[Durham INC] INC resolution draft
TheOcean1 at aol.com
TheOcean1 at aol.com
Wed Jul 16 10:58:36 EDT 2014
Below is a resolution I'll be presenting at next week's InterNeighborhood
Council meeting. (July 22)
Wanted to share it before hand for suggestions or questions.
This resolution intentions are to tweak a law already on the books and
extend {slightly} the ability of our Storm Water Dept. The target is an
extremely small percentage of the population, only those who have 5 gallons or
more of used motor oil in their possession.
But if anyone happens to have a 55 gallon drum of the stuff sitting
around, please contact me and I'll help you get rid of it ~ in an
environmentally friendly manner!
Bill Anderson
In a message dated 7/9/2014 4:23:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
TheOcean1 at aol.com writes:
Because every quart of used motor oil has the ability to contaminate one
million gallons of drinking water, we no longer spray it on dirt roads to
keep the dust down.
And because proper disposal of large quantities of used motor oil can be
difficult and expensive, and can tempt the owner to dispose of 55 gallon
drums improperly.
And because the environmental damage can be so profound from such large
quantities, additional safe guards would be a wise practice.
And because our Storm Water Department has the authority to ensure proper
storage, but that only includes not storing large quantities outside.
Therefor when Storm Water becomes aware of large amounts of used motor oil
in the possession of Durham residents, their authority should extend to
ensuring the safe disposal.
Bill Anderson
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