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Robert!, Huston, Chairman ~ . , <br />R.B. "Ralph„ Marques, Cartrmissioner x <br />I ~~John M. Baker, Commissioner ~ ~' <br />Jeffrey A. Saitas, ~`xe>"tttive Director. <br />TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATl4N CaMMISSION <br />Prateeti~g Texas bg Reducing and Preventing Poltufion <br />March ~, 2001 <br />The Honorable Michael J. Pester, Mayor <br />City of Faris <br />FA. l3ox 1037 <br />Paris, Texas 75451-I037 <br />Re: Solid`Waste -- ~,amar County <br />City of I?aris 5tillhouse road Lax~df'ill -~ MSW Permmit No.144 <br />Status of Groundwater Investigations and Corrective Action <br />Dear Mayor.Ffiester; <br />r,.... <br />,`,~`) The purpose of this letter is to inquire about the status of groundwater investigations and corrective <br />action toaddress impacts to groundwater by volatile organic compounds and/or other constituents <br />apparently'originating framthe xeferencedfacility. ~Ve spoke by telephone on February 2 1, 2041., . <br />with Mr. Tezzy Townsend, Director of public Works for the City of Paris, to let him know in advance.. <br />that we would be sending this letter. <br />In our last communication, dated January 21,1998 (copy enclosed), we reviewed a report entitled <br />Groundwater 1'nvastigation, City of Paris ~'ti~dhouse Road .iaandf li, M~I~ Permit No. 1 ~4, dated <br />September 1997, and requested that the City implement recarnnaendations ii~the report,with some <br />modifications. We did not receive a response to that letter nor afollow-up report. Please note that <br />Title 30 Texas Adar~inistrative Gode, Chapter 330, Section 254 (Post-Closure Care Maintenance <br />Requirements} establishes that the owner or operator of a closed municipal solid waste facility is <br />responsible for miaintenance, and must correct problems such as leachatemigration and/or methane <br />migration. Note also that this facility closed prior to implementation of the current municipal solid <br />wasterules, andtherefore corrective actionmaybepursuedundertheTexasltisl~Reductionl?ragram <br />(see htt„~~llwww.tnxcc state tx.us/permitting/tma.htm on the TNRCC Internet site for information}. <br />Please review the situatiaa and respond within 45 days from the date of this letter with a preliminary <br />plan and schedule to. complete the necessary, activities, Note that all submittals, including saver <br />letters, should be provided to the MSW Permits Section in duplicate (one original and one copy}, <br />,.. ,. Please include the permit number for the site and the name of the county an. all documents, and our <br />~~ internal mail code (MC 124} in the mailing address. A copy should also be sent directly to.the <br />TNRCC Region 5 field office, to the attention of Mr. Mike Brashear, V+laste Section Manager, <br />PA. Box 13087 ~ Austin,'fexas 78711-3087 • 5121239-1000 ~ Internet address: w4vw.fnrcc.state.t<c.us <br />printed on reryded paper using so;~~6ased ink <br />