PROJECT SUMMARY
WHAT:
HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT
WHO:
Bill Greenwich
Brooks Ray
WHERE:
Munitions Treatment Facility Northwest Louisiana
WHEN:
2012
BACKGROUND
client proposed to treat hazardous waste munitions and explosives at a site in northwest Louisiana. The client wanted to receive the hazardous waste from both military and civilian generators. A commercial hazardous waste permit was needed to treat the waste and to store it prior to treatment.The client also proposed to treat waste in Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) units. A similar facility had never been permitted in Louisiana.
FINDINGS
K prepared hazardous waste permit applications for the client. The applications addressed two static detonation chambers which were classified as Subpart X miscellaneous thermal treatment units, two SCWO units (Subpart X). The application also addressed the storage of the waste in four igloos, a container storage area, and an accumulation tank. The application was challenging since the client was proposing a new commercial hazardous waste facility that would use new technologies. CK worked extensively with the client as well as the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), the community, and the landholder to develop an application that met regulatory standards and stakeholder concerns. Among the many tasks in support of the application, CK conducted a wetlands survey, a threatened and endangered species survey as well as baseline sampling and analysis of the site, analyzed alternative sites and technologies, mapped surrounding land use, prepared an infrastructure assessment report, comprehensive emissions testing plans, and attended public hearings.
RESOLUTION
K successfully assisted the client to obtain a commercial hazardous waste permit for a new facility to treat hazardous waste using technologies that had not been used before in Louisiana.
PROJECT SUMMARY
WHAT:
HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT
WHO:
Bill Greenwich
Brooks Ray
WHERE:
Munitions Treatment Facility Northwest Louisiana
WHEN:
2012
BACKGROUND
client proposed to treat hazardous waste munitions and explosives at a site in northwest Louisiana. The client wanted to receive the hazardous waste from both military and civilian generators. A commercial hazardous waste permit was needed to treat the waste and to store it prior to treatment.The client also proposed to treat waste in Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) units. A similar facility had never been permitted in Louisiana.
FINDINGS
K prepared hazardous waste permit applications for the client. The applications addressed two static detonation chambers which were classified as Subpart X miscellaneous thermal treatment units, two SCWO units (Subpart X). The application also addressed the storage of the waste in four igloos, a container storage area, and an accumulation tank. The application was challenging since the client was proposing a new commercial hazardous waste facility that would use new technologies. CK worked extensively with the client as well as the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), the community, and the landholder to develop an application that met regulatory standards and stakeholder concerns. Among the many tasks in support of the application, CK conducted a wetlands survey, a threatened and endangered species survey as well as baseline sampling and analysis of the site, analyzed alternative sites and technologies, mapped surrounding land use, prepared an infrastructure assessment report, comprehensive emissions testing plans, and attended public hearings.
RESOLUTION
K successfully assisted the client to obtain a commercial hazardous waste permit for a new facility to treat hazardous waste using technologies that had not been used before in Louisiana.