Division of Waste Management Dexter R Matthews Director

Division of Waste Management Dexter R. Matthews, Director Mission: to prevent harmful releases of waste to the environment and clean up existing contamination.

Core Program Areas • Petroleum Releases – underground aboveground • Superfund Cleanups - Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act Program (DSCA) - Inactive Hazardous Sites - Federal Remediation • • • Hazardous Waste Management Solid Waste Management Brownfields Redevelopment NC DENR Division of Waste Management

Currently known contamination sites in North Carolina Includes the following (numbers are approximate): 1930 Inactive Hazardous Sites 676 Pre-Regulatory Landfills 302 Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) Sites 8000 Underground Storage Tank (UST) Incidents 2000 Aboveground Storage (AST) Incidents NC DENR Division of Waste Management

Underground Storage Tanks NC DENR Division of Waste Management

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program Permits and Inspection – 8, 241 permitted UST Systems, 27, 729 registered tanks Issues permits to operate UST systems and inspects UST facilities to ensure compliance with UST statutes, rules and policies. Outreach efforts include educational and training opportunities. Corrective Action – Open Commercial Incidents 5, 936 Open Noncommercial incidents 2, 103 Oversees assessment and cleanup activities, conducts inspections and technical assistance visits. Pre-approves Trust Fund requests and reviews claims for technical reimbursement. Samples wells and monitors cleanup efforts to reduce risk to human health and the environment. Closed 14, 312 commercial; 7, 620 noncommercial and closed 2, 722 non-UST incidents. Trust Fund - Commercial Revenue = $26, 316, 112 Noncommercial Revenue= $7, 272, 018 Oversees trust fund eligibility decisions and fund reimbursements. Implements state contracts for assessment and cleanup of contaminated sites. Reviews technology used for assessment and cleanup of groundwater and soil contamination and approves innovative technologies for use statewide. NC DENR Division of Waste Management

DSCA Program Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act (DSCA) Cleanup statistics • 1500 estimated contaminated drycleaning sites in N. C. • 375 identified contaminated drycleaning sites • 316 sites certified into DSCA program • 33 sites have received No Further Action (NFA) notices • 32 sites with NFA notices pending Compliance Program • DSCA Minimum Management Practices • Delegation of Air Quality (NESHAP) and Hazardous Waste (RCRA) • Education and Outreach • Inspections, Notices of Violation, Enforcement NC DENR Division of Waste Management

Division of Waste Management Dexter R. Matthews, Director 217 W. Jones St. 1646 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 -1646 919 -707 -8200 http: //portal. ncdenr. org/web/wm/