NC0004308_Plan of action_20110901

BHE
ENVIRONMENTAL
REV. 1; DATED 2/16/12 PRELIMINARY COMMENTS IN RED BY BRIAN HOLTZCLAW,
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR, RCRA DIVISION, U.S. EPA;
[e-mail]; 404-821-0697
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN
Badin Lake Sediment Capping Project
Alcoa Badin Operations
Badin, North Carolina 28009
September 2011
Prepared for:
Alcoa, Inc.
ALCOA
Prepared by:
BHE Environmental, Inc.
Lead: Tim Gessner
11733 Chesterdale Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45246-4131
Phone: [phone]
www.bheenvironmental.com

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Overall Comments:
1. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Note the following comments are
preliminary. EPA cannot fully comment adequately until EPA visits the community
itself. Next planned step is for the EPA RCRA community engagement coordinator
to conduct a field visit, interview different aspects of the affected community,
make observations, etc. so as to ensure the writing of a meaningful draft
Community Involvement Plan.
2. Refer to embedded text comments in red, to help generate next revision.
3. Feedback, please feel free to respond to Brian Holtzclaw, U.S. EPA Region 4, RCRA
Division, Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC), [e-mail]; cell
404-821-0697. Thank you.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLEASE MODIFY BASED UPON EMBEDDED TEXT COMMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION 4
1.1 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES 4
1.2 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY 5
1.3 SITE DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION 5
1.4 PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF REMEDIATION 6
1.5 HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 8
2.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN NOTIFICATION METHODS 8
2.1 ADVERTISING 9
2.2 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD 9
2.3 WEBSITES AND EMAILS 10
2.4 COMMUNITY MAILER 10
2.5 PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS 10
3.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 10
3.1 METHODS TO OBTAIN COMMUNITY FEEDBACK 10
4.0 COMMUNITY MEETINGS 11
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FIGURE
Figure 1-1. General Site Map, Badin Lake.
Add other descriptive figure suggested related to main capping project and other visuals to
describe capping, as necessary.
APPENDICES
Appendix A Agency Contacts
Appendix B Alcoa Officials
Appendix C Local Officials
Appendix D Elected State and Federal Officials
Appendix E Media Contacts
Appendix F Meeting Location
Appendix G Repository Locations
NOTE: There exists a need for other Appendices for the sake of citizen engagement,
understanding and comprehension, such as
- CAB members
- Stakeholder groups and Local grassroots organizations (Riverkeepers, Uwharrie
Regional Commissioners, Central Park NC, Yadkin River Alliance, NAACP, neighborhood
associations, churches especially in West Badin which is largely an EJ community)
- Glossary (of terms, such as the RAP, environmental justice, monitoring, feasibility
study, facility investigation, etc)
- Acronyms
- References (the author makes some conclusions/remarks with no citation as to the
source of these, this will help),
- Environmental Justice Map and Interpretation Guide
- ToxFAQs Sheet on PCBs; EPA uses these health fact sheets for the benefit of
community engagement and education, refer to
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfactsl7.pdf for one on PCBs
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Note: 1. Generally speaking, use clearer plain English terms throughout (e.g., capping is a
technical term and can be better used within the context of environmental pollution
cleanup or remedial project to better safeguard public health and the environment).
The details of the subject of this CE itself, the "cover system" appears to be
noticeably absent and being the main part of the reason for this CIP, it needs to be
added. Refer to simplifying sections of the draft RAP (8/19/11) in a portion of the
CIP, using pages 13-18.
2. Missing the message upfront that "Citizens are encouraged to submit comments
concerning how this CIP may be improved to incorporate and address additional
meaningful community engagement" Please add this upfront, suggest timeframe for
public comment and let's talk about how this can be accomplished.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Refer to other CIPs that have better upfront introduction to first-time readers of CIPS, which
include Overview, Introduction to Site and Community, Moving Forward (e.g., see Owens
Corning,SC; Hudson River PCB Site; Portland, OR CIPS); the later sections of CIPS can get into
more details. The e-mail transmitting this rev. 1; 2/16/12 version will have these CIPs
attached.
1.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVES
Needs some work.
The objectives of the community involvement plan are to ensure all segments of the
community are informed (NOTE: Community involvement/engagement is much more than
informing the community about plans to install the cover system in the Alcoa cove of the
south portion of Badin Lake, have an opportunity to offer comment prior to implementation,
and receive ongoing updates about project status.
The Community Involvement Plan outlines the methods to promote two-way communication
between citizens and Alcoa, and to provide opportunities for meaningful and active
involvement by the community in the remediation process. The plan is designed to be
flexible and responsive to changing community concerns.
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A combination of public meetings, advertising, media relations and electronic
communications will be employed in order to distribute information broadly in the community
and to ensure transparency. The Plan will ensure opportunity for input from the community
through direct meetings, email contact and an anonymous telephone hotline. It will also
outline the strategy to maintain regular communications throughout the implementation of
the project to update the community on the progress.
1.1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
Alcoa Primary Metals (Alcoa) began operations at the Badin Works facility in 1915 as a primary
aluminum smelter. Principal products manufactured at the plant included carbon cathodes
and anodes, continuous cast sheets and specialty metals. Badin Lake (aka Narrows Reservoir)
is the reservoir for the Narrows Dam hydroelectric facility. The lake property and
powerhouse are owned and operated by Alcoa Power Generating, Inc. (APGI).
In addition to the Narrows facility, APGI owns and operates three additional dams along the
Yadkin River in North Carolina. The dam series includes (starting at the most upstream): High
Rock, Tuckertown, Narrows, and Falls. In series, the dams work together to manage water
levels throughout the Yadkin River and lake reservoir pools.
1.2 SITE DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
The Badin Works facility is located in Stanly County, North Carolina. Badin Lake is located
along the Yadkin River in Montgomery County and Stanly County. The Badin facility is on
State Highway 740 just north of the town of Badin and occupies 123 acres of land. The
fenced portion of the site is roughly 90 acres. Figure 1-1 shows the Town of Badin, Alcoa's
Badin Works, Badin Lake, and the Narrows Dam.
Suggest you add another figure 1-2, "Badin Lake Impacted Areas" from 8/11 document,
"BADIN LAKE SEDIMENT REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN". This zooms in on the capping project area.
And add any other helpful visuals.
Suggest you clearly identify roles and responsibilities of NC DENR, EPA, Alcoa. Refer to EPA
January 17, 2012 letter to Director, Duke Env. Law and Policy Clinic, Duke University, first
paragraph, and NC DENR December 29, 2011 letter to Alcoa. Also suggest the start of a
Community Engagement Team (Alcoa, NC DENR and EPA), not just a Technical Team presence
to help ensure this CIP is carried out for the public interest.
ADD NEW "AFFECTED COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION" SECTION (draft language)
The affected community of the Sediment Capping Project is broad, considering the fact the
targeted cleanup area is on Badin Lake, which is a ..... acre lake, part of the second largest
watershed in North Carolina and is a natural resource, economic resource, source of
subsistence and recreational fishing, and provides other benefits to the public interest. The
communities directly surrounding the lake, as well as users that may not live nearby are the
proposed targeted populations for outreach, community -right -to -know and involvement. It
has been reported citizens as far as 50-100 miles away are users (fishing/recreation), so an
efficient, creative outreach strategy needs to be developed to "catch their attention" (e.g.,
infield notification boards) and educate them on the positive remediation project underway.
Since the community interview process being offered by EPA has not began, it has not been
fully determined the scope of outreach. The tiered targeted community may change, as a
result of future dialogue by NC DENR, EPA and Alcoa, but for now .. As to
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demographics, refer to Figure , EPA Environmental Justice Demographic Map and the
accompanying, "Interpreting Potential Environmental Justice Area Maps" (see NEW
APPENDIX) As evidenced, the southern part of the lake is clearly defined as EJ areas,
however, because ground-truthing has not occurred, other areas may indeed have pockets of
minority or low-income areas. As to demographics of Badin and the surrounding area, it is the
following (refer to attached file on demographics, keep it simple).
PROJECT BACKGROUND AND Purpose of Remediation
Note: The purpose below is suggested to be expanded and to be more in plain English and
clearly state that this being done for the sake of protecting public health and the
environment. For instance, for public health sake, the mention of the fact of PCB
contaminated fish (which have been found) is noticeably absent below and this project itself
will hopefully improve upon this key human health exposure route from ingesting fish (much
more of a practical citizen concern than their direct exposure to buried sediments
underwater). If this CIP and our outreach avoid this subject, this may jeopardize our
credibility/integrity and interactions with the affected community.
The Alcoa Badin Works facility is located adjacent to Badin Lake. Historical storm water
discharges from the facility into the lake had resulted in the accumulation of low levels of
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and carbon materials in sediments in proximity to the
outfalls from the plant into Badin Lake. This site was first investigated and results
communicated to the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural
Resources (NCDEHNR), Stanly County Department of Health and to the community through a
press release and article published in the Stanly News and Press in 1997. At that time, the
data was evaluated by the NCDEHNR Division of Epidemiology and later incorporated into the
analysis conducted in support of the RCRA Facility Investigation report, prepared and
submitted by the environmental consulting firm McCulley, Frick and Gilman in 2001.
Additional characterization studies were completed in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 to
understand the nature, extent and character of the contamination. The conclusion of these
studies is that the site does not pose an unacceptable risk, however there is a lingering
concern that the sediments could contribute to future risk if resuspension and migration
occurs to areas where they could be contacted by the community, or to the Narrows Dam and
discharged in violation with its operating permit (Please provide citation references to
support statement, Appendix...). Existing data suggests the sediments are very stable and
there is no evidence of any past resuspension or migration occurring (the data shows the
extent of contamination is very limited, given the releases may have began more than 90
years ago and ceased more than 30 years ago). (Please provide citation references to support
statement, Appendix...)
Although the likelihood of any risk resulting from resuspension and migration is considered
low, a remedy involving partial removal and capping was identified and selected based upon a
detailed feasibility study performed by Anchor QEA (Please provide citation references to
support statement, Appendix...). Here is where you need to add more plain English detail on
removal and capping activities for citizens. This remedy is being proposed to be proactive
and is intended to address any potential agency, community and stakeholder concerns
regarding the future stability of these sediments. The remedial project will be completed
under an Administrative Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (NCDENR). Appendix A lists the agency officials involved with this project.
Appendix B lists the appropriate Alcoa officials.
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1.31 PROJECT PHASES AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
NOTE: Please add a simplified visual gantt or similar chart of main project aspects/phases
here, like Administrative Agreement, RAP, the public safety aspects of construction, and
associated community involvement tools planned to be used (e.g., public comment and
estimated time frames, etc.). The rationale is to map the project schedule in a way that
identifies and describes the interrelationship of major project elements, their timing and
sequence, and the opportunities for public input. Key opportunities for public input, how
they will be integrated to the best extent practicable and how project decisions will be made
are important.
1.35 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT GOALS
Alcoa and the Community Engagement Team and Technical Team partners (NC DENR, EPA) are
committed to involving the public in the sediment capping project in a substantial and
significant manner and has established the following goals for the overall community
involvement effort.
■ Provide the public with accurate, timely, and understandable information and/or access
to the information needed to understand the project as it moves forward;
■ Provide the public with the opportunity to give informed and meaningful input;
■ Ensure adequate time and opportunity for the public to provide input and for that input
to be considered;
■ Respect and give full consideration to community input; and
■ Assist the public in understanding the project decision -making process during project
design and cleanup and the community's role in that process.
Community involvement goals and needs must be considered and balanced with the project's
technical and scientific requirements. EPA will focus its community involvement efforts on
getting public input on the issues that are most important to community members and
organizations.
1.36 COMMUNITY CONCERNS ABOUT THE REMEDY ACTION
The following are potential concerns that may arise and may need to be addressed during the
course of community engagement with the public.
Human Health
Possible resuspension and residuals of PCB -contaminated sediments that may affect human
health, such as ingesting contaminated fish (e,g,m how this may make the fish we eat
healthier).
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Quality of Life
Capping and removal operations and potential noise, odor, and traffic, activities in and
around the lake.
Economic Impacts
Potential tourism -related issues, negative public perceptions.
Fish and Other Wildlife
Resuspension of contaminants, the loss of fish and wildlife habitat, affect on fish spawning
and the long-term impacts of the remedy on the health of fish in the lake and tributaries, and
the health of citizens who eat fish (e.g., how will this make the lake healthier)
Remedy -specific community concerns
Relate to the capping and removal project at south Badin Lake.
Lake Navigation and Use
How would the remedial project and lowering of lake levels affect recreation and fishing
(reportedly some citizens use the lake for subsistence fishing for their families)
1.3 HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Alcoa has started an existing community outreach and involvement program intended to seek
community and stakeholder involvement in all aspects of Alcoa redevelopment of the former
Badin Works location. Add details on background, for instance, how long existed, how the
CAB came about, # times meet per year, selection process of members, have they commented
on draft CIP, where are minutes posted, and to see member list added in new Appendix. The
program includes a community advisory board (CAB), which consists of a significant cross-
section of the community, their leaders, and interested groups. Additional stakeholders can
be added to this panel, such as NCDENR and the EPA, to address specific communication
objectives and needs. Alcoa is submitting this plan in the belief that the most effective
means of communicating this project and seeking community support is through the existing
community involvement program. This plan incorporates and builds upon the existing
community involvement program.
Beyond using this CAB outreach vehicle for 2-way communications, Alcoa believes there are
other tools that can be leveraged and other members of the affected community that need to
be reached out to. Please refer to Appendix on Stakeholder groups and Local grassroots
organizations, and Appendix on Local Officials.
2.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES PLAN NOTIFICATION METHODS
Note that Appendix E lists the various media outlets that will be engaged as part of this
Community Involvement Plan.
The following provides a description of each of the proposed tools and activities of
Community Engagement information dissemination: The objectives of these tools generally
fall into one or more of four categories
• Input - How Team (NC DENR, EPA, Alcoa) receives information from the public.
• Output - How Team (NC DENR, EPA, Alcoa) shares information with the public.
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■ Outreach - How Team (NC DENR, EPA, Alcoa) promotes education and awareness
about the project.
■ Involvement - How Team (NC DENR, EPA, Alcoa) encourages public participation in the
project.
NOTE: Tim, please get with me on how the following may be presented better and described.
Also some outreach materials may have to be translated into Spanish and Asian, like Fact
Sheets, so the affected community can understand our outreach (EPA may be able to assist).
2.01 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY SESSIONS
2.02 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS
2.03 PUBLIC MEETINGS
2.04 PUBLIC INPUT
2.05 FACT SHEETS
2.06 INFIELD NOTIFICATION. This type of information consists of advisories, restrictions and
explanatory signs posted on banks or other locations to clearly mark project work areas, lake -
access restrictions, affected areas, and summarize the project itself.
2.07 MAPS, VISUAL AIDS
2.08 PROGRESS REPORTS/NEWSLETTERS
2.09 OUTREACH AT COMMUNITY EVENTS
2.0 ADVERTISING
Advertising will be placed in the Stanly News and Press and the Montgomery Herald. The
advertisements will include the notice of proposal and location of project information for
public review/comment.
2.1 PRESENTATION TO COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
Alcoa and As necessary, the Community Engagement Team (NC DENR, Alcoa, EPA) and
members of the Technical Team (NC DENR, Alcoa, EPA) will prepare and present the project
to the Community Advisory Board details of the scope and objectives of the remediation
project. Timing of this presentation will be planned to correspond with the formal public
announcement and 30-day public comment period of the project.
2.2.5 PRESENTATION TO OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND GRASSROOT
ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL OFFICIALS
The Community Engagement Team will conduct presentations as necessary to best reach out
to citizens and officials (e.g., Town Hall meeting, County Commissioner meetings,
neighborhood association, churches in West Badin and other locations)
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2.2 WEBSITES AND EMAILS
Presentation fact sheets and other appropriate project information will be posted to the
website Alcoa Badin Works . Insert URL here.
Notice will be posted to the Yadkin Project blog and sent to an email distribution of about
1,000 recipients representing key community constituents regionally. The posts will include
links to information posted online.
2.3 COMMUNITY MAILER
Alcoa will prepare a community mailer that identifies in detail the scope and objective of the
remediation project. The mailer will also incorporate by reference to additional information
posted on the Alcoa project website, a mailbox where questions can be asked informally
regarding the scope and purpose of the project and how to formally submit comments to
DENR on the project.
2.4 INFORMATION REPOSITORIES (PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS)
Presentation materials, formal agencies documents (feasibility study, remedial action plan
and consent order), fact sheets, newspaper articles, communication materials and other
appropriate project material will be placed on file at Badin Town Hall for community access.
3.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
This project will engage the Badin community in general and the residents near Badin Lake in
particular. Appendix C contains a list of local officials in the vicinity of Badin Lake. Appendix
D contains a list of state and federal elected officials for the Badin Lake area.
3.0 METHODS TO OBTAIN COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
Needs more work for the sake of community input.
Presentations, fact sheets and other appropriate project information will be available at the
website Alcoa Badin Works . Need to show URL here. The website includes a feedback link to
accept comments/questions. The community is encouraged to post questions and comments
on the webpage. Alcoa will also create a telephone hotline for questions/comments from the
community.
Presentations, a fact sheet and other appropriate project material will also be placed on file
at Badin Town Hall or another appropriate public facility for community access. These files
will include contact information for offering comments/questions. Appendix G contains
repository locations for project materials.
As part of the regulatory approval process, NCDENR will be making a public notice and
soliciting comments from the public. In accordance with the Inactive Hazardous Site
Response Act of 1987, public notice will be issued for three weeks followed by a four week
public comment period. Comments obtained from this process will be directed back to Alcoa
from NCDENR.
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Note: Residents have a lot of trust issues before, during and after the public comment
processes. We need to add some material here.
4.0 COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Needs work.
An open meeting will be conducted with the Alcoa Badin CAB, a broad -based group of
community stakeholders, including elected officials, neighborhood representatives, business
leaders, social service organizations and educators. Appendix F contains the location of the
meeting. The Alcoa Badin CAB has 30 members who meet regularly for updates on the Badin
Smelter revitalization project as well as the Yadkin Project relicensing effort.
Alcoa will create a project overview presentation in consultation with the NCDENR and
federal EPA. Alcoa will also create a project fact sheet for distribution to community leaders
in consultation with NCDENR and federal EPA. NCDENR and EPA representatives will be
invited to attend, to answer questions, and provide other relevant background.
Other ideas need to be conveyed to conclude this CIP (forthcoming).
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Appendix A - Agency Contacts
U.S. EPA
Russ McLean
Corrective Action Section, RCRA Division
US EPA, Region 4,
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Karen Knight
Southern Section Chief, RCRA Division
US EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Brian Holtzclaw
Community Engagement Coordinator
US EPA, Region 4,
61 Forsyth St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
N.C. DENR
Rob McDaniel
Hydrogeologist, HW Facility Management Branch
Division of Waste Management
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Bud McCarty
Branch Head, HW Facility Management Branch
Division of Waste Management
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Amy Simes
Environmental Justice State Contact
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Office: (404) 562/8504
Email: [e-mail]
Office: 404-562-8885
Email: [e-mail]
Office: 404-562-8684
Cell: 404-821-0697
Email: [e-mail]
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Office: 919-715-4151
Email: [e-mail]
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Appendix B - Alcoa Contractor and Officials
Contractor - Community Involvement Plan
Timothy P. Gessner, P.E.
Vice President
BHE Environmental, Inc.
[phone] (o)
[phone] (c)
[e-mail]
Alcoa Officials
Robert Prezbindowski
Environmental Remediation Manager
Alcoa, Inc.
Remediation Work Group
2300 North Wright Road
Alcoa, TN 37701-3141
Mike Belwood
Director, Media and Corporate Relations
Alcoa, Inc.
PO Box 10
Newburgh, IN 47629-0010
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Appendix C - Local Officials
Town of Badin Mayor
Mayor James L. Harrison
P.O. Box 805
Badin, NC 28009
Badin Town Council Members
P.O. Box 682
Badin, NC 28009
Anne Harwood
Larry Milano
Steve Lowder
Badin Police Department
Bryan C. Lambert
Chief of Police
Emergency: 911
Badin Volunteer Fire Department - Station 26
Dale Ward
Fire Chief
P. 0. Box 1450
Badin, NC 28009
Badin Town Clerk
Becky F. Troutman
Stanly County Commissioners
LIST HERE; all are missing
Stanly County Sheriff
Rick Burris
223 South 2nd Street
Albemarle, N.C. 28001
Stanly County Manager
Andy Lucas
Stanly Commons
1000 N. First Street, Suite 10
Albemarle, NC 28001
Office: [phone] ext. 223
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Non -Emergency: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Office: 704-422-3614
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Office: [phone] ext. 221
Office [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Stanly County Health Department
Dennis Joyner
Health Director
Stanly Commons
1000 N. First Street, Suite 3
Albemarle, NC 28001
Montgomery County Manager
Lance L. Metzler
PO Box 425
Troy, NC 27371
Montgomery County Health Department
217 South Main Street
Troy, N.C. 27371
Montgomery County Sherriff's Office
111 West Main Street
Troy, N.C. 27371
Emergency phone: 911
Montgomery County Commissioners
Jackie Morris, Chairman
Dolon W. Corbett
Anthony G. Copeland
Edgar Morris
Jim Matheny
Office: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Fax: [phone]
Office: [phone] ext. 325
Fax: [phone]
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Non -emergency phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Office: [phone] ext. 210
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
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Appendix D - Elected State and Federal Officials
STATE OFFICIALS
Governor
Bev Perdue (D)
Website: www.governor.state.nc.us
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-0301
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
• Bev Perdue (D)
Senate
William Purcell (D-25)
Website:
www. ncga. state. nc. us/gascri pts/members/viewMember. pl?sChamber=Senate&tnUserl D=51
Raleigh Office: Laurinburg Office:
517 Legislative Office Building,
North Carolina 27603-5925
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
1301 Dunbar Drive
Laurinburg, North Carolina 28352
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
House of Representatives
Justin Burr (R-67)
Website:
www. ncga. state. nc. us/gascri pts/members/viewMember. pl?sChamber=House&tnUserl D=582
Raleigh Office:
538 Legislative Office Building,
North Carolina 27603-5925
Phone: [phone]
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Senators
Richard Burr (R)
Website: burr.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
217 Russell Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-3306
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Kay Hagan (D)
Website: hagan.senate.gov
Albemarle Office:
125 South Third St.
Albemarle, North Carolina 28001
Phone: [phone]
Winston-Salem Office:
2000 West First Street, Suite 508
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27104
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Washington, D.C. Office:
521 Dirksen Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-3301
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Representative
Larry Kissell (D-8)
Website: kissell.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Office:
1632 Longworth House Office Building,
District of Columbia 20515-3308
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Greensboro Office:
701 Green Valley Road, Suite 201
Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Concord Office:
325 McGill Avenue, Suite 500
Concord, North Carolina 28027
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Tammy Dunn,
Montgomery Herald
139 Bruton Street
P.O. Box 466
Troy, NC 27371
Stanly News and Press
237 W. North Street
Albemarle, NC 28001
Alcoa Website
Maintained by Alcoa
Yadkin Project Blog
Maintained by Alcoa
Alcoa Hotline
Appendix E - Media Contacts
Email: tdunn®montgomeryherald
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web: http://www.montgomeryherald.com/
Phone: [phone]
Web: http://thesnaponline.com/
Alcoa Badin Works
http: / /yadkinproject.blogspot.com/
Phone: [phone]
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Badin Town Hall
36 Falls Rd.
Badin, NC 28009
Appendix F - Meeting Location
Phone: [phone]
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Appendix G - Repository Locations
Alcoa Website Alcoa Badin Works
Maintained by Alcoa
Badin Town Hall
36 Falls Rd.
Badin, NC 28009
NCDENR
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Phone: [phone]
Phone: [phone]
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Appendix H -- Members of Alcoa CAB
Name
Allen, Ray
Mayor Whitley
Dennis, Tony
Guy Cornman
Greg Greene
Paul Stratos
Judy Stevens
Larry Jones
Jason Walser
Jason Gwinn
Rep. Justin Burr
Sen. William Purcell
Dr. Michael Miller
Ramseur, Tom
Andy Lucas
DePaul, Dr. Samuel
Taylor, Dr. Mike
Selvy, Sandy
Harrison, Jim
Christy Bogle
Chip Conner
Warren, Leon
Brownlee, Ann
Westbrook, Johnny
Company
City Manager
City of Albemarle Mayor
Commissioner
Davidson Co Planning & Zoning
Rowan Co Planning & Zoning
Economic Development Center
Economic Development Center
High Rock Lake Association
Land Trust of Central North Carolina
Morrow Mountain State Park
NC House of Representatives
NC Senate
Pfeiffer University
Stanly Co Chamber of Commerce
Stanly Co Government/Co. Manager
Stanly Co School Superintendant
Stanly Community College
Stanly News & Press
Town of Badin - Mayor
United Way of Stanly Co
Uwharrie Point Community Association
WSPC 1010AM Radio
Trading Ford Historic District Preservation
Association
West Badin representative
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NEW APPENDIX — Environmental
Justice
POTENTIAL EJ AREAS AROUND ALCO BADIN WORKS FACILITY, NORTH CAROLINA
Source: 2000 D.S. Census Population and Housing Summary Tape File 3 (STF30 Data.
Aggregated to Block Group Level.
Relative State Mina dy Threshold: 35.79%
Relative State Low Income Threshold (20K): 28.30%
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EPA REGION) 4
OFFICE OF EN VIRON MENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Interpreting Potential Environmental Justice Areas Maps
Using the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Interim Policy
on Identifying and Addressing
Potential Environmental Justice Areas
GUIDANCE (Rev. 1; 12/09)
The U.S. EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson, has made one of her seven priorities for EPA's
future, the issue of environmental justice. Refer to the following:
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"Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice: We have begun
a new era of outreach and protection for communities historically underrepresented in EPA decision -
making. We are building strong working relationships with tribes, communities of color, economically
distressed cities and towns, young people and others, but this is just a start. We must include
environmental justice principles in all of our decisions. This is an area that calls for innovation and bold
thinking, and l am challenging all of our employees to bring vision and creativity to our programs. The
protection of vulnerable subpopulations is a top priority, especially with regard to children. Our
revitalized Children's Health Office is bringing a new energy to safeguarding children through all of our
enforcement efforts. We will ensure that children's health protection continues to guide the path forward."
The U.S. EPA Region 4 Interim Policy on Identifying and Addressing Potential Environmental
Justice Areas provides a method for defining minority AND/OR low-income populations which
is the first step to identifying potential EJ areas of concern. The Interim Policy utilizes EJ GIS
maps to help the analyst understand the demographics of the area of concern and provides
population data on two key indicators - minority AND/OR low-income populations. The radii
(or rings around the facility of interest) on the GIS maps, are at the 1, 3 and 5 mile distances.
If the maps have the colors of dark green, red or yellow, this represents potential EJ areas
(see description below).
This guidance defines the definitions used to create the maps, the thresholds used in the
state populations, and way the maps should be interpreted. The EJ maps discussed below are
those typically obtained from Region 4 GIS specialist Serdar Ertep.
A. Defining Populations
1. Minority Populations
The Interim Policy uses U.S. Census categories to define "minority" populations.
These categories include American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander,
Black, Hispanics and other non-White populations.
2. Low -Income Populations
Low-income populations are defined using the current poverty level per the U.S.
Census.
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B. Determining Potential EJ Areas of Concern
1. Relative Minority and Low -Income Thresholds
For both the minority and low-income data, use of a relative threshold in EJ analyses
is generally recommended for determining significant minority and low-income
populations, ( i.e., potential EJ areas of concern.)
• Non- Minority and Non -Low Income - Areas are not considered meeting EJ criteria, the
census tract is a light green color. Be sure to read the interpretation section below, as
sometimes census tracts dilute small concentrations of these demographics of minority and
low-income.
• Minority Thresholds - The recommended relative threshold for use in Region 4 EJ analyses
is 1.2 times the state average. This approach assumes that the distribution of minorities is
the same in all reference areas (e.g., Region 4 states). See Table 1 for the recommended
thresholds to use by state. On the GIS ordered EJ map, if a census tract reflects a yellow
color, this indicates this area has equaled or surpassed the minority threshold.
• Low -Income Thresholds - The use of a relative threshold is recommended for EJ
assessments in Region 4. The relative threshold is defined as 1.2 times the percent of
households with incomes below $20,000 (or the percent of persons in a target area for
whom poverty status is determined) in a state. On the GIS ordered EJ map, if a census tract
reflects a dark green color, this indicates this area has equaled or surpassed the low-income
threshold.
• Achieves Minority AND Low -Income Thresholds. Refer to definitions above. On the GIS
ordered EJ map, if a census tract reflects a red color, this indicates this area has equaled or
surpassed the minority AND low-income threshold.
Table 1. Relative Thresholds for Region 4
[Note: U.S. Census 2000 Data; these may change as new data becomes available]
State
Minority Threshold
Low -Income
Threshold (Poverty)
North Carolina
35.76%
28.30%
C. Interpreting EJ GIS Maps
The section above provides background information regarding the two main indicators in
the maps; however, the maps that are generated by the Enforcement and Compliance and
Analysis Planning Section incorporate the thresholds in the final product, so the analyst does
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not have to do the calculation. For example, if an analyst requests an EJ GIS map of Holly
Hill, SC, they will receive a map that contains representations for four indicators: low-
income, minority, minority/low income, and non-EJ areas populations. The thresholds have
already been incorporated in the map and no comparisons are necessary. The areas indicated
that are low-income, minority, or minority/low-income would be considered potential EJ as
defined by the Presidential Executive Order #12898 - Environmental Justice.
Take note that the EJ GIS map includes limitations and one cannot solely rely upon these
maps for doing effective EJ outreach or other outreach. There exists a strong need to ground
truth the data because clusters of EJ populations may exist that may be not represented on
the map at all due to the dilution factor of large census block areas. For instance, a small
trailer park with majority low-income and/or minority demographics may be present, but may
be overshadowed if this is a small portion (5% area) of a large census block that may appear
to be a non-EJ area (or green) on the GIS map. That is why "ground truthing" the data in the
field is very important.
Also, our Region 4 EJ guidance (refer to first sentence; obtain copy from Region 4 Office of
EJ), allows communities to self identify themselves as EJ communities, so keep this under
consideration as well.
NOTE. Please add other Appendices as described on page 3
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