Laura J. Weber Solid Waste Project Manager St. Regis Mohawk Tribe ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Overview of SRMT’s SW Program  Open Dump & Subtitle D Landfill  Defining Open Dump Assessment  Data  Safety Training  Case Study ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010 Mission: To promote environmental protection through the use of sound solid waste management practices while contributing to the economic and social progress of the community.

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Laura J. Weber ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010 Open Dumps Subtitle D Landfill

Laura J. Weber  Open dumps are areas where waste is disposed without proper controls such as:  Regular application of cover  Controlled access to site  Environmental controls Source:  Based on this definition, does size make a difference? ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  An open dump site assessment is:  A process of collecting, analyzing & evaluating site data  Use data to determine the potential environmental and health threat to the community  Make recommendations for site remediation & cleanup ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Solid Waste Survey Form Solid Waste Survey Form  Field Guide for OMDS Data Gathering/Entry Field Guide for OMDS Data Gathering/Entry ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  40 hr HAZWOPER is best  24 hr HAZWOPER is sufficient  First Responder Awareness is good  Site conditions may determine what level of training is needed based on OSHA regulations  hazwoper.html#faq1 hazwoper.html#faq1 ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Equipment  Personal Protection for workers  Tracking & Evaluation  Reporting  Political  Community Members ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  In 2004, SRMT Environment Division began investigating a large open dump site  Things known at time of first site visit:  Site owned by community member  Materials consisted of mainly C&D wastes  Owner was willing to walk the site with us and provide us information ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Emergency Response Vehicle w/ HAZMAT Equipment  Photo Ionization Detector  Gloves  Boots – steel toe & shank  Portable radio and/or cell phone  Camera  GPS  Field notebook ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Pond located adjacent to dump area  Three distinct open dump sites made up the entire area  Materials at the site included:  lead acid batteries, waste oil; tires; fuel containers; and C&D wastes. ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Owner entered into a consent agreement with the Tribe to cleanup the site  EPA performed an open dump characterization study in 2005  Majority of materials were identified as C&D wastes  In 2009, decision made to develop a remedial action plan for site  Need to understand geology of site and potential for groundwater pollution to make recommendation for site cleanup & closure.  Ownership of site changes ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

Laura J. Weber  Currently conducting another site assessment to collect geological, groundwater, and surface water data.  Dug test pits  Explosion gas studies ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010

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Laura J. Weber ITEP Training Minneapolis, MN Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Sept 21-23, 2010 Laura J. Weber Solid Waste Project Manager St. Regis Mohawk Tribe M-F, 6:30 AM -2:30 PM EST