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State officials issue two notices of violation in connection to asbestos found in a Warren County landfill. It came from the roof of the old Alvaton Elementary School which was recently demolished.
Asbestos was a substance used in many older buildings to protect it from heat and corrosion. Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause serious diseases of the lungs and other organs, and it's illegal for the fibers to be at the Fred Madison Landfill.
Today officials with Kentucky's Division of Waste Management said a notice of violation has been issued to the contractor, Bluegrass Environmental of Hopkinsville, and the waste hauler, Contractor Waste Services of Oakland. The notice accuses the two companies of illegal distribution of solid waste at a non-permitted site and open dumping.
The case has now been referred to the division of enforcement.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. We will keep following this story and we will update it when we hear more.
The asbestos is owned by the School District forever - even after it is removed and hauled away - even if it had been properly disposed of and burried in the proper class of dumpsite.
If the Abatement contractor hired the hauler - they too are responsible for the hauler's actions.
If the asbestos was removed properly, it should be in "leak tight" containiers - per OSHA regulations (even if it was a non-friable material) - 20,000 square feet should not be a huge problem to clean up. If it was a friable asbestos material (Drywall, blown in insulation, etc.) then the EPA has regulations requiring it to be both labeled and packaged properly - it it was not then the abatement contractor was just as much as fault as the hauler.
Roughly 20,000 square feet of asbestos was found in the Fred Madison Landfill in northern Warren County, KY.
When demolition crews demolished the old Alvaton Elementary school they discovered asbestos in the rafters.
That asbestos has now been found at the Fred Madison dumpsite in northern Warren County.
It is illegal for asbestos to be there.
Warren County superintendent Dale Brown says that when asbestos was found in Alvaton he took the proper steps to insure public safety.
"The school board had an agreement including proper disposal of all material with Bluegrass Environmental", says Brown.
That company is based out of Hopkinsville.
Brad Deason with Bluegrass Environmental says they hired Scott Waste Management to haul the debris away.
"Bluegrass Environmental is not responsible for the dumping of the waste", says Deason.
"We followed all EPA regulations on the handling of this material", says Deason.
The Environmental Protection Agency must now sort through the mess to see exactly who is responsible.
A division of the EPA that tests air quality did test the site on Tuesday and says that the asbestos is not an immediate health risk at the time.
The EPA says they will continue to investigate this situation and how the material got to the site.
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