CHAPTER 6 - ANALYSIS OF LAND-USE WITHIN ZOC FOR TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS MAT. 

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and Yarmouth, DEQE's Groundwater Discharge Permit Program, and the Common- 

 wealth's Hazardous Waste Manifest and Underground Storage Tank Programs. 

 Each of these management programs, as described in Table 6.1, provides 

 incomplete protection to the groundwater resource. However, when all are 

 well implemented, they may provide a strong framework for a comprehensive 

 wellhead protection program. 



Local and State Coverage of Hazardous Materials (See Appendix N) 



Two major programs, the Hazardous Waste Manifest Program and the local 

 Toxic and Hazardous Materials bylaw regulate hazardous materials and 

 wastes. The state and federal emphasis is on waste generation, transport, 

 storage, and disposal. The local emphasis is on storage of both wastes 

 and virgin materials, business practices, drainage, and on ensuring compli- 

 ance with applicable state regulations. The health agent's inspections 

 are a crucial element in bringing commercial businesses into compliance 

 with all of the relatively new programs that have emerged in recent years 

 and in working practically to make sure that the costs for small -quantity 

 generators are not so exorbitant that they fail to comply. The local 

 bylaw does not duplicate but supplements the state program. It also serves 

 to fill in certain gaps left by the state program. For example, 

 antifreeze is only regulated at the local level. 



Implementation of Local Hazardous Materials Controls 



The toxic- and hazardous-materials bylaw, essentially the same in 

 Barnstable and Yarmouth, provides an important frontline of defense 

 against groundwater contamination. Since most of ZOC #1 is within the 

 town of Barnstable, the following analysis focuses primarily on Barnsta- 

 ble's implementation of its bylaw. The bylaw requires all businesses to 

 register any of the toxic and hazardous materials stored on their premises 

 above the specified threshold and listed on the Toxic and Hazardous Materi- 

 als Registration Form. These completed registration forms which list the 

 various types of toxic and hazardous materials (Figure 6.4), local knowl- 

 edge, complaints and wellhead-protection area boundaries guided the Barn- 

 stable inspection program. 



Over 250 inspections were conducted by a health agent in Barnstable 

 during the fall and winter of 1986 and 1987 (Figure 6.5). Without the 

 Board of Health inspections, a number of these firms would not have been 

 inspected at all. The inspection program also provides an effective means 

 of educating area businesses regarding applicable regulations at the state 

 and local level. The focus of these inspections is on the proper storage 

 of hazardous materials, a primary enforcement concern for the town. The 

 town bylaw requires that a containment structure and roofing be provided 

 for any tank or drum stored outdoors. Its successful implementation has 

 clearly made a difference in the business practices at a host of facili- 

 ties. Recent inspections led to the discovery of over 2,000 gallons of 

 toxic and hazardous materials improperly stored at several businesses 

 townwide (Leitner, 1987). The inspections have also been crucial in 

 educating business owners, discouraging improper business practices and 

 providing referrals to DEQE regarding violations of state regulations. 



