1. Provide facility name and address, including corporate structure, EPA ID number, any State or Federal permits and ID numbers.

Facility Name and Address
  American Ref-Fuel Company of Hempstead
  600 Merchants Concourse
  Westbury, NY 11590
  Tel.: (516) 683-5400

2. Provide financial statement and amount of security, review of closure and post closure estimates.
Company is privately owned and operated. Our parent companies? Annual Reports are available for review.

3. List of acceptable wastes, permitted volumes and final disposal of ash.
Non-hazardous waste steams, residential, commercial, and industrial. Industrial waste streams may only be accepted with prior approval from the NYSDEC. Our ash is currently being sent to a local landfill.

4. Provide the following insurance information, comprehensive general liability, workers compensation, environmental impairment and indemnity liability.
Insurance information is available on this website.

5. Is there on-site security and in-house inspections (self audit)?
There is security on site during the hours that waste is received (Monday ? Friday, 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.). The site is fully fenced to provide security during other hours. In-house inspections are done on a daily basis.

Site History

1. What was the site used for prior to current operations?
A previous company tried incineration unsuccessfully at this site. Prior to that, approximately 1975, nothing is known.

2. How old is the current operation?
American Ref-Fuel began construction at the site around 1987. The first burn was April 1989.

3. Has the site operations changed significantly or has the site been modified since waste treatment (incineration) began on site?
No.

4. What treatment or storage methods were used in the past which are not currently active?
None.

5. How long is the final product (ash) stored on site?
Less than 1 week - all ash is transported to a landfill in an adjacent county.

6. List all reported spills or State or Federal violations in the last three years.
None.

7. Are there any consent decrees or litigation pending?
No.

Site Setting

1. Identify neighbors who might potentially be affected by site operations or an accidental spill or release to the environment.
Our site is bordered by the Federal Aviation Administration, a Home Depot retail store and a state parkway.

2. Are there any sensitive populations or areas within three miles of the site, i.e., school, hospitals, wetlands, parks, wildlife management areas, recreation or drinking water sources?
Yes, schools, hospitals, parks, drinking water sources, and wetlands are all located within 3 miles of our site.

3. Identify the closest residential populations, i.e., distance.
Less than 1 mile.

4. What is the drinking water source in the area?
Municipal well water.

5. Are any wells used to supply drinking water in the area?
All potable water on Long Island comes from wells.

6. Identify the depth to groundwater.
Approximately 50 feet.

7. Does the facility emit any significant air emissions which might potentially affect workers and/or the local population?
No.

Regulatory Compliance

1. Are all permits current?
Yes

2. Are any up for renewal in the following year?
Yes, a bulk chemical storage tank permit will expire on 3/31/01.

3. Have any permits expired or been revoked?
No.

4 Is the facility complying with all requirements of the permit?
Yes

5. Has the facility been issued any notices of violation? If yes, what are the nature of the violations and what steps have been taken to address the issues?
No.

6. Is the Facility currently under a consent decree or order? If yes, what are the nature of the violations and what steps have been taken to address the issues?
No.

7. Please provide all necessary documentation provided by State or Federal authorities that indicate that are ash is legally considered non-hazardous.
This information is available upon request.

8. Is the following training given to employees?
  (a) Hazardous (RCRA) and/or non-hazardous waste handling procedures.
  Yes
  (b) OSHA Hazard Communications and Right to Know, if applicable.
  Yes
  (c) OSHA 1910.120 (Emergency Response Training), if applicable.
  Yes

9. Does the facility have a contingency plan or emergency response plan?
Yes.

10. When was the plan last revised?
May 1998. The plan is revised as necessary.

Waste Handling & Containment

1. Is any waste that is delivered to the facility for processing contained in drums on-site? If yes, is the containment area diked, in good condition, impervious and orderly?
No.

2. Is waste that is delivered to the facility for processing contained in tanks on-site? If yes, are tanks in good condition and what are their approximate age?
No.

3. What is the permeability of the diking and containment structures utilized on-site?
Not applicable.

4. How is runoff from containment or operations managed?
Process water is collected by trench drains and directed to a low quality sump for use in the Plant. The Plant is zero discharge for process water. Stormwater is handled on-site through the use of a recharge basin.

5. Is the facility regulated under a NPDES permit?
No, tributary waters are too far away to apply.

6. Is waste handled in such a way as to prevent releases, contact with incompatibilities or safety hazards, i.e., ground, segregation, etc.?
Yes.

Services

1. What method of treatment, storage or disposal are offered by the facility, i.e., storage method, treatment and disposal methods on site?
Incineration, assured destruction.

2. What types of waste is the facility permitted to accept?
Residential, non-hazardous commercial, and NYSDEC-approved non-hazardous industrial wastes.

3. Are there any limits to the quantity?
Yes, 914,325 tons/year of non hazardous wastes.

4. How is each specific waste type handled or treated on site?
Refuse bunker and overhead cranes.

5. Does the facility broker any waste off site? If yes, which waste and where?
No.

6. Is the facility backed by a parent company? If yes, what is the name of that company?
This facility is owned and operated by American Ref-Fuel Company.  Investors in American Ref-Fuel are Duke Energy North America of Houston, Texas; and United American Energy Corp. of Woodcliff Lake New Jersey.

Residuals Management

1. What residues are generated from on-site processes, i.e., ash, empty drums, spent carbon, bio-sludge, filters, etc.?
Ash residue, ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

2. What methods are used for disposal of residues generated at the Facility or site?
Contractor to haul the material to a local landfill or recycler.