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

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The lack of intertown coordination in WHP management is evident within 

 this local program. Barnstable focuses the implementation of its bylaw on 

 its ZOCs and Yarmouth approaches its local program the same way. Thus, 

 there is very little local information available in the portion of the 

 study area which lies within Yarmouth. A regional presence which encourag- 

 es a joint management approach to the shared resource could be extremely 

 important. The regional planning agency could identify wellhead-protection 

 areas which cross jurisdictional boundaries and provide a forum for inter- 

 town cooperation and communication (see Chapter 7 for a discussion of 

 regionalism) . 



Unfortunately the local bylaw is not being fully utilized at the state 

 level. Many of the cases referred by local health boards for enforcement 

 under state regulations are not responded to in a timely manner and en- 

 forcement support requested of the state is not always provided. DEQE 

 should make a strong effort to develop a better working relationship with 

 local boards of health. The agency should rely to some extent on local 

 inspections to note violations at facilities which DEQE personnel would 

 not have had time to visit. In turn, the state should provide local offi- 

 cials with enforcement and other support. 



The Hazardous Waste Manifest Program 



The Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Manifest Program (310 CMR 30) at- 

 tempts to track hazardous wastes generated by businesses in amounts over 

 twenty kilograms per month from their source of origin to their ultimate 

 disposal site. These businesses include relatively small establishments 

 such as dry cleaners and printers. Considering the newness and complexity 

 of the program, it is evident that a major effort has been made by DEQE to 

 increase small-quantity generator (SQG) awareness and compliance with the 

 regulations. EPA's and DEQE's joint administration of the program has 

 focused on the licensing of all hazardous -waste haulers. This effort has 

 been particularly effective because it is now virtually impossible to have 

 hazardous waste hauled from Cape Cod by an unlicensed hauler. In Barnsta- 

 ble, the health agent has also proved to be an invaluable resource in 

 educating business owners and in distributing application forms for EPA 

 notification numbers. 



The Management of Waste Transport 



The Hazardous Waste Manifest Program and the local toxic and hazardous 

 materials bylaws place new requirements on businesses to properly store, 

 and transport toxic wastes to secure disposal facilities. One of the 

 major issues in trying to implement these bylaws has been that of econom- 

 ics. Prices for hauling waste oil, the least expensive material, may 

 range as low as $.30/gal., but are generally between $.50- $1.00/gal. 

 Other wastes are more difficult to dispose and more expensive to haul. 



In Barnstable, the BOH has taken advantage of these costs by encourag- 

 ing very small quantity generators to pool their wastes for transport. 

 They have been quite successful in coordinating businesses of the same 

 type to join together in transporting small quantities of waste to create 



