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FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON, DIRECTOR 07 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (ACTING)
DATE: May 19, 1986
SUBJECT: STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY, MARTINEZ - PROPOSED HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR
Specific Requests or Recommendation(s) & Bac group Justification
RECOMMENDED ACTION
AUTHORIZE the Chair to sign a letter to the City of Martinez requesting the City to follow
the processes and recommendations embodied in the Hazardous Waste Task Force report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None. The Stauffer project is located within the city limits of Martinez. The County has
no direct role in this matter.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Stauffer Chemical Company proposes to construct a commercial incineration plant on their
site located immediately north of Waterfront Road and east of Interstate 680 in the City of
Martinez. They have applied for a permit from' EPA, Region IX, in January 1985 and upon
issuance of that permit will pursue other permits that may be required. It is anticipated
that permits will be required from Bay Area Air Quality Management Districts, California
Air Resources Board, and the State Department of Health Services and the City of Martinez. .
The above-mentioned single-purpose agencies may not look at all the ramifications involved
with this type of industrial facility. It is suggested that the City request the preparation
of an Environmental Impact Report that will embody not only the air quality and health
features of an incinerator, but will also address transportation, access routes, on-site
storage, emergency response program, and similar environmental concerns.
Stauffer proposes to inject wastes into an existing burner, which is an . early step in the
making of sulphuric acid. Peripheral equipment is involved so as to provide for before-
treatment storage, scrubbers, precipitators, and other aids to make sure that all the air
quality requirements are satisfied. No formal permit has been requested of the BAAQMD nor
of any other agency or the City, as of May 19, 1986.
Continued on attachment: yes Signatur P.
Recommendation of County Administrator ecommend i n o oard Committee
Approve Other: <ZV
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: MAY 2 0 1986 Approved as Recommended Other_
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
/ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
y Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Absent: Abstain:
sw.bo.stauffer.S- Attested MAY 2 0 1986
Orig.-Div.: Community Development PHIL BATCHELOR , CLERK
cc: County Administrator OF THE BOARD AND COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
By
DEP Y CLERK