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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Agreement for Emergency Clean Up of PCB Stor•ge Facility in
Utah, Redisposal of City of Lodi Material Stored Within and Authorize
the Transfer of Funds for This Action.
MEETING DATE: August 5, 1992
SUBMITTED BY: Electric Utility Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the Agreements for the
emergency clean up of a PC8 storage facility in Utah,
documentation. handling, redisposal and destruction of
City or Lodi material stored within and authorize the
transfer of funds in the amount of 530,000 from tyre Utility Outlay Reserve for this
action.
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8ACNGROUND INFORMATION: The Electric Utility Department duri�q late 1989 and
early 1990 contracted with North American Environmental,
Inc. for transportation and destruction of PCB material.
The material included 55 -gallon drums of oil and
transformer carcasses.
Unfortunately, the City was recently informed that North Amer man Environmental,
Inc. has filed for bankruptcy prior to the destruction of all material from Lodi.
At this time, 17 drums of -il and 2 transformer carcasses have �beeR •located in a
warehouse in Utah together with naterial f:'om a number of oth r agencies. The
Environmental Protection Agency (SRA) is now involved in thici elt-a-m up of the
material located in the Utah warehouse. EPA has given all the generators (Lodi is a
generator of the waste) until Septembcr 1, 1992 to remove and 'redispose' of this
waste or EPA will contract and bill for such clean up and disposal,
The City's most favorable option is to have the material removed 4nd destroyed prior
to the deadline. The City has negotiated agreements for this tank with contractors
approved by EPA for the clean up and at this point is ready to sign these
agreements. It should be noted that EPA strongly recommends that a representative
from the generator (Lodi) be precent at the site to monitor the clean up process.
Therefore, this emergency funding request also includes the cost of sending an
employee to Utah for the duration of the clean up, estimated at a maximum of 5 days.
APPROVED
fF OMA,S A PETERSON
Approve Agreement for Emergt- -y Clean Up of PGB Storage Eaci . .y in l Utah.
Redispcsal of City of ' odi Materii. Stcred Within and Authorize the Transfer -
of Funds for This Action.
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August 5. 1992
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The estimated cost of this project is 530,000 and includes the removal from the
warehouse, the loading and transportation to another 1-indli�g facility, the
destruction of the material, a I I required documentation and manifests and the cost
of having a Lodi representative at. the site during the process.
It is further worth noting that the generator (Lodi) by law is rebponsible for this
matter even though a once reputable company contracted with the(fcity Tor handling
and destruction of the material. Only after final destruction of the material has
been completed and documented w i l l this liability diminish. i
FUNDING: Available within the Utility
Outlay Reserve account.
Henry J. Rice
Electric Utility Direct�r
Prepared by: Hans Hansen. Assist. Electric Utility Director
c: Electrical Engineer
Electrical Engineer - Standards
Purchasing Officer
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