HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

To Be built 1/2 Mile From River

PLEASE SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS AS THE 26th IS QUICKLY APPROACHING ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE Plant in Falls Township....
I attended the Town Hall Meeting last night regarding the HAZARDOUS WASTE Treatment plant being considered in Falls Township. The plant will be 1/2 mile from The Delaware River and 1/2 From Van Sciver Lake. An employee from The Elcon Company spoke on how everything in the world is perfect and how his company was responsible for all the perfection and how all their employees walk on water - LOL - well, you get my point. Two reps from The PA DEP also spoke on the permit process. No one from Falls Township was present and I found that very weird that no political figures or reps from the Borough were not there. The PA DEP explained that this is the first phase of what could be a 10-12 month process before a permit is given. Once the permit is given the plant could up and running in 10 months. There was concern of wetlands which The PA DEP is awaiting a report from The Army Corps of Engineers, there was concerns about bringing HAZARDOUS WASTE into the community by trucks ( 17 per day ) or / and by railway, and a major concern was air pollution which was pushed aside as The PA DEP says that is in Phase II and COULD possibly be addressed IF there was another Town Hall Meeting but there was NO Guarantee that one will be scheduled. The PA DEP will be taking written comments until December 26th so I plead with you to please ask your club members, your club, your family and friends to send a comment stating your concerns with issues of air quality, the wetlands, the possible effects on the watershed, possible HAZARDOUS WASTE spills during transporting of said waste to the plant as well as malfunction spills at the plant. If enough concern is shown it is possible that this will be rejected, but it will at least possibly assure another discussion on the air pollution. You can send emails comments to:
RA-HazWaste@pa.gov - please put Elcon in the Subject line. You can also send comments by snail mail to :
Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Team Leader
DEP Southeast Regional Office
2 E. Main St.
Norristown, Pa., 19401