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BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA 93301
Lic. No. 414682
January ~5, 1989
Michael Theroux, R.B.
Kern County Department of Public Health
Division of Environmental Health
2700 "M" Street
Bakersfield, California 93301
Dear- Mr. Theroux:
As discussed during out- previous meeting in late November of last year,
attached is the Report of Facility Information (RFI) - Plan of Operation
to permit a Small Volume Transfer Station near- Mckittrick, California.
]'he attached submittal has been prepared in accordance with the Division
of Health Servicers working draft entitled "Preparation of a Report of
Facility Information".
By copy of this submittal, it is our understanding that Project review
wi 11 simultaneously be init iated with the Kern County Planning
Department and that if applicable, a Conditional Use Permit will be
issued. In addition, we understand that this document will undergo
review by c0ther applicable environmental regulatory agencies such as the
Sta~e Regional Water Quality Contrnl Board and the Department of Health
Services.
As solid material is currently being accepted at Sooner's Transfer and
Processing Plan~, we would greatly appreciate if review of this project
by your department could be expedited. If you have any questions of if
I can be of further assistance in this matter, please do not hesitate to
contact me at this office.
Sincerel~,
~'~Jc.~hn E. Webb
Presic~er~t - Soor, er Inc.
cc: Diana Wilsor~,
Gler~n Barnhill
Mel Krause
RJ S~
- Kerr, County
Health Department
- Kern County
Planning Department
MEMO RANDUM
Solid Waste Management Program
March 21, 1989
To:
From:
Joe Canas/Task Force
Michael Theroux
Dave Heath - Valley Dust Control - Sooner, Inc.
After a short discussion on the following, Ann Bo¥ce suggested
this is probably an excellent "action item" for the haz waste task
force, and that I draft a review for you:
I received a call from Mr. Nathan Smith, Tracer Technologies, 681
Lion's Gate Drive, Ventura (805) 985-6196 this morning, re:
statements made by Dave Heath to a client of Tracer's, the Seneca
Corporation. Apparently, Heath approached Kelly Erisman, of
Seneca's hazardous materials section, with the following proposal:
his company is ready to accept waste cuttings, muds, and other
solids, whether hazardous, designated or non-hazardous, and either
treat the wastes with Portland cement on the generator's site, or
truck the wastes to Kern County to the Sooner Inc. site for the
treatment. Wastes thus "treated" would be disposed of by
Heath/Sooner by use of the material as "road base", or in other
unspecified ways. Heath promised to supply each generator with a
signed statement of release from liability, and has been assuring
the firm that all this disposal would be handled in a "very quiet,
discrete manner". Further, Heath told Mr. Erisman that he intended
to approach both Santa Fe Energy and Conoco (for wastes from their
"grubb" site) with the same proposal, that he and his firm "were
ready to roll" Mr. Smith believes Seneca has enough concern to
file a sworn deposition of the conversations, if approached by our
county agencies.
The referenced "Sooner, Inc." project is a proposal to use a
Maricopa site for waste processing, strictly non-hazardous, and is
not under permit. The project is presently under review for
Conditional Use Permit by KCPADS (contact Glen Barnhill), and the
proponents have also approached the Fresno RWQCB. I am aware of
involvement of Dave Heath only because of calls from the outside;.
the key project proponent is a John Webb. KCPADS has issued a
written order to Sooner against any such operations prior to
issuance of all permits; this indicates Dave Heath/Sooner is
prepared to violate that order.
Please be aware of the legal constraints upon disposal of
"designated" and other classes of non-hazardous waste; illegal
disposal below the hazardous contaminant line needs to be pursued
for enforcement as well. I'd appreciate a coordinated action
through Daphne; as you are aware, this program has a number of
current cases trying to deal with the same problems. For your
information, 'Sooner's short project statement is attached.
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