Comment EI-3255
Received or sent (printed as 11/26/2007)
I work for the Bureau of Waste Management. We do all the oversight on hazardous and solid waste within Kansas. We have written the STB over our concerns on the proper management of the abandonments in Kansas. Since we have talked and you have included my name in the process we continue to have problems with some railroad companies and their contractors. Recently we had one contractor from V & S Railway illegally dump approx. 10,000 waste ties into a creek. We need to have each railroad company send the Bureau of Waste Management and Bob Medina notice on how All railroad ties and other waste will be manifested to a proper disposal facility. Please, have all companies send me this notice directly indicating the following: when action will take place, where, who the contractor is and a contact person with phone number, copy of receipts no less than 45 days after work is completed where ties and other waste was properly disposed. They may send other state of Kansas agencies notices concerning their activities but, this Bureau is the only one which is responsible for the proper disposal of all waste from each and every abandonment or repair work conducted within Kansas. We seem to have some confusion on who needs to be informed. I received this information from the Bureau of Water. This same information needs to be addressed with my name and Bureau to assure all companies conducting work within Kansas may stay in compliance with all state and federal statues and regulations. The Bureau of Waste Management appreciates your help and cooperation keeping our state and the environment safe for its citizens. We seem to have a problem with peope getting them from contractors and burning them and using them in such a way that it does effect the health and environment of its citizens. thanks.bm.
Submitted by: Bob Medina · State of Kansas · Topeka, Kansas
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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