(buerki.karen@epa.gov)

Site Location:
113 Goforth Road
Landrum, SC 29356
response.epa.gov/GoforthPCBBallast

On Friday afternoon, DHEC Duty Officer contacted Region 4 Duty Officer for assistance with disposal and clean-up of approximately 50 GE Mercury Regulator Ballasts reportedly containing PCB oil. A citizen brought the material to a Spartanburg County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, but was turned away by the county, who contacted DHEC for assistance with disposal. OSC Karen Buerki was deployed to conduct the clean-up and dispose of the source material and assess potentially impacted areas. START contractor OTIE and ERRS contractor ER were deployed to assist with the clean-up