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

e DEPARTMEN T O

F ENVIRONMENTA L SERVICE S

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. Burack, Commissione r
Septembe r 9,201 1

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. Curti s Spalding , Regiona l Administrato

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l Protectio n Agency , Regio

n I 5 Pos t Offic e Square

, Suit e 10 0 Boston , M A 02109-391 2 Re : Withdrawa l o f

Stat e Pla n fo r Hospital , Medical , an dInfectiou s Wast e Incinerator s Dea r Administrato

r Spalding : Th e Stat e o f Ne w Hampshir

e ha s a n EPA-approve

dstat e pla n fo r Hospital , Medical , an

d Infectiou s Wast

e Incinerator

s ("HMIWI") , whic h th

e Ne w Hampshir

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t o f Environmenta

l Services , Ai r

Resource s Divisio n (DES) , hereb

y withdraws

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t 8,2011

. EP A ha s requeste d mor e informatio n on th

e closur e o f thes e HMIWIs

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d contac t Barbar aHoffman a

t (603)271-787

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. go v i f yo u hav e an y question

s o r nee d additiona

l information

. Sincerely ,

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4STAT E O F NH HMIW I CLOSURE S Septembe r 9,201 1

Numbe r Facility , Tow

n Classificatio n Statu s

1 Androscoggi

n Valley Hospita

l Berlin , N H Small , remot e Close

d1/15/0 7 Lette r fro mhospita

l tha t electrica l powe r t o incinerato r wa s disconnecte

d o n 1/19/07

. 2 Cheshir

e Medica l Cente r Keene, N H Smal l Close

d11/0 0 Closur e Pla n rcvd. , call s fo r disconnectin

g electrica l wirin g an

d propan e ga s fro m incinerato r b y 11/00, remova l o f incinerato r b y 6/01

. 3 Concor

dHospita l Concord, N H Larg e Close

d4/9/0 1 Closur e Pla n rcvd. , call s fo r remova l o f electrica l wirin g leadin g t o incinerator

. EP A inspectio

n 3/6/07 , repor

t date d 4/4/07 , discusse

d closure

. 4 Dartmout

h Colleg e Hanover , N H Small , remot e Close

d12/21/1 0 Disconnecte

d supplementa

l fue l line , remove ddoo r fromit s latches , an dplace d lockou t ta g o n startu p switch

.Numbe r Facility , Tow

n Classificatio n Statu

s

5 Ellio t

Hospita l Manchester

, N H Mediu m Close

d7/1/0 1 Titl e V App

. rcvd

. an

d withdrawn ; Closur

e Pla n rcvd

. A s o f 9/20/02 , th

e dat e o f a DE S on-sit e inspectio

n report, th e uni t wa s stil l i n place , bu

t al l o f th e electrica l control s ha dbee n disconnected

, makin g th e unit inoperable

. 6 Lake

s Regio n Genera l Hospita l Laconia, N H Smal l Close

d4/29/9 8 Closur e Pla n no t required

. 4/21/1 0 DE

S inspectio n confirmed tha t incinerato r wa s closed ; stac

k wa s remove di n 2008

. 7 Littleto n Regiona l Hospita l Littleton , N H Small , remot e Close

d12/0 0 Ne w hospita l buil t i n 200 1 w/ o incinerator

. 8 N.H

. (Stat

e of ) Biology Laborator y Concord, N H Smal l Co-fire dCombusto

r Close d9/0 0 Closur e Pla n no t required

. DE

S inspectio n report, date d 9/22/00 , note

d tha t th e ga s suppl y ha d bee n cu t an dcappe d an dth e electrica l suppl y ha dbee n disconnected

. 9 Parklan

dMedica l Cente r Derry , N H Smal l Close

d4/3/0 1 Closur e Pla n rcvd. , call s fo r shutdow n b y 3/1/0 1 an ddismantlin

g incinerato r withi n 3 0 day s thereafter

. Contrac t fo r wast e disposa l executed

.

2Numbe r Facility , Tow

n Classificatio n Statu s

1 0 Portsmout

h Regiona l Hospita l Portsmouth, N H Mediu m Close

d4/10/0 1 Titl e V App

. rcvd

. an d withdrawn ; Closur e Pla n rcvd

. Th e incinerato

r wa s close don Apri l 10, 2001

. B y Ma

y 16 , 2001 , th e incinerato

r ha dbee n remove dan d dispose d of , a s pe r DE S inspecto r Dick Andrews

. 1 1 Veteran

s Affair s Medica

l Center * Manchester

, N H Smal l Close

d8/9 9 Closur e Pla n no t required

. Powe

r wa s disconnecte

d t o incinerato r o n 8/11/99 , pe r DE S inspectio

n repor t date d 11/9/01

. 1 2 Week

s Memoria

l Hospita l Lancaster , N H Small , remot e Close

d6/12/0 6 Hospita l remove d incinerato r an dships wast e off-site fo r disposal

.

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