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Home My WebLink AboutNCD980602163_20000607_Warren County PCB Landfill_SERB C_Cathy Eldridge - Spill locations near Bunn-OCR~ ~ )._Odd JAMES B .·HUNT JR. GOVERNOR BILL HOLMAN SECRETARY WILLIAM L:·MEYER :. ' DIRECTOR > -:;,~_-:::, ;:_ i\1rs. Kathy Eldridge c/o Bunn Baptist Church 205 East Jewett Avenue P.O. Box 144 Bunn, NC 27508 Dear Mrs. Eldridge: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT May 26, 2000 I understand your concerns expressed to me on \Vednesday. i\Iay 2-1-. 2000 relative to potential exposure from PCB' s spilled on the roadside in the Bunn. ~orth Carolina area in Franklin County in 1978. Based on my experience \Vith the PCB spill, \vhich includes the time from August 1978 until the present tim e. the probability of any exposure of any individual to PCB from the spill is as close ~o zero as humanly possible. The entire response to the PCB spill and ultimate removal from the road side \vas based on protection of public health anci prevention of any future exposure. I would appreciate your consideration of the following facts relative to the PCB spill and removal as a means to evaluate potential exposure to PCB' s. All of the PCB soill areas were accuratelv identified The PCB spill was clearly visible as a 2 to 4 inch wide dark oily streak on the road shoulder. Citizens in the area of the spills called local and state officials ,o describe the location of spill areas. r.lultiple county. city and state agencies drove every road in all counties that reponed PCB spills to identify spill locations. The Division of Waste Management is very confident that all the PCB spill sites were identified. This confidence is primarily based on citizens input and their assistance resulting from intensive publicity requesting their help to locate all spill areas. In addition, when the state removed the spills, the removal staned in clean areas above the starting point for the spill and continued past the end point of the spill. This precaution resulted in 241 miles of road shoulder removal, which is 3 l miles greater than the 210 miles of actual identified spill. It is evident to the Division of Waste Management that every possible PCB spill was identified and located and no area of PCB spill was excluded. _1646 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699•1646 401 OBERLIN ROAD, SUITE 1 SO, RALEIGH, NC 27605 PHONE 919-733-4996 FAX 919•71 5-3605 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER • 50% AECYCLED/10% POST-CONSUMER PAPER Page 2 PCB Spill sites were measured and marked State agencies physically measured the stan and end points of all PCB spills. The measured spill sites were plotted and marked on road maps for permanent identification. The DOT erected special metaL black on yellO\v road signs stating "Caution PCB" at the starring point and end point of each spill site. Additional signs were added to the middle of long sections of spill sites to ensure adequate notice to the public. PCB Soill Sites were stabilized In August 1978, upon advice of expens from i\C State University, the s~ate applied activated carbon and asphalt tack over all PCB spill sites. This \vas cione to ensure that PCB ' s \Vere immobilized and \vould not migrate to air and •,;:arer media in order to reduce hazards to public health. This action \Vas considered an interim action until ultimate management of the PCB' s could be determined. Chemically, PCB' s are characterized by \·ery tight binding to mineral panicle surfaces. The very small panicle size of the activated carbon provided additional high surf ace areci. material for PCB binding. The asphalt added a ··water proof' effect to the PCB-soil-carbon mixture . ..\ combination of the carbon-asphalt treatment and inherent insolubility and lo\\. rnlatile nature of PCB ' s stabilized the PCB spill from 197S until remo\·al in Septembe:-and October of 1982. Chemical and physical evaluations cf the spill sites jus, prior to removal in 1982 indicated that the stabilized PCB \vas still in place. The Oi\·ision of Waste Management is confident that all the physical and chemical evidence clearly indicated that the stabilization process for the PCB ' s successfully fixed the location of the spill from 1978 until it was removed in 1982. PCB Spill Removal The PCB spill was measured to be 2 to 4 inches \Vide with average infiltration of 1 to 2 inches in depth. The greatest depth of infiltration was 6 inches. The state determined, by practicing on non-contaminated sites, that removal of a 3 foot wide by 6 inch depth section would likely capture the PCB spill. Additional efforts included a test removal of a 1 mile PCB spill contaminated section. Pre-removal and post removal chemical testing confirmed that the test removal process captured the PCB spill. The final removal process was initiated in September 1982 and completed in October 1982. All of the PCB Page 3 spill sites were removed from the road shoulder. As a conservative measure all removals were initiated in a clean zone immediately above the marked start of the spill and removal at the marked end extended past the end point into a clean zone . This added approximately 30 miles to the removal proces s but gave an added assurance of complete removal. In summary: with the help of affected citizens. all of the PCB spill sires \\·ere identified; the PCB materials were chemically and physically stabilized in place with carbon and asphalt; and all the PCB spills areas \-Vere removed. The state is confident that all the evidence clearly indicates that any threat of exposure from the spill is as close to zero as humanly possible. You have stated that you have health problems and that severai other individuals in the Bunn community have health problems that may be related to exp osure to PCB ' s from the spill site in the Bunn are ::i. Du e to the facts related to t:i e spi ll. stabilization. and removal. it is highly unlikely and hi ghly improoaa le ::1ar any symptoms are caused or associated with the PCB spill. In addition, you may want to consi der the fo llow in g monitori ng of personnel involved \-Vith the actual PCB spill removal indicated no advers e he:ilrh erTect of PCB; no other community among the man y communities in the 2 10 mile spill area has realized or notified the stare of any exp osure or ad verse he::ilth symptoms from the spill since removal, and the \vorkers that constructed the \\ater line in the spill area near Bunn ha\·e not indicate d any sympto ms This als o su pport s the pers pecti \·e that PCB 's fr om the spill do not cr:e, a ~:s;.,: of expos ure to anyo ne in the Bunn are:i The Divis io n of Waste Management does not question the faCi: that you may have health problems and that other members of the Bunn community may hav e health problems. The Di vision of Waste Management urges that you and any other members of the Bunn community that have health problems to seek advice from your individual physicians. If these physicians jointly or indi vidu ally determine that your problems are related to chemical exposure then please ha\·e the physician contact the state Health Department. The state health agency has experts in industrial hygiene, epidemiology and toxicology that are trained to respond to legitimate complaints of chemical exposure. The Division of Waste Management understands that you have attempted to obtain assistance from a significant number of state and local agencies based on potential exposure to PCB' s from a recent construction of water lines in the old PCB spill area. The Division of Waste Management understands that the state and local agencies have not responded to your satisfaction. The Division of Page 4 Waste Management is confident that the potential for exposure of any citizen in the Bunn area from the PCB spill is highly improbable and therefore has not responded to your request for sampling in the Bunn area. The Division of Waste i\fanagement is aware that you may not believe any evidence or facts presented by the Division and offers to open our files for your review at your convenience. Please contact me if you \vould like the opporrunity to re view our files on this issue. \ \ 1..i'vl/sh 1... .... Dr. Rick Lanu le'.· Keith Patton Pat Backus Robin Smith Don Reuter Patti Arms Judv Jefferies \!ayor, City of Bunn Resoectfull\· . - ~~ William L. Meve( Director Division cf Waste l\lanaueme:i: Count y i\fanager. Cir:, e r· Bunn \larnie \Vinstead .-\ngie Callahan C :\ WPFILES\Iv[EYER \eldridge. v,;pd SUPPLEMENT I Spill Segment Locations . Spill Segment Descriptions Initial Test Clean-up Sites PCB Clean-up Sampling • I Segment# 8 1. NC 98, Franklin County -From SR 1708 to NC Hwy 39 in Bunn. From 0.2 mile NW SR 1610 to Nash Co. Line. Length: 4.70 shoulder miles 2. NC 98, Nash County -From Franklin County Line to NC 231. Length: 1.41 shoulder miles 3. NC 231, Nash County -From NC 98 to SR 1137. Length: 0.94 shoulder miles 4. SR 1137, Nash County -From NC 231 to NC 97. Length: 3.48 shoulder miles 5. NC 97, Nash County -From SR 1137 to Franklin County Line. Length: 4.39 shoulder miles 6. NC 97, Franklin County -From Wake County Line to Nash County Line. Length: 0.90 shoulder miles 7. NC 97 Wake Co. -From Wake Co. line to Zebulon city limits. From the western city limits of Zebulon to US Hwy Bus. 64. Ill' lJJl -~_..,.-,,.,.---'. } ~,q;: ¾~r· ----.,.V.✓-~ ~~,.~ -~ ••• -✓1\t~'r-~ -' 'o lo"<. e I ,,~ ·J -\, . (. \~ ~ ~ # f: ) IUJII '~" . /·, ,-' I \ • --~ ( .Jt",': ,, : ' ' l ~ '\ .~ . . SEGMENT,; ;NUMBER .. ~• t·· .\ .... 8 r, l ~,. 191) .. ,. ~~ .. ··· 1 'Q_J -~ .. ,. r. ! .. , .... •od ,d, .. , ( ( SUPPLEMENT II . Spill Segment Post Sampling Location PCB Clean-up Sampling ( ' . ( Segment# 8 1. NC 98, Franklin County -From SR 1708 to NC Hwy 39 in Bunn. From 0.2 mile NW SR 1610 to Nash Co. Line. Length: 4.70 shoulder miles 2. NC 98, Nash County -From Franklin County Line to NC 231. Length: l.~l shoulder miles 3. NC 231, Nash County -From NC 98 to SR 1137. Length: 0.94 shoulder miles , 4. SR 1137, Nash County -From NC 231 to NC 9.7~ Length: 3.48 shoulder miles 5. NC 97, Nash County -From SR 1137 to Franklin County Line. Length: 4.39 shoulder miles 6. NC 97, Franklin County -From Wake County Line to Nash County Line. Length: 0.90 shoulder miles 7. NC 97 Wake Co. -From Wake Co. line to Zebulon city limits. From the western city limits of Zebulon to US Hwy Bus. 64. .--· ......... ' ,. ,ii ·I ,., : :-a) a::: w m ~ ::> z t-z w :E ~ w (/) cf3 C /.Ji7 J.3 C. l~o/ S3 c J3o % ---__ Aj ~ I ,l__lJ,(.J!,£_ ---------·---------------- < I°_/.'/~ 19, __ ? - -<__J_C}~_p_"'l -f/J) _? & __ . 2 ---------- (/) FTl G> s: fT1 z -( z C s: CD fT1 ::0 CD . 5 ~ I ~·• - ,l ·' ' .... , Segment /t 8 1. NC 98, Franklin County -From SR 1708 to NC Hwy 39 in Bunn. From 0.2 mile NW SR 1610 to Nash Co. Line. Length: 4.70 shoulder miles 2. NC 98, Nash County -From Franklin County Line to NC 231. Length: l.~l shoulder miles 3. NC 231, Nash County -From NC 98 to SR 1137. Length: 0.94 shoulder miles ,- 4. SR 1137, Nash County -From NC 231 to NC 9,1--. Length: 3.48 shoulder miles 5. NC 97, Nash County -From SR 1137 to Franklin County Line. Length: 4.39 shoulder miles 6. NC 97, Franklin County -From Wake County Line to Nash County Line. Length: 0.90 shoulder miles 7. NC 97 Wake Co. -From Wake Co. line to Zebulon city limits. From the western city limits of Zebulon to US Hwy Bus. 64. SAMPLE ANO ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTE~ EP.A""ESI) REG IV ATijENS GEORGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSXS DATA REPORTING SHEET SEOIMENT/SOIL/SLUOGE(ORY WT) SAMPLE NO.: 83C 125 S~MPLE TYPE: SOIL PROJECT NO.: 82•t89F PROGRAM ~LgMENT! SSF SOURCE: NC PCB R □ADSIO~ SPILL CITY: STATE~ NC STATIC~ I!O.: PT_""B NC98 20YDS W OF NASH CO LINE 212•436 STOFET STATION ~O: SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TIME 10/07/82 0715 SAMPLE COLL~CTIONI STOP OATE/T.I~E 00/00/00 COLLECTED AYI J HOBGOOD RECEIVED FROM: SAMPLE REC1Ds DATE/TINE 00/00/00 REC'D BY: SEALEO: CHE~IST: JMS CHE~IST: ANALYTICAL METHOD: CASE N01: 212 OBG SA~PLS NO: D O INORG SAMPLE NO.: MO CONTRACt LABORATORY(ORGANIC): CAL ANAL LABS CONTRACT LABORATORYCI~ORGANICl: REMARK: REMARK: SAMPLE LOG VERIFIED BY: TB8 ***REMARKS*** P~TA VERIFIED BY: HLR () **************************************************************** ***FOOTNOTES*** *A•AVERAGE VALUE *NA•NOT ANALYZED *NAI•INTERFERENCES *J•ESTIMATED VALUE *N•PRESU~PTIVE EVIDENCE OF P~ESENCE OF MATERIAL *K•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN *L•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO Bl GREATE~ THAN VALUE GIVEN *U•MATERIAL WAS ANALYZED FOR BUT NOT DETECTED, THE NUMBER IS TrlE MINIMUM DETECTION LIMIT. RESULTS 1000U 26000 7,5 *****ANALYTICAL RESULTS***** UNITS PARAMETER UG/KG PC8•1242 CAROCLOR-1242) · -UG/~~ PCB•1260 (AROCLOR l2b0l % MOISTURE .,~....,.,., .. ---~ ~-:-----:.----~ ... ~---, '.. ... .... STORET 39499--------39511 70320 --· -···-·--· -----·-·· ·--·--· --· ----·----·" · ,-,,_,: ~'•4,**ifi'\ , ~"'(:~: SAMPLE AND ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EP!P•ESD, REG IV ATHENS GEORGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSIS DATA REPO~TING SHEET SEOI~ENT/SOIL/SLUOGE(ORY WT) SAMPLE ~O,: R3C 126 SA~PLE TYPE: SOIL PROJECT NO,: 82•189F PROGRAM BLEMENT: SSF SOURCt: NC PCB ROADSIO€ SPILL CITY1 STAT€: NC STATION 1,01: PT•9 ~C98 AT INTERSECTION OF SR1i32 212D•437 STORET STATJON NO: SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TI~! 10/07/82 0900 SAMPLE -COLLECTION: STOP DATE/TI~! 00/00/00 COLLECTED 8Y: J HOBGOOD RECEIVED FROMI SAMPLE REC1D: DATE/TIM~ 00/00/00 REC'D BY: SEALED: CHEMISTI JMS CHEMIST: ANALYTICAL METHOD: CASE NOJZ 212 ORG SAMPLE NOi ~ 0 INORG SAMPLE NO,: MD n COHTRACt LABORATORY(ORGANIC)t CAL hNJL LABS CONTRACT LABORATOHY(INORGAWIC)~ REMARK: REMARK: SAMPLE LOG VERIFIED BY: T0B ***REMARKS*** DATA VEBifIED BY: ~LR **************************************************************** **•FOOTNOTES*** *A•AVERAG! VALUE *NA•NOT ANALYZED •NAI•INTERFERENCES •J•gSTIMATED VALUE •N•PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF "ATERIAL •K•ACTUAL VALUg IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN •L•ACTUAL~ALUE IS KNOWN TO BE GFEATER THAN VALUE GIV€N *U•MATERIAL WAS ANALYZED FOR BUT NOT DETECTED, THE NUMBER IS THE MINIMUM DETFCTION LIMIT. -RESULTS -1 ooou 2600 5,6 *****ANALYTICAL RESULTS***** UNITS PARAMETER UG/KG PCB•1242 (AFOCLUR 1242) UG/KG PCB•1260 CAROCLOR 12601 % ~OISTURE STORET 39499--39511 70320 SAMPLE AND JNALYSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EPA•ESD,REG IV ATHENS GEORGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSIS DATA REPORTING SHEET SEDIMENT/SOIL/SLUDGE(DRY WT) SAMPLE 4□.: PSC 127 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL PROJECT NO.: 82•1B9F PROGRAM ELE~ENT: SSf SOURCE: NC PCB ROADSIDE SPILL ClTYS STATE: NC STATION l.D.: PT•10 NC98 0.&~I ~ OF SR1611 SPLIT SAMPLE 212D•438 STORET STATION NO: SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TIM£ 10/07/82 1010 SAMPLE COLIJFCTHJN: STOP DATE:/Tl•4E 00/00/00 COLLECTED BY: J HOBGOOD RECEIVED FRO~: SAMPLE REC'D; DATE/TI~E 00/00/00 REC1D PY: SEALED: CHEMIST: JMS CHEMIST: ANALYTICAL METHOD: C ASE N Cl • : 2 1 2 0 R G S A iv, P L F: f! G : r., 0 I N O R G SA ~ P T,, E N Ii , : M D n CONTRACT LABORATORY ( OI<GA inc) : C ~L AN ]l L L.l, BS CONTRACT LABORATGFYCI~ORGAtlC)= REMARK: REMARK: SAMPLE LOG VERIFIED BY: TBF nATA VERIFIEn BY: HLR ***REM.ARKS*4* **************************************************************** ***FOOTNOTES*** *A•AVERAGE VALUE *HA•NOT ANALYZED *NAl•lNTERFERENCES *J•ESTIMATED VALUE *N•PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF MATERIAL *K•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN *L•ACTUAL VALUE lS KNOWN TO BE GREATER THAN VALUE GIVEN *U•MATERIAL WAS ANALYZ!D FOR BUT NOT DETECTED, THE NUMBER IS THE ~IN!MU~ DETECTJON Ll~IT. RESULTS · 1 ooou 11000 16 *****ANALYTICAL RESULTS***** UN!TS PAR~METER UG/KG PCB•1242-CAROCLOR-124~} UG/KG PCB•1260 (AROCLOR 1260) % MOISTURE STDRET --39499-·----39511 70320 SAMPLE ANO ANALYSIS MANAGE~ENT SYSTEM EPA•ESO,'REG IV ATHENS GEORGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSIS PATA REPORTING SHEET SEDIMENT/SOIL/SLUDGECDRY WT) SAMPLE N□.: 83C 128 S~MPLE TYPE: SOIL PROJECT -NO.: -82•189F PROGRAM -ELEMENT; SSF SOURCE: NC PCB ROADSIDE SPILL CITY: STATE: NC STATION-IlD1: PT•ll ~C98 AT INTERSECTION 1610 2120•439 STORET ST TiON NOi SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TIME 10/07/82 1250 SAMPLE-COLLECTION: STOP DATE/TIHE 00/00/00 COLLECTED BYt J HOBGOOD RgCE!VED FRO~: SAMPLE RECTD: OATE/TIME 00/00/00 REC'D BY: SEALED: . CHEMISTS JMS CHEMIST: ANALYTlCAL METHOD: CASE NO£t 212 ORG SAMPLE NO: D O !NORG SAMPLg NO.: MD O CONTRACT LABURATORY(ORGANIC): CAL ANAL LABS CONTRACT LABURATORYCINORGANIC): RE.MARKI REMARK: SAMPLE LOG VEPIFIEP BYi TQB ***REMARKS*** DATA VERirIE~ BY: RLR **************************************************************** ***FOOTNOTES*** *A•AVERAGE VALUE *~A•NOT ANALYZED *~AI•I~TERFERENCES *J•ESTIMATED VALUE *N•PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF MATERlAL *K•ACTUAL VALUE IS ~NQWN ~O BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN *L•ACTUA1 VALUE IS KNOWN TO B~ -GREAT.ER THAN VALUE GIVEN *U•MATERIAL iAS ANALYZED FOR 8UT NOT DETECTED. TH[ NUMBER IS THE MINIMUM DETECTION LIMIT. RESULTS 10000UJ\ 1()000UA 6.2A *****ANALYTICAL ~ESUL!S***** UNITS PARAMETER UG/KG PCB•1242 (AROCLOR·1242) UG/KG PC8•1260 (AROCLOR 1260) % MOISTURE STORET -39499 ---·-·-·-39511 70320 ----· •· --·------ SAMPLE AND ANALYSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EPA•F.SD,REG IV ATHENS GEOFGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSIS DATA REPORTING SHEET SEDIMENT/SOIL/SLUDGE(DRY WT) SAMPLE N□.: 83C 129 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL PROJEC~ NO,; 82•189F PROGRAM ELEMENTS SSF SOURCE: NC PCB ROADSIDE SPILL CITY: STAT~: NC STATION-I,ci: PT•12 ~C98 w o.3MI ~ OF NC39 212D•440 STORET STAT: ON NO: SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TIME 10/07/82 1400 SAMPLg .COLLgCfION: sr□P DATF,/TI~E 00/00/00 COLLECTED SY: J HOBGOOD RECEIVED FROM: SAMPLE REC1Di DATE/TIME 00/00/00 REC'D BY: SEALED: CHEMIST! JMS CHEMISTS ANALYTICAL METHOD% CASE NO~: 212 ORG SAMPLE NOt D O INORG SAMPLE ~o.: MD CONTRAC1 LA80RATORY(ORGANIC): CAL ANAL LABS CONTRACT L4BORATORY(I~ORGANlC): REMARK: REMARK: SAMPLE: LOG VERIF'IED B'(; Tf3B D~TA VERIFIED BYI HLR ***Rr:M.ARKS*** 0 **************************************************************** ***FOOTNOTES*** *A•AV€RAGg VALUE *NA•NOT ANALYZED *NAI•INTERFERENCES *J•ESTIMATED VALUE *N•PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF MATERIAL *K•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN •L•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO-SE GREATER -THAN VALUE GIVEN·· -*U•MATERIAL WAS ANALYZED rOR BUT NOT DETECTED. THE NUMBER IS THE ~INIMU~ DETECTION LIMIT. -··------•-· ·------------•--· -·-----. ·----------RESULTS 1 ooou · 1000U 4.3 *****ANALYTICAL RESULTS***** UNITS PARAMETER UG/KG·PCB•1242 (AROCLOR 1242) UG/KG PCB•1260 (AROCLOR 1260) % MOISTURE . STORET ----39499------39511 70320 SAMPLE ANO AN~LYSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTE~ EPA•ESDtREG IV ATHENS GEORGIA 07/25/83 SPECIFIED ANALYSIS DATA REPORTING SHEET SEDI~ENT/SOIL/SLUDGE(DRY WT) SAMPL~ NO,: 83C 130 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL PROJECT--NO,: -82•H,9F SOURCE: NC PCB ROADSIDE CITYI PROGRAM ELEMENT: SSF SPILL STATE: NC STAT-lON--llOf :-P't• 13-NC9 8 STORET ST TON NO: W 0,2MI E-OFF SR1001 2120•441 SAMPLE COLLECTION: START DATE/TIME 10/07/82 1703 SAMPLE-COLLEC--TIONI STOP-DATE/TIME 00/00/00 COLLECTED BY: J HOBGOOO RECEIVED FROM: SAMPLE ~Ec•o: DATE/TIME 00/00/00 REC'D BY: SEA1'ED:---CHEMISTJ JMS CHEMIST: ANALYTICAL METHOD: CASE NOT: 212 ORG SAMPLE NO: D O INORG SAMPLE NO,: ~D o cgNTRAC· LA80RAT8RY(oRGANIC): CAL ANAL LABS C NTRACT LABORAT_RY(INORGANIC); REMARK: REMARK: SAMPLE LOG VERIFIED BYI T88 ***REMARKS*** OATA VEFIFIED EYt HL~ **************************************************************** ***FOOTNOTES*** *A•AVERAGE VALUE *NA•NOT ~NALYZED *NAl•INTERFERENCES *J•ESTIMATED VALUE *N•PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE OF PRESENCE OF MATERIAL *K•ACTUAL VALUE IS KNOWN TO BE LESS THAN VALUE GIVEN *L•ACTUAL VALUE -IS KNOWN -TO Bl!: -GREATER THAN VALUE-GIVEN *U•MATERlAL WAS ANALYZED FOR euT NOT DETECTED, THE NUMBER IS THE M!NIMU~ DETECTION LIMIT. R&:SULTS 10000 1000U 6,7 *****ANALYTICAL RESULTS***** UNITS PAFAMETER UG/KG PCB•1242 (AROCLOR 1242) UG/KG Pca~1260 (A~OCLOR 1260) % MOISTURE STORET 39499 39511 70320 ..,. _ . .._ ., ••. -l I", ~- \ Patricia M. Backus, PE Division of Waste Management 401 Oberlin Road, Suite 150 Raleigh, NC 27605 Phone: 919-733-4996 ext. 308 Fax: 919-715-3605 NCDENR Fax To: Bill Miller From: Pat Backus Fax: 716-6939 Pages: 3 Phone: Date: 05/22/00 Re: PCB Files in Archives CC: D Urgent D For Review D Please Comment □ Please Reply D Please Recycle • Comments: Bill, This is the form that needs to go to Records Services. You need to attach a short memo stating that I can have access to the files. You might want to include my phone number to call when they find the information (733-4996 ext 308). I will pick it up. Thanks. DCR-DAH-ARS needed . • RSB-RC14 (rev.3/97) North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Division of Archives and History Records Services Branch RECORDS RETRIEVAL FORM PURPOSE: Use this form to request records previously transferred to the State Records Center. Reproduce this form as INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Please complete all fields in Sections 1 and 2. Indicate if you want us to call you when your records have been located or if you want them sent to you by interoffice courier mail. 2. Duplicate this form and return the original to the State Records Center via interoffice mail, state courier service (#51-81-20), USPS to 109 E. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC, 27601-2807, or FAX to 919-715-3627. Or bring it in person, to 215 N. Blount Street. 3. Questions? Need help? Phone (919) 733-3891. SECTION 1 REQUESTER'S NAME DEPARTMENT/DIVISION DATE Bill Miller Attorney General May 17, 2000 TELEPHONE NUMBER BUILDING AND ROOM NUMBER CALL OR MAIL? 716-6600 Call SECTION 2 RECORDS OR INFORMATION REQUESTED DATES ITEM NUMBER Box 8 Warren Co. PCB Landfill Files -NC Roadside Spill Cleanup 2363 Analytical Data SECTION 3 (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE. ST ATE RECORDS CENTER USE ONLY) REQUEST TAKEN BY: TIME: DATE: RECORDS FORWARDED: TIME: DATE: INFORMATION GIVEN: TIME: DATE: RECORDS NOT FOUND: REASON: DATE: RECORDS PREVIOUSLY CHARGED TO: AGENCY: DATE Name: I ITEM NUMBERS: I SERVICES: I REFILES: I I I I I SEARCHER: _________ _ H CT I I.) IT'-.' c, E F' ,-, p T r:. 1_1 , ·• , 05.22.2 0 0(1 14:44 DR TI: ~1r-1E DURRTJOH REMO TE ![:o MO[,E F'RGES RESULT ECM 0. K. 173285 73471::, ECM 2 0. K. '31615S4:::0257 13 3 I tHEF:F:I_IF·T 01 '07..., 919 4:::•3 5552 ECM 2 0 . K. ,3 0' 4 7 ·'' ECM 2 0. K . 05.1'4 0'3 :2 3 0 1 ' 4 2" 336 771 4631 ECM 5 0 . K . 0 1 ·' 25" ECM 2 0. f<. 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K . ,,_ ~M~Y-19 00 09:38 FROM: T0:919 715 2715 PAGE:01 lOO capirola Drive, Suite 309 Durham, NC 27713 Fax: 919.484.0779 Fax To: Pat Backus Fax: 919.715.2715 Phone: 919.733.4996 x 308 Re: Bunn PCB's ( \1 l~oor .• J\lkn l..\'.. I b111ilton From: Patti Arms Phone: 919.361.3094 Date: May 19t2000 -, I Pages: 2 (including cover sheet) D Urgent 0 For Review D Please Comment D Please Reply 0 Please Recycle cc: Comments: I'll tax a copy to Mike Kelly as weU. Word is in Bwm that no one is paying attention to her -she has lost her credibility. Also, I got a call from the lady whose son had hives on his torso that I saw on Sunday. She never went to the doctor as the hives went away completely by Monday morning. PA \ ~~-19 00 09:38 FROM: T0:919 715 2715 PAGE:02 l . , .. ' LOUISBURG, N.Q. 27549-Wednesday· May .17, :aooo PCB claims unfounded, officials S?Y By Anna Meadows TlmeQ Managing Editor ways in 1978. Twenty-two years after the specter M an ille- gal chemical spill along Franklin County high- ways brought forth visions of cancet and slc'k- nesl5, the even t if.> haunting the Bunn area asain. A county official however, said there.is noth- School riuperintendent Carl Harrill $aid Tuesday that there ate no increased incidents of respiratory problems or skin rashes at Bunn-area schools as Eldridge has claimed, Many children and teachen have contracted strep throat, but that is not caused by any chem- ical spill said counfy health department director Keith Patton. ; . Ii .-1 . ing to be concerned about. . ~--,, ( \'( , Kathy Eldridge of BUlm has made claims ~hat ongoing health problems in the Bunn area may be caused by PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls} illegally dumped by Ward Traasformer Co. o.t Raleigh along 27 miles of franklin County high- "We ha~'' investigated the -complaints and ~ talked with the appropriate state officials, and there·is nothing to be concerned about in Bunn," Patton said. "There are no chemicals in Bunn making people sick" Several miles of N.C. 98 directly east and west of Bunn were contaminated with rcas in 197S when n father-son team from Ward Transformer Co. poured hundreds of galtons of the chem- ical across rural North Carolina counties rather than dispose of it through proper channels. After discovering/the illegal spill, Sttte , officials identified contaminated , ~reas and removed the i<OU. The father-son team was fined and served prison· terms for the ille- gal dumping. Health officials in 1978 and today daim that the PCBs cling tightl~ to soil and that human contamination only comes. from direct contact with the ch@mical. "Symptoms occur when there is high exposure," said Dr. Rick Langley with the N.C. Depart- ment of Health. "PCB bonds thmtly with the soil and is not likely to cause symptoms. Expo- sure u,\l11-lly comes frotn dir~ct contact. "There is no need for panic," he said. Eldridge claimed that digginS trenches along N.C. 98 to install water lines has exposed Bunn area tesidents to PCPs. ·1 \ See CHEMICALS page 3A I ' MapQuest : Print Map http:/ /www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia _ ... R%3a%28 _141 0ur%28 .0raslf0/4281%241 w-u WWW. MAPQUEST.COM Bunn,NC,US o_ .... El,:;:. ::$::::::~•300m · 1900ft 01999 Ma:pQue:s.toc:rm, Inc .. ; o 1999,:GDT, r WU Return to Map,,, .1 I ,,,,Get,New Map,,,J 1 of2 stay at l a;-fl!p-nta;,.:- Vini-t~uid, tttbt- a trh;..-f$i ty,btey. T ~ q 1':'C! y~•~k~~ ~·~~~ V!!-:i •,JX~~ ;•n.1M:::~..cl-: :if1:l5~1!it~:7i\~;.~;.:EJ;;~ • 05/15/2000 12:59 PM Patricia M. Backus, PE Division of Waste Management 401 Oberlin Road, Suite 150 Raleigh, NC 27605 Phone: 919-7334996 ext. 308 Fax: 919-715-3605 Pat.backus@ncmail.net Fax To: Cathy Eldridge Fax: 919-496-3418 Phone: 919-496-5204 Re: PCB Spill Sites D Urgent D For Review e Comments: Mrs. Eldridge, ., NCDENR From: Pat Backus Pages: 3 Date: 05/12/00 CC: D Please Comment D Please Reply D Please Recycle The map of PCB spill locations and the description of those areas near Bunn are attached. I hope this faxed ok. I will mail you a copy also just in case. Testing of soil from the surface to a depth of six inches prior to the cleanup indicated that the PCB contamination was in the first three inches. To ensure they got all the contamination soil was removed to a depth of six inches. I am sorry that I cannot help you with your health problems or with sampling, but if there is any other way I can assist you, please let me know. Patricia M. Backus, PE Division of Waste Management 401 Oberlin Road, Suite 150 Raleigh, NC 27605 Phone: 919-733-4996 ext. 308 Fax: 919-715-3605 Pat.backus@ncmail.net Fax To: Patti Anns Fax: 484-0779 Phone: Re: PCB Spill Sites □ Urgent □ For Review • Comments: Patti, NCDENR From: Pat Backus Pages: 3 Date: 05/12/00 CC: □ Please Comment □ Please Reply □ Please Recycle Description and map of spill area is attached. The lady called me again and said that there is a school where kids are playing in the soil on NC 98 and getting sick. She mentioned a Pat Dodson that lived on the NC98 that she says had the spill on her side of the road and that the water line was dug on her side of the road. I have no idea whether any of this is true. Thanks for your help. ( ( ( Segment# 8 1. NC 98, Franklin County -From SR 1708 to NC Hwy 39 in Bunn. From 0.2 mile NW SR 1610 to Nash Co. Line. Length: 4.70 shoulder miles 2. NC 98, Nash County -From Franklin County Line to NC 231. Length: l.~l shoulder miles 3. NC 231, Nash County -From NC 98 to SR 1137 •. Length: 0.94 shoulder miles 4. SR 1137, Nash County -From NC 231 to NC 9J: Length: 3.48 shoulder miles 5. NC 97, Nash County -From SR 1137 to Franklin County Line. Length: 4.39 shoulder miles 6. NC 97, Franklin County -From Wake County Line to Nash County Line. Length: 0.90 shoulder miles 7. NC 97 Wake Co. -From Wake Co. line to Zebulon city limits. From the western city limits of Zebulon to US Hwy Bus. 64. -......... .. ... l ·§ •.• I • (X) a:: w CD ~ ::) z t-z w ~ (.!) w Cl) / \ I ' I / [.•flF T IME 05. 10 (17 :31 os .1~:-i ~.:.1'::f :13 ACTII..JI T V REP ORT 05 .12.2[H]0 91971 53605 SOLID WAST E DI U [:,IJ F.: AT I Ot·l REMOTE I[• MOC•E F'AGES ECM 0 0 ·' 0 0 n '37724623 GJ 0 ECM 0(1 ·' 23 ,, '31 '3 71 6 E,'339 ECM EC M 4 G3 4 F.:ESIJL T 0 . K . I tHERRUPT 0 . 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(15 . l 2 1 3: 33 0 1' 4 2 '·' ECM 3 05. 1 2 i 3 : 41 02 ' 2 t, .... 2523215 549 ECM 43 :3 5 750 (3 3 4 O.K (15. 12 11:27 (1 (1 .•55 ,., '31'3 716 E,939 ECM O.K 05. 1 2 919 733 "3413 ECM 7 O.K SPILL SITE r,o. ll !1C ~7, W.::i\-.e Co1.1:1tv-From Zebulon to Franklin County Line and from t.:S f4 Bus. to Zebulon. Len~th: 4.50 shoulder miles. 2. NC 97, :':-anklin County-From ~.Jake County Line to ~rash County Line. Length: 0.9() shoulder miles. J. NC 98, Nash County-Fr~c Franklin County Line to ~~C 231. Length: · 1.41 shoulder miles. 4. !:c 231, ~iash Cour.ty-From NC 98 to sn 1137. Length: 0.94 shoulder miles. ,; SR 1.137, Nash County-From NC 231 to ~iC 97. Length: . 3.43 shoulder miles. J. 6. NC 97. Hash Countv-From SR 1117 to Franklin County L!.ne. Length: t.. 39 shoulder r:tiles. 7. NC 98, Franklin County-From '.fash County Line to ?unr. and approxiM.:ltely 5 ir.iles west of Bunn. Length: 4.79 shoulder miles. "1.ocation of Samplin~ Sites vithin Spill Site ~o • 11 . 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