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NEWS UPDATES:
DNREC’S DART YARD WASTE SITE WILL CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 9 - DNREC’s DART Mid-County Community Yard Waste Demonstration Site will temporarily close for maintenance activities beginning Monday, August 31 through Wednesday, September 9 and will reopen at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, September 10. The DART yard waste site is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 13 and Route 72 near Bear. New Castle County residents wishing to drop off yard waste when the DART Mid-County site is closed can take yard waste to one of several alternatives, including DNREC’s other two drop off sites and businesses in New Castle County that provide yard waste services. For more information please contact Rob Underwood at 302-739-9403 or Melanie Rapp at 302-739-9902 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/News/Pages/DNREC%E2%80%99sDARTyardwastesitewillcloseformaintenanceAugust31%E2%80%93September9.aspx
UPCOMING AIR AND WASTE-RELATED HEARINGS, MEETINGS & EVENTS:
SEPTEMBER LEPC MEETINGS -
- September 8 – Kent County LEPC - will hold their bi-monthly meeting from 10 - 11:30 a.m. at 911 Safety Blvd., Dover
- September 10 – Sussex County LEPC - will hold their bi-monthly meeting from 10 a.m. - Noon at Sussex EOC in Georgetown.
- September 11 – Wilmington LEPC – will hold their bi-monthly meeting at 10 a.m. at 22 S. Heald Street in Wilmington.
- September 14 – New Castle County LEPC – will hold their bi-monthly meeting from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. at DP&L building in Newark
For more information, please visit: http://www.serc.delaware.gov/event.shtml
BROWNFIELDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING will meet on September 11, 2009 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 pm. at the DNREC field office located at 391 Lukens Drive in New Castle. The committee provides input to the Division regarding brownfields-related issues. For additional information, please contact Christina Wirtz at (302) 395-2600, or visit: http://www.delaware.gov/eGov/Calendar.nsf/Meetings/BF00EB9930EB358B8525760E00661919?open
PERMITS PENDING - The Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch (SHWMB) hereby gives notice that a permit application has been received from the following companies to transport regulated RCRA hazardous and/or non-hazardous solid wastes in, out of, or through the State of Delaware: Advant-Edge Solutions, Inc.; Baltimore Tank Lines, Inc.; Clean Venture, Inc.; Environmental Industrial Services, Corp. of New Jersey; Pendro Trucking; RJM Construction Services, Inc.; Radiac Research corporation; Republic Environmental Systems; Safety-Kleen Canada, Inc.; Tim Hockenberry Trucking. A public hearing will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 14, 2009. For more information please contact Ken Green or Karen J’Anthony at (302) 739-9403 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=532&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CONSENT DECREE FOR RESPONSE COSTS AND NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGES FOR FOX POINT STATE PARK SITE (MODIFIED) - The Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) has scheduled a public hearing regarding the Consent Decree for the settlement by New Castle County for response costs and natural resource damages for the Fox Point Park Site located in Wilmington. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6 p.m. in the library at Bellevue Hall, located at 911 Philadelphia Pike in Wilmington. All park fees will be waived if the public enters through the Bellevue Hall entrance off Philadelphia Pike. For more information, please contact Tim Ratsep at (32) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.delaware.gov/eGov/Calendar.nsf/Meetings/1B4461E010FC5A9D8525760A006AD96D?open
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED REVISION TO THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE BY REVISING 7 DE ADMIN CODE 1142 (I.E., REGULATIONS GOVERNING CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION NO. 1142) SECTION 2.0 – CONTROL OF NOX EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRIAL BOILERS AND PROCESS HEATERS AT PETROLEUM REFINERIES - The Air Quality Management (AQM) Section will conduct a public hearing on a proposed revision that when finalized, will revise emission limits for 3 boilers in Valero Refinery at Delaware City. DNREC believes that the new limits are adequate for achieving necessary and timely NOx emission reductions that will aid Delaware attainment of the ozone standards. The public hearing will be held on September 30 at 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room A, DNREC’s Office at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle. For more information, please contact Frank Gao at (302) 323-4542 or Ron Amirikian at (302) 739-9402 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=523&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR APPEAL:
LEGAL NOTICE - STATEMENT OF BASIS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AT DUPONT CHESTNUT RUN PLAZA - The Solid Hazardous Waste Management Branch (SHWMB) has issued a Statement of Basis (SB) for RCRA Corrective Action at the DuPont Chestnut Run facility, in Wilmington. DuPont Chestnut Run was required to enter the RCRA Corrective Action process in order to identify and remediate any potential contamination found at the facility. A public hearing on the above will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 25, 2009. For more information, please contact Doug Zeiters at (302) 739-9403 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=512&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
LEGAL NOTICE-STATEMENT OF BASIS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AT PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES INC - The Solid Hazardous Waste Management Branch (SHWMB) has issued a Statement of Basis (SB) for RCRA Corrective Action at the PPG Architectural Finishes Inc. (PPG) facility, in Dover. PPG was required to enter the RCRA Corrective Action process in order to identify and remediate any potential contamination found at the facility. A public hearing on the above will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 29, 2009. For more information, please contact Bryan Ashby at (302) 739-9403 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=511&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
BROWNFIELDS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – The Division’s Brownfields Development Program encourages the cleanup and redevelopment of vacant, abandoned or underutilized properties which may be contaminated. A party seeking to develop such a property negotiates with the Division's Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) for a Brownfields Development Agreement (BDA) or a Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Agreement to perform an investigation and, if necessary, a remedial action or remedy, for the purpose of addressing the risks posed by past releases of hazardous substances at these sites. For site-specific information on the following sites, please see SIRB’s superfund site files database at: http://docs.dnrec.delaware.gov/sirbsitefiles.cfm.
PROPOSED PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE J.G. TOWNSEND OU-1 SITE (DE-1338) - The Department invites public comment on a proposal to clean up the J.G. Townsend OU-1 at Pepper and Kimmey Streets in Georgetown. The 0.4 acre Site is a fenced vacant lot. The site soil and groundwater are contaminated with lead related to the former Site use as fuel distribution and fuel storage area. The comment period ends on September 14. For additional information, please contact Rick Galloway or Robert Newsome at (302) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=528&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx .
PROPOSED PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE RAMBLETON ACRES AUTO SERVICE SITE (DE-1470) - The Sire Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) invites public comment on a proposal to clean up of the Rambleton Acres Auto Service Site at 135 Christiana Street in New Castle. The site is the location of two former hydraulic lifts with buried tanks. The site soil was contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and Diesel fuel only at the hydraulic lift area. The comment period ends on September 15, 2009. For more information, please contact Krystal A. Stanley or Robert Newsome (302) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=531&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx .
FINAL PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE 605 VANDEVER AVENUE SITE (DE-1444) – The Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) has adopted a plan to clean up the 605 Vandever Avenue Site in Wilmington. The 0.52 acre Site is currently a vacant lot. The site is contaminated with substances related to its former use as a gas station. For more information, please contact Stephanie Scholl or Robert Newsome at (302)395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=530&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx .
FINAL PLAN OF REMEDIAL ACTION FOR THE KRIEGER FINGER PROPERTY SITE (DE-1067) - The Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) has adopted a plan to clean up the Krieger Finger Property site southeast of the corner of S. Walnut Street and A Street in Wilmington. The 1.5+ acre site is currently a vacant property. The site soils and nearby sediments are contaminated with substances related to excess soil from a construction project at the Amtrak Wilmington Shops was disposed of at the site. For additional information, please contact Larry Jones or Robert Newsome at (302)395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=536&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
NOTIFICATION OF NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING A VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR THE MEADOWOOD II SOLVENT AREA (DE-1477) - The Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) is currently negotiating a Voluntary Cleanup Program agreement with Meadowood II Enterprises, L.P. for the Meadowood II Solvent Area located in the Meadowood Shopping Center at 2610 Capitol Trail, in Newark. For more information please contact Larry Jones at (302) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=517&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
NOTIFICATION OF NEGOTIATIONS CONCERNING A VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR THE FORMER STATE LINE AUTO SALES SITE (DE 1479) - The Site Investigation and Restoration Branch (SIRB) is currently negotiating a Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) Agreement with Delmar Commons, LLC for the Former State Line Auto Sales Site, located at 38613 and 38627 Benro Drive in Delmar. The approximate 12.5 acre Site is described on the Sussex County’s tax maps as tax parcel number 5-32 20.00 93.00. For more information please contact Stephen Johnson at (302) 395-2600 or visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=540&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PERMITTING PROGRAM – Notice has been given that the facilities listed below have submitted applications for air quality management permits. The applications, the “draft/proposed” permits, all materials that the applicant has submitted (other than those granted confidential treatment under DNREC rules), and a copy of summary of other materials, if any, considered in preparing the “draft/proposed” permit may be inspected at the offices of the Division of Air and Waste Management, 156 S. State Street, Dover and 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle. To submit comments, for additional information or for an appointment to inspect the application, please contact Joanna Austin at the Dover Office at 739-9402.
FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE 7 DE ADMIN. CODE 1102 APPLICATIONS - Notice is hereby given that SPI Pharma, Inc. having a facility at 40 Cape Henlopen Drive, Lewes, has requested a federally enforceable 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 construction permit for replacement of the baghouse associated with the Soda Ash silo. A public hearing will not be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 8, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=507&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
7 DE ADMIN. CODE 1102 NATURAL MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS - Berg Corporation requests a permit to construct a portable concrete crusher and screener at 314 Wyoming Road, Newark. The crusher and screener have the combined annual potential to emit (PTE) 1.44 tons of particulate matter (PM), 2.58 tons of sulfur oxides (SOX), 13.6 tons of nitrogen oxides (NOX), 1.62 tons of carbon monoxide, and 0.83 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). By Permit# APC-2010/0028-CONSTURCTION, actual annual emissions will not exceed 0.17 tons of PM, 0.30 tons of SOX, 1.55 tons of NOX, 0.19 tons of CO, and 0.10 tons of VOCs. A public hearing will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 21, 2009.
TITLE V SYNTHETIC MINOR PERMIT APPLICATIONS – The following companies have submitted applications:
Magco, Inc. has submitted an application, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2(i), and 12.3 for construction of a Sea Salt Packaging Operation, to be located at 341 Pigeon Point Road, New Castle. For more information please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=513&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
Cirillo Bros. has submitted an application, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2(i), and 12.3 for construction of Non-Metallic Mineral Processing Plant, to be located at 761 Grantham Road, New Castle. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=514&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
A public hearing concerning the above permitting actions will not be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request by September 16, 2009.
Color Works Painting Inc. is to be issued a Permit pursuant to Regulation No. 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2(i), and 12.3 to incorporate all previously existing Permits for operations at 251 Edwards Avenue, New Castle. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=522&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
ICM of Delaware, Inc. has submitted an application, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1102, Section 2.1, 11.2(i), and 12.3 for an amendment at County Road 323, Georgetown. ICM of Delaware, Inc. requests a limit to increase recycled asphalt (RAP) to 35% and allow 7% manufacturer’s virgin waste asphalt shingles with 28% RAP. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=521&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
A public hearing concerning the above permitting actions will not be held unless the Secretary of DNREC receives a request by September 22, 2009.
TITLE V PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATIONS - Notice is hereby given that NRG Energy Center Dover, LLC having a facility at 1280 W. North Street, Dover, has submitted a request for a permit renewal pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1130, Section 7: AQM-001/00127(R-2). A public hearing will NOT be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request by September 30, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=529&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
TITLE V MODIFICATION APPLICATIONS - Notice is hereby given that Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s Cherry Island Landfill having a facility at 1706 E. 12th Street, Wilmington, has submitted a request for significant permit modification pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 1130, Section 7 for operating permit: AQM-003/00111-Renewal 1(Revision 1). Along with minor changes of permit conditions, this “draft/proposed” significant permit modification incorporates the conditions of an existing operating permit for two Low-NOx enclosed flares with a hydrogen sulfide pretreatment system. A public hearing concerning the permitting action will not be held unless the Secretary of the DNREC receives a request by October 6, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Lists/Public%20Notices/DispForm.aspx?ID=538&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ednrec%2Edelaware%2Egov%2FLists%2FPublic%2520Notices%2FAllItems%2Easpx
CONTACT THE DIVISION:
24-Hour Report and Spill Notification Line - 1-800-662-8802
Aboveground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500
Air Quality - Dover Office - 302-739-9402
Air Quality - New Castle Office - 302-323-4542
Asbestos New Castle - 302-323-4542
Asbestos Kent & Sussex - 302-739-9402
Boiler Safety - 302-672-7653
Brownfields - 302-395-2600
Director’s Office - 302-739-9400
Emergency Prevention and Response - 302-739-9404
Environmental Crimes Unit - 302-739-9401 or 1-800-662-8802
Hazardous Waste - 302-739-9403
Medical Waste - 302-739-9403
Open Burning - 302-739-9402
Outreach Ombudsman - 302-395-2515
Recycling - 302-739-9403
Site Investigation & Restoration Branch (Superfund/Brownfields) - 302-395-2600
Solid Waste - 302-739-9403
Underground Storage Tanks - 302-395-2500
