Show Utah $1800 In county $2000 CD CD 17& nlC7o) Serving Utah’s Great Pahvant Valley Delta & (s 20 out of eounty -6 month $1000 (In Advance) Copy 50$ Senior Citizens (65 and older) $1500 in county $1800 out of County rfl f USPS 0 Vol 78 No 28 Jan 14 1988 Report given of Millard County Officals’ tour of hazardous waste facilities A group of Millard County elected officials has just returned from a tour of hazardous waste facilities in Texas Louisiana and New Jersey The three Millard County Commissioners--MikStyler Warren acJensen and Abe companied by Lynndyl Mayor Alan Nielson and State Representative Joe Moody Planning and Zoning officials Leon Smith of Millard County and Connie Best of Lynndyl Town and Senator Fred Finlinson also made the trip Rollins Environmental Services’ representatives included Thorpe Project Manager George Martin and David Eckhoff The group returned late on Friday January 8 1988 Just what is hazardous waste? The hazardous waste to be processed by the facility would be almost exclusively waste materials petrochemical-basesuch as industrial solvents used oils and by products from agricultural pesticide manufacturing All liquid materials and some solids would be destroyed by incineration Ash from incinerator and certain solid materials would be securely deposited in a landfill The landfill would be surrounded top and bottom by two envelopes each consisting of a combination of high density polyethylene and impervious clay What it isn’t: Rollins has stated that their facilities would never handle radio active wastes The group of officials had been approached by Rollins to consider the possibility of locating a hazardous waste facility in Millard County According to Rollins the facility could 150 persons employ approximately having a wide variety of skills including skilled plant operators graduate chemists accountants and manageMost of the work ment personnel force would likely come from the Millard County area Several questions had been raised about the soundness of locating these facilities in our community so the oflook ficials decided to get a at several of them They stopped in Deer Park Texas (near Houston) Baton Rouge Louisiana and Logan Township New Jersey Their purposes were to study how hazardous waste facilities operate to personally review environmental impacts on the communities and to investigate reported problems and how they have been The Utah legislators and resolved Millard County and Lynndyl Town officials met with State and local government officials at each of the plant locations Additionally they visited with citizens andor public officials from the communities to discuss both community impacts and community cooperative efforts by Rollins The first stop was Deer Park Texas where Rollins has operated an incinerator and landfill facility for seven- - Daniel Anderson wins the 1987 Farm Bureau State Discussion Meet last year’s Top Daniel Anderson Young Farmer and Rancher again proved his mettle by besting 14 other contenders to win the 1987 State Discussion Meet Anderson a partner in a diversified farming operation in Oak City Millard won the final round by County his knowledge of the demonstrating Six final parUS Constitution ticipants discussed how the freedoms farmers enjoy today compare with those experienced by farmers 200 years was first ago when the Constitution founded Earlier rounds discussed such topics as groundwater quality and the effect of the future’s market on beef prices the Sponsored by the YF&R’s discussion meet was organized so that participants might solve problems usand speakof ing techniques thinking ing freely on the subject and with each other Anderson and his wife Sherilyn will receive an expense paid trip to compete in the national Discussion Meet at the Annual Farm Bureau American Meeting in New Orleans January Mayor Gillins is optimistic about 1988 by Dawn Carder Despite bitter cold temperatures many inches of snow and the struggling economy in Millard County Mayor Keith Gillins of Fillmore heads into the new year with an optimistic outlook “I am optimistic about 1988 with a good five member City Council” he commented recently “There are three new Limburg Mike Rhinehart and Charles Ferguson-wi- th new ideas” The newly elected council members were formally installed at the Council 4 January Meeting on Monday assignments were then Departmental made by Mayor Gillins followed by the regular business session Mayor Gillins expressed his thanks and gratitude to Dr Brent Jackson Jer’E Brinkerhoff and Freeman Rowley for their four years of service on the Fillmore City Council “I appreciate their good work” he stated According to Mayor Gillins the goal for 1988 is finCity’s Number ding a way to have a new swimming pool facility for all of East Millard County “We are going to be very aggressive in this endeavor” The Swimming Pool Committee continues to be quite active At this date a public opinion poll has been distributed to East Millard residents The results will be tallied and carefully assessed by committee members In other areas the Mayor says there The are no new developments Mushroom Farm is operating normally and plans for the Industrial Park are somewhat idle When a spokesman for the Amenities Group Incorporated California corporation that purchased the commercial land in Fillmore last May last was in contact with the City about three months ago he said AGI is pursuing its goals t teen years This plant receives both quid and solid wastes by truck and rail All trucks entering the plant are first analyzed by the Rollins chemistry laboratory before being allowed into the processing area The Millard officials reviewed the waste material identification papers (waste data sheets) which accompany the waste at all times from its origin through processing and The central control final disposal facility was observed during incineration of waste materials Of particular interest to the local group was the continuous monitoring of both combustion and stack conditions Temperatures and stack gas composition are closely controlled to assure complete burning of the waste materials When any one conditions is not met the of the incinerator automatically shuts off the waste streams but continues to control and monitor all operating conditions The Mayor of Deer Park and head of the Crisis and Emergency Response (CAER) unit for the area met with the Millard group at lunch The Mayor discussed the issues of taxes and provision of municipal services to the Rollins facility The CAER unit is a cooperative venture of the city and dustry in the area It involves the entire range of emergency services to the City’s industrial area One of the highlights of the trip was a discussion session with one of the citizen community leaders in Baton State 2A Wrestling to be in Delta It has been 17 years since Delta has hosted a state championship wrestling tournament This year on Friday and Saturday February 5 and 6 the state 2A wrestling finals will be in Delta Plan to attend this eventful event Delta will be going for its 20th state the fourth in a row championship Rouge Mrs Mary McCastle She had been reported to be “one tough lady” and had led a campaign to achieve an improved community participation One of that program by Rollins group’s principal objectives had been the elimination of odors from a sludgesoil farming operation which Rollins had once used She described how her current efforts with Rollins are directed to the outfitting and operation of a Senior Citizens Center in the local community as well as other community projects She also identified some important features of the Company’s The group community involvement also met with Warren Byrd of the Louisiana Attorney General’s office to get his perspective of the Rollins operation and discuss his involvement Because of reports of action against Rollins by Louisiana state officials the Millard County group definitely planned to meet with these people John Koury the Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Bill Greenwich head of the Permits Section of DEQ discussed prior and current Rollins Mr Koury was the Adoperations ministrative Law Judge appointed by the State of Louisiana to review the citations given to Rollins in the incinerator emissions case of August 5 1985 He indicated that he only found Rollins in violation of two minor provisions: lack of maintenance on a waste injector nozzle valve and an approximately one to six minute emission of smoke Both Mr Koury and Mr Greenwich indicated that over the past couple of years Rollins has had exemplary operation with no violations At the Baton Rouge site the Millard County group was able to see the operation of a new technology landfill In this landfill the wastes are encapsulated by a double layer of High Denas well as two imsity Polyethylene permeable clay layers The landfill had a comprehensive groundwater monitoring system installed plus an immediate lead detection system for early warning in the event of moisture or leachate penetration of the first liner system The Baton Rouge incinerator was an interesting facility because it is one of the older Rollins facilities and is being upgraded with newer technology equipment A brand new incinerator facility is also being planned for this site The local officials were able to see the continuous gas sampling and monitoring equipment which uses a process similar to the gas scrubbing pollution control equipment on the incinerator Baton Rouge Parish (County) officials were present during and after the tour of the incinerator and landfill A question and answer period was held with them after the tour Snow and cold greeted the group in Logan Township New Jersey which located about 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia However a warm reception was given by the Township CounMr Noble cilman Robert Noble discussed at length the necessary cooperative relationships between local stated He and industry government quite strongly that he is very pleased with the relationships his local government has with Rollins He took the group on a tour of new housing developments in the vicinity of the Rollins facilities to demonstrate that the industry has not adversely impacted growth and property values in the area The New Jersey facilities operational and pollution control programs were Sadat described by Dr Marwan formerly head of the New Jersey PolluDepartment of Environmental tion Control’s hazardous waste program Dr Sadat covered many importhe tant points concerning ability to monitor chemicals in the environment of modern and the capability cinerators to achieve environmental He also limits control pollution discuseed the fact that Rollins is currently raising fish in some of their wastewater polishing ponds The tour concluded with a discussion session with Darrell Trent the PresiSerdent of Rollins Environmental vices A wide range of subjects were covered including site location community involvement taxation services and employment is Lt Gov Val Qveson addresses DACC Kickoff Membership Drive am IPSC’s program I - Vi ? ta was a success! The 1987 can definitea success ly be considered The Power employees of Intermountain Service CorporationEmployee’s Activity Organization provided gifts for ten families with a total of children and for a large number of elderly The employees provided food for four of the ten families Cash and toward turkey certificate donations food purchases totaled $30800 In a cooperative effort with the Delta Community project over 45 families were helped The Employee’s Activity Organization sold the most raffle tickets and provided the most total family support Because of this outstanding contribution the EAO will be presented with a plaque expressing appreciation for their participation Susan Felgenauer Chairman of the EAO’s said “This has been a personally satisfying project for me I had the privilege of making the delivery of food and gifts to our largest family Steve Kelly a fellow operator helped with the delivery As we walked into the house the desperate need of the family was apparent Several of the children met us at the door and vited us into their very humble home” Felgenauer continued "After getting permission from the parents to take in the gifts a beautiful little girl looked up at me and asked pleasingly ‘Is there a package for a five year old girl?’ I picked her up and told here there were TWO packages for a five year old girl She squealed with delight and I received the most satisfying heartfelt hug I believe I shall ever receive” According to Felgenauer the parents said very little When the turkey ham boxes of fruits and bags of potatoes were taken in they just stood and smiled then quietly said "Thank you” For Susan Felgenauer “This project personally made my Christmas by Dawn Carder Lt Gov Val Oveson was the guest speaker for the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce’s 1988 Kickoff Membership Drive He gave an optimistic “upbeat” speech encouraging the assembled business men and women to set sights on high goals and to remain optimistic about the future The Lt Gov opened his talk telling of his ties with Delta and Millard He also expressed his apCounty preciation for Gov Norm Bangerter and the Gov’s leadership in Utah He then briefly outlined 1988 recommendations of the Legislative Session: Budget-- 3 percent lower than the 1987 budget $30 million will be returned to the taxpayers $20 for the new prison and a new medical facility complete” f 2 Taxes-tax increases “We have found out where the limits said the Lt Gov “There is no room to raise revenue and it is necessary to live within our income” Education was acknowledged as the Number priority in the state Two suggestions are the Block Grant Program which allows money to go directly to the local communities and a report card for schools Oveson ennumerated plans in the are” Economic Development area is down 15 percent Unemployment although rural Utah is continues to hurt The Federal Procurement Program encourages Utah businesses to supply services for defense contractors Tourism is up 15 percent and there is an 8000 net increase in jobs in Utah The State is also involved in new programs such as the Utah Works a drive to promote Utah products to Utahns Another is the Take Pride in Utah Campaign which will highlight various geographic areas around the state Other speeches and reports on the agenda of the DACC meeting were conducted prior to Lt Gov Oveson’s speech Outgoing President Dell Ashby spoke briefly thanking his fellow officers and the 1987 Board of Directors He stated that the Chamber is going to 1988 with a $3000 increase over last year then listed the successful 1987 Chamber projects Ashby’s final official act was presenting the Presidential gavel to Glen Swalberg 1988 President of the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Newly elected President Swalberg stated that he was “honored to be elected to head the dedicated group” He presented an engraved gavel a gift to Dell Ashby in from the Chamber Other recognition of his leadership new officers and Board members were then introduced by Swalberg An Economic Development report was given by Mike Halloran a member of the Economic Development Comtoo is optimistic mittee Halloran about 1988 Projects in the works for Millard County mentioned are: Crystal Peaks minerals 2 Manville Mining 3 Rollins Environmental $30 to $50 million for the County 4 Frontier Minerals 5 a glass company 6 a meat packing plant 7 truck stop and motel for Cove Fort area 8 IPP Man convention center The meeting was adjourned followand answer a period with ing question Lt Gov Val Oveson The tenor of gathering was definitely optimistic |