Post date: Sep 01, 2014 4:22:46 AM
December 20, 2000
Here is some more news from the Pall-Gelman November 2000 report packet:
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL STORED WITHOUT PROPER SAFEGUARDS IN RESIDENTIAL AREA
Pall-Gelman Operation and Maintenance Plan for the Transmission Pipelines & Horizontal Wells called for the storage and use of 93% sulfuric acid at the Porter Lot location where the horizontal wells and transmission pipelines are joined. There will be about 300 gallons of sulfuric acid at the site, which is in the middle of a residential area. The DEQ said the O&M Plan is inadequate and lacks precautions to minimize accidents.
Pall-Gelman began using the pipelines and horizontal wells before having the O&M plan approved by the DEQ.
Sulfuric acid is also being used at the Evergreen facility without any mention in the O&M Plan.
Besides the concern about the acid, the DEQ expressed concern about the lack of pipeline leak detection and numerous other omissions.
DEFINITION OF PLUMES STILL INCOMPLETE
Pall-Gelman is finally putting in new monitoring wells in areas and at depths never before sampled. Some of these are turning up surprisingly high levels of 1,4-dioxane, which means that even more monitoring wells are needed to define the leading edges of the plumes, laterally and vertically.
Plumes continue to expand in all directions.
PUBLIC BEING SHUT OUT
Despite having a major stake in the outcome of the cleanup, the public has been kept out of ongoing meetings between the DEQ and Pall/Gelman where cleanup plans are discussed. SRSW hopes that the proposed quarterly review meetings between Pall-Gelman and the DEQ will include knowledgeable citizen and local governmental representatives.