NHDES 

The State of New Hampshire 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 

Thomas S. Burack, Commissioner 

September 9,2011 

H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I 

5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 

Boston, MA 02109-3912 

Re: Withdrawal of State Plan for Hospital, Medical, and Infectious Waste 

Incinerators 

Dear Administrator Spalding: 

The State of New Hampshire has an EPA-approved state plan for Hospital, 

Medical, and Infectious Waste Incinerators ("HMIWI"), which the New Hampshire 

Department of Environmental Services, Air Resources Division (DES), hereby 

withdraws. Every HMIWI in the state has closed, as stated in the Negative Declaration 

submitted on August 8,2011. 

EPA has requested more information on the closure of these HMIWIs. Please see 

the attached table, and contact Barbara Hoffman at (603)271-7874 or 

barbara.hoffman@,des .nh. gov if you have any questions or need additional information. 

Sincerely, 

Craig A. Wright 

Assistant Director 

Air Resources Division 

Attachment 

ec: Ian Cohen, EPA, w/attachment 

DES Web site: www.des.nh.gov 

P.O. Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0095 

Telephone: (603) 271-1370 • Fax: (603) 271-1381 • TDD Access: Relay NH 1-800-735-2964 
STATE OF NH HMIWI CLOSURES 

September 9,2011 

Number Facility, Town Classification Status 

1 Androscoggin Valley Hospital 

Berlin, NH 

Small, remote Closed 1/15/07 

Letter from hospital 

that electrical power to 

incinerator was 

disconnected on 

1/19/07. 

2 Cheshire Medical Center 

Keene, NH 

Small Closed 11/00 

Closure Plan rcvd., 

calls for disconnecting 

electrical wiring and 

propane gas from 

incinerator by 11/00, 

removal of incinerator 

by 6/01. 

3 Concord Hospital 

Concord, NH 

Large Closed 4/9/01 

Closure Plan rcvd., 

calls for removal of 

electrical wiring 

leading to incinerator. 

EPA inspection 

3/6/07, report dated 

4/4/07, discussed 

closure. 

4 Dartmouth College 

Hanover, NH 

Small, remote Closed 12/21/10 

Disconnected 

supplemental fuel line, 

removed door from its 

latches, and placed 

lockout tag on startup 

switch. 
Number Facility, Town Classification Status 

5 Elliot Hospital 

Manchester, NH 

Medium Closed 7/1/01 

Title V App. rcvd. and 

withdrawn; Closure 

Plan rcvd. As of 

9/20/02, the date of a 

DES on-site inspection 

report, the unit was 

still in place, but all of 

the electrical controls 

had been 

disconnected, making 

the unit inoperable. 

6 Lakes Region General Hospital 

Laconia, NH 

Small Closed 4/29/98 

Closure Plan not 

required. 4/21/10 DES 

inspection confirmed 

that incinerator was 

closed; stack was 

removed in 2008. 

7 Littleton Regional Hospital 

Littleton, NH 

Small, remote Closed 12/00 

New hospital built in 

2001 w/o incinerator. 

8 N.H. (State of) Biology 

Laboratory Concord, NH 

Small 

Co-fired Combustor 

Closed 9/00 

Closure Plan not 

required. DES 

inspection report, 

dated 9/22/00, noted 

that the gas supply had 

been cut and capped 

and the electrical 

supply had been 

disconnected. 

9 Parkland Medical Center 

Derry, NH 

Small Closed 4/3/01 

Closure Plan rcvd., 

calls for shutdown by 

3/1/01 and dismantling 

incinerator within 30 

days thereafter. 

Contract for waste 

disposal executed. 

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Number Facility, Town Classification Status 

10 Portsmouth Regional Hospital 

Portsmouth, NH 

Medium Closed 4/10/01 

Title V App. rcvd. 

and withdrawn; 

Closure Plan rcvd. 

The incinerator was 

closed on April 10, 

2001. By May 16, 

2001, the incinerator 

had been removed and 

disposed of, as per 

DES inspector Dick 

Andrews. 

11 Veterans Affairs Medical 

Center* 

Manchester, NH 

Small Closed 8/99 

Closure Plan not 

required. Power was 

disconnected to 

incinerator on 8/11/99, 

per DES inspection 

report dated 11/9/01. 

12 Weeks Memorial Hospital 

Lancaster, NH 

Small, remote Closed 6/12/06 

Hospital removed 

incinerator and ships 

waste off-site for 

disposal. 

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