1. Laura J. Weber Solid Waste Project Manager St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

2. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

3. Laura J. Weber  Overview of SRMT’s SW Program  Open Dump & Subtitle D Landfill  Defining Open Dump Assessment  Data  Safety Training  Case Study Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

4. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country 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.

5. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

6. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Open Dumps Subtitle D Landfill

7. 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: http://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/opendump.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/wycd/tribal/pdftxt/opendump.pdf  Based on this definition, does size make a difference? Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

8. 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 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

9. 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 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

10. 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  http://www.osha.gov/html/faq- hazwoper.html#faq1 http://www.osha.gov/html/faq- hazwoper.html#faq1 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

11. Laura J. Weber  Equipment  Personal Protection for workers  Tracking & Evaluation  Reporting  Political  Community Members Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

12. 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 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

13. 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 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

14. 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. Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

15. 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 Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

16. Laura J. Weber  Another site assessment was conducted to collect geological, groundwater, and surface water data.  Dug test pits  Explosion gas studies Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country

17. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country 2007 2004 2010

18. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country June 2010 April 2010 2007

19. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Collect Information about potential responsible parties PRP’s Labels provide Information about contents

20. Laura J. Weber Addressing & Managing Illegal Dumps in Indian Country Laura J. Weber Solid Waste Project Manager St. Regis Mohawk Tribe M-F, 6:30 AM -2:30 PM EST 518-651-9926 Laura.weber@srmt-nsn.gov www.srmtenv.org