Why not transport dioxin-containing soils to an offsite landfill?
Targeted soils are not considered hazardous waste. Soils to be excavated from the locations specified in the OU-A RAP do not have dioxin concentrations high enough to be managed as hazardous waste under either state or federal law. They therefore do not need to be disposed of in an offsite licensed landfill. In fact, although these soils marginally exceed site-specific risk-based levels, the dioxin concentrations are 100 times lower than what DTSC considers hazardous waste. To permanently prevent exposure, they can be effectively consolidated onsite within the 1.6-acre sealed consolidation cell. Transporting soils offsite comes with its own risks. About 1,000 truckloads would be needed to carry the soils to landfills, adding up to hundreds of thousands of miles on local and state roads, causing unnecessary wear on the roads. Traveling the roads between Fort Bragg and the Bay Area landfills also increases traffic and the likelihood of accidents.
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