found by EPA to have been
overpaid will be refunded or credited in full to EPA.
BY AND ON BEHALF OF THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
SIGNATURE TYPED NAME AND TITLE DEBORAH FERRUCCIO DATE
CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVE
EPA Form 5700-20A (Rev. 5-82)
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
4PM-CGA
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Ms. Deborah Ferruccio
Citizen Representative
1M . 1 o 19_95 ·
Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCB's
Route 2, Box 163-J
Norlina, NC 27563-7687
SUBJ: Environmental Justice Program
Grant Agreement #EQ994787-95-0
Dear Ms. Ferruccio:
I am pleased to advise you that your workplan and
application for assistance in the above referenced program has
been approved in the amount of $19,000.
Enclosed is a Cooperative Agreement which sets forth this
offer, subject to the applicable Environmental Protection Agency
statutory and regulatory provisions and the terms and conditions
included in the agreement.
Please sign both copies of the enclosed Agreement and return
one to the attention of Jane Kauffmann at th~ issuing office
address as shown on page 1, block 13, no later than three weeks
after receipt of this letter. The other copy with original
signatures should be retained by your agency.
The maximum dollar amount the recipient can request for
advances is set at a rate equal to 80% of the total Federal share
of the project. The remaining 20% of the total share of the
project will be reimbursed to the recipient upon satisfactory .
completion of the final report and final Financial Status Report.
. Payment requests will be made on S.F. 270 "Request for
Advance or Reimbursement" (copies enclosed). Please send only
the original to Ms. Marie Wright, Fiscal Assistant, Financial
Management Offi~e at (404/347-3278 VMX 6726).
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If your office has any questions concerning administrative
matters, please contact Ms. Kauffmann at 404/347-2200, ext. 6800.
For technical matters, please contact Ms. Vivian Jones at
404/347-3004, ext. 6764.
Enclosures
Sincerely,
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Assi tant Regional Administrator
for Policy and Management
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MAY-31-1995 11 :59 USEPA-ENVIRON JST ICE 1 800 962 6215 P.02/03
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UNITED STATES ENVlRONIENTA.L PROTECTIO•: AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
NAY 3 D 195
OFFICIOf .IP..,IS1'AATION ~
SUBJECT; Clas~ Deviation from the Provisions of 40 CFR 30.307 for
Multiple Applicants Under EPA' s Enviromn~!'ltal Justice
Small G~anta Progr8ll
Gary M. Kat~, oirect0r
Grants Adllini5t~aticn Di
Clarice Gaylord, Director
Office of Enviromn&ntal Justice
I al!l responding to your request for a class deviation for
. ain recipients of Environment.al Justice Grants.
I am approving a class deviation from the provisions of 40 Cl'R
07 •ultiple grantees and potential grantees under EPA's
roNMntal Justice SJDall Grants Program. This deviation will
a aw assistance to be awarded without requiring the five perce.nt
cost saare stipulated at §30.307. Attached is an initial list of
such trantees.
IAP&MIM4
§30.307 requiras grantees to contribute at l~st a five
percent share of the total allowa1:>le project cost tor each budget
period.
In early October 1~94, EPA published a · solicitation notice t~r
Piscal Year (PY) 1995 Environmental Justice Sm.all Grants to certain
comauriity-Dased, · grassroots orqani~ations and Indian tribal
ermaents. The notice as published clearly stated that
licants are not required to cost share."
It was anticipated at the time of the publication of the
lieitation that a completely ravised 40 en Part 30 wou1d be
liahed and that the matobing requirement · would :be deleted. The
ised regulation has not yet bean published and these a-wards are
retore bGing ma.de under the p~ovi$iona of the · "old• 40 en Part
and the five parc•nt match is required.
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Tbe solicitation, as pu.blished in the Federal J!g9ister clearly
stated that no match would be required. The decision to remove the
five percent :match from these environmental justice grants wa~ a
policy decision at the highest levels of the Agency. The g~antees
applied in good faith and it l-lould, therefore, be inequitable to
now require these S111&ll assistance recipients to provide a five
percQl\t match. Most of the recipients/applicants are very small,
unfunded local voluntary groups interested in environmental matters
and will be performing a valuable public s~l:Vice under these grants
as authorized by statute. The fact that-the new regulation was not.
published tilllely is not the fault of the small.grantees.
X find that a deviation from the regulat~:ty requirement is
justified. in· this instance and aa, therefore, approving the
deviation as requested.
Attaclllle1't:
TOTAL P.03
Work Plan: Detoxification of the Warren County, North Carolina
PCB/Dioxin Landfill:
I. Restoration and Justice
In December, 1978 the state of North Carolina announced its intention to site a PCB
landfill in poor, minority Warren County "regardless of public sentiment." In response
to this announcement, Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCB was formed .
Citizens began immediately to educate themselves, the community and the state on
issues relating to PCBs and landfill technology, particularly concerning the criteria for
selection of sites and the significance of EPA regulations and waivers.
With no money to support their efforts (except the very little from local fundraisers),
citizens launched a four-year education campaign which reached out to local
churches, civic groups and community organizations. Class distinctions and racial
barriers were crossed, and people began to walk together down the long road to
environmental justice for Warren County. They prayed together, shared information
together and gave encouragement to those who felt there was little hope for justice
for a poor, powerless county such as Warren. Finally, although the state and EPA
agreed that the Warren County site was intrinsically unsafe, and although soil
scientist Professor Charles Mulchi of the University of Maryland concluded from his
own test borings that the site was intrinsically unsafe and couldn't be made safe
with engineering principles, the state ordered on September 15, 1982, the trucking
of 40,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soils to the Warren County site, and, using
almost one million dollars worth of force, inadvertently triggered what the Duke
Chronicle termed "the largest nonviolent civil disobedience in the South since King
marched through Alabama." There were six weeks of sustained demonstrations and
nearly 550 arrests. It was the first time in history that citizens went to jail attempting to
stop the siting of a toxic waste landfill. On October 12, 1982, The Washington Post
celebrated Warren County's marriage of civil rights activism with environmental
concerns. The environmental justice movement as we know it today had begun.
Over a decade later, in 1993, the state of North Carolina announced that there was a
crisis at the PCB landfill because of 1.4 million gallons of water that threatened to
breach the liner. In response to the announcement, Warren County Concerned
Citizens formulated a framework for resolving the crisis to which the state agreed.
There would be no "bandaid" solutions, no trucking of the waste to another commun-
ity; only a permanent detoxification solution would be acceptable. The Joint Warren
County/State PCB Landfill Working Group was formed, made up of local citizens, local
and state officials, and local and statewide ecumenical and environmental leaders.·
The objective of the PCB Landfill Working Group is environmental justice for Warren
County: detoxification, namely, the restoration of the Warren County site to what it was
before the forced siting of 1982. Warren County Concerned Citizens continues to work
through the Joint PCB Landfill Working Group on the many issues concerning de-
toxification and environmental justice for Warren County. Church, town meetings, and
(I)
public forums will continue to educate and empower the people as they become
real stakeholders in their community's future.
What has the PCB Working Group accomplished thus far toward the achievement
of its objective? It has hired an independent scientist to fully characterize the site and
take split samples with the state. Test data from the independent scientist as well as
from the state confirmed the presence of significantly high concentrations of the most
dangerous kinds of PCBs, furans and dioxins, including tetra dioxin, the most
dangerous of all dioxins. Tetra dioxin was also found in two groundwater monitoring
wells outside of the landfill at 80 parts per quadrillion while EPA's maximum allowed
concentration is 30 parts per quadrillion. The presence of dioxin in the monitoring
wells cannot be attributed to background contamination (for example, the past use of
agricultural chemicals such as chlorinated hydrocarbons) because the independent
scient~st did herbicide and pesticide background scans and found no detections.
There is no controversy concerning the test data, and further testing is not necessary
for the detoxification initiative.
Considering the cost of long-term monitoring of the landfill and the cost of monitoring
residents' wells in the area (Governor Hunt promised in 1982 to test wells in a three-
mile radius, and each independent dioxin test can cost from $3,000-$3,500 per
sample), and considering the potential for extremely expensive litigation, it is therefore
cost-effective for the state of North Carolina to detoxify the Warren County PCB/Dioxin
landfill.
What's more, the potential threat of risk remains continuous, and even Governor
Hunt in his 1982 letter to the citizens of Warren County stated, "You and I have
seen that scientists can disagree, and their disagreements concern us. That is why
I intend to see that the state of North Carolina keeps its commitment to you, your
children and your grandchildren to continue to press for detoxification of the site,
to closely monitor and to guarantee its safety for generations 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."
II. (A.)
Over the years, Warren County Concerned Citizens has been working with
ecumenical and environmental leaders at the local, state, and national levels, and
from these relationships has emerged the Ecumenical Environmental Leadership
Coalition (EELC), sponsored by the local, state, and national Episcopal Church.
The coalition consists of representatives of Warren County, the Episcopal Church,
United Church of Christ's Commission for Racial Justice, The North Carolina Council
of Churches, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, NC WARN (the North
Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network,) BREYDL (the Blue Ridge
Environmental Defense League,) and Greenpeace. These organizations are working
and will continue to work with Warren County citizens and with the PCB Landfill
(2.)
Working Group to motivate the public to be more conscious of environmental justice
issues, particularly as they relate to Warren County.
11. (B)
In November, 1994, the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group
unanimously voted to recommend to the governor that detoxification of the landfill
begin as soon as possible. Several technologies were studied, but the agreed-upon
first priority was Base Catalyzed Decomposition (BCD), or some closed loop treatment
employing BCD, that would meet the criteria of being EPA demonstrated as effective
on similar waste streams on North Carolina sites. BCD is being used to clean up
sites in Morrisville and Statesville, North Carolina, and BCD would meet the criteria
of being EPA and state approved, and would, most importantly, be acceptable to the
community.
By detoxifying the Warren County PCB/Dioxin landfill, two important fundamental
precedents will be set that will be widely applicable. Through the democratic process,
Warren County will resolve the PCB/Dioxin crisis with the state and the EPA within
a mutually agreed upon justice framework centering on detoxification and formulated
by the citizens themselves. Second, detoxification will establish the precedents that
reflect EPA's own statutory preference for on-site, permanent destruction technologies
for the treatment of dioxins and other wastes wherever possible, destruction
technologies crucial to preventing continual monitoring and liability of potential
off-site contaminant migration.
To achieve environmental justice for Warren County through detoxification of the
PCB/Dioxin landfill by working with the very Governor that sacrificed Warren is to
encourage the perception that the state of North Carolina and the EPA really do
care about poor black and other minority communities and is to establish that
EPA's environmental justice program is for real. This is -true especially considering
the symbolic significance of Warren County for ecumenical, environmental and civil
rights organizations across the state and nation.
II. (C)
Environmental justice for Warren County will require a concerted effort on the part
of local, state and EPA officials to establish sources for funding for detoxification.
Warren County citizens and the PCB Landfill Working Group will continue to help
facilitate this effort through various means of communication. Efforts thus far have
included attending and speaking at EPA hearings (including EPA's Region IV Dioxin
Reassessment Hearing and the EPA sponsored Federal lnteragency Hearings in
Atlanta,) meeting with Secretary Jonathan Howes, Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources, and making presentations to the North Carolina
Legislative Environmental Review Commission.
The local community, as well as citizens across the state, will continue to be informed
(3)
through various publications and public forums on issues relating to the PCB/Dioxin
landfill crisis, relating to the potential threat of continued risk to the community, to the
permanent reduction of this risk through detoxification, and to the powerful precedents
that will be set by the achievement of environmental justice for Warren County.
111.
in order to achieve environmental justice for Warren County through detoxification
of the PCB/Dioxin landfill, political and economic challenges will have to be met and
overcome. With the deep commitment of Warren County Concerned Citizens and with
the concerted efforts of the Joint Warren County/State PCB Landfill Working Group,
in the spirit of cooperation, the process has brought the county closer to its goal of
detoxification, and these efforts will continue to do so until state and federal funds are
committed to this end.
When detoxification is funded, success of the project will be reflected in the actual
success of Base Catalyzed Decomposition itself. Ultimately, success will also be
reflected in the new image that Warren County will have, an image based not on the
failure of a dangerous landfill but on the success of its permanent remediation.
Warren County's success will be the success of justice loving people everywhere
and will enable Warren County to move forward with positive economic development
as well.
IV. Proposed Budget: Detoxification of the Warren County PCB/Dioxin Landfill
Restoration and Justice
Education Efforts:
(printing of materials, posters,
news annoucements, video
supplies for public forums,
church and
civic meetings, etc.)
Phone and fax (long-distance only)
Travel
Paper, computer supplies, and
other miscellaneous office
supplies
Postage
Labor ($15/hr x 20hrs./wk x 40 weeks)
In-kind contributions will include
office space, telephone, computer
fax and copy machine, heat and
electricity, and volunteer labor
Proposed Milestones:
$2,000
$1,000
$3,000
$500
$500
$12,000
$1,000
$20,000 total
Potential Detoxification Vendors Identified -Summer, 1995
Initial Funds for Detoxification Identified -Fall, 1995
Further Funding Detoxification Sources Identified -Fall, Spring, 1995-1996
Initial lmpementation of On-Site Detoxification -Spring, Summer, 1996
V. Resumes of Key Personnel
Resume
Ken and Deborah Ferruccio
Rt. 2, Box 163-J
Norlina, North Carolina 27563
Environmental Justice Experience
Ken Ferruccio
Joint Warren County I State PCB
Landfill Working Group: Co-Chairperson
Formulated justice framework for resolving
PCB 1-Dioxin Crisis
Warren County Citizens Concerned
About PCBs: Founder/ Past President
Ecumenical Environmental Leadership
Coalition (sponsored by Episcopal
Church): Founder and Part-time
Co-Director
North Carolina Waste Awareness
Reduction Network (NC WARN)
Board Member
Deborah Ferruccio
Joint Warren County/ State PCB\
Landfill Working Group: Coordinator
Warren County Citizens Concerned
About PCBs: Coordinator
Ecumenical Environmental Leadership
Leadership Coalition : Founder and
Part-time Co-Director
Christian Social Ministries
Episcopal Diocese of NC:
Committee Member
Earth Stewardship Committee
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina:
Committee Member ·
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Warrenton, NC: Past Vestry Member
and Senior Warden
North Carolina Waste Awareness
Reduction Network (NC WARN)
Board Member
We have been involved in environmental justice and waste management issues since
1978. There are scores of publications by us as well as about our work on these
issues. Our research has focused on the engineering design of landfill technology,
on state and national waste management legislation, on EPA policies, and on
the relationship between waste management policies and environmental justice,
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especially for poor minority communities. From our work and research, originating
with the Warren County PCB/ Dioxin landfill, the very concepts of environmental
justice, environmental civil rights, and environmental racism have emerged.
Ken Ferruccio
MiamL University, Oxford, OH.
Master of Arts, English
Education
Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
Bachelor of Arts, English/Philosophy
Deborah Ferruccio
Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Bachelor of Science, English
Educational Experience
Miami University
Fellow I Teaching Fellow
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, NC
English Instructor
Walden University, Naples, FL
Administrator
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC
English Instructor (present)
Warren County Public Schools
English Instructor
Vance-Granville Community
English Instructor
KIMBERLY CHARMAIN BURWELL
RT. 2 BOX 180-D
NORLINA, NORTH CAROLINA 27563
[phone]
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in which I will have the opportunity to use the career training I haw.
received; to work within an organization which I have the chance for advdncement; to work within
an organization were I am able to enhance my education further.
ACHIEVEMENTS
I have successfully graduated with honors from the Transportation Communication Manpower
Training Center; I have successfully graduated from Lyndon B. Johnson Job Corps Center; I have
successfully passed the Federal Civil Service Clerical Exam.
. 6/93 to
12/94
9/91 to
5/92
9/90 to
8/91
1/90 to
9/90
WORK EXPERIENCE
Leadership Initiative Project, Enfield, NC
Position: Project Intern
Duties: Plan conferences, answer phones, prepare correspondences, plan
all staff travel, prepare work schedules, complete all financial
reports.
Granville County ChJd Development Center
Oxford, NC
Position: Teacher Assistant
Duties: Prepare activities, filing records; administrator of physical therapy
prepare art activities, prepare cooking activities, supervise students
in all on and off center activities.
Sears, Austin TX
Position: Sales Associate --- -- ---
Duties: Open and Close register, prepare stock request, answer phones,
prepare special customer orders, and customer service.
Warren Plaza Nursing Home, Warrenton, NC
Position: Activity Director/ Clerical
Duties: Prepare all recreational activities, prepare work schedules, prepare
time cards, order stock, prepare bulletin boards, supervise patients
in on and off facility activities.
8/93 to
Present
l/93to
· 5/93
8/92 to
Present
8/91 to
Present
7/90 to
8/91
6/87to
8/89
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE
Commission for Racial Justice
Youth Organizer. J organize youth for varies youth
development conferences and varies aclivities sponsored
by the Commission.
TCU Orientation Mentor. I orientate all new enrollment
of TCU for a ten (10) day period. I would explain all
rules and regulations; answer questions; try to handle all
concerns and problems of new enrollment.
Laubach Tutor. Tutoring youth and adults trying to
obtain dED' s and basic education in the Warren and
Vance Co. area.
Providing struclural aclivities of children from ages
1 to 10, and tutoring services from ages 11 to 18
at Oak Level UCC, Manson, NC.
Big Brother/Big Sister program volunteer while attending
Houston-Tillotson College, Austin, 1X
Taught swimming on a voluntary basic to day and
residential campers at Franklinton Cent~r, Enfield, NC.
SKILLS
Typing, 50 wpm; Alpha/Numeric Data Entry 12,000 naph; Alpha/Numeric Filing; PBX
iiwitchhoarJ, Telephone procedureii; Tranaporlalion Terminology; Human Rela!:ions; Ten-Key
Calculation, 2Dq apm; Word Perfect 5.1, Ami Pro 3.0; Rapidfile; Multimale.
9/92 to
5/93
5/92 to
8/92
8/91 to
Present
9/90 to
8/91
8/86 to
6/90
EDUCATION
TCU Manpower Training Center, Cleveland, OH
Major: Data Entry/ Word Processor
Lyndon B. Johnson Job Corps Center, Frank.1.n, NC
Major: Clerical/ Business Ed1Jcation
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Major: Business Administration
Houston Tillotson College, Austin, 1X
Major: Business Administration
Warren County High School
Major: High School Diploma; Business Clerical
HONORS AND AWARDS
TCU Trainee of the Month, Corpamember of the Month, Outstanding Corpsmember,
Leadership Award, Big Brother/Sister Award, Vice President of Dorm, Outstanding Jr. WICS
memher, Senior Residential Advisor, ASHA award recipient
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VI . Letters of Commitment
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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF NORTH CAROLINA
201 Sr. All!AN'S DRrvi:; POS'l' OFT-ICE Box (1()2j RAJ.Lrc11. N OJUJ-l C -.JlOLll'IA l7~11>-7\Jl) T~J l'l'HO~ 9l917t1-6lll
Ms. Vivian Malone-Jones
1 JS EPA Region 4
345 Courtland St., NE
Atlanta, GA 10365
Dear Ms. Malone-Jones:
Offi.:c: fof (,)ngrcga11onal Suppon
Fchruary J, 1995
F'. (J 1
On bchalt or the Episcopal Church. we arc committed to the efforts and arc: representatives of
the: Joint Warren County/State PCH Landfill Working Group .
With support of Christian Social Ministries, Environmental Stewardship Committee, and the
Unite<l Thank Offering Women, we support the detoxification of the PCB/Dioxin Landfill.
At our rt'ISent 179th Convention the Episcopal Diocese ol North Carolina, the Diocese
unanimously resolved to reaffirm its commitment to environmental stewardship and justice by
urging Governor James Is . Hunt, Jr. to keep his pledge to the citizens of Warren County to
detoxify the PCB/Dioxin Landfill without delay now that .is feasible .
Faithfully,
,•'/f.·~-' . , ' '/ / ,-C f ' I ,
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The Rev . Canon Vicki S . Wcscn
VSW/ckp
UN ITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
COMMISSION FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
473 'Riverside Dri ve, .,ew York, N.Y. 10 115 16th Fl. (21 2: 870-2077 Fax: (212 ) 870-21 62
Edwin R. £dmond5. Chairperson Bern ice Powell Jackson, Executive Director
February 3, 1995
Dear Sir/Madam:
Please be informed that the United Church of Christ Commission for
Racial Justice is pleased to be associated with the work of the
Concerned Citizens of Warren County. As you know, it is widely
acknowledged that the 1982 incident involving the siting of a PCB
landfill in Warren County;· North Carolina became an important
juncture in the development o! environ.mental issuQ,.; in African
American and other people of color communities.
Concerned Citizens of Warren county played a critical leadership
role in bringing the issue of hazardous wastes in people of color
communities to the nation's attention back in 1982. It has
continued to be the voice which uniquely gives voices to the
concerns of the residents 0f Warren County. Today, its members are
working in different .ways, including working directly with the
state of North Carolina to rQsolve the problems which have been
identified with the PCB landfill. Moreover, it has been able to
articulate both the anvirorunental impact as well as the social,
psychological and economic impacts ot the Warren county landfill.
The United Church of Christ commission for Racial Justice will
continue to play a role in providing technical ai.sistance and
offering other forms at support to the Concerned Citizens of Warren
County,
Sincerely ,
Charl~a Laa
Research Director
cc: Ms. Dollie Burwell
(JY)
l\'a:,onal Office
700 Prospect ,4,venue, 7th iloor
Cleveland, OH 4411 5-1110
(.216) 736-2100
E P A E L E C T R O N I C
Date :
From:
Dept:
Tel No :
TO: See Below
M A I L M E S S A G E
31-May-1995 11:39am EDT
ANGELA CHUNG
ANGELA CHUNG@5=EPA@3=GOV+EPA@2
EPA
Subject: Summary of Teleconference/Deviation Request
Greetings!
The deviation from the 5% match has been approved! I am faxing both the EJ
coordinators and the EJ grants people a copy of the approval today (May 31st) .
...
As we discussed in the teleconference, please start making your awards as soon
as possible. This includes notifying your applicants whether or not t hey
received a grant (which some of the regions have already started doing) We are
aiming to have all the awards made by the end of June, at the latest.
There was some confusion about awards and announcements during the
teleconference. To clarify: awarding the grants is different from the
announcements. While we encourage all the regions to make their awards as soon
as possible, we would like the regions and headquarters to coordinate with one
another on their OFFICIAL announcements, whether they be press releases or some
other notice.
Again, when you award the grants you will have to notify your applicants whether
or not they received a grant: this is not considered the OFFICIAL announcement.
The term OFFICIAL announcement refers to the press release (or other notice)
'that announces the grant awardees to the general public.
By having all the regions award their grants by the end of June, we will be able
to issue the OFFICIAL announcements in early July.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not wait until we have another
teleconference. I welcome your calls and can be contacted at 202-260 -3595.
Good luck!
Angela
Distribution :
TO: RHONA JULIEN
TO: JAMES YOUNGER
TO: LILLIAN JOHNSON
TO: GARNETTA CLARK
TO: MARGARET MILLARD
CC: DANIEL GOGAL
RHONA JULIEN@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV+EPA
JAMES YOUNGER@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV+EP
LILLIAN JOHNSON@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV+
GARNETTA CLARK@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV+E
MARGARET MILLARD@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV
DANIEL GOGAL@l=US@2=ATTMAIL@3=GOV+EPA
4PM-CGA
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4
345 COURTLAND STREET. N .E.
ATLANTA GEORGIA 30365
Ms. Deborah Ferruccio, Director
Warren County Citizens Concerned About PCB
Route 2, Box 163-J
Norlina, NC 27563
SUBJ: Submission of the Final Financial Status Report (SF-269)
EPA Assistance Agreement: EO994787-95-0
Dear Ms. Ferruccio:
The project/budget period for the above referenced agreement will end on June 30, 1996.
The purpose of this letter is to remind you that the Financial Status Report(s) (SF-269) (FSR) must be
sent to my attention no later than 90 days after the end of the budget period. Enclosed for your review
is "Guidance for Preparation and Submittal of the FSR" along with an SF-269 (long form) and 269A
(short form). The long form is for use where program income, refunds, rebates, credits, and/or third
party contributions are involved during the budget period.
Please note that if the FSR includes unliquidated obligations, you must mark the form "Interim"
and attach a schedule for liquidating these obligations. You must also request a time extension of the
FSR due date. A "Final" FSR must be submitted when all obligations have been satisfied.
Your assistance agreement also requires submission of a final progress report to EPA prior to
final payment. For you convenience your final progress report and request for final payment (SF-270)
may be submitted to this office along with your final FSR
If your project will not be completed before expiration of the approved project period, you
must request an extension of the project/budget periods so that you may be reimbursed for any costs
incurred after the current expiration date. Your request for extension must be submitted with
appropriate justification to the EPA Project Officer shown on page one (1) of your EPA Assistance
Agreement (Form 5700).
If you have any questions regarding the above requirements, please contact
Ms. Jane K Kauffmann, Grants Specialist, at [phone], Vrnx 6800.
We appreciate your cooperation. Please do not hesitate to call if we may be of assistance.
Enclosure
Sincerely,
Ms. Dorothy Dimsdale
NC/SC Grants Management Team Leader
Office of Policy and Management
FEE:-0J-9S 18: 23
i lm Warren, Executive Director
,009 Chapel HIii Road P.O. Box 61051
lurham, NC 27715-1051
I elephone and Fax: [phone]
Citize~s of Warren County,
TE 1g-4g0-0747 .:•: 01
Fe bruary 3, 1995
NC WARN is proud to be working with you on the Joint Citizen/
State PCB Landfill Working Group. We are deeply committed to
seeing the burden of the failing landfill lifted off the backs of
your county's people, especially before it becomes an even worse
nightmare.
Since May of 1993, when you insisted that we be invited to
join with you due to our history with the dioxin problem, Billie
Elmore and I have attended virtually every meetirig in Warrenton and
in Raleigh. As you know we are also integrally involved in much
activity and consultation with Co-chairs Dollie Burwell and Ken
Ferruccio, along with Coordinator Debra Ferruccio, Technical
Advisor Pauline Ewald and other members of the working group and
state government.
We have enjoyed building friendships ~ith increasing numbers of you, and we look forward to moving ahead with the detoxification
process, to help relieve the community of this albatross once and
for all.
S.i.ncerely,
~U/~
Jim Warren
Executive Director
t 1 C H F· / E: F: E r, L
ljlu8 Hid•:f8 Env iror11:uent-a 1 De.f en:::t> LeZ1gue
P.O . Box 740
H:ich Squue, ll.C 27869
USF.PA Region 4
345 Courtland St ., NE
Atlanta . Georg1a 30365
february J, 199 5
Dear lfo .. Jones :
On beh.:11£ c,f the Blue Ridge E:wnonmental Defenee LE:.:lguc (BHEDL), I am
pleased to offer this letter of COTLT!iitment to the Warren Courity Cor1oerned
C{tizens I am proud to represent BREDL as a menilier of the Jo1nt
State/Warren County PCB Working Group We are con~~tted to the
detoxif10Qt1on of the PCB/D1oxin Landfill, ~nd the ~estoration of JU5tice
to Warren Co~nty We will continue to provide staff time and re5ources to
th1.s rnsue .
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
Ms. Deborah Ferruccio
Warren Co. Citizens Concerned
About PCB
Rt.2, Box 163-J
Norling, NC 27563
Dear Ms. Deborah Ferruccio:
345 COURTLAND STREET. N.E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
June 1, 1994
FILE COPY
Thank you for your pre-application for a 1994 EPA environmental justice grant. We have
completed our final round of evaluations, and regret that your proposal was not among those selected
for further competitive review. Interest in this program remains high, and competition is very strong . .
Our office received 4 7 pre-applications which were evaluated by internal reviewers with a wide
range of environmental and education expertise in accordance with the selection criteria and agency
priorities contained in the solicitation notice. Unfortunately, your proposal did not receive a high
enough score in this first and second rounds of reviews to be considered for further evaluation.
The total dollar amount requested by applicants this year was $323,661 for $50,000 in available
funds. We are pleased with this level of interest and show of support for environmental justice but
unfortunately are unable to fund many worthwhile projects. It is our hope you will be able to find
financial support elsewhere to carry out your program.
If you would like additional information or details on EP A's environmental justice grants program,
please write to:
Enviromri.ental Justice Grants Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region IV
345 CourtJand St., NE
Atlanta GA, 30365
Thank you for your continued interest in environmental justice.
Sincerely,
Vivian Malone Jones, Director
Office of Environmental Justice
Printed on Recycled Paper
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION IV
345 COURTLAND STREET. N .E.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30365
February 24, 1994
Ms. Deborah Ferruccio
Warren Co. Citizens Concerned
About Fl
Rt.2, Box 163-J
Norling, NC 27563
I.D.f EJ494-0024
Dear Ms. Ferruccio:
We are gratified by your response to the Environmental
Justice Grants Solicitation Notice for pre-applications. Your
grant application has been received and assigned the EPA
identification number above. As soon as awards are made you will
be notified of your final status.
If you would like additional information or details on EPA's
Environmental Justice Grants Program, please write to:
Environmental Justice Grants Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region IV
345 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta GA, 30365
Thank you for your continued interest in Environmental Justice.
Sincerely,
Vivian Malone Jones, Director
Off ice of Environmental Justice
February 5, 1994
Vivian Malone Jones, Director
Office of Environmental Justice .
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region 1V
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30365-2401
Dear Ms. Jones:
On February 4th, I sent you an application for an Environmental Justice Grant
and inadvertently enclosed a working draft of the rationale (Attachment A). Enclosed
please find the completed rationale to replace the working draft.
Sincerely,
Deborah Ferruccio
Representative, Warren County Citizens Concerned
About PCB
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Detoxification of the Warren County, N.C.
PCB Landfill
Restoration and Justice
Attachment A
In 1978 the state of North Carolina announced that it would site a state-wide
PCB landfill in the Afton community of Warren County "regardless of public
sentiment." Then one of the poorest counties in the state (now, in 1994, the poorest),
African Americans and Indians comprise some 65% of the population. After a four-
year battle at public hearings, in the courts, and in the media, citizens joined together
to affirm their environmental civil rights in what the Duke Chronicle terms "the
largest civil disobedience in the South since King marched through Alabama."
A decade later, EPA, in its 1992 Environmental Equity Draft, states, "The 1982
demonstrations against the siting of a PCB landfill in Warren County, N.C., was
a watershed event that led to the environmental equity movement of the 1980's."
[and 1990's].
In fact, this protest movement, this watershed event, was based on a four-year
analysis of the rationale that informs unjust siting policies and to the policies
themselves. And it was an understanding of the discriminatory and segregational
nature of these policies that led to the formulation of the concepts of environmental
discrimination, of environmental racism, of environmntal injustice, and of selective
human sacrifice.
Recently, (May, 1993) the reality of this sacrifice was brought home when the
state announced that the Warren County PCB landfill is in a state of "crisis"
because it's full of one to one and a half million gallons of water that threatens to
breach the liner and contaminate groundwater. The state then hastily presented
a plan to pump the water out of the landfill, to filter the water and spray it back
over the landfill, and to haul the contaminated sediment to a hazardous waste facility.
Instead, citizens formulated a framework centering on detoxification ( a long-term,
cost-effective, and just solution) to resolve the crisis, and a Joint State-Citizens
Working Group on the PCB Landfill in Warren County was formed in order for
citizens to determine for themselves just what form of detoxification will be
effective and acceptable. At the first PCB Landfill Working Group meeting,
state officials reported that $60,000+ has been appropriated for independent
environmental consultants to assess the landfill. And it was at this meeting
that state officials suggested that Warren County citizens seek EPA federal
assistance.
I
\'
It is only fitting that EPA financially help the citizens of Warren County in their
efforts to restore their community to a condition of environmental wholeness and
justice. In fact, by building waivers into crucial siting regulations meant to
protect the public health, the EPA has encouraged and facilitated a shift
from scientific to political criteria concerning the siting of waste facilities, and
the clear result is that poor people, especially people of color, like the people
of Warren County, bear a disproportionate share of the costs of environmental
hazards. The clear result is that EPA is very much responsible for the inequities
that legalize environmental discrimination, racism, and injustice.
Environmental justice for Warren County is understood to be the restoration of
the environmental status quo to what it was prior to the siting of the PCB landfill.
It was this forced siting that set asunder county from state and that set precedents
which have encouraged environmental discrimination and injustice across the state
and nation.
Now is the time for the state of North Carolina and the EPA to establish a new
era of environmental justice based on a creative and productive working relation-
ship with citizens within an atmosphere of trust and good will . Warren County,
the birthplace of environmental civil rights, is the place where this effort must
be actualized, especially if the present waste management crisis ( as it relates
to economic and iridustrial development) is to be resolved.
Monies from EPA's Environmental Equity Grants Program will help citizens to
finance the of cost of time and expenses that will be required if detoxification
and environmental equity are to become a reality. The monies will pay for
educational efforts that require phone calls, technical expertise, publications,
and such expenses as office and travel expenses.
Attachment A
Detoxification of the Warren County, N.C.
PCB Landt ill:
Restoration and Justice
In 1978 the state of North Carolina announced that it would site a state-wide
PCB landfill in the Afton community of Warren County "regardless of public
sentiment." Warren County was then one of the poorest counties in the state.
Now, in 1994, it is the poorest. African-Americans and Indians comprise some
65% of the population. After a four-year battle at public hearings, in the courts,
and in the media, Warren County citizens demonstrated against the 1982 forced
siting of the PCB landfill and initiated what the Duke Chronicle termed "the largest
nonviolent civil disobedience in the South since Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. marched through Alabama."
A decade later, EPA, in its 1992 Environmental Equity Draft, stated that "The 1982
demonstrations against the siting of a PCB landfill in Warren County, N.C., was
a watershed event that led to the environmental equity movement of the 1980's."
[and 1990's].
In fact, this protest movement, this watershed event, was based on a four-year
analysis of the rationale that informs unjust siting policies and based on an
analysis of the policies themselves. And it was an understanding of the discriminatory
and segregational nature of these policies that led to the formulation in Warren County
of the concepts of environmental justice, environmental civil rights, environmental
racism, and selective human sacrifice implicit in waste management policies.
The Washington Post celebrated Warren County's "marriage of civil rights activism
with environmental concerns."
Recently (May, 1993), the reality of this sacrifice was brought home when the
state announced that the Warren County PCB landfill is in a state of "crisis"
because it's full of one to one and a half million gallons of water that threatens to
breach the liner and contaminate groundwater. The state then hastily presented
a plan to pump the water out of the landfill, to filter the water and spray it back
over the landfill, and to haul the contaminated sediment to a hazardous waste facility.
Instead, citizens formulated a framework centering on detoxification ( a long-term,
cost-effective, and just solution) to resolve the crisis, and a Joint State-Citizens
Working Group on the PCB Landfill in Warren County was formed in order for
citizens to determine for themselves just what form of detoxification will be
effective and acceptable. At the first PCB Landfill Working Group meeting,
state officials reported that $60,000+ has been appropriated for independent
environmental consultants to assess the landfill. And it was at this meeting
that state officials suggested that Warren County citizens seek EPA federal
assistance.
It is only fitting that EPA financially help the citizens of Warren County in their
efforts to restore their community to a condition of environmental wholeness and
justice. In fact, by building waivers into crucial siting regulations meant to
protect the public health, the EPA has encouraged and facilitated a shift
from scientific to political criteria concerning the siting of waste facilities, and
the clear result is that poor people, especially people of color, like the people
of Warren County, bear a disproportionate share of the costs of environmental
hazards. The clear result is that EPA is very much responsible for the inequities
that legalize environmental discrimination, racism, and injustice.
Environmental justice for Warren County is understood to be the restoration of
the environmental status quo to what it was prior to the siting of the PCB landfill.
It was this forced siting that set asunder county from state and that set precedents
which have encouraged environmental discrimination and injustice across the state
and nation.
Now is the time for the state of North Carolina and the EPA to establish a new
era of environmental justice based on a creative and productive working relation-
ship with citizens in an atmosphere of trust and good will. Warren County,
the birthplace of environmental civil rights, is the place where this effort must
be actualized, especially if the present waste management crisis ( as it relates
to economic and industrial development) is to be resolved so that we can move
forward together as a state and nation.
Monies from EPA's Environmental Equity Grants Program will help citizens
cover the cost of of time and expenses that will be required if detoxification
and environmental equity are to become a reality. The monies will pay for
educational efforts that require phone calls, technical expertise, publications,
and such expenses as office and travel expenses.