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Kansas
Department of Health & Environment
Bill Graves, Governor
Clyde D. Graeber, Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 9, 2002
Contact: Sharon Watson, 785-296-5795
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is making documents available for public review and accepting written public comments now through Monday, October 7, regarding an application by the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant (SAAP). The Plant has requested a permit modification to construct and operate an additional landfill cell. The additional cell will be used for disposal of approximately 11,000 cubic yards of asbestos containing materials resulting from demolition of structures at the SAAP.
The landfill is located at 35425 West 103rd Street, DeSoto (in the northeast quarter of Section 24, Township 13 South, Range 21 East in Johnson County). The proposed disposal cell will cover approximately 3 acres and will be located on the SAAP property directly adjacent to the previous disposal cell. The asbestos containing materials will be handled in accordance with state requirements to prevent releases. The proposed disposal cell will be excavated a maximum of 10 feet deep below the existing ground surface, and the final cover elevations will be a maximum of 4 feet higher than the existing ground surface. Active waste disposal in the proposed cell is anticipated to occur for several months, after which time the final cover will be constructed and maintained.
KDHE is requesting public comments on the agency's plans to issue an amended permit to allow the requested modification. A copy of the administrative record including the permit application, engineering drawings, draft permit, and other information regarding this permit action will be available now through Monday, October 7 during normal business hours at the KDHE office in Topeka and at the Johnson County Environmental Department in Lenexa. Contact Paul Graves at (785) 296-1596 or Phil Askey at (913) 492-0402 for more information.