In 1994, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to the Potentially Responsible Parties to conduct a Superfund Removal Action at the LCP Chemicals site in Brunswick, (Glynn County) Georgia. The local Board of Health responded by hosting a public meeting to assess community health concerns and to determine the role of the local health department at this site. Health concerns were so extensive that a special program was developed to respond to community needs. Since the Hazardous Waste Program's inception in 1995, 20 hazardous waste sites have been identified in Glynn County (three are Superfund sites). The Hazardous Waste Program is the first of its type in Georgia. Program goals are to address human health concerns, to improve interagency communication and to educate the public at hazardous waste sites. To that end, the program has played a vital role in conducting health studies and in sponsoring a workshop in which agencies working at hazardous waste sites have met to discuss their roles and responsibilities at sites in Georgia. In an effort to educate the community, five education modules were developed and Community Environmental Resources Centers were established at community-based organizations. The Hazardous Waste Program continues to evolve and play a vital role as a resource and an advocate in dealing with the complex issues associated with hazardous waste sites in the Glynn County community.
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