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### Th e Stat e o f Ne w Hampshir

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## Departmen

to f Environmenta

l Service s Thoma s S. Burack, Commissione r Celebrating 25years of

protecting New Hampshire's environment. Octobe r 9 , 201 2 H . Curti s Spalding , Regiona l Administrato r U.S . Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency , Region I 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit

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RECEIVE D OC T 1 5 201 2

Re : Amende d Negativ e Declaratio n fo r Hospital , Medical , an d Infectiou s Wast e Incinerator s Dea r Administrato r

Spalding : Th e Stat e o f New Hampshir

e ha d a n EPA-approved stat

e pla n fo r Hospital , Medical , an

d Infectiou s Wast

e Incinerator s ("HMIWI") . I n recen t years , th e fe w remaining HMIW I i n the stat e hav e closed , a

s noted i n th

e annua l reports tha

t th e New Hampshir

e Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Services , Ai r

Resources Divisio n ("DES" ) submitted t o EPA . Informatio n i n suppor t o f thes e closure s wa

s submitted i n anegative declaration letter , date d Augus t 8 , 2011 , an

d i n alette

r withdrawin g th

e stat e pla n o n Septembe

r 9 , 2011 . EP A ha s requeste d mor e informatio n wit h respec t to forme r HMIWI s tha

t wer e locate d a t Androscoggin Valle y Hospita l (AVH) , Berlin , NH , an

d a t Week s Medica l Center, Lancaster, NH . Enclose d ar e copie s o f

letters received fro mthese hospitals , notifyin g DE S o f th e closur e o f their HMIWIs , a

s wel l a s alette r fro mDE S to AV H after

a n inspection , whic h showe d th e incinerator ha d bee n removed . Th e hospital s i n New Hampshir e ar e als o subject

to RS A 125-N:6 , acopy o f whic h i s enclosed , whic h prohibit s th e reactivatio n o f

aclose d HMIW I o

r th e constructio n o f

ane w HMIWI . DE S ha s concluded tha

t al l o f th e HMIW I identifie da

s designate

d facilitie s i n Ne

w Hampshir e ar e closed . Therefore , pursuan t t o 40 CF R62.06, 1 certif

y tha t n o designate

d facilities , a

s tha t ter mi s describe

d i n 40 CF

R60.32e , ar

e i n existence i n the Stat

e o f Ne w Hampshire . Pleas

e contac t Barbar aHoffma n a

t (603)271-787 4 or

barbara.hoffman@des.nh.gov i f yo u hav e an y question s o

r nee d additiona

l information . Sincerely , Crai g A . Wrigh t Actin g Directo r Ai r Resources Divisio n Enclosure s (4 ) ec : Ia n Cohen , EP A
www.des.nh.go v 2 9 Haze n Drive • P

O Bo x 95 • Concord

, N H 03302-009 5 (603 ) 271-350 3 • TD

D Access : Rela

y N H 1-800-735-296

4

### Androscoggi n Valle y Hospita l Caring, Close, Compassionate

5 9 Pag e Hil l Roa d Berlin , N H 03570-354 2 603-752-220 0 TD D 603-326-580 0 www.avhnh.or g 

### RECEIVE D NE W HAMPSHIR

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### JA N 2 2 200 7 Januar y 19 , 200 7 

### AI R RESOURCE

S DIVISIO N
Mr . Tod dMoor e N H Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Service s Ai r Resources Divisio n 29 Haze n Driv e Concord , N H 03302-009 5 AF S Poin t Sourc e Numbe r - 330070000

7 Permi t No : TV-OP-04 2

Subject : Androscoggin Valle y Hospita l Titl e V Annual Operatin g Permit Medical Wast

e Incinerator

Decommissioning Dea r Mr . Moore : Pe r ou r discussion Decembe

r 21,2006 , Androscoggin Valle y Hospita l ha s permanentl

y discontinueduse o f

ou r medica l wast e incinerator . Th

e las t da y th e incinerato

r wa s operate d wa s Januar y 15,2007 . Electrica

l powe r t o th e incinerato

r wa s physically disconnecte

don Januar

y 19 , 2007 . Pleas e advise us wit h regar

dto an y furthe r reportin g requirements . Pleas e contac t m e a t 326

- 856 1 i f yo u hav e an y questions . (Bes t Regards ,
Jame s A . Wheeler , P.E . Director o f Facilities/Plan

t Enginee r

cc : C . Georg

e Bower , PH.D. , ESR

A

A Critical

Access Hospital

## NHDE S Th e Stat e of Ne w Hampshir

e DEPARTMEN T O F ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICE S



### Thoma s S . Burack

, Commissione

r Decembe r10 , 200 8 Stephe n McMan n Facilitie s Directo r Androscoggi n Valle y Hospita l 5 9 Pag e Hil l Roa d Berlin , N H 0357 0 Subject : Incinerato r Closur e - Androscoggi n Valle y Hospital , Berlin , N H

DES-SW-89-02 9 Dea rMr . McMann : A s yo u know , o n Novembe r12 , 200 8 staf f fro m th e Departmen t o f Environmenta l Service s (Department ) conducted , alon g wit h you , a n inspectio n o f tha t are a o f th e hospita l formerl y housin g th e medica l wast e incinerator . Observation s mad e durin g th e inspectio n showe d tha t th e incinerato ran d relate d equipmen t t o hav e bee n remove d an d th e are a cleaned . Therefore , base d o n th e inspectio n an d receip t o f th e "Notic e o f Fina l Closure" , date d Septembe r18 , 2008 , closur e of th e facilit y ha s bee n complete d an d approved . Therefore , th e permi t i s n o longe ri n effect
. I f yo u have questions , pleas e contact me . Sincerely , Wast e Managemen t Specialis t II I Soli d Wast e Managemen t Burea u Tel. : (603)271-292 5 Fax ; (603)271-245 6 E-mail : dkemp@des.state.nh.u s DWK/dw k f:/proj08/berlinav h cc : Tow n Fil e ( , /

DE S We b site : www.des.nh.go

v P.O . Bo x 95 , 2 9 Haze n Drive , Concord , Ne

w Hampshir

e 03302-009

5 Telephone : (603 ) 271-292

5 • Fax : (603 ) 271-245 6 • TD D Access : Rela

y N H 1-800-735-296

4

# & 5 Week s Medica l Cente r 17 3 Middl e Street , Lancaster , N H 0358 4 • 603-788-491 1

Septembe r 9,201 1 Dea r Barbar aHoffman , Thi s lette r i s t o confir mtha

t Week s Medica l Cente r n o longe r ha s a n incinerator

on site . Beatti e Enterpris e wa

s contracted to remov

e an d dispos e o f

th e incinerator

an d Steri-cycl e i s contracted t o dispose o f al l bio-medica

l wast e generate d a t Week s Medica l Center . Sincerely , Denni s Baco

n Denni s Baco

n Plan t Operations/Maintenance Manage r Week s Medica l Cente r 17 3 Middl e Stree

t Lancaster, N H 03584 Dennis.Bacon@weeksmedical.or g 603-788-501 2

www.weeksmedical.or gSection 125-N: 6 Medica l Was t ^icinerators ; Constructio n an dOperatio

n Prohibitions . Pag e 1 o f 1 

# TITL E X PUBLI C HEALT H CHAPTE R125-

N DIOXI N EMISSION S REDUCTIO N AND CONTRO L

PROGRA M Sectio n 125-N. 6 125-N: 6 Medica l Wast

e Incinerators ; Constructio n an d Operatio n Prohibitions . - I . Th e constructio n o f

ane w medica l wast e incinerator , th

e modificatio n o f

a n existin g medica

l wast e incinerato r whic h increase s th

e amoun t o f an y air pollutant emitte db y th e incinerator , th

e conversion o f afacilit y into amedica

l wast e incinerator , o

r th e reactivatio n o f

aclosedmedica

l wast e incinerato

r i s prohibited . I I . Beginnin g on Januar

y 1 , 2014 , th

e operation o f

an y existin g medica

l wast e incinerato

r i s prohibited . Source . 2004 , 13:2 , eff . Jun e 4 , 2004 .

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