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SUBSTI . � fE RESOLUTION
INV RODUCL D BY:
ier
PROPOSED BY: Warner -
DATE: September 18, 1986
RESOLUTION NO. 86-47
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CONCERN OF THE COUNTY
OF WHATCOM IN REGARD TO BURNING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
BY THE COLUMBIA CEMENT CORPORATION AND
REQUESTING FORBEARANCE OF SUCH BURNING
WHEREAS, the Columbia Cement Corporation is located in the
unincorporated area of Whatcom County adjacent to a densely
populated area; and
WHEREAS, the Columbia Cement Corporation has experimented
with burning hazardous materials at its plant site and has
requested a permit allowing indefinite burning of such waste
materials; and
WHEREAS, the burning of hazardous waste materials can be
harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, this community lacks the equipment and personnel
necessary to deal with emergency situations which might arise
from the burning of hazardous wastes; and,
WHEREAS, the issue of. siting of such facilities for the
burning of hazardous wastes must be approached in a deliberate
and judicious manner to minimize the risk of catastrophe to a
large population;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
that Whatcom County is extremely concerned with the hazards
connected with the storage and burning of these wastes, and
requests that Columbia Cement Corporation forbear burning of
hazardous materials and that the Northwest Air Pollution
Authority and the State of Washington not permit such burnings at
the Columbia Cement Plant until it is established by clear and
convincing evidence that burning of such waste can be
accomplished and monitored in a safe manner without adverse
effects to humans or their environment.
DATED this 18th day of September 1986.
WHATCOM COUN COUNCIL
W+ A,TCOM COUNTY HiL&TON
ATTEST:
Carol Ebergson
Clerk of the Council
d G.
, `rChair