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RCED-83-91 1 (1983-01-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmup0001 and id is 1 raw text is: .... . .-. I/,o L UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 1 LMtl120446 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, ST Ic - LM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT cojOe hO e OiutsdL pp oeneral LApl u w O fic of cc a n *he oni of pecifc approval DIVISON .ibm, te O)ffce og oi i 9 gressi-n1j .lation$ B-210383 JANUARY 14, 1983 RELEASED The Honorable Barbara A. Mikuiski House of Representatives 11111r111111111 Dear Ms. Mikulski: 120446 Subject: Information on Three Hazardous and/or Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Maryland (GAO/RCED-83-91) On June 23, 1982, you asked us to consider including three Maryland hazardous and/or solid waste disposal sites in our current work involving the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) imple- mentation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). You were concerned about how well EPA was monitoring State regula- tory programs under RCRA and thought that the Maryland sites would exemplify the types of problems that are occurring. In responding to your request by letter dated July 22, 1982, it was agreed that our ongoing work could incorporate your request. Subsequent to our July 22 letter, additional discussions concerning the three sites have been held with your office and it was agreed that we would summarize the results of the work performed. Overall, officials from both EPA and Maryland acknowledged that each site had .various past problems, but these officials believe that current site actions are adequate since the three sites, in their opinion, represent a low degree of hazard at this time. We made no independ- ent technical assessments of the three sites. Additionally, our other planned RCRA reviews will address the State monitoring issues raised in your June 23 letter. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AN D METHODOLOGY Our primary objectives were to determine what past problems were presented by the three sites (Monument Street Solid Waste Landfill, American Recovery Treatment and Storage Facility, and Hawkins Point Hazardous Waste Landfill), what actions were taken by EPA and Maryland at those sites, and what is the current status of the sites. To fulfill these objectives, we conducted the review at EPA Region III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and visited State of Maryland offices including the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), Maryland Environmental Service (MES), and the Governor's Office. We discussed the three sites with EPA Region III and Maryland officials to determine what their roles had been and their opinions of the relative hazards posed by these sites. vl -Wy(089219)

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