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                                  APPENDIX B

                         RECORD OF DECISION ABSTRACTS


     This appendix provides  detailed  descriptions of FY88 feasibility  studies
(FSs), as required by CERCLA  section 301(h)(1)(A).   These descriptions are based
on Records of Decisions  (RODs)  signed from  October 1, 1987, through  September
30, 1988. This  appendix includes 149 ROD abstracts.  Two of these  ROD abstracts
represent sites  with more than one remedial action:  the abstract for the  Charles
George  Landfill in Massachusetts represents  two  remedial actions,  and  the
abstract for the San Gabriel Valley site  in California, which represents three
remedial actions.  Thus, EPA signed  152 RODs in FY88, which are  summarized in
this appendix by 149 abstracts.

     The appendix summarizes  both first  and subsequent RODs; subsequent RODs  are
identified by an asterisk following the site name  (e.g., Cannon Engineering*).

     Each abstract  provides background  information  on  the  Superfund site,
including the date on  which EPA signed the ROD,  former use  of the  site,  type of
operation, contaminants of concern, and previous  clean-up actions.  Each abstract
also includes a description of the remedial alternative selected in the  ROD  and
provides information on  the  use of alternative  or resource recovery  treatment
technologies and on the performance standards or goals for  the site.   All sites
abstracted in the appendix  are listed  alphabetically according to  the site name
and are grouped by EPA Region.
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                                   APPENDIX B

                          RECORD OF DECISION ABSTRACTS
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Cannon Engineering*
Charles George Landfill (LF)*+
Groveland Wells
Iron Horse Park
Keefe Environmental Services*
Landfill & Resource Recovery
Laurel Park
Old Springfield LF
Rose Disposal Pit
Yaworski Lagoon
American Thermostat
Asbestos Dump
Beachwood/Berkeley Well
Brewster Well Field*
Burnt Fly Bog*
Ewan Property
GE Wiring Devices
Kin -Buc LF
Lipari LF*
Love Canal*
Love Canal/93rd Street School*
Ludlow Sand and Gravel
Marathon Battery*
Montgomery Township Housing Development*
Nascolite
Old Bethpage
Reich Farm
Ringwood Mines/LF
Rocky Hill
Tabernacle Drum Dump
Upjohn Manufacturing Company
York Oil
Aladdin Plating
Ambler Asbestos Piles
Avtex Fibers
MA
MA
MA
MA
NH
RI
CT
VT
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CT
NY
NJ
NJ
NY
NJ
NJ
PR
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NY
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B-22
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B-24
B-25
B-26
B-27
B-28
B-29
B-30
B-31
B-32
B-33
B-34
B-35
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B-38
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                   APPENDIX B

         RECORD OF DECISION ABSTRACTS
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Bendix
Berks Sand Pit
Chisman Creek*
Delaware Sand & Gravel
Dorney Road LF
Douglassville Disposal*
Drake Chemical*
Fike Chemical
Henderson Road
Kimberton
L.A. Clarke & Son
Middletown Air Field
New Castle Steel
Ordnance Works Disposal
Palmerton Zinc*
Rhinehart Tire Fire
Southern Maryland Wood
Tyson's Dump*
Voortman Farm
West Virginia Ordnance*
Westline*
Wildcat LF
Airco
Alpha Chemical
Brown Wood Preserving
Celanese Fibers Operations
Chemtronics
Flowood
Goodrich, B.F.
Independent Nail*
National 'Starch
Perdido Groundwater Contamination
Wamchem
Zellwood
Allied/Ironton Coke
Belvidere LF
Coshocton LF
Eau Claire Municipal Well Field*
Forest Waste Disposal*
Fort Wayne Reduction
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B-60
B-61
B-62
B-63
B-64
B-65
B-66
B-67
B-68
B-69
B-70
B-71
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                  APPENDIX B

        RECORD OF DECISION ABSTRACTS
                    (continued)
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IMC/Terre Haute
Kununer Sanitary LF*
LaSalle Electrical Utilities*
Long Prairie
Mason County LF
Mid-State Disposal LF
NL/Taracorp/Golden Auto Parts
Ninth Avenue Dump
Oak Grove LF
Petersen Sand & Gravel
Poer Farm
Pristine
Republic Steel Quarry
South Andover
Summit National
U.S. Aviex
United Scrap Lead
Velsicol Chemical
Waste Disposal Engineering
Atchison/Santa Fe (Clovis)
Bailey Waste Disposal
Brio Refining
Dixie Oil
French Limited
Gurley Pit*
Industrial Waste Control
Koppers Texarkana
North Cavalcade Street
Odessa Chromium I*
Odessa Chromium II*
Old Midland Products
Sand Springs*
Sol Lynn
Sol Lynn*
South Cavalcade
South Valley/Edmunds Street
South Valley/SJ-6*
South Valley/PL- 83*
Stewco
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                   APPENDIX B

         RECORD OF DECISION ABSTRACTS
                    (continued)
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United Nuclear Corporation
Arkansas City Dump
Big River Sand
Cherokee County/Galena
John Deere Dubuque Works
Fulbright/Sac River LFs
Hastings Ground Water/Colorado Avenue
Hastings Ground Water/FAR-MAR-CO*
Midwest Manufacturing/North Farm
Minker/Stout/Romaine Creek*
Shenandoah Stables
Syntex Verona
Times Beach*
Anaconda Smelter/Mill Creek
Broderick Wood Products
California Gulch
Central City/Clear Creek*
Indian Bend Wash
Lorentz Barrel & Drum
MGM Brakes
Motorola 52nd Street
Operating Industries*
Operating Industries*
Or dot LF
San Gabriel Valley (Areas 1, 2, and 4)+
Selma Pressure Treating
South Bay Asbestos
Tucson International Airport Area
Commencement Bay/Nearshore
Commencement Bay/Tacoma*
Frontier Hard Chrome*
Frontier Hard Chrome
Gould
Martin Marietta
Pacific Hide & Fur
NM
KS
KS
KS
IA
MO
NE
NE
IA
MO
MO
MO
MO
MT
CO
CO
CO
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
Guam
CA
CA
CA
AZ
WA
WA
WA
WA
OR
OR
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B-124
B-125
B-126
B-127
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B-129
B-130
B-131
B-132
B-133
B-134
B-135
B-136
B-137
B-138
B-139
B-140
B-141
B-142
B-143
B-144
B-145
B-146
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B-148
B-149
B-150
B-151
B-152
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                  CANNON ENGINEERING, MA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                          March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Cannon Engineering Corporation (CEC) facility is located in a small industrial park in the western
part of the Town of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.  The four-acre  site  is bordered by
industrial developments to the north and east and a wooded lowland to the south and west.  A wetland area
lies south and  west  of the site.  CEC, which  has owned the property since  1974, handled, stored, and
incinerated chemical  waste onsite from 1974  to 1980. EPA conducted site investigations between 1980 and
1982, and in October 1982, Massachusetts contracted for the removal of sludge and liquid waste from onsite
tanks  and drums.  In January 1988,  EPA provided for the removal  and disposal of numerous hazardous
materials abandoned at the site. This remedial action addresses  three discrete areas of soil and sediment
contamination located in  the northwestern and southern portions of the  site, and the buildings, tanks, and
other  contaminated structures onsite.  The volume of contaminated soil is estimated to be 325 yd .  The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water,  soil, and debris are VOCs including benzene,
TCE,  and vinyl chloride, and other organics including PCBs and PAHs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  access restrictions; excavation and onsite treatment
of VOC-contaminated soil by thermal aeration,  and excavation and offsite treatment of PCB-contaminated
soil by incineration; decontamination,  removal, and disposal of contaminated buildings, tanks, and structures;
additional soil sampling to assess effectiveness; ground water monitoring and implementation of a water quality
monitoring program to assess natural  attenuation of contaminants;  and institutional controls to restrict onsite
ground water use. The estimated  present worth cost for this remedial  action  is between  $3,400,000, and
$4,505,000 with present worth O&M of $700,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Target cleanup goals for soil  include benzene 55 ug/kg, and
TCE 71 ug/kg (based on leaching potential  into ground water as determined using the Organic Leaching
Model), and PCBs 9 mg/kg (based on risk levels).  Target goals  for  ground water  include  benzene 5 ug/1
(MCL), TCE 5 ug/1  (MCL), and vinyl chloride 2 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed and land restrictions will be implemented to prevent the use of onsite
ground water.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                               CHARLES GEORGE LANDFILL, MA
                              Third and Fourth Remedial Actions - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Charles George Landfill (CGL) site is located approximately one mile southwest of the Town
of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. The 70-acre site is bounded by Flint Pond Marsh (wetland area) and Flint
Pond to the east, Dunstable Brook to the west, and the Cannongate Condominium complex to the southeast.
Land use in the vicinity of the site is predominantly rural and  residential but also includes some light industry
and seasonal livestock grazing.  The landfill contains municipal waste disposed of onsite from the mid-1950s
until the landfill closed in 1983 by order of the Massachusetts Attorney General.  Hazardous industrial waste
was also disposed of primarily in the western  area of the  site from 1973 until at least 1976.  The site came
to the attention of the Massachusetts Department  of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) when the
deep bedrock wells in use by the Cannongate Condominium complex became contaminated with VOCs.  The
DEQE ordered  the wells closed in 1982.  EPA conducted ground water monitoring in 1981 and 1982, and
also  undertook emergency removal actions beginning in August 1983 and continuing through March 1984.
Presently the site has a thin soil cover, 2 surface water and leachate lagoons, 2 leachate collection systems,
1 recirculating pump station, and 12  shallow gas vents.  Construction  of a full synthetic landfill  cap  was
addressed in a previous ROD and should begin in early 1989. This ROD encompasses the third and fourth
operable units and focuses on the control and cleanup of contaminants that have spread or are spreading from
the site, including the treatment of leachate collected as part of the cap system. Investigations have identified
contaminated  ground water in overburden, shallow  bedrock, and deep bedrock zones.   In addition, an
estimated  500 yd of sediments require remediation, and  vent emissions from the landfill  are contaminated
with  a wide array of VOCs. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, sediments and
air, are VOCs including benzene and TCE, organics including PAHs, and metals including arsenic.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  extraction and treatment of shallow ground water
plumes and leachate collected from the landfill cap system  using biological treatment, metals precipitation and
carbon adsorption with onsite discharge of the treated water into the aquifer or offsite discharge into nearby
surface water;  collection and  incineration  of landfill  vent gas  emissions; excavation  and solidification of
approximately 500 yd  of contaminated Dunstable Brook sediments  and placement beneath  the Phase II
landfill cap; ground  water monitoring and access restrictions.   The estimated present worth cost for this
remedial  action is $11,320,000 which includes  O&M costs of  $601,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The target cleanup levels for ground water are benzene and
TCE 0.005 mg/1, cadmium 0.010 mg/1, and arsenic and silver 0.05  mg/1,  all based on MCLs.  Contaminants
in the deep aquifer cannot  practicably be extracted but will attenuate to health-based levels within a depth
of 500 feet.  The cleanup goal for sediments requires PAH levels of less than 1.0 mg/kg, based on a risk level
of 4 x 10~6. Target levels for 12 VOCs in vent emissions are  listed based on a 1 x 10   cumulative risk level.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not  applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                     GROVELAND WELLS, MA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 850-acre Groveland Wells site is located in the Town of Groveland, Essex County, Massachusetts,
within the lower Johnson Creek drainage basin.  The site includes the watershed and aquifer which recharge
two municipal supply wells, Station Nos. 1 and 2, and three  known sources of soil, surface water, and ground
water contamination:  the Valley site, the A.W. Chesterson site, and the Havenhill Municipal Landfill site.
This remedial action  addresses  source  control  at the Valley  site.  The remaining operable units of the
Groveland  Wells site  will be  addressed in subsequent remedial actions.  The Valley  site operable unit is
located in the far northwestern section of the Town of Groveland,  and is bordered to the north  and south
by residences within 100 feet of the site.  The Town of Groveland's  municipal water supply well, Station No.
1, is located approximately 3,500  feet northeast and downgradient of the Valley site, and is currently being
treated to remove VOCs as part of an initial remedial measure by EPA.  The Valley Manufactured Products
Company (Valley) began operating  a metals  and plastic parts manufacturing business in 1963 on  a 1.5-acre
parcel of property owned by Groveland Resources Corporation (GRC).

      The Valley site area consists  of the  land  within and immediately  adjacent to the GRC property
boundaries and contains three subsurface  disposal  systems, an oil storage and recovery system consisting of
six underground tanks and a 55-gallon drum storage area, both of which were used to store cutting oils and
solvents such as TCE and methylene chloride.   These subsurface disposal systems dispersed liquid effluent
into  the ground by filtration through a sand  and gravel leach field.  According  to Valley/GRC, more than
20 gallons of waste cutting oil  containing TCE and other hazardous  substances were released each month, on
the ground at  the south end of the  building between 1964 and  1972.  Also,  at least four 55-gallon drums of
the same material were  used  as  a  defoliant  on the eastern  side of the building. Between 1979  and 1984,
effluent  from  an acid  bath  finishing  process  was discharged  to  an  underground  leach  field, and
TCE-contaminated oil was released on the soil under  a loading dock and into a floor drain.  In 1973, 500
gallons of raw TCE was  released from an underground storage tank into the soil, and additional  waste oils
and solvents were dumped on  the ground.  A site investigation  in 1983 revealed high levels of TCE, arsenic,
lead,  and  copper in  the underground disposal systems.   Additional  sample  analysis  has detected soil
contaminated with VOCs from the surface to  a depth of  15 feet in various locations  onsite.  Analysis  of
surface water and sediments from Mill Pond, downstream  of the Valley site, as well as ground water from
monitoring wells in the site  area, also detected VOC  contamination.  Based on  the concentration  of VOCs
detected  in the subsurface soil and ground water and historical site use information, both media are believed
to be contributing to ground  water and surface water contamination in the Valley site area and the Mill
Pond/Johnson Creek watershed and aquifer.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil, sediments,
ground water, and surface water  are VOCs including TCE, PCE, toluene, and metals including arsenic and
lead.

      The selected remedial action for the Valley site operable unit includes:  in situ vacuum extraction of
approximately 20,000 yd  of unsaturated soil followed by  activated carbon treatment of the extracted VOCs;
onsite ground water pump and treatment by carbon adsorption  and  aeration, with recharge to the  aquifer of
a portion of the  treated ground  water upgradient of the site to accelerate removal of saturated  zone soil
contamination,  and discharge of the remainder of  the treated ground water to the aquifer downgradient of
the site,  and treatment of  air emissions from  the aeration process by carbon adsorption; ground  water
monitoring; and sealing or disconnecting all drains and lines to the acid bath finishing process disposal system.
Incidental treatment of inorganic  compounds  and other contaminants will be provided as necessary in order
to operate the VOC contaminant  treatment system efficiently and to meet  applicable discharge permit
requirements.  The estimated present worth cost of this remedial action is $4,165,000, with a 10-year present
worth O&M cost of $2,677,000.
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                                  GROVELAND WELLS, MA
                                      First Remedial Action
                                       September 30, 1988
                                          (continued)


PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup levels for VOCs are based on MCLs
or an excess cancer risk level of 10~6.  Individual goals include PCE 5.0 ug/1 (MCL), TCE 5.0 ug/1 (MCL)
and toluene 2,000 ug/1.  Inorganic contaminant cleanup levels are based on State of Massachusetts Ground
Water Quality Standards and ground water discharge permit requirements.  Individual goals include arsenic
50 ug/1 and lead 50 ug/1.  Individual soil cleanup goals for VOCs are based on achieving the  target ground
water levels and include TCE 6.3 ug/kg and PCE 18.2 ug/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                     IRON HORSE PARK, MA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 15, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Iron Horse Park site is a 552-acre industrial complex and railyard located in North Billerica,
Massachusetts.   The  site includes  manufacturing and railyard maintenance facilities, open  storage  areas,
landfills,  and wastewater lagoons.  A long history of activities at the site has resulted  in contamination of
soil, ground water, and surface water.  In August  1984, EPA, under its removal authority, covered an  onsite
asbestos landfill located northwest and adjacent to the lagoons area.  In September 1984, the site was placed
on the NPL. In 1985, EPA began evaluations of  the site and concluded that the size and complexity  of the
site, as well as the discreet nature of the contamination, necessitated dividing the site into several separate
problem  areas.  This ROD addresses the cleanup of the  Boston and Maine Wastewater Lagoons (B&M
Lagoons)  and surrounding area, which are operated by Boston & Maine (B&M) Corporation.  The  B&M
Lagoons  are a series of lagoons located within a 150-acre parcel of land leased from the Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority, which uses most of the  land to operate a passenger rail service.  The lagoons have
been receiving untreated industrial and sanitary wastewater from the manufacturing and railyard maintenance
facilities since 1915. The lagoon area consists of the North and South lagoons, currently receiving wastewater,
an overflow lagoon, one inactive  lagoon used until 1954,  and an empty lagoon that was never  used.  The
lagoons contain approximately 7,800 yd of soil and sludge  contaminated primarily with VOCs, low levels of
PAHs, and metals. In addition, approximately 20,000 yd of soil and sludge dredged from the lagoon bottoms
and disposed in piles  along the lagoon banks are  contaminated with low levels of organics and metals. The
piles of dredged  material and the  sludge in the lagoons are not considered to contribute significantly to
ground water contamination.   This conclusion is based,on the results of the TCLP test  which indicates that
these materials do not leach contaminants in significant concentrations. Additionally, the contaminants found
in these materials are generally not  found in  the ground water. B&M has been ordered to stop  discharging
wastewater to the B&M Lagoons by the end of 1988 and  plans to tie-in to the town  of Billerica's  sewer
system.   Subsequent RODs will address  other portions of the site including a landfill and site-wide ground
water.   The primary  contaminants  of concern affecting the  soil,  sludge,  and debris are VOCs, organics
including PAHs, and  metals including arsenic and lead.

      The  selected   remedial action  for  this site includes:   excavation and onsite  biodegradation  of
contaminated soil and sludge  with residual disposal to the  lagoon  area, followed by covering with a clean
soil cover and revegetation; and decontamination of the lagoon system piping and pumps.  The estimated
capital cost  for this remedial action is $2,273,000  with present worth O&M of $47,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Treatment  of soil  and sludge will attain a  less than 10"6
excess cancer risk for industrial use of the area,  and a less than  10~5 excess cancer risk for  residential use
of the area.  Treatment should reduce contaminant concentration in wastes by 70 to 80 percent, and will meet
the  state pathogen reduction requirements for sludge.  Individual cleanup levels were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions  will be  implemented to restrict land use.
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                           KEEFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES,  NH
                                  Second Remedial Action - Final
                                          March 21, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Keefe  Environmental Services (KES) site  is located in a  semi-rural area in Epping,  New
Hampshire.  Surface water from sections  of this site flows toward a wetland area  to the immediate south.
Considerable filling and excavation have occurred at the site using the materials for site fill, road construction,
surface leveling, and dike construction purposes.  In May 1978, Mr. Paul Keefe constructed a chemical waste
storage facility by establishing drum storage areas, large storage tanks, equipment shelters and a bulking area.
A 700,000 gallon capacity, synthetically lined, waste lagoon was  also installed.  During April 1979, the  New
Hampshire Bureau of Solid Waste Management (NHBSWM) and the Division of Public Health Services
(DPHS) ordered KES to clean up a number of leaking  storage tanks, ruptured drums, improperly dumped
latex waste  and  contaminated  soils.  At  this time,  a series of complaints  were made by local residents
concerning strong odors attributed to the site. These complaints resulted in legal action against KES. During
September 1979, a  surface water and  ground water  sampling  program identified seven  chlorinated
hydrocarbons in  the ground water wells.   This resulted in the issuance of a  second cleanup order focusing
on the removal of  all leaking drums, spills and contaminated soil, daily inspection  of drums for leaks, and
reduction in total number of drums stored onsite. Beginning in  November 1979, drinking water wells of the
twelve  surrounding residences were sampled by the  New Hampshire Water  Supply  and Pollution  Control
Commission (NHWSPCC) for chemical compounds and biological parameters.  The sampling indicated the
presence of several VOCs in some wells.  Removal actions initiated between June 1981 and November 1982,
and then again in March 1983, removed 2,029 fifty-five gallon  drums, 84 thirty  gallon  drums, 47 cauldrons and
trays, 51 carboys, 1,630 five gallon  pails, 124 empty drums, and 10 fiber  and 155 miscellaneous containers.
In addition, approximately 4,100 five gallon  drums, 4  five-thousand gallon, and 4  ten-thousand gallon
above-ground tanks were removed from the site.  A first operable  unit  ROD, signed in  November 1983,
approved the removal of contents from the lagoon, lagoon liner, and adjacent contaminated soil.  This second
operable unit addresses soil and ground water contaminated  with  VOCs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  in-situ  treatment of soil  using vacuum extraction
with discharge to the atmosphere and ground water  pump and  treatment using air stripping, filtration, and
carbon adsorption  with discharge to a ground water recharge area adjacent  to the wetland along the site
border.   The  estimated capital cost for  this remedial  action is  $1,942,300 with present  worth O&M  of
$4,157,700.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup will meet a 10"5 cumulative excess
risk. Individual ground water cleanup goals include:  benzene 5 ug/1 (MCL), trichloroethylene 5 ug/1 (MCL),
tetrachloroethylene   5 ug/1 (based on TCE level), 1,2-dichloroethane 5 ug/1 (MCL), and 1,1-dichloroethylene
7 ug/1 (MCL). Cumulative soil cleanup goals will attain a 5.7 X  10"  excess cancer risk level.  Individual soil
levels include:  benzene 20.8 ug/kg, PCE  91.0 ug/kg, TCE 31.5  ug/kg,  1,2-dichloroethane 3.5  ug/kg, and
1,1-dichloroethylene 22.8 ug/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                            LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY, RI
                                    First  Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Landfill & Resource Recovery (L&RR) site  is located in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, and
consists of a 28-acre landfill and a sand and gravel pit.  Several unnamed streams lie to the south and east
of the site and flow through wetlands located adjacent to the site area. Several homes near the site use
ground  water  for  drinking, and the  Statesville reservoir, used  for recreational activities, is located
approximately 0.5 miles from the site. The L&RR site is a former sand and gravel pit that began accepting
domestic,  commercial, and industrial  wastes in 1927.  Site owners claim the  hazardous materials were mixed
in with  municipal refuse and deposited in the  north-central area of  the  site, but other reports  indicate
hazardous waste was spread over the entire site area.  When hazardous waste disposal ceased in 1979, the
owners placed a PVC cover  over the north-central area to prevent stormwater infiltration.  Commercial and
domestic wastes were disposed of on top of and around the area  in subsequent years.  In 1983, the Rhode
Island Department of Health installed monitoring wells onsite to  ensure compliance with State regulations,
and based on sampling results, ordered  the site closed.  Upon final closure in 1985, the owners covered 80
percent  of the landfill area with one foot of sand, another synthetic cover and topsoil.   Eighteen gas  vents
were Installed to vent gases underlying the synthetic cover. The sand used as final cover has eroded into the
adjacent wetlands, but sampling indicated no contamination was present. Low levels of VOCs and metals
including lead, cadmium, and arsenic  were discovered in downgradient ground water samples, but levels  were
sporatic and all were below MCLs. This remedial action will upgrade the existing landfill enclosure to protect
ground water and wetlands, implement  wetlands recovery operations, and  collect and  treat landfill gas to
reduce risks to public health  from  inhalation. Primary contaminants of concern affecting the air are hydrogen
sulfide and methane gases contaminated with VOCs including benzene, toluene, PCE, and TCE.

      The selected remedial action for  this site  includes:  access restrictions; stabilization of the steep side
slopes of the landfill and installation of a RCRA  cap over the entire landfill with revegetation; collection and
thermal destruction  of underlying gases, the method of thermal destruction to be determined in design;
excavation of eroded landfill sand from the wetlands with replacement onsite and vegetation  of excavated
wetland areas;  and ground  water and air monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost of the  selected
remedy is between $5,674,000 and $6,790,000, depending on the particular method of slope remediation and
thermal destruction chosen.  O&M costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Thermal destruction  of landfill  gases will meet the Rhode
Island Air Toxic Regulations at the site  boundary.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                       LAUREL PARK, CT
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Laurel Park site is located in the Town of Naugatuck, New Haven  County,  Connecticut.  The
landfill, occupying about 19-acres of the 35-acre site, lies entirely within the drainage basin of the Naugatuck
River.  Additionally, the landfill is located  on a hill in close proximity to fractured bedrock and bedrock
aquifer.  It is assumed that waste disposal actions began in the late 1940s.  It was common practice to burn
some of the waste brought to the site.  Operational problems at the landfill were reported in the early 1960s.
Complaints included chemical spills on roads leading to the landfill, large quantities of black acid smoke,
odors, and blowing litter. In 1961, a lawsuit was filed and, in 1964, the owner was ordered to cease burning
certain waste types.  Between 1965 and 1966, the Connecticut State Department of Health investigated reports
of contaminated surface water.  Construction of a leachate collection system was completed  in 1984.  The
operators  of Laurel Park were ordered in January 1981  to stop landfilling in an unapproved excavation area.
By April 1987, the landfill ceased receiving  wastes.   The primary contaminants of concern affecting ground
water, soil, surface water, and sediments include:  VOCs, organics, and  metals.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: installation of  a RCRA cap over all waste disposal
areas; rehabilitation of existing leachate collection system, supplemented by a shallow ground water extraction
system consisting of a French drain and/or ground water extraction wells, with discharge and offsite treatment
at the Naugatuck Water Pollution Control Facility (NWPCF); and monitoring of all media. The estimated
present  worth cost  for this remedial action is $21,706,300 without  pretreatment,  or  $23,078,200 including
pretreatment, if necessary.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water and leachate will be extracted to meet the
RCRA Ground Water Protection Standard (GWPS)  at the point of compliance, which is the vertical surface
located at the hydraulically downgradient limit of the waste management area.  Currently, the GWPS is set
at the MCLs, ACLs, or background.  Specific individual cleanup levels were not  specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls have  been recommended to prevent the  bedrock
aquifer in the site vicinity from  being used as a source  of water  for any purpose.
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                                OLD SPRINGFIELD LANDFILL, VT
                                       First Remedial Action
                                         September 22, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Old Springfield Landfill site is located approximately one  mile southwest of the city center in
Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont.  The land use within a one mile radius of the 27-acre site is primarily
low density residential housing, light agriculture, undeveloped forest land and commercial development.  The
landfill was operated by the Town of Springfield between 1947 and  1968 for the disposal of municipal solid
waste and hazardous industrial liquid and semi-liquid waste. The site is currently owned by Springfield Mobile
Home Estates, which operates a  trailer park currently consisting of 38  mobile homes.  Approximately 60
people reside in the Springfield Mobile Estates trailer park, built on top  of the landfill.  The site first came
to the attention of the Vermont Department of Health because of  a complaint by a nearby resident of
foul-smelling water. Investigation of the site found VOC contamination in a spring and in a residential  well
near the mobile home park. EPA began investigations at the site in  1976.  Four areas of contamination have
been identified at the site where industrial waste was either disposed  of in discrete trenches or mixed  with
the municipal waste. This remedial action addresses landfill seepage and ground water contamination.  The
remedial  action is  designed  for  management  of  contaminant migration and study of final remediation
alternatives.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the  ground water, surface water, soil,  and
sediments are  VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCE, toluene, and other organics including PCBs and PAHs.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:  construction of an  underground collection system
to collect  leachate; installation of wells for extraction of contaminated  ground water; onsite treatment of the
collected leachate and extracted ground water, or discharge to the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
for treatment; institutional controls to restrict  the use  of ground water that exceeds MCLs; multimedia
monitoring; and additional  studies to determine the feasibility of isolating waste materials from the ground
water (e.g., french drain, slurry wall, or waste removal).  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial
action is $5,374,000  with annual O&M costs  of $173,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Cleanup goals for ground water and leachate will attain MCLs
and include benzene 5 ug/1,  1,1-dichloroethene 7 ug/1, trichloroethene 5 ug/1, and vinyl chloride 2 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Institutional controls will be  implemented and enforced to restrict the use
of ground water where it may exceed MCLs.
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                                    ROSE DISPOSAL PIT, MA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 23, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Rose  Disposal Pit site occupies 1.5 acres in the northern  section of a 14-acre  residential lot
located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, approximately 4 miles north of Pittsfield.  The property encompassing
the site is bounded on the north, northeast, and west by forests, on the east and southeast by cropland and
pasture, and on the southwest by a residential area.  There is a small wetland  west of the disposal area and
a larger forested wetland to the southeast of the property. A small man-made pond is located approximately
200 feet south of the disposal area.   During the  1950s and possibly later, the  General Electric Company
disposed of waste oils and solvents in a trench on the site, now referred to as the disposal area.   Field
investigations conducted between  1981  and 1986  revealed  high  concentrations of PCBs in surface and
subsurface  soils and indicated the presence of VOCs in ground water.   The volume of contaminated  soil to
be remediated is approximately 15,000 yd . The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediments,
ground water and surface water are VOCs including PCE, TCE, toluene, xylenes and other organics including
PCBs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: excavation and onsite incineration of approximately
15,000 yd3  of contaminated soil and sediment with residue disposal onsite; ground water pump and treatment
onsite using air stripping and carbon adsorption with discharge to the aquifer;  installation of a bedrock well
to prohibit ground water migration; treatment of pond sediments and surface water and subsequent restoration
of the  onsite pond to its original wetlands character; implementation  of institutional controls; and ground
water monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $6,450,000 with estimated
present worth O&M  of $5,790,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  PCB-contaminated soil above 13 mg/kg (based on 10"5 risk
level) will be excavated and treated to a PCB concentration of less than 2 mg/kg.  Treated ground water
will achieve MCLs, if available, or MCLGs, Lifetime Health Advisory (LHA) or a 10"b cancer risk level.
Individual ground water cleanup goals include PCE 1 ug/1 (10" risk level), benzene (MCL), and TCE (MCL).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will be implemented to  prevent ground water use and
excavation  within  the disposal area.
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                                    YAWORSKI LAGOON, CT
                                    First Remedial Action -  Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Yaworski Lagoon site is a dewatered and backfilled lagoon, approximately 700 feet long and 300
feet wide and surrounded by an earthen dike. It is located on an approximately 100-acre section of land in
Canterbury Township, Windham County, Connecticut, on the floodplain of and bordered on the north, south
and west by the Quinebaug River.  The area surrounding the site includes agricultural  land to the east and
south.  Leachate enters the ground water from below the lagoon; seepage from the lagoon dikes and surface
runoff from the site flow to adjacent wetlands. Approximately 2000 feet southeast of the site is an operating
solid waste landfill  owned by James Yaworski, the same person  who operated the lagoon.  The  landfill
contributes some contamination to ground water, but EPA monitored the site in 1988 and determined the
contamination to be much less than  from the lagoon.  Between 1950 and  1973, sludge materials and drums
of industrial waste including solvents, paint, textile dyes, acids,  resins, and  other debris,  about 50,000 barrels
of waste material altogether, were deposited in the lagoon.  The lagoon currently contains approximately
65,000 cubic yards of contaminated sludge covered by about 60,000 cubic yards of contaminated debris. The
sludge is a mixture of water, dirt, VOCs, and other organic compounds at  concentrations above 10,000 ppm.
Metals are at concentrations above 1000 ppm. Monitoring wells were installed at  the site in 1976 and ground
water contamination was detected. In 1982, following an investigation of the site,  CT DEP ordered Yaworski
to close the lagoon.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, soil and sediments are
VOCs including benzene, toluene and xylenes, organics including PAHs and metals including chromium and
lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  installation of a RCRA cap; improvement of dike
around  the lagoon to ensure protection from floods; establishment of a ground water protection standard
(ACL);  and monitoring of ground water for 30 years.  A ground water treatment method will be established
as part  of a corrective action program if, after  implementation of the source  control remedy, ground water
contamination remains above ACLs.  The estimated  capital cost  of this remedial  action is $1,673,000 with
present  worth O&M of $716,600.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water ACLs will be established as part of the selected
remedy.  Individual ACLs were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Restrictions will be implemented to restrict ground water  use  onsite and
within 1500 feet offsite.
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                                 AMERICAN THERMOSTAT, NY
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          January 7, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The American Thermostat Corporation (ATC) site, occupying approximately eight acres, is located
in South Cairo, New York. Private homes are near the site on its eastern and western boundaries.  Former
plant operations involving  the assembly of thermostats for small appliances were carried out in one existing
large building.  From the mid 1950s through at least 1981, waste containing TCE and PCE sludges were
poured down drains which were  connected to an abandoned septic system and dumped outside onto plant
grounds. The drains were connected to the abandoned septic system. In March 1981, two ATC employees
were observed dumping solvents  on plant  property.  This triggered investigations into the company's waste
handling practices by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and the
New York State Attorney General's office.  Subsequently, water samples collected in five privately-owned wells
in the ATC vicinity revealed the presence of high levels of TCE and PCE. As a result, ATC began supplying
bottled water to local residents in April 1981.  By late 1982, ATC had installed carbon filters on its own well
and the affected residential wells. Pursuant to a 1983 Consent Order, ATC and AMRO Realty Corporation
(AMRO), the owners of the property, agreed to clean up the site and its surroundings; supply bottled water
for  cooking and drinking  purposes; and  install,  monitor, and maintain  carbon filter systems for  the  five
affected homes.  ATC and AMRO did not fully comply with  the Consent Order and  did  not remedy the
contamination at the site.  In June 1983, a new onsite 4,500-gallon septic system was installed and, in
September 1983, ATC provided  carbon filtration for septic system discharges to lower PCE levels.  ATC
ceased operations in May 1985 and filed involuntary bankruptcy.  EPA has been sampling  area wells  and
maintaining previously installed carbon filtration units. In addition, EPA installed two new carbon filtration
units on contaminated private wells;  installed two air stripping system on a highly contaminated well;  and
drilled a new well attempting to locate a clean water supply.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting
the ground water are VOCs including PCE and TCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  provision of an alternate water  supply through
extension  of  the existing Catskill Water District pipeline from Sandy Plains Road or from Rudolph Weir
Road to the affected and potentially affected area.  The exact  route of the pipeline will be  determined during
design.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial action ranges from $2,270,000 to $2,380,000 with annual
O&M of $100,000 to $110,000, pending the pipeline route decision.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  This first operable unit will meet the MCLs for TCE 0.005
mg/1, 1,1-dichloroethylene 0.007  ug/1,  and 1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.200 mg/1, and  the Water  Quality Criteria
chronic level  for PCE of 0.800 mg/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                       ASBESTOS DUMP, NJ
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Asbestos Dump site is an 11-acre commercial property, formerly an  asbestos processing plant,
in Millington, New Jersey.  It  is bounded by the Passaic River, the Millington Train Station, commercial
properties, and private residences.  Part of the  site lies within the flood plain of the Passaic River which
serves as  a public water supply source for 74,000 people.  Approximately 200 individuals are employed by
21 businesses operating on the active portion of the site.  Asbestos,  Limited, engaged in the fiberization and
sale of asbestos at the  site from 1927 until 1946.  From  1946 until 1953, the plant  was owned  by Bernard E.
Smith and operated under the name of Smith Asbestos, Inc., a manufacturer of asbestos roofing and siding.
During these years waste water  from the manufacturing process was  impounded on the site to  permit settling
of asbestos fibers suspended in the water.  Periodically, the sediment was removed, disposed of onsite and
covered with dirt.  In May 1953, the property was acquired by National Gypsum, which manufactured cement
asbestos siding and roofing sheets at the plant until 1975.  Most of the waste was recaptured and recycled
during this period, although broken siding and asbestos fibers  were dumped  on a five-acre area on the
property.  From 1959 until 1972, National Gypsum used phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) as a fungicide to coat
the asbestos shingles.   Waste generated by the cleaning of coating equipment was disposed of in  small pits
onsite.  In May 1975, National  Gypsum closed the Millington plant. The total  asbestos waste at the site is
estimated  to be 90,000 cubic yards. The primary contaminant of concern affecting ground water and soil is
asbestos.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  installation of a two-foot soil cover on areas of
exposed or  minimally  covered  asbestos,  construction of slope protection/stabilization measures  along the
asbestos mound embankment, and surface run-off diversion channels on top of asbestos  mound;  long-term
monitoring including offsite ground water monitoring;  access restrictions; institutional controls to restrict
onsite ground water use and limit development on the  asbestos fill area; and performance  of treatability
studies to  evaluate technologies that may permanently remediate asbestos.  The estimated present worth cost
for this  remedial action is $1,145,000 with annual O&M of $56,000  to $161,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   The selected remedy, covering the asbestos contaminated
areas with two feet of soil, will  comply with the National Emissions  Standards for Hazardous  Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs) requirements of the Clean Air Act.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will be implemented to prevent onsite ground water
use and development on the asbestos fill areas.
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                              BEACHWOOD/BERKELEY WELL, NJ
                                   First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Beachwood/Berkeley Well site, encompasses Beachwood  Borough and Berkeley Township  in
central-east Ocean City, NJ.  The total  population of the  two municipalities is  approximately 23,000.   In
response to a public complaint  of possible  aluminum  contamination of drinking water,  the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) sampled four potable wells and discovered the presence
of lead in excess of the Federal Interim Primary Drinking Water Standard. Subsequent sampling confirmed
the  presence of  lead at approximately four times the standard.  The Ocean County Health Department
collected additional samples in the two municipalities.  Results of analyses indicated that 15 percent of the
total wells sampled in the Borough and three percent of  the  residential wells  sampled in  the  Township
exceeded the regulatory standard for lead  in  drinking water; however, there was no  distinct geographical
pattern to the occurrence of the lead contamination.  By order of the NJDEP, an alternate supply of water
was provided to  the affected residents.  After  extensive  investigation of lead  levels in residential tap water,
surface water, ground water, sediments and soils and lead concentrations  in and  dissolution from plumbing
systems, it was concluded that elevated concentrations of lead in drinking water were not caused by man-made
or industrial sources.  Rather, the sources of lead include a minor contribution  from native area ground water,
lead packers used in well construction and dissolution of lead from lead-bearing materials of home plumbing
systems, particularly lead/tin solder.

      Remediation under the  Superfund program of the documented existence  of lead in drinking water
resulting from dissolution from residential plumbing systems is precluded by law.   The State of New Jersey
is proceeding independently of Federal Superfund financing to address the problems posed by the presence
of lead in drinking water.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:   Remediation involves  the interim remedy waiver for
contaminant-specific ARARs; however, ground water extraction and discharge will meet MCLs.   Individual
MCL  goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                  BREWSTER WELL FIELD, NY
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Brewster Well  Field consists of two  municipal well fields,  No. 1 and  No. 2, located on  the
northern bank of the East Branch Croton  River, 3/4 of a mile east of the Village of Brewster, Town of
Southeast in Putnam, New York.  The 18 shallow wells in the field are a source of water for the municipal
water system that serves over 2100 residents hi the Village of Brewster and the Town  of Southeast, as well
as a number of businesses and a railyard.  Additional receptors of the ground water from this aquifer include
downstream users of the East Branch Croton  River,  which contributes  to  the  Croton Falls Reservoir
approximately 3.5 miles downstream.  Also, two  reservoirs exist upstream to the east  and northeast within
3000 feet of the site, which are part of New York City's Croton watershed reservoir system. Land use to the
north and west  is  predominantly  residential,  and to  the south  commercial  and light industrial.   VOC
contamination was detected in the Brewster Well Field in 1978 and alternate water sources were subsequently
added. Investigations identified the source of contamination as a drywell adjacent to the Alben Cleaners south
of the site, where dry cleaning wastes were  disposed of via a floor drain until 1983.  Approximately 100  yd
of material including drywell sludges, sediments and soil have been contaminated with VOCs  at concentrations
up to 620,000 ppm.   In addition, a plume of ground water contaminated with VOCs at concentrations up to
6,000  ppb extends from the vicinity of the  cleaners north to the  Brewster Well Field.  Consequently,  the
Village of Brewster  and EPA have operated a full scale packed column spray aeration  system for treatment
of the entire village supply since 1984.   The first Record of Decision  (ROD) for  the  site was signed in
September 1986, and was aimed at controlling migration of contamination through the ground water.  The
ROD called for the design and construction of. a ground  water management system to extract, treat (by air
stripping via a packed tower) and reinject ground water to expedite the removal of VOCs.  This second ROD
is  designed to remediate the source  of contamination, namely the drywell.  The primary contaminants of
concern affecting  the soil, sediments,  sludge and ground water are VOCs including PCE and TCE.

      The selected  remedial action for this site includes: excavation and offsite incineration of approximately
100 yd3 of drywell sediments, sludge, and soil with greater than four ppm PCE followed  by offsite disposal;
and removal, decontamination and offsite disposal of the concrete drywell structure and debris. The estimated
capital cost for this  remedial action is $241,940.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Remediation of all soil, sediments, sludge and debris greater
than four ppm PCE will reduce health risks due i

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
than four ppm PCE will reduce health risks due to direct contact with contaminated site soils to 1 x 10 6
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                                      BURNT FLY BOG, NJ
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                        September 29,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Burnt Fly Bog site is located in Marlboro Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.  The site
is  situated in a rural area with an auto salvage yard  and a few scattered residences  nearby.  The entire
Burnt Fly Bog encompasses about 1,700 acres.  This remedial action addresses the 10-acre area constituting
the Westerly Wetlands Operable Unit. The area is affected by contamination from the 10-acre parcel where
waste was originally deposited (Uplands Area  Operable Unit).  The site includes  both flood  plains and
wetlands.  Contamination has been detected in the surface water, surface soil, and the shallow subsurface soil
as a result of uncontrolled discharges and runoff from the Uplands Area waste sources.  The  Uplands Area
includes several abandoned oil storage and treatment  lagoons  containing  residual oil sludges and aqueous
wastes, contaminated waste piles and buried or exposed drummed wastes.  These are the result of activities
at the site from 1950 to 1965.  The site property is presently owned by Mr. Dominick Manzo, who operated
part of the property as a sanitary landfill from 1963 to 1969. The Uplands Area is currently being cleaned
up under  a Record  of Decision signed on November 16,  1983.  The volume of soil contaminated with PCBs
and  lead is estimated to be 76,400 yd  at  the site, with  an additional 5,600 yd  of contaminated  sediments
in an adjacent downstream area.  There is no evidence of PCB contamination in surface water. The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the surface water, soil and sediments are PCBs and lead.

      The selected remedial action  for this site  includes:  access  restrictions; excavation of contaminated
sediments from the downstream area with disposal at  an offsite RCRA  Subtitle C facility;  as  an interim
remedy, containment without capping contaminated soil  in the  Westerly Wetlands through installation of a
sedimentation basin and appropriate  diversion controls;  and performance of treatability studies on the most
promising innovative technology alternatives to provide  the final remedy.  A subsequent  ROD will address
this final remedy for the contaminated soil. The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action using
a 20-year  life estimate is $6,100,000 with annual O&M costs of $320,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The excavation  of the downstream area sediments meet the
State soil  cleanup criteria for PCBs 5 mg/kg and  lead 250 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                      EWAN PROPERTY, NJ
                                       First Remedial Action
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 43-acre Ewan Property  site  is located  in a predominantly agricultural and residential area of
Shamong Township, Burlington County,  New Jersey.  Private residences are provided domestic water from
wells as close as one mile downgradient from the site, drawing from an aquifer that extends from beneath
the site.  The site is broken into two study areas, Area A and Area B.  Area A, consisting of nine acres,
is the area of concern.  Site investigations revealed that during the early to mid-1970s, at least  500 to 8,000
55-gallon drums containing hazardous industrial  wastes were disposed of in trenches in Area A, and the
trenches were subsequently backfilled with  soil.  Investigations also revealed  that many of the drums are
ruptured, corroded or leaking.  Soil and ground water samples indicate the presence of VOCs and metals.
It is estimated that Area A has 4,500 yd  of highly contaminated soil and waste material, and 29,500 yd  of
moderately contaminated soil.  Primary contaminants of concern affecting soil  and ground water are VOCs
such as benzene, TCE, PCE and xylenes, and metals including chromium and  lead.

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes: construction of decontamination, staging and waste
characterization areas; excavation, staging and characterization of waste materials with offsite incineration of
all appropriate wastes (approximately 4,500  yd of buried drums and heavily contaminated soil); temporary
onsite storage and  assessment of non-incinerable wastes to determine proper  disposal method; and monitoring
of air and ground water during remedial activities. The estimated present worth cost of the selected remedy
is $21,153,000 with estimated  annual O&M  costs  of $22,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Will be determined  during the remediation of a subsequent
operable unit.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                    GE WIRING DEVICES, PR
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The GE Wiring Devices site is located in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico.  The General Electric Company
(G.E.) owns and operates a five-acre wiring devices plant at this site, which assembled silent mercury switches
from 1957 until 1969. Approximately half a ton of mercury was discarded along with 4,000 yd of defective
switch parts and plastic scraps in an onsite waste-fill area about one acre in area and one to four feet deep.
Several residences are located approximately 400 feet south of the waste-fill area,  which is surrounded by a
concrete  retaining wall and a fence.   Ground water in the area is used as a  source of drinking water with
a public supply well  located approximately 1,500 feet west of the waste-fill area.  In addition, ground water
flows  to the west toward the San Jacaquas River. About 500,000 gallons of perched water has accumulated
within the waste-fill area as a result of precipitation/recharge.  Evidence indicates  that contamination of the
water table is occurring due to the migration of perch water through  the clay layer that exists beneath the
waste-fill area. Approximately 1,500 yd  of near-surface soil south and downgradient of the waste-fill area
has been contaminated by mercury primarily as a result of previous surface runoff  from the plant  area. The
primary contaminant of concern affecting the ground water,  soil, and debris is mercury.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: onsite hydrometallurgical  treatment of the waste-fill
materials, perched water and  contaminated near-surface soil with disposal  of the treatment residue in the
former waste-fill  area, followed by covering with a clean soil cover,  and onsite  treatment of the  process
leaching agent with discharge to a POTW; additional investigation of the ground water to determine the extent
of contamination; and limited ground  water monitoring, provided there is no  need  for  ground water
remediation.   The estimated  capital  cost for this remedial action is $1,912,870. There  are no O&M costs
associated with this remedy.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Soil,  perched  water, and  debris  will  be  treated  to  a
health-based  cleanup level of 16  ppm if further air sampling verifies levels exceeding the EPA National
Emission Standard for a Hazardous Pollutant (NESHAP), or 21 ppb, based on risk due to ingestion, if there
are no levels exceeding NESHAP.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                      KIN-BUC LANDFILL, NJ
                                         First Remedial Action
                                          September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The 220-acre Kin-Buc Landfill consists of a number of inactive industrial and municipal waste disposal
areas and is located in the Raritan River 100-year flood plain and within a coastal zone in Edison Township,
Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Bordering the site is an industrial park directly north, the Edison Township
Municipal Landfill 600 feet to the south, marshlands to the east, and the Raritan River bordering the west.
Land use within one mile of the  site includes residential, light industrial, and recreational areas.  Landfill
operations were conducted between 1947 and 1977. Details on the owners/operators of the site are unknown
prior to  1968, when Kin-Buc, Inc., leased  the  area from Inmar Associates.   According to  site records, an
estimated 70 million gallons of liquid wastes, including three million gallons of oily waste and over one million
tons of solid waste, were disposed of between 1973 and  1976  alone.  Examples of wastes received include
solvents,  waste oils, paint  sludges, cyanides, metal stripping wastes and  paint thinners.  The  Kin-Buc site
includes  three  major mounds:   Kin-Buc I  (30 acres),  Kin-Buc  II (12 acres), which  lies directly north of
Kin-Buc  I, and Mound B (9  acres) which lies  southwest  of Kin-Buc  I adjacent to the  Raritan  River.
Additionally,  three  pits of black oily leachate, Pits A,  B, and C, are located at the  southeastern edge of
Kin-Buc  I; there is  a refuse-filled low-lying area between Kin-Buc I and the Edison Landfill;  and an area of
impounded, tidally affected water, Pool C,  contaminated by Kin-Buc I is adjacent to the pits. Site activities
included  burying and compacting contained wastes in Kin-Buc II, and discharging hazardous liquid wastes into
bulldozed pits  at the top  of Kin-Buc I.  These practices resulted in numerous citizen complaints, caused
frequent  major onsite fires and a number of serious occupational injuries.  EPA began investigations in
January 1976 and detected the  discharge of hazardous substances from the facility.   In February  1980, EPA
began cleanup activities consisting of collection, treatment and disposal of Pool C leachate; a drum reduction
program; oily-phase leachate collection and onsite storage; and aqueous-phase leachate pretreatment, removal
and  offsite treatment.  In September  1980, Kin-Buc, Inc. was ordered to cap Kin-Buc I and II. This source
control ROD addresses remediation of the first of two operable units, which includes Kin-Buc I and II, Pool
C, and the low-lying area between Kin-Buc I  and Edison Landfill.  A subsequent ROD will address  offsite
migration controls.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water,  surface water, sediments,
soil and air are: VOCs including benzene and toluene, other organics including PAHs and PCBs, and metals
including arsenic and lead.

       The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  installation of a slurry wall surrounding the site;
RCRA capping over Kin-Buc II, a portion  of the low-lying area between Kin-Buc I  and the Edison Landfill,
and Pool C; maintenance and upgrading, if necessary, of the Kin-Buc I cap; collection of approximately three
million gallons of oily-phase leachate with offsite incineration and  residual  disposal;  collection  and  onsite
biological or carbon treatment of aqueous-phase leachate and contaminated ground water with discharge either
to surface water or  POTW, and dewatering of residual sludges and offsite  disposal; ground water monitoring;
and O&M. The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is between $16,290,000 and $16,635,000
with annual O&M varying from $848,000 (year 1) to $405,000 (years 12-20).

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Incineration  of oily-phase  leachate will  meet  six  nines
(99.9999%)  destruction and removal efficiency.  Aqueous-phase leachate and  contaminated ground water
discharge criteria will be  established  by NJDEP based on the results of treatability studies, but  will meet
NJAC water quality criteria and  wastewater  discharge  requirements.   Individual  cleanup  goals were not
specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional  controls will be implemented  to restrict use  of the property
as necessary to prevent damage to the cover.
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                                      LIPARI LANDFILL, NJ
                                    Third Remedial Action - Final
                                            July 11, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Lipari Landfill site is a municipal and industrial waste landfill in Mantua Township, Gloucester
County, New Jersey.  The landfill  consists of an "onsite" and an "offsite" portion.  The  onsite portion is a
formerly active landfilling area that consists of a slurry wall/synthetic membrane containment system.  This
portion was addressed in a previous remedial action.  A separate previous remedial action focused on flushing
water-transportable contaminants from within the containment system.  This remedial action addresses the
offsite portion of the site which is the area outside of the encapsulation  system consisting of agricultural and
residential  areas that include several lakes, streams and parks.  The site is bordered by the Zee Orchard  on
the north and west, and a housing development on the northeast.  The site property was purchased by Mr.
Nicholas Lipari in 1958 and was used until 1971 for excavation  of sand and gravel and landfilling of municipal
and household wastes, liquid and semi-solid chemical wastes and other industrial wastes. Offsite investigations
indicate  that  lakes,  streams  and  marshland in the  area  surrounding the site have been impacted  by
contaminant migration from the landfill.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water,
surface water, sediments, soil and air are VOCs including benzene, toluene and xylene, and metals including
arsenic, chromium and lead.

      The selected remedial action  for  the offsite areas  includes: collection of the contaminated ground
water/leachate, followed by onsite treatment and discharge to  POTW; excavation of contaminated marsh
soil, and dredging and dewatering contaminated sediments, followed by thermal treatment and  offsite disposal
as  nonhazardous material; integration of offsite sampling with the onsite monitoring plan being developed
to monitor  the effectiveness of the onsite flushing action; and temporary remedial measures in the surrounding
marshland, if necessary, to  mitigate volatile emissions from leachate seepage areas.  The estimated present
worth cost  for this remedial action is  $21,000,000.  O&M costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Soil cleanup will attain the New Jersey soil cleanup objectives
developed under the Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act (ECRA) and health or risk-based criteria.
Surface water cleanup will meet Federal and State Water Quality Criteria and surface  water standards.
Individual contaminant goals were not provided.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                                         LOVE CANAL, NY
                                       Second Remedial Action
                                          October 26, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Love Canal site is located in the southeast corner of the city of Niagara Falls, New York, and
is approximately one-quarter mile north of the Niagara River.  The canal was one of two initial excavations
designed to provide inexpensive hydroelectric power for industrial development around the turn of the 20th
century.   Hooker  Chemicals and  Plastics Corporation (Hooker), now Occidental  Chemical  Corporation,
disposed of over 21,000 tons  of chemical wastes, including dioxin tainted trichlorophenols, into Love Canal
between 1942 and 1953.  In the mid to late 1970s, continued periods of high precipitation contributed to water
accumulation in the disposal area causing chemically-contaminated  leachate  to be carried to the surface and
into contact with residential basement foundations.  Also, dioxin and other contaminants migrated from Love
Canal to the  sewers  which have outfalls to nearby creeks.  The remedial program at  Love Canal has been
extensive and has occurred in two phases. Phase one consisted of measures aimed at site containment.  Phase
two has  been  directed at remediating contaminated  drainage tracts, including nearby creek  and sewer
sediments which are contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin,  commonly  referred to as dioxin.
The 1985 remedial action called for the removal of contaminated sediments from  the creeks and sewers,
followed by interim storaee in an on-site containment facility.  This remedial action requires the removal  of
approximately 15,000 yd   and 1,000 yd  of creek  and sewer  sediments respectively,  as well  as associated
contaminated debris  from remediation.

      The selected  remedial action for  this site  includes:    construction of  an onsite  creek sediments
dewatering/containment facility (DCF) to include a separate  construction/demolition debris facility (CDF);
onsite thermal destruction of  the stored creek and sewer sediments and associated remedial waste stored  in
the DCF; thermal destruction of leachate treatment residuals and other dioxin contaminated material derived
from site remediations; onsite storage of uncontaminated debris in the CDF;  onsite disposal  of non-hazardous
thermal treatment  residuals in a manner that avoids disturbance of the existing cap; and scaling down of the
DCF to only  include the  construction/demolition debris material.  An estimated 25,000-35,000  yd of dioxin
contaminated material will require thermal destruction.  The estimated present worth  cost for  this remedial
action ranges from $26,400,000 to $31,400,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS: The Centers for Disease Control have generally applied a 1
ug/kg level of concern for dioxin in residential soils for  other areas  in the country. A technical review
determined that separation and  consolidation of the  dioxin-contaminated sediments above 1  ug/kg is not
implementable  and would lead to unacceptable project delays.  In addition, the community is opposed  to
any remedial alternative that  does  not  call for thermal destruction  of all the contaminated creek and sewer
sediments. As a result,  all materials (excluding 5,500 yd   of house debris) will be thermally  treated.  Six
nines (99.9999%) destruction and removal efficiency will be the performance  standard.  In addition, excavation
to approximately 18 inches will ensure  the elimination or reduction of risk.  (Creek sediment contamination
was detected  only  to a depth of 12 inches).

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                            LOVE CANAL/93rd STREET SCHOOL, NY
                                       Third Remedial Action
                                         September 26, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Love Canal/93rd Street School site consists of approximately 19 acres and includes a school and
an adjacent vacant lot.  The site is located in Niagara Falls, New York, less than one mile northwest of Love
Canal and is within  the Love Canal Emergency Declaration Area. It is bordered by Bergholtz Creek to the
north and residential properties to the east,  west and south.  A  small area east of the school and adjacent
to Bergholtz Creek  is within a 100-year flood  plain.  Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation disposed
of over 21,000 tons of various chemicals at the  Love Canal site from 1942 to 1953, when the site was deeded
over to the City of Niagara Falls Board of Education.  Sampling has revealed that approximately 6,000 yd
of soil are contaminated.  During the 1950s, home construction accelerated in the area.  Specifically, in 1950,
the 93rd Street School was built, and in 1954, the 99th Street School was built adjacent to the middle portion
of the Canal.  Prior to construction of the 93rd Street School, a drainage swale crossed the site.  Between
1938 and 1951, the swale was partially  filled with soil and rock debris, followed by sand and fly ash  materials.
In 1954, the site was graded to its present contours with approximately 3,000 yd  of fill material, including
fill from the 99th Street School.  The  fill material is reported to  contain fly ash and BHC  (pesticide) waste.
In  1980,  the  93rd  Street school  was closed due to public health concerns  related to  the potentially
contaminated fill material. The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil are  VOCs, including toluene
and xylenes, other organics including dioxins, PAHs and pesticides, and  metals including arsenic and lead.

      The selected  remedial action for this site includes:   excavation and solidification/stabilization of 7,500
yd  of soil; placement of solidified soil back in  excavated location; installation of a RCRA cap; ground water
monitoring; and implementation of treatability studies for solidification process.  The estimated capital cost
for this remedial action is $2,295,000 to $3,675,000 with estimated annual O&M of $121,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR  GOALS:  This remedy will permanently immobilize soil  which poses
an unacceptable carcinogenic risk.  Specifically, all  excavated soil will be treated to meet the Land Disposal
Restrictions requirements for dioxin of less than  1  ug/1, as measured in the soil leachate by the TCLP test.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS.   Not applicable.
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                               LUDLOW SAND AND GRAVEL, NY
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Ludlow Sand and Gravel site is located approximately six miles south of Utica, in the town of
Paris, Oneida County, New York.  The site consists of a gravel pit and landfill on a 130-acre tract of land,
owned and operated  by Mr. James Ludlow.  It is surrounded by rural residential and agricultural land and
includes a New York State designated wetland south and east of the fill area. The landfill, which is the focus
of this ROD, is in a ground water recharge zone to the principal aquifer along Sauquoit Creek.  Fill material
is in contact with  the ground water in some locations in the landfill.  Sauquoit Creek serves as a major
discharge  point for ground  water flowing from this  aquifer.   Various organizations and  individuals have
disposed of waste at the site since 1966.  This waste included domestic wastes, septic tank effluent, industrial
wastes such as dyes, waste oils and metallurgical cooling oils, and animal parts from a meat processing plant.
In late 1982, sampling revealed traces of PCB contamination in the leachate pools on the southern portion
of the property.  In July 1987, the District Court of Binghamton ordered Mr. Ludlow to  cease operations at
the site.   Mr.  Ludlow  complied with  the court order and closed the landfill by February 15, 1988.   The
primary contaminants of concern affecting soil, sediments and ground water are VOCs including benzene and
toluene  and organics including PCBs and phenols.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  consolidation and onsite disposal into the landfill
of approximately 10,000 yd   of contaminated soil and sediment adjacent to the landfill and installation of an
impermeable cover over the landfill; collection of leachate from seepage areas formed from the landfill and
dewatering of the landfill through use of a passive drain system or an active well system with onsite treatment
of the collected  leachate/ground  water  and  offsite  discharge  of the effluent,  or,  if dewatering is not
implemented, collection and  transportation of leachate offsite to  a permitted 'disposal facility; implementation
of upgradient ground water controls to lower and prevent the ground water table from coming in contact with
the waste  material; access restrictions; imposition of deed restrictions governing future use of the property;
and implementation of a long-term water quality monitoring program including both onsite and offsite ground
water, surface  water  and potable water supply wells.  A second remedial  action will address ground water
remediation, if necessary.  This remedial action  is a combination of three alternative remedies.  The present
worth cost is estimated to be between $3,727,200 and $14,548,900 with  an annual O&M between $58,900 and
$364,900.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR  GOALS:   Treated  effluent  for  discharge will meet substantive
requirements of the New York State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (6 NYCRR Parts 750-757 and
701.5), Technical  Operations Guidance Series (700 1.1.1), Ambient Water Quality Standards and Guidance
Values (April  1987),  all ground water and surface  water standards, and Freshwater Wetlands  Standards (6
NY CRR  Part 663-665).  PCBs will be cleaned up to a level of 10 ppm, as recommended by the TSCA PCB
Spill Cleanup Policy Final Rule (40 CFR Part 761).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Deed restrictions will be implemented to control future use of the property.
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                                   MARATHON BATTERY, NY
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Marathon Battery Company (MBC) site, a former battery manufacturing plant, is located in the
Village of Cold Spring in Putnam, New York, approximately 40 miles north of New York City.  The area
surrounding the  site includes the Hudson River to the west, residential areas to the northwest, west,  and
southwest adjacent to the site, and wetlands including Foundry Cove, which is divided into East Foundry Cove
(EFC) and West Foundry Cove, to the south.  The site operated from 1952 to 1979 producing military  and
commercial batteries.  During this time the site changed ownership several times, finally operating as the
MBC from 1969 to 1979.  Before 1965, the plant's wastewater treatment system discharged into the Hudson
River at the Cold Spring pier via the Cold Spring sewer system,  except during periods of overload or system
shutdown during which time the process  effluent was  discharged directly into East  Foundry Cove Marsh
(EFCM) to the  southeast.  In  1965, however, the plant began  discharging all of the process effluent  into
EFCM after the  New York State Department of Health concluded that the industrial discharge could not be
managed by a new sewage treatment system proposed for the Village  of Cold Spring.  Between November
1972 and July 1973, a limited  cleanup was  conducted by MBC and other responsible parties, to remove
sediment from parts of Foundry Cove and surrounding areas  contaminated with cadmium and nickel in excess
of 900 mg/kg. Approximately 5,000 yd  of cadmium-contaminated sediments were dredged and subsequently
placed in a clay-lined underground vault on the plant property. However, studies conducted in Foundry Cove
between  1976 to 1980 continued to  detect cadmium and nickel  concentrations in excess of 900 mg/kg.  To
expedite  remediation, the site has been divided into three  separate geographic  areas  as follows:  Area I,
EFCM and Constitution Marsh southeast of the plant; Area II, the 11-acre former  battery plant grounds,
including the former battery manufacturing facility (presently used as a book repository),  a production well,
a 500,000 gallon water tower, building debris, a dredge spoils vault, a parking lot and nearby residential yards;
and Area III, EFC and the portion  of the Hudson River in  the  vicinity of the wastewater  discharge pipe on
Cold  Spring  pier.   A  ROD was signed  for Area I in September  1986 with cleanup activities to  include
dredging the EFCM and replacing  the sediments with clay and clean fill.  This ROD addresses  Area II
including localized soil  contamination primarily in the area around the building, under debris and around the
parking lot; dust inside  the building; and  the sludge spoils vault.  A  subsequent ROD will address Area III.
The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, soil, debris and inside surfaces of a building
in Area II are:   VOCs including PCE and TCE, and metals including  cadmium and nickel.

      The selected remedial action for Area II at this site includes: decontamination of the inside  surfaces
and contents of the former battery facility to remove the heavy metal-contaminated dust; excavation of both
the cadmium-contaminated soil on the battery plant grounds and nearby residential  yards, and the dredge
spoils vault, followed by onsite  fixation of the excavated soil, dust and vault sediments and offsite disposal;
excavation of the VOC-contaminated soil hotspots followed by enhanced volatilization and replacement of the
clean residuals onsite; backfilling of the excavation areas with clean  fill; institutional controls; ground water
monitoring; and  evaluation  and performance of minor repairs,  if needed, to the inoperable sprinkler  and
heating systems inside the former battery facility.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action
is $10,010,000, with annual O&M of $775,000 (year 1) and $17,000 (years 2-30).

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup goals will attain ACLs for indicator
compounds that  are below federal and state MCLs, if available, and include PCE 0  ug/1 and TCE 3 ug/1.
These goals will be attained in 3-10 years by  natural  attenuation.  There  are no ARARs promulgated for
heavy metals; however,  excavation of onsite and offsite cadmium-contaminated soils will attain a level of 20
mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will  be implemented to restrict the development of
the aquifer for potable or municipal use.
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                  MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, NJ
                                  Second Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Montgomery Township Housing Development (MTHD) site is located in Somerset County, New
Jersey. The Rocky Hill Municipal Wellfield (RHMW) Superfund site is also covered by this remedial action
because of its proximity to the MTHD and the similarity of the contaminants present. The 72-acre MTHD
site is a development  which includes  71  private homes, with  an additional six homes  affected  by the
contamination in the surrounding residential areas.  The RHMW consists of a two-acre tract of land in the
Borough of Rocky Hill, which supplies public water to the residents of Rocky Hill.  In 1978, a study of the
RHMW revealed TCE contamination, which led  to closure of one well and eventual installation of an air
stripping treatment unit  on the well in  1983.   Concern over the ground water contamination hi Rocky Hill
spurred the initial sampling of residential wells in MTHD from December 1979 to January 1980. In March
1981, Elizabethtown Water Company water lines were  installed hi MTHD, and residents were advised not to
use well water.  Twenty homes initially elected to connect to  the municipal  supply, and at the present time
38 residences have  hooked up.   In September  1987, an operable unit ROD was signed  by  EPA, which
provided for the supply of alternate water through the permanent hookup of all MTHD residences  and six
residences outside of MTHD to the available public water supply system.  Field investigations have identified
13 possible sources of contamination.  The nearby Princeton  Gamma Tech  property has been  identified as
a primary source of TCE contamination in the area.  The  primary contaminant of concern affecting the
ground water is TCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:   ground water pumping and air stripping and
reinjecting the treated water back into the aquifer; connecting any remaining affected residences to the public
water supply, sealing the remaining private water supply and monitoring wells within the contaminant plume;
and implementing ground water monitoring.  Present  worth cost for this remedial action is $2,548,000 with
annual O&M costs of $94,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground  water cleanup will attain the State MCC for  TCE
1.0 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Water well  use restrictions will be implemented.
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                                         NASCOLITE, NJ
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          March 31,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Nascolite site is located in the cities of Millville and Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey.
The 17.5-acre site is wooded and is in a residentially and industrially zoned area.  Several homes exist near
the site and rely on  potable wells for drinking water.  Between 1953 and 1980, the Nascolite Corporation
manufactured polymethyl methacrylate (MMA) sheets, commmonly known as plexiglass.  Waste residues from
the distillation of scrap acrylic, a manufacturing by-product, were stored in buried tanks onsite.  Perforations
in an excavated tank indicated the possibility of liquid waste leaking into the soils.  In 1981 and 1983, the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) conducted onsite ground water sampling and  found
significant concentrations of VOCs.  NJDEP identified over 100 fifty-five gallon drums  and several buried
tanks on the site, most of which have been subsequently removed from the site by the property owner. The
remaining drums were removed by EPA.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting both ground  water
and soil include:  VOCs, base/neutrals, and MMA.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  ground water pump and treatment using a method
determined through pilot testing with reinjection into the aquifer; performance of additional soil and  onsite
building studies to determine appropriate future remedial measures; and provision of an alternate water supply
for potentially affected residents.  The estimated captial cost for this remedial action is $609,000 with annual
O&M of $266,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   The ROD did not state specific target concentrations for
contaminants; however,  it  indicated that cleanup goals  were developed using the  Clean Water Act, Safe
Drinking Water Act, Solid Waste Disposal Act, New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Ground Water
Quality Criteria of the  New Jersey Administrative Code.  Additionally, for carcinogenic compounds without
cleanup  standards,  the 10    cancer  risk  cleanup  standard  will  be used.   A  goal of  50 ug/1  total
noncarcinogenic and  "non-A-280" compounds were selected for any other contaminants.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                       OLD BETHPAGE, NY
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           March  17, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Old Bethpage landfill, covering approximately 65 acres, is located in Old Bethpage, Town of
Oyster Bay, Nassau  Country, New York.  Two public  drinking water wells, a residential  community, an
industrial park and a state park exist within the site's general vicinity. Beginning in 1958, the Town of Oyster
Bay operated the landfill as a municipal landfill.  In addition to municipal wastes and garbage, local industrial
wastes were disposed of on the landfill during the late 1960s and early 1970s.  The landfill ceased operations
in April 1986. A system  designed to collect, store, treat and dispose of leachate has been operating at the
site since  1983.  There are three  remedial actions  currently underway at  the site.  They include:  leachate
collection, methane gas collection and landfill capping.  The methane gas collection system was installed in
phases in  1982 at  the periphery of the site to monitor  and prevent migration of gas beyond the property
boundary.  The 18-inch thick clay cap was applied to 29  acres of the landfill.  These actions  were described
in the October 1983 Comprehensive Land Use and Operations Plan prepared in accordance with State landfill
closure regulations.  The  primary contaminants of concern affecting ground water include:  VOCs, TCE,
benzene, toluene, inorganics, chromium and lead.  Air is contaminated with methane gas and VOCs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: hydraulic control of the plume through installation
of ground water recovery wells; ground water pump and treatment using air stripping and, if necessary, carbon
filtration with discharge into an upgradient injection well  system; ground water monitoring; completion of the
landfill capping (29 acres  previously capped); continuation and  expansion, or  enhancement of the leachate
control and gas collection systems; and gas monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost of this remedial
action is $23,045,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The plume will be  cleaned to  New  York State Department
of Environmental  Conservation (NYSDEC)  Standards and  Guidances,   and  Technical  and Operational
Guidance  Series, or to a zero-slope condition, if one exists  following five or more years of pumping and the
application of requisite remedial  technology.  If additional  compounds  should be detected (currently 17
inorganics and 25 VOCs specified), the  most stringent of the requirements obtained from these sources shall
apply.  For any VOC without a State value, the applicable  limit shall be 50 ug/1.  Some individual goals for
ground water include: chromium 0.05 mg/1, lead 0.025 nig/1, TCE  5.0 mg/1 (MCL),  benzene-non-detectable,
and toluene 50 mg/1.  Air discharge requirements will meet NYSDEC Air Guide No. 1.  If more stringent
Federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards  are promulgate, the more stringent standard shall apply.
Some individual goals for air (currently  27 specified) include:  methylene chloride 1.17 x 10 ug/m  , TCE 9.0
x 102 ug/m3, benzene 1.0  x 102 ug/m3, and toluene 7.5  x 103 ug/m3.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                        REICH FARM, NJ
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                        September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Reich Farm site is located in Dover Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.  The three-acre site
is bounded by commercial establishments to the west and wooded areas in all other directions.  The site is
approximately one mile northeast of the Toms River, but no floodplains or wetlands are affected by the site.
The site is currently owned by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reich.  In August 1971, they rented a portion of their
land to Mr. Nicholas Fernicola for temporary storage of used 55-gallon drums.  That December, the Reichs
discovered approximately 4,500  drums  containing wastes and 450 empty drums  on that portion of their
property.  Most of the drums had Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) markings on them, with labels reading
"tar pitch," "lab waste solvent," "blend of resin and oil," and "solvent wash of process stream" among others.
The site first  came to the attention of the New Jersey Superior Court when the Reichs filed suit against Mr.
Fernicola  and UCC.  UCC undertook drum removal and completed the work in March 1972.  In June 1974,
another 51 drums and approximately 1,100 yd  of contaminated soil and trenched wastes were removed from
the site, but residents near the site had already complained about unusual taste  and odor in their well water.
Based on results of an extensive sampling program, the Dover Township Board of Health ordered 148 private
wells closed and established a zoning ordinance restricting ground water use in the area of Reich Farm.  The
volume of contaminated soil  remaining  at the site is estimated to be 2,010 yd . The primary contaminants
of concern affecting the ground water and soils are VOCs including 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA), TCE, PCE,
and semi-volatile organics compounds (SVOCs).

      The selected remedial action  for this site includes:   additional ground water sampling to further
delineate the  leading edge of the  contaminant plume and additional  soil sampling to support existing data
on contaminants of concern  at the site; ground water  pump  and treatment using air stripping and carbon
adsorption with reinjection of the treated water back into the aquifer; excavation and storage of surface soils
onsite which  do not require  remediation; excavation of subsurface soils and onsite treatment by enhanced
volatilization  and onsite disposal, or shipment of subsurface soils which cannot be treated onsite to an offsite
RCRA-permitted facility for incineration and disposal, followed by  backfilling excavated areas with clean
surface soils.  The estimated  present worth cost for this remedial action is $5,832,000, which includes annual
O&M costs of $419,550.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The cleanup objectives for ground water will meet the more
stringent State of New Jersey MCLs for TCA 26 ug/1, TCE 1 ug/1, and PCE 1 ug/1.  Cleanup  objectives for
the soil remediation will  meet the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Soil Action Levels
of 1 mg/kg total VOCs and  10 mg/kg SVOCs.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                RINGWOOD MINES/LANDFILL, NJ
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Ringwood Mines/Landfill site consists of approximately 500 acres in a historic mining district in
Ringwood Borough, Passaic  County, New Jersey.  The mines lie  west of and adjacent to the Town of
Ringwood and one mile northwest of Wanaque Reservoir. The site  is characterized by a variety of features
including abandoned mine shafts and surface pits, an inactive landfill, an industrial refuse disposal area, small
surficial dumps, a municipal recycling area, a municipal garage, and approximately 50  residences.  Ground
water beneath the site discharges to surface streams and the Wanaque Reservoir.  The Ringwood mines are
a series of iron ore  mines that operated from the mid-1700s  to the early 1900s and possibly even later. The
site was purchased by the U.S. Government prior to 1940, and later sold to a succession of owners including
Ringwood Realty Corporation  (RRC), a subsidiary of  Ford Motor Company (Ford), in January 1965.
Between 1967 and  1974, RRC  deposited waste products for Ford,  including car parts, solvents and paint
sludges, on the ground surface  and in  abandoned mine shafts.   In 1970, RRC donated 290 acres in the
southern portion of the site to Ringwood Solid Waste Management Authority (RSWM), which began operating
a permitted municipal disposal area in March 1972.  In 1976, the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (NJDEP) closed the  landfill after determining that leachate emanating from the landfill was
contaminating surface water in the area. In July 1982, NJDEP detected moderate levels of VOCs, as well
as naturally  occurring heavy  metals, in  ground water in the northern section  of the site, which had been
retained by RRC and a portion  used for industrial waste disposal.  The site was subsequently divided into
four discrete  areas for investigation. Between October 1987  and February 1988, Ford International Services,
Inc., conducted a removal action, entailing excavation and  offsite disposal  of 7,000 yd  of surficial paint sludge
containing lead and arsenic from four onsite areas. Subsequent sampling, however, indicated  that soil within
a small area  (less than one acre) still contains concentrations of lead and total petroleum hydrocarbons in
excess of  health-based levels.  Furthermore,  there is sporadic and  moderate ground water  contamination,
generally confined to paint sludge locations, exceeding MCLs  for lead and arsenic. The primary contaminants
of concern affecting the soil and ground water are arsenic, lead, and petroleum hydrocarbons.

      The selected remedial  action for  this site includes: confirmatory sampling of soil with excavation and
offsite disposal of any soil exceeding health-based levels, followed by backfilling and revegetation; and ground
water, surface water and wetlands monitoring.  Since ground water in the vicinity of the paint sludge areas
is not used as a drinking water source and natural attenuation is expected to reduce contamination  levels of
below health  based levels after removal of the source, ground water will not be treated.  The estimated capital
cost for this remedial action is $225,000 with annual O&M of $50,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Soil cleanup will attain the non-promulgated New Jersey
Cleanup Objectives  for lead 250  mg/kg and total petroleum hydrocarbons 100  mg/kg.  Ground water will
attain MCLs, including arsenic 50 ug/1  and lead 50 ug/1, by natural  attenuation.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                        ROCKY HILL, NJ
                                   First Remedial Action  - Final
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 2-acre Rocky Hill Municipal  Well Field  site (RHMW) is located in Montgomery Township,
Somerset County, New Jersey.  Montgomery  Township Housing  Development  (MTHD), located north of
the well field contains  77 private homes.  RHMW is listed on both the State and  National Registers of
Historic Places.  Additionally, a nearby corridor has a potential for archaeological significance.  Two wells,
numbered 1 and 2, were constructed in 1936 to provide a source of potable water  to the Borough of Rocky
Hill (BRH).  A 1978 Rutgers University study revealed TCE contamination levels in Well 1,  and it was
abandoned and sealed by 1978. Further testing, conducted between 1978 and 1983, revealed cycles of elevated
levels of TCE in Well 2. It was closed in November 1979.  Declining levels of TCE in the well field resulted
in the reopening of the well; however, levels  increased and the well was  again closed in January of 1982.
During the shutdown of Well 2, BRH obtained potable water from the privately-owned Elizabethtown Water
Company.  After the installation of two air stripping  units by the borough, Well  2 reopened as a potable
water source. Recently, 38 MTHD residents elected to connect to the municipal supply. The first operable
unit ROD, signed in September  1987,  provided for the  supply of  alternate water through the permanent
hookup of all remaining MTHD residences and 6 residences outside of MTHD. Approximately 13 possible
sources of contamination  are  under evaluation.  TCE is the most predominant  site contaminant, both with
respect to concentration and areal extent.  Several additional components such  as  chlordane and metals are
sporadically present; however, these compounds were not considered  to be related to the TCE contamination.

      The selected remedial action for this  site  includes:   ground water pump and treatment using air
stripping with reinjection;  connection of any remaining affected residences to the public water supply;  sealing
remaining private water supply and monitoring wells within the contamination plume; and implementation of
ground water sampling  program to monitor the effectiveness of the  cleanup. The  estimated capital cost for
this remedial action is $1,618,000 with annual  O&M of $84,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The objective of remediation is to  reduce the entire ground
water concentration of TCE  to 1 ug/1.  This level is a proposed New Jersey MCL which is expected to be
promulgated in the near  future.   It is being used  in place  of  the  federal MCL of 5 ug/1.   PCE and
1,1-dichloroethene will be  reduced to below 1 ug/1 and 2 ug/1, respectively. The remedy will meet a 0.12
x 10  excess cancer risk  level.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  In January 1986,  the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
Division of Water Resources, placed a restriction on future well drilling  for water  supply wells in the area.
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                                 TABERNACLE DRUM DUMP, NJ
                                    First Remedial Action  - Final
                                            June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Tabernacle  Drum Dump (TDD) site is a one-acre  parcel of  undeveloped land located in
Tabernacle Township,  Burlington  County,  New  Jersey.    Drum  disposal  activities,  which resulted in
contamination by hazardous substances,  occurred on  a 2,000 ft  area portion of the site.  Land use in the
area consists  mainly of woodland, bogs, agriculture  and recreation.  The soils typically found in the area are
highly permeable, sandy, and acidic.  Approximately 75 to 100  residents live within a one-mile radius of the
site.  Most of the residents located down-gradient of the site  depend on individual residential wells for
potable  and agricultural purposes.  TDD is  currently  owned by  Mr. and Mrs. Phillip  Myers.  In 1976 and
1977, the property was occupied  by Mr.  and Mrs. Robert Ware.  During that period, Mr. Ware's employer,
the Atlantic Disposal Services (ADS), disposed of approximately 200 containers, including fifty-five gallon
drums, twenty gallon containers, and five gallon paint cans.  These containers were stored at the site between
1977 to 1984.  Deterioration  and leakage of some  containers  resulted  in visible soil  contamination and
ultimately ground water contamination.   Based  on  a referral  from  Tabernacle Township officials, the
Burlington County Health Department conducted a site inspection in August 1982, and discovered over 100
abandoned drums. In November 1982, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
conducted a more detailed site  inspection. Leaking  and deteriorated drums containing solvents, paint sludges,
heavy metals,  and visibly contaminated surface soils were revealed.  In 1984,  EPA issued an administrative
order to ADS requiring  it to perform a surface cleanup of the site, install and sample four monitoring wells,
and  sample and analyze site surface and subsurface soils for priority pollutants.  During April 1984,  ADS
initiated some remedial  measures including the numbering, logging and sampling of site containers.  Surface
cleanup was completed  in July 1984 and consisted of removing  containers, 40 yd  of  drum  material,  eight
truck loads of excavated soil, and approximately 3,000 gallons of liquid material. The principle threat posed
at the site is  potential ingestion of ground water by down-gradient  residents.  The primary contaminants of
concern are VOCs including 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA) and 1,1-dichloroethene (DCE).

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes:  installation of ground water monitoring wells to
further  delineate  the extent of the  plume and implementation of a monitoring program for  downgradient
residential wells; ground  water pump and treatment using air stripping and possibly carbon adsorption followed
by reinjection, ground water monitoring  and exhaust  gas  analysis; and  soil  sampling  of the former  drum
dumping and  storage area.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $772,600 with present worth
O&M of $215,600.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The proposed MCLs established by NJDEP are more stringent
than federal standards and include 1,1,1-TCA 26 ug/1 and DCE  2 ug/1.  The remedial action will comply with
NJDEP levels in anticipation that they will become State ARARs.  The levels of contaminants found in the
surface  soils did not exceed the existing soil  ARARs established  by NJDEP.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                           UPJOHN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, PR
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                          September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Upjohn Manufacturing  Company (UMC) site is  located in the Barceloneta industrial park  on
the north coast of Puerto Rico.  Land use in the surrounding area is  industrial, agricultural, and rural
residential. The site is in a sparsely populated rural region and lies above the island's largest aquifer, which
serves as a source of drinking water for over 12,000 area residents. In addition, the aquifer discharges to a
wetland area to the north, which supports a large aquatic and bird population. The site lies in a limestone
region characterized by karst terrain developed by dissolution of the existing limestone formations and typified
by closed depressions, sinkholes, and subsurface conduits.   Between  August and  September  1982, UMC
dispatched approximately  15,300 gallons  of a manufacturing by-product  waste  mixture estimated to  be
comprised of 65 percent carbon tetrachloride and  35 percent acetonitrile  to a leaking underground storage
tank (UST), resulting in  the release of all of the waste into the ground.  Investigation by UMC  determined
that  carbon tetrachloride contamination had  migrated  offsite approximately two miles to the north and
occupied an area of  about 2.1 mi .  Consequently, five local water supply wells were closed in 1982 due to
the potential for carbon tetrachloride contamination, and UMC provided a permanent alternate water supply
to users.  In 1983, UMC began implementing remedial actions to remove carbon tetrachloride from the soil
and ground water:  this  included the  installation and operation of a vacuum extraction system until March
1988; ground  water  pumpage from the AH  Robins well adjacent to and north of the site  until 1985;
installation and operation of a second ground water contaminant recovery extraction well, UE-1, on the UMC
facility in 1984, with air stripping and residual discharge to a sinkhole; and placement of a concrete cap over
the tank farm.  In 1987, because of residual ground water contamination that has  remained both on and
offsite, EPA ordered UMC to continue its remedial activities including resuming operation of the vacuum
extraction system,  pumping extraction well UE-1, and ground water monitoring, as well  as determining the
feasibility of restoring all or portions of the aquifer to health-based levels.  This ROD addresses the residual
ground water contamination resulting from the 1982 UST leak at the UMC  facility. The possibility of residual
contamination in the soil as a continuing source of carbon tetrachloride contamination in the ground water
will be addressed by the  EPA RCRA program  and will not be a  part of this remedial action.  The primary
contaminant of concern affecting the ground water  is carbon  tetrachloride.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:  ground water pump and treatment from the UE-1
and AH Robins wells using air-stripping, followed  by discharge of the treated water  to an existing sinkhole;
ground water pump and  treatment using air  stripping from  the public supply well followed by distribution to
the public water supply system; installation and operation of two to four additional offsite extraction wells with
air stripping and recharge to the ground water;  installation of chloride monitoring wells near the  coastline to
monitor potential salt-water encroachment; and  long-term ground water monitoring.  Because it is not known
whether contaminant levels in the aquifer can  be  reduced to the MCL, EPA will re-evaluate this remedy
within five years of operation to determine the allowable contaminant levels that must  be  met before the
extraction wells are shut down.  If  a decision is made that any portion of the aquifer will not be restored,
a waiver from  the MCL for reasons  of technical impracticability will be evaluated at that time.  The estimated
capital cost for this interim remedial action is $2,200,000-$6,200,000 with annual O&M of $400,000-$700,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup levels will meet the MCL for carbon
tetrachloride of 5 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                          YORK OIL, NY
                                        First Remedial Action
                                          February 9, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The York Oil  Company site, encompassing 17  acres,  is located  in the Hamlet of Moira, Franklin
County, New York.  Wetlands and woodlands are the principal land use in the vicinity of the site. Residences
exist along the main roads interspersed with active/inactive agricultural and pasture land.  The now dissolved
York Oil  Company operated  a waste oil recycling facility from approximately 1964 to  1977.  Crankcase
industrial oils,  some containing PCBs, were collected from sources throughout New England and New York,
then stored and/or processed at the site in eight above-ground storage tanks, a series of three earthen-damned
settling lagoons,  and at least one below-ground storage tank.  The recycled PCB-contaminated oil was either
sold as No. 2 fuel oil or used in dust control for the unpaved roads in the vicinity of the site.  During heavy
rains and spring thaws, the oil-water emulsion from the lagoons would often overflow onto the surrounding
lands.  In 1964,  in lieu of paying damages to adjacent farm-owners, the  oil company purchased land in the
area of the spills.  The  York Oil  site  contamination  was first discovered in  1979 by a New York State
Department of  Transportation  road  crew,  who then  notified  the New York  State Department  of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). Several interim  actions have been undertaken at  the site to contain
the  PCB-contamination  problem.   Currently,  soils,  sediments,  ground  water  and  surface  water  are
contaminated with PCBs, VOCs, metals and phenols.

      The selected  remedial action for  this site includes:   excavation  of approximately 22,000  yd   of
contaminated soil and approximately 8,000 yd  of contaminated sediments with  onsite solidification followed
by onsite  disposal of treatment residuals; installation of deep ground water drawdown wells  and  shallow
dewatering wells to collect the sinking contaminant plume and the oil during excavation, with onsite treatment
and  subsequent  discharge  in  accordance with  New York State discharge requirements; offsite  thermal
treatment of approximately 25,000 gallons of contaminated tank oils in addition  to other 'oils collected at the
site; cleaning and demolition of the  empty storage tanks; and grading.  Treatability studies will be conducted
during remedial design to determine the effectiveness of the solidification process in  meeting specified
treatment levels  and to determine the optimal treatment system for ground water.  The estimated capital cost
for this  remedial action is $6,500,000 with present worth O&M of $500,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The cleanup level for PCBs in soil of 10 mg/kg was derived
based on the current New York State goal to clean up  uncontrolled PCB sites in residential areas to a level
less than 10 mg/kg, and on the Toxic Substances Control Act PCB Spill Clean Policy which states that "PCB
spills in residential areas ... [should] ...  be remediated  to  10 mg/kg."  The clean level for total phenols in
ground water is  100 ug/1 in accordance  with New York State Ambient Water Quality Guidelines.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                      ALADDIN PLATING, PA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 27, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The two-acre Aladdin Plating  site  is a former electroplating facility located in Scott  and Abington
Townships, Lackawanna  County, Pennsylvania, approximately 1.5  miles north  of the Town  of Chinchilla.
The area surrounding the site is wooded, with four residences within 100 yards  and about 120 people living
within a 0.25 mile radius. Approximately 11,000 people within three miles of the  site use domestic and public
ground water  wells  for  drinking water.  Site runoff flows northwest toward Leggetts Creek, a  principal
tributary of Griffin Pond Reservoir.  Leggetts Creek  and Griffin Pond are sources of supplemental drinking
water for more than 100,000 people.   The nearest  residential well is  less than 1,500  feet  from the site.
Aladdin  Plating conducted  electroplating operations from  1947 to 1982.  Hazardous  materials used  in
operations  include sulphuric acid, chromic acid,  cyanide, chromium and other heavy metals.  For 35 years,
electroplating  waste  effluents containing heavy metals and other contaminants were discharged via a ditch
and underground pipes to a  shallow surface lagoon  near  the electroplating building.  A fire destroyed the
facility and ended operations in 1982.  Three source areas of contamination have been  identified:  the site
of the former  plating facility building, a buried trench (presumably the building's  floor drain), and the lagoon.
In 1983, chromium was detected in onsite  soils.  Subsequent testing by EPA in 1984 also identified lead and
cyanide in  onsite soils.  In addition, ground water samples from onsite  monitoring wells showed significant
levels of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and lead; all exceeded their respective MCLs.  In March 1987, EPA
performed  emergency  response  activities to remove  significant immediate health threats.  These responses
included fencing contaminated  zones  and removing drums  and vats  containing hazardous  wastes.   This
response action  addresses  only the  remediation of the  contaminated  soil  onsite.   The  ground  water
contamination will be  addressed in a  subsequent  remedial  action.   The  primary contaminants of  concern
affecting the soil and ground water are arsenic, chromium, and lead.

       The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and offsite stabilization of approximately
12,000 yd3  of  contaminated soil, with disposal of the treated soil in an offsite landfill and replacement of the
excavated soil with  clean fill.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial  action is $4,461,000 with
no associated  O&M costs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:    Soils will be excavated to  a  depth  where chromium
contamination is 50  mg/kg or less.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                  AMBLER ASBESTOS PILES, PA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Ambler Asbestos Piles site  is located in the southwestern portion of the Borough  of Ambler,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  Land around the site is used for industrial, residential, commercial, and
transportation purposes.  The site is bordered on the west by Wissahickon Creek and its flood plain.  A low
density housing  development lies to  the  southwest.  The site  consists  of four  distinct  areas  of asbestos
contamination: the Locust Street  Pile, the Plant Pile, the  Pipe Plant Dump,  and  the asbestos settling
basins/filter bed lagoons.  The waste piles of concern in this operable unit are the Locust Street Pile and the
Plant Pile.  Within a 0.25 mile radius  of the Locust Street  Pile are approximately 40  residences and a public
playground that was closed in  1984.  The  K&M Company owned and operated the site from the late 1800s
to 1962 and produced asbestos products such as paper, millboard, electrical insulation, linings, conveyor belts,
and high pressure peckings. The primary wastes generated and disposed of in the Locust Street and Plant
Piles during that period were spent magnesium/calcium (from pharmaceutical operations) and asbestos process
waste.  In 1962,  Certainteed Corporation purchased a portion of the site and  facilities from K&M  and
manufactured asbestos-cement pipe at the plant. Nicolet Industries, Inc. purchased the remainder of the site
and manufactured asbestos millboard  and monolithic products.  The Locust Street Pile continued to receive
asbestos waste from Nicolet until sometime after 1964; however, waste continued to be deposited on the Plant
Pile  until  1980.  EPA  and the  Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources conducted their first
investigation of the site in 1971, noting visible emissions  and substantial dust concentrations attributed to
asbestos. Subsequent investigations of the surface water, bulk waste samples, and air samples in 1983 revealed
asbestos contamination. In September 1983, the Centers for Disease Control issued a Public Health Advisory
recommending the closure of the nearby playground.  In 1984, EPA implemented emergency response actions
to establish a soil and vegetative cover, install a drainage system, and provide erosion control measures over
the Locust Pile.  In addition, Nicolet had covered the Plant Pile  by June  1984.  The  primary contaminant of
concern affecting the sediments, surface water,  and  debris is  asbestos.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:   installation  of a geotextile and soil cover on the
exposed areas of waste piles; erosion control/repair on waste pile slopes to facilitate vegetation; pump and
treatment (using  filters) of surface water  from lagoon and settling basins with onsite discharge, backfilling
and  regrading lagoon  and settling  basins to  promote positive  drainage and  onsite  disposal of collected
sediments and asbestos on the waste piles; implementation  of slope  stability control  measures, if deemed
necessary  after testing; installation of gabions or rip-rap to  prevent scouring action of Wissahickon Creek
on the waste piles; runoff collection and treatment; preparation of a contingency plan; and access restructions.
The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $5,135,000, with estimated annual O&M costs of $46,000
to $63,000  for years 2 through 6 and  $33,000 for years 6  through 30.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Remedy  addresses containment of asbestos-contaminated
debris; therefore, no cleanup  level is provided for the debris.   Surface water treatment will  meet State
NPDES requirements.  Individual cleanup goals not provided.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                                       AVTEX FIBERS, VA
                                       First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 440-acre Avtex Fibers site is  located in Warren County, Front Royal, Virginia.  The facility is
bounded to the west  and northwest by  the Shenandoah River and  to  the  south, northwest,  and east by
residential areas.  Approximately 1,300 people live within one mile of the site.  The western part of the site
lies within  the  limits of the Shenandoah  River's 100-year floodplain.  The Avtex Fibers site has produced
rayon fibers since 1940, polyester between 1970 and 1977, and polypropylene since 1985.  During this 48-year
period, byproducts from the rayon manufacturing process were  disposed of in onsite surface impoundments.
These byproducts included sodium cellulose xanthate-based viscose and zinc-hydroxide sludge. Fly ash (from
incinerator exhaust air pollution control devices) and boiler house solids were disposed of in five other surface
impoundments.  Land disposal  of viscose waste ceased in 1983; since that time, the waste has  been routed
directly to an onsite wastewater  treatment plant.  In 1982, carbon disulfide, a constituent of viscose waste, was
identified in ground water samples from residential wells located across the Shenandoah River from the site.
In response to the results of a ground  water  investigation, Avtex  implemented interim  measures,  which
included purchasing 23 subdivision properties on the west side  of the river that had contaminated domestic
wells, and initiating a ground water pump and treatment program.  This ROD is the first of two operable
units  and  addresses ground water remediation  and  interim  remedial  measures  for the viscose  basins
responsible for ground water contamination. A subsequent  remedial action will address source control and
viscose basin remediation. The  primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are  phenols, and
metals including arsenic and lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: ground water and basin liquid pump and treatment
in the existing onsite activated sludge wastewater treatment plant, following completion of necessary upgrades,
modifications,  and  construction of pretreatment  units, with  offsite discharge of  treated water  to the
Shenandoah River; monitoring on- and offsite ground water,  surface water, and basin fluids; and  placing deed
restrictions prohibiting the use of ground water on the  affected properties. The estimated present worth cost
for this  remedial action is $9,122,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water will be treated to meet MCLs, EPA References
Dose-based water limits,  Federal AWQC  and State Drinking Water Standards.  Individual  goals include
phenols 0.3 mg/1 (AWQC), lead 0.05 mg/1 (MCL/VAGWS), and arsenic 0.05  mg/1 (MCL/VAGWC).  When
the aquifer restoration goals are attained, the hazard index for  ingestion  of ground water will be less  than 1
for the noncarcinogen contaminants in the  ground water.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Deed restrictions will be implemented to prohibit the  use of ground water
on the affected properties.
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                                            BENDIX, PA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Bendix  site is an  aircraft instruments manufacturing plant located  near the  Village of South
Montrose, Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.  The  60-acre site  is situated in a
sparsely populated area (approximately 500 people) atop a topographic divide between the Meshoppen Creek
and Wyalusing Creek watersheds.  Natural ground water discharge areas exist  east of the site in a wetlands
area of Meshoppen Creek, and west of the site at the headwaters of Wyalusing  Creek.  South Montrose is
solely dependent  on private ground water wells for water.  The Bendix Corporation (Bendix) acquired  the
parcels of land comprising the site in 1951 and 1952, was acquired by Allied Corporation (Allied) in 1983,
and finally merged  into Allied in 1985.  Allied is the current owner of the property.  From 1952 to 1958
industrial solvent  wastes were  disposed  of in a lagoon northeast of the plant,  and for several years similar
wastes also were disposed of in a series of onsite small trenches east of the plant.  In addition, from the early
1950s until 1978, an earthen disposal pit  installed by Bendix was used for the disposal of water-soluble cutting
oil and oil-contaminated water from air compressors.  The basin was drained of  free liquids, backfilled, and
seeded in late 1978. Investigations performed by Bendix from 1984 through 1987 indicated  that as a result
of past disposal practices,  contamination from subsurface soil has been leaching  into the underlying ground
water.  Five source areas  of contamination have been identified at  the site: a TCE storage tank area,  the
pet/trench area, an old landfill area, the area of a former solvent evaporation facility, and  a former drum
storage area behind the plant building.  Bendix is currently supplying carbon filter units to users of affected
wells. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water and soil are VOCs  including TCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  soil vacuum extraction and soil aeration; onsite
ground water pump and treatment with air  stripping; and treatment of offsite ground water contamination
through carbon adsorption at the well heads.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is
$4,487,000 with annual O&M costs of $542,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Both on- and offsite ground water cleanup goals have been
set at less than 1  ug/1 TCE.  Soil will be cleaned to 100 ug/kg leachable VOCs  based on the ground water
cleanup  goal.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                      BERKS SAND PIT, PA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The three to four-acre  Berks Sand  Pit  site  is located in Longswamp Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania.  There are at least 20 single family homes within the investigation area, including one on top
of the actual sand pit. The immediate vicinity of the site is zoned for low density residential use. The Berks
Sand Pit was created by the removal of sand and gravel, but reportedly was used by area residents for refuse
disposal. Industrial waste also was alleged to have been disposed of in the area around the pit.  Houses were
constructed and private wells installed at the location beginning in 1978, after the pit was backfilled.  The site
first came to the attention of EPA in January 1982 when area residents detected ground water contamination.
Emergency actions were undertaken by EPA in the summer of 1983.  The pit was partially excavated and
backfilled  with clean fill, but no  pocket of  contamination was  discovered.   The primary contaminants of
concern affecting the ground water, surface water, and sediments are VOCs including 1,1,1-TCA,  1,1-DCA,
PCE, and 1,1-DCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation of contaminated sediments with offsite
treatment  by incineration; ground water pump and treatment us*'ng air  stripping and vapor  phase carbon
absorption with  reinjection of  treated water back into  the aquifer; provision of an alternate water  supply
system,  surface and ground water monitoring; and restrictions to prevent  installation of drinking water wells
in the contaminated aquifer. The estimated present worth cost  for this remedy is $10,773,100, with annual
O&M costs of $459,200.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR  GOALS:  Ground water cleanup  goals will attain health-based  MCLs
for 1,1,1-TCA  200 ug/1 and 1,1-DCE  7 ug/1. Secondary target levels, based on published Unit Cancer Risk,
will be met for 1,1-DCE and PCE 1.0 ug/1.  Reinjection of treated ground water into the  aquifer  will meet
Underground Injection Control  requirements.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                                      CHISMAN CREEK, VA
                                    Second Operable Unit - Final
                                          March 31,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Chisman Creek site is located near Grafton  in York County, Virginia.  This ROD addresses
operable unit two, which consists of three ponds (designated A, B, and C), the freshwater tributary, and the
Chisman Creek estuary.  The site is located within the  watershed of Chisman Creek,  a tributary of the
Chesapeake Bay.  Approximately  500 to 1,000 people live within one mile of the site.   Between 1957 and
1974, fly ash from the Virginia Power Yorktown Power Generating Station was disposed of in four abandoned
sand and gravel borrow pits located  approximately two miles south of the generating station.  The fly ash
disposal areas, designated Areas  A,  B,  C,  and D, became known  as the Chisman Creek Superfund site.
Between 1971 and 1973, all fly ash in Area D was removed and deposited in Area C. Area D was reportedly
filled with construction rubble generated during the construction of  public utilities in  the area at that time.
After a  domestic well showed discolored water in 1980, the Virginia State Water Control Board (SWCB) and
Virginia State Board  of Health sampled residential ground water  in the vicinity  of the  fly  ash  areas to
determine the types and concentrations of contaminants present.  The Virginia Institute  of Marine Science
and SWCB conducted additional studies to determine the nature and extent of area contamination.  The first
operable unit ROD  was signed in  September 1986.  The remedial action, begun in November 1987, includes:
placing  a  soil  cover on two areas and a clay cap on  a  third area; relocating  a  portion  of the tributary;
providing an alternate water supply for residential areas; and post-closure monitoring. At the request of EPA,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted the second operable unit remedial investigation to evaluate the
impact of contaminants at the site on fish and wildlife resources and their habitat.  Chemical analysis of the
physical environment and biota of  the site for operable unit two focused on eight metals. These were arsenic,
cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, selenium, vanadium, and zinc. The most ubiquitous and abundant metals were
nickel and vanadium.   Bioassays showed the surface water quality  in Ponds B and C to be below ARAR
levels, and sediment from the  Chisman  Creek estuary to have no adverse impacts from the contaminants.
Fish from the freshwater ponds and  oysters from  Chisman Creek have not been impacted. Human health
risks from  consumption of fish  and oysters, or  accidental ingestion  of surface water  and sediments are all
within EPA guidelines for acceptable risks.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting surface water in
Area A include nickel and vanadium.

      The selected  remedial action for this site includes:  diversion of surface runoff from Area A (covered
with soil in Operable Unit One) into Pond A and water quality monitoring to evaluate the effectiveness of
both operable units.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is  $137,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  An ARAR for vanadium has not been promulgated. However,
EPA has recently developed an unpublished Estimated Advisory Concentration for vanadium of 7.7 ug/1 which
will be met in freshwater systems.  Remediation will attain the Clean Water Act level  for  nickel 13.4 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                               DELAWARE SAND & GRAVEL, DE
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           April 22, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Delaware Sand &  Gravel  (DS&G) site is a 27-acre inactive industrial waste landfill located in
New Castle County, Delaware.  It is  bordered by Army Creek to the west, Army Creek and wetlands to
the north, residential and business facilities  to the east and an abandoned sand and gravel quarry to the
south.   Also to the west of the site directly across  Army  Creek is the Army Creek Landfill NPL site.
Residences are located  approximately 30  feet from  the landfill and  a  residential development is located
approximately 0.5 miles  south and southwest of  the site.  Underlying the landfill is  the Potomac Aquifer,
which is accessed about 1.25 miles south of the  site and used as a public water source.   The DS&G site
consists of four disposal areas,  referred to  as the Drum Disposal, Inert Disposal, Ridge, and Grantham
South areas.  Between 1968 and 1976 the site accepted household and construction wastes and approximately
7,000 drums containing liquids and sludges from  perfume, plastics, paint, and petroleum refining processes.
In 1971, investigations revealed ground water contamination emanating  from the Army Creek and DS&G
landfills.  In 1976, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources  and Environmental Control issued  an
enforcement action requiring DS&G to discontinue disposal activities.  A ground water recovery system was
installed to prevent contaminated water from reaching the nearby private wellfield, which continues to operate.
Investigations were conducted to characterize the source and  extent of contamination from both sites, and in
1984 EPA initiated an emergency removal action at the DS&G site to remove approximately 600 drums from
the Drum Disposal area.  An  estimated 535,000 yd  of waste material are located onsite. Wastes identified
in the Drum Disposal area include subsurface soil and debris contaminated with PCBs, organic liquids, and
inorganic solids.  The Drum  Disposal area is believed to be the major source  of  organic ground  water
contamination.  The Ridge area consists of contaminated surficial soil and drums,  storage tanks, and debris
scattered on the surface.  The Inert Disposal area contains various domestic waste, cars, trucks, and storage
tanks scattered on the surface.  The Grantham South area is believed to  contain surficial inert waste as well
as deposited chemical wastes.   Two hot spots of organic contamination were identified in this area.  The
primary contaminants  of concern affecting the soil and ground water are VOCs including  benzene, toluene
and xylenes, other organics including PCBs, PAHs and phenols, and metals including chromium and lead.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:   excavation and onsite  mobile incineration of
approximately 36,000 tons of contaminated soil and  wastes from the  Drum Disposal  and  Ridge areas, with
on- or offsite disposal of residual ash and  grading and revegetation  of excavated areas; removal and offsite
disposal of all  surface debris material from  the  Inert area,  followed by capping;  construction of  a RCRA
cap over the Grantham  South area; ground water pump and treatment with  discharge to  Army Creek; and
ground  water monitoring. The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action  is $24,944,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The ground water remedy will result  in MCLs or  10"6 risk
levels being met at the site boundary.  Ground water treatment will attain the levels specified in the NPDES
regulations before being discharged  to Army Creek.  Individual goals were not specified.  Excavation  in the
Drum Disposal area will attain soil contaminant levels based on acceptable drinking water exposure, including
toluene 6,000 mg/kg, xylene 4.8 mg/kg and phenol 497 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                 DORNEY ROAD LANDFILL, PA
                                       First Remedial Action
                                        September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Dorney Road Landfill site is located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.  The site is approximately
27 acres, bounded on the east by Dorney Road, and extends westward such that the southwest corner is in
Longswamp Township, Berks  County.   Land use in the area is rural,  residential, and agricultural.   The
population within an  0.25 mile radius of the site is estimated to be approximately 20 people.  Currently, one
residence is located within 1,000 feet of the site and three residences are within 2,000 feet of the site.  The
water supply for these nearby homes is ground water from private wells.  Beginning in 1952, an abandoned
iron mine pit  on the site was used  as  an  open dump.   From 1966 to 1978,  an  unpermitted landfill was
operated in the same mine pit. In 1986, EPA conducted a removal action and regraded the landfill to prevent
runoff and erosion of landfill material from migrating to neighboring  property.   In  1980 and  1982, EPA
investigations revealed elevated levels of VOCs, metals and phenols  in ground  water and leachate  samples.
This remedial  action  will prevent dermal contact and incidental ingestion of landfill soil  and solid waste.  It
will also minimize the continued leaching of  precipitation  and onsite ponded waters through the contaminated
landfill.    A subsequent  remedial  action will  address the ground  water under  the site.   The  primary
contaminants of concern affecting the soil,  ground water, and surface water are  VOCs  including  benzene,
toluene, and xylenes,  metals including arsenic and chromium, and other organics including phenol and PAHs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  offsite disposal  of approximately  700,000 gallons
of onsite pond water; construction of a dike and diversion ditch system to control runon/runoff; regrading
and installation of a multi-layer landfill cap  and a gas collection system; ground water monitoring; and deed
and access restrictions.   The estimated present worth  cost  for this remedial action  is $14,000,000 with
estimated  annual O&M  costs of $42,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   The remedy will reduce the cancer risk to  below  the 10"6
level.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: A notice will be placed on the land deed within  site boundaries.
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                                 DOUGLASSVILLE DISPOSAL,  PA
                                       Second Remedial Action
                                            June 24, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Douglassville Disposal site occupies  approximately 50 acres of land  in Union Township, Berks
County, Pennsylvania.  It is almost entirely within the 100-year floodplain of the Schuylkill River.  In 1941,
Berks Associates began recycling lubrication oil at  the site; waste solvents were recycled in the 1950s and
1960s.  Wastes generated from those recycling processes were stored in onsite lagoons from 1941 until 1972.
In November  1970, heavy rains caused the lagoons  to overflow and release 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 gallons  of
wastes down the Schuylkill River.  Federal and State actions were initiated to dispose of  the waste material
remaining in the lagoons.   Before this action could  be carried out, heavy rains from  a hurricane caused the
river to overflow its banks and inundate the entire site area in June 1972. An estimated 6,000,0000 - 8,000,000
gallons of wastes were carried by floodwaters downstream for about 15 miles. During cleanup after the storm,
the lagoons were drained  and backfilled by EPA. Lubrication oil recycling operations continued at the site
until 1979 when  the operator determined operational correction, mandated by the Pennsylvania  Department
of Environmental Resources (PADER), were cost  prohibitive.  Operations then turned  to the practice  of
refining waste oils for  use as fuel in industrial boilers.  Beginning in 1979, oily waste sludge  from the new
recycling process was landfarmed onsite.   This practice was  halted  in 1981 when PADER mandated
operational corrections to the landfarming practices. In late  1985, all oil recycling operations at the facility
were completely discontinued. This operable unit addresses the 3-4 acre area in the southern most portion
of the site  and is hvdraulically upgradient of the rest of the site. The area consists  of a concrete  building,
process equipment, piping, and at least 57 process tanks.  The tanks are constructed of wood,  concrete,  or
steel and range in size from 3,000 gallons to 600,000  gallons.  Approximately 200,000 gallons of PCB and lead
contaminated  oil and waste sludges remain in the tanks.   The buildings, tanks,  tank wastes, and processing
equipment  are impediments to any future  soil and ground water remediation and are a source of continuing
contamination of these media. The primary contaminants of concern include: VOCs,  PCBs, PAHs, and lead.

       The  selected remedial action for this site includes:  removal of liquid and  sludge  tank waste  with
transportation to an offsite incineration facility; decontamination of tanks, piping, processing equipment, and
building materials;  offsite disposal of building rubble, selling of tanks and other metal materials as scrap;
offsite disposal of concrete, asphalt, and other materials; and treatment of generated  decontamination fluids,
as appropriate. The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $4,050,000.  No  O&M will  be incurred.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:  Tanks, piping, processing equipment and building materials
designated  for salvage or  reuse will be decontaminated to a level  not to  exceed 100 ug/100  cm  PCBs  on
the surface, as determined by wipe sampling.  Concrete,  asphalt, other materials containing PCBs, and any
others which  cannot  be decontaminated  to  less than 50 mg/kg PCBs, will be disposed  of at an offsite
hazardous waste landfill. This operable unit remedy does not attempt to ensure compliance with all ARARs
for the entire  site, but will not be inconsistent with  a  final comprehensive remedy for the site.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                     DRAKE CHEMICAL, PA
                                    Third Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Drake Chemical Site is a 12.5-acre inactive chemical manufacturing facility located in Lock Haven,
Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The area surrounding the site includes American Color and Chemical Company
to the west, Hammermill Paper Company to the southwest, Bald Eagle Creek to the south, the west branch
of the Susquehanna River to the north, and an apartment complex and a shopping center to the east.  Bald
Eagle Creek and the Susquehanna River are wetland  areas and are used for recreation and fishing.  Lock
Haven residents do not use ground water for  drinking purposes. The facility operated between 1951 and 1982
manufacturing chemical  intermediates  used in producing dyes, cosmetics, textiles,  pharmaceuticals,  and
pesticides.  The site includes two synthetic-lined wastewater treatment lagoons, an unlined  leachate lagoon,
and a dry unlined sludge lagoon. The water and sediments within the two lined impoundments are highly
contaminated with site-related  organic and inorganic contaminants.  The site surface is covered with debris,
chemical sludge,  and  contaminated soil.   Approximately 252,000 yd  of soil,  sludges, and sediments are
contaminated.  The Drake Chemical Company was cited several times by  State and Federal agencies for
violating environmental and health and safety regulations.  In 1982, EPA began an emergency removal action
in which surface drums, surface sludges, and liquids contained in process and storage tanks were removed and
disposed of, and the site was fenced. A ROD  signed in 1982  addressed the leachate stream that ran offsite
towards Bald Eagle Creek, and remediation was completed in 1987.  A subsequent ROD signed in May 1986
required demolition of onsite contaminated buildings and tanks, and  disposal in an offsite landfill.  This work
currently is being undertaken.  The focus of the remedial action addressed in this ROD is remediation of the
contaminated soil, sludges, and ground water at the site.  The  primary contaminants of concern affecting the
ground water, surface water, soil, and sediments are VOCs including benzene, toluene, TCE, and xylenes,
other organics including fenac, phenols, and  PAHs, and metals including lead,  chromium, and arsenic.

      The selected remedial  action for this  site  includes:   excavation of approximately 252,000 yd  of
contaminated sludge, soil, and  sediments, followed by  treatment in an onsite mobile rotary kiln incinerator,
backfilling  (possibly using the  incinerator  ash  as  backfill material) and installation of a  vegetative cover;
design and construction of an  onsite wastewater biological activated carbon  treatment  plant with pump and
treatment  of the surface water, ground water, storm water, and aqueous wastes from the leachate  lagoon at
the treatment plant, followed by  discharge to a local stream or POTW; and ground water monitoring. The
estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is  $97,363,000 with an average annual O&M of $787,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup goals will attain an overall risk level
of 10  by  treatment of the ground  water to  MCLs or MCLGs. Discharge  level of treated water  will meet
local POTW and  NPDES requirements. Individual contaminant goals were  not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                       FIKE CHEMICAL, WV
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Fike Chemical site is  an approximately  11-acre site  located in the Nitro Industrial  Complex,
Nitro, West Virginia, on  the  flood  plain of the Kanawha  River, which is 2,200 feet to  the  west.   The
population within a  10-mile radius of the site is estimated to be 25,000.  The site consists of the Fike
operations property and the Cooperative Sewage Treatment, Inc. (CST) property, which is a joint venture
between Fike (now Artel  Chemicals,  Inc.) and Coastal Tank Lines,  Inc.  The  Fike  plant property was an
active chemical manufacturing plant from 1968  to June 1988.  During Pike's operation, over 60 different
chemicals  were produced,  all  by batch reaction on an  as-needed basis.  Other  site activities leading to
contamination include onsite disposal of hazardous wastes through drum burial and unlined  surface lagoons,
and tank storage of various chemical stock, products, and wastes.  The CST property, which is adjacent to
the Fike property to the northwest, consists of a series of basins, treatment tanks, and  sludge drying beds,
which are designed to treat plant surface  runoff and process wastewater delivered from Fike Chemical via
separate sewer systems.  The treated water is discharged into the  Kanawha River.  The CST property has a
long history of enforcement  activity  resulting  from  violations of  their NPDES permit  and various
noncompliance  issues  under  RCRA,  leading  to  termination  of  interim  status  in November  1985.
Approximately 300 bulk storage tanks are located onsite, containing acids, bases, flammables, and cyanides.
A minimum of 2,000 surface  drums are onsite in  uncontrolled storage  facilities.   Approximately 8,000
laboratory containers of known and unknown  contents are  at the site.  Wastes buried onsite include 1,000
drums and an undetermined number of additional laboratory containers. Approximately 100,000 pounds of
metallic sodium is  contained in 300 of the drums onsite. A pressurized tank of methyl mercaptan contains
approximately 9,000 gallons. This remedial action will reduce the imminent hazards currently present onsite.
Contaminated soil and  ground water will be addressed in a  subsequent remedial action.  The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the soil, ground water, and surface water are organics including PCBs and
methyl mercaptan, inorganics including cyanide, asbestos, and acids, and metals.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  removal and offsite treatment through incineration
and offsite disposal of the tank containing methyl mercaptan;  offsite treatment and disposal  of  drums of
metallic sodium; removal, bulking, and offsite treatment and disposal of drums on the ground surface and of
the materials found in various tanks, lines, and vessels (through incineration, offsite ion exchange, or chemical
oxidation  and stabilization or fixation, depending on drum/tank contents); lab-packing and offsite disposal of
laboratory containers or treatment through offsite incineration; drainage and stabilization of lagoons  and
treatment  of the drained  liquids  with discharge of treated liquids to Kanawha River; excavation, bulking,
storage, and offsite disposal of  buried drums; stabilization and/or removal and disposal of asbestos-containing
insulation  materials found in process lines; and removal and disposal of cyanides.   The estimated present
worth cost for this remedial action is $8,000,000 with no associated O&M costs.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   This remedial action  is designed to reduce or eliminate the
most threatening hazards to human  health and the environment.  The ROD individual goals  were not
specified.   Lagoon liquids  will  be treated and  disposed of in accordance with the NPDES permit  issued by
the State.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                     HENDERSON ROAD, PA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Henderson Road site is an active waste  facility situated on 7.6 acres of land in Upper Merion
Township, Pennsylvania.  The land in the vicinity of the site is zoned for light industrial, heavy industrial, and
residential use.  The site is approximately 2,000 feet south and upgradient of the Upper Merion Reservoir
(UMR), where ground water is part of a public  water supply serving 228,000 customers. A water supply well
350 feet southeast and upgradient of the site serves 15 employees of a lumber company. The site area is also
characterized by sinkholes resulting from dissolution  and subsequent collapse  of the dolomite and limestone
bedrock. The O'Hara  Sanitation Company (OSL) presently occupies the site  with several automobile repair
shops and  a drilling contractor.  The OSL presently  conducts  onsite waste storage and  waste recycling
operations. An anonymous phone call to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER)
in 1977 stated that ABM Disposal Service Company transported and then injected industrial waste into a well
located  inside the OSL maintenance garage.  Limited  information is available on the types or volumes of
materials disposed of before PADER was notified of injection activities at the site.  Results of PADER and
EPA sampling conducted between 1977 and 1981, and ground water monitoring conducted in 1986 revealed
the presence of organic and  VOC contamination both on  and  offsite.  Of the 35 chemicals of concern
identified at the site,  fifteen were found in UMR in 1986.   Certain  site-related chemicals  also have been
detected between the site, UMR, and the adjacent water supply well.  Additionally, the site is located in an
area of regional  ground water contamination. Studies also indicate that the central plume of contamination
from the site has not yet reached the UMR, based on  an estimated travel time for  ground water from the
site  to  reach UMR.   However, onsite ground water  is  still highly contaminated  and  the  extent  of
contamination in the rocks and fractures in the  unsaturated bedrock has not been  fully characterized.  A
potential might exist for increased offsite loading to the ground water.  The primary contaminants of concern
include VOCs and organics.

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes:   installation of onsite  and  downgradient (if
necessary)  ground water recovery wells  and treatment using air stripping with  probable  discharge to an
adjacent stream  and possible  discharge of a portion of the treated  ground  water onto an area near  the
injection well as part of the unsaturated zone treatment (soil flushing); closure of the injection well; excavation
of contaminated oil pit sediments and removal of significant waste, if feasible, directly out of the injection
well; installation, operation, and maintenance of a carbon adsorption water treatment system at an affected
offsite active well; deed restrictions affecting ground water usage; ground water monitoring; collection and
evaluation of data during RD/RA phase  for possible pilot testing of in-situ volatilization (ISV) of VOCs or
another appropriate treatment  technology in the unsaturated zone; and  periodic reevaluation of cleanup goals.
The estimated present  worth cost for this remedial action ranges  from $5,500,000 (without ISV, unsaturated
zone treatment, or downgradient pump and treatment) and $12,200,000 (with ISV).

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup  will attain a 7 x 10"4 cancer risk level.
Complete  aquifer restoration  is not  considered feasible because of background contamination.  Should
background contamination increase or decrease, the risk  level will also  change.  Individual cleanup goals were
provided for 46 chemicals.  Some goals include:  PCE 6.9 ug/1 (derived from  EPA Superfund Public Health
Evaluation  Manual), TCE 25.8 ug/1 (ACL based on background levels), toluene 2,000  ug/1 (MCLG), benzene
5.52 ug/1 (ACL based  on background levels), chromium 50.0 ug/1 (MCL), and lead 20.0 ug/1  (MCLG).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to limit or prohibit ground water
usage on properties affected by  the injection well.
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                                         KIMBERTON, PA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Kimberton site is located in the northeastern portion of Chester County, Pennsylvania, near the
Philadelphia metropolitan area.  The site encompasses the Monsey Products Company property and adjacent
properties within the surrounding Village of Kimberton. Several buried lagoons are located on the site. The
lagoons are in close proximity to numerous private water supply wells and less than one mile from French
Creek, which is used for public recreation and fishing.  The site had two successive owners before Monsey
Products purchased it in 1968. All owners were involved in industrial production.  One owner, Ciba Products
Company, a predecessor of CIBA-GEIGY, operated eight lagoons at the site during its period of ownership
from  1947  to 1959.  The lagoons received various residues from the  manufacturing operations at the time.
In August 1981, VOCs were  first detected during routine water quality testing of a private well on Monsey
property.  EPA's subsequent  investigation in early 1982 indicated that soil, ground water, and surface water
were  contaminated by VOCs including DCE, TCE,  and vinyl chloride.   The lagoons were  identified as a
source of contamination, and subsequently,  approximately 2,050 yd  of contaminated soil from three former
lagoon areas were  excavated and disposed of offsite in September 1984 as part of a site remedial action plan.
The excavations were backfilled, regraded, and revegetated.  Furthermore, in December 1986, CIBA-GEIGY
and Monsey Products provided 25 residential and commerical locations with an alternate source of drinking
and contact water.  Currently, sampling and analysis has or currently is being performed in other lagoon areas
to evaluate their potential  as  sources of ground water contamination.  This remedial action was designed to
address the health  risk to those residents who may continue to use contaminated private wells. A subsequent
ROD will  address  other sources  of contamination  as  well as additional ground water  remediation.  The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs including DCE, TCE, and vinyl
chloride.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  continued  provision of an alternate water supply
— either by treating impacted residential and commerical wells by filtration using granular activated carbon
adsorption  or by providing below-grade storage tanks for  all water  needs (contact and  drinking use);  and
continued monitoring of impacted  wells.   The  estimated  present worth cost for this  remedial  action  is
$3,850,000 with estimated annual O&M costs of $250,000 to $300,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water treatment will attain a 10"6 risk level for VOCs.
The use of granular activated carbon filters in impacted offsite wells has reduced the contaminants of concern
to non-detectable levels.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                     LA. CLARKE & SON, VA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                            March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The 40-acre LA. Clarke site is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Wood preserving operations
began at LA. Clarke & Son, Inc. in June 1937 and have continued to date with only one inactive period, from
April 1979 to June 1980.  During the past 50 years, creosote contaminated soil  and sediments resulted from
facility operations spills, waste streams  entering the drainage ditches, and onsite  disposal.  Historical aerial
photography  indicates that from at least 1953 through  1974 wastewater was disposed into two concrete-lined
pits. An area located north of the process facility also  received wastes.  Overflow  from the concrete pits was
stored hi an earthen pit.  Excess water was discharged to drainage ditches and sprayed on the ground around
the storage yard  to control dust.  Aerial photography identified four additional waste water pits which date
back to 1937. These four pits were filled in by 1979. In 1975, LA. Clarke &  Son, Inc. was issued a National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System  (NPDES) permit for outfalls from two onsite drainage ditches.  These
permits are still in effect.  Phenol is the  only toxic contaminant regulated by the permit.  In 1980, LA. Clarke
& Son, Inc. was classified under RCRA as  a treater of hazardous waste due to the presence of a wastewater
impoundment lagoon.  As  part of a State-mandated remedial action  in 1982,  approximately 1,400 yd  of soil
was excavated  from  the  processing area to create  a RCRA-regulated soU waste  pile.   The  primary
contaminants of concern affecting both  the soil and sediments  (total volume  of 119,00 yd )  are constituents
of creosote including PNAs and benzene.

       The selected remedial action for this site includes:  in-situ soil  flushing of subsurface soil underlying
the process buildings followed by in-situ biodegradation in the  creosote layer area; biological degradation of
bottom sediments in  the lagoon;  onsite landfarming  of excavated surface soil, sediments, and  subsurface
wetland soil; excavation,  dredging, and  onsite consolidation of contaminated sediments, subsurface wetland
soil, buried pit  materials, and surface soil not  remediated via in-situ  flushing; erosion/sedimentation control;
backfilling excavated areas with treated soil  and sediment; and ground water  monitoring.   The estimated
capital cost  for this remedial  action is $21,080,000 with present worth  O&M of $33,900.  Should it be
determined that the onsite process building requires removal, landfarming/biodegradation may be implemented
at an added  capital cost  of $910,900.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  To achieve protection of the shallow aquifer for drinking
water purposes, target cleanup levels for subsurface soil include PNAs 10.3 mg/kg and benzene 94.03  mg/kg.
These  levels  correspond to a 10   site risk level and a 10"   risk at the site boundary. These levels also will
protect aquatic life in surface water.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Insititutional controls necessary to maintain  the site will be developed after
completion of the remedial action.
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                                 MIDDLETOWN AIR FIELD, PA
                                        First Operable Unit
                                        December 31, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Middletown Air Field site covers what is now the Harrisburg International Airport (HIA), located
between the town of Middletown and Nighspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The airport is owned and
operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The area  surrounding the
base is characterized as mixed residential/industrial.  Between 1898 and 1962, the property was owned by the
U.S. Government  and used by the military.  HIA and several  other entities occupy what was referred to as
the Olmsted Air Force Base. In March 1983, TCA contamination caused six of the ten onsite production
wells  supplying HIA  to be  taken  out of service.   Studies  initiated under the Department of Defense
Installation Restoration Program indicate that  while  ground  water contamination  due to  volatile organic
compounds  exists,  the  exact  source(s)  of  contamination  cannot be  clearly defined.   Ground  water
contamination may result from one  or more, possibly current, sources in the "industrial area". To date, HIA
has been able to temporarily meet the water requirements of the facility by taking the most contaminated well
off-line  as a potable water  source, and by blending potable water from a  number of wells.   The most
prevalent contaminants of concern affecting the ground water  are VOCs including TCE and PCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  provision of a potable water supply; construction
of a central  treatment plant; ground  water  pump and treatment using air stripping; and ground  water
monitoring.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $3,750,000 with annual O&M of $160,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup levels will  meet a  cumulative 10"6
cancer risk level for PCE  1.0 ug/1, and MCLs for TCE 5.0  ug/1 and benzene 5.0 ug/1.   An MCLG was
established for toluene 2,000 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                    NEW CASTLE STEEL, DE
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           March  31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The New Castle Steel site  (NCS) is a 3-acre disposal dump, located in New Castle, Delaware.  The
site is divided into two parts by a city drainage channel.  One portion of the site, the inactive disposal area,
occupies  1.3 acres, and the active area occupies 1.7  acres.  Since  operations began  in  1907, solid waste
generated by the Deemer Steel Company (DSC), located immediately across the NCS site, was piled and
periodically spread over the surface of the disposal areas.  The waste consisted primarily of black sand which
may contain small quantities of bentonite and corn flour.  Approximately, 1,800 yd3 (2,430) tons of black
sand were generated each year. Other waste materials were sent to the disposal areas and mixed with black
sand. These materials included: slag, coke, iron  oxide, fine sand dust, and metal scrap. Between 1973 and
1980, electric furnace dust was generated at the rate of 9.6 tons per year.   This dust was  mixed with black
sand and spread over the active waste area.  The  adoption of the Delaware Regulations governing hazardous
waste in November 1980 identified the electric furnace dust and any mixture of this material with solid waste
as a RCRA listed hazardous waste (waste number K061).  EPA subsequently changed the definition of K061,
and none of the waste from DSC operations would qualify as a  listed hazardous waste.  In December 1980,
the electric  furnace dust was found to  be EP-toxic for cadmium,  chromium,  and lead.  A June 1984
hydrogeological study reported the thickness of wastes in the fill section ranged from 8 to 13 feet, and the
average thickness was approximately 10 feet.  Wastes were placed over predominantly unconsolidated marsh
sediments, which are underlain by approximately 50 feet of low-permeability clays.  The uppermost Potomac
aquifer, an important drinking water source,  lies  about 70 feet below the site,  and is  protected by the
low-permeability clays.  An Endangerment Assessment (EA) was prepared  based on the data collected from
the samples in January  1987.   The EPA concluded that  no  significant  risk  to human health and the
environment could be attributed to the site.  Contaminant screening identified five indicator chemicals.  They
include:  arsenic,  cadmium, chromium, lead, and  nickel.

      The selected remedial action for this site  is  no further action.   EPA will monitor surface wastes for
lead until the site is deleted from  the National Priorities  List (NPL) and closed under the State  closure law.
There is no  capital cost or  O&M associated with this  remedial action.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Concentrations in  ground water of lead, cadmium  and
chromium are below the  levels established as  MCLs under the Safe Drinking Water Act.  Lead detected  in
surface water has exceeded Ambient Water Quality Criteria and may be adversely impacting a localized
wetlands area.  There is no evidence to link the levels of lead in the wetlands to the site.   The higher levels
can be partially attributed to the urban environment and tidal influx from  the river.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                               ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL, WV
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The Ordnance Works Disposal site, also known as the Morgantown Ordnance Works, is located one
mile south of Morgantown, West Virginia.  The Monongahela River is adjacent to the site with a fairly steep
cliff separating the river from portions of the site.  Remediation for this first operable unit focuses on the
waste disposal area which consists of an inactive landfill, two former lagoons, and the surrounding impacted
area, and a scraped area of bare soil.  These areas are located within an industrial tract of over 800 acres
of which 670 acres are owned by Morgantown Industrial Park Association, a group of private individuals who
joined together to purchase  the Ordnance Works property in  1982.  Prior to this, the  site was owned by
numerous companies and used for a variety of chemical production operations.  The landfill covers a surface
area of approximately  1.6 acres.  The landfill was reportedly used from 1942 until  1962, for the disposal of
various solid chemical wastes. Waste materials identified included:  construction debris, slag, ash, and catalyst
pillets.  Arsenic and carcinogenic PAHs  (CPAHs) were  detected in the soils at  concentrations exceeding
risk-based cleanup levels.  The former lagoon and the surrounding area, located adjacent  to the landfill, cover
a surface area of 3 to  4  acres.   This area is relatively flat  with a  cinder-like surface layer  and sparse
vegetation.  Metal plating wastes  were placed in the  lagoon between 1970  and 1976.   The  lagoons were
excavated in 1981  by the responsible party, and the contents were disposed of offsite.  The metals present
in the soil are currently below the recommended cleanup levels.   CPAHs  have  been  identified  at levels
exceeding cleanup  standards in the area adjacent to  the lagoons.  An  oily, stained cinder  material  was
observed in areas where CPAHs were  detected.  The scraped area, carving a  surface area of approximately
162 acres, was an active  disposal area for solid wastes  from 1942 until  1962.  The waste materials  identified
include:  construction debris, oil-like stained soils, and catalyst pillets.  Currently, arsenic and CPAHs exceed
the proposed cleanup levels.  The primary contaminants of concern' affecting the" soil and sediments include
arsenic and CPAHs.

       The  selected remedial action for this  site includes:   consolidation  of  existing  landfill waste  and
application of a multi-layer RCRA cap; excavation and  onsite incineration of former  lagoons and surrounding
area, scraped  area soil,  and  impacted  stream sediments with onsite disposal of treatment residuals in the
landfill prior to the installation of the cap (assuming the ash is not EP toxic); placement of clean fill in the
excavated area, followed by grading and revegetation; implementation of surface  management techniques for
drainage and sediment control  in  the landfill area; ambient air monitoring; and post-treatment monitoring.
The estimated present worth cost  for this remedial action is $6,718,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:   Risk-based cleanup  levels  for indicator chemicals  were
developed for arsenic  20 mg/kg,  CPAHs 26 mg/kg and  mercury 175 mg/kg.  A  PCB cleanup level of 5
mg/kg was used based on  EPA cleanup  goals for industrial sites.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Land use restrictions  that prohibit intrusive activities in capped areas would
apply to  future site use.
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                                      PALMERTON ZINC, PA
                                       Second Remedial Action
                                            June 29,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Palmerton Zinc site is composed of two locations in the Borough of Palmerton, Carbon County,
Pennsylvania.  Smelting operations have been conducted at two locations, a west smelter and an east smelter,
flanking the Town of Palmerton, which is located at  the  confluence of the Lehigh River and Aquashicola
Creek. Approximately 7,000 residents live in Palmerton, many of whom work at  the smelting facility.  Land
use in the  area is industrial, residential, and  agricultural.  The drainage pattern in the site area is toward
Aquashicola Creek, designated a warm water fishery by the  State of Pennsylvania, which flows into Lehigh
River. Smelting operations were conducted in the west plant from 1898 to 1987, and in the east plant from
1911 to present.  The site has had three owners, including the current operator, Zinc Corporation of America,
and  historically  has produced  zinc  and  other metals  for  a variety  of products.   Primary  smelting  of
concentrated zinc sulfide ores, conducted until  December  1980, resulted in the emission of large quantities
of zinc,  lead,  cadmium, and sulfur  dioxide.   This air pollution  caused  defoliation of over 2,000 acres  of
vegetation in the vicinity of the east  smelter.  Between 1898 and 1987 process residue and other plant wastes
(as well as municipal waste until 1970) were  disposed of on Cinder Bank, a 2.5-mile, 2,000-acre waste pile
located behind the east plant at the base of the Blue Mountains.  Cinder  Bank contains approximately 27.5
million tons of leachable metals including lead,  zinc, and cadmium, as well as carbonaceous material.  Large
blocks of residue crack and break off, allowing rapid infiltration of runoff during periods  of rain and snow
melt, resulting in contaminated leachate percolating down to the ground  water  and seeping  out  of Cinder
Bank.  This remedial action addresses Cinder Bank.  Additional areas of contamination as well as ground
water and  surface water contamination will  be addressed in subsequent remedial actions.   The primary
contaminants  of  concern  affecting  the  sediments,  ground water and  surface water  are metals including
cadmium,  lead, and zinc.

      The selected remedial  action for  this  site includes:  slope modification,  capping and application of a
vegetative cover on Cinder Bank; construction of surface water diversion channels; surface water and leachate
collection and treatment using lime-activated filtration lagoons  and/or constructed wetlands; implementation
of an inspection,  monitoring,  and maintenance  plan; and wetlands restoration  measures, if necessary.   The
estimated present worth cost for this remedial action will be in excess of $2,861,800; however, the exact figure
will not be known until agreement is reached on  the extent  of remediation during remedial design.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Surface water and leachate treatment levels will meet Clean
Water Act requirements and  attain surface water  background levels.   Individual cleanup goals were not
specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                                   RHINEHART TIRE FIRE, VA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                            June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Rhinehart Tire Fire (RTF) site is located in a sparsely populated rural area in Western Frederick
County, Virginia, approximately six miles east of the Town of Winchester.  Between 1972 and 1983, the site
owner,  Mr. Rhinehart, conducted a tire disposal operation which  consisted  of transporting discarded tires
from various locations and storing them on a wooded slope behind his home.  By October 1983, an estimated
five to seven million tires had accumulated and on October 31, 1983, caught  fire. A hot oil produced from
melting and pyrolysis of the tires seeped from the pile of tires into Massey Run.  An undetermined quantity
of oil flowed into Hoque Creek, which is a tributary to the Potomac River system.  EPA's Emergency
Response Team (ERT) installed a catch basin to trap the oil; however, because the high rate of oil and water
seepage threatened to exceed the catch basin storage capacity, a lined 50,000-gallon pond was constructed
immediately downslope  from the burn area.  Approximately 800,000 gallons of oil  product was collected,
removed from the  site, and recycled into fuel oils.  Soon after the fire, diversion structures were built by the
owner of the site under a consent order agreement with EPA. EPA,  through the Army  Corps of Engineers,
conducted a Remedial Investigation (RI) to characterize and define the extent of possible contaminants. The
RI indicated that the precipitation falling on the ash-contaminated area continues to mix with both the solid
residue  and the liquid seepage.   This  remedial action will address the control of contaminated migration
off-site via surface water runoff.  A subsequent  remedial action will address source control at the site.  The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the  ground water, soil, and surface  water are metals including
arsenic and lead.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:  -collection of surface water runoff with gravity
settling; collection of shallow ground water  oily seeps, oil-water separation, and transport of water to  a
POTW; construction of berms to increase freeboard on two existing on-site ponds; and implementation of soil
erosion controls.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $1,332,340 with O&M  costs
of $145,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The selected  remedial  action will minimize the amount of
offsite contamination migration.  Individual containment goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                              SOUTHERN MARYLAND WOOD, MD
                                   First Remedial Action - FINAL
                                            June 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Southern Maryland Wood Treating (SMWT) site is located in Hollywood, St.  Mary's County,
Maryland.  The site is situated within a wetland area in a  drainage divide such  that runoff from the site
discharges into Brooks Run and Mclntosh Run  tributaries, which flow into the Potomac River.   The area
surrounding the site is predominantly used for agricultural and residential purposes.  From 1965 to 1975,
SMWT  operated as a pressure treatment facility for wood preservation.  Currently, part of the  site is being
used as  a retail outlet for pretreated lumber and crab traps.  The waste generated  at the site included retort
and cylinder sludges, process wastes, and material spillage. These wastes were in six onsite unlined lagoons.
An onsite freshwater pond became contaminated during the facilities active and inactive periods with VOCs,
polynuclear aromatics (PNAs), and base/neutral extractables due to contaminated  ground water and surface
runoff.  Cleanup actions were initiated in 1982 following legal actions by the Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene.  Liquids removed from the six lagoons were spray irrigated onto  the nearby woods.
The six  lagoons were excavated, backfilled, and graded, and the freshwater pond was partially excavated. The
excavated sludges were mixed with composited sludge and topsoil, and spread in a level treatment area located
on the property. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the onsite ground water, soil, surface water,
sediments, and debris include:  VOCs, PNA, and base/neutral  acid extractables.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation/dredging  of soils,  sediments, tank
liquids and cement and treatment using onsite  incineration with onsite disposal of non-hazardous residual
ash, backfilling, regrading, and revegetating, where necessary; installation of a slurry wall; dewatering of the
slurry wall area by a ground water and surface water pumping system, and treatment using activated carbon
adsorption or hydrogen peroxide and irradiation with discharge to the onsite pond;  installation of a geotextile
silt fence, sedimentation basins, and/or  diversion; and  ground  water, surface water, environmental, organic
vapor, and dust monitoring.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: All media will attain the cleanup  goal for carcinogenic PNAs
(CPNAs) of 22 ppm based on the maximum lifetime  cancer risk.  These goals  were established for  onsite
future residents. The ash residue is expected to meet Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT).

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                                       TYSON'S DUMP, PA
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      Tyson's Dump, a four-acre abandoned septic and chemical waste disposal site, is  located in Upper
Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  Several formerly unlined lagoons were used  to store
various industrial, municipal, and chemical wastes.  Spills and overflows reportedly occurred during the period
of operation, thus allowing for the dispersal of wastes throughout the site.  Surface water runoff and seeps
contributed to offsite migration of the wastes toward the Schuylkill River.  The site is bordered on two sides
by unnamed tributaries to the river.   When  the Pennsylvania Department  of Environmental Resources
(PADER) ordered two dumps closed in 1973, the owner of the land, General Devices Inc., removed some
ponded water but did not arrange for the removal of contaminated soils. Immediate removal measures were
initiated in January  1983, following an anonymous citizen complaint about conditions  at the site.  These
measures  included:   construction of a leachate collection and treatment system,  installation  of drainage
controls and a site cover, and fencing of the lagoon area.  In December 1984, EPA issued an operable unit
ROD for the onsite area.  Remedial actions selected in the ROD include excavation and offsite disposal of
contaminated soils and sediments and upgrading the existing air strips to treat leachate, shallow ground water
and surface run-on.  EPA began the  remedial  design phase  for this selected alternative in January 1985.
In the fall of 1985, Ciba-Geigy  Corporation (CGC) agreed to conduct a further investigation of the offsite
area.   In November 1986, CGC  initiated an  onsite pilot study using  an innovative vacuum extraction
technology process.   In June and July 1987, four responsible parties,  CGC, Smith-Kline Beckman, Wyeth
Laboratories and Essex Group submitted an alternative proposal to EPA for the first operable unit cleanup.
This proposal incorporated the results of  the vacuum extraction process  for  remediating lagoon soils.   In
September 1987, after close review of the technology, EPA decided to recommend a ROD  change to include
vacuum extraction. This new alternative was not available when the original Feasibility Study  was conducted
prior to the  1984 ROD.  In addition, CGC's investigation discovered that most of the contamination from the
lagoon areas had migrated into the bedrock and excavation would not remove all the contaminants from the
area underlying the site.  The primary contaminants of concern are  VOCs. The four indicator  compounds
include benzene, trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, and 1,2,3-trichloropropane.

      The amended remedial action  for  this site includes:   in-situ treatment  of soils and  bedrock using
vacuum extraction; treatment of the vacuum-extracted water using the onsite leachate water treatment system;
installation of a  soil cover following treatment; and ground water monitoring.  The estimated present worth
cost for this remedial action is $10,200,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR  GOALS:  Vacuum extraction will  cleanup  a 20 to 40  foot  radius.
Cleanup levels were developed using health-based acceptable intake levels and hypothetical exposure scenarios.
The scenario producing the most stringent  cleanup requirements was selected as the cleanup goal.  Individual
cleanup goals were listed for 45 contaminants.  Cleanup levels  for indicator compounds include:   benzene 50
ug/kg, trichloroethene 50 ug/kg, tetrachloroethene 50 ug/kg, and 1,2,3-trichloropropane 50 ug/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not  specified.
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                                     VOORTMAN FARM, PA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 43-acre Voortman Farm site is located in Upper Salucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
The site consists of a sinkhole that contained empty battery casings disposed of in late 1979 and early 1980.
Citizen complaints in 1980 prompted the prohibition of dumping and  subsequent  site investigation.   In
September 1986, the battery casings in the sinkhole caught on fire. Since the battery casings were burning
underground, attempts to extinguish the fire remained unsuccessful. In October 1986, access was gained to
the burning wastes, which  were then excavated and extinguished.  Additional wastes  and residues were
excavated  from the sink hole and disposed of offsite.  The collapse of the sinkhole walls has formed a natural
cap.   There does not appear to be any leaching from  any residual metals, contaminated soils, or battery
casings present.

      The selected remedial action for this site is a no further action with continued ground water monitoring
for five years.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is  $26,000 with annual  O&M of
$6,860.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Currently, the ground water does not violate drinking water
standards.  No location-specific or action-specific ARARs are applicable to this alternative.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                WEST VIRGINIA ORDNANCE, WV
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, ,1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The West Virginia Ordnance (WVO) site covers  approximately 8,323 acres in Mason County, West
Virginia.  It is located on the east bank of the Ohio River.  Almost one-third of the site is occupied by a
2,788-acre wildlife station containing more than 30 shallow ponds created to promote a wetland/terrestrial
habitat for various wildlife species.  Established in 1942, the WVO plant manufactured explosives, specifically
TNT, from toluene.  General Chemical  Defense Corporation of New York operated the plant until 1945.
Red and yellow water (liquid wastes) were produced during the TNT manufacturing process. Yellow water
was discharged to the Mill Creek drainage system, which eventually drains into the Ohio River; red water was
discharged directly to the Ohio River through a pipe located about one foot offshore. Retention ponds were
constructed to regulate the discharge of red and yellow water to the river.  TNT and associated by-products
were burned  onsite.  In May 1981, ranger officials observed a seep of red water adjacent  to a pond located
on  the  wildlife station.   Upon  examination,  ground water  discharging to  this pond was  found  to be
contaminated by di- and trinitrotoluenes  and phenol.  Localized  contamination of the shallow ground water
and discharge to surface water have been documented in the vicinity of the TNT manufacturing area, the
burning grounds, sediments of surface water receiving contamination, and former wastewater storage lagoons.
Evidence also indicates that soils  of the industrial area, process facilities, and industrial  wastewater facilities
are contaminated by TNT and associated by-products (nitroaromatics).  Based on the hydrogeologic setting
of WVO, there is potential for contamination to migrate  via surface water and/or ground water pathways to
deeper layers of an underlying potable aquifer, or to the Ohio River.   Contaminant migration is possible
toward  the City of Point  Pleasant and  Camp  Conlay  community  potable water  supplies.   The primary
contaminants of concern affecting  the soil, sediments, and ground water are nitroaromatics and lead.

      The selected remedial  action for this site  addresses three distinct areas  of contamination.   These
remedies include:  Area 1 - purchase of contaminated land and control of land use, placing a soil cover over
the contaminated area, and incorporating the area into the existing wildlife preserve; ground water pump and
treatment to  nitroaromatics criteria with  discharge to surface water; monitoring discharge  from the ground
water treatment system to ensure compliance  with the  stream  standards;  and  periodically inspecting  and
maintaining the soil cover in a stable condition. Area 2  - relocating ponds  1 and 2, filling them with clean
material and  covering them with  a soil and clay cap;  ground  water pump and treatment to nitroaromatics
criteria  with  discharge  to  surface water;  and  monitoring effluent  from the treatment  system  to ensure
compliance with surface water  criteria.  Area 3 - installing a soil cover over the West Well Area and the seep
area; ground water  pump and treatment to nitroaromatics criteria with discharge to surface water; monitoring
effluent from the treatment system  to ensure compliance with surface water criteria; and periodically inspecting
and maintaining the soil cover in a stable condition.  The estimated present worth for  this remedial  action
is $3,365,000, with estimated O&M cost of $216,500.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: West Virginia ground water protection standards permit ACLs
if these  levels will not pose a substantial  present or potential hazard to health or  the environment.  Ground
water cleanup levels were based on available chemical-specific standards, or a 10  cancer risk.  Concentration
limits for treated  ground water  in  Areas 1 and 2 include:    TNT 50  ug/1, dinitrobenzene  14 ug/1,
trinitrobenzene 200 ug/1, 2,4-DNT 0.11 ug/1, and 2,6-DNT 0.022 ug/1. The criteria for Area 3 ground water
include: TNT 4.6 mg/1; dinitrobenzene 12 mg/1; trinitrobenzene 6.2 mg/1; 2,4-DNT 0.26 mg/1,  and 2,6-DNT
0.052 mg/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  The purchase  of Area 1 and incorporating it as part of  the wildlife preserve
will prohibit development of the lands  for residential  or  industrial use.
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                                          WESTLINE, PA
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                           June 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Westline site, located in the town of Westline, McKean County, Pennsylvania, is a 40-acre tract
of land formerly used as a lumber  processing facility.  Between 1901 and 1952, the onsite chemical plant
converted lumber into charcoal, methanol, and acetic acid.  In 1952, the plant was closed due to equipment
deterioration and declining profits.  Waste tars containing high levels  of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) and various phenolic compounds were left onsite.  An Emergency Removal Action was implemented
in 1983 to remove the largest tar deposit, and a Record of Decision was signed in July, 1986 to address the
excavation and offsite incineration of remaining tar deposits and contaminated soil.  This second operable unit
addresses potential ground water contamination.   In  1985 high levels  of benzene were found in two  onsite
monitoring wells.  Additional tests indicated the presence of toluene, trichloroethane, phenol, and other VOCs;
however, benzene was the only contaminant that exceeded Federal Maximum  Contaminant Levels (MCLs)
of 5 ug/1, and is, therefore, the primary contaminant of concern.

      The selected remedial action for the ground water operable unit at the Westline site is no further
action. Since drinking water for the town of Westline is obtained from small streams upgradient of the site
and all contaminants except benzene are below Federal MCLs,  EPA has determined that no significant risk
to public health and the environment exists.  Ground  water will be  monitored to ensure  effectiveness of
natural attenuation, and institutional controls will be implemented  to  prevent  construction of new drinking
water wells in the contaminated area. There are no capital costs associated with the remedy, and O&M costs
for monitoring were not specified.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Natural attenuation  can meet the MCL for benzene 5.0 ug/1
within a 5  to 10 year period.  The remedy  meets the 8.93 x 10'5 increased cancer risk level.  Additionally,
Water Quality Criteria and standards have not been exceeded.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Restrictions will be implemented to prevent drilling of drinking water wells
onsite.
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                                     WILDCAT LANDFILL, DE
                                        First Remedial Action
                                            June 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The Wildcat Landfill site  is located  2.5 miles southeast  of Dover in Kent  County,  Delaware.  The
44-acre site is bordered to the north and east by the St. Jones River and its associated wetlands, and to the
south and west by residential and commercial development. A pond, created by construction of the landfill,
is  located directly adjacent to the site along the northwestern edge.   The  pond is the subject of a second
operable unit for the site. Portions of the site lie within the 100-year floodplain of the St. Jones River.  The
site was operated as a permitted sanitary  landfill between 1962 and 1973, accepting both municipal and
industrial wastes. Industrial wastes suspected to have been disposed of include latex waste and paint sludges.
Throughout its 11 years of operation, the facility routinely violated operating  and other permits issued  by
regulating agencies. EPA began investigating the site in 1982. Typical wastes encountered at the site included
municipal refuse latex in strips and sheets; scattered crushed, empty, or intact drums; and manufactured plastic
items.  Much of the waste is located on low-lying wetland  sediments; however, the area to the southwest was
excavated and backfilled with wastes.  Consequently, in that area of the landfill, wastes are  in direct contact
with the surficial sand aquifer.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and ground water are
VOCs including benzene, other organics including PCBs,  and  metals including arsenic and  lead.

       The selected remedial  action  for  this site  includes:    grading, installation  of a  soil  cover, and
revegetation of onsite direct contact risk areas; removal  and offsite disposal of drums containing wastes  by
landfilling (if not hazardous) or incineration (if hazardous); replacement of two domestic wells  adjacent to
the site; institutional  controls including well and  land use restrictions; and groundwater monitoring.  The
estimated present worth cost for  this remedial action is $5,400,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The performance goal of this remedial action is to eliminate
the existing direct contact risks posed by the landfill through institutional controls and  to control contaminant
migration.  Individual contaminant goals are not applicable.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Well restrictions on installation of all drinking water wells onsite  and in
adjacent offsite areas.   Land use  restrictions on any commercial  or residential  building onsite.
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                                             AIRCO, KY
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 24, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Airco site is  a 2.7-acre industrial waste landfill located outside the zoned area of Calvert  City,
Marshall County, Kentucky.   The site is  situated on the  eastern edge of a heavily industrialized area.  It is
bordered on the west by the B.F. Goodrich (BFG) NPL site,  on the east by undeveloped land and a slough,
on the north by the Tennessee River, and on the south by agricultural land and a State highway.  (The Airco
site and the BFG site were studied as one site for the RI/FS and their remediation will be combined since
they are located adjacent to each other and share a somewhat common history  of use.) Airco began disposing
waste material from their Calvert City plant into the landfill in 1959. By 1971, 18,000 tons of  caustics, acids,
VOCs, zinc, and mercuric acetate and mercuric chloride reportedly were disposed at the site.  The landfill
was unregulated until 1968, when a Solid Waste Disposal Permit was applied for and granted by the Kentucky
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Airco's Calvert City plant was sold to Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APC), in  1971.  APC also leased the landfill  from Airco until 1980,  during
which time they disposed of approximately 14,000 tons of coal ash containing low level metal contaminants,
as well as polyvinyl chloride solids, ferric hydroxide sludge, and  construction  waste at the site.  The landfill
was capped and closed in September 1981. The site was placed on the NPL hi September 1984. The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediments, and ground water are VOCs including benzene, toluene
and 1,2-dichlorethane, and other organics including PAHs and PCBs.

      The selected remedial action for  this site includes:  excavation and  consolidation of approximately
5,000  yd  of contaminated soil and sediments within the  dikes and around the landfills from both the Airco
and BFG sites, with onsite disposal in the former burn pit  area at the BFG site followed by construction of
an organic vapor recovery system and a RCRA cap over the burn pit; reconstruction of the dikes surrounding
landfills for flood prevention; upgrading  of the landfill caps and installation of  a leachate extraction  system
with onsite treatment of the leachate and offsite discharge to the local river; pump and treatment  at the BFG
plant  site of ground water using  air stripping and biological  treatment or activated carbon adsorption,  and
discharge to the local river; possible treatment  of ground water with an oil/water separator if ground water
contains  significant  oil, and temporary  onsite storage of oil with transport offsite to an oil recycling facility;
access restrictions; and institutional controls to prevent residential development. The estimated present worth
cost for this remedial action  (including all costs related  to the BFG site), is $6,090,000 with present worth
O&M estimated to be $3,130,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Ground  water cleanup levels will attain specific ACLs for
the selected indicator chemicals at the site and include EDC (8.5 mg/1), benzene (8.5 mg/1), and TCE  (8.5
mg/1). Contaminated subsurface soil in  the burn pit areas will attain an EDC level of 139 mg/kg, which is
based on the allowable EDC ground water concentration.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to prevent residential development
and installation of drinking water supply  wells.
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                                     ALPHA CHEMICAL, FL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           May 18,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Alpha Chemical  site, located  in Kathleen, Florida, consists of over 32 acres that comprise the
Alpha Resins Corporation (ARC), a facility of the Alpha Chemical Corporation.  Surface water from the
site drains into a swampy, low-lying wetland area.  Karst topography is evidenced by sinkholes  in the area.
The facility has produced unsaturated polyester resin for fiberglass manufacturers since  1967.  A waste
stream,  referred to as the "water of reaction", is produced  as  a by-product of polyester  resin formation.
This waste stream is composed primarily of water containing small amounts of organics.  ARC obtained a
State permit in 1967 to place this waste stream in two unlined surface impoundments.  The permit allowed
for the  ponds to act  as percolation basins, allowing for  the natural biodegradation of the organics. The
percolation ponds have not been used since 1976. At that time, a thermal oxidizer was installed to incinerate
the waste  stream rather than place it in the percolation ponds. After switching to incineration, Pond 4 dried
up.  It was then used for one year as a solid waste landfill by ARC and its employees.  In 1977, the landfill
was covered with two feet of native soil. In 1982, ARC contacted the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulations (DER) to obtain a permit to line  Pond 3 with concrete for caustic wash water disposal.  As a
condition of the permit, DER required ARC to install ground water monitoring wells.  In April, 1983, a DER
ground water assessment report indicated  industrial impacts on the surficial aquifer.  Further soil and ground
water sampling investigation did not  reveal  a  definable plume of  contamination.  Of the  23  organic
constituents identified in the ground water, ethylbenzene was found to be the most frequently detected, having
a high concentration of contamination.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes placing  a low permeable cap over the unlined pond
area, and long-term ground water and surface water monitoring.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial
action is $142,400 with present worth O&M of $186,200.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Recommended AWQC are met for all wells at the property
line and immediately downgradient of all site areas except the unlined pond.  Capping will manage the threat
of future releases from the pond area and meet AWQC downgradient of the unlined pond for:
ethylbenzene 1.4 mg/1 and 1,2-dichloropropane 1.4 mg/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not  applicable.
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                                BROWN WOOD PRESERVING, FL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            April 8, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 55-acre Brown Wood Preserving site is located approximately two miles west of the City of Live
Oak,  Suwanee  County, Florida.  The site  is located  in karst terrain  in which  sinkholes are a common
geological feature.  The areas surrounding the site are considered rural and light agricultural.  There are
four private wells located along the site periphery that obtain water from an aquifer 20 to 100 feet below the
site.  The public water supply wells for the City  of Live Oak are located less than two miles away.  The
site contains  a  former wood preserving plant facility, which pressure-treated timber products with creosote
and some pentachlorophenol (PCP) between 1948  and  1978.  During this time, several different companies
operated the facility.   In  addition,  the facility was rebuilt  following  a fire in February 1974.  Sludge and
contaminated soils have been identified in the immediate vicinity of the plant site and an upgradient  lagoon.
This three-acre lagoon drains approximately 74-acres and contains  water provided above approximately  3,000
yd3 of creosote sludge and contaminated soil. In addition, small amounts of solidified creosote and PCP are
contained in onsite storage tanks and retorts.  In 1981, EPA was notified by one of the former facility owners
that hazardous  waste may have been handled at  the site.   In July 1982, the Florida Department of
Environmental  Regulation (FDER) inspected the site and  detected a number of organic  compounds. An
action, completed in February 1988, resulted in the  removal  of approximately 200,000 gallons of lagoon water
and 15,000  tons of contaminated lagoon sludge and soil. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the
soil, sediments, sludge, and waste water are creosote constituents  including PAHs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  removal and treatment, if necessary, of lagoon
water with  discharge to 'a  POTW; excavation, treatment, and offsite disposal of approximately 1,500  tons of
the most severely contaminated soil and sludge; onsite biodegradation  of approximately 10,000 tons of the
remaining soils  in a  14-acre treatment area constructed with  a liner  and  an internal drainage and  spray
irrigation system; covering of  the treatment area  with clean  fill after bioremediation; and  ground water
monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost for  this  remedial action  is $2,740,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The soils will be treated to reduce the concentration of total
carcinogenic indicator chemicals to 100 mg/kg throughout the volume of material treated. This level for total
carcinogenic indicator chemicals corresponds to an approximate 1  x 10    soil ingestion risk level.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                              CELANESE FIBERS OPERATIONS, NC
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          March 23, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 450-acre Celanese Fiber Operations (CFO) site is occupied by a polyester raw-material production
facility, and is located  in Cleveland County, one mile north of Earl, North Carolina.  The plant  facilities
consist of the plant production area, wastewater treatment area, former waste disposal areas, land farm area
and recreation, and tree farm areas south of the main plant. The plant  began operations in 1960 as Fibers
Industries, Inc., and  manufactured polyester polymer chip and filament yarn using  the chemicals  dimethyl
terephthalate and ethylene glycol.  Celanese  Corporation  bought the facility in 1983.  The  CFO  waste
treatment plant was  constructed in phases  concurrent with the manufacturing plant.  This resulted in the
disposal  of chemical wastes directly into  a drainage ditch  during the  early  years of operation  prior to
completion of the waste treatment plant. Treated  effluent has been  discharged to Buffalo Creek since the
mid-1960s, when CFO completed construction of the treatment plant.   In addition to the discharge from the
wastewater treatment plant,  CFO also discharges alum-treated bandcaster water directly  to Buffalo Creek.
Several areas around the plant have been used for waste disposal, including old burning pits for normal plant
wastes (polyester and trash), a glycol recovery unit sludge burial area, and a former drum storage and staging
area (drums contained solutions that failed to polymerize) excavated and backfilled in the mid-1960s, and two
soak-away ponds formerly containing treated sanitary sewage.  In addition, four areas  of buried waste are
located to the north and outside the main plant perimeter fence: a polymer and fiber landfill, a construction
debris landfill, a 21-acre sludge disposal area, and a drum storage area  which temporarily stored 2,000 to 3,000
drums of waste chemicals and solvents,  including lab packs, from 1970 to  1978.  The drums were  removed
and disposed of offsite by 1978. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water include:
VOCs including benzene and PCE, organics including phenols, and metals including chromium.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  ground  water pump and  treatment using  air
stripping, biological treatment,  and carbon adsorption  (if necessary), followed by discharge to the onsite
wastewater treatment plant.  If the  treatment  system  effluent  contains metals,  such  as  chromium,  above
allowable discharge levels, the effluent will  be treated using chemical precipitation.  The  estimated present
worth cost for this remedial action is $2,032,000 with estimated present worth O&M of $1,069,230.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup will attain Federal or State MCLs,
whichever are more stringent.   Individual cleanup goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL:  Not applicable.
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                                        CHEMTRONICS, NC
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            April 5, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Chemtronics site,  an active waste  disposal facility, is located  in  a  rural area of Swannanoa,
Buncombe County, North  Carolina.  The  1,027-acre site was  developed as an industrial facility  in  1952.
Several  companies operated the facility prior to its purchase by Chemtronics, Inc. in 1978.  Waste disposal
operations only occurred over  approximately ten acres of the site. Existing records indicate the presence of
twenty-three individual onsite disposal areas (DAs) which are grouped into six discrete areas:  DA-6,  DA-7/8,
DA-9, DA-10/11, DA-23, and the acid pit.  The site can also be divided into  two geographical subsections
referred to as Front  Valley and Gregg Valley.  Disposal practices prior  to  1971  were not well  defined;
however, solid waste materials  and possibly solvents were incinerated in pits dug  in an  area previously referred
to as  the burning ground, and  currently referred to as the acid pit area.  Additionally, chemical wastes were
disposed of in trenches beside this burning ground.  Waste  materials generated in the production of the
chemical  warfare  agent,  3-quinuclidinyl  benzilate (BZ),  and  the  tear  gas agent,  o-chlorobenzylidene
malononitrile (CS), were placed in 55-gallon drums with a neutralizing  solution, and then buried onsite in
trench-type landfills.   From  1971  to  1975,  small volumes of liquid wastes  were disposed of in  onsite
pits/trenches.  Solid wastes, rocket motors, explosive wastes, and other waste types also were burned in the
burning ground area.   From 1975 to 1979, Chemtronics, Inc. constructed pits/trenches, as needed, for the
disposal of spent acid and various organic wastes. These pits/trenches were constructed in the burning ground
area.  In 1980, North  Carolina ordered Chemtronics to discontinue all discharges to  site pits/trenches. The
pits subsequently have been back-filled.  Starting in 1979, Chemtronics  installed  a 500,000 gallon lined lagoon
over an old leaching field for  the biotreatment of waste waters.  The incompatibility  of the liner  with the
brominated wastes introduced  into the lagoon caused the lagoon to  leach its contents.  The bio-lagoon was
reconstructed in August, 1980, with a different liner, and deactivated in  1984.  In September 1984,  the U.S.
Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency sampled two drums at the  surface in DA-10/11.  These drums
were suspected of containing wastes from the production  of BZ.  Although no BZ was found, an immediate
removal of these drums was initiated in January, 1985, due to  heightened public awareness/involvement with
the site. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediments, ground water, and surface water
include  VOCs, benzene, PCE,  TCE, organics, -metals,  arsenic, pesticides, and explosives.

      The selected remedial  action for this site  includes: multi-layer  capping  of  DA 6, DA 7/8, DA-9,
DA-10/11, and the  acid pit area with fencing, placement  of a vegetative  cover over the cap, and installation
of a gas collection  ventilation system,  if necessary; treatability studies  for soils associated with DA-23 to
determine the most appropriate soil fixation/stabilization/solidification  process and mixing ratios, followed by
onsite capping; ground water pump and treatment which may include air stripping, carbon adsorption,  or metal
removal with treatment and discharge to be determined during design; sampling of pond water and sediments
and,  if  necessary,  treatment  using  the   ground  water  treatment  system   or  the  selected  soil
treatment/containment process; and  sediment, ground water,  and  surface water monitoring.  The estimated
present  worth cost for this  remedial  action ranges from $6,247,300 to  $8,242,900.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water cleanup levels were provided based on MCLs
and several TBCs.  Some individual goals include: TCE 0.005 mg/1 (MCL), benzene 0.005 mg/1 (MCL), PCE
0.007 mg/1 (RSD), toluene 2.0 mg/I (PMCLG), RDX 0.035 mg/1  (USAIWQC), TNT 0.044 mg/1 (PPLV), lead
0.05 mg/1 (MCL), and chromium 0.05 mg/1 (MCL).  Some individual soil cleanup goals include:  PCBs 10
mg/kg (TSCA), RDX 95 mg/kg (PPLV), TNT 305 mg/kg (PPLV), and CS 43.3 mg/kg (PPLV).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Controls will be implemented; however, none were specified.
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                                          FLOWOOD, MS
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Flowood  site consists of 225 acres of mostly wetlands and lowlands, is  located in the Town of
Flowood, Rankin County, Mississippi, on the east  side of the Pearl River.  The site includes wastewater
discharge areas and  downstream areas adjacent to two industrial manufacturing facilities.  The immediate
area of the site includes a borrow-pit, a slough or canal used as a discharge area, a flood levee, and a cow
pasture with an area of ponded water.  The site is bordered  to the north and east by various industrial and
commerical operations, while forested areas are located west of the site.  The nearest residence is more than
0.5 mile  south of the  site.  Two  manufacturing facilities have been owned and operated by a series of
companies at the Flowood site  since the 1950s. The northernmost facility manufactured corrugated boxes,
and the southernmost facility produced ceramic tiles through the 1970s, and stoneware  cooking pots from the
mid-1970s to the present. A routine industrial wastewater inspection conducted by the Mississippi Department
of Natural Resources (MDNR) in the fall of 1982 revealed  the unpermitted discharge of hazardous substances
to the onsite canal. Subsequent sampling detected lead contamination in water and sediments from the canal.
The MDNR began an emergency treatment and removal process to address the contaminated wastewater, but
discontinued  the process  when higher  levels of  lead  were  found in  the canal  adjacent to one of the
manufacturing sites.  In 1983, EPA investigations revealed high lead levels in onsite sludges, sediments, and
surface soil.  The primary contaminant affecting the soil and sediments is lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and stabilization/solidification  through
chemical fixation of approximately  6,000 yd3 of soil and sediments from all contaminated areas, followed by
placement of the treated material in the excavated slough/lagoon area, capping with clean top soil and seeding
to provide a vegetative cover;  and ground water monitoring.  The estimated present worth cost of this
remedial action is  $2,000,000 with a first year O&M cost  of  $25,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  A risk-based  level of 500 mg/kg of lead has been set as the
cleanup goal for soil and sediments.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS. Not applicable.
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                                       GOODRICH, B.F., KY
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 24,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The B.F. Goodrich (BFG) site is a one-acre area consisting of a landfill  and waste burn pits and is
located  outside the zoned  area of  Calvert City, Marshall County,  Kentucky.   The  site  is situated on the
eastern  edge of a heavily industrialized area.  It is bordered  on the  east by the Airco NPL site, on the west
by the B.F. Goodrich Company, on the north by the Tennessee River and on the south by a State highway.
(The  BFG site and the Airco  site  were studied as  one site for  the RI/FS and their remediation will be
combined since they are located adjacent to each other and share  a somewhat common history of use.)  The
landfill is a former creek channel made suitable for  landfilling by the construction of dikes on the north and
west sides. The B.F. Goodrich Company used the landfill between 1965 and 1973  to dispose of approximately
54,000 tons of construction-type waste and plant trash.  The company also  operated the burn pit area where
several pits were used to burn approximately 2.6 million gallons of liquid chlorinated organics.  Additionally,
370 yd  of salt-brine  sludge was buried  in an area near the  burn pits.   From 1973  to  1980, excavation dirt
was the only waste disposed at the site.  An  inspection conducted by the  Kentucky Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection in May 1980 revealed a leaching problem along the river side of the
landfill,  and instructed the B. F. Goodrich Company to correct the problem.   The Company resolved the
problem in June 1980. The site was placed on the  NPL in September 1983.  The primary contaminants of
concern  affecting  the soil, sediments,  and  ground water  are  VOCs including  benzene,  toluene, and
1,2-dichlorethane (EDC), and other organics including  PAHs.

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes:  excavation  and consolidation of approximately
5,000 yd  of contaminated  soil  and sediments within the dikes  and around the  landfill from both the BFG
and Airco sites, with onsite disposal in the former burn pit area followed by construction of an organic vapor
recovery system and a RCRA cap over the burn pit; reconstruction of the dikes  surrounding the landfill for
flood prevention; upgrading of  the landfill caps and installation of a leachate extraction  system with onsite
treatment of the leachate and offsite discharge to the local river; pump and treatment at the BFG plant site
of ground water using air stripping and biological treatment or activated carbon adsorption and discharge to
the local  river; possible  treatment  of ground water with an oil/water  separator if ground water contains
significant oil, and temporary onsite storage of oil  with  transport offsite to an  oil  recycling facility; access
restrictions;  and institutional controls to prevent residential development.  The estimated capital cost for this
remedial action (including all costs related to the Airco site) is $6,090,000 with present worth O&M estimated
to be $3,130,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Ground water cleanup will attain  specific ACLs  for the
selected  indicator chemicals at the site and include EDC (8.5 mg/1), benzene  (8.5 mg/1), and  TCE (8.5
mg/1).  Contaminated subsurface soil in the  burn pit  areas will  attain  EDC level  of  139 mg/kg, which is
based on  the allowable EDC ground water concentration.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions  will be implemented to prevent  residential development
and installation of drinking water supply wells.
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                                    INDEPENDENT NAIL, SC
                                  Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         August 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Independent Nail site, occupying 24.6 acres, is located near the town of Beaufort, South Carolina.
The site is surrounded by fields, woodlands, and wetlands.  The United States Fish and Wildlife Service in
1987 indicated that endangered and threatened species may exist in the area of influence of the site, however,
these species have not been confirmed to be inhabiting areas that may be impacted by the operations at the
site.  An estimated 25 residents live within one quarter mile of the site.  The Black & Johnson Company,
previous owners of the  site, manufactured metallic  screws and fasteners.  As  part of the manufacturing
process, the company discharged approximately 33,000 gallons per day of plating  wastewater into an unlined
infiltration  lagoon.  The discharge rate may have been as  high as 75,000 gallons per day. The lagoon was
in use  from approximately  1969 to 1980.   The South Carolina Department of  Health  and Environmental
Control reported that wastewater contained some organic  cleaning solvents and  metals.   In April 1980, the
Black & Johnson Company ceased operation. Two months later, the Independent Nail Company purchased
the plant and currently operates a panneling nail coating process, but does not discharge wastewater to the
lagoon.  The first remedial  action  at this site at this  site addressed the contaminants in  the soil and lagoon
sediments.  This remedial action at this site addresses ground water contamination. The primary contaminants
of concern include chromium, zinc, and cyanide.

      The selected remedial action for this site addressing ground water is a no  action remedy.  The source
control remedial action conducted at the site was determined to have little or no impact on ground water
quality in  the area of the site.  This remedial action  has no costs associated with it.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The endangerment assessment conducted  at the site indicated
that  there was no risk to human health or the environment from ground water.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not  applicable.
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                                     NATIONAL STARCH, NC
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The National Starch and  Chemical Corporation  (NSCC) site is located  in  Rowan County, North
Carolina, approximately five  miles  south  of  the  city of Salisbury.   The site  consists of 500 acres and is
occupied by the NCSS-owned Cedar Springs  Road Plant which currently manufactures textile finishing and
custom specialty chemicals.  Land use adjacent to the site includes residential and industrial developments
such as:  warehousing operations on the east  site; a farm on the south side; and residential areas bordering
the southwest and north sides.  Ground water in the aquifer beneath the site  is currently used as a source
of drinking water with the closest well being 2,200 feet northeast of the  site. There are 1,539 homes within
a 3-mile  radius of the site that are outside of the city water lines and  potential users of ground water for
drinking  and other domestic purposes.  There  is also potential for  humans  to  directly contact or ingest
contaminated waters through  recreational uses of nearby creeks which receive the surface water runoff from
the trench area.  From 1971 to 1978, NSCC disposed of approximately 350,000 gallons of reaction vessel wash
waters classified as D002 waste (corrosive waste with pH less  than or equal to 2.0) in trenches constructed
in a 5-acre tract of land located behind the plant. The waste consisted predominantly of salt brines, sulfuric
acid solutions,  sulfonating  fats,  and oils and solvents.   The  wastes were disposed  of in several trenches
approximately 250 feet by 9 feet deep, running east/west and north/south. Trenches in this area also received
liquid effluent from the plant where it percolated into the  ground.  After the  percolation rate  substantially
declined, the trenches were backfilled  and seeded. Site monitoring in 1976 and  1977 revealed shallow ground
water contamination adjacent to or within the trench area.  Consequently, the North Carolina  Department
of Natural and Economic Resources requested that NSCC cease onsite waste disposal activities.  Since 1978,
production plant process waters have been pretreated in a facility adjacent to and south of the production area
and  discharged  to the  Salisbury publicly owned treatment  works  (POTW).   The two  main areas  of
contamination identified at the site are the trench area and the wastewater lagoon  area.  This Record of
Decision (ROD) will address remediation of ground water; a subsequent ROD will address soil contamination
and, if necessary, sediment contamination.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water,
surface water, and sediments  are  VOCs including benzene, TCE, toluene, and  xylenes, and metals including
arsenic and  chromium.

      The selected remedial action for this  site  includes:  installation  of a ground  water interception and
extraction system downgradient of  the source area(s) with pretreatment prior to discharge to the POTW
(pretreatment may include air stripping,  filtration  through an activated carbon filter, metal  removal,  or
treatment through the  company's existing lagoon system which includes presettling  and  surface aeration);
and surface  water  and sediment monitoring.  If the POTW declines to  accept the treated ground water, it
will be discharged to a  local surface  stream  under  an NPDES permit.   The  estimated present worth cost
for this remedial action  is $3,036,000 with annual O&M of $55,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Eleven carcinogens and fourteen non-carcinogens have been
identified as chemicals of concern at this site  and have been given cleanup goals.  For both carcinogens and
non-carcinogens, cleanup levels are set at the MCL.  If an MCL is not available, the cleanup goal for a
carcinogen is set at the  limit  of detection  for that substance, or for a non-carcinogen the goal is set at the
RJD or ACI equivalent.  However,  ethyl benzene will meet the proposed MCLG.  Individual cleanup goals
include:  arsenic 10 ug/1 (MCL), benzene 5 mg/1 (MCL),  TCE 5 ug/1  (MCL), chromium 50 ug/1  (MCL),
toluene 2,000 ug/1, and xylenes 350  ug/1.  The State of North Carolina belatedly has identified ground water
cleanup levels more stringent  than those identified previously; however, even if  EPA finds these standards to
be applicable to the site, they would not alter the remedial action selected.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                       PERDIDO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION, AL
                                   First Remedial Action - Final
                                        September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Perdido Groundwater  Contamination site is located in the Town of Perdido,  Baldwin County,
Alabama.  Site contamination occurred as a result of a 1965 train derailment on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad (now CSX Transportation, Inc.).  Chemicals  (particulary benzene)  from derailed tank cars spilled
into  drainage ditches, infiltrating the underlying aquifer.  The area of ground  water contamination covers
approximately 15 acres and is centered downgradient about 300 yards from the derailment site.  The Alabama
Department of Public Health, Division of Public Water Supply (ADPWS) first documented reports of taste
and odor problems in resident's water wells in 1981. Further studies showed benzene contamination in 6 of
27 wells, which led to supplying bottled  water to 250  affected residents.  In February  1983 EPA provided
immediate removal funding to construct a water supply line  to connect to a nearby town.  CSXT voluntarily
provided funds for and installed the water system in July 1983.  The primary contaminant of concern affecting
the ground water is benzene.

      The selected remedial action  for this site includes:   ground water  pump and  treatment  using air
stripping or activated carbon adsorption with reinjection of treated water  back  into the aquifer, and air
monitoring during operations; and ground water monitoring to measure success of the cleanup. The estimated
capital cost for this remedial action is $169,000 with estimated  annual O&M cost  of $103,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The target cleanup goal for ground water is benzene 5 ug/1
(MCL).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                         WAMCHEM, SC
                                   First Remedial Action - FINAL
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 21-acre Wamchem site is located in Burton, Beaufort County, South Carolina, on a small island
in the midst of a salt marsh near  McCalleys Creek, a tidal stream.  The creek is considered to be a habitat
for the loggerhead turtle,  a federally listed threatened species, and a probable habitat for the short-nosed
sturgeon, also a federally listed  endangered species.  The water table aquifer at the site discharges into the
creek, and has no distinct confining unit separating it from the underlying Floridian aquifer, the principal
aquifer in the region.   Between 1959 and 1972,  the Beaufort Chemical and Research Company owned and
operated the site, producing dyes  for the textile industry. In 1972, M. Lowenstein Company purchased the
facility and continued operations  until  1981.   When  solvent  recovery  and recycling  operations  were
discontinued at the site, M. Lowenstein Company closed the plant in 1982.  Liquid wastes generated at the
site were discharged to a drainage ditch leading to two unlined ponds. A ditch was later extended from one
of the ponds, discharging wastes directly into McCalleys Creek.  Waste treatment methods  changed, and the
ponds and ditches were replaced by an unlined holding pond and a waste lagoon in 1972; however, these were
soon replaced by two  spray fields and a concrete-lined holding pond in 1975. In 1977, the South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) required the company to use a spray-irrigation
technique to improve its  wastewater  process.   The wastes discharged onto the spray fields consisted of
neutralized  sulfuric acid and process water.  Although the  system was found  to be in compliance with
SCDHEC standards, ground water  contamination was documented at the site in 1982.   Current  soil and
ground water contaminants include:  VOCs, benzene, toluene, xylenes,  semi-volatiles, and organics.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  ground water  pump and treatment using carbon
adsorption with offsite discharge to  a stream; excavation  and low temperature thermal aeration of 2,000 yd
of contaminated soil followed by onsite disposal; and ground water monitoring.  The estimated capital cost
for this remedial action is $1,310,000, with annual O&M of $155,100.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water cleanup goals were based on Federal Ambient
Water Quality Criteria.  Soil cleanup goals were based on estimates of contaminants that would not result
in future exceedances of AWQC in ground water at the source area due to soil contaminant leaching.  Some
individual goals include:   benzene 2.43 mg/kg, toluene 34.47 mg/kg,  total xylenes 67.58  mg/kg,  and
naphthalene 74.57 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                         ZELLWOOD, FL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         December 17, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 57-acre Zellwood site  is  located in  the  northwestern  corner of Orange  County,  Florida,
approximately one-half mile west of the unincorporated  town of Zellwood. Situated in a rural area, the site
is occupied by four industries and an open field containing a marshy wetland area. Approximately 300 homes
within a one-mile radius of the site depend on private wells  as their sole source of potable water.  Between
1963 and 1971, Drum Service Company of Florida,  a drum recycling facility,  operated a wastewater disposal
system without  a regulatory  permit,  treating and  disposing  of  generated wastewaters  in  two  onsite
evaporation/percolation ponds.  In 1980, the company eliminated the use of these ponds for waste disposal
and in August 1981 initiated drainage  and removal of  contaminated  sediments from  the  ponds.   Douglas
Fertilizer and Chemical Company and Southern Liquid Fertilizer discharged wastewater from, their production
process  into  three unlined surface  impoundments.   Additionally, from  1960  to 1983,  the Zellwin Farms
Company facility, a vegetable washing and packing plant, discharged wastewaters from the vegetable washing
process into a ditch.   From 1971 through 1985, the Drum Service Company  has had various types of waste
treatment  and disposal permits issued by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER). To
date, the Douglass Fertilizer and Chemical Company and the Zellwin Farm Company have not been permitted
by FDER.  In  December 1982,  EPA representatives discovered an abandoned drum  storage  area in the
northern section of the Zellwood site.  Based on unsubstantiated reports from area residents, material in this
drum storage area may have been there for more than  20 years. In the fall of 1983, EPA oversaw a PRP
removal action  of the  abandoned drum area.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground
water, soil, sediments, and sludge include:  organics, inorganics, metals, and  pesticides.

      The selected remedial action for this  site  includes:   excavation of soils and  sediments with  onsite
incineration and testing of residuals to determine appropriate disposal; ground water pump and treatment
with flushing of the treated ground water back through the abandoned drum area to  facilitate cleanup of
residual contamination; and a long-term ground water monitoring program for private  potable water wells.
The  estimated present worth cost for this remedial action ranges from $41,264,000 to $61,908,000.   O&M
costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                  ALLIED/IRONTON COKE, OH
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Allied/Ironton Coke site is located in the City of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio. This remedial
action addresses the Goldcamp Disposal Area (GDA)  operable unit of the site.  The other operable unit,
comprised of the coke plant, lagoons, and the tar plant, is addressed in a separate remedial action. The GDA
is a four-acre  disposal pit located in a mixed industrial/business/residential area bounded by Third Street
on the east and the Ohio River on the southwest.  Several businesses and institutions are within 100 feet of
GDA.  Allied  Chemical and Dye Company has owned  the property since 1955.  The GDA was  a  sand and
gravel pit used for disposal of various chemical wastes from three sources between 1945 and  1977.  The
wastes include: anthracene residue, anthracene salts, phthalic anhydride residue, and miscellaneous process
wastes from the Tar Plant; foundry sand  containing heavy metals, phenolics, and  oils from the Dayton
Malleable Iron Company; and wastes disposed of by the Goldcamp Gravel Company.  In 1977, Allied decided
to discontinue  use of the GDA for disposal of chemical wastes. Allied and its contractor, in consultation with
the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), completed a  closure project at the site in August 1980,
which involved removal of standing  liquids  and filling and  capping the site with clay.   Subsequent
hydrogeologic  and  water quality investigations indicated that there is ground water contamination at the site
which may  pose  a  threat to  public  health through  migration.   The volume  of the disposal area  is
approximately  300,000 yd .   In addition  to  this primary  area of  contamination,  there  is  a  zone  of
nonaqueous-phase  contaminants which have migrated through the aquifer  to  the underlying impermeable
bedrock layer.  The extent of the contaminated area is  uncertain, but the volume is estimated to be 156,000
yd .  The surface  of the GDA is also  a source of contamination because many substances have oozed up
through the existing cap.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and ground water are VOCs
including benzene,  other  organics including phenols and PAHs, and  inorganics  including cyanide.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  construction of a slurry wall around the disposal
area from ground  surface into the  low permeability bedrock; installation of a multi-media RCRA cap over
the surface of  the disposal area; extraction  and onsite  treatment of ground water from inside  and outside the
containment system; provision of an alternate water supply for the  Ironton Iron  Company until ground water
cleanup levels  are  met; imposition of deed  restrictions to limit future uses of the property; and preparation
of a supplemental  RI/FS to identify the extent and nature of the  nonaqueous-phase contaminant layer with
implementation of the Agency-approved  remedy for  this  contamination, if  different  from  the present
containment alternative. The estimated present worth cost for this  remedial action is $13,130,000 with annual
O&M costs  of $515,000 for approximately 30 years.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The selected remedy will meet ground water cleanup goals
based on MCLs, AWQCs and 10"6 health-based levels.  Specific goals include:  ammonia 0.50 mg/1, chloride
250 mg/1, total cyanide 0.2 mg/1, phenolics 0.3 - 3.5 mg/1, benzene 0.005 mg/1,  naphthalene 0.69 mg/1, and
PAHs (benzo-a-pyrene indicator)  0.005 ug/1.  The ground water cleanup ARARs and TBCs  may not be
technically feasible to attain,  particularly  for  benzene  and  PAHs; therefore,  technical feasibility will be
evaluated  every five years throughout the  remedial action.  An ARAR waiver  may be appropriate  if it is
determined that these standards cannot be  met.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS: Deed restrictions will be imposed to limit future uses of the property.
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                                    BELVIDERE LANDFILL, IL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 29,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Belvidere Landfill (BL), occupying 19.3 acres of the 139-acre site, is located just outside the City
of Belvidere, County of Boone, Illinois. The site is located within the 100-year flood plain of the Kishwaukee
River, which is adjacent to the site.  Located within the site boundaries are  two ponds and a drum disposal
area.  The City of Belvidere owned the landfill from 1939 to 1973, operating  first as a municipal landfill until
1965, and then as an industrial landfill until 1973.  In late 1970, the City of Belvidere applied for a solid waste
disposal permit.  The application was to permit the disposal of 52 tons per day of domestic garbage, landscape
wastes, partially dewatered sludge, and demolition material.  However, in 1971, the operator disclosed that
up to 100 tons per day of wastes were being deposited.  This waste consisted of 35 tons of residential waste,
30 tons of industrial source waste, and 35 tons of commercial source waste. Approximately 790,000 yd  of
waste were  disposed of  at the landfill. IEPA denied the City's permit application in January 1971, and the
landfill was formally closed in 1973.  Between 1975 and 1982, IEPA repeatedly cited the landfill for inadequate
cover violations.  In the  summer of 1979, sand from adjacent areas and prairie plant vegetation were applied
as a final cover.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and  ground water include: organics,
PCBs, PAHs,  metals,  and lead.

      The  selected remedial  action for this site  includes:   RCRA Subtitle C capping  over  the 19.3-acre
landfill; treatment or  containment of soil from  the drum disposal area following resampling to determine
the  magnitude of PCB  contamination; ground water pump and treatment, possibly using air stripping with
discharge to either the  Kishwaukee  River or the city treatment plant; ground water  monitoring; pond and
river fish monitoring; installation  of an upgraded fence; deed restrictions  to control unacceptable  onsite
activities and  construction; and flood control measures  to prevent erosion of the cap and landfill contents.
The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $5,900,000 with annual O&M of $271,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The ground water extraction and treatment  system will operate
until a 10"6  cumulative life-time  cancer risk is met at the point of compliance. PCBs greater than 50 mg/kg
will be disposed  of or incinerated offsite.  PCBs less than 50 mg/kg will  be  consolidated  on the  landfill.
Quantitative goals were  not specified for other contaminants.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Access restrictions  involve upgrading  the  existing  fence  to  prevent
recreational use of the landfill and to ensure the integrity of the  cap.  Deed restrictions  include controlling
unacceptable onsite construction and activities.
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                                    COSHOCTON LANDFILL, OH
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 17, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Coshocton City Landfill  (CCL), an 80-acre landfill, is located in Franklin Township, Coshocton
County, Ohio.  The landfill is built on abandoned, subsurface strip mines, where an extensive network of
mine shafts were developed.  CCL is located between two small intermittent creeks that drain toward the
Muskingum River, 1.5 miles to the west of the site.  The area is characterized by considerable topographic
relief, with  small  streams situated between steep rolling hills.   Most of the surrounding land  is either
woodlands or pasture land used for cattle grazing.  The landfill property was used in  the early 1900s, and
again from the mid-1950s until mid-1979,  for subsurface shaft mining of coal.  The city conducted landfill
operations at the site between 1968 and 1979; however, the operations were not well recorded.  The waste
received  at the landfill consisted of mixed municipal  refuse and  industrial wastes including relatively inert
solid scrap wastes, nonhazardous materials, and hazardous liquid waste types  such as spent chlorinated
solvents,  non-chlorinated flammable solvents, resins, and plasticizers.  Much of the landfilled waste is situated
in the void created by abandoned  strip mine operations. Some waste was also reportedly placed in shallow
excavations in the southern portions of the site.  Currently,  portions of the landfill site are covered with what
appears to be mine spoil materials.  The cover on the site, however, is not consistent, with little or  no cover
in some areas.  In addition, standing water is observed in several areas.  Scattered surface deposits of drums
and other metal objects are present at the site.  Numerous leachate seeps exist on portions of the landfill.
The  primary contaminants of concern affecting  the surface and  ground water at  this site include:  carbon
disulfide, TCE, PAHs, chlorinated and non-chlorinated solvents, and heavy metals (mostly arsenic).

      The selected remedial  action for this landfill includes:  installation of a 2-foot low permeability soil
cap over the landfill,  with top soil and vegetation; imposition of deed restrictions, including fencing; filling
and grading the necessary areas; and possible installation of a gas collection and venting system, as well as
a leachate collection system  and a  drainage layer.  This remedial action will also include routine ground and
surface  water  and  sediment  monitoring  to  identify changes  in  contamination  concentrations.    The
implementation of this remedial action will entail a capital investment of $8,010,000 with a present value of
O&M cost of $910,000  associated  with the remedy.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:   The goal of this remedy  is to  reduce the contaminant
concentrations in the  soil, surface, and ground water.  The current health-based risk levels for these media
are:  3 x 10" , 3 x 10" , and 3 x 10"   (all  for arsenic), respectively.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions would support and strengthen  the effectiveness of the
soil cover in limiting direct contact.
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                           EAU CLAIRE MUNICIPAL WELL FIELD, WI
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 500-acre Eau Claire Municipal Well Field (ECMWF) site is located in northwestern Eau Claire
County and southwestern Chippewa County, Wisconsin, at the confluence of the  Eau Claire River and the
Chippewa River.  ECMWF supplies  drinking  water  to approximately 57,600  residents and numerous
commercial  establishments in the city of Eau Claire and Washington Township.   Ground water from five
municipal wells in the north  well field is contaminated with VOCs.  The contamination at the ECMWF site
has been characterized as two separate plumes with the estimated volume of contamination at  Plume 1 and
2 of 1.9 x 108 ft3 and 2.6 x 108  ft3, respectively.  The Chippewa River is not believed to be affected by this
VOC contamination due to  municipal well pumping which prevents ground water discharge into the river.
In March 1981,  as part of the  EPA Ground Water Supply Survey, the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WDNR)  tested the  Eau Claire municipal water supply for VOCs and did not detect VOCs at
levels of immediate concern. Additional testing of the city's active production wells in January 1982 showed
VOC concentrations below health advisory levels.  Due to concern about the future use of the water supply,
additional testing was conducted in September 1982 and January 1983 to identify the source  and extent of
VOC contamination.  Several residential wells reported detectable levels of VOCs including 1,1-dichloroethene
concentrations in excess of the WDNR health advisory. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the
ground water are VOCs including: chloroform, DCE, dichloroethene, PCE, TCE, and trichloroethane.

      The selected remedial action  for  this  site includes:   ground water pump and treatment using the
existing air stripper with discharge of treated water to the municipal water system and untreated water to
the Chippewa River; and provision of municipal water to private well users within or near the area of ground
water contamination.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $1,214,200 with annual O&M of
$396,700.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Individual contaminant goals are below  MCLs and State
Health Advisory levels,  are  based on the achievement of an  additive 10~  risk level.  The target cleanup
levels (TCLs) for Plume 1 include: trichloroethene 0.5 ug/1, 1,1-dichloroethene 0.1 ug/1, and tetrachloroethene
0.01 ug/1. The TCLs for Plume 2 include: trichloroethane 0.4 ug/1, chloroform 0.06 ug/1, 1,1-dichloroethene
0.007 ug/1, and tetrachloroethene 0.09 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                  FOREST WASTE DISPOSAL, MI
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                           March 31,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Forest Waste Disposal site consists of an 11-acre,  abandoned  municipal and industrial waste
landfill and 9 surface impoundments.  It is located in Genesee County, Michigan, 20 miles northeast of Flint,
and is surrounded by agricultural  land and undeveloped woodlands  and wetlands.  An estimated 20 to 30
households are located within a quarter mile of the  site.  Wetlands in the site vicinity drain into Butternut
Creek which eventually discharges  into the Flint River.  The site  is underlain by two drinking water aquifers.
Forest Waste Disposal conducted landfill operations from 1972-1978, receiving limited types of liquid industrial
waste, general household refuse, and drummed waste until  1978.  Specific waste material found within the
landfill includes PBB-contaminated feed, septic sludge, and drums containing primarily solid and liquid VOCs
in high concentrations.  The operator was also suspected of discharging liquid  wastes into the landfill and  onto
the ground.  In 1982,  the  site was  placed  on the  NPL.   This  remedial action addresses the landfill and
contaminated ground water on  the  east end  of the site.  Contamination from the  nine waste lagoons is
considered to be the primary source affecting  ground water and is addressed in a previous remedial action,
which includes: offsite treatment and disposal of lagoon liquid, with  onsite treatment and offsite disposal of
lagoon sediment, sludge,  and  soil.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil and ground water
are VOCs including toluene  and  TCE, other organics  including pesticides, PAHs, and PBBs, and metals
including arsenic and lead.

      The selected remedial action  for this site includes:  removal and either  onsite or offsite incineration
of approximately 4,000 drums and 1,000 yd  of associated contaminated soil;  installation  of a containment
system including a RCRA cap, slurry wall, dewatering system, and a leachate collection system; and treatment
and disposal of collected leachate.  The ground water remedy includes:   deed restrictions  to prevent  use of
the ground water as a drinking water source; access restrictions; and ground water monitoring. The estimated
present  worth cost for  this  remedial action is $23,820,000 with an annual O&M of $440,500.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The remediation  of the landfill will  prevent  migration  of
contaminants to a drinking water aquifer in excess of MCLs, lifetime health  advisories, and noncarcinogenic
reference  doses, and will result in  an excess lifetime cancer risk range of 10"  to 10" .  The remedial action
will also prevent  migration to  surface water bodies in  excess of  Federal and State water quality criteria.
Cleanup goals for individual chemicals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to prevent use of the ground water
onsite and from areas adjacent to  the site as a drinking water source.
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                                  FORT WAYNE REDUCTION, IN
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           August 26, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 35-acre Fort Wayne Reduction site  (FWD) is a former municipal landfill/waste disposal facility
located  along the Maumee River just east  of the city of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  Two onsite
areas are designated as wetlands.  In addition, the site lies within a 100-year flood plain.  The primary land
use in the general area is light industrial and commercial. In addition, other landfills, a wastewater treatment
plant and sludge drying beds are located along the Maumee River in the vicinity of the site. Two residential
communities are located  approximately one-half mile  from  the site.  Before 1967, the site was uncultivated
farmland often  used  for the dumping of unknown waste.  The site accepted residential and industrial wastes
from 1967 to 1976.   Few records were kept on the  volume and composition of wastes, or on the industries
that generated  the wastes.  From May  1967 to August  1970, FWD was issued a county permit for public
disposal of garbage and rubbish.  Wastes were incinerated and the residual ash disposed of onsite.  In 1970,
FW changed its name to  National Recycling  Corporation (NRC) and built a recycling plant which apparently
became inactive after February 1975.  Inspection reports indicated that  deposited refuse included:  industrial
and liquid wastes, municipal wastes, garbage, paper,  and wood.  A 40- to 60-foot diameter pit adjacent to the
Maumee River contained pools of volatile liquids.   Wastes were disposed of into the pit by cutting off the
drum tops and emptying the  contents into  the pit.  NRC operation became part of Service  Corporation
America (SCA) in 1973.  In 1974, SCA was denied a municipal refuse permit due to site closure problems
encountered following high water levels.  Hazard  Ranking System  records indicate the  entire site's waste
quantity was equivalent to 2,820 fifty-gallon barrels.  In 1984, Waste Management  Inc. (WMI) acquired SCA
and conducted  an initial  site  investigation.  The site has been inactive  since 1976. The site  consists of two
characteristically different areas reflecting its historical  use:  the eastern half of the site was used as the
municipal/general refuse landfill (approximately 15 acres), and the western half of the site (approximately five
acres) was used for disposal of industrial wastes, building debris, barrels of unidentified wastes,  and residual
ash from earlier incineration operations.  Presently, soil and ground water are contaminated with 43 chemicals
of concern including:  metals, organics, PCBs, PAHs,  phenols, and VOCs.

      The selected remedial  action for the eastern portion of the site includes: deed and access restrictions;
soil capping consistent with State solid waste closure requirements; and long-term ground water monitoring.
The selected remedial action for the western portion includes:  excavation, re-consolidation, and on-  or offsite
incineration of approximately 4,600 drums  containing liquids from  Area C, followed by soil capping in
accordance with "hybrid" (alternate landfill)  closure  requirements; ground water collection and treatment, if
necessary, with discharge to the river;  deed and  access restrictions;  provision  and maintenance of flood
protection measures  for the portions of the site within  the 100-year floodplain; and compensation for any loss
of wetlands due to remedy  construction by enhancing  onsite wetlands.   The estimated present worth cost for
this remedial action  is $10,020,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Contaminant levels in the area of the municipal landfill do
not pose a threat to human health or the environment.  Ground water monitoring will ensure protection of
the river through the  use  of ACLs as a performance standard.  Specific  goals will be determined during
design.  MCLs  are not considered ARARs, since ground water is not used  as a drinking water source.   The
fate of ground  water in the waste disposal facility area will be determined  during design.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions  will  be implemented to control future development and
ground  water use at the  site.
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                                     IMC/TERRE HAUTE, IN
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 22, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The IMC/Terre Haute site is located in southeastern Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. The 37-acre
site is bordered on the west by the Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad and on the east by the Louisville
Railroad.  The site is part of a semi-industrialized area of Terre Haute and is 1.8 miles east of the Wabash
River and 1 mile north of the Thompson ditch. A waste disposal area, encompassing approximately six acres,
is located in  the northeastern portion of the plant site.  From 1946 to 1954 a small facility on a  six-acre
segment  of the  property  manufactured,  packaged, and warehoused technical-grade benzene hexachloride
(BHC-tech).  This material was confined to areas sold to insecticide manufacturers as a raw material for the
production of insecticides, including lindane. The site has been owned by International Minerals and Chemical
Corporation since 1975.   IMC conducted  surficial  and  subsurficial soil  sampling in  1979,  finding that
contamination was confined to areas within seven feet of the surface and well above the ground water table.
Seven ground water monitoring wells were installed  at the site, and samples  indicated measurable BHC
concentrations in two of the wells.  In 1980, approximately 28,500  yd of soil, rubble, piping, and other debris
were excavated and placed in a secure clay-capped mound to prevent offsite migration of BHC-tech. The
cap system included a surface drainage collection system and soil gas venting.  The concentration in ground
water of lindane, the gamma isomer of BHC, declined relatively quickly after construction of the mound and
has continued to decline at a slower rate since 1983.   The soil cleanup and mound construction has proven
to be effective in containing the source of BHC-tech and  in reducing ground water contamination to MCL
and MCLG concentrations.  The primary contaminants of concern are lindane and total BHC.

      The selected remedial action for this site is no further action with a maintenance  program, which
includes:  inspection of the existing cap quarterly and maintenance of the  vegetative  cover; initiation of a
ground water monitoring  program (sampling of upgradient and downgradient  wells semi-annually for the
next five  years and then annually until 2010); access  restrications; and establishment of a contingency plan.
The estimated present  worth cost for this remedial action  is $159,000 for O&M of the existing system.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Contaminant levels immediately  downgradient of the mound
are well   below the MCL (4.0  ug/1)  and  MCLG  (0.2 ug/1)  for  lindane in  drinking  water.   Should
contamination reach the MCLG  level or show a  consistent, significant (order of magnitude) rise above
prevailing levels over more than two monitoring periods,  additional samples will be taken to determine if
remedial  action may be necessary.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Deed restrictions will be imposed on land  use of the property.
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                               KUMMER SANITARY LANDFILL, MN
                                       Second Remedial Action
                                         September 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Kummer Sanitary Landfill is  a 40-acre  site located  in Northern Township, Beltrami County,
Minnesota. The site consists of a 35-acre landfill and the Kummer residence located in the extreme southeast
corner of the property.  To the north and west of the site, the land is sparsely settled with  farm residences.
A large residential community lies about 1,000 feet to the east and west, and the City of Bemidge is located
one-half mile south of the site.  The city uses ground water  for its drinking water; its wells are one-quarter
mile west of the site.  There are numerous wetlands and lakes within the area of the site.  Between 1971 and
1983 the site operated as a sanitary landfill, accepting mixed municipal waste.  Landfill operations consisted
of excavating trenches, filling the trenches with waste materials, and covering the fill with  onsite sand and
gravel deposits.  The  trenches may have been excavated to  the water  table and the waste  placed in direct
contact  with  ground water.   Beginning in 1974,  demolition debris  consisting  of  fly ash  and sawdust were
disposed of onsite.  In 1982 and 1983 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency sampled ground water from
onsite monitoring wells  and discovered 19 VOCS including TCE,  PCE, and  benzene. In L984, VOCs were
also discovered in offsite shallow residential wells downgradient of the site; consequently, in 1985 the site was
ordered closed.  In June 1985 a ROD was signed to provide an alternate water supply to approximately 244
homes affected by contaminated ground water.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting ground water
and soil are VOCs such as TCE, PCE, and benzene.

      The selected remedial action  for this site includes:  site grading and consolidation of soil and other
waste material;  placement  of a sloping foundation layer of natural soil  fill;  capping with  a cover system
consisting of a  gas control layer, a barrier  layer of low permeability material  (clay or flexible synthetic
membrane),  and a drainage layer with placement  of cover soil and  a  vegetative layer; access and deed
restrictions limiting future site use; and groundwater and landfill gas monitoring.   The estimated capital cost
of the selected remedy  is $7,400,000 to $12,500,000  for the  clay  cap and $6,900,000 to  $11,200,000 for  the
synthetic membrane, with annual O&M costs of $35,000 and $33,000, respectively.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Not applicable.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Access  and deed restrictions will be implemented  to limit future use of
the property.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                              LASALLE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES, IL
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                          March 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The LaSalle Electrical Utilities  (LEU) site is  located in the city of LaSalle, west-central LaSalle
County, in north-central  Illinois.   There are approximately 190 people and 70  residences located  within
one-eighth mile of the LEU property. LEU, a former manufacturer of electrical equipment, began operating
prior to World War II. Between the late 1940s and 1978, PCBs were utilized in the production of capacitors.
Undocumented reports allege the application of PCB-contaminated waste oils as a dust suppressant both on
and off the property until as late as 1969.  Following the regulation of PCBs, manifests document the disposal
of PCBs at all regulated facilities.  Beginning in September 1975, numerous government agencies conducted
various inspections and issued complaints and orders to the LEU company as a result of its manufacturing
and handling practices. Soil  sampling conducted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) in
December 1980  documented onsite  PCB  contamination.    Continued  soil sampling   revealed  offsite
contamination in March and May 1981.  The IEPA ordered the company to cease operations in May 1981.
The U.S.  EPA conducted Immediate Removal Actions that involved fencing the LEU property and capping
a portion  of the heavily contaminated onsite property; capping contaminated offsite property to the south of
the site; and staging, sampling, and packaging PCB waste material for future disposal.  The first operable unit
ROD, signed September 19, 1986, addressed offsite soil contamination. This second remedial action operable
unit addresses PCB and VOC contamination-in soil, sediments, building structures, and ground water.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and onsite incineration of contaminated
soil and replacement with clean fill; high pressure flushing and mechanical cleaning of affected sewer lines;
excavation and  onsite incineration of contaminated sediment from  the unnamed  creek  downstream  of the
storm sewer discharge; ground water collection and onsite treatment using phase  separation, filtration, and
air stripping with discharge to the local  waste water treatment plant via sanitary sewers; and demolition and
offsite disposal of contaminated LEU building structures.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial
action is $34,495,180.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Contaminated ground water will be collected to achieve  MCLs
for VOCs (specific chemicals and associated values not specified) and PCBs 1 ug/1.  Soils will be excavated
consistent  with the cleanup levels selected in the  1986  ROD.  Specifically, the levels for  PCBs  are 5 mg/kg
in surface  soils and 10 mg/kg at depths greater than one foot when clean fill material is used to return the
area  to its original grade.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                       LONG PRAIRIE, MN
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 27, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Long Prairie site, as defined by the extent of the plume of contaminated ground water, extends
2,100 feet by 1,000 feet in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota. The Long Prairie River flows within 500
feet of the contaminant plume.  In August and October 1983,  routine  municipal well monitoring by the
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) indicated contamination in two of five municipal wells. The MDH
ordered the two wells  shut down in October 1983, and in November 1983 issued an advisory to provide
bottled water for area residents. About 50 of the area's 300 private wells were affected by the ground water
contamination. Since the advisory was issued, 39 of the 45 homes using contaminated ground water have been
connected to the municipal drinking  water system.  Well monitoring in 1984 implicated an area dry cleaning
operation as the potential source of contamination. The primary contaminants of concern affecting 7,000,000
gallons of ground water and 3,800 yd3 of soil are VOCs including DCE,  PCE, and TCE.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:  ground water  pump and treatment using  air
stripping with discharge to the  river; spill treatment using active soil venting; and ground water monitoring.
The estimated capital cost for this remedial action is $890,000 with annual O&M of $390,000 for year 1 and
$250,000  for years 2-5.   The estimated present worth cost for this  remedial action is $2,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Remediation will attain a 10"6 increased  cancer risk  level.
Based on this level, PCE will be treated to 1,200 mg/kg and 5 ug/1 in soil and ground water, respectively.
The target ground water cleanup level for TCE is expected to be below the MCL value of 5 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                 MASON COUNTY LANDFILL, MI
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Mason County Landfill site is located three miles south of the City of Ludington, Mason County,
Michigan.  The site  occupies approximately 18 acres of a predominantly rural area in Pere Marquette
Township.  Approximately 10 acres of the site were used as a  landfill.  Less than 500 feet from the landfill
there is  a wetland area which drains into Babbin Pond, the headwaters of Iris Creek. There are 14 residential
wells within a one-half mile radius of the landfill.  The  population within a three mile radius of the site is
estimated to be 1,112.  The Mason County Department of Public Works (DPW) leased the property in 1971
and entered into an agreement with Acme Disposal, Inc., to operate the site as a sanitary  landfill. Although
the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) documented that slurry and sludge wastes from local
industries were being dumped at the  landfill, the site's license was  renewed annually until it was closed in
August  1978 after reaching capacity. Public concerns over the water quality in Iris Creek prompted the DPW
and  MDNR  to  review  closure activities.   The  site  is  currently  owned  by  Mason County  as  result  of a
settlement with two property owners who filed suit against the county.  In 1983, a clay cap was installed over
the landfill, and berms and  storm drains were constructed to improve  site drainage.   Two surface  aerators
were installed in Babbin Pond to  facilitate biodegradation of organic matter and 15 gas vents were placed in
the top  of the landfill.  The site has been separated into  two operable units; one for the landfill contents and
one for  the ground water.  This source control remedial action addresses the landfill contents. Contamination
of the shallow and deep aquifer will be addressed in a subsequent remedial action. Site investigations indicate
that  contamination of surface water, surface sediment, soil, and  offsite air quality are not sufficient to warrant
remedial  action.  The primary contaminants of  concern affecting  the ground water are VOCs including
benzene, PCE, TCE,  and xylene.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  construction of a RCRA  cap over the landfill;
access restrictions; deed restrictions on and near the  site to prohibit use of the shallow aquifer; and ground
water monitoring.  The estimated  present worth cost for this remedial action is $2,800,000, with present worth
O&M costs of $1,000,000 over 30 years.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The general remedial action goals are to prevent direct contact
with  contaminant sources  and to minimize future release of contaminants.  Establishment of performance
standards for the cleanup of ground water contamination is deferred until a remedy is selected for the ground
water operable unit.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions will prohibit future site  development or installation of
water supply wells on the  site.
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                              MID-STATE DISPOSAL LANDFILL, WI
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Mid-State Disposal (MSD) site is  an abandoned municipal  and industrial wasle landfill located
in central Wisconsin, in Cleveland Township, Marathon County, about four miles northeast of Stratford.  The
area surrounding the site includes an abandoned railroad track partially bounding the west and north, two
offsite sludge disposal lagoons owned by Weyerhaeuser, Inc., to the northeast,  and  private property to the
south.  Site runoff enters nearby waterways including the Rock Creek and the Eau Plune River via unnamed
tributaries. Additionally, ground water from the site is believed to be discharging into a ravine 500 feet south
of the site.   MSD  conducted landfilling operations from  1970-1979,  receiving municipal, industrial,  and
commercial wastes as well as construction and demolition debris. Specific wastes received included papermill
sludges, asbestos dust, solvents, pesticides, paint sludges, and metals.  Four areas of contamination have been
identified at the site. These are:  a 25-acre landfill  located in the center of the site and referred to as the
Old Mound area, which contains municipal wastes, papermill sludges, asbestos dust, pesticides, and solvents;
a five-acre interim expansion  landfill located  to  the west of the Old  Mound  area  and referred to  as the
Interim  Expansion area, which reportedly contains wastes similar to the Old Mound  area with the exception
of papermill sludges; a three-acre sludge lagoon  located northwest  of the Old  Mound area which  allegedly
contains papermill sludges; and an area along the western edge of the property where leachate ponding had
occurred.  Numerous environmental problems and permit violations were noted by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources (WDNR) during a site  inspection  in 1974.  In 1979,  Weyerhaeuser  Company, a
generator  of waste disposed at the facility,  agreed to abandon the facility properly.   The pond leachate was
removed, and the three waste disposal areas were covered.  Leachate collection systems were installed in late
1979 for both the sludge lagoon and the Interim Expansion  area; only the leachate collected from the latter
is currently  removed and treated offsite.  Subsequent  investigations revealed  that ground water has been
contaminated by leachate percolating from the waste  disposal areas and the leachate  pond down  to the
underlying aquifer.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, surface water, and soil
are VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCE, and metals.

      The selected  remedial action for this site  includes:  installation of new soil/clay caps for the  lagoon
and landfills; site monitoring that includes ground water surface water, and landfill gas monitoring; offsite
ground  water  monitoring; provision of an alternate water  supply  for  nearby residences; improvement  of
surface  water  drainage;  leachate  and ponded water  collection and offsite treatment;  access  restrictions;
institutional controls  to prevent well installation  onsite; and in situ solidification/stabilization of sludge  as
necessary  for cap  support, and  landfill  gas flaring, if deemed necessary during pre-design.  The estimated
present  worth for this remedial action  is $16,000,000 with annual O&M of $22,000 for the first year, and
$100,000 for years 2-30.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water will  gradually meet state  standards  and  10~6
cancer risk levels for ingestion as a result of natural attenuation and a  decrease in leachate contamination.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will be established to prevent onsite well installation
and soil excavation.
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                           NL/TARACORP/GOLDEN AUTO PARTS, MN
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The NL/Taracorp/Golden Auto Parts site is located in St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
A secondary lead smelting facility operated onsite from 1940 until 1982.  Land use adjacent to the site is light
industry.  There are residential  areas within  one-quarter mile of the site  to the north,  east, and west.
Aquifers beneath the site serve as primary sources of drinking water in the area, supplying 90 percent of all
ground water used in the region.  The site was originally owned by NL Industries, Inc., but was later divided
and each portion sold to a succession of owners.  One of these owners, Taracorp,  owned and operated the
lead smelting facility from August 1979 until February 1981.  Secondary lead smelting operations recovered
lead from lead plates,  battery fragments, and  lead  containers.  The  industrial operations and onsite waste
disposal  activities  resulted in elevated lead levels  in air and  onsite soil.   Under a  Consent Order, NL
conducted onsite investigations and  cleanup activities between 1985 and 1988 including soil remediation,
capping the site with asphalt,  and establishing a long-term ground water monitoring  program. As part of the
Consent  Order,  NL  was also required to investigate and, if necessary, clean up soil near the site possibly
contaminated by windblown  contaminants.  This  remedial  action addresses the possibility of offsite soil
contamination.  Investigations indicate that offsite soil does not contain elevated levels of lead attributable to
the site.  There  are no contaminants of concern attributable to the site affecting the offsite soil.

      The selected remedial  action for this site is a no action remedy. The one residential yard that exceeds
state and ATSDR guidance levels for soil lead is not clearly attributable  to the site, but will be addressed
through a cooperative  cleanup by NL Industries.   There is no capital cost  or O&M associated with this
remedial action.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The no action remedy attains the state ARAR of 1,000 mg/kg
for  soil lead,  as  well as the ATSDR guidance  level  of 500 to 1,000 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                    NINTH AVENUE DUMP, IN
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 20,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Ninth Avenue Dump (NAD) is  a  17-acre inactive chemical and industrial waste  disposal site
located in Gary, Indiana.  NAD is located in a low-lying area with poor drainage.  Prior to filling, the site
consisted of parallel ridges separated by wetlands areas. Hazardous waste disposal activities occurred at the
site from  early  to mid 1970s with some  filling  continuing until  1980.  The  site  accepted dry industrial,
construction, and demolition waste; oil, solvents, paint solvents, and  sludges; resins;  acids; and flammable,
caustic,  and arsenic-contaminated materials.   A  small-scale auto  wrecking operation was observed  at the
property in 1975 by the Indiana State Board of Health (ISBH) which also documented  the presence of 10,000
55-gallon drums at the site, many of which were empty. Additionally, the ISBH estimated that approximately
500,000  gallons  of liquid  industrial waste  and 1,000 buried drums were present at  the  site.   Subsequent
inspection revealed portions of discarded auto batteries, drummed liquid wastes, and abandoned tanker trucks.
In 1975 and 1980 EPA ordered the site operator to initiate surface cleanups.  Subsequently, he removed some
barrels, junk cars, and trucks. This first operable unit addresses remediation of an oil layer  floating on the
ground water surface, the principal environmental threat at the site.  The quantity of oil under the site is
estimated  at 250,000 to 700,000 gallons, of which  100,000 to 500,000 gallons are estimated  to be recoverable.
Several organic  and  inorganic contaminants have been detected in the  oil  in  higher concentrations than  in
other media.  Oil seeps have been observed in onsite ponds leading to concerns that the oil may be affecting
aquatic life, and an oil sheen has been seen on several surface water bodies. The second operable unit will
address buried waste, contaminated soils, and contaminated ground water.  The primary contaminants in the
oil layer include: VOCs, benzene, toluene, xylene, PAHs,  organics, PCBs,  metals, and cyanides.

      The selected  remedial action for this site includes: construction of a soil-bentonite slurry wall  to
completely surround the hydrocarbon layer; separate extraction of oil and ground water through  a series  of
central extraction wells, followed by storage of the recovered oil in an  onsite storage tank and recharge  of
the treated ground water through recharge wells;  and ground water  monitoring.   Oil  treatment will be
evaluated  in the second operable unit along with treatment of the source material at the site.  The estimated
capital cost for this remedial action is $1,960,000 with annual O&M  of  $190,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:  The remedial action invokes the interim remedy waiver for
contaminant-specific ARARs in  ground water and  surface waters; however, ground water  extraction and
discharge  will meet MCLs.  Individual MCL goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                   OAK GROVE LANDFILL, MN
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Oak Grove Sanitary Landfill  covers 45  to  50 acres  in Oak Grove Township,  Anoka County,
Minnesota, approximately 38 miles northwest of St. Paul.  There are 249 people that live within one mile of
the site and 6,786 reside within four miles.  The  majority of these residents depend  on water from wells
drawn primarily from the lower aquifer, or surface water  sources. Surface runoff from the  landfill empties
into a wetland to the south.  A creek flows through this wetland, discharging to Rum River two to three miles
southwest of the site. The landfill  received 200,000 to 300,000 cubic yards of  waste per year  from 1976 until
it reached its permitted capacity in late 1983.  Most of this waste consists  of household trash and garbage.
In addition, waste consisting of oil sludge from an oil recycling process, paint and solvent  wastes, foundry
wastes, metal  sludges, organic compounds from pesticide manufacturing,  cutting oils  and  lubricants, and
cleaning solvents and inks, are  reported to have been buried near the center of the landfill, but their exact
location is  unknown.  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Anoka  County records indicate a
number of violations and operational problems throughout the active history  of the site.  MPCA discovered
a ground water contamination  problem from monitoring  well  samples  obtained  at the site in 1984.  The
primary contaminants of concern affecting ground water and surface water are  VOCs including ethyl benzene,
toluene, and xylenes.

      The selected  remedial action for this  site includes:  installation  of  a  security fence;  capping with a
final cover system consisting of a gas control layer, a barrier layer of low  permeable material or a flexible
membrane and a drainage layer; topsoil cover  and vegetation; deed restrictions; consideration of treatment
options for air  emissions from gas  vents after construction of the  final cover;  consideration during design of
the need for extra protection for frost damage without  significantly increasing cost or  likelihood of failure;
and  air  and ground water monitoring.   The second remedial action  will address the  ground  water
contamination and possible  remediation of the  downgradient plume. The estimated present worth cost for
this remedial action  is $6,300,000 to $11,100,000 if a clay  barrier is installed, or $5,500,000  to $9,300,000 if
a synthetic membrane barrier is installed,  with  annual O&M  of $42,000  or  $40,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: This remedy addresses  control of contaminant migration and
risks associated with exposure to the contaminated materials, and therefore  no chemical-specific standards
apply.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Deed restrictions will be implemented to  limit further use of the site.
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                                 PETERSEN SAND & GRAVEL, IL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 14, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      Petersen Sand and Gravel (PSG) is a 20-acre mining site and a former  disposal area located north
of Libertyville, Illinois.  The site is part of a  tract of land owned since 1979 by the Lake  County Forest
Preserve District  (LCFPD).  PSG is bordered by the Des Plaines River to the west, forest  preserve land
and residences to the east, and agricultural land and small business to the north and south.  The site consists
of three disposal areas including a three- to four-acre landfilled area reportedly containing construction debris,
trees, and tires; an area that contained 400 to 500 55-gallon drums of paint  and  solvent wastes; and an area
that  contained approximately 500 drums of solvents and 1,000 paint cans.  The  entire site is  approximately
20 feet below the elevation of the Des Plaines River due to mining operations which are still continuing and
are expected to continue until the early 1990s.  LCFPD is planning to construct a recreational lake at the site
when mining operations cease.  Raymond Petersen purchased the property in 1952, which included a 30-acre
parcel east and a 20-acre parcel west of the river and began the sand and gravel operations at the site later
that  year.  Between  1955 and  1958, unknown refuse was disposed of in the  four-acre landfill.  In 1971 the
Illinois Environmental  Protection Agency (IEPA) investigated reports of illegal dumping and subsequently
ordered immediate closure  of the site.  In 1973, the Illinois Pollution Control Board ordered complete waste
removal and covering of the refuse. Additional reports cited that numerous drums were not removed. These
wastes,  consisting of 55-gallon  drums of paint and solvent waste,  were removed in 1977.  An inspection
conducted in 1980 detected no additional buried drums.  The Lake County Grading Company (LCGC) took
over the mining operations in 1983, and discovered additional buried drums of solvents and paint cans. These
containers were removed from the area that year, along with contaminated soil.  In 1984, the site was placed
on the National Priorities List.  A 20-acre area in the northwest  corner of the site was the focus of concern.
The  final remedial  investigation  report conducted  by  IEPA  was completed in April 1988,  indicating  no
presence of contaminants at levels of concern,  thus  a feasibility  study was not necessary.  The investigation
analyzed over 150 organic and inorganic compounds, and only maganese and  iron exceeded secondary MCLs.

      The selected remedial action for this site  is no further action, since the findings in the RI indicated
that  previous removal actions were adequate and  that no unacceptable risk remained on site.  A lake will be
constructed onsite; therefore, surface water and sediment monitoring is recommended both before and after
the lake is in place.  Ground water  and precipitation collected in the mining pits will continue  to  be
discharged to the Des Plaines River in compliance with the  NPDES permit until the mining  operations cease.
There are no capital or O&M costs associated with this remedial action.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:   There are no  performance standards applicable for  this
remedial action since a remedy of no  further action was selected.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                         POER FARM, IN
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 4.5-acre Poer Farm site is located about four miles north of Charlottesville, in Hancock County,
Indiana.  The site is an abandoned tract of land with a collapsed house and barn, and an old, inactive well
that lies southeast of the house.  The surrounding area is open farmland.  The nearest house is about one-
quarter mile from the site, and the nearby residents rely on private wells for their water supply.  There are
about 270 homes with a population of about 2,400 within three miles of the site.  In 1973, approximately 260
drums of offgrade  solvents and paint resins were stockpiled on the Poer property.  In 1981  and 1983, the
drums and an onsite well were tested and found to  contain elevated levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead,  and
mercury.  Emergency cleanup activities were conducted in the summer of 1983.  All wastes were removed
from  the site, and six to eight inches of soil  were removed from the drum storage areas.  Subsequent
sampling showed significantly decreased levels of the heavy metals.  The site was fenced and warning signs
were posted. An investigation in 1988 indicated  that contaminant levels were below Federal and State Health
Standards and that there was no threat to human health or the environment.

      The selected remedial action  for  this site is no  further action  once monitoring wells  have been
successfully  abandoned.   Previous  removal actions  were  adequate  to protect human  health, and  the
environment. There  are no costs associated with this no action remedy.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Not applicable.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                           PRISTINE, OH
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                          December 31, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Pristine, Inc., site is located in southwestern Ohio in the City of Reading (population 12,843), a
suburb of Cincinnati.  The site is bordered by residential and industrial areas.  Three hundred feet northeast
of the site is a residential trailer park.  Eight municipal water supply wells serving the citizens of Reading
are located approximately 300 feet northwest of the site. In 1974, Pristine, Inc., began liquid waste disposal
operations at the site.  Prior to 1974, the site was used for  the manufacturing of sulfuric acid. In the spring
of 1977, Pristine, Inc., obtained a permit to operate a liquid waste incinerator.  In April 1979, as  many as
8,000 to  10,000  drums and  several hundred thousand gallons of bulk liquids consisting of  acids,  solvents,
pesticides, PCBs, and other chemicals were found onsite. Disposal operations were ordered to shut down in
September 1981, in accordance with a  partial  consent order  with the State  of  Ohio. From June 1980 to
November 1983, much of the onsite waste was  removed  in accordance with a Consent  Decree  between
Pristine, Inc., and the Ohio EPA. Wastes stored  and subsequently removed from the site during this  period
included  paint sludges, lab packs, flammable solvents, cyanide wastes, pesticides, chlorinated  solvent sludge,
DDT,  "neutralized"  acid  sludge, PCB-contaminated soils, incinerator  ash, and  solvent/sludge  mixtures.
Between  March 1984 and July 1984, soil and waste  removal activities addressing immediate hazardous site
conditions  were performed  by some of the PRPs.   These  activities  did' not  address the long-term risks
associated with the site.  The results  of the RI/FS indicated  that over 90 compounds were detected in the
soil, ground water, surface water, and sediments including:  PCE, TCE, benzene, organics, metals, pesticides,
and dioxin (in soils and sediments only).

      The selected remedial action for  this  site includes: excavation and onsite consolidation on the surface
of the site of 1,725 yd of contaminated soils and sediments  from the  pit area; in-situ vitrification of 37,700
yd   (average of 10 feet  across the entire  2.2-acre site) of contaminated soils  and sediments  followed by
placement of a vegetative soil cover over the vitrified mass; ground water extraction and treatment using air
stripping with carbon off-gas and offsite discharge to a creek; decontamination, demolition, and offsite disposal
of all onsite structures in a solid waste landfill; installation of a french drain; and implementation of deed and
access restrictions. The estimated present worth cost  for this remedial action is $17,094,000 with annual O&M
of $94,800.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: The overall  health-based cleanup standard of 10"6 cumulative
excess cancer risk at the plume boundary will be met for all media. Chemical-specific ARARs were specified
for 30  contaminants based on RCRA  and  Safe  Drinking  Water  Act MCLs  and Clean Water Act  Water
Quality Criteria.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Fencing of the western boundary will limit site access and prevent exposure
to contaminants present  at  the site.  The  use of deed restrictions will  be considered during the  remedial
design.
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                                 REPUBLIC STEEL QUARRY, OH
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Republic Steel Quarry site is located in the City of Elyria in Lorain County, Ohio, southwest of
Cleveland.  The site is situated between West River Road and the West Branch of the Black River, directly
west across the river from Franklin  School.   The  site consists of a four-acre quarry containing water
surrounded by seven acres of fenced-in property. Elyria surrounds the site, with a population of approximately
58,000.  Prior to 1950, the site operated as a sandstone quarry.   From 1950 to 1972, approximately 200,000
gallons of waste pickle liquor (acid wastes used in steel processing) were discharged to a ditch located on the
east side of the steel plant, which flowed north into the  quarry.  From  1972 to 1975 the  ditch was used for
disposing of rinse water from pickling operations. The ditch was dammed in 1976,  and after this time sulfuric
acid used to pickle the steel reportedly was disposed of directly into the quarry. Heavy metals were detected
in ground water downgradient from the quarry during a site investigation conducted by EPA in 1983.  Further
study identified low levels of numerous contaminants in the ground water.  Sediments and surface water within
the quarry contain VOCs and metals. Approximately 100 yd  of surface soil from the discharge ditch are
contaminated with  VOCs  and  metals.   The primary  contaminants  of concern affecting surface water,
sediments,  and soil are VOCs including toluene, and metals including chromium  and lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and offsite disposal in a RCRA landfill
of approximately 100 yd3 of contaminated surface soil from the pickle h'quor discharge ditch  and from along
the southern end of the quarry; implementation of a five-year monitoring plan  including a fish species survey
and fish tissue bioassay to  ensure absence  of  contaminants;  and ground water monitoring.  The estimated
present worth cost for this  remedial action  is $63,200. O&M costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Waste pickle liquor is identified as RCRA waste K062, and
must meet the specified land disposal restrictions BDAT levels of chromium 0.094 mg/1 and lead 0.37 mg/1,
as measured in TCLP extract, prior to land disposal. Treatment of the soil at this site is  thought not to be
needed to meet the BDAT levels but the test will be performed prior to disposal to ensure compliance.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                      SOUTH ANDOVER, MN
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The South Andover site is  comprised of several separate parcels of land totaling  approximately 50
acres in  the southern portion  of  Andover, Minnesota.   One-quarter mile to the north of the site  is a
residential neighborhood.  Further development is planned to the west and the  south of the site.  A large
portion of the site is buried under  a pile of tires and miscellaneous junk.  Several smaller pieces of property
on the site are auto salvage yards.  The Waste Disposal Engineering landfill, a Superfund National Priorities
List  site, is  located 3,000 feet northeast  of South Andover.  Multiple waste handling operations occurred
between  1954 and 1981 on several properties within the site  boundaries.  Consequently, (here are multiple
source areas which include a drum storage area, a waste discharge area, and a waste burning area.  In 1976,
citizen complaints of well contamination prompted the Minnesota Pollution  Control Agency (MPCA) to
investigate the site and issue a Citation of Violation  for the storage of chemical waste. Waste processing was
discontinued in early 1977, and waste acceptance ceased  in  1978.  In 1980, the MPCA issued  Notices of
Violation for improper disposal of  industrial wastes.  In 1981, the contents of approximately 700 drums were
disposed of by mixing them with waste oil and using the mixture  as fuel.  In 1986, a group of PRPs removed
approximately 500 additional onsite drums.   Soil investigations have been limited by the  presence of a large
volume of tires and junked automobiles piled onsite. The  majority of the tires are currently being shredded
and removed from the site.  A subsequent  RI/FS for soils and the lower sand aquifer is planned following
tire removal.  Currently, the primary  contaminants  of concern affecting the ground water  include:  arsenic,
chromium, lead, metals, VOCs, PCE,  TCE,  toluene, and organics.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  continuous ground water extraction and discharge
to surface water with pretreatment  as necessary; provision of municipal water to private well users on or near
the site;  ground water monitoring; and placement  of  restrictions on new  wells  on or near the site.  The
present worth cost for this remedial action ranges from $920,000 to  $2,460,000 depending on the discharge
option selected.  Present worth O&M  ranges from  $21,000 to $140,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The remedy will  meet MCLs by removing  the contaminated
ground  water in exceedance  of  MCLs.    Individual   goals  include:    1,1,1-trichloroethane  200  ug/1,
1,2-dichloroethylene 70 ug/1, ethylbenzene 680 ug/1, toluene 2,000 ug/1, xylene 440 ug/1, arsenic 50 ug/1, and
lead 20 ug/1.  PCE and  chromium will meet  the  State  Drinking Water Limit  of 6.9  ug/1 and 120 ug/1,
respectively.  The extraction well system will operate until the completion of the subsequent RI/FS, regardless
of future contaminant levels.  Final cleanup levels will  be  established  as part of the subsequent RI/FS.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Restrictions will be placed on  new wells at or  near the site.
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                                     SUMMIT NATIONAL, OH
                                     First Remedial Action -  Final
                                            June 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 11.5-acre Summit National site is a former  coal strip mine in rural Deerfield Township, Portage
County, Ohio, approximately 45 miles southeast of Cleveland.  In the area immediately surrounding the site
there are  several residences, two landfills, a cement plant,  a rollerskating rink, and a used tire storage lot.
There are nine residential wells within 1,000 feet of the  site.  Summit National Liquid Services operated a
solvent recycling and waste disposal facility on the site  from 1973 to 1978.  Solvents, paint sludges, phenols,
cyanide, arsenic, and  other liquid wastes were  stored, incinerated, and buried or dumped during site
operations.  All onsite media are contaminated  with  a  variety of organic and inorganic compounds, and
investigations indicate that offsite areas also are affected. In addition, about 900 to 1,600 buried drums and
four buried tanks containing hazardous  substances have been identified  at the site.  In June 1978, EPA
ordered Summit National to stop receiving waste  materials and remove  all liquid  wastes from  the site. No
waste was removed before the owner sold the site  in March  1979.  Because hazardous chemicals were leaking
into the environment, in September 1979 EPA removed three  bulk tanks and their contents (approximately
7,500 gallons of hexachlorocyclopentadiene) and contaminated soil, and treated some contaminated  water.
Surface operations were conducted between November  1980  and June 1982,  during which EPA removed
drums, tanks, various  surface debris, and a small amount of contaminated  soil.   In  March 1987, EPA
performed an emergency action  to contain and  terminate  the actual or threatened release of hazardous
materials due to the  critically deteriorating condition of the ponds at the site. The primary contaminants of
concern affecting soil, sediments, ground water, and surface water are VOCs including benzene, toluene, TCE,
and xylenes, other organics including phenols, PAHs, and PCBs, and metals including arsenic and chromium.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and onsite incineration of approximately
32,000 yd  of contaminated soil and sediments and the contents  of approximately 1,600 buried drums and four
tanks, with disposal of incinerator residuals in an onsite RCRA landfill; ground water pump and treatment
and onsite surface water treatment using precipitation, flocculation, coagulation,  oil and water separation,
filtration, and carbon adsorption, and discharge of treated water to downgradient  surface water; installation
of a RCRA cap over the site, with regrading and revegetation; construction of a slurry wall around the site
perimeter; dismantling  and onsite disposal of all onsite structures; limited access and deed restrictions; ground
water and surface water monitoring;  and residence relocation.  The estimated present  worth  cost for this
action is $25,000,000  with annual O&M of $1,132,250.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS: Soil cleanup will attain a 2 x 10"5 cancer risk level.  Discharge
levels for  treated ground water and surface water will meet Federal and/or State water quality standards.
Individual  cleanup goals for  soil and ground water contaminants were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to control use of the property.
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                                          U.S. AVIEX, MI
                                    First Remedial Action -  Final
                                         September 7, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The six-acre U.S. Aviex site is located in the City of Niles, Howard Township, Cass County, Michigan.
The site  lies in a residental neighborhood with single  family homes 100 feet to the south,  east, and north.
Because  there are no storm or sanitary sewers nearby, surface runoff from the site and surrounding areas
flows toward Bome-Huntly Drain, a  tributary of St. Joseph River, and ultimately Lake Michigan. U.S. Aviex
produced non-lubricating automotive fluids from the early 1960s until 1978.  During operations at the plant,
chlorinated hydrocarbons, including  trichloroethane (TCA), were released into the vadose zone south of the
process room.  The subsurface soil still contains significant quantities of TCA, TCE, and PCE.  In July 1972,
an underground pipeline containing diethyl ether was broken during excavation near the west wall of the
packaging room.  Over the next several years,  diethyl ether contamination was identified in downgradient
residential wells southwest of the plant, approximately one-half mile away. U.S. Aviex installed six monitoring
wells on  the site beginning in  1972  and also provided alternate water supplies to homes with contaminated
wells. In November 1978, a fire occurred on the site, and the large volumes of water used to extinguish the
fire flushed unknown amounts of chemicals contained in barrels and tanks into  the soil. Following the  fire,
chlorinated hydrocarbons were detected in domestic  wells.  Based on data developed during a ground water
investigation in 1982, a purge  and treatment system using air stripping  and discharge to surface water was
designed and installed to contain the contamination.   Contaminated ground water, however, is currently
flowing offsite to the southwest into residential areas. The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil and
ground water are VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCA, TCE, toluene, and xylenes.

      The selected  remedial  action  for this  site includes:  soil flushing  of approximately 11,500  yd3 of
contaminated onsite soil, and collection of onsite and offsite  ground water  and  fluids from the soil flushing
process, with treatment onsite  by air stripping and discharge to surface water.  The estimated present worth
cost for this remedial action in $3,024,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Ground water  target levels are  based  on MCLs,  proposed
MCLGs, and Federal or State water quality criteria.  Individual goals include benzene 5  ug/1 (MCL), toluene
2,000 mg/1 (PMCLG), xylenes 440 ug/1 (PMCLG), PCE 0.88 ug/1 (WQC), and TCE 5 ug/1 (MCL).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not  applicable.
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                                    UNITED SCRAP LEAD, OH
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                          September 30,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The United Scrap Lead (USL) site is located in a sparsely populated area  approximately one  mile
south of the  City of Troy, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio.  The 25-acre site is bounded by two
residences, one combined commercial/residential unit, and one commercial establishment. The entire USL
site lies within the 100-year floodplain of the Great Miami River.  From 1946 to 1980, the site was used by
a lead reclamation business, reclaiming  lead from used automobile batteries and selling it to lead smelters.
The majority of the  site is currently  owned by Bailen Brothers, Inc., the successor organization to United
Scrap Lead, Inc.  The lead reclamation  operation involved the separation of the batteries from their casings
and tops, collection of the lead plates for reprocessing, and the disposal of the tops and casings onsite.  The
acid was originally discharged  directly  to an acid seepage field, but beginning  in late 1972, the acid was
neutralized with ammonia prior to discharge.  The site first came to the attention of authorities in June  1967
when USL requested a permit to continue to  dispose of the battery casings in  the back  portion  of the
property.  The request was granted, but  in 1972 the  Ohio Department of Health required USL to implement
a wastewater treatment program to fully neutralize the acid. Subsequent testing of the wastewater indicated
high levels of lead, cadmium, and  other toxic materials. In November 1985, the EPA  Region V Emergency
Response Section initiated an emergency removal action.  This action removed the contaminated soil and
waste materials from the immediate vicinity of the  surrounding residences  and placed them in a  large pile
onsite (approximately 55,000 yd ).   The areas of contamination  at the site include the waste pile and
underlying soil, contaminated site soil (approximately 45,000 yd  ), contaminated buildings, other miscellaneous
wastes,  approximately 100 empty drums, and several  partial or  intact  empty  chemical  storage  tanks.
Approximately 400 yd of sediment in a nearby tributary were found to contain high levels of lead and arsenic,
attributed to  surface runoff from the waste pile onsite. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the
soil and sediments include  lead and arsenic.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation and onsite treatment of soil and battery
casings  by washing,  with lead recovery  and offsite disposal or recycling of casing residues, and replacement
of cleaned residual soil onsite;  excavation and dewatering of tributary sediments  followed by onsite disposal
with treated  soil; construction of a soil cover over  disposed material and revegetation; decontamination of
buildings and debris  followed by offsite disposal; installation of a new residential well; imposition of minimal
deed restrictions;  and groundwater and surface water monitoring. The estimated present worth cost for this
remedial action is $26,924,000 with estimated annual O&M costs of $55,375.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Onsite surface  soils  above 500 mg/kg lead will be  excavated
and treated to levels which render them non-EP toxic and leave them with less  than 500 mg/kg total lead.
Subsurface soils which are EP toxic will be excavated  and  treated to levels which render them non EP-toxic.
Sediment in the nearby  tributary will be excavated to background lead levels  (68 mg/kg).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Minimal deed  restrictions will be required, because no hazardous waste
will be left onsite. However, Miami County will zone the land use.
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                                    VELSICOL CHEMICAL, IL
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Velsicol Chemical Corporation (VCC) is a manufacturing facility located in east-central Illinois,
approximately one mile north of the  City of Marshall,  Clark  County,  Illinois.  The site is bordered by a
railroad on the south and by an unnamed tributary on the southwest.  A total of 334 acres onsite are leased
for crop farming. VCC was in operation between the mid-1930s and August 1987, and occupied an area of
approximately 420 acres, 172 of which were used for production or disposal practices for petroleum derivatives
including resins, solvents, and pesticides (including chlordane manufacturing). All process wastewater has been
deep-well injected onsite since 1965 and the majority of the waste solids and sludges generated at the facility
were disposed  of in a large  pond until  1980 when  the firm  ceased  pond  operations.  The plant  ceased
operations in 1987.  Accidental and intentional offsite releases of wastes were noted during the period  the
ponds were  in  operation.   In the 1980s, all  contaminated soil  and  visually contaminated sediments were
consolidated and stabilized with cement  and fly ash, and covered with a temporary clay cap and vegetation.
The primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil, sediments, surface water, and ground water are VOCs
including benzene and  other organics  including PAHs and pesticides.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:  excavation of 10,200 yd of contaminated  stream
and pond sediments and 87,900 yd of contaminated soil, backfilling with clay, and revegetation; consolidation
of all excavated material onsite in the large pond with  in-place stabilization followed by construction of a
RCRA cap; construction of ground water  collection drain with  disposal via onsite deep well injection, or
treatment using granular  activated carbon  prior  to offsite  discharge;   ground  water and surface water
monitoring; and implementation of land use and deed restrictions.  The estimated present worth  cost for this
remedial action including O&M is $9,080,910.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:   Ground water  and surface water collected from the trench system  will be
treated to achieve ACLs including benzene 2,000  ug/1; chlordane 0.0048 ug/1; carcinogenic PAHs 0.031 ug/1;
noncarcinogenic PAHs 5.4 ug/1; and phenols 100 ug/1.  Soil and sediment cleanup goals will attain ACLs
including benzene 2 mg/kg; chlordane 0.002 mg/kg; carcinogenic PAHs 0.010 mg/kg; non-carcinogenic PAHs
0.046 mg/kg; and phenols 100 mg/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL:  Institutional controls including land use and deed restrictions will be provided
until the ground water has been cleaned  up to allowable levels.
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                              WASTE DISPOSAL ENGINEERING, MN
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                          December 31, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Waste Disposal Engineering (WDE) site, consisting of 73 acres of a 114-acre dump, is located
in the City of Andover (formerly Grown Township), Anoka County, Minnesota.  The site area is characterized
by low relief with shallow water tables and numerous wetlands.  During the past year, extensive residential
development has been or will  be constructed  and planned for  around  the site.  The original dump was
established in 1963 and operated until 1968.  Disposal of wastes was by burial or burning in pits or trenches.
In 1968, WDE purchased the dump and was licensed by Grow Township  to operate as a sanitary landfill.
In 1970, WDE submitted a solid  waste permit application which  included a  proposal to build a specially
constructed  pit for hazardous waste disposal.  A permit was issued in March  1971 to operate the site as a
sanitary landfill.  The pit received approximately 6,600 containers (ranging  from one gallon pail to fifty-five
gallon drums) from 1972 to 1974, in the form of acids, caustics, waste paints, spent solvents, plating  sludges,
and cyanides.  An undetermined quantity of hazardous waste, much of it bulk loads, was disposed throughout
the landfill.  Of the 3,200,000 gallons of hazardous waste thought to be disposed at the site, only 10 percent
is thought to have been disposed of in the pit.  The area of refuse/non-hazardous waste disposal covers  an
area of 73 acres and contains approximately 2,500,000 yd  of waste.  Much  of the landfill is covered by lime
sludge.  The landfill  and pit have remained abandoned and inactive since February 1984.  The site property
has gone through tax forfeiture so that it is currently property of the State of Minnesota with  administration
by the county.  Currently, the pit area shows the most serious ground water degradation and is the dominant
source of contaminants entering Coon Creek.   The  primary  contaminants of concern include VOCs and
organics.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: ground water pump and treatment using carbon
adsorption with offsite discharge to Coon Creek; installation of a RCRA cap to completely cover the 73-acre
landfill; installation of a clay slurry wall; implementation of institutional controls including well use restrictions;
filling in of  a wetland; construction of an  alternate wetland area;  and extensive monitoring.  The estimated
capital cost  for this remedial action is  $9,504,796 with present  worth O&M of $862,915.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The existing concentrations of contaminants in  Coon Creek
will be brought to below the 10  health-based  risk level and other freshwater  criteria established under the
Clean Water Act. The point of compliance will be set at the landfill boundary.  Safe Drinking Water Act
standards  are not ARAR since institutional controls will prevent use of the contaminant ground water.  Also,
MCLs have  not been established for site contaminants.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Well use will be prohibited onsite and  in adjoining areas.
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                              ATCHISON/SANTA FE (CLOVIS), NM
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 23, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Atchison/Santa Fe (Clovis)  site  is located just south  of the Atchison, Topeka, and  Santa Fe
(ATSF) Railway switching yard in Clovis, New Mexico.  The site is  comprised of an approximately 26-acre
playa lake (Santa Fe Lake) which has been owned by ATSF since the early 1900s.  The surrounding area is
mostly industrial, and the lake is currently fenced off to  public access.  The lake was used for the disposal
of wastewater from various operations throughout the years.  Wastewater from the washing of hopper cars
used for hauling potash, cement, fertilizer, grain, and coke were disposed in the  lake from 1962 to  1982.
EPA and ATSF reached an agreement under an Administrative Order on Consent for ATSF to conduct an
investigation of the lake area.  The investigation included sampling of the lake water, the sediments at the
bottom of the lake, the soils between the lake bottom and the water table, and the ground water underlying
the lake.  The major concern at  this site is the potential threat to ground water.  The aquifer that extends
under the lake is the source of drinking water for the City of Clovis.  Although contamination of the ground
water does not pose a current threat to the city water supply,  it does indicate that migration of contaminants
from the lake is possible if the source of contamination is not removed. The primary contaminants of concern
affecting the  sediments, soil, surface  water, and ground water are  metals including arsenic, chromium, and
lead, organics including phenols,  and inorganics.

      The selected remedial  action for  this  site includes:  construction of a run-on  control dike  and ditch
system;  evaporation of the  water in Santa  Fe Lake through a pump and spray sprinkler system; excavation
and onsite treatment of the lake sediments through biodegradation;  in situ biodegradation of contaminated
soil followed  by  excavation  and placement  in the land treatment area; capping the  land treatment  area with
a PVC liner and vegetated  soil layer; grading and revegetation of the disturbed area; access restrictions; and
ground water and land treatment  area monitoring. Additional  action may be taken to remediate ground water
contamination if subsequent monitoring results indicate the need for action. The estimated present worth cost
for this remedial action is $2,840,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   The selected remedy is aimed at preventing contamination
of the aquifer and will meet all primary State and Federal standards for drinking water.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   ATSF will be  prohibited from installing drinking water wells within site
boundaries.
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                                  BAILEY WASTE DISPOSAL, TX
                                    First Remedial Action  - Final
                                            June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Bailey Waste Disposal site is an inactive industrial waste facility located approximately three miles
southwest of Bridge City,  Orange  County,  Texas.   The  site is  part of a  saltwater marshland near  the
confluence of the Neckes River and Sabine Lake, and lies within the 100-year floodplain.  The site occupies
approximately 280 acres and includes two rectangular ponds (A and B)  constructed by dredging the marsh
and piling the sediments to form levees.  The ponds were constructed in  the mid-1950s as  part of the Bailey
Fish Camp, which operated until the  1960s.  Industrial wastes, primarily organics, were disposed of along the
north and east margins of Pond A during the 1950s and 1960s. Four separate areas of contamination in the
vicinity of the  ponds have been  identified.  They include:   a waste channel, located north of Pond A that
contains a minimum of 44,000 yd of industrial waste and debris; an area east of Pond A containing 21,000
yd  of municipal and industrial waste; a drum disposal area south  of Pond A containing 58 corroded drums
with an estimated volume of 80 yd of industrial waste; and  a series of waste pits, north of Pond A and west
of the waste channel, containing  1900 yd  of  tar-like wastes.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting
the sediments include: VOCs including benzene and toluene, aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons, organics
including PAHs, and metals.

      The selected  remedial  action for this site includes:   relocation, consolidation, and  treatment  of
contaminated sediments and wastes  using a solidification  technique developed  during design, followed by
onsite disposal and capping of the residual matrix.  The estimated present worth for this remedial action is
$13,700,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Because ARARs exist  at this site for contaminated soil and
sediments no chemical specific ARARs are available. The lifetime risk attained for the direct contact scenario
for an adult exposed to the maximum concentration of contaminants found at the site will be 9 x 10   and
for a child it is 1.2 x 10"5.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                        BRIO REFINING, TX
                                    First Remedial Action -  Final
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 58-acre  Brio Refining site is located in Harris County, Texas, approximately 20 miles southeast
of Houston.  The site is broken into two parcels, 49-acre Brio North and 9-acre Brio  South, separated by
Drive Farm Road.  The site is bordered by Mud Gully, a flood control ditch that drains into Clear Creek,
Dixie Oil Processors NPL site, Friendswood oil field, and the Southbend residential  subdivision.  Between
1957 and 1982, the site refined crude oil and styrene tars to produce toluene, ethylbenzene, aromatic solvents,
naphthalene, diesel fuel, and kerosene.  Various owners of the site stored styrene tars in  24 open pits.  Other
waste products and sludges  were stored  in aboveground tanks.  Site investigation  indicate  that between
500,000  to 700,000 yd  of onsite soil have measurable contamination, and that high levels of VOCs exist in
ground water underlying the  site.  Primary contaminants of concern  affecting the soil  and ground water are
VOCs including 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, and methylene chloride; and base/neutral organic
compounds  including phenanthrene and fluoranthene.

      The  selected remedial action for the Brio Refining site includes:   excavation  and incineration or
biological treatment of all onsite soils, sludges, and  liquids found to be  above action levels defined  in the
Endangerment Assessment, with backfilling of all treated material passing the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure (TCLP).  If the Brio Site Task Force (PRPs) can successfully  demonstrate  the effectiveness of
aqueous-phase biological treatment such treatment will be considered; otherwise, incineration will be selected.
Also included are:  excavation and treatment of all visual onsite  seeps; excavation and removal of all  offsite
soils contaminated above background levels; further investigation of Pit G to locate sludge or  contaminated
soil underlying the existing onsite wastewater treatment impoundment; consolidation and disposal of all inert
debris and rubble with ultimate disposition to be determined during remedial design; disposition of Mud Gully,
the flood control ditch, to be determined  during remedial design; in-place stabilization of wastes existing in
the wastewater treatment impoundments,  backfilling  with dike materials,  capping, regrading, and vegetating
to improve  runoff,  and installation of a  package wastewater treatment system or routing wastewater to a
POTW; removal and offsite disposal of tank contents, and decontamination,  dismantling,  and selling or  offsite
disposal of tanks; dismantling of all onsite process equipment; monitoring ambient air; control of air emission
from  the  treatment processes; venting waste enclosures to an emission control device; treatment of ground
water in the Numerous Sand Channel Zone to a level to be determined in design; natural attenuation  of the
Fifty-Foot Sand Aquifer with monitoring  to ensure effectiveness; regrading  and vegetating  areas outside
excavation boundaries; construction of a stormwater transmission  system  draining to Mud  Gully;  and
imposition of  deed  restrictions as  necessary.  The estimated present worth cost of this remedial action is
$23,308,000-$23,333,000 for biological treatment or $22,458,000-$26,598,000  for incineration based on  62,900
yd3 of treatable material.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Media above Endangerment Assessment  action levels will be
treated to target levels based  on a 10"  incremental cancer risk for carcinogens, and on an acceptable chronic
daily  intake for  non-carcinogens.    Individual  action and  target  levels  were not  specified.   Offsite soil
contamination above unspecified background levels will be  removed.   Ground water in  the channel will be
treated to a level determined during design.  Since the ground water may never be used as a  ground water
source,  immediate application of MCLs is not appropriate.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented as needed.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                          DIXIE OIL, TX
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 26.6-acre Dixie Oil Processors (DOP) site is located in Harris County, Texas, approximately 20
miles southeast of Houston.  The site is broken into two parcels, 19-acre DOP North and 7.6-acre DOP
South, separated by Dixie Farm Road. The site is bordered by Mud Gully, a flood control ditch that flows
into Clear Creek, Friendswood Oil Field, the Brio Oil Refining NPL site, and various athletic fields. Between
1969 and 1978, the DOP North parcel operated as a copper  recovery and hydrocarbon washing facility.  Six
surface impoundments were used  to store copper wastewater, and wastewater from the hydrocarbon washing
operation prior to recovery and treatment.  In 1977 the impoundments were closed and decommissioned and
the property sold to DOP.  In 1978, DOP began operations on the South parcel of the site.  These activities
included  the  following:  regeneration of  cuprous  chloride  catalyst; hydrocarbon washing  to  produce
ethylbenzene, toluene, aromatic solvents, and styrene pitch; oil recovery; and blending and distilling chemical
residues to produce fuel oil, creosote extender, and molybdenum concentrate catalyst. The North parcel was
not used in these operations.  All site activities ceased hi 1986. Wastes were  disposed of onsite in tanks,
drums, and waste pits. Sampling  indicates contamination of surface and subsurface soils and shallow ground
water.   The  primary  contaminants  of  concern  affecting  soil  and  ground  water  are  ethylbenzene,
hexachlorobenzene, copper, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, and methylene chloride.

      The selected remedial  action for the Dixie Oil Processors site is a limited action alternative consisting
of:  site controls including, but not limited to, fencing and deed restrictions to prevent site access; excavation
and removal of contaminated  offsite soils to background levels, the extent of removal to be determined during
remedial design; consolidation and disposal of onsite debris  and rubble, disposal method to be determined
during design; remediation of Mud Gully, details to be determined during design; operation of the  existing
wastewater treatment system  during implementation of remedial action, then dismantling and removal upon
completion; removal and disposal  of tank contents and drums,  and dismantling,  decontamination, and either
selling or offsite disposal of tanks; dismantling and disposal of all process equipment; ambient air sampling;
control of  air emissions from treatment processes, if necessary; sampling and monitoring of Mud Gully
sediments and ground water to determine effectiveness of remedy; and regrading and vegetation of the entire
DOP site.  The estimated present worth costs of this remedy is $241,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Excavation of offsite  contaminated soil to background levels.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:    Deed   restrictions will  be  implemented  to  prevent  site  access  and
development.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                      FRENCH LIMITED, TX
                                    First Remedial Action  - Final
                                          March 24, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The French Limited, Inc., (FLI) site, a 22.5-acre tract of land, is located in Harris County, Texas. The
site is situated one mile east of the San Jacinto River.  The entire site is within the 100-year flood plain of
the River and has flooded frequently in the past.   Between 1966 and  1972, approximately 300,000 yd3 of
industrial wastes from area petrochemical companies were deposited in  an  unlined 7.3-acre pit, formerly an
active sand pit.  The  disposal  site operated under  a temporary permit  issued by the Texas Water Quality
Board.  In 1973, the permit was revoked after extensive public hearings  and legal proceedings, and FLI was
ordered  to cease operations.  As part  of the settlement, FLI  was ordered to remove  all the structures,
tankage,  and process equipment.  The tract of land was ultimately deeded to the State.  During a flood event,
the dike  surrounding the waste pit was overtopped and breached, and contaminated sludges were discharged
into an adjacent slough. In 1982,  the U.S. EPA conducted an immediate Removal Action (IRA). The dike
was repaired and the majority of discharged sludges  were pumped back into the pit.  The  floating portion of
the sludges was removed and disposed of in July 1983 during another U.S. EPA IRA.   Ground water has
been heavily contaminated by the leaching action of organic wastes deposited in the pit. Sludge and soil from
the waste pit and adjacent slough  include the following primary contaminants:  PCBs, PCP, organics, VOCs,
metals, and arsenic.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: in-situ biodegradation of sludges and contaminated
soils with aeration of the  lagoon  waste  for degradation enhancement; stabilization of residues followed by
on-site disposal; ground water  pump and treatment; surface water discharge to the San  Jacinto River with
treatment, as necessary; backfilling of the lagoon to  grade  and contour;  and ground water monitoring. The
estimated present worth for  this remedial action  is $47,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Ground water  recovery and treatment  will  continue until
modeling shows that  a reduction  in  the concentration of VOCs to a level which attains  the 10"  human
health criteria can be achieved through natural attenuation in ten years or less. Additionally, remediation will
be consistent with TSCA regulations and policy for cleanup of PCBs and PCB contaminated material,  Water
Quality Criteria for ground water and surface water, including criteria established in the SDWA and its MCLs.
Individual cleanup goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                                         GURLEY PIT, AR
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September  26, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Gurley Pit site consists of a 3.25-acre pit located  approximately one mile north of Edmondson,
Crittenden County, Arkansas.  The site lies within the  100-year flood plain of Fifteen Mile Bayou, which
discharges to the Mississippi River.  Land in the vicinity  of the site is sparsely populated with five residences
located within a one-half mile radius. The primary land use is agricultural. Gurley Refining Company (GRC)
leased the site from RA. Caldwell between 1970 and 1980.  During this time the pit was divided by levees
into three cells and used between 1970 and 1975 as a state permitted disposal site for secondary oil refining
wastes including acids, oil sludges, PCBs, inorganics, and spent diatomaceous wastes. In March 1975, citizen
complaints regarding discharges from the pit led to investigations by the Arkansas Department of Pollution
Control and Ecology (ADPCE), which discovered permit and State environmental statute violations by GRC.
GRC abandoned the site in 1976. In May 1978, EPA and ADPCE received complaints of chronic overflows
from storm runoff.  These overflows had an adverse affect on fish and waterfowl in the Fifteen Mile Bayou.
Subsequently, EPA conducted separate spill cleanup operations in July 1978 and April 1979.  EPA completed
an Enforcement Decision Document (EDD) in October 1986, which addressed the source control operable
unit consisting of the waste in the pits and the surface contamination.  The selected source control remedy
included treatment and discharge of on-site surface water,  off-site incineration of PCB-contaminated oil,
ground water monitoring and stabilization,  and on-site disposal of contaminated sludge, sediment, and soil.
This ROD addresses the ground water operable unit.  Investigations have determined that contaminants from
the pit  have not  migrated through the subsurface into  the  ground water.   Elevated  levels of inorganics
(specifically arsenic and manganese) were detected but were consistent with background levels.  No site-related
contaminants were identified in the  ground water.

      The selected remedial action for this site is no further action beyond that already  specified in the
source control operable unit EDD.  The ground water will be monitored for at least thirty years to ensure
that no  migration of the contaminants occurs.  There are no Federal capital or O&M costs associated with
this remedial action.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Concentrations  of metals (e.g., arsenic, iron, and manganese)
that exceeded MCLs in ground water were  not  attributable to the pit contaminants but exist in elevated levels
naturally; therefore, ground water cleanup  levels are not applicable for this site.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                      Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                               INDUSTRIAL WASTE CONTROL, AR
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                            June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The eight-acre Industrial Waste Control (IWC) site, an abandoned coal strip mine, is a closed industrial
waste landfill about  eight miles southeast  of Fort Smith  near  Jenny Lind,  Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Landfilling operations began in the late 1960s or early 1970s and primarily dealt with municipal refuse and
debris and industrial trash.   In August  1974, the  site  was purchased by Grady  Shipley  and granted an
industrial landfill permit by the Arkansas Department of Pollution and Ecology.  The site  received a wide
variety of liquid wastes (including methylene chloride, phenols, cresylic acid, and paints), solid wastes, and
sludges.   In  addition,  the site  possibly contains about 9,000  buried  drums.   In March  1977,  surface
impoundments overflowed and contaminated a local pond and pastures north of the site resulting in a fish
kill hi the pond and the death of several cattle. Consequently, the site was covered, recontoured, and closed
by the State in 1978.  Land use around the site primarily consists of pasture land and low density residential
areas. Although no residences within a one-half mile radius north of the site depend on private wells for
drinking water, several local wells are still used for watering lawns  and livestock, a fish pond, and occassionally
for domestic uses when the municipal supply is not functional.  Four  areas of contamination  have been
identified at the site.  Area A is the  deepest portion of  the strip mine which ran along the entire northern
portion  of the site, and includes drums containing solidified wastes typically of dried paint and solidified foam.
Area B  lies south of the strip mine and includes shale spoils  from  surface mining and random crushed drums.
Area C is located in the center of the  site and contains two former surface impoundments constructed in 1975
and used as evaporation ponds  for  bulk liquids.   Shale spoils, crushed  used  drums, landfill debris, and
sludge-like sediments were also found in Area C.  Area  D, located in the extreme southwest corner south
of Area B, contains intact, liquid-filled and crushed drums as well as contaminated shale spoil.  Approximately
19,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil is located  in Area C and D.  The  primary  contaminants of concern
affecting the  soils, sediments, ground water, and  surface water include:  VOCs  including toluene, organics,
and metals including  arsenic, chromium, and lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  installation of a french drain along the south, west,
and east sides of the site with a synthetic liner or other barrier, such as a slurry wall installed on the site side
of the french drain; excavation of Area D liquid-filled  drums with off-site disposal;  excavation and on-site
stabilization of Areas C and D soil with on-site disposal of residual  matrix in  the Area C excavation  pit;
categorization of solid and liquid wastes resulting from previous  investigations with disposal consistent  with
Area C and D materials; ground water pump  for off-site treatment, mixture with the contaminated soil and
stabilized on-site, or treatment in an on-site facility with discharge to be determined  during design; multilayer
RCRA  capping to  cover the area bound by the french drain system and  the northern site border; surface
water diversion using ditches and berms;  access  and  land  use restrictions; and  ground water  and  site
monitoring. The estimated present worth cost for this remedial  action is $11,400,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:    The  stabilized  matrix  will  pass  the RCRA  Toxicity
Characteristic Leaching Procedure and/or other EPA-approved leachate test as  well as the ASTM strength
test.  Ground water plant discharge and effluent limitations  will be established by EPA and ADPCE.  MCLs
for arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and TCE are relevant  and appropriate ground water cleanup standards;
however, the quantitative MCL goals  were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Land use restrictions will  be implemented to maintain the integrity of the
Remedial Action and to prevent further on-site development.
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                                    KOPPERS TEXARKANA, TX
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 23, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Koppers Texarkana site is located within the City of Texarkana, Texas.  The site consists of a
34-acre residential area and a 28-acre former sand and gravel operation.  The site is bordered by the Texas
and Pacific Railroad to the north,  an unnamed creek to the northwest, Wagner Creek to the southwest,
Jameson Street to the south, and a drainage ditch to the southwest.  The entire site is within a 100-year flood
plain.  The  Koppers Company operated the site  as a wood preserving facility from 1910  to 1961, using
pentachlorophenol (PCP), creosote, and metallic salts in the operation. The facility consisted of an operations
area, a drip track, and treated and untreated wood storage areas.  The  site is currently owned by Carver
Terrace, Inc., which built a subdivision of 79 single-family homes on a portion of the site, and the Kennedy
Sand and  Gravel Company, which mined sand and gravel on their parcel from 1975 to 1984.  Two other
owners of small portions of the site are the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and Jesse and Otha Pace.
The Texas Department of Water Resources (TDWR) became aware of the site in 1979 through the Ekhardt
Survey.  The sand and gravel pit was fenced off, and in 1985 EPA covered 24 residential lots with soil  and
sod to protect the residents while the RI/FS was  conducted by  Koppers under an Administrative Order on
Consent.  The RI indicated that the highest concentration of site contaminants in the soil were located near
the operations and drip track areas of the old wood preserving facility. In addition, the highest concentrations
in the ground water were noted in or near pockets of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) also in these  site
areas.  The primary contaminants  of concern  affecting  the soil,  ground water, and sediments are  VOCs
including benzene, xylenes, and toluene, other organics including PAHs and PCP, and metals including arsenic.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation of approximately 3,300-19,400 yd  of
soil from residential yards where CPAH levels exceed 100 mg/kg, with backfilling using clean soil, landscaping
disturbed yards, and on-site treatment of the soil using soil washing, with  disposal in the  Kennedy Sand  and
Gravel pit or an off-site hazardous waste  disposal facility;  temporary relocation of sensitive residents (if
necessary); collection of NAPLs via  trenches in the Kennedy Sand and Gravel pit and/or via a well nest in
Carver Terrace, and treatment at an on-site waste water treatment plant using oil/water separation followed
by activated  carbon or fluidized carbon bed treatment, with recycling or off-site incineration of recovered
NAPLs and  reinjection of treated ground water into the aquifer; ground water monitoring; excavation  and
treatment  of drainage ditch sediments  in the  soil washing unit; and deed and access restrictions.  The
estimated  present worth cost for this remedial action is $6,400,000,  which includes annual O&M  costs of
$300,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   The cleanup  goal  for  contaminated soil  is 100  mg/kg
carcinogenic PAHs,  corresponding  to a  risk factor of 3 x 10   .  The ground  water levels of free phase
creosote will be remediated to a level of nondetection.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed notices will be imposed  for the Kennedy Sand and Gravel  property.
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                                NORTH CAVALCADE STREET, TX
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 21-acre North Cavalcade Street site is located in northeast Houston, Texas. The surrounding areas
are a mixture  of  residential,  commercial,  and industrial properties.   Surface water  is drained by  three
stormwater drainage ditches, one of which flows into Hunting Bayou, a limited aquatic habitat as classified
by Texas Water Quality Standards.  The site was developed in 1946 when Houston Creosoting Company, Inc.,
(HCCI) established creosote wood preserving operations.  Around 1955, HCCI added pentachlorophenol
(PCP) wood preservation services and other support facilities.  Wood preserving operations ceased in 1961,
and the property was sold in 1964.  Subsequent property owners divided the site into smaller tracts and sold
them  to  a succession of owners.   There has been no  industrial activity at this site since  1964.  Between
September 1985 and November 1987, EPA sampled all environmental media and found PAHs, VOCs, and
components of creosote in soil, ground water, and sediments.  The area of soil  contamination corresponds
to where creosote was historically stored,  and the point of entry for  the contaminants into the ground water.
The plume of contamination currently covers approximately four acres. Creosote components were found in
drainage ditch sediments probably as a result of rainfall runoff during  the time of historical operations. The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, soils, and sediments include:  VOCs, benzene,
toluene, xylene, and PAHs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: biological treatment of 22,300 yd  of soil (in situ
is preferred, however, the optimum method will be determined after pilot testing); ground water pump and
treatment of 5,600,000 gallons using oil/water separation and  carbon adsorption with  re-injection into  the
aquifer, or, if necessary to maintain  the water balance, discharge  into an on-site drainage ditch which
discharges into Hunting Bayou; and off-site incineration of all non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) separated
out from the ground water.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action  is $4,210,000.  There
is no  O&M associated with this remedy.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Soil and  ground water cleanup will attain a cumulative 10~5
cancer risk level.  Individual soil  cleanup  goals include PAHs 1 mg/kg and benzene 0.04 mg/kg.  Individual
goals  for ground  water include:   benzene  5 ug/1  (MCL),  toluene  2,000  ug/1,  and xylene 440  ug/1.
Additionally, ground water will be  treated until all NAPHs are completely removed.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                   ODESSA CHROMIUM I, TX
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                           March 18, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Odessa Chromium I site consists of a series of chromium-contaminated wells within 300 acres of
residential, commercial, and industrial properties and facilities immediately west of West County Road, just
outside the northwestern  city limits of Odessa, Ector County, Texas. Nearly every residence or commercial
facility is served by one or more water wells  completed in the underlying Trinity Aquifer, which offers the
only source of potable ground water. Two potential sources of ground water contamination at the site have
been identified:  4318 Brazos property and 2104 West 42nd Street. In December 1979, the Texas Department
of Water Resources identified the 4318 Brazos  property as a potential source of chromium contamination.
Several chrome plating operations functioned at this property between 1972 and 1977. The site at 2104 West
42nd Street is presently operating as a metal plating facility.  This property was first identified as a possible
source of ground water contamination in 1978.  The first operable unit ROD, signed in  September 1986,
provided for  the extension  of the  city's water supply until final  ground  water  remediation is complete.
Although chromium is the primary contaminant of concern affecting the ground  water, other inorganics have
been found in the soil.

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes:  demolition and disposal of a  building at 4318
Brazos; ground water pump and treatment using electrochemical techniques with reinjection into the Trinity
Aquifer;  and  ground  water monitoring.   The  estimated present  worth  cost  for  this  remedial action is
$2,836,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS: The EPA Primary Drinking Water Standard  for chromium
0.05 mg/1 was used as the basis for  the target concentration.  This MCL standard is currently under review
by EPA. Should the standard be revised prior to implementing the design phase  of the project, the revised
standard will become the  target concentration. The risk associated with the ingestion of chromium in the soil
approaches the 10  risk  level; therefore, soil  remediation is not considered necessary.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                   ODESSA CHROMIUM II, TX
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                          March 18,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Odessa Chromium II site consists of a series of chromium-contaminated wells within 200 acres
of residential, commercial, and industrial properties and facilities just outside the northwestern city limits of
Odessa, Ector County, Texas.  Nearly every residence or commercial facility is served by one or more water
wells completed in the underlying Trinity Aquifer, which offers the only source of potable ground water.  Two
separate contaminant plumes are bounded by the site:  5329 Andrews Highway and 57th Street and Andrews
Highway.  In 1970, local health department authorities investigated a complaint of contaminated well water
(5.5 mg/1 chromium)  on the property to the south of 5329 Andrews  Highway.  At that time, wastewater
analysis did not indicate the presence of chromium, but in 1978, a cleaning vat solution,  which was eventually
stored in  partially buried steel tanks, contained 2.8 mg/I of chromium.   One of the  storage  tanks was
discovered leaking and the tanks were subsequently removed.   The  facility  at 57th  Street and Andrews
Highway has been in operation since about 1950. Chromates were utilized in the cooling system until about
1976.  This system was apparently tied into one of the plant's water wells and during occasional slow downs,
cooling  water could have been inadvertently back flushed into the well  since there was  no check valve.  The
plant also utilized an unlined pit for the disposal of contaminated wastewater, including chromate wastes from
the cooling water system, until about 1977.  The first operable unit, signed in September 1986, provided for
the extension of the city's water supply  until final ground water remediation is complete.  Although  chromium
is the primary contaminant of concern to  the ground water, other inorganics have been found in  the soil.

      The selected  remedial action  for  this site  includes:   ground water pump  and  treatment using
electrochemical techniques with reinjection into the  Trinity  Aquifer and  ground water  monitoring.   A
treatability study  will be  conducted during  the system  design phase of the project to aid in designing  an
appropriate treatment system.  The  estimated present worth cost for this  remedial action is $3,618,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The EPA Primary Drinking Water Standard for  chromium
0.05 mg/1 was used as the basis for the target concentration.  This MCL standard is currently under review
by EPA.  Should the standard be revised prior to  implementation of the design phase  of the project, the
revised  standard will become the  target concentration.  The risk  associated with the ingestion of  chromium
in the soil approaches the 10   risk level; therefore, soil remediation is not  considered necessary.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not  applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                OLD MIDLAND PRODUCTS, AR
                                   First Remedial Action - Final
                                          March 24, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Old Midland Products site is an abandoned creosote and pentachlorophenol wood preserving plant
and sawmill located in Ola, Yell County, Arkansas.  The site is flat with a total area of approximately 37
acres.  Between 1969 and 1970, Old  Midland Products treated wood  with creosote.  Effluents  from the
treatment process containing PCP and polynuclear aromatic compounds were discharged into lagoons via a
moveable discharge pipe.   Pond overflows  of minor consequence have  occurred with  drainage  to the
intermittent stream west of the lagoons. The  land, originally owned by the Old Midland Products Company,
was sold  in 1979 to the Plainview - Ola Economic Trust, Inc.  Approximately 9,000 to 21,000 yd3 of soil, 850
yd  of drainage sediments, 450,000 gallons of ground water, 620,000 gallons of lagoon fluids, and  2,770 yd
of lagoon sludges are  contaminated with PCP and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.

      The selected remedial action  for this site includes:  on-site thermal destruction of the contaminated
surface soils, lagoon sludges, and drainageway sediments, with on-site disposal  of waste residuals and a
vegetated cover and ground water pump, and treatment using carbon adsorption, possibly with biodegradation
pretreatment.  The estimated cost for this remedial action is $12,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The cleanup level for total pentachlorojphenol (PCP) contained
in soil, sludges, and sediments  is 1 mg/kg.  Ground water cleanup will attain a 10  cancer risk level.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                       SAND SPRINGS, OK
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                           June 28,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 235-acre Sand Springs Petrochemical site, located in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, is a former refinery
and solvent recycling facility that operated between 1900 and the early 1970s.  The site is located immediately
west of Tulsa  along the northern bank of the Arkansas River and consists of unlined  acid sludge pits, a
surface impoundment, solvent and waste oil lagoons, and  several  subsurface sludge pits and spray ponds.
During plant operations, waste products were disposed of in the unlined pits, surface impoundments, and spray
ponds. Primary contaminants of concern affecting the soils, shallow ground water, and sediments were organic
solvents and heavy metals.  In September, 1987, a source control Record of Decision was signed to control
and destroy the major sources of contamination.  This  second Record of Decision deals with the remainder
of the site, primarily shallow ground water and minimally contaminated  soil.

      The selected remedial action for the remainder  of the Sand Springs  site is no further action. Based
upon  the findings  of the RI/FS,  the Endangerment Assessment for  the operable unit  concluded that no
significant risk to public health or the environment exists.  Ground water and the Arkansas River water will
be monitored  for 30 years  after completion  of the source control remedial action, and warning signs and
fences will be  erected as  part of this no action alternative.  Estimated capital cost of  the remedy  is $9,300
with annual O&M costs of  $45,600.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The ROD did not  specify individual goals; however, nearby
residential wells have not been  affected and  should not become affected based on the direction of ground
water flow, which is towards the river. In a worst case scenario, discharge  from the site to the river would
be 4.6 times less than NPDES regulatory standards.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Site access  restrictions will be implemented.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                          SOL LYNN, TX
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          March 25, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 0.75 acre Sol Lynn site, also known as the  Industrial Transformers site, is located in Houston,
Texas.  The area  around the  site is  a mix  of residential, commercial,  and light  industrial facilities.
Approximately 2,000 residents and 100,000 other people move within a one-mile radius of the site on a daily
basis due  to recreational activities associated with the area. The site operated as an electrical transformer
salvage and recycling company between 1971 and 1978 and as a chemical recycling and supply company from
1979 through 1980.  The first documented investigation of  this site  took place during the fall of  1971 when
the City of Houston Water Pollution Control Division noted that workers at Industrial Transformers poured
oil out of electrical transformers onto the ground during  transformer dismantling.  In 1981, strong odors
originating from the site were brought to the attention of the Texas Department of Water Resources, the
predecessor agency of the Texas Water Commission (TWC). Upon inspection, approximately 75 drums were
found scattered about the property.  Most of the drums,  labeled "trichloroethylene", were empty and had
puncture holes. A technical assessment of the site, commencing in January 1986, indicated the presence of
PCB contamination.  PCB contamination has  been confined to the  top two feet of soil.   The  highest
concentrations of PCBs were found in the middle of the site. TCE  has migrated deeper than the PCBs and
away from the  site.  Residual TCE remaining in the  surface soil will be  remediated  along with the PCB
contaminated soils.   Any TCE  that has migrated into  the deeper  ground water will  be addressed in the
subsequent remedial action.  The primary contaminants of concern  affecting the soil are PCBs.

      The selected  remedial  action  for this site  includes:   excavation  of approximately  2,400  yd  of
PCB-contaminated soil and treatment using alkali metal polyethylene glycolate (APEG) complex dechlorination
with on-site disposal of  treatment residuals; effectiveness verification of the dechlorination process through
treatability studies; and pretreatment of liquid  by-products, if necessary, with discharge into a publicly owned
treatment works facility.  The estimated present worth cost for this  remedial  action is $2,200,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Soil will be treated at or below  the health-based criterion
for PCB-contaminated soils of 25 mg/kg based on the Toxic Substances Control Act Spill Cleanup Policy.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not  applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                          SOL LYNN, TX
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 23, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 0.75 acre Sol Lynn site, also known as the Industrial Transformers site is located in Houston,
Texas. The area around the site is a mix of residential, commercial, and light industrial development.  The
residential population in the area is approximately 2,000, and a maximum daily traffic of 100,000 persons may
move within a one-mile radius due to recreational activities.  The site was used for electrical transformer
salvage and recycling between 1971 and 1978 and for chemical recycling and supply from 1979 through 1980.
An investigation during late 1971 by the Houston Water Pollution Control Division revealed that workers at
the site poured oil out of electrical transformers onto the ground during transformer dismantling.  In 1981,
strong odors originating from the site prompted further investigation, which found approximately 75 drums
scattered about the property.  Most of the drums,  labeled "trichloroethylene," were empty  and  had puncture
holes.  In 1986, the site was divided into operable  units to address soil and ground water contamination.  A
previous ROD addressed on-site  contaminated soil. This ROD addresses contaminated ground water in the
class IIB  aquifer directly below the site.  The primary contaminant of concern affecting the ground water is
TCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site  ncludes: ground water pump and treatment of approximately
12 million gallons using air stripping, with discharge to a POTW or reinjection into the water-bearing zone.
The estimated present worth cost for the remedial action  is $2,204,890.  O&M costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Ground water  treatment will meet the MCL for TCE of 5
ug/1-

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                     SOUTH CAVALCADE, TX
                                    First Remedial Action -  Final
                                         September 26, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 66-acre South Calvacade site is located in northeast Houston, Texas.  The surrounding areas are
a mixture of residential, commercial, and industrial properties.  Stormwater runoff flows to two stormwater
drainage ditches, which flow into  Hunting Bayou, a  limited aquatic habitat as classified by Texas Water
Quality Standards. The site was used as a wood preserving and coal tar distillation facility from 1910 to 1962.
The wood preserving facility consisted  of an operations area, a drip  track,  and treated and untreated wood
storage  areas.  The  operations area included wood-treating cylinders,  chemical storage tanks, and a waste
water lagoon.   Creosote and metallic  salts were used in the operation.   Subsequently,  the site was sold,
divided into smaller tracts and resold to the current owners. The site is currently used by three commercial
trucking companies,  which have erected four buildings on the northern and southern parts  of the site.  In
1983, the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority investigated the site for potential mass transit use and found
evidence of buried creosote.  Beginning in November 1985, EPA sampled all environmental media and found
two discrete areas of contamination at the site corresponding to the former locations  of the wood treating
operations  and coal  tar plant in  the southern portion of  the site,  and a pond  previously  existing  in  the
northern portion of the site.  PAHs, VOCs, metals, and components of creosote  were detected in the soil,
sediments,  and ground water.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water, soils, and
sediments are VOCs including benzene, toluene, xylenes, other organics including PAHs, and metals including
arsenic,  chromium, and lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation  and  on-site washing of 19,500 yd3 of
soil, replacing the soil in the excavated  areas capping and treating wash water in the ground water treatment
system; in situ soil flushing of 10,500 yd of soil; ground water pump and treatment of 50,000,000 gallons using
physical/chemical separation, pressure filtration and carbon  adsorption with re-injection into the  aquifer or,
if necessary, discharge  to the on-site drainage ditch which flows into  Hunting Bayou; off-site incineration or
recycling of all non-aqueous phase liquids separated out from the ground water; and ground water monitoring.
Alternatively, in  situ biological treatment  of soil and ground  water will be considered if a  potentially
responsible party can demonstrate its equivalent or superior performance and implementability costs.  The
estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $13,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Soil cleanup will attain a cumulative 10"5 cancer risk level.
Individual soil cleanup goals include CPAHs 700 mg/kg and no leaching potential (which may require removal
of total PAHs  above 150 mg/kg).  Ground water cleanup  will  attain a cumulative 10  cancer risk level.
Individual goals for  ground water  include:   CPAHs no detection, benzene 5 ug/1 (MCL), toluene  28 ug/1
(MCL), xylene  440 ug/1 (MCL), and arsenic, chromium, and lead 50 ug/1 (MCLs).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to control land use.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                           SOUTH VALLEY/EDMUNDS STREET, NM
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                           June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The South Valley/Edmunds Street site is a large area in the southern part of the City of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, surrounding the municipal water well known as San Jose 6. Within this large area are a number
of industrial properties  owned  and operated  by different groups and individuals.  This remedial  action
addresses the Edmunds Street Ground Water operable unit of the South Valley site.  The Edmunds Street
property is located in the southeastern corner of the site. The focus of this operable unit is the area around
the monitoring well SV-10, referred to as the drainage pit area,  on the Edmunds Street property. This area
is the low spot of the property and receives much of the property drainage. Analyses of this area have shown
significant levels of industrial solvents in the soil and a plume of contaminated ground water starting at the
drainage pit area and extending to the east. The ground water source will be treated as a sole-source aquifer
because there are no  alternate sources available to the City of Albuquerque. The contaminated ground water
currently poses a direct threat to Albuquerque's water supply by moving toward the city's well  fields. The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water include VOCs such as PCE and TCE.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  ground water pump and treatment using  air stripping
(packed tower aeration), with reinjection of the treated water into the aquifer through  infiltration  galleries
and ground water and  air monitoring.  The present worth cost for this remedial action  is $874,000, with
present  worth O&M  costs  estimated at $280,200.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The contaminated ground  water will be treated to a PCE
level of 20 ug/1 as required by the New Mexico Water Quality  Control Commission  regulations, and to the
MCL for TCE of 5  ug/1 as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                    SOUTH VALLEY/SJ-6, NM
                                       Third Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The South Valley/SJ-6 site is located on the southern margin of Albuquerque, New Mexico, just north
of South Valley.  The total site encompasses the SJ-6 municipal well and six industrial facilities and  their
surrounding properties within an  approximately one-mile radius.   Land  use is  primarily industrial  and
agricultural with residential areas  located immediately north  of  the site.  Industrial development began in
the South Valley area just prior to the  1940s.  Metal parts were manufactured in  the area starting around
1948. By the 1960s, organic chemicals were being handled and packaged on the site.  Currently, petroleum
fuels and various chlorinated organics are stored, handled, and used within the South Valley areas.  Ground
water contamination was first suspected in 1978 when foul tastes and odors were noted in ground water from
a private well on the Edmunds property in South Valley.  Subsequent sampling revealed the presence of
several VOCs in three municipal wells including SJ-6.  One of the wells was resampled in  1988 and found
to be free of contaminants, another well was taken out of service because of mechanical problems, and SJ-6
was shut down in 1980 due to the continual detection  of low levels of solvents.  This  ROD addresses only
the source and extent of ground water contamination  in the vicinity of SJ-6. Principle threats at the site (i.e.,
the source and emanating plumes of contamination  from surrounding areas)  are being addressed through
remedial actions initiated  by EPA in separate RODs.  The primary contaminants of concern  affecting the
ground water are VOCS including 1,1-DCE, PCE, and TCE.
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      The selected remedial action for  this site includes: removal and disposal of 100 yd  of contaminated
sediments at  the base of the SJ-6 borehole; sealing abandoned wells; ground water monitoring; and access
restrictions.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $4,000,000 with estimated annual
O&M of $300,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  All risks to human health will be eliminated by the removal
and disposal of sediments at the base of the SJ-6 borehole which appear to be the  source of contamination.
Remediation on adjacent sites as well as source control at this site will reduce plume concentrations to below
state health criteria within five years. Federal health criteria  are already being met.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Restrictions will be implemented to ensure that wells are constructed using
techniques that prevent  cross-contamination  of  zones  and  are deep  enough to prevent  exposure  to
contaminants.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                   SOUTH VALLEY/FL-83, NM
                                      Fourth Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Former Air Force Plant 83/General Electric Operable Unit (PL-83) is  a portion of the South
Valley site in Albuquerque,  New Mexico.   The  South Valley site is an  area  surrounding the City of
Albuquerque Municipal Water Well known as San Jose No. 6,  The General Electric (GE) property is located
in the western portion of the site.  The South Valley site is situated  in an industrial  area, but there are
residences immediately north  of the GE property, which has been the site of manufacturing operations since
1948 when the Eidal Manufacturing Company had  a welding operation  on-site.  In 1951 the Atomic Energy
Commission, through American Car Foundry, took over the property and conducted machining of metal parts,
plating, welding,  and other activities.  This continued until 1967  when the Air Force took over the property
and converted the plant into an aircraft engine manufacturing plant operated by General Electric.  The plant
was sold to General Electric in 1983, and currently produces aircraft engine parts.  The contaminants which
caused the listing of the South Valley site on the NPL consisted mainly  of industrial  solvents.  Investigations
into the GE property were conducted in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988 by the Air Force under a Memorandum
of Understanding with EPA.   The GE property is heavily built up, with the majority of the site paved or
covered with buildings.  As a military contracting facility, access to the  plant is tightly controlled and  there
is no  regular access other than by employees.  Three areas of contamination have been identified at the site:
four hazardous waste  storage areas which were used for chemical storage, the north parking lot (a former
dirt parking lot which was sprayed with oil as a dust control measure), and the DWB-2 area which contains
methylene chloride and freon contamination.  The volume of contaminated soils is estimated to be 36,000 yd  .
In addition to soil contamination, ground water contamination occurs  at  depths  of up to 160 feet.  The
primary contaminants  of concern affecting the ground  water and soil are VOCs, including PCE, and metals.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  installation of soil vapor extraction wells; extraction
of soil vapor under vacuum;  decontamination of effluent air through a carbon adsorption system; further
sampling and definition of soil contamination; installation of ground water extraction wells in both the shallow
aquifer  and the  deeper zone; treatment of extracted ground water with air stripping  followed  by carbon
adsorption and reinjection of treated water into the aquifers (chemical or physical treatment of ground water
will occur where metal concentrations exceed background or ARARs); and further definition of ground water
contamination through installation and sampling of additional monitoring wells.  The estimated present worth
cost  for soil remediation is $1,820,000.  No figures are given in the ROD for the  ground water remedial
action.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Soils treatment will continue until the vapor extraction system
ceases to  produce volatile contaminants.  Water extraction will  continue until the  levels of contaminants in
the water fall below State and Federal regulatory standards. Individual contaminant goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                            STEWCO, TX
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                          September 16,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The Stewco site, previously a tanker truck terminal and truck washing facility, is located in northeastern
Texas, in Eastern Harrison County, south of the city limits of Waskom. The site consists of two nonadjacent
locations approximately one mile apart, referred to as Location 1 and Location 2.  Location 1 is a one-half
acre plot  that includes a maintenance shop with fueling facilities,  a  truck-tank washing facility,  and two
backfilled  and capped  evaporation ponds (ponds  1 and 2) that received  wastewater  from the  tank washing
operation.  Approximately 50 homes are located within one-half mile of Location 1; four of these are within
500 feet of the north, west, and south  site boundaries.   In addition, shallow wells are located approximately
one mile to the  north.  Location 2 consists of a  third pond  which received excess wastewater conveyed by
truck  from the evaporation ponds at Location 1.  Approximately 30 homes are within a one-half mile radius
of Location 2.  Land  use within a one mile  radius of the two  locations  includes residential, recreation,
industrial, and commercial.  The underlying Wilcox aquifer serves  the city of Waskom  as  well as numerous
domestic users within a three mile radius of the site.  From 1972 through  1979, R A. Corbett Transport, Inc.,
owned, operated, and maintained a fleet of transport trucks  engaged in contract hauling for the oil and gas
industry and various businesses.  Stewco purchased the site in 1979 and continued operations until declaring
bankruptcy in 1983.  Materials hauled included  glue, resin, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and  creosote.   The
wastewater generated from washing the outside of trucks and the tank residue resulting from steam cleaning
the inside of the tankers were directed to pond 1, with overflow entering pond 2 and  the surplus transported
to the third pond at Location 2.  All ponds were  unlined. Reports from  the Texas Water Commission files
indicate numerolis instances of noncompliance with permit requirements.  After  abandonment in 1983, ponds
1 and  2 began to  overflow their dikes, creating a serious threat of dike  collapse and significant hazardous
substances release.  Consequently, EPA conducted a removal action at Location 1 from March 31 to April
14, 1984.  The action consisted  of removing  the  source of contamination:  400,000 gallons of liquid wastes
were pumped, treated, and discharged; and 5,500 yd  of sludges from the bottom and  sides of the disposal
ponds  were stabilized and disposed of off-site.  The pond disposal area was then backfilled and capped. No
removal or remedial actions were taken at Location  2 since  the level of  contamination was much less than
that of Location 1 and the pond was  not  filled near capacity.   The contaminants of concern prior  to the
removal action were VOCs, PAHs, and phthalates.

       EPA determined that,  based on  the effectiveness  of  the previous removal  action,  the residual
contamination remaining in the soil, pond sediments, and ground water poses no threat to public health and
that no long-term monitoring is necessary.  Therefore, no further action will be  taken at this site.  However,
ground water contamination has been identified that is not attributed to  the site. Follow-up actions by the
State and  EPA will attempt to  determine the source of this  contamination.  If within 2 years of the signing
of this ROD,  wells  on-site at Stewco  are  determined  to be of no use to  the  off-site  source  investigation,
closure will be initiated.  The cost of plugging the 16 wells is estimated not to  exceed $5,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Chemical-specific goals met by this no action  remedy were
not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                            UNITED NUCLEAR CORPORATION, NM
                                       First Remedial Action
                                        September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) site is located approximately 17 miles northeast of Gallup,
in McKinley County, New Mexico. The site operated as a State-licensed uranium mill facility from June 1977
to May 1982.  It includes an ore processing mill (about 25 acres) and an unlined tailings pond area (about
100 acres). The surrounding area is sparsely populated, with the nearest residence located 1.5 miles from the
site.  In July 1979, approximately 23 million gallons of tailings and pond water were released to a nearby river
as a result of a dam breach in the tailings  pond area.  The site damage was repaired; however, attention was
focused on ground water contamination resulting from tailings seepage.  Consequently,  UNC implemented
a ground water pumping system that withdrew ground water from the aquifers underlying the site and sent
it to an on-site borrow pit for evaporation.  UNC also conducted tailings neutralization from late 1979 to early
1982.  Nevertheless, the off-site migration of radionuclides and  chemical constituents from uranium  milling
byproduct materials into the ground water, as well as to surface water  and air,  are still  principal threats at
the  site.  This remedial action will address on-site ground water contamination.   Source  control and on-site
surface reclamation will be implemented  under the direction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and
integrated with this ground water operable unit. The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground
water are metals including arsenic and radioactive substances including  radium-226/228 and gross alpha.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  implementation of  a ground water monitoring
program  to detect any increases in the areal extent or concentration of ground water contamination outside
the  tailings disposal area; ground water pump  and treatment using existing and/or new extraction wells to
control and remove tailings seepage and remediate contaminated ground water, with discharge to an enhanced
mister/pond evaporation system; and implementation  of a performance monitoring and evaluation  program.
The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $17,000,000 over a 10-year period, with estimated
annual O&M of $1,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Contaminant concentrations in ground water will attain MCLs
or New Mexico  Water Quality Act standards  (or  background  levels where these are higher). Individual
cleanup  goals include  arsenic 50  ug/1 (MCL), cadmium  10  ug/1  (MCL), cobalt  50 ug/1  (NMWQA),
radium-226/228 5 pCi/L (MCL), selenium 10 ug/1 (MCL), and gross alpha 15 pCi/L (MCL).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                      Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                    ARKANSAS CITY DUMP, KS
                                        First Remedial Action
                                          September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 200-acre Arkansas City Dump site is located in the southwest section of Arkansas City,  Cowley
County, Kansas, and is bounded on the west and south by a levee that separates it from the Arkansas River.
The site falls within the 100-year floodplain and includes a north waste area and a south waste area, both
located  in the central portion.   Land use adjacent to the site is a mixture of crop land and rangeland and
commercial and residential areas.  Urban areas  exist to the north and east of the site with residential areas
bordering on the north and mixed residential and commercial areas on the east. Approximately 60 residences
are adjacent to the eastern boundary, and several businesses that employ about 100 to 150 people are located
on-site.   Ground water flows predominantly to either the southwest or  southeast toward the Arkansas River
due to a ground water  divide that exists near the center of the site.  Upgradient ground water is used for
drinking purposes by Arkansas City as well as private  residences.  Downgradient, east and southeast of the
site, private wells are used to provide  water primarily  for lawn and garden watering.  The site was  used as
an  oil refinery between 1916 and the mid-1920s.  Residual acid sludge from the distillation process  was
disposed of in pits or on the ground predominantly  in the north waste  area.  Subsequently, 160 acres were
used as  a municipal landfill, referred to as the Arkansas City Landfill. For over 50 years,  alkaline sludge from
Arkansas City's water treatment plant,  as well as  municipal refuse and solid wastes were  disposed  into
lime-sludge ponds located in the south waste  area.  Investigations conducted since 1980 by  the  Kansas
Department of  Health  and Environment have  determined  that all media are contaminated with  various
organics and inorganics, primarily from refining wastes. This contamination is a result of 1,300,000 ft  of  acid
sludge and between 500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons  of residual oil product, which has mixed with the subsurface
soil  predominantly  between the  north  and  south waste  areas.   The principal contributor  of  organic
contaminants to the ground water, particularly polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), appears to be the
soil  contaminated  sediments in the subsurface.  However, contaminants are not migrating off-site.  This
Record  of Decision (ROD) addresses remediation of acid sludge in the north waste area; a subsequent ROD
will address the oil-contaminated sediments and ground water contamination.  The primary contaminants of
concern in the acid sludge are  organics, including PAHs and sulfuric acid.

      The selected  remedial action for the north waste area operable  unit includes:  in  situ neutralization
of the acid sludge followed by the installation of a soil cover; completion of a supplemental feasibility study
addressing remedial alternatives for the subsequent  operable  unit; institutional  controls including deed
restrictions; and ground water monitoring.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Neutralization of acid sludge will attain a pH less than 2.0
and eliminate  the potential for sulfur dioxide emissions.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Deed restrictions and other institutional controls will be implemented to
prohibit  soil  excavation  and construction of buildings on  any  part of  the  site still containing hazardous
materials, and  to ensure that drinking water supply wells  are  not drilled  into contaminated parts  of  the
aquifer.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                      BIG RIVER SAND, KS
                                   First Remedial Action - Final
                                          June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Big River Sand (BRS) site is located one-half mile west of the Arkansas River and adjacent to
the Wichita Valley Center Floodway, in Sedwick County, Kansas.  The site consists of approximately 123 acres,
half of which has been extensively mined for sand and gravel.  Sand and gravel mining is still active on the
property.  During the early 1970s, approximately 2,000 drums of paint-related waste were  disposed of on the
eastern portion of the site, adjacent to a five-acre sand quarry lake.  In 1978, 80 acres of the site containing
the drum  storage area  and quarry lake were sold to BRS.  In 1982, as a condition of the sales agreement,
the drums were  moved to an unsold portion  of the  site.  Nearly 200 drums were  transferred  before the
Kansas  Department  of Health  and Environment  (KDHE) halted the action because  the  area was not
permitted  to store or dispose of the waste. KDHE  conducted the initial site inspection in August 1982 and
identified  damaged, corroded,  and leaking drums.   Paint  sludges were  determined to be EP-toxic for
chromium, and waste solvents and paint sludges from several  drums contained metals and VOCs. Waste
solvents from the barrels were determined to be  hazardous due to their ignitability. A PRP was ordered by
KDHE in September 1982 to conduct a removal and site cleanup.  These occurred between 1982 and  1984.
Sampling by KDHE between 1982 and 1985 detected arsenic, lead, and selenium in drinking water wells, and
VOCs, including toluene, in on-site soils and monitoring wells.

      It has been  determined that the site does not pose a significant threat to public health, welfare and
the environment. Therefore, no further action  has been selected as the preferred alternative. The estimated
future cost, if sampling is conducted in year five, is  $5,800.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Metals and VOCs in the soil and ground water are not outside
the range  of metals and VOCs found naturally occurring in soil and ground water. Additionally, no MCLs
are being  exceeded in on-site or off-site drinking water wells.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                               CHEROKEE COUNTY/GALENA, KS
                                       First Remedial Action
                                         December 21, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Cherokee County site, the Kansas portion of the  Tri-State Mining District,  is located in the
extreme southeastern corner of Kansas.  The Galena subsite, one of six subsites identified within the Cheroke*.
County  site, encompasses 18  square miles.  The Galena subsite is  characterized by surface mining waste
features that impact  the  quality of the shallow ground water aquifer.  This aquifer  is a primary source of
drinking water for approximately  1,050 people.  Remains from past mining activity  at  the subsite include:
large areas covered by mine and  mill wastes, water-filled subsidence craters, and open mine shafts.  EPA
investigations of the Galena subsite conducted in 1986 and 1987 demonstrated that the shallow ground water
aquifer and surface water are contaminated with elevated concentrations of metals.  Due to the concern for
the health of persons drinking this water, EPA Region VII conducted a removal action and installed water
treatment  units on these  wells.  This removal action was considered a temporary protective measure.  The
primary contaminants of  concern observed in  the private wells include:  cadmium, lead, selenium, and zinc.

      The selected remedial  action for this site provides for collection of water from  the aquifer through
existing  wells owned by the  City  of Galena with subsequent distribution of that water through a pipeline
network to 418 houses, businesses, and farms outside of the Galena municipal water system but within the
subsite.  Additional capacity for the expanded  system will be rehabilitated.  If rehabilition becomes infeasible
due to unforeseen on-site technicalities, a new deep aquifer well may be drilled to provide additional water.
The remedy includes acquiring  the  construction and equipment necessary to setup  a water supply to this
area.  The estimated present worth  cost for this remedy is $5,300,000 with annual O&M of $100,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Extracted ground water will be chlorinated prior to discharge
and will meet the MCLs  for cadmium 10 ug/1, lead  50 ug/1, selenium 10  ug/1, and zinc 5,000 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Existing institutional  controls on municipal  water  supply systems are
considered adequate.
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                              JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS, IA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The John Deere Dubuque Works site is located approximately 2.5 miles north of the City of Dubuque,
Iowa. The site is owned by Deere and Company, which has operated a manufacturing plant at the site since
1946. The plant property includes an area of 1,447 acres located in the flood plain at the confluence of the
Little Maquoketa River and the Mississippi River.  The  waste management history of the plant is complex,
but the primary area of concern  is an unlined landfill originally placed in a natural depression caused by
the Little  Maquoketa River.   Prior to 1968,  wastes were placed in the  low areas of the landfill and
combustible materials were burned.   Wastes  included  caustics  (sodium or  potassium hydroxide),  acids
(hydrochloric or sulfuric), petroleum distillates (solvents, grinding oils, and so forth), heavy metals (chromium,
lead,  zinc), cyanide, and paint sludges.  Another  area  of concern at  the facility is the site of  a 1980
200,000-gallon diesel fuel spill.  A diesel fuel recovery system involving an oil/water separator for non-aqueous
phase liquids (NAPLs) was implemented that same year.  Investigations conducted by John  Deere indicated
that human health hazards at the landfill could be  considered minimal with the primary hazard being the
possibility of dissolved organic chemicals impacting off-site domestic wells located east of the plant  along the
Mississippi River. Maintaining a minimum pumping rate of 1.2 mgd in the plant production wells will create
sufficient drawdown to prevent migration of contaminated ground water to the off-site wells.   The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the ground water  are VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCE, and toluene.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  development of an alternate potable water supply
for the  plant; extraction and off-site discharge of water from the contaminated alluvial aquifer using the
existing production wells to maintain drawdown around the plant and landfill areas; continuation of extraction
and treatment of NAPLs from production well No. 3 with off-site discharge of treated ground water and off-
site disposal of collected NAPLs; imposition  of deed restrictions to prevent inappropriate use of the plant
property in the future; and development of a contingency plan to ensure that contaminants do not migrate
off-site in the event of a plant shutdown (which would result in the loss of drawdown from production wells).
The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $5,151,800 with annual  O&M costs of $276,600.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Recovery operations will continue until ground water quality
meets Federal primary drinking water standards  (MCLs) and EPA Health Advisories, and until the maximum
recoverable amount of NAPL is withdrawn.  Individual contaminant goals were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed  restrictions will be imposed to ensure that future use of the current
plant property will be limited to  industrial activities only, and that water  wells tapping the alluvial aquifer
beneath the property will not be allowed.
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                            FULBRIGHT/SAC RIVER LANDFILLS, MO
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Fulbright and Sac River Landfills are located just north of the City of Springfield, Missouri, in
a semirural area.   The site is in the flood plain of the Little Sac  River, and  is owned by the City of
Springfield, along with much of the surrounding land.  Adjacent land  use includes a police shooting range,
an animal shelter,  and an inactive wastewater treatment plant.  The landfills were operated by the city for
the disposal of municipal and industrial solid wastes.  The Fulbright Landfill covered 98 acres and operated
from 1962 through 1968.  The Sac River Landfill, formerly known as the Murray Landfill, covered 114 acres
and was in operation from 1968 through 1974.  Generally, wastes  (drummed  or bulk) were disposed of in
trenches and covered with soil.  The City of Springfield and Litton Industries, Inc.,  agreed to conduct the RI
and the FS under the oversight of EPA.  Several leachate seeps have been  noted, especially during wet
weather.  In addition to the landfill areas, another source of contamination was  identified where a few dozen
drums and waste residues were disposed of  in a sinkhole on the bluff above the Fulbright Landfill.  Based
on data from the RI, environmental contaminant concentrations in soil,  ground water, leachate, surface water,
and sediments do not exceed  applicable  or relevant  and appropriate  requirement standards.  The site,
however, could endanger human health or the environment in the future through exposure of the industrial
wastes through erosion of the  landfill cover,  installation of drinking water wells at or  near the landfills, or
from direct contact with leachate at the seeps.  While  a reference is made to  disposal of cyanide and acid
wastes, the primary contaminants of concern affecting the media investigated are not listed in the ROD.

      The selected remedial action for  this  site includes:  removal of the drum and drum remnants found
in the sinkhole  and associated trench east  of the Fulbright Landfill; sampling  the removed contents  to
determine hazardous characteristics; proper  off-site treatment or disposal of removed  contents; observation
of the leachate seeps during maintenance (no action), ground and surface water  monitoring for a 30-year
maintenance period; and imposition of deed restrictions and ground water use prohibitions.  The estimated
present  worth cost for this remedial  action  is $270,400 if wastes are disposed of as hazardous waste  or
$246,600 if disposed of as solid waste.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Individual contaminant goals were  not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions  will  be imposed  on the  city property  containing  the
landfills.
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                    HASTINGS GROUND WATER/COLORADO AVENUE, NE
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Colorado Avenue subsite of the Hastings Ground Water Contamination site is located in the City
of Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.  The Colorado Avenue subsite is a part of the Central Industrial Area
which  contains  commercial  and  industrial properties  situated  along  the Burlington-Northern railroad
right-of-way.  Residential properties are located immediately south and east of the site.  Hastings industries
used TCE  at the site during the early  to mid-1960s. From 1967  to May 1982 the site  was used by Dravo
Corporation for manufacturing of  heating and air conditioning equipment.  Metals  were cleaned prior to
finishing with a vapor-degreasing process, and waste solvents were discharged directly into the sanitary sewer
and the storm sewer.  The site has since been  acquired by Marshalltown Instruments Company, that claims
to have no involvement  with  disposal of the  chemical contaminants.   Ground water contamination was
discovered  when an out-of-service drinking water well was put back in service in 1983, resulting in complaints
about the water quality.  Subsequently, the  Nebraska Department  of Health and the Nebraska  Department
of Environmental Control began investigating widespread ground water contamination in the Hastings area.
Active Hastings municipal water wells  are located within one block, 3,000 feet, and 4,500 feet of the site,
all three accessing a sole  source aquifer. The highest levels  of contamination of soil and  soil-gas occur along
the sanitary and storm sewers  at the site with localized areas which correspond to joints in the sewers.  The
volume  of contaminated soil is estimated to be 42,700 yd  and is the focus  of this ROD.  High levels of the
contaminants are also found in the ground water beneath the site.  The primary  contaminants of concern
affecting soil  and ground water are VOCs, including TCE and PCE.

      The selected remedial  action  for  this site includes:  in  situ soil  vapor extraction, utilizing vacuum
extraction  technologies; treatment  of extracted vapor with an  activated carbon system, if necessary; and
implementation of an O&M program which  includes soil, air,  and  ground water  monitoring.  Results of the
ground water monitoring will be used to  develop a technical approach for plume management and evaluate
the need for ground  water  treatment  in a subsequent ROD.  The estimated present  worth cost for this
remedial action is $3,603,000, which includes a projection of annual O&M costs for the five year operating
period.   Long term O&M costs will depend on the success  of the vapor extraction during the operating
period.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The initial source control effort is designed to control
contaminant  migration  to the aquifer,  therefore,  no  cleanup levels  have  been  established.   Cleanup
effectiveness will  be evaluated  based  on volumes of contaminants recovered from the soil.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Not applicable.
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                         HASTINGS GROUND WATER/FAR-MAR-CO, NE
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The FAR-MAR-CO subsite of the Hastings Ground Water site is located east of the City of Hastings,
Adams County, Nebraska.  The subsite is a part of an industrial enterprise zone which contains industrial
properties situated along the Burlington-Northern railroad right-of-way.   Residential properties  are located
immediately northwest of the site and agricultural lands are located east of the site.  Historical and current
use of the area has been  for grain storage and railcar loading.  The site is  currently owned by Farmland
Industries, Inc., that acquired the property through a merger with FAR-MAR-CO, Inc., in 1967.  The current
and previous owners  used various chemicals  on-site for fumigation of stored grain.  Contamination  was
discovered when  complaints  about water quality were received by the Nebraska  Department  of Health
(NDOH).   Subsequently,  the  NDOH  and the Nebraska Department  of Environmental Control  began
investigating widespread ground water contamination in the Hastings area.  Wells that are part of  CMS, Inc.,
public supply system are located east and downgradient of the subsite. Contaminated soil at the  subsite are
believed to be the result of accidental spills and may be the direct result of a 1959 grain dust explosion which
damaged a fumigation tank system, releasing 997 gallons of fumigant.  The highest levels  of contamination
of soil and soil-gas occur  in relatively small zones near the original grain elevator and adjacent to a large
liquid fumigant bulk storage tank.  The volume of contaminated soil is estimated to be 33,800 yd  and is the
focus  of this ROD.   High levels of the contaminants are also found in the ground water  beneath the site.
The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil  and ground water are carbon tetrachloride and ethylene
dibromide (EDB).

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  in  situ soil vapor extraction,  utilizing vacuum
extraction technologies; treatment  of extracted vapor with an activated  carbon system, if  necessary;  access
restrictions; and implementation of an O&M program which includes soil, air, and ground water monitoring.
Results of the ground water monitoring will be used to develop a technical approach for plume management
and evaluate the need for  ground water treatment in a subsequent ROD. The estimated present  worth cost
for this remedial action is $2,526,000, which includes a projection of annual O&M costs  for the five year
operating period.  Long-term O&M costs  will depend on the success  of  the vapor  extraction  during the
operating period.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  This  initial source control  effort  is designed  to control
contaminant migration to the aquifer, therefore no cleanup levels are established.  Cleanup effectiveness will
be evaluated based on volumes of contaminants recovered from the soil.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                        MIDWEST MANUFACTURING/NORTH FARM, IA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
       The North Farm operable unit is one of two subsites of the Midwest Manufacturing site and is located
hi a rural  area  approximately two miles north and  one-half mile east of Kellogg, Jasper County, Iowa.
Approximately 600 people live hi Kellogg.  Land use  near the site is mainly agricultural, with pasture land
on and around the site. The closest residence to the North Farm subsite is approximately one mile from the
site. The subsite consists of an unlined disposal cell containing approximately 200 yd of soil contaminated
with electroplating wastes.   The disposal cell is located on the lower slope of a rolling  hill adjacent to the
valley of Bear Creek, which is an intermittent stream located 500 feet east of the site.  Bear Creek lies 50
feet lower than the site. Records indicate that electroplating activities took place at this site prior  to 1979
and ceased operations  in June 1981.  Activities involved the use of various heavy metals,  including cadmium,
nickel, and zinc,  as well as cyanide.  In  1977, a wastewater treatment plant was installed at the facility to treat
the plant effluent before it was discharged into the North Skunk River.  Solids generated at the treatment
plant were temporarily stored in a tank on-site and periodically transferred to the disposal cell.  The disposal
cell was unlined and had no  soil cap, leachate  collection system, or run-on and run-off controls. Soil sampling
was conducted on-site and  downslope  in 1982 and 1983 to evaluate  the potential for off-site contaminant
migration due to previous waste disposal practices.  Analysis of the samples revealed that soil contamination
had occurred via surface run-off.  The  primary contaminants of concern affecting the soil are cadmium and
cyanide.

       The selected remedial action for this operable unit includes:  excavation of cadmium-contaminated soil
within and around the disposal cell with either on-site or off-site soil treatment including stabilization, and
off-site disposal  of the treated soil at a permitted RCRA Subtitle C disposal facility;  and backfilling and
grading of the excavated area with clean soil to support a vegetative cover. The estimated total present worth
cost for this remediation is $140,000 - $170,000.  The remedial action for the Midwest Manufacturing operable
unit of this  site will be addressed in a  subsequent ROD.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:    Contaminated  soil will  be  excavated to  less than the
health-based action level of  13 mg/kg for cadmium. Treated soil will meet the treatment standards specified
in the Land Disposal Restrictions for F006 non-wastewaters and will be measured as a leachate contaminant
concentration using the TCLP.  The treatment standards are cadmium 0.066  mg/L, total chromium 5.2 mg/L,
lead 0.51 mg/L, nickel 0.32  mg/L, and silver 0.072 mg/L.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                            MINKER/STOUT/ROMAINE CREEK, MO
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Minker/Stout/Romaine Creek (M/S/RC) site is located in the city of Imperial, Jefferson County,
Missouri, 25 miles southwest of St. Louis.  The site is  an unincorporated, wooded residential area and is
comprised of four noncontiguous areas:   Minker, Stout,  Cashel, and  Sullins.  It is  within a distance  of
approximately 0.8 miles and includes the upper 6000 feet of Romaine  Creek.  Contamination at  the site
resulted from the use of dioxin-contaminated soil as fill material, and has spread as a result of erosion from
these areas.  Contaminated soil in all areas except the Stout area and Romaine Creek has been excavated
and currently is stored in interim on-site storage.  The total volume of contaminated soil at this site including
the amount in temporary storage is estimated to be 12,000 cubic yards.  The primary contaminant of concern
affecting the soil at this site is 2,3,7,8-TCDD (dioxin).

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  excavation of soil exceeding  20 ppb dioxin and
off-site thermal treatment  and incinerator ash disposal at the Times Beach site, placing  of clean soil cover
and  revegetation  over  all areas with residual dioxin levels  between 1  and 20 ppb,  and off-site  thermal
treatment  and incinerator ash disposal at the Times Beach site of contaminated soil held in interim  storage.
The  estimated total capital cost for this remedial action is $48,800,000, which includes all costs from the Times
Beach site.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Soil cleanup levels will  attain  a 1 ppb  dioxin level at the
ground surface  and a 5 to 10  ppb dioxin level at a depth of one foot or greater.  Thermal  treatment will
attain (99.9999 percent) destruction and removal efficiency of dioxin from soil.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Institutional controls will be established to control future land use and  to
prevent  future residential development.
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                                  SHENANDOAH STABLES, MO
                                        First Remedial Action
                                            July 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Shenandoah Stables (SS) site is located in a rural area near  Moscow Mills, Lincoln County,
Missouri, approximately 35 miles northwest of St. Louis, Missouri.  The property includes an enclosed arena
and horse stables.  There are about 8 residences located within a 0.5 mile radius of the site, as well as a
livestock operation and other small businesses on approximately 5- to 10-acre parcels around the facility. The
site lies in the upper flood plain of Crooked Creek.  In May 1971, the area inside the arena was sprayed with
dioxm-contaminated waste oil  for dust control  purposes.  There  are  reports that 1,500 gallons of waste
material were applied at this time. Following this spraying, a number of adverse effects were noted: horses
and other animals became ill or died, and the six-year-old daughter of one of the owners was hospitalized
for a variety of symptoms  assumed to be related to exposure to contaminated  soil.  Between August 1971
and March 1972,  approximately 24 to 26 inches of the  contaminated material was removed  and disposed of
either off-site or on-site in two  removal episodes. Investigations were conducted  by EPA in May 1982, which
indicated continued exterior and interior contamination of the facility by dioxin at levels greater than 1,750
ug/kg.  Since the spraying, the site has been flooded a number of times, with water  levels inside the arena
as high as four feet above the arena floor. Investigations have shown contamination  of approximately 8,600
yd  of ulterior and exterior site areas.  The primary contaminant of concern affecting the soil and structures
at the site is dioxin.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  excavation of all dioxin-contaminated surface soil
exceeding 1  ug/kg with continued excavation until a residual concentration of 5 to 10 ug/kg at the 2 to 4-foot
depth is reached in the arena  and slough; or, excavation until bedrock is  encountered,  with backfilling of
excavated  area, placement of the excavated soil in lined polypropylene bags, and storage  of the bags in
RCRA-equivalent  enclosed steel  storage  structures  on-site; and  decontamination  of  on-site structures.
Approximately 3,300 yd of soil are expected to be excavated and stored. The estimated present worth cost
for this remedial  action is $3,936,500.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Excavation of surface soil exceeding 1 ug/kg dioxin, and 5
to 10 ug/kg at a 2-foot depth in the  arena or 1-foot depth in other areas, to a maximum 4-foot depth or to
bedrock based on health-based action levels provided by ATSDR.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  The arena and stables are to be closed and access  to the  property will be
restricted.
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                                      SYNTEX VERONA, MO
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                            May 5, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Syntex Verona  (SV) site,  formerly operated as Hoffman-Taff Inc., was purchased in 1969 by
Syntex Agribusiness.  The site is located 30 miles southwest of Springfield in extreme southwestern Missouri.
Approximately 500 people live in Verona, Missouri, which borders  on the site.  The site area encompasses
approximately 180 acres along the east bank of the Spring River. The majority of the active portion of the
facility is located within the Spring River 100-year flood plain.  SV was used to manufacture hexachlorophene
from  1970 to 1971 and produced the  byproduct 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), referred to as
dioxin.  From 1971 to 1988, EPA and Syntex Verona conducted numerous site investigations.  The findings
showed  contamination both on- and off-site which may be related to the former activities at the site.  The
major areas identified as being contaminated are the Slough Area, Lagoon Area, Spill Area/Irrigation Area,
Burn Area, and Trench Area.  Dioxin contamination ranged from 1 ug/kg to 1,380 ug/kg, with the maximum
concentrations occurring  in the  Lagoon  Area.   In addition  to dioxin contamination, other organics and
inorganic compounds were identified.  The concentrations of these compounds were below the level of concern
for human health. The primary contaminant of concern affecting the soil is dioxin.

      The selected  remedial action for  this site includes:   excavation  and off-site thermal treatment of
dioxin-contaminated  soil  exceeding  20 ug/kg  and  off-site disposal  of  the  ash residue, dismantling and
decontamination of equipment with a  series of solutions and aqueous rinses, installation of a clay cap with
a vegetation cover over the Trench Area; and maintenance of vegetation cover over surface soil containing
levels of dioxin from 1 ug/kg to 20 ug/kg.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is
$5,617,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  A site-specific action level of 20 ug/1 has been established
as an appropriate cleanup level for dioxin-contaminated soil.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not  applicable.
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                                        TIMES BEACH, MO
                                       Second Remedial Action
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Times Beach site is a 0.8 square-mile area located in the formerly incorporated city of Times
Beach, St. Louis  County, Missouri, approximately 20  miles southwest of the city of St. Louis.  The site is
bordered on the north and  east by the Meramec River and areas of St. Louis County, on the south by areas
of Jefferson County, and on the west by the City of Eureka. Land use of the surrounding areas is primarily
residental and agricultural.   The majority of the site falls within the five-year flood plain and  the entire site
falls within the 25-year flood plain of the Meramec River.  The soil contamination at the site is a result of
spraying  roads for dust control in the  1970s with oil that was contaminated with dioxin.  Investigations
indicate that the contamination is limited to the roads, road shoulders, and drainage ditches along the roads
and is generally limited to the top twelve  inches of the soil.  Approximately 13,600  cubic yards of soil at
concentrations above 20 ppb dioxin as well as 105,000 cubic yards of structures and debris are estimated to
be contaminated.  No detectable levels of dioxin  have been found in the ground water or surface water at
the site thus far.  Based on the analytical results of soil samples collected in 1982, and on an advisory from
the Centers for Disease Control,  EPA determined that all residents and businesses should be relocated.   In
February 1983, EPA transferred CERCLA funds to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to  conduct
relocation activities.  The  primary contaminant of concern affecting the  soil at this site is  2,3,7,8-TCDD
(dioxin).

      The selected remedial action for the site includes: demolition and on-site disposal of all  structures and
debris remaining  at the site, excavation of dioxin-contaminated soil exceeding 20 ppb, and thermal treatment
in a temporary on-site thermal treatment unit with on-site disposal of incinerator ash, placing of clean soil
cover and revegetation over all areas with residual dioxin levels between 1 and 20 ppb, construction of a ring
levee surrounding the temporary thermal treatment unit for flood protection, interim storage of excavated soil
on-site pending  availability  of the thermal  treatment unit, and implementation of erosion controls. The
estimated total  capital  cost for  this remedial action is $48,800,000,  which includes  all costs  from  the
Minker/Stout/Romaine Creek site.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  Soil cleanup  levels will attain  a  1  ppb  dioxin  level at  the
ground surface and a 5 to  10 ppb dioxin level at a depth  of one foot or greater.  Thermal  treatment will
attain (99.9999 percent) destruction and removal efficiency  of dioxins  from soil.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will be established to control future land use and to
prevent future residental development.
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                            ANACONDA SMELTER/MILL CREEK, MT
                                       First Remedial Action
                                          October 2, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 160-acre community of Mill Creek is located in Deerlodge County, Montana, immediately adjacent
to the Anaconda Smelter NPL site. The community of Mill Creek has been contaminated for over 100 years
with smelter emissions, fugitive emissions of flu dust  at  the  smelter, and  continued  fugitive  emissions
emanating from adjacent highly contaminated soils. Settled  flue emissions in the community of Mill Creek,
from the now defunct copper  smelting operation, contain arsenic, cadmium,  and lead.  Environmental testing
of the community, and biological testing of pre-school children led EPA to conclude that contamination in
the Mill  Creek area poses an imminent and substantial  endangerment to the  health of individuals residing
there.  In combination  with future operable units for Mill Creek, the goal of this interim remediation is to
provide adequate  permanent protection for the health of current residents and interim protection for future
short-term visitors to the area. The  primary  contaminant of concern at this site is arsenic.  Cadmium and
lead are  secondary contaminants of concern.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes: permanent relocation  of all residents (8 homes),
with temporary erosional stabilization of disturbed areas by  establishing and maintaining a vegetative cover;
demolition, consolidation, and temporary on-site storage of debris; fencing and posting of the entire site; and
implementation of site access and deed restrictions. The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action
is $300,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR  GOALS: Risk-based performance goals for  arsenic and cadmium  were
less than background levels and appear technically unattainable. Therefore, background levels for arsenic 0.01
ug/m  and cadmium 0.01 ug/m  will be met. The NAAQS for lead  1.5 ug/m also will be met.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Institutional controls will be implemented to control site access  and future
land use.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                               BRODERICK WOOD PRODUCTS, CO
                                       First Remedial Action
                                           June 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Broderick Wood  Products Company (BWP) site, is located in  Adams County, Colorado, and
encompasses  approximately 64 acres.  It is situated in a primarily industrial  area and is bounded on the
southwest and southeast by railroad tracks and on the north by Fisher Ditch. The site is one-half mile south
of Clear  Creek, a perennial stream.  The nearest residences are less than one-eighth of a mile north of the
property  line.  Major site features include two surface impoundments  and  a total  of 19  buildings and
structures.  Between 1947 and 1981, BWP  operated  a wood treatment facility to treat power poles,  fence
posts, railroad ties, and other wood  products.  Process wastes from the plant were conveyed through a clay
pipe to the two on-site, unlined surface impoundments, referred to as the main  and secondary impoundments
and located in the northwest  corner of the  facility. Records indicate that waste seepage was apparent just
north of the  site  and became so extensive  that the waste was burned off,  starting in 1955.  Records also
indicate that  four additional  ponds  were periodically utilized.  In August 1980, BWP submitted a RCRA
permitting application and obtained  interim status to  operate its facility but  ceased operations in November
1981. Site investigations conducted  by EPA in April  1981 and July 1982 noted several violations  of RCRA
requirements. Another site inspection in December 1982 revealed the possibility of serious contamination at
a trench  in the vicinity of the surface impoundments that reportedly had only been used for the disposal of
solid waste.  A black stain and oily puddle were noted at the bottom of the trench.  Wood treating chemicals
also  were detected  in a ground  water  monitoring well located immediately  downgradient of the surface
impoundments. A source of contamination at the site  that will be addressed in this remedial  action is a result
of a  fire in  July 1985 that  damaged  the  treatment plant  building.   Water used to  fight  the fire was
contaminated with asbestos fibers from the building  insulation.  This contaminated water was pumped  to
on-site holding vessels and some still remains in the basement of the building.  The main and  secondary
impoundments have  been identified as the major sources of site  contamination.   The main impoundment
contains  a surface layer of oil and grease, a water  layer, and a sludge layer.  The secondary impoundment
contains  primarily a  sludge layer.  The  quantity of sludge from the two  impoundments is  estimated  to be
approximately 4000 yd  and is designated as RCRA  K001 hazardous  waste.  Approximately 31,000 yd3  of
contaminated soil is  estimated to be below  the impoundments.  The primary contaminants  of concern from
the impoundments affecting the soil and ground water  are VOCs including benzene, organics including PAHs,
PCPs, dioxins, and metals including  lead.

      The selected remedial  action for  this site includes:  installation  of  access restrictions; excavation and
on-site mobile incineration of the sludge and oil in the main  and the secondary impoundments, with off-site
disposal of the residual ash; treatment of contaminated impoundment wastewater using carbon adsorption with
disposal  through  on-site evapo-transpiration or use as  incinerator quench water; excavation of the visibjy
contaminated soil beneath the impoundments, and  on-site incineration if the volume is less than  2,500 yd ,
or on-site storage for further studies, if the volume is greater than 2,500 yd ; filtration of water from  the
facility area to remove asbestos fibers, and  treatment  using carbon adsorption, with disposal through on-site
evapo-transpiration or use as incineration quench water; and ground water monitoring. The estimated present
worth cost for this remedial action ranges between $2,264,000 and $3,603,200.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:   Cleanup goals  will meet specified BOAT levels  for RCRA
K001 sludge  as determined by testing the incinerator ash to ensure that  concentrations do not  exceed the
following levels:  zinc 0.066  mg/1  (TCLP), lead 0.53 mg/1  (TCLP),  copper 0.71  mg/1  (TCLP), xylenes
0.162 mg/kg, toluene 0.143 mg/kg,  pyrene  7.28 mg/kg,  phenanthrene 7.98  mg/kg, PCP 36.75 mg/kg, and
napthalene 7.98 mg/kg.  Wastewater contaminants will be treated to non-detectable levels to comply with State
standards.  If these levels cannot be met, State standards will be waived and contaminants will be treated to
MCLs.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                     CALIFORNIA GULCH, CO
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The California Gulch site is located in Lake County, Colorado, approximately 100 miles southwest of
Denver.  The study area for this first remedial action encompasses an 11.5 m  watershed, which includes the
city of Leadville, and which drains along California  Gulch to the Arkansas River.  Between 1859 and 1986,
the area was extensively mined for gold, lead, silver, copper, zinc, and manganese.  Because of these mining
operations,  the Yak  Tunnel was constructed to de-water mines and facilitate  mineral exploration and
development.  Studies indicate  that the Yak Tunnel discharges a  combined  total of 210 tons per year of
cadmium, lead, copper, manganese, iron, and zinc into California Gulch, which drains into the Arkansas River.
Both California Gulch and the Arkansas River are used by the public for recreation; the Arkansas River is
heavily  used for irrigation,  livestock watering, public water supply, and fisheries as well.  Surface water
contamination is the major impact of the Yak Tunnel discharge.  Heavy metal migration through surface water
has also caused ground water and sediment contamination.  Primary contaminants of concern affecting the
surface  water, sediments, and ground water are cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc.

      The selected remedial action for this  site includes:  construction of surge ponds at the portal of Yak
Tunnel  to protect  the California  Gulch site  and  the Arkansas  River from accidental release of acid water,
sludge,  and sediments; construction  of concrete  plugs at  locations in the tunnel to reduce migration of
contaminated water and reduce the extraction of  metals from raw mineral ore; sealing shafts and drill holes,
diversion  of surface water away from tunnel  recharge  areas,  and  grouting of  highly fractured rock;
implementation of a monitoring program to  detect leaks,  seeps or migration  of contaminated ground water;
and installation of  an interim treatment plant to treat ground water, which will be pumped to control surface
seeps and migration of contaminated surface water. The estimated capital  cost of the  selected remedy is
$11,982,770  with annual O&M costs of $460,307.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: This operable unit invokes an interim remedy waiver.  Because
of other sources affecting surface water contamination, the remedy does not expect to attain chemical-specific
cleanup goals  for  surface  water.  Response  actions  in subsequent  operable units, in combination with this
remedy, will attain a level or standard  of control at  least equivalent to ARARs.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                              CENTRAL CITY/CLEAR CREEK, CO
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                          March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Clear Creek/Central City site is located approximately 30 miles west of Denver in  Clear Creek
and Gilpin Counties, Colorado.  The site consists primarily of acid mine drainages from five mines/tunnels
and adjacent milling and mining wastes.  Currently,  acid mine drainage, and runon  and runoff from the
tailings and waste  rock piles have affected downstream surface water quality.  In addition to the direct
discharge from the mine tunnels, contaminated water may enter Clear Creek and North Clear Creek during
overland sheet flow.  This occurs during rapid snowmelt and storms.  The resulting surface flow across the
tailings and waste  rock piles dissolves soluble minerals  and transports particulate tailings  and waste  rock
materials into the  creeks.  All this results in  elevated creek acidity  and metal loads.  The introduction of
tailings and waste rock into the creeks could also occur due to catastrophic collapse of tailings and waste rock
piles during a flash flood, or as a result of undercutting of the base of the pile under any flow regimen.  The
discharges from the five tunnels were addressed in the first remedial  action operable unit  for this site.  The
primary contaminants of concern for human receptors in surface water include: aluminum,  arsenic, cadmium,
chromium (IV), lead, manganese, nickel,  and silver.  For aquatic receptors, the above list expands to include:
copper, fluoride, and zinc.

      The selected remedial action for  this  site includes:   slope stabilization at the Big Five Tunnel and
Gregory Incline; monitoring of the gabion wall  at the Gregory Incline;  and run-on control at the Argo Tunnel,
Big Five Tunnel, Gregory Incline, National Tunnel, and the Quartz Hill Tunnel. The estimated present worth
cost for this remedial action is $1,049,600.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR GOALS:  The  selected  interim remedy requires the exercise of the
"interim remedy" from  the contaminant-specific ARARs listed  in the  FS.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                    INDIAN BEND WASH, AZ
                                       First Remedial Action
                                         September 21, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Indian Bend Wash site (IBW) encompasses 13 square miles in Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona.
The portion of the site addressed in this remedial action, the Scottsdale Ground Water Operable Unit, covers
approximately eight  square miles within the Scottsdale city limits.  The Indian Bend Wash, a flood protection
mechanism, runs north - south through the site and supports recreational uses. Ponds in the wash are used
as a water collection system. The land use of this area is primarily residential with approximately 30 percent
used for commercial, light industrial, and developed recreational purposes.  The  resident population of
Scottsdale was 115,500 in 1986, and is expected to reach 129,500 by 1990. Approximately 70 percent of the
City of Scottsdale's  municipal water currently is  supplied by ground water.   Future population  growth will
require greater  use  of ground water resources, particularly from the contaminated areas.  In 1981, TCE was
discovered  in the ground water from several  City  of Scottsdale and  City of Phoenix  municipal wells at
concentrations exceeding  the Arizona Department of Health Services action levels.   Several facilities within
the site  boundaries  have  records of past  use of TCE in their manufacturing process.  Seven of the  12 city
wells within the boundaries of  this operable unit have levels  of VOCs exceeding primary drinking water
standards.  One of the seven is equipped with a VOC treatment facility and is used as a potable water supply
source.  The  other  six wells are  currently off-line.  The site was placed on the NPL in 1982.  The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the ground water  are VOCs including TCE and PCE.

      The selected remedial action for this  operable unit of the site includes:  extraction of ground water
by pumping City of Scottsdale Wells No. 31, 71,  72, and 75 at a minimum of 75 percent of their historical
capacities; treatment of ground water using packed column aeration to transfer the VOCs from the water to
air, with vapor phase GAC adsorption to remove VOCs from the air waste stream; and distribution of the
treated water to the City of Scottsdale municipal water system.  This remedial action  addresses ground water
contamination only  in the Middle and Lower Alluvium Units beneath the north portion of IBW within the
Scottsdale City limits.  Contamination beyond these limits in the ground water of the Upper Alluvium limit
and in the soil will be addressed in subsequent remedial actions for the IBW site. The estimated total capital
cost for  this operable unit is $4,008,000 with an estimated annual O&M cost of $520,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS: Treatment of the ground water will reduce contamination to
levels below MCLs  and State action levels.  Specific treatment goals include  TCE 5 ug/1 (MCL), TCA 200
ug/1 (MCL), DCE 7 ug/1 (MCL), and PCE  0.67 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                LORENTZ BARREL & DRUM, CA
                                       First Remedial Action
                                        September 25,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 5.4-acre Lorentz Barrel & Drum (LB&D) site is located in San Jose, California, about 0.25 mile
from San Jose State University.  The site lies  directly above a major source of potable ground water in the
south San Francisco Bay area, with three public water supply well fields within one mile of the site.  In 1947
the Lorentz family began a drum recycling operation on 10.5 acres of land at the site.  Currently, 4.5 acres
are capped  with tar  and gravel  but contain stored  drums; 0.75  acre includes the reconditioning facilities.
Drums containing residual aqueous wastes, organic solvents, acids, oxidizers,  caustic residues, and oils were
received for recycling.  During the early years of operation, portions of the  site were  also leased to other
companies.  Between 1950 and 1978, a drainage ditch north of the drum processing building carried process
wastes to a large  sump  and other ponding  areas  on-site.  Prior to 1968, wastes from the  sump were
discharged  to a storm  drain system.   Sometime  between  1968 and  1971, the discharge  was diverted to a
sanitary sewer, and investigations indicate that this  discharge occurred until 1984.  After this  time, liquid
wastes were evaporated, drummed, and disposed  of as hazardous waste along with incinerator ash, residual
liquids, and sludge.  Subsequent surface run-off was collected and recycled in the hot caustic  drum wash.
Since 1981, several investigations have revealed soil and ground water  contaminated with numerous metals,
organics, and PCBs.  Removal of drums, stored hazardous materials, and highly contaminated soil has been
conducted at the site. This remedial action will address the off-site contaminated shallow ground water. On-
site contaminated soil,  and additional shallow and deep ground  water remediation will be addressed in a
subsequent remedial action. The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil and ground water are VOCs,
including benzene, PCE and TCE, other organics including PCBs and pesticides, and metals including arsenic
and nickel.

      The selected  Expedited  Response Action  for this site includes: on-site  ground water  pump  and
treatment using ozone/UV for organic removal and ion exchange for nickel removal, with discharge of treated
water to  a  local creek.   The estimated present worth cost for this remedy is $3,238,000 with annual O&M
costs of $198,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Treatment of ground  water will attain levels at or below
MCLs and NPDES discharge limit requirements.  Specific treatment levels include:  benzene, PCE, and TCE
5.0 ug/1 (MCLS), PCBs 0.065 ug/1, and arsenic 0.23 ug/1.  PCBs and  pesticides will be removed  to detection
limits.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                        MGM BRAKES, CA
                                     First Remedial Action-Final
                                         September 29,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The MGM  Brakes  site consists of a five-acre plot containing an automotive brakes casting plant, a
paved area surrounding the plant, and an open field.  It is located in the city of Cloverdale, California, in
Alexander Valley,  approximately 80 miles north of San Francisco.  Forty homes, an apartment complex, a
church,  an animal grazing area, and several construction companies  exist within a half-mile radius  of the
site.  In addition,  a 200 unit housing development is under construction immediately adjacent to the site.
Surface  water drainage from the site flows into Icaia Creek which flows into the Russian River. From 1965
until 1972, wastewater containing PCBs was discharged  onto site property.  Wastewater containing ethylene
glycol was disposed on-site between  1972 and 1981.  The ethylene elycol acted as a co-solvent with  water,
facilitating the transport of PCBs hi  soil. Approximately 13,510 yd  of soil within a 3-acre area have been
contaminated with PCBs at  concentrations up to  4500  ppm.  The majority of contamination  is present at
depths of less than 5 feet (although contamination to 29 feet was found in one area).  In addition, VOCs have
been detected in ground water from wells on and  near the site.  However, the source of this contamination
is  unknown.  The  primary contaminants of concern affecting ground water are VOCs including  TCE and
benzene.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting soil, sediments, surface water, and air are PCBs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: dismantling of the MGM Brakes process building;
crushing of concrete  slab, and  excavation  of soil and of  contaminated  sediments in the drainage ditch
containing PCBs at levels greater than or equal to  10 mg/kg, with disposal in an off-site California regulated
Class II landfill if below 50 ppm and a TSCA-approved  landfill if above 50 ppm; determination and removal
of VOC-contaminated soil and off-site RCRA disposal;  treatment of dewatered ground water for PCBs and
VOCs through use of an on-site mobile treatment unit  and discharge to a publicly owned treatment works
(POTW); soil replacement,  regrading, compaction, and revegetation;  off-site ground water monitoring to
determine extent of VOC contamination; and  development of additional remedial  measures,  if warranted.
The estimated capital cost for this  remedial action is $5,369,300 with no annual O&M costs.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Soil  containing  greater than or equal to 10 mg/kg PCBs
(equal to 10"5 cancer risk) will be  removed.  Ground water will be restored to MCL or other health-based
levels such that the total risk from VOC contamination at the site boundary does not exceed  10" . Discharge
levels of treated  ground water to the local POTW will meet the requirements of the California North Coast
Regional Water  Quality Control Board's Water Quality Control Plan.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Implementation of institutional controls is not necessary because the selected
remedy  will not result in hazardous substances remaining on-site above health-based levels.
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                                 MOTOROLA 52ND STREET, AZ
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Motorola 52nd Street site is located in the eastern part of the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County,
Arizona.  The site is bounded by the Phoenix Military Reservation and mixed  residential and commercial
neighborhoods. The site is currently owned by Motorola, Inc., which operates a manufacturing facility at the
site using solvents for various manufacturing processes. In January 1983, Motorola tested some underground
storage  tanks used to store virgin solvents for leaks and determined that a 5,000-gallon tank containing TCA
was leaking.  Subsequently, Motorola conducted a preliminary investigation, which indicated soil and ground
water contamination on the plant site and ground water contamination off-site to the west. Motorola initiated
an on-site ground water treatment program in 1986, which included treatability testing, design, and installation
of a Pilot Treatment Plant (FTP), treatment of ground water, and beneficial use of the effluent in the plant's
air  fume scrubbers.   The PTP is still in  operation.  The selected remedy for this ROD requires partial
cleanup of on-site and  off-site organic  solvents contamination in  the soil  and alluvium  groundwater.  A
subsequent remedial action will address cleanup of all on-site and off-site contamination in the soil, alluvium
ground  water, and the bedrock underlying the alluvium.  The primary contaminant of concern affecting the
soil and ground water is TCA.

      The selected remedial action for this  site  includes:  on-site  soil-gas extraction and treatment using
granular activated carbon systems; pump and treatment of on-  and off-site ground water with treatment on-
site and use of the treated ground water in site manufacturing processes; and ground water monitoring.  The
estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is $7,600,000 with annual O&M costs of $700,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water cleanup will meet relevant State and Federal
standards including Maricopa County Pollution  Control-'discharge standards.  Individual contaminant goals
were not specified.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                  OPERATING INDUSTRIES, CA
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                         November  16, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Operating Industries, Inc., (Oil) site is a 190-acre landfill located in Monterey Park, California.
The City of Montebello borders the southern parcel of the landfill and has a population of 52,929 residents.
Several residences are located immediately adjacent to  the landfill boundaries.  Between 1948 and 1984, the
landfill was used for the disposal of municipal and industrial waste (some of which  would currently be
classified as hazardous waste). Between 1976 and 1983, the landfill was permitted to receive liquid hazarous
waste and accepted over 200  million gallons of manifested liquid waste.  Over its 36-year life span, the Oil
landfill has accepted several  types of waste including:  residential and commercial refuse; water-insoluble,
nondecomposable inert solids; liquid wastes; various hazardous wastes including waste water treatment sludge
from  production  of chrome  oxide green  pigment;  and slop oil emulsion soh'ds and tank bottom  sludges
(leaded)  from petroleum refining operations.  Both landfill gas and leachate are generated at the Oil site.
Several gas and leachate collection systems were constructed by the owners of Oil during the early 1980s to
partially control landfill gas and prevent surface seepage of leachate. GSF, Inc., also constructed a commercial
methane recovery system at the site and began extracting gas from the landfill for processing and sale in 1979.
Leachate was redisposed at the landfil until October 1984; since then, collected leachate has been stored in
tanks on-site and transported  to a permitted off-site treatment facility. The collected leachate contains VOCs.
EPA  took over day to day operations and  maintenance of the site and existing site systems as an emergency
response action in May 1986.  EPA has conducted a number of the emergency actions to mitigate some of
the potential threats to public health and the environment which are posed by the site.  GSF, Inc., abandoned
their gas extraction operations in the spring of 1987, and EPA has operated the GSF system since that time.
In July 1987, EPA signed a Record  of Decision addressing site control and monitoring activities, which have
since  been conducted by EPA as a remedial action.  This ROD is designed to address the approximately
10,000 gallons of leachate that  are  expected to be  collected before implementation of a final site remedy.
The leachate generated contains VOCs including benzene, TCE, toluene, and vinyl chloride.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes:  on-site treatment of leachate and other collected
hazardous liquids by air stripping and granular activated carbon adsorption in a facility constructed  at  on-
site location B, with discharge to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District sewerage system for treatment
at a  POTW.  The estimated five-year  capital cost for this remedial action  is $1,900,000  with estimated
five-year annual O&M of $700,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Leachate will be treated to achieve the 10"6 health-based
Los Angeles  County Sanitation District (LASCD) Industrial Discharge Requirements.  Individual effluent
discharge limits include: arsenic 3.0  mg/1,  chromium 2.77 mg/1, copper 3.38 mg/1, zinc 2.61 mg/1,  oil and
grease 10.0 mg/1, total toxic organics 1.0 mg/1, and vinyl chloride 15 ug/1.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                  OPERATING INDUSTRIES, CA
                                       Third Remedial Action
                                         September 30, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Operating Industries Inc. (Oil) site is a 190-acre landfill located in Monterey Park, California, 10
miles east of Los Angeles.  Northwest and east of the site the land use is primarily industrial; residential units
are located to the southwest, east, and west of the site.  There are approximately 53,000 residences within
a three-mile radius of the site.  Available data indicate that 2,150 people live within 1,000 feet of the  landfill.
Disposal activities  at the site began in October 1948 by the Monterey Park Disposal Company (MPDC) who
used the site as a municipal landfill  on behalf of the City of Monterey Park.  In 1952, the site and additional
land,  totalling 218 acres, were  purchased by OIL   The  landfill was permitted to accept household refuse,
organic  refuse, scrap metal, non-decomposable  inert solids, and certain types of liquids.  In 1964, the State
of California purchased 28 acres of  the land owned by Oil  to construct the Pomona Freeway, which  divided
the site  into two sections.  In 1975,  Monterey Park City limited solid waste disposal to a  130-acre section of
the landfill and a year later restricted disposal of liquids to a 32-acre section of the landfill.  In April 1983,
Oil ceased accepting all liquid wastes; disposal  of all solid  wastes ended in October 1984.  EPA currently is
performing operation and  maintenance  of the  existing leachate collection system, perimeter gas extraction
system,  and interior gas extraction system. This  remedial  action addresses only the issue of landfill gas (LFG)
migration control and destruction. Final cover, leachate collection, ground water and soil contamination, slope
stability, and final closure  will be addressed  in subsequent remedial  action.  The primary contaminants of
concern affecting the air are methane and VOCs including benzene, PCE, TCE,  and  toluene.

      The selected remedial action at the site includes:   installation of perimeter LFG extraction wells,
pile-driven wells on the top deck of  the landfill,  shallow and deep slope wells to control intermediate-to-deep
subsurface migration  at the perimeter,  and integrated perimeter  and interior  LFG headers; utilization of
existing  gas extraction wells and gas monitoring probes; installation of multiple  completion monitoring wells
at the property boundary, landfill gas destruction facilities  and an automated control station for the gas control
system;  and installation of abovegrade condensate sumps to collect condensate from gas headers, leachate
pumps in gas wells to de-water saturated zones, and abovegrade leachate sumps.  The selected remedial action
for the  North Parcel system includes:  installation of six single completion extraction wells to the depth of
the refuse and installation of 1,500 feet of header lines. The estimated present worth for this remedial action
is $73,000,000  with an  annual O&M cost of $2,340,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS OR GOALS:  This remedy will attain State-required levels for vinyl chloride
ambient concentrations of 10 ug/1 over a 24-hour period, carbon monoxide emissions of 2,000 mg/1, and sulfur
dioxide  emissions of 500 mg/1.  The risk of fire or explosion due to landfill gas accumulating off-site will be
eliminated by controlling methane  concentrations  to  less than five percent of the landfill boundary. The
leachate and condensate that will be collected from the gas control system will be treated to levels established
by the POTW pretreatment requirements.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                      ORDOT LANDFILL, GU
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Ordot Landfill site is located on the Island of Guam. The landfill is in a volcanic upland region,
where site  runoff flows directly  into the adjacent Lonfit River.  Water wells have not been drilled in the
volcanics near the landfill.  There is concern, however, that a  suspected fault near the landfill may provide
a hydrologic connection between the contaminants  at  Ordot Landfill and  Guam's  major drinking water
acquifer located in the northern limestone province of Guam. The landfill is presently managed and operated
by the Guam Department of Public Works, and has  been receiving uncontrolled municipal  wastes since
before World War II. Because it is the only major public waste disposal site  on Guam, it has received some
hazardous waste during its history, including spent industrial and commercial chemicals, PCB-contaminated
oils from transformers, and perhaps munitions.  The facility uses almost the entire 47-acre waste disposal area,
with only approximately 4 to  7 acres of the oldest portion of the landfill not currently in use.  The current
depth of disposed wastes is approximately 100 feet.  In March 1986, EPA  found Ordot Landfill in violation
of the Clean Water Act for discharging landfill leachate to the Lonfit River without an NPDES  permit. The
1987 initial site  characterization study concluded that surface flow  through the landfill is the source of
leachate, the site is hydrologically isolated from the island's sole source aquifer, there is an absence of organic
contaminants, inorganic contamination is below the appropriate MCLs, and no air quality problems exist. The
study concluded that current  threats to human health and the environment are a result  of  poor  landfill
operation practices and  not a  result  of the few acres of the landfill which  are no longer in  operation.  The
primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground water and surface water  include iron  and manganese.

      The selected remedial  action for this site is the no action alternative.  EPA concludes that threats to
human health and the environment  can best be mitigated through addressing operation and maintenance of
the  landfill, and that the appropriate mechanism for implementing these controls is through enforcement of
the  Clean Water Act.  Further, EPA concludes 'that  any remedial action to  address the inactive portion of
the  landfill  would be jeopardized  or nullified  unless operation practices  at the active  disposal areas  are
improved.  No costs  are associated with the  no action alternative.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS:   Not applicable.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                         SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (AREAS 1, 2, and 4), CA
                                      Second Remedial Action
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The San  Gabriel  Valley sites  consist  of four  large areas of ground water contamination located
approximately 10 to  20 miles east of Los Angeles in Los Angeles  County, California.  The sites include
industrial, commercial, residential,  and undeveloped  areas.   The  contaminated ground  water underlies
significant portions of several cities and outlying areas of the San Gabriel Valley, and appears to be the result
of inadequate handling and disposal of industrial solvents by dozens of industrial/commercial facilities.  The
Main San Gabriel Ground Water Basin, which underlies the San Gabriel Valley, provides over 90% of the
water supply for  over 1 million people. Ground and surface water, including the San Gabriel and Rio Hondo
rivers, flow predominantly to the southwest through Whittier Narrows. Drainage through Whittier Narrows
enters Central Basin  to the south, another major water supply source. Ground water discharges to surface
water hi several  locations, including a  creek in the southwest portion of the  valley and the San Gabriel and
Rio Hondo rivers near Whittier Narrows.  Ground water contamination by VOCs has been detected in over
50 wells at concentrations above the action levels established by the California Department of Health Services.
This ROD addresses  contamination in the Bartolo Well Field, a private water utility, owned and operated by
Suburban Water Systems (SWS) and located  along the east side of the  San Gabriel River in the Whittier
Narrows area. The Bartolo Well Field consists of four public water supply wells that provide over 55 percent
of the water supply for approximately  17,000 commercial and residential water customers in SWS's Whittier
Service  District.  They were first  identified as contaminated in the the fall of 1986.  This action is the first
phase of a larger remedial action  planned for the Whittier Narrows area  and addresses only a small part of
the contamination in  the San  Gabriel Valley Areas  1, 2, and 4 sites.  The objective  of this action is to
partially control the movement and spread of contaminants in the Whittier Narrows area of the San Gabriel
Valley,  thereby  contributing to aquifer restoration of the San  Gabriel Valley Areas  1,  2, and  4 sites.
Additionally, this action will address the potential public health threat  posed by the SWS's Bartolo Well Field.
The  primary  contaminants of concern  affecting the  ground water  are VOCs including PCE and TCE.

      The selected remedial action for  this site includes:  on-site ground water pump and  treatment using
an air stripping system equipped with  air emissions controls, with subsequent discharge to the utility's water
distribution system; floodproofing the treatment facility; and ground  water monitoring.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS: Ground water treatment will attain a cumulative 10"6 cancer
risk  level and meet  MCLs  for TCE 5 ug/1 and  DCE  7 ug/1.  State  action levels will  be  attained by
remediating PCE to below 1.0 ppb.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not  applicable.
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                                SELMA PRESSURE TREATING, CA
                                     First Remedial Action - Final
                                          September 24,  1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Selma Pressure Treating site is located in Selma, California, 15 miles south of the City of Fresno.
The site encompasses approximately 18 acres, including a three to four-acre wood treatment facility and 14
acres of adjacent vineyards that were used for site drainage.  Land use in the vicinity of the site includes
agricultural, residential, and industrial areas, with 12 residences and businesses located within 0.25 mile. The
ground water resources in the area have been classified as a Sole-Source Aquifer and a current drinking water
source with other beneficial uses. Wood preserving activities using pentachlorophenol (PCP) were conducted
at the site from 1942 until 1965 under a series of owners.  In 1965, a new facility was constructed converting
operations  to a pressure treating process using chemical preservatives. Prior to 1982, wastes generated from
spent retort fluids and  sludges were discharged to drainage and percolation ditches, dry wells, and an unlined
pond and sludge pit, as well as  onto open ground and the adjacent vineyards.  An inspection conducted by
EPA in 1981 raised concerns about the potential for ground water contamination, and as a result the company
was required to modify its operations to minimize the potential for contamination.  The total volume of soil
requiring remediation is approximately 16,100 yd  . The primary contaminants of concern affecting the ground
water and soil are organics including  dioxin and phenols,  and metals including arsenic and chromium.

      The  selected remedial  action for this site  includes:   ground  water pump and  treatment  using
precipitation, coagulation,  and flocculation with reinjection into the aquifer or off-site discharge; soil excavation
and solidification/stabilization with replacement in excavated areas and capping fixed soil with a RCRA cap;
ground water and soil monitoring for  approximately 30 years; and long-term access and land use restrictions
for fixed areas and  short-term institutional controls for ground water use.  The estimated present worth cost
for this  remedial action is $11,280,000 with annual O&M  of $1,300,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Soil cleanup will attain the risk-based goals of dioxin/furan
1 ug/kg and arsenic 50 mg/kg to protect ground water.  Ground water treatment will meet the  State MCL
for chromium of 50 ug/kg.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Long-term access and land use restrictions will be placed on areas of fixed
soil, and short-term institutional controls will be established to prevent use of contaminated ground water until
remediation is complete.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                                   SOUTH BAY ASBESTOS, CA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The South Bay Asbestos (SBA) site is located at the northern end of the Santa Clara Valley at the
southernmost extent of San Francisco Bay, in Alviso,  California. The site is within an area of approximately
330 acres, and is comprised of a mixture of residential, commercial, light industrial, and agricultural land  uses.
Approximately 1,700 residents live in Alviso.  The site is comprised of a ring levee, which extends around the
community of Alviso on the east, north, and northwest.  It is approximately four to twelve feet in height, two
miles in length, has a trapezoidal shape, and covers an area of about eight acres. A narrow path exists along
the crest of the levee.  The levee was built by the  City of San Jose  in 1983 during  a major flood caused by
the Coyote Creek and the Guadalupe River.  It lies within the 100-year flood plain of the  Guadalupe River
and was constructed on portions of wetland areas adjacent to the community of Alviso.  It also abuts wetland
areas next to a national wildlife refuge near Alviso. In August 1983, an excavation occurred on property
owned by the City of San Jose involving the construction of an outfall structure at the Guadalupe River levee.
The excavation revealed asbestos  contamination ranging from 20 to  40 percent by area.  Contaminated soil
was  removed between August  and December 1983.  A September 1983 soil sampling  also  revealed the
presence of asbestos contamination throughout the community of Alviso, including the ring levee.  As a result,
EPA sprayed the ring levee with a polymer dust suppressant to control asbestos dust in May 1986, in  1987,
and  again in July 1988.  The primary contaminant  of concern affecting the soil is asbestos.

      The selected remedial action for the  ring levee includes:  stripping and rough  grading  of the levee;
placement of  a  compacted soil layer  and a top  soil cover followed  by revegetation to prevent  erosion;
alteration of the  side  slopes  and construction of  a  three-foot  wide  path  on  the  crest of the levee;
implementation  of strict  asbestos/dust control  measures  during  the entire  construction operation;  and
implementation of deed restrictions.  The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action  is $2,374,700
with annual O&M of $19,000.

PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  GOALS:  The selected remedial action will be protective  of public
health by creating a barrier to  control release of the asbestos fibers.  No specific standards or goals  were
established.   Compliance with  OSHA  Worker  Exposure  Standards  will  be  maintained  during the
implementation of the remedy.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Deed restrictions will be implemented to  prevent the disturbance of the
soil cover and possible release of asbestos fibers.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                         TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AREA, AZ
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           August 22, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Tucson International Airport Area  (TAA) site encompasses  sections  of southwest Tucson and
adjoining lands south of the city in Pima County, Arizona.  The  site is located  in the Tucson Basin and
includes industrial, commercial, residential, and undeveloped areas, as well as the Tucson International Airport,
the U.S. Air Force Plant #44 (AFP44), and part of the San Xavier Indian Reservation.  The Santa Cruz
River borders the site to the west.  The ground water system in the Tucson Basin has been designated a
Sole-Source Aquifer.  Before the discovery of ground water contamination in the TAA, wells within the site
boundaries provided water for over 47,000 people.  At least 20 facilities have operated in the TAA since 1942.
These include aircraft and electronics facilities which discharged waste h'quids directly to surface soil; fire drill
training areas where  uncombusted  residual  wastes from  training operations were left in unlined pits; and
unlined  landfills which received various  wastes from several sources.   The first indications of ground water
contamination in  TAA appeared in the early 1950s, when elevated levels of chromium were detected in a
municipal supply  well adjacent to AFP44 in the southern portion of the site,  and residents in another area
complained of foul-smelling water from private supply wells. In 1976, a well was closed at AFP44 by the
State because of  high levels of chromium.   By 1981, additional sampling by the Air Force and EPA had
indicated the presence of VOCs in the ground water. Consequently, in 1981, the City of Tucson began closing
all municipal wells that exceeded the State  Action Level  for the principle  contaminant TCE, and notified
private well users of potential risks. The site was divided approximately in half along Los Reales Road, with
the Air  Force addressing contamination to the  south  and EPA addressing contamination to the north.  In
1987, the Air Force began operating its ground water pump and treatment system using ion exchange and
packed  column aeration  followed by reinjection into the aquifer.  This ROD addresses the ground water
contamination in  the northern portion of the site, which together with the Air Force remedial ground water
system constitutes the overall ground water remedy for the site.  The northern portion of the site has been
divided into two discrete areas, A and B.  Area A lies west of the airport and extends approximately 3.5 miles
to the northwest  in the  direction  of ground water flow,  and is generally less than a  mile wide.  Area  B
consists of two smaller separate areas north of the airport.  If further investigations indicate that there is soil
contamination which  is a source  of continuing  ground water contamination,  a  ROD  will be developed to
address  soil remediation.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting ground water are  VOCs including
TCE, benzene,  and xylenes.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes: ground water pump and  treatment of Areas A and
B using packed column aeration, followed by discharge of treated water to the municipal water distribution
system and treatment of  emissions from the treatment process using granular  activated carbon, if necessary.
The estimated present worth cost for this remedial action  is between $7,328,000 and $7,820,000 with annual
O&M between $393,000  and $450,000 for years  1-20.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup levels will attain an  overall  excess
cancer risk of 10   by remediating TCE  to 1.5 ug/1.  This will reduce the levels of other contaminants below
their respective MCLs, State Action Levels,  and 10"6 excess cancer risk concentrations.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                           COMMENCEMENT BAY/NEARSHORE, WA
                                        First Remedial Action
                                         December 30, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The  Tacoma  Tar  Pits  site  covers  approximately 30  acres  within  the  Commencement  Bay
Nearshore/Tideflats site in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.  The tar pits lie between the Puyallup River,
the city,  and Wheeler - Osgood Waterways.  These bodies of water are not used as a water supply, but
support extensive fish and shellfish populations.   Currently there is concern for the site's impact on surface
water quality and many local industries that use ground water from on-site wells.  In 1924, a coal gasification
plant began operations, and continued until 1956, at which time they were terminated due to the availability
of natural gas.  During these years, waste materials  from the coal gasification process were disposed of on-
site. Contained  in the waste materials, were a wide variety of organic compounds  and heavy metals. From
1965 to 1966, the plant was dismantled and demolished.  Most of the metal  structures were removed from
the site;  however, all  demolition debris and below grade structures were left in place, including tanks and
pipelines containing tars.  In 1967, a metal recycling company  began operating at the site.   Recycling of
automobile batteries introduced acid, heavy metals, lead,  and PCBs to the soil. Several studies conducted by
EPA and the Washington State Department of Ecology between 1981 and 1983 found contaminants derived
from the coal gasification process.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting surface water and soil
include:  benzene, PAHs, PCBs, and lead.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  excavation of all contaminated soils exceeding 1
percent total PAHs and all surface soils exceeding a 10    lifetime cancer risk level, with stabilization of all
excavated soils in a polymer/cement mixture; capping of the stabilized matrix with asphalt; channeling and
managing of surface waters; ground water monitoring;  and removal and treatment of ponded water.  The
estimated present worth cost  for this remedial action is $3,400,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  All soils at a depth equal to  or less than three feet will be
treated to a 10"6 lifetime cancer risk. This equals 1 mg/kg for  PCB (consistent with TSCA regulations), 1
mg/kg for PAHs, and 56 mg/kg for benzene.  Surface soil containing more  than  166 mg/kg lead will also
be treated.  All other  soil exceeding 10,000 mg/kg PAH will be excavated and treated  in accordance with the
State law for the designation of extremely hazardous waste.  These standards will be  re-evaluated for technical
feasibility when the Remedial Action is undertaken.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS: Land use restrictions will be implemented.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
                             COMMENCEMENT BAY/TACOMA, WA
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Commencement Bay/Tacoma  site is a  190-acre industrial/municipal  landfill located in Pierce
County, Tacoma, Washington.   The landfill is operated by  the  City  of Tacoma Refuse Utility and  is
surrounded  primarily by residential development  and  open land, with some commercial and industrial
development.  Several utilities (i.e., sewer,  water, and storm) pass through the site. An aquifer beneath the
site provides drinking water to the Town of Fircrest and the City of Tacoma, both of which have wells near
the landfill.  The aquifer is also used by private individuals for their domestic water supply.  Ground water
flows predominantly to the southwest toward Leach Creek, which  lies approximately 0.25 mile west of the
landfill. Consequently, wetlands downstream  of the landfill could potentially be exposed to contaminants in
the surface  water  and ground water.   The Tacoma  landfill began  operations in  1960,  receiving only
nonhazardous  wastes including assorted municipal and industrial wastes, construction and demolition wastes,
and bulk waste.  To date, about four million tons of refuse have been deposited at the landfill to depths of
20 to 80 feet.  Although  the landfill does not accept hazardous wastes for disposal, it did  receive wastes in
the 1960s and  1970s that have since been designated as hazardous substances. In 1983, investigations by EPA
revealed the presence of hazardous  compounds in the ground water and soil near the landfill.  Subsequent
investigations indicated that the ground water is contaminated with  VOCs. In response, the City of Tacoma
connected affected residences to the public water system.  In 1986, accumulation  of landfill gas in a utility
vault adjacent  to the landfill resulted in a minor  explosion.  A field survey was initiated to evaluate the extent
of off-site gas  migration, and based on this survey a gas extraction system was constructed to extract, collect,
and combust the gas.  Gas samples collected at  the  landfill revealed high levels of VOCs.  The  primary
contaminants affecting the ground  water and surface water are VOCs including benzene, toluene, and xylenes.

      The selected remedial action for  this  site includes:  construction of a cap on the landfill  with runoff
directed to appropriate storm or sanitary sewers, and installation of a gas extraction system and gas probes
to monitor methane gas production; installation of a ground water pump and treatment system with discharge
of treated water to  a local creek or  the POTW  and  alternate water supply if needed;  and ground water and
surface water monitoring.  The estimated present worth  cost for this remedial action is between  $21,015,000
and $23,418,000.  The estimated O&M costs were not provided.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD OR GOALS:  Ground water cleanup levels were provided for 10 contaminants
of concern based on MCLs, WQC, pretreatment standards, or risk assessments.   Individual goals include
benzene 5 ug/1 (MCL), toluene 14 ug/1 (WQC), and xylene 10  ug/1 (EPA Risk Assessment).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions will be implemented to restrict  construction of water
supply wells in the affected area.
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                                FRONTIER HARD CHROME, WA
                                       First Remedial Action
                                        December 30, 1987
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Frontier Hard Chrome (FHC) site covering approximately one-half acre, is located in the City of
Vancouver, Washington.  Underlying ground water  is used as the drinking water  supply for the City of
Vancouver.  Two well fields are within one mile of the FHC site.  The site has primarily been occupied by
two businesses engaged in the chrome plating industry. Pioneer Plating operated at the site from 1958 to
1970.   The site  was then occupied by  FHC until  1983.   During Pioneer's operation and FHC's initial
operation, chromium plating wastes were discharged to the sanitary  sewer system.  In  1975, the City of
Vancouver determined that chromium in FHC's waste water was upsetting the operation of its new secondary
treatment system.  FHC was directed by Vancouver  and the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology)
to cease discharge to the sewer system until a treatment system  was installed to remove chromium from their
waste.  At that time, FHC began discharge of their untreated plating wastes to  a drywell behind the facility.
In 1976, FHC was given a waste water disposal permit for  discharge to the drywell by Ecology.  The permit
also contained a schedule for completion of a  treatment system for their wastes.  In 1982, Ecology found FHC
in violation  of the Dangerous  Waste Act for the  illegal disposal for  hazardous wastes.  In  1983, Ecology
ordered FHC to stop discharge of chromium plating wastes to the drywell.  Ecology discovered chromium
in the ground water at more than twice the drinking water standards, and in soil and FHC building structures.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: excavation of 7,400 yd  of chromium contaminated
soils exceeding 550 mg/kg, with on-site treatment using chemical stabilization followed by on-site disposal of
treatment residuals and placement of a final site  cover; and demolition of the FHC building. The estimated
present worth cost for this remedial action is $2,000,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS  OR GOALS: Currently,  there are no standards for chromium in the soil.
The site-specific  determination made at the FHC site was to treat soils in excess of 550 mg/kg chromium.
This determination was made relative to the drinking water standard which would be applicable in the future
cleanup of ground  water beneath the site.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Not applicable.
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                                FRONTIER HARD CHROME, WA
                                   Second Remedial Action - Final
                                            July 5, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Frontier Hard Chrome (FHC) site, covering approximately one-half acre, is located in the City
of Vancouver, Washington.  The  areal ground water is used as the drinking water supply for the City of
Vancouver, which has two well fields within one mile of the site.  Since 1955, the site has primarily been
occupied by two companies engaged in the chrome plating business. Pioneer Plating operated at the site from
1958 to 1970. The site was then occupied by FHC until 1983.  Presently, the facility is being used  as a
storage and staging area for a neighboring business.  During the operation of Pioneer and the initial operation
of FHC, chromium plating wastes were discharged to the  sanitary sewer system.  In 1975,  the  City of
Vancouver determined that the chromium in the wastewater from FHC was upsetting the operation of its new
secondary treatment system.  FHC was directed by the City and the Washington  Department of Ecology
(Ecology) to  cease discharge to  the sewer system  until a treatment  system  was installed  to  remove the
chromium waste.  At that time, FHC began discharge of their untreated  plating wastes to a dry well behind
the facility. In 1976, Ecology permitted  FHC to discharge to the dry well. Additionally, the permit contained
a schedule for completion of a  waste treatment system. Between 1976 and 1981, several extensions of the
permit and schedule were granted, as the deadlines passed without compliance.  In 1982, Ecology found FHC
in violation of the Washington  State Dangerous  Waste Act for the illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, and
in 1983 ordered FHC to stop discharging to the dry well. As a result, FHC also was required to prepare a
plan for the investigation of the ground water.  FHC closed  down all operations at the site.  The company
did not undertake the investigation. In December 1987, EPA published a ROD for the site's first operable
unit, which addressed the soil  contamination.  This second  and final operable unit  addresses chromium
contaminated ground water.

      The selected remedial action for this site  includes:  ground water pump and treatment using selective
media ion exchange to remove chromium, followed by carbon adsorption to remove VOCs with discharge into
the river or the city sanitary sewer; ground water monitoring; and implementation of institutional controls to
restrict ground water  usage and  to control new well  drilling.  The estimated present worth cost for this
remedy is $3,800,000.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The selected remedy prevents public exposure to drinking
water that exceeds MCLs for hexavalent chromium 0.05 mg/1, TCE 0.005 mg/1, and  1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.2
mg/1.  Additionally, treated ground water will meet  NPDES  requirements, EPA Water Quality Criteria for
protection  of freshwater aquatic  life,  or  city pretreatment  requirements (depending on  remedial  action
determinations for discharge).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:  The use of ground water in and around the contaminated  plume will be
restricted.  These restrictions will  be designed to last until chromium levels reach drinking water standards.
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                                            GOULD, OR
                                        First Remedial Action
                                           March 31, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Gould site is located in a heavily industrial area of Portland, Oregon,  approximately 1.3 miles
southeast of St. John's Bridge. The site is contained in a 60-acre study area consisting of the Gould property
and outlying areas containing battery casings and other residues from site operations.  The area is  sparsely
populated and lies on the left bank floodplain of the Willamette River. Doane Lake, a small pond, is located
adjacent to  the site.  The  Gould site is mostly  paved with asphalt, therefore, on-site flora and fauna are
limited.  Between 1949 and 1981, various  owners  operated  the site as a secondary lead smelting facility
specializing in lead-acid battery recycling, lead-smelting and refining, zinc alloying and casting, cable sweating,
and lead oxide production.  Operations ceased in August 1981; by the summer of 1982, most of the structures,
facilities, and equipment were removed.   Remedial investigation and production records estimate that 86,900
tons of battery casings, 11,800 tons of  matte, and  6,570,000 gallons of acid were  disposed of  at the site.
Approximately 2% of the total volume of battery casings is located in surface piles, the remaining 98% is used
as fill material, and is in direct contact with ground water.  The primary contaminants of concern affecting
the soil and sediments are lead and lead oxide.  VOCs  were discovered in ground water, but will be addressed
in a future operable unit.

       The selected remedial action for  the soils unit at the site include:  excavation of all battery casing
fragments and matte from the Gould property and adjacent contaminated areas; a phased design program to
determine the amount of material that can be recycled, and to minimize the amount of material that  must
be RCRA landfilled;  separation  of battery casing fragments; recycling of all applicable components; off-site
disposal of nonrecyclable material failing the EP Toxicity test; on-site disposal of nonhazardous, nonrecyclable
components; excavation, fixation/stabilization, and on-site disposal of remaining contaminated soil, sediments,
and matte with soil capping and revegetation; isolation of surface water runoff to East Doane Lake by site
regrading; and a monitoring program to determine changes in ground water contamination over time and to
ensure that  remediation does not adversely impact air quality.  Additional ground and surface water studies
will be  performed to determine  the need for remediation of the media. The estimated  capital  cost of this
remedy is $3,491,603, assuming a "worst case" scenario where little of the material is recyclable, with present
worth O&M of $17,073,581.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Surface soils having a total lead  content above 1000 mg/kg,
and subsurface soils, matte, and  East Doane Lake sediments  failing the  EP Toxicity test, will be fixated and
disposed of on-site.  Site boundaries will be monitored to determine if  lead exceeds the  NAAQs of
1.5 ug/m3.

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   The  remedy  will incorporate institutional  controls;  however, individual
controls were not specified.
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                     Progress Toward Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1988
                                     MARTIN MARIETTA, OR
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                         September 29, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The 350-acre Martin Marietta Reduction Facility (MMRF) site is located in The Dalles, Wasco County,
Oregon.  The site lies within an 800-acre area used primarily for heavy industry and manufacturing; land not
used for industrial processes is leased for agricultural purposes.   Less  than  20  homes  and businesses are
located in the area of the site. Ground water is an important source of water supply in The Dalles area for
domestic, industrial,  and agricultural uses, and flows in  an easterly direction toward the Columbia  River.
From 1958 to 1970, Harvey Aluminum, Inc., operated a processing facility designed to produce about  90,000
tons of aluminum a year.  Martin Marietta Corporation (MMC) acquired the facility in  1970 and  continued
aluminum processing operations until 1984, when the plant  was shut down.  In 1986, MMC leased the plant
and adjacent portions of the property to Northwest Aluminum Company, which resumed aluminum operations
in 1987.  The MMRF site consists of 28 areas of significant contamination resulting from treatment, storage,
and disposal practices at the site. A 15-acre landfill located near  the aluminum reduction building contains
approximately 200,000  yd   of  waste and plant construction debris.  Leachate emanating from the landfill
operations prior to the installation of a leachate collection  system has resulted in the contamination  of the
area aquifer.  Significant waste types in the landfill include asbestos, metallic wastes, and 5,000 tons of spent
cathode waste materials containing  cyanide, PAHs, and arsenic.  In addition to the landfill, approximately
64,670 yd of cathode waste material was deposited in areas referred to as the unloading area and the cathode
waste management areas scrubber sludge ponds,  consisting  of four surface impoundments, two of which are
covered with soil and vegetation,  cover 14.8 acres, and contain contaminated sludge and subsoil.  The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the soil, ground water,  and debris  are  VOCs including TCE, organics
including PAHs, inorganics including asbestos and cyanide,  and metals including  arsenic.

      The selected remedial  action for this site includes:   excavation of the cathode waste material and
placement into the existing landfill, and covering the landfill with a  RCRA cap; placement of a soil cover over
scrubber sludge ponds 2 and 3; plugging and abandonment of nearby production wells and connecting ground
water users to the City of Dalles water supply system; collection and on-site treatment of leachate generated
from the landfill, the perched  water east of River Road and the cathode waste management areas, and the
ground water in the unloading area using an aqueous treatment system with on-site discharge to a recycling
pond; ground water monitoring; establishment of a contingency plan to perform additional recovery of ground
water in the  event  further contamination  is detected; and implementation of  institutional controls.  The
estimated present worth cost for this remedial action is  $6,707,400 with annual O&M of $144,000 for years
1-5 and $55,600 for years 6-30.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Cleanup goals based on human health risks and the potential
for contaminants leaching to ground water will be attained for soil and include arsenic 65 mg/kg (carcinogenic
risk) and PAHs 175 mg/kg (urban background).  Ground water ACLs including fluoride 9.7 mg/1 and sulfate
3,020 mg/1 were selected for portions of the aquifer where concentrations exceed the State of Oregon MCLs.

INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROLS:  Deed and well use restrictions will  be implemented during  and after
remediation.
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                                    PACIFIC HIDE & FUR, ID
                                    First Remedial Action - Final
                                           June 28, 1988
ROD ABSTRACT
      The Pacific Hide & Fur (PHF) site consists of approximately 11-acres of fenced land and is located
in the northwest  edge of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho.  The  site, a former gravel mining area,  was
purchased by McCarty's, Inc., (MI), a  scrap  metal  dealer, in  1958.  MI purchased scrap metal,  batteries,
drained  transformers, and capacitors filled with  PCB oils from various sources, storing them on-site in a
previously excavated gravel pit. The waste is stored in the excavated pit, comprised of approximately three
acres, for resale, reuse, or salvage.  In August  1979, PHF purchased the rights to salvage scrap metal for four
years.  In the course of salvage operations, materials may have been moved from the pit.  Also, PHF may
have purchased scrap metals  and transformers and stored them on-site. Records indicate  that none of the
new transformers purchased by PHF contained PCB oils.  Transformers containing fluids were drained into
site drums or into the pit. In January 1983, the U.S. EPA and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
(IDHW) began investigating the site to  determine whether disposal of PCB oils were occurring on or  off-
site due to operations at the metal facility.  EPA declared the site to  be  an immediate threat to public health
and welfare.  As  a  result, approximately 593 PCB capacitors were transported off-site for  incineration,  and
21 hazardous materials drums and 30 cubic yards of  soil were transported off-site for disposal. Additionally,
11 ground water wells and a security fence were installed at the site. The primary contaminants of concern
affecting the soil  are PCBs.

      The selected remedial action for this site includes: excavation  of soil to an average of 1.5 feet followed
by screening to separate  large contaminated materials and testing for further contamination; stabilization of
a portion of the soil using an  immobilization technique; construction  of a bottom clay liner,  where necessary;
capping of the stabilized  and  remaining  materials; removal of some  ground water monitoring wells; ground
water monitoring; and deed and access.restrictions.  If the fixation technology is found to  be impracticable,
on-site containment will be implemented as the final remedial action.  The estimated present value of this
remedial action ranges from $1,330,000 to $1,890,000.  There is no O&M associated with this remedy.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  The  soil cleanup goal for PCBs of 25 mg/kg by weight  was
established as the EPA cleanup policy for PCB spills, and corresponds with  a 10"  to 10"  health-based  risk
level for the entire  site (including hot spot areas).

INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS:   Deed restrictions to prohibit  excavation or drilling will be developed
consistent with  final design determinations.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988


     Progress toward  implementing Superfund is reflected in Federal Register
notices of the Superfund program actions taken during  the  fiscal year.   During
FY88,  the  Superfund program  published 107 notices  of action  in  the Federal
Register.  The actions that the Agency took resulted in its publishing notices
of proposed and  final  rules,  guidance  documents,  requests for public comment,
and proposed consent decrees  issued by the Department of Justice.  The following
table provides the date,  citation,  action,  and  subject  of  each of these Federal
Register notices.  Where appropriate, it also provides the statutory authority
for the action listed.  Unless otherwise noted, the statute cited  is CERCLA.
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      FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                         TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                              (continued)
 Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
OCT 15
1987
OCT 21
OCT 26
NOV 12
NOV 19
NOV 23
52 FR 38340
(Request for comment)
52 FR 39386
(Request for comment)
(§123).
52 FR 40844
(Semi-annual revision of
 regulatory agenda).
52 FR 43393
(Publication of draft
 language)
(§122(g)(4)).

52 FR 44481
(Request for comment)
(§122(d)(3), (h), (i))
52 FR 44938
(Request for comment)
(§107(a)).
Availability of draft
toxicological profiles for 25
of the 100 chemicals that EPA
and ATSDR have determined can
be found at NPL sites and may
pose the most significant
threats to human health.

Interim final rule providing
for reimbursement of local
governments for costs
incurred in responding to
releases or threatened
releases of hazardous
substances.

Schedule for CERCLA
regulations that EPA is
developing, revising, and
reviewing.

Language for drafting de
minimis waste contributor
administrative order on
consent and consent decrees.

Proposed administrative
settlement for cost recovery
action at the Union Chemical
Co.,  Inc.  site in South Hope,
Maine.

Department of Justice (DOJ)
proposed consent decree for
cost recovery action at the
Shenango River Project site
in Vernon, Ohio.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                             TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subj ect
7.    DEC 8
8.   JAN 13
     1988
9.   JAN 14
10.  JAN 21
11.   FEE
12.  FEB 10
52 FR 46538
(Request for comment)
53 FR 850
(Proposed rule)
<§120(h)).
53 FR 959
(Request for comment)
53 FR 1641
(Extension of comment
 period).

53 FR 3644
(Request for comment)
(§106(a».
53 FR 3948
(Request for comment)
(§122(d)(2)).
DOJ proposed consent decree
requiring the cleanup and
maintenance of remedy at the
McAdoo Associates site in
McAdoo Borough, Pennsylvania.

Form and manner of contracts
notice required in trans-
ferring Federal real property
on which any hazardous
substance has been stored,
released, or disposed.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for partial cost recovery
action at the SCRDI Bluff
Road site in Columbia, South
Carolina.

Proposed rule for remedial
actions at inactive uranium
processing sites.

DOJ proposed consent decree
resolving action to compel
funding and implementation of
remedial action at the Johns-
Manville Corp. site in
Waukegan, Illinois.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
claims for injunctive relief
at the Picillo Farm site in
Coventry, Rhode Island.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
13.   FEE 11
14.  FEE 11
15.   FEE 12
16.   FEE 23
17.   MAR 2
53 FR 4070
(Request for comment)
(§§107, 122(g),
53 FR 4085
(Request for
 comment).
(§122(d)(2)).
53 FR 4280
(Initial docket listing)
(§120).

53 FR 5298
(Request for comment)
<§§104(a), 122(a),
 122(e)).

53 FR 6712
(Request for comment)
(§107).
Proposed de minimis
settlement for several sites
in Region 1:   the Plymouth
Harbor/Cannon Engineering
Corp. (CEC) site in Plymouth,
Massachusetts; the Tinkhams
Garage site in Londonderry,
New Hampshire; and the Gilson
Road site in Nashua, New
Hampshire.

DOJ proposed consent decree
determining responsibility
for cost recovery action at
the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in
Adams County, Colorado.

Initial listing of facilities
on Federal Agency Hazardous
Waste Compliance Docket.

Interim guidance on notice
letters, negotiations, and
information exchange.
DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
implementation of remedial
action at the Tysons Dump
site in Upper Merion
Township, Pennsylvania.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
18.   MAR 2
19.  MAR 9
20. MAR 14
21.  MAR 14
22.  MAR 17
53 FR 6762
(Request for comment)
(§§102(a), 102(b),
 103(a), 104(b)
 101(14)).
53 FR 7582
(Request for comment)
53 FR 8223
(Request for comment)
(§105).
53 FR 8279
(Request for comment)
(§122).

53 FR 8814
(Request for comment)
Proposed adjustment rule for
one of the two remaining
CERCLA hazardous substances
without a proposed or final
adjusted reportable quantity
(RQ),  lead metal.  Proposed
readjustment of RQs for four
lead compounds.  Proposed
delisting of one CERCLA
hazardous substance.
Proposed replacement of the
trademark "Kelthane" with its
generic equivalent.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for partial cost recovery
action and implementation of
first phase of remedial
action at the Sand, Gravel, &
Stone site in  Elkton,
Maryland.

Proposed rule for deleting
two sites from the NPL: the
Varsol Spill site in Miami,
Florida and the Tri-City Oil
Conservationist, Inc. site in
Tampa, Florida.

Guidance that evaluates three
types of mixed funding
settlements.under CERCLA.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the Harvey & Knott Drum, Inc.
site in Kirkwood, Delaware.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                    (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
23.  MAR 17
53 FR 8816
(Request for comment)
24.  MAR 24
25.  MAR 24
53 FR 9700
(Request for comment)
(§122(h), 
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
28.   MAR 25
29.  MAR 25
30.  MAR 28
31.  APR 1
32.  APR 11
33.  APR 11
53 FR 9807
(Request for comment)
53 FR 9823
(Request for comment)
(§§106(b), 107).
53 FR 9993
(Request for comment)
(§§106, 107).
53 FR 10560
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 11889
(Extension of comment
 period).

53 FR 11890
(Supplement to proposed
 rule)
(§102(a)).
Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the CSI
Technologies site in
Escondido, California.

DOJ proposed consent decree
addressing alleged PRP
violations of an
administrative order at the
Scientific Chemical
Processing Site in Carlstadt,
New Jersey.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the Mid-South Wood Products
site in Mena, Arkansas.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the Woodward
Property site in Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina.

Proposed rule on CERCLA
hazardous substance RQ
adjustments.

New information/RQ
adjustments for some CERCLA
hazardous substances
originally proposed on March
16, 1987.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subj ect
34.  APR 13
35.  APR 13
36.  APR 13
37.  APR 15
38.  APR 18
39.   APR 19
53 FR 12201
(Request for comment)
(§§104, 107).
53 FR 12201
(Request for comment)
53 FR 12201
(Request for comment)
(§122(d)(2».
53 FR 12613
(Request for comment)
53 FR 12680
(Final rule)
(§105).
53 FR 12868
(Request for comment)
(§§102,  103).
DOJ proposed consent  decree
for cost recovery  action  at
various sites in Cook and Lee
Counties, Illinois.

DOJ proposed consent  decree
for cost recovery  action  and
implementation of  cleanup at
the Chisman Creek  site  in
York County, Virginia.

DOJ proposed consent  decree
for cost recovery  action  at
the Carolawn, Inc. site in
fort Lawn, South Carolina.

DOJ proposed consent  decree
for cost recovery  action  at
the Bayou Sorrel Site  in
Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana.

Deletion of three  sites from
the NPL: the Middletown Road
Dump site in Annapolis,
Maryland; the Harris  (Farley
Street) site in Houston,
Texas;  and the Mountain View
Mobile Home site in Globe,
Arizona.

Proposed rule for  reduced
reporting for continuous
releases of hazardous
substances.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
40.  APR 25
41.  APR 26
42.  APR 27
43.  APR 27
44.  APR 28
53 FR 14334
(Semi-annual revision
 of regulatory agenda)
53 FR 14862
(Request for comment)
(§§106, 107).
53 FR 15129
(Request for comment)
(§122(h), (i».
53 FR 15129
(Request for comment)
(§122(h), (i)).
53 FR 15299
(Request for comment)
(§107).
Schedule for CERC1A
regulations that EPA is
developing, revising, and
reviewing.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the Anaconda Co. Smelter site
in Anaconda, Montana
requiring site stabilization
and funding of permanent
relocation of the residents
of Mill Creek, Montana.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
removal action costs from 58
PRPs at the Bourdeaudhui site
in Willington, Connecticut
and the Kapinos site in
Willington, Connecticut.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
removal action costs from 10
PRPs at the Bourdeaudhui site
in Willington, Connecticut
and the Kapinos site in
Willington, Connecticut.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for costs  incurred  in  removal
action at  the George 0'Bryan
Site in Louisville, Kentucky.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
45.  MAY 5
53 FR 16086
(Request for comment)
(§109(c),(d)).
46.  MAY 13
53 FR 17120
(Request for comment)
47.  MAY 16
53 FR 17228
(Request for comment)
(§105; 40 CFR
 §300.66(c)(8)).
48.  MAY 19
53 FR 17987
(Request for comment)
Interim final rule on
eligibility and procedures
for granting and receiving
awards of up to $10,000 for
information leading to
successful prosecution for
the criminal violation of
CERCLA.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery and funding
of remedial action at the
Price Landfill site in
Pleasantville,  New Jersey.

Proposed rule for deleting
three sites from the NPL:
the Gallaway Pits site in
Gallaway, Tennessee; the
Lee's Lane Landfill site in
Louisville, Kentucky; and the
Newport Dump in Newport,
Kentucky.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the McKin Co. site in Gray,
Maine.
49.  MAY 25
53 FR 18913
(Request for comment)
DOJ proposed consent decree
for recovery of removal
action costs incurred at the
Waste Disposal, Inc. site in
Santa Fe Springs, California.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                             TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
50.   MAY 31
51.  JUNE 2
52.  JUNE 2
53 FR 19805
(Reopening of comment
 period).
53 FR 20162
(Request for comment)
53 FR 20165
(Request for comment)
(§§107, 122(g), 122(1))
53.  JUNE 10
53 FR 21929
(Request for comment).
Reopening of comment period
for March 24, 1988 interim
final rule on Technical
Assistance Grants in response
to requests from the public.

Description of the Integrated
Risk Information System
(IRIS), which contains
summaries of some Superfund
regulations, such as the
rules pertaining to RQs.

Proposed de minimis
settlement identical to the
agreement published on
February 11, 1988.  Settling
parties were unable to
participate in the first
settlement for administrative
reasons.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for recovery of removal costs
incurred at 89 compressor
station sites along a gas
pipeline.  The sites are
located in Alabama, Arkansas,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, Missouri, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, and Texas.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
              Citation/Action
                                    Subject
54.  JUNE 14
55.  JUNE 16
56,
JUNE 23
57.  JUNE 24
58.  JUNE 24
              53 FR 22222
              (Request for comment)
              (§122(d)(3),
              53 FR 22566
              (Request for comment)
              (§§107,
53 FR 23661
(Request for comment)
(§12200).
              53 FR 23978
              (Request for comment)
              (§105).
              53 FR 23988
              (Request for comment)
              (§105).
Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
remedial investigation (RI)
costs and requiring
implementation of feasibility
study (FS) work at the Dover
Municipal Landfill in Dover,
New Hampshire.

DOJ proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
removal costs incurred at the
United Rigging and Hauling
site in Beltsville, Maryland.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the Southern Lumber
site in Crosby, Mississippi.

Proposed rule to add 13 sites
previously proposed for the
NPL and delete 30 sites from
the NPL.  All 43 sites are
subject to corrective action
authority under RCRA
Subtitle C.

Update #7 of the NPL, which
proposes to add 229 new
sites, expand one final site,
and repropose four sites.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                             TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
59.   JUNE 27
60.   JUNE 29
53 FR 24141
(Request for comment)
53 FR 24496
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
Availability of two external
review drafts, a cancer risk-
specific dose estimate
document and a document
estimating exposure.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the Buckhorn
Pesticide site in Buckhorn,
North Carolina.
61.  JULY 5
62.  JULY 7
63.  JULY 11
64.  JULY 14
53 FR 25218
(Request for comment)
(§§106, 107).
53 FR 25537
(Formation of
 discussion group).
53 FR 26090
(Request for comment)
(§105).
53 FR 26660
(Meeting announcement)
DOJ proposed partial consent
decree for cost recovery
action at the A&F Material
Reclaiming, Inc. site in
Greenup,  Illinois.

Availability of minutes from
the first meeting of the
Municipal Settlement
Discussion Group, which
addresses how municipalities
should fit into the Superfund
settlement process.

Proposed rule for deleting
from the  NPL the A.L. Taylor
(Valley of Drums) site in
Brooks, Kentucky.

Municipal Settlement
Discussion Group meeting on
August 4, 1988.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
65.  JULY 15
66.  JULY 15
67.  JULY 19
68.  JULY 20
69.  JULY 20
70.  JULY 20
53 FR 26858
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 26859
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 27268
(Request for comment)
(§§101, 102, 103, 107,
 109) .

53 FR 27371
(Request for comment)
(§105).
53 FR 27393
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 27411
(Request for comment)
(§§104, 106).
Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the A.Y. McDonald
Industries, Inc. site in
Dubuque, Iowa.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the Babb Drum site
in Little Chicago, South
Carolina.

Clarification of the
Federally permitted release
exemption from reporting and
liability provisions.

Proposed rule for deleting
from the NPL the Matthews
Electroplating site in
Roanoke County, Virginia.

Proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of
costs incurred in removal
action at the Salvo Property
site in Lithia Springs,
Georgia.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for failure to provide access
to an authorized represent-
ative of the United States to
the Arkwood,  Inc. site in
Omaha,  Arkansas.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
71.  JULY 22
72.  JULY 27
73.  JULY 28
74.  JULY 28
75.  AUG 4
76.  AUG 5
53 FR 27679
(Proposed rule)
53 FR 28278
(Request for comment)
(§122(1)).
53 FR 28414
(Request for comment)
(§105).

53 FR 28456
(Request for comment)
53 FR 29428
(Proposed rule)
(§§107(a), 122(h)).
53 FR 29484
(Request for comment)
(NCP §300.66(c)).
Provisions for Occupational
Safety and Health
Administration enforcement of
the Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS).

DOJ proposed consent decree
requiring the implementation
of interim remedial action,
cost recovery action, and the
performance of RI/FS at the
Saltville Waste Disposal
Ponds site in Saltville,
Virginia.

Proposed rule for deleting
from the NPL the Presque Isle
site in Erie, Pennsylvania.

DOJ proposed consent decree
requiring the implementation
of the selected remedy at the
Gold Coast Oil Corp. site in
Miami, Florida.

Procedures for use of
arbitration to settle cost
recovery claims in cases in
which the total response
costs for a site do not
exceed $500,000.

Proposed rule for deleting
the Mowbray Engineering Co.
site in Greenville, Alabama
from the NPL.
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                                  APPENDIX C

           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
              Citation/Action
                                    Subject
77.  AUG 8
78.  AUG 8
79.  AUG 8
80.  AUG 9
81.
AUG 9
82
AUG 9
              53 FR 29789
              (Request for comment)
              (§107).
              53 FR 29789
              (Request for comment)
              (§§107, 122{g)).
              53 FR 29790
              (Request for comment)
              (§107).
              53 FR 29959
              (Request for comment)
53 FR 30002
(Request for comment)
(§§101(23), 101(24),
 105(a)(8)(A),
 105(a)(8)(B)).
53 FR 30005
(Policy statement)
(§§101(23), 101(24)
 105(a)(8)(A),
 105(a)(8)(B)).
Three DOJ proposed consent
decrees for cost recovery
action at the Goose Farm site
in Plumstead Township, New
Jersey.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for costs incurred and to be
incurred at the Lipari
Landfill in Pitman, New
Jersey.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for costs incurred in removal
action at the Bliss/Frontenac
site in Frontenac,  Missouri.

Two DOJ proposed partial
consent decrees for the four
sites originally proposed for
administrative settlement on
February 11, 1988.

Proposed policy statement on
criteria for determining
inability of RCRA-regulated
site owner/operators to
finance cleanups, thus
allowing some RCRA sites to
be proposed for the NPL.

Policy statement on criteria
for determining unwillingness
of RCRA-regulated site owner/
operators to finance clean-
ups, thus allowing some RCRA
sites to be proposed for the
NPL.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
83.   AUG 10
84.  AUG 12
85.  AUG 18
53 FR 30120
(Request for comment)
53 FR 30452
(Request for comment)
(§105).
53 FR 31402
(Request for comment)
86.  AUG 18
53 FR 31403
(Request for comment)
87.  AUG 22
53 FR 31871
(Final rule)
(§109(e)).
DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the City Industries, Inc.
site in Orlando, Florida.

Proposed rule for deleting
from the NPL the Toftdahl
Drums site in Bush Prairie,
Washington.

DOJ proposed stipulation
concerning distribution of
proceeds from the sale or
lease of parts of the
American Creosote Works, Inc.
site in Pensacola, Florida.

DOJ proposed consent decree
to grant access to and not
allow PRPs to interfere with
the remedy selected for the
Taylor Borough Dump site in
Taylor Borough, Pennsylvania.

Procurement procedures for
contracting expert services
in preparing or prosecuting a
civil or criminal action.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                             TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
88.   AUG 29
89.  AUG 29
53 FR 32899
(Postponement).
53 FR 32949
(Request for comment)
Postponement of North
Carolina withdrawal proceed-
ings published on June 7,
1988.  EPA suspends the
hearing until further notice,
pending a national policy
review of CERCLA capacity
issues.

DOJ proposed partial consent
decree for cost recovery
action at the Clean Well
Field site in Clean, New
York.
90.  AUG 31
91.   AUG 31
92.  AUG 31
93.   SEPT 1
53 FR 33557
(Request for comment)
(§§106, 107).
53 FR 33558
(Request for comment)
53 FR 33618
(Request for comment)
(§104(c)(9), (k)).
53 FR 33811
(Notice of deletion).
DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
implementation of selected
remedy at the Seymour
Recycling Corp. site in
Seymour, Indiana.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action at
the Times Oil Co. site in
Tacoma, Washington.

Availability of draft
guidance for meeting capacity
assurance requirements and
preparing State Capacity
Assurance Plans (CAPs).

Deletion of two sites
originally proposed for
deletion from the NPL on
March 14, 1988.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
94.  SEPT 2
95.  SEPT 7
96.  SEPT 9
53 FR 34173
(Request for comment)
53 FR 34593
(Request for comment)
(§§106,  107).
97.  SEPT 13
53 FR 35110
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 35373
(Request for comment)
(§12200).
98.  SEPT 13
53 FR 35373
(Request for comment)
(§122(10).
DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
implementation of the
selected remedy at the
Celanese Corp. (Shelby Fiber
Operations) site in Shelby,
North Carolina.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
implementation of the
selected remedy at the Brown
Wood Preserving site in Live
Oak, Florida.

Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the Rome
Coal Tar site in Rome,
Georgia.

Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the
Clayton Ballfield Pesticide
site in Clayton, North
Carolina.

Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the Rock
Road Drums Spill site in
Greenville, South Carolina.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
99.  SEPT 13
100. SEPT 20
101. SEPT 20
102. SEPT 21
103. SEPT 22
53 FR 35412
(Final rule)
(§§101(14), 102(b),
 103(a)).
53 FR 36489
(Correction).
53 FR 36489
(Request for comment)
(§122(h)).
53 FR 36661
(Request for comment)
53 FR 36869
(Request for comment)
(§105(e),   40 CFR
 §300.66(c)(7)).
Amendments to 40 CFR 302,
which designates six wastes
as CERCLA hazardous
substances and establishes
RQs applicable to those
wastes.

Correction of date of end of
comment period for the
proposed rule for deleting
the Mowbray Engineering Co.
site in Greenville, Alabama
from the NPL.  The proposed
rule was published on
August 5, 1988.

Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the
Bostic Drum site in Holly
Ridge, North Carolina.

DOJ proposed consent decree
for cost recovery action and
implementation of remedial
action at the Litchfield
Airport Area site in
Goodyear/Avondale,  Arizona.

Proposed rule for deleting
the New Castle Steel site in
New Castle County,  Delaware
from the NPL.
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           FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES OF SUPERFUND PROGRAM ACTIONS
                              TAKEN IN FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
      Date
Citation/Action
      Subject
104. SEPT 23
105. SEPT 23
106. SEPT 26
107. SEPT 27
53 FR 37051
(Request for comment)
<§122(h».
53 FR 37005
(Extension of comment
 period).
53 FR 37344
(Request for comment)
(§12200, (i))-
53 FR 37643
(Request for comment)
(§12200).
Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the
Miller site in Roan Mountain,
Tennessee.

Extension of comment period
for the proposed rule
clarifying Federally
permitted release exemption
from reporting and liability
provisions, which EPA
orginally published on
July 19, 1988.

Proposed administrative
settlement for cost recovery
action at the Boykin and
Ingram Metal Plating Shop
site in San Diego,
California.

Proposed administrative
settlement for costs incurred
in removal action at the
Simpson Road Drum site in
Atlanta, Georgia.
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                                  APPENDIX D

                SUPERFUND DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING FISCAL 1988
Document
 Number                           Title                                Date

9200.3-01A  Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan Manual,    10/01/87
            Fiscal 88

9200.3-04   Resource Distribution for the Technical Assistance      06/29/88
            Grant Program (Memorandum)

9200.3-05   Flexibility in the FY-88 Extramural Operating Plan      06/07/88

9200.7-01   Catalog of Superfund Program Directives                 07/31/88

9230.0-31B  Community Relations in Superfund:  A Handbook (Interim      03/88
            Version)

9230.1-02   Technical Assistance Grants Program Activities Prior    01/11/88
            to Issuance of Final Rule (Memorandum)

9230.1-03   Citizen's Guidance Manual for TAG Grant Program         06/01/88

9230.1-04   Superfund TAG Grants Program Regional Guidance Manual   07/01/88

9230.2-01   OERR Communications Planning Process                    09/15/88

9230.2-02   Peer Review and Approval of Abstracts & Papers          06/26/88

9234.1-01   CERCLA Compliance with Other Laws Manual (Draft         08/08/88
            Guidance Part I)

9234.1-02   Draft CERCLA Compliance with Other Laws Manual
            (Guidance, Part II)                                     07/14/88

9240.0-03   Superfund Analytical Data Review and Oversight          08/18/88

9242.2-01B  ERCS (Emergency Response Cleanup Services) Contracts    10/20/87
            Users'  Manual

9242.5-02   Model Performance Standards for Superfund Project       09/26/88
            Officers, Deputy Project Officers and Work Assignment
            Managers/Delivers Order Officers

                                                                    07/05/88
9285.1-01C  Standard Operating Safety Guides
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                SUPERFUND DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
Document
 Number                           Title                                Date

9285.4-03   Health Assessments by ATSDR in FY-88                    04/07/88

9320.2-3A   Procedures for Completion and Deletion of National         09/88
            Priorities List Sites (Draft)

9345.0-01   Preliminary Assessment Guidance - FY-88                 02/12/88

9355.0-14   Compendium of Superfund Field Operations Methods        12/01/87

9355.0-23   Interim Guidance on Funding for Ground and Surface      10/26/87
            Water Restoration Activities

9355.0-24   OSWER Strategy for Management Oversight of CERCLA       12/28/87
            Remedial Action Start Mandate

9355.3-01   Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and        03/88
            Feasibility Studies under CERCLA (Draft)

9355.3-02   Guidance on Preparing Superfund Decision Documents:        03/88
            The Proposed Plan and the Record of Decision (Review
            Draft)

9355.3-03   Guidance Document for Providing Alternate Water         02/01/88
            Supplies

9355.3-06   RI/FS Improvements Followup                             04/25/88

9360.0-03B  Superfund Removal Procedures Revision 3                 02/02/88

9360.0-18   Removal Program Priorities                              03/31/88

9360.1-01   Interim Final Guidance on Removal Action Levels at      10/06/87
            Contaminated Drinking Water Sites

9360.2-01   Model Program for Site File Management                  07/18/88

9375.1-04X  State Participation in Superfund Program Manual         05/01/88

9375.1-11   Procurement Under Superfund Remedial Cooperative        06/01/88
            Agreements
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                SUPERFUND DOCUMENTS ISSUED DURING FISCAL 1988
                                   (continued)
Document
 Number                           Title                                Date

9375.1-12   State Access  to EPA  Contractors During Remedial         04/27/88
            Response

9375.1-13   Clarification on Allowability of Management Assistance  09/21/88
            to States for ERAs and Removals

9375.2-03   Funding for State Core Program Cooperative Agreements   08/21/88
                               OWPE DOCUMENTS

            Interim Guidance on Potentially Responsible Party       05/16/88
            Participation in Remedial  Investigations

            Interim Guidance on Selection  of Remedy                 12/24/87
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                                  APPENDIX E

                     STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR THIS REPORT
                                     AND
                   EPA AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPLEMENTATION
                        OF CERCLA, AS AMENDED BY SARA


CERCLA Section 301(h)  REPORT AND OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS

     (1)  ANNUAL REPORT BY EPA.   On January  1  of each  year  the Administrator of
the Environmental  Protection  Agency  shall submit  an annual report to Congress
of such  Agency  on the progress  achieved in implementing  this  Act during the
preceding fiscal year.  In addition, such report shall  specifically  include each
of the following:

     (A)  A detailed description of each feasibility study carried  out  at a
facility under Title I  of this Act.

     (B)  The status and estimated date of completion of each such study.

     (C)  Notice of each such study which will not meet a previously published
schedule for completion and the new estimated date for completion.

     (D)  An evaluation  of newly developed feasible  and achievable permanent
treatment technologies.

     (E)  Progress made in reducing the number of facilities subject to review
under section 121(c).

     (F)  A  report  on  the  status  of  all  remedial  and  enforcement  actions
undertaken during the prior fiscal year,  including a comparison  to  remedial and
enforcement actions undertaken in prior fiscal years.

     (G)  An estimate of the amount of resources,  including the number of work
years or personnel,  which  would be necessary for each  department, agency,  or
instrumentality which is  carrying out any activities of this Act  to  complete the
implementation of all duties vested in the department, agency, or instrumentality
under this Act.

     (2)  REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.  Consistent with the authorities of the
Inspector  General Act  of  1978  the  Inspector  General  of the  Environmental
Protection Agency shall review any report  submitted under paragraph (1) related
to EPA's activities for reasonableness and accuracy and submit to Congress,  as
a part of such report a report on the results of such review.

     (3)  CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. After receiving the reports under paragraphs
(1) and (2)  of this subsection in any calendar  year, the appropriate authorizing
committees of Congress  shall conduct  oversight hearings  to  ensure that this Act
is being implemented according  to the purposes of this  Act and congressional
intent in enacting this Act.
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                                  APPENDIX E

                     STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR THIS REPORT
                                     AND
                  EPA AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPLEMENTATION
                        OF CERCLA, AS AMENDED BY SARA
                                   (continued)

CERCLA Section 105  NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN

     (f)  MINORITY CONTRACTORS.   In awarding  contracts  under  this Act,  the
President shall  consider  the availability of  qualified minority firms.   The
President shall describe, as part of any annual  report submitted to the Congress
under this Act,  the  participation of  minority firms in  contracts  carried out
under this Act.  Such report  shall contain a brief description of the contracts
which have been awarded to minority firms under this  Act  and of the efforts made
by the President to encourage the participation of such firms in programs carried
out under this Act.

CERCLA Section 121(c)  REVIEW

     If the President  selects a remedial action  that results  in any hazardous
substances, pollutants, or  contaminants  remaining  at the site,  the President
shall review  such remedial  action no  less often than  each 5 years  after the
initiation  of  such  remedial  action   to  assure  that   human  health and  the
environment are  being  protected by the remedial  action  being  implemented.   In
addition, if upon such review it  is the judgment of the President  that action
is appropriate at such  site in accordance with section 104  or 106, the President
shall take or require such action.  The President shall  report to the Congress
a list of facilities  for which such review is required,  the results of all such
reviews, and any actions  taken as  a result  of such  reviews.

                  EPA AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPLEMENTATION
                        OF CERCLA, AS AMENDED BY SARA

     The Superfund Amendments and  Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) was passed
by  the   Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  on  October  3  and  8,  1986,
respectively,  and signed by the President on October 17, 1986.

     Section 115 of CERCLA authorizes the President to delegate authorities for
executing the Act.  In  response to the SARA amendments to CERCLA, the President
issued Executive Order 12580 on January 23,  1987,   delegating  authorities and
assigning  duties to  various  executive  departments and' agencies.    Primary
authority and responsibility  for carrying out the  Superfund program was assigned
to the Administrator  of EPA.

     Other organizations, departments, and agencies received specific authorities
in the Order,  e.g.,   the National Response Team (NRT) plays a  role  in revision
of  the  National  Contingency Plan  (NCP)  and  other  specified  regulatory  and
response activities;  the  Coast Guard generally  oversees response in the coastal
zone, Great Lakes, ports and harbors;  and the  Agency for Toxic  Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) performs various health assessment functions.  Executive
Order 12580  also revoked  the  previous Order,  No.  12316 of  1981,  which had
delegated  authorities  vested  in  the   President by  the  original  Superfund
legislation of 1980.


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                                  APPENDIX E

                     STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR THIS REPORT
                                      AND
                   EPA AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPLEMENTATION
                         OF CERCLA, AS AMENDED BY SARA
                                   (continued)


     EPA Organization and Operations for CERCLA Implementation

     The Administrator  signed final internal EPA  delegations of authority  on
December 11, 1986, and  on August  14, and September 13  and  21,  1987.

     Following delegation from the President, the  EPA Administrator  may retain
all authorities assigned to him; ordinarily, however, he delegates many specific
Superfund  authorities  and  responsibilities  to  the  program  offices  of  EPA.
Generally, the Administrator delegates authority to senior  management officials
that report directly to  the Administrator.

     The Administrator  assigns most responsibilities for carrying out specific
CERCLA  provisions  to   EPA  Regional  Administrators   and  to  the   Assistant
Administrator for  the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency  Response  (OSWER).   A
wide variety  of other  EPA  offices  also  play  roles in CERCLA implementation.
These other offices include the Office of Enforcement and Compliance  Monitoring
(OECM),  the Office of Research and  Development (ORD),  and  the  Office  of Solid
Waste (OSW).   Each internal delegation indicates whether  or not  the authority
for  executing a  Superfund provision may  be  redelegated.    If  authority  is
redelegated, the original delegatee remains accountable to the Administrator for
exercising the authority.

     Two program  offices work within OSWER to administer  the  major  activities
of CERCLA.  OWPE executes the enforcement-related activities of Superfund through
its  CERCLA  Enforcement  Division.   OERR  is  responsible for administering  the
Superfund response program.

     EPA Interagency Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with Other Federal Agencies

     In coordinating CERCLA's  implementation, EPA  occasionally exchanges goods
and  services  with other Federal agencies  and  with State governments.   Such
exchanges are governed by interagency agreements (IAGs).*  The IAG is a written
agreement designed to carry out a distinct project whose  objective  is clearly
defined.  All activities under an IAG must serve the objective through the term
of the project.  EPA undertook an initiative to promote consistent use of IAGs
and  to  improve accounting  and  cost  documentation  practices.   A draft  manual
entitled Regional  Processing of Superfund IAGs was distributed in July 1987.
     ^Agreements between  EPA and States governed by a  Superfund Memorandum of
Agreement   focus   on  environmental   problems,   objectives,  and  points   of
coordination.  Such  agreements  are not considered lAGs.
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                                  APPENDIX E

                     STATUTORY LANGUAGE FOR THIS REPORT
                                     AND
                  EPA AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH IMPLEMENTATION
                        OF CERCLA, AS AMENDED BY SARA
                                   (continued)

     EPA  lAGs  may be  divided into two  major  classes.   The  first  class  is
characterized by an exchange of goods  or services  for  monetary reimbursement,
or a sharing of goods  and  services between two parties.  The  second class  is
characterized by a policy agreement or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).   The
MOD sets  forth the policies  and procedures governing  the relationship of two
parties, or it governs the provision of services without monetary reimbursement.
No funds are exchanged under an MOU.
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                                  APPENDIX F

                        EPA INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT
                         UNDER CERCLA SECTION 301 (h) (2)

                                   CONTENTS

                                                                           Page

SUMMARY OF RESULTS   	      F-2

SCOPE OF OBJECTIVES    	      F-3

DETAILS OF REVIEW   	      F-5

     Annual Report Chapter 3.0 -- Responses at Sites With
     Hazardous Substances Releases  	      F-5

     Annual Report Chapter 4.0 -- Site Discovery and Assessment .  .   .      F-8

     Annual Report Chapters 3.0 and 4.0 -- Additional Comments  .  .   .      F-9

     Annual Report Chapter 5.0 -- The National Priorities List
     of Sites	     F-10

     Annual Report Chapter 6.0 -- Enforcement Program Activities  .   .     F-ll

     Annual Report Chapter 11.0 -- Technology-Related Research
     and Development	     F-12

     Annual Report Chapter 14.0 -- Executive Branch Estimate of
     Resources Needed to Complete Superfund Implementation  	     F-12

     Annual Report Preparation Process  	     F-12

EXHIBITS

     Exhibit 1	     F-14
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     1  UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
     /                    WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460

                               MAR 2 8 1990
                                                            THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Audit Report No. E1SFF9-11-0015-0100227
          Review of the Fisal Year 1988 Superfund Report to Congress
FROM:                    _
          InspecTp?^t5eneral (A-109)

TO:       Williain*K\ Reilly
          Administrator (A-100)
SUMMARY OF RESULTS

     We have completed our review of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
report to Congress on Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:  Fiscal Year 1988
(Annual Report).  We  found  that while some sections  of the Annual  Report were
accurate and reasonable, others were not.   Further, the process the Agency used
to prepare  the  Annual  Report  was not timely.   The  problems we identified with
the accuracy and timeliness of this Annual Report were essentially the same as
those we identified for fiscal year 1987 (FY87).  However, due to the length of
time taken to prepare the FY87 Annual Report, EPA was not able to take corrective
action on our FY87  findings in time to affect the  quality of  the  FY88 data or
timeliness of the report.  EPA has now established a work group to improve the
Comprehensive Environmental Response,  Compensation,  and Liability Information
System (CERCLIS) input controls,  and is performing monthly data quality audits.
Further, actions have  been taken to  improve  the process  for  preparing future
Annual Reports  in a more timely manner.

     Some sections  of  the Annual Report,  such as  key information  presented in
Chapter 5.0 on  sites  deleted  from  the National Priorities List (NPL),  Chapter
6.0 on  the  enforcement program,  and  Chapter  11.0 on  the  Superfund Innovative
Technology  Evaluation  (SITE)  Program,  were generally  reasonable and accurate.
However, certain information presented in Chapters 3.0 and 4.0 was not reasonable
or accurate. Significant portions of the accomplishments claimed by the Regions
were not supported  by valid source documents  (see Exhibit  1,  page  F-14),  for
several reasons.  In  some  cases  the source documentation indicated the action
either did  not  meet Agency definitions  or did not occur  in  fiscal year 1988
("invalid actions").   In other instances,  we were unable  to  locate  adequate
supporting  documentation to  determine whether  or when  the  action  occurred
("source documents not located").   Also,  program accomplishments figures in the
Annual Report were  not  always  complete because CERCLIS  is routinely updated
months after the fiscal year end.

     Appendix A does not always show the original estimated completion dates for
Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies (RI/FSs) and Remedial Actions (RAs)
in-process at the end of FY87.  While it identifies delays that occurred during
FY88, it does not identify any delays which may have occurred in prior years.


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     The process used to prepare the FY88 Annual Report was not fully effective,
due to many of the  same  problems that occurred with the FY87 Annual Report.  For
example, the  Annual Report coordinator's  resources  were  limited,  and he had
difficulty obtaining some key end of fiscal year data.  Also, the  tracking system
available  for the  signatory  officials was  not  complete and  accurate,  thus
hindering their monitoring of the  process.  Finally,  the  report  coordinator was
still working on the FY87 Annual Report when this one was past due. As a result,
the FY88 Annual Report was submitted to the  Office of Management and Budget  (OMB)
for review one month later than last year's report.   And  this  Annual Report was
not completed until December 1989, even  though it was due  to Congress in January
1989.

SCOPE AND  OBJECTIVES

     The objectives  of  our  review were  to determine  whether the Annual Report
is reasonable and accurate, as required by section 301(h)(2) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and  Liability Act  (CERCLA).

     We began our review on  January 30, 1989,  at EPA Headquarters and in Regions
4 and 5. We completed virtually all of our work by September 28,  1989,  when EPA
sent the Annual Report  to OMB for review.   However, we also reviewed the final
changes made to the Annual Report  in December 1989, after OMB's  review  had been
completed.

     Our work focused on FY88 activities.   Numerous auditors  familiar  with the
Superfund program reviewed the entire Annual Report to determine if there were
any sections which  did  not appear to be reasonable and accurate.

     We performed  detailed  audit  work in  Headquarters and Regions  4  and 5 to
verify the  accuracy of selected key information presented in the following Annual
Report chapters and  related appendices:

     •    3.0:  "Responses at Sites with Hazardous Substance Releases";

     •    4.0:  "Site Discovery and Assessment";

     •    5.0:  "The National Priorities List of Sites";

     •    6.0:  "Enforcement Program Activities";

     •    11.0: "Technology-Related Research and Development";  and

     •    14.0:  "Executive  Branch  Estimate  of  Resources Needed  to   Complete
          Superfund  Implementation".

     As previously stated, some of the information in the Annual Report was not
finalized until  December  1989.   In order  that our  review would not delay the
Annual  Report any  further,  we began  our  field work by  using an October 1988
draft, and used updated drafts as they became available.    We  focused our  field
work on  those items CERCLA  specifically required to  be included in the Annual
Report.  We  performed  detailed  audit  work in Regions 4 and 5 because  of  their
volume of Superfund activity.  Recognizing Regional differences, we hoped in this
manner to obtain a balanced, nationwide perspective in our review.
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     For the information in Chapters 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0, we obtained CERCLIS
printouts  in January 1989, and  matched the nationwide  summary totals to  the
totals  in  the  Annual  Report.   We also selected samples of cases for review in
the pre-remedial, removal,  remedial, and enforcement programs.  We did not secure
the printouts from the CERCLIS  data  base ourselves.  Instead, we relied on  those
provided by  the Office of  Solid Waste and Emergency Response  (OSWER) to define
our universe of cases.

     For our sample cases,  we reviewed the source documentation in Regions  4  and
5 to determine whether the  activities  claimed met the definitions for valid FY88
actions.   The  specific source documentation reviewed varied from activity  to
activity.  For  example, for Preliminary Assessment  (PA) Completions,  the  official
Agency  definition states that "a PA is complete  when the  report is  reviewed  and
accepted by the Region and the  PA completion date  is entered into CERCLIS."   In
accordance with this definition, we  reviewed source documents showing the review
and acceptance of the PA report by the Region,  such as the PA  report  itself  and
Regional logs; we  also  reviewed  the CERCLIS printout showing the entry of  the
action  into  the  data  base.  We performed this  same type of review for  each  of
the pre-remedial, removal,  remedial, and enforcement actions selected for review.
Although virtually every one of our sample  items was selected  at random, we  did
not select a statistically valid sample.  Therefore,  the  results of  our review
should  not be projected throughout  EPA.

     During  our  review  of  the FY87 Annual Report, we  identified  four   PA
Completions and one RI/FS Start in Region 5  that  were claimed in FY87,  but should
have been  counted  in FY88.    Because of this, we reviewed  these  five  cases
specifically to determine whether they were  counted again in the FY88 statistics.

     We reviewed  the  information presented  in  the Agency's report on the SITE
Program.   Concurrent  with our  review of  the  Annual  Report,  the  Office   of
Inspector General (OIG) was conducting a survey  of the SITE Program  to ascertain
whether an audit  was  warranted.   To determine  if  the information presented  on
the SITE Program was reasonable and accurate, we  asked the OIG auditors surveying
the SITE Program to review this chapter.

     We did not perform  in-depth audit  work on  Chapter 14.0,  for two reasons.
First,   most  of it is budget information that is  readily available within  the
Agency.  Second,  section 14.3  was not added to  the report until the July 1989
draft,   after we had completed our field work.

     Throughout  the  course of  our  review,  we  brought the concerns which   we
identified  to  the Agency's  attention.    The Agency  corrected most  of  these
concerns.

     Except  as noted below,  our work  was performed in  accordance  with the
Government Auditing Standards  (1988  revision) issued by the Comptroller General
of the  United States.  We did not perform a full  scope audit to determine if the
Superfund program is achieving the results required by  CERCLA, nor did we perform
extensive tests to determine if  internal controls are adequate.  We performed
audit work we believed necessary to determine if key information included in the
Annual  Report is reasonable and accurate.  Furthermore, for the items not  tested,
nothing came to our attention which warranted more  detailed audit work than that
described in the DETAILS OF REVIEW  section.
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DETAILS OF REVIEW

     Annual Report Chapter 3.0 -- Responses at Sites with Hazardous Substance Releases

     Removal Program

     The Annual Report's nationwide and Region 4 and 5 totals for Removal  Starts
and Removal Completions  differed  slightly from those on the CERCLIS printouts
provided to us.   Nationwide Removal Starts totaled 328 in  the Annual Report  and
326 in CERCLIS.  Nationwide Removal Completions totaled 282 in the Annual Report,
but only 277 in CERCLIS.   Region 4 and 5 Removal Starts totaled 96  in the  Annual
Report and  95 in CERCLIS,  while Region 4 and 5 Removal Completions totaled 87
in  the  Annual  Report  and  85  in  CERCLIS.   OSWER officials attributed  these
differences to the  fact that the larger numbers take into account sites with more
than one removal action, whereas the CERCLIS  totals equate  each site with only
one such action.

     Of the 47  Removal  Starts and  11  Removal Completions we reviewed,  51  (88
percent) were valid FY88 actions.   However,  seven of  the actions were not valid
FY88 accomplishments.

     Four of these  seven  actions were not valid because, based on official  Agency
definitions, they should have been recorded in a different  fiscal year.   In fact,
one of these  four  was actually an FY87 Removal Start that was counted in both
FY87 and FY88.

     For the  other three  actions,  the source documentation did  not   show  any
evidence that the Agency definitions  of a  start or  a  completion  were met,
regardless of the fiscal year  involved.  For example,  the Marietta  Mercury Spill
site in Region 4 was counted as both an EPA-lead  first Removal  Start and first
Removal Completion, even though the definition was never entirely  met  in  either
case.   Specifically,  EPA received  notification  of "about a six  ounce mercury
spill" on the floor of a personal  residence in Marietta, Georgia.   The  On-Scene
Coordinator (OSC) first mobilized a contractor to assist in removing the  mercury.
The  OSC then went to  the residence  and was  told  EPA's  assistance  was  not
required.  The resident of the home said that a relative would help in  removing
the mercury.  The  OSC subsequently  stated in  a memorandum to his  file  that  EPA
did not use the contractor to  do any removal actions at the residence.   EPA paid
$1,000 to mobilize the  contractor,  even though the contractor's  services were
not needed.

     OSWER  Directive  9200.3-1A states  that a first  Removal Start occurs when
removal  activity has begun.   Furthermore,  the  directive  states  that a first
Removal Completion is counted  on the day the  on-site removal action is completed.
We  believe that  the Marietta Mercury Spill site  does  not  meet the  Agency
definition  of a Removal Start or a Removal Completion.   In addition, our  review
of CERCLIS  revealed that this site was also counted as a responsible party-lead
subsequent  Removal Start and Removal  Completion,  because the resident  of  the
house stated  she would clean  up the mercury.
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     Figure 1 provides the detailed results of our removal program  review.

                                    Figure 1

                              REMOVAL PROGRAM
Removal Starts
Regions:
4 5 Total
Number in the Annual Report 62 34 96
Universe per CERCLIS 62 33 95
Sample Size 29 18 47
Valid FY88 Actions 26 16 42
Source Documents Not 000
Located
Invalid FY88 Actions 325
Removal Completions
Regions:
4 5 Total
55 32 87
55 30 85
7 4 11
639
000

112
     Remedial Program

     Both the Annual Report  and  the  CERCLIS printouts listed 150 RI/FS  Starts
nationwide in FY88.   For the  two  Regions  which we  reviewed,  CERCLIS  reported 42
RI/FS Starts.  We sampled 13  RI/FS Starts and determined that all 13 were valid
FY88 actions.

     We found that the number of Records of Decision (RODs) listed in the  Annual
Report as completed  nationwide  during FY88 was almost identical to CERCLIS.  The
Annual Report listed 152 and CERCLIS listed 154 RODs in FY88.  CERCLIS identified
37 RODs for Regions  4 and 5,  and all 15 RODs we reviewed were valid FY88 actions.

     The  nationwide totals  for   Remedial Design (RD)  Starts   and RA  Starts
contained in the Annual  Report   agreed  with  those  on  the CERCLIS  printouts
provided to us.  Of the  99 RD  Starts during FY88, 28 were  in Regions  4  and 5.
For RA Starts, these Regions accounted for 18  of  the 72  nationwide.

     Of the  15 RD Starts and 15 RA Starts we reviewed, 29  (97 percent) were valid
FY88 actions.  The  one invalid action was due  to  the funds  not being obligated
on an EPA-lead site  as  of the  end of FY88.   The definition  of an RD Start  for
this type of site includes obligating the funds.  Figure 2 provides the detailed
results of our RD and RA Starts review.
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                                    Figure 2

                 REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION STARTS

Universe per CERCLIS
Sample Size
Valid FY88 Actions
Source Documents Not
Located
Invalid FY88 Actions
RD Starts
Regions:
4 5
10 18
4 11
4 10
0 0

0 1

Total
28
15
14
0

1
RA Starts
Regions:
4 5
8 10
8 7
8 7
0 0

0 0

Total
18
15
15
0

0
     CERCLA section 301(h)(l)(C)  requires  the Agency to include in  the  Annual
Report  "notice  of each  (feasibility)  study which will  not meet a  previously
published schedule for  completion and the  new estimated date  for completion."
The Annual Report addresses this requirement in Appendix A.  It is important for
the  reader to  understand  that  this appendix  shows  "previously  published"
completion dates  which  were estimated no  earlier  than the beginning  of FY88.
For projects in-process  at that  time, these dates were taken  from  the column,
9/30/87 Est. Completion  included  in  Appendix D of the FY87 Annual Report.   So
for these projects, lengthy delays which may have occurred prior to the beginning
of FY88 are not  shown  (see  Figure  3 for RI/FS examples).  OSWER officials stated
that the  revised estimated dates  of completion contained  in the FY87  Annual
Report constituted a  "previously published schedule,"  so  comparing  these dates
with the new 1988 estimates satisfied the  statutory  intent  of CERCLA.
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                                     Figure 3

                      STATUS OF REMEDIAL INVESTIGATIONS/
                          FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON 9/30/88


Site Name
Kellogg-Deering Well Field
Groveland Wells
New Bedford Site
Per FY87
Annual Report:
"1/1/87 Est.
Completion"
2/88
1/88
2/88
Per FY88
Annual Report:
"Previously Pub.
Completion Sch."
2/89
4/89
2/89
     Annual Report Chapter 4.0 ~ Site Discovery and Assessment

     Pre-Remedial Program

     The nationwide totals  for PAs  and  Site Inspections (Sis) contained in the
Annual Report agreed with those on the CERCLIS printouts provided to us.  Of the
2,884 PAs completed during  FY88,  784 were in Regions 4 and  5.   For Sis,  these
Regions completed 413  of the  1,237  nationwide.

     Of the 44 PA Completions  and 31 SI  Completions we reviewed, 25 (33 percent)
were valid FY88 actions.  Five were not valid FY88 actions;  instead,  according
to official Agency definitions,  they should have been  recorded in a different
fiscal year.  Three of these five were part  of a batch of 74 PA reports actually
input to CERCLIS on November 4, 1988 (FY89), but which were erroneously recorded
as November 4, 1987 (FY88).

     In addition, we were unable  to locate adequate source documentation for 45
(60 percent) of the 75 sample cases.  Specifically,  in Region 4 we located all
of the reports,  but  there was no evidence  on the reports,  such  as  a date and
signature, to show that  they  had been reviewed and accepted  by the  Agency.   A
log was maintained of  approximately 60  percent of the  reports,  but  it did not
show  review and  acceptance.   Further,  some  of  the  reports  themselves  were
undated, and others were very old,  in one case dating  back  to  FY81.   Region 4
officials stated  that  they  did not document  the review and  acceptance  on the
reports because  they entered  the dates  into a computer data  base instead.   In
Region 5,  Regional personnel could not locate  some of the reports.  The Regional
log was sporadically maintained during FY88, and as a result,  in  some cases there
were no  entries for these  reports  documenting  Agency  review  and acceptance.
Figure 4 provides the  detailed results  of our review.
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                                    Figure 4

                            PRE-REMEDIAL PROGRAM
PA Completions
Universe per CERCLIS
Sample Size
Valid FY88 Actions
Source Documents Not
Located
Invalid FY88 Actions
Regions:
4 5
170 614
16 28
0 13
16 12

0 3
Total
784
44
13
28

3
SI Completions
Regions:
4 5
182 231
15 16
0 12
15 2

0 2
Total
413
31
12
17

2
     The Annual Report  states  that  the Agency met the January  1,  1988,  CERCLA
target for completing PAs for all sites  in CERCLIS as of October 1986.  However,
the reader should note that the FY87 Annual  Report acknowledged that the Agency
may not  meet  a similar  goal for  Sis.   Part  of the reason  for this may  be a
reduction  in  SI  completion volume  in FY88.  According  to Exhibit  1.0-4,  the
number of FY88 SI Completions was  the lowest in the last  five years,  decreasing
from FY87  levels  by seven percent.   This reduction  in  volume must  have  been
anticipated, because the Agency established  an FY88 target 16 percent lower than
the FY87 accomplishment.  Although  the  Agency apparently exceeded its own FY88
target for SI Completions, this target would not have been sufficient to induce
Agency components to meet the CERCLA  deadline.

     Annual Report Chapters 3.0 and 4.0 -- Additional Comments

     According to OSWER  officials, CERCLIS was expanded and improved during FY88.
However,  as previously  discussed,   our review  identified  concerns with  the
accuracy of some  data in  the system.   Further examples of system problems include
the following:

     •    In  December  1988,  we requested  that  Headquarters  OSWER
          officials provide us  CERCLIS printouts from which to select
          our samples for Regions 4 and 5.   We were initially advised
          that  printouts  could  not  be  provided   due   to  "data
          discrepancies."    During  January  1989,   these  officials
          apparently  believed   the  discrepancies  were  sufficiently
          resolved, and  we received our printouts.
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     •    During  our  field work,  Region  5  officials  advised  the
          auditors   that   they   considered  the  system   to  contain
          inaccuracies.

     From our discussions  and observations in the two Regions,  we believe that
inadequate  input  controls continue to  hamper the accuracy and  reliability of
CERCLIS.  OSWER officials advised us that a work group has been formed to review
these input  controls and make recommendations  for improvements.   In addition,
they stated  they  are conducting  monthly data quality audits.

     In  addition  to our  concern  about  the accuracy  of  the  data,  CERCLIS
accomplishments for  FY88  differed depending on the date of the  printout.   For
example, we  obtained three different figures for Removal Starts  in  Region 4.
A  Headquarters  CERCLIS  report  dated October 19, 1988,   listed 62;  the  draft
Annual  Report dated February 23,  1989,  listed 67;  and a  Region 4  CERCLIS
printout dated March 14,  1989, listed 65.

     OSWER Directive 9200.3-lA established a cut-off date of  October 17,  1988,
for producing final  quarter accomplishments reports.   However,  the Regions did
not adhere to the cut-off  date and  continued to input information into  CERCLIS
months  after the end of  the  fiscal 'year.   OSWER  officials  stated that  for
purposes  of completeness,  the  Agency  wants to  get  all accomplishments  into
CERCLIS, regardless  of lateness.   Nevertheless, since the CERCLIS runs used for
the Annual Report were generated shortly after the cut-off  date,  and since the
Regions continued to enter accomplishments into  the  system,  the  Annual  Report
may be understating  some Agency  accomplishments.

     The reader should understand that  in some instances, activities  conducted
at  a  site  are  claimed  in multiple  categories,  i.e.,  both as  Removals  and
Remedial Actions.  These same activities are apparently considered to meet more
than one Agency definition.  For  example,  at the Region 4 Newport Dump site,  the
documentation in  the files stated  that "the remedial action was  initiated on
July 2, 1987 and  completed on October 31,  1987."  Yet the CERCLIS printouts we
received indicated that not one,  but three actions occurred on October 30,  1987:
a Removal Completion;  a  first RA Completion; and a final RA  Completion.   Some
Agency officials have devised the term  "removials" to apply  to these cases;  OIG
auditors in Region 4 have  initiated an  audit of this  practice.

     Following up on our FY87 review,  we found that the four PA  Completions and
one RI/FS  Start  which Region 5  counted in  FY87, but should  have  recorded in
FY88,  were not counted again in  this year's statistics.  However,  based  on the
previously discussed Removal  Start which  Region  5  counted  in both years,  the
potential exists  that other accomplishments may also  be  doubled counted.

     Annual Report Chapter 5.0 - The National Priorities List of Sites

     The Annual  Report listed five sites deleted from  the NPL nationwide  in
FY88.    We obtained  documentation  from Headquarters which verified that  the
Agency deleted these five sites from the NPL.  Two of the sites  deleted were in
Region 4, while  Region 5  did not have  any sites deleted.  We  did not do  any
further work in Region  4 validating the  completion dates for  the two  sites
deleted.
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     Annual Report Chapter 6.0 -- Enforcement Program Activities

     We  reviewed four categories  of enforcement  activities  discussed  in  the
Annual  Report:    Administrative   Orders   (AOs);   RI/FS   Settlements;   RD/RA
Settlements;  and Referrals.   In  most cases,  the nationwide  CERCLIS  totals
provided to  us  agreed with the  totals shown in the  Annual Report.   The  only
instance in which the  nationwide totals did not agree was  in the  AO category.
The CERCLIS  printouts  showed 202  Unilateral/Administrative Orders,  while  the
Annual Report contained 207.

     For our samples of cases selected in each  activity  category,  we were able
to locate all appropriate source documents and verify that the actions occurred
during FY88, as claimed.   Figure  5  outlines the number of sample cases reviewed.

                                     Figure 5

                         ENFORCEMENT CASES REVIEWED
Enforcement Category
Administrative Orders
RI/FS Settlements
RD/RA Settlements
Referrals
Number of Actions
in Regions 4 and 5
60
26
12
31
Sample
Size
7
13
12
6
     The reader should note  that  for  these  settlements,  not all parties to the
settlement have to  be  in agreement,  nor all monies collected,  to  meet the EPA
definition of  an  accomplishment.   For  example,  at the time of  our  review the
Consent Decree for  the Laskin/Poplar  site had  been filed in court, but not yet
signed  by the  affected  parties,  and  penalty  monies  had  not actually  been
collected.  There is, therefore, some degree of uncertainty regarding the final
resolution of this  case.

     It is important for the reader to understand that the dollar figures cited
in  the  Annual Report  for AOs, RI/FS  Settlements,  and RD/RA  Settlements are
estimates made by  the  Regional officials.   In most cases  these  are  not actual
monies  collected  for the Superfund,  but rather  are estimates  of the amount of
money saved the Federal Government by  having the  responsible parties perform the
cleanups.  Regional officials stated that the estimates are based on normal costs
to clean up sites  similar to  those  in  question, unless more specific information
is available to be used.  We requested source documents to validate the amounts
of  these  estimates in Regions  4  and  5, but Regional officials  were unable to
provide any documentation.
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     The  Annual Report  presents enforcement  accomplishments  in  a number of
different  categories,  based on official  Agency definitions  and  statistics
tracking.  It is important for the reader to understand that the same Superfund
site may appear in more  than one category.  For example in Region 5, the American
Anodco,  Inc.  site was  counted in  both  the  Administrative  Order and  RI/FS
Settlement categories.  Thus, the reader should not add together the numbers of
accomplishments  in the  different categories  to  form a picture of  the overall
enforcement accomplishments  at  Superfund sites during FY88.

     Annual Report Chapter  11.0 ~ Technology-Related Research and Development

     We  reviewed the information presented in  the  Annual  Report on  the SITE
Program.  Concurrent with our review of the Annual Report, the OIG was conducting
a survey of the SITE Program.  To determine if the information presented on the
SITE Program was reasonable  and accurate,  we asked the auditors working on the
SITE Program survey to analyze this chapter.  Based on their review, we believe
that the information  presented  on the  SITE Program is generally reasonable and
accurate.

     Annual Report Chapter 14.0  -- Executive  Branch Estimate  of Resources  Needed to Complete
     Superfund Implementation

     We did not perform in-depth audit work on the information in this chapter.
Much of  it consists  of  FY88 obligations,  the  resource  estimates  from  the FY89
Operating Plan, and the  Agency's budget request for FY90, all of  which is readily
available information.  Further, section 14.3,  on the Agency's estimate of post-
FY90 costs to clean up the existing NPL, was added to the draft report after we
completed our  field work.   Consequently,  we  did not have sufficient  time to
perform an in-depth review  of this  information prior to the Agency's scheduled
issuance  of  the  final  report.   However,  we do  wish  to  emphasize  that  the
projected dollar  figure of approximately $18.6 billion does  not  address  sites
which are not presently proposed for listing or  actually on  the NPL.

     Annual Report Preparation Process

     As with last year's Annual Report, the process used to prepare this year's
was not fully effective.  Although this Annual Report was due to Congress January
1, 1989, it was not submitted to OMB for review until September 1989, one month
later than last year's report.   While the Agency improved the overall timeliness
of issuing the report, it was still not completed until December 1989.   Many of
the reasons for  the Annual Report's  lateness are the same  as  last year.  These
issues need to be addressed if future Annual Reports are to be submitted timely
to Congress.

     Part of the reason that the Annual Report encountered such difficulties is
that the  coordinator's  resources were limited,  thus inhibiting the completion
of the prior year's Annual Report.   In  fact, while we were performing our review
of the FY88 Annual Report the  coordinator was still devoting much  of  his time
to the FY87 Annual Report. We finished almost all of our field work for the FY88
review prior to the Agency's transmittal of the FY87 Annual Report to Congress.

     Another factor contributing to the Annual Report's delay was the fact that
the coordinator was unable to secure  selected accomplishment figures  in a timely


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manner from  Agency offices responsible  for compiling them.   For example, as
previously discussed, we were initially unable to  secure  CERCLIS printouts  from
OSWER two months after the end of the fiscal year,  due to "data discrepancies."

     Accurate  and complete  monitoring  information  is  not available  to  the
signatory officials.  The Director, Office  of Emergency  and Remedial Response,
has a tracking system to monitor the status and progress  of the Annual Report.
However,  the tracking system available for  the Administrator and  the Assistant
Administrator for OSWER is incomplete and inaccurate.   In June 1989, we secured
a printout from  the  "Statutory Deadlines Tracking System," which contained no
record of the FY88 Annual Report.  Furthermore, the printout showed that the  FY87
Annual Report  was  completed on  February  26,  1988, when,  in  fact,  it was not
signed by  the  Administrator  until over a  year  later.    Without  accurate  and
complete monitoring  information,  officials  responsible  for signing the Annual
Report cannot ensure it is completed on time.

     Finally, we are concerned that delays in the  FY88 Annual Report will delay
future Annual Reports past the January due date to Congress. Preparation of the
FY89 Annual Report did not begin until past  the point  in  time necessary to  meet
the GERCLA deadline.

     CERCLA  states  that  the  authorizing  committees  in Congress will   hold
oversight hearings after receiving the Annual Report, to ensure that the statute
is being  implemented according  to  the  purposes  of the  law and  congressional
intent.  The delay  in  issuing the FY88 Annual Report will not only delay  that
oversight process, but also did not afford Congress the opportunity to consider
any needed action during the FY90  appropriations cycle.
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                                  APPENDIX G

                                LIST OF SOURCES
     The  following is  a  list  of  reference  sources  that  were used  in  the
preparation of this Report.  Sources for data  used in graphics within the  text
are cited on the  graphics  and also listed below.  Other references were used for
background information and also for fiscal year accomplishment data.
Statutes

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,  P.L.  96-
     510 (11 December 1980), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et.  seq.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, P.L. 94-580 (21 October 1976), 42 U.S.C.
     §6901 et. seq.

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act,  P.L.  99-499 (17 October 1986), 42
     U.S.C. §11001 et. seq.

Rulemakings

Carcinogen Reportable Quantity Adjustment; Final Rule  (Draft).

"Designation of Extremely Hazardous  Substances as CERCLA Hazardous Substances;"
     Proposed Rule, 54 FR 3388 (January 23, 1988).

"Technical Assistance  Grants  to  Groups at  National  Priorities  List Sites,"
     Interim Final Rule with Request for Comments,  53 FR 9736 (March 24, 1988).

"Reporting Continuous Releases of Hazardous  Substances;" Proposed Rule,  53 FR
     12868 (April 19, 1988).

"Citizen Awards for Information on Criminal Violations Under Superfund," Interim
     Final Rule, 53 FR 16086 (May 5, 1988).

"National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous  Waste Sites  Subject to  the
     Subtitle C Corrective Action Authorities of the Resource Conservation  and
     Recovery Act;" Proposed Rule, 53 FR 23978 (June 24,  1988).

"Reporting Exemptions for Federally Permitted Releases of Hazardous Substances;"
     Proposed Rule, 53 FR 27268 (July 19, 1988).

"Arbitration  Procedures  for Small  Superfund  Cost Recovery Claims,"  Proposed
     Rule,  53 FR 29428 (August 4,  1988).

"Acquisition Regulation;" Final Rule, 53 FR 31871  (August 22, 1988).
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                                  APPENDIX G
                                LIST OF SOURCES
                                   (continued)
"National Oil  and Hazardous Substances  Pollution  Contingency Plan;"  Proposed
     Rule, 53 FR 51349 (December 21, 1988).

Reportable Quantity Adjustment  - Radionuclides; Final Rule; 54 FR 22524 (May 24,
     1989).

Memoranda

Memorandum; Subject:  The Role of Expedited Response Actions Under  SARA;  From:
     Henry L. Longest II, Director, Office of Emergency and Remedial  Response;
     To: Advisees; OSWER Directive 9360.0-15; OERR; April 21, 1987.

Memorandum;  Subject:   Removal Program  Priorities;  From:    J.  Winston Porter,
     Assistant Administrator; To:   Regional Administrators, Regions I-X;  OSWER
     Directive No. 9360.0-18; OSWER; March 31, 1988.

Memorandum; Subject:  Proposed  Expedited Response Actions at NPL Sites  in Region
     VII; From:   David A.  Wagoner,  Director, Waste Management Division;  To:
     Henry L. Longest, II,  Director,  Office of Emergency and Remedial  Response;
     OSWER Directive 9360.0-1;  Region VII; May 20,  1988.

Reports

Superfund Program Report--Regional Branch Chiefs, Quarterly Update, OERR.

OERR Monthly Management Reports, September 30, 1988.

"Superfund:   Interim Assessment of EPA's  Enforcement  Program;" United States
     General Accounting Office, Report No. RCED-89-40BR, October 12,  1988.

"FY  1988  Enforcement  Accomplishments   Report;"   Office  of  Enforcement  and
     Compliance Monitoring, December 1988.

"The Superfund Report as of September 30, 1988;" OSWER, December 29,  1988.

National Response Team, Annual Report to Congress,  1988, March 1989.

FY88 ROD Summary Report, HSCD/OERR, March 1989.

Progress Toward Implementing Superfund:   Fiscal Year 1987, OERR, April 1989.

Guidance Documents and Directives

Superfund Remedial Design and Remedial Action Guidance, OSWER Directive 9355.0-
     4A, OERR, June 1986.
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                                  APPENDIX G
                                LIST OF SOURCES
                                   (continued)
Preliminary Assessment Guidance  for Fiscal Year 1988, OSWER Directive 9345.0-
     01, OSWER, January 1988.

Guidance on Preparing Superfund Decision Documents:   The Proposed Plan and the
     Record of Decision (Review Draft), OERR, March 1988.

Guidance for Conducting Remedial  Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under
     CERCLA (Draft), OSWER Directive 9355.3-01, OERR, March 1988.

Catalog of Superfund Program Directives,  OSWER Directive  9260.7-01, OSWER, July
     1988.

Procedures for Completion and Deletion of National Priorities List Sites (Draft) ,
     OSWER Directive 9320.2-3A, OSWER, September 1988.

Interim  Guidance  on Administrative Records  for  Selection of  CERCLA Respone
     Actions, OSWER Directive 9833.3A, OERR, March 1, 1989.

Other Sources

Management of  Construction  in the Superfund Program  (Training booklet), HSCD,
     July 31, 1986.

"The New Superfund:   Protecting  People and Their  Environment;" EPA Journal,
     Office of Public Affairs, January/February 1987.

"Superfund:  Looking Back,  Looking Ahead;" Reprinted from EPA Journal,  Office
     of Public Affairs, April 1987.

"Federal Facilities Added to  the  National  Priorities List;" 52 FR 27620 (July
     22, 1987).

Pre-Remedial Strategy for Implementing SARA, OSWER Directive 9345.2-01, OSWER,
     February 12, 1988.

"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket;"  EPA  initial  list of Federal
     Facilities Under CERCLA  Section 120(c), 53 FR 4280  (February 12, 1988).

Community Relations in Superfund:  A Handbook (Interim Version),  OSWER Directive
     9230.0-3B, OERR, March 1988.

Potential  Changes  in the  Composition of  the National  Priorities  List After
     Revisions of the HRS (Draft),  May 25,  1988.

"Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Training Plan;" Office of Program
     Management and Technology, May 27, 1988.
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                                LIST OF SOURCES
                                   (continued)
Options for Setting the Cutoff Score for the  Revised HRS  (Draft),  OERR, May  31,
     1988.

National Priorities List,  Supplementary Lists  and Supporting Materials, OERR,
     (HW-10.35) June 1988.

Background Information:  National Priorities List, Proposed Update #7/RCRA Rules,
     OERR, June 1988.

"EPA revises  policy for  listing RCRA  sites on NPL,"  Hazardous Intelligence
     Materials Reports, August 5, 1988.

"The National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites  -- Criteria
     for Determining Unwillingness for Sites Subject to the Subtitle C Corrective
     Action Authorities of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act;". Policy
     Statement, 53 FR 30005 (August 9,  1988).

"The National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites -- Additions
     to Policy for Determining Inability-To-Pay for Sites Subject to the Subtitle
     C Corrective Action Authorities of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
     Act;" Policy Statement for Comment, 53 FR 30002  (August 9,  1988).

Removal Actions Universe Study, Emergency Response  Division, August 18, 1988.

"The Superfund  Enforcement Process:   How It Works;"  Office of Waste Programs
     Enforcement, Summer 1988.

CORAS Bulletin, CORAS/OPM/OERR, Volume  1, Issue 1,  September 1988.

Fact Sheet for Revisions to the National Oil  and Hazardous  Substances Pollution
     Contingency Plan (Draft), September 1,  1988.

"National  Oil  and  Hazardous Substances  Contingency Plan;  National Priorities
     List  Update,"  Notice of  Deletion  of  Sites from  the  National Priorities
     List, 53 FR 33811  (September 1, 1988).

Hazardous Waste Report, Volume 10, Number 1, September 5,  1988.

"Superfund Program  Status:   Regional Branch Chiefs Quarterly Update;" OSWER,
     October 24, 1988.

Superfund  Site  Completions and  Deletions  from the  October  25,   1988 National
     Priorities List,  HSCD/OERR, October 25, 1988.
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                                LIST OF SOURCES
                                    (continued)
"Federal Agency Hazardous  Waste Compliance Docket;" First  six-month update of
     list of  Federal Facilities Under  CERCLA Section 120(c) and  revisions to
     initial list, 53 FR 45364  (November  16,  1988).

"1989-1993 Training  Strategy;"  OSWER.

Active Superfund Contractor Listing FY 1988-1989, EPA Office of Administration.

EPA Superfund Budget Documents.

List of FY88 Requests, Superfund Docket and Information Center.

Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan.

CERCLA Information System.

EPA Contract Laboratory Program, Sample Management Office.

Removal Tracking System, Emergency Response Division.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  Strategic  Planning and Management System.
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                                  APPENDIX H

                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AA

A/E

ABNs

ARE

ANPRM

AOB

ARARs

ARCS

ARIP

ASTSWMO


ATS

ATSDR

BBS

BDAT

BUREC

CA

CAA

CAP

CDC

CDMS

CERCLA


CERCLIS
Assistant Administrator

Architectural/Engineering

Acid and Base/Neutral Compounds

Acute Hazardous Events

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Analytical Operations Branch

Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

Alternative Remedial Contract Strategy

Accident Release Information Program

Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management
Officials

Action Tracking System

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Bulletin Board System

Best Demonstrated Available Technology

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Cooperative Agreement

Clean Air Act

Capacity Assurance Plan

Centers for Disease Control

Cost Documentation Monitoring System

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,  and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended

CERCLA Information System
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                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)
CERI        --  Center for Environmental Research  Information

CERT        --  Council of Energy Resource Tribes

CHRIS       --  Chemical Hazard Response Information System

CIS         --  Contract Information  System

CLP         - -  Contract Laboratory Program

CMS         --  Corrective Measures Study

COE         --  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

CORA        --  Cost of Remedial Actions

CPCA        --  Core Program Cooperative Agreements

CWA         --  Clean Water Act

DERP        --  Defense Environmental Restoration  Program

DOD         --  Department of Defense

DDT         --  Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

DOC         - -  Department of Commerce

DOH         --  Department of Health

DOI         - -  Department of the Interior

DOJ         --  Department of Justice

DOL         - -  Department of Labor

DOT         - -  Department of Transportation

DWEL        --  Drinking Water Equivalent Level

EDA         --  Emergency Declaration Area

EE/CA       --  Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis

EHS         --  Extremely Hazardous Substance

EMSL        - -  Environmental Monitoring Services  Lab
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EMS-LV



EPA

ERAs

ERGS

ERD

ERNS

ERRIS

ERT

ESAT

ETP

FAA

FDER

FEMA

FFA

FIFRA

FIT

FMS

FOIA

FTE

FTTA

FY

GAO

GIGS
                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)
Enviromental Monitoring  Systems  Laboratory in Las Vegas,
Nevada

Environmental Protection Agency

Expedited Response Actions

Emergency Response Cleanup  Services

Emergency Response Division

Emergency Response Notification  System

Emergency and Remedial Response  Information System

Emergency Response Team

Environmental Services Assistance  Teams

Emerging Technologies Program

Federal Aviation Administration

Florida Department of Environmental Regulation

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Facility Agreement

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

Field Investigation Team

Financial Management System

Freedom of Information Act

Full-Time Equivalent

Federal Technology Transfer Act

Fiscal Year

General Accounting Office

Grants Information Control  System
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GSA

HAZMAT

HHS

HRS

HRSD

HSED

HSRC

HSWA

IAG

IFR

IG

IRON

IRM

IWT

KPEG

LOE

LSI

LTRA

MARAD

MBDA

MBDCs

MBEs

MCLs

MCLGs
                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                   (continued)
General Services Administration

Hazardous Materials

Department of Health and Human Services

Hazard Ranking System

Hazardous Response Support Division

Hazardous Site Evaluation Division

Hazardous Substance Research Centers

Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments  of  1984

Interagency Agreement

Interim Final Rule

Inspector General

Interagency Report Control Number

Initial Remedial Measure

International Waste Technologies

Potassium Polyethylene Glycolate

Level of Effort

Listing Site Inspection

Long-Term Response Action

Maritime Administration

Minority Business Development Agency

Minority Business Development Centers

Minority Business Enterprises

Maximum Contaminant Levels

Maximum Contaminant Level Goals
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MOU

MSIS

NAAG

NAMC

NBARs

NCP



NEIC

NEPA

NFRAP

NGA

NIEHS

NOAA

NPL

NPRM

NRC

NRT

NTP

NYSDEC

O&M

OAQPS

OECM

OERR

OGC
                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)
Memorandum of Understanding

Marine Safety Information System

National Association of Attorneys General

National Association of Minority Contractors

Nonbinding Allocations of Responsibility

National Oil and Hazardous Substances  Pollution Contingency
Plan

National Enforcement Investigation Center

National Environmental Policy Act

"No Further Remedial Action Planned"

National Governors Association

National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Priorities List

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

National Response Center

National Response Team

National Toxicological Prograir

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Operation and Maintenance

Office of Air Quality Planning  and Standards

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring

Office of Emergency and Remedial Response

Office of General Counsel
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OHMTADS

OHRM

DIG

OMB

OMSE

OPA

OPMT

OPPE

ORC

ORD

ORP

OSC

OSDBU

OSHA

OSR

OSWER

OU

OWPE

PA

PADER

PAHs

PAS

PASS

PCBs
                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                   (continued)
Oil and Hazardous Materials Technical Assistance Data  System

Office of Human Resource Management

Office of the Inspector General

Office of Management and Budget

Office of Management Systems Evaluation

Office of Policy Analysis

Office of Program Management and Technology

Office of Policy and Program Evaluation

Office of Regional Counsel

Office of Research and Development

Office of Radiation Programs

On-Scene Coordinator

Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Office of Standards and Regulations

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

Operable Unit

Office of Waste Programs Enforcement

Preliminary Assessment

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources

Policyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Policy and Analysis Staff

Procurement Automated Source System

Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)
PHRED       --  Public Health Risk Evaluation Data Base

PIC         --  EPA Public  Information  Center

POTW        --  Publicly Owned Treatment Works

PRP         --  Potentially Responsible Party

RA          - -  Remedial Action

RAG         --  Response Action Contractor

RASs        --  Routine Analytical Services

RCRA        --  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RCRIS       --  Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System

RD          --  Remedial Design

REM         --  Remedial Planning  (Contract)

RFI         --  RCRA Facility Investigation

RI/FS       --  Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

ROD         --  Record of Decision

RPM         --  Remedial Project Manager

RQ          --  Reportable  Quantity

RRTs        --  Regional Response Teams

RSPS        --  Regulatory  and Special  Project Section

RTS         --  Removal Tracking System

SAB         --  Science Advisory Board

SAGA        --  Support Agency Cooperative Agreements

SARA        --  Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986

SASs        --  Special Analytical Services

SBA         --  Small Business Administration
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SCAP

SCDHEC

SCEES

SCOR

SDC

SDIC

SDWA

SETS

SI

SIC

SITE

SMOA

SMCRA

SPHEM

SPMS

SSCs

SSI

STSP

SWCB

SWDA

TAGs

TAT

TCEA

TDD
                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                   (continued)
Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Quality

Superfund Cost Estimating Expert System

Site Close Out Report

Settlement Decision Committee

Superfund Docket and Information Center

Safe Drinking Water Act

Superfund Enforcement Tracking System

Site Inspection

Standard Industrial Classification

Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation

Superfund Memorandum of Agreement

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

Superfund Public Health Evaluation Manual

Strategic Planning and Management System

State Superfund Contracts

Screening Site Inspection

Superfund Technical Support Program

State Water Control Board

Safe Drinking Water Act

Technical Assistance Grants

Technical Assistance Team

1,1,1-Trichloroethane

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
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                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)
T&E         --  Test and Evaluation

TES         - -  Technical Enforcement  Support

TIB         --  Toxics Integration Branch

TPDs        - -  Training Planning Documents

TPQ         --  Threshold Planning Quantity

TSCA        --  Toxic Substances Control  Act

TSDFs       --  Treatment,  Storage,  or Disposal  Facilities

TSP         --  Technology  Support Project

USCG        --  United States  Coast  Guard

USDA        --  U.S. Department of Agriculture

UST         --  Underground Storage  Tank

VA          --  Veterans Administration

VOCs        - -  Volatile Organic Compounds

VORCE       - -  Volume Reduction/Chemical Extraction Process

VORRP       --  Volume Reduction Research Project

WBEs        --  Women's Business Enterprises

WQC         --  Water Quality  Criteria
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                                  APPENDIX H
                             LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
                                    (continued)

                              STATE ABBREVIATIONS
AK
AL
AR
AS
AZ
CA
CO
CM
CT
DE
FL
GA
GU
HI
IA
ID
IL
IN
KS

KY
LA
MA
MD
ME
MI
MN
MO
MS
Alaska                         MT
Alabama                        NC
Arkansas                       ND
American Samoa                 NE
Arizona                        NH
California                     NJ
Colorado                       NM
Commonwealth of the Marianas   NV
Connecticut                    NY
Delaware                       OH
Florida                        OK
Georgia                        OR
Guam                           PA
Hawaii                         PR
Iowa                           RI
Idaho                          SC
Illinois                       SD
Indiana                        TN
Kansas                         TTPI

Kentucky                       TX
Louisiana                      UT
Massachusetts                  VA
Maryland                       VI
Maine                          VT
Michigan                       WA
Minnesota                      WI
Missouri                       WV
Mississippi                    WY
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Trust Territory of the
Pacific Islands
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
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