South County Times
Chrysler Seeks To Dump Sludge From Closed North Plant
written by Don Corrigan, editor-in-chief
Friday December 11, 2009
Thousands of trucks and mini-vans once came off the line and out of the plants at Chrysler Fenton. Now it seems the only thing left to come out of the auto plant is a manufacturing byproduct: waste sludge.
Chrysler is seeking approval from Missouri officials to dump sludge from its now-shuttered north plant, where Dodge Ram pickup trucks were assembled. Chrysler is petitioning to put the sludge in a hazardous waste landfill.
A public hearing on the Chrysler request is slated for 10 a.m., Dec. 17, at the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Elm Street Office Complex in Jefferson City. The struggling car company is seeking a variance for an exemption to Missouri regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste.
"We don't have a hazardous waste landfill in Fenton, so this is not exactly a Fenton issue," said Dennis Hancock, the mayor of Fenton. "I do think the city will try to have someone there at the hearing. The nearest landfill that is used for hazardous waste, that I know of, is in Valley Park."
The waste itself was generated by a process used for coating the pickup trucks before painting. Wastewater and other contaminants were a result of the process, and were subsequently treated on-site and reduced to sludge and put into storage.
In a media release issued Dec. 1, the state DNR indicated that it was working toward approving the request by Chrysler.
"The Code of Federal Regulations was changed to exclude this wastewater treatment sludge from regulation as hazardous waste on July 7, 2008," noted DNR. "Missouri has begun the process to amend the state hazardous waste regulations to exclude this waste from the hazardous waste listing.
"Until the state regulations are amended, a variance from the hazardous waste listing is necessary," added DNR. "If Missouri's hazardous waste regulations are amended to include the federal amendment of the listing, Chrysler will no longer need the variance."
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Chrysler Seeks To Dump Sludge From Closed North Plant
written by Don Corrigan, editor-in-chief
Friday December 11, 2009
Thousands of trucks and mini-vans once came off the line and out of the plants at Chrysler Fenton. Now it seems the only thing left to come out of the auto plant is a manufacturing byproduct: waste sludge.
Chrysler is seeking approval from Missouri officials to dump sludge from its now-shuttered north plant, where Dodge Ram pickup trucks were assembled. Chrysler is petitioning to put the sludge in a hazardous waste landfill.
A public hearing on the Chrysler request is slated for 10 a.m., Dec. 17, at the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Elm Street Office Complex in Jefferson City. The struggling car company is seeking a variance for an exemption to Missouri regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste.
"We don't have a hazardous waste landfill in Fenton, so this is not exactly a Fenton issue," said Dennis Hancock, the mayor of Fenton. "I do think the city will try to have someone there at the hearing. The nearest landfill that is used for hazardous waste, that I know of, is in Valley Park."
The waste itself was generated by a process used for coating the pickup trucks before painting. Wastewater and other contaminants were a result of the process, and were subsequently treated on-site and reduced to sludge and put into storage.
In a media release issued Dec. 1, the state DNR indicated that it was working toward approving the request by Chrysler.
"The Code of Federal Regulations was changed to exclude this wastewater treatment sludge from regulation as hazardous waste on July 7, 2008," noted DNR. "Missouri has begun the process to amend the state hazardous waste regulations to exclude this waste from the hazardous waste listing.
"Until the state regulations are amended, a variance from the hazardous waste listing is necessary," added DNR. "If Missouri's hazardous waste regulations are amended to include the federal amendment of the listing, Chrysler will no longer need the variance."
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