Complaint ID 47393 — Public Copy
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Status: Approved/Closed
- Complaint Received
- July 17, 2007 3:08 PM
- Assigned Office
- Coastal District
- Complaint Closed
- July 25, 2007 12:00 AM
- Review Comments
- [Not entered]
Nature of Complaint
SEVERAL OPERATIONAL CONCERNS AT CHARLTON CO.-CHESSER ISLAND ROAD LANDFILL (SL). CLAIMS ASBESTOES NOT PROPERLY HANDLED - AVERAGE 2 SEMI-TRACTOR LOADS EVERY OTHER WEEK, DUMPED IN GENERAL WORKING FACE, NO PRECAUTIONS BY DOZER OPERATORS, BAGS BURST OPEN WHEN MIXED WITH GENERAL GARGAGE; ASH PITS ALLOWED TO FILL WITH WATER, NOT PROPERLY MIXED; SILOS CONTAINING ASH HAVE LEAKING SEAMS, ALLOWING ASH WATER TO SOAK INTO GROUND, POSSIBLY AFFECTING SURROUNDING SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE GROUNDWATERS; WHEN INTRODUCING ASH TO THE WATER PITS, VALVES OPEN, CREATING AIR-BORNE HARMFUL DUST; INTERMEDIATE CELL COVER NOT ADEQUATELY GRASSED, EXPOSING BURIED SOLID WASTES; AND UNDER WET CONDITIONS, GARBAGE ALLOWED TO WASH OFF-SITE INTO SURROUNDING WOODS.
- Primary Concern
- Comprehensive Solid Waste
- Secondary Concern
- Air Quality Control
Complaint Location
- Location of Complaint
- CHARLTON COUNTY
- City of Complaint
- FOLKSTON
- County of Complaint
- Charlton County
Source
- Source Name
- CHARLTON COUNTY-CHESSER ISLAND ROAD
- Facility ID Number
- 024-006D (SL)
Source Contact
- Contact Name
- MAURICE PURVIS
- Source Address
- PO BOX 128
FOLKSTON, Georgia 31537
Actions
Follow-Up Investigation
25‑Jul‑2007 by kalp
Initial Investigation
18‑Jul‑2007 by kalp
Attachments
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