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Kodiak Island Borough officials push state review of PCB landfill limits amid rising disposal costs
Summary
Kodiak Island Borough officials told the assembly on April 3 they will seek a state regulatory review after staff said Alaska's 1 ppm PCB landfill limit is driving high disposal costs and differs from the 50 ppm standard used in most other states.
Borough staff and advisory board members told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly on April 3 that the current state limit for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at landfills — cited as 1 part per million (ppm) by borough staff — is creating significant disposal cost pressure and may require shipping contaminated materials out of state.
Borough manager Amy Williams said staff have asked the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for clarification of the tables it uses and that the borough is preparing a request for regulatory review to evaluate the economic impacts of the state's approach. "We've also found out that 48 out of 50 states in the United States use a 50 part per million level," Williams…
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