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Division for Air Quality - Recent Headlines
- Air Quality Staff Elected to Leadership Roles
Monday, December 01, 2008
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA) has elected John Lyons, director of the Division for Air Quality, to its board of directors. NACAA represents air pollution control agencies in 53 states and territories and over 165 major metropolitan areas across the United States. The Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE) elected Elizabeth Robb Schmitz, environmental education specialist for DAQ, as its president during the association’s annual conference. KAEE is one of the nation’s oldest environmental education associations, working since 1976 to create a sustainable environment through education.
- DEP Takes Action to Remediate Asbestos Site
Friday, October 31, 2008
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Oct. 31, 2008 – The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) has moved quickly to remediate a demolition site in Horse Cave, previously known as the Independent Tobacco Warehouse, containing mulch contaminated with asbestos.
Notices of Violation have been delivered to the responsible parties. Farmer’s Investment Corporation, the property owner, and Armster Wood Reclamation Company, the contractor responsible for the demolition are charged with failure to notify the Division for Air Quality (DAQ) of demolition plans, failure to survey for asbestos prior to demolition, improper handling of asbestos, and improper disposal of asbestos. Thursday, a certified asbestos contractor began transporting the mulch to a landfill approved to handle friable asbestos. Dust, from methodologically selected businesses and homes in the immediate vicinity, was sampled as a precautionary measure to determine if it had been contaminated. Initial sampling results came back late Thursday afternoon as detecting no measurable asbestos. All concerned citizens are invited to attend a meeting at the Horse Cave City Hall; at 6:00 P.M. CST on November 3. Local and state officials will be on hand to address any concerns or questions. Meanwhile, the Kentucky Labor Cabinet has opened an investigation into possible OSHA violations.
- Demolition Materials Indicate Asbestos Contamination
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection would like to advise the public of potential asbestos contamination within demolition debris that has been shredded and offered, free of charge, as mulch. The Division for Air Quality (DAQ) requires businesses to sample for asbestos before beginning any demolition project. In this case, DAQ was not notified of the demolition and asbestos sampling did not occur prior to the demolition.
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