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Page it-A—THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thuntday, February S, 1987 Water Table Limits Could Push Local Site Off Hazardous Waste Treatment Plant List BY SUSAN USHER Proposed water table restrictions could eUminate coastal counties like Brunswick from consideration as the site of a proposed state-run hazar dous waste treatment facility, accor ding to one industrial devel(^menl official. Leland Industrial Park, a 2,200-acre tract fronting U.S. 74-76 about eight miles west of Wilm ington, is the only site In Brunswick County now under consideration for the facility. It is one of 139 potential sites in 41 counties identified as such recently by the state's Hazardous Waste Management Commission in a preliminary report prepared by PEI Associates Inc. of Durham, con sultants hired to do the study. No site is listed in New Hanover County, but individual sites in Pender, Bladen and Sampson coun ties also remain under consideration. Brunswick Coun^ officials haven’t taken a stance in support or opposi tion of the plant locating at Leland. said Michael deSherbinin. executive director of the Resources Develop ment Commission, which recruits in dustry to the state. “It's hasn't been narrowed donm enough to do that," he elaborated. It may not become an issue for comment “The site does have some of the elements the commission is looking for,” said deSherbinin, “but 1 think in the final analysis it won’t qualify.” The culling process begins this month. At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Hazardous Waste Management Com mission is to consider a second round of criteria, more specific than the first These include a proposal from engineer Henry von Ocsen of Wilm ington. a commission member, to ex clude all sites with less than 10 feet vertical clearance above the upper most aquifer in use or that can us ed as a drinking woier aupply. Adoption of the proposed water table restrictions would eliminate coastal sites, including the Iceland In dustrial Park, said deSherbinin. “There is not a place in the park that has a groundwater level greater than 10 feet,” he explained, citing soil studies and geotechnical work done for various projects. “They all fall within 10 feet and zero.” According to Alccia Ferdo, project manager, PEI Associates Inc. first developed a list of 519 sites, Including state-owned property and tracts of fered for commcrcial/industrial deveiopmenL Ccmmercial properties were to be located within 25 feet of interstate highway, offer 50 or more acres for industrial expansion and have natural gas available. Ferdo, an environmental scientist and hazardous w’aste specialist, said the firm reviewed the sites for com pliance with applicable state and federal regulations. For instance, the facility cannot be located within a quarter-mile of facilities such as daycare or school facilities, hospitals or jails, or in weiianus or the fltMxi plain. Next week the comniis'jion will consider land use, air pollution, wastewater discharge and local emergency response capabilities as well as proximity to gnMtnd and sur face water sources and exactly what structures will constitute a Samples From Funeral Home Fire Contained Kerosene BY ETTA SMITH A chemical analyst testifying in U.S. District Court in Wilmington this week said kerosene was detected in two samples taken from the scene of the Gilbert Funeral Home in Southport after it burned on Aug. li, 1984. Analyst Jimmy C. Pau b one of several witness, Including fir^ighters, who sre testifying in the fraud and arson trial of Thomas E. Gilbert III and Thomas E. Gilbert IV ihb week, according to U.S. Attorney Kieran Slianahan, who b prosecuting the case. The Gilberts are charged with 21 counb of fraud in connection with the operation of their funeral home and cemetery. They arc abo charged with arson tor allegedly burning the funeral home to collect insurance. ,naa,iaia(i onnj i au lOSwitcu MMlb kerosene was detected in two of four samples taken from the scene of the fire. BUI Beeker, a state Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol and Firearms auditor had testified bst week that the Gilberts were more Uian $500,000 in debt at the time the funeral home burned, said Shanahan. TWs b the third week of the trial, which b expected to end sometime next week after the defendants' case b presented, said Shanahan. L&si week, he the »ir.man six-woman jury heard testimony from about 20 of the Gilberts’ Supply VFD To Meet Friday The Supply Volunteer Fire Depart ment will held its annual meeting at the fire station on Friday, Feb. 13, at 7*30 p.m. The .station is located on N.C. 211 in Supply. The public b invited, in dicated a news release. EDUCATiONAL DIAGNOSTIC CENTER Colabosh, NC 28459 •Psychoeducotional Testing ‘Relaxation Training ‘Leorning & Motivational Problems ‘Counseling ‘Stress Management ‘Goal Setting ‘Career Assessment ‘Communications —Help in producing o well-organized, correct report on any written work. ‘Privote Referrals; Consultants to Schools, Humon Service Agen cies, Dusirress and Soles Orgonizotions. Dr. Robert C. Peterson, Ph.D., Director Telephone (919)579-5473 FREE blood pressure check Rite Aid Phormacy and Coastline Rescue Squad wil! co-sponsor a free blood pressure check at Rite Aid Pharmacy at Hill's Shcooi''^ i-eb. 7. Coastline Rescue Squad members will be ovoilQble from 9 AM to 5 PM to make the blood pressure measurements. HILLS SH0PPIII6 CENTE8, SNALLOm, 764-9106 “facUity.** Proximity to other facilities, an ticipates Kathy Neal, public informa tion officer for the commission, will be a primary concern. While regula tions require a distance of one- quaricr mile, the conuidssiop. will consider extending the limit to one- half mile. Once mure specific criteria are adopted the Ibt nil! be narrowed to 15 to 25 possible sites, said Forbo. Then the Commission will visit each site and talk with resideiib of the com munity. According to deSherbinin, finallsb are expected to be announced in April. But before a final choice b made, public hearings will be held locally, said Neal. Proposed Facility The waste treatment plant would net include a larxlfill, but would con sist of a rotary kiln incinerator, a dbtiUation unit and several chemical balv'li ucoutient tanks, indicated Kathy Neal. Added Ferdo, “It will be a very clean facility. There will be no billow ing sniokc.” Wastewater discharge would be from a cooling process and would not affect water quality. The only cause for concern regar ding groundwater, she added, is in tlie case of a spill—which she said is iiiui'u liKCiy iG occur during long distance hauling of the waste elsewhere. No permanent .storage for hazar dous waste would be provided on site. with a maximum stay of 90 days. Treated waste would be disposed of off-site, she added, most likely ship ped to a licensed disposal site in South Carolina. Leland Industrial Park is within ISO to 175 miles of where a majority of the waste would be shipped, based on a weighted calculation involving the 20 counties that produce the most hazardous waste. In 1985 alone, said Ferdo, North Carolina industries generated 2.57 billion pounds of hazardous waste, much of it waste from furniture in dustries in the western part of the state. Medclenburg County is the single largest producer. While some ATLANTIC OCEAN LELAND INDUSTRIAL PARK, on the U.S. 74-76 bypass eight miles west of Wilmington, is one of 139 potential sites in 41 counties under consideration for n statc-ron hazardous waste treatment facility. It would Include an Incinerator, distillation unit and chemical batch treatment tanks, but no landfill or permanent storage fncllitles. industries treat their waste on site, most of the waste—and most of the byproducts of any on-sile treatment—arc hauled to South Carolina for disposal, with the rest going to sites in Florida. New Jersey and Alabama. Waste handled by the proposed in cinerator would be healed at 2,200 degrees b ahrenheit tor two seconds, with the volume reduced by 97 per cent. The byproduct would be a fly ash, cither listed (toxic) or delisted. However, the volume of toxic waste that W'ould have to be transported outside the state for disposal would be drastically reduced, she said, which means the risks as.sociated with transport would also be reduc ed. Delisted waste could be disposed off in a regular landfill. Sludge, or residue from the chemical treatment tanks where other wastes are neutralized, would most likely have to also be hauled eUSTQM PLUMBING For All Your Plumbing Needs •Drains •Sewer Lines •Leaking Faucets, Toilets, Water Lines, etc. Just Call... 1xly Skipper 7S4-7200 cr We've Re-upened In Our Hew Location... 200 Hwy. 17 North Oceon Drive Section, North Myrtle Beach (2 doors north of our former location) BUFFET LUNCH • DINNER CARRY-OUT ORDERS (803) 249-5183 \ N iAsram \ I! I rl Mi^TTf:rTT7^m / s CHINESE AH8 AMERICAN FOOD • COCKTAILS AVAILABLE away for disposal. Tlie plant will also produce steam, which can be sold, and by-products for recycling, such as a chlorine sol vent The plant will not handle radioac tive wastes or PCBs. It will liandle these four kind.s of waste: •Corrosive: examples Include Hikaline cieuiiets aitd adds used IJi etching; capable of eating away materials and human tissue. •Ignitable: gasoline, industrial alcohols and acetone; capable of bur ning or causing a fire. •Reactive: obsolete munitions, cyanide and chlorine, capable of in teracting with air or water, causing an explosion and release of i^sonous fumes. •Toxic: arsenic, pesticide wastes; capable of poisoning humans. If a suitable private company can not provide the facility, the commis sion has been directed by the General Assembly to select a site that the sUitc would Urea upenito, condemn ing the property if it cannot be ob tained otherwise. Said Ferdo, “I’m a mother of two and I wouldn’t mind having it In my back yard. 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