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April 10,2000
RECEIVED
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Mr. Mel Oberst
Planning Supervisor
City of Springfield Planning Department
225 Fifth Street
Springfield, OR 97477
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Dear. Mr. Oberst:
Re: Article 17 Drinking Water Proteetion Plan
Dear Mr. Oberst:
We are writing as concerned business operators on the proposed drinking water
protection plan and its potential impact on our business. Our company's management
statTis very concerned about the impact of the plan on our facility and the ability to
conduct business now and in the future. We have a number of qucstions on the ordinance
that we would like to have answered.
We operate a 120,000 square foot printing operation in the City of Springfield. The
facility was built in 1996 and employs state oCthe art sheetfed lithographic printing
presses, converting and finishing equipment. The facility utilizes UV cured inks and
coatings. solvent based cleanup solvents andmisccllaneous production and maintenance
chemicals. 'The facility lies in the 0-1 year TOTZ within the Drinking Water Protection
Overlay District .
I.Accurding to tile article, a permit will be required for the storage and handling of
materials that are considered as hazardous. Our f'lcility was built with planned future
building expansion. potentialfulllre building expansion may result in a building twice
the size of the CUlTent facility. The building expansion would be based on expansion of
the business. This would result in the increase of chemical use and storage.
Question: Are there or will be there any provis.ions or allowances to increase both the
storage and use of chemicals based on both increase in business as well as future building
expansion.
Question: Is the initial permitC1pplication, which will list the types and quantities of
materials considered as the maximum quantity and types allowed in the l'ICility~
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Question: Will there be any provisions for introducing new chemicals or materials in to
the operation?
2.The facility does not store nor use any "DNAPLS". The operation uses chemicals and
materials that are typical to the printing industry. The chemicals include inks, fountain
solutions, cleaning solvents and surface coating materials. The solvents are considered as
"LNAPLS". The materials arc purchased and stored in containers ranging from 1 gallon
jugs to 55 gallon drums
Qucstion: Would the chcmicals be subject to the 500 gallon limitation as well as the "5
gallon" container size limitation as stated in the article')
The "5-gallon" storage and use limitation would create a number of operational problems
in our facility. The storage area would have to be expanded to make room for the
increased number of pails, the potential for accidental spills would increase due to
additional handling of the materials and our manufacturing costs would increase due to
additional handling requircmcnts.
3. Our facility was constructed and placed into operation in 1996. Is it considered asa
"grandfathered facility"?
Qucstion: Will we be required to retrofit the building with secondary containment
facilities in the storage and use area?
Question: Are there any provisions or exemptions for storage quantities of materials or
chemicals?
Your cooperation and assistance in answering our questions is greatly appreciated. [
would greatly appreciate your answers as soon as possible so that we can determine what
actions will be requi,;ed on Ollf p~ll~t. IfyoLl have an)' comments rcgardingJhis matter,
please contact mc at (3 I 7) 635-7777, extension 4253'.
Sincerely,
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David L. Harrison
Regional Manager - Environment and Safety