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Community Relations Plan, December 2002
Section 1 - Introduction
The Community Relations Plan (CRP) for Camp Stanley Storage Activity (CSSA) is a formal plan for conducting community outreach activities at CSSA. The initial CRP was completed in August 1999. The August 1999 CRP outlined the process of community involvement, document availability, and public comment opportunities to be conducted throughout the investigation and remediation process. The initial CRP was implemented and CSSA has conducted various community outreach activities from August 1999 to the present. The CRP will continue to be revised and updated throughout CSSA�s environmental program, based on community response. This CRP update summarizes CSSA�s activities to involve the local community in the environmental program at CSSA. The CRP focuses on environmental work being conducted under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The August 1999 CRP and this update are located in Volume 1-6, Other Plans and Approaches behind the Community Relations Plan tab.
The CRP helps provide the widest possible dissemination of information regarding post restoration activities at CSSA. Further information about this plan can be obtained by contacting Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Jason D. Shirley, CSSA Commander. The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) from Fort Sam Houston, Mr. Phil Reidinger, supports LTC Shirley in responding to inquiries from the public. An administrative record of environmental activities being performed at CSSA, which is available for public review, is located at the main branch of the San Antonio Library, 600 Soledad Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205 and on the internet.
This updated CRP is consistent with federal and state guidance for implementing community relations efforts and will be updated, as appropriate, throughout the environmental restoration process. The restoration processes will be collectively referred to as the �environmental program� throughout the remainder of this document.
Section 1003 of RCRA states that its objectives are �to promote the protection of human health and the environment and to conserve valuable materials and energy resources by assuring that hazardous waste management practices are conducted in a manner which protects human health and the environment.� The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) to RCRA requires owners and operators of facilities that generate, transport, store, or dispose of hazardous materials to clean up contamination resulting from present and past practices. These clean up activities are known as corrective actions.
One method of formalizing a clean-up action is by negotiating an administrative order requiring corrective action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) the regulatory agency formerly known as the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). On May 5, 1999, the EPA issued the CSSA �3008(h) Administrative Order on Consent (Order). The Order was the result of several findings. CSSA was defined as a generator, storer, and transporter of corrosive hazardous waste in the Notification of Hazardous Waste Activities that was submitted to the EPA on September 18, 1980. On November 19, 1980, CSSA submitted Part A of its permit application and identified that, at that time, it treated, stored, or disposed of hazardous wastes by operation of a surface impoundment and tank storage for hazardous waste exhibiting characteristics of reactivity and from non-specific sources.
The Order sets out the RCRA requirements and time frames for the corrective action process at CSSA. A key component to this process is to inform the public of the issues and remediation alternatives, and to solicit their input. Appendix A provides an overview of the Corrective Action Process, the required documents, and the associated public involvement activities.