Hazardous Waste Sites Descriptions Of 244 Sites Proposed Update #2 To National Priorities List, October 1984


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              Descriptions of 244
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              Update #2 to
              National Priorities
              List,
              October 1984
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      This document consists of descriptions of the 244 sites proposed on



 October 15, 1984, as Update #2 to the National Priorities List.   It also



 includes descriptions of the four sites—Olin Corp (Area 1,  2, &  4) in



 Georgia, Quail Run Mobile Manor in Missouri, Sand Springs Petrochemical




 Complex in Oklahoma, and Pig Road in Texas—that continue to be proposed



 from Update tl, which was proposed on September 8, 1983.  All sites are



 arranged alphabetically by State and by site.
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                                 Contents
Remedial Actions Under Superfund	    iii
Alabama (AL)	      1
Arizona (AZ)	      3
Arkansas  (AR)	      5
California  (CA)	      7
Colorado  (CO)	    49
Delaware  (DE)	    55
Florida (FL)	    57
Georgia (GA)	    63
Hawaii (HI)	    65
Illinois  (IL)	    71
Indiana (IN)	    83
Iowa  (IA)	    87
Kansas (KS)	    91
Kentucky  (KY)	    95
Louisiana (LA)	    97
Maine (ME)	    99
Maryland  (MD)	    101
Massachusetts  (MA)	    105
Michigan  (MI)	    Ill
Minnesota (MN)	    123
Mississippi  (MS)	    135
Missouri  (MO)	    137
Montana (MT)	    147
Nebraska (NE)	    151
New Hampshire  (NH)	    155
New Jersey  (NJ)	    157
New York (NY)	    167
North Carolina  (NC)	    197
Ohio  (OH)	    201
Oklahoma (OK)	    207
Oregon (OR)	    209
Pennsylvania (PA)	    211
Rhode Island (RI)	    221
Tennessee (TN)	    223
Texas (IX)	    225
Utah  (OT)	    241
Virginia (VA)	    249
Washington  (WA)	    255
West Virginia  (W)	    265
Wisconsin (WI)	    267

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                     REMEDIAL ACTIONS UNDER SUPERFUND


     Superfund is a National Trust Fund established by Congress to deal

with a major environmental problem.  The fund pays for cleaning up when

public health or the environment  is threatened by hazardous wastes

improperly disposed of in the past or by spills of hazardous substances.

The Trust Fund is scheduled to get about SI.38 billion from taxes on

producers and importers of petroleum and 42 basic chemicals.  Another

$220 million will come from general Federal revenues—taxpayers' dollars

—for a total of $1.6 billion.  Authorized by the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),

the Superfund program is managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

     CERCLA defines two types of responses that may be taken when a

hazardous substance is released (or threatens to be released) into the

environment:

     •  Removals, emergency-type actions similar to, although broader in
        scope than, those formerly taken under Section 311 of the Clean
        Water Act.  They must be completed in 6 months or when $1 million
        has been spent.

     •  Remedial actions, responses intended to provide permanent
        solutions at hazardous waste sites.  They are generally longer-term
        and more expensive than removals.  A Superfund remedial action
        can be taken only if a site is on the National Priorities List.
        After publishing two preliminary lists and proposing a formal
        list, EPA published the first National Priorities List in
        September 1983.  CERCLA requires that the list be updated at
        least annually.

     The money for conducting a remedial action at a hazardous waste site

can come from several sources:

     •  Superfund can pay for the cleanup.

     •  The party or parties responsible for the wastes can clean them up
        voluntarily.

     •  The responsible party or parties may be forced to clean up by
        legal action.

     •  A State or local government can choose to assume the responsibility
        to clean up without Federal dollars.
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     A remedial action under Superfund is an orderly process that

generally involves the following sequence of activities:

     •  Taking any measures needed to stabilize conditions, which involve,
        for example, fencing the site or removing above-ground drums or
        bulk tanks.  Such measures usually would be required in the later
        phases of cleanup.
     •  Undertaking initial planning activities, which involve collecting
        all the information needed to develop a coherent strategy and to
        assist in selecting an appropriate course of action.

     •  Conducting remedial planning activities, which involve:
        — Carrying out a remedial investigation to determine the type
           and extent of contamination at the site.
        — Conducting a feasibility study to analyze various cleanup
           alternatives.  The feasibility study is often conducted with
           the remedial investigation as one project.  Typically, the two
           together cost $800,000 and take from 9 to 18 months to complete.

        — Selecting the "cost-effective" remedy—that is, the alternative
           that provides the most protection to human health and the
           environment at the least cost.

     •  Designing the remedy.  Typically, the design phase costs $440,000
        and takes 6 to 12 months.

     •  Implementing the remedy, which might involve, for example,
        constructing facilities to treat ground water or removing con-
        taminants to a safe disposal area away from the site.  The
        implementation phase typically lasts 6 to 12 months.

     The State government can participate in cleaning up a site under

Superfund in one of two ways:

     •  The State can take the lead role under a Cooperative Agreement,
        which is much like a grant because Federal dollars are trans-
        ferred to the State.  The State then develops a work plan,
        schedule, and budget, contracts for any services it needs, and is
        responsible for making sure that all the conditions in the
        Cooperative Agreement are met.  In contrast to a grant, EPA
        continues to be substantially involved and monitors the State's
        progress throughout the project.

     •  EPA can take the lead under a Superfund State Contract with the
        State having an advisory role.  EPA, generally using contractor
        support, manages work early in the planning process.  In the
        later design and implementation (construction) phases, contractors
        do the work under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of
        Engineers.

     Under both arrangements, the State must share in the cost of the

implementation phase of cleanup.  EPA expects remedial actions to average

out at about $12.6 million per site.  This includes $4.1 million in

operation and maintenance costs over 30 years, the maximum period EPA

believes is necessary to ensure that a cleanup meets its goal.

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National Priorities List Site AL Alabama
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
ALABAMA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Childersburg, Alabama

The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant (AAAP) covers 5,168 acres just
east of the Coosa River north of Childersburg, Talladega County, Alabama.
The U.S. Army terminated manufacturing operations in August 1945. The
plant was in standby status until 1973, when it was declared excess pro-
perty. Explosives manufactured at AAAP included trinitrotoluene, nitro-
cellulose, and tetryl- Most of the structures used in manufacturing have
been demolished and/or destroyed by controlled burning. Sources of
contamination include disposal sites, as well as spills and general
wastes in the manufacturing process. One area, referred to as the Lease-
back Area, was sold to Kimberly-Clark, Inc., leased back to the Govern-
ment for removal of equipment and decontamination of the area, and then
returned to Kimberly-Clark. That lease expired in 1982.

Both ground water and surface water are contaminated with
trinitrotoluene and dinitrotoluene, according to analyses conducted by
the Army. Surface water is also contaminated with lead. Ground water
is the source of drinking water in the area, with the exception of the
Kimberly-Clark Plant, which uses the Coosa River. The City of Childers-
burg uses ground water for drinking water, but Talladega Creek, con-
sidered to be a ground water divide, is between AAAP and the city. The
total population using the river as a source of drinking water is
estimated to be 1,800, and the population using ground water is estimated
to be 700.

AAAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and phase II
(preliminary survey). Phase IV (remedial action) has been completed in
the Leaseback Area.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |CERCLA)'"Superfund")
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT (SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL AREA)
Anniston, Alabama

Anniston Ordnance Depot, in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, was
officially designated on Oct. 14, 1941, as an ammunition storage area.
Over the years, the mission was expanded to include the overhauling and
repairing of combat vehicles and artillery equipment. Now named Anniston
Army Depot (ANAD), it has become known as the "Tank and Antitank Center
of the Free World." The area of ANAD contained in this site is the 600
acres within and near the Southeast Industrial or Vehicle Rebuild Area.
Based upon disposal practices, geography, and potential threat, various
individual disposal sites within the area were aggregated into a single
site. The wastes reportedly contain chlorinated organic solvents used
in degreasing and heavy metals resulting from plating operations.

There is potential for hazardous substances to be released to Dry
Creek, which is used for recreation. According to analyses reported by
the Army in 1982, metals and chlorinated solvents are present in ground
water. Calhoun County gets its drinking water from ground water. The
geohydrologic situation in Calhoun County is very complex. Further
studies are required to define the problem. Ground water appears to move
through fractures and faults, which are numerous and diverse in the area.
The same bedrock is under both the Southeast Industrial Area of ANAD and
Coldwater Spring, the sole source of drinking water for Anniston's muni-
cipal water system. Thus, the spring is a potential target if ground
water contamination migrates. The municipal system serves at least
39,000 people.

ANAD is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey), and Phase III (assessment of remedial action
alternatives). Two portions of the site have been closed under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Wastes and contaminated soils
were excavated and removed to a permitted facility.
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National Priorities List Site AZ Arizona
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)TSupeffund'l
M3TOH3LA, INC. (52ND STREET PLANT)
Phoenix, Arizona

Motorola, Inc., manufactures semiconductors and related components
at a plant on 52nd Street in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. The
facility is situated 1.5 miles northeast of the Sky Harbor International
Airport and is surrounded by residential, industrial, business, agri-
cultural, and recreational areas.

Ground water beneath the 52nd Street Plant is contaminated with
trichloroethylene (TCE),trichloroethane (TCA) , and other organic and
inorganic compounds, according to analyses conducted by EPA and Motorola.
Contamination may have resulted from leaking storage tanks, leaking
effluent lines, and past disposal practices, including the use of dry
wells. Motorola detected TCE and TCA in its monitoring wells located at
least 1 mile from the facility. Preliminary analytical results indicate
that several private wells (use unknown) may contain TCE concentrations
above the State action level of 5 parts per billion.

In October 1983, the Arizona Department of Health Services
established a Task Force comprised of the State, EPA, and local agencies
to guide and evaluate Motorola's remedial activities. As part of these
activities. Motorola has installed 22 on-site and 6 off-site monitoring
wells. The Task Force has guided Motorola in development of a detailed
work plan for a remedial investigation to determine the type and extent of
contamination at the site and a feasibility study to identify altern-
atives for remedial action.
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National Priorities List Site                                         AR Arkansas
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAH  Supertuna )
                              MIDLAND PRODUCTS
                            Ola/Birta, Arkansas

      Midland Products formerly treated wood on a  4-acre site on Highway
 10  in Yell County between the towns of Ola and Birta,  Arkansas.  The site
 is  just south of the Petit Jean Wildlife Management  area and Keeland
 Creek in the Ouachita Mountains.

      Midland Products, now bankrupt, operated the site from 19fi9 to 1979.
 The company stored pentachlorophenol and creosote for  the wood-treatment
 process in surface impoundments and above-ground  storage tanks.  In 19R2,
 EPA detected these chemicals and PCBs in the surface impoundments.  About
 190 people within 3 miles of the site use ground  water as a source of
 drinking water.
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National Priorities List Site CA California
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
Sunnyvale, California

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., manufactures electronic equipment at a
plant in Sunnyvale, California. The facility occupies about 6 acres and
is surrounded by residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with chloroform, 1,1-
dichloroethylene, and trichloroethylene, according to analyses conducted
by a consultant to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Contamination is believed
to have resulted from localized spills and leaking underground storage
tanks and piping. The same contaminants have been detected in monitoring
wells off-site. About 300,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend
on ground water as a source of drinking water.

The company has removed an acid neutralization tank from the facility
and is working with the Regional Water Quality Control Poard to determine
the extent of contamination of ground water and soils . The board issued
a Cleanup and Abatement Order to the company in June 19R4 .

This is one of 19 sites in the South Ray Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a corrmon ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
                            ALVISO DUMPING AREAS
                             Alviso,  California

     Portions of Alviso, California, located in south Santa Clara County
on the southern edge  of the San Francisco Bay, served as dumping areas
for over 30 years.  Companies disposed of asbestos waste in an old muni-
cipal landfill.  In addition, asbestos waste was used for fill material
at various locations  throughout the town.

     Soil in the old  landfill and around homes contains asbestos,
according to tests  conducted by the State.  Construction activities  and
wind action stir up asbestos-laden dust, posing a potential health risk
to residents.  EPA  and the State plan to continue sampling the soil  and
air throughout the  1-square-mile area to determine the degree of risk  to
public health.

     Evening winds  may transport asbestos to the San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge,  which borders the town and harbors several
endangered species.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the „_,_,.
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAK Supertund
APPLIED MATERIALS
Santa Clara, California

Applied Materials manufactures wafer-manufacturing equipment at a
plant in Santa Clara, California. The facility occupies about 2.5 acres
and is surrounded by business and industrial areas.

Monitoring walls on the site are contaminated with Freon 113, tetra-
chloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and trichlo-
roethylene, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to Applied
Materials. Contamination is believed to have resulted from leaking tanks.
About 300,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as
a source of drinking water.

Applied Materials is working with the Regional Water Quality Control
Board to determine the extent of contamination of ground water and soils.

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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"|
                  BECKMAN INSTRUMENTS (POKTERVILLR PLANT)
                          Porterville, California

     Beckman Instruments manufactures electronic equipment on a  site near
Porterville, a small rural community in Tulare County, California.   A
number of  solvents and electroplating chemicals are used  in the  facility's
operations.

     A solar evaporation pond is part of the facility's waste water treat-
ment system.  The pond's liner developed a leak, allowing waste  water
containing heavy metals and volatile organic compounds to enter  the soil.
The liner  and contaminated soil were removed from the site.  Organic
chemicals  similar to those disposed of in the pond have been found  in the
upper aquifer underlying the area.  Beckman has provided  bottled water to
the 750 residents whose wells are contaminated.  The Central Valley
Regional Water Quality Control Board is working with Beckman to  develop a
comprehensive monitoring system to determine the full extent of
ground water contamination.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE
Merced, California

Castle Air Force Base is a military installation located in Merced
County, California. The base consists of 2,777 acres of runways and
airfield operations, industrial areas, and housing for base personnel.
In the past, spent solvents (trichloroethylene and trichloroethane),
cyanide, cadmium, fuels, and waste oils have been disposed of into on-
site pits and landfills.

The drinking water supply for the base is drawn from an aquifer
underlying the base at a depth of approximately 300 feet. This has been
contaminated by trichloroethylene. The Air Force has installed a new
drinking water well for the base that will draw from a deeper,
uncontaminated aquifer. The well is scheduled to be operational in the
fall of 1984.

Castle Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1971) under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of
hazardous contaminants from these sites. The Air Force completed Phase I
(records search) in October 1983. Phase II (preliminary survey) is
scheduled to begin in late 1984.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act o< 1980 (CeRCLAM'Supertund')
FAIRCHILD CAMERA & INSTRUMENT CORP . (MOUNTAIN VIEW PLANT)
Mountain View, California

Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp. manufactures semiconductors at a
plant in Mountain View, California. The facility occupies approximately
5fi acres and is surrounded by residential and. industrial areas.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with trichloroethylene,
1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1- and trans-l,2-dichloroethylene, according to
analyses conducted by a consultant to Fairchild. Contamination is believed
to have resulted from leaking underground solvent tanks. About 270,000
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground vater as a source of
drinking water.

Since early 1982, Fairchild has been investigating the site geology
and hydrogeology and attempting to define the lateral and vertical extent
of solvents underlying the site. Fairchild has installed wells to pump
and treat the contaminated ground Dieter plume.

Fairchild is working with the wegional water Duality Control Board
to further define the extent of contamination and outline various cleanup
strategies.

This is one of 11 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp. manufactures semiconductors
on approximately 20 acres in South San Jose, Santa Clara County,
California. Land use in the vicinity of the site is agricultural,
residential, and commercial. Soils and a portion of a major aquifer
providing drinking water to about 65,000 people are contaminated with
trichloroethane and other solvents, according to analyses conducted by
the Great Oaks Water Co. and Fairchild. Three municipal wells within 3
miles of the facility have been taken out of service.

In response to a request from the California Regional Water Quality
Control Board, Fairchild is voluntarily taking action to contain and
reduce the plume of contamination. Fairchild has started an investi-
gation to determine the extent of the problem at the site and is currently
undertaking interim cleanup measures consisting of excavation of contami-
nated soils and the pumping and treatment of contaminated ground water.

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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
                FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. (SALINAS PLANT)
                            Salinas, California

     Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. operated a tire-manufacturing  plant in a
rural area  of Salinas,  Monterey County, California, frcm  1965 until  1980.
Various  chemicals were apparently spilled during the manufacturing process.
Soil within the 20-acre site is contaminated with various volatile organic
chemicals and zinc, according to analyses conducted by Firestone.  Ground
water in the upper aquifer is also contaminated.  The contaminants were
discovered  in October 1983, when Firestone was closing the plant  in
accordance  with the requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act.

     Firestone has removed contaminated soil and is working with  State
agencies to determine the full extent of ground water contamination  in
the area.   About 500 acres of land within 3 miles of the  facility are
irrigated with ground water.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |CERCLA)("Superfund")
                          FNC CORP. (FRESNO PLANT)
                             Fresno, California

     FMC Corp.  has been producing pesticides  for over 40 years at a plant
located in  a  densely populated residential area of Fresno,  Fresno County,
California.   Ground water below the facility  is contaminated with heavy
metals, as  well as other chemicals, according to analyses conducted by
the company.  Fresno municipal wells near the site tap this contaminated
aquifer.  The wells serve about 250,000 people.

     FMC has  removed sore soil contaminated with various pesticides and
heavy metals  from the facility and transported it  to an approved landfill.
FMC has submitted a proposal for investigating the site to  the California
Department  of Health Services.  The investigation  will determine the
extent of the contamination and identify the  actions necessary to clean
up the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAM' Superfund")
                              H EHL ETT-PACKARD
                           Palo Alto,  California

     Hewlett-Packard manufactures optical instruments at a plant in Palo
Alto, California.  The  facility occupies about 50 acres and is surrounded
by  industrial  and  business areas.

     Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane,  1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,1-dichlorethane, trichloroethylene, and
toluene, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to Hewlett-
Packard.  Contamination is believed to have resulted from leaking tanks.
About 56,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as
a standby source of drinking water.

     Hewlett-Packard  is working with the Regional Water Quality Control
Board to determine the  extent of contamination of ground water and soils.

     This  is one of 19  sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities  at  these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin.   Although these  sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an  area-wide approach  to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)( Supertund
INTEL CORP. (MOUNTAIN VIEW PLANT)
Mountain View, California

Intel Corp. manufactured semiconductors at a plant in Mountain View,
California, between 1968 and 1981. At that time, the facility occupied 2
acres and was surrounded by residential areas, office buildings, and other
semiconductor-manufacturing plants.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with trichloroethylene,
xylene, vinyl chloride, and 1,1- and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, according
to analyses conducted by a consultant to Intel. Contamination is believed
to have resulted from leaking underground solvent tanks. About 270,000
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of
drinking water.

Since early 1982, Intel has been pumping ground water and treating
it by carbon adsorption. The company intends to implement additional
cleanup activities, including the installation of extraction wells and
excavation of soil beneath the underground storage tanks, which were
previously removed. The company is working with the Regional Water
Quality Control Board to determine the full extent of the contamination.

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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAH'Supertund")
                       INTEL CORP.  (SANTA CLARA III)
                          Santa Clara, California

      Intel Corp.  tests microprocessors at its Santa Clara III facility
 in Santa Clara, California.  The facility occupies about 4 acres and is
 surrounded by industrial and business areas.

      Monitoring wells  on the site are contaminated with 1,1,1-trichloro-
 ethane, trichloroethylene,  Freon 113, 1,1-dichloroethane, and tetrachloro-
 ethane, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to Intel.  Con-
 tamination is believed to have resulted from leaking tanks.  About
 300,000 people within  3  miles of the site depend on ground water as a
 source of drinking water.

      Intel is working  with  the Regional Quality Control Board to deter-
 mine  the extent of contamination of ground water and soils.

      This  is one  of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
 Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
 ily chlorinated organic  solvents,  which contaminate a cannon ground water
 basin.  Although  these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
 an area-wide approach  to the problem as well as take specific action as
 necessary.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAM'Superfund")
                              INTEL MAGNETICS
                          Santa Clara, California

      Intel Magnetics produces and tests magnetic products  and bubble
memories at a plant in Santa Clara, California.  The facility occupies
approximately 1 acre and is surrounded by industrial and business  areas.

      Monitoring veils on the site are contaminated with 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane,  trichlorofluoromethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and  trichloroethy-
lene, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to Intel.  Contami-
nation is believed to have resulted frcm leaking tanks.  About 300,000
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of
drinking water.

      Intel is working with the Regional Quality Control Board to determine
the extent of contamination of ground water and soils.

      This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San  Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals,  primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common  ground  water
basin.  Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
IBM CORP. (SAN JOSE PLANT)
San Jose, California

IBM Corp. manufactures data processing equipment on approximately
400 acres in the southern portion of San Jose, Santa Clara County,
California. Land use in the vicinity of the site is agricultural and
residential. Spent solvents are stored in a number of underground storage
tanks at the IBM facility. Soils and a multiple aquifer system used for
drinking water are contaminated with trichloroethane, trichloroethylene,
Freon 113, and other industrial solvents, according to analyses conducted
by the Great Oaks Water Co. and IBM. Two municipal walls within about
1 mile of the facility have been taken out of service.

In response to a request from the California Regional Water Quality
Contol Board, IBM is voluntarily undertaking remedial measures to contain
and reduce the plume of contaminants. IBM has recently completed an
investigation to determine the extent of the problem and is currently
undertaking interim cleanup measures consisting of the removal of contami-
nated soil and the pumping and treatment of contaminated ground water.
About 65,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.

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                              J.H. BAXTER Co.
                              Vised, California

     J.H. Baxter Co.  has operated a wood-treatment facility at the base
of Mount Shasta  in Weed, Siskiyou County, California, since the 1960s.
Other companies  previously conducted similar operations on the site  for
about 20 years.  Chemicals used in the treatment include pentachlorophenol,
arsenic compounds, and  creosote.   Analyses conducted by the company  and
the North Coast  Regional Water Duality Control Board detected arsenic,
polynuclear aromatics,  and pentachlorophenol in ground water below the
site.  Heavy metals,  pentachlorophenol, tetrachlorcphenol, and creosote
have been detected in surface water downgradient of the site.

     The North Coast  Regional Water Quality Control Board issued the
company a Cleanup  and Abatement Order in March 1983 and a Cease and
Desist Order in  May 1983.  The company has installed monitoring wells and
taken measures to  collect and direct rainwater run-off.
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               LAWRENCE LIVERMDRE NATIONAL LABORATORY (USDOE)
                           Livermore, California

     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  (LLNL) covers about 1 square
mile and  is  situated about 1.5 miles east of the  densely populated City
of Livermore, Alameda County, California.  The research facility is
administered by the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE).

   Abandoned waste pits on the site contain chloroform,  1,1,1-trichloro-
ethylene,  tetrachloroethylene, and other organic  solvents. Monitoring
wells on-site are contaminated by these organic chemicals, as are private
wells off-site.  LLNL has provided some nearby residents with bottled
water.

     LLNL is working with the California Regional Water Quality control
Board to  determine the full extent of the ground  water  contamination.
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LORENTZ BARREL & DRUM 00.
San Jose, California

Lorentz Barrel & Drum Co. recycles druns at a plant,in San Jose,
California. The facility occupies about 5 acres and is surrounded by
residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with trichloroethane,
trichloroethylene, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and terachloroethylene, according
to analyses conducted by a consultant to Lorentz Barrel & Drum Co.
Contamination is believed to have resulted from overflowing sumps and
spills. About 250,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground
water as a source of drinking water.

Lorentz Barrel & Drum is working with the Regional Water Quality
Control Board to determine the extent of ground water contamination. The
board issued a Cleanup and Abatement Order to the company in August 1983.

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                          LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.
                            Oroville, California

     The Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Site covers 100 acres southwest  of
Oroville,  Butte County,  California.  The facility consists of  a saw mill,
a planing  mill, and a hardboard plant.  Pentachlorophenol  (PCP) is spray-
ed on the  lunber as a preservative.  Soil and sawdust on the site contain
high levels  of  PCP.  Both shallow and deep ground water under  the site is
contaminated with PCP, according to analyses conducted by Koppers, Inc.
(the adjacent property owner)  and the Central Valley Regional  Water
Quality Control Board.  About  10,500 people within 3 miles of  the site
use ground water as a source of drinking water.

     The California Department of Health Services, the Regional Water
Quality Control Board, and EPA are presently attempting to determine the
cause and  extent of contamination and identify the actions necessary to
clean up the site.
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                          MARLEY COOLING TOWER CO.
                            Stockton,  California

     Marley Cooling Tower Co.  operates on a site adjacent to Franklin
High School in  Stockton,  San Joaquin County, California.  The company
began operation at this location in 1942.  From 1966 until 1982, the
company used chromated copper  arsenate to pressure treat wood for the
purpose of fabricating cooling towers.  Since 1982, acid copper chromate
has been used in the wood-treating process.

     Since 1966,  rainwater run-off contaminated with arsenic, chromium,
and copper has  been discharged to a 2-acre percolation pond.  The sludge
in the pond and soil on-site are heavily contaminated with arsenic,
chromium, and copper.  A number of on-site wells are contaminated with
arsenic and chromium, according to analyses conducted by the company.

     Marley is  currently  working with the California Department of Health
Services and the Central  Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board to   ,
develop a plan  to determine the full  extent of soil and ground water
contamination.
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MATHER AIR FORCE BASE (AC&W DISPOSAL SITE)
Sacramento, California

Mather Air Force Base is located near Sacramento, Sacramento County,
California. Its mission is to train pilots and act as support for the
Strategic Air Command. This effort includes the maintenance of aircraft
and other machinery.

A records search of base operations has located a disposal site
in the Air Command and Warning (AC&W) area of the base. The site is
currently occupied by the Strategic Air Command Security Police
Headquarters. The Air Force has determined that spent trichloroethylene
(TCE) was disposed of into a pit on the site from about 1958 to 196fi. A
well near the site was used for drinking water until October 1979, when
it was shut down due to TCE contamination. The well now provides water
for fire protection.

Mather Air Force Base is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and
evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration
of hazardous contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed
Phase I (records search). Phase II (hydrogeological survey) is underway.
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           MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE (GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION)
                           Sacramento, California

      McClellan Air Force Base occupies about 2,600 acres and is located
 approximately 8 miles northeast of Sacramento, Sacramento County,
 California.   The base uses organic solvents for the maintenance, repair,
 and  modification of aircraft.  The Air Force has identified 46 past
 disposal areas covering an area of 56 acres within the base.  Based upon
 disposal practices, geography, and potential threat, these areas are
 being considered as one site.  The areas include several sludge disposal
 pits where dewatered industrial sludge containing trichloroethylene
 (TCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and 1,1-dichloroethylene was disposed of
 during the 1960s and early 1970s.  These solvents have been detected in
 monitoring wells and in public and private wells to the west of McClellan.
 Since 1979,  12 off-base wells, including a municipal well, have closed
 due  to TCE contamination.  The municipal well was part of a blended
 system that served about 23,000 people.  Where the levels of contaminants
 have exceeded the California Department of Health Services action levels,
 the  Air Force is providing alternative water sources to residents.

      A Ground Water Task Force, consisting of the Air Force, local. State,
 and  Federal  agencies, and public representatives, is working to identify
 the  extent of contamination and determine the remedial measures necessary
 to clean up the sources on the base.

      McClellan Air Force Rase is participating in the Installation
 Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
 its  past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
 contaminants from these sites.  The Air Force has completed Phase I
 (records search) and Phase II (hydrogeological investigation).
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Monolithic Memories, Inc., manufactures integrated circuits at a
plant in Sunnyvale, California. The facility occupies about 20 acres and
is surrounded by residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring veils on the site are contaminated with xylene, chloro-
form, and trichloroethylene, according to analyses conducted by a con-
sultant to the company. Contamination is believed to have resulted from
leaking underground storage tanks. About 300,000 people within 3 miles
of the site depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.

Monolithic Memories has stopped using the underground tanks and is
presently working with the Regional Water Quality Control Board to charac-
terize the extent of ground water contamination.

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MONTHDSE CHEMICAL CORP.
Torrance, California

Montrose Chemical Corp. manufactured the pesticide DDT on a 17-acre
site in Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, from 1947 until 1982.
The site is located in a light industrial/residential area. About 3,000
people live or work within 0.25 miles of the site.

The company's operations included formulation, grinding, packaging,
and distribution of the pesticide. According to analyses conducted by
EPA, Montrose, and various State and local agencies, on- and off-site
soils and surface water are contaminated with DDT. The major transport
mechanisms identified are storm water run-off and aerial emissions.

On May 6, 1983, EPA issued an Administrative Order under CERCLA
Section 106 requiring Montrose Chemical to cease all discharges of DDT
and to initiate a study to determine the nature and extent of contami-
nation. To date, most of the requirements of the order have been under-
taken. In addition, the final work plan for the remedial investigation/
feasibility study is being prepared. This second phase of investigation
will assess all areas of contamination, both on- and off-site, and the
possible impact on public health and the envirorment. This project is
proceeding with the participation of Montrose and various State and local
agencies.
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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
Santa Clara, California

National Semiconductor Corp. manufactures electronic equipment at a
plant in Santa Clara, California. The facility occupies about 50 acres
and is surrounded by residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with vinyl chloride,
trichloroethylene, and 1,1-dichloroethylene, according to analyses con-
ducted by a consultant to National Semiconductor Corp. Contamination is
believed to have resulted from leaking underground storage tanks. The
same contaminants have been detected in monitoring wells off the facility.
About 300,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as
a source of drinking water.

National Semiconductor has taken the leaking tanks out of service
and is working with the Regional Water Quality Control Board to determine
the extent of ground water contamination.

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                              NORTON AIR FORCE BASE
                            San Bernardino, California

      Norton Air Force Base covers approximately 2,036 acres near the City
 of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California.  One of the base's
 activities is the maintenance of aircraft and engines.  In addition,
 Norton formerly had the responsibility  for providing  maintenance and
 logistics for liquid-fuel intercontinental ballistic  missiles.

      Industrial solvents have been  used extensively on the base.  Unknown
 quantities of spent solvents were disposed of in several landfills on the
 base.  A well on the base has been  contaminated with  trichloroethylene.
 The water is used by approximately  11,000 people who  live and/or work on
 the base.

      Norton Air Force Base is participating  in the Installation Restoration
 Program, the specially funded program established in  1978 under which the
 Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
 hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
 contaminants from these sites.  The Air Force has completed Phase I
 (records search).  Phase II (hydrogeological  investigation) is underway.
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OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILL
Monterey Park, California

Operating Industries, Inc., formerly operated a 190-acre landfill
in the City of Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, California. From 194B
to 1983, the company disposed of hazardous liquid wastes on a 32-acre
portion of the site. Leachate generated by the landfill contains vinyl
chloride, chloroform, heavy metals, and other contaminants, according to
analyses conducted by the California Department of Health Services (CDHS)
and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAOMD). Up to 19
parts per billion of airborne vinyl chloride have been detected at and
around the landfill, which is adjacent to a housing development.

The company has submitted a plan for closing the landfill, but CDHS,
in conjunction with other State agencies and EPA, determined that the plan
had numerous deficiencies, most notably the failure to develop an adequate
plan for monitoring ground water and for collecting and disposing of
leachate. Negotiations concerning the plan are underway between CDHS and
the company.

About 23,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.

SCAQMD and CDHS have taken enforcement actions against the facility.
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                         PRECISION MONOLITHIC, INC.
                          Santa Clara, California

      Precision Monolithic, Inc., manufactures linear  integrated  circuits
at  a  plant  in Santa Clara, California.  The facility occupies 0.4  acres
and is surrounded by residential and industrial areas.

      Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane,  trichloroethylene, and 1,1-dichloroethylene,  according to  analyses
conducted by a consultant to Precision Monolithic.  Contamination  is
believed to have resulted from leaking tanks.  About  88,000 people within
3 miles  of  the site depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.
The company is currently working with the Regional Water Quality Control
Board to determine the extent of the contamination.

      This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities  at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals,  primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin.  Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends  to apply
an  area-wide approach to the problem as well as take  specific action  as
necessary.
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RAYTHEDN CDRP.
Mountain View, California

Raytheon Corp. manufacturers semiconductor products at a plant in
Mountain View, California. The facility occupies about 30 acres and is
surrounded by industrial, business, and residential areas.

Soil and ground water beneath the site are contaminated with tri-
chloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and 1,1- and trans-1,2- dichloro-
ethylene solvents, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to
Raytheon. Contamination is believed to have resulted from a leaking
underground chemical storage tank and/or concrete acid neutralization
sumps. About 270,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground
water as a source of drinking water.

In late-1982, Raytheon conducted an investigation to determine if
downgradient ground water contamination near the north property boundary
resulted from a source on its property. Raytheon concluded that it was
not possible to establish a specific source of contamination based on
data obtained from its investigation. At present, Raytheon is working
with the Regional Water Quality Control Board to determine the full
extent of the problem.

This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area or San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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SAN FERNANDO VALLKY (AREA 1)
Los Angeles, California

San Fernando Valley (Area 1) is an area of contaminated ground water
in the vicinity of the North Hollywood section of the City of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County, California. This area is part of the San Fernando
Valley Basin (SFVB), a natural underground reservoir that represents an
important source of drinking water for at least 3 million people in the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The contaminated ground water, which
underlies an area of approximately 5,156 acres, contains trichloroethylene
(TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), and to a lesser extent, carbon tetra-
chloride and chloroform, according to analyses conducted by the California
Department of Health Services, as well as numerous local government
agencies. The State's recommended drinking water guideline for TCE and
PCE (5 and 4 parts per billion respectively) are exceeded in a number of
public wells in this area. To alleviate this contamination, wells are
either taken out of service or blended with water from clean sources to
ensure that the public receives water with TCE/PCE concentrations below
the State's guidelines.
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (AREA 2)
Los Angeles/Glendale, California

San Fernando Valley (Area 2) is an area of contaminated ground water
located in the vicinity of the Crystal Springs Well Field in the Cities
of Los Angeles and Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. This
area is part of the San Fernando valley Basin (SFVB), a natural under-
ground reservoir that represents an important source of drinking water
for at least 3 million people in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The
contaminated ground water, which underlies an area of approximately 6,680
acres, contains trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE),
according to tests conducted by the California Department of Health
Services, as well as numerous local government agencies. The State's
reoanmended drinking water guidelines for TCE and PCE (5 and 4 parts per
billion respectively) are exceeded in a number of public wells in this
area. To alleviate this contamination, wells are either taken out of
service or blended with water from clean sources to ensure that the public
receives water with TCE/PCE concentrations below the State's guidelines.
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (AREA 3)
Glendale, California

San Fernando Valley (Area 3) is an area of contaminated ground water
in the vicinity of the Glorietta Well Field in the City of Glendale, Los
Angeles County, California. This area is part of the San Fernando Valley
Basin (SFVB), a natural underground reservoir that represents an important
source of drinking water for at least 3 million people in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. The contaminated ground water, which underlies an
area of approximately 5,200 acres, contains trichloroethylene (TCE) and
perchloroethylene (PCE), according to tests conducted by the California
Department of Health Services, as well as numerous local government agen-
cies. The State's recommended drinking water guidelines for TCE and PCE
(5 and 4 parts per billion respectively) are exceeded in a number of
public wells in this area. To alleviate this contamination, wells are
either taken out of service or blended with water from clean sources to
ensure that the public receives water with TCE/PCE concentrations below
the State's guidelines.
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY (AREA 4)
Los Angeles, California

San Fernando Valley (Area 4) is an area of contaminated ground water
in the Pollock well Field area in the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, California. The area is part of the San Fernando Valley Basin
(SFVB), a natural underground reservoir that represents an important
source of drinking water for at least 3 million people in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. The contaminated ground water, which underlies an
area of approximately 5,860 acres, contains perchloroethylene (PCE),
according to tests conducted by the California Department of Health
Services, as well as numerous government agenices. The State's recom-
mended drinking water guideline for PCE (4 parts per billion) is exceeded
in a number of public wells in this area. To alleviate this contamina-
tion, wells are either taken out of service or blended with water ,from
clean sources to ensure that the public receives water with concentrations
below the State's guideline.
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SHARPE ARMY DEPOT
Lathrop, California

The Sharpe Array Depot covers 724 acres in a primarily rural area of
San Joaquin County in north central California, approximately 60 miles
east of San Francisco, 2 miles east of the San Joaquin River, and 1.5
miles northeast of Lathrop.

The site is a former U.S. Army maintenance facility. Wastes
produced on-site were disposed of in two discrete areas: the South
Balloon area and Burning Pits. The two areas cover about 0.5 square
miles. These wastes included sludge containing phenols and polychlori-
nated hydrocarbons (trans-dichloroethylene, trichlorcethylene, carbon
tetrachloride), and used paints and solvents. The total amounts and
types are unknown. The wastes have contaminated both soil and ground
water, but not surface water to date. All maintenance activities have
ceased, and the waste areas are no longer used.

The site is located in the large plain on the valley floor, which
carries several aquifers, at least one artesian. Most of the surrounding
land is used for agriculture, primarily for raising row crops.

The depot is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contamination from these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records
search) and Phase II (preliminary survey).
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SIGNETICS, INC.
Sunnyvale, California

Signetics, Inc., manufactures electronic components at a plant in
Sunnyvale, California. The facility occupies about 20 acres and is
surrounded by residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring veils on the site are contaminated with trichloroethylene
and 1,1-dichloroethylene, according to analyses conducted by a consultant
to Signetics. Contamination is believed to have resulted from localized
spills and leaking tanks and pipes. The same contaminants have been
detected in monitoring wells off the facility. About 300,000 people
within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of drinking
water.

Signetics removed the leaking tanks and excavated contaminated soil
from the facility. The company is working with the Regional Water Quality
Control Board to determine the extent of ground water contamination. The
board issued a Cleanup and Abatement Order to the company in June 1984.

This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common gtound water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO.
Roseville, California

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. operates a train yard and
locomotive service facility on a 640-acre site in Roseville, Placer
County, California. The site is located to the northeast of Sacramento,
a major metropolitan area.

The cleaning operation at the facility requiring a variety of
industrial solvents. Waste streams from these operations ware discharged
into a number of locations on the site. Five waste ponds and eight
other locations that received waste discharges have been identified.
The eight locations are no longer used. All waste streams are now routed
to a central collection system and periodically removed to a hazardous
waste landfill.

According to investigations conducted by Sourthern Pacific/ soil
and ground water, both on- and off-site, are contaminated with heavy
metals and organic solvents. About 10 domestic wells supply drinking
water to about 38 people living within 3 miles of the site. In addition,
water from a large-volume municipal well, located within 3,000 feet of
the facility, is blended into a water system serving about 34,000 people.

EPA has started an enforcement action against the company under
Section 3008 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The
California Regional Water Quality Control Board has also taken an
enforcement action against the company.
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TELEDYNE SEMICONDUCTOR
Mountain View, California

Teledyne Semiconductor has manufactured semiconductors on a 1-acre
site in Mountain View, California, since 1962. In Decanber 1982, Teledyne
reported to the Regional Water Quality Control Board that soil and ground
water near an underground solvent storage tank were contaminated with
solvents, including trichloroethylene. An investigation in June 1984
revealed that the contaminants have migrated to the north and have affect-
ed approximately 40 private domestic wells. Local agencies and the
company have provided alternative sources of drinking water for the
affected residences. About 270,000 people within 3 miles of the site
depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.

The company is working with the Regional Water Quality Control Board
to determine the extent of the contamination and to develop interim
hydraulic controls to prevent further migration of the contaminants.

This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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THOMP90N-HAYWARD CHEMICAL CO.
Fresno, California

Thonpson-Hayward Chanical Co. operated a pesticide-formulating
facility on about 2.5 acres near Fresno, Fresno County, California, from
1962 until 1981. Other companies had formulated pesticides on the site
from 1950 to 1962. During seme of that time, on-site landfills were used
for disposal of empty containers, facility trash, and wastes which includ-
ed clay used to clean formulating equipment.

Sampling conducted by the company and the California Department of
Health Services detected pesticides in soil and ground water at the site.
A Cleanup and Abatement Order issued by the Regional Water Quality
Control Board has directed the company to excavate contaminated soil and
determine the extent of ground water contamination. In response, the
company has undertaken sampling to characterize soil contamination,
monitor ground water, and characterize the hydrology beneath the site.
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VAN WATERS & ROGERS, INC.
San Jose, California

Van Waters & Rogers, Inc., distributes solvents at a plant in San
Jose, California. The facility occupies about 13 acres and is surrounded
by residential, industrial, and business areas.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with acetone, chloro-
form, toluene, trichloroethylene, and 1,1-dichloroethylene, according to
analyses conducted by a consultant to Van Waters & Rogers. Contamination
is believed to have resulted from localized spills. About 220,000 people
within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of drinking
water.

Van Waters & Rogers is working with the Regional Water Quality Con-
trol Board to determine the extent of ground water contamination.

This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primar-
ily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a cotmon ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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3DECON CORP ./RHONE-POULENC, INC.
East Palo Alto, California

The Zoecon Corp./Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Site covers about 0.1 acres
in East Palo Alto, California. It is surrounded by residential and
industrial areas.

Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., the previous owner, manufactured pesticides
containing arsenic at the plant. Zoecon Corp., which purchased the site
in 1972, produces agricultural chemicals, but no contamination has thus
far been traced to its operations.

Monitoring wells on the site are contaminated with arsenic and other
metals such as lead, cadmium, mercury, and selenium, according to analyses
conducted by a consultant to Rhone-Poulenc. Contamination is believed to
have resulted from leaking underground storage tanks. About 58,000
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of
drinking water.

Rhone-Poulenc is working with the Regional Water Quality Control
Board to determine the extent of ground water contamination. The board
issued a Clean-up and Abatement Order to the company in December 1983.

This is one of 19 sites in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals, primarily
chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground water
basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to apply
an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take specific action as
necessary.
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National Priorities List Site CO Colorado
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
EAGLE MINE
Minturn/Redcliff, Colorado

The Eagle Mine, which was owned by the New Jersey Zinc Co., covers
110 acres in Eagle County, Colorado, between the towns of Minturn and
Redcliff. About 1,300 people live within 3 miles of the mine.

The company began purchasing mines in the area in 1912 and
immediately began production. Zinc mining and milling operations ceased
on Dec. 30, 1977. Silver mining has continued intermittently since
January 1978. Presently, the Eagle Mine is owned and operated by Miller
Enterprises.

Two tailings piles exist on the site. The old tailings pond was
abandoned in 1946 when it reached capacity. A new tailings pond was
constructed about 0.5 miles south where Cross Creek and Eagle River meet.
Approximately 7 million tons of tailings remain in the disposal areas.

EPA and State files document several instances where the mine
violated its permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System. The violations occurred at the outfall from the new tailings
pond to Cross Creek. The guidelines for acidity, zinc, iron, and total
suspended solids in surface water were exceeded.

In the summer of 1984, EPA used CERCIA emergency funds to remove
transformers containing PCBs that had been placed in the mine. The
transformers were threatened by rising water levels in the mine after
power was shut-off to dewatering pumps.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)I 'Superfund")
ROCKY FLATS PLANT (USDOE)
Golden, Colorado

The Rocky Flats Plant began producing components for nuclear weapons
in 1951 on a site of about 2,000 acres in Jefferson County, near Golden,
Colorado. A buffer zone was acquired in 1974, bringing the total to
6,550 acres. Major operations at the plant, which is owned by the U.S.
Department of Energy (USDOE), include fabrication and assembly of
plutonium, beryllium, and uranium, recovery of plutonium, and separation
of and research on americium. Dow Chemical Co. operated the plant from
inception until June 30, 1975, when Rockwell International Corp. assumed
operation.

Plutonium and tritium contaminate air and surface water. USDOE
has completed some remedial work such as capping and removing plutonium-
contaminated soils and is improving liguid waste treatment systems to
reduce discharge of liguid effluents.

Approximately 80,000 people live within 3 miles of the facility.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL
Adams County, Colorado

The Rocky Mountain Arsenal (RMA) is located about in miles northeast
of downtown Denver, in Adams County, Colorado. It covers 29 square miles.
RMA has been used since 1942 to manufacture and demilitarize mustard gas
and chemical munitions. From 1952 until 1982, Shell Chemical Co. used
the site to manufacture pesticides and herbicides.

The Army has identified 165 "possibly polluted" areas on RMA.
Contamination from some of these areas has migrated and continues to
migrate off RMA, principally via ground water. The contaminated area
covers about 4 square miles.

The Army has constructed two systems along the downgradient borders
of RMA to pump out contaminated ground water, treat it with activated
carbon to remove organic contaminants, and reinject the treated ground
water. A third system is under construction. The Army is also develop-
ing alternatives for controlling or eliminating the source of contami-
nation on RMA. These activities are part of the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. To date, the Army has spent more than
$25 million on studies and control actions at RMA.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN
Aspen, Colorado

The Smuggler Mountain Site covers approximately 75 acres in and
adjacent to Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. The site includes many old
silver and lead mines that were most active between 1879 and 1920.
Little mining is conducted at present. The primary concern is the exposure
to toxic metals contained in mine wastes, mill tailings, and smelter
by-products. Some of these wastes have been or may be used as fill
material for building foundations or street/road construction. A potent-
ial health hazard exists through direct contact, airborne, waterborne,
or food-chain exposure to the high concentrations of toxic metals,
especially lead. An EPA site investigation found elevated concentrations
of cadmium, copper, and zinc in wells near the site; three wells contained
cadmium over the maximum level specified by the Safe Drinking Water Act.
High concentrations of toxic metals, including more than 20,000 parts per
million of lead, have been measured in the soils and tailings on the
site. Previously, investigators at the Colorado State University Exten-
sion Service measured high concentrations of lead in leafy green vege-
tables grown in contaminated soils.

Approximately 4,500 full-time residents of the community may be
exposed.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERClAM'Superfund")
URAVAN URANIUM PROJECT (UNION CARBIDE CORP.)
Uravan, Colorado

Union Carbide Corp.'s Uravan uranium project includes the Town of
Uravan in a remote, sparsely settled portion of Montrose County, Colorado.
The site is on the San Miguel River 5 miles upstream of its confluence
with the ttelores River. The facility began as a radium recovery operation
in 1915 and was expanded to include vanadiun recovery in 1935. Union
Carbide established the Town of Uravan in 1935 to provide housing for the
mine and mill workers. Except for the schools, the town is owned by
Union Carbide.

As radiun recovery became uneconomic, the mill began recovery of
uranium, first for national defense and later for nuclear power appli-
cations. Past activities have been highly variable due to fluctuation
in demand. There is little activity at the plant now due to the depressed
uranium and vanadium markets. Onion Carbide plans to completely shut
down and reclaim the entire facility.

Federal and State agencies have inspected this facility many times
and have brought action against Union Carbide for numerous permit
violations and hazardous material spills. These efforts have established
that ground water and air at the site are contaminated with process
wastes, including uranium, from the milling operations.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERClAITSuperfund")
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE
Dover, Delaware

Dover Air Force Base has been in operation in Dover, Kent County,
Delaware, since 1942. It currently is the base of operation for the
436th Military Airlift Wing. The base's operations generated nunerous
wastes, including paints, solvents, and oil. These wastes, some in
drums, were disposed of in various on-base locations totaling 44 acres.
Wiile some of the buried wastes were in drums, other wastes were disposed
of through the storm drainage system.

Ground water on the site is contaminated with arsenic and other
metals, and an on-site stream is contaminated with trichloroethylene.

The base well system serves about 10,000 people and is routinely
monitored by the Air Force. Currently, it is free of the contaminants
found in the ground water.

Dover Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contami-
nants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I (record
search). Phase II (hydrogeological investigation) is underway.
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National Priorities List Site FL Florida
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
CITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Orlando, Florida

The City Industries, Inc., Site covers 1 acre in Orlando, Orange
County, Florida. From 1971 to raid-August 1983, the company operated a
recycling and transferring facility on the site, handling a wide variety
of chlorinated and nonchlorinated organic solvents, paint/varnish wastes,
acid and alkaline plating waste, PCBs, and waste ink. According to
tests conducted by EPA, ground water, soils, and sediments are
contaminated with heavy metals and volatile organic compounds.

The company abandoned the operation in mid-1983, leaving approxi-
mately 1,200 drums and 12,000 gallons of unknown liquids and sludges in
large holding tanks. In August 1983, the State funded and oversaw a
cleanup of the site by a contractor. In the cleanup, 41 tons of drums
were crushed and removed and 65 truck and tanker loads of contaminants
were disposed of properly. The cost was $950,000.

In February 1984, EPA issued an Administrative Order requiring City
Industries to clean sludge from holding tanks, remove contaminated soils,
and treat contaminated ground water. The order was not complied with.
In March through May 1984, using about S500,000 of CERLCA emergency funds,
EPA emptied, cut open, and cleaned the holding tanks, thus removing the
threat of explosion and further soil contamination. EPA's emergency
team and its contractors used an incineration device to treat about l,70n
tons of contaminated soil. The treated soil remains on the site.

The State has identified more than 120 potentially responsible
waste generators. In February of 1984, the State filed a civil complaint.
On April 24, 1984, the State held a meeting with approximately 75
generators.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act o( 1980 (CERClAK'Suportund")
DAVIDSON LUMBER CD.
South Miami, Florida

Davidson Lumber Co. treated wood on a site in South Miami, Florida,
from 1942 until it was abandoned in December 1981. During the wood-
treating process, preservatives were allowed to drip onto the ground.
The wastes generated included creosote, chromated zinc chloride, and
chromated copper arsenic. On May 10, 1982, Dade County Environmental
Resource Management sampled soil and sludges on the site. The data
indicated the presence of chromium, arsenic, and phenols.

This site overlies the Biscayne Aquifer, which has been designated
by EPA as the sole source of water for the area.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
DUBOSE OIL PRODUCTS 00.
Cantonment, Florida

Dubose Oil Products Co. recovered waste oil from early 1979 through
November 1981 on a 20-acre site west of Cantonment, Escambia County,
Florida. At the State's request, EPA took water and sediment samples in
April 1982. Analysis of the samples indicated the presence of elevated
concentrations of numerous organic compounds. The company ceased oper-
ations in the spring of 1982.

The State has completed a hydrcgeologic assessment of the site.
In January and February 1984, the State removed contaminated drums from
the site. The State has filed a civil complaint and is currently
discussing immediate and long-term removal, treatment, and monitoring of
the site with the owner.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund")
MOMTOO RESEARCH PRODUCTS, INC.
Hollister, Florida

Montco Research Products, Inc., manufactures chemical intermediates
and purifies organic compounds for commercial use on a 10-acre site in
Hollister, Putnam County, Florida. The processes used generate dis-
charge cooling water and distillation residues. The State has confirmed
that both soil and ground water at the site are contaminated with lead,
arsenic, cyanide, chromium, benzene, and several other organic chemicals.

The State and the site owner are awaiting a civil court ruling on
access. The State is conducting further negotiations outside of court.

EPA has taken administrative enforcement action against the company
for failing to respond promptly to a request for information under Section
3007 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
PEAK OIL CD./RAY DRUM CD.
Tampa, Florida

The Peak Oil Co./Bay Drum Co. Site covers 15 acres east of Tampa,
Hillsborough County, Florida. Peak Oil re-refines oil and disposes of
wastes in an acid sludge pond measuring 82 feet x 100 feet. Bay Drum
Co., which recently ceased operations, recycled drums and disposed of
wash water in a holding pond.

Surface water, ground water, sediment, and sludges are contaminated
with PCBs, pesticides, solvents, and heavy metals, according to analyses
conducted by EPA. The Peak Oil/Bay Drum Site is located within 2 miles
of the Brandon Well Field, which is part of the Hillsborough County Water
Supply System. The system supplies drinking water to 57,000 people.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT/UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
West palm Beach, Florida

The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft/United Technologies Corp. Site
comprises about 1,000 acres in West Palm Beach in north central Palm
Beach County, Florida. Jet engines have been manufactured and tested,
on the site since 1957. Pratt & Whitney is a privately owned Canadian-
b ased operation and a division of United Technologies Corp.

On site is a sanitary landfill where solvents were disposed, a
solvent storage tank that leaked approximately 2,000 gallons of
trichloroethane through an underground valve, a solvent distilling area,
and jet fuel heaters which contained PCBs until the mid-1970s.

Ground water and surface water are contaminated with PCBs and
organic solvents, according to tests conducted by Pratt & Whittney. The
company has installed a forced aeration system to remove volatile organic
chemicals from its well fields and is involved in discussion with the
State regarding PCBs and landfill remedial actions.
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National Priorities List Site GA Georgia
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
OLIN CORP. (AREAS 1,2, & 4)
Augusta, Georgia

Conditions at listing (September 1983); Olin Corp.'s plant in
Augusta, Richmond Oointy, Georgia, manufactures chlorine and caustic
soda, generating a mercurycontaminated brine sludge in the process.
Since the early 1970s, cain has disposed of the sludge in two unlined
disposal pits and in a lined surface impoundment (Areas l,2,and 4) . The
liner in the impoundment may have been damaged by dumping of construction
rubble. About 32,000 tons of mercury-contaminated wastes have been
disposed of in the three areas. All three areas, plus a retort ash and
filter cake dump, occupy about 5 acres on the southern portion of the
plant property. In April and July 1981, the company's on-site monitoring
wells near the disposal facilities detected mercury in ground water.

Within 3 miles of the disposal areas are 11 Richmond Oounty drinking
voter wells. More than 10,000 people use ground water in this area.
large areas of fresh water wetlands are within 1.5 miles of the Olin
plant.

Status (June 1984); A State Consent Order executed in January 1984,
requires Olin to cease waste disposal in the two pits and to retain a
consultant to fully define the extent of contamination. The company
submitted the resulting Groundwater Assessment Program Report to the
State, where it is currently under review.

EPA is deferring rulemaking on this site because appropriate scoring
documents were not in the public docket and so were not available during
the comment period. Thus EPA is providing an additional comment period
for this site.

Response category / Cleanup status code, October 19R4: S
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE
Houston County, Georgia

Robins Air Force Base covers 8,855 acres approximately 18 miles
south of Macon in Houston County in middle Georgia. It includes a 1,200-
acre wetland.

The base has 13 areas that contain hazardous waste from past
disposal activities. Two areas comprise the site in question: Landfill
No. 4, where 1,500 drums are stored, and an adjacent sludge lagoon, which
contains phenols and metal plating wastes. The two areas cover 67 acres.

The base is located in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and is underlain
by units of the highly permeable Cretaceous Aquifer of Georgia. The
water supplies for the base and the City of Warner are derived from this
aquifer. About 10,000 people are potentially affected. Trichloroethylene
and tetrachloroethylene have been detected in ground water near the
site, and phenols in surface water on the site.

Robins Air Force Base is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprenensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"l
KUNIA WELLS I
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Kunia Wells I Site consists of four drinking water wells that
are owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu. The wells are
located on the Schofield Plateau in the County of Honolulu, Island of
Oahu, Hawaii. They are contaminated with trichloropropane (TCP), accord-
ing to analyses conducted by the Hawaii Department of Health and other
government agencies. The Kunia Wells I are part of a distribution system
which serves 21,000 people.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing dibromochloropropane and TCP with granulated activated carbon
and with aeration towers.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act ol 1980 (CERCLAH* Supertund")
KUNIA WELLS II
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Kunia Wells II Site consists of two drinking water wells that
are owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu. The wells are
located on the Schofield Plateau in the County of Honolulu, Island of
Oahu, Hawaii. They are contaminated with dibrcmochloropropane (DBCP) and
trichloropropane (TCP), according to analyses conducted by the Hawaii
Department of Health and other government agencies. They have been
closed since July 1983. The wells are part of the Kunia distribution
system that provides drinking water to about 13,700 people.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing DBCP and TCP with granulated activated carbon and with aeration
towers.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAirSuperfund'
MILILANI WELLS
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Mililani Wells Site consists of six drinking water wells that
are owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu. The wells are
located on the lower Schofield Plateau in the County of Honolulu,
Island of Oahu, Hawaii. They are contaminated with dibromochloropropane
(DBCP) and trichloropropane (TCP) , according to tests conducted by the
Hawaii Department of Health and other government agencies. Three of the
wells are presently not being used. The Mililani wells normally supply
water to 19,500 people through a closed distribution system.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing DBCP and TCP with granulated activated carbon and with aeration
towers.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAM'Superfund")
WAIAWA SHAFT
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Waiawa Shaft is located on the Ewa Plain in the County of
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, and is owned and operated by the U.S.
Navy. The well is part of a closed distribution system which provides
drinking water to 64,000 people in the area of McGrew Point, Pearl Harbor,
and part of Hickam Air Force Base. The well is contaminated with dibrcmo-
chloropropane (DBCP) and trichloropropane (TCP), according to analyses
conducted by the U.S. Navy and other government agencies.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing DBCP and TCP with granulated activated carbon and with aeration
towers. The Navy is currently reviewing alternative treatment methods
for DBCP removal in a study designed to complement the Board of Water
Supply effort.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAM'Supeffund-)
WAIPAHU WELLS
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Waipahu Wells Site consists of four drinking water wells that
are owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu. The wells are
located on the Ewa Plain in the County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii. They are contaminated with ethylene dibromide (EDB) and trichlo-
ropropane (TCP), according to analyses conducted by the Hawaii Department
of Health and other government agencies. The Waipahu Wells are part of a
distribution system which serves 13,700 people in Waipahu, Ewa, and
Waianae.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing dibromochloropropane and TCP with granulated activated carbon
and with aeration towers. However, because of continuing contamination,
the people served by the Waipahu Wells are being provided with an altern-
ative supply of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
WAIPIO HEIGHTS WELLS II
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii

The Waipio Heights Wells II Site consists of two drinking water
wells that are owned and operated by the City and County of Honolulu.
The wells are located in Waipio on the lower Schofield Plateau in the
County of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii. One well is contaminated
with trichloropropane (TCP), according to analyses conducted by the
Hawaii Department of Health and other government agencies. The other
well has been shut down for repairs and has not been tested for contami-
nation. The wells are part of a distribution system which serves 3,400
people in the Waipio Heights area.

There are several well sites with similar contamination problems
located in the Schofield Plateau/Ewa Plain area of Oahu. The City and
County of Honolulu Board of Water Supply has conducted pilot tests on
methods for decontaminating the water in the area and has had success in
removing dibronochloropropane and TCP with granulated activated carbon
and with aeration towers.
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National Priorities List Site IL Illinois
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (MANUFACTURING AREA)
Joliet, Illinois

The Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JAAP) is a munitions installation
located in Joliet near Chicago, Illinois. The manufacturing area (Mfg
Area) occupies about 9,000 acres of JAAP west of Illinois State Highway
53. More than 4 billion pounds of explosives were produced in the
area during its operating life from the early 1940s to 1977. Since 1977,
the area has been maintained in noncperating standby condition by the
contractor/operator.

The Army has determined that "extremely large" quantities of waste
products and waste waters were generated during the operating life of the
Mfg Area. Contaminated process waters and chemical spills were routinely
discharged to man-made drainage ditches, where they flowed without treat-
ment into Jackson Creek and Grant Creek. Unlined piles of incinerator
ash and a leak in the liner of a waste water lagoon have also contributed
to contamination of ground water and surface water.

JAAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase
II (preliminary survey). In the course of studies, the Army has
documented ground water and surface water releases of munitions-related
contaminants attributable to Mfg area activities.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
KERR-MCGEE (KRESS CREEK/WEST BRANCH OF DUPAGE RIVER)
DuPage County, Illinois

The Kerr-McGee (Kress Creek/West Branch of DuPage River) Site
includes about 1.5 miles of Kress Creek and 0.5 of a miles of the West
Branch of the DuPage River in DuPage County, Illinois. About 20,000
people live within 3 miles of the site.

In 1931, Lindsay Light & Chemical Co. established a mill in West
Chicago for the extraction of thorium and nonradioactive elements from
monazite and other ores. Later, the site was used for the manufacture of
gaslight mantles (which contain thorium), mesothorium, and, during World
War II, hydrofluoric acid. Ownership of the facility changed from
Lindsay to American Potash & Chemical in 1958 and to Kerr-McGee Chemical
Corp. in 1967. Operations at the site continued until 1973, when Kerr-
McGee, the current owner, closed the plant.

Over the years, a portion of the wastes fron the plant was dis-
charged into Kress Creek, a tributary of the DuPage River, either via a
storm sewer or drainage ditch. Radiation contamination, which is found
to a depth of several feet along the stream, decreases with distance from
the creek. Many of the highest levels are found near the storm sewer
outfall. Water in the area is obtained from municipal or private wells.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an Order to Show Cause,
dated March 21, 1984, requiring Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. to either
prepare and implement a cleanup plan, or show it should not be required
to do so.
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KERR-MCGEE (REED-KEPPLER PARK)
Wast Chicago, Illinois

The Kerr-McGee (Reed-Keppler Park) Site is in Reed-Keppler Park in
Vfest Chicago, Illinois. About 15,000 people live within 3 miles of. the
site.

In 1931, Lindsay Light S, Chemical Co. established a mill in
West Chicago for the extraction of thorium and nonradioactive elements
from monazite and other ores. Later, the site was used for the manu-
facture of gaslight mantles (which contain thorium), mesothorium, and,
during World War II, hydrofluoric acid. Ownership of the facility
changed from Lindsay to American Potash & Chemical in 1958 and to Kerr-
McGee Chemical Corp. in 1967. Operations at the site continued until
1973 when Kerr-McGee, the current owner, closed the plant.

Radioactive materials were landfilled at an 11-acre site which had
apparently been a gravel quarry. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
contractor located contaminated areas within the landfill and around and
under tennis courts adjacent to it. Contaminated material around (not
under) the tennis courts was moved onto an area of surface contamination,
which was then fenced and posted.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
KERR-McGEE (RESIDENTIAL AREAS)
West Chicago/DuPage County, Illinois

The Kerr-MoGee (Residential Areas) Site is in West Chicago and
DuPage County, Illinois. The site covers the general area of
elevated radiation levels adjacent to the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.
facility on the east (about 30 acres), as well as other adjacent areas
and isolated spots of elevated radiation levels. About 15,000 people
live within 3 miles of the site.

In 1931, Lindsay Light S. Chemical Co. established a mill in West
Chicago for the extraction of thorium and nonradioactive elements from
monazite and other ores. Later, the site was used for the manufacture
of gaslight mantles (which contain thorium), mesothorium, and, during
World War II, hydrofluoric acid. Ownership of the facility changed from
Lindsay to American Potash & Chemical in 1958 and to Kerr-McGee Chemical
Corp. in 1967. Operations at the site continued until 1973 when Kerr-
McGee, the current owner, closed the plant.

In 1978, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's contractor located
75 spots of elevated radiation levels. Since that time, the number has
grown to around 87. Overlying many of these spots adjacent to the Kerr-
McGee facility is an area of generally elevated radiation levels.
Although the general area of contamination may be due, in part, to long-
term emissions from the facility, the primary source of contamination is
believed to be the result of specific incidents such as spills or use of
contaminated materials as fill.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Lability Act of 1980 |CERCLA)("Superfund"
KERR-MOGEE (SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)
West Chicago, Illinois

The Kerr-MoGee (Sewage Treatment Plant) Site covers about 23 acres
in West Chicago, Illinois. About 15,000 people live within 3 miles of
the site.

In 1931, Lindsay Light & Chemical Co. established a mill in West
Chicago for the extraction of thorium and nonradioactive elements from
monazite and other ores. Later, the site was used for the manufacture of
gaslight mantles (which contain thorium), mesothorium, and, during World
War II, hydrofluoric acid. Ownership of the facility changed from Lindsay
to American Potash & Chemical in 1958 and to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. in
1967. Operations at the site continued until 1973, when Kerr-McGee, the
current owner, closed the plant.

The original sewage treatment plant was built in 1919 and included
two septic tanks. Over the years, the plant changed, and the tanks were
filled with radioactive materials. In addition, fill, including radio-
active materials, was placed in other areas of the site. While modern-
izing the plant, the city has located many surface and subsurface areas
of contamination. To allow the modernization to continue, any areas that
obstruct construction are expected to be excavated and the material placed
in a designed storage area on the site.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
ML INDUSTRIESAARACORP LEAD SMELTER
Granite City, Illinois

The NL Industries/Taracorp Lead Smelter covers approximately 25
acres in Granite City, Madison County, Illinois. Taracorp purchased the
facility in August 1979 frcm NL Industries, which had operated it since
1928. Taracorp reclaims lead from battery cases and other scrap.

On the site is a waste pile approximately 20 feet high made up of
225,000 tons of broken batteries, blast furnace slag, and other lead
waste. The pile appears stable, but run-off is evident. The State
detected 140,000 to 300,000 parts per million lead in soil near the pile.
Past and current air emissions associated with the smelting operations
and the waste pile have contaminated off-site surface soils as far away
as 0.5 miles, according to the State. Ground water contamination has not
been documented to date.

About 15,000 people live within 1 mile of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund"
PAGEL'S PIT
Rockford, Illinois

Pagel's Pit in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, is a former
sand and gravel pit and dolomite quarry that has been operated by
Winnebago Reclamation as a landfill since the late 1960s. The pit covers
approximately 60 acres and is lined with "blacktop," which has a coal tar
sealer.

The site has a State permit to receive sewage treatment sludge.
Records indicate that the site accepted a variety of wastes, including
organics, solvents, and heavy metals, as well as mixed municipal refuse.
About 120,000 gallons of liquid wastes, in addition to solid refuse, have
been deposited on-site.

A shallow, factured bedrock aquifer near the site is a source of
drinking water for about 1,600 people. It is contaminated with several
volatile organic compounds, in addition to arsenic, according to tests
conducted by the Winnebago County Health Department, the State, and EPA.
In-1981, the State and the Health Department tested drinking water
supplies in response to complaints from residents. The results indicated
high levels (517 parts per billion) of volatile organic chemicals. The
contamination forced several homeowners near Pagel's Pit to drill new
wells and/or use bottled water supplied by Winnebago Reclamation.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
PETERSEN SAND & GRAVEL
Libertyville, Illinois

Petersen Sand & Gravel operated a 1,000-acre quarry in Libertyville,
Illinois, from 1952 to 1958. The Lake County Forest Preserve District
acquired the site in 1978 and planned to convert the quarry into a 170-
acre recreational lake.

Several hundred drums of paints, solvents, and other industrial
wastes were dumped into the quarry while it was owned by Petersen Sand.
In 1977, the company removed 400 drums from the quarry. In 1983, the
Lake County Forest Preserve District removed about 65 more drums. It
is likely that sane drums and contaminated soil still remain in the
quarry.

The State and EPA detected volatile organic chemicals and heavy
metals in ground water that is used by about 15,000 nearby residents as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Siiperfund"
SANGAM3 ELECTRIC DUMP/CRAB ORCHARD NKTIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (USDOI)
Carterville, Illinois

The Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Site covers 2 to 3 acres in Carterville, Illinois. The U.S. Department
of Interior (USDOI) owns the property. From 1946 to the mid-1960s,
Sangamo buried by-products from the manufacturing of electrical com-
ponents and capacitors in a landfill that is close to and drains into
Crab Orchard Lake. Soil samples from the edge of the landfill contain
PCBs in the range of 12,000 parts per million (ppm) and lead in the range
of 7,000 ppm, according to analyses conducted by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. Soil samples collected between the fill and the lake
showed lower concentrations. These contaminants are migrating via
surface run-off into Crab Orchard Lake, from which the City of Marion
(population 1,400) takes water during periods of peak demand.

At the request of EPA, USDOI is planning a remedial investigation/
feasibility study to determine the extent of the contamination and
identify alternatives for remedial action.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT ACTIVITY
Savanna, Illinois

The Savanna Army Depot Activity (SADA) is an Army munitions
installation occupying more than 13,000 acres in Savanna, in north-
western Illinois, on the banks of the Mississippi River. The facility
has handled, processed, and stored munitions, explosives, and industrial
chemicals since operations began in 1918. Renovation and loading of
artillery shells and bombs began at SADA in the 1930s and has occurred
intermittently since that time. Several areas of the facility have been
used for the demolition and burning of obsolete ordnance.

The Army has detected munitions-related contaminants, primarily
trinitrotoluene (TNT), in surface water and ground water on the base.
The area of contaminated ground water encompasses about 18 acres.

SADA is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey). Phase III (assessment of remedial action alterna-
tives) is scheduled to be completed in December 1984.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SHEFFIELD (U.S. ECOLOGY, INC.)
Sheffield, Illinois

The U.S. Ecology, Inc., Landfill covers 45 acres in a strip-mined
area in Sheffield, Illinois. The company, which was formerly known as
Nuclear Engineering Co., began operating the site in the late 1960s.
U.S. Ecology was purchased by Teledyne, Inc., in January 1981. The site
closed in January 1983.

At one time, the site was the largest hazardous waste disposal site
in Illinois. It accepted a wide variety of hazardous waste, including
acids, bases, low-flash point organic solvents, pesticides, and sludges
containing heavy metals. Monitoring wells in the shallow aquifer at
the site are contaminated with arenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, ketones,
aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, ethers, and PCBs,
according to tests conducted by the State Water Survey Division and
the U.S. Geological Survey. An estimated 450 people within 3 miles of
the site use the shallow aquifer as a source of drinking water.

U.S. Ecology has submitted a plan for closing the site, but the
State considers it incomplete.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAJC'Superfund")
FORT WAYNE REDUCTION DUMP
Fort Wayne, Indiana

The Fort Wayne Reduction Dump lies on a 35-acre site in Fort Wayne,
Allen County, Indiana. National Recycling Corp. began operations at the
site in 1967. Until 1976, it was used as a landfill with minimal recovery
of wastes, Among the wastes accepted for disposal were volatile industrial
liquids, 2,4-dimethylphenol, methylene chloride, arsenic, and sludges
(sewage, paints, varnishes, etc.).

Ground water immediately adjacent to the site is contaminated with
arsenic, benzene, chloroethane, ethylbenzene, and methylene chloride,
according to tests conducted by EPA. The Riverhaven housing development
(estimated population 400) is within 3 miles of the site. Maumee River
runs immediately to the north. An estimated 1,100 people living south of
the river within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of
drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORP. (TERRE HAOTE EAST PLANT)
Terre Haute, Indiana

International Minerals & Chemicals Corp. (IMC) has owned a 20-acre
site in Terre Haute, Virgo County, Indiana, since 1946. The Terre Haute
East plant, as it is known, manufactured lindane, an insecticide, from
1946 to 1963. IMC disposed of 500,000 cubic feet of lindane wastes in a
surface impoundment and landfill on the site. The landfill was capped
with clay in the late 1970s.

Ground water at the site is contaminated with lindane according to
analyses conducted by the State and EPA. The public water system
supplying 63,000 residents of Terre Haute uses ground water within 3
miles of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprenensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MIDCO II
Gary, Indiana

The Midwest Solvent Recovery Co., Inc., (MIDCO) II Site occupies
approximately 7 acres across the highway from the airport in Gary, Lake
County, Indiana. The area is primarily industrial. MIDCO II recycled
solvents and disposed of industrial waste at the site using the following
methods: temporary bulk liquid and drum storage of waste and reclaimable
materials and on-site disposal of wastes via open dumping in trenches,
sludge pits, and filter pits. The company operated until Aug. 17, 1977,
when a fire burned most of the above-ground tanks and drums containing
wastes. Following the fire, the company abandoned the site without
cleanup. Several thousand drums containing burned residues were left
on-site, along with several tanks. Soils, ground water, and possibly
surface water are contaminated, according to tests conducted by EPA.
About 479,000 people live within 3 miles of the site.

In April 1984, using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA removed over 400
unburned drums containing chemicals and completely fenced the site.
Several thousand drums, both burned and unburned, and several large tanks
remain on-site. The site is locked and signs warning of chemical con-
tamination have been posted.

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of EPA, has brought a
Federal civil action seeking injunctive relief against parties potent-
ially responsible for wastes associated with the site.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
NEAL'S DUMP (SPENCER)
Spencer, Indiana

Neal's Dump is located 4 miles south of Spencer, Owen County,
Indiana. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, rags, sawdust, and
capacitors contaminated with PCBs were deposited to a depth of 20 feet in
an area about 80 feet by 50 feet.

About 1,000 people within 3 miles of the site use well water. The
nearest well is 750 feet from the site. There is the threat that con-
taminated run-off will drain from the site to the nearby White River.

On Nov. 4r 1980, EPA and the State inspected the facility,
collecting both soil and ground water samples. In February 1981, EPA
conducted further inspections and prepared a report regarding cleanup
alternatives and possible costs. To determine the extent of ground water
contamination, EPA installed monitoring wells in the summer of 1982. On
Sept. 1, 1982, the State conducted an inspection to define the fill area
more accurately.

In January 1983, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of EPA,
filed suit against Westinghouse Electric Corp. for cleanup of this site
and Neal's Landfill in Bloonington, which was placed on the NPL in
September 1983. The State of Indiana entered into this suit as an
intervening plaintiff.

In December 1983, Westinghouse fenced the site and removed surface
capacitors as part of a Stipulation and Order filed by EPA in December
1983.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
CHEMPLEX CD.
Clinton/Camanche, Iowa

The Chemplex Co. facility is on the western edge of Clinton and
Camanche, Iowa. The facility has manufactured high-and low-density
polyethylene since 1968. Wastes generated by this facility include
peroxides, mineral spirits, vinyl acetate, and various organic hazardous
substances such as styrene, benzene, toluene, and polyaromatic hydro-
carbons. These wastes were disposed in an unlined landfill on the site.
The landfill has been covered and is no longer used. Wastewater contain-
ing some of these constituents was also stored in a lined impoundment on
the site. During dredging of the sediments from the botton of the im-
poundment, the liner was ruptured, releasing hazardous substances to the
environment. The total quantity of wastes disposed in the landfill is
not known.

Ground water downgradient of the landfill and the impoundment is
contaminated with polyaromatic hydrocarbons and the other organic
chemicals identified above, according to tests conducted by the company
and its consultants. The company has recovered previously released
hazardous substances and taken measures to prevent the release of
additional hazardous substances. The company is conducting additional
investigations to completely characterize releases from the landfill.

About 5,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water
as a source of drinking water.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
U.S. NAMEPLATE CO.
Mount Vernon, Iowa

U.S. Nameplate Co. manufactures aluminum, brass, and stainless steel
nameplates on a 7-acre site near Mount Vernon in Linn County, Iowa.
Etching and plating are among the processes involved. Liquid wastes from
these processes are acidic with high concentrations of chromium, fluoride,
lead, and zinc.

Prior to 1979, U.S. Nameplate treated the wastes in septic tanks
that discharged into a drainage field and a nearby creek. In 1979, the
State received complaints about the discharge. In response, U.S. Name-
plate constructed a waste treatment lagoon system and began operating it
in November 1979. In 1982, based on high fluoride levels (137 milligrams/
liter) detected in ground water, the State determined that the lagoon was
leaking. EPA is taking a compliance action under the Resource Conser-
vation and Recovery Act for present operations at the lagoon. The list-
ing under CERCLA involves the septic tank and drainage field.

Mount Vernon (population 3,300) draws its water from two municipal
wells less than 1.5 miles from the U.S. Nameplate plant.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
VOGEL PAINT & WAX CO.
Orange City, Iowa

Vogel Paint & Wax Co. used a 40-acre sand and gravel pit for
disposal of its paint and varnish production wastes. The pit, which the
conpany owns, is located in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa.

Fran 1967 to 1979, this site received paint wastes containing lead,
cadmium, chromium, mercury, toluene, xylene, and mineral spirits, which
is a grade of naphtha. An estimated 43,000 gallons of aliphatic and
aromatic hydrocarbons and 6,000 pounds of mercury, lead, zinc, and
chromium have been disposed of at the site.

The company has detected wastes from this site, particularly
volatile organics (toluene, xylene, and mineral spirits), in off-site
monitoring wells. About 3,200 people within 3 miles of the site depend
on ground water as a source of drinking water.

The State has issued an Administrative Order requiring the company
to take remedial actions. The company has started to comply.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)|"Superfund")
BIG RIVER SAND CD.
Wichita, Kansas

The Big River Sand Co. Site covers 80 acres in northwest Wichita,
Sedgwick County, Kansas. During the early 1970s, the previous owner/
operator of the site allowed approximately 1,800 drums of paint-related
wastes to be deposited on the property at the edge of a 5-acre sand pit
lake.

Monitoring by the State in 1982 and 1984 detected solvents and heavy
metals in nearby residential veils. A State court order was issued
requiring the previous owner to remove the drums and transfer them to his
own property adjacent to the site. After some 200 drums had been trans-
ferred, the State asked that the work cease because the workers lacked
personal protective equipment. Later, the drums remaining on the site
and their contents were either recycled or disposed of in a satisfactory
manner. In August 1984, the original owner removed 200 deteriorating
drums from his property.

The site includes both the sand pit lake area and the adjacent
property where the remaining drums were located. Ground water remains
contaminated. About 1,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground
water as a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Furley, Kansas

The National Industrial Environmental Services (MIES) Site covers
160 acres 10 miles northeast of Wichita and 3 miles south of the un-
incorporated community of Furley, in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Approxi-
mately 30 households are within a 9-square-mile rural agricultural area
surrounding the site.

A hazardous waste landfill on the 80-acre north half of the site
began operation in 1977, under a State permit. Six evaporation and
treatment ponds were also in use. Wastes received at the facility
included: liquid chromium, liquid cyanide, acids, bases, chlorinated and
nonchlorinated solvents, sludges, and bulk solid wastes. In January
1982, the State closed the site when it discovered that ground water,
surface water, and soil off-site were contaminated with toxic organic
chemicals, including known carcinogens.

In May 1982, Chemical Waste Management, Inc., the current facility
owner, submitted a hydrogeological report and remedial action plan to the
State. The plan recommended digging drainage trenches, drilling an under-
ground injection well for disposal of the liquid wastes, closure of treat-
ment and evaporation ponds, capping of existing landfill areas, and con-
struction of a new landfill. The drainage trench and new landfill have
been constructed, and the old landfill areas have been capped. Ground
water pumped from the trenches is being hauled to an off-site disposal
facility. Monitoring wells are being sampled on a monthly basis.

In August 1984, the State issued an Administrative Order to the
company for remedial action.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
STKOTHER FIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK
Cowley County, Kansas

Strother Field Industrial Park covers roughly 2.3 square miles
approximately 4 miles southwest of Winfield and 4 miles north of Arkansas
City, in Cowley County, Kansas. The park consists of about 2n industrial
and commercial businesses, as well as two inactive solid waste landfills.
The landfills probably also were used for the disposal of varied
industrial wastes.

Samples collected and analyzed by the State (as part of EPA's
Synthetic Organic Chemical Survey) indicated the presence of chlorinated
organic chemicals in several wells supplying Strother Field
Industrial Park. The principal contaminants (trichloroethylene, 1,2-
dichloroethylene, 1,1,1 trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and 1,1-
dichloroethylene) are caramon industrial solvents known to persist in
ground water. The State collected a second series of samples from
Strother supply wells, as well as samples from several private wells in
the adjacent community of Hackney, the water distribution system,
influents and effluents from the Strother Field waste water treatment
plant, two monitoring wells on-site, and several off-site control
locations (for comparison purposes). Additional ground water
monitoring is underway to determine the source and off-site migration of
the contamination. The State is pumping the ground water.

About 2,300 people use ground water within 3 miles of the site as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
MAXEY FLATS NUCLEAR DISPOSAL
Hillsboro, Kentucky

The Maxey Flats Nuclear Disposal Site is a 279-acre shallow land
burial facility located in Fleming County, Kentucky, near Hillsboro.
From 1963 to 1977, the site was privately operated under license by the
State on State-owned land. The facility received 4.8 million cubic feet
of waste containing radioactive materials. According to tests conducted
by the State, tritium levels in air exceed background levels, and
radioactive contaminants are present in ground water. Ground water is a
source of drinking water in the area.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)|"Superfund")
SMITH'S FARM
Brooks, Kentucky

Smith's Farm is located approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Brooks,
Bullitt County, Kentucky. The entire farm is about 500 acres and includes
a 37.5-acre landfill permitted by the State to accept nonhazardous wastes.
Near this permitted site is an abandoned dump containing an estimated
100,000 to 200,000 drums, many of which are buried or partially buried.

EPA and the State have observed numerous leachate streams at the
site, most of which drain into an unnamed tributary to Bluelick Creek.
Private residences located immediately downstream of the site use water
from Bluelick Creek for drinking and other purposes. Some of the nearby
residents also use well water. There is no alternate source of water.

Analyses conducted by EPA have detected elevated concentrations of
phenols, PCBs, metals (mercury, nickel, lead, chromium, copper, and
cadmium), and organics in leachate, soil, sediment, and surface water.
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National Priorities List Site LA Louisiana
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprenensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
LOUISIANA ARMY AWUNITION PLANT
Doyline, Louisiana

Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant is located in Doyline near
Shreveport, Louisiana. The primary mission includes loading, assembling,
and packing military ammunitions, and the manufacture of metal ammunition
parts. The hazardous waste site consists of 16 1-acre pits in which
trinitrotoluene (TNT), RDX, and other explosive waste materials settle
out of treatment waters.

According to tests conducted by the Army, soil, surface water, and
ground water are contaminated with TNT, dinitrotoluene, phenols, 4-DNT,
tetryl, and cadmium. About 1,300 people within 3 miles of the site
depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.

The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and"evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway.
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National Priorities List Site ME Maine
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund")
BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION
Brunswick, Maine

The Brunswick Naval Air Station, in Brunswick, Sagadahoc County,
Maine, encompasses 7 areas that were used in the past (beginning in 1942)
for the storage or disposal of hazardous wastes. These seven areas are
within a 2-mile radius and occupy a total of at least 15 acres. Of the
seven areas, two were used for landfilling the station's household and
office wastes. The other areas were used for disposal of acid, caustic,
and asbestos wastes. Pesticides, solvents, and waste oils present on the
site threaten ground water (including a nearby public well field), surface
water, and adjacent wetlands. Asbestos is also present on the site.

The Brunswick Naval Air Station is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Departnent of Defense has been cleaning up its hazardous
waste sites. The Navy has identified the potential threats to human
health or the environment caused by past practices at the seven disposal
areas, and in 1984 will start a study to further identify the contaminants
present at the site and determine their migration paths.

EPA intends to monitor future work at Brunswick and to provide techni-
cal assistance to the Navy if it is needed.
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National Priorities List Site MD Maryland
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
KANE & LOMBARD STREET DRUMS
Baltimore, Maryland

The Kane & Lombard street Drums Site is an 8.3-acre abandoned, un-
permitted dump in Baltimore, Maryland. Approximately 1,000 drums are
on the surface of the dump. The wastes include acrolein, benzene,
ethylbenzene, xylene, lead, and chromium.

In September 1982, the State detected volatile organic compounds in
the air at the site. In June 1984, EPA and the State used §500,000 in
CERCLA emergency funds to remove surface drums and contaminants at the
site, transport the materials to an approved disposal site, and stabilize
the entire site.

Approximately 2,500 people live within 0.25 miles of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
MID-ATLANTIC WOOD PRESERVERS, INC.
Harmans, Maryland

Mid-Atlantic Wood Preservers, inc., treats wood on a 3-acre site in
Harmans, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The plant, owned by Fort McHenry
Lumber Co., produces lumber which is pressure treated with chromated
copper arsenate to protect against water and insect damage.

In 1978, the State detected chromium and arsenic in on-site soil and
in ground water. The contamination appears to have resulted from tank
overflows and drippings from storage of treated wood. In November 1980,
on order of the State, the company removed 26 cubic yards of contaminated
soil and transported it to an approved facility for disposal. The state
also found that surface water draining from the site to Stony Run was
contaminated with elevated levels of copper.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SOUIHEFN MARYLAND WOOD TREATING
Hollywood, Maryland

The Southern Maryland Wood Treating Site covers 25 acres in
Hollywood, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The site, which is owned and
operated by L.A. Clarke & Son, Inc., of Fredericksburg, Virginia, pre-
serves wood with creosote. Creosote and such by-products as penta-
chlorophenol, benzene, lead, and diethylhexyl phthalate are disposed of
in a landfill and surface impoundment on the site. The major cause of
concern is contamination of ground water, surface water, and soil on the
site.

About 300 people residing within 3 miles of the site depend on
ground water as a source of drinking water.

As a result of an Administrative Order issued by the State, the company
excavated and treated parts of the soil contamination.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
HAVERHILL MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Haverhill, Massachusetts
The Haverhill Municipal Landfill is located adjacent to the Merrimack
River in the City of Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. The landfill
consists of three parcels of land. Prior to June 1981, two of the three
tracts were used for disposal of municipal and commercial refuse, while
the other reportedly received liquid wastes and sludges. In August 1981,
the city contracted for a ground water study, an evaluation of the land-
fill's impact on the local environment, and development of closure and
monitoring plans. The results of that study indicate that ground water
is contaminated with volatile organic chemicals.

About 6,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERClA)("Superfund")
NORWOOD PCBS
Norwood, Massachusetts

The Norwood PCBs Site is a privately-owned industrial site covering
approximately 9 acres in a connercial/residential area of Norwood, Norfolk
County, Massachusetts. The property was developed for industrial use in
the 1940s and was occupied by several manufacturers of electrical compo-
nents, including transformers that used PCBs as a dielectric fluid. In
June 1983, EPA and the State identified PCBs in surface soils at the site
and secured the area with guards. Also in June, EPA used $200,000 in
CERCLA emergency funds to excavate approximately 518 cubic yards of
contaminated soil and transport it to an approved disposal site.

Other contaminants, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and
trichloroethylene, have been found on the site in soils, surface water,
ground water, and ambient air. Ground water in.the area is used for
municipal, private, and industrial water supplies, according to a report
of the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund")
ROSE DISPOSAL PIT
Lanesboro, Massachusetts

The Rose Disposal Pit covers 1.5 acres in Lanesboro, Berkshire
County, Massachusetts. Fran 1951 to 1959, a previous owner used the site
to dispose of waste oils and solvents from the General Electric (GE) Co.
plant in Pittsfield, Mass. GE conducted a field investigation and con-
cluded that 60,000 cubic yards of soil are contaminated with greater than
50 parts per million of PCBs and also that contaminated ground water is
leaving the site in two plumes, traveling in easterly and southerly
directions. Ground water is contaminated with 11 volatile organic com-
pounds, including trichloroethylene, benzene, and vinyl chloride, according
to analyses conducted by EPA.

In May 1984, EPA and the State issued a joint enforcement order. It
will require GE to secure and fence the site: plan and schedule a temporary
cover for the site; plan and schedule a way to pump out a free oil layer:
and provide a permanent water supply to a restaurant and residence affected
by the plumes.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |CERCLA)("Superfund")
SALEM ACRES
Salem, Massachusetts

The Salem Acres Site consists of four unlined, uncovered disposal
pits on 162 acres of land in the town of Salem, Essex County, Massa-
chusetts. Wastes disposed of on-site include sludge, grit, and grease
from a wastewater treatment plant, as well as tannery waste. PCBs,
methylene chloride, arsenic, and chromium are present in soils on the
site, according to analyses conducted by EPA.

The privately owned disposal pits are approximately 20 feet from
Strongwater Brook. The site lies on the divide of two drainage basins
that channel both surface water and ground water directly into two major
aquifers. The site is bounded on the south and east by residential
housing. Approximately 2,500 people reside within 1 mile of the site.

The owner has erected a gate on the access road leading to the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund"
SHPACK LANDFILL
Norton/Attleboro, Massachusetts

The Shpack Landfill formerly operated as a private landfill covering
approximately 8 acres—5.5 acres within the Town of Norton, Bristol County,
Massachusetts, the remaining 2.5 acres within the City of Attleboro. The
site is currently fenced to restrict access. The site accepted wastes
since the 1940s until it was closed by court order. A survey by the
Department of Energy found radioactive contaminants, primarily radium and
uranium, in soil on the site. In many cases, the contamination extends
to ground water. In addition, dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and
tetrachloroethylene are present in ground water on the site.

About 35 private wells within 3 miles of the site serve about 130
people. The nearest well is a shallow well and is located 150 feet away.
EPA is currently conducting additional monitoring on- and off-site to
further characterize the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
AVENUE "E" GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Traverse City, Michigan

About 30 residential wells in the Avenue "E" area in East Bay
Township, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, are con-
taminated with benzene, toluene, methylethyl ketone, xylene, and acetone,
according to tests conducted by the State. The contamination is noving
to the northeast, where an estimated 300 small commercial and residential
properties are located.

The State has sued the U.S. Coast Guard as a source of contamination.
The case is still in litigation. Other sources may be contaminating the
Avenue E wells.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
E.I. DO PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., INC (MONTAGUE PLANT)
Montague, Michigan

E.I. du Pont de Nemours, & Co., Inc., produces petrochemicals and
handles many raw materials and products on a 1,325-acre site in Montague,
Michigan. Problems at this site date to 1961, when the State found that
a private well was contaminated with thiocyanite. Subsequently, Du Pont
supplied water to a limited number of residents. The contamination appar-
ently results from a waste pile on the site, as well as occasional spills
during routine operations. Du Pont installed two interceptor wells that
pump the contaminated water to a treatment plant. The extent of off-site
contamination is unknown.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Lacks Industries, Inc., operates a plating, die-casting, and
painting facility for the automotive and appliance industries on a 40-
acre site in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan. Wastes were deposited
in two unlined lagoons, each covering about 0.25 acres. Monitoring wells
on the site are contaminated with heavy metals, according to the State.
The major concern is potential contamination of private drinking water
wells, although sampling in May and June of 1984 by Kent County showed no
contamination. About 300 people (lower estimate) within 3 miles of the
site use ground water as a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
LENAWEE DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., LANDFILL
Adrian, Michigan

The Lenawee Disposal Service, Inc., Landfill covers 105 acres in
Adrian, Michigan. On July 18, 1983, the company received a license from
the State to accept municipal wastes.

Ground water flows to the north and east toward the nearby Raisin
River, in 1979, Theta Systems, Inc., which owned the site, constructed
dikes on those sides of the landfill and a partial slurry wall that
extends down into the layer of clay beneath the landfill. Leachate is
collected and placed into one of two holdings ponds, then eventually
reapplied to areas of the landfill. Before the dikes and slurry wall were
installed, an unknown amount of leachate left the site, contaminating
ground water and threatening to contaminate surface water in the area.

The site is now known as Laidlaw Waste Services. In 1979, Theta
Systems, Inc., and the State entered into a Consent Agreement regarding
further investigation of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
MICHIGAN DISPOSAL SERVICE (CORK STREET LANDFILL)
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michigan Disposal Service's Cork Street Landfill covers approxi-
mately 64 acres in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. The city
operated the site as a general refuse landfill from 1925 until 1968.
Until the mid-1960s, a teepee-type incinerator was on the site. After
closing the landfill for general refuse, the city operated it for inert
material until 1981, when Michigan Disposal Service (formerly Dispos-O-
Waste) bought the site. The company has applied to the State for a
permit to operate a sanitary landfill. Monitoring wells on the site
contain lead and arsenic above drinking water standards, according to
tests conducted by the State. The City of Kalamazoo has three well
fields within 3 miles of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MOTOR WHEEL, INC.
Lansing, Michigan

Motor Wheel, Inc., disposed of solvents, acids, and bases on a 25-
acre site in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. Wastes were buried in
containers and placed in seepage ponds from 1938 to 1979. Analyses
conducted by the State indicate that the upper aquifer is contaminated
with several hazardous substances. To date, contamination of the lower
aquifer, which provides drinking water to Lansing, has not been document-
ed, according to a study Motor Wheel conducted under an agreement with
the State.

Motor Wheel has removed a number of containers of wastes from the
site, but contaminated soils must still be removed.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
NORTH BRQNSON INDUSTRIAL AREA
Bronson, Michigan

The North Bronson Industrial Area consists of five industries in
north Bronson, Muskegon County, Michigan. Fran 1965 to 1980, several
nickel and chromium plating companies deposited wastes in two seepage
lagoons on the site. The lagoons, which are no longer used for waste
disposal, contain an estimated 3,000 to 5,900 cubic yards of dewatered
metal hydroxide sludges.

On-site monitoring wells are contaminated with heavy metals, tri-
chloroethylene, and volatile organic compounds, according to analyses
conducted by the State.

About 3,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
RQTO-FINISH CO., INC.
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Roto-Finish Co., Inc., operates a plant on a 7.5-acre site in
Kalamazoo, Michigan. The plant produces equipment and materials to debur
castings, mechanical parts, and similar objects. In its operations,
Roto-Finish uses 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline), a curing agent for
plastic. This chemical, commonly called MOCA, is a suspected carcinogen,
according to the State. Three lagoons on the site were used to hold over
83,000 gallons of sludge containing heavy metals and MOCA. The company
has excavated the lagoons.

Ground water at and near the site is contaminated with heavy metals,
according to analyses conducted by the State. The cities of Kalamazoo
(population 80,000) and Portage (population 25,000) get drinking water
from wells within 3 miles of the site, as do a small number of private
wells.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
SOUIH MACOMB DISPOSAL AUTHORITY (LANDFILLS #9 AND 9A)
Maconb Township, Michigan

The South Macomb Disposal Authority operated Landfills #9 and 9A
in Macomb Township, Macomb County, Michigan, from 1969 to 1974. the
landfills, which cover 153 acres, accepted general refuse and may have
also received industrial wastes. The site is not adequately covered,
lined, or fenced. Leachate seeps are visible.

Two residential wells in the area have been contaminated with zinc
and perhaps others metals and toxic organic chemicals (including phenol),
according to analyses conducted by a consultant to the authority. The
landfills are the suspected source of the contamination.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
THERMO-CHEM, INC.
Muskegon, Michigan

Thenno-Chem, Inc., manufactures chemicals and disposes of liquid
wastes in Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan. Until 1980, it reclaimed
solvents such as trichloroethylene and methylene chloride. The facility
also has reclaimed paint wastes and antifreezes. Waste sludges and
residues from the process were incinerated on-site, and waste waters were
discharged to a clay-lined lagoon and two seepage lagoons. At one time,
3,500 drums of waste solvents and a 20,000-gallon tank of liquid waste
contaminated with C-66 (a pesticide residue) were present on-site, but
the company removed them.

According to analyses conducted by the State, ground water is con-
taminated with methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, carbon tetra-
chloride, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

About 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
TORCH LAKE
Houghton County, Michigan

Torch Lake is in Houghton County in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Copper mining companies dumped tailings into the lake from the 1890s to
as recently as 1969. About 20 percent of the original lake volume has
been filled, and the lake sedirrents are contaminated. In 1972, cupric
ammonium carbonate spilled into the lake from storage vats.

Cancerous growth has been documented in two fish species. The
public health department has issued a health advisory on fish consumption.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MICHIGAN (HOLLAND LAGOONS)
Holland, Michigan

The Waste Management of Michigan lagoons cover 160 acres north of
Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan. From 1971 to 1980, the company
deposited liquid industrial wastes (including metal hydroxides and
vinegar production wastes) and waste water treatment sludge into seepage
lagoons at the site. In February 1979, all surface wastes were removed
from the site.

One residential well in the area has been contaminated with up to 67
parts per billion trichloroethylene. This residence is now served by
municipal water.

Operations of Southwest Ottawa County Landfill, located to the north
and west of the former lagoon areas, have contaminated ground water,
according to the State. Ground water moves to the southwest passing
directly through the former lagoon area. It is difficult to identify
sources for any contamination downgradient of the lagoons because many of
the dewatered sludges from the lagoon area, as well as other industrial
solids of a similar nature, were disposed of at the county landfill. The
State, Ottawa County, and the company have installed approximately 60
monitoring wells in the area.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA>("Superfund")
ADRIAN MUNICIPAL WELL FIELD
Adrian, Minnesota

The municipal well field supplying water to the 11,000 residents of
Adrian, Minnesota, is contaminated with volatile halogenated and non-
halogenated organic chemicals, according to tests conducted by the State.
The source is unknown. The State has closed the two most highly contami-
nated city wells because of the health risk of benzene and cis-l,2-di-
chloroethane. The city is now using two uncontaminated wells previously
slated to be abandoned due to age and low capacity.

The State is conducting a study to determine the source of contami-
nation and develop a long-term solution to the problem.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
/GATE LAKE SCRAPYARD
Fairview Township, Minnesota

The Agate Lake Scrapyard covers about 2 acres in a rural area in
Fairview Township, Cass County, Minnesota. The area is used mostly for
recreation. The privately-owned site operated from 1951 to 1983. The
wastes of concern are solvents and wastes oils that could percolate to
ground water and run off into surface water. Tests conducted by the
State detected PCBs and carbon tetrachloride in soil.

In January 1983, the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Crow Wing
County Electrical Coop removed the wastes for which they were responsible.
The State is planning further ground water and soil sampling to determine
the extent of the contamination.

About 1,100 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
KOCH REFINING CO./N-REN CORP.
Pine Bend, Minnesota

The Koch Refining Co./N-Ren Corp. Site covers 50 square miles in the
Pine Bend area (cities of inver Grove Heights and Rosemount) in Minnesota.
In 1972, the State made an extensive investigation of wells in and near
the site, which is now an industrial park. The investigation indicated
that persistent seepage from holding ponds, lagoons, and spent bauxite
piles on property owned by Koch and N-Ren was contaminating ground water
with lead and phenols. Koch and N-Ren have now either closed or upgraded
and obtained proper State permits for their operations.

About 1,600 people within 3 miles of the site, as well as a school
serving 2,600 students daily, use ground water as a source of drinking
water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Supertund")
RUMMER SANITARY LANDFILL
Bemid j i, Mi nnesota

The Rummer Sanitary Landfill, in Beraidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota,
accepted municipal wastes while it was in operation. There is no evidence
that this sanitary landfill accepted liquid and hazardous waste.

Monitoring wells on the property are contaminated with chlorinated
organic compounds. Analyses conducted by the State show that chloroform,
trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, and other chemicals are present in
shallow ground water. An estimated 14,700 people within 3 miles of the
site use ground water for drinking water. Although two aquifers exist, a
layer of sandy clay that may be permeable separates them. Hence, there is
a potential for wells into the deeper aquifer to be affected.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprenensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
KURT MANUFACTURING CO.
Fridley, Minnesota

The Kurt Manufacturing Co. Site occupies about 10 acres in Fridley,
Minnesota, approximately 1 mile east of the Mississippi River. The site
is in an industrial, ccmnercial, and residential area. Over 163,000
people live within 3 miles of the site, since 1960, the company has
manufactured precision computer components on the property.

Soil, monitoring wells, and a production well on-site are contami-
nated by tetrachloroethylene, cis-l,2-dichloroethylene, and trichloro-
ethylene, according to tests conducted by the State. The St. Peter Sand-
stone, Jordan Sandstone, and other neighboring aquifers are not known to
be contaminated at this time. The source of contamination is believed to
be a shavings bin collection pit beneath a loading dock on the site.

On April 23, 1984, the State issued a Request for Response Action
under Minnesota Superfund to Kurt Manufacturing. The action requires the
company to conduct a remedial investigation and a feasibility study, as
well as to develop a remedial action plan and implement it.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
LONG PRAIRIE GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Long Prairie, Minnesota

Various private and municipal wells in Long Prairie (population
2,900) in Todd County, Minnesota, are contaminated with solvents (di-
chloroethylene, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, and tetra-
chloroethylene), according to tests conducted by the State in late 1983
during routine testing of municipal wells. The State has sampled the
wells and surface water extensively since then. Ground water contamina-
tion is limited to an area of about 40 acres downgradient of the in-
dustrial section of the city. The State is conducting a hydrogeologic
study to help pinpoint the source of contamination.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILL
Oak Grove Township, Minnesota

The Oak Grove Sanitary Landfill is in Oak Grove Township in the
north central portion of Anoka County, Minnesota. The surrounding area
is populated with single-family hones and farms. The privately-owned
landfill accepted hazardous wastes from local industries.

There are three aquifers in the area: the deepest, the Franconia
Formation, a fine-grained sandstone: a buried sand aquifer; and the
shallowest, another sand aquifer, the Anoka Sand Plain. Area residents
obtain drinking water from the first two. The Anoka Sand Plain is not
known to be used as a domestic water supply. A relatively impermeable
material separates it from the buried sand aquifer.

The Anoka Sand Plain is contaminated with heavy metals and
halogenated and nonhalogenated organic compounds. Limited sampling of
the buried sand aquifer and the FraYiconia Formation has also indicated
elevated levels of these contaminants. A wetland south of the landfill
is similarly contaminated. Surface water bodies in the area include
wetlands, lakes, streams, and a river.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
OLMSTED COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL
Oronoco, Minnesota

The Olmsted County Sanitary Landfill covers 50 acres near Oronoco in
Olmsted County, Minnesota. The municipal landfill, which has been in
operation since 1972, has accepted industrial wastes. Monitoring wells
contain solvents (methylethyl ketone, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethy-
lene, and others) and cadmium, according to tests conducted by the State.
Since the aquifer is of dolomite/limestone, which is permeable, movement
of contaminants is likely, and nearby wells serving 1,200 people are
threatened. Leachate has been observed seeping from the surface of the
landfill as well. An intermittent stream which runs through the site to
the Zumbro River could carry contaminants during heavy rains.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
PINE BEND SANITARY LANDFILL/CROSBY AMERICAN DEMOLI'LiON LANDFILL
Dakota County, Minnesota

Two adjacent landfills, the Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill and the
Crosby American Demolition Landfill, cover about 300 acres west of the
Mississippi River in Dakota County, Minnesota. The operations of two
landfills have produced a leachate containing arsenic, halogenated and
nonhalogenated organic compounds, and various chlorides. The leachate
has severely contaminated surface water and ground water with these
materials, according to analyses conducted by the State and EPA. The
landfills are still in operation.

The Crosby American Demolition Landfill accepted acid and organic
wastes, various residential wells are contaminated with heavy metals
and volatile chlorinated and nonchlorinated organic compounds, according
to analyses conducted by the State and EPA.

The residences, farms, and industry of the area depend on ground
water for drinking water. About 3,500 people are affected.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (ROSEMDUNT RESEARCH CENTER)
Rosemount, Minnesota

The University of Minnesota formerly operated a 4-acre disposal site
in Rosemount, a rural area in Dakota County, Minnesota. Between 1960 and
1973, the University buried or incinerated gaseous, liquid, and solid
chemical laboratory wastes on the site. In 1972, monitoring wells and
soil on the site were contaminated with volatile organic chemicals and
heavy metals, according to tests conducted by the University. The con-
taninants were coming from two disposal pits and one burning pit.

New monitoring data collected by the State in July 1984 indicate
that the contamination is spreading. As a result, the State is beginning
an enforement action against the University.

About 9,600 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA|("Superfund"
WINDOM DUMP
Windom, Minnesota

The Windom Dump covers 30 acres in Windom, Minnesota. Between 1957
and 1974 the City of Windom operated the site as a municipal dump and also
accepted solvent and heavy metal wastes. Wastes were burned on-site and
then buried. Monitoring wells at the site are contaminated with volatile
organic chemicals, according to tests conducted by the State. To date,
municipal and residential wells are not contaminated. The monitoring and
municipal wells continue to be sampled by the city and the State.

About 5,900 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
NEWSOM BROTHERS/OLD REICHHOLD CHEMICALS, INC.
Columbia, Mississippi

The Newscro Brothers/Old Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., Site covers 80
acres in Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi. Since the 1940s, the site
has been used by several owners for the manufacture of naval stores,
including the present owner, Newson Brothers, and a former/owner operator,
Reichold Chemicals, Inc.

In March 1984, EPA used $160,000 in CERCLA emergency funds to remove
approximately 500 drums of chemical wastes. EPA's analyses of the drums
detected elevated levels of phenols and chromium. An unknown number of
buried drums remain on the site. To date, private wells in the iirmediate
area are not contaminated. On-site soil is contaminated with organic
chemicals.

Columbia's wells, which supply water to 11,500 people, are located
approximately 1,250 feet from the site and are less than 100 feet deep.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
BEE CEE MANUFACTURING CO.
Maiden, Missouri

Bee Cee Manufacturing Co. formerly manufactured aluminum storm
windows and doors on a 1- to 3-acre site in the City of Maiden Industrial
Park, Maiden, Dunklin County, Missouri. The company went bankrupt in
1983. Four shallow wells and two deep wells in Maiden supply drinking
water for 11,500 people; one shallow well is approximately 1,000 feet
southwest of the site.

As part of its operations. Bee Cee treated aluminum moldings to
clean and etch the metal before applying a finish coat of paint. The
treatment process involved the use of a compound containing chromium.
Between 1964 and 1983, trivalent and hexavalent chrome wastewater was
discharged directly onto the ground without any treatment. An area
approximately 50 feet by 100 feet is visibly affected, possibly as deep
as 1 to 2 feet. Because local soil is sandy, contamination may have
reached at least the shallow aquifer.

On July 27, 1981, the State advised Bee Cee that it was in violation
of the Missouri Clean Water Law because it was discharging a chromium-
based process waste onto the ground without a permit. Bankruptcy
proceedings ended efforts by the State to have Bee Cee install a waste-
water treatment system.

Another company now leases the former Bee Cee building. The City
of Maiden is believed to own the contaminated ground.
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FINDETT CORP.
St. Charles, Missouri

Findett Corp. operates on a site near the St. Louis suburb of St.
Charles, St Charles County, Missouri, on the floodplain of the Missouri
River. The Findett facility covers about 1 acre; however, contamination
originating at the facility is believed to cover a much greater area.

Among other activities, Findett reprocessed fluids containing PCBs
between 1963 and 1974. Some wastes from the reprocessing were disposed
of in a small pond on the Findett property. In 1977, after significant
levels of PCBs were detected in the pond, Findett excavated and back-
filled a portion of the pond.

In 1979, EPA conducted further investigations at the site, which
showed that the pond area was again contaminated with PCBs. In 1980, as
a result of these investigations, EPA issued an Administrative Order
under the Clean Water Act requiring further excavation of the pond area.
Additional sampling under the 1980 order indicated PCBs had migrated
beyond the immediate pond area and into subsurface areas.

Consequently, EPA issued a second Administrative Order, under
Section 3013 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, in the summer
of 1982. The order required Findett to design and implement a monitoring,
sampling, and analysis plan to characterize the nature and extent of soil
contamination, as well as the potential for ground water contamination at
or beyond the Findett facility. Findett has installed monitoring wells
and begun the ground water monitoring phase of the order.

About 57,000 people use ground water within 3 miles of the site as a
source of drinking water.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (NORTHWEST LAGOON)
Independence, Missouri

The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (AAP), located on the eastern
edge of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, extends over 7 square
miles. Lake City AAP is responsible for the manufacturing and loading
of small arms ammunition. Remington Arms, Inc., has been the contractor
since the installation opened in 1941. The company employs approximately
2,800 workers, all of whom live off-site. There are 11 residences on the
facility grounds. These homes and the plant are served by a series of
on-site wells.

The facility has 38 past and present disposal areas, including 9
where the presence of hazardous waste has been documented. At least
eight of these hazardous waste disposal areas are no longer used. One
of them is the Northwest Lagoon, which was operated from the early 1950s
until 1975. This lagoon, approximately 50 x 50 x 8 feet deep, received
about 900 gallons of hazardous wastes, including barium, cadmium, chromi-
um, lead, mercury, silver, and spent halogenated and nonhalogenated
solvents. The lagoon has been treated, covered, graded, and reseeded.
Heavy metals have been detected in an on-site monitoring well, indicating
that the closure was not adequate.

The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway.
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LEE CHEMICAL
Liberty, Missouri

The Lee Chemical Site is near the southern edge of Liberty, Clay
County, Missouri. During a drinking water study in 1980, EPA sampled
the city's water wells, which serve about 23,000 people. Analyses
indicated the presence of trichloroethylene (TCE). Since then, the most
contaminated wells have not been used for drinking water. The water from
the remaining wells is treated to remove TCE.

Investigations by the city and the State identified the source of
the TCE contamination as the abandoned Lee Chemical Site, which is within
2,300 feet of the wells. Lee Chemical packaged a variety of chemicals on
the site from about 1966 to 1974. As a result of bad housekeeping prac-
tices, soil in an area of less than 1 acre is contaminated with TCE.

The city, which owns the property, has removed the building and
visible chemicals from the site and taken soil samples. The analyses
indicate TCE is still on-site.

The State anticipates the need to excavate soil, as well as purge
the aquifer.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
NORTH-U DRIVE WELL CONT AMI NOTION
Springfield, Missouri

The North-U Drive Wells are north of Springfield, Greene County,
Missouri, in November 1983, the State received complaints that private
drinking water wells on North-U Drive were contaminated by organic
chemicals. An initial investigation by the State indicated that seven
separate wells at five locations had chemical tastes and odors. Analysis
of the well water detected various combinations of volatile organic
chemicals. The state undertook additional sampling in April 1984 to
determine the areal extent of contamination, the levels of contamination,
and the presence of any other contaminants. The Greene County Civil
Defense is trucking in water for about 20 households.

The site is located in an area of highly permeable formations. The
contaminated wells are about 1,500 feet west of Fulbright Spring, a major
water source for the City of Springfield (population 133,0001
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
OUAIL RUN MOBILE MANOR
Gray Summit, Missouri

Conditions at listing (September 1983): Ouail Run Mobile Manor is
a trailer park located 2 miles east of Gray Summit, Missouri. In the
early 1970s, the road through the park was sprayed with an unknown quan-
tity of dioxin-contaminated waste oil . In 1974, some of the soil was
excavated from the road and deposited in the area between the road and a
lagoon .

Early in 1983, EPA identified dioxin in soil samples from numerous
locations on the site, one as high as 1,100 parts per billion. As a
result, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a health
advisory v«arning that the more than 100 residents were at risk of
developing adverse health effects from dioxin if they remained in their
homes. Some of the residents had come to the trailer park from Times
Beach, Missouri, which also has a dioxin problem.

In May 1983, EPA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
and the State briefed the residents on the findings and explained FEMA's
offer of temporary relocation . Of 33 families, 29 applied for relocation .

Status (June 1984); A few families are still residing at Ouail Run.
The site is scheduled to be cleaned up as part of a planned removal using
CERCLA emergency funds. The project involves excavating and restoring
several areas on-site contaminated with dioxin. The contaminated soil
will be stored temporarily on-site.

EPA is deferring rulemaking on this site because it does not meet
the criteria currently specified to place a site on the NPL. EPA is
considering modifying the National Contingency plan, the Federal
regulation ty which CERCLA is implemented, in such a way that Ouail Run
and similar sites will qualify for the NPL.

Response category / Cleanup status code, October 1984: R / O
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
QUALITY PLATIN3
Sikeston, Missouri

The Quality Plating Site covers about 5 acres in Sikeston, Scott
County, Missouri. The site consists of a 1-acre lagoon and the manu-
facturing plant. From 1978 until the facility was destroyed by fire on
Feb. 12, 1983, Quality Plating was engaged in contract electroplating of
common and precious metals, which included cadmium, lead, chromium (in
the highly toxic hexavalent form), copper, nickel, and zinc. Untreated
wastewater originating from the flow-through rinse tanks, as well as
acid, alkaline, and metal-plating batch solutions, was continuously
discharged into the unlined lagoon at a rate of at least 10,000 gallons
per day. The State detected elevated levels of chromium and lead in an
on-site well. The State has also repeatedly cited the company for
discharging untreated plating waste to subsurface waters of the State, in
violation of the company's permit under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System.

The present owner raises hogs and calves on the former property of
Quality Plating. The site is located in a rural setting. Six residences
within 0.25 miles of the site obtain drinking water from shallow wells.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SOLID STATE CIRCUITS, INC.
Republic, Missouri

The Solid State Circuits, Inc., Site covers about 1-acre in Republic,
Greene County, Missouri. During a drinking water study, EPA analyzed
the city's wells and detected the presence of trichloroethylene (TCE) in
the raw drinking water of one well. The contaminated well has since been
shut down. Further investigations by the city and the State identified
the source of the TCE contamination as the property formerly owned by
Solid State Circuits. The company once manufactured printed circuit
boards at the site.

During its investigation, the State learned that after a fire des-
troyed the plant, Solid State Circuits buried the remaining structure and
its contents in the basement of the structure, where there was an un-
plugged well. Investigators learned that the debris remaining after the
fire included drums containing TCE. Less than 1-acre of soil on the site
is contaminated with TCE.

The State has issued an Administrative Order requiring Solid State
Circuits and the present property owner to take remedial action. Solid
State excavated material from the basement, installed three monitoring
wells, and then took no further action. The State then started to take
initial remedial measures at the site by pumping out the aquifer. The
State anticipates the need to excavate any remaining drums and/or contami-
nated soil as wall as plug the abandoned well. Republic's water wells,
which serve about 7,800 people, are within 500 feet of the site.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
WELDON SPRIN3 QUARRY (USDOE/ARMY)
St. Charles County, Missouri

The Weldon Spring Quarry covers 9 acres near the Missouri River in
St. Charles County, Missouri. The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
acquired the site in 1958 from the Army. As a result of a reorganization
of the AEC, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) now owns the site. The
quarry was first used by the Army for disposal of rubble contaminated
with trinitrotoluene (TNT). Later, AEC used the quarry for disposal of
180 cubic yards of thorium residues in 1959, about 50,000 cubic yards of
uranium- and radium-contaminated material and equipment in 1963-64, and
550 cubic yards of thorium residues in 1966. From 1966 to 1969, the Army
deposited additional TOT-contaminated stone, earth, and demolition rubble
from the Weldon Chemical Plant.

Water in the quarry is connected to ground water through fractured
limestone. Uranium and radium have been detected in off-site monitoring
wells, the radium in concentrations exceeding drinking water standards.
A well field within 0.75 miles of the site is the source of drinking
water for about 46,000 people. The State has monitored this field since
1976, and found the water to be below EPA drinking water standards.

USDOE has conducted numerous studies to characterize the geology and
determine the types of wastes present. Currently, USDOE is developing
engineering plans and preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the
long-term management of radioactive wastes at the quarry.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1960 (CERCLAM'Superfund")
BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (SOMERS TIE TREATING PLANT)
Scmers, Montana

Burlington Northern Railroad has treated ties on a 4.5-acre site in
Somers, Montana, since around 1900. The plant's current operations are
regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). A
waste disposal pond downgradient of the RCRA-regulated facility has not
been used since 1974 and is not regulated by RCRA.

The old pond was used to dispose of creosote wastes from the wood-
treatment process. The wastes were discharged from the pond via a ditch
to a marshy area on the shore of Flathead Lake. About 400 people live
within 1 mile of the site. Flathead Lake is the largest fresh water lake
west of the Mississippi River. It is extensively used for camping and
fishing, and towns along the lake such as Somers use it for drinking
water.

On Feb. 28, 1984, the State dug several shallow holes along the
lake shore and took samples of creosote-saturated sand below the ditch
outfall. Sludge/sediment samples were collected fron the bottom of a
0.5-acre pond located along the shore adjacent to the waste ditch. The
material was silty-sandy and stained with oil.

Early in March, consultants from Burlington Northern drilled
approximately 60 test borings in the vicinity of the pond, the waste
ditch, and below the seasonal high water beach of Flathead Lake. About
46 percent of the test holes showed visual evidence of creosote contami-
nation. The holes encompassed an area of approximately 3.5 acres,
including the pond. Soil samples were collected from the test borings.
Monitoring wells were installed at 10 sites around the pond. Soil and
ground water samples are now being analyzed.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
IDAHO POLE CD.
Bozeman, Montana

Idaho Pole Co. treats wood products with pentachlorophenol (PCP)
on a 10-acre site in Bozeman, Montana. The pole yard has been in
operation since 1946. Ground water is very shallow and flows to the
north/northwest, where it discharges into Itocky Creek. About 1,250
people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of drinking
water.

Any hazardous material leaking onto the ground during the wood-
treatment process could contaminate ground water due to highly permeable
soils and shallow ground water. A greater concern is that wastewater
discharged onto the surface at the facility could rapidly infiltrate the
shallow ground water. The facility has a history of surface water
problems associated with its discharges.

In 1978, the State investigated a complaint concerning PCP in Rocky
Creek. At that time, a ditch, originating at the Idaho Pole plant and
running frcm the plant for about 200 to 300 yards before entering Rocky
Creek, contained large quantities of PCP. While minute quantities were
noted at the mouth of the ditch and running into Rocky Creek, large
quantities had collected on the rocks and vegetation along and in the
ditch. Stains high on the sides of the ditch and on vegetation indicated
that discharge had been much greater in the past.

Following the investigation, the State issued a Compliance Order
requiring Idaho Pole to take measures to eliminate discharges into Rocky
Creek and to prevent the future placement of wastes in locations where
they were likely to pollute State waters. Idaho Pole started work to
comply with the State's order. However, because of leaking pipes, leak-
ing tanks, and a deteriorated main pumphouse sump, soil contamination at
the facility was more extensive than plant personnel realized. Therefore,
working in conjunction with the State, Idaho Pole constructed an inter-
ceptor trench running the length of the property boundary to halt the
movement of PCP into ground water.

In August 1983, EPA collected samples at the old Bozeman Landfill,
including the trench running the length of the Idaho Pole property.
The results showed that a considerable amount of PCP was migrating frcm
the Idaho Pole plant. The State took a sample that showed even higher
concentrations or PCP.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
MDUAT INDUSTRIES
Colunbus, Montana

The Mouat Industries Site is near Columbus, Montana. In the late
1950s and early 1960s, the site was leased to Mouat Industries for the
processing of chroniun ore to high-grade sodium dichromate. The process
produced wastes containing sodium chrcmate and sodium dichronate. In
1973, the Anaconda Co. removed the waste pile and treated the area to
remove hexavalent chromium remaining in the soil, in early 1975, gravel
was imported and placed on the site to a depth of 6 inches to 3 feet.
By late 1976, yellow mineral deposits containing chromium were evident.

Hexavalent chromium is present in soils on-site, as well as in
ground water and surface water both on-and off-site, according to
analyses conducted by EPA and the Anaconda Co.

The Town of Columbus now owns the site. Timberweld Manufacturing
Co., a manufacturer of laminated wood products, leases it from Columbus
for storage of finished products.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
CORNHUSKER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Hall County, Nebraska

The Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant is in Hall County, Nebraska,
approximately 3 miles west of the City of Grand Island. The facility,
which is owned by the U.S. Army and operated by a contractor, operated
intermittently from 1942 through 1943 to produce bombs, shells, boosters,
and mines. It is now in standby status.

Wastes containing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and RCK, an experimental
explosive, have been disposed through cesspools, leach pits, burning, and
burial at many locations at the facility. The wastes have contaminated
the aquifer, which is the sole source of drinking water in the area. The
Army is supplying bottled water to residences whose wells have been
contaminated. The Army has provided funds to the City of Grand Island
for extension of its municipal water supply to serve affected residences.
Surface waters have not been affected to date.

The hazardous waste site consists of the contiguous portion of the
facility containing the main production area (load lines 1 through 5),
the magazine areas, the sanitary landfill, the demolition and burn ground,
and the shop area, as well as the contaminated aquifer extending east of
the facility. The site covers about 9 square miles.

The plant area is underlain by moderately to highly permeable uncon-
solidated deposits which yield large quantities of good quality ground
water for drinking water, agricultural, and industrial use. Most of the
land surrounding the site is used for agriculture and is under irrigation
during much of the growing season. The surface is drained through inter-
mittent streams, with the closest continuously flowing water body 5 miles
away.

The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records
search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
HASTINGS GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Hastings, Nebraska

Hastings (population 23,580) is in Adams County, Nebraska. Prelimi-
nary sampling of municipal wells by EPA and the State detected low levels
of contaminants in the ground water beneath the old Hastings business
district. Locally high concentrations of volatile organic chemicals,
phenols, and other organics were detected. A number of potential sources
exist. Past waste disposal practices, possibly dating back to the 19213,
may have contributed to the contamination. The city has shut down the
most contaminated municipal well.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAJC'Superfund"
LINDSAY MANUFACTURING CO.
Lindsay, Nebraska

Lindsay Manufacturing Co. generates acid waste from a galvanizing
process at its plant in Lindsay, Platte County, Nebraska. The waste is
discharged into a 0.1-acre unlined pond. On Jan. 11, 1983, the company
sampled monitoring wells near the pond. Analyses indicate that ground
water is contaminated by acid, chromium, and fluoride.

Lindsay Manufacturing is currently constructing a facility to treat
the acid waste before it is discharged to the pond.

Under an Administrative Order issued by the State, the company has
removed the source of contamination and is purging the ground water.
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Comprenensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
WAVERLY GROUND WATER OONTAMI NOTION
Waverly, Nebraska

Waverly (population 1,700) is on a terrace of Salt Creek in Lancaster
County, Nebraska. In the summer of 1982, the State, in cooperation with
EPA, sampled the city's municipal wells. Wells #1 and 43 were contami-
nated with chloroform and 1,2-dichloroethane. Chloroform also may have
spread to irrigated lands.

Because the ground water contamination is widespread, numerous
facilities could be contributing to the problem. Over 30 businesses,
industries, injection wells, and waste disposal sites could be sources of
chloroform and 1,2-dichloroethane. Further study is needed to identify
the source or sources responsible.

The city shut down wells #1 and *3. Because the source of the
contaminants migrating into ground water is unknown, the remaining uncon-
taminated wells could be threatened.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
OOAKLEY LANDFILL
North Hampton, New Hampshire

The Coakley Landfill covers 20 acres in a residential area in North
Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. The landfill border extends
into and along the towns of Greenland to the northwest and Rye to the
northeast. Prior to being permitted by the State as a sanitary landfill
on April 21, 1971, the site was a sand and gravel operation. Under an
agreement made in 1972 , the owner was to be responsible for compaction
and cover materials at the landfill, and the City of Portsmouth was to
manage the disposal of incinerator ash from the Portsmouth Refuse-to-
Energy Project at the landfill.

The State is presently investigating the landfill as a potential
source of ground water and surface water contamination in the area. The
site is located in an area of permeable sands and gravels. Both surface
water and ground water leave the site in more than one direction.

The presence of volatile organic solvents has forced closing of 13
private residential wells to the north, east, and south of the landfill.
The town of North Hampton extended a municipal water line to the residents.
The year-round population supplied by wells within 3 miles of the site is
79,300. The State has set up an early warning system to detect well
contamination in the entire area.

In March 1983, the State issued a Consent Order requiring the owner
to accept only incinerator ash from the Refuse-to-Energy Project. In
addition, the owner was ordered to conduct a full-scale hydrogeologic
investigation of the landfill area. The State is presently working with
the owner and other potentially responsible parties to develop a work plan
for the investigation.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 |CERCLA)("Superfund")
CINNAMINSON TOWNSHIP (BLOCK 702) GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey

The Cinnaminson Township (Block 702) Ground Water Contamination
affects that portion of the Raritan Magothy Aquifer located beneath
Grinding Balls Road between Taylor Lane and Union Landing Road, Cinna-
minson Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. Contamination of the
aquifer with chloroform, benzene, and other organics was discovered
during an August 1983 study conducted by a consultant for the owners of
a nearby landfill. The aquifer is a source of drinking water for 52,000
people.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAJT'Superfund")
FORT DIX (LANDFILL SITE)
Wrightstown, New Jersey

Fort Dix is located in Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey.
The installation covers 32,605 acres and contains built-up areas
(cantonment, hospital, housing, administrative buildings, etc.), training
areas, communication station, and a test range. Fort Dix's mission is to
provide supervision, training, guidance, financial management, administra-
tive and logistical support, and other services and support activities.
It conducts no industrial activities.

A 126-acre landfill located near the southwestern boundary of the
installation has been used for the disposal of municipal refuse from
Fort Dix and chemical wastes frcm McGuire Air Force Base. Adjacent to
the landfill is a grease disposal pit. Both the landfill and the pit are
potential sources of contanination.

Methylene chloride and trichloroethylene were detected in Cannon
River, a stream that flows near the landfill. However, no upstream
sanples were taken. No critical habitats or wetlands are threatened to
date.

About 7,300 residents are served by domestic wells within 3 miles
of the landfill.

Fort Dix is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and started
ground water sampling around the landfill. Analyses indicate the presence
of contaminants such as chloroform, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, methylene
chloride, and toluene.
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FRIED INDUSTRIES
East Brunswick Township, New Jersey

Fried Industries formulates industrial cleaners and cleaning agents
on a 26-acre site in a rural/suburban area in East Brunswick Township,
Middlesex County, New Jersey. The area was previously a clay pit.

In December 1983, EPA, under a search warrant, found that hazardous
wastes were improperly stored on-site and that soil was contaminated
with organic chemicals, including tetrachloroethylene, chloroform,
and copper. In a limited excavation, EPA found deteriorated buried
drums. The total number is unknown. There is a strong potential for the
site to contaminate ground water and surface water. About 33,000 people
in the surrounding area depend on ground water as a source of drinking
water. In a limited air survey, EPA detected above-background levels of
organic vapors on-site.
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GLEN RIDGE RADIUM SITE
Glen Ridge, New Jersey

The Glen Ridge Radium Site is in a residential neighborhood in Glen
Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey. Radioactive material, believed to be
radium processing waste, was used as fill, resulting in unacceptable
levels of radon gas and its decay products in a number of private resi-
dences. Approximately 9,000 cubic yards of contaminated material are
scattered throughout a neighborhood of about 0.25 square miles.

Several years ago, the State started to investigate a radium-
processing facility in Orange that had ceased operation in the 1920s.
The possibility of off-site disposal of processing waste prompted an
aerial survey of surrounding areas for gamma radiation. In July 1983,
the survey identified a number of homes with high levels of radon gas.
About 60 people are immediately affected.

In December 1983, EPA started a major field investigation to define
the perimeter of contamination and identify additional problem homes.
Using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA installed ventilation systems in
affected homes as a temporary corrective measure.
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JAME FINE CHEMICAL
Bound Brook, New Jersey

Jane Fine Chemical manufactures specialty chemicals in an industrial
park in Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey. In 1980, the State
issued an Administrative Consent Order requiring the owner to stop an
unpermitted discharge of waste water containing trichloroethylene (TCE),
toluene, and ethyl benzene into the Raritan River. In an inspection,
the State observed spillage and poor housekeeping practices. Subsequent
analysis of ponded water from such spillage detected methylene chloride,
TCE, and chloroform. The State has also detected high levels of chloro-
form, toluene, benzene, and other organic solvents in ground water.

About 300 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water
as a source of drinking water.
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LODI MUNICIPAL WELL
Lodi, New Jersey

The Lodi Municipal Well in Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, is
contaminated with radium and its decay products, according to tests
conducted by the State. In December 1983, the State closed the well,
which is one of nine wells serving about 24,000 people. Other municipal
wells are being used, but they draw from the same aquifer. The State is
investigating to determine if ground water migrating from a nearby
thorium-processing facility is contaminating the Lodi Municipal Well.
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MDNTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE RADIUM SITE
Montclair/West Orange, New Jersey

The Montelair/West Orange Radium Site is in a residential
neighborhood in Montclair and Wsst Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.
Radioactive material, believed to be radium-processing waste, was used
as fill, resulting in unacceptable levels of radon gas and its decay
products in a number of private residences. Approximately 9,000 cubic
yards of contaminated material are scattered throughout a neighborhood
covering about 0.5 square miles.

In December 1983, EPA started a major field investigation to define
the perimeter of contamination and identify additional problem homes.
Using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA installed ventilation systems in
affected homes as a temporary corrective measure.
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NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE (SITE A)
Colts Neck, New Jersey

The Naval Weapons Station Earle covers 10,048 acres in Colts Neck,
Monmouth County, New Jersey. Since the early'1940s, the U.S. Navy has
handled, stored, renovated, and transshipped munitions at the station.
These operations involve preserving and maintaining ammunition, missile
components, and explosives; rendering safe unserviceable and/or dangerous
ammunition and explosives; and providing support to the Fleet Mine Facili-
ty. The station also conducts or has conducted nonordnance activities,
radiological operations, materials storage, and waste disposal operations.

Site A covers 22 waste areas identified by the Navy. Wastes generated
in Site A include ordnance materials, grit and paint, paint scrapings,
solvent/paint sludges, ammonium picrate, lead bullets from small arms
ranges, zinc, lead, titanium, and small amounts of other constituents.
Analysis of a limited number of sediment and surface water samples detected
contamination, but further background samples are necessary.

The waste areas of Site A overlie the Cohansey Sand, Kirkwood Forma-
tion, Vincentown Formation, Red Bank Sand, Navesink Formation, and the
Wenonah Formation aquifers. All are hydraulically connected, so that water
can move among them. An estimated 1,900 people within 3 miles of Site A
are served by these aquifers. Local surface water is used for recreation
and irrigation purposes. An estimated 270 people are served by surface
water within 3 miles downstream of Site A.

The station is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Navy has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway.
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POMONA OAKS RESIDENTIAL WELLS
Galloway Township, New Jersey

The Pomona Oaks Residential Wells serve approximately 200 single-
family homes in a rural residential area of Galloway Township, Atlantic
County, New Jersey. The lots range from 0.25 to 0.5 acres in size. The
wells average 50 to 60 feet deep.

The State's analyses of the wells and of air in showers at several
homes detected the following volatile organic chemicals: benzene, 1,2-
dichloroethane, rrethylene chloride, and 1,1,2-trichloroethane. Approxi-
mately 8,000 people living within 3 miles of the site could be affected
by the contaminated ground water. The State advised residents to seek
alternate sources of drinking water. Furthermore, the State strongly
suggested that some residents cease using their well water for bathing
purposes. Since there are no municipal wells in the area, affected
residents have resorted to carting water from various other sources.

The State is monitoring the impact of volatile organics inside the
homes and has contracted for a study to fully evaluate and recommend
alternate water supplies. The Atlantic County Department of Health is
continuing its investigations to determine the source of contamination.
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WALDICK AEROSPACE DEVICES, INC.
Wall Township, New Jersey

Waldick Aerospace Devices, Inc., has operated a metal-electroplating
business on a 2-acre site in Wall Township, Monmouth county. New Jersey,
since 1979.

Waste waters containing heavy metals, acids, and volatile organics
were discharged into the ground on a daily basis prior to 1982, according
to a former employee, in 1982, Monmouth County and the State inspected
the site. The inspections and subsequent sampling revealed significant
levels of cadmium, chromium, and tetrachloroethylene in the soil. Moni-
toring wells on the site are contaminated with the sane compounds. Near-
by public and private wells serving about 28,000 people are threatened.

In March 1984, the Superior Court of New Jersey prosecuted Waldick
Aerospace Devices, Inc., for criminal violation of Federal and State
environmental laws. KLS Industries, one of the parties responsible for
wastes at this facility, has agreed to take remedial action at the site
under the supervision of the Monmouth County Board of Health.
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ANCHOR CHEMICALS
Hicksville, New York

Anchor Chemicals has operated on a 0.9-acre site in Hicksville,
Nassau County, New York, since 1964. The facility blends and packs
chemicals for the graphic arts industry. In 1978, Anchor Chemicals was
purchased by Chessco Industries. The new company is known as Anchor-Lith
Kern Ko.

Below the concrete floor of the building on the site are 17 storage
tanks with capacities ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 gallons. A number of
the tanks were shown to be leaking during various pressure tests performed
from 1981 through January 1983 by the Nassau County fire marshall and
Anchor-Lith Kern Ko.

The company has installed three monitoring wells at the site.
Analyses indicate that these wells are contaminated with volatile organic
chemicals similar to those contained at various times in the storage
tanks.

About 90,000 people within 3 miles of the site get their drinking
water from ground water.
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APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Glenwood Landing, New York

The Applied Environmental Services (AES) Site covers 3.7 acres in
Glenwood Landing, Nassau County, New York. The site is on the north
shore of Long Island. It slopes down to Hempstead Harbor on the west
and Mott Cove on the south. The property to the north is operated by a
fuel oil distributor, and the property to the east is owned by a country
club.

The site consists of 2 one-story buildings, 7 underground tanks, and
11 above-ground tanks. Seven of the above-ground tanks are on an earthen
wall that rises approximately 30 feet above grade.

In November 1980, AES started recovering fuels from hazardous
wastes. Prior to that, the site was leased and operated by Mattiace
Petrochemicals. Several spills occurred during Mattiace's operation,
including approximately 3,000 gallons of toluene from an overturned tank
trailer. After toluene was found seeping into Hempstead Harbor, the
company installed a trench that recovers an average of 500 gallons of
organic chemicals each month.

In several recent inspections, the State and EPA observed leaking
barrels, tanks of solvents, and an oil sheen in Mott Cove. The State
has taken sanples and plans further studies. Shore Realty, the current
owner of the site, evicted AES on Jan. 5, 1984. The New York State
Attorney General has brought suit against Shore Realty in Federal court
to require the firm to take several remedial actions.

About 20,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.
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BYRON BARREL & DRUM
Byron Township, New York

The Byron Barrel & Drum Site covers 5 acres in an old gravel and
sand pit area in Byron Township, Genesee County, New York. It is ad-
jacent to active farm land used for raising vegetables. About 200 55-
gallon drums have been abandoned on the property. Based on the
affidavits of several former employees, there may be an area where about
200 damaged drums are buried.

The State collected random samples from 11 of the drums at the
site; the results indicate the presence of various organic compounds,
including toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, and methylene chloride. EPA
sampled all the drums at the site and found PCBs in several of them in
concentrations up to 236 parts per million.

An Administrative Order has been issued requiring the property
owner to take immediate corrective actions to clean up the site. The
owner has not complied with the order.
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EEC TRUCKING
Town of Vestal, New York

The EEC Trucking Site is a 3.5-acre vacant lot in the Town of
Vestal, Brcome County, New York. The site was formerly owned by the
Binghanton Equipment Co., a truck manufacturer. After the firm declared
bankruptcy in 1982, COGS, Inc., purchased the property at public auction.

A State inspection discovered about 40 drums of waste machine oils
and. unknown materials improperly stored at the site. Many of the drums
are rusted and leaking. The soil nearby is oil-soaked. The remainder
of the site is littered with empty drums, trash barrels, and other
debris.

There is a potential to contaminate ground water and surface water
near the site. A Vestal Water District Well Field is about 4,500 feet
north-northeast of the site and serves approximately 3,700 people. Two
Vestal wells were placed on the NPL in September 1983.

The State is negotiating with COGS, Inc., for further monitoring and
remedial action.
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CLAREMONT POLYCHRMICAL
Old Bethpage, New York

Claremont Polycheraical produced materials for coloring plastic in
Old Bethpage, Nassau County, New York, from August 1966 through October
1980. The site consists of a 1-story building covering 40,000 square
feet situated on an 8-acre lot. On March 13, 1975, the State issued a
Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit to the company. In
November 1975, the Nassau County Department of Health (NCDH) inspected
the site and found approximately 1,500 drums scattered about, some
uncovered and others leaking or lying on their sides, The drums
contained inks, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride resins, and organic
solvents.

From May to September 1980, the company sorted and removed drums
from the site. An inspection by NCDH on Sept. 26, 1980, revealed the
soil was contaminated with inks and solvents. NCDH directed Claremont
to excavate contaminated soils. On Oct. 27, 1980, counsel to Claremont
told NCDH that the company was in receivership and funds for the cleanup
were no longer available. Conditions have not changed since October
1980. In August 1984, the State and the company signed an Administrative
Order on consent requiring the site to be cleaned up.

About 47,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground
water as a source of drinking water. The nearest public supply well is
3,500 feet northwest of the site.
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CLOTHIER DISPOSAL
Town of Granby, New York

The Clothier Disposal Site covers about 10 acres in the Town of
Granby, Oswego County, New York. The site is bounded on the north by a
dirt road and on the south by Ox Creek. Generally, it consists of wooded
areas and wetlands.

Until 1974, the site owner accepted between 500 and 1,500 barrels
of waste from Pollution Abatement Services (which was placed on the NPL
in September 1983) in nearby Oswego. Inspections indicated that many
barrels were in poor condition and leaking; solvent odors were noted.
Analyses detected PCBs in soil samples. The contamination threatens
ground water and surface water. Nearby residents use private or munici-
pal wells. The site drains into a marsh area, which drains north into Ox
Creek and then to the Oswego River.

The State brought suit against the owner in November 1976 for
operating without a permit. As a result, the State granted the owner a
temporary permit and a period of 1 year to clean up the site. In 1977,
the materials dumped on the site were covered; in the process, barrels
were broken open and drained. However, the case was dismissed in January
1978.
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OOLESVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Town of Colesville, New York

The Colesville Municipal Landfill is owned and operated by Broone
County in the Town of Cblesville, Broome County, New York. The 30-acre
site was owned and operated by the Town of Colesville from 1965 until
1969, when ownership was transferred to Broome County. The site is
located in a rural setting. About 240 residents of the area obtain
their drinking water from private wells and springs.

Records indicate that the landfill accepted large quantities of
industrial wastes from 1973 to February 1975. These wastes included
organic solvents, dyes, and various metal wastes containing cadmium and
lead.

Ground water and surface water around the site are contaminated,
according to tests conducted by Broome County. Some private wells and
springs in the area of the landfill have been contaminated with volatile
organic compounds, including vinyl chloride, trichloroethane, 1,1-
dichloroethane, and benzene. Broome County is providing these residents
with bottled water.

The State is negotiating with Broome County for further monitoring
and remedial action.
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GORTESE LANDFILL
Village of Narrowsburg, New York

The Cortese Landfill covers approximately 17 acres in the Delaware
River floodplain in the Village of Narrowsburg, Town of Tusten, Sullivan
County, New York. The former operator of the landfill is the John
Cortese Construction Corp. The company owns a portion of the property.
The town owns the rest.

The landfill received municipal wastes from the Town of Tusten at a
rate of 3,000 cubic yards per year from 1972 to 19R2. In addition,
significant quantities of industrial wastes were buried at the landfill.

The State has documented the release of organic chemicals and
metals to surface water and ground water at or near the site. The
nearest known water supply (800 feet to the northwest) is the auxiliary
well for the Narrowsburg water supply. To date, no significant impacts
on water supplies have been detected.

The State initiated a lawsuit under CERCLA against several parties
in Federal District Court in August 1983.
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ENDICOTT VILLAGE WELL FIELD
Village of Endicott, New York

The Endicott Village Well Field is in the Village of Endicott, Town
of Union, Broome County, New York. The village operates four wells which
provide water for approximately 45,000 people. The Ranney Well, which
supplies approximately 47 percent of the total capacity of the system,
has operated continuously since 1950. It is located on the north bank of
the Susquehanna River between En-Joie Golf Course and Grippen Park in the
Village of Endicott.

In May 1981, EPA detected vinyl chloride and other organic chemicals
in the Ranney Well. In February 1982, EPA confirmed vinyl chloride in
the well. Samples taken by the State in 1982 and 1983 also showed the
presence of 1,1-dichloroethane, trans-l,2-dichloroethylene, and
trichloroethylene in the Ranney Well and other points in the distribution
system. The village has installed aeration equipment to remove vinyl
chloride from the water and is presently sampling the Ranney Well and
various distribution points in the system on a wsekly basis. Low levels
of vinyl chloride (1 to 3 parts per billion) are still being detected in
the well water.

The State has undertaken a comprehensive investigation of the
contamination of the Endicott Village Wall Field. It has installed 10
monitoring wells on the En-Joie Golf Course and sampled some existing
upgradient wells. Preliminary sampling has revealed that a portion of
the well field is more heavily contaminated than was indicated in the
Ranney Well samples. A nunber of potential vinyl chloride sources are
being investigated. So far, no source has been conclusively identified.
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FMC CORP. (DUBLIN ROAD LANDFILL)
Town of Shelby, New York

The FMC Corp.'s Dublin Road Landfill covers 6 acres in the Town
of Shelby, Orleans County, New York. FMC acquired the site from
Niagra Sprayer and Chemical Corp. in 1943 and used it to dispose of
wastes from repackaging and production of various chemicals. According
to FMC, the chemicals included lead, mercury, arsenic, and a variety of
phenolic compounds and pesticides (DDT, DDD, and DDE). The quantity of
hazardous wastes is unknown. Past investigations and sampling by a
consultant to FMC documented the release of contaminants to ground water
and surface water in the vicinity of the site.

Several hundred people living within 3 miles of the landfill obtain
their drinking water from private wells. The nearest well is within
1,500 feet of the landfill.

The State has issued an Order of Consent requiring FMC to undertake
further field investigations, monitor the migration of contaminants, and
take necessary remedial action.
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GOLDISC RECORDINGS, INC.
Holbrook, New York

Goldisc Recordings, Inc., (formerly Sonic Recordings Products) in
Holbrook, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, produced phonographic
records from January 196B to June 1983. The facility occupies approxi-
mately 150,000 square feet on 7 acres of commercially-zoned property.
Wastes generated at the site include large quantities of nickel plating
wastes and hydraulic oil, and lesser quantities of solvents. On several
occasions, the Suffolk County Department of Health discovered chemical
wastes in storm drains, holding ponds, and an on-site dump located in the
recharge basin of an aquifer. In 1981, the county detected excessive
levels of solvents, nickel, and oil in sanitary and storm drains. An
area between the two buildings on the site is paved, and there is a large
paved area on the southern portion of the site. Sanitary and storm
drains, two above-ground tanks, and seme 55-gallon drums are located
between the two buildings. A large holding pond is located on the north
side of the site.

A grassy wooded area surrounds the property. The site is
relatively flat to the south and west, with variable topography to the
north and east. Residential and commercial areas are largely to the west
and south, and relatively undeveloped land lies adjacent to the site to
the north and east. Many surface water bodies, including lakes and
recharge basins, are downgradient.

An estimated 130 wells within 3 miles of the site serve a minimum
population of 71,000. A public supply well is 1,000 feet downgradient
(south) of the site. Other public and private supply wells are also
downgradient. Ground water is the only source of water supply in the
area.

The State issued a number of Consent Orders to Goldisc between
1979 and 1981 for nunerous violations of Article 12 of the Suffolk County
Sanitary Code and the State's Environmental Conservation Law.
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GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE
Rone, New York

Griffiss Air Force Base occupies approximately 3,900 acres in the
Mohawk River Valley in Oneida County in central New York State, approxi-
mately 2 miles northeast of Rone. The Mohawk River borders the main base
on the west and south. Besides the main base, there are 11 annexes used
for base support and research and development. Activated in 1942, the
base is currently active with the 416th Bombardment Wing as host unit.

Hazardous wastes generated on the base are frcm support of the base
mission and research and development activities, The sources include
industrial shops and laboratories. The various wastes produced, includ-
ing solvents and lead (from battery acids), were disposed of primarily in
landfills and dry wells covering about 110 acres. Phenols, ethyl ben-
zene, and benzene have been detected in ground water and toluene in
surface water on the base. To date, no off-base wells have been closed
due to contamination.

The base is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous con-
taminants frcm these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search) and is nearing completion of Phase II (verification and
quantification.)
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HAVILAND COMPLEX
Town of Hyde Park, New York

The Haviland Conplex covers several blocks in the Town of Hyde Park,
Dutchess County, New York. The site consists of a group of apartments
and a shopping center with an old dry cleaner, a car wash, a laundromat,
and offices. At least seven private wells nearby and two Haviland Com-
plex water supply wells serving about 2,000 people have been contaminated
with trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, vinyl chloride, chloro-
benzenes, and other volatile organic chemicals, according to tests
conducted by the county. The shallow aquifer is contaminated, and the
bedrock aquifer is threatened. No alternate water supply is readily
available. Surface water, the Fall Kill, also may be affected.
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HEKTEL LANDFILL
Plattekill, New York

The Hertel Landfill covers 80 acres in Plattekill, ulster County,
New York. It is situated in the valley of a tributary to Black
Creek and is surrounded by wetlands. The privately-owned landfill
accepted an unknown quantity of waste from approximately 1963 to April
1976, when the Ulster County Department of Health revoked its permit for
a variety of violations.

Tests conducted by the State detected chromium in ground water.
About 1,800 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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HOOKER CHEMICAL/RUCO POLYMER CORP.
Hicksville, New York

The Hooker Chemical/Ruco Polymer Corp. Site covers 72 acres in an
industrial park area of Hicksville in Nassau County, New York. The
surrounding area is highly urbanized. Ruco manufactures plastics, latex,
and esters on the site, which it purchased from Hooker Chemical and
Plastics Corp. in 1946.

Ruco discharged liquid wastes into dry wells from 1951 to 1975.
The wells for Plant 2, which manufactured polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and
latex, received approximately 2 million gallons per year of waste water
from 1956 to 1975. The primary materials were 0.1 percent PVC resin
solids, 0.1 percent vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene, and vinyl acetate.
In addition, unknown amounts of styrene and butadiene were discharged
from latex processing. The well for Plant 1, which manufactured
esters, received waste water containing "considerable" amounts of mixed
glycols and alcohols, according to the Nassau County Health Department.
The waste water also included perchloroethylene, methanol, and organic
acids such as adipic, trimellitic, maleic, and phthalic.

Fran 1975 through 1980, the Health Department verified contamination
of industrial wells at the neighboring Grunroan Aerospace Corp. with
vinyl chloride and other chlorinated organic compounds. The maximum
level was 50 parts per billion. The Health Department determined that
Hooker was the only producer and user of vinyl chloride on Long Island.
There are 4 public supply wells within 1 mile of the site: more than 24
are within 3 miles, of which one, Hicksville Water District, serves
58,000 persons.
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JOHNSTOWN CITY LANDFILL
Town of Johnstown, New York

The Johnstown City Landfill covers 68 acres in the Town of Johns-
town, Fulton County, New York. After operating the site as an open
dump from 1947 to 1960, the city converted it to a sanitary landfill.
Currently, it is owned and operated by the City of Johnstown.

The landfill accepted industrial waste from local tanneries until
mid-1977. Fran 1973 to April 1979, about 20,000 cubic yards of sludge
from the Gloversville-Johnstown sewage treatment plant were deposited in
piles in the landfill. The sludge contains high concentrations of
chromium, lead, and iron.

EPA and the State have documented that monitoring wells and private
wells in the immediate vicinity of the site are contaminated with heavy
metals. The City of Johnstown Well Field, approximately 4,500 feet
southeast of the landfill, is used only on an auxiliary basis because of
high chloride, turbidity, and iron attributed to the landfill.

The State is presently negotiating with the City of Johnstown for
the closure of the landfill, additional monitoring, and remedial action.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
KATONAH MUNICIPAL WELL
Town of Bedford, New York

The Katonah Municipal Well in the Town of Bedford, Westchester
County, New York, is a part of the Bedford Water and Storage Distribution
District. This well had provided nearly 50 percent of the drinking water
for 6,150 persons on public supply systems in Katonah and Bedford Hills.
It is adjacent to the Muscoot Reservoir, which supplies water to New York
City.

The County Health Department first discovered tetrachloroethylene,
dibrcmochloromethane, brcmodichloromethane, and bromoform in the Katonah
Well in December 1978, at which time it was taken out of service. By
January 1979, the possible sources of the problem had been traced to four
nearby dry cleaning establishments that were served by septic systems.
The county worked with the owners to correct the problems and remove the
sources.

Several attempts at pumping the well to remove the contamination
from the aquifer have proved unsuccessful. In addition, the floodgates
of the Muscoot Reservoir were closed to raise the water level of the
reservoir in the hopes that water pressure would impact the well field
and dilute the concentration. However, after an initial drop, contami-
nant levels rose when the well was pumped to simulate normal operations.

The county and State will continue to work with the Town of Bedford
on a plan to reduce the concentration of contaminants in the well.
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KENMARK TEXTILE CORP.
Farmingdale, New York

Kenmark Textile Corp. has conducted operations involving screen
manufacturing and fabric handling and washing in a light industrial
area in Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, since 1971. The 5-acre
site, which is largely paved, is fairly flat. Over 500 residences are
within 0.25 miles of the site, the nearest 650 feet away.

An engineering report completed in 1973 documents that ground water
at the site was in violation of ground water standards due to elevated
levels of chromium. At that time, it was known that wastes were being
discharged to leaching pits on site. Ground water is the only source of
drinking water for more than 10,000 people in the area.

In 1979, the State issued a permit requiring Kenmark to treat its
waste water before discharging it to the municipal sewer. Kenmark is not
meeting the discharge levels, and waste water contaminated with heavy
metals is discharged to leaching pools on-site.

In 1981, the Suffolk County Department of Health temporarily closed
the company for illegal storage of drums of hazardous waste. More than
50 drums containing hydroxide sludge are currently stored on-site.

As of August 1983, it appeared that wastes were still being
discharged to leaching basins. They contained calcium, iron, zinc,
copper, chromium, nickel, and varying amounts of inks and dyes.

The State is negotiating with Kenmark to treat its wastes properly,
discharge them into the municipal sewer system, and remove drums contain-
ing hazardous wastes.
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LIBERTY INDUSTRIAL FINISHING
Farmingdale, New York

The Liberty Industrial Finishing Site covers less than 0.1 acres in
Liberty industrial Park in Farmingdale, Nassau County, New York. The
site is surrounded on three sides by residential areas, the nearest
within 1,000 feet. The site consists of three buildings, three acid
vats, a sludge-drying lagoon, two leaching basins, a number of finishing
vats, and a basin for holding storm water. From 1948 through 1972, the
company carried out electroplating, anodizing, and painting operations at
the site.

In 1977, the State found Liberty Industrial to be in violation of
the discharge limits in its permit. The leaching basins were contaminat-
ed with chromium and cadmium. In September 1978, Liberty Industrial
entered into a Consent Agreement with the State to clean up the site. It
has not done so, and the State is now trying to bring the company into
compliance.

There is concern that ground water may be contaminated. The site is
underlain by sand and gravel to a depth of 95 feet.
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NEPERA CHEMICAL CO., INC.
Maybrook, New York

The Nepera Chemical Co., Inc., Site covers 23 acres southwest of
Maybrook, Orange County, New York. Between 1953 and 1968, Nepera used
the site to dispose o£ a portion of the industrial wastes generated by
its plant in Harriman, New York. The plant manufactured niacinamide,
niacin, raandelamine, pyridium and thorizylamine hydrochloride. In 1953,
the State issued Nepera a "permit to discharge sewage or wastes into the
waters of the State." Waste disposal started with two lagoons and expand-
ed to six lagoons, each measuring 160 feet long, 70 feet wide, and 6 feet
deep. The discharge started at 50,000 gallons per week and declined to
about 7,000 gallons per week in 1967.

State inspections detected leakage from the lagoons in 1958 and
1960. Nepera and EPA detected contaminants, including arsenic, copper,
zinc, dichloronethane, and di-n-butyl phthalate, in on-site test wells.

Due to the State's continuing concern about proper containment of
the waste and the threat to the Maybrook Well Field 800 feet away, which
served 2,500 people, Nepera discontinued operation of the lagoons in
1968. The last lagoons were filled in 1974.

The State is negotiating a Consent Order with Nepera for investiga-
tion and cleanup of the site.
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NORTH SEA MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
North Sea, New York

The North Sea Municipal Landfill covers 110 acres in North Sea,
Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, New York. Owned by the Town of
Southampton, the landfill has been accepting refuse, construction debris,
and septic system wastes since 1963.

The site is located in eastern Long Island near the southern shore
of Little Peconic Bay in an area with extensive ponds, coves, and wet-
lands. The terrain is generally flat with elevations less than 100 feet
above mean sea level. Slopes drop north to the bay. Soils in the area
are sands and gravels, and ponds in the area are surface expressions of
ground water. The site is unlined and located in an area of sandy soils,
allowing rapid movement of contaminants.

There is a plume of ground water contaminated with heavy metals in
an aguifer designated by EPA as a sole source of drinking water in the
area. Monitoring by the town and State has established that the plume
is moving northwest of the site and has resulted in closure of several
private wells. Public water supplies have been extended to serve resi-
dents of the area. Ground water in this area ultimately discharges to
Fish Cove of the Peconic Bay. The Peconic Bay system is a major recre-
ational resource in this region.

The town has been cooperating with the Suffolk County Health
Department to provide alternative drinking water supplies in areas where
ground water has been contaminated.
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PASLEY SOLVENTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
Hempstead, New York

The Pasley Solvents & Chemical, Inc., Site covers about 0.5 acres in
Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Barlo Equipment Co. leased the
property and subsequently subleased it to Pasley Solvents. Pasley
operated as a chemical distribution facility from 1969 through mid-1982
and reportedly stored aliphatic naphthas, aromatic solvents, and ketones.
Prior to 1969, the site was occupied by Commander Oil, a distributor of
fuel oil and gasoline. The site consists of a large one-story building,
a tin shed, a small building, and 12 above-ground tanks.

In June 1981, the Nassau County Health Department collected soil
samples beneath the tanks at a depth of 6 inches to 36 inches. Analyses
of the samples indicated that the soil was contaminated with halogenated
and nonhalogenated hydrocarbons. Five monitoring wells were installed
at the site in August 1981. Analyses of soil and ground water from
wells 2, 4, and 5 indicated the presence of halogenated and nonhalogenat-
ed hydrocarbons, as well as constituents of fuel oil and gasoline. The
nearest well is less than 0.5 miles from the site.

Nassau County has cited both Commander Oil and Pasley Solvents for
various violations but without any resulting follow-up action.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
PREFERRED PLKTING CHRP.
Farmingdale, New York

Preferred Plating Corp. conducted plating operations on a 0.5-acre
site in Farmingdale, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, for more
than 20 years, before going out of business in 1976. Since then, several
firms have occupied the site. None conducted similar operations to
Preferred Plating. An automobile repair shop now occupies the site.

Fran 1955 to 1976, the Suffolk County Department of Health made
numerous tests of waste materials contained in open pits. The pits were
severely cracked and leaking, allowing discharges into ground water. In
1975, the county identified four major contaminants—copper, chromium,
cadmium, and hexavalent chromium. About 15,00 people within 3 miles of
the site use ground water as a source of drinking water.

The county has taken various court actions through the years to
upgrade on-site treatment facilities. The court mandates were never
accomplished. In 1976, Preferred Plating filed for bankruptcy.
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KOBINTECH, INC./NATIONAL PIPE CO.
Town of Vestal, New York

The Robintech, Inc./National Pipe Co. Site is an inactive filled
lagoon, approximately 1-acre in size, in the Town of Vestal, Broome
County, New York. The site was owned by Robinson Technical Products
from September 1966 to 1970; Robintech, Inc., from 1970 to December
1982; and National Pipe Co. from December 1982 to the present. The
facility manufactures polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe from inert PVC resin
and assembles plastic-coated cable.

The lagoon was used fron 1968 to 1974 for disposal of chromic
acid plating solution, caustic reverse plating etch, machine cutting
oils, and toluene. More than 1,500 gallons of liquid waste were dumped
into the lagoon, which had been a small swamp. It has been almost
completely filled with clean dirt and paved or covered with gravel. It
is used as a storage yard for PVC pipe.

The site is situated at the southern edge of an area that is an
active gravel pit on the southern bank of a meander of the Susquehanna
River. The area immediately north of the site is marshy, with a small
stream running through it. This stream receives drainage from the Round-
top Hill area and is all that remains of the former lagoon. The area
surrounding the site is primarily industrial. The Town of Vestal Water
District No. 4 Well is on the Susquehanna floodplain about 2,500 feet
north-northwest of the site. Well 4-2 was placed on the NPL in September
1983.

The State is presently negotiating with National Pipe for
additional investigation and monitoring.
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SARNEY FARM
Amenia, New York

The Sarney Farm is in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York. The site
is an open dunp in farmland, with several small villages close by. A
former owner used a 35-acre section of the property as a dump for munici-
pal and industrial wastes. The site received ethylene dichloride in
55-gallon drums, cleaning solvents, inks, acids, water-base glue, and
machine oil between 1965 and 1969, according to the county. Some drums
are on the surface, and others are buried.

Contamination of both ground water and surface water is of concern.
About 4,500 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as their
source of drinking water.

The site is 500 feet fron Cleaver Swamp, which in the past provided
water for farm livestock.
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SUFFERS! VILLA3E WELL FIELD
Village of Suffern, New York

The Suffern Village Well Field consists of four wells in the Village
of Suffern, Kockland County, New York. Approximately 11,000 residents
are served at an average rate of 1.5 million gallons per day from the
well field, which is immediately adjacent to the Ramapo River in the
northwest corner of the village limits. In September 1978, Rockland
County Health Department detected over 100 parts per billion (ppb) of
the solvent 1,1,1-trichloroethane in Well Number 4. Three wells have
been forced out of operation due to the contamination.

During an investigation in 1979, the Health Department identified
Tempcon Corp. as a likely source of the solvent contamination. Tempcon
has since removed its suspected dry well and no longer uses 1,1,1-
trichloroethane in its operations. Unfortunately, these remedial actions
have not reduced the levels of 1,1,1-trichloroethane at the well field.

During the summer of 1979, the village took remedial action of its
own by constructing a $190,000 pretreatment aeration system to remove
volatile organic chemicals from the ground water and by running up-
gradient Well Number 4 to waste. These two remedial measures control the
concentration of 1,1,1-trichloroethane in Well Number 3 to below 50 ppb.
The State has studied the Ramapo Valley outwash deposit, the 8,000-foot
long aquifer tapped by the wells. The State plans further studies of the
site.
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SMS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Deer Park, New York

SMS Instruments, Inc., overhauled military aircraft components in
Deer Park, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, between 1971 and
1983. The site consists of a one-story building occupying 34,000 square
feet on a 1.5-acre lot that is largely paved. Industrial wastes generated
from degreasing and other refurbishing operations were routinely discharged
to a leaching pool on-site. In 1979-80, the Suffolk County Department
of Health detected solvents in the pool. The county installed monitoring
wells, which proved to be contaminated with 1,1,1-trichloroethane.
Ground water is the only water supply source in the area. A public well
field and pump station are less than 1 mile south, the general direction
of ground water flow. Over 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site
depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.

In March 1980, the county issued a modified Consent Order to SMS.
Violations at the site included effluent discharge in excess of ground
water standards and criteria, improper storage and disposal of hazardous
wastes, and failure to apply for a State Pollution Discharge Elimination
System permit. Subsequent investigations at the site during 1981 revealed
70 drums stored outdoors unprotected, some showing evidence of corrosion
and leakage. Also in 1981, an underground 6,000-gallon jet fuel tank
failed a pressure test, suggesting an additional threat to ground water.

The site is 75 feet above sea level. Topography is generally flat
with the exception of a steep embankment leading to a large recharge
basin 50 feet from the eastern property line. The headwaters of Sampawams
Creek, which feeds into Guggenheim Lakes, lie 1 mile southeast. Belmont
Lake State Park is less than 2 miles south-southwest. The immediate
vicinity is light industrial, but predominant land use in the surrounding
area is commercial and residential. Approximately 5,000 residences are
within 1 mile of the site. Several schools are to the south.
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TRONIC PLATING 00., INC.
Farmingdale, New york

Tronic Plating Co., Inc. occupies 0.5 acres in Farmingdale, New
York. The site is in southwestern Suffolk County, approximately 1.5
miles east of the Nassau County line. Tronic occupies the southeast
corner of a long building in an industrial park area. The site consists
of the building, two inside above-ground storage tanks, four below-ground
leaching pools, and a storm drain in the paved area to the northeast of
the building. Tronic has performed electroplating and anodizing for the
electronics industry since July 1968.

State and county authorities have determined that hazardous wastes,
consisting primarily of heavy metals, were discharged from storage tanks
and leaching pools on the site. The State issued a Pollution Discharge
Elimination System permit to Tronic on April 1, 1980. In June 1980, the
State issued a Consent Order to Tronic for discharging industrial wastes
to ground water from leaching pools. Tronic agreed to obtain a permit
and clean out the leaching pools. As of January 1983, it had not
obtained the permit. The State found that the leaching basin is
contaminated with copper, silver, iron, zinc, lead, and cadmium. Heavy
metals also were detected in the storm drain.

The site is in a generally flat area with an average slope of less
than 3 percent. There is no surface water in the vicinity. The sur-
rounding area is paved, and run-off flows to existing storm drains. The
site is surrounded by manufacturing and cottnsrcial facilities. large
cemeteries are located to the south and east.

Ground water provides drinking water to about 16,000 people and is
the only water supply in the area.
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VDLNEY MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Town of Volney, New York

The Volney Municipal Landfill covers 58 acre in the Town of Volney,
Oswego County, New York. The surrounding area is rural. About 200
residents are served by private wells. Currently, the site is owned by
Oswego County and operated by the Oswego County Highway Department.
Before the county purchased the landfill in 1975, it was privately owned
and served the Towns of Granby and Volney and the Village of Fulton. In
1974, approximately 8,000 barrels of wastes from Pollution Abatement
Services, Oswego, New York, which was placed on the NPL in September
1983, were buried at the site. A significant leachate problem exists.
Ground water is contaminated with benzene, lead, and phenols, according
to tests conducted by the State.

The State has entered into a Consent Order with Oswego County for
control of the leachate problem and closure of the site. The State is
new reviewing the county's closure plan.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
BYPASS 601 GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION
Concord, North Carolina

The Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination Site is in Concord, North
Carolina. An estimated 3,000 residents of this rural community depend
exclusively on ground water for drinking and other household uses.

EPA recently detected high concentrations of heavy metals in
monitoring wells near Martin Scrap & Recycling, Inc., which has reclaimed
batteries in the area since 1966.
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CELANESE CORP. (SHELBY FIBER OPERATIONS)
Shelby, North Carolina

Celanese Corp. manufactures synthetic fibers in a plant in Shelby,
North Carolina. Between 1970 and 1978, the company used a 3-acre site on
the plant for the temporary storage of drums of waste chemicals and
solvents. During the 1960s, combustible materials, including oils and
solvents, were burned in the open in a smaller area on the plant.

Monitoring wells on the plant are contaminated with organic
chemicals in the parts-per-million-range, according to tests conducted by
Celanese. Within 0.25 miles of the site are 47 wells; the closest well
is approximately 1,500 feet downgradient of the well with the highest
levels of organic chemicals. The site is located approximately 3,500
feet from Buffalo Creek, the source of the plant's drinking water.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
JADCOHUGHES FACILITY
Belraont, North Carolina

The Jadco-Hughes Facility covers about 6 acres in Belmont, Gaston
County, North Carolina. Chemical wastes were received from industries
and reprocessed to recover whatever could be resold. The residues
remaining were deposited in a landfill on the site.

About 8,000 to 10,000 drums had accumulated by August 1975, when
the company stopped operating. The drums were stacked at several
locations and were in various states of deterioration. Several large
storage tanks were also on-site.

Analyses conducted by EPA revealed the presence of cyanide, arsenic,
copper, lead, methylene chloride, and toluene in soil samples taken from
the site. It appears likely that the contaminants will migrate into
ground water since the landfill was unlined and approximately 6 feet
above the ground water level. Approximately 4,700 people within 3 miles
of the site use ground water as a source of drinking water.
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (LOT 86, FARM UNIT #1)
Raleigh, North Carolina

A 1.5-acre site to the north of Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh,
Wade County, North Carolina, referred to as Lot 86, Farm unit tl, was
used by the science laboratories and agricultural research facilities of
North Carolina State University as a waste disposal area. Fran 1969 to
1980, organics, solvents, pesticides, heavy metals, acids, and bases were
buried in containers in 10-foot trenches. The site is completely fenced.

The University's Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric
Sciences has extensively monitored the site since 1981. One background
and three downgradient wells were drilled to a depth of about 10 feet
below the water table. Analyses of ground water indicate the presence of
high levels (in the parts-per-million range) of chloroform, brcnoform,
1,1,1-trichloroethane, and methylene chloride.

Wastes are still buried on-site with no containment. An estimated
3,900 people in surrounding ccmmunities use private wells and have no
other source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAW'Superfund")
ALSO) ANACONDA
Gnadenhutten, Ohio

The Alsco Anaconda Site is an inactive sludge disposal lagoon on
Alsco plant property adjacent to the Tuscarawas River in Gnadenhutten,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The 0.3-acre lagoon is in permeable soils and
is not lined. From 1971 to 1978, the company disposed of 18,000 drums of
waste in the lagoon. Lagoon sludge contains chromium and cyanide,
according to analyses conducted by Alsco Anaconda's contractor.

City and private drinking water wells serving 3,100 people draw
ground water from aquifers within 3 miles of the Alsco Anaconda Site.
There are no alternative sources of drinking water.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (COSHOCTON PLANT)
Coshocton, Ohio

General Electric Co. disposed of wastes on a 2.5-acre site at its
Coshocton, OhiOf plant. The wastes, from the production of resins, con-
tained phenol. The wastes were placed in a landfill and infiltration
lagoons from 1946 to 1977.

Ground water near the lagoons is contaminated with phenol, according
to tests conducted by a consultant to General Electric. City and private
wells within 3 miles of the site draw water from a shallow aquifer.
About 15,000 people are involved.

General Electric has hired a consultant to study ground water in the
waste site area.
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INDUSTRIAL EXCESS LANDFILL
Oniontown, Ohio

The industrial Excess Landfill covers 30 acres in Uniontown, Stark
County, Olio. Khile in operation (from about 1959 to 1980), the private-
ly-owned and-operated landfill accepted residential, commercial, and in-
dustrial wastes. The landfill is capped with a rather permeable material
and is on sand and gravel soils. All residents in the immediate area
(about 19,000) use ground water for drinking water.

Area residents complained about contamination of ground water, sur-
face water, and air, as well as numerous health affects. Analyses by the
State confirmed contamination. In the past, the State detected slight
impacts on surface water from leachate generated within the landfill.
Recent monitoring of ground water has detected organic contaminants,
including xylene, phenol, methylene chloride, and tetrachloroethylene.
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REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. QUARRY
Elyria, Ohio

Republic Steel Corp. disposed of waste pickling liquor (acirls) in a
5-acre quarry in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, from 1950 to 1972. Water
from the quarry discharges to the West Branch of the Black River, which
is adjacent to the site. Whether wastes from the quarry have contaminated
the river is not known at this time. The wastes in the quarry are in
direct contact with a sandstone formation that may be a minor aquifer in
the area.

The site, although fenced, is still accessible. The City of Elyria
is the present owner.

An estimated 60,000 people live within 3 miles of the site. Two
residential wells are within 1 mile of the site.
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SANITARY LANDFILL CO. (INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL CO., INC.)
Dayton, Ohio

The Sanitary Landfill Co./Industrial Waste Disposal Co., Inc., Site
is a 40-acre landfill near Dayton, Ohio, that operated from 1965 to 1980.
The landfill reportedly accepted municipal wastes and various types of
industrial wastes, including solvents. The landfill is located above
gravel deposits. About 110,000 people use ground water from wells within 3
miles of the site. The wells are drilled into a deeper aquifer. The
deeper aquifer may be connected to the shallow gravel deposits, according
to a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey. Thus, there is a
potential for contamination of public water wells.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
VAN DALE JUNKYARD
Marietta, Ohio

The Van Dale Junkyard covers about in acres 1.5 miles northeast of
Marietta, toshington County, Ohio. It is on a ridge near Duck Creek, a
tributary to the Ohio River. The owner was licensed by the county to
receive junk and refuse. In addition, the owner accepted hundreds of
drums containing waste dyes and organic chemicals. As a result of the
facility's geology and poor management practices, the creek, sediments,
and an adjacent marshy area are contaminated with organic chemicals and
metals, according to tests conducted by EPA and the State. Additionally,
the potential exists for contamination of local private wells serving
about 20 people.

The Ohio Attorney General filed a suit against the owner/operator of
the facility on Jan. 13, 1984. On Feb. 29, 1984, the owner/operator
agreed to a Preliminary Injunction enjoining the facility from accepting
solid and hazardous waste, and from filling, grading, excavating, or
burning wastes.

The site was originally proposed for the NPL in December 19R2. In
September 1983, it was dropped from consideration because, on the basis
of the data then available, its score on the Hazard Ranking System did
not gualify it for the NPL. On the basis of new data gathered by the
State since September 1983, the site's score is high enough to warrant
proposing it again for the NPL.
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National Priorities List Site OK Oklahoma
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAK'Superfund")
SAND SPRINGS PE7TROCHEMICAL COMPLEX
Sand Springs, Oklahoma

Conditions at listing (September 1983); The Sand Springs Petro-
chemical Cbmplex covers about 235 acres in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, ad-
jacent to the Arkansas River. The site consists of all the former
Sinclair Oil Refinery south of Adams Jtoad, including the Wynn area and
the old Sinclair refinery acid pits. The Wynn area is a waste oil and
spent solvents recycling storage, and disposal facility covering about 6
acres adjacent to the Arkansas River levee. Groups of operators are
involved in the Wynn area: (1) the Wynn Group (various companies, but
chiefly Vacuun & Pressure Tank Truck Services, Inc.) and (2) the Recyclon
Group (Racyclon Corp., Resource Recovery & Refining Corp., and various
individuals who control and operate those entities) .

The acid pits date back to when the refinery was in operation
(1930-1944) . Several thousand cubic yards of sulfuric acid sludge con-
taining heavy metals (including lead and chromium) are stored in two
unlined pits, perhaps as deep as 20 feet. Over the years, sludge has
seeped into the Arkansas River levee, releasing contaminants to the
river. Contamination of ground water is also likely from the pits.

Several additional industries have leased tracts of land on the
refinery property. Over the years, hazardous substances were stored or
disposed of in drums, tanks, and inlined pits, or were simply buried
on-site. These substances include volatile and nonvolatile organics,
acids, caustics, chlorinated solvents, and sludges containing heavy
metals. Poor operations have contaminated local ground water, according
to tests conducted by EPA, and there is the potential for contaminants to
leave the site in run-off.

Status (June 1984); RPA and the state are preparing a Cooperative
Agreement for a remedial investigation/feasibility study to determine the
type and extent of contamination at the site and to identify alternatives
for remedial action. FPA issued two Administrative Orders concerning an
immediate removal in the Wynn area . The orders were issued on Pferch 2
and March 13, 1984, to Recyclon Corp., Resource Recovery & Refining
Corp., \&cuun & Pressure Tank Truck Services, Inc., \Scuum Refining,
Inc., Solvents Recovery, Inc., Sand Springs Home, Inc., and certain
individuals who control and operate, or who are involved with these en-
tities. The immediate removal consists of removal and disposal of
approximately 400 drums of hazardous substances, fence repair, sampling
and analysis of pits and soil on-site, and sampling and analysis of on-
site monitoring wells. Further action may be required depending upon
sampl ing resul ts .

EPA is deferring rulemaking on this site because appropriate scoring
documents were not in the public docket and so were not available during
the comment period. Thus RPA is providing an additional comment period
for this site.

Response category / Cleanup status code, October 1984: R F / O
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
MARTIN-MARIETTA ALUMINUM CO.
The Dalles, Oregon

Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co. produces aluminum on a site covering
less than 1 acre in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon. Cyanide is present
in both the shallow and deep aquifers underlying the site, according to
tests conducted by the State and Martin-Marietta. Cyanide appeared in
one production well and several monitoring wells, as well as in surface
run-off and in leachate from a cathode waste pile. Cyanide is known to
be present in spent cathode potliners on the surface in a 75,000-ton
waste pile and in an old landfill.

The aquifer provides drinking water to 14,000 people in The Dalles
and Chenoweth. The aquifer is also used in the immediate vicinity for
industrial purposes. The nearest industrial well is approximately 2,000
feet from the waste pile. The company has constructed several monitoring
wells around the site to detect and document the contamination and is
under an order from the state to construct a proper liner and move the
cathode waste pile onto it.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT (LAGOONS)
Hermiston, Oregon

Since 1941, Uraatilla Army Depot Activity has occupied about 20,000
acres 6 miles south of the Columbia River in Hermiston, Umatilla County,
in northeastern Oregon. Lagoons covering about 0.5 acres of the site
are contaminated with explosive wastes as a result of past demilitariza-
tion and disposal operations. The major contaminants identified on the
base include explosive wastes (RDX, TOT, and nitrate), pesticides (DDT,
lindane), organic solvents (tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene),
and caustic brine. RDX and nitrates are present in ground water beneath
the lagoons. This ground water contamination might affect public water
supplies serving about 24 people.

The Umatilla Army Depot is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records
search) and Phase II (preliminary survey).
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National Priorities List Site PA Pennsylvania
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
AMBLER ASBESTOS PILES
Ambler, Pennsylvania

Two asbestos piles — the Plant Pile and the Locust Street Pile —
cover about 15 acres in a residential area of Ambler, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania. In 1867, Keasbey & Mattison Co., manufacturers of asbestos
products, began dumping its waste next to its Ambler facility. In 1962,
the plant was divided and purchased by Nicolet, Inc., and CertainTeed
Corp., also manufacturers of asbestos products. Nicolet pumped waste
water containing asbestos from settling ponds into diked areas, creating
wet asbestos piles which gradually dried as new diked areas were con-
structed and filled. CertainTeed dumped predominately broken wallboard
and asbestos pipe products, which were periodically further broken by
compaction with tractors. The total volume of asbestoscontaminated
waste in the piles is estimated to exceed 1.5 million cubic yards.

In 1971, Nicolet applied for a permit from the State to continue
using the Locust Street Pile for waste disposal, in 1972, GertainTeed
applied for a permit for a portion of the Plant Pile. In 1974, the State
denied the permit applications and issued orders to both companies to
cease dumping and to stabilize and cover the piles. CertainTeed signed a
Consent Order and agreed to follow the State's order. Nicolet refused to
comply.

In 1983, EPA found asbestos in the soil and on equipment in the
Locust Street playground, which is adjacent to Nicolet's pile. The U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and the Pennsylvania Department of Health
certified the pile as presenting an immediate threat to the public. In
1983 - 1984, EPA committed $814,000 in CERCLA emergency funds to cover
Nicolet's pile with soil and to establish vegetation. EPA obtained a
court order for entry onto the site. Work has been completed except for
installation of a drainage system and reseeding, which is scheduled for
September 1984. Nicolet has also begun to perform the same stabilization
work using its own contractor.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
BROWN'S BATTERY BREAKING
Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania

The Brown's Battery Breaking Site is an abandoned battery recycling
facility which operated in a rural area near Shoemakersville, Berks
County, Pennsylvania, frcm 1961 to 1971. About 25,000 cubic yards of
battery casings ware found on the site, either whole or in pieces. In
sane instances, small pieces were used as a substitute for road gravel in
the area.

The State has detected lead in air near the site, in surface and
subsurface soils on the site, and downstream in the Schuylkill River,
which adjoins the site. The State measured elevated blood lead levels in
children living adjacent to the site.

Approximately 1,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground
water as drinking water. The potential for contamination of these
supplies is great since the disposal area is unlined.

In 1983-84, EPA spent SI.4 million in CERCLA emergency funds to
fence the site, excavate and remove contaminated soils, and pave the
driveway leading into the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAQ'Superfund'')
DCMINO SALVAGE YARD
Valley Township, Pennsylvania

the Demino Salvage Yard covers about 20 acres in the center of
Valley Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania. Copper is recovered from
scrap wire on the site. The original operator, who used both mechanical
and chemical processes, went bankrupt in the early 1970s. The second
(and present) owner uses a mechanical process. The waste accumulation on
the site consists of a surface impoundment of 6 acres, 400,000 cubic feet
of finely divided metal wire scraps ("fluffs"), about 50 drums, a 6,000-
gallon tank, and a landfill holding 20,000 cubic feet of wastes.

Spent chlorinated organic solvents apparently were dumped on the
site. EPA sampling and analyses revealed that lead is present in high
concentrations in nearby drinking water wells. About 1,500 people within
3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of drinking water.

The State has investigated the site since the late 1960s. Since
1971,. the State has issued orders for cleanup. At present, there is a
court agreement to clean up the site. The present owner has removed and
disposed of soms of the hazardous waste and processed sane of the fluff.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Enviionmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("SuperfuncT)
HUNTERSTOMN RQftD
Straban Township, Pennsylvania

The Hunterstown Road Site covers 3 acres on both sides of Hunters-
town Poad, Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. From 1970 to
1984, the owner of the property apparently disposed of wastes generated
by several local corporations. The majority of the waste, consisting of
paint sludges and various solvents, was dumped on the ground. Ground
water and surface water are contaminated with various volatile organic
compounds, according to tests conducted by the State and EPA. Trichlor-
oethylene (TCE) is the predominant chemical found on the site. About
9,500 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of
drinking water.

In April 1984, Hestinghouse Electric Corp., a generator of wastes
disposed there, excavated a waste lagoon and contaminated soil on the
site and transported the materials to an approved disposal site pursuant
to an order under CERCLA Section 106. However, soils, ground water, and
a small stream on the site still are contaminated, according to EPA
analyses.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT (SOUTHEAST AREA)
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

The Letterkenny Army Depot located 2 miles north of Chanbersburg,
Pennsylvania, was established in 1942 as an amnunition storage facility.
From 1947 to the present, operations have included the maintenance,
overhaul, and rebuilding of wheeled and tracked vehicles and missiles.
These operations have taken place primarily in the southeast corner of
the depot known as the Southeast Industrial Area and the East Patrol
Road Disposal Area. The two areas include about 170 acres. The
operations have employed large quantities of chlorinated organic solvents
and cleaning agents. Wastes from the operations have been disposed in
the same areas — by landfilling, burial in trenches, and spreading on
the surface.

Ground water beneath the Southeast Area of the depot and beneath an
off-depot area of approximately 4,000 acres extending 2.5 miles to the
east of the depot is contaminated with chlorinated organic chemicals,
including trichloroethylene and 1,1-dichloroethylene. Approximately 40
residential water wells have been contaminated.

Letterkenny Army Depot is participating in the Installation Restor-
ation Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Army has completed studies to deter-
mine sources of on-depot ground water contamination as well as a remedial
investigation/feasibility study. The U.S. Army is currently supplying 16
residences with bottled water to replace contaminated wells.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAM'Superfund"
MIDDLETOWN A1K FIELD
Middletown, Pennsylvania

The Middletown Air Field covers 36 acres in Middletown, Dauphin
County, Pennsylvania. The site is adjacent to the Susquehanna River, and
the Swatara Creek is located nearby. Until 1966, the Federal government
owned the site and operated it as Olmsted Air Force Base. The current
owner, the State of Pennsylvania, operates the site as Harrisburg
International Airport. The site includes the airport properties, the
Mead Heights area, and several industrial properties. Various Air Force
operations resulted in solvents and other wastes being disposed of on the
site.

Dichlorobenzene, trichloroethylene, and perchloroethylene are
present in ground water at the site, according to analyses conducted by
the State and EPA. The State, EPA, and the Ail Force are currently
studying the site. The Air Force has also completed a search of records
for information on past disposal activities at Olmsted Air Force Base.

About 19,500 people obtain their drinking water from wells within
3 miles of the site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
MODEPN SANITATION LANDFILL
Lower Windsor Township, Pennsylvania

Modern Sanitation Landfill covers 72 acres in Lower Windsor Township,
fork County, Pennsylvania. The land is leased from a local fanner. SCA
Services, headquartered in Boston, operates the landfill, along with a
trash-hauling business. It purchased these operations in September 1980
fron Modern Trash of York. The site reportedly received hazardous wastes
fron 1976 to 1979.

Toxic organic and inorganic chemicals are present in on-site ground
water, according to analyses conducted by the State and ERA. The State
and SCA are working on remedial measures to reroute ground water flow and
to treat the contaminated ground water. Similar contaminants have been
detected in nearby springs that enter a tributary to Kreutz Creek.

About 3,100 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SHRIVER'S CORNER
Straban Township, Pennsylvania

The Shriver's Corner Site is comprised of two areas covering about
10 acres along Route 394 in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
Both areas have accepted drums of liquid wastes fron the Westinghouse
elevator plant in Cumberland Township. Drums of 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
toluene, xylene, and other solvents were disposed of on the property
north of Route 394. The southern property was reportedly used for the
disposal of paint sludges, solvents, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane.

Ground water is contaminated, with various organic compounds,
according to tests conducted by EPA and the State. About 5,000 people
within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of drinking
water. In April 1984, under an order issued by EPA., Westinghouse
removed about 80 surface drums and 250 cubic yards of contaminated soils
and sent the materials to an approved disposal site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
WESTINGHOUSE ELEVATOR OD. PLANT
Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania

Westinghouse Elevator Co. manufactures elevators on an 85-acre site
in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The elevator cab
manufacturing process incorporates paint and degreasing processes in-
volving chlorinated solvents. In August 1983, the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources detected trichloroethylene (TCE)
in nearby surface water. Further investigation by the State and EPA
found that private wells were also contaminated.

Recent remedial actions taken by Vfestinghouse include supplying 15
hones along Route 34 with an alternate water supply and initiating a
hydrogeological study of the site to determine the extent of the contami-
nation and cleanup alternatives.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)('Superfund")
LABORATORIES
Jackson Township, Pennsylvania

Whitmoyer Laboratories manufactured animal pnarmaceuticals on a
17.5-acre site in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The
facility produced and stored aniline and soluble arsenic compounds.
Arsenical wastes were disposed of in concrete vaults, holding tanks, and
unlined lagoons.

The facility operated fron 1934 to July 1984. In July 1964,
Whitmqyer Labs became a subsidiary of Rohm & Haas. Rohm & Haas sold the
facility in early 1978 to Beecham, Inc., which subsequently sold it to
Stafford Laboratories of Phoenix, Arizona.

Arsenic and various organic chemicals are present in on-site ground
water, according to analyses conducted by EPA and the State. About 4,700
people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a source of
drinking water.
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National Priorities List Site R| Rhode Island
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund">
CENTRAL LANDFILL
Johnston, Rhode Island

The Central Landfill covers 133 acres in Johnston, Providence County,
Rhode Island. The owner, RI Solid Waste Management Corp., has a State
license to operate the site as a municipal waste landfill. According to
records provided by the State, at least 1.5 million gallons of hazardous
wastes were received at the site during 1978 and 1979. Wells adjacent to
the site are contaminated with organic solvents, according to analyses
conducted by the State. Over 4,000 people live within 3 miles of the
site. Adjacent wetlands may also be at risk.

The owner has entered into a Consent Order with the State to close
the area where hazardous wastes were disposed of. A citizens' suit has
been filed in the U.S. District Court against the owner seeking injunctive
relief and closure of the landfill. EPA has issued an Administrative
Order to require the owner to conduct all appropriate studies to determine
the nature and extent of contamination posed by the landfill.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS, INC.
Jackson, Tennessee

American Creosote Works, Inc., is a 60-acre wood-preserving
facility in Jackson, Tennessee. Fran 1930 to 1981, it used creosote and
pentachlorophenol (PCP) in its operations. At one time, this facility
consisted of four large waste water lagoons, two sand filters, four treat-
ment tanks, two 20,000-gallon tanks, various piles, and spill areas. The
wood-treatment process causes water pollution through two routes—the
treatment process itself and run-off from the site. In the 1970s, the
company constructed a berm to control run-off and installed a new waste
water treatment system. Analyses conducted by EPA indicate that soil and
ground water are contaminated with creosote, PCP, and phenols.

In June 1983, EPA approved $860,000 in CERCLA emergency funds to
dewater the site, remove and bury sludge, and cap certain areas with
clay.

The facility is located less than 0.25 miles from the South Fork
Deer River, which periodically floods the site. Wetlands lying along
both sides of the river support a large variety of wildlife species.
Several public and private wells are located within 3 miles of the site.
A well field for the City of Jackson lies approximately 1.5 miles east
of the site.

The company that owns the site is under reorganization in the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MILAN ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Milan, Tennessee

The Milan Army Aranunition Plant (AAP) in Milan, Gibson County,
Tennessee, produces nunitions for the U.S. Amy. The "O" Line at Milan,
a conventional munition demobilization facility, operated from 1942 until
December 1978. The major function of the facility is to remove explosives
(TNT and TNT-RDX mixture) from munitions by injecting a high pressure
stream of hot water and steam into the open cavity of the munitions.
Effluent from the operation was discharged into 11 unlined settling ponds
with an estimated capacity of 5.5 million gallons. Between 1971 and 1981,
sediments were routinely dredged from the ponds and stored on the ground.
In 1981, the ponds were lined, and the accumulated sediments placed into
the lined ponds.

Analyses of samples collected in March 1979 from on-site water
supply and monitoring wells indicated the presence of explosives and
heavy metals. Three water supply wells serving the City of Milan and
numerous private wells are located less than 2,500 feet from the area of
known ground water contamination. AAP supply wells are located on-site.
More than 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water
as a source of drinking water.

Milan AAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants
frcm these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search)
and Phase II (preliminary survey). Phase IV (remedial action) is being
undertaken to close the "O" Line ponds.
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National Priorities List Site TX Texas
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 19eO(CERCLA)("Superfund")
MR FORCE PLANT #4 (GENERAL DYNAMICS)
Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force Plant #4 occupies approximately 650 acres in Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas. General Dynamics operates the plant, which
manufactures aircraft tor the Air Force. In November 1982, the Air Force
and General Dynamics notified EPA via the National Response Team that an
oil was being released into a creek on the west side of the plant. Under
Air Force supervision, General Dynamics contracted a french drain and a
collection basin at the outfall. Since that time, leachate from the drain
and outfall has been collected, stored, and disposed of in an EPA-approved
facility. In 1983, the Air Force removed 21,300 cubic yards of contamin-
ated soil from closed waste pits and disposed of the soil at an approved
disposal site.

The Air Force drilled numerous test holes and 66 monitoring wells
in and around 10 areas, which cover a total of about 8 acres. Many of
the areas have contained hazardous substances. Results from the wells
indicate that ground water in the upper zone under the site is contami-
nated with several organic chemicals and heavy metals. Several deeper
wells were drilled at the site into the Paluxy aquifer, which is the
source of drinking water for nearby residents, including the municipality
of White Settlement (population 13,420). One well was found to be
contaminated by 1,2-transdichlorethylene and vinyl chloride.

At the request of the Air Force, EPA has further investigated off-
site areas, including several White Settlement wells, sediment in the
creek and Lake Worth, and selected residential wells near the site. Four
monitoring wells were drilled near the plant area.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
BAILEY WASTE DISPOSAL
Bridge City, Texas

The Bailey Waste Disposal Site covers 10 acres north of the Neches
River, about 2 miles southwest of Bridge City, Orange County, Texas.
Fran the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, about 72,000 cubic yards of
industrial wastes, consisting generally of benzenes, phenols, pyridenes,
naphthalenes, anthracenes/phenanthrenes, and chlorinated organic chemi-
cals, were buried at the site. Analyses conducted by the State detected
chloroform, phthalates, trichloroethylene, and other compounds in surface
water, ground water, and soils on the site.

About 7,600 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
their primary source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA>("Superfund")
BRIO REFINING CO., INC.
Friendswood, Texas

The Brio Refining Co., Inc. , Site consists of approximately 12 closed
pits on a 50-acre site in Harris County south of Houston near Friendswood,
Texas. Tanks and processing facilities remain on a portion of the site,
which Brio operated from the early 1970s to December 1982. Earlier
operations carried out at the site included copper catalyst regeneration,
oil blending and refining, and hydrocarbons (styrene) cracking. Previous
owners or operators of the facility have included Hard Lowe Chemical, Lowe
Chemical, Phoenix Chemical, Intercoastal Chemical, Archem Chemical, JOC
Oil Arcmatics, Tiara Metals, and Friendswood Refining.

Spills have entered the nearby Mud Gulley and subsequently, via Clear
Creek, into Galveston Bay. A recent inspection by EPA indicated that
shallow ground water is probably contaminated with copper, vinyl chloride,
fluorene, styrene, and ethyl benzene. In January 1984, EPA detected
toluene, benzene, and other aromatic organic chemicals in the air. A
housing development borders the site on the north.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("SuperfuncT
CRYSTAL CITY AIRPORT
Crystal City, Texas

The Crystal City Airport covers about 100 acres in Crystal City,
Zavala County, Texas. Several large areas have been contaminated
with a variety of pesticides by aerial applicator companies that are no
longer in business.

The city brought the site to the attention of the State in April
1983. In its initial inspection, the State found at least 50 drums in
various stages of decomposition. Analyses of soil samples detected high
levela of chlordane, DDT, methyl and ethyl parathion, toxaphene, 2,4-D,
and 2,4,5-T.

Beginning in October 1983, EPA spent $60,000 in CERCLA emergency
funds to remove the drums, soil around the drums, and soil with the
highest concentrations of pesticides. High concentrations of pesticides
are still on-site, so there is a potential for hazardous substances to be
blown into the air. One of the primary drinking water wells for Crystal
City is on the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCUA)("Superfund"
KOPPERS CO., INC. (TEXARKANA PLANT)
Texarkana, Texas

Koppers Co., Inc., operated a 62-acre wood-processing plant in
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, between 1939 and 1961. The processes
used by the Koppers plant involved creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP), and
arsenic. The site is currently owned by the Bruce Kennedy Sand & Gravel
Co., the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, and about 78 homeowners in
the Carver Terrace subdivision, until recently, gravel and sand were
mined at the site. Open gravel pits filled with ground water remain in
the southern portion. Oil stains and seeps have been observed in these
pits, which drain directly to Cowhorn Creek. Test borings and analysis
of samples by the State and Koppers have confirmed contamination of soils
and ground water with PCP, arsenic, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.

About 150 people within 0.5 miles of the site depend on ground
water as a source of drinking water.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
LONE STAR ARM¥ AMMUNITION PLANT
Texarkana, Texas

Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, located in Texarkana, Texas,
produces a variety of explosives and munitions. During the 1930s,
explosives were disposed of by detonation above-and below-ground in an
area covering about 5 acres. Tests conducted by the Army indicate that
heavy metals contaminate monitoring wells south of the disposal site
along the border of the facility.

About 1,200 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.

The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
wastes sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants
from these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search).
Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
NORTH CAVALCADE STREET
Houston, Texas

The North Cavalcade Street Site covers approximately 17 acres in
Houston, Harris County, Texas. The site is in an industrial area on the
north side of Cavalcade street. Houston Creosote occupied the site for
an unknown period until the early 1960s, when the company ceased oper-
ations. Based on a review of aerial photography and a contamination
survey, EPA concluded that a filled-in creosote pit is located within the
site and may have been used to dip-treat wood. Contaminants at the site
consist of polynuclear aromatic compounds associated with creosote, in
addition to other similar contaminants. Analyses indicate that soils
(both on and below the surface) and shallow ground water on the site are
contaminated with chrysene, fluoranthene, and anthracene.

About 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
ODESSA CHROMIUM #1
Odessa, Texas

The Odessa Chroniun #1 Site is an 8-acre portion of an aquifer near
44th Street and Brazos Avenue in Odessa, Ector County Texas. An abandoned
facility at 44th and Brazos has been operated in the past by several
metal-plating conpanies. The aquifer is the source of water for about 20
people who live outside the city limits and do not have access to the
city water system. Of 32 private domestic wells, 7 have concentrations
of hexavalent chromium in excess of the drinking water standard, according
to tests conducted by the State.

There are 29 municipal wells within 3 miles of the site. Water from
the wells is blended with surface water during the sunmer, thus threatening
the entire population.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund")
ODESSA CHROMIUM 12 (ANDREWS HIGHWAY)
Odessa, Texas

The Odessa Chromium 12 Site consists of ground water contaminated
with chromium in the area of Andrews Highway, just northwest of the city
limits of Odessa in Ector County, Texas. Suspected as possible sources
are several local industries that generate or generated chromium-contami-
nated waste water from plating of metals, cleaning of radiators, and/or
disposal of cooling water.

The first public complaint was filed in May 1970 when a residential
well was found to be contaminated. In September 1977, the State investi-
gated the area and found chromium in three local wells. Subsequent
investigations in 1977 and 1978 determined that 10 of 34 private wells in
the area had detectable concentrations of chromium. There are 32 munici-
pal wells within 3 miles of the site. Water from these wells is blended
with surface water, thus threatening the entire population. The 115,000
people in the area are totally dependent on the contaminated aquifer for
drinking water. There is no other aquifer in the area.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
PESSES CHEMICAL CO.
Fort Wbrth, Texas

The Pesses Chemical Co. Site is an abandoned facility in Fort Worth,
Texas. The facility formerly recycled nickel-cadmium sludge, copper-
cadmium sludge, off-specification batteries, and spent batteries. These
batteries were stored on the 4.6-acre site in 55-gallon containers and
other containers prior to processing. The residues from recycling were
dumped and spilled onto the ground. When the facility closed in 1981,
2,000 drums remained on the site. The company, which also did business
as Metcoa, is in bankruptcy.

In March 1983, there was a fire at the site, and a fireman was
hospitalized after inhaling toxic fumes. In April 1983, using $338,000
in CERCLA emergency funds, EPA removed the drums, containers, contami-
nated debris, and sane contaminated soil from the site, and also put a
temporary clay cap on the site.

Analyses conducted by EPA indicate that there is extensive contami-
nation of on-site soils with lead, cadmium, and copper. Also, there is
the potential for hazardous substances to leave the site via wind-blown
particles and surface run-off. A housing project and a playground are
within 0.25 miles of the site. Children often cross unsecured portions
of the site.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980(CERCLA)("Superfund"
PETROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (TURTLE BAYOU)
Liberty County, Texas

The Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc. (Turtle Bayou) Site covers 312
acres approximately 7 miles north of Interstate 10 in Liberty County,
Texas, in 1971, Liberty Trash Service and French, Ltd., delivered waste
oils and at least 4,000 cubic yards of other petrochemical sludges to the
site. Additional materials were applied as road oil to the dirt road in
the vicinity of the site. In 1971, Petro-Chemical Systems, Inc., was
issued a permit by the State to dispose waste at the site. Subsequently,
a court injunction negated the authority of the permit. In 1974, the
permit was revoked.

Drinking water for about 200 people in this rural area comes from
51 shallow wells, approximately 25 feet deep.

According to analyses conducted by the State, soil is contaminated
with a number of toxic organic chemicals.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
PIG ROAD
New Waverly, Texas

Conditions at listing (September 1983); The Pig Road Site in New
Vfeverly, Texas, is a series of six interconnected surface impoundments
each about 60 feet by 70 feet and 4 feet deep. The 1-acre site, which is
privately owned, is the result of an apparent one-time dumping in 1961.
The pits are filled with a black acid tar having a pungent odor. Run-off
from the site has killed vegetation. The nearest drinking wall is 500
yards to the southeast.

Status (June 1984): The state is negotiating a final cleanup agree-
ment with the responsible party. Occidental Chemical. During Nbrch and
April, Occidental removed the contents of the six pits.

EPA is deferring rulemaking on this site to resolve technical issues
related to the site's score on the Hazard Ranking System, which evaluates
the relative hazards associated with waste sites.

Response category / Cleanup status code, October 1984: S / 0
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
SOL LYNN/INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMERS
Houston, Texas

The Sol Lynn/Industrial Transformers Site consists of three
cormercial lots on Loop 610 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. The 1-acre
site, which is within 0.5 miles of the Astrodome, Astroworld amusement
park, several industrial plants, and apartment complexes, is contaminated
by trichloroethylene (TCE) and PCBs. A transformer reclamation company
and a chemical supply company previously used the property. According to
analyses conducted by the State, oil containing PCBs and approximately 75
drums of TCE were dumped or spilled on the ground behind warehouse build-
ings on the site. A well on the site is highly contaminated with TCE,
and sediment samples from a drainage ditch are contaminated with PCBs and
TCE.

The State filed suit against the present owner in March 1983. In
a deposition in February 1984, the owner stated that he does not have
the financial resources to clean up the site. In April 1984, the State
started to prepare the case for trial.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SOUTH CAVALCADE STREET
Houston, Texas

The South Cavalcade Street Site covers approximately 46 acres in
Houston, Harris County, Texas. The site is in an industrial area on the
south side of Collingsworth Street and Cavalcade street. The site has
had a history of wood-treating operations dating to 1911. Contaminants
at the site consist of polynuclear aromatic compounds associated with
creosote, in addition to other similar contaminants. EPA's analysis of
historical air photographs indicates there are at least three waste pits
on the site that have been filled or paved over. Analyses conducted by
EPA indicate widespread contamination of soil (both on and below the
surface) and shallow ground water with benzopyrene, chrysene, fluor-
anthene, and anthracene.

About 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as
a source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
STEWCO, INC.
Waskom, Texas

Stewco, Inc., formerly owned, operated, and maintained a fleet of
trucks on a 2.5-acre site on Texas FM 9, about 0.5 miles south of Inter-
state 20 in Waskcm, Harrison County, Texas. The company contracted with
the oil and gas industry to haul glue, resin, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel,
and creosote. The tank trucks were steam cleaned between loads with an
alkaline solution. The wash water was routed to Pond 1 to evaporate. The
overflow from Pond 1 went to Pond 2, in which a spray evaporation system
was installed and sometimes operated. The overflow from Pond 2 was to be
trucked to a third pond on another site.

The ponds are unlined and in poor condition. Drainage from the
parking area around the truck terminals flows into the ponds, causing
them to overflow. The ponds were to be skimmed to minimize the oil layer
on the surface. EPA has found no record of the ponds ever being skimmed.
Thus, when the ponds overflowed, the surface layer of oil moved with the
overflow onto surrounding drainage areas.

According to analyses conducted by EPA, soil, surface water, and
ground water are contaminated with tetrachloroethane, methylene chloride,
naphthalene, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, toluene, phenanthrene, DDT,
arsenic, mercury, lead, and cadmiun.

About 3,100 people within 3 miles of the site use ground water as a
source of drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund")
HILL AIR FORCE BASE
Ogden, Utah

Hill Air Force Base (AFB) covers 6,666 acres approximately 5 miles
south of Ogden in Davis and Weber Counties, Utah. In 1920, the western
portion of the site was first activated as Ogden Arsenal, an Army
ordnance depot. Hill AFB was commissioned in late 1940 and served as
an aircraft rehabilitation center and as a prime storage depot for air-
craft parts during world War II.

The areas of known hazardous waste disposal at Hill AFB cover 54
acres on the northeast side of the facility and near the south gate.
The areas consist of three landfills, three chemical disposal pits, one
evaporation pond, several unlined beds for drying sludge from waste water
treatment plants, and a fire training area. Landfill No. 1 operated as
a solid waste dump and may have received waste oils and solvents. The
largest accumulation of hazardous waste at the facility is believed to
be at Landfill No. 3, where drums of chemicals, industrial sludges,
solvent cleaning bottoms, and waste solvents were received. Landfill
No. 4 received small quantities of sulfuric acid, chromic acid,
methyl ethyl ketone, and sludge from waste water treatment plants, along
with municipal wastes. Chemical Disposal Pits No. 1 and No. 2 received
liquid chemicals, while Pit No. 3 received trichloroethylene and
associated sludges. Berman Pond was used for evaporation of waste from
the electroplating operation and other industrial operations on the
base.

In addition. Hill AFB deposited heavy metals and various solutions
at Landfill No. 5, which is located off the base on the Utah Test and
Training Range. This site is being monitored in accordance with regula-
tions issued under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

The State has observed that seepage water on the slope adjacent to
the northwestern perimeter of Hill AFB, near Landfills No. 3 and 4,
contains detectable concentrations of toxic organic chemicals.

Hill AFB is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is scheduled to be
completed in September 1984. Hill AFB has completed initial remedial
measures at Landfill No. 3 and started remedial action at Landfill No. 4,
Berman Pond, and other associated sites.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MAYFLOWER MOUNTAIN TAILINGS PONDS
Wasatch County, Utah

Mayflower Mountain Tailings Ponds cover 5 acres in Wasatch County,
Utah. The ponds originated from the Mayflower Mine, which once produced
copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver. From 1961 to 1972, approximately
400,000 tons of the tailings, which were produced by flotation treatment
of ores, were deposited in three unlined ponds. The ponds were excavated
to a depth of approximately 30 feet. They are immediately adjacent to
McHenry Creek, a minor tributary of the Provo River, a major stream.
Surface water is contaminated with chromium and lead, and there is a
potential for ground water contamination.

A major resort area is proposed for the pond sites. Another proposal
calls for construction of a major dam, the Jordanelle, downgradient of
the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund")
MONTICELlJO RADIOACTIVELy CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES
Monticello, Utah

The Town of Monticello (population about 2,000) in southeastern
Utah is the site of a mill that processed vanadium and uranium ore from
1942 to 1960. Prior to the mid-1970s, radioactive tailings were widely
dispersed throughout the town. Some appear to have been used as fill
material and as aggregate for mortar and concrete, while others appear to
have been carried from the mill by wind and water. Recently,
residents have indicated that seme of the radioactive materials may have
originated at another mill in Dry Valley, approximately 25 miles north-
east of Montioello.

Various agencies, including EPA, the State Health Department, and
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), have conducted radiological surveys of
town properties. Above-background levels of radioactivity were detected
during each survey. DOE has authorized cleanup of 15 properties.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
OGDEN DEFENSE DEPOT
Ogden, Utah

Ogden Defense Depot (a part of the Defense Logistics Agency) covers
1,139 acres 0.5 miles west of Ogden, Weber County, Utah. Since 1941,
the facility has maintained and repaired vehicles and equipment. Its
operations include metal plating, degreasing, and painting. The depot
also recontainerizes chemicals for storage on-site and for shipment
off-site. Various highly toxic chemical warfare agents are buried on the
site. The exact location and quantities are unknown.

Since 1981, the State and the Army have investigated disposal
activities at the depot. Data from the one downgradient monitoring well
indicate that contamination has not migrated off the base to date.

Ogden Defense Depot is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which
the Department of Defense (DOD) has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. DOD has completed Phase I (records search)
and a geohydrological survey. EPA's Field Investigation Team is due to
visit the base shortly and make additional recommendations for cleanup
actions.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
OLSON/NEIHART RESERVOIR
Wasatch County, Utah

The Olson/Neihart Reservoir covers 5 acres in Wasatch County, Utah.
It is located on McHenry Creek, a minor tributary of the Provo River, a
major stream. About 200,000 cubic yards of mill tailings from the May-
flower Mountain Mine, approximately 1.25 stream miles upgradient, were
placed in the reservoir, according to the State. They contain elevated
levels of numerous heavy metals. The reservoir is currently used to
store and release irrigation water.

According to analyses conducted by the State, surface waters off
the site are contaminated with cadmium, lead, and arsenic. Construction
of a major dam and reservoir, the Jordanelle, is being considered
iranedlately downstream of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
PORTLAND CEMENT CO. (KILN DUST SITES 2 & 3)
Salt Lake City, Utah

The Portland Cement Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah, has disposed kiln
dust and old kiln bricks since sometime before 1983 at five areas in the
greater Salt Lake City area. The dust, an alkaline by-product of cement
manufacturing collected in bag houses from kiln stacks, had high concen-
trations of lead and arsenic. The old kiln bricks contain high levels of
heavy metals, including hexavalent chromium. The kiln dust and bricks are
in piles on the surface at Sites 2 and 3. There is no way to restrict
public access to the areas, which are in a mixed commercial, industrial,
and residential area. Disposal at Sites 2 and 3 ceased in December 1983.
Since July 1980, the City/County Health Department has cited Portland
Cement for numerous dust violations.

Ground water is contaminated with chromium, lead, and arsenic.
About 100,000 people live within 3 miles of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ICERCLA)("Superfund")
SHARON STEEL CORP. (MIDVALE SMELTER)
Midvale, Utah

Sharon Steel Corp. owns a smelter in MicJvale, Salt Lake County,
Utah. Midvale (population 10,000) is a part of the Salt Lake City
metropolitan area (population 936,000). Metals were smelted and milled
on the 260-acre site from about 1910 to 1971. Approximately 10 million
tons of mill tailings containing high concentrations of lead, arsenic,
cadmium, chromium, copper, and zinc remain on the site. Sharon Steel
purchased the site in 1979, intending to reclaim precious metals from the
tailings. To date, the only thing the company has done is to sell the
pyrite concentrate stored on-site.

Tailings have been blown from the site. In response to dust control
ordinances, Sharon Steel has tried to return the material to the tailings
pile. Ground water is contaminated with arsenic, zinc, cadmium, lead and
chromium, according to analyses conducted by the state, and surface water
may be contaminated. About 500,000 people within 3 miles of the site
depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.

State and local officials have requested that the company repair its
fences and remove gardens planted on the site by residents of nearby
apartments. Analyses by the state indicate elevated levels of heavy
metals in edible portions of food grown on the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Envuonmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
TOOELE ARMY DEPOT (NOKIH AREA)
Tooele, Utah

The Tooele Army Depot (TEAD), Tooele, Utah, consists of two separate
areas, the North Area and the South Area. The North Area covers about
39 square miles in Tooele Valley south and west of Tooele.

TEAD's mission is fourfold: store ammunition, demilitarize
ammunition, rebuild military equipment, and store military equipment.
In fulfilling its mission, TEAD conducts activities such as metal
cleaning and stripping, steam cleaning, and boiler cleaning. Spills and
leaks of oils, solvents, paint, and photographic chemicals may have
contaminated ground water. Washing of explosive containers is another
potential source of ground water contamination. Arsenic, nickel,
chromium, and lead have been found in ground water beneath a waste pond
in the North Area. Zinc, chloride, fluoride, and chlorinated organic
chemicals also have been detected.

TEAD is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey).
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National Priorities List Site VA Virginia
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
AVTEX FIBERS, INC.
Front Royal, Virginia

A 340-acre site on the Shenandoah River in Front Royal, Warren
County, Virginia, has been operated as a rayon-manufacturing complex by
American Viscose (1940-1963), FMC Corp. (1963-1977), and Avtex Fibers,
Inc. (1977 to the present). Various wastes have been disposed of in
unlined basins, landfills, and open piles. In 1974, FMC received a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to discharge zinc
and other substances.

Ground water under the site contains excessive levels of carbon
disulfide, phenol, and arsenic, according to analyses conducted by the
State. Ground water directly across the river from the site contains
excessive levels of carbon disulfide and phenol. About 1,300 people
within 3 miles of the site use ground water from the contaminated aquifer
as a source of drinking water. The Shenandoah River does not appear to
be affected by discharges from the plant at this time.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
CULPEPER WOOD PRESERVERS, INC.,
Culpeper County, Virginia

Since 1976, Culpeper Wbod Preservers, Inc., has treated wood with a
chromated copper arsenate solution on a 20-acre site in the outskirts of
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. In February 1981, approximately
100,000 gallons of waste containing significant levels of arsenic and
chromium spilled from an impoundment, contaminating neighboring surface
waters. In September 1981, EPA issued a Consent Order and fined the
company under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In April 1981,
the site owner consented to a court order requiring remedial actions
specified by the State.

Ground water under the site is contaminated with arsenic and
chromium, according to analyses conducted by the State. About 8,800
people within 3 miles of the site depend on the contaminated aquifer for
drinking water.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
DEFENSE GENERAL SUPPLY CENTER
Chesterfield County, Virginia

The Defense General Supply Center (DGSC) is located in a suburban
area in Chesterfield County in eastern Virginia, 2 miles south of the
Richmond city limit and 1 mile west of the James River. It is a part
of the Defense Logistics Agency. DGSC's mission is to manage and furn-
ish military general supplies to the Armed Forces and several Federal
civilian agencies. The 0.5-square-mile site includes a landfill, a
hazardous waste pit, and storage areas where hazardous substances were
spilled.

Several hazardous materials associated with the site have
contaminated ground water on and off the site. Contaminants detected
include chloroform, methylene chloride, dichlorobenzene, di-, tri-, and
tetrachloroethylene, and chromium.

DGSC is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense (DOD) has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. DOD has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway. Remedial work is also underway. The
waste pit has been drained, and the dike surrounding it has been used as
fill.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
IBM CORP. (MANASSAS PLANT SPILL)
Manassas, Virginia

Fran 1970 to 1975, IBM Corp. degreased electrical components at its
plant in Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia. The operations
involved storing, using, and recycling chlorinated organic solvents.
Spills during maintenance have contaminated ground water with a variety
of chlorinated organic solvents, according to analyses conducted by IBM.
The contaminated aquifer provides drinking water to about 32,000 people
within 3 miles of the site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund"
L.A. CLARKE & SON
Spotsylvania County, Virginia

L. A. Clarke & Son is a wood-preserving operation on 10 acres at
the outskirts of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Operations began in the late 1930s and now continue under a different
owner, who has filed for bankruptcy.

Spills, poor housekeeping, dripping from treated wood, and other
possible sources have contaminated soil, ground water, and surface water
with polynucleated aromatic compounds (derived from creosote, which is
used as a preservative) and heavy metals, according to analyses conducted
by EPA and the State.

In 1982, L.A. Clarke & Son consented to a court order requiring
remedial actions specified by the State.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
RHINEHART TIRE FIRE DUMP
Frederick County, Virginia

The Rhinehart Tire Fire Dunp Site originally served as a storage
area for 5 to 7 million tires. The 4.5-acre site is located in an agri-
cultural area on the outskirts of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
The tires caught fire in October 1983. Subsequently, EPA spend $1.74
million of CERCLA emergency funds to control and collect 800,000 gallons
of oily wastes, conduct environmental monitoring, and perform associated
activities.

According to EPA analyses, a variety of hazardous substances have
been released to the air. In addition, monitoring by the State has
indicated local ground water contamination from similar hazardous sub-
stances, including benzene. About 150 people within 3 miles of the site
use the contaminated aquifer as a source of drinking water.

In February 1984, the site owner consented to a CERCLA Section 106
Order which required surface run-off controls specified by EPA. These
measures were taken in August 1984.
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National Priorities List Site WA Washington
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfiind")
BANGOR ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
Bremerton, Washington

The Bangor Naval Submarine Base is near Bremerton, Kitsap County,
Washington. Site A is a 6-acre hazardous waste site on the base used by
the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team as a test range. Between 1965 and
1973, the Navy demilitarized over 2 million pounds of explosive ordnance
at this site. Surface water and shallow ground water are contaminated
with cyclonite (RDX) and trinitrotoluene (TNT). The site is 0.5 miles
frcm Hood Canal, a sensitive marine environment. A small residential
ccmmunity lies 0.5 miles to the north in one possible direction of ground
water flow.

Bangor is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluting its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Navy completed an initial assessment study of Bangor during
June 1983. The assessment concluded that further investigation is needed
at the Ordnance Disposal site as well as other sites on the facility.
Further investigation will determine the extent of contamination and
define any action necessary to control remaining contamination and/or
clean up the site. Recent Navy reports indicate that it has undertaken
corrective actions to direct surface water away frcm the site and away
from the residential community.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
FORT LEWIS (LANDFILL NO. 5)
Tacoma, Washington

Fort Lewis is located near Taccroa in Pierce County, Washington, on
the eastern shores of the southern part of Puget Sound. It has been a
U.S. Array facility since 1917. Industrial operations at Fort Lewis
have included maintenance of aircraft and vehicles, repair and re-
furbishing of weapons, and neutralization of caustic paint-stripping
waste and battery acids. Prior to the mid-1970s, wastes were disposed
of in on-site landfills covering an area of 225 acres. These disposal
sites may have received hazardous wastes such as spent solvents, plating
wastes, pesticides, and PCBs. The State has detected hazardous chemicals
in samples from Landfill No. 5, which covers 104 acres. It is on land
leased from Weyerhaeuser Co. Eleven monitoring wells have been installed.

Fort Lewis is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous con-
taminants from these sites. The Arm/ has undertaken Phase I (records
search).
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund")
MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE (WASH RACK/TREATMENT AREA)
Tacoma, Washington

McChord Air Force Base covers about 6,000 acres just south of Tacoma
in Pierce County, Washington. It is on an upland plain, 5 miles east-
southeast of Puget Sound. Since 1940, almost 500,000 gallons of hazardous
substances have been used and disposed of on the base. Methylene chlor-
ide, chloroform, benzene, arsenic, chromium, and mercury have been
detected in test wells on the base, as well as in surface drainage
(Clover Creek) leaving the base.

The site of concern here consists of the liquid waste spill and
disposal area adjacent to the wash rack, and the industral waste
treatment system. The wash rack has been active since the 1940s. A wide
variety of solvents, detergents, paints, and corrosion-removing ccnpounds
have been used there. Also, industrial wastes from other sources were
directed to the wash rack. The industrial waste treatment system in-
cludes an oil skimmer with two leach pits. At times, oils were dis-
charged .directly into the leach pits, which had to be re-excavated
because they were plugged from sludges and oils.

McChord Air Force Base, the Lakewood water District, and American
Lake Gardens (a private development) get their drinking water from the
aquifer partially underlying McChord. (Lakewood was added to the NPL in
September 1983 and American Lake Gardens in September 1984.) Well over
10,000 people within 3 miles of the base depend on the aquifer for
their drinking water.

The Air Force has investigated the contamination as part of the
Installation Restoration Program, the specially funded program established
in 1978 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and
evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration
of hazardous contaminants fron these sites. The Air Force has con-
structed numerous wells to verify the contamination. Several contami-
nated areas have been found, though specific sources are still being
investigated.
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MICA LANDFILL
Mica, Washington

Mica Landfill covers 180 acnes near Mica in Spokane County,
Washington. Since 1971, municipal and industrial wastes have been
disposed of at the site. A nonitoring well at the landfill has shown
contamination with 1,1,1-trichloroethylene, chloroform, and several other
organic compounds, according to analyses conducted by a consultant to
Spokane County, the extent of ground water contamination is unknown at
this time.

The county has sampled all domestic and agricultural wells within
1 mile and reviewed its records to identify the quantities and types of
waste known or suspected of being buried at the landfill. About 425
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of
drinking water. Eight irrigation wells are within 3 miles of the site.
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MIDWAY LANDFILL
Kent, Washington

Midway Landfill covers 60 acres in Kent, King County, Washington.
From January 1966 to October 1983, this landfill, which is privately
owned, was operated by the City of Seattle. It was the repository of
nonputrescible wastes and some industrial sludges from the Seattle area.
The landfill is unlined and is in an old gravel quarry.

Data collected by the Seattle-King County Health Department and the
State from on-site monitoring wells indicate that an aquifer is contami-
nated with lead, toluene, xylene, arsenic, and other compounds. More
than 10,000 people within 3 miles of the site get their drinking water
from the aquifer.

The City of Seattle is preparing a plan for closing the landfill.
The plan calls for drilling of several monitoring wells to define the
direction of ground water flow relative to several major municipal wells
nearby. Soil samples will also be taken.
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NOKTHSIDE LANDFILL
Spokane, Washington

Northside Landfill covers 240 acres in Spokane, Spokane County,
Washington. Since 1930, the city has operated the landfill for disposal
of municipal wastes. Several nearby domestic water wells have been
contaminated with organic solvents (including tetrachloroethylene,
trichloroethylene, chloroform, and 1,1,1-trichloroethane), according to
tests conducted by the city and its consultant.

The landfill sits atop the aquifer that is the sole source of
drinking water for the City of Spokane (population 170,000). The city
has connected approximately 150 residents with contaminated wells to the
municipal water system.

The city is regularly monitoring on-site wells and a number of off-
site wells to determine the location and direction of flow of the plume
of contaminated ground water. The city is also investigating remedial
measures to control the source of contamination.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
NORTHWEST TRANSFORMER
Everson, Washington

Northwest Transformer's salvage yard covers 2 to 3 acres about 2
miles south of Everson, a rural community in Whatcom County in northwest
Washington. The site, which is used for storage and salvage of trans-
formers, involves dismantling, draining, and burning operations. Waste
transformer fluids are stored in a tank on-site and have been used as
fuel oil. PCBs, a component of seme transformer fluids, were detected
in private domestic wells near the site, according to tests conducted by
EPA. Although the levels of PCBs were near detection limits (0.05 to
0.11 parts per billion), no other source of PCBs has been identified near
the wells. Subsequent sampling showed no PCBs. Further sampling is
planned.
area
Ground water is the source of drinking water for 2,700 people in the
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QUENDALL TERMINAL
Renton, Washington

Quendall Terminal is one of three properties on the shore of Lake
Washington in Renton, King County, Washington. The three are the site
of a proposed ocranercial and residential development known as Port
Quendall. The Quendall Terminal property is the site of an old Reilly
Tar & Chemical Co. refinery established in the early 1900s to receive
coal gas residues from the old Seattle Gas Co. plant on Lake Union.
Reilly closed the operation in 1970 and demolished the refinery.

The owners of Quendall Terminal contracted for an on-shore investi-
gation of the property. In May and June 1983, 18 soil borings were
drilled and 12 monitoring wells were installed. Analyses of soil and
water samples indicated the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH) in concentrations up to 4.8 percent. Also in June, four trenches
were dug in different locations on the property to profile the soil to
identify reported fill areas. The contractor estimates that probably at
least 165,000 cubic yards of soil are contaminated with at least 1
percent PAH.

In June and July 1983, EPA surveyed Lake Washington. Analyses of
sediment samples from 13 locations show PAH concentrations as high as
1.3 percent.

In April 1984, Quendall Terminal's contractor submitted a scope of
work for a proposed remedial action to deal with the on-shore contami-
nation. A series of wells would be installed to intercept the contami-
nated ground water, which would be pretreated on-site and then discharged
to the municipal sewer system. The plan also called for capping the
site prior to commercial development of the property.

Within the next few months, the owners of the three properties are
scheduled to submit a detailed Environmental Irtpact Statement for the
first phase of this devleopment to the City of Renton.
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SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE
Loomis, Washington

Silver Mountain Mine covers 5 acres in Loomis, a remote area of
Okonogan County, Washington. In 1980 and 1981, the mine used cyanide in
its processing operations. Approximately 1,100 gallons of cyanide were
poured over silver tailings, which had been placed on top of a plastic
liner, in an effort to extract gold. The water running off the pile was
collected in a basin, also lined with plastic. The site contains more
than 2,500 tons of contaminated tailings and 20,000 gallons of con-
taminated liquid. At one time, the liquid contained 1,100 parts per
million (ppm) cyanide, according to analyses conducted by the State. In
November 1983, the State treated the liquid, reducing cyanide levels to
9 ppm. Contamination of ground water in the area is considered probable.
Although the site is located in a remote area, the concentrations of
cyanide present a potential health hazard.
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TOFTCftHL DRUMS
Brush Prairie, Washington

The Toftdahl Drums Site covers 15 acres in Brush Prairie, Washington.
Up to 200 drums of unknown material may have been buried at the site in
the late 1960s or early 1970s. Many drums have been reported to have
been removed from the site since that time, but it is unclear how many
may still remain buried, or how much of the contents may have spilled
into the ground.

In July 1983, EPA excavated and sampled the remains of six drums.
High concentrations of metals and organic contaminants were detected in
the material in the drums and adjacent soil. Three private wells near
the site contain low levels of sane of these contaminants. The State has
declared that no health threat exists at this time to the residents using
these wells. Recent discussions between the property owner and the
State have resulted in the identification of several other areas on this
property (and one not on the property) where the contents of the drums
may have been spilled on the ground. Recent sampling by the State has
detected no contamination in these areas, but additional sampling is
planned.

The state is planning to conduct a remedial investigation and
excavate the present drum burial area to remove the remaining drums.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MDBAY CHEMICAL CORP. (NEW MAKTINSVILLE PLANT)
New Martinsville, West Virginia

Mobay Chemical Corp. manufactures organic compounds, including
polycarbonates, toluene di-isocyanate, and ferrous oxide pigments, on
approximately 6 acres in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia.
The Ohio River is directly adjacent to the west and Beaver Creek is to
the south.

Mobay built the plant in the 1950s. The company has several permits
covering various aspects of its operations. In 1981, EPA inspected the
site and found that about 540,000 cubic feet of wastes, principally
benzene, carbon tetrachloride, vinyl chloride, and toluene, were disposed
of in a landfill and a lagoon. EPA sampling and analysis revealed that
ground water at the site is contaminated with the chemicals listed. The
town of Proctor obtains drinking water for about 1,500 people from the
aquifer. No alternate source of drinking water is presently available.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
ORDNANCE WORKS DISPOSAL AREAS
Morgantown, Vfest Virginia

The Ordnance Works Disposal Areas cover approximately 110 acres in
total on the western shore of Monongahela River, southwest of Morgantown,
Monongalia County, West Virginia. Several previous and adjacent property
owners operated chemical plants since the 1940s, both for the Government
war effort and for ccmnercial use. Fran that time to the late 1970s, the
site included a landfill for industrial waste disposal and an area with
above-ground druns containing PCBs. Waste from the site may contaminate
the Monongahela River, which supplies drinking water in the area.

The site is new owned by a group unrelated to previous disposal
activities. To alleviate the immediate threat at a portion of the site,
the present owner removed drums and contaminated soil containing PCBs and
disposed of them at an approved disposal site.
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Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
FADROWSKI DRUM DISPOSAL
Franklin, Wisconsin

The Fadrowski Drum Disposal Site covers 40 acres in Franklin,
Wisconsin. From 1970 through 1981, Ed's Masonry and Trucking was
licensed by the State to operate a transportation and collection service
on the site.

Early in 1983, Menard, Inc., purchased a portion of the site and
began construction of a home building materials store. Excavation turned
up buried drums. The contents were analyzed by the State and found to be
hazardous as defined by the State. Little is known about the amounts or
types of wastes disposed at the site, which was not authorized to accept
hazardous wastes.

The area is semirural; nearby communities are expanding their resi-
dential development. The soils consist of sediments and clays. A creek
flows through the western edge of the property.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLAIC'Superfund"
NOTIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

National Presto Industries, Inc., has manufactured artillery pro-
jectiles in Eau Claire, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, since 1940. The
plant operates on a standby status for the Department of Defense.

The company has a waste water permit from the State for two ponds
(1.9 acres and 14 acres) and two seepage lagoons (each 3 acres) on its
property, process wastes flowed through the ponds, where metal particles
and oils were removed, to the seepage pond, where the waste water was
discharged to ground water. The sludge remaining in the ponds is con-
taminated with heavy metals and traces of volatile organic compounds.
The presence of the sludge and its improper treatment violate the State
waste water permit.

The toxic nature of the sludge and hydrogeologic studies conducted
by the State indicate a potential threat to the Eau Claire Well Field,
which serves 55,000 people.
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STOUGHTON CITY LANDFILL
Stoughton, Wisconsin

The City of Stoughton owned and operated a solid waste landfill from
the mid-1950s until 1978 at the northeast edge of Stoughton in Dane
County, Wisconsin. The 5-acre landfill was capped and seeded in 1978.
Presently, it is roped off. Plans call for it to be used as a city park
after it is cleaned up.

From 1953 to 1963, the site took unknown amounts of wastes, which
primarily consisted of solvents and other liquid organic compounds, from
a tire manufacturer. The soils in the area are moderately to highly
permeable, and the landfill did not have a liner or leachate collection
system.

On Nov. 17, 1983, the State sampled six on-site monitoring wells.
The results showed elevated levels of volatile organic compounds in three
of the six wells. At present, the full extent of ground water contamina-
tion is unknown. About 8,500 people could be affected by ground water
contamihat ion.
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