Pinewood Site
Community Involvement
On Thursday, April 19, 2012, DHEC held an informal public meeting at Furman Middle School. During the public meeting, DHEC staff:
- Presented an overview of the proposed on-site leachate treatment system and an update on the hazardous waste permit renewal;
- Presented an overview of the draft air permit for the proposed on-site leachate treatment system;
- Presented a diagram of the proposed on-site leachate treatment system;
- Provided a handout that included a map of the Pinewood Site and highlights from the meeting; and
- Answered questions from community members.
After the public meeting, a formal public hearing was held for citizens to give oral and written comments on the draft air permit for the public record.
Written comments on the draft air permit will be accepted through 5:00 PM on May 11, 2012, and should be submitted to Karen Lee at DHEC, Bureau of Air Quality, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201, or by email. All written comments pertaining to the draft air permit will be considered before an air permit decision is made.
The public notice, draft air permit, and statement of basis may be viewed through May 11, 2012, on the Bureau of Air Quality's Public Notice website. The public notice was also sent to citizens on our mailing list and those who have signed up to receive notifications.
A community meeting was held on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Furman Middle School. At this meeting, DHEC staff discussed:
- Improvement projects undertaken at the Pinewood Site over the last two years; and
- Future plans for site management.
The community meeting included a brief presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. DHEC staff also provided a fact sheet about the Pinewood Site. At the meeting, some residents expressed concerns regarding cancer rates in Pinewood, SC. In response to these concerns, DHEC conducted a cancer assessment for ZIP code 29125 using the most recent 5-year period of available data (2004-2008). The results of this analysis indicated that slightly more deaths resulted from all cancers combined than were expected during this time period, but did not reach an alert level. No specific types of cancer deaths were higher than expected. Incidences of specific cancer types (including rare cancers) were not above the number of cases expected to occur by chance alone. The findings of this analysis are provided in the DHEC Summary of Cancer Incidence and Mortality for ZIP Code 29125 (Pinewood, SC).
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