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News Release 533
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY ENTER INTO LETTER OF AGREEMENT
Volume 34-533 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, DEC. 5, 2006 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Dow Chemical Company entered into a Letter of Agreement. The agreement is the starting point for Dow to investigate possible releases at its facility and determine if cleanup is necessary.
Dow is located at 500 Dow Industrial Dr. in Pevely and manufactures and ships Styrofoam™ installation and Styron™. Dow originally operated a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) interim status hazardous waste storage unit at the site. During interim status, Dow had to file a hazardous waste permit application within a specific time frame. Dow submitted Part A of the permit application on Nov. 11, 1980, and Part B in September 1988.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, conducted a RCRA Facility Assessment on Feb. 16, 1993. The assessment report indicated that there are possible releases of hazardous wastes and hazardous constituents to soil and groundwater at the facility.
On June 27,1994, Dow decided not to continue the RCRA permitting process. Because Dow did not obtain a hazardous waste permit, it was required to close the hazardous waste storage unit according to their approved interim status closure plan, dated Sept. 12, 1994. The interim-status closure plan outlined how Dow would remove and clean its equipment, structures and soil.
The Letter of Agreement is the starting point for carrying out an Expedited Corrective Action Program, or cleanup investigation, at Dow's facility. The agreement describes the roles, responsibilities and expectations of the department and Dow for possible cleanup activities at the facility. The first step under the agreement will be Dow's submission of a Description of Current Conditions Report and a RCRA Facility Investigation Work Plan. The work plan will outline the framework for investigation of possible contaminant releases to the environment. Dow will examine the rate of movement and amount of contaminant released. What, if any, cleanup activities necessary to protect human health and the environment will be based on the investigation results.
The agreement is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm.
For more information on the agreement, or to request to have your name placed on Dow's mailing list to receive notice on any major cleanup activities at the facility, please contact Assem Abdul at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. You can also reach Abdul by telephone at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827 or by e-mail at assem.abdul@dnr.mo.gov. Hearing and speech-impaired persons may reach Abdul through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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