Issuance of an Emergency Permit to Open Burn/Open Detonate Hazardous Waste, United States Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
Summary
SCH Number
2002108407
Public Agency
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
(DTSC)
Document Title
Issuance of an Emergency Permit to Open Burn/Open Detonate Hazardous Waste, United States Marine Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/25/2002
Document Description
In June 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requested the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Plams Eplosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team to destroy approximately 17,000 pounds of hazardous explosives waste inventory from the Denova Environmental, Inc. site located in Rialto, California. The waste was being cleaned up as a part of the emergency response action conducted by USEPA to clean up hazardous waste at teh Denova Facility. The hazardous explosives waste, consisting of bulk explosives and explosive items including detonating cord and shape charges, was packed and loaded into military 5-ton trucks by EOD Personnel at the Denova facility on Friday, July 19, 2002. On that date, the Department of Toxic Substances Control issued an Emergency Hazardous waste Facility Permit to MCAGCC and US Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 authorizing the destruction of the hazardous explosives was utilizing Open Burn/Open Detonation.
Contact Information
Name
Rich Martyn/Nancy Bergeron
Agency Name
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Twentynine Palms
Counties
San Bernardino
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15300
Reasons for Exemption
This project met the criteria for use of a presumptive exemption under Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sectoin 15300 because control measures were implemented that ensured project impacts would be insignificant.
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