905R87111
SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
nil 5?7 1987
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AC
LIBRARY, REGION V
July 2 2,1987
Vol. 3, No. 5
NCY
ROD SUMMARIES
TINKHAM GARAGE
REGION I
NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
The Tinkham Garage site encom-
passes 375 acres of residential
and undeveloped land. Over 400
people live within the site boun-
daries. Wastes were allegedly
disposed of during the late 1970s.
A preliminary assessment con-
ducted by EPA as a result of
citizen complaints determined
that the ground water, soil, and
surface water were contaminated
by VOCs. In 1983, an alternative
water supply was provided for
residents who used the bedrock
aquifer. VOCs are the major con-
taminants in surface water and
ground water, although PCBs, ex-
tractable organic compounds,
and metals have also been iden-
tified in soils.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soil in
the area behind the garage to 1
ppm TVOC horizontally and to
the seasonal low water table ver-
tically.
Perform additional studies to de-
termine full extent of contami-
nation.
Treat excavated soils on site with
aeration, composting, or soil
washing to levels consistent with
RCRA; return treated soils to
original locations; regrade.
Restore any disturbed leachfields
or wetlands.
Extract ground water to risk-
based level of 5 ppb for TCE and
PCE and treat at POTW; may
need on-site pretreatment.
Monitor ground water on and off
the site.
Contacts:
Region: Gregory Roscoe
FTS 835-3636
Headquarters: Lisa Carson
FTS 382-2464
MARATHON BATTERY
REGION II
NEW YORK
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This site is the location of a
former battery manufacturing fa-
cility where nickel-cadmium bat-
teries were produced from 1953
until 1979. During the plant's ac-
tive life, process wastewater was
often discharged directly to an
adjacent marsh. Approximately
50,000 kg of cadmium may have
been discharged to the marsh
area during this time. Dredging
was conducted at the site in
1973, and the approximately
4,000 cubic meters of dredge
spoils were placed in a clay-lined
underground vault. An Rl was
completed at the site in July
1985, and extensive contamina-
tion of the marsh sediments and
biota was found. The primary
contaminants at the site are cad-
mium and nickel. A subsequent
ROD will address contamination
of other areas in the vicinity of
the site, including the Hudson
River.
Decision:
Dredge sediments in the cove
with cadmium concentrations
greater than 100 mg/kg; conduct
chemical fixation of thickened
sediments and dispose in a local
sanitary landfill.
Treat thickener supernatant and
discharge to dredge cell.
Restore the marsh area by adding
clean fill, clay, and vegetation.
Perform long-term monitoring of
marsh sediments and biota.
Contacts:
Region: Joel Singerman
FTS 264-9589
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
SYNCON RESINS
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
The site consists of 15 acres of
heavily industrialized land on
which resins were produced. The
site has been used for industry at
least since 1951, but the original
source of contamination is un-
known. Wastewater stored in la-
goons was allowed to evaporate
or percolate into the soil. In 1984,
the state conducted a drum re-
moval action. One hundred fifty
tanks and vessels, half of which
contain hazardous chemicals, re-
main on site. The Rl completed in
1986 showed that lagoon sedi-
ments, soil, and ground water
were contaminated with organ-
ics, pesticides, PCBs, and
metals. The aquifer is not a drink-
ing water source, but it does flow
into the Passaic River.
Decision:
Remove tank contents, lagoon
liquids and sediments (700 cubic
yards), and soil hot spot (2,000 cu-
bic yards) and dispose off site.
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Put gravel cover on the site to en-
hance natural flushing.
Contain (with a cut-off wall), col-
lect (with trench drains), and treat
ground water on site. Discharge
to river.
Conduct studies to optimize
flushing or to treat soils.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Finnerty
FTS 264-3555
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
CHISMAN CREEK
REGION III
VIRGINIA
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
Four abandoned sand and gravel
pits totaling about 36 acres were
filled with flyash between 1957
and 1974. Flyash from one area
was moved to other areas by the
owner. Many local residents use
the underlying ground water. The
Rl, conducted from 1984 to 1985,
found nickel, vanadium, and
other metals in the flyash, ground
water (up to 1,000 times back-
ground), Chisman Creek sedi-
ments (100 ppm vanadium), and
other surface waters.
Decision:
Connect affected homes to alter-
native water supplies.
Cap flyash pits within Areas A
and B with soil and vegetation to
prevent direct contact.
Cap flyash pit in Area C with a
low permeability cover.
Lower underlying water table in
Area C via subsurface drains.
Treat collected water on site (un-
til an NPDES permit is granted).
Control land use.
Monitor ground water and sur-
face water.
Further evaluate off-site surface
water contamination.
Contacts:
Region: Fran Burns
FTS 597-4750
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
DELAWARE CITY PVC
REGION III
DELAWARE
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This 260-acre site was used as a
plastics and resins manufactur-
ing facility from 1966 to the pre-
sent. In 1982, EPA found TCE,
vinyl chloride, and 1,2-dichloro-
ethane in ground water. The site
owner has supplied alternative
water sources when wells have
become contaminated. The site
owner conducted a hydrogeolog-
ic investigation, which was com-
pleted in 1983. An Rl was con-
ducted in 1984. The Rl showed
considerable ground water con-
tamination and identified on-site
sources. The site owner com-
pleted an FS in 1986.
Decision:
Excavate PVC sludge and con-
taminated soils from three major
areas (pits and lagoons); recover
product and dispose of remain-
ing material at RCRA facility; in-
stall double liner and monitoring
wells in each area.
Excavate and dispose of PVC
sludge from unlined ditches at
RCRA facility; line ditches with
single liner.
Coyer and place synthetic cap on
buried sludge pits and the former
PVC storage area.
Extract contaminated ground
water and reuse in plant opera-
tions. Treat remaining water in
existing on-site treatment plant.
Provide alternative water sup-
plies for existing contaminated
wells.
Contacts:
Region: Galena Bendersky
FTS 597-3067
Headquarters: Patty Bubar
FTS 382-4831
DISTLER BRICKYARD
REGION IV
KENTUCKY
(Approved 8/18/86)
Description:
A brick manufacturing facility
was operated on this 3-acre site
from the 1950s through the
mid-1970s. From 1976 until 1979,
a liquid-recycling facility oper-
ated at the site. In 1982, EPA re-
moved 2,310 drums, most of
which contained various hazar-
dous liquids, sludges, and solids.
Visibly contaminated soils were
also removed. The Rl, conducted
in 1984, confirmed that contami-
nated soils and ground water re-
main at the site. Contaminants of
concern include VOCs, other or-
ganics, chromium, lead, and ar-
senic.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soils to
background levels and dispose in
off-site landfill.
Extract and treat ground water on
site using clarification, precipita-
tion, and air stripping; reinject in-
to aquifer.
Contacts:
Region: Al Cherry
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
LEES LANE LANDFILL
REGION IV
KENTUCKY
(Approved 9/25/86)
Description:
Landfilling operations at this
170-acre site began in the late
1940s and lasted for 27 years. At
least 212,400 tons of industrial
wastes were disposed at the site,
which borders the Ohio River. A
methane gas venting system was
installed in 1980. In 1981, the
landfill owners removed the con-
tents from about 400 drums. The
Rl was completed in 1986 and
identified contaminants in the
surface water, soil, and ground
water. Lead, arsenic, benzene,
and chromium are the most pre-
valent contaminants. It was also
determined that the gas venting
system was insufficient.
Decision:
Install landfill gas collection
system.
Consider an alternative water
supply.
Use institutional controls.
Remove drums and surface
waste.
Cap contaminated soils and
areas containing exposed trash.
Establish ACL for ground water
and monitor.
Add riverbank erosion controls.
Contacts:
Region: Beverly Houston
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Greg Eckert
FTS 382-4843
PIONEER SAND CO.
REGION IV
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
The site is an inactive sand min-
ing facility. Debris and various in-
dustrial sludges and resins were
disposed in an 11-acre quarry
from 1974 to 1979. A fill area and M
quarry pond are located in theB
quarry. In 1986, on the basis of Rl ^
results for PCBs, EPA removed
all areas with PCB concentra-
tions exceeding 50 ppm. Leach-
ate, fill, and on-site ground water
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were found to be contaminated
with organics and metals; how-
ever, there was no significant off-
site contamination.
Decision:
Conduct RCRA Subtitle D and
Chapter 17-7 of Florida Adminis-
trative Code landfill closure of fill
and sludge pond using a clay and
soil cover.
Use on-site leachate collection
(subsurface drains) and treatment
system, including neutralization,
precipitation, and aeration; dis-
pose of on site in pond; defer
treatment levels until design.
Settle and filter sludge pond
waters and discharge to pond;
defer treatment level until design.
Monitor ground water.
Contacts:
Region: Martha Berry
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
SAPP BATTERY
REGION IV
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
A battery-lead recovery facility
operated at this 45-acre site from
1970 to 1980. Battery acid and
casings were dumped on site.
Results of the Rl fieldwork con-
ducted in 1983 showed that on-
site soils, surface water, sedi-
ments, and ground water were
heavily contaminated with
metals, especially lead. The state
implemented several IRMs, in-
cluding fencing, on-site treat-
ment of pond water, removal of
10,000 cubic yards of sludge/soil,
control of surface runoff, and pro-
vision of a temporary cap. Follow-
ing the IRMs, further Rl sampling
was done in 1985. The contami-
nated ground water threatens a
primary drinking water source.
Decision:
Dewater and excavate soils to
levels that will eliminate direct
contact, threat, and protect
ground water; solidify soils; dis-
pose in on-site landfill (Florida
Class I Sanitary Landfill).
Chemically precipitate metals
from ground water and surface
water to meet drinking water
standards; reinject or dispose on
site.
Monitor ground water.
Evaluate in design whether insti-
tutional controls are necessary.
Study the use of soil washing to
integrate into remediation of
soils.
Contacts:
Region: Martha Berry
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
A & F MATERIALS, GREENUP
REGION V
ILLINOIS
(Approved 9/14/86)
Description:
The A & F Materials recycling fa-
cility was in operation from 1977
to 1980 on this 4-acre site. By
1978, four storage lagoons had
begun to overflow, contaminating
soil and drainage paths to the
river. Thirteen tanks containing
organics and PCBs leaked on
several occasions. After site clo-
sure, U.S. EPA and Illinois EPA
took various removal and diking
actions to decrease the threat
from the site. The PRPs also con-
ducted a removal action that in-
cluded removing 64,000 gallons
of caustic and PCB waste and
10,000 tons of soil and sludge
from the lagoons and covering
the site with clean fill. The Rl,
completed in 1984, showed the
ground water to be contaminated
with TCE and metals. The ground
water is not currently used down-
gradient of the site.
Decision:
Allow natural attenuation and
purging of ground water to near-
by river.
Monitor ground water until safe
levels are reached or until it is ob-
vious that the remedy is effective.
Provide institutional controls for
the contaminated ground water
area until safe levels are reached.
Contacts:
Region: Karen Waldvogel
FTS 886-4741
Headquarters: Donna Gerst
FTS 475-7027
ARCANUM IRON AND METAL
REGION V
OHIO
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
This 4.5-acre site was used as a
lead battery reprocessing facility
from the early 1960s until 1982. In
1986, during an emergency re-
moval action at another recycling
facility, the owner of the recycl-
ing facility placed 300 cubic
yards of lead-contaminated soils
at Arcanum Iron and Metal. Dur-
ing 1984, EPA conducted an Rl.
Up to 58,600 ppm of lead were
found in the soil. There were also
two piles of shredded battery
casings (3,800 cubic yards) on
site.
Decision:
Remove on-site and off-site soils
contaminated with 500 ppm lead
and remove battery casings; dis-
pose off site in RCRA landfill.
Place soils that are contaminated
with less than 500 ppm lead out-
side the plant boundary inside
the plant boundary.
Improve site drainage and moni-
tor ground water semiannually.
Clean or demolish contaminated
facilities.
Place land use restrictions on
site and aquifer.
Contacts:
Region: Allen Wojtas
FTS 886-6941
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
LAKE SANDY JO/M&M
LANDFILL
REGION V
INDIANA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
The landfill, which was active
from 1971 to 1980, is composed
of 50 acres surrounding a former
borrow pit. Because of the poten-
tial contamination of an aquifer
used as a drinking water source,
the site was placed on the NPL.
An Rl was conducted from 1984
to 1986. The landfill surface is
contaminated with PAHs, phthal-
ates, and metals. The ground
water is primarily contaminated
with metals. A fence was con-
structed in 1986 to prevent direct
contact with high levels of con-
tamination.
Decision:
Put a soil cover with drainage
blanket over landfill.
Consolidate contaminated sedi-
ments that exceed the 10~6 risk
level on site under the soil cover.
Provide hookup to public water
system.
Monitor ground water quarterly
and surface water/sediment
semiannually.
Implement land use restrictions
and institutional controls on
aquifer use.
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Contacts:
Region: Mary Elaine Gustafson
FTS 886-6144
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
SEYMOUR RECYCLING
REGION V
INDIANA
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
From 1970 to 1980, this 14-acre
site was used as a processing
center for waste chemicals.
Tanks and drums stored at the
site leaked solvents, metal finish-
ing wastes, and other materials.
Between 1982 and 1984, PRPs re-
moved accumulated waste and
approximately 1 foot of soil. How-
ever, the Rl completed in 1986
showed that the remaining soil
and the underlying aquifer were
contaminated with metals and or-
ganics. The ground water, which
discharges to surface water near
the site, is also used as a water
supply.
Decision:
Extract ground water from shal-
low aquifer to a 10 ~6 risk level in
the aquifer and pretreat with air
stripping, GAC, and filtration to
meet POTW requirements.
Integrate this operable unit into
final remedial action.
Contacts:
Region: David Favero
FTS 886-4749
Headquarters: Donna Gerst
FTS 475-7027
HARDAGE/CRINER
REGION VI
OKLAHOMA
(Approved 11/14/86)
Description:
The hazardous waste land dis-
posal facility at this site began
operation in 1972. Liquids and
sludges from drums and tank
trucks were discharged into un-
lined pits. These pits were filled,
and temporary ponds were used.
Soon the drums were not emp-
tied but rather were piled up,
creating a mound of 10,000 to
20,000 drums. Approximately 20
million gallons of waste were dis-
posed before operations ceased
in 1980. Closure efforts by the
operator included consolidating
the waste and capping it with a
soil cap. The EPA investigation
was completed in 1985. Because
all types of wastes were ac-
cepted, a complex mixture of
contaminants is present. Ground
water within a mile of the site is
used as a source of potable
water, and the existing contami-
nant plume is over 1,000 feet
long. Soil contamination is
spread over a wide area.
Decision:
Excavate drum mound, main pit,
and sludge mound to bedrock.
Treat (method to be determined)
excavated solids on site and
dispose on site in a landfill cell in
compliance with RCRA.
Incinerate excavated organic
liquids.
Treat (method to be determined)
and dispose of properly any ex-
cavated inorganic liquids.
Address management of migra-
tion and site cleanup levels in an-
other ROD.
Contacts:
Region: Alan Tavenner
FTS 255-6735
Headquarters: Rick Green
FTS 382-5324
MID-SOUTH WOOD PRODUCTS
REGION VI
ARKANSAS
(Approved 11/14/86)
Description:
Half of this 57-acre site is an ac-
tive wood-treating operation that
uses a chromated copper arsen-
ate process. There has been ac-
tivity at the site since the 1930s.
Waste products were ponded and
later sprayed over the site.
Wastes had drained from the
pond into local waterways. The Rl
was completed in 1986. PAHs,
PCP, chromium, and arsenic
were found in the soil, free oil,
sludges, and ground water.
Decision:
Consolidate contaminated soils
on site.
Stabilize free oil, liquids, or
sludges found in two of the more
contaminated site areas and
place with contaminated soil;
cover with RCRA-type clay cap.
Cover less contaminated area
with RCRA-type cap.
Perform in-situ stabilization of re-
maining free oil, liquids, or
sludges; cover with a RCRA-type
clay cap.
Conduct remedial action at the
CCA treatment facility.
Collect ground water from
French drains and treat with car-
bon filtration; discharge to sur-
face drainage unless inorganics
are present; use as makeup water
for treatment facility.
Dispose of oils and sludges col- ^
lected in the French drains at an m
approved hazardous waste dis-
posal facility.
Monitor ground water.
Clean up soil to 10~5 level for
PAHs and to action levels for
chromium and arsenic set above
background concentrations.
Contacts:
Region: Lou Barinka
FTS 255-6735
Headquarters: Rick Green
FTS 382-5324
UNITED CREOSOTING CO.
REGION VI
TEXAS
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This 100-acre site was a woodpre-
serving facility from 1946 to 1972.
The site contained two waste
ponds used for disposal and pos-
sible reclamation of wood-pre-
serving process wastes. Homes
and businesses have been built
on the site. In 1984, a PRP re-
graded, capped, and fenced parts
of the site in an immediate
response action. An Rl was com-
pleted in 1985. The ground water,
which is a drinking water source,
is contaminated with PAHs and
chlorinated dioxins. Soils near
the waste ponds and in residen-
tial areas are also contaminated
with PAHs and dioxins.
Decision:
Permanently relocate residents
above or adjacent to pond area;
demolish houses.
Consolidate soils with greater
than 100 ppm PAH or visibly con-
taminated soils in pond area; in-
stall a temporary, single-layer
cap.
Continue to evaluate off-site dis-
posal facilities and emerging
technologies; when a technology
or disposal facility becomes
available, excavate and dispose
of soils.
Allow natural attenuation of
ground water.
Contacts:
Region: Don Williams
FTS 255-6710
Headquarters: Rick Green
FTS 382-5324
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MARSHALL LANDFILL
REGION VIII
COLORADO
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
The site consists of an 80-acre in-
active landfill with leachate-con-
taining lagoons and an 80-acre
active landfill, which was added
in 1974. Landfilling operations
began in 1965, and unstabilized
sewage sludge, municipal
wastes, and unidentified wastes
were accepted. Through a coop-
erative agreement, the site owner
conducted an Rl that was com-
pleted in 1985. The Rl showed-
that on-site surface water and
ground water were contaminated
with heavy metals and VOCs. The
contaminated aquifer is not used
as a source of potable water, but
it can serve as a pathway of mi-
gration to other aquifers.
Decision:
Install subsurface drains for
ground water collection and
treatment via sedimentation, air
stripping, and off-gas carbon ad-
sorption until the aquifer reaches
a risk level lower than 10~6.
Regrade and revegetate landfill.
Construct perimeter ditches and
fences.
Monitor off-site ground water and
surface water.
Contacts:
Region: David Schaller
FTS564-1519
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
NORTH DAKOTA ARSENIC
TRIOXIDE
REGION VIII
NORTH DAKOTA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
The site is composed of 20 town-
ships and 568 square miles.
Grasshopper bait containing ar-
senic was used extensively in
this area in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Rl was completed in 1985,
but no specific source of contam-
ination was located. Arsenic was
found in the ground water at lev-
els exceeding 0.05 mg/l (MCL) in
four separate regions. EPA has
instituted an emergency re-
sponse action to install tap treat-
ment units at the affected house-
holds.
Decision:
Monitor ground water.
Expand existing water system;
construct new treatment (aera-
tion, oxidation, filtration) system
to treat to background levels
(0.025 mg/l).
Contacts:
Region: David Schaller
FTS 564-1519
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN
REGION VIII
COLORADO
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
The 110-acre site is defined as
any area with lead concentrations
exceeding 1,000 ppm. The majori-
ty of mining wastes found on site
were placed there between 1880
and 1915. A reprocessing facility
operated on the site in the
mid-1960s. High levels of lead,
cadmium, zinc, and other heavy
metals have been found. Primary
concerns are the mine tailings,
contaminated soil, and dust.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of solid
wastes/soils having lead levels
that exceed 5,000 ppm on site in
a RCRA-capped repository.
Using 6 to 12 inches of clean top-
soil, cap in-place all wastes with
lead concentrations between
1,000 and 5,000 ppm.
Monitor ground water.
Provide alternative water supply
for nearby residents.
Prepare an addendum to the
RI/FS for a remedy at the Smug-
gler Mine portion of the site.
Contacts:
Region: David Schaller
FTS 564-1519
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD
REGION VIII
WYOMING
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
A railroad tie treatment plant op-
erated on this 700-acre site from
1886 to 1982. Liquid wastes were
disposed directly on site in un-
lined ponds. Solid wastes were
often buried. In 1983, a temporary
cutoff barrier was constructed to
stop oil migration to the river. In
1984, the site owner partially
closed the waste pond by remov-
ing, treating, and/or disposing of
the contents off-site. The owner
is constructing an industrial
wastewater collection and treat-
ment system. The Rl, which was
completed in 1986, showed that
140 acres were contaminated
with PNAs, phenols, and metals.
The underlying ground water is
also contaminated.
Decision:
Modify surface water drainage
patterns.
Construct slurry wall around con-
taminated areas.
Extract ground water within slur-
ry wall and treat with activated
carbon; discharge to surface
water.
Monitor ground water.
Contacts:
Region: David Schaller
FTS 564-1519
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
TOFTDAHL DRUMS
REGION X
WASHINGTON
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This 15-acre site was used briefly
in the early 1970s for drum clean-
ing. The three main areas that
pose a potential threat are a drum
cleaning area, an initial burial
trench, and a drum burial area.
Fifty drums with waste residues
were buried on site. An initial re-
medial measure to remove five
drums and 40 cubic yards of con-
taminated soil occurred in 1985.
Other drums had been previously
removed by the site owner. The
Rl was completed in 1986 and
found no significant contamina-
tion of soil, ground water, or sur-
face water.
Decision:
Take no further action.
Monitor ground water semiannu-
al ly for 15 years.
Contacts:
Region: Neil Thompson
FTS 399-7177
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
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REPORT ON REGIONAL REVIEWS OF RI/FSs
Background
Since the provisions of SARA Sec-
tion 121 must be reflected in future
remedy selection decisions, Head-
quarters initiated a project to help
the Regions evaluate current RI/FSs
to ensure that they are in com-
pliance with these provisions and to
assess whether additional RI/FS
work will be necessary. A memoran-
dum was sent to the Regions in
January 1987 to explain the project.
Each Region was requested to
select a representative sample of
sites in different phases of the
RI/FS process to be reviewed by a
Headquarters team in coordination
with a Regional team. These sites
were to represent a variety of con-
tamination problems requiring vari-
ous remedial responses. The Re-
gions were also asked to prepare a
brief summary of each RI/FS to pre-
sent to the Headquarters team.
Methodology
The Headquarters team consisted
of appropriate Enforcement, Fund,
and State-lead Regional Coordina-
tors; representatives from the
Remedy Selection Workgroup; and,
when necessary, a management co-
ordinator. The Regional team was
made up of appropriate Regional
managers, Remedial Project Mana-
gers, RI/FS consultants, Regional
Counsels, and State personnel.
The review team from Headquarters
visited all 10 Regions from January
1987 through March 1987 to hear
Regional presentations, discuss
site-specific issues and areas need-
ing further work, and provide in-
sights on the implications of SARA
for the remedy selection process.
Eighty-six RI/FS projects were eval-
uated to ensure compliance with
Section 121 of SARA. Six projects
were selected by Region I, nine by
Region II, nine by Region III, seven
by Region IV, fifteen by Region V,
seven by Region VI, eight by Region
VII, seven by Region VIII, eight by
Region IX, and ten by Region X.
These projects represented a wide
variety of sites with source control
and ground water contamination
problems.
Results
For the most part, the RI/FSs re-
flected the pertinent provisions of
SARA, particularly those that re-
quire risk reduction through des-
truction or detoxification of hazar-
dous wastes through the use of
treatment technologies.
Sixty-eight of the RI/FSs addressed
source control, and, of these, 39
were considering treatment tech-
nologies. Several RI/FSs for large
landfills and mining sites did not in-
clude treatment in the range of al-
ternatives because of high-volume,
low-concentration wastes; mixed
waste types; and site characteris-
tics that were not compatible with
treatment. In addition, a number of
sites were in the early stages of the
Rl and had not yet evaluated treat-
ment technologies.
An analysis of Regional policy is-
sues and concerns indicated that
most Regions require guidance
concerning definitions of SARA
terms, State coordination and in-
volvement, PRP coordination and
involvement, the involvement/role
of other agencies, the development
of alternatives, and general ROD is-
sues. In addition, the Regions
would like guidance on:
Identifying State ARARs
Determining when MCLs and
MCLGs are ARARs
Defining the extent of and re-
sponsibilities for the 5-year re-
view
Assessing treatment technplo- fl
gies available for asbestos, diox- ^
in, and heavy metals contamina-
tion
Implementing a remedy without
State concurrence
Negotiating with a State that pre-
fers a more stringent alternative
Addressing land ban require-
ments
Disposing of or treating residuals
from ground water treatment
The Regions would also like strate-
gies for addressing the cleanup of
municipal landfills, multi-source
ground water contamination prob-
lems, and mining waste sites. As-
sistance is also needed with justify-
ing situations when treatment
technologies may not be part of the
preferred alternative because they
are environmentally unsound, im-
practical, or too costly.
Many of these issues and concerns
will be addressed by Headquarters
in the forthcoming revised NCPand
other initiatives that are under way.
The results of the reviews did not in-
dicate whether the new provisions A
of SARA are likely to have a signifi-
cant impact on the costs and ^
schedules of ongoing RI/FSs. Be-
cause a majority of the reviewed
RI/FSs are nearing completion, it
was difficult to determine whether
SARA has resulted in budget in-
creases or project delays.
A final report that summarizes the
results of the 10 Regional visits has
been prepared. This report will be
sent to the Superfund and Enforce-
ment Branch Chiefs in the near fu-
ture.
ON-SITE INSIGHTS
ON-SITE FIELD SCREENING
SUMMIT NATIONAL
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO
REGION V
Background
Liquid wastes from approximately
60 companies were incinerated on
this 11-acre site from 1972 to 1978.
When the site was closed, an esti-
mated 300,000 gallons of wastes
were present on site. A magneto-
meter survey and subsequent test
pit activities detected thousands of
buried drums. Ground water, sur-
face water, and sediments were
contaminated with flammable sol-
vents, paint sludges, waste oil, and
C-56 (a pesticide by-product). Run-
off from the site threatened the Ber-
lin Reservoir, a backup water supply
for the Town of Youngstown.
During the remedial investigation, a m
sampling program was initiated to
determine the areal extent of the
waste and to locate areas of high
concentrations of contaminants.
Soil samples were to be analyzed
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using gas chromatography. Since
the potential volume of material to
be excavated was very large, numer-
ous samples were to be taken to de-
termine the size of the contami-
nated area. To expedite the testing
process and reduce costs, it was
decided to use on-site field screen-
ing to test the bulk of the samples
and to select the samples that
would need to be confirmed by the
CLP.
Operation
Field screening was performed
using a mobile van containing two
gas chromatographs. Screening
took place from December 1985 to
January 1986. More than 400 sam-
ples were collected and screened,
and volatile and semi-volatile com-
pounds were analyzed using the
mobile laboratory. Volatile com-
pounds were analyzed using a hex-
ane extraction procedure combined
with injection into a gas chromato-
graph equipped with a 0.53-milli-
meter megabore column and an
electron captured detector. The
base-neutral compounds were ex-
tracted from the soil and injected in-
to a gas chromatograph equipped
with a 0.32-millimeter capillary col-
umn and a flame ionization detec-
tor.
Status
Use of the on-site laboratory re-
duced the number of samples that
were sent for complete gas chroma-
tog rap hy/m ass spectrometry to 51.
In addition, use of the portable
facility allowed sampling results to
be obtained within a 24-hour period,
a savings of several weeks over the
time needed by the CLP. Test
results from the mobile laboratory
were comparable to those obtained
from the CLP. In addition, the por-
table laboratory passed a quality
assurance test on two performance
evaluation samples sent from the
Region. The use of field screening
reduced analytical costs from an in-
itial estimate of $600,000 to less
than $100,000. The Rl for the site is
now complete, and the FS is in pro-
gress.
Contacts:
Region: Grace Pinzon
FTS 353-6316
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
A LINE ON RODS
FY '87 RODS
Four more RODs (two in Region IV
and two in Region VIII) have been
signed:
Site/State Date Signed
Geiger, SC 6/01/87
Tower Chemical, FL 6/30/87
Denver Radium, CO 7/09/87
Rocky Mountain 6/04/87
Arsenal, CO
This brings the total number of
RODs signed in FY '87 to 15.
FY '86 ANNUAL REPORT
AVAILABLE
The FY '86 ROD Annual Report will
be available by mid-August. Copies
can be obtained by the public from
NTIS at the following address:
National Technical Information
Service
Customer Services
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
703-487-4600
Each Regional Counsel, EPA
Library, and Branch Chief will
receive copies. A limited number of
copies will be available to govern-
ment employees through Debby
Swichkow (WH548-E, FTS 382-2453).
Use of Background Levels in
Setting Up Cleanup Targets
Several RODs have selected "back-
ground concentration" as the
degree of cleanup to be achieved
for contaminated soils and ground-
water. Generally, cleanup levels
should be based on health-based
levels, e.g., MCLs and ACLs.
Naturally occurring background
levels may be selected as the
cleanup target in certain situations
when:
Naturally occurring background
levels are higher than health-
based levels.
A small increase in the scope of
the remedy will achieve back-
ground levels.
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SUPERFUND RECEfVEc
JKecords Of Uecision JUL 0-1937
ENV'RONMENTAL PROfECllONAGEfCY
Update LIBRARY' REGION v
From: Hazardous Site Control Division June 30, 1987
To: EPA Regional Offices Vol. 3, No. 4 ,
RODS SCHEDULED FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1987
Operable Regional
Region Site/State Unit Threat or Problem Issues Contact
I Davis Liquid, Rl
I Ottati & Goss, NH
I Re-solve, MA
I Yawarski, CT
II Chemical Control, NJ
II Ciba Geigy, NJ
II Clothier, NY
II Diamond Alkali, NJ
II Endicott Village, NY
II Fulton Terminals, NY
II GE Moreau, NY
II GE Wiring, PR
II Haviland Complex, NY
II Katonah Well, NY
II Love Canal, NY
II Montgomery Twp., NJ
II Nascolite, NJ
II Renora, NJ
II Rocky Hill Municipal, NJ
II South Brunswick, NJ
II Suffern Wellfield, NY
1st Heavy metals, TCE, PCE
1st GW contamination; soil
contamination
Sub. PCB and/or VOCs in soils,
sediments, GW, & biota
1st MEK, BTX in lagoon & GW;
potential threat to river & wetlands
Sub Soil has VOCs, pesticides, PCBs,
heavy metals, PAHs, SW-PAWs
(in nver)
1st Chlorinated organics in soils &
GW; heavy metals in soil
1st Surface & GW contamination
1st Dioxin & other contaminants in
soil & GW
1st GW contamination
1st Surface & GW contamination
1st Solvents in GW, PCBs in soil
1st Products containing mercury left
in inactive open dump
1st Contaminated GW
1st GW contamination
Sub Dioxin in sewer & creek sediment
1st Contaminated GW
1st GW contamination, surface
contamination
1st Surface removal of 1,000 drums
of liquid waste, contaminated soil
(PCBs, volatiles)
1st Contaminated GW
1st Hazardous substances present in
leachate
1st Contaminated GW
50 million tires on site
GW cleanup levels, RCRA clean
closure requirements
ARARs for PCBs
Appropriate risk levels
No health risk, GW is "clean",
surrounding areas are very
contaminated (surface/
subsurface)
GW contamination & source
control
70,000 cubic yards of dioxm-
contaminated material
Alternative drinking water
supply
PRP under comprehensive
order for RI/FS & RD/RA
Access to NYC property for
sampling is problem
Extent of remedy; amending
1st ROD
Ability to pump & treat methyl-
methacrylate
State ARARs
Municipal landfill
Rose Toscano
835-3654
Paul Marchessault
835-3650
Steve Joyce
835-3633
Steve Farrick
835-3683
Eric Schwarz
264-1252
Pat Wells
264-1216
Bill Schneider
264-4197
Jon Josephs
264-8098
John McGahren
264-9212
Steve MacGregor
264-9588
Mel Hauptman
264-7681
Jose' Font
264-7508
Alex Posner
264-5636
John McGahren
264-9212
Doug Garbanni
264-0722
Kathy Stryker
264-1213
Joyce Perdek
264-8476
Perry Katz
264-8678
Kathy Stryker
264-1213
Pat Evangelista
264-631 1
Richard Kaplan
264-3819
Headquarters
Contact
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Candice Cable
382-4819
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Bill Eckroade
475-8372
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Bill Eckroade
475-8372
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Bill Eckroade
475-8372
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Bill Eckroade
475-8372
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
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RODS SCHEDULED FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1987
(continued)
Region
II
II
II
II
"
II
III
III
III
III
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
V
V
Site /State
Upjohn, PR
Vega Alta, PR
Vestal Well, NY
Volney Municipal, NY
Waldick Aerospace, NJ
Williams Property, NJ
Kane & Lombard, MD
New Castle Steel, DE
Presque Isle, PA
Saltville, VA
West VA Ordnance, WV
American Creosote, FL
Brown Wood Preserving,
FL
Chemtronics, NC
Geiger, SC
Independent Nail, SC
Newport Dump, KY
NW58th St., FL
62nd St. Dump, FL
Tower Chemical, FL
Wamchem, SC
Zellwood G/W, FL
Allied Chemical, OH
Coshocton LF, OH
Envirochem, IN
FMC Corp , MN
Johns Manville, IL
Laskin Poplar, OH
Operable
Unit
1st
1st
Sub.
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
Sub.
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
Threat or Problem
Carbon tetrachloride in soil & GW
TCE & other solvents in public
water supply wells
Contaminated GW
Surface & GW contamination
Soil & GW
Surface contamination; GW
contamination
Low-level comtammation of soils,
surficial GW contamination
Data are being collected to explore
potential for other pathways of
contamination
Information indicates that the fluid
discharge at the site was a natural
phenomenon
Waste lagoon, leachate, SW,
mercury contamination
Soils contaminated with
2,4,6-TNT, 1,3,5-TNB, &
2,4-DNT; hazard to individuals &
wildlife as a result of direct
contact
GW, soils, PAHs
Phenols in soil & GW
VOCs in soil & GW
VOCs & inorganics in soils & GW
Metals in soils & GW
Metals & toluene discharge into
river
VOCs in Biscayne Aquifer
On-site contamination of soil by
lead, chromium, PCBs, phenol,
cyanide, various volatiles,
benzene, toluene gases, some off-
site GW contamination
Soil & GW pesticide problem
VOCs in soil & GW; potential
wetlands contamination
Lead, arsenic, & chlordane in
waste piles, soils, sediments, SW,
&GW
Lagoons, dump
Limited threat now, potential
future increase
VOCs in soil & GW
VOCs in GW
Asbestos landfill
Soils & GW contaminated with
inorganics, BN-VOC, PAH, &
PCBs
Issues
Alternative water supply, vapor
extraction of soil
Alternative drinking water
supply
Industry facility, wastewater
discharged onto ground
Building remediation
Use of permanent treatment
alternatives for low-level waste
Site cannot be deleted until
state ARARs requiring capping
are met
Interim remedy that upgrades
leachate collection & treatment
Department of Army conducting
RD/RA for 1st operable unit
Soil cleanup levels, siting of
on-site hazardous waste facility
May separate into operable
units
Treatment of fractured bedrock
Use of incineration; wetlands
environmental risk
Limited treatment technologies
for metals-contaminated soils
City wants to renovate area,
matching funds issue
County's closure plan not
finalized
Waiting for additional GW
sampling data, may delay ROD
Soil cleanup levels to be
determined
Extent of remediation,
innovative technologies
Extent of remediation
Adjacent to Northside LF;
combined remedy
GW cleanup levels, existing
state/PRP agreement
Cap thickness
Dioxin in boiler area
Regional
Contact
Kevin Lynch
264-6194
Jose' Font
264-7508
Ed Als
264-0522
Bob Howe
264-1375
Kirk Stoddard
264-7604
Pete Acker
264-1576
Stephanie Del Re'
597-3161
Galena Bendersky
597-3167
Pat Tan
597-3164
Stephanie Del Re'
597-3161
Hector Abreu
597-9562
Martha Berry
257-2643
Tony DeAngelo
257-3402
John Bornholm
257-2643
Tom Roth
257-2643
Tom Roth
257-2643
Dennis Manganiello
257-2234
Gena Townsend
277-3402
Martha Berry
257-2643
Kris Teepm
257-2643
Giezelle Bennett
257-2234
Martha Berry
257-2643
Mmdy Gould
886-7253
Art Klemrath
886-7254
Karen Vendl
886-4739
Kerry Street
886-7240
Brad Bradley
886-4642
Donna Twickler
353-3236
Headquarters |
Contact
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Lisa Feldt
475-8246
Edie Pines
382-2340
Patty Bubar
382-4831
Dan Dixon
382-4834
Edie Pines
382-2340
Patty Bubar
382-4831
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
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RODS SCHEDULED FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1987
(continued)
Region
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VII
VII
VII
Site /State
Liquid Disposal, Ml
Marion-Bragg LF, IN
New Brighton/St
Anthony, MN
Northside LF, IN
Rose Twp , M I
Schmaltz Dump, Wl
Seymour Recycling, IN
Springfield Twp Dump,
Ml
Waste Disposal, MN
Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Bayou Sorrel, LA
Cleve Reber, LA
Compass Industries, OK
Crystal City Airport, TX
French Ltd., TX
Gurley Pit, AR
Hardage Criner, OK
Highlands Acid Pit, TX
Industrial Waste Control,
AR
Mid-South, AR
Petro Chem, TX
Sand Springs, OK
Vertac, Inc., AR
Cherokee Co., KS
Conservation Chem , MO
Doepke Holliday, KS
Operable
Unit
1st
1st
Sub
1st
1st
Sub.
Sub
1st
1st
Sub
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
1st
Sub
1st
1st
1st
1st
Sub
1st
1st
1st
Threat or Problem
Contaminated soils & GW
Low levels of PAH in soil
Low levels of PAH in soil
Mixed municipal & hazardous
waste, contaminants in GW & SW
VOCs, lead, & PCBs in soils & GW
Soils & GW contaminated with
chromium
VOCs in GW, contaminated soil
Soils & GW contaminated with
organics, inorganics, & PCBs
LF, pt. of mixed waste
Creosote-soil bayou sediment
Off-site migration of organics from
industrial waste disposal site
HCB & volatiles in SW
30-acre LF
Herbicides, pesticides
GW contamination (organics,
metals, PCBs)
Organics/tars in disposal pit
Source contamination (metals,
solvents, PCBs), GW
contamination (organics, metals,
PCBs)
GW contamination; heavy metals
on site
Soil contamination (painting
wastes, solvents, heavy metals),
GW contamination (solvents,
heavy metals), sediment
contamination (painting wastes,
solvents)
Source contamination (heavy
metals, PCP), GW contamination
(GW, PCP)
Road contamination (soils,
organics)
Sludge pits on site
Dioxin contamination off-site of
chemical plant
Large vols. of mining wastes;
mineralized acid mine water filling
old shafts
GW remediation, contaminated
lagoons
Migration of contaminants (boron,
nickel, benzene) from LF via GW
runoff
Issues
Multi-source GW contamination
Subtitle D closure
ARARs, conflicting State Order;
municipal waste
Soil treatment
Unknown source, extent of GW
plume
Cleanup levels, efficacy of soil
vapor extraction
Soil treatment
Cap, ARARs, explosive lagoon
Determination of cleanup level
for carcinogen in PAH
Negotiation problems
HCB migration needed, PPI
investigation of GW
City involvement
Located in 100-year flood plain,
cost of remedy may exceed
$100,000,000
Possible nonviable PRPs
PRPs contesting EPA/RCRA
vault remedy options for slurry
treatment, 2nd OU for GW
negotiations ongoing for RI/FS
Site located on fault; GW
system is complicated
Need to expedite negotiations
so that RD/RA can beat Land
Ban restrictions
Interim remedy; storage on
site; temporary relocation of
two homes
Selection of remedy will be
contested by PRPs under RCRA
decree
Higher-than-average incidence
of lung cancer
Regional
Contact
John Tanaka
886-6337
Cindy Nolan
886-0400
Gene Wong
353-6341
Karen Vendl
886-4739
Kevin Adler
886-7078
Margaret Guerriero
886-0399
David Favero
886-4749
Glenn Celus
886-6261
Kerry Street
886-7240
Kathleen O'Reilly
655-6710
Larry Rexroat
255-6735
Steve Gilrem
792-2737
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Tim Underwood
255-6735
Alan Tavenner
255-6735
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Tony Gardner
255-6735
Lou Barinka
255-6735
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Bonnie DeVos
255-6720
Larry Rexroat
255-6735
Alice Fuerst
757-2856
John Chen
757-2856
Dan Wall
757-2856
Headquarters
Contact
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Donna Gerst
475-7027
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Kevin Rocklm
475-7026
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Kevin Rocklin
475-7026
Kevin Rocklm
475-7026
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Kevin Rocklm
475-7026
Kevin Rocklin
475-7026
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Caroline Hoover
382-7997
Kevin Rocklm
475-7026
Lisa Carson
382-2464
John Quander
382-4839
Lisa Carson
382-2464
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RODS SCHEDULED FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1987
(continued)
Region
VII
VII
VII
VII
VII
VII
VIII
VIM
VIII
VIII
VIII
VIII
IX
IX
IX
IX
IX
IX
IX
X
X
X
Site/ State
Minker-Stout, MO
(Minker Site)
Minker-Stout, MO
(Romame Creek Site)
Minker-Stout, MO
(Stout Site)
Shenandoah Stables,
MO
Syntax, MO
Times Beach, MO
Anaconda Smelter, CO
Brodenck Wood, CO
California Gulch, CO
Central City/Clem Creek,
CO
Denver Radium, CO
Rocky Mtn Arsenal, CO
Litchfield Airport, AZ
MGM Brakes, CA
Operating Industries, CA
Operating Industries, CA
San Fernando Valley, CA
Stringfellow, CA
Tucson Airport, AZ
Colbert LF, WA
Commencement Bay, WA
Midway LF, WA
Operable
Unit
Sub.
Sub
Sub
1st
1st
Sub
1st
1st
1st
1st
Sub.
1st
1st
1st
1st
Sub
1st
Sub
1st
1st
1st
1st
Threat or Problem
Dioxm-contaminated soil used as
fill in residential area
Fill from the Minker site has
eroded into Romame Creek,
resulting in contamination of
residents
Dioxin-contammated soil used as
fill for two mobile homes
Surface cleanup "dioxms"
Surface cleanup "dioxins"
Dioxm-contaminated oil sprayed on
roadways
Arsenic, cadmium, & lead in soils,
dust, & GW
Creosote, organics.m soils, GW, &
surface impoundments
Lead/arsenic in soils & GW
Tailing piles unit; heavy metals,
large mining site
Availability of final disposal site,
application of ARARs
Organics in GW, soils, & surface
impoundments, metals in soils
GW contamination
Soil contamination (PCBs)
Leachate in GW
Leachate seepage; gas migration,
slope failure
GW contamination, TCE, PCE
GW contamination
GW contamination; TCE chromium
in upper & lower aquifer
GW contamination, TCE
Former coal gasification plant,
tars, organics in soils & GW
Off-site migration of methane gas
from LF may reach potentially
explosive levels; potential GW
contamination
Issues
Some excavation has been
under way; w/waste stored in
on site buildings, residents
have relocated
Consistent with Times Beach
Consistent with Times Beach
Large community involvement;
town evacuated, community
resistant to proposed
incineration plans
Mining waste; permanent
relocation
Inadequate RI/FS
Mining waste, judicial defense
RCRA mining waste exemption,
feasibility of remedy
Alternative water supply, how
clean is clean, federal facility
Incineration
Location of treatment plant
Contamination of & spread of
plume into LA basin public
water supply
Contamination of Glen Avon
wells moving quickly
Contamination of domestic
drinking water supply
Contamination of domestic
water supply wells
Off-site migration of methane
gas, potential GW contamination
Regional
Contact
Bob Field
757-2856
Bob Field
757-2856
Bob Field
757-2856
Kathy Barret
272-2856
Katy Barret
757-2856
Bod Field
757-2856
Mike Bishop
585-5414
Tom Burns
564-1518
Tom Staible
564-1518
Walt Sanza
564-1518
John Brink
564-1519
Conally Mears
564-1518
Jeff Rosenbloom
454-9565
Johanna Miller
454-8910
Therese Gioia
454-7726
Michele Dermer
454-7415
Jeff Rosenbloom
454-9565
Patty Cleary
454-8015
John Randall
454-7368
Mary Masters
454-75^2
Kathy Davidson
399-1088
Carol Rushin
399-1993
Kathy Davidson
399-1088
Headquarters
Contact
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Lisa Carson
382-2464
John Quander
382-4839
John Quander
382-4839
Lisa Carson
382-2464
Blake Velde
382-7789
Black Velde
382-7789
Blake Velde
382-7789
Edie Pines
382-2340
Edie Pines
382-2340
Blake Velde
382-7789
Ross Natoli
382-2063
Ross Natoli
382-2063
Ross Natoli
382-2063
Ross Natoli
382-2063
Steve Hooper
475-8246
Steve Hooper
475-8246
Steve Hooper
475-8246
Steve Hooper
475-8246
Kevin Rocklm
457-7026
Steve Hooper
475-8246
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ROD SUMMARIES
INDUSTRI-PLEX
REGION I
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This site is a 245-acre industrial
park. Contamination is primarily
related to more than a century of
manufacturing operations, in-
cluding the production of arsenic
insecticide, organic chemicals,
and glue made from animal
hides. Waste products from
these operations were disposed
of randomly over the years. The
major environmental concerns in-
volve soils and sludges that are
contaminated with heavy metals,
animal glue wastes that emit
odors, and two discrete ground
water plumes that contain vola-
tile organics. One ground water
plum is contaminated with ben-
zene and the other with toluene.
Soils at the site are contaminated
with high levels of arsenic,
chromium, and lead. Air emis-
sions from an animal-hide dis-
posal pile contain high levels of
hydrogen sulfide.
Decision:
Grade, cap, and implement insti-
tutional controls for areas con-
taining contaminated soils and
sediments.
Pump and treat hot spot areas of
ground water contamination as
an interim remedy. Treat ground
water through the use of air strip-
ping and implement ground wa-
ter monitoring system.
Stabilize side slopes of hide pile;
cap with a synthetic liner; and in-
stall a gas collection layer and ac-
tivated carbon or thermal oxida-
tion treatment system.
Contacts:
Region: Rich Leighton
FTS 835-1461
Headquarters: Candice Cable
FTS 475-7028
PRICE LANDFILL
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
This 26-acre site was originally a
sand and gravel operation. In
1969, the facility became a com-
mercial solid waste landfill, and
in 1971, it began to accept both
drummed and bulk liquid wastes.
It has been estimated that 9.1
million gallons of chemical
wastes were disposed of at the
site. In 1980, residential wells in
the area were found to be con-
taminated with volatile organic
compounds. As an interim mea-
sure, potable water was provided
to affected residents. An RI/FS
was conducted at the site from
January 1982 through May 1983,
and in September 1983, a ROD
was signed addressing reloca-
tion and replacement of the af-
fected well field. Total volatile or-
ganic concentrations range from
40 to 50 ppm at shallow depths in
the aquifer.
Decision:
Install a security fence around
the landfill site.
Install ground water extraction
wells to control the source of the
contamination and abate the con-
taminant plume.
Construct a ground water/
leachate pretreatment facility to
treat extracted ground water and
leachate prior to discharge to the
county sewer system.
Monitor ground water for approxi-
mately 25 years.
Construct a landfill cap at the
conclusion of the ground water
extraction process.
Contacts:
Region: Bob McKnight
FTS 264-7509
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
ROCKAWAY BOROUGH
WELL FIELD
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
This site consists of three mu-
nicipal supply wells screened in a
glacial aquifer that is the sole
drinking water source for approxi-
mately 11,000 people. Volatile or-
ganic compounds were detected
in the municipal wells in 1979.
Subsequent investigations iden-
tified perchloroethylene and tri-
chloroethylene as the primary
contaminants. The local water
department has been treating the
water using granular activated
carbon since July 1981. No
sources of contamination have
been identified at this time.
Decision:
The Borough cannot be reim-
bursed for the cost of the treat-
ment unit. However, the Borough
should do the following:
1. Maintain existing granular ac-
tivated carbon treatment
system
2. Modify operations to comply
with current Safe Drinking
Water Act standards
3. Consider regenerating spent
carbon off site.
EPA will continue investigations
to determine spurce(s) and extent
of contamination and will evalu-
ate additional remedial action
alternatives to address those
sources.
Contacts:
Region: Alberto Barrera
FTS 264-1217
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
SHARKEY LANDFILL
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
Landfilling operations began at
this 90-acre site in 1945. In addi-
tion to receiving municipal solid
waste, the landfill allegedly re-
ceived hazardous materials be-
tween 1962 and 1969. Landfill op-
erations ceased at the site in
1972. Remedial investigations at
the site indicate the presence of
organic and inorganic contami-
nants in the surface soils and
ground water.
Decision:
Cap the landfill in accordance
with relevant RCRA require-
ments.
Install a venting system for land-
fill gases.
Extract shallow ground water and
leachate.
Treat contaminated ground water
by discharging it to the sanitary
sewer system or by air stripping.
Install surface water controls to
divert run-on and run-off.
Install a security fence around
the site.
Develop a monitoring plan to en-
sure the effectiveness of the re-
medial action.
Contacts:
Region: Alberto Barrera
FTS 264-1217
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
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ARMY CREEK LANDFILL
REGION III
DELAWARE
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
The 44-acre Army Creek Landfill
is immediately adjacent to the
Delaware Sand and Gravel NPL
site, separated only by Army
Creek. From 1960 to 1968, the
landfill accepted municipal
wastes. As a result of odor and
staining in a resident's well
water, the county conducted a
study. The results of the study
showed that leachate from the
landfill was contaminating the
underlying aquifers. In 1980, a re-
covery well network was installed
to minimize migration. In addi-
tion, the major downgradient
user, a private water company,
has reduced pumpage. The Rl de-
termined that the ground water,
surface water, and sediments
were contaminated with metals
and organics.
Decision:
Install a RCRA-type cap with gas
vents to minimize infiltration.
Continue to operate and monitor
recovery well network.
Evaluate recovery well system for
5 years. Determine if upgradient
controls are needed to intercept
lateral ground water inflow.
Defer ground water treatment
and sediment remedial action de-
cisions.
Contacts:
Region: Galena Bendersky
Chadwick
FTS 597-3167
Headquarters: Patty Bubar
FTS 382-4831
BLOSENSKI LANDFILL
REGION III
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
This 13.6-acre landfill operated
from the 1950s until the early
1980s. During this time, munici-
pal and industrial wastes, includ-
ing solvents, paints, and waste-
water treatment sludges, were
dumped on the surface of the site
and buried in drums. A site in-
spection conducted by EPA in
1982 indicated serious ground
water contamination. Sub-
sequent sampling as part of the
Rl revealed contamination of sur-
ficial and subsurface soils,
ground water, and residential
wells. Contaminants include a
wide variety of volatile and semi-
volatile compounds, metals,
PAHs, and PCBs. Transport
through ground water is the most
significant mechanism of conta-
minant migration at the site.
Decision:
Install public water supply line to
an estimated 12 affected resi-
dences.
Excavate and remove buried
drums and surrounding material
and dispose of these materials at
a RCRA facility.
Perform a study to determine the
extent of ground water contami-
nation and collect data for the de-
sign of a ground water pumping
and treatment system.
Install a cover over the landfill in
accordance with RCRA.
Monitor ground water and sur-
face water in accordance with
RCRA closure regulations.
Contacts:
Region: Tim Travers
FTS 597-3169
Headquarters: Dan Dickson
FTS 382-4834
COLEMAN EVANS WOOD
PRESERVING CO.
REGION IV
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/25/86)
Description:
The site is an active 11-acre wood
preserving facility that uses pen-
tachlorophenol and has operated
since 1954. Prior to 1970, treated
effluent from the facility was dis-
charged to an onsite drainage
ditch. In addition, sludge from the
treatment process was deposited
into two unlined pits onsite. In
1980, the City of Jacksonville
confirmed the presence of
ground water contamination on-
site. The contents of the two un-
lined pits were excavated and
disposed of offsite as part of an
EPA removal action in 1985. The
Rl, completed in April 1986, iden-
tified PCP contamination in soils,
surface water and sediments,
and ground water. Although PCP
is the primary contaminant of
concern, other compounds, such
as PAHs, VOCs, metals, and
PCBs, have been found both on
and off the site.
Decision:
Excavate and incinerate, onsite,
soils and sediments with PCP
concentrations greater than 10
mg/kg, approximately 9,000 cubic
yards.
Backfill with decontaminated
soils.
Recover ground water with PCP
concentrations exceeding 1 mg/l.
To comply with state surface
water discharge criteria, treat re-
covered ground water until PCP
concentration is less than 1 g/l.
Discharge treated ground water
to an onsite drainage ditch.
Contacts:
Region: Chris Teepin
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
MOWBRAY ENGINEERING
COMPANY
REGION IV
ALABAMA
(Approved 9/25/86)
Description:
This site consists of a 3-acre
swamp adjacent to a former elec-
trical transformer repair facility.
Between the mid-1950s and the
mid-1970s, the facility disposed
of waste transformer oil by dump-
ing it onto the ground. The oil
drained via a storm sewer into the
adjacent swamp. It is estimated
that during that 20-year period,
approximately 20,000 used trans-
formers were drained, each con-
taining approximately 9 gallons
of oil. In 1975, a major fish kill oc-
curred in a stream adjacent to the
site. Only trace amounts of PCBs
were found in the soils, and no
further action was taken. In 1980,
following a second fish kill,
sampling revealed PCB soil con-
centrations of 500 ppm. At this
time, EPA removed and disposed
of the top 6 inches of conta-
minated soils from the swamp.
The contaminated soils were
sent to an approved off-site haz-
ardous waste facility. The com-
bined Rl and FS was completed
in July 1986. PCBs are con-
sidered to be the only potentially
significant contaminant at the
site based on concentration, toxi-
city, and frequency of detection.
Decision:
Excavate, remove, and dispose of
two 3,000-gallon underground
storage tanks containing waste
oils.
Treat or dispose of waste oils en-
countered in the swamp area and
in the underground storage tanks
by a TSCA-approved method.
Divert surface run-on around the
contaminated swamp area to pre-
vent continued erosion.
Excavate soils contaminated
above 25 ppm and dispose via
off-site or on-site incineration or
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stabilization/solidification. Infra-
red incineration is the preferred
alternative. However, if operating
details for this process prove un-
satisfactory, the waste will be
stabilized/solidified.
Grade and revegetate the swamp
area.
Close abandoned on-site well.
Contacts:
Region: Meredith Anderson
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
SCRDI DIXIANA
REGION IV
SOUTH CAROLINA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
This site consists of a warehouse
on a 2-acre lot that was used to
store drums. In July 1978, approx-
imately 1,100 drums of industrial
wastes, including paints, sol-
vents, acids, oils, phenols, and
dyes, were stored on site. Poor
handling practices resulted in nu-
merous discharges of drum con-
tents into the environment. State
intervention resulted in the re-
moval of all surface drums and
visibly contaminated soils be-
tween September 1978 and June
1980. In July 1980, sampling re-
vealed contamination of the
ground water used by nearby res-
idents. Subsequent investiga-
tions characterized the nature
and extent of contamination,
which is limited to the shallow
ground water. The contaminants
detected in the ground water be-
neath the site are predominantly
volatile organic compounds
along with several non-volatile
organic compounds. The maxi-
mum concentration of individual
contaminants approached 1 ppm.
There is no indication of surface
water contamination, and surface
soil contamination is very limited.
The primary pathway of potential
exposure at the site is migration
of contaminants through the
shallow ground water.
Decision:
Extract and treat contaminated
ground water, via carbon adsorp-
tion and air stripping, to concen-
trations equivalent to a cumu-
lative risk of 10~6.
Discharge treated ground water
to surface water (regulated by
South Carolina's NPDES Dis-
charge Permit) and/or discharge
on site based on hydraulic capac-
ity of the subject area.
Contacts:
Region: Dennis Manganiello
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
ARROWHEAD REFINERY
REGION V
MINNESOTA
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
Waste oil was reclaimed at this
10-acre site from 1945 to 1977.
During this period, waste prod-
ucts from site operations were
discharged into an uncontained
2-acre lagoon and wastewater
ditch in a wetlands area. All oper-
ations at the site were terminated
in 1977. Rl activities, completed
at the site in August 1985, identi-
fied contamination in the shallow
ground water, lagoon sludge,
soils and sediments, and surface
water. The primary contaminants
at the site are VOCs, PAHs, and
lead. To date, all potentially af-
fected residential wells have
been found to be uncontami-
nated.
Decision:
Excavate, and incinerate onsite,
4,600 cubic yards of sludge and
20,500 cubic yards of contami-
nated soils and sediments to
achieve a 10 ~6 excess cancer risk
level.
Pump and treat ground water to
restore the aquifer and control
contaminant migration over a
25-to 50-year period.
Extend municipal water system
to replace private water supplies
most likely to be affected by
ground water contamination.
Abandon individual wells in ac-
cordance with state codes.
Contacts:
Region: Fred Bartman
FTS 353-6083
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
METAMORA LANDFILL
REGION V
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This site is an 80-acre closed
landfill that accepted industrial
and municipal wastes from 1966
to 1980. In 1981, drums were un-
earthed at the site, and analyses
indicated the presence of several
hazardous substances. A magne-
tometer survey in 1982 concluded
that as many as 35,000 drums
were buried at the site. Soil and
ground water samples taken in
1985 confirmed that these media
were being contaminated by haz-
ardous substances migrating
from the buried drums. Although
no contaminants have been de-
tected in downgradient resi-
dential water samples, the pri-
mary health threat from the site is
the consumption of potentially
contaminated ground water. This
ROD addresses source control at
the site. An additional RI/FS,
scheduled for completion in FY
1988, will address other contami-
nated soils as well as ground
water.
Decision:
Excavate areas of the site con-
taining buried drums and dispose
of drums and soil at an off-site
RCRA-compliant incinerator.
Contacts:
Region: John Tanaka
FTS 353-9081
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
REILLY TAR AND CHEMICAL
CORPORATION
REGION V
MINNESOTA
(Approved 5/30/86)
Description:
From 1917 until 1972, this 80-acre
site was the location of a coal tar
distillation processing facility.
Creosote and waste products re-
sulting from the company's pro-
cess polluted the surface of the
site and four underlying aquifers.
Contaminants, primarily PAHs,
have migrated through the casing
of an on-site well, contaminating
the deeper aquifers and many
private and municipal water sup-
plies. Over the operational life of
the facility, millions of gallons of
waste water were discharged to
an adjacent bog, which today
serves as a continuous source of
contamination to the subsurface
environment. In 1984, a ROD was
signed for the construction of a
granular activated carbon system
for the City of St. Louis Park's
well. In 1982-83, two wells that
were contaminating lower
aquifers were cleaned and recon-
structed.
Decision:
Pump, treat, and monitor contam-
inated ground water in the under-
lying aquifers.
Discharge contaminated ground
water to a sanitary sewer.
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Further investigate the subsur-
face in the vicinity of the site to
implement deed restrictions for
current and future land use.
Perform an additional RI/FS to
determine the areal extent of con-
tamination.
Contacts:
Region: Dan Bicknell
FTS 886-7341
Headquarters: Donna Gerst
FTS 475-7027
SPIEGELBERG
REGION V
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
An abandoned sand and gravel
pit on this 114-acre site was used
for the disposal of domestic
waste from 1966 to 1977. In addi-
tion, from 1967 to 1978, paint
sludges were dumped in a por-
tion of the gravel pit. Contami-
nants associated with the paint
sludges have contaminated the
surface and subsurface soils and
the ground water. Hazardous
substances identified at the site
include VOCs, metals, and pes-
ticides. A health assessment
concluded that the major poten-
tial exposure pathway is inges-
tion of contaminated drinking
water. This ROD addresses
source control. A subsequent
ROD will address contaminated
ground water.
Decision:
Excavate approximately 15,000
cubic yards of waste; separate
combined material (liquid
sludges, paint residues, and gar-
bage) and solid paint sludges.
Incinerate in a RCRA-compliant
off-site facility the approximately
5,000 cubic yards of combined
material, and dispose of the ap-
proximately 10,000 cubic yards of
solid paint sludges in a RCRA
landfill.
Contacts:
Region: Tom Thomas
FTS 886-1434
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
BAYOU SORREL
REGION VI
LOUISIANA
(Approved 11/14/86)
Description:
About 50 of the 265 acres that
comprise this site were used in a
waste disposal operation from
1977 to 1978. The site contained
four landfills, four waste ponds,
and one land farm. In 1978, as
part of the site closure, these
areas were covered with soil. The
quantity of waste at the site was
determined to be 36,400 cubic
yards. During the Rl, which was
completed in 1985, organic and
herbicide wastes were found in
pond 4 and soils. Very little
ground water contamination was
found. The greatest threat ap-
pears to be from direct contact by
people intruding on the site.
Decision:
Regrade site to control runoff;
limit cap erosion and limit sur-
face water ponding.
Cover disposal areas and consoli-
dated wastes with RCRA-type
cap with gas vents.
Collect and dispose of infiltrated
water.
Dispose of remaining wastes at
an offsite facility.
Construct slurry walls around
landfills and pond 4.
Install ground water monitoring
system and maintain for 30 years.
Fence site.
Contacts:
Region: Larry Rexroat
FTS 255-6735
Headquarters: Caroline Hoover
FTS 382-7997
ELLISVILLE AREA SITE:
BLISS AND CONTIGUOUS
PROPERTIES
REGION VII
MISSOURI
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
A waste oil company operated on
the approximately 15-acre area in
the 1960s and 1970s. Pits were
used for disposal, drums were
buried, and liquids were land ap-
plied. The surrounding area is a
rapidly developing residential
area. The Rl completed in 1983 on
the entire site identified buried
drums, wastes, soils, and sedi-
ments contaminated with or-
ganics in three areas Bliss and
contiguous properties, Callahan,
and Rosalie properties and
soils and dust contaminated with
up to 120 ppb dioxin on the Bliss
and contiguous properties area
only. An FFS of on-site storage of
the dioxin wastes was completed
in 1986. The ground water and
surface water are not significant-
ly contaminated, but they are po-
tential migration pathways.
Decision:
Excavate and store soils and ma-
terials with dioxin contamination
exceeding 1 ppb in a metal build- A
ing on site until the dioxin waste V
FFS is complete.
Maintain security system, runoff
control, and ground water moni-
toring system to ensure stability
of the on-site storage area.
Excavate drums, remaining
wastes, and contaminated soils
and land dispose. Incinerate
wastes that are not suitable for a
landfill.
Dispose of nonhazardous mate-
rial and debris at a sanitary land-
fill.
Contacts:
Region: Steve Kovac
FTS 757-2856
Headquarters: Lisa Carson
FTS 382-2456
LIBBY GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
REGION VIII
MONTANA
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
This site encompasses an active
|umberyard and plywood mill and
includes the City of Libby. Aban- ^
doned wood-treating operations m
on the mill property are the ~
source of ground water contami-
nation that has contaminated
private drinking water wells. In
1981, homeowners detected a
creosote odor from their wells,
which prompted EPA to sample
the ground water. This and sub-
sequent sampling efforts indi-
cated that contaminants were
present in the ground water at a
significant depth and over a wide
area. Contaminants detected in
the ground water include penta-
chlorophenol, PAHs, volatile or-
ganic and halogenated organic
compounds, and metals. This
first operable unit ROD ad-
dressed public exposure to con-
taminated ground water. Field
studies are currently being con-
ducted for additional operable
units that will address aquifer
restoration and source cleanup.
Decision:
Connect ground water users to
the existing public water system.
Pay for homeowners' water use.
Pass a local ordinance prohibit- ^
ing the installation of new wells m
that would produce water for ~
human consumption or irrigation.
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Contacts:
Region: Eric Fink
FTS 585-5414
Headquarters: Blake Velde
FTS 382-7789
ROBINSON BRICK COMPANY
AND DENVER & RIO WESTERN
RAILROAD
"ROBCO"
OPERABLE UNITS IV AND V
DENVER RADIUM SITE
REGION VIII
COLORADO
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This ROD addresses Operable
Units IV and V of the Denver
Radium site; response actions
have been divided into 11 opera-
ble units. The National Radium
Institute (NRI) operated a radium
processing plant at the site in the
early 1900s. The NRI plant closed
around 1920. Since that time,
radioactive tailings and unpro-
cessed ore have been distributed
and used as fill material. In 1979,
EPA became aware of the former
NRI plant. In April 1986, an Rl that
addressed all 11 operable units
and an FS that addressed Opera-
ble Units IV and V were issued.
Radium contamination in the soil
and under site buildings is the
primary concern at ROBCO. Po-
tential exposure pathways
include inhalation of radon gas
and associated decay products,
direct exposure to gamma ra-
diation, and ingestion or inhala-
tion of radium-contaminated
materials.
Decision:
Remove approximately 6,400 cub-
ic yards of radium-contaminated
soil and approximately 200 cubic
yards of debris.
Develop a temporary on-site stor-
age facility for all waste mate-
rials.
Dispose of the contaminated soil
and debris at a facility suitable for
the permanent disposal of low-
level radioactive waste after such
a facility becomes available.
Contacts:
Region: John Brink
FTS 564-1518
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
UNITED CHROME
REGION X
OREGON
(Approved 9/12/86)
Description:
The site includes a 1.5-acre
former hard-chrome plating facili-
ty that was operational from 1956
to 1985. Wastes from the opera-
tion were disposed in a pit onsite.
Surface water from the site even-
tually drains into a drinking water
source, and the lower contami-
nated aquifer is also a water
source. When the site was aban-
doned in 1985, 114 drums and
containers were removed. The Rl
completed in 1985 showed that
an upper and lower aquifer, soil,
and sediments were contami-
nated with hexavalent chromium.
Decision:
Extract ground water from both
aquifers and treat on site (via
chemical reduction and precipita-
tion) to 0.05 mg/l chromium in the
confined aquifer and 10 mg/l in
the unconfined zone. Discharge
to creek or POTW.
Excavate 350 tons of contami-
nated soil to form percolation
basins. Land dispose offsite.
Flush chromium from remaining
soil through the basins.
Contacts:
Region: John Meyer
FTS 399-1271
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
A LINE ON RODS
A CALL FOR ALL FY'86 AND
FY'87 ROD DISKETTES
It is important that Headquarters re-
ceive good quality copies of all
Fund and Enforcement RODs as
soon as possible once they are
signed. Prompt submission allows
Headquarters to produce abstracts
and summaries of the decisions for
technology transfer efforts such as
the ROD Update. Signed RODs
should be sent to the appropriate
Headquarters Regional Coordinator
in HSCD or OWPE.
In addition to hard copies, Head-
quarters is also requesting Lexitron
diskettes (IBM PC also acceptable)
with the complete text for the FY'86
and FY'87 RODs. The need for the
diskettes stems from Headquarters'
efforts to develop an online text
search and retrieval capability
(known as BASIS) for the RODs. The
diskettes will allow rapid transfer of
the text into the BASIS system.
Please send your FY'86 and FY'87
ROD diskettes directly to Debby
Swichkow, Headquarters ROD Co-
ordinator (WH548-E, FTS-382-2453).
A CALL FOR PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE DOCUMENTS
As another technology transfer ini-
tiative, Headquarters is requesting
all preferred alternative fact sheets
or documents (proposed plans, as
they are described in SARA) so that
these can be circulated to other Re-
gions to assist in ROD planning.
Preferred alternative documents
should be sent to Debby Swichkow
(WH548-E, FTS 382-2453) as prompt-
ly as possible.
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SUPERFUND RECEFVEC
Records Of Decision
Update
HJN -
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEN
LIBRARY, REGION V
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
May 21, 1987
Vol. 3, No. 3
Preview of FY'86 ROD Annual Report
The Annual Report of FY'86 RODs
is coming soon. The report consists
of the following sections:
An Introduction that highlights
FY'86 accomplishments, includ-
ing the increased focus on reme-
dies that incorporate treatment
as their principal element.
ROD Summaries for each site
that describe site conditions and
contaminants, performance stan-
dards, institutional controls, and
major keyword categories for the
ROD.
A Record of Decision Summary
Table that provides an overview
of site problems, selected reme-
dies, cleanup criteria, and esti-
mated costs provided in the
RODs signed during FY'86.
An Index of Approved Remedial
Actions selected in FY'82-FY'85,
as well as any subsequent ac-
tions to be taken at the site.
A ROD Keyword List that pro-
vides major keyword categories
and their subcategories for all
RODs approved in FY'82-FY'86.
The report is currently undergoing
revisions based on regional com-
ments and will be issued in final
form in June. (Watch the ROD Up-
date for notice of its availability.)
Below are highlights of the Intro-
duction.
NUMBER OF SIGNED RODs PER FISCAL YEAR *
100
FY'82 FY'83 FY'84 FY'85 FY'86
FISCAL YEAR
Includes Action Memos, Enforcement Decision Documents, and Negotiation Decision Documents
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ROD SUMMARIES
KELLOGG-DEERING WELL
FIELD
REGION I
CONNECTICUT
(Approved 9/25/86)
Description:
This 10-acre well field supple-
ments surface water sources to
supply water to approximately
45,000 people. TCE was dis-
covered in the ground water in
1975, with subsequent investiga-
tions indicating the presence of
several chemical substances,
most notably PCE and 1,2-DCE.
In May 1981, an aerator was in-
stalled on one of the four produc-
tion wells, and in 1985, an air
stripper was installed on a sec-
ond well. The stripper is rated as
being 99 percent efficient, but it
is not yet in operation because of
holding tank problems. The tank
is scheduled to be repaired by fall
of 1986.
Decision:
Repair cracks in existing holding
tank.
Bring existing packed-column air
stripping facility into operation.
Existing facility has a 99 percent
removal efficiency, which will ob-
tain proposed MCL and 10 ~6
levels.
Discharge stripped water to exist-
ing water treatment plant and dis-
tribution system.
Contacts:
Region: Ivan Rios
FTS 835-3681
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
LANG PROPERTY
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
Unauthorized disposal of hazard-
ous waste of unknown origin
and composition occurred over a
2-acre area on this 40-acre site.
The site is within New Jersey's
Pinelands National Reserve. In
June 1985, approximately 1,500
drums were discovered at the
site. Prompted by state legal ac-
tion, the owner removed these
drums via a local contractor. Prior
to the removal of the drums, their
contents were apparently spilled
onto the ground. This dumping
resulted in surficial and subsur-
face soil contamination, surface
water and sediment contamina-
tion, and shallow ground water
contamination. Contaminants in-
clude a wide range of volatile and
semivolatile organics, pesticides,
PCBs, and metals.
Decision:
Excavate approximately 6,500 cu-
bic yards of soils and waste ma-
terial and dispose at an approved
offsite landfill.
Extract and treat contaminated
ground water onsite using air
stripping, coagulation, floccula-
tion, sedimentation, and carbon
adsorption; reinject treated
water.
Enclose site with a perimeter
fence; remove onsite debris and
vegetation; fill and grade the ex-
cavation.
Perform environmental monitor-
ing.
Contacts:
Region: Penny Katz
FTS 264-8678
Headquarters: John Smith
FTS 382-7996
LANSDOWNE RADIATION
REGION III
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 9/22/86)
Description:
This site consists of two at-
tached residences in a residential
area approximately 2 miles from
Philadelphia. A physics professor
used part of the building as a
work area to produce and repair
radium implant needles from
1922 until approximately 1942. In
1963, the Pennsylvania State De-
partment of Health detected high
levels of radiation in the building
and assisted in a decontami-
nation project along with the U.S.
Public Health Service and the
U.S. Air Force. In response to
EPA's request for information on
radioactive sites that may be elig-
ible for Superfund money, the
building was investigated again
in early 1984. High levels of radon
and gamma radiation were de-
tected, and the families in both
residences were temporarily re-
located in September 1984. A pre-
vious ROD was prepared to ac-
complish the purchase of the
property so that further remedial
actions could be taken.
Decision:
Dismantle the building; pack it in
sealed containers; dispose at an
approved offsite disposal facility.
Excavate contaminated soil and
remove to established permissi-
ble levels.
Remove the sewer leading from
the contaminated house; replace
approximately 200 feet of sewel
line. ^
Maintain the property.
Contacts:
Region: Vic Janoswik
FTS 597-8996
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
GALLAWAY PONDS
REGION IV
TENNESSEE
(Approved 9/26/86)
Description:
Disposal of hazardous materials
occurred during the 1970s and
early 1980s at this site, which has
been mined extensively for sand
and gravel. Mining activities have
resulted in numerous water-filled
pits (ponds 1, 2, and 5) that have
been used to illegally dispose of
hazardous waste and debris. A fo-
cused Rl was completed at the
site in April 1986, and a focused
FS was completed in June 1986.
Contaminants found at elevated
levels in the onsite pits include!
chlordane, toxaphene, cadmium"
and arsenic. Chlordane, arsenic,
and cadmium have also been de-
tected in surface soils at the site.
The ground water beneath the
site currently appears to be free
of site-related contaminants. Po-
tential receptors include gravel
company employees who may
come into contact with site soils;
casual intruders; local residents
who may swim in the pits; local
residents who consume fish from
nearby streams that receive site
runoff; offsite biota; and persons
using driveways constructed with
sand and gravel from the pits.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated sedi-
ments from ponds 1 and 2 and
consolidate into pond 5.
Close pond 5 under Subtitle C of
RCRA.
Dilute water in pits with city
water to meet ambient water
quality criteria and discharge to
unnamed tributary.
Implement institutional controls,
which may include fencing or re-j
strictions on mining, and assura
that future land use is compatible'
with remedy.
Conduct periodic ground water
monitoring and inspection of site
cap.
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Contacts:
Region: Beverly Houston
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
LASALLE ELECTRICAL
UTILITIES
REGION V
ILLINOIS
(Approved 8/29/86)
Description:
PCBs were used in the produc-
tion of capacitors at this site from
the late 1940s until October 1978.
It is alleged that PCB-contami-
nated waste oils were regularly
applied as a dust suppressant as
late as 1969. Sampling conducted
by the State in December 1980 in-
dicated extensive PCB contami-
nation at the site. Subsequently,
PCB contamination was found on
adjacent properties. Several EPA
immediate removal actions have
taken place at the site. In July
1983, the site was fenced, and a
cap was constructed over the
heavily contaminated areas. In
June 1984, an additional section
of the site was capped. In April
1985, PCB waste material at the
site was packaged, sampled, and
staged for eventual disposal. The
Rl concluded that PCB contami-
nation greater than 5 ppm is pres-
ent in the yards of at least 27
property owners.
Decision:
Excavate and incinerate contami-
nated offsite soils.
Perform industrial cleaning of all
structures where excavation oc-
curs.
Contacts:
Region: Dan Caplice
FTS 886-0397
Headquarters: Randy Kaltreider
FTS 382-2448
IRON MOUNTAIN MINE
REGION IX
CALIFORNIA
(Approved 10/3/86)
This ROD is the first of two RODs
envisioned for this site. The second
ROD will add components as
necessary based, in part, on the
results of initial activities.
Description:
The site is located on 4,400 acres
of land and was periodically
mined for iron, silver, gold, cop-
per, zinc, and pyrite from the
1860s to 1962. Acid minedrainage
is collected in a downgradient
reservoir and is subsequently
metered into another reservoir
prior to being discharged to the
Sacramento River. Releases are
controlled to meet established
levels for copper, zinc, and cad-
mium in the river. However,
during periods of high runoff, un-
controlled releases from the
reservoir occur. Numerous fish
kills have been reported in the
Sacramento River, and domestic
water use has been temporarily
discontinued at times. The Rl,
issued in August 1985, indicated
that contaminated ground water
did not appear to be a problem at
the site. However, the environ-
mental and human health im-
pacts caused by surface water
contamination were determined
to be significant.
Decision:
Cap selected cracked and caved
areas to reduce infiltration into
the fractured ore body.
Divert clean surface water from
the site.
Enlarge holding reservoir in order
to provide better flow equaliza-
tion.
Implement perimeter control so
that the threat from direct con-
tact is reduced.
Perform hydrpgeologic study and
field-scale pilot tests in which
material such as low-density con-
crete is placed in selected mine
openings in order to deprive reac-
tion surfaces of oxygen and,
thus, reduce the formation of
acid mine drainage.
Fund balancing considerations
were incorporated into the selec-
tion of the overall remedy when
the point of compliance was
chosen downstream of the site
boundaries.
Contacts:
Region: Tom Mix
FTS 454-8150
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
ONSITE INSIGHTS
DIOXIN DECHLORINATION
WESTERN PROCESSING
KENT, WASHINGTON
REGION X
Background
Several thousand gallons of an oily
liquid contaminated with 120 parts
per billion of 2, 3, 7, 8-TCDD were
discovered in a storage tank at the
Western Processing site in
Washington. While searching for
alternatives to dispose of the
dioxin-contaminated waste, investi-
gators learned of the KPEG pro-
cess. The newly patented process
had been used only once before for
dioxin dechlorination: In July 1986,
10,000 gallons of contaminated
waste were treated in a special
mobile unit at a Superfund site in
Butte, Montana. After a public hear-
ing on the process, the Western
Processing site was granted an
emergency permit. The KPEG treat-
ment unit was moved to the site in
mid-August 1986 and was used to
treat the wastes in six batches.
Operation
The KPEG process uses potassium
hydroxide and polyethylene glycol,
along with dimethyl sulfoxide as a
catalyst, to dechlorinate dioxin. The
mobile unit used for the treatment
at Western Processing contained a
3,000-gallon reactor tank into which
a 1,300-gallon charge of conta-
minated oil was added. The re-
agents were then added, and the
reaction was carried out in batches
with mixing for 2 hours or more at
150°C. In previous tests, it had been
found that the reaction time
decreased as the batch temperature
rose. Each batch at the Western
Processing site required between 3
and 6 hours of reaction time. After
treatment, each batch was analyzed
for dioxin residues. All but two
batches had dioxin levels that were
less than detection limits (200 to
300 parts per trillion). The two
batches that still contained detec-
table dioxin were re-treated to
achieve a nondetectable level. The
waste liquid was treated to
nondetectable levels of dioxin to
allow it to be incinerated at a unit
that does not usually handle dioxin.
Incineration of the waste liquid was
completed in 1986.
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Status
During treatment, two problems
caused delays until they were re-
solved: (1) The mixture foamed
while being agitated during the
reaction and (2) after the reaction
was completed, the mixture so-
lidified into a gel that created han-
dling problems. It has been sug-
gested that the high surfactant
content of the waste caused the
foaming and resulted in the need to
re-treat the two batches. Reduced
levels of agitation on selected
batches minimized foaming and
resulted in successful dechlorina-
tion. These problems were not en-
countered during the Butte, Mon-
tana, project because the process
was used to treat kerosene that was
relatively free of contaminants.
The KPEG process is also being
studied for use in treating soils con-
taminated with certain classes of
chlorinated organics, including
PCBs, dioxins, and chlorobenzenes.
The declorination process for soils
involves excavating the conta-
minated soils; drying, sizing (in
some cases), and removing rocks
from the soils; contacting the soil
with the KPEG reagent in a pug mill
or cement mixer; removing the
reagent solution; and performing a
two- to three-cycle rinsing of the
treated soil with water in a counter-
current extractor.
Contacts:
Region: Ron Vernesoni
FTS 399-1816
Headquarters: John Cunningham
FTS 382-7998
A LINE ON RODS MM
CORRECTION
The test burn at the Peak Oil site in
Florida was completed in mid-April,
not initiated as stated in the April 13
issue of the ROD Update.
ROD WORKSHOP
The annual ROD Workshop will be
held three times this year, begin-
ning with a session in Washington,
D.C., on June 10-11. This first ses-
sion will be targeted for Regions I,
II, III, and IV. The workshop will be
repeated in Chicago on June 24-25
for Regions V, VI, and VII and again
in San Francisco on July 7-8 for
Regions VIM, IX, and X.
This year's workshop will focus on
preparing RODs under SARA.
Topics will include the remedy
selection process, changes in the
ROD Guidance and the RI/FS
Guidance, ARARs, the ad-
ministrative record, and a variety of
technical topics. Remedial Project
Managers and Regional Counsel
staff responsible for writing FY'87
RODs will receive top priority for
these sessions. For registration
details, please refer to the ROD
Workshop brochure recently mailed
to your Region.
GROWTH IN THE USE OF TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
1982-1986
TOTAL
NO. OF
RODS/YR
TOTAL NO OF RODS
1982- 1986 = 207
KEY
On-Site Incineration
Off-Site Incineration
Stabilization/Neutralization
Soil Washing/Flushing
Solidification
Volatilization/Soil Aeration
Biodegradation
Land Application/Composting
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SUPERFUND RECEIVE*
Records Of Decision
Update
APR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGE
LIBRARY, REGION V
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
April 13, 1987
Vol. 3, No. 2
YCY
ROD SUMMARIES
AUBURN ROAD LANDFILL
REGION I,
NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Approved 9/17/86)
Description:
The site covers a total of 200
acres on which four disposal
areas, comprising approxi-
mately 11.8 acreas, have been
documented. In addition to
being used for the authorized
disposal of municipal refuse,
tires, and demolition debris,
all four areas contain evidence
of the presence of 55-gallon
drums that contain industrial
hazardous waste. Ground
water contamination is the
principal problem identified at
the site. Volatiles, semi-vola-
tiles, and inorganics have
been measured in the ground
water onsite and in water sup-
ply wells serving an adjacent
mobile home village. Shortly
after a draft FS was com-
pleted in April 1986, approxi-
mately 1,900 drums were ex-
cavated and are being stored
onsite. Subsequent to this re-
moval action, EPA decided to
divide the response into oper-
able units. An FS that ad-
dressed the need for an alter-
native water supply was com-
pleted in July 1986.
Decision:
Install approximately 9,000
linear feet of water line to tie
into existing distribution
system.
Service each residential water
connection; perform monthly
sampling and analysis of bed-
rock wells adjacent to the
landfill.
Contacts:
Region: Chet Janowski
FTS 835-3652
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
BAIRD AND McGUIRE
REGION I
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
A chemical mixing and batch-
ing company operated on this
8-acre site from 1912 to 1983.
A variety of products, includ-
ing disinfectants, soaps, floor
wax, and pesticides, were for-
mulated during this period.
Unsound disposal practices
and numerous chemical re-
leases over the years have se-
verely contaminated the
ground water, soils, surface
water, and wetlands on and in
the vicinity of the site. Partial
removal of contaminated ma-
terials, construction of a clay
cap, and installation of a
ground water collection/recir-
culation system were accom-
plished as part of an EPA re-
moval action in 1983 and 1984.
Buildings and tanks onsite
will be removed in early April
as a result of an IRM. A sec-
ond removal response was ini-
tiated in 1985, when dioxin
was detected in surficial soils.
This response included the in-
stallation of fencing and the
conduct of extensive sam-
pling to delineate the extent of
dioxin contamination. Be-
cause of the heterogeneity
and complexity of the hydro-
geology, soils, and contami-
nation at the site, 11 distinct
zones were identified and ad-
dressed separately in the FS.
Decision:
Excavate and provide onsite
thermal destruction of approx-
imately 191,000 cubic yards of
contaminated soil that con-
tains dioxin, pesticides, coal
tar, and solvents.
Extract ground water, treat at
onsite treatment plant, dis-
charge to aquifer.
Restore wetlands.
Provide flood protection and
relocate contaminated brook.
Monitor ground water and air
quality.
Contacts:
Region: Bob Shatten
FTS 835-3679
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
BREWSTER WELL FIELD
REGION II
NEW YORK
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This contaminated well field
serves an estimated 2,100
residential users through a
municipal water system. In
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1978, volatile halogenated or-
ganic (VHO) contamination,
primarily in the form of PCE,
TCE, and DCE, was first de-
tected in the ground water. In
1984, under the auspices of a
Safe Drinking Water Act,
R&D grant, EPA constructed
and placed on line a full-scale
packed-column air stripping
system to treat the entire sys-
tem. In 1985, an Rl was initi-
ated to determine the nature
and extent of contamination
in the vicinity of the site. It is
believed that the well field has
reached a steady-state condi-
tion, and VHO levels are not
expected to increase in the
future.
Decision:
Continue operation of existing
onsite packed-column air
stripping system.
Construct ground water ex-
traction wells, treat extracted
water with an additional off-
site air stripper, and reinject
the treated water. (This will al-
low ground water remediation
to take place in 5 to 10 years
instead of 25 years.)
Second phase RI/FS planned
to focus on soil remediation.
Contacts:
Region: Robert Wing
FTS 264-8670
Headquarters: John J. Smith
FTS 382-7996
CALDWELL TRUCKING
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 09/25/86)
Description:
Septic wastes were deposited
in unlined lagoons on this
12.2-acre site beginning in the
late 1940s. In the mid-1950s,
industrial septic systems that
may have contained hazar-
dous substances were
pumped, and their contents
were deposited at the site.
Ground water contamination
in the form of chlorinated hy-
drocarbons first became ap-
parent around 1970, and pri-
vate wells 1,200 feet from the
site began to show evidence
of contamination in the
mid-1970s. Extremely high
levels of volatiles were found
in 1982, and NJDEP recom-
mended that public water be
provided to nearby residents.
Although the original site was
defined broadly by EPA to in-
clude other potentially conta-
minated areas, a phased
approach is being used that
currently addresses only Cald-
well. Three operable units
were defined: well head treat-
ment of a contaminated mu-
nicipal well by use of air strip-
ping; excavation and thermal
treatment of contaminated
soils and waste materials; and
supplemental study of ground
water pollution.
Decision:
Excavate and treat via thermal
treatment approximately
28,000 cubic yards of contami-
nated soils and waste mate-
rials to drive off volatile con-
stituents.
Dispose of treated soils in an
onsite landfill.
Restore water supply from
municipal well using air strip-
ping.
Provide alternative water sup-
ply for residents potentially af-
fected by ground water conta-
mination.
Prepare RI/FS to identify and
study other sources of ground
water contamination.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Finnerty
FTS 264-3555
Headquarters: John J. Smith
FTS 382-7996
COMBE FILL NORTH
LANDFILL
REGION II
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
This 65-acre site, in a marsh,
operated as a municipal land-
fill from 1966 until 1981. Dur-
ing the active life of the land-
fill, municipal, vegetative, and
industrial (nonchemical)
wastes and small amounts of
dry sewage sludge were re-
portedly accepted. A citizens'
group conducted ground
water sampling at the site.
This sampling eventually con-
tributed to the site's being
added to the NPL in Decem-
ber 1982. Although hazardous
substances were found at the
site during the Rl, the data in-
dicate that concentrations are
low and that there is currently
no offsite migration. However,
the site is covered with rocky,
permeable soil, and waste is
known to exist in the shallow
aquifer. This aquifer is con-
nected to a deeper aquifer
that serves more than 10,000
people within 2 miles down-
gradient of the site.
Decision:
Compact, grade, and cap the
landfill; remedy will conform
to RCRA Subtitle D closure re-
quirements.
Construct a drainage system,
a methane venting system,
and a security fence.
Implement an appropriate
monitoring program.
Contacts:
Region: Rick Schwarz
FTS 254-1252
Headquarters: Joe Gormley
FTS 382-5755
BURLINGTON NORTHERN
REGION V
MINNESOTA
(Approved 06/04/86)
Description:
The site has operated as a rail-
road tie treatment plant since
1907. Wastewater generated
from this process has been
sent to an unlined surface im-
poundment for disposal. This
practice has contaminated
both the soils and the ground
water beneath the impound-
ment. The primary contami-
nants are PAHs, heterocycles,
and phenols. All wastewater
and liquid creosote have been
removed from the impound-
ment. The principal pathway
for exposure is the ground
water. Ground water monitor-
ing results indicate that
ground water contamination
is restricted to a relatively
small area downgradient of
the site.
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Decision:
Onsite biological treatment of
creosote sludges and conta-
minated soils, with final cap-
ping after treatment.
Contacts:
Region: Clarissa Stone
FTS 886-7238
Headquarters: Kate Sellers
FTS 382-7790
BURROWS SANITATION
REGION V
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
This 10-acre site was placed
on the NPL in September
1984. From 1970 to 1979, the
site was used for dewatering
and disposing of metal hy-
droxide sludges, waste cool-
ants, and soluble oils. Four
onsite disposal areas have
been identified, including six
unlined pits. Contamination
that consists primarily of
heavy metals and cyanide has
been found in site soils, adja-
cent wetland surface water
and sediments, and ground
water. An endangerment as-
sessment at the site defined-
three receptor pathways: (1)
human contact and ingestion
of contaminated sludges and
soils at the site, (2) human in-
gestion of ground water, and
(3) potential aquatic life expo-
sure in surface water.
Decision:
Excavate, treat with lime to
immobilize metals, and dis-
pose of contaminated soils,
sediments, and sludges at an
offsite RCRA facility.
Confirm the extent of ground
water contamination, and
pump and treat onsite.
Drain affected wetland.
Contacts:
Region: Tom Thomas
FTS 886-1434
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
BYRON JOHNSON SALVAGE
YARD
REGION V
ILLINOIS
(Approved 09/23/86)
Description:
The site occupies approxi-
mately 20 acres and was oper-
ated during the 1960s and ear-
ly 1970s as a salvage yard and
unpermitted landfill. General
rubble, domestic refuse, and
industrial wastes, including
drums and plating materials,
are scattered about the site.
The site was placed on the
NPL in December 1982. A ROD
was signed in March 1985 to
implement a remedial action
consisting of excavation and
removal of containerized
waste and contaminated soil
and onsite treatment of soil
containing excessive levels of
cyanide. A phased FS was
begun in September 1985 to
address drinking water con-
tamination; several volatile
organic compounds have
been found in private wells
surrounding the site. A public
health assessment was
prepared to evaluate the
health risks associated with
consumption of contaminated
ground water.
Decision:
Install whole-house carbon fil-
tration systems in affected
year-round residences and
distribute bottled water to
seasonal residents.
Sample and monitor to eval-
uate the effectiveness and
lifetime of the carbon filters
and to replace them after
breakthrough.
Dispose of spent filters in ac-
cordance with RCRA.
Consider an operable unit
remedial action until final re-
medial measure is imple-
mented.
Contacts:
Region: Ken Wallace
FTS 886-9296
Headquarters: Nancy Willis
FTS 382-2347
FIELDS BROOK
REGION V
OHIO
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
The site is defined as a
3.5-mile stretch of Fields
Brook and the surrounding
5.6-square-mile watershed.
This section of the brook
flows through an area of Ohio
that contains a wide variety of
industrial sources which have
contaminated the sediment
with organic and heavy metal
pollutants. The amount of
contaminants entering the
brook has been reduced sub-
stantially because of
discharge requirements stipu-
lated in the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit program. A
public health risk evaluation
concluded that excess life-
time cancer risks from each of
the potential exposure path-
ways (ingestion of sediment,
dermal absorption from wad-
ing in surface water, and fish
consumption) were all greater
thanIO-6.
Decision:
Excavate, temporarily store,
and dewater contaminated
sediments.
Thermally treat a portion of
the dewatered sediments and
use solidification/landfilling
for the remainder.
Ash will be treated for hazar-
dous waste characteristics; if
the waste is determined to be
hazardous, it will be treated in
a RCRA-permitted disposal
facility.
Provide long-term monitoring.
Contacts:
Region: Allen Wojtas
FTS 886-6941
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
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ONSITE INSIGHTS
STATUS OF THERMAL
DESTRUCTION UNIT
TEST BURN
REMOVAL ACTION
PEAK OIL, FLORIDA
REGION IV
Background
The use of the thermal destruc-
tion unit (SHIRCO) at the Peak
Oil, Florida, site represents the
initial use of the system's full-
scale mobile unit. Previously,
only demonstration units have
been used (burning only 1 ton
per day) at sites such as
Tibbetts Road, New Hampshire
(Region I); Indian Town, Florida
(Region IV); and Times Beach,
Missouri (Region VII). At pre-
vious demonstrations, the unit
has treated such contaminants
as PCBs, dioxin, and pesticides.
Operation
The process involves mixing
waste sludge with lime prior to
feeding the sludge into the unit.
The system took 2 months to set
up (including completion of
delivery on site), and the unit
began operation at the site in
December 1986.
Design problems with the feed
system (it was initially only able
to burn 20 tons per day) pre-
vented continuous operation un-
til March 27,1987. The system is
now burning 60 tons per day.
(The advertised capacity is 85
tons per day.)
The estimated duration of the
burn is 6 months, and the opera-
tion costs $225 per ton.
Status
Ash from the unit shows no
PCBs. Lead is still being de-
tected but at levels low enough
to pass the EP Toxicity Test.
The test burn is anticipated in
mid-April 1987.
Contacts:
Region: Fred Stroud
FTS 257-3931
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
A LINE ON RODS
Four more RODs have been
signed under SARA, one in Re-
gion IV and three in Region VI:
Site/State
Newport Dump, KY
Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Cleve Reber, LA
Petro Chemical, TX
Date Signed
3/27/87
3/31/87
3/31/87
3/27/87
The ROD for the Ottati and
Goss, New Hampshire, site (Re-
gion I) was signed on January
16,1987, bringing the number of
RODs signed to date under the
new Superfund legislation to
five.
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SUPERFUND RECEIVED
Records Of Decision
Update
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AQtl CY
LIBRARY, REGION V
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
February 20, 1987
Vol. 3, No. 1
PEPPER'S STEEL AND
ALLOYS (PSA)
REGION IV
DESCRIPTION OF REMEDY
AND USE OF LEACH TESTS
TO HELP ESTABLISH CLEAN-
UP LEVELS
Background
The 30-acre PSA site is located
on Northwest South River Drive
in Medley, Florida. Business
operations at the site have
resulted in the contamination of
soils that lie over the Biscayne
Aquifer. The endangerment
assessment conducted for the
PSA site identified PCBs, lead,
and arsenic as present in soils at
the site in concentrations high
enough to pose a significant
threat to public health or the
environment.
After various alternatives to pro-
tect the aquifer from site con-
tamination were evaluated, fixa-
tion/solidification was selected
as the best alternative to clean
up the site. PCB-contaminated
soils would be excavated and
solidified; soils contaminated
with heavy metals would be
stabilized by chemical fixation.
This would be accomplished by
mixing soils with cement and fly
ash to form a solid, concrete-like
material (or monolith).
Fieldwork and Results
An extensive testing program
was conducted by EPA and
Florida Power and Light (FP&L)
to determine if the stabilized/
solidified material would retain
its structural integrity and re-
main an effective remedy. Tests
were conducted using actual
soils from the site. These soils
were "spiked" with extra con-
tamination to be sure the tests
were being conducted for the
worst possible contamination at
the site. Solidified cylindrical
samples were created that
mixed soils with fixing agents,
and these were subjected to
many tests. The fixing agent that
met all requirements was a mix-
ture of 40 percent Portland ce-
ment (Type I) and 60 percent fly
ash (Class F). The fixing agent
was mixed with the soil at a 0.5
to 1 ratio on a dry weight basis.
Leach Test
The fixing agent selected (60
percent fly ash, 40 percent ce-
ment) was designed to meet
leaching performance criteria
for lead and PCBs over a
geologic time scale (periods
greater than 100 years). The
FP&L study incorporated three
different leaching tests. Two of
those tests were used to
simulate the leaching scenario
that might occur in the Medley
area. The third (the EP Toxicity
Test) was run to comply with
EPA's request and is not con-
sidered representative of the
leaching processes that may oc-
cur at the PSA site.
Following are the three leaching
procedures used in the FP&L
study and their intended use:
1. Modified version of the
MCC-1 Static Leach Test-
used to determine the con-
stituent concentrations as
they approached equili-
brium between the fixed
soils and leachate,
2. Modified ANS 16.1 Multiple
Extraction Procedure
used to measure the
fractional release of a given
component from aspeci-
men, and
3. EP Toxicity Test used to
determine whether or not a
material is classified as EP
toxic under RCRA hazar-
dous waste rules (40 CFR
261).
Residual Management
The objectives of the monitoring
program for the PSA site are to:
1. Establish baseline water-
quality data on analytes of
concern in the bedrock
aquifer, prior to remediation;
2. Continue characterization of
the flow field below the site;
3. Make a periodic assess-
ment of water quality for
lead and arsenic in the
bedrock aquifer; and
4. Make a periodic assess-
ment of PCBs below the
monojith to test, the
monolith's effectiveness.
The monitoring program will be
performed in three stages:
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1. Baseline monitoring,
2. Remediation monitoring,
and
3. Post-remediation data
monitoring.
The monitored parameters of
concern and field measure-
ments are:
1. PCBs at 1.0 Mg/l detection
limit, in monolith wells only,
2. Lead at 1.0 ngl\ detection
limit,
3. Arsenic at 1.0 ^g/l detection
limit,
4. pH measured in the field
and checked in the lab, and
5. Specific conductance
measured in the field and
checked in the lab.
The action levels established for
the PSA remedy are:
1. PCBs at 7 jug/I in monolith
wells,
2. Lead at 50 ^g/l in monitoring
well series, and
3. Arsenic at 50 ^g/l in monitor-
ing well series.
If monitoring confirms that
levels have been exceeded, then
a review will be conducted to
determine which, if any, re-
medial measures need to be
taken to address the situation. If
monitoring does not confirm
that levels have been exceeded,
monitoring for water quality in
the well in which the exceeding
of levels may have occurred will
be conducted on a quarterly
basis for 1 year. The entire
monitoring program will be re-
assessed 3 years after remedia-
tion is completed and/or if long-
term changes in ground water
flow directions are determined.
Contact:
Region: John Kroske
FTS 257-2643
ROD SUMMARIES
VESTAL WATER SUPPLY
WELL 1-1
REGION II
NEW YORK
(Approved 6/27/86)
Description:
A chemical spill in 1978 pre-
cipitated extensive testing of
selected water supply wells in
the city of Vestal, New York.
Volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) were found in two of
the water supply wells, al-
though it was determined that
the VOCs probably did not
result from the 1978 spill. The
two wells were placed on the
NPL as one site but were later
separated when it was deter-
mined that the probable
sources of contamination for
each well were different. The
concentration of total VOCs
in April 1985 was 241 ppb in
Well 1-1. The City of Vestal re-
ceived an NPDES permit to
discharge the water from Well
1-1 directly into the Sus-
quehanna River. No surface
contamination was found at
the site, although borings
showed the possibility of a
contaminant source at depths
greater than 5 feet.
Decision:
Construct a packed-column
air stripping system on Well
1-1; treat water to 10~6 cancer
risk for trichloroethene ex-
posure; discharge treated
water into water supply
system.
Conduct a supplemental re-
medial investigation/feasibil-
ity study to determine the
nature and extent of contami-
nation in suspected source
areas.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Als
FTS 264-0522
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
(Also see "Onsite Insights")
INDUSTRIAL LANE SITE
REGION III
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 9/29/86)
Description:
The site covers approximate-
ly 2 square miles and in-
cludes a state-permitted
landfill, several existing and
historic industrial sites, relic
iron ore extraction areas, and
residences. Some industrial
operations at the site date
from 1840. The area is geo-
logically complex. Low-level
ground water contamination
was detected in 1980 in
private wells. Further study
during the remedial in-
vestigation confirmed the
existence of contamination
including tetrachloro-
ethene, trichloroethene,
1,1,1-trichloroethane, and
chloroform up to a 2x10~5
cancer risk level.
Decision:
Provide alternative water
supply to affected residents
by hooking up to local mu-
nicipal water supply.
Seal private wells on an in-
dividual basis if requested by
owner.
Source and areawide ground
water contamination will be
addressed by PRPs in subse-
quent operable units.
Contacts:
Region: Lorna Shull
FTS 597-6906
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
LIMESTONE ROAD
REGION III
MARYLAND
(Approved 9/30/86)
Description:
Two adjacent parcels totaling
210 acres were used for the
disposal of both clean fill and
hazardous wastes. Wastes
were put in ravines and in an
abandoned limestone quarry.
One hundred and ten tons of
sludge that contained
chromium were disposed of
at the site. Organics have also
been found at the site. The 18
nearby residences all use
ground water as a water sup-
ply. The nature of the bedrock
in the area creates the poten-
tial for the potable ground
water to become contami-
nated.
Decision:
Cap site; contain soil onsite
and fence.
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Complete studies including a
chemical analysis of shale;
continue monitoring surface
water and shallow ground
water; conduct historical
review of geologic literature;
reevaluate background con-
trol points.
Contacts:
Region: Stephany Del Re
FTS 597-3161
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
DISTLER FARM
REGION IV
KENTUCKY
(Approved 8/19/86)
Description:
This 3-acre area was dis-
covered in 1977 by EPA inves-
tigators seeking locations
used by a particular individual
for chemical waste storage
and burial. The site is farm-
land and is adjacent to a
creek. In 1978, the creek
flooded, causing the drums
stored on the surface to be
strewn across the floodplain.
Most of these were recovered,
stored onsite, and later
removed. The drums con-
tained chemicals common to
the paint and varnish industry.
Four burial sites were identi-
fied. No contamination was
found in local private wells,
although there was visible
contamination of soils and a
detectable "pool" of contami-
nants in the ground water
including chromium, lead,
common VOCs, and base-
neutrals. In February 1984,
during the Rl process, an
emergency response action
was undertaken on the four
burial sites. Following the re-
moval of 120 drums and 2,620
smaller containers, the site
was backfilled, graded, culti-
vated, and seeded.
Decision:
Excavate remaining contami-
nated soil to background
levels; backfill; dispose of ex-
cavated soil in offsite ap-
proved landfill; grade surface
and revegetate.
Extract contaminated ground
water pool; temporarily store
onsite; transport to POTW. In-
ject uncontaminated water
back into aquifer. Continue
process until background
levels are reached.
Contacts:
Region: Nancy Redgate
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
HIPPS ROAD
REGION IV
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/3/86)
Description:
A cypress swamp was filled
in with a variety of wastes.
The resulting upland area
was subdivided and sold as
lots. Three different sampl-
ing events in 1983 confirmed
the existence of a wide vari-
ety of VOCs in the underly-
ing aquifer, which was used
as drinking water. Emer-
gency bottled water was pro-
vided by the local govern-
ment, and city water lines
were extended to the af-
fected area in the same year.
Decision:
Close landfill site in accor-
dance with RCRA Subtitle D
and Florida Administrative
Code.
Relocate residents affected
by site closure with the
cooperation of FEMA.
Treat contaminated ground
water to a 10~6 cancer risk
level. Use local POTW to
treat to meet NPDES permit
standards.
Implement institutional con-
trols, including fencing the
site.
Contacts:
Region: KristinaTeepin
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Lisa Feldt
FTS 475-8246
GENEVA INDUSTRIES
REGION VI
TEXAS
(Approved 9/18/86)
Description:
The site is a 13.5-acre aban-
doned refinery within a
floodplain just outside the
city limits of Houston. A vari-
ety of organic compounds
were produced at the site from
1967 to the present, including
biphenyl, PCBs, phenyl
phenol, naphtha, and fuel oils.
Other solvents and aromatic
hydrocarbons were used dur-
ing manufacturing. A planned
removal removed all offsite
soils containing greater than
50 ppm PCBs, and a cap was
installed over onsite PCB-
contaminated soils. Potable
ground water is supplied by
two aquifers in the area, one
at a 30-foot depth and the
other at a 100-foot depth. The
aquifer at the 30-foot depth is
contaminated with VOCs, as
is a small portion of the
aquifer at the 100-foot depth.
Decision:
Remove and dispose of sur-
face structures, excavated
soils exceeding 100 ppm
PCBs, and excavated drums
offsite at an approved RCRA
facility.
Construct a multilayered sur-
face cap and a slurry wall
around perimeter of site; con-
nect wall to existing underly-
ing clay layer.
Recover ground water con-
taminated with greater than 1
ppb TCE from both the aqui-
fers; treat with carbon adsorp-
tion and discharge into
floodplain.
Contacts:
Region: Don Williams
FTS 729-9742
Headquarters: Debby
Swichkow
FTS 382-2453
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ODESSA CHROMIUM I and II
REGION VI
TEXAS
(Approved 9/8/86)
Description:
The Trinity Aquifer was the
only source of potable ground
water for a 500-acre area to
the north and west of the City
of Odessa, an area that in-
cludes homes and commer-
cial and industrial operations.
Two metal plating operations
a radiator and supply busi-
ness and a manufacturer of
water coolant additives are
the suspected sources of
chromium and metals conta-
mination in the Trinity Aquifer.
Many residents of the af-
fected area use bottled water.
The subject of two separate
focused feasibility studies
was the provision of potable
water to currently conta-
minated wells or those that
could be contaminated within
24 months.
Decision:
Negotiate agreements with
the City of Odessa and con-
sumers to extend city water
system to affected con-
sumers.
Construct an extension to
water distribution system.
Contacts:
Region: Paul Sieminski
FTS 729-2738
Headquarters: Debby
Swichkow
FTS 382-2453
SIKES DISPOSAL PITS
REGION VI
TEXAS
(Approved 9/18/86)
Description:
Sand pits on the site were
used during the 1960s for the
disposal of chemical wastes
and sludges from area petro-
chemical industries. One
family lives onsite, and many
other people visit areas near
the site for recreation. Two
underlying aquifers are
sources of drinking water. The
upper aquifer is contaminated
with a wide variety of or-
ganics; the lower aquifer is
not. The site floods frequent-
ly, and portions of it are within
the 10- and 50-year flqodplains
of the San Jacinto River. This
is one of the oldest NPL sites.
Decision:
Incinerate sludges and conta-
minated soils onsite; dispose
of residue onsite.
Restrict use of upper aquifer
onsite, allowing it to naturally
attenuate to 10-5 risk level;
monitor lower aquifer.
Discharge contaminated sur-
face water to river; treat as
necessary to meet state sur-
face water criteria and other
relevant criteria.
Contacts:
Region: Marilyn Plitnik
FTS 729-9745
Headquarters: Debby
Swichkow
FTS 382-2453
ONSITE INSIGHTS
SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION
REGION V
An innovative technique for re-
moving VOCs from soil will be
under construction this summer
at the Verona Well Field site.
The technique, called "soil vapor
extraction," uses vacuum wells
installed in the unsaturated soil
layer (the vadose zone) to re-
move volatile contaminants
either by capture on activated
carbons or through thermal
destruction. The site is highly
contaminated, and this techni-
que was chosen as the best way
to minimize airborne con-
taminants. The soil vapor extrac-
tion system has been used suc-
cessfully at several private in-
dustry sites. At many Superfund
sites, use of this system may
necessitate supplemental air
emission control.
Contacts:
Region: John Tanaka
FTS 353-9081
Headquarters: Randy
Kaltreider
FTS 382-2448
A LINE ON RODS
FY '87 RODS
A ROD was signed in FY '87 for
the Gurley Pit, AR, site, prior to
the passage of SARA. This ROD
was signed on October 6, 1986.
Three RODS were signed in
Region VI during the 30-day
grandfather period after the new
Superfund legislation became
law (October 17, 1986):
Site/State
Bayou Sorrel, LA
Hardage/Criner, OK
Mid-South, AR
Date Signed
11/14/86
11/14/86
11/14/86
The ROD for the Ottati and
Goss, NH, site in Region I was
signed on January 16,1987. This
site represents the first ROD
signed under SARA.
NEW ROD COORDINATOR
Debby Swichkow has assumed
Betsy Shaw's responsibilities as
coordinator of Headquarters
ROD activities, including the
preparation of the ROD Update.
Please contact Debby at FTS
382-2453 if you have any ques-
tion or suggestions.
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update RECEIVED
DEC 5- 1986
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
ENVIRONMENTAL
' 1986
LIBRARY, REGION Y Vol. 2, No. 6
J
Superfund
Reauthorization
On October 17, 1986, the Presi-
dent signed the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 1986 (SARA) into law.
The act codifies the process and
program established in the re-
vised National Contingency Plan
(NCP) in November 1985 while
A Line on RODS i^^m
ROD Data Base
The Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response (OERR) and
the Office of Information
Resources Management (OIRM)
have been working together to
enter the Superfund remedy
selection documents (RODs and
EDDs) into BASIS, an automated
text search and retrieval system
similar to LEXIS, which EPA pur-
adding some new provisions
and statutory emphasis to por-
tions of the program. Most
significant for the remedy selec-
tion process are the cleanup
standards provisions in §121.
This section calls for remedial
actions that are protective of
human health and the environ-
ment, that are cost effective,
that attain the applicable or rele-
vant and appropriate require-
ments of other Federal environ-
mental statutes and more strin-
gent State requirements, and
that use permanent solutions
and treatment technologies to
the maximum extent prac-
ticable. Progress in developing
implementation guidelines for
the cleanup standards will be
reported in the months to come.
chased last year. At present, all
of the RODs signed from FY'82
through FY'85 have been
entered. Plans for institutionaliz-
ing this in-house systemcon-
ducting QA/QC, entering the
FY'86 decision documents,
trainingare under develop-
ment. EPA technical, legal, or
policy staff interested in becom-
ing early users are welcome. All
you need is a PC, a modem to
patch into the National Com-
puter Center at RTP, and a user
identification number. To obtain
the latter, and for more general
information, call Betsy Shaw at
FTS 382-3304
FY'86 RECORD OF
DECISION (ROD)
SUMMARY TABLE
The FY'86 Record of Decision
Summary Table provides an
overview of site problems,
selected remedies, cleanup
criteria, and estimated costs
provided in all RODs signed in
FY'86. This table reflects
remedial program accomplish-
ments in incorporating alter-
native technologies into source
control remedial actions. Sixty
of the 84 RODs signed in FY'86
address source control
remedies. Of these 60 RODs, 27
selected alternative technolo-
gies (ATs). Incineration was the
AT most often selected in FY'86
(39 percent), while solidification
was selected 22 percent of the
time. These two technologies
comprise 61 percent of all ATs
selected in FY'86. For one site,
Fields Brook, Ohio, both in-
cineration and solidification
were selected as part of a
source control remedial action.
(Table begins next page)
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FY'86 RECORD OF DECISION SUMMARY TABLE
SITE/STATE
ROD
SIG. DATE
THREAT/
PROBLEM
ESTIMATED
WASTE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
QUANTITY SELECTED REMEDY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
REGION 1
Auburn Road
LF, NH
1stO.ll.
Baird and
McGuire, MA
1st O.U.
Industri-plex,
MA
1st O.U.
Kellogg-
Deering Well
Field, CT
1st O.U.
Tinkham
Garage, NH
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Winthrop
Landfill, ME
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
09/17/86
09/30/86
09/30/86
09/25/86
09/30/86
11/22/85
GW, SW, sedi-
ments &
soils con-
taminated with
VOCs, in-
organics, & ex-
tractable
organics
Soils, sedi-
ments, SW, &
GW contami-
nated with
VOCs, inor-
ganics, pesti-
cides, dioxin,
phenols, base-
neutral com-
pounds, PAHs,
& heavy^ metals
GW, soil, & air
contaminated
with heavy
metals, VOCs,
toluene, &
benzene
GW contami-
nated with TCE,
PCE, DCE, &
other VOCs
VOC-conta-
minated GW,
SW, & soils
GW contami-
nated with
organics
N/A Extension of existing water
supply
191 ,000 cy Excavation & onsite thermal
destruction of contaminated
soils; GW pump & treat
1,000,000 Soil grading and capping; GW
cy monitoring, GW pump & treat,
institutional controls
N/A Bring into operation existing
air stripping facilities to
remove VOCs from GW;
discharge to an existing treat-
mentj>lant
10,800 cy Excavation & onsite treatment
of soils via aeration, soil
washing, or composting; on-
site disposal
N/A Alt. water supply; insti-
tutional controls; GW monitor-
ing; RCRA cap
Remedy complies with
SDWA & other ARARs
Excavation will remove
approximately 95 per-
cent of contamination by
mass; action levels for
GW remediation will be
developed during design
Specific performance
standards not outlined
in ROD
GW treatment will
achieve a 99 percent
TCE removal efficiency,
which corresponds to a
10"6 excess cancer risk
Soil treatment to 1 ppm
TVO or lower
Establish ACT for each
GW contaminant
2,372,000
(present worth)
44,386,000
8,380,000 or
8,570,000 de-
pending on air
treatment
263,000 (pre-
sent worth)
2,058,000
6,000,000
57,000
O&M costs in-
cluded in capital
cost estimate
41 1,600 or
429,600 depend-
ing on air treat-
ment
52,836
874,000
42,000 (ACL not
exceeded)
360,000 to
1,480,000 (ACL
exceeded)
REGION II
Brewster Well
Field, NY
1st O.U.
Caldwell
Trucking, NJ
1st O.U.
Combe Fill
North, NJ
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Combe Fill
South, NJ
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Florence LF,
NJ
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Hyde Park, NY
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
09/30/86
09/25/86
09/29/86
09/29/86
06/27/86
11/26/86
GW contami-
nated with
volatile haloge-
nated organic
compounds
(VHOs), includ-
ing TCE, PCE, &
DCE
GW & soils con-
taminated with
VOCs, PCBs, in-
organics, & lead
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
low levels of
VOCs, phenol, &
base-neutral
compounds
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
VOCs
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
heavy metals,
phthalates, &
vinyl chloride
Soils & GW con-
tamined with
dioxin, PCBs, &
organics
N/A Continue operation of existing
air stripping system; GW
pump & treat
28,000 cy Excavation, heat addition, and
onsite landfilling of soils; GW
treat. & alt. water supply
N/A RCRA Subtitle D LF closure
N/A RCRA capping of LF; GW
pump & treat; alt. water sup-
ply
N/A Removal & onsite disposal of
lagoon liquids & sediments;
cap & slurry wall; leachate
collect. & treat
80,000 cy Extraction & incineration of
nonaqueous phase liquids;
GW pump & treat
Existing air stripping
system exceeds ARARs
N/A
Remedy will conform to
RCRA Subtitle D
closure requirements
RCRA cap will achieve a
10-7 cm /sec per-
meability
N/A
Cancer risk level of less
than 10~6 will be
achieved
163,912
5,490,000
10.500,000
46,060,700
8,021,000
17,000,000
27,468
48,000
168.000
673,000
170,000
O&M costs in-
cluded in capital
cost estimate
O.U. = Operable Unit
N/A = Not applicable or not available
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SITE/STATE
ROD
SIG. DATE
THREAT/
PROBLEM
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
REGION II
Kentucky
Avenue
Wellfield, NY
1stO.ll.
Lang Property,
NJ
1stO.ll.
(Final Remedy)
Marathon Bat-
tery, NY
IstO.U.
Metaltec/Aero-
systems, NJ
IstO.U.
Price LF, NJ
2ndO.U.
(Final Remedy)
Rockaway
Borough Well
Field, NJ
IstO.U.
Sharkey LF,
NJ
1st 0 U.
(Final Remedy)
Syncon Resins,
NJ
IstO.U.
Vestal well
1-1, NY
1st O.U.
09/30/86
09/29/86
09/30/86
06/30/86
09/29/86
09/29/86
09/29/86
09/29/86
06/27/86
GW contami-
nated with
VOCs, TCE, &
chlorinated
solvents
VOC & heavy
metal-conta-
minated soils,
GW, SW, &
sediments
SW & sediments
contaminated
with cadmium
nickel, & cobalt
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
TCE, DCE, vinyl
chloride, & cop-
per
GW con-
taminated N/A
with VOCs, in-
organics, &
TCE
TCE & PCE con-
tamination of GW
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, TCE, in-
organics, &
heavy metals
Soils,
sediments, &
GW conta-
minated with
VOCs, PCBs,
heavy metals, &
base-neutral
compounds
VOC- TCE-con-
taminated GW
N/A
6,500 cy
84,000 cy
10,000 cy
4,000 cy
N/A
N/A
N/A
700 cy
2,000 cy
N/A
Hookup of all private well
users to public water supply
Excavation & offsite disposal
of soils & waste material; GW
pump & treat
Excavation & offsite disposal;
sediment thickening &
chemical fixation; marsh
restoration; revegetation
Excavation, heat treatment, &
offsite disposal of soils
Excavation & offsite disposal
of soils
Alt. water supply
GW pumping; onsite pre-
treatment & discharge to a
POTW; site capping
Rockaway Borough will con-
tinue to operate GW treatment
system
LF capping; GW pump and
treat
Excavation of lagoon
sediments & highly conta-
minated subsurface soils with
offsite disposal
Excavation & offsite disposal
of surface soils; GW pump &
treat
Air stripping of Well 1-1
N/A
Effluent from GW pump
& treat will attain SDWA
criteria
Sediments will be
treated to a 100 mg/kg
established background
concentration. Standards
for total cadmium water
concentrations are 6.6 x
10-4to2.0x10-3
mg/l for water hardness
levels of 50 & 200
mg/l, respectively
TCE & PCE, 5 ^g/l;
chromium & lead, 100
ppm; zinc, 350 ppm;
copper, 170 ppm for
soils based on federal
MCLs & state criteria
Extraction & treatment
until TVO concentration
in GW reaches 10 ppb
or less
Municipal treatment
system designed to
remove TCE & PCE to 5
ppb
Cap will have a
permeability of 10"7
cm/sec
Soil removal to achieve
these levels: PCBs, 5
ppm, base-neutrals,
100 ppm; TVOs, 1 ppm;
and various levels for
heavy metals
Treated water will ex-
ceed ARARs
303,000
2,322,000
16,640,000
7,005,000
(sanitary LF)
or
11,735,000
(RCRA LF)
9,050,000
0
23,173,000
5,600,000
389,400
19,000
612,000
3,530,000
(for year 1)
180,000
(for years 2-5)
127,000
(for years 6-30)
179,000
1,010,000 (for
years 1-5)
74,800
330,000
209,000
119,750
REGION III
Army Creek
LF, DE
1stOU
Blosenski LF,
PA
IstO.U.
Bruin Lagoon,
PA
2nd 0 U.
(Final Remedy)
09/30/86
09/29/86
09/29/86
GW, SW, soil, &
sediments con-
taminated with
VOCs, benzene,
inorganics, &
heavy metals
GW, SW, & soil
contaminated
with VOCs, in-
organics,
benzene, TCE,
PCBs, &
pesticides
Soils & bedrock
contaminated
with acidic
sludges & heavy
metals, noxious
gas release
1,900,000
cy
N/A
17,500cy
Downgradient GW pumping
with monitoring; LF capping;
possible upgradient controls
Excavation & removal of
buried drums; offsite
disposal; alt. water supply,
GW monitoring & onsite treat-
ment; capping, source reduc-
tion program
Stabilization /neutralization of
sludge & perched liquid zone;
In-situ treatment of bedrock,
capping
N/A
Removal of contaminated
media to attain a 10~6
excess cancer risk
N/A
12,030, 000 or
12,340,000
with upgradient
controls
11,000,000to
15,000,000
(13,000,000
estimated
baseline cost)
2,695,000
306,000 or
388,000 with up-
gradient controls
534,300 (for
years 1 & 2)
16,000
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SITE/STATE
ROD
SIG. DATE
THREAT/
PROBLEM
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
ESTIMATED ANNUAL
CAPITAL COSTS O&M COSTS
REGION III
Chisman
Creek, VA
1stOU
Delaware City
PVC, DE
2nd O.U
Drake, PA
2nd O.U
Industrial
Lane, PA
1st O.U
Lansdowne
Radiation, PA
2nd O.U.
Leetown
Pesticide, WV
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Limestone
Road, MD
1st O.U.
Middletown
Road, MD
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Millcreek
Dump, PA
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Taylor
Borough, PA
2nd O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Tybouls Cor-
ner, DE
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Westline Site,
PA
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
09/30/86
09/30/86
05/13/86
09/29/86
09/22/86
03/31/86
09/30/86
03/17/86
05/07/86
03/17/86
03/06/86
07/03/86
GW & SW con-
taminated with
heavy metals
(nickel); 3
disposal pits
contaminated
with fly ash
GW, SW, & soils
contaminated
with TCE, PVC,
EDC, & VCM
Soils (surface
and subsurface),
sludges, GW,
buildings, &
debris con-
taminated with
organics & in-
organics
GW contami-
nated with VOCs
& vinyl chloride
Homes conta-
minated with
radium & other
radioactive
materials
Pesticide-con-
taminated soils
& debris
Soils, GW, SW,
& sediment con-
taminated with
VOCs, heavy
metals, TCE,
PCE, & base-
neutral com-
pounds
No threat
Soils, sediment,
& GW contami-
nated with
VOCs, PCBs, in-
organics, heavy
metals, PAHs, &
phthalates
Possible GW
contamination by
VOCs & metals
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
TCE, benzene,
VOCs, & inor-
ganics
Soils conta-
minated with
tars containing
phenols & PAHs
484,600 cy
25,000 cy
N/A
N/A
N/A
3,600 cy
(soil)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
710 cy
Capping (2 pits), capping &
upgradient GW diversion in
one pit
Excavation & removal of con-
taminated soils & sludges,
offside disposal, capping, GW
monitoring
Incineration of onsite
chemicals; demolition and off-
site removal of buildings,
tanks, & debris; pump & treat
wastewater lagoons; metal
recycling; analysis & possible
disposal of decontamination
metal recycling fluid
Alt. water supply; no O&M
Demolition & offsite disposal
of two homes, Excavation &
offsite disposal of con-
taminated soils
Excavation, consolidation, &
anaerobic biodegradation of
contaminated soil; Removal &
offsite disposal of con-
taminated debris.
Site grading & capping;
monitoring & data collection
No Action
Excavation & onsite consolida-
tion of soils under a RCRA
cap; GW pump & treat
Semiannual GW monitoring;
No action
Excavation of waste & soils
with onsite consolidation &
capping; GW pump & treat
Excavation & offsite incinera-
tion of tar deposits
RCRA Subtitle D cap (2
pits); RCRA Subtitle C
cap (1 pit)
Recovery wells will
operate until concentra-
tions of VCM, EDC, &
TCE reach 1 ppb, 0.94
ppb, & 2.7 ppb, re-
spectively for two con-
secutive sample
analyses
N/A
N/A
Soils, 5-15 pCi/g;
radon-contaminated
materials, 0.03 WL;
gamma-contaminated
materials, 0.17 rem/yr
DDT less than 300 ppb
for treated soils
N/A
N/A
PCBs, 10ppm; PAHs,
2,940 ppb; TCE, 10
ppb; phenols, 9 ppm;
toluene, 1,783 ppb
N/A
For GW; 100 ppb TVO;
10~4 cancer risk for
carcinogens
Soils will be excavated
to a 10~4 cancer risk
level for contaminants
present onsite.
14,119,000 506, 000 (1st
year)
64,000 (years
2-30)
1,904,000 43,000
1,300,000 N/A
30,800 0
4,000,000 to "minimal"
4,500,000
1,014,000 10,000 (1st yr)
7,500 (2nd yr)
1,192,580 To be determmec
0 0
12,000,00010 1,763,000 (pre-
18,000,000 sent worth)
0 16,000
FS estimate 4,600,000 (pre-
$35,000,000 sent worth)
PRP estimate
$15,000,000
744,000 0
REGION IV
A.L. Taylor,
KY
1st O.U
(Final Remedy)
06/18/86
Soils & SW con-
taminated with
VOCs, PCBs,
heavy metals,
PAHs,
chlorinated
aromatics, &
phthalates
N/A
Excavation of soils,
sediments, & sludge with on-
site containment & capping
Cap will achieve a
permeability of 10~7
cm/sec
795,349 N/A
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SITE/STATE
ROD
SIG. DATE
THREAT/
PROBLEM
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
REGION IV
Coleman-Evans
FL 1st 0 U
(Final Remedy)
Distler
Brickyard, KY
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Distler Farm,
KY
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Gallaway
Ponds, TN
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Hipps Road
LF, FL
1st O.U
(Final Remedy)
Hollingsworth
Solderless, FL
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Lees Lane LF,
KY
2ndOU
(Final Remedy)
Mowbray En-
gineering, AL
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Pepper's Steel,
FL
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Pioneer Sand,
FL
1stOU
(Final Remedy)
Sapp Battery,
FL
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
09/25/86
08/19/86
08/19/86
09/26/86
09/93/86
04/10/86
09/25/86
09/25/86
03/12/86
09/26/86
09/26/86
Soils, sedi-
ments, SW, &
GW conta-
minated with
VOCs, PCP,
organ ics, heavy
metals,
chromium, &
toluene
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, TCE,
toluene, heavy,
metals, & in-
organics
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, PCE,
TCE, toluene, in-
organics, metals
Pond sediments
contaminated
with pesticides,
inorganics, tox-
apnene, & chlor-
dane
GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, TCE,
metals, & BTX
fractions
Soils & GW con-
taminated with
TCE, DCE, vinyl
chloride, &
heavy metal
Soil, SW, & GW
contaminated
with VOCs,
heavy metals,
inorganics
Swamp soils
contaminated
with PCBs
Soils,
sediments, &
GW con-
taminated with
PCBs, organics,
& heavy metals
Soil & pond
waters con-
taminated with
sludges, heavy
metals, VOCs, &
inorganics
Soils, GW, SW,
& sediments
contaminated
with heavy
metals
9,000 cy
8,000 cy
N/A
1,600cy
N/A
N/A
212,400
tons
4,800 cy
(for a
cleanup
level of
20 ppm)
PCB>1
ppm, ap-
prox
48,000 cy,
lead>1,000
ppm,
21,500cy;
arsenic>5
ppm, 9,000
cy (waste
qtys not
additive)
N/A
94,000 cy
(soil)
20,000 cy
(sediment)
Excavation & onsite incinera-
tion of soils; onsite backfilling
with decontaminated soils,
GW recovery & treatment;
storage & analysis of
recovered GW; onsite carbon
adsorption, GW treatment
Excavation & offsite disposal
of contaminated soils, GW
pump & treat
Excavation & offsite disposal
of all contaminated soil; GW
pump & offsite treatment at
POTW
Excavation of sediments; on-
site disposal; RCRA Subtitle C
closure
GW pump & treatment at
POTW; RCRA Subtitle D
closure, relocation of residents
Excavation, aeration, & onsite
replacement of contaminated
soils, GW pump & treat
Removal of exposed drums &
offsite disposal; capping, gas
collection & venting system;
possible alt. water supply;
GW monitoring, bank
stabilization; institutional con-
trols
Excavation of PCB-
contammated soils with either
onsite incineration, offsite in-
cineration, or solidification/
stabilization of the waste
Excavation, solidification/
stabilization, & onsite disposal
of soils
Collection & offsite disposal of
free oil
RCRA Subtitle D LF closure,
leachate collection, treatment,
& onsite disposal; SW treat-
ment & onsite discharge;
cover system for sludge pond
waste
Excavation, solidification, &
onsite disposal of con-
taminated soils & sediments,
GW pump & treat; SW treat-
ment indicator
Excavation of all soils
containing PCP in ex-
cess of 10 mg/kg, GW
will be treated to levels
that comply with Drink-
ing Water Standards or
Water Quality Criteria
Excavation of all soils to
background levels;
treatment of GW to
background levels
Soils will be excavated
to background levels, &
GW will be treated to
background levels
Site closure will meet
RCRA Subtitle C re-
quirements
LF closure will comply
with RCRA Subtitle D re-
quirements; GW will be
treated to meet SDWA
requirements or 10~6
cancer risk
Soil criteria: TVO, 1
ppm; lead, 0.5 mg/l,
nickel, 1 mg/l; copper
10 mg/l
GW criteria: TCE, 3 2
jjg/l; vinyl chloride, 1
ng/l; DCE, 70 MQ/I
N/A
Soils with 25 ppm PCBs
or greater will be ex-
cavated and treated
Excavation of soils ex-
ceeding 1 ppm PCB,
1,000 ppm lead, & 5
ppm arsenic
LF closure under Subti-
tle D of RCRA & Chapter
17-7 of the Florida Ad-
ministrative Code
Onsite LF will be built to
Florida Class I Sanitary
Landfill Standards;
cleanup criteria for in-
dicator chemicals were
set based on federal &
state standards & risk-
based levels
3,000,000 to
3,800,000
7,500,000 (pre-
sent worth)
11,138,400
344,735
3,900,000 to
4,400,000
653,730
2,343,000
Onsite incm.
1.1-1.8 M
Offsite incin.
1.2-2.0M
Solid /stab.
750,000
5,212,000
462,025
14,318,544
0
1,568,000 (for
years 1 & 2)
44,000 (for years
3-30)
113,600 (for
years 1-10)
163,265 (30-year
present worth)
Not Specified
364,215 (for
2-year operation)
127,440
O&M costs in-
cluded in esti-
mated remedy
costs
42,500
45,000 (for 1st
year)
34,900 (for years
2-30)
25,631
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SITE/STATE
ROD
SIG. DATE
THREAT/
PROBLEM
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
REGION IV
SCRDI/Dixiana,
SC
1stO.ll.
(Final Remedy)
09/26/86
GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, PAHs,
PCBs, PCE, in-
organics, &
pesticides
N/A
GW pump & treat; discharge
toSW
GW will be treated to at-
tain ACL equivalent to
10~6 excess cancer risk
751,250
2,128,000
(30-year period)
REGION V
A&F, IL
2nd O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Arcanum Iron,
OH
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Arrowhead
Refinery, MN
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Burlington
Northern, MN
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Burrows Sani-
tation, Ml
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Byron Johnson
Salvage Yard, IL
2nd O.U.
Fields Brook,
OH
1st O.U.
Forest Waste,
Ml
2nd O.U.
Lake Sandy Jo,
IN
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
LaSalle Elec-
tric, IL
1st O.U.
08/14/86
09/26/86
09/30/86
06/04/86
9/30/86
09/23/86
9/30/86
06/30/86
9/26/86
08/29/86
GW con-
taminated with
VOCs, inor-
ganics, TCE, &
metals
Soils, GW, SW,
& sediments
contaminated
with lead, an-
timony, &
arsenic
GW, soils, &
sediment conta-
minated with
VOCs, PAHs, &
lead
Soils & small
areas of GW
contaminated
with creosote
wastes including
PAHs, phenols,
& heterocycles
SW, sediments,
GW, & soils
contaminated
with heavy
metals & cyanide
GW contami-
nated with heavy
metals, TCE,
cyanide, & VOCs
Brook sediments
contaminated
with VOCs,
heavy metals,
TCE, PCE, PCBs,
& base-neutral
compounds
Soils & sedi-
ments contami-
nated with or-
ganics & heavy
metals
Soils, SW, &
sediments con-
taminated with
PAHS, base-
neutral com-
pounds, & heavy
metals
Offsite soils
contaminated
with PCBs
N/A
Onsite soils
with>500
ppm lead,
20,000 cy;
battery cas-
ing chips,
3,800 cy;
offsite soils
not
specified
4,600 cy
(sludge)
20,500 cy
(soils &
sediments)
9,500 cy
250 cy
N/A
36,000 cy
16,000 cy
4,000 cy
110,000 gal
2,500 cy
25,530 cy
GW monitoring; installation of
additional monitoring wells;
institutional controls
Excavation & offsite disposal
of all soils with>500 ppm
lead; Excavation & onsite
disposal of all soils with lead
between background & 500
ppm
Excavation & onsite incinera-
tion of contaminated soils,
sediments, & sludge; GW
pump & treat; alt. water sup-
ply
Excavation & onsite aerobic
breakdown & transformation
of contaminated soils &
sludges; capping
Excavation, solidification/fixa-
tion, & offsite disposal of
metal hydroxide sludges; GW
pump & treat
Provision for alt. water
supply via home carbon
treatment units & bottled
water
Excavation, solidification, &
onsite disposal of contami-
nated sediments
Excavation , thermal treat-
ment, onsite residual disposal
of contaminated sediments
Excavation, solidification, &
offiste disposal of soils &
sludges
Removal, solidification, & off-
site disposal of aqueous
lagoon wastes
Excavation & onsite consoli-
dation of contaminated sedi-
ments; soil capping; alt
water supply
Excavation & onsite incin-
eration of offsite soils
N/A
Offsite disposal of soils
with>500 ppm lead.
Onsite disposal of soils
with lead between
background & 500 ppm.
Excavation of offsite
soils will be conducted
until background levels
are reached.
Soils & sediments will
be excavated & treated
to achieve a 10~6 ex-
cess cancer risk level;
GW treatment will
remove 98 percent of
VOCs
Possible goals are to
achieve detoxification of
soils as defined by the
microtox test & to
achieve total PAH &
benzene extractable
concentrations in the
treatment zone less than
or equal to concentra-
tions present in soils left
in place
GW cleanup based on
current lowest regulated
cone, for each indicator
chemical; soil cleanup
based on endang.
assessment
N/A
Sediments will be exca-
vated to a 10~6 excess
cancer risk or to 50
ppm PCBs or less
Cleanup levels will
achieve an appropriate
ingestion rate of 0.1
g/day of soil for a 70 kg
adult
Sediments with contami-
nants above the 10~6
excess cancer risk level
will be excavated &
consolidated
Excavation & incinera-
tion of soils with greater
than 5 ppm PCBs in the
first 12 inches of soil
and greater than 10
ppm in soils at depths
below 12 inches.
PRP will pay for
remedy costs
9,929,000
22,000,000
582,000
1,256,70010
1,335,400
115,500
35,100,000
1,295,000
4,747,000
26,400,000
(present worth)
PRP will pay for
O&M costs
37,000
130,000to
180,000
36,000
115,000
66,483
72,000
0
63,000
0
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SITE/STATE
Metamora LF,
Ml
1st O.U.
New Brighton/
Arden Hills/
St. Anthony,
MN
4th O.U.
Novaco Indus-
tries, Ml
1st O.U.
Reilly Tar, MN
2nd O.U.
Seymour, IN
1st O.U.
Spiegelberg
LF, Ml
1st O.U
ROD
SIG. DATE
9/30/86
06/30/86
06/27/86
05/30/86
9/30/86
09/30/86
THREAT/
PROBLEM
GW & soil con-
taminated with
VOCs, including
PCE & TCE, &
heavy metals
GW contaminat-
ed with TCE,
PCE, & other
organics
Chromium-con-
taminated GW
Soils & GW
contaminated
with PAHs &
phenols
Soil & GW
contaminated
with VOCs,
organics, heavy
metals, toluene,
& benzene
Soils, GW, &
sludges con-
taminated with
paint wastes
consisting of
VOCs & base-
neutral
compounds
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
18,150cy
N/A
36,000,000
gal
N/A
N/A
5,000 cy
10,000cy
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
Excavation & offsite incinera-
tion of wastes from areas
1 &4
Well construction to provide
an alt. water supply
GW pump & treat; discharge
toSW
GW pump & treat; capping
& filling of exposed wastes;
discharge of hazardous waste
to sanitary sewer
Extraction & treatment of GW
Excavation of waste materials;
offsite incineration of
liquid paint sludges;
Offsite disposal of solid paint
sludges
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS/GOALS
The incinerator will
comply with current
RCRA standards
N/A
GW treatment will
achieve federal or state
drinking water criteria
N/A
Water discharge will
conform with POTW
standards
All materials exceeding
a 10"6 excess cancer
risk will be excavated
ESTIMATED
CAPITAL COSTS
41,500,000
(30-year pres-
ent worth)
600,500
56,000
Cost esti-
mates not
fully developed
744,000
15,771,000to
18,395,000
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
N/A
22,820
419,000 (for
6-year period)
Cost estimates
not fully
developed
400,000 to
600,000
(estimated)
0
REGION VI
Cecil Lind-
sey, AR
1st O.U.
[Final Remedy)
Geneva In-
dustries, TX
1st O.U.
Odessa Chro-
mium I, TX
1st OU
Odessa Chro-
mium II, TX
1st O.U
Sikes Disposal
Pit, TX
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
United Creosot-
ing, TX
1st O.U.
05/07/86
09/18/86
09/08/86
09/08/86
09/18/86
09/30/86
No significant
threat
Soils & GW
contaminated
with VOCs,
PAHs, PCBs,
TCE, & fuel oils
GW contaminated
with chromium
& other heavy
metals
GW contaminated
with chromium
GW, soils, & SW
contaminated
with organics &
BTX fractions
Soils contami-
nated with
PCP, PAHs, &
creosote
N/A
22,500 cy
N/A
N/A
150,000 cy
84,000 cy
No action, with site access
restriction & GW monitoring
Excavation & offsite dis-
posal of contaminated soils
& drums; GW pump & treat,
cap
Negotiating agreements with
Odessa City to extend water
supply; construct water
distribution system
Extension of municipal water
service to affected areas
Excavation & onsite incinera-
tion of sludges & soils, onsite
ash disposal
Excavation & onsite consolida-
tion of soils; temporary cap,
permanent relocation of six
households
N/A
Excavation of soils to
100 ppm PCBs
N/A
N/A
Sludges & soils will be
excavated to 10 ppm
VOAs
Excavation & disposal
of all soils contaminated
above 100 ppm PAH
61,000
14,990,000
247,920
476,570
102,217,000
Cost estimate
undeveloped
10,000
532,000
(years 1 & 2)
14,350
51,575
41 ,000
43,000
REGION VII
Des Moines
TCE, IA
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Ellisville, MO
2ndOU
07/21/86
09/29/86
GW contaminat-
ed with TCE,
PCE, & other
organics
Soil contami-
nated with
dioxins, heavy
metals, & VOCs
N/A
N/A
GW pump & treat; discharge
toSW
Excavation & onsite interim
storage of dioxin-contaminated
soil; excavation, transport, &
offsite land disposal of soils
containinn nnnrtinxin wastfi
Extraction & treatment
will continue until
cone, in monitoring
wells is 5(4)/l or less for
4 consecutive months
N/A
1,196,000
20,200,000
(estimated
present worth)
63,000
O&M costs
included in
estimated capital
costs
REGION VIII
Arsenic
Trioxide, ND
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
09/26/86
GW contaminat-
ed with arsenic
N/A
Expansion of rural water sys-
tem; construction of system &
hook-up of homes; treatment
system construction
Removal of arsenic to
background concentra-
tion of 0.025 mg/1
2,296,000
2,940,000
(for 10 years)
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SITE/STATE
Denver
Radium/
ROBCO, CO
2nd O.U.
Denver Radium
Street Sites,
CO
1st O.U.
Libby Ground
Water, MT
1st O.U.
Marshall, CO
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Smuggler, CO .
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
Union Pacific,
WY
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
ROD
SIG. DATE
09/30/86
03/24/86
09/26/86
09/26/8&'-
09/26/86
09/26/86
THREAT/
PROBLEM
Soil & buildings
contaminated
with radium
Asphalt contami-
nated with
radium
Soil & GW con-
taminated with
"with creosote,
organics, &
inorganics
Onsite GW & SW
& offsite GW
contaminated
with VOCs, or-
ganics, heavy
metals, TCE,
PCE, & benzene
Soil & GW
contaminated
with cadmium,
lead, & heavy
metals
Soil & GW con-
taminated with
PCBs, creosote,
organics
ESTIMATED
WASTE
QUANTITY
7,000 cy
of soil
200 cy of
demolished
buildings
38,500 cy
N/A
N/A
4,010,000
cy
700,000 cy
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF
SELECTED REMEDY
Excavation & offsite disposal
of contaminated soils &
debris; or
Excavation & temporary
offsite storage of soils; or
Excavation, stabilization, &
onsite consolidation of con-
taminated soils
Leave contaminated material
in place; institutional controls;
routine maintenance
Alt. water supply;
institutional controls
Fencing, regrading, &
revegetation of site; construc-
tion of perimeter ditches to
collect contaminated GW;
GW pump & treat;
air stripping; GW & SW
monitoring
Excavation1 capping, GW moni-
toring; alt. water supply
Contaminant isolation system
consisting of rechannelmg the
river; treatment of contami-
nated water with a carbon ad-
sorption system, slurry wall;
GW pump & treat, GW
monitoring
PERFORMANCE ESTIMATED
STANDARDS/GOALS CAPITAL COSTS
N/A 1,580,000
N/A 88,430
N/A 1,320,000
Remedy meets standards 30,000
for "Remedial Action at
Inactive Uranium Pro-
cessing Sites"
N/A 152,000
Contaminated water will 1 ,819,000
be treated to achieve
an effluent quality that
meets all ARARs
Remedy will conform to 1 ,500,000 to
RCRA Subtitle D closure 1 ,800,000
requirements; GW will be
monitored to comply with
Safe Drinking Water
Standards
Water discharge will 7,000,000
conform to NPDS
standards
ANNUAL
O&M COSTS
Not specified
6,000
Not specified
Costs will vary
64,000
152,800
31 ,000
57,000
REGION IX
Iron Mountain
Mine, CA
1st 0 U.
10/03/86
SW runoff from
Iron Mountain
contaminated
with acid mine
drainage (AMD)
consisting of
sulfuric acid &
heavy metals.
Fish & sediment
in local SW are
also affected
2.5 acres
(to be
capped)
Capping of selected cracked
& caved ground areas; dam
enlargement
Cleanup program will be 72,100,000 to
designed to meet EPA 85,100,000
Water Quality Criteria
for Protection of Aquatic
Life for the "worst
case" condition of 1978
Not specified
REGION X
Queen City
Farms, WA
1st O.U.
Toftdahl
Drums, WA
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy^
United Chrome,
OR
1st O.U.
(Final Remedy)
10/24/85
09/30/86
09/12/86
Soils, sediments,
& SW contami-
nated with VOCs,
chromium, lead,
TCE, PCBs, &
acids
No significant
threat
GW & soils
contaminated
with chromium
22,000 cy
N/A
350 tons
(for offsite
disposal)
Excavation, stabilization, &
offsite disposal of sludges,
sediments, & soils; cap
placement
No action; GW monitoring by
the State of Washington
Excavation & offsite disposal
of soils; flushing of soils
above shallow GW table; GW
pump & treat; discharge to
POTW or SW
N/A 3,439,000
N/A 0
Treated effluent, 0 02 1 ,580,000
mg/l chromium, con-
fined aquifer, 0.05 mg/l
chromium, uncon-
fmed aquifer, 10 mg/l
chromium
O&M to be
conducted &
funded by PRPs
0
261,000
O.U. = Operable Unit
N/A = Not applicable or not available
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
T T i - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Update Region 5, Library (PL_12J)
// West Jackson Boulevard, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
August 29, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 5
ROD SUMMARIES
FLORENCE LAND RECON
TOURING LANDFILL
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 6/27/86)
Description:
This 29-acre landfill is con-
structed over an aquiter that is
a major source of drinking
water. Leachate from the land-
fill could potentially infiltrate
the aquifer. The landfill was
given permits to accept non-
chemical sanitary and in-
dustrial sludge, septage, and
sewage sludge throughout the
1970s. Investigations showed
that chemical wastes had
been disposed of onsite. A
consent order defining control
measures to be undertaken by
the owners was issued in 1979.
Compliance was spotty;
leachate control was inade-
quate. Local domestic wells
show levels of contamination
below minimum drinking water
standards, although there is
evidence of migration of con-
taminants offsite.
Decision:
Construct ground water inter-
ceptors, stormwater manage-
ment system, slurry contain-
ment wall, and cap around
contaminants.
Treat and dispose of leachate
offsite.
Collect gas and treat.
Remove and dispose of lagoon
liquids, sediments, and other
debris.
Construct fence; post warning
signs; sample ground water,
surface water, and sediments
during design.
Contacts:
Region: Joyce Perdek
FTS 264-8476
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
METALTEC/AEROSYSTEMS
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 6/30/86)
Description:
Two manufacturing busi-
nesses operate onsite. Two
aquifers underlying the site
have been contaminated with
organic chemicals. The
aquifers are used to provide
the drinking water supply for
both municipal and private
wells. Water supply wells for
the Borough of Franklin and
three domestic wells were
removed from service in 1980.
In 1981, an administrative
order was issued to the
Metaltec Corporation to clean
up existing contamination and
conduct a hydrogeology study.
The order was not fully com-
plied with; EPA took the lead
for site activities in 1984.
Decision:
Excavate and dry 10,000 cubic
yards of contaminated soils;
excavate 4,000 additional
cubic yards of contaminated
soils; dispose of offsite.
Prepare a supplemental RI/FS
to identify the extent of
ground water contamination
and evaluate remedial alter-
natives.
Provide alternate water supply
for Borough of Franklin
residents by constructing a
pipeline to Borough of Ham-
burg system.
Contacts:
Region: Christine Schultz
FTS 264-1213
Headquarters: John J. Smith
FTS 382-7996
MILLCREEK SITE
REGION HI, PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 5/07/86)
Description:
The site was a wetland that
was filled in with foundry slag,
except for 2 acres in the
southern portion. Unpermit-
ted disposal activities oc-
curred on this 84.5-acre site.
Surficial soils and ground
water underlying the site are
contaminated with a wide
variety of organic chemicals
and metals. Shallow ground
water discharges into an adja-
cent stream, which has an
abundance of aquatic life and
discharges into Lake Erie. Af-
fected ground water is not
currently used as a drinking
water source. Seventy-five
liquid-filled drums were re-
moved under a planned re-
moval process in November
1983.
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Decision:
Excavate and consolidate
soils and sediments under
RCRA cap.
Pump and treat contaminated
ground water to meet a target
1fJ-6 risk level, with at least a
10-4 risk level attained within
2 years.
Construct surface water
management basins and
ditches.
Construct monitoring wells to
assist with remedial design
and to be used for monitoring
over at least a 2-year period.
Cover remaining soils, which
contain low levels of con-
taminants, with uncontami-
nated soil.
Issues:
Although ground water is not
currently used for drinking
water downgradient of the
site, ground water remedia-
tion to a target level of 10-6
and a 2-year time frame was
selected because effective in-
stitutional controls and pro-
tection of environmental
receptors could not be en-
sured over the 125 years
estimated for natural attenua-
tion of the contaminant
plume. At the end of 2 years,
the risk level will be assessed
to determine what additional
measures, if any, are needed
to reach the 10~6 risk level.
Proposed soil criteria to be
reevaluated during design.
Contacts:
Region: Dom Digulio
FTS 597-3435
Headquarters: LisaWoodson
FTS 475-8246
WESTLINE SITE
REGION III, PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 7/03/86)
Description:
A plant onsite produced char-
coal, acetic acid, and metha-
nol from lumber from the turn
of the century until the
mid-1950s. Waste tar deposits
that exhibit low levels of poly-
nuclear aromatics are found
throughout the site. The un-
derlying aquifer is used for
the domestic water supply. In
1983, the largest of the waste
tar deposits was removed as
an emergency action under
CERCLA.
Decision:
Excavate waste tar and inciner-
ate off site; backfill and re-
vegetate excavated areas.
Target cleanup level is 10-"
risk level (similar to back-
ground levels found) based on
contact with soils over a
20-year period. The target
cleanup level for the soil will
also ensure that a 10~6 risk
level will not be exceeded in
the ground water.
Monitor air quality; conduct
ground water contamination
verification study.
Issues:
Vocal members of community
preferred no action alter-
native.
Contacts:
Region: Roy Schrock
FTS 597-0913
Headquarters: LisaWoodson
FTS 475-8246
A.L. TAYLOR SITE
REGION IV, KENTUCKY
(Approved 6/18/86)
Description:
The site was used for in-
dustrial waste disposal. Re-
quired waste disposal permits
were never acquired by the
owner/operator of the site.
The site has been known as
the "Valley of the Drums";
over 17,000 drums were inven-
toried on the surface in 1970.
Underlying ground water is
unusable for drinking water
and has never been used as a
water supply. A small creek
subject to seasonal flows is
adjacent to the site. In 1979,
under the authority of the
Clean Water Act, EPA pre-
vented further release of pol-
lutants into the creek by con-
structing surface water con-
trols, securing leaking drums,
and segregating and organiz-
ing drums onsite. In 1980, six
potentially responsible par-
ties removed approximately
30 percent of the waste on the
surface. In 1981, EPA removed
the remaining 4,200 drums on
the surface as an emergency
action.
Decision:
Consolidate and cap con-
taminated sediments, sludge,
and materials.
Construct surface water diver-
sions; monitor site.
Construct chain link fence
around site.
Issues:
No action on ground water is
anticipated because of the
Class III characteristics and
low yield of the affected
aquifers, which are not cur-
rently used nor expected to be
used as drinking water
sources.
Contacts:
Region: Al Cherry
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: LisaWoodson
FTS 475-8246
NEW BRIGHTON/
ARDEN HILLS/ST. ANTHONY
REGION V, MICHIGAN
(Approved 6/30/86)
Description:
A large aquifer that supplied
drinking water for sever-
al communities was con-
taminated by four possible
sources: an industrial area, a
second commercial/industrial
area, an ammunition plant,
and several sites located with-
in a kame deposit. Several ini-
tial remedial measures have
been implemented to protect
New Brighton's water supply.
TCEs and VOCs are the prima-
ry contaminants.
Decision:
Construct new well into Mt.
Simon-Hinckley aquifer
system to replace New
Brighton Well No. 7.
Issues:
Comprehensive Rl and phas-
ed FS currently being con-
ducted at the site by the state.
Possibility of further remedial
actions in the future to ad-
dress contamination in entire
aquifer.
Contacts:
Region: Gene Wong
FTS 353-6341
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
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NOVACO INDUSTRIES
REGION V, MICHIGAN
(Approved 6/27/86)
Decision:
A plating operation used an
underground tank to hold
chromic acid. The tank leaked
an unknown quantity of con-
taminant into a shallow sandy
aquifer used for the residen-
tial and commercial water
supply. This aquifer may
transmit to an aquifer in lime-
stone bedrock below. The
owner/operator treated water
onsite from July to November
1979 but did not remove all of
the chromium. Hexavalent
chromium was found in drink-
ing water supplies in 1984 and
1985. Wells have been con-
structed into the deeper
aquifer for all those who use
ground water as a source of
drinking water.
Decision:
Extract ground water, treat
onsite, and discharge into sur-
face water.
Contacts:
Region: Mary Elaine
Gustafson
FTS 886-6144
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
CECIL LINDSEY
REGION VI, ARKANSAS
(Approved 4/23/86)
Description:
This privately owned 5.2-acre
site was used for waste dis-
posal and salvage from the
early 1970s to about 1980. In-
dustrial wastes were probably
disposed of onsite. No pri-
mary drinking water stan-
dards were exceeded in any
onsite ground water samples.
Decision:
Restrict site access; install
monitoring wells.
Monitor ground water for one
year using monitoring wells
and existing onsite wells.
Remove and dispose of con-
tainerized waste.
Contacts:
Region: Steve Gilrein
FTS 729-2737
Headquarters: Dave Huber
FTS 475-6706
DBS MOINES TCE
REGION VII, IOWA
(Approved 7/21/86)
Description:
A manufacturing business on-
site used degreasing solvents
and disposed of oily sludge
wastes in parking lots and in
drainage ditches for dust con-
trol. A ground water infiltra-
tion gallery underlying the site
is used for the water supply
for the City of Des Moines. A
major local river runs adjacent
to the site. TCE is the indi-
cator contaminant.
Decision:
Extract and collect con-
taminated ground water;
isolate portion of aquifer con-
taining contaminants.
Treat ground water with air
stripping technology to
remove 96 percent of the TCE.
Operate wells until effluent
contains less than 5
micrograms per liter of TCE
for 4 consecutive months.
Issues:
Source control operable unit
to follow; duration of opera-
tion of some extraction wells
to be determined as a part of
source control operable unit.
Contacts:
Region: Alice Fuerst
757-2856
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
475-6704
ONSITE INSIGHTS
This is the first installment in a
new series of ongoing articles
we hope to include as a semi-
regular feature of the ROD
Update. ONSITE INSIGHTS will
provide you with glimpses of
new technologies and tech-
niques used by your colleagues
at Superfund sites around the
country. We will report on new
remedial technologies, new tech-
niques for field investigations,
new applications of existing
remedial technologies, useful
program and contract manage-
ment techniques, and interest-
ing results of remedial actions.
The focus is on technology, but
we will report on anything that
might have useful applications
for you in your daily work.
Do you know of a site where
there are interesting or impor-
tant new techniques being
used? We'd like to know and
we'd also like to know what you
think of ONSITE INSIGHTS as a
new feature of the ROD Update.
Headquarters contact: Betsy
Shaw FTS 382-3304
UPDATE ON MULTI-SOURCE
GROUND WATER
REMEDIATION AT BISCAYNE
AQUIFER, REGION IV
Where a Superfund site is only
one among a number of signifi-
cant contributors to ground
water contamination, EPA is in
favor of cooperating with other
responsible entities to remediate
the problem jointly and com-
prehensively. A ROD has been
produced for a multiple source
ground water contamination area
involving a significant aquifer in
Florida. The ROD included a
20-point protection plan that re-
quired implementation of ground
water protection activities by
three local governments. Results
have been promising; all three
governments have begun to im-
plement portions of the plan.
Contact: Jim Orban
Region IV
FTS 257-2643
COST-SAVING SAMPLING
TECHNIQUES IN ARIZONA,
REGION IX
The Spinner logging technique
involves the use of a down hole
flow meter to measure flows at
different levels. Depth-specific
water quality samples are taken,
and temperature, conductivity,
and gamma logs are run. This
technique has been used in
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Florida but has not previously
been used at hazardous waste
sites.
Spinner logging and depth of ex-
isting production wells will be
used by the Rl contractor at the
Indian Bend Wash and Phoenix-
Litchfield sites in Arizona. Rl
costs will be reduced because
the number of depth-specific
wells will be reduced. Solvent-
contaminated ground water ex-
tends over 15 square miles to a
depth of 1,000 feet through a
multi-layered alluvial aquifer
system.
Contact: Jeff Rosenbloom
Region IX
FTS 454-7513
A LINE ON RODS MM
FY'85 ROD
Annual Report Available
The Hazardous Site Control Divi-
sion published the FY'85 ROD
Annual Report on June 30,1986.
This report presents summary
statistics of the types of
remedies selected in Records of
Decision (RODs) approved last
fiscal year and provides in-
dividual summaries of each ROD
that highlight performance
targets and the use of institu-
tional controls. The report con-
cludes with a key word index
and an overall Index of Approved
Remedial Actions, which in-
cludes all Records of Decision
signed through September 30,
1985. Copies of this report have
been mailed to the Superfund
Branch Chiefs, Waste Manage-
ment Division Directors,
Regional Counsels, and libraries
in the Regions and have been
circulated throughout Head-
quarters.
The FY'85 ROD Annual Report,
like the RODs themselves, is
available to the public from the
following sources:
Environmental Law Institute
1616 P Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-328-5150
National Technical
Information Service
Customer Services
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
703-487-4600
FY'86 RODs Considering
Treatment
A review of FY'86 RODs ad-
dressing source control actions
showed that treatment
technologies are being
evaluated in the RI/FS. The im-
portance of evaluating treatment
technologies and closely
evaluating the long-term effec-
tiveness of each remedy was
discussed in Win Porter's
August 14 memorandum to the
Regional Administrators
("Superfund Priorities for Fourth
Quarter FY'86"). Attachment B
of that memorandum provides
"Interim Guidance for Encourag-
ing Selection of Treatment/
Destruction Technologies,"
which should help Regions
justify remedies that include
treatment technologies.
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SUPERFUND
Records Of D
Update
AGtl CV
LIBRARY, REGIONS
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
July 11, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 4
Below is a list of sites for which first operable unit remedy selection is expected in FY 1986. The chart in-
dicates whether a Record of Decision (ROD) or an Enforcement Decision Document (EDO) is anticipated
for each.
ROD/EDDs SCHEDULED
FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1986
Region Site /Stale
I Industri-plex, MA
I Kellog-Deermg, CT
II Caldwell Trucking, NJ
II Clothier, NY
II Combe Fill South, NJ
II Florence LF, NJ
ROD signed
6/30/86
II Fulton Terminals, NY
II G E Moreau, NY
II Glen Ridge, NJ
II Kentucky Avenue, NY
II Lang Property, NJ
II Marathon Battery, NY
II Metaltec, NJ
ROD signed
6/27/86
II Montclair, NJ
II Nasolite, NJ
II Rockaway Borough, NJ
II Sharkey LF, NJ
ROD /EDO
EDO
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDO
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
Threat or Problem
Soil contaminated,
Organics & metals
Contaminated well field
(TCE and derivatives)
Unlined lagoons, Halogenated
hydrocarbons; GW contamination
PCBs in soil, Probable phenol
plume
Volatiles, etc , in soil & GW
Wide variety of contaminants in LF
& leachate, Little contamination in
GW
Suspected PCBs, etc., in soil and
phenols, etc., in GW
Solvents & PCBs in GW
Radium processing waste (elevated
gamma radiation levels)
VOCs in GW
Chemical waste (drums) adjacent
agricultural land
Cadmium and other metals in
sediments
Unlined lagoon / buried material,
GW contamination by volatile
organics
Radium processing waste (elevated
gamma radiation levels)
Methyl methacrylate (MMA),
phthalates, metals, etc , in GW,
sediment, and soil
TCE and PCE in GW
Very low levels of contamination in
GW, SW, and sediments, High
levels of organics in LF
Issues
ACL & institutional control
Multisource issue
Fractured bedrock, Extent of cap
for 60-acre site
Site is surrounded by a proposed
county LF
Alternative drinking water supply
Residential development onsite,
Selection of ultimate disposal site
Problems with data, Heavy
emphasis on proprietary model
Environmentally sensitive area
Effect of remedy on wetlands;
Recently shifted to fed-lead, First
of three operable units
Residential development onsite,
Selection of ultimate disposal site
Regional
Contact
Rich Leighton
223-1946
Steve Farrick
223-1718
Ed Finnerty
264-3555
Bill Schneider
264-4197
Kirk Stoddard
264-7604
Joyce Perdek
264-8476
Steve MacGregor
264-9588
Melvin Hauptman
264-7681
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Pam Tames
264-9212
Sui Leong
264-0854
Penny Katz
264-4595
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Christine Schulz
264-1213
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Strong odor problem with MMA Joyce Perdek
restricts some remedial alternatives 264-8476
Sources have been targeted but
not proven, Will do separate
source-control operable unit
Extent of remedy given low levels
of contamination, Difficulty in
capping because of slope
Chris Schulz
264-1213.
Alberto Barrera
264-1217
H6adc|uart6rs
Contact
Carolyn McAvoy
382-4848
Bob Qumn
382-2350
John J. Smith
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
John J. Smith
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
John J Smith
382-7996
Bob Qumn
382-2350
John J Smith
382-7996
John J Smith
382-7996
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Bob Quinn
382-2350
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ROD/EDDs SCHEDULED
FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1986
(Continued)
Region Site /State
II Upjohn, PR
II Vestal Wei! 1-1, NY
ROD signed
6/27/86
III Army Creek, DE
III Blosenski LF, PA
III Chisman Creek, VA
III DE City PVC, DE
III Leetown Pesticide, WV
ROD signed
3/31/86
III Middletown Road, MD
ROD signed
3/18/86
III Millcreek, PA
ROD signed
5/7/86
III Saltville Disposal, VA
III Tybouts Corner, DE
ROD signed
3/6/86
III Westline, PA
IV A.L Taylor, KY
ROD signed
6/18/86
IV Distler Brickyard, KY
IV Distler Farm, KY
IV Galloway Pits, Tl\l
IV Gold Coast, FL
IV Hipps Road, FL
IV Hollingsworth, FL
ROD signed
4/10/86
IV Peppers Steel & Alloy, FL
EDO signed
3/12/86
IV Pioneer Sand, FL
IV Sapp Battery, FL
IV SCRDI Dixiana, SC
V A&F Greenup, IL
V Arcanum Iron, OH
V Arrowhead Refinery, Ml\l
ROD /EDO
EDO
ROD
EDO
EDO
ROD
EDO
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDO
ROD
ROD
EDO
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDO
ROD
ROD
Threat or Problem
Organics in soil and GW
TCE and other volatiles in GW
Contaminated Class lla aquifer
Vinyl chloride contamination of GW
Surface & subsurface soils,
Shallow GW
Vinyl chloride, TCE, & DCE in GW
Pesticide, lead, & arsenic in
surface soil
Drums of construction waste
Surface soil contamination, GW
Mercury contamination in SW,
sediments, & GW
GW
Tar deposits in pits, Soil &
sediment contamination; Minimal
GW contamination
Sludge, sediments in waste pond
Surface soil, GW
Surface soil, GW
Surface soil, SW
Pb, Zn, various organics in
Biscayne Aquifer
GW
Surface soil, GW
PCBs and Pb in soil; Oil layer on
"top" of GW
Hot spots, Surface soil contamina-
tion (PCBs & volatiles)
Onsite contamination of GW, soil,
& sediments
GW (volatile) hot spots
Low-level contamination in GW
(metals, VOCs)
Lead-contaminated soils, GW
Waste oil recycling operation
generated contaminated sludge
Issues
GW pumping and stripping
Source(s) not defined, Need
separate operable unit; Separate
hydrocarbon plume found,
Requires more study
Replacement of well field lost
capacity, Alternative water supply
to accommodate future needs
Need to properly design treatment
system to clean up GW to
acceptable risk levels
Flyash waste; Wetland area
Treatment of vinyl chloride to
EPA's acceptable level of 15 ppt,
or ACL
Typical vs. orchard levels for
pesticides and arsenic are at a
10-3 VCR, Anaerobic digestion of
pesticides
No action
Institutional controls vs GW
treatment; Extent of soil
contamination
Extent of sediment cleanup
Levels of GW treatment, Future
use of GW vs. institutional controls
Floodplam area
Floodplam area
Landuse restriction
Institutional controls
Alternative technology for
remediation of soil
PRPs will perform remedy
Subtitle D capping; Onsite disposal
Lack of potential receptor
Regional
Contact
Kevin Lynch
264-6194
Ed Als
264-0522
Gelina Bendersky
597-3167
Tim Travers
597-3169
Walt Graham
597-9387
Gelina Bendersky
597-3167
Laura Boornazian
597-3153
Lorna Schull
597-6906
Dom Digulio
597-3435
Stephanie Del Re
597-0517
Roy Schrock
597-0913
Roy Schrock
597-0913
Al Cherry
257-2643
Nancy Redgate
257-2643
Al Cherry
257-2643
Beverly Houston
257-2643
Ron Joyner
257-2930
Kristina Teepin
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Greg Powell
257-2643
Martha Berry
257-2643
Dennis Magnello
257-2643
Institutional controls will be used to Karen Waldvogel
prevent any possible water con- 886-4741
sumption, allowing no-action
alternative
Evaluating cost effectiveness of
alternative technology
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Fred Bartman
353-6083
Headquarters
Contact
Glenn Hardcastle
382-5617
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Madeline Nawar
382-4834
Dan Dickson
475-7028
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Madeline Nawar
382-4834
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Shirley Ross
382-5755
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Greg Eckert
382-4843
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
Betty Winter
382-2450
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Kate Sellers
382-7790
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
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ROD/EDDs SCHEDULED
FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1986
(Continued)
Region
V
EDO signed
6/4/86
V
V
V
V
ROD signed
6/30/86
V
V
V
V
V
ROD signed
6/30/86
V
ROD signed
6/30/86
V
EDD signed
5/30/86
V
VI
NDD signed
5/86
VI
ROD signed
5/7/86
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
VII
VIII
VIII
VIII
VIII
ROD signed
3/24/86
Site /State
Burlington Northern, MN
Burrows Sanitation, Ml
Fields Brook, OH
FMC, MN
Forest Waste, Ml
Johns-Manville Corp , IL
Lake Sandy Jo, IN
LaSalle Electric, IL
Metamora LF, Ml
New Brighton, MN
NOVACO, Ml
Reilly Tar, MN
Spiegelburg, Ml
Bayou Sorrel, LA
Cecil Lmdsey, AR
Geneva Industries, TX
Gurley Pit, AR
Hardage/Cnner, OK
Industrial Waste
Control, AR
Mid-South, AR
Sikes Disposal Pit, TX
United Creosoting, TX
Vertac, AR
Des Momes TCE, IA
Baxter/Union Pacific, WY
(1st Operable Unit)
California Gulch, CO
Central City, CO
Denver Radium Streets
Sites, CO
ROD /EDD
EDD
ROD
ROD
EDD
ROD
EDD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDD
ROD
NDD
ROD
ROD
EDD
EDD
EDD
EDD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDD
EDD
EDD
ROD
ROD
Threat or Problem
GW contaminated with PAH
Potential hot spots of contaminated
soil remaining after removal action
Organic contaminants in stream
sediments
Drinking water well contaminated
with chlorinated solvents
Lagoons with contaminated liquids,
sludges, sediments
Asbestos waste disposed of onsite,
Potential air and water
contamination
Direct contact threat from LF used
for demolition debris and hazar-
dous material
PCB-contammated soils
Subsurface wastes, Contaminated
soils
Contaminated GW
GW contaminated with chromium
PAHs in soil & GW, 5 aquifers
underlie site
Subsurface wastes, Contaminated
soils
Pesticides, solvents in soil & GW
Various industrial wastes, limited
contamination
PCB-contammated soils & GW
Oil refinery sludge in soil & GW
Sludge, pits, buried drums
Solvents in soil & GW
Pentachlorophenol, chromium in
soil & GW
Contaminated soil, surface, & GW
Contaminated soils
Dioxm contamination
Contaminated GW, Surface
contamination
Creosote, pentachlorophenol con-
taminated alluvium, near populated
areas, 10~1 existing health risk
Metals in surface & GW, Tailing
impoundment stability
Acid mine drainage containing
heavy metals affecting surface and
GW, drinking supplies
Radium contamination of streets,
buildings, lots
Issues
Possible no action
Evaluating cost effectiveness of
alternative technology
Availability of RCRA compliant
facility /Off-Site Policy
Cleanup level
Cleanup levels (soils)
Use of POTW
PAH cleanup levels, Wetlands/
natural resources
Cleanup levels (soils)
Public acceptance of mobile
incinerator
Cost will be very high ($60 -
70,000,000)
Lack of offsite facility that will
accept waste
Disposal of waste
RCRA/CERCLA, RCRA regulated
units onsite
Mining waste, DOJ referral
Mining waste
Radioactive waste
Regional
Contact
Clarissa Stone
886-7238
Tom Thomas
886-1434
Allen Wo|tas
886-6941
Kerry Street
886-7240
Joan Calabrese
886-0622
Brad Bradley
886-4742
Sue Menconi
886-7067
Dan Caplice
886-0397
John Tanaka
886-6337
Gene Wong
353-6341
Headquarters
Contact
Kate Sellers
382-7790
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kate Sellers
382-7790
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kate Sellers
382-7790
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Shirley Ross
382-5755
Shirley Ross
382-5755
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Mary Elaine Gustafson Carol Lindsay
886-6144 475-6704
Dan Bicknell
886-7341
Tom Thomas
886-1434
Larry Rexroat
729-9092
Steve Gilrem
729-2737
Don Williams
729-9743
Larry Wright
729-9763
Larry Wright
729-9763
Tony Gardner
729-9762
Lou Barmka
729-9703
Marilyn Plitnik
729-9745
Don Williams
729-9743
Larry Rexroat
729-9092
Alice Fuerst
758-6864
Vera Montz/
Tom Burns
564-1519
Tom Staible
564-1529
Walt Sandza
564-1719
John Brink
564-1519
Kate Sellers
382-7790
Shirley Ross
382-5755
Brad Wright
382-4837
Dave Huber
475-6706
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
Brad Wright
382-4837
Brad Wright
382-4837
Brad Wright
382-4837
Brad Wright
382-4837
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
Dave Huber
475-6706
John Quander
382-4839
Blake Velde
382-7789
Blake Velde
382-7789
Dave Huber
475-6706
Dave Huber
475-6706
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ROD/EDDs SCHEDULED
FOR SIGNATURE IN FY 1986
(Continued)
Region Site /State
VIII Libby GW, MT
(1st Operable Unit)
VIII Marshall LF, CO
VIII Smuggler, CO
IX Iron Mountain Mine, CA
IX MGM Brakes, CA
X Queen City Farms, WA
EDO signed
10/24/85
X Toftdahl Drums, WA
X United Chrome, OR
ROD /EDO
EDO
EDO
EDO
ROD
EDO
EDO
ROD
ROD
Threat or Problem
GW contamination with PAHs,
penta, some volatiles; Drinking
water contaminated
Volatile organics Cd, Pb, TOE in
GW
Lead, cadmium in soils, Direct
contact & GW
Acid mine drainage into
Sacramento River fish kills
PCBs in soil
Organics in sludge & soil
Soil & GW contamination, Heavy
metals & organics
Soil, GW contaminated with
hex-chrome
Issues
Alternative water supply, Extent
of contamination
GW contamination offsite
Mining waste
Consistency with CWA
Use of PRP Rl for EPA FS,
Contamination under building
Offsite disposal
Potential degradation of GW & SW
State won't concur with remedy,
Unwilling to renovate a Class lla
aquifer
Regional
Contact
Eric Fink
585-5414
Liz Evans
564-1533
Tom Staible
564-1529
Tom Mix
454-8150
Julie Anderson
974-8143
John Meyer
399-1271
John Meyer
399-1271
John Meyer
399-1271
Headquarters
Contact
Blake Velde
382-7789
Blake Velde
382-7789
Blake Velde
382-7789
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Kevin Rochlm
475-7026
Bobbie Lively-Diebold
382-7992
Steve Hooper
475-6689
ROD SUMMARIES
LEETOWN PESTICIDE SITE
WEST VIRGINIA
REGION III
(Approved 3/31/86)
Description:
The site includes four water-
sheds where pesticides have
been used, stored, and dispos-
ed of and where two landfills
are currently in use. Elevated
levels of chemicals known to
be components of pesticides
were found in soils, ground
water, and surface water.
Decision:
Excavate approximately 3,600
cubic yards of contaminated
soil from three areas. Initially
place soils in constructed
treatment bed to assist with
anaerobic biodegradation.
Conduct field testing to deter-
mine best method for accom-
plishing anaerobic treatment
of soils.
Remove drums of pesticide
and contaminated equipment
and structures; dispose of off-
site, preferably through in-
cineration.
Construct and monitor ground
water wells.
Issues:
Use of onsite anaerobic treat-
ment bed for soils.
No action remedy for orchard
areas with contamination at
10~5 risk levels (similar to
mean residue levels in U.S. or-
chards).
Specification of incineration
as the preferred offsite dis-
posal method for drums and
contaminated equipment.
Contacts:
Region: Laura Boornazian
FTS 597-3153
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
MIDDLETOWN ROAD SITE
MARYLAND
REGION III
(Approved 3/18/86)
Description:
The site was a privately owned
and operated dump used pri-
marily for the disposal of con-
struction wastes. After the dis-
covery of approximately 40
drums and four dumpster
loads of suspected hazardous
waste, the site made the NPL
on the basis of potential
ground water and surface
water contamination. Initial in-
vestigations in 1983 showed
that emergency conditions ex-
isted at the site, and the
removal of contaminated soils
and drums of hazardous
wastes was authorized. After
the removal action, a remedial
investigation (Rl) was con-
ducted to determine if any
remedial action would be
needed before deleting the
site. Surface water, ground
water, soils, and sediments
were sampled, and their quali-
ty was assessed. The Rl found
no significant risk to the public
through direct contact, inhala-
tion, or ingestion.
Decision:
No further action.
Continue monitoring onsite
wells as part of the existing
closed waste site inspection
schedule.
Issues:
Decision of no further action
was based on an Rl only. No
FS evaluation was deemed
necessary.
Contacts:
Region: Lorna Schull
FTS 597-6906
Headquarters: Shirley Ross
FTS 382-5755
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TAYLOR BOROUGH
PENNSYLVANIA
REGION III
(Approved 3/17/86)
Description:
The site was once a strip mine
and was converted for use as a
municipal waste and drummed
industrial waste disposal site.
The Record of Decision issued
in June 1985 was for removal
of drums and contaminated
soil, for collection and treat-
ment of contaminated pond
water, and for providing a soil
cover. A decision on ground
water actions was deferred
because final sampling results
were not available. Once the
results became available, it
was shown that there was no
release of contaminants to the
ground water, and thus a no
further action ROD was
signed.
Decision:
No further action.
Continued semi-annual moni-
toring of existing onsite wells
to confirm that no release has
occurred.
Issues:
Subsequent sampling efforts
at Taylor Borough did not iden-
tify contamination. An ade-
quately documented and
verified release of contami-
nants to ground water has not
occurred.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Schoener
FTS 597-2193
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
TYBOUTS CORNER
LANDFILL
DELAWARE
REGION III
(Approved 3/06/86)
Description:
This sand and gravel pit was
used by New Castle County as
a landfill between 1968 and
1971. Industrial wastes were
disposed of in the unlined pit.
The site lies directly within a
significant regional aquifer. In
1976, a private well was found
to be contaminated with or-
ganic compounds. A Record of
Decision signed in 1984 called
for the installation of a public
water line to residential wells.
Decision:
Consolidate wastes and con-
taminated soils; construct a
RCRA cap or install a sub-
surface drain system to collect
leachate for treatment plume.
Pump and treat (or dispose)
contaminated ground water
from upper aquifer.
Issues:
Soil cleanup levels are based
on cleanup levels for underly-
ing aquifer.
Ground water will be cleaned
up to the 10 ~4 risk level due to
the difficulty of detecting vinyl
chloride (principal contami-
nant) at lower levels.
Contacts:
Region: Roy Schrock
FTS 597-0913
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
HOLLINGSWORTH
SOLDERLESS TERMINAL
COMPANY
FLORIDA
REGION IV
(Approved 4/10/86)
Description:
From 1968 to 1982, manufac-
turing processes at the site in-
volved the use of molten salt
baths, degreasing agents, and
electroplating chemicals.
Waste liquids were disposed
of in several drain fields, caus-
ing VOC and metal contamina-
tion of soils and ground water.
The site is within a 100-year
flood plain and is underlain by
the Biscayne aquifer, which
serves over 3 million people in
southern Florida.
Decision:
Excavate, aerate, and replace
soils in one drainfield used for
disposal of wastes.
Recover contaminated ground
water; treat and re-inject to a
cleanup level of 10~6.
Issues:
No formal Rl conducted
because of the large amount
of site investigation data
previously collected; however,
additional sampling was per-
formed.
No current risk exposure but
there is a significant potential
risk via the aquifer.
Contacts:
Region: Job Orban
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
DENVER RADIUM STREETS
COLORADO
REGION VIII
(Approved 3/24/86)
Description:
Four-and-one-half miles of
streets in the City and County
of Denver were paved with ma-
terials containing residues
from radium processing opera-
tions. The 38,500 cubic yards
of contaminated material is
overlain with uncontaminated
asphalt pavement. Approx-
imately 800 homes border the
streets. Radioactive con-
tamination does not appear to
have extended beyond the
right-of-way into soils below
the streets. Immediate risks
associated with the con-
taminated materials are low.
Decision:
Leave contaminated material
in place.
Monitor excavation of contam-
inated materials due to repav-
ing, trenching, repair, etc., and
dispose of those materials.
Issues:
Current contamination has lit-
tle risk; however, risks would
be temporarily enhanced if ex-
cavation were to occur.
The state or local government
will assume responsibility to
undertake long term manage-
ment and operation and main-
tenance action.
Contacts:
Region: John Brink
FTS 564-1519
Headquarters: Dave Huber
FTS 475-6706
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A LINE ON RODs ^Hi
MINING PROBLEMS?
Region IX has come up with an
interesting alternative treatment
technique for the Iron Mountain
Mine, California, site that in-
volves the use of low-density
concrete to plug shafts. The
Region is also evaluating a
hydro-fracturing extraction pro-
cess proposed by the PRPs. For
assistance with this site, Region
IX contacted the Colorado
School of Mines Research In-
stitute and found their experts
to be most helpful. This contrac-
tor can be reached through the
TES contract. For further infor-
mation, contact Jerry Clifford in
Region IX (FTS 454-7518).
SEDIMENT CRITERIA
In July of 1984, the Office of
Water, Criteria and Standards Di-
vision, initiated an effort to
develop numerical sediment
quality criteria. These criteria
will assist States, EPA, and
other institutions to implement
regulatory, enforcement, and
cleanup actions and will assist
in making decisions concerning
the movement and disposal of
contaminated sediments.
The approach consists of two
methodologies, one for sedi-
ments contaminated with heavy
metals, and one for sediments
contaminated with non-polar
organic contaminants. These
methodologies focus on identi-
fying the relative strength of
sediment/contaminant bonds,
which in turn allows for predic-
tions as to what portion of the
contaminant will partition off the
sediment and be available to
biota. The amount of a pollutant
that is predicted to be available
to the biota can then be com-
pared to existing water quality
criteria to determine an ap-
propriate exposure level. Sedi-
ment values for several non-
polar organics will be developed
by the end of 1987 and for
several metals by the end of
1988. For further information,
contact Chris Zarba (FTS
472-3400) in the Criteria and
Standards Division or Steve
Golian (FTS 475-6703) in the
Hazardous Site Control Division.
CORRECTION
Many apologies to Region III.
The last ROD Update falsely at-
tributed the Leetown Pesticides
ROD to another Region. The cur-
rent tally on ROD and EDO sig-
natures to date in FY 1986 ap-
pears below:
FY 1986 RODs/EDDs
Signed to Date
Region
I
II
II
II
III
III
III
III
III
III
IV
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
V
VI
VIII
X
Site
Winthrop Landfill, ME
Florence Landfill, NJ*
Metaltec/Aerosystems, NJ*
Vestal Wells, NY*
Leetown Pesticide, WV*
Middletown Road, MD*
(no action)
Millcreek Dump, PA*
Taylor Borough, PA
Tybouts Corner, DE*
West line, PA*
A.L Taylor, KY*
Hollingsworth Solderless, FL*
Peppers Steel, FL*
Burlington Northern, MN
Forest Waste, Ml*
New Brighton, MN*
Novaco, Ml*
Reilly Tar, MN
Cecil Lindsey, AR*
Denver Radium, CO*
Queen City Farms, WA IRM
ROD/EDD
EDO
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDO
EDD
ROD
ROD
ROD
EDD
ROD
ROD
EDD
Signature
Date
11/22/85
6/30/86
6/27/86
6/27/86
3/31/86
3/18/86
5/7/86
3/17/86
3/6/86
6/30/86
6/18/86
4/10/86
3/12/86
6/4/86
6/30/86
6/30/86
6/30/86
5/30/86
5/7/86
3/24/86
10/24/85
'First Operable Unit
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"C^ IS ^' -2..
SUPERFUND'
Records Of Decision
Update
\
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From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
May 19, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 3
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
ROD WORKSHOP
The FY'86 ROD Workshop was
held in Washington, D.C. on
February 25-26 and was re-
peated in Dallas, Texas, on
March 18-19. In all, about 150
technical and legal staff at-
tended.
The workshop was divided into
two parts. The first portion of the
program addressed a number of
procedural and process issues
related to ROD preparation and
dissemination, including a
review of ROD components and
discussions concerning review
on the record, the role of EDDs
and NDDs versus RODs, revis-
ing RODs, ROD delegations, the
ROD information network, and
the state's role in the ROD pro-
cess. The second half of the pro-
gram was devoted to timely
technical policy issues, in-
cluding the Off-Site Policy,
evaluation of alternative tech-
nologies, a number of ground
water issues, "how clean is
clean," RCRA consistency, risk
assessment, the role of the
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
PCB cleanup approaches, soil
contamination, and cleanup of
municipal landfills.
Presentations were made by a
cross-section of Headquarters
and Regional staff. The National
ROD Workgroup, which spon-
sored the workshops, continues
to plan for future ROD training.
Any suggestions from Regional
staff regarding topics such train-
ing should address and alter-
native formats that should be ex-
plored are most welcome.
Please phone your ideas in to
Workgroup chairwoman Mary
Gade (FTS 886-7579) or Bill Han-
son of HSCD (FTS 382-2345).
Following are highlights of the
recent workshops.
REVIEW ON THE RECORD
"On the record review" means
that courts consider only
materials available at the time
of a decision and seek to
determine whether or not deci-
sions were arbitrary and
capricious.
Courts may look "behind the
record" if:
1. The record is incomplete
2. Explanations as to how
public comments were ad-
dressed are inadequate
3. The Agency does not ade-
quately explain the ra-
tionale for decisions
EPA responsibilities are to:
1. Build a complete record (all
information considered in
decisionmaking)
2. Describe alternatives under
consideration and reasons
for accepting or rejecting
them
3. Respond to all relevant
comments and criticisms
that are submitted
4. Document our resolution of
all major issues and explain
the basis for final decisions
EPA may use but should not
rely upon classified or privileg-
ed information in building a
record or making ROD deci-
sions.
OGC and OECM are currently
developing policy and guid-
ance that will describe EPA's
responsibilities in detail.
Contact: Steve Leifer
OECM
FTS 382-3077
Dan Berry
OGC
FTS 382-7703
ROLE OF NDDs AND EDDs
There are three types of Super-
fund remedy selection docu-
ments:
1. Records of Decision (RODs)
for Fund-financed sites
2. Enforcement Decision
Documents (EDDs) for PRP
settlements
3. Negotiation Decision Docu-
ments (NDDs). NDDs are
development documents or
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pre-EDDs that may be used
as strategy documents for
negotiating settlements
with PRPs.
Essentially, the ROD and
EDO decision documents
are used for remedy selec-
tion under §10.4 and §106 of
CERCLA, respectively.
NDDs are Enforcement
Confidential, and are not re-
leased to the public, but
they may be discoverable in
a lawsuit.
To the greatest extent possi-
ble, States should follow
EPA's process for preparing
remedy selection documents,
although EPA may not require
that State RODs, NDDs, and
EDDs look exactly like EPA
documents.
Regions use NDDs to varying
degrees. Some find them use-
ful; others prefer to simply
brief Regional Administrators
on negotiations.
Contacts: Mary Gade
Region V ORC
FTS 886-7579
Frank Biros
OWPE
FTS 382-4844
REVISING RODs
If significant new information
surfaces after a ROD is signed,
EPA should:
1. Supplement the administra-
tive record with relevant in-
formation that could affect
the assumptions or conclu-
sions in a ROD, and de-
pending on the significance
of that information, docu-
ment the Agency's consid-
eration of the new informa-
tion (e.g., information that
significantly affects the
cost-effectiveness deter-
mination), and explain why
the ROD is or is not being
revised.
2. On a case-by-case basis,
Superfund program staff, in
consultation with ORC/
OGC and Community Rela-
tions staff, must decide
whether information, and
the possibility of ROD
revision warrants an addi-
tional public comment
period and revised respon-
siveness summary.
3. A ROD must be revised if
new information changes
the ROD'S conclusions so
significantly that the failure
to re-evaluate the remedy
would be an abuse of
discretion or would be ir-
responsible. In general a re-
evaluation is prudent if the
Agency would have chosen
a different remedy had the
new information been
available when the original
ROD was signed. When
EPA changes a remedy,
NCP requirements must
continue to be met.
Contacts: Maureen Smith/
Dan Berry
OGC
FTS 382-7703
Daphne Gemmill
Superfund Com-
munity Relations
FTS 382-2460
OFF-SITE POLICY
In effect since June 1985, the
Off-Site Policy specifies pro-
cedures for off-site action and
prohibits the use of RCRA
facilities with "significant"
(Class I) violations or serious
problems. Any off-site facili-
ties used for hazardous waste
disposal must be permitted or
have interim status.
Any off-site facility that has
significant RCRA violations
may be used if:
1. The owner/operator has
consented (through an en-
forcement agreement) to
correct the problems that
caused the violations, and
2. Disposal occurs at a unit
within the facility that is in
compliance.
Additional considerations:
1. Treatment, recycle, or re-
use facilities are preferred
under the policy.
2. Disposal units with double
liners and leachate collec-
tion systems are required
by the the Off-Site Policy
(an exception is provided).
3. Ineligible facilities must be
properly notified of their in-
eligibility. Guidance is
forthcoming.
4. Regions should consider
maintaining a list of all eligi-
ble facilities in their Region.
5. Regions should also con-
sider keeping lists of
facilities that are out of
compliance.
6. Regional management in
the Region where the facili-
ty is located is responsible
for determining whether the
facility is eligible.
7. Definition of other environ-
mental conditions that may
lead to ineligibility on
grounds other than viola-
tions is a Regional deter-
mination.
8. A standard form has been
prepared and is in use for
reporting what wastes are
shipped where and when
for Fund- and Enforcement-
lead sites. This is the first
step in the development of
an overall data manage-
ment system.
9. In the absence of eligible
facilities, Regions should
consider:
- Urging RCRA program
staff to put additional
pressure on facilities to
correct compliance prob-
lems.
- Exploring onsite reme-
dies, particularly treat-
ment/destruction technol-
ogies.
- Considering onsite stabil-
ization or storage.
-Consolidating wastes
from noncontiguous sites
and disposing of these on
one site.
Contact: Mike Kilpatrick
OWPE
FTS 475-8253
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EVALUATING
ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
A new emphasis on technolo-
gies that destroy or detoxify
hazardous substances and
result in highly reliable, long-
term remedies which require
only minimal O & M should be
reflected in FY'86 RODs.
Regions are encouraged to
undertake thorough waste
characterization and make ear-
ly decisions regarding what
wastes are immediate can-
didates for treatment or
destruction (e.g., recycla-
ble/recoverable wastes or
wastes unsuitable or illegal to
land dispose, such as
ignitable/corrosive/reactive/
incompatible wastes, liquid
waste, liquids containing
500 ppm PCBs.)
RPMs should follow the NCR's
cost-effectiveness decision-
making framework with a
special focus on the following
factors:
1. Cost
a. Distribution of costs over
time (present worth and
sensitivity analysis)
b. Operation and mainten-
ance (replacement cost
of structures)
2. Reliability Long-term ef-
fectiveness of remedy
3. Level of protectiveness
Overall risk reduction
Guidance will be developed
following CERCLA reauthori-
zation, which is expected to
place greater emphasis on the
use of alternative technolo-
gies. In the meantime, Head-
quarters will work with the
Regions on a site-by-site basis
to ensure full consideration of
alternative technologies at the
remaining FY '86 sites.
Contact: HSCD Regional
Coordinator
or
Bill Hanson
HSCD
FTS 382-2345
GROUND WATER
Superfund's implementation
of EPA's Ground Water Protec-
tion Strategy will seek rapid
cleanups of all current and
potential drinking water (Class
I, Class IIA, and Class MB
ground waters) where this is
cost effective. The Superf und
approach is in keeping with
the strategy's premise that
ground water should be pro-
tected for its highest bene-
ficial use.
Ground water alternatives
should be developed that will
provide health-based levels or
a 10~7to 10~4 risk level for car-
cinogens that do not have
standards for current and
potential exposure.
Alternatives should be design-
ed to attain this risk range
within a reasonable period of
time because EPA is not cer-
tain that institutional controls
can protect the public effec-
tively during a long remedial
process. An EPA workgroup is
trying to determine the cir-
cumstances under which in-
stitutional controls can be
reliably used.
In the FS, at least one alter-
native should be developed
and evaluated that would
restore ground water to a 10~6
risk level within a short period
of time (approximately 1 to 5
years). This alternative should
be used as the point of depar-
ture in the analysis of the cost-
effectiveness of ground water
alternatives.
Various factors should be con-
sidered in the cost-effective-
ness analysis, including:
1. Rate of restoration desired
2. Anticipated future need for
ground water
3. Effectiveness of institu-
tional control during reme-
diation
4. Cost
5. Ability to provide an alter-
native water supply
The emphasis given to each
factor may vary depending on
the classification of the
ground water involved. For ex-
ample, rapid restoration is
more strongly preferred for
Class I ground waters than for
Class IIB ground waters.
Contact: Bill Hanson
HSCD
FTS 382-2345
ATSDR
EPA has an MOD with the
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
by which ATSDR provides in-
put to risk assessment focus-
ing on human health risks.
Under the MOU, EPA agrees to
send ATSDR copies of all RIs
and FSs for review.
EPA may request ATSDR to
determine whether existing
conditions pose a particular
threat to the community at a
site, based on EPA's risk
assessment, particularly in
cases where direct contact
with a hazardous substance
exists. ATSDR may also pro-
vide an initial health consulta-
tion or a more comprehensive
health assessment.
ATSDR may issue a Health Ad-
visory that assesses risk but
does not recommend how to
manage risk (e.g., it may
recommend disassociation of
people from direct contact
without specifying how to ac-
complish that).
EPA should not ask ATSDR to
determine an appropriate
"how clean is clean" target or
concentration level to manage
the risk. In commenting on
alternatives, ATSDR should in-
dicate whether the remedies
are protective but generally
should not develop specific
cleanup levels. The final ROD
should indicate consistency
with any ATSDR Health Ad-
visory, recognizing that most
ATSDR advisories may not
relate to possible future use or
all affected media.
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Under the Policy on CERCLA
Compliance with Other En-
vironmental Acts, Health Ad-
visories are "to be considered"
rather than used as re-
quirements.
Contact: Craig Zamuda
PAS
FTS 382-2201
ROD SUMMARIES
CANNON ENGINEERING
CORPORATION
REGION I
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 9/3/85)
Description:
The site supported a manufac-
turing company. Three large
tanks onsite held various
chemicals and fuel oil. In 1983,
one of the tanks was found to
be leaking. A possibility of
ground water and surface
water contamination exists.
Decision:
Remove and dispose of tank
and exposed piping offsite as
a first operable unit.
Defer decision on control of
contaminants in sediment,
ground water, and surface
water until further studies can
be completed.
Issues:
Floodplain analysis, including
effect of tides, to be com-
pleted as part of further study.
Ultimate decision deferred,
but action will be taken to
remove potential source of im-
mediate danger.
Contacts:
Region: Greg Rosco
FTS 223-5911
Headquarters: Bill Kaschak
FTS 382-2348
MOVER LANDFILL
REGION III
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
This site was a privately
owned and operated landfill
that accepted a variety of
hazardous wastes through
1981 when it was closed and
brought into court receiver-
ship. Leachate and seeps from
the site show above-ambient
levels of eight organic
pollutants and four metals.
Beta radiation in the leachate
is above standards promul-
gated by the World Health
Organization. Monitoring wells
onsite, a creek running nearby,
and fish in the creek all show
detectable levels of pollutants,
but the levels are less than
those provided in the stan-
dards.
Decision:
Implement first alternative
remedy if remedial action is to
be accomplished by receiver
and PRPs.
Implement second alternative
remedy if remedial action is
not to be accomplished by
receiver and PRPs.
First alternative remedy in-
cludes capping site to a depth
of 36 inches with a material
that has a permeability of 10~4
to 10~5; collecting surface
water and discharging into
creek; monitoring ground and
surface water; collecting and
treating leachate; extracting
and scrubbing methane gas
prior to selling to distributor;
closing site to RCRA stan-
dards once gas collection is
complete.
Second alternative remedy in-
cludes capping site to RCRA
standards.
Issues:
Two alternative decisions; im-
plementation dependent upon
agreement with receiver and
PRPs.
Remedial action may be under-
taken by receiver and PRPs.
Methane gas may be sold to
municipal supplier.
Final remedy closure will be
delayed for 10 to 20 years if the
first remedy is implemented.
Contacts:
Region: Stephanie Del Re
FTS 597-3161
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson ^
FTS 475-8246
AMERICAN CREOSOTE
REGION IV
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
This 12-acre site was used to
treat wood products from 1902
to 1981. Creosote was used ex-
clusively until 1950, when pen-
tachlorophenol began to be
used. Contaminated sludges,
liquids, and sediments were
held onsite in two unlined
storage lagoons, which at
times overflowed onto the sur-
face. Contamination was
found in ground water and in
ground water seeping into sur-
face water ditches flowing
toward the nearby bay. In
September 1983, an immediate
removal action was taken at
the site to drain and stabilize j
the onsite ponds to prevent m
further overflow.
Decision:
Defer decision on manage-
ment of migration of con-
taminants until more data can
be obtained.
As a first operable unit, ex-
cavate contaminated soils and
sludge both on- and offsite;
dispose of offsite in RCRA
landfill.
Issues:
Defer decision on manage-
ment of migration.
Contacts:
Region: Jim Barksdale
FTS 257-2647
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
A & F MATERIALS/
GREENUP
REGION V 4
ILLINOIS 1
(Approved 6/14/85)
Description:
The company reprocessed
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chemical waste materials into
fuel oil and fire retardants on
the 3% acre site from 1977 to
1980. In 1978, four storage
lagoons overflowed into the
Embarras River. In 1980 and
1982, emergency response ac-
tions were taken by EPA to
stabilize site conditions.
Decision:
Remove and dispose of offsite
all soils contaminated beyond
recommended action levels,
including soils with greater
than 1 ppm PCB.
Monitor ground water; test the
soil under the building and, if
necessary, dispose of this soil.
Clean and remove all onsite
equipment and structures.
Regrade site; remove fence.
Contacts:
Region: Karen Waldvogel
FTS 886-4741
Headquarters: Kevin Rochlin
FTS 475-7026
A LINE ON RODs
SIX MORE ROD
APPROVALS
Region III approved two more
RODs on March 18,1986; one for
the Taylor Borough, Penn-
sylvania, site and a no-action
ROD for the Middletown Road,
Maryland, site. Region IV signed
a ROD for the Leetown, West
Virginia, site on March 21, and
Region VIII signed a ROD for the
Denver Radium Streets, Col-
orado, site on March 24. On May
7, Region III signed a ROD for
the Millcreek, Pennsylvania, site
and Region VI approved a ROD
for the Cecil Lindsey, Arkansas,
site. This makes a total of eight
RODs signed thus far in FY'86.
ADDITIONAL NTIS ACCESSION NUMBERS
A number of additional RODs are now available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
The accession numbers required to order the documents are provided below.
IV
v
Site/State
Charles George, MA*
Hocomonco Pond, MA
Nyanza Chemical, MA
Cannon/Plymouth, MA
Sinclair Refinery, NY
GEMS Landfill, NJ
Helen Kramer, NJ
Swope Oil, NJ
Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Lipari Landfill, NJ*
Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD
Douglassville, PA
Moyer Landfill, PA
American Creosote, FL
Lehillier/Mankato, MN
Forest Waste, Ml (IRM)
New Brighton/St. Anthony, MN (IRM)
Western Processing, WA
Western Processing, WA*
Signature Date
7/11/85
9/30/85
9/4/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/27/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/27/85
2/29/84
8/2/84
8/5/84
9/25/85
NTIS Accession No.
PB86 172392/AS
PB86 172400/AS
PB86 172418/AS
PB86 172426/AS
PB86
PB86
PB86
PB86
PB86
PB86
172434/AS
172442/AS
172459/AS
172467/AS
172475/AS
172483/AS
PB86 172533/AS
PB86 172541/AS
PB86 172566/AS
PB86 172491/AS
PB86 172509/AS
PB86 172558/AS
PB86 172517/AS
PB85 214195/AS
PB86 172525/AS
Second Remedial Action
ROD WORKSHOP:
THE MOVIE
The Washington session of the
ROD Workshop held on Febru-
ary 25-26, 1986, was filmed by
Steve Ostrodtka of Region V.
The film has been edited and is
available on six tapes that can
be played on a VMS videocas-
sette recorder (VCR). If you
would like to borrow the tapes to
play for Regional or State staff
members who were unable to at-
tend either the Washington or
Dallas workshops, call Betsy
Shaw at FTS 382-3304. WARN-
ING: This material is for mature
audiences only. No one under 17
should be admitted without a
parent or guardian.
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<£ /f,-^
SUPERFUND*
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
March 21, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 2
PREVIEW OF FY '85
ROD ANNUAL
REPORT
The Annual Report of FY '85
RODs is coming soon. The re-
port consists of the following
sections:
An Executive Summary, which
highlights FY '85 accomplish-
ments;
ROD Summaries for each site,
which describe site conditions
and contaminants, perfor-
mance standards, and institu-
tional controls;
An Index of Approved
Remedial Actions, which sum-
marizes all remedial actions
approved to date, as well as
any subsequent actions to be
taken at a site; and
A ROD Keyword List, which
provides major key word cate-
gories and their subcategories
for all RODs approved to date.
The report is currently under-
going revisions based on
regional comments and will be
issued in final form in April.
(Watch the ROD Update for
notice of its availability.) Below
are highlights of the executive
summary.
1985 Was a Busy Year For Signing RODs
Total
Number
of
Signed
RODs
TARGET
80
1983 1984 1985
Fiscal Year
1986
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REMEDY
CATEGORIZATION
AND ANALYSIS
The following analysis was
generated from the Annual
Reports' Index of Approved
Remedial Actions, which details
the selected remedies for 66 ap-
proved FY '85 RODs. The criteria
used to define the analysis are
indicated in the list shown
below each category.
TOTAL NUMBER OF FY '85 SIGNED RODs USED FOR THIS ANALYSIS 66*
Title of Analysis
FY '85 RODs addressing Ground Water
Any site whose remedy includes ground water
treatment, either onsite or offsite
Any site whose remedy includes construction of
air stripping or other facilities for treating con-
taminated ground water
Installation of ground water monitoring wells or
any form of pumping or monitoring without treat-
ment was not included
Treatment of contaminated wells was not
included
FY '85 RODs involving Offsite Disposal
Any site whose remedy includes offsite disposal
of wastes, including, but not limited to, the
following materials: soil, sludges, construction
debris, contaminated ground or surface water,
and tanks and drums
Number of Sites
Meeting Criteria
23
%of
Total
34.8%
36
54.5%
FY '85 RODs using Alternative Technologies
Any site whose remedy includes incineration,
chemical stabilization, chemical neutralization,
biological treatment, biological degradation, or
soil flushing with chemically treated solutions
FY '85 RODs selecting the No-Action Alternative
Any site whose selected remedy is "no-action"
11
16.7%
4.5%
FY '85 RODs with Alternative Water Supplies
Any site whose remedy addresses the following:
Extending an existing water supply system
Installing a permanent alternate water supply
system or "provision for" a permanent water
supply system
Installation of new wells to supply public
water needs
Replacement and/or relocation of existing
water supply
10
15.2%
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Title of Analysis
FY '85 RODs with Onsite Landfilling
Any site whose remedy includes the specific
construction of an onsite waste containment
facility or disposal cell to contain wastes
generated on- or offsite
Any site whose remedy involves construction of
a cap or slurry wall or onsite containment of
waste without the specific construction of a con-
tainment cell was not included
FY '85 RODs with Final Remedies
Any site with "no further action" appearing in
the "Media to be Addressed or Subsequent
Remedial Actions" column of the Index of Ap-
proved Remedial Actions
FY '85 RODs with Temporary or Permanent
Relocation of Residents
Any site whose remedy includes the temporary
or permanent relocation of residents
FY '85 RODS with Capping
Any site whose remedy includes the construc-
tion of a synthetic, soil, or clay cap
Any site whose remedy includes filling areas
with clean soil, covering areas with clean soil, or
grading and revegetating excavated areas
Future RODs to address Ground Water
Sites where ground water appeared in the
"Media to be Addressed or Subsequent
Remedial Actions" column of the Index of Ap-
proved Remedial Actions
Future RODs to address Soil
Sites where soil appeared in the "Media to be
Addressed or Subsequent Remedial Actions"
column of the Index of Approved Remedial
Actions
Any site addressing excavation of soil and/or
sediments as a subsequent remedial action
Number of Sites
Meeting Criteria
%of
Total
6.1%
20
30.3%
1.5%
24
36.4%
24
36.4%
11
16.7%
* The Crystal Chemical, TX, ROD was not included in this analysis. This ROD is an Enforcement Confidential Negotiation Decision Document
(NDD); thus the remedy for this site has not been finalized
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ROD AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC
As you will recall, members of the public can purchase RODs from two sources: the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS), which sells both hard and microfiche copies of the documents, and the
Environmental Law Institute (ELI), which sells hard copies only. To order RODs from NTIS, you must pro-
vide the appropriate NTIS accession number. Listed below are the accession numbers for all of the RODs
currently available from NTIS.
IV
IV
IV
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Site/State
Charles George, MA
Keefe Environmental, NH
McKin Site, ME (IRM)
Re-Solve, MA
Sylvester Site, NH (IRM)
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl
Sylvester Site, NH (Supplemental)
McKin Site, ME*
Beacon Heights, CT
Picillo Farm, Rl
Bridgeport, NJ
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ
Chemical Control, NJ (IRM)
Hudson River PCBs, NY
Krysowaty Farm, NJ
Lipari Landfill, NJ
Lone Pine Landfill, NJ
PAS Oswego, NY
Pijak Farm, NJ
Price Landfill, NJ
Spence Farm, NJ
D'lmperio Property, NJ
Friedman Property, NJ
Love Canal, NY
Olean Well Field, NY
Goose Farm, NJ
Wide Beach, NY
Bruin Lagoon, PA
Drake Chemical, PA
Enterprise Avenue, PA
Fischer & Porter, PA
Lehigh Electric, PA
McAdoo, PA (IRM)
Matthews Electroplating, VA
Tyson's Dump, PA
Wade, PA
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA
Heleva Landfill, PA
McAdoo Associates, PA*
Taylor Borough, PA
Lansdowne Radiation, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Miami Drum Service, FL
Varsol Spill Site, FL
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL
Biscayne Aquifer Sites, FL
Davie Landfill, FL
A&F Materials-Greenup, IL (IRM)
Charlevoix, Ml (IRM)
Berlin & Farro Site, Ml
Laskin Poplar Oil, OH
New Brighton, MN (Interim Water Treatment)
New Brighton, MN (Water Supply System)
Outboard Marine Corp., IL
Reilly Tar, MN
Verona Well Field, Ml
Byron/Johnson Salvage, IL
Chem-Dyne, OH (EDO)
A&F Materials Company, IL (EDO)
Cross Brothers, IL (IRM)
Kummer Landfill, MN
Morris Arsenic, MN
Eau Claire, Wl
Main Street, IN
Old Mill, OH
Schmalz Dump, Wl
Verona Well Field, Ml*
Cemetery Dump, Ml
Northernaire, Ml
New Lyme, OH
Signature
Date
12/29/83
11/15/83
07/15/83
07/01/83
07/29/82
09/28/84
09/22/83
07/22/85
09/23/85
09/30/85
12/31/84
11/16/83
09/19/83
09/25/84
06/20/84
08/03/82
09/28/84
06/06/84
09/30/84
09/20/83
09/30/84
03/27/85
04/30/85
05/06/85
09/24/85
09/27/85
09/30/85
06/02/82
09/30/84
05/10/84
05/04/84
02/11/83
06/05/84
06/02/83
12/21/84
08/30/84
03/22/85
03/22/85
06/28/85
06/28/85
08/02/85
09/30/85
09/13/82
03/29/85
05/30/85
09/16/85
09/30/85
11/23/83
06/12/84
02/29/84
08/09/84
06/24/83
09/19/83
05/15/84
06/06/84
05/01/84
03/13/85
07/05/85
06/14/85
03/25/85
06/12/85
08/07/85
06/10/85
08/02/85
08/07/85
08/13/85
08/12/85
09/11/85
09/11/85
09/27/85
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PB85
PB85
PB85
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PB86
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PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB86
PB86
PB86
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB85
PB86
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213601/AS
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Region
Site/State
Signature
Date
NTIS
Accession
Number
V Charlevoix, Ml*
V Acme Solvents, IL
V Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL
VI Bio-Ecology Systems, TX
VI Highlands Acid Pit, TX
VI Old Inger, LA
VI Tar Creek, OK
VI MOTCO, TX
VI South Valley, NM (IBM)
VI Triangle Chemical, TX
VI Bayou Bonfouca, LA
VII Aidex, IA (IRM)
VII Times Beach, MO (Quail Run, Sontag Road,
Minker, Stout, Cashel, Sullins)
VII Aidex, IA*
VII Ellisville, MO
VIII Milltown, MT
VIII Milltown, MT (Supplemental)
VIII Woodbury Chemical, CO
IX Celtor Chemical Works, CA
IX McColl Site, CA
IX Mountain View/Globe, AZ
IX San Gabriel/Area I, CA
IX Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IRM)
IX Taputimu Farm/Insular Territories, AS
IX Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA*
IX Jibboom Junkyard, CA
IX Celtor Chemical, CA*
IX Del Norte, CA
X Commencement Bay/Tacoma Well 12A, WA
X Ponders Corner, WA (IRM)
X South Tacoma Channel Well 12A, WA*
X Ponders Corner, WA*
09/30/85
09/27/85
09/30/85
06/06/84
06/25/84
09/25/84
06/06/84
03/15/85
03/22/85
06/11/85
08/15/85
08/24/83
01/13/84
09/30/84
07/10/85
04/14/84
08/07/85
07/19/85
10/04/83
04/11/84
06/02/83
05/11/84
07/22/83
12/27/83
07/17/84
05/09/85
09/30/85
09/30/85
03/01/83
06/01/84
05/03/85
09/30/85
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PB86 133873/AS
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PB85 214005/AS
PB85 214013/AS
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PB85 229086/AS
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PB85 249472/AS
PB85214047/AS
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PB85214062/AS
PB85 249621/AS
PB85 214070/AS
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PB85 214120/AS
PB85 214138/AS
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PB85214153/AS
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PB86 133857/AS
PB85214179/AS
PB85 214187/AS
PB85232155/AS
PB86 133964/AS
'Second Remedial Action
To order RODs from ELI, you need only provide the name of the ROD. Addresses and telephone
numbers for both organizations are:
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Customer Services
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4600
Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Document Service
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Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202)328-5150
A LINE ON RODS
GUIDELINES FOR FY'86 ROD
DOCUMENTS
Once a ROD is approved, a high-
quality copy (preferably the
original) should be sent to Head-
quarters immediately so that it
can be entered into the National
Technical Information Service
and distributed to other
members of the ROD Informa-
tion Network. Based on our ex-
perience with ROD documents
in FY'85, we have developed
some guidelines to help you
prepare high-quality documents
in FY'86.
1. TEXT, ATTACHMENTS,
CHARTS, TABLES, MAPS,
AND EXHIBITS
Provide a clear, legible copy.
Be especially careful when
xeroxing photocopies. The
quality of the copy de-
creases with each copy.
Make sure that all columns
and text are completely
displayed.
Make sure that computer
printouts (especially cost
sheets) are legible.
Do not reduce documents to
the point where they
become illegible.
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2. CAPITAL, O&M, AND PRES-
SENT WORTH COSTS
Make sure to include costs
in the ROD. It is helpful if
costs are restated in the
selected alternative section.
3. COST TABLES
Make sure that all columns
and figures are legible
especially those of the
selected alternative.
Costs should be broken
down into capital and pres-
ent worth.
4. ENFORCEMENT CONFIDEN-
TIAL INSERTS
Make sure that all Enforce-
ment Confidential pages are
clearly and CONSPICUOUS-
LY labeled.
5. FORMAT
Single space all RODs.
Make sure that the RODs
follow the format described
in the ROD Guidance.* In-
clude all standard cate-
gories such as Site History,
Current Site Status, and
Evaluation of Alternatives.
6. SENDING RODS
Send all signed RODs to the
appropriate Regional Coor-
dinator at Headquarters
ASAP.
Send all RODs to Head-
quarters completely assem-
bled with a signed signature
page.
*Preparation of Decision
Documents for Approving Fund-
Financed and Potentially Respon-
sible Party Remedial Action Under
CERCLA (February 17, 1985).
FIRST FY '86 ROD
Kudos to Region III for approv-
ing the first ROD of FY '86 for
the Tybouts site.
COMING SOON . . .
Highlights of the ROD
Workshops held February 25-26
in Alexandria, Virginia, and
March 18-19 in Dallas, Texas.
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SUPERFUNIiECEIVED
Records Of Decision c - mz
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
LIBRARY, REGIONS
January 31, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 1
ROD SUMMARIES
BOG CREEK FARM,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
The site was owned by in-
dividuals who also owned a
paint manufacturing plant. In
1973 and 1974, the owners
allegedly dumped bulk liquids
and sludges in a trench onsite.
The original volume of wastes
is estimated to be 2,400 cubic
yards, with high concentra-
tions of volatile organics (as
high as 180,000 ppm for
toulene). Residential wells are
not threatened. A small bog
and pond are heavily con-
taminated.
Decision:
Remove contaminated water
and sediments from pond and
bog; regrade and cover; treat
wastewater.
Excavate contaminated mater-
ials with greater than 10,000
ppm VOC; incinerate.
Cap and fence site.
Analyze other potential
remediation activities, in-
cluding soil washing, for addi-
tional contaminated soils.
Issues:
Soil washing to be explored as
further remedial measure for
soils with less than 10,000
ppm VOCs.
Contacts:
Region: Eric Swartz
FTS 264-1253
Headquarters: John Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
D'IMPERIO PROPERTY,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 3/27/85)
Description:
This historic dumping site con-
tains waste both at the surface
and buried in the soil. The soil
and ground water are contam-
inated. Wetlands abut the site
on two sides.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soils
and wastes and dispose of
these offsite.
Extract and treat ground water
from two aquifers using pre-
cipitation, flocculation, sedi-
mentation, and steam strip-
ping technologies; discharge
treated water into surface or
ground water.
Cap site to RCRA standards.
Issues:
Site is environmentally sen-
sitive area and will affect deci-
sion regarding the location of
treated discharge.
Contacts:
Region: Don Lynch
FTS 264-8216
Headquarters: John Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
ACME SOLVENTS,
REGION V,
ILLINOIS
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
Solvents, paints, empty drums,
and residues from solvent
reclamation were stored on-
site. In 1972, these materials
were pushed into drained
treatment lagoons or left in
piles and covered with dirt.
Contaminated ground water
has migrated from the facility,
affecting nearby residential
wells. The site contains 26,000
cubic yards of contaminants,
including VOCs, PCBs, and
wastes with flashpoints as low
as 25°C.
Decision:
Install interim home carbon
treatment units in affected
homes.
Excavate and incinerate waste
and contaminated soil; remove
non-incinerables to offsite
RCRA sites.
Continue to investigate bed-
rock contamination and con-
taminated ground water plume
control.
Contacts:
Region: Paul Bitter,
Dave Favero
FTS 886-4742
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS 382-2449
Ed Barth
FTS 382-7998
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CHARLEVOIX
MUNICIPAL WELL,
REGION V,
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
The City's municipal well and
shallow ground water aquifer
are contaminated with TCE
and PCE. In June 1984, an IRM
for an alternate water supply
to replace the contaminated
municipal well was approved.
There is no current, iden-
tifiable source of contamina-
tion; it was caused by either a
single spill or a source that
was subsequently removed.
Decision:
Contaminant plumes will at-
tenuate into Lake Michigan
under natural conditions.
Continue monitoring plumes.
Restrict new private wells in
aquifer.
Issues:
Plume attenuation selected
over active restoration of
aquifer.
State of Michigan currently
does not concur with remedy.
Contacts:
Region: Jack Kratzmeyer
FTS 353-6449
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
NORTHERNAIRE,
REGION V,
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/11/85)
Description:
Surface soils onsite have been
contaminated with chromium
and cadmium. Sewer lines car-
rying waste water from an
electroplating plant leaked at
joints and contaminated a dry
well. Contaminated water
entered highly permeable
soils. The extent of ground
water contamination is not yet
known.
Decision:
Excavate soils, sewer line
sediments, and drywell under-
lying facility; dispose offsite.
Fill with uncontaminated soil.
Response objectives are 50
mg/kg chromium, 10 mg/kg
cadmium.
Defer decision on ground
water treatment for future
ROD.
Contacts:
Region: Mary Elaine
Gustafson
FTS 886-6144
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS 382-2449
DEL NORTE PESTICIDE
STORAGE,
REGION IX,
CALIFORNIA
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
The site was a county storage
yard for empty containers of
herbicides, pesticides, and
some industrial wastes. In-
vestigation showed that not
all drums had been rinsed, nor
were all empty. Some were
corroded and broken. A sump
pond onsite had high concen-
trations of chemicals. Ground
water contamination has oc-
curred. Chromium, assumed
to be unrelated to the site, was
also found in the ground
water.
Decision:
Excavate to background for
organic pesticides; remove
and dispose of approximately
700 cubic yards of con-
taminated soils offsite.
Extract contaminated ground
water. Pretreat ground water
using carbon adsorption for
organic pesticides, using
coagulation and sand filtration
for chromium to levels accep-
table for discharge to the
POTW.
Dispose of treated ground
water into county sewer
system.
Monitor ground water.
Contacts:
Region: Michelle Dermer
FTS 454-8144
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
PONDERS CORNER,
REGION X,
WASHINGTON
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
A cleaning business deposited
dry-cleaning liquids and
solvents into septic systems
and onto the ground outside
the building. Two municipal
wells, which supply about 10
percent of the local water
district's drinking water needs
and fire protection, have been
contaminated. Interim
measures included pumping
septic tanks and disposal of
pumped material and installa-
tion of air-stripping on affected
wells.
Decision:
Pumping the municipal wells
has reduced plume concentra-
tions; therefore continue
operations of wells and ex-
isting treatment system with
minor upgrading and monitor.
The target cleanup level for the
aquifer is 10-6, but the final
decision has been deferred.
Excavate and remove septic
tanks and associated pipes
from behind the cleaning
business; dispose of offsite;
fill excavated area.
Restrict future uncontrolled
excavation to prevent direct
contact with low levels of TCE
remaining in soil column.
Contacts:
Region: Carol Thompson
FTS 399-2709
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
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ENFORCEMENT
DECISION
DOCUMENT
CHEM-DYNE,
REGION V,
HAMILTON, OHIO
(Approved 7/5/85)
Description:
Chem-Dyne accepted in-
dustrial wastes of virtually all
types. Wastes were stored on
the site in drums, bulk tanks,
and railroad cars. More than
30,000 drums and 300,000
gallons of bulk materials were
found onsite when the opera-
tions were shut down. Wastes
leaked into trenches, onto the
ground, and into sewers. All
waste materials, drums, tanks,
and other bulk storage
facilities were removed and
disposed of offsite by EPA in
late 1983. Soils and onsite
structures were heavily con-
taminated with a wide variety
of hazardous substances.
Ground water is contaminated
by a plume consisting primari-
ly of volatile organics. This
plume threatens nearby in-
dustrial wells and the City of
Hamilton's drinking water sup-
ply four miles downgradient.
Decision:
Extraction, treatment, and re-
injection of contaminated
ground water. Operate system
for a minimum of 10 years.
Concentrations of hazardous
substances in monitoring
wells immediately outside the
contaminant plume must not
exceed background levels or
human health criteria (at 10~6
risk). Ground water pumping
must continue until concentra-
tions of total VOCs are below
0.1 ppm in each monitor well
within the plume and more
importantly until concentra-
tions become "effectively con-
stant" in each well within the
plume. Further, a demonstra-
tion must be made before ter-
mination, both by sampling
and by the use of a ground
water contaminant transport
model, that remaining concen-
trations of contaminants
within the plume will not
migrate from the site at con-
centrations in excess of esta-
blished human health criteria.
Excavation of "hot spots" of
contaminated soils.
RCRA Part 264 cap over the re-
maining contaminated soils.
Demolition of all buildings on-
site; uncontaminated building
rubble left onsite beneath cap.
Extensive monitoring pro-
grams.
Issues:
Deferment of the ACL deter-
mination (i.e., establishing
final ground water protection
standards) until after remedial
technology achieves effective-
ly constant concentrations of
contaminants.
Contacts:
Region: Tom Barriball
FTS 886-7239
Headquarters: Kate Sellers
FTS 382-7790
A Line on RODs i
ROD WORKSHOP
Last spring's highly successful
ROD training course will make
its return on February 25 and 26
at the Ramada Hotel in Old
Town Alexandria, Virginia. This
course is designed to promote
national consistency in ROD
decision-making by informing
Regional technical and legal
staffs of the latest ROD pro-
cedures and policy develop-
ments and by providing a forum
for sharing specific site ex-
periences.
Topics on the agenda for this
session include the latest news
on CERCLA reauthorization, a
review of the recent NCP revi-
sions, and a discussion of some
mechanics of the ROD process
such as review on the record,
the role of EDDs and NDDs vs.
RODs, how to amend a ROD,
new proposed delegation
criteria and procedures, the
state role in the ROD process,
and the ROD information net-
work. Policy issues to be
discussed will include the
RCRA/CERCLA interface, selec-
ting alternative technologies,
ground water risk management,
the offsite policy, and PCBs,
among others.
A number of rooms are being
held for Regional participants at
the Ramada. To reserve a room,
please call the hotel directly at
(703) 683-6000. To register for the
course, please call Mary Gade in
Region Vat FTS 886-6851.
Funding and travel restrictions
may prevent repetition of the
course in Dallas later this spring
as originally planned. Therefore,
an attempt will be made to
videotape the Washington ses-
sion for distribution.
HOW TO ORDER REMEDIAL
ACTION HANDBOOK
The revised edition of the
ORD/OSWER Handbook on Re-
medial Action at Waste Disposal
Sites (described in the last ROD
Update) may be ordered by call-
ing FTS 684-7562 or (513)
569-7562. The document number
is 625/685/006.
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
.. i.. p, 1985
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
December 19, 1985
Vol. l,No. 9
ROD SUMMARIES
NYANZA CHEMICAL SITE,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 9/4/85)
Description:
The site is the location of a
former textile dye manufactur-
ing business. Wastewater and
chemical sludges were dispos-
ed of onsite. Ground water and
stream sediments are con-
taminated primarily with
organic chemicals and some
heavy metals.
Decision:
Excavate sludge deposits and
sediments; consolidate in on-
site landfill.
Cap historic onsite landfill
Divert upstream surface and
ground water.
Contacts:
Region: Rich Cavagnero
FTS 223-1928
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
PICILLO FARM,
REGION I,
RHODE ISLAND
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
Illegal dumping of hazardous
wastes occured onsite in 1977.
An explosion and fire at the
site brought it to the attention
of regulatory agencies. Interim
remedial actions taken include
excavation and removal of all
buried drums and land farming
of phenol-rich soils. Phenol
and PCBs have been found in
soils and ground water.
Decision:
Dispose of contaminated soil
onsite in a RCRA landfill.
Close landfill to RCRA stan-
dards.
Monitor ground and surface
water.
Issues:
State has petitioned the court
for reconsideration of the deci-
sion. State wants to dispose of
PCB wastes at an offsite TSCA
approved facility.
Contacts:
Region: Don Conklin
FTS 223-1928
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
GEMS LANDFILL,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
The township landfill has been
operated by private contrac-
tors. Hazardous wastes of all
varieties were disposed of on-
site; some in open trenches
and others in a pit created by
onsite sand and gravel excava-
tion. Ground water, soils, and
surface water are contamina-
ted. Interim measures includ-
ed construction of a berm to
prevent surface water from
entering adjacent develop-
ment, construction of a fence
to prevent access to surface
waters, and the replacement
of culverts.
Decision:
Cap landfill; construct active
gas collection and treatment
system.
Construct ground water pump-
ing and treatment system.
Discharge treated water into
local sewer system, or with
more treatment, into surface
water.
Construct surface water con-
trols.
Initial phase of remedial ac-
tions will involve ground water
pumping and treatment be-
tween landfill site and residen-
tial development.
Monitor site.
Account for possible future
landfill settling in cap design
and construction.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Putnam
FTS 264-1873
Headquarters: John Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
HELEN KRAMER LANDFILL,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
The site was used for sand and
gravel extraction. Pits from ex-
traction were used to landfill
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hazardous wastes. Wastes
were also stored in lagoons.
Leachate from the landfill has
entered surface water. Ground
water has been contaminated.
The air and soil contain con-
taminants.
Decision:
Collect ground water and
leachate through trenching.
Cap site.
construct upgradient slurry
wall.
Dewater lagoons and excavate
and fill; fence site.
Implement surface water con-
trols; collect and treat.
Monitor effect of actions.
Issues:
Upgradient slurry wall creates
changes in hydraulic
pressures, minimizing further
contamination of ground
water.
Design and construction of
cap to account for future settl-
ing.
Contacts:
Region: Ed Putnam
FTS 264-1873
Headquarters: John Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
LIPARI LANDFILL,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
A sand and gravel pit was
backfilled with a variety of
hazardous wastes, many of
them uncontained liquids.
Ground water and surface
water have been contamina-
ted. Interim measures have in-
cluded removal of wastes,
construction of fencing and a
slurry wall, and capping.
Decision:
Construct leachate extraction
system and injection wells to
dewater and flush site in a
batch mode; flushing system
will remove waterborne con-
taminants and substantially
reduce risks of future release
to ground water.
Discharge treated leachate to
local sewer treatment system
or, with further treatment, to
surface water.
Install monitoring wells in
downgradient aquifer.
Issues:
Effectiveness of control of
contaminants within con-
tained area will be evaluated.
Future study of offsite con-
tamination in ground and sur-
face waters.
Contacts:
Region: Ron Borsalino
FTS 264-1913
Headquarters: John Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
SAND, GRAVEL AND STONE,
REGION III,
MARYLAND
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
A sand and gravel quarry was
used as a landfill site for hazar-
dous wastes. Excavated pits
often served as impound-
ments for liquid wastes. Sur-
face water, ground water, and
soils have been contaminated.
Decision:
Address shallow aquifer con-
tamination and surface water
seeps.
Defer decisions on soil con-
tamination and deep aquifer
contamination until comple-
tion of Phase II RI/FS.
Excavate buried drums and
buried material; dispose of off-
site.
Install ground water collection
and treatment system onsite;
discharge treated water into
surface waters and/or back in-
to shallow aquifer.
Level of treatment in shallow
aquifer will be determined
upon completion of Phase II
RI/FS.
Contacts:
Region: Roy Shrock
FTS 597-0913
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
DAVIE LANDFILL
(BROWARD COUNTY),
REGION IV,
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
County operated disposal site
accepted residential wastes
and industrial septic pump-out
material, grease trap residues,
and treated municipal sludges.
Results of sampling indicate
local industries,were probably
discharging electroplating
wastes into septic systems.
Decision:
Dewater and stabilize contents
of sludges, lagoon.
Place wastes in lined cell of
onsite landfill; cap cell.
Issues:
Stabilization should be evalua-
ted before land disposal.
Source control remedial
measure only; need for ground
water measures to be deter-
mined.
Contacts:
Region: Jim Orban
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Ed Barth
FTS 382-7998
Debbie
Swichkow
FTS 382-2453
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SUPERFUND RECORDS OF DECISION:
KEY WORD INDEX
Listed below are major key word categories and
their subcategories for Superfund Records of
Decision (RODs). Opposite each of these categor-
ies are the sites whose ROD contains the listed
key word. This list includes all RODs approved to
date except those for the American Creosote, FL
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
Primary Hazardous
Substances Detected
Acids
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State (Region)
Arsenic
Asbestos
Carcinogenic
Compounds
Chromium
Dioxin
Heavy Metals
Charles George, MA (I)*; Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I);
Chemical Control, NJ (II); PAS Oswego, NY
(II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Douglassville, PA
(III); Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); A&F
Materials-IRM, IL (V); Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH
(V); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); Tar Creek,
OK (VI); Celtor Chemical Works, CA (IX); Str-
ingfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*; Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lmperio
Property, NJ (II)*; Helen Kramer, NJ (II);
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Love Canal, NY (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Spence Farm, NJ
(II); Douglassville, PA (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA
(III); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); Davie Landfill, FL
(IV); Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV);
Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V); Chem-
Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Morris Arsenic, MN (V);
Milltown, MT (VIII); Milltown-S, MT (VIII);
Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)*; McColl, CA (IX);
Western Processing, WA (X)
New Lyme, OH (V); Mountain View/Globe, AZ
(IX)
Charles George, MA (I); Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); Taylor Borough, PA (III); Reilly Tar,
MN(V)
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); D'lmperio Property, NJ (II); Lipari
Landfill, NJ (II)*; Sinclair Refinery, NY (II);
Spence Farm, NJ (II); Douglassville, PA (III);
Matthews Electroplating, VA (III); McAdoo-
IRM, PA (III); Davie Landfill, FL(IV);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); Norther-
naire, Ml (V); Schmalz Dump, Wl (V);
Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Del Norte,
CA (IX); Western Processing, WA (X)*
Love Canal, NY (II); Times Beach, MO (VII)
Charles George, MA (I)*; Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); Nyanza Chemical, MA (I); Keefe En-
vironmental, NH (I); Re-Solve, MA (I);
Sylvester, NH (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II);
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property, NJ
(II); GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ
(II)*; Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II); PAS Oswego,
NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Sinclair Refinery,
NJ (II); Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Harvey-
Knott, DE (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III), Moyer
Landfill, PA (III); Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD
(III); Wade, PA (III); Miami Drum Services, FL
(IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V); A&F
Materials-EDO, IL (V); Byron/Johnson Salvage
Yard, IL (V); Schmalz Dump, Wl (V); Waucon-
da Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Bio-Ecology
Systems, TX (VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI);
Old Inger, LA (VI): MOTCO, TX (VI); Tar
Creek, OK (VI); Milltown, MT (VIII);
Milltown-S, MT (VIII); Woodbury Chemical,
CO (VIII); Celtor Chemical Works, CA (IX);
Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)*; Jibboom
Junkyard, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits-IRM,
CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*;
Western Processing, WA (X); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
(IV) and Cannon Engineering/Plymouth, MA (I)
sites. Regional counsels and Superfund branch
chiefs have copies of all RODs. Copies are
available for purchase by the public from the Na-
tional Technical Information Service and the En-
vironmental Law Institute.
KEY WORDS ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
(BY CATEGORY) Site, State (Region)
Inorganics Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Sylvester, NH (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ
(II); Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lmperio Pro-
perty, NJ (II); Friedman Property, NJ (II);
GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II);
Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Douglassville, PA
(III); Drake Chemical, PA (III); Harvey-Knott,
DE (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III); Wade, PA (III);
A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V); Acme Solvents, IL
(V); Cemetery Dump, Ml (V); Chem-Dyne-EDD,
OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V); Wauconda Sand &
Gravel, IL (V); MOTCO, TX (VI); Tar Creek, OK
(VI); Ellisville, MO (VII)
Mining Wastes Tar Creek, OK (VI); Militown, MT (VIII); Celtor
Chemical Works, CA (IX)
Oils McKin, ME (I)*; Bridgeport, NJ (II); Burnt Fly
Bog, NJ (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Price Landfill,
NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Enterprise
Avenue, PA (III); Miami Drum Services, FL
(IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V); Laskm/Poplar
Oil, OH (V); New Lyme, OH (V); Old Mill, OH
(V); Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V); Reilly Tar,
MN (V); Old Inger, LA (VI); Ellisville, MO (VII);
Western Processing, WA (X)
Organics/VOCs Beacon Heights, CT (I); Charles George, MA
(I); Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Keefe En-
vironmental, NH (I); McKin-IRM, ME (I); Nyan-
za Chemical, MA (I); Picillo Farm, Rl (I);
Sylvester, NH (I); Re-Solve, MA (I); Western
Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ
(II); Bridgeport, NJ (II); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II);
Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property,
NJ (II); Friedman Property, NJ (II); GEMS
Landfill, NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ (II); Helen
Kramer, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lipari
Landfill, NJ (II)*; Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II);
Love Canal, NY (II); Olean Well Field, NY (II);
PAS Oswego, NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Swope Oil, NJ (II);
Douglassville, PA (III); Drake Chemical, PA
(III); Harvey-Knott, DE (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA
(III); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); Sand, Gravel &
Stone, MD (III); Taylor Borough, PA (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Wade, PA (III); Bis-
cayne Aquifer Sites, FL (IV); A&F Materials-
IRM, IL (V); A&F Materials Company-EDO, IL
(V); Acme Solvents, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml
(V); Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V);
Cemetery Dump, Ml (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V);
Charlevoix, Ml (V)*; Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V);
Eau Claire-IRM, Wl (V); Kummer Landfill, MN
(V); Main St. Wellfield, IN (V); New Brighton-
Interim Water Treatment, MN (V); New
Brighton-Water Supply System, MN (V); New
Lyme, OH (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Verona Well
Field-IRM, Ml (V); Verona Well Field, Ml (V)*;
Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Highlands
Acid Pit, TX (VI); MOTCO, TX (VI); Old Inger,
LA (VI); South Valley-IRM, NM (VI); Triangle
Chemical, TX (VI); Aidex-IRM, IA (VII); Aidex,
IA (VII)*; Ellisville, MO (VII); Woodbury
Chemical, CO (VIII); Del Norte, CA (IX); Mc-
Coll, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits-IRM, CA
(IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*; Ponders
Corner-IRM, WA (X); South Tacoma, WA (X);
South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*;
Western Processing, WA (X); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
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KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
PAHs
PCBs
PCE
Pesticides
Phenols
Radioactive
Materials
Sludge
Solvents
Douglassville, PA (III); Taylor Borough, PA
(III); Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV);
Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Picillo Farm, Rl (I); Bridgeport, NJ (II); Burnt
Fly Bog, NJ (II); Chemical Control, NJ (II);
Goose Farm, NJ (II); Hudson River, NY (II);
Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Swope Oil (II); Wide
Beach (II); Douglassville, PA (III); Harvey-
Knott, DE (III); Lehigh Electric, PA (III); A&F
Materials-IRM, IL (V); A&F Materials-EDO, IL
(V); Acme Solvents, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml
(V); Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V);
Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Laskin/Poplar Oil,
OH (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard Marine
Corp., IL (V); Schmalz Dump, Wl (V); Waucon-
da Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Bio-Ecology
Systems, TX (VI); MOTCO, TX (VI); Jibboom
Junkyard, CA (IX); Taputimu Farm, AS (IX);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); Picillo Farms,
Rl (I); Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Charlevoix,
Ml (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V)*; Main St. Wellfield,
IN (V); Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml (V); Verona
Well Field, Ml (V)*; San Gabriel/Area I, CA
(IX); Ponders Corner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma
Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*
Chemical Control, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm,
NJ (II); Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II); Love Canal,
NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Douglassville, PA
(III); Drake Chemical, PA (III); Miami Drum
Services, FL (IV); Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V);
Old Inger, LA (VI); Aidex-IRM, IA (VII);
Ellisville, MO (VII); Woodbury Chemical, CO
(VIII); Del Norte, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid
Pits-IRM, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA
(IX)*; Taputimu Farm, AS (IX); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Picillo Farm, Rl (I);
Goose Farm, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II);
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lipan Landfill, NJ (II)*;
Love Canal, NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Douglassville, PA
(III); Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD (III);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV);
Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V); Ellisville, MO (VII);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Lansdowne Radiation, PA (III); Moyer Land-
fill, PA (III)
Bridgeport, NJ (II); Price Landfill, NJ (II);
Swope Oil, NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Lackawanna
Refuse Site, PA (III); McAdoo Associates, PA
(III)*; Davie Landfill, FL (IV); Berlin & Farro,
Ml (V); Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V); New Lyme,
OH (V); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); MOTCO,
TX (VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Ellisville, MO (VII);
McColl, CA (IX)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin, ME (I)*;
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Burnt Fly Bog,
NJ (II); Chemical Control, NJ (II); Krysowaty
Farm, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lone
Pine Landfill, NJ (II); Spence Farm, NJ (II);
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Lackawanna
Refuse Site, PA (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III);
McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Miami Drum
Services, FL (IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V);
Berlin & Farro, Ml (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V);
Cross Bros., IL (V); New Brighton-Interim
Water Treatment, MN (V); New Brighton-
Water Suply System, MN (V); New Lyme, OH
(V); Old Mill, OH (V); Verona Well Field, Ml
(V)*; Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI); Old Inger,
LA (VI); Ellisville, MO (VII); Taputimu Farm,
AS (IX); Ponders Corner-IRM, WA (X);
Synfuels
TCE
Toulene
Contaminated
Media
Air
Ground Water
Ponders Corner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma, WA
(X); Western Processing, WA (X)
Western Processing, WA (X)
Charles George, MA (I); Keefe Environmental,
NH (I); McKin-IRM, ME (I); Western Sand &
Gravel, Rl (I); D'lmperio Property, NJ (II);
Goose Farm, NJ (II); Olean Well Field, NY (II);
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Heleva Landfill, PA
(III); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); Taylor Borough,
PA (III); Acme Solvents, IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml
(V); Charlevoix, Ml (V)*; LeHillier/Mankato,
MN (V); Main St. Wellfield, IN (V); New
Brighton-Interim Water Treatment, MN (V);
New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN (V);
Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml (VI); Verona Well
Field, Ml (V)*; Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI);
San Gabriel/Area I, CA (IX); South Tacoma,
WA (X) South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA
(X)*; Western Processing, WA (X)
Charles George, MA (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ
(II); Bridgeport, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property, NJ
(II); Goose Farm, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ
(II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ
(II)*; Love Canal, NY (II); Sinclair Refinery, NY
(II); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III); McAdoo
Associates, PA (III)*; Moyer Landfill, PA (III);
Taylor Borough, PA (III); New Lyme, OH (V);
Verona Well Field, Ml (V)*; Triangle Chem.,
TX (VI); Ellisville, MO (VII); Western Process-
ing, WA (X)*
McKin-IRM, ME (I); Sylvester, NH (I); GEMS
Landfill, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Love
Canal, NY (II); Heleva Landfill, PA (III); Taylor
Borough, PA (III); Wade, PA (III); Berlin &
Farro, Ml (V); Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Out-
board Marine, IL (V); Verona Well Field-IRM,
Ml (V); Mountain View/Globe, AZ (IX);
Taputimu Farm, AS (IX); South Tacoma, WA
(X)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Charles George, MA
(I); Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); McKin-IRM, ME
(I); Nyanza Chemical, MA (I); Picillo Farm, Rl
(I); Re-Solve, MA (I); Sylvester, NH (I);
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Bog Creek
Farm, NJ (II); Bridgeport, NJ (II); Burnt Fly
Bog, NJ (II); Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lm-
perio Property, NJ (II); Friedman Property, NJ
(II); GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ
(II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm,
NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill,
NJ (II)*; Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II); Olean
Well Field, NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Pijak
Farm, NJ (II); Price Landfill, NJ (II); Sinclair
Refinery, NY (II); Spence Farm, NJ (II); Swope
Oil, NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Douglassville, PA (III); Drake Chemical, PA
(III); Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Harvey-Knott,
DE(III); Heleva Landfill, PA (III); Matthews
Electroplating, VA (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III);
McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Moyer Landfill.
PA (III); Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Wade, PA (III); Bis-
cayne Aquifer Sites, FL (IV); Davie Landfill,
FL (IV); Miami Drum Services, FL (IV); Varsol
Spill Site, FL (IV); Whitehouse Waste Oil
Pits, FL (IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V); Acme
Solvents, IL (V); Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard,
IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V)*;
Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Eau Claire-IRM, Wl
(V); LeHillier/Mankato, MN (V); Main St.
Wellfield, IN (V); New Brighton-Interim Water
Treatment, MN (V); New Brighton-Water Sup-
ply System, MN (V); New Lyme, OH (V); Nor-
thernaire, Ml (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard
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KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Sediments (Creek/
River Stream)
Sludge
Soil
Marine Corp., IL (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V),
Verona Well Field-IBM, Ml (V); Verona Well
Field, Ml (V)*; Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL
(V); Bayou Bonfouca, LA (VI); Bio-Ecology
Systems, TX (VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI);
MOTCO, TX (VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); South
Valley-IRM, NM (VI); Tar Creek, OK (VI);
Aidex-IRM, IA (VII); Aidex, IA (VII)*;
Milltown-S, MT (VIII); Celtor Chemical Works,
CA (IX), Del Norte, CA (IX); McColl, CA (IX),
San Gabriel/Area I, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid
Pits-IRM, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA
(IX)*; Ponders Corner-IRM, WA (X); Ponders
Corner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma, WA (X);
South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*;
Western Processing, WA (X); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Hudson River, NY (II); PAS Oswego,
NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Douglassville, PA
(III); Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD (III); Tyson's
Dump, PA (III); New Lyme, OH (V); Norther-
naire, Ml (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard
Marine Corp., IL (V); Bayou Bonfouca, LA
(VI), Western Processing, WA (X)*
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Bridgeport, NJ (II); Swope Oil, NJ (II);
Berlin & Farro, Ml (V); Bio-Ecology Systems,
TX (VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); Old Inger,
LA (VI)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin-
IRM, ME (I); Nyanza Chemical, MA (I); Picillo
Farm, Rl (I); Re-Solve, MA (I); Western Sand
& Gravel, Rl (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II);
Bridgeport, NJ (II); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II);
Chemical Control, NJ (II), D'lmperio Property,
NJ (II); GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Goose Farm,
NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Krysowaty
Farm, NJ (II), Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); Lipan
Landfill, NJ (II)*; Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II);
Love Canal, NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Pi-
jak Farm, NJ (II); Price Landfill, NJ (II);
Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Spence Farm, NJ
(II); Swope Oil, NJ (II); Wide Beach, NY (II),
Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Douglassville, PA (III);
Drake Chemical, PA (III); Harvey-Knott, DE
(III); Enterprise Ave, PA (III); Lackawanna
Refuse Site, PA (III); Lansdowne Radiation,
PA (III); Lehigh Electric, PA (III); McAdoo-IRM
PA (III); McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*, Mat-
thews Electroplating, VA (III); Sand, Gravel &
Stone, MD (III), Taylor Borough, PA (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Wade, PA (III); Miami
Drum Services, FL (IV); Whitehouse Waste
Oil Pits, FL (IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V);
A&F Materials-EDO, IL (V); Acme Solvents, IL
(V); Berlin & Farro, Ml (V); Byron/Johnson
Salvage Yard, IL (V); Cemetery Dump, Ml (V);
Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Cross Bros., IL (V);
Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V); LeHilher/Mankato,
MN (V); Main St. Wellfield IN (V); Morris
Arsenic, MN (V); New Lyme, OH (V); Norther-
naire, Ml (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard
Marine Corp., IL (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V);
Schmalz Dump, Wl (V); Verona Well Field, Ml
(V)*; Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Bayou
Bonfouca, LA (VI), Bio-Ecology Systems, TX
(VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); MOTCO, TX
(VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Triangle Chem., TX
(VI); Aidex-IRM, IA (VII); Aidex IA (VII)*;
Ellisville, MO (VII); Times Beach, MO (VII);
Milltown, MT (VIII); Milltown-S, MT (VIII);
Woodbury Chemical, CO (VIII); Celtor
Chemical Works, CA (IX); Celtor Chemical,
CA (IX)*; Del Norte, CA (IX); Jibboom
Junkyard, CA (IX); McColl, CA (IX); Mountain
View/Globe, AZ (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits-
IRM, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*;
Surface Water
Wetlands
Wood
Public Health and
Environmental
Threats
Direct Contact
Public Exposure
Public Health Risk
Risk Assessment
Risk Level
Volatilization
Remedy Selection
Consent Decree
Cost/Benefit
Cost Recovery
Deed Restriction
Fund Balancing
Ground Water
Strategy
Negotiated
Settlement
Taputimu Farm, AS (IX); Ponders Corner-IRM,
WA (X); Ponders Corner, WA (X)*; South
Tacoma, WA (X); South Tacoma Channel-Well
12A, WA (X)*; Western Processing, WA (X);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); McKm-IRM, ME (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Re-Solve, MA (I); Sylvester, NH (I);
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); GEMS Landfill, NJ (II);
Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Hudson River, NY (II);
Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ
(II); Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II); Love Canal,
NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Sinclair Refinery,
NY (II), Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Douglassville,
PA (III); Drake Chemical, PA (III); Enterprise
Avenue, PA (III); Fischer & Porter, PA (III);
Harvey-Knott, DE (III); Heleva Landfill, PA (III),
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); McAdoo
Associates, PA (III)*; Moyer Landfill, PA (III);
Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD (III); Taylor
Borough, PA (III); Tyson's Dump, PA (III);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); A&F
Materials-EDO, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml (V);
Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V); Chem-
Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V),
Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard Marine Corp., IL
(V); Reilly Tar, MN (V); Wauconda Sand &
Gravel, IL (V); Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI);
MOTCO, TX (VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Tar
Creek, OK (VI); Celtor Chemical Works, CA
(IX); Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)*; McColl, CA
(IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits-IRM, CA (IX); Str-
ingfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*; Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Nyanza Chemical,
MA (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); Bridgeport,
NJ (II); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); Helen Kramer,
NJ (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Wide Beach, NY
(II); Harvey-Knott, DE (III); Schmalz Dump, Wl
(V), Old Inger, LA (VI); Tar Creek, OK (VI)
Lansdowne Radiation, PA
(VI)
I); Old Inger, LA
Hudson River, NY (II); Love Canal, NY (II); Pi-
jak Farm, NJ (II); Spence Farm, NJ (II)
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II);
Lansdowne Radiation, PA (III), Verona Well
Field-IRM, Ml (V); McColl, CA (IX)
Re-Solve, MA (I); Reilly Tar, MN (V)
Love Canal, NY (II), Verona Well Field-IRM,
Ml (V)
Picillo Farm, Rl (I); Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II);
Fischer & Porter, PA (III), San Gabriel/Area 1,
CA (IX)
Hudson River, NY (II)
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); A&F Materials
Company-EDO, IL (V), Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH
(V)
Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II)
Wade, PA (III)
Friedman Property, NJ (II); South Tacoma
Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*; Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V)
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Tar Creek, OK
(VI); Del Norte, CA (IX)
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Wade, PA (III)
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KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
No Action
Alternative
O & M
PRP
PRP Alternative
Supplemental ROD
Shared Costs
Temporary Remedial
Measure
Other Agencies
COE
DOD
Water Supply
Alternate Water
Supply
Community Services
Enhancement
Drinking Water
Contaminants
Fire Protection
Internal Plumbing
Water Rights
Site Specific
Characteristics
Flood Plain
Ground Water Table
Hydrogeologic
Seismic
Sole-Source Aquifer
Subsidence
Friedman Property, NJ (II); Varsol Spill, FL
(IV); Morris Arsenic, MN (V)
Re-Solve, MA (I); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); D'lm-
perio Property, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm, NJ
(II); Love Canal, NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II);
Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Price Landfill, NJ (II);
Spence Farm, NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Drake Chemical, PA (III); Heleva Landfill, PA
(III); Matthews Electroplating, VA (III); White-
house Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); Byron/Johnson
Salvage Yard, IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V);
Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V); Eau Claire-IRM, Wl
(V); Old Mill, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V);
Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml (V); Bio-Ecology
Systems, TX (VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Tar
Creek, OK (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*; Milltown, MT
(VIII); San Gabriel/Area I, CA (IX); Stnngfellow
Acid Pits, CA (IX)*; Ponders Corner-IRM, WA
(X); South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA
(X)*; Western Processing, WA (X)*
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Moyer Landfill,
PA (III); Wade, PA (III)
Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II)
Sylvester, NH (I); Milltown, MT (VIII)
Matthews Electroplating, VA (III); Milltown,
MT (VIII)
Hudson River, NY (II)
Old Inger, LA (VI)
New Brighton-Interim Water Treatment, MN
(V); New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN
(V)
Charles George, MA (I); Krysowaty Farm, NJ
(II); Bridgeport, NJ (II); Olean Well Field, NY
(II); Price Landfill, NJ (II); Fischer & Porter,
PA (III); Matthews Electroplating, VA (III);
Acme Solvents, IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V); Eau
Claire-IRM, Wl (V); Kummer Landfill, MN (V);
New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN (V);
Old Mill, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V); Verona
Well Field-IRM, Ml (V); South Valley-IRM, NM
(VI); Milltown, MT (VIII)
Price Landfill, NJ (II); Milltown, MT (VIII)
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Eau Claire-IRM, Wl
(V); Main St. Wellfield, IN (V); Verona Well
Field-IRM, Ml (V); South Valley-IRM, NM (VI)
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); New Brighton-
Interim Water Treatment, MN (V); New
Brighton-Water Supply System, MN (V);
Milltown, MT (VIII)
Milltown-S, MT (VIII)
San Gabriel/Area 1, CA (IX)
Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Drake Chemical, PA
(III); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V); Bayou Bon-
fouca, LA (VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI);
MOTCO, TX (VI); Triangle Chemical, TX (VI);
Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)*
Re-Solve, MA (I); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V)
Berlin & Farro, Ml (V)
McColl, CA (IX)
Price Landfill, NJ (II); Biscayne Aquifer Sites,
FL (VI)
McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Taylor
Borough, PA (III); Wauconda Sand & Gravel,
IL (V); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI)
Standards/
Regulations/
Permits/Guidance
Air Emissions
Air Permits
Air Quality
ACL
Ambient Water
Quality Criteria
Aquifer Use
Restrictions
Background Levels
Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml (V)
San Gabriel/Area 1, CA (IX)
Bridgeport, NJ (II); Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml
(V); San Gabriel/Area 1, CA (IX)
Sylvester, NH (I); Western Sand & Gravel, Rl
(I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); D'lmperio Proper-
ty, NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ (II); Harvey-Knott,
DE (III); Old Mill, OH (V); Highlands Acid Pit,
TX (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*; Western Processing,
WA (X)*
New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN (V)
Biscayne Aquifer Sites, FL (IV); Old Mill, OH
(V); Ponders Corner, WA (X)*
Nyanza Chemical, MA (I); Sand, Gravel &
Stone, MD (III); Taylor Borough, PA (III); Reil-
ly Tar, MN (V); Triangle Chemical, TX (VI);
Aidex, IA (VII)*
Clean Water Act 404
Permit
PAS Oswego, NY (II); Old Inger, LA (VI); Tar
Creek, OK (VI)
Discharge Standards Old Inger, LA (VI)
Old Inger, LA (VI); South Valley-IRM, NM (VI);
Milltown, MT (VIII)
San Gabriel/Area 1, CA (IX)
Drinking Water
Standards
Environmental
Standards
Feasibility Study
Guidance Document
Institutional
Controls
NEPA
Public Health
Advisory
RCRA
RCRA Part 264
RCRA Closure
Requirements
RCRA Landfill
Specifications
RCRA Locational
Requirements
RCRA Onsite
Disposal
Requirements
SNARL
State Criteria
State Permit
TSCA Onsite
Disposal
Requirements
San Gabriel/Area 1, CA (XI)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Friedman Property,
NJ (II); Olean Well Field, NY (II); Biscayne
Aquifer Sites, FL (IV); Charlevoix, Ml (V)*; Old
Mill, OH (V); Old Inger, LA (VI); Ponders Cor-
ners, WA (X)*; South Tacoma Channel-Well
12A, WA (X)*; Western Processing, WA (X)*
Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V)
Lansdowne Radiation, PA (III)
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl (I); Love Canal,
NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Aidex, IA (VII)*
Charles George, MA (I)*; PAS Oswego, NY
(II); McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Wade, PA
(III); Reilly Tar, MN (V); Bio-Ecology Systems,
TX (VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*; Del
Norte, CA (IX)
Bridgeport, NJ (II); Enterprise Avenue, PA
(III); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); Tyson's Dump,
PA (III); South Tacoma, WA (X); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Picillo Farm, Rl (I); Drake Chemical, PA (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Bio-Ecology Systems,
TX (VI); Western Processing, WA (X)*
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Berlin & Farro, Ml (V)
Picillo Farm, Rl (I); McColl, CA (IX)
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; San Gabriel/Area 1,
CA (IX)
Bridgeport, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property, NJ (II);
Goose Farm, NJ (II); Sinclair Refinery, NY (II);
Swope Oil, NJ (II); South Tacoma, WA (X)
D'lmperio Property, NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ
(II); Verona Well Field-IRM, Ml (V)
Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II)
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KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
Water Quality
Water Quality
Criteria
Wetlands
Regulations
Testing/Pilot
Studies
Leachability Tests
Treatability Studies
Technology
Aeration
Air Stripping
Alternative
Technology
Best Reliable
Technology
Capping
Containment
Dike Stabilization
Dredging
Excavation
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Outboard Marine
Corp., IL (V); Milltown, MT (VIII); South
Tacoma, WA (X)
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Verona Well Field-
IRM, Ml (V)
PAS Oswego, NY (II)
Re-Solve, MA (I)
Old Inger, LA (VI)
McKin, ME (I); Triangle Chem., TX (VI)
Clean Well Field, NY (II); Tyson's Dump, PA
(III); Biscayne Aquifer Sites, FL (IV); Main St.
Wellfield, IN (V); Eau Claire-IRM, Wl (V);
LeHillier/Mankato, MN (V); Verona Well Field-
IRM, Ml (V); Verona Well Field, Ml (V)*; San
Gabriel/Area 1, CA (IX); Ponders Corner-IRM,
WA (X); Ponders Corner, WA (X)*; South
Tacoma, WA (X); South Tacoma Channel-Well
12A, WA (X)*
Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); Bridgeport, NJ (II);
Goose Farm, NJ (II); Wide Beach, NY (II);
MOTCO, TX (VI); Triangle Chemical, TX (VI);
Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*; Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Reilly Tar, MN (V); Western Processing, WA
(X)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Charles George, MA
(I)*; Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Re-Solve, MA
(I); Sylvester, NH (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II);
D'lmperio Property, NJ (II); GEMS Landfill,
NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ (II); Helen Kramer,
NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II); PAS Oswego,
NY (II); Sinclair Refinery, NY (II); Swope Oil,
NJ (II), Douglassville, PA (III); Drake
Chemical, PA (III); Enterprise Avenue, PA (III);
Heleva Landfill, PA (III); Lackawanna Refuse
Site, PA (III); Matthews Electroplating, VA
(III); McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Moyer
Landfill, PA (III); Tyson's Dump, PA (III);
Wade, PA (III); Davie Landfill, FL (IV); White-
house Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); Chem-Dyne-
EDD, OH (V); New Lyme, OH (V); Old Inger,
LA (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*; Mountain
View/Globe, AZ (IX); South Tacoma, WA (X);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Hudson River, NY (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*;
Drake Chemical, PA (III); New Lyme, OH (V);
Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V); Times Beach,
MO (VII)
Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Ellisville, MO (VII)
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Hudson River, NY
(II); Love Canal, NY (II); Outboard Marine
Corp., IL (V); Tar Creek, OK (VI)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); Bridgeport,
NJ (II); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); D'lmperio Pro-
perty, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ.(II); Krysowa-
ty Farm, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II); PAS
Oswego, NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Sinclair
Refinery, NY (II); Spence Farm, NJ (II); Swope
Oil, NJ (II); Wide Beach, NY (II); Douglass-
ville, PA (III); Drake Chemical, PA (III); Lehigh
Electric, PA (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III);
McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Sand, Gravel &
Stone, MD (III); Taylor Borough, PA (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Miami Drum Services,
FL (IV); A&F Materials-EDO, IL (V); Acme
Solvents, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml (V);
Byron/Johnson Salvage, IL (V); Cemetery
Dump, Ml (V); Chem-Dyne-EDD, OH (V);
Cross Bros., IL (V), Northernaire, Ml (V); Old
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
Filling
Granular Activated
Carbon
Ground Water
Diversion
Ground Water
Monitoring
Ground Water
Treatment
Hydraulic Barrier
Incineration
Land Treatment
Leachate Collection/
Treatment
Levees
Offsite Disposal
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Mill, OH (V); Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V);
Schmalz Dump, Wl (V); Bayou Bonfouca, LA
(VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); MOTCO, TX
(VI); Old Inger, LA (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*;
Ellisville, MO (VII); Times Beach, MO (VII);
Woodbury Chemical, CO (VIII); Celtor
Chemical Works, CA (IX); Celtor Chemical,
CA (IX)*; Del Norte, CA (IX); Jibboom
Junkyard, CA (IX); McColl, CA (IX); Ponders
Corner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma, WA (X);
South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*;
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Lehigh Electric, PA (III); Taylor Borough, PA
(III); Wade, PA (III); A&F Materials-EDO, IL (V);
Tar Creek, OK (VI); Woodbury Chemical, CO
(VIII)
New Brighton-Interim Water Treatment, MN
(V); New Lyme, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V);
Old Inger, LA (VI); San Gabriel/Area 1, CA
(IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*
Bruin Lagoon, PA (III)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Hocomonco Pond,
MA (I); McKin, ME (I); Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II);
Friedman Property, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm,
NJ (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Pijak Farm, NJ
(II); Drake Chemical, PA (III); Moyer Landfil,
PA (III); A&F Materials-EDO, IL (V); New
Lyme, OH (V); Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI);
Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); Aidex, IA (VII)*;
Woodbury Chemical, CO (VIII)
McKin, ME (I); Sylvester, NH (I): Sylvester-S,
NH (I); D'lmperio Property, NJ (II); GEMS
Landfill, NJ (II); Goose Farm, NJ (II); Helen
Kramer, NJ (II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Clean
Well Field, NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II);
Harvey-Knott, DE (III); Heleva Landfill, PA (III);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); Chem-
Dyne-EDD, OH (V); LeHillier/Mankato, MN (V);
New Lyme, OH (V); Old Mill, OH (V); Verona
Well Field, Ml (V)*; Del Norte, CA (IX);
Ponders Corner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma
Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*; Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
South Tacoma, WA (X)
Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); Bridgeport, NJ (II);
Swope Oil, NJ (II); Lackawanna Refuse Site,
PA (III); Acme Solvents, IL (V); Berlin & Farro,
Ml (V); Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH (V); MOTCO, TX
(VI); Triangle Chem., TX (VI); Woodbury
Chemical, CO (VIII); Western Processinq, WA
(X)
Old Inger, LA (VI)
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Charles George, MA
(I)*; GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ
(II); Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Moyer Landfill, PA
(III); New Lyme, OH (V); Wauconda Sand &
Gravel, IL (V)
Douglassville, PA (III); Old Inger, LA (VI)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin-IRM, ME
(I); McKin, ME (I)*; Re-Solve, MA (I); Burnt Fly
Bog, NJ (II); Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lm-
perio Property, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm, NJ
(II); Pijak Farm, NJ (II); Spence Farm, NJ (II);
Swope Oil, NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Harvey-Knott, DE
(III); Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); Lehigh
Electric, PA (III); McAdoo-IRM, PA (III);
McAdoo Associates, PA (III)*; Sand, Gravel &
Stone, MD (III); Taylor Borough, PA (III);
Miami Drum Services, FL (IV); A&F Materials-
IRM, IL (V); A&F Materials-EDO, IL (V); Acme
Solvents, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml (V);
Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V);
Cemetery Dump, Ml (V); Chem-Dyne-EDD,
OH (V); Cross Bros., IL (V); Northernaire, Ml
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KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Onsite Containment
Onsite Disposal
Relocation
Packed Column
Aeration
Plume Management
Publicly Owned
Treatment Works
(POTW)
Slurry Wall
Spur Levees
Stabilization
(V); Old Mill, OH (V); Outboard Marine Corp.,
IL (V); Schmalz Dump, Wl (V); Wauconda
Sand & Gravel, IL (V); Bayou Bonfouca, LA
(VI); Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); MOTCO, TX
(VI); Triangle Chem., TX (VI); Aidex-IRM, IA
(VII); Aidex, IA (VII)*; Ellisville, MO (VII);
Woodbury Chemical, CO (VIII); Celtor
Chemical Works, CA (IX); Celtor Chemical,
CA (IX)*; Del Norte, CA (IX); Jibboom
Junkyard, CA (IX); McColl, CA (IX); String-
fellow Acid Pits-IBM, CA (IX); Ponders Cor-
ner, WA (X)*; South Tacoma Channel-Well
12A, WA (X)*; Western Processing, WA (X);
Western Processing, WA (X)*
Re-Solve, MA (I); Enterprise Avenue, PA (III);
New Lyme, OH (V), Outboard Marine Corp.,
IL (V); Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI); Times
Beach, MO (VII); Western Processing, WA
(X)*
Hocomonco Pond, MA (I); Picillo Farm, Rl (I)
Love Canal, NY (II); Drake Chemical, PA (III);
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III); Aidex, IA (VII)*;
Mountain View/Globe, AZ (IX); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Lansdowne Radiation, PA (III), Times Beach,
MO (VII); Mountain View/Globe, AZ (IX)
Fischer & Porter, PA (III)
Price Landfill, NJ (II); Verona Well Field-IRM,
MI(V)
GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ (II);
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Del Norte, CA (IX);
Strmgfellow Acid Pits, CA (X)*, Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)*
Sylvester, NH (I); Helen Kramer, NJ (II); Lipari
Landfill, NJ (II); Lone Pine Landfill, NJ (II);
PAS Oswego, NY (II); Whitehouse Waste Oil
Pits, FL (IV)
Times Beach, MO (VII)
Re-Solve, MA (I); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III)
Surface Water
Diversion/Collection
Venting
Miscellaneous
Competitive Bidding
Deferred Decision
Depth of Excavation
Dilution
Environmental
Impacts
Federal Facilities
Key Indicator
Analysis
Municipally Owned
Site
Off-Base
Contamination
Remnant
Contamination
Charles George, MA (I)*; McKin, ME (I)*;
Nyanza Chemical, MA (I); Harvey-Knott, DE
(III); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); Taylor Borough,
PA (III);
Beacon Heights, CT (I); Charles George, MA
(I)*; GEMS Landfill, NJ (II); Helen Kramer, NJ
(II); Moyer Landfill, PA (III); New Lyme, OH (V)
Bridgeport, NJ (II)
Lipari Landfill, NJ (II)*; Swope Oil, NJ (II);
Douglassville, PA (III); McAdoo Associates,
PA (III)*; Taylor Borough, PA (III); Tyson's
Dump, PA (III); Davie Landfill, FL (IV); Bayou
Bonfouca, LA (VI); Ponders Corner, WA (X)*;
South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II)
South Tacoma, WA (X); South Tacoma
Channel-Well 12A, WA (X)*
Hudson River, NY (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II);
Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); Tar Creek, OK
(VI); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)*
New Brighton-Interim Water Treatment, MN
(V); New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN
(V)
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III)
Enterprise Avenue, PA (III)
New Brighton-Interim Water Treatment, MN
(V); New Brighton-Water Supply System, MN
(V)
Bog Creek Farm, NJ (II); Krysowaty Farm, NJ
(II)
* Second Record of Decision
S Supplemental Record of Decision
EDO Enforcement Decision Document
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WAUCONDA SAND
AND GRAVEL,
REGION V,
ILLINOIS
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
A gravel pit was excavated to
depths up to 40 feet below
shallow aquifer water table.
43-acre unpermitted hazar-
dous waste landfill operated
onsite from 1950 to 1977. Shal-
low ground water and surface
water, in a creek near the site
boundaries, have been con-
taminated. A deep aquifer re-
mains contaminated.
Decision:
Prevent leachate from entering
creek through collection; dis-
pose of leachate at offsite fa-
cility.
Fence site; regrade and reveg-
etate; repair existing clayey
loam soil; cap.
Conduct further studies to de-
termine final ground water and
source remedy.
Contacts:
Region: Cindy Nolan
FTS 886-0400
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
A LINE ON RODs
RETURN OF THE ROD
WORKSHOP
The Regional Counsel's ROD
Workgroup is gearing up for two
new ROD workshops to be held
in February in Washington, D.C.,
and Dallas. Details coming soon.
REVIEW OF FY'85 RODs
HSCD is preparing an annual
report on FY'85 RODs to be
issued in January. The review of
RODs involved in this effort has
revealed special points to be
highlighted in the ROD work-
shops and in future guidance.
For the time being, you should
be aware that all RODs should
include:
1. Specific clean-up levels for
contaminated soils and waste
(using SOCEM where appro-
priate);
2. Specific clean-up targets for
ground water (based on
health-based criteria);
3. Information on whether and
how the clean-up is to be
phased;
4. A description of the type of
cap used;
5. Information on the consisten-
cy of the remedy with RCRA
and other environmental
statutes; and
6. An evaluation of alternative
technologies for each source
control measure. (Guidance
on how to make decisions re-
garding alternative technolo-
gies with the objective of
selecting highly reliable reme-
dies is forthcoming.)
7. In addition, a letter from the
State concuring with the re-
medy must be included in the
ROD file.
REVISED HANDBOOK
AVAILABLE
A revised edition of the ORD/
OSWER Handbook on Remedial
Action at Waste Disposal Sites
is now available. The handbook
is a central reference on
remedial action techniques. It
describes established and
emerging technologies and in-
cludes information on their ap-
plication and limitations. It also
describes major design, con-
struction, and maintenance con-
siderations and includes unit
and example cost data. To order
a copy, call FTS 684-7562. The
document number is EPA 625/
685/006.
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control^Division
To: EPA Regional Offices "
November 26, 1985
Vol. l,No. 8
ROD SUMMARIES
VARSOL SPILL,
REGION IV,
FLORIDA
(Approved 3/29/85)
Description:
Commercial operations at the
Miami International Airport
resulted in discharges of
hydrocarbons, petroleum-
fraction solvents, and jetfuel
into surface waters and the
Biscayne Aquifer.
Decision:
No source control action
specific to this site; area-wide
responses and ground water
remedies addressed in Bis-
cayne Aquifer ROD.
Issues:
Rl showed no trace of solvent
at site; other chemicals have
biodegraded or dissipated
and become part of overall
contamination of Biscayne
Aquifer.
CERCLA does not address jet-
fuel spills.
Private parties have recovered
some spilled jetfuel.
Contacts:
Region IV: Jim Orban
FTS 257-2643
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
BISCAYNE
REGION IV,
FLORIDA
(Approved 9/36/85)
Description: *
Three NPC sites and an un-
sewered industrial area to the
North contributed to overall
contamination in the Bis-
cayne Aquifer. Sites include a
drum recycling facility, a
municipal landfill, and an in-
ternational airport. As a result,
three well fields serving more
than 600,000 people have
been contaminated. Biscayne
Aquifer is close to the surface
and has high transmissivity.
Decision:
Add air stripping capacity to
existing well-head treatment
facilities at two wellfields.
Issues:
Area-wide groundwater con-
tamination from numerous
sources. Remedial measures
ensure safe municipal supply
but do not address existing
contamination.
Local authorities will pay for
further treatment to remove
additional chemicals and
color and to increase available
water supply. EPA supports
these actions.
Area-wide waste management
plan recommended for entire
study area.
Contacts:
Region IV: Jim Orban
FTS 257-2930
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
LEHILLIER/MANKATO,
REGION V,
MINNESOTA
(Approved 9/25/85)
Description:
Natural and man-made
depressions became ad hoc
waste disposal sites between
1925 and 1960. In 1981, TCE
was found in an aquifer serv-
ing the LeHillier community.
Decision:
Manage migration and reduce
source by extracting ground
water using a system of ex-
isting and newly constructed
wells and partially treating by
air stripping.
Extend LeHillier water
distribution system to include
all affected receptors.
Issues:
Target levels for ground water
restoration equate to a risk
level of 10-6 TCE. Ground
water treatment should take
less than 5 years if contami-
nant source no longer exists
and will take 5 to 10 years
otherwise.
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Ground water treatment
prevents migration of con-
taminants to water supply of
adjacent town.
Contacts:
Region V: Fred Bartman
FTS 353-6883
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
DOUGLASSVILLE
DISPOSAL SITE,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
Waste oil reprocessing and
recycling facility has been in
operation since 1941. The site
has drums of wastes and con-
taminated soils and
sediments. VOCs were found
in facility drinking water. In
1970 and 1972, storms wash-
ed millions of gallons of
waste downstream from an
abandoned lagoon.
Decision:
Remove drums.
Remove contaminated soils
and sediments from drainage
ditch and consolidate in the
sludge disposal area. Cap
filled sludge lagoon and facili-
ty disposal area.
Install levees and dikes to pro-
tect site from 100-year flood
event.
Defer decision on ground
water treatment.
Issues:
Site is in 100-year floodplain
of state scenic river.
Active facility onsite.
Contacts:
Region III: Bill Hagel
FTS 597-3161
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
VERONA WELL FIELD,
REGION V,
MICHIGAN
(Approved 8/12/85)
Description:
Three known sources have
contaminated the Verona Well
Field with VOCs. The well
field supplies water for 35,000
residents of Battle Creek,
Michigan, and for commercial
and industrial users, including
two major food processors. In
1984, incerceptqr wells and air
stripping facilities were con-
structed at the well field as an
interim remedial measure to
ensure a clean water supply
to the community.
Decision:
Contain and collect con-
taminated ground water in
vicinity of one source. Pump
to existing well field air strip-
per for treatment.
Increase volatilization of
VOCs from soils at that
source using air extraction
wells.
Issues:
Enhanced volatilization using
air extension wells is an alter-
native technology for dealing
with soils contaminated with
VOCs.
Contacts:
Region V: Jack Kratzmeyer
FTS 353-6449
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
SINCLAIR REFINERY SITE,
REGION II,
NEW YORK
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
VOCs and other contaminants
were found in the landfill
associated with an oil refinery
and in ground water. Flooding
and migration of the Genesee
River has eroded parts of the
landfill.
Decision:
Remove and dispose of
drums offsite; excavate
smaller landfill and con-
solidate with larger landfill; fill
and cap landfill with RCRA
clay cap.
Channelize portion of river.
Issues:
Waste from the refinery por-
tion of the site eventually may
be incorporated into the land-
fill. An RI/FS for the refinery
portion is under way.
Contacts:
Region II: Joel Singerman
FTS 264-9589
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
WIDE BEACH
DEVELOPMENT SITE,
REGION II,
NEW YORK
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
A small recreational com-
munity on Lake Erie used
waste oil for dust control. The
waste oil was found to con-
tain PCBs.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soil
from roadways, drainage dit-
ches, driveways, yards, and
wetlands.
Dispose of contaminated
asphalt; reuse uncon- A
taminated asphalt as fill. |
Chemically treat con-
taminated soils; use treated
soil as fill in excavated areas,
and repave roads and drive-
ways.
Treat perched water in sewer
trenches.
Continue sampling to define
extent of contamination.
Issues:
Chemical detoxification of
PCBs was found to be an ef-
fective alternative to land
disposal or incineration.
Contacts:
Region II: Joel Singerman
FTS 264-9589
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
BEACON HEIGHTS
LANDFILL,
REGION I,
CONNECTICUT
(Approved 9/23/85)
Description:
This 30-acre privately
operated landfill received
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municipal refuse, rubber,
plastics, industrial chemicals,
and sludges. The ground
water, which provides water
for several residential wells, is
contaminated.
Decision:
Excavate discrete portion of
site with minor wastes; con-
solidate wastes; cap site.
Install leachate control
system around landfill; collect
leachate and treat offsite.
Extend public water supply.
Decision on ground water has
been deferred.
Contacts:
Region I: Rich Cavagnero
FTS 223-1947, or
Steve Farrick
FTS 223-1718
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
BAYOU BONFOUCA,
REGION VI,
LOUISIANA
(Approved 8/15/85)
Description:
Abandoned creosote treating
facility is within 100-year
floodplain of adjacent bayou.
Creosote contamination
found in soils onsite, in
ground water, and on the bot-
tom of the bayou.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of
creosote and highly con-
taminated soil offsite; dispose
of contaminated water offsite
through deep-well injection.
Study extent of and remedies
for contamination in sedi-
ment, ground water, and sur-
face water.
Contacts:
Region VI: Don Porter
FTS 729-9712
Headquarters: Randy
Kaltreider
FTS 382-2448
CELTOR CHEMICAL,
REGION IX,
CALIFORNIA
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
The site was 9ccupied by a
processor of mining ores. Tail-
ings left onsite have been
washed downstream during
floods and have leached
heavy metals into surface
waters. One large tailings pile
was removed as an interim
measure.
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soils
to risk-based levels for metals;
dispose of contaminated soils
offsite.
Contacts:
Region IX: Nick Morgan
FTS 454-8918
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
GOOSE FARM,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
Polysulfide rubber and solid
rocket fuel propellants were
buried in a pit dug in fine
sand. Ground water and soils
are contaminated. Interim ac-
tivities have included offsite
disposal of wastes and soil
and plume containment.
Decision:
Flush remaining con-
taminated soil. Collect ground
water, treat it, and re-inject
treated water into ground.
Continue testing to determine
need for capping and extent
of PCB contamination.
Issues:
Heavy involvement of PRPs.
Contacts:
Region II: Don Lynch
FTS 264-8216
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
OLEAN WELL FIELD,
REGION II,
NEW YORK
(Approved 9/24/85)
Description:
The well field that supplies
drinking water for the City and
Town of Olean was found to
contain TCE. Immediate ac-
tions included monitoring
private wells and installing 11
carbon absorption units. Little
data were available on the
source of contamination.
Decision:
Construct two air stripping
systems to treat water from
three municipal wells.
Extend City water system to
replace contaminated wells;
inspect industrial sewers;
recommend institutional con-
trols on well water extraction;
further define source and
evaluate control methods.
Contacts:
Region II: Pam Tames
FTS 264-2646
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS 382-2350
WOODBURY
CHEMICAL SITE,
REGION VIII,
COLORADO
(Approved 7/19/85)
Description:
Fire destroyed a pesticides
plant in 1965. Contaminated
rubble and debris were put on
an adjacent lot. Pesticides,
metals, and other organic
compounds are found both
on- and offsite in soils and
sediments.
Decision:
Offsite incineration of
material with total pesticide
concentration in excess of
100 ppm and offsite disposal
of soil containing 3-100 ppm
total pesticides.
Contacts:
Region VIII: Walt Sandza
FTS 564-1531
Headquarters: Randy
Kaltreider
FTS 382-2448
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WESTERN PROCESSING,
REGION X,
WASHINGTON
(Approved 9/25/85)
Description:
An industrial disposal com-
pany received wastes from
local industries since the
mid-1960s. Approximately 90
of the 126 priority pollutants
have been found in soils, in
ground water, and in surface
water. Interim measures have
included removal, site
stabilization, reuse of wastes,
and limited stormwater con-
trols and treatment.
Decision:
Excavate highly contaminated
soil and some buried wastes.
Provide interirn soil cover to
prevent human' contact, but
allow flushing.
Pretreat extracted ground
water for discharge into sewer
system.
Excavate, clean, and maintain
all utility lines; plug or divert if
necessary,
Excavate contaminated sedi-
ment from creek.
Monitor site closely and ex-
pand treatment if necessary.
Issues:
Further actions at site will be
determined after analyzing ef-
fectiveness of current
remedies.
Involvement of approximately
190 PRPs.
Possible in-situ soil solidifica-
tion pilot site.
Contacts:
Region X: Judy Schwartz
FTS 399-2684
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
HARVEY AND KNOTT
DRUM SITE,
REGION III,
DELAWARE
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
Wastes accepted at this on-
site disposal facility were
from sanitary, municipal, and
industrial sources and con-
sisted of sludges, paint
pigments, and solids. Wastes
were burned, allowed to seep
into the soil, or buried. Con-
taminants, including PCBs
and VOCs, have been found in
soils and sediments. VOC
contamination was also found
in ground water.
Decision:
Treat water from onsite pond;
remove and dispose of
sediments, sludges, wastes,
and drums.
Install ground water collec-
tion and treatment system
and use treated ground water
to flush onsite soils. Operate
system for 5 years and assess
level of effectiveness.
Issues:
Site closure decision will be
deferred until effectiveness of
soil flushing can be assessed.
Extraction/treatment/flushing
system is an alternative to ex-
cavation and disposal.
Extensive wetland area sur-
rounding site.
Contacts;
Region III: Joe Dugandzic
FTS 597-9023
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS 475-8246
HOCOMONCO POND,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 9/30/85)
Description:
Wood products were treated
with creosote onsite. Wastes
were stored in a lagoon and
two depressions. Creosote
compounds have con-
taminated local soils, ground
water, and sediments in the
local pond.
Decision:
Excavate and dewater
sediments from the pond and
soils from the depressions.
Place in an onsite facility built
to RCRA standards.
Relocate the open-jointed
storm drain that runs through
the former lagoon area.
Cap both the onsite facility
and the former lagoon area
with one contiguous RCRA
cap.
Contacts:
Region I: Bruce Marshall
FTS 223-0906
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS 475-6689
NEW LYME,
REGION V,
OHIO
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
This 40-acre landfill accepted
industrial wastes not allowed
by State of Ohio license.
Cyanide wastes may be
buried at the site. Soil, ground
water, and sediment are con-
taminated. Contaminated
leachate is apparent at seeps
throughout the site. The site
is surrounded on three sides
by wetlands.
Decision:
Install RCRA cap over landfill.
Dewater landfill and extract
and contain ground water in-
definitely; treat ground water
and contaminated leachate
using biological precipitation
and activated carbon techni-
ques; consolidate con-
taminated sediment onsite
under cap.
Construct gas controls;
monitor ground water.
Contacts:
Region V: Mary Tyson
FTS 886-3006
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS 475-6704
SWOPE OIL COMPANY,
REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/27/85)
Description:
This chemical reclamation
and production facility was in
operation from 1965 to 1979.
PCBs and other chemicals
were found in soils. A surface
aquifer is contaminated in
part from the site. A municipal
well located 100 feet away in
the lower aquifer has been
closed.
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Decision:
Remove and dispose tanks
and buildings offsite; treat or
dispose of tank contents.
Dispose of PCB-contaminated
soils and buried sludge off-
site; cap site.
Study nature and extent of
ground water contamination
and feasibility of remedial
alternatives.
Contacts:
Region II: Don Lynch
FTS 264-8216
Headquarters: John
Kingscott
FTS 382-7996
CEMETERY DUMP,
REGION V,
MICHIGAN
(Approved 9/11/85)
Description:
This abandoned gravel pit was
used for burial of approx-
imately 250 drums of hazar-
dous wastes, including RGBs.
Four residences were subse-
quently constructed onsite.
Aquifer underlies the site, and
supplies water for area-wide
domestic wells.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of
drums offsite. Soils to be ad-
dressed in ROD amendment.
Contacts:
Region V: Tom Thomas
FTS 886-1434
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS 382-2449
Ed Barth
FTS-382-7998
ALTERNATIVE
TECHNOLOGIES
One of the major goals of the
Superfund program in FY '86 is
to increase the use of new
technologies to treat and
dispose of waste. This issue of
the ROD Update is intended to
provide a brief overview of what
some of these new technologies
are, where they have already
been used at Superfund sites,
and some current Agency work
in this area.
First, some rough working de-
finitions of the basic categories
of alternative technologies are in
order.
ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
is currently used by many to
mean any treatment technol-
ogy that reduces the mobility
and toxicity of waste and
thereby reduces its threat to
the environment. Containment
or land disposal without treat-
ment is not considered to be
alternative technology.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
denotes existing technologies
that have not yet been proven
effective for their desired ap-
plication or technologies that
just need final field demon-
stration to be considered
proven and available.
ADVANCED/EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES
refer to technologies still in
the lab research stage.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES
are those which have proven to
be effective for the desired ap-
plication and are commercially
available.
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gy development are displayed
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Alternative technologies currently being tested and considered by EPA include the following:
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY ORD
I. CONTAINMENT CONTACT
A. ISOLATION TECHNIQUES
Barriers by Grouting (P)
In-situ Vitrification (ISV) Generated Underground Barriers
for Confinement of Hazardous Wastes (P)
Use of Underground Mines as Repositories for
Hazardous Waste (D)
Bottom Isolation Barrier System (P)
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
STABILIZATIpN/FIXATION/ENCAPSULATION TECHNIQUES
1. Applicability of Solidification/Stabilization
Processes to NPL Sites (D)
C. AIR EMISSIONS/TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
1. Air Stripping of Volatile Organics from Soil (L)
2. Air Stripping of VOCs from Liquids at Superfund
Sites (D)
3. Control of Air Emissions from Superfund Surface
Impoundments (D)
SEPARATION/CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES
1. Treatment of Waste-Contaminated Ground by
Electrokinetics (P)
2. Investigation of Treatment Methods Used in the Mining
and Metallurgical Industry for Application at Waste Site
Cleanups (L)
3. Artificial Freezing as a Remedial Action Technique (P)
4. Mobile/Transportable Systems for Extraction of
Pollutants from Excavated Soils (P/D)
5. In-situ Extraction of Contaminated Soils (P)
6. Management of Contaminated Sediments (L)
7. Leachability of Toxic Organics from Contaminated Soils
and Residues from Chemical and Biological Treatment
of Contaminated Soils (L)
8. Reverse Osmosis Concentration of Hazardous Waste
Leachate (P)
9. Steam Stripping of Contaminants (L)
10. Metal Binding Compounds (L)
11. Supercritical Extraction Using Solvent and Solute
Mixtures (L)
12. Sorption of Aqueous Hazardous Wastes with Treated
Clays (L)
13. Pristine Lignin for Hazardous Waste Treatment (L)
DETOXIFICATION
A. CHEMICAL TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
1. Dioxin Radical Formation and Polymerization on Cu (II)
Smectite (L)
2. Catalytic Decomposition of Halogenated Pollutants (P)
3. Photodecomposition of Toxic Inorganics and Organics
in Leachates Via Semiconductor Oxides (L)
4. Slurry Process for Destruction of PCDDs and PCBs in
Contaminated Soils, Sediments, and Sludges (P)
B. BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY
1. Use of Colloidal Gas Aphrons (GCAs) for Solving
Contaminated Ground water and Soil Problems
2. Use of Support Aerated-Biofilm Reactors for the
Biodegradation of Toxic Organic Compounds (L)
3. Anaerobic In-situ Degradation of Organic Compounds (L)
4. Biochemical Processing of Leachates and Excavated
Soils (P)
Herbert Pahren
Don Sanning
Janet Houthoofd
Walter Grube
Carlton Wiles
Paul dePercin
Paul dePercin
Paul dePercin
Jonathan Herrmann
Don Sanning
Janet Houthoofd
Richard Traver
Richard Traver
Anthony Tafuri
Mike Roulier
John Martin
John Martin
John Martin
Mark Stutsman
Mark Stutsman
David Ferguson
Mark Stutsman
Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers
Charles Rogers
Stephen James
Ronald Lewis
Stephen James
John Brugger
FTS#
569-7874
569-7875
569-7863
569-7798
569-7795
569-7797
569-7797
569-7797
569-7839
569-7875
569-7863
321-6677
321-6677
321-6604
569-7796
569-7758
569-7758
569-7758
569-7776
569-7776
569-7518
569-7776
569-7757
569-7757
569-7757
569-7877
569-7856
569-7877
321-6634
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5. Detoxification Technology Using AWT Biological
Methods (P/D)
6. Mycorrhizae and Host Plant Species as Hazardous
Waste Detoxification Agents (L)
7. Bacteria Capable of Detoxifying Organomercurials (L)
8. Evaluation of Commercial Biochemical Preparations for
Hazardous Waste Detoxification (L)
9. Selected Natural Microorganisms for the Detoxification
of PCB-contaminated Soils (P)
10. White Rot Fungus as a Detoxification Agent of
Halogenated Organic Hazardous Waste in Contaminated
Soils (P)
11. Application Methodology for the In-situ Use of Soil
Detoxification Microorganisms (L)
C. MIXED SYSTEMS
1. Combined Biological, Chemical, and Physical In-situ
Treatment Processes (P)
D. THERMAL DETOXIFICATION
1. Mobile/Transportable Incinerator Systems (D)
2. Mobile/Transportable Carbon Reactivator Systems (D)
3. Molten Glass Technology (D)
4. Huber Advanced Electric Reactor (D)
5. Circulating Bed Combustion (D)
6. Plasma Arc Systems (D)
7. Shirco Infrared System (D)
KEY: (P) Pilot
(L) Laboratory
(D) Demonstration
Edward Opatken
John Glaser
John Glaser
John Glaser
John Glaser
John Glaser
John Glaser
Stephen James
James Yezzi
Richard Traver
Harry Freeman
Harry Freeman
Harry Freeman
Harry Freeman
Harry Freeman
569-7855
569-7568
569-7568
569-7568
569-7568
569-7568
569-7568
569-7877
321-6703
321-6677
569-7529
569-7529
569-7529
569-7529
569-7529
Alternative Technologies Selected for Superfund Remedial Actions to Date
Listed below are the Superfund sites for which alternative technologies have been chosen as part
of the remedial action.
HYDRAULIC REMOVAL AND TREATMENT
Region Site Name/State
I Nashua/NH
II Goose Farm/NJ
II Lipari Landfill/NJ
II PAS Oswego/NY
III Harvey-Knott/DE
X Ponders Corner/WA
X Tacoma Well 12A/WA
X Western Processing/WA
Region Site Name/State
VI Old Inger/LA
Media
Soil
Soil
Soil
Soil
Soil
Soil
Soil
Soil
LAND
Media
Sludges & Soils
Status
Construction
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
Design
TREATMENT
Status
Design
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Chet Janowski
223-1943
Don Lynch
264-8216
Sal Badalamenti
264-1873
Steve MacGregor
264-9588
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Carol Thompson
399-2709
Phil Wong
399-7216
Judy Schwartz
399-2684
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Bonnie DeVoss
729-9739
HQ Contact/FTS #
Steve Hooper
4756689
Bob Quinn
382-2350
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
4756689
HO Contact/FTS H
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
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PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
Region
1
II
II
IV
VI
Site Name/State
Keefe Environmental Services/
NH
Bridgeport/NJ
PAS Oswego/NY
Bluff Road/NC
MOTCO/TX
Media
Drums/Tanks
Liquids
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Liquids
Status
Completed
Completed/Design
Completed
Completed
Design
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Chet Janowski
223-1943
Ron Barsolino
264-1913
Steve MacGregor
264-9588
Nancy Redgate
257-2643
Don Porter
729-9712
HQ Contact/FTS ft
Steve Hooper
475-6689
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Debby Swichcow
382-2453
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
INCINERATION
Region
1
II
II
II
II
II
II
IV
IV
V
V
V
V
V
VI
VI
VI
VIII
X
Region
X
Site Name/State
Keefe Environmental (offsite)/
NH
Bog Creek Farm (onsite)/NJ
Bridgeport (offsite)/NJ
Bridgeport (onsite)/NJ
PAS Oswego (offsite)/NY
Pijack Farm (offsite)/NJ
Spence Farm (offsite)/NJ
Bluff Road/NC (offsite)
Acme Sullivan Reclaiming
(onsite)/IL
Berlin & Farro (offsite)/MI
Byron Johnson Salvage Yard
(offsite)/IL
Cemetery (offsite)/MI
Cross Brothers (offsite)/IL
Laskm/Poplar Oil (offsite)/OH
Bio-Ecology Systems (offsite)/TX
MOTCO (regional)/TX
Triangle Chemical (offsite)/TX
Woodbury Chemical (offsite)/CO
Western Processing (offsite)/WA
Site Name/State
Tacoma Well 12A (source)/WA
Media
Drums/Tanks
Sludges/Soil
Drums/Tanks
Sludges/Oil
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Soil
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Drums/Tanks
Liquids
Drums/Tanks
Soil/Rubble
Drums/Tanks
SOIL
Media
Soil
Status
Completed
Design
Design
Design
Completed
Design
Design
Completed
Design
Completed
Design
Design
Design
Completed
Completed
Design
Design
Design
Design
WASHING
Status
Decision
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Chet Janowski
223-1943
Eric Swartz
264-1253
Ron Barsolino
264-1913
Ron Barsolino
264-1913
Steve MacGregor
264-9588
Don Lynch
264-8216
Don Lynch
264-8216
Nancy Redgate
257-2643
Paul Bitter
886-4742
Greg Kulma
886-3010
Doug Yeskis
886-9296
Tom Thomas
886-1434
Dan Capice
886-0392
Jay Plucinski
353-6316
Bonnie DeVoss
729-9739
Don Porter
729-9712
Don Williams
729-9713
Walt Sandza
564-1531
Judy Schwartz
399-2684
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Phil Wong
399-7216
HQ Contact/FTS #
Steve Hooper
475^689
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Ed Barth
382-7998
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Debbie Swichkow
382-2453
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Ed Barth
382-7998
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Steve Hooper
475-6689
HQ Contact/FTS #
Steve Hooper
475-6689
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ENHANCED VOLATILIZATION
Region
1
V
VI
Site Name/State
McKin (onsite)/ME
Verona Well field (onsite)/MI
Triangle Chemical (onsite)/TX
Media
Soil
Soil
Soil
STABILIZATION AND
Region
III
III
III
IV
VI
Site Name/State
Bruin Lagoon /PA
McAdoo Assoc./PA
Tysons Dump/PA
Davie Landfill/FL
Bio-Ecology Systems/TX
Media
Sludges
Soil
Soil
Sludges
Status
Design
Design
Design
SOLIDIFICATION
Status
Construction
Design
Design
Design
Soil/Sludges Design
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Dave Webster
2234909
Jack Kratzmeyer
353*449
Don Williams
729-9713
(P RE-LAND FILL)
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Ed Shoner
597-2193
Dom Digulio
597-3435
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Jim Orban
257-2643
Bonnie DeVoss
729-9739
HQ Contact/FTS #
Blake Velde
382-7995
Carol Lindsay
475*704
Ed Barth
382-7998
HQ Contact/FTS #
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Ed Barth
382-7998
Debby Swichkow
382-2453
CHEMICAL EXTRACTION FROM SOILS
Region
II
II
Site Name/State
Bog Creek Farm (onsite)/NJ
Wide Beach (onsite)/NY
Media
Soils
Soils
Status
Design
Design
Reg. Contact/FTS #
Eric Swartz
264-1253
Joel Singerman
264-9589
HQ Contact/FTS #
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Alternative Technologies at Removal Sites
The Removal program is using alternative technologies at a number
of sites. Among these are:
Site
Schaffer
Peek Oil
Lees Farm
Location
Minden, WVA
Tampa, FL
Woodville, Wl
Technique
Solvent extraction of PCBs
Incineration of PCBs in soil
Extraction of lead from soil
and contaminated batteries by
complexing with EDTA and
recovering lead through elec-
trolysis (This process is ex-
pected to produce lead pure
enough for commercial sale.)
For more information, contact Steve Dorrler (FTS 340-6740)
A Line on RODS
DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES
WORKGROUP
A workgroup was formed in April
to draft guidance on developing
sampling and analytical plans
for RI/FSs. The guidance will lay
out an approach for: (1) defining
data objectives (decision-
making for which data is re-
quired) at the very beginning of
the RI/FS; (2) determining
criteria and data needed to make
those decisions (how clean is
clean, boundaries of waste, etc.);
and (3) selecting the appropriate
analytical options and sampling
approaches that will produce
the needed data. The DQO
Workgroup has completed a
draft of the stages related to
analytical option selection. This
draft is being circulated for
review in Headquarters and the
Regions. A supplemental draft
will follow in the spring to pro-
vide more detail on sampling ap-
proach selection. The final
guidance is scheduled for
September 1986. For further in-
formation, call Linda Boornazian
(FTS 382-7997).
NEW SECTION CHIEF
HSCD has another new section
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chief in Steve Smagin. Steve
comes to HSCD from Super-
fund's Office of Program
Management. As chief of the
Planning and Programs Section
of the Remedial Analysis
Branch, Steve's key respon-
sibilities will include manage-
ment of remedial planning,
forecasting, and tracking ac-
tivities, including the SCAP and
the natural resource claims and
response claims programs.
ROD ISSUE ABSTRACTS
NO LONGER REQUIRED
The ROD abstracts prepared for
the National Technical Informa-
tion Service and summaries that
appear in the ROD Update have
proven so useful that, beginning
this fiscal year, ROD issue
abstracts will no longer be re-
quired for RODs signed either in
Headquarters or the Regions. If
there are special issues
associated with a particular site
that you would like highlighted,
please feel free to submit short
articles or notes for the ROD Up-
date. Call Betsy Shaw at FTS
382-3304.
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SUPERFUND^:
$
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
%.
October 31, 1985
Vol. 1, No. 7
ROD SUMMARIES
McKIN SITE,
REGION I, MAINE
(Approved 7/22/85)
Description:
After the IRM taken at the site,
an incinerator, miscellaneous
debris, a lagoon, and a buried
fuel tank still remain. Soil and
ground water contamination
exist at the site.
Decision:
Aerate contaminated soil
mechanically to remove
volatiles, dispose of drums
and other materials offsite, ex-
tract and treat groundwater for
a period of up to 5 years, and
monitor offsite surface water
and ground water.
Issues:
Restoration of the Class II
aquifer and aeration of the soil
to remove contaminants were
selected over the option of just
capping the site. Ground water
restoration is preferred
whenever possible.
Existing data, though limited,
were sufficient to support a
decision to treat ground water.
Ground water performance
standards were established in
the ROD, but these will be re-
evaluated after a maximum of
5 years of system operation
and monitoring.
Ground water protection ob-
jectives were based on a unit
carcinogenic risk level of ap-
proximately 10~5. This is war-
ranted because the aquifer will
be continually monitored and
because there are currently no
private wells withdrawing from
the aquifer.
The target action levels for soil
excavation and treatment by
aeration were based on the
estimated impact on the
underlying aquifer.
Contacts:
Region I: Dave Webster
FTS-223-4909
Headquarters: Paul Schumann
FTS-475-6705
CHARLES GEORGE,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 7/11/85)
Description:
The site includes 2,500 cubic
yards of chemical waste
material and over 1,000 pounds
of mercury, in addition to
municipal waste.
Decision:
Construct a full synthetic
membrane cap over the entire
site, and construct a surface
water collection system, a
leachate collection system,
and an off-gas collection
system.
Issues:
Source containment measures
were found to be the only
viable remedial alternatives as
a result of the initial screening
phase. Capping the site is an
integral component of each
source-containment measure.
Initiation of capping as a
separate operable unit prior to
completion of the overall RI/FS
will significantly benefit
human health and the environ-
ment by greatly reducing the
amount of leachate generated.
Contacts:
Region I: Rich Leighton
FTS-223-1946
Headquarters: Bill Kaschak
FTS-382-2348
LOVE CANAL,
REGION II, NEW YORK
(Approved 5/6/85)
Description:
Over 21,000 tons of chemicals,
including dioxins, were
disposed of in Love Canal by
Hooker Chemical and Plastics
Corporation between 1942 and
1952. Chemicals at the site in-
clude acids, chlorides, mer-
captans, phenols, toluenes,
pesticides, chlorophenols,
chlorobenzenes, and sulfides.
Contaminants were carried in-
to streams and sewers by a ris-
ing water table.
Decision:
Hydraulically clean and re-
move sediments from sanitary
and storm sewers and remove
contaminated sediments from
creeks. Dewater sediments
and store in a temporary con-
tainment facility to be con-
structed on the site. Construct
a berm to control sediments
near the 102nd Street outfall
area (if found consistent with
the project plan for the 102nd
Street Landfill Superfund site).
Continue efforts to identify
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potential technologies to be
used for the permanent remed-
iation of the sediments.
Contacts:
Region II: Rob Raab
FTS-264-1919
Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS-382-2350
LANSDOWNE RADIATION,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 8/2/85)
Description:
Two residences were con-
taminated with radium and
other radionuclides as a result
of radium refining and the pro-
duction of medical devices in
one of the homes.
Decision:
First operable unitRelocate
residents permanently.
Contacts:
Region III: Walt Graham
FTS-597-9387
Headquarters: Linda
Boornazian
FTS-382-7997
TAYLOR BOROUGH,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 6/28/85)
Description:
Municipal landfilling and dis-
posal of drummed industrial
wastes occurred after the site
had been used as a mine.
Decision:
Dispose of drums offsite and
underlying soils and sedi-
ments to background levels in
pond areas #1 and #2. Con-
struct a soil cover for the drum
storage.
Issues:
Mine subsidence prevents a
RCRA cap.
Remediation on ground water
was deferred. All ground water
migrates vertically to the mine
pool.
Only the portion of the site
where drum disposal occurred
will be cleared.
Contacts:
Region III: Joe Dugandzic
FTS-597-9023
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS-475-8246
wall and to extend the effec-
tive life of the slurry wall.
Contacts:
Region IV: Jack Snider
FTS-257-2930
Headquarters: Ed Barth
FTS-382-7998
RUMMER LANDFILL,
REGION V, MINNESOTA
(Approved 6/12/85)
Description:
A 40-acre municipal and indus-
trial waste landfill is con-
taminating ground water with
volatile organics. Ground
water is used as a drinking
water supply.
Decision:
Build two new alternate water
supply wells, a new water
tower, and a distribution
system. No decision on
ground water restoration.
Contacts:
Region V: Allen Wojtas
FTS-886-6941
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
McADOO ASSOCIATES,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 6/28/85)
Description:
The site was used for deep and
strip mining and was later
used as a metals reclamation
operation. Wastes include
paint sludge, solvents,
metallic sludge, acids,
caustics, and others.
Decision:
Remove tank and debris. Ex-
cavate a limited amount of soil
and dispose offsite. Cap site,
and divert surface water.
Contacts:
Region III: Dom Digiulio
FTS-597-3435
Headquarters: Linda
Boornazian
FTS-382-7997
WHITEHOUSE WASTE
OIL PITS
REGION IV, FLORIDA
(Approved 5/30/85)
Description:
The site includes seven unlin-
ed pits containing waste oil
sludge, acids, and con-
taminated waste oil.
Decision:
Construct a slurry wall around
site, place all contaminated
stream sediments within
slurry wall, provide long-term
extraction and treatment of
ground water within slurry
wall, and cap entire area.
Issues:
Placing contaminated sedi-
ments within the slurry wall
consolidates wastes. Long-
term ground water extraction
creates a negative hydraulic
gradient and has greater
durability. This remedy is ex-
pected to minimize the
possibility of further plume
migration outside the slurry
CROSS BROTHERS,
REGION V, ILLINOIS
(Approved 3/25/85)
Description:
A former container reclama-
tion process on site allowed
indiscriminant dumping of
dyes, paints, inks, and
solvents on 20 acres of land.
Decision:
Dispose of waste materials
and contaminated soil offsite.
Issues:
"Visibly contaminated soil" as
a criterion for removal could
still be used as of March 1985,
but it is no longer recommend-
ed even for interim measures.
Contacts:
Region V: Dan Capice
FTS-886-0397
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
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SOUTH VALLEY,
REGION VI, NEW MEXICO
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Organic chemicals have been
stored and used in the South
Valley for over 20 years.
Organic contamination has
been found in two of the
municipal wells that supply
drinking water for the City of
Albuquerque.
Investigations to date indicate
area-wide ground water con-
tamination.
Decision:
Install a new water supply well
for the City of Albuquerque.
Perform additional offsite and
source control remedial in-
vestigations to develop an
overall cleanup strategy for the
area-wide ground water con-
tamination.
Contacts:
Region VI: David McCartney
FTS-729-9741
Headquarters: Randall
Kaltreider
FTS-382-2448
JIBBOOM JUNKYARD,
REGION IX, CALIFORNIA
(Approved 5/9/85)
Description:
The 9-acre site was used for
metal salvaging (including
transformer disassembly),
which resulted in heavy metal
and low-level PCB contamina-
tion. Portions of the site are
now covered by an interstate
highway embankment.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of un-
covered, contaminated soil
offsite, using an action level of
500 ppm lead.
Issues:
The action level for lead con-
centrations was initially
selected to be the background
level of 200 ppm. Later, the
ROD was amended to incor-
porate a health-risk-based ac-
tion level of 500 ppm lead.
Contacts:
Region IX: Nick Morgan
FTS-454-8918
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS-475-6689
TACOMA WELL 12A,
REGION X,
WASHINGTON
(Approved 5/3/85)
Description:
Surface soils and ground
water are contaminated with
organic solvents. Ground
water contamination extends
for about 2,000 feet downgra-
dient to municipal well 12A
and other water supply wells
that draw water from the con-
taminated aquifer. In 1983, an
IRM was taken to convert
municipal well 12A into a
blocking well to prevent fur-
ther plume migration into the
well field.
Decision:
Continue treating municipal
well 12A effluent (approved as
an IRM in 1983) as long as
necessary. Extract and treat
contaminated ground water at
the source area and discharge
into the bay.
Do further sampling to deter-
mine extent of soil contamina-
tion. Excavate and remove
heavily contaminated surficial
soils. Treat deeper soils in situ
by means of downward flush-
ing with water and by vacuum
extraction.
With institutional controls,
limit use of contaminated
ground water by private par-
ties.
Re-evaluate ground water
treatment system after 2 years
of operation to determine ef-
fectiveness and consider
closeout requirements.
Contacts:
Region X: Pat Storm
FTS-399-1099
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS-475-6689
MORRIS ARSENIC,
REGION V, MINNESOTA
(Approved 8/7/85)
Description:
About 1,500 pounds of arsenic-
laced grasshopper bait was
buried in a gravel pit. A
highway has since been con-
structed through the site.
Decision:
No action will be taken
because there is no significant
health hazard. Levels of
arsenic found in the soils and
ground water are below the
MCL for arsenic and below an
advisory level for soils. Arsenic
is not migrating in ground
water or soil.
Contacts:
Region V: Gene Wong
FTS-353-6341
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
OLD MILL,
REGION V, OHIO
(Approved 8/7/85)
Description:
The site was used for drum
storage and waste disposal.
Wastes include solvents, oils,
resins, PCBs, and other
chemicals. The drums have
been removed, but con-
taminated soil and ground
water remain.
Decision:
Dispose of contaminated soil
offsite, extract and treat
ground water, restrict use of
aquifer, and provide an alter-
nate water supply.
Issues:
Soil removal for some com-
pounds was chosen to be
completed at a unit carcino-
genic risk level of 10~6. Ninety-
five percent of contaminant
mass will be removed.
Removal of all soils con-
taminated above background
level would have increased the
volume of the removal by four
times.
Target levels for ground water
equate to a risk level of 10~5
VCR. It is assumed that it will
take 30 years of treatment to
reach this target and 100 years
before the concentration
reaches the 10~6 risk level.
During this time, aquifer use
will be restricted.
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Contacts:
Region V: Mary Tyson
FTS-886-3006
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
MAIN STREET,
REGION V, INDIANA
(Approved 8/2/85)
Description:
Volatile organic compounds,
primarily TCE, were found in
drinking water from the Main
Street Well Field. This source
supplies 70 to 80 percent of
the City's water needs.
Decision:
First operable unit Intercept
and treat contaminated
ground water with an air strip-
ping system. Water supplied
to the town will be designed
to meetlO"6 unit carcinogenic
risk levels.
Contacts:
Region V: Mike Strimbu
FTS-353-6417
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
ELLISVILLE,
REGION VII, MISSOURI
(Approved 7/10/85)
Description:
The site includes three proper-
ties. The Callahan and the
Rosalie properties are includ-
ed in this ROD. Liquid and
solid wastes, including
solvents, sludges, pesticides,
and flammable materials, were
dumped.
Decision:
Callahan site Stabilize the
fill area.
Rosalie site Dispose of con-
taminated soil, drums, and
other debris offsite; conduct
soil testing.
Issues:
Rather than establishing ac-
tion levels, CDC will determine
(through repeated soil sample
analyses) when the Rosalie
site no longer poses a threat.
Contacts:
Region VII: Bob Field
FTS-758-3931
Headquarters: Elizabeth Ertel
Hall
FTS-382-2451
SCHMALZ DUMP,
REGION V, WISCONSIN
(Approved 8/12/85)
Description:
Site consists of 5 acres of wet-
land used for the disposal of
industrial wastes, utility fly
and bottom ash, and demoli-
tion debris contaminated with
PCBs.
Decision:
Dredge 3,500 cubic yards of
PCB-contaminated building
debris and soil and dispose
offsite.
Contacts:
Region V: Margaret Guerriero
FTS-886-0399
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
EAU CLAIRE,
REGION V
WISCONSIN - IRM
(Approved 6/10/85)
Description:
VOCs were found in drinking
water from the Eau Claire
Municipal Well Field, which
serves 57,500 residents.
Decision:
Remove VOCs from ground
water by air stripping, and dis-
charge treated water into the
municipal water treatment
plant.
Contacts:
Region V: Joan Calabrese
FTS-886-0403
Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
TRIANGLE CHEMICAL,
REGION VI, TEXAS
(Approved 6/11/85)
Description:
Raw materials and finished
products from the production
of various industrial cleaning
compounds, brake fluids,
pesticides, and other chemi-
cals were stored in bulk sur-
face tanks and drums.
Decision:
Incinerate and deep well inject
tank and drum contents, and
mechanically aerate contam-
inated soils.
Contacts:
Region VI: Don Williams
FTS-729-9713
Headquarters: Ed Barth
FTS-382-7998
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FY'85 WRAP-UP
FY'85 was a very good year in
the ROD business. A total of 65
RODs and 2 HDDs were signed;
58 of the 64 first operable units
RODs targeted for completion
made it to signature by
September 30. So much practice
will come in handy during FY'86,
when approximately 90 RODs
are expected to be signed.
Region Site/State
FY 1985 SIGNED RODs
Region Site/State
Date
AA/RA Signed
Date
AA/RA Signed
I Charles George, MA
McKin, ME
Nyanza Chemical, MA
Beacon Heights, CT
Cannon Engr/Plymouth, MA
Hocomonco Pond, MA
Picillo Farm, Rl
II 'Bridgeport Rental, NJ
D'lmpeno, NJ
Friedman Property, NJ (NO ACTION)
Love Canal, NY
Olean Wellfield, NY
GEMS L/F, NJ
Goose Farm, NJ
Helen Kramer, NJ
Swope Oil, NJ
Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Sinclair Refinery, NY
Wide Beach, NY
Lipari L/F, NJ
III Tysons Disposal, PA
Heleva L/F, PA
Lackawanna Refuse, PA
McAdoo, PA
Taylor Borough, PA
Lansdowne Radiation, PA
Douglassville, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Moyers UF, PA
Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD
IV Varsol Spill, FL (NO ACTION)
Whitehouse Waste Oil, FL
Biscayne Aquifer, FL
American Creosote, FL
Davie L/F, FL
* Enforcement Decision Memorandum
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
AA
AA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
7/11/85
7/22/85
9/04/85
9/23/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
12/31/84
3/27/85
4/30/85
5/06/85
9/24/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
12/21/84
3/22/85
3/22/85
6/28/85
6/28/85
8/02/85
9/27/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
3/29/85
5/30/85
9/16/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
V Byron Salvage, IL
Cross Bros., IL (IRM)
Eau Claire, Wl (IRM)
Kummer L/F, MN
A & F Materials, IL
Chem-Dyne, OH
Main Street Wellfield, IN
Old Mill, OH
Morris Arsenic, MN (NO ACTION)
Schmalz Dump, Wl
Verona Wellfield, Ml
Cemetery Dump, Ml
Northernaire, Ml
Acme Solvent, IL
Lehilher, MN
New Lyme L/F, OH
Charlevoix, Ml
Wauconda Sand, IL
VI MOTCO, TX
South Valley, NM (IRM)
Triangle Chemical, TX
Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Crystal Chemical, TX (NDD)
VII Ellisville, MO
VIII Woodbury Chemical, CO
Milltown Reservoir, MT
(SUPPLEMENTAL)
IX Jibboom Junkyard, CA
Celtor Chemical, CA
Del Norte, CA
X Comm Bay/South Tacoma Channel
(Well 12-A), WA
Western Processing, WA
Ponders Corner, WA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
3/13/85
3/25/85
6/10/85
6/12/85
6/14/85
7/05/85
8/02/85
8/07/85
8/07/85
8/12/85
8/12/85
9/11/85
9/11/85
9/25/85
9/27/85
9/27/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
3/15/85
3/22/85
6/11/85
8/15/85
9/17/85
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
7/10/85
7/19/85
8/07/85
5/09/85
9/30/85
9/30/85
5/03/85
9/25/85
9/30/85
REMEDIAL OUTLOOK
FOR FY'86
Despite the current lack of a
statute, FY'86 promises to be a
busy year for Superfund's
remedial program. Any likely
compromise of the proposed
bills before Congress will ex-
pand the scope of cleanup ef-
forts dramatically.
Once CERCLA is reauthorized,
the program will face the dual
challenge of rapid expansion
and acceleration, both of which
must occur without sacrificing
the quality of our studies and
remedies.
To help achieve these difficult
objectives, HSCD will be imple-
menting the Remedial Improve-
ment Pilot Program. Over the
next 3 months, HSCD will be
working with the Regions to
select candidate sites and begin
a series of pilot projects in the
following categories: phased
RI/FSs; enhanced contractor
continuity; expedited response
actions; site-specific contrac-
ting for remedial planning; and
improved program planning,
monitoring, and control. A steer-
ing committee with representa-
tion from Headquarters and the
Regions has been organized to
assist HSCD in monitoring the
pilot projects and evaluating the
success of the various options.
Three areas of special focus for
the coming year will be the use
of alternative technologies, the
use of removal authorities as
part of a remedial response, and
continuing efforts to clarify the
RCRA/CERCLA interface.
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A LINE ON RODs _
NEW SECTION CHIEFS
HSCD recently named three new
section chiefs. In the Remedial
Action and Contracts Branch,
Bill Kaschak is heading up Sec-
tion A, where he's responsible
for providing policy, technical,
and procedural support to
Regions I, III, IV, IX, and X.
Nancy Willis is the new chief of
Section B with responsibility for
Regions II, V, VI, VII, and VIII. C.
Scott Parrish is the new chief of
the National Priorities List Sec-
tion of the Discovery and In-
vestigation Branch.
ROD AVAILABILITY
You can now direct members of
the public to two sources for
RODs. In addition to the Na-
tional Technical Information Ser-
vice, which sells both hard and
microfiche copies, the En-
vironmental Law Institute (ELI)
now has hard copies of the j
RODs available for purchase. "
Although small, ELI is able to
process document requests
very promptly. ELI is located at:
1616 P Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-328-5150
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
\
September 19, 1985
Vol. 1, No. 6
TECHNICAL AIDS
ON THE WAY
HEAs
The Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response is in the
process of developing Health Ef-
fects Assessment (HEAs) docu-
ments for hazardous sub-
stances commonly found at
Superfund sites. The HEAs will
provide a rapid index of up-to-
date information on chemical
and physical properties, fate and
transport, and toxicological pro-
perties of these hazardous sub-
stances. The information con-
tained in these documents will
be utilized in establishing site-
specific engineering design
goals in the feasibility studies
for situations where relevant and
applicable public health and en-
vironmental standards (e.g.,
MCLs) do not exist. For more in-
formation or copies of the HEAs,
contact Craig Zamuda (FTS
382-2197). HEAs are now
available for the 58 chemicals
mentioned in the following list.
Document Name
Acetone
Arsenic
Asbestos
Barium
Benzene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Cadmium
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chlordane
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Coal Tars
Copper
Cresols
Cyanide
DDT
1,1 - Dichloroethane
1,2- Dichloroethane
1,1 - Dichloroethylene
1,2 -1 - Dichloroethylene
(trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene)
cis - 1,2 - Dichloroethylene
Ethylbenzene
Glycol Ethers
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Hexavalent Chromium
Iron (and Compounds)
Lead
Lindane
Manganese (and Compounds)
Mercury
Methylene Chloride
(Dichlorom ethane)
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Naphthalene
Nickel
Pentachlorophenol
Phenanthrene
Phenol
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydro-
carbons (PAH)
Pyrene
Selenium (and Compounds)
Sodium Cyanide
Sulfuric Acid
2,3,7,8 - TCDD
1,1,2,2 - Tetrachloroethane
Tetrachloroethylene
Toluene
1,1,1 - Trichlorethane
Trichloroethylene
1,2,3 - Trichlorophenol
2,4,5 - Trichlorophenol
2,4,6 - Trichlorophenol
Trivalent Chromium
Vinyl Chloride
Xylene
Zinc (and Compounds)
PCBs
Several months ago the Office
of Emergency and Remedial
Response requested the Office
of Research and Development
(ORD) to develop health ad-
visories for polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). A draft docu-
ment which addresses advisory
levels for acute and chronic ex-
posure to PCBs in soils, as a
function of soil ingestion and
vapor inhalation, has been
developed by ORD and is
undergoing detailed agency
review. Advisory levels will be
recommended for covered and
uncovered contaminated soils.
The document will be made
available upon completion of the
review process. The Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Sub-
stances is currently developing
a TSCA policy for the cleanup of
PCS spills. This document
focuses on risk management
considerations. The policy will
be proposed in the Federal
Register shortly. For further in-
formation on these draft
documents, contact Craig
Zamuda (FTS 382-2197) or Paul
Schumann (FTS 475-6705).
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REMEDIAL
PROGRAM CONTACTS
The lists below are provided to current roster of Hazardous Site The second list is intended as a
assist you in your quests for in- Control Division staff, their guide to who is coordinating ac-
formation and advice from telephone numbers, and their tivities on specific technical
Headquarters. The first is the general areas of responsibility. issues.
HAZARDOUS SITE CONTROL DIVISION (Mail Code WH-548E) E-mail: EPA5611
Russel H. Wyer Director 382-4632
Hugh Kaufman Environmental Protection Specialist 382-4491
Willie Mae Griffin Secretary 382-4632
Discovery and Investigation Branch E-mail: EPA5621
Harold J. Snyder, Jr. Chief 475-8103
National Priorities List Section
vacant CrTie? 475-8103
C. Scott Parrish N PL Team Leader, N PL deletions 382-5632
Joe Gearo Project Manager NPL Update #2 and #6, Project Officer on 382-4485
MITRE contract, Air monitoring specialist
Jane Metcalfe Project Manager NPL Update #4 382-2467
Trudi Francher Project Manager N PL Update #3 and #5, N PL deletions 382-5745
Steve Caldwell Project Manager, HRS development/interpretation, Pre-remedial 382-4604
CERCLA reauthorization
Pre-Remedial Site Evaluations Section
vacant Chief 475-8103
Richard Hess Preliminary Assessment/Site Inspection coordination 475-8107
and SCAP tracking, CERCLIS (ERRIS) interface
Paul Beam Pre-remedial Federal Facilities policy and coordination, 475-8106
Geohydrology expert
Scott Fredericks FIT Project Officer, Environmental toxicology specialist 382-2467
Lucy Sibold State pre-remedial programs (PA/SI) manager, Training specialist 382-2454
Remedial Analysis Branch E-mail: EPA5681
Thomas R. Sheckells Chief 382-2339
Technical Support Section
Bill I
Hanson Chief 382-2345
Ed Barth Technical Oversight & Assistance for State-lead Projects: 382-7998
Regions II, IV, & V
Paul Schumann Technical Oversight & Assistance for State-lead Projects: 475-6705
Regions IX, X
Blake Velde Technical Oversight & Assistance for State-lead Projects: 475-6703
Regions I, III, VI, VII, & VIII, Response Claims and
Natural Resource Claims
vacant Technical Oversight & Assistance for State-lead Projects
Planning and Programs Section
vacant Chief 382-2339
Kirby Biggs Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan (SCAP), 382-7993
Program Forecasting and Planning
William O. Ross Claims against the Fund 382-4645
Betsy Shaw Long-term planning, ROD Update, analytical support 382-3304
John Gustafson Claims against the Fund 382-3315
vacant CERCLIS, management info, systems, analytical support 382-4632
Remedial Actions and Contracts Branch E-mail: EPA5641
Paul F. Nadeau Chief 475-6707
Section A
vacant Chief 475-6707
Bill Kaschak Federal-lead Projects: Region I 382-2348
Project Officer REM/FIT I
Linda Boornazian Federal-lead Projects: Regions III, IV 382-7997
Project Officer REM II
Steve Hooper Federal-lead Projects Regions I, IX, & X 475-6689
Elizabeth Woodson Federal-lead Project Support Regions III, IV 475-8246
Section B
vacant Chief 475-6707
Nancy Willis Federal-lead Projects: Region V 382-2347
Project Officer REM IV
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John Kingscott
Randy Kaltreider
David Huber
Carol Lindsay
Federal-lead Projects: Regions II, VII
Deputy Project Officer REM/FIT I
Project Officer REM III
Federal-lead Projects: Regions VI, VIII
Project Officer Corps IAG
Project Officer REM/FIT II
Federal-lead Enforcement Project Support
Federal-lead Projects Region V
State and Regional Coordination Branch
Sam Morekas Chief
State Programs Section
Jan Wine
vacant
Elizabeth Ertel
Cristina Griffin
Deborah Swichkow
Chief, State Remedial Guidance, Region X
State-lead Projects: To be determined
State-lead Projects: Regions Vli, VIII
State-lead Projects: Region IX
State-lead Projects: Regions IV, VI
Response Implementation Section
Tom Whalen
Kitty Taimi
Shirley Ross
Bob Quinn
Chief
State-lead Projects: Region V
State-lead RPM Guidance
State-lead Projects: Regions I,
State-lead Projects: Region II
State cost-share study
382-7996
382-2448
475-6706
475-6704
E-mail: EPA5661
382-2443
382-2455
382-2450
382-2451
382-7992
382-2453
382-2457
382-2449
382-5755
382-2350
CONTACTS FOR SPECIAL ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES
Policy and Programs
National Contingency Plan
RCRA/CERCLA Issues
CERCLA Compliance with
other Environmental
Statutes
Underground Storage Tank
Program
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
National Toxicology Program
Superfund Risk Assessment
Guidance/Training
Superfund Public Health
Evaluation Guidance
Exposure Assessment
Guidance
Guidance/Workshop on
Ground Water Restoration
and Management
Surface Impoundment
Guidance
Drum and Tank Guidance
Cost Estimation Guidance
Guidance/Workshop on Soil
Contamination, SOCEM
LindaGarczynski 382-2669
Steve Smith, PAS* 382-2200
Bill Hanson, HSCD * * 382-2345
Phil Jalbert, PAS 382-2668
Bill Hanson 382-2345
Phil Jalbert 382-2668
Phil Jalbert 382-2668
Barbara Hostage, UST* * * 382-4130
Craig Zamuda, PAS 382-2197
Craig Zamuda 382-2197
Craig Zamuda 382-2197
Craig Zamuda 382-2197
Craig Zamuda 382-2197
Ed Barth 382-7998
Ed Barth 382-7998
Ed Barth 382-7998
Ed Barth 382-7998
Paul Schumann, HSCD 475-6705
ROD Delegation and
Guidance
Blake Velde, HSCD
475-6703
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CONTACTS FOR SPECIAL ISSUES AND ACTIVITIES
RI/FS Training Course Blake Velde
Health Effects Assessments Craig Zamuda
for Hazardous Substances
475-6703
382-2197
Alternative Drinking Water
Supply Guidance
Data Quality Objectives and
Sample Plan Development
Remedial Project Management Steve Hooper, HSCD
Manual (Federal Lead)
State Participation in the
Remedial Program
State Procurement Under
Superfund Cooperative
Agreements
Randy Kaltreider, HSCD 382-2448
Linda Boornazian, HSCD 382-7997
475-6689
Jan Wine, HSCD 382-2455
Jan Wine 382-2455
Superfund Remedial Project
Manager Guidance for
State-Lead Projects
Other Technical Topics
Kitty Taimi, HSCD
Contract
* PAS Policy Analysis Staff
** HSCD Hazardous Site Control Division
* * * UST Underground Storage Tanks Program
**** HRSD Hazardous Response Support Division
382-2449
Alternative Technologies
RCRA Locational Criteria
Land Disposal Bans
RCRA Delisting
Pesticides in Ground Water
PCBs
Municipal Landfills
Off-site Disposal Policy
Off-site Policy Implementation
REM III Contract Startup
REM IV Contract Startup
REM V Minority Business
Don White, HRSD****
Ed Barth
Paul Schumann
Paul Schumann
Paul Schumann
PhilJalbert
Ed Barth
Paul Schumann
Phil Jalbert
Craig Zamuda
Bill Hanson
Sylvia Lowrance
Randy Kaltreider
John Kingscott, HSCD
Nancy Willis, HSCD
Bill Kaschak, HSCD
475-8726
382-7998
475-6705
475-6705
475-6705
382-2668
382-7998
475-6705
382-2668
382-2197
382-2345
382-2203
382-2448
382-7996
382-2347
382-2348
NEW ROD UPDATE
COORDINATOR
Lori DeRose has moved to the
Office of Solid Waste to work on
delisting. For the foreseeable
future, Betsy Shaw will be coor-
dinating distribution of RODs
and preparation of the ROD Up-
dates. Please contact Betsy at
FTS 382-3304 if you have any
comments or questions or ideas
for topics for the ROD Update.
"A Line on RODs" will return in
the next issue of the ROD
Update.
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.SUPERFUND
^ffl*
& Records Of Decision
N
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
: EPA Regional Offices
August 30, 1985
Vol. 1, No. 5
REMEDIAL RECORDS OF DECISION*
FY 1985
Region Site/State
I Baird & Maguire Inc.
May slip MA
to 1986
Beacon Heights L/F,
CT
Cannon Engr-Plymouth,
MA
ROD Charles George L/F,
signed MA
7/11/85
Groveland Wells, MA
Hocomonco Pond, MA
ROD McKin Company, ME
signed
7/22/85
Nyanza Chemical, MA
(1st Operable Unit)
Picillo Farm Site, Rl
(1st Operable Unit)
(2nd Operable Unit)
II Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ
Gems Landfill, NJ
Glen Ridge Radiation,
NJ
Goose Farm, NJ
Helen Kramer L/F, NJ
Candidate
for
Delegation
no
yes 4/1 2
yes 7/31
yes 3/8
yes 7/31
yes 6/17
yes 4/12
yes 4/1 2
yes 4/12
yes 6/17
yes
no
yes 7/31
no
yes 6/1 7
yes 7/31
Threat or
Problem
Pesticides in soils
&GW
LF leachate in GW
Surface tanks &
soils
LF leachate in GW
Solvents in GW
Creosote in soil, GW
Volatiles in GW, soil
contamination
Metal sludges
Organics in soil &
GW
Volatiles
Lead/PCBs in soil/
sediment
GW contact with
landfill
Low-level
radiation
GW & soil contamin-
ation by VOCs/
exotics
GW contact with LF
Issues
Dioxin, ACL
Treating GW in
fractured
bedrock
RCRA capping
ACL, use of PRP
RI/FS
ACL
Pumping &
treating GW
ACL/onsite RCRA
facility
ACL
Seriousness of
healttr threat -
potential for
inplace treatment
Very tight
schedule
GW cleanup -
feasibility of RCRA
cap
Offsite disposal
location
Heavy PRP
involvement
Regional
Contact
Bob Shatten
223-1722
Rich Cavagnero
223-1947
Greg Roscoe
223-5911
Rich Leighton
223-1946
Jim Ciriello
223-1946
Jim Ciriello
223-1946
Dave Webster
223-4909
Rich Cavagnero
223-1947
John Randall
223-1928
Eric Swartz
264-1253
Sue Kaufman
264-8098
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Don Lynch
264-8216
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Headquarters
Contact
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Jim Spatarella/
S. Ross
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
* Enforcement lead sites
are not included on this list.
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Region
III
ROD
signed
3/22/85
ROD
signed
3/22/85
ROD
signed
8/2/85
ROD
signed
6/28/85
ROD
signed
6/28/85
IV
Site/State
Lipari Landfill, NJ
Marathon Battery, NY
Olean Well Field, NJ
Sinclair Refinery, NJ
Swope Oil, NJ
Wide Beach, NY
York Oil, NY
Douglasville, PA
Drake Chemical, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Heleva Landfill, PA
Lackawanna, PA
Lansdowne Radiation,
PA
McAdoo Associates, PA
Moyers Landfill, PA
Sand Gravel & Stone,
MD
Taylor Borough, PA
Tybouts Corner, DE
Tysons Disposal, PA
American Creosote, FL
Candidate
tor
Delegation
yes 7/31
possible
yes 6/17
yes
yes 6/17
yes 7/31
yes 7/31
yes 4/12
yes 6/17
yes 6/1 7
yes 3/8
yes 3/8
yes 6/17
no
yes 6/17
yes 6/1 7
yes 4/1 2
yes
no
yes 7/31
Threat or
Problem
Leachate from LF
Cd contamination of
wetlands, cove, &
river
TCE contamination of
GW
VOCs, etc in soil,
GW
PCBs in soil
PCBs in soil
PCBs in soil
Waste oil located in
flood plain
Contaminated
buildings, lagoons &
GW
GW contamination,
drum disposal
Contaminated GW
Pits with contamin-
ated leachate
House contaminated
with radioactive
materials
Soils contamination
LF with contaminated
leachate
Soil contamination,
shallow GW
contamination
Drum disposal on top
of LF, minimal soil
contamination
Large LF, GW con-
tamination; alternate
water supply
provided
Lagoons, soil and
shallow GW
contamination
Lagoon areas, onsite
and offsite; soil and
GW contamination.
Issues
Leachate
collection &
disposal
Wetlands, env.
threat, limited
public health
threat
No source data
Split site
GW contamination
of local wells
Consistency with
removal action
Tight schedule
Active facility is
source of
contamination
Flood plain,
adjacent facility,
RA coordination,
GW cleanup goals
Wetland assess-
ment, PCBs
Source in GW, 2
yr. treatment in-
cluded in remedy
Municipal/
industrial closure
of pits,
subsidence
Relocation
Fund balancing;
partial removal
vs. capping due
to subsidence
threat
Gas collection for
20 years wanted
by PRP
Complex hydro-
geological system
Soils around
drum disposal,
subsidence
threat, GW dis-
charges into mine
pool
GW cleanup
levels, institution-
al controls
Extent of excava-
tion, deferral of
offsite/wetland
area and deep
aquifer
Limits of excava-
tion, state regula-
tion on onsite
landfill.
Regional
Contact
Sal Badalamenti
264-1873
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Pam Tames
264-2646
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Don Lynch
264-8216
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Bob Howe
264-1375
Bill Hagel
597-3161
Bill Hagel
597-3161
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Bill Hagel
597-3161
Walt Graham
597-9387
Walt Graham
597-9387
Dom Digulio
597-3435
Stephanie del Re
597-0517
Roy Shrock
597-0913
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Roy Shrock
597-0913
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Jim Barksdale
257-2643
Headquarters
Contact
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Qumn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
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Region
ROD
signed
3/29/85
EDO
ROD
signed
3/29/85
V
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
3/13/85
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
6/12/85
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
8/2/85
ROD
signed
8/7/85
ROD
signed
8/7/85
ROD
signed
8/12/85
ROD
signed
8/12/85
VI
Site/State
Davie Landfill, FL
Miami Drum/
Biscayne Aquifer, FL
Varsol Spill, FL
Whitehouse Waste Oil,
FL
Acme Solvent, IL
(1st Operable Unit)
Arcanum Iron, OH
Byron Salvage, IL
(1st Operable Unit)
Cemetary, Ml
(1st Operable Unit)
Charlevoix Municipal,
Ml
Fields Brook, OH
(1st Operable Unit)
Kummer L/F, MN
(1st Operable Unit)
Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH
LeHillier, MN
(1st Operable Unit)
Mam St, IN
(1st Operable Unit)
Morris Arsenic, MN
New Lyme, OH
Northernaire, Ml
(1st Operable Unit)
Old Mill, OM
Schmalz Dump, Wl
(1st Operable Unit)
Verona Wellfield, Ml
(2nd Operable Unit)
Wauconda Sand, IL
(1st Operable Unit)
Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Candidate
for
Delegation
yes 6/17
no
yes 3/8
yes 3/8
yes 4/1 2
yes 7/31
yes 3/8
yes 7/31
yes 4/12
yes 7/31
yes 4/1 2
yes 6/17,
7/31
yes 6/1 7
yes 7/31
yes 6/17
yes 6/17
yes 6/17
yes 4/1 2
yes 6/1 7
yes 6/1 7
yes 7/31
yes 4/1 2
Threat or
Problem
Sludge lagoon
threatens GW
Regional GW
contamination
Source dissipated
Soils, GW w/
organics and metals
Alternative water
supply, contaminated
soils & GW (metals,
organics, PCBs)
Soil, GW
contamination with
lead & acid
Buried wastes,
drums
Buried drums
GW contamination
limited to threat (IRM
to provide alternate
water supply)
Stream sediments
contaminated with
PCBs, organics,
heavy metals
Water supply
PCB contaminated
soils, ponds, GW
GW contamination
with TCE
Public water supply
contaminated w/
solvents
No threat; deletion
candidate
Landfill, contamina-
ted soil, leachate, &
GW
Contaminated soils
Contaminated soil
andGW
PCB contamination
of soil, pond
sediments
Contaminated soil
Contaminated
leachate
Creosote waste piles
LF/drums
Issues
Disposal in
existing onsite
landfill without
double liner
Plume is no
longer identified
with any site
The aquifer is
contaminated.
Petroleum
fraction
Length of GW
treatment, suita-
bility for onsite
closure.
Soil cleanup level
(delisting
methodology)
Cleanup levels
Disposal
facility for PCBs;
High enforce-
ment
PCBs,
High
enforcement
ACL; length of
time to treat GW
PCBs
Soil cleanup level
Regional
Contact
Jim Orban
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Jack Snider
257-2930
Paul Bitter
Dave Favero
886-4742
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Doug Yeskis
886-9296
Tom Thomas
886-1434
Jack Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Jay Plucmski
353-6316
Fred Bartman
353-6083
Mike Stnmbu
353-6417
Gene Wong
353-6341
Mary Tyson
886-3006
Mary Elaine
Gustafson
886-6144
Mary Tyson
886-3006
Margaret
Guerriero
886-0399
Jack Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Cindy Nolan
886-0440
Don Porter
729-9712
Headquarters
Contact
Ed Barth
382-7998
Debbie
Swichkow
382-2453
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Ed Barth
382-7998
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
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Region
Moved
to
FY86
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
3/15/85
ROD
signed
6/11/85
VII
ROD
signed
7/10/85
VIII
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
8/7/85
IX
ROD
signed
5/9/85
X
Moved
to
FY86
ROD
signed
5/3/85
Site/State
Cecil Lindsey, AR
Cleve Reber, LA
MOTCO, TX
Triangle Chemical, TX
Ellisville Sites, MO
(Rosalie & Callahan)
Denver Radium Site,
CO
Milltown, MT
(Supplemental)
Woodbury Chemical,
CO
Celtor Chemical, CA
Del Norte, CA
Jibboom Junkyard, CA
Ponders Corner, WA
TacomaWell 12A, WA
United Chrome, OR
Candidate
for
Delegation
yes 6/17
yes 4/12
yes 3/8
yes 4/12
yes 4/12
yes 6/25
yes
yes 3/8
yes 6/17
yes 6/1 7
yes 3/8
yes 7/31
no
yes
Threat or
Problem
Low level organics
in soil
LF/drums with
organics
Lagoons containing
PCBs, organics, and
heavy metals
Soils with arsenic,
metals
Drums & con-
taminated soils
Radioactive con-
tamination (soils &
structures)
Arsenic-contaminated
water supply
Soils with pesticides
Heavy metals in soil
Pesticides in soil,
GW
PCBs, metals in soil
TCE in soil, GW
Organic solvents in
soil, GW
Hex-chromium in
soil, GW
Issues
No action vs.
limited action
Extent of removal,
if any; GW
cleanup
Incineration of
PCBs, extent of
soil/sludge
removal
ACL
Offsite disposal
Acceptable
disposal facility
Extent of
contamination
Extent of soil
removal treatment
vs. onsite closure
Soil cleanup
level
ACL
Extent of soil
excavation
ACL
ACL, extent of
soil excavation
ACL
Regional
Contact
Joe Cravens
729-9737
Steve Gilrein
729-2737
Don Porter
729-9712
Don Williams
729-9713
Bob Feild
758-3931
John Brink
564-1525
Jim Knoy
585-5414
Walt Sandza
564-1531
Nick Morgan
454-8918
Michele Dermer
454-8144
Nick Morgan
454-8918
Carol Thompson
399-2709
Phil Wong
399-7216
John Meyer
399-1271
Headquarters
Contact
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Randy Kaltreider 1
382-2448 ^
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Ed Barm
382-7998
John Kingscott
382-7996
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Beth Halt
382-2451
Blake Velde
475-6703
Randy Kaltreider
382-2448
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689 t
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
July 31, 1985
Vol. l,No.4
ROD SUMMARIES
TYSON'S DUMP, REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 12-31-84)
Description:
Septic and chemical wastes
disposed of in unlined lagoons
Decision:
Excavate contaminated soils
and waste in lagoon areas and
dispose of off-site. Upgrade
existing air stripping facility
and treat leachate and shallow
groundwater.
Issues:
OSW guidance on locational
criteria was used in deciding
to dispose of contaminants
off-site rather than establish
an on-site RCRA landfill.
On-site soil cleanup to back-
ground level was selected to
be consistent with RCRA. Off-
site soil cleanup level was
selected using a public health/
exposure approach, leaving
concentrations above back-
ground without a cap. This
was considered an interim
remedy.
Contact:
Region III: Joe Dugandzic,
597-9023
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson,
475-8246
AIDEX, COUNCIL BLUFFS,
REGION VII, IOWA (Approved
9/30/84)
Description:
Barrels of pesticides and
pesticide wastes stored and
buried onsite.
Decision:
Excavation and offsite
disposal of buried wastes and
contaminated soil in excess
of 10 ppm total pesticides.
Decontamination of onsite
buildings
Issues:
10 ppm total pesticide stan-
dard selected based on
recommended application
rates of various pesticides in
use throughout the State. This
was a conservative estimate
of background residual con-
tamination.
Final decision on con-
taminated groundwater defer-
red until ACLs are developed
for the site.
Capping of contaminated soil
rejected due to high ground-
water table.
Contact:
Region VII Ron King,
FTS-758-6864
Headquarters John
Kingscott, FTS-382-7996
MILLTOWN RESERVOIR
SEDIMENTS, REGION VIII,
Montana (Approved 4/14/84)
Description:
Hydroelectric dam formed a
reservoir that trapped arsenic
contaminated sediments from
mining, milling, and smelting
operations located upstream.
Four community water supply
wells were contaminated with
arsenic and other heavy
metals.
Decision:
Construct a new well from a
hydraulically separate aquifer,
construct a new distribution
system, and flush the plumb-
ing system of each house and
test water quality.
Issues:
Community requested EPA to
develop a new water supply
system with increased capaci-
ty to accommodate fire pro-
tection. EPA decided new fire
protection capacity was
beyond the allowable scope,
since no previous fire protec-
tion capacity had existed.
The new system is planned to
connect with the existing
plumbing at each residence.
The community requested
that the internal plumbing be
replaced. EPA decided the ex-
isting system should be flush-
ed to remove sediments and
then monitored. If flushing
was not adequate other
measures would be con-
sidered to provide safe water
within the affected homes.
Contact:
Region VIII Doug Skie,
FTS-585-5414
Headquarters Elizabeth
Ertel, FTS-382-2451
FY'85 ROD COUNTDOWN
22 ... SIGNED (AS OF
7/23/85)
42 ... TO GO!
See the list of RODs Signed
To Date on the back page.
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SUPERFUND RECORDS OF DECISION:
KEY WORD INDEX
Listed below are major key word categories and
their subcategories for Superfund Records of
Decision (RODs). Opposite each of these cate-
gories are the sites whose ROD contains the listed
key word. The Superfund managers in each Region
have copies of all RODs. See the Superfund Coor-
dinator or Regional Counsel for the designated site
for more information.
KEY WORDS
(By Category)
Primary Hazardous
Substances Detected
Acids
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Arsenic
Asbestos
Benzo(a)Pyrene
Carcinogenic
Compounds
Chromium
Dioxin
Heavy Metals
Inorganics
Mining Wastes
Oils
Organics
PAH
PCBs
PCE
Pesticides
Chemical Control, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II);
Bruin Lagoon, PA (III), Lackawanna Refuse
Site, PA (III); Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV); Byron/-
Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V); Chem-Dyne,
OH (V); Milltown, MT (VIII)
Mountain View/Globe, AZ (IX)
Chem-Dyne, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V)
Charles George, MA (I); Reilly Tar, MN (V)
Matthews Electroplating, VA (III)
Love Canal, NY (II); Times Beach, MO (VII)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); Sylvester, NH
(I); McAdoo, PA (III); Miami Drum Services,
FL (IV); A&F Materials Company, IL (V); A&F
Materials-IRM, IL (V); Byron/Johnson Salvage
Yard, IL (V); Celtor Chemical, CA (IX); Str-
ingfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX)
Sylvester, NH (I); Chemical Control, NJ (II);
Drake, PA (III); McAdoo, PA (III); A&F
Materials-IRM, IL (V)
Celtor Chemical, CA (IX)
Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); A&F Materials-IRM, IL
(V); Laskin/Poplar, OH (V); Outboard Marine,
IL (V), Old Inger, LA (VI)
Charles George, MA (I); Keefe Environmental,
NH (I); McKin, ME (I); Sylvester, NH (I),
Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property,
NJ (II); Friedman Property, NJ (II); Lipari, NJ
(II); Drake, PA (III), McAdoo, PA (III); Taylor
Borough, PA (III); A&F Materials Company, IL
(V), Berlin & Farro, Ml (V); Byron/Johnson
Salvage Yard, IL (V), Chem-Dyne, OH (V);
Verona Well Field, Ml (V); MOTCO, TX (VI);
Stringfellow Acid, CA (IX); Ponders Corner,
WA (X); South Tacoma Channel-Well 12A, WA
(X)
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV);
Laskin/Poplar, OH (V); Reilly Tar, MN (V)
Chemical Control, NJ (II); Hudson River, NY
(II); Krysowaty Farm, NJ (II); Lehigh Electric,
PA (III); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V), A&F
Materials Company, IL (V); Berlin & Farro, Ml
(V); Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL (V);
Chem-Dyne, OH (V), Laskin/Poplar, OH (V);
Outboard Marine Corp., IL (V); MOTCO, TX
(VI); Jibboom Junkyard, CA (IX), Taputimu
Farm, AS (IX)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); Fischer &
Porter, PA (III)
Chemical Control, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II);
Drake, PA (III); Miami Drum Svcs., FL (IV);
Aidex, IA (VII); Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IX);
Taputimu Farm, AS (IX)
KEY WORDS
(BY CATEGORY)
Primary Hazardous
Substances Detected
(Continued)
Phenols
Sludge
Solvents
Synfuels
TCE
Contaminated
Media
Air
Ground Water
Soil
ASSOCIATED ROD SITES
Site, State, (Region)
Lipari, NJ (II); Love Canal, NY (II);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV),
Laskin/Poplar, OH (V)
Bridgeport, NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); McAdoo
Associates, PA (III); Laskin/Poplar, OH (V);
MOTCO, TX (VI)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin, ME (I);
Chemical Control, NJ (II); Lipari, NJ (II);
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); McAdoo,
PA (III); McAdoo Associates, PA (III); Miami
Drum Services, FL (IV); A&F Materials-IRM,
IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V); Taputimu Farm, AS
(IX); Ponders Corner, WA (X); Western Pro-
cessing, WA (X)
Western Processing, WA (X)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin, ME (I);
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Heleva Landfill, PA
(III); Charlevoix, Ml (V)
McKin, ME (I); Sylvester, NH (I); Love Canal,
NY (II); Heleva Landfill, PA (III); Taylor
Borough, PA (III); Chem-Dyne, OH (V); Out-
board Marine, IL (V); Mountain View, AZ (IX);
Taputimu Farm, AS (IX); South Tacoma-IRM,
WA (X)
Charles George, MA (I); McKin, ME (I);
Resolve, MA (I); Sylvester, NH (I); Western
Sand & Gravel, Inc., Rl (I); Bridgeport, NJ (II);
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ (II); Chemical Control, NJ
(II); D'lmperio Property, NJ (II); Krysowaty
Farm, NJ (II); Lipari, NJ (II); Lone Pine Land-
fill, NJ (II); PAS Oswego, NY (II); Pijak Farm,
NJ (II); Price Landfill, NJ (II); Spence Farm,
NJ (II); Bruin Lagoon, PA (III); Drake, PA (III);
Fischer & Porter, PA (III); Heleva Landfill, PA
(III); Matthews Electroplating, VA (III);
McAdoo, PA (III); McAdoo Associates, PA
(III); Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Miami Drum Ser-
vices, FL (IV); Varsol Spill Site, FL (IV);
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL (IV), A&F
Materials-IRM, IL (V); Byron/Johnson Salvage
Yard, IL (V); Charlevoix, Ml (V); Chem-Dyne,
OH (V), Outboard Marine, IL (V); Reilly Tar,
MN (V); Bio-Ecology Systems, TX (VI);
Highlands Acid Pit, TX (VI); Old Inger, LA
(VI); Tar Creek, OK (VI); Celtor Chemical, CA
(IX), McColl, CA (IX); Stringfellow Acid Pits,
CA (IX); Ponders Corner, WA (X), South
Tacoma-IRM, WA (X); South Tacoma
Channel-Well 12A, WA (X); Western Process-
ing, WA (X)
Keefe Environmental, NH (I); McKin, ME (I);
Chemical Control, NJ (II); D'lmperio Property,
NJ (II); Lipari, NJ (II), Bruin Lagoon, PA (III);
Drake, PA (III); Enterprise Ave, PA (III);
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA (III); Lehigh
Electric, PA (III), McAdoo, PA (III); McAdoo
Associates, PA (III); Taylor Borough, PA (III);
Tyson's Dump, PA (III); Wade, PA (III); Miami
Drum Services, FL (IV); Whitehouse Waste
Oil Pits, FL (IV); A&F Materials-IRM, IL (V);
A&F Materials Company, IL (V); Berlin &
Farro, Ml (V); Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL
(V), Chem-Dyne, OH (V); Laskin/Poplar, OH
(V); Outboard Marine, IL (V); MOTCO, TX (VI);
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GOOD NEWS ... A TIME SAVER!,
The Superfund RODs for FY
'82-84 have been put into NTIS
(National Technical Information
Service) and are now available to
the public, upon request, for a
fixed cost. The 55 RODs pre-
pared within these three fiscal
years are available either in-
dividually or in sets by Region.
To give you an idea of cost, the
average individual ROD in hard
copy is $7.00 and in microfiche
$4.50. A copy of all these RODs,
in hard copy, would come to
$379.00. With this service now in
place, you should refer any FOI
request and any other public in-
quiry for copies of FY'82-84
RODs to:
National Technical Informa-
tion Service
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, Virginia 22161
Sales Desk Telephone:
703-487-4650
Also, if you want to give some-
one the NTIS publication num-
ber of a particular ROD, or set of
RODs, to include with their call
or written request to NTIS, call
Lori DeRose at HQ, FTS-382-
3304. However, NTIS is able to
fill a ROD request without this
publication number in advance.
As you may have guessed, we
are in the process of also incor-
porating into NTIS the FY'85
RODs prepared to date. In the
meantime, requests for any
FY'85 RODs should be handled
directly by Superfund staff
members in both the Regions
and Headquarters.
LIST OF FY'85
SIGNED RODs
Region
*l
*l
III
III
V
V
V
*VI
*VII
Man one
Site
Charles George L/F, MA
McKin Company, ME
McAdoo, PA
Taylor Borough, PA
Kummer L/F, MN
Chem-Dyne, OH (EDD)
A & F Materials, IL (EDD)
Triangle Chemical, TX
Ellisville, MO
AA/RA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
RA
ROD sent to HQ
Date
Signed
7/11/85
7/22/85
6/28/85
6/28/85
6/12/85
7/5/85
6/14/85
6/11/85
7/10/85
Prog ran
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SUPERFUND
Ivecords Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
July 12, 1985
Vol. l,No.3
ROD WORKSHOP RECAP
Several key issues were dis-
cussed last month at the
Remedy Selection Workshops
held in Washington and Dallas.
The workshops were designed
to promote national consistency
in ROD decision-making by in-
forming Regional technical staff
of the ROD process, beginning
with development and format-
ting of the ROD, followed by
pointers on the latest Fund-lead
and enforcement procedures.
The workshops also provided a
forum for discussion of the im-
pact of proposed changes to the
NCR on ROD formulation.
Following are highlights of the
workshop:
HOW CLEAN IS CLEAN?
Applies to contaminants in
soil and groundwater. At
many sites, there will be an in-
terface between the two
media making it difficult to
separate soil and groundwater
cleanup decisions.
When soil and groundwater
contaminations are inter-
related, tradeoffs between
soil removal and groundwater
treatment should be con-
sidered to optimize costs of
the remedy.
SAFE CLEANUP LEVELS
UNDER RCRA/CERCLA
For contaminated soil, RCRA
requires removal to back-
ground levels or installation of
a cap. OERR and OSW have
also adopted an exposure or
risk-based approach: sub-
stances above background
levels may be left onsite
without a cap, provided an
analysis is conducted which
indicates materials will not
migrate to contaminate
groundwater above the
groundwater protection stan-
dards established for the site.
Groundwater Standards:
RCRA sets groundwater pro-
tection standards (GWPs) at
MCLs or background. WPs
may also be set at health ad-
visory levels. Acceptable daily
intake (ADI) levels have been
developed for toxics, and a
10~6 risk level should be the
target level for carcinogens. A
risk range of 10~4 to 10~7
should also be considered.
Remedial action closure in
absence of complete data: an
interim remedy may be in-
itiated which sets initial per-
formance standards (e.g., soil
concentrations). After the in-
terim remedy is complete,
monitoring is required to
verify that the initial perfor-
mance standards can be met.
If standards are met, then no
further action is required.
RODs approving interim
remedies should include this
requirement for monitoring.
For more information on soil
removal policy:
Paul Schumann
FTS: 382-2343
groundwater restoration:
Ed Barth
FTS: 382-7998
WHAT RODS SHOULD
INCLUDE
Establishment of how clean is
clean standards and
technology.
Cost estimate, accuracy
within + 50 percent, - 30 per-
cent.
Complete analysis of No Ac-
tion alternative.
All factual information con-
sidered in formulation of ROD
(e.g., Responsiveness Sum-
mary, PRP comments).
Wetlands and floodplains
assessments where ap-
propriate.
(continued on page 4)
FY 85 RODs
APPROVAL TARGETS
101
MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
Inside:
"Chart: Upcoming FY 85
RODs"
"A Line on RODs" Page 4
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SUPERFUND RODs REMAINING
TO BE DONE IN
FY 1985 FOURTH QUARTER
Region Site/ State
I Baird & Maguire Inc., MA
Beacon Heights L/F, CT
Cannon/Plymouth, MA
Groveland Wells, MA
Hocomonco Pond, MA
II Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Gems Landfill, NJ
Glen Ridge Radiation, NJ
Goose Farm, NJ
Helen Kramer L/F, NJ
Lipan L/F, NJ
Marathon Battery , NY
Montclair Radiation, NJ
OleanWellfield, NY
Sinclair Refinery, NJ
Swope Oil, NJ
Wide Beach, NY
York Oil, NY
III Douglasville, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Landsdowne Radiation, PA
Moyers Landfill, PA
Sand Gravel & Stone, MD
IV American Creosote, FL
Davie L/F, FL
Miami Drum, FL
Draft FS
Available
For Comment
07/25/85
06/01/85
07/08/85
06/05/85
06/14/85
07/22/85
07/15/85
07/29/85
06/26/85
07/08/85
07/15/85
08/14/85
07/29/85
06/14/85
08/15/85
07/02/85
06/24/85
07/26/85
06/24/85
07/20/85
N/A
07/23/85
07/25/85
07/26/85
07/15/85
02/12/85
Anticipated
ROD Sig. Date
09/13/85
08/01/85
09/13/85
09/13/85
09/08/85
09/12/85
09/13/85
09/13/85
08/12/85
09/10/85
09/10/85
09/27/85
09/13/85
08/26/85
09/26/85
08/30/85
08/12/85
09/16/85
08/07/85
08/31/85
07/23/85
08/28/85
09/04/85
09/13/85
09/13/85
08/30/85
Delegated
Candidate
Yes
Candidate
Candidate
Yes
Candidate
Candidate
No
Yes
Candidate
Candidate
Candidate
No
Yes
Candidate
Yes
Candidate
Candidate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Candidate
Yes
No
RD Oblig.
Date
09/27/85
09/25/85
N/A
09/28/85
09/25/85
09/18/85
09/20/85
09/20/85
08/12/85
09/15/85
09/22/85
09/30/85
09/20/85
08/28/85
09/26/85
09/11/85
08/12/85
09/16/85
09/30/85
09/30/85
07/24/85
09/30/85
09/16/85
09/27/85
09/25/85
09/30/85
RD Planned
Amount
$300,000
$300,000
No Obligation
$300,000
$200,000
$750,000
$1,200,000
$450,000
$500,000
$1,200,000
$200,000
$625,000
$450,000
$500,000
$500,000
$200,000
$345,000
$400,000
$550,000
$300,000
$10,000
$400,000
$600,000
$500,000
$250,000
$300,000
Regional
Contact
Bob Shatten
223-1722
Rich Cavagnero
223-1947
Greg Roscoe
223-5911
Jim Cinello
223-1946
Jim Cinello
223-1946
Eric Swartz
264-1253
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Don Lynch
264-8216
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Ron Borsolino
264-1913
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Pam Tames
264-2646
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Don Lynch
264-8216
Joel Singerman
264-9589
Bob Howe
264-1375
Rich Zambito
597-3535
Rich Zambito
597-3535
Walt Graham
597-9387
Stephanie Del Re
597-0517
Roy Shrock
579-0913
Jim Barksdale
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Jim Orban
257-2643
Headquarters "
Contact
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Qumn
382-2350
John Kingscott
382-7996
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott 1
382-7996 '
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Quinn
382-2350
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Ed Barth .
382-7998 \
Debbie Swichkow
382-2443
Linda Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
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SUPERFUND RODS REMAINING
TO BE DONE IN
FY 1985 FOURTH QUARTER (Continued)
Region Site/State
V Acme Solvent, IL
Arcanum Iron, OH
Charlevoix Municipal, Ml
Chem-dyne, OH
Fields Brook, OH
Laskm/PoplarOil, OH
Lehillier, MN
Mam St Wellfield, IN
Morris Arsenic, MN
New Lyme, OH
Northernaire, Ml
Old Mill, OH
Schmalz Dump, Wl
Verona Wellfield, Ml
Wauconda Sand, IL
VI Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Cleve Reber, LA
VIII Denver Radium Site, CO
Woodbury, CO
IX Celtor Chemical, CA
Del Norte, CA
X United Chrome, OR
Draft FS
Available
For Comment
01/01/85
07/08/85
06/10/85
07/10/85
07/25/85
07/19/85
06/19/85
N/A
07/15/85
07/23/85
05/21/85
07/01/85
06/17/85
07/15/85
05/20/85
06/14/85
08/12/85
03/13/85
06/28/85
07/09/85
07/26/85
Anticipated
ROD Sig. Date
08/15/85
09/18/85
07/15/85
09/11/85
09/25/85
08/16/85
07/25/85
07/15/85
09/19/85
09/09/85
07/10/85
08/22/85
07/15/85
09/13/85
07/31/85
08/13/85
09/23/85
07/18/85
08/15/85
09/10/85
09/07/85
Delegated
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Candidate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RD Oblig.
Date
08/15/85
09/30/85
07/25/85
09/15/85
09/30/85
08/28/85
07/30/85
N/A
09/20/85
09/25/85
07/10/85
08/23/85
07/30/85
09/25/85
08/07/85
08/26/85
09/23/85
07/18/85
08/17/85
09/13/85
09/10/85
RD Planned
Amount
$400,000
$200,000
$100,000
$300,000
$200,000
$225,000
$100,000
N/A
$110,000
$50,000
$100,000
$300,000
$200,000
$750,000
$100,000
$700,000
$30,000
$150,000
$150,000
$100,000
$600,000
Regional
Contact
Paul Bitter
Dave Favero
886-4742
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Jack Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Jay Plucmski
353-6316
Fred Bartman
353-6083
Mike Stnmbu
353-6417
Gene Wong
353-6341
Mary Tyson
886-3006
Mary E
Gustafson
886-6144
Mary Tyson
886-3006
Margaret
Guernero
886-0399
Jack Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Cindy Nolan
886-0440
Don Porter
729-9712
Steve Gilrem
729-2737
John Brink
564-1525
Walt Sandza
564-1531
Nick Morgan
454-8918
Michele Dermer
454-8144
John Meyer
399-1271
Headquarters
Contact
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Randy Kaltneder
382-2448
Randy Kaltneder
382-2448
Randy Kaltneder
382-2448
Randy Kaltneder
382-2448
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
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Workshop, from page 1:
A ROD checklist developed by
Region V offers guidance on
facilitating preparation and
review of RODs. Speakers at the
workshop emphasized the im-
portance of establishing a pro-
tocol for processing RODs. This
includes initial coordination bet-
ween program and Regional
Counsel staff to ensure that
issues such as compliance with
other environmental statutes are
adequately addressed. Periodic
briefing of the decisionmaker is
a key step in this process.
For more information on pro-
tocols:
Rich Bartelt
Region V, FTS: 353-9773
ROD SUMMARIES
HELEVA LANDFILL
Region III, Pennsylvania
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Landfill accepted high
volumes of TCE wastes from
local industries, resulting in
soil, surface-water and
groundwater contamination.
Decision:
Pump and treat source of con-
taminant, RCRA cap, provide
alternate water supply to local
users.
Issues:
A pre-design study will be
done to fully delineate the
location and magnitude of the
source of contamination, and
to determine if collection of
source would be effective in
reducing the contamination
over extent of contaminated I
area.
Design target for TCE cleanup
is 5-50 ppb. The source reduc-
tion program will be con-
sidered a two year remedial
action. If design targets are
not reached in the two year
period, the Regional Ad-
ministrator will determine if it
is technically feasible to
reach the design target.
A LINE ON RODs
CONGRATULATIONS . . .
After nine months the McAdoo,
PA ROD was signed by the AA
on June 28,1985! This is a com-
plex project which involves mine
pool contamination and ground
subsidence issues. (Linda Boor-
nazian, HQ, FTS-382-7997;
Dominic DiGuiulo, Region III,
FTS-597-3435). McAdoo was the
fourteenth ROD signed in FY 85
... many more to go!
SPEAKING OF RODS . . . Here
it is ... the ROD signing count-
down; see the detailed chart in-
cluded in this issue. In short, the
picture is this ... 14 RODS have
been signed, 7 in July, 15 in
August, and 24 in September are
scheduled to be signed. We
have our work cut out for us for
the rest of FY85!!!
SPEED UP YOUR RI/FS ... by
using the DRUM AND TANK
guidance, which has been ap-
proved and will be sent to the
Regions within the next few
weeks. (Ed Barth, HQ,
FTS-382-7998)
MORE GUIDANCE IN THE
WORKS . . . SOIL CLEANUP &
GROUNDWATER EVALUATION
guidance documents are being
worked on at Headquarters, and
should be available within the
next 6 to 12 months. (Soil: Paul
Schumann, HQ, FTS-382-2343;
Groundwater: Ed Barth, HQ,
FTS-382-7998) Also, SURFACE
IMPOUNDMENT guidance in
the next two months, and
ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY
guidance in the next three
months, will be available. Both
of these documents should also
help to speed up the RI/FS pro-
cess. (Contact Randy Kaltrieder,
HQ, FTS-382-2448 about the
water supply guidance and Ed
Barth about the surface
guidance.)
SOCEM FOR SOIL . . . which is
short for Soil Contaminant
Evaluation Methodology, can be
used to set preliminary soil
cleanup targets. The concept of
SOCEM was presented at the re-
cent ROD Workshops as an in-
formal tool for assessing the ex-
tent of soil contamination and
threat to ground water. The writ-
ten version of SOCEM is in the
preliminary draft stage. (Paul
Schumann, HQ, FTS-382-2342)
WHEN DOES O&M START . . .
on a remedy to pump and treat
groundwater? ... (1) If an action
is to be completed in 2 to 5
years? ... It is a remedial ac-
tion; after that O&M begins ...
(2) If pumping will continue
beyond 5 years and up to 30-40
years? . .. EPA will pay for
operation for 1 year, then O&M
begins. If you are not sure if the
groundwater can be cleaned up
in less than 5 years, call HQ.
(Contact Nancy Willis, HQ,
FTS-382-2347)
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INFO . . . was the topic of a
symposium held recently in Cin- \
cinnati. Contact Don White (HQ,
HRSD, FTS-475-8600) for the
details on the technology
transfer information (e.g., landfill
cover systems, in-situ treatment
of soils) available from ORD in
Cincinnati.
REGIONS WE KNOW YOU'RE
OUT THERE ... and that you
too have a line, or two, on RODs
to share .. . Phone your lines in-
to Lori DeRose, HQ,
FTS-382-3304.
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
June 27, 1985
Vol. l,No.2
ROD SUMMARIES
CHARLES GEORGE,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 12/29/83)
Description:
Leachate from a chemical
waste landfill contaminated
residential wells with VOCs
and other organics.
Decision:
Operable Unit: extend an ex-
isting water supply system to
private residences with con-
taminated wells. Future
remedial actions to be de-
cided after the RI/FS is con-
ducted.
Issues:
Extension of a water line
from a municipal supply was
determined to be the most
cost-effective alternative. The
closest town had an ample
supply but was unwilling to
provide the water. The state
had no authority to force the
town to do so. Therefore, the
next closest town that was
willing to cooperate was
chosen to provide the water.
Contact:
Region I: Rick Leighton
FTS: 223-1946
Headquarters: Bill Kaschak
FTS: 382-2348
BRIDGEPORT, REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 12/31/84)
Description:
PCBs and organics found in
abandoned waste oil storage
and recovery facility.
Decision:
First operable unit: dispose
of oily waste and sediment/
sludge via onsite incinera-
tion; remove and dispose of
contaminated water via on-
site treatment system.
Issues:
Incineration was the only
alternative that could protect
human health and the en-
vironment. Because onsite
containment and offsite
disposal remedies were not
adequately protective, there
was no need to fund balance.
Onsite, rather than offsite, in-
cineration was preferred bas-
ed on cost evaluations;
however, competitive bidding
will decide which incinera-
tion alternative (on or offsite)
will be used.
Selection of the final cleanup
levels was deferred until
completion of a subsequent
RI/FS.
Contact':
Region II: Ron Barsolino
FTS: 264-1913
Headquarters: John
Kingscott
FTS: 382-7996
FRIEDMAN PROPERTY,
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 4/30/85)
Description:
Dumping of municipal refuse,
bulk liquids, household and
demolition debris.
Decision:
Since there was no signifi-
cant contamination remain-
ing at the site and no
Region/HQ Procedures for Incorporating Newly Signed
RODs into the Distribution System
1. Once a ROD is signed by the RA/AA, send a copy, which is
not only legible but reproducible, to the Program Manager in
HSCD/HQ.
2. HQ Program Manager is to provide a copy to Lori DeRose on
the RAB staff (phone: 382-3304).
3. Copies will then be made for the monthly distribution to the
Regional Counsels & SF Managers; also sent to NTIS and
Inside:
Page 3
'A Line on RODs"
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evidence of contaminant
migration, the no-action alter-
native was chosen.
Issues:
There is no reliable evidence
to indicate that hazardous
wastes were ever disposed of
at the site. Thus, the site was
evaluated as a solid waste
dump under RCRA Subtitle D
criteria, rather than as a
hazardous waste disposal
site under RCRA Subtitle C.
(If hazardous waste had been
disposed of, Subtitle C ap-
plication would have been
relevant).
Contact:
Region II: Don Lynch
FTS: 264-8216
Headquarters: Bob Quinn/
Jim Spatarella
FTS: 382-7995
HELEVA LANDFILL,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Landfill accepted high
volumes of TCE wastes from
local industries, resulting in
soil, surface-water and
groundwater contamination.
Decision:
Operable unit: contain, pump,
and treat the source of con-
tamination. Provide alternate
water supply to local users
and defer action on offsite
plume in fractured bedrock.
Issues:
Final protection standards
for groundwater will be deter-
mined at a later date since ef-
fectiveness of treating con-
taminated groundwater in
fractured bedrock cannot be
established at this time.
Effectiveness of groundwater
treatment will deTine need for
future action at the site.
Contact:
Region III: Bill Hagel
FTS: 597-3161
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS: 475-8246
LACKAWANNA REFUSE,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Strip mine pits used as a
commercial/municipal land-
fill contain about 15,000
buried drums of hazardous
waste.
Decision:
Remove material from con-
taminated cell and dispose of
offsite. Cap remaining por-
tion of the site that contained
municipal waste.
Issues:
One option for dealing with
sites where hazardous waste
was disposed of in one por-
tion and municipal wastes in
an adjoining portion may be
to use Subtitle C re-
quirements to evaluate the
former areas and Subtitle D
requirements for the latter.
Use of Subtitles C and D to
evaluate a single site should
be coordinated with the
Regional Counsel and HSCD.
Contact:
Region III: Walt Graham
FTS: 597-9387
Headquarters: Linda Boorna-
zian
FTS: 382-7997
DO YOU KNOW WHERE
COPIES OF THE RODs
ARE IN YOUR REGION?
Last month the following
was sent to the Superfund
Coordinator and Counsel in
each Region:
A bound set of all the
FY'82-85 RODs completed
so far
Abstracts for all the signed
RODs
A keyword index of over
300 words to all the RODs
See your Superfund Coor-
dinator or Regional Counsel
to borrow and make a copy
of any of the above informa-
tion.
BYRON/JOHNSON
SALVAGE YARD, REGION
V, ILLINOIS
(Approved 3/13/85)
Description: J
Surface and buried drums '
contaminated soil and
groundwater.
Decision:
First operable unit: offsite
disposal of all surface and
buried drums as well as
highly contaminated soil
down to bedrock.
Issues: *
Possibility of onsite contain-
ment ruled out because of
locational factors (fractured
bedrock, subsidence).
Contact:
Region V: Karen Waldvogel
FTS: 886-9292
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS: 382-2449
Paul
Schumann
FTS: 475-6705
MOTCO, REGION VI,
TEXAS
(Draft Approved 2/14/85)
Description:
Seven unlined borrow pits
contain four major types of
wastes in layers of sludges
and tars, 7 million gallons of
organic liquids (including
PCBs), and water containing
metals and organics.
Decision:
Operable unit: remove and in-
cinerate contaminated
sludges and liquids.
Issues:
PCB concentrations in the
large lagoon made incinera-
tion the only cost-effective
solution.
Decision on how much
lagoon sludge material to
remove and incinerate was
based on the need to main-
tain structural integrity of the
lagoon backfill and cover.
Second operable unit w
evaluate impact of remaining
contaminants on ground-
water quality.
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Contact:
Region VI: Don Porter
FTS: 729-9712
Headquarters: Randy
Kaltreider
FTS: 382-2448
TIMES BEACH, REGION
VII, MISSOURI
(Approved 1/13/84)
Description:
The five Times Beach sites
are contaminated with TCDD
greater than 1 ppb.
Decision:
Excavate and place TCDD-
contaminated soil in interim
storage facility at Times
Beach.
Issues:
Flood plain and wetlands
assessments (Executive
Orders 11988 and 11990) are
required when those
resources are impacted by
alternatives discussed in the
RI/FS.
Contact:
Region VII: Steve Wilhelm
FTS: 758-7133
Headquarters: John
Kingscott
FTS: 382-79%
MOUNTAIN VIEW/GLOBE,
REGION IX, ARIZONA
(Approved 6/2/83)
Description:
Residential subdivision was
built on graded asbestos tail-
ings and asbestos-
contaminated soil.
Decision:
Relocate residents per-
manently; demolish and bury
onsite all mobile homes and
sewage treatment plant;
close site by capping and fen-
cing.
Issues:
It was more cost-effective to
buy and dispose of mobile
homes onsite, allowing
residents to purchase
replacement housing, than to
decontaminate the trailers.
Contact:
Region IX: Jerelean Johnson
FTS: 454-7515
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS: 475-8246
STRINGFELLOW ACID
PITS, REGION IX,
CALIFORNIA
(Approved 7/17/84)
Description:
Thirty-four million gallons of
toxic waste were disposed of
at the site, inluding heavy
metals, acids, and organics.
Decision:
First operable unit: installa-
tion of an onsite system of
extraction wells and pretreat-
ment plant, followed by
discharge to POTW system.
Issues:
Discharge to POTW required
that the pretreatment system
meet stringent local stan-
dards.
Contact:
Region IX: Brian Ullensvang
FTS: 454-8917
Headquarters: Bill Samuel
FTS: 382-2450
Paul
Schumann
FTS: 475-6705
TACOMA WELL 12A/COM-
MENCEMENT BAY,
REGION X, WASHINGTON
(Approved 3/1/83)
Description:
VOC contamination in City of
Tacoma's Well 12A.
Decision:
First operable unit: pump and
treat water from Well 12A to
confine contaminant move-
ment within aquifer.
Issues:
Deferred ACL decision
allowed to start cleaning
groundwater before esta-
blishing final groundwater
protection standard. Later
monitoring will determine
how long to pump, and the
final target levels for ground-
water cleanup.
Waste and sludge was ex-
cavated and an additional
15% of contaminated soil
was removed to allow for a
reasonable safety factor.
Waste removal was partially
justified by the resultant in-
crease in long-term effec-
tiveness of the groundwater
flushing system.
Contact:
Region X: Phil Wong
FTS: 399-7216
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS: 475-6689
A Line on RODs
MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH
WITH RCRA ... If contami-
nants have migrated from the
site, and you propose an onsite
remedy, you may consolidate
the waste onsite without being
considered a generator. There
are, however, some conditions
... Call J. Bill Hanson (HQ,
FTS-382-2345) for more infor-
mation.
BREAKTHROUGH #2 WITH
RCRA ... You may now con-
sider a level above background
for cleanup and be consistent
with RCRA. You can do a site-
specific exposure analysis to
establish that remaining con-
taminants are not harmful to
public health and the environ-
ment. The RCRA delisting
model is one way to establish
safe levels. For those of you
who attended the ROD work-
shops at HQ or Regions V or VI,
this was the approach discuss-
ed. For details call Paul
Schumann (HQ, FTS-382-2339).
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
... for removal of volatiles
from soil use a "D-6 cat" and a
"two gang plough." What about
control of emission rates dur-
ing construction? Regions V
and X are looking at other
methods to control the rate of
release. For more information
call Phil Wong in Region X
(FTS-399-7216) about the pro-
posed plan for Well 12-A or
Rich Bartelt in Region V
(FTS-886-7570). This new
method may involve considera-
tion of patent rights; Nancy
Willis (HQ, FTS-382-2347) is
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checking into this.
A NEW TECHNOLOGY ... Are
you sure that it will work? How
do you prepare a ROD when
you are not sure of the new
remedy? Call Region VI on this
issue, and see how they handl-
ed the Old Inger, LA site ROD,
which involved land treatment
of waste.
MINE POOLS AND KARST
FORMATION ... How do you
monitor groundwater contami-
nation if an onsite remedy is
proposed? Are you responsible
for contamination of the aqui-
fers? OGC says yes. But how
do you know the Superfund
site is the sole contributor?
You don't ... This is a big
issue; if you have one of these
let's discuss .. . (call Linda
Boornazian, HQ, FTS-382-7997).
IS CERCLA TOTALLY RES-
PONSIBLE ... for cleanup of
the aquifer if the areawide
groundwater pollution is not
caused solely by an NPL site?
This too is a big issue and will
be raised to upper manage-
ment for resolution .... Con-
tact J. Bill Hanson, HQ,
FTS-382-2345.
PCBs ... For those of you who
have sites with PCBs (and we
know there are at least 10 sites
with PCBs out there), new
levels are now being devel-
oped. We should use lower
levels to be consistent with
OTS and ORD recommenda-
tions. We will be in touch on
this ... but keep in mind that a
bulldozer orbackhoe is only ac-
curate within 0.3 foot of a
target depth. (Contact Paul
Schumann, HQ, FTS-382-2339.)
A GARBAGE DUMP ... Do you
know of a garbage dump that
has had no hazardous wastes
dumped into it? Are you con-
sidering a Subtitle D closure?
Contact Don Lynch (Region II,
FTS-264-8216) for more infor-
mation.
MOVING ON ... As many of
you know, Sam Knott is leaving
EPA and will be working for
PRPs!!! While he was with the
Agency he assisted in the reso-
lution of a number of very im
portant issues. Unfortunately,
we cannot recognize him for
them at this time, because they
are cloaked in Enforcement ne-
gotiating documents. Someday
we will all know ... but in the
meantime: THE BEST OF LUCK
SAM!!!
("A Line on RODs ..." is in-
tended to provide quick helpful
bits of information to Super-
fund staff members regarding
technology or other pertinent
matters. The intent of these
brief notations is to point those
interested in the right direc-
tion, either to a contact person
or a particular ROD. If you have
any information of this kind
that would be helpful to others,
phone it to Lori DeRose, HQ,
FTS-382-3304.)
LIST OF FY 85
SIGNED RODs
Region
II
II
II
II
III
III
III
IV
IV
V
VI
IX
X
Site
Bridgeport, NJ
Love Canal, NY
D'lmperio Property, NJ
Friedman, NJ
Heleva Landfill, PA
Lackawanna Refuse, PA
Tysons Dump, PA
Varsol Spill, FL
Whitehouse Waste Oil, FL
Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL
Motco, TX
Jibboom Junkyard, CA
So. Tacoma Channel Well 12A, WA
AA/RA
AA
AA
RA
AA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
Date
Signed
12/31/84
5/06/85
3/27/85
4/30/85
3/22/85
3/22/85
12/21/84
3/29/85
5/30/85
3/13/85
3/15/85
5/9/85
5/3/85
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V
SUPERFUND
Records Of D
ecson
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
June 27, 1985
Vol. 1, No.2
ROD SUMMARIES
CHARLES GEORGE,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 12/29/83)
Description:
Leachate from a chemical
waste landfill contaminated
residential wells with VOCs
and other organics.
Decision:
Operable Unit: extend an ex-
isting water supply system to
private residences with con-
taminated wells. Future
remedial actions to be de-
cided after the RI/FS is con-
ducted.
Issues:
Extension of a water line
from a municipal supply was
determined to be the most
cost-effective alternative. The
closest town had an ample
supply but was unwilling to
provide the water. The state
had no authority to force the
town to do so. Therefore, the
next closest town that was
willing to cooperate was
chosen to provide the water.
Contact:
Region I: Rick Leighton
FTS: 223-1946
Headquarters: Bill Kaschak
FTS: 382-2348
BRIDGEPORT, REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 12/31/84)
Description:
PCBs and organics found in
abandoned waste oil storage
and recovery facility.
Decision:
First operable unit: dispose
of oily waste and sediment/
sludge via onsite incinera-
tion; remove and dispose of
contaminated water via on-
site treatment system.
Issues:
Incineration was the only
alternative that could protect
human health and the en-
vironment. Because onsite
containment and offsite
disposal remedies were not
adequately protective, there
was no need to fund balance.
Onsite, rather than offsite, in-
cineration was preferred bas-
ed on cost evaluations;
however, competitive bidding
will decide which incinera-
tion alternative (on or offsite)
will be used.
Selection of the final cleanup
levels was deferred until
completion of a subsequent
RI/FS.
Contact:
Region II: Ron Barsolino
FTS: 264-1913
Headquarters: John
Kingscott
FTS: 382-7996
FRIEDMAN PROPERTY,
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 4/30/85)
Description:
Dumping of municipal refuse,
bulk liquids, household and
demolition debris.
Decision:
Since there was no signifi-
cant contamination remain-
ing at the site and no
Region/HQ Procedures for Incorporating Newly Signed
RODs into the Distribution System
1. Once a ROD is signed by the RA/AA, send a copy, which is
not only legible but reproducible, to the Program Manager in
HSCD/HQ.
2. HQ Program Manager is to provide a copy to Lori DeRose on
the RAB staff (phone: 382-3304).
3. Copies will then be made for the monthly distribution to the
Regional Counsels & SF Managers; also sent to NTIS and
ELI.
Inside:
PageS
'A Line on RODs"
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evidence of contaminant
migration, the no-action alter-
native was chosen.
Issues:
There is no reliable evidence
to indicate that hazardous
wastes were ever disposed of
at the site. Thus, the site was
evaluated as a solid waste
dump under RCRA Subtitle D
criteria, rather than as a
hazardous waste disposal
site under RCRA Subtitle C.
(If hazardous waste had been
disposed of, Subtitle C ap-
plication would have been
relevant).
Contact:
Region II: Don Lynch
FTS: 264-8216
Headquarters: Bob Quinn/
Jim Spatarella
FTS: 382-7995
HELEVA LANDFILL,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Landfill accepted high
volumes of TCE wastes from
local industries, resulting in
soil, surface-water and
groundwater contamination.
Decision:
Operable unit: contain, pump,
and treat the source of con-
tamination. Provide alternate
water supply to local users
and defer action on offsite
plume in fractured bedrock.
Issues:
Final protection standards
for groundwater will be deter-
mined at a later date since ef-
fectiveness of treating con-
taminated groundwater in
fractured bedrock cannot be
established at this time.
Effectiveness of groundwater
treatment will define need for
future action at the site.
Contact:
Region III: Bill Hagel
FTS: 597-3161
Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS: 475-8246
LACKAWANNA REFUSE,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
Strip mine pits used as a
commercial/municipal land-
fill contain about 15,000
buried drums of hazardous
waste.
Decision:
Remove material from con-
taminated cell and dispose of
offsite. Cap remaining por-
tion of the site that contained
municipal waste.
Issues:
One option for dealing with
sites where hazardous waste
was disposed of in one por-
tion and municipal wastes in
an adjoining portion may be
to use Subtitle C re-
quirements to evaluate the
former areas and Subtitle D
requirements for the latter.
Use of Subtitles C and D to
evaluate a single site should
be coordinated with the
Regional Counsel and HSCD.
Contact:
Region III: Walt Graham
FTS: 597-9387
Headquarters: Linda Boorna-
zian
FTS: 382-7997
DO YOU KNOW WHERE
COPIES OF THE RODs
ARE IN YOUR REGION?
Last month the following
was sent to the Superfund
Coordinator and Counsel in
each Region:
A bound set of all the
FY'82-85 RODs completed
so far
Abstracts for all the signed
RODs
A keyword index of over
300 words to all the RODs
See your Superfund Coor-
dinator or Regional Counsel
to borrow and make a copy
of any of the above informa-
tion.
BYRON/JOHNSON
SALVAGE YARD, REGION
V, ILLINOIS
(Approved 3/13/85)
Description: |
Surface and buried drums
contaminated soil and
groundwater.
Decision:
First operable unit: offsite
disposal of all surface and
buried drums as well as
highly contaminated soil
down to bedrock.
Issues:
Possibility of onsite contain-
ment ruled out because of
locational factors (fractured
bedrock, subsidence).
Contact:
Region V: Karen Waldvogel
FTS: 886-9292
Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS: 382-2449
Paul
Schumann
FTS: 475-6705
MOTCO, REGION VI,
TEXAS
(Draft Approved 2/14/85)
Description:
Seven unlined borrow pits
contain four major types of
wastes in layers of sludges
and tars, 7 million gallons of
organic liquids (including
PCBs), and water containing
metals and organics.
Decision:
Operable unit: remove and in-
cinerate contaminated
sludges and liquids.
Issues:
PCB concentrations in the
large lagoon made incinera-
tion the only cost-effective
solution.
Decision on how much
lagoon sludge material to
remove and incinerate was
based on the need to main-
tain structural integrity of the
lagoon backfill and cover.
Second operable unit will
evaluate impact of remaining
contaminants on ground-
water quality.
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Contact:
Region VI: Don Porter
FTS: 729-9712
Headquarters: Randy
Kaltreider
FTS: 382-2448
TIMES BEACH, REGION
VII, MISSOURI
(Approved 1/13/84)
Description:
The five Times Beach sites
are contaminated with TCDD
greater than 1 ppb.
Decision:
Excavate and place TCDD-
contaminated soil in interim
storage facility at Times
Beach.
Issues:
Flood plain and wetlands
assessments (Executive
Orders 11988 and 11990) are
required when those
resources are impacted by
alternatives discussed in the
RI/FS.
Contact:
Region VII: Steve Wilhelm
FTS: 758-7133
Headquarters: John
Kingscott
FTS: 382-7996
MOUNTAIN VIEW/GLOBE,
REGION IX, ARIZONA
(Approved 6/2/83)
Description:
Residential subdivision was
built on graded asbestos tail-
ings and asbestos-
contaminated soil.
Decision:
Relocate residents per-
manently; demolish and bury
onsite all mobile homes and
sewage treatment plant;
close site by capping and fen-
cing.
Issues:
It was more cost-effective to
buy and dispose of mobile
homes onsite, allowing
residents to purchase
replacement housing, than to
decontaminate the trailers.
Contact:
Region IX: Jerelean Johnson
FTS: 454-7515
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS: 475-8246
STRINGFELLOW ACID
PITS, REGION IX,
CALIFORNIA
(Approved 7/17/84)
Description:
Thirty-four million gallons of
toxic waste were disposed of
at the site, inluding heavy
metals, acids, and organics.
Decision:
First operable unit: installa-
tion of an onsite system of
extraction wells and pretreat-
ment plant, followed by
discharge to POTW system.
Issues:
Discharge to POTW required
that the pretreatment system
meet stringent local stan-
dards.
Contact:
Region IX: Brian Ullensvang
FTS: 454-8917
Headquarters: Bill Samuel
FTS: 382-2450
Paul
Schumann
FTS: 475-6705
TACOMA WELL 12A/COM-
MENCEMENT BAY,
REGION X, WASHINGTON
(Approved 3/1/83)
Description:
VOC contamination in City of
Tacoma's Well 12A.
Decision:
First operable unit: pump and
treat water from Well 12A to
confine contaminant move-
ment within aquifer.
Issues:
Deferred ACL decision
allowed to start cleaning
groundwater before esta-
blishing final groundwater
protection standard. Later
monitoring will determine
how long to pump, and the
final target levels for ground-
water cleanup.
Waste and sludge was ex-
cavated and an additional
15% of contaminated soil
was removed to allow for a
reasonable safety factor.
Waste removal was partially
justified by the resultant in-
crease in long-term effec-
tiveness of the groundwater
flushing system.
Contact:
Region X: Phil Wong
FTS: 399-7216
Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS: 475-6689
A Line on RODs
MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH
WITH RCRA ... If contami-
nants have migrated from the
site, and you propose an onsite
remedy, you may consolidate
the waste onsite without being
considered a generator. There
are, however, some conditions
. .. Call J. Bill Hanson (HQ,
FTS-382-2345) for more infor-
mation.
BREAKTHROUGH #2 WITH
RCRA . . . You may now con-
sider a level above background
for cleanup and be consistent
with RCRA. You can do a site-
specific exposure analysis to
establish that remaining con-
taminants are not harmful to
public health and the environ-
ment. The RCRA delisting
model is one way to establish
safe levels. For those of you
who attended the ROD work-
shops at HQ or Regions V or VI,
this was the approach discuss-
ed. For details call Paul
Schumann (HQ, FTS-382-2339).
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
... for removal of volatiles
from soil use a "D-6 cat" and a
"two gang plough." What about
control of emission rates dur-
ing construction? Regions V
and X are looking at other
methods to control the rate of
release. For more information
call Phil Wong in Region X
(FTS-399-7216) about the pro-
posed plan for Well 12-A or
Rich Bartelt in Region V
(FTS-886-7570). This new
method may involve considera-
tion of patent rights; Nancy
Willis (HQ, FTS-382-2347) is
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checking into this.
A NEW TECHNOLOGY ... Are
you sure that it will work? How
do you prepare a ROD when
you are not sure of the new
remedy? Call Region VI on this
issue, and see how they handl-
ed the Old Inger, LA site ROD,
which involved land treatment
of waste.
MINE POOLS AND KARST
FORMATION . . . How do you
monitor groundwater contami-
nation if an onsite remedy is
proposed? Are you responsible
for contamination of the aqui-
fers? OGC says yes. But how
dp you know the Superfund
site is the sole contributor?
You don't ... This is a big
issue; if you have one of these
let's discuss ... (call Linda
Boornazian, HQ, FTS-382-7997).
IS CERCLA TOTALLY RES-
PONSIBLE ... for cleanup of
the aquifer if the areawide
groundwater pollution is not
caused solely by an NPL site?
This too is a big issue and will
be raised to upper manage-
ment for resolution .... Con-
tact J. Bill Hanson, HQ,
FTS-382-2345.
PCBs .. . For those of you who
have sites with PCBs (and we
know there are at least 10 sites
with PCBs out there), new
levels are now being devel-
oped. We should use lower
levels to be consistent with
OTS and ORD recommenda-
tions. We will be in touch on
this ... but keep in mind that a
bulldozer prbackhoe is only ac-
curate within 0.3 foot of a
target depth. (Contact Paul
Schumann, HQ, FTS-382-2339.)
A GARBAGE DUMP ... Do you
know of a garbage dump that
has had no hazardous wastes
dumped into it? Are you con-
sidering a Subtitle D closure?
Contact Don Lynch (Region II,
FTS-264-8216) for more infor-
mation.
MOVING ON ... As many of
you know, Sam Knott is leaving
EPA and will be working for
PRPs!!! While he was with the
Agency he assisted in the reso-
lution of a number of very im-(
portant issues. Unfortunately,
we cannot recognize him for
them at this time, because they
are cloaked in Enforcement ne-
gotiating documents. Someday
we will all know ... but in the
meantime: THE BEST OF LUCK
SAM!!!
("A Line on RODs ..." is in-
tended to provide quick helpful
bits of information to Super-
fund staff members regarding
technology or other pertinent
matters. The intent of these
brief notations is to point those
interested in the right direc-
tion, either to a contact person
or a particular ROD. If you have
any information of this kind
that would be helpful to others,
phone it to Lori DeRose, HQ,
FTS-382-3304.)
LIST OF FY 85
SIGNED RODs
Region Site
II Bridgeport, NJ
II Love Canal, NY
II D'lmperio Property, NJ
II Friedman, NJ
III Heleva Landfill, PA
III Lackawanna Refuse, PA
III Tysons Dump, PA
IV Varsol Spill, FL
IV Whitehouse Waste Oil, FL
V Byron/Johnson Salvage Yard, IL
VI Motco, TX
IX Jibboom Junkyard, CA
X So. Tacoma Channel Well 12A, WA
AA/RA
AA
AA
RA
AA
RA
RA
AA
RA
RA
RA
RA
RA
AA
Date
Signed
12/31/84
5/06/85
3/27/85
4/30/85
3/22/85
3/22/85
12/21/84
3/29/85
5/30/85
3/13/85
3/15/85
5/9/85
5/3/85
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SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
May 28, 1985
INTRODUCTION
To date, over 60 Records of
Decision (RODs) have been
signed, approving a wide variety
of remedial activities across the
country. As an increasing
number of sites move through
the remedial pipeline, a growing
number of RODs will be approv-
ed by all 10 Regions and Head-
quarters. Many of you are work-
ing on RODs with similar
issues; issues that are being
discussed in other Regions, as
well as issues that have been
addressed in previously signed
RODs. This Records of Deci-
sion Update has been designed
to share information, and most
importantly, to identify informa-
tion contacts, to ease the
preparation of upcoming RODs.
Topics to be discussed in each
issue will include:
A summary of all signed
RODs, focusing on the deci-
sion itself, important issues,
and Regional and Head-
quarters contacts.
A list of upcoming RODs, also
describing the important
issues to be addressed and in-
formation contacts.
Special topics of interest
such as RCRA policy, cleanup
criteria, levels of risk, etc.
Other topics as suggested.
We hope you will find this first
issue helpful and informative. If
you have any questions or sug-
gestions to make it more useful
to you, please contact Lori De
Rose (FTS-382-3304). The next
issue will be distributed in mid-
June.
ROD SUMMARIES
Each issue of the Records of
Decision Update will begin with
a concise summary of recently
approved RODs. The summary
will focus on the salient points
of each decision and will
highlight important issues,
specific policy implications,
and other points of interest. The
name of a contact person at
both the Region and Head-
quarters will be provided in case
more detailed information is
needed. This first issue con-
tains summaries of 9 past RODs
(FY 1983-1984) that addressed
important technical and policy
questions. The next issue will
summarize an additional group
of past RODs (FY 1982 through
early FY 1985) that included
similarly important decisions.
PIJAK FARM, REGION II,
NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/30/84 Same deci-
sion, decision date, and issues
apply to the Spence site).
Description:
Specialty and research
chemicajs, in drums and free-
flowing liquids, were dumped
into a natural ditch and were
later covered with soil on this
87-acre site.
Decision:
First operable unit removal
and offsite disposal of all
drums, lab packs, and visibly
contaminated soils to a RCRA
facility.
Issues:
Principal contaminants found
onsite are not priority
pollutants or Appendix C
wastes; however, they may
still present a threat to public
health and the environment.
Risk levels are unknown for
these contaminants. OERR
and ORD/OHEA (Office of
Health and Environmental
Assessment) will need to pro-
vide risk guidance for second
operable unit.
Contact:
Region II Don Lynch
FTS-264-8216
Headquarters Jim
Spatarella
FTS-382-7995
LONE PINE LANDFILL,
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/28/84)
Description:
45-acre landfill including
municipal and septage
wastes, 17,000 drums, and
several million gallons of bulk
liquid chemicals.
Decision:
First operable unit installa-
tion of a slurry wall and multi-
layer surface seal. Leachate
collection and treatment, and
maintenance of reverse
hydraulic gradient.
Issues:
Offsite plume was not ad-
dressed. A supplemental ROD
will be prepared once the off-
site hydrogeologic investiga-
tion is completed.
Contact:
Region II Joel Singerman
FTS-264-9589
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Headquarters
Kingscott
FTS-382-7996
John
HUDSON RIVER PCB,
REGION II, NEW YORK
(Approved 9/25/84)
Description:
PCB contamination found in
submerged sediment hot
spots, exposed shoreline
deposits, dredge spoils on
banks, and in estuary sedi-
ments over a 50-mile stretch
of the Hudson River.
Decision:
Interim measure in-place
containment of remnant
shoreline deposits using soil
cover. State will conduct a
dredging demonstration pro-
gram gsing funds from Sec-
tion 116 of the Clean Water
Act.
Issues:
The interim measure did not
meet all of the requirements
of TSCA because it included
containing PCBs above 50
ppm. However, the adverse
environmental impact of
removal outweighed the bene-
fits.
The primary route of exposure
is through consumption of
PCB contaminated fish.
Dredging to remove con-
taminated sediments was the
primary long-term solution
considered. It was rejected
due to the severe damage it
may have caused to the river
ecosystem. Information from
the demonstration dredging
program will be reviewed to
decide whether a cost-effec-
tive future remedy is
available.
Contact:
Region II Rob Raab
FTS-264-1919
Headquarters Jim
Spatarella
FTS-382-7995
KRYSOWATY FARM,
REGION II, NEW JERSEY
(Approved 9/20/84)
Description:
Waste disposal site including
about 500 drums of paint and
dye wastes, bulk waste, sol-
vents, and waste sludge.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of con-
taminated soils and wastes at
an offsite facility approved for
PCBs.
A permanent alternative water
supply will be provided to po-
tentially affected residences.
Issues:
Although there is no proven
threat to nearby residential
wells, it is cheaper to provide
public water than to conduct
an expensive monitoring pro-
gram. Fractured bedrock con-
ditions would have required
extensive monitoring to de-
tect offsite migration.
Onsite remedies were re-
jected due to locational fac-
tors. Site was inconsistent
with TSCA requirements for
disposal of PCB wastes.
Contacts:
Region II John Czapror
FTS-264-8667
Headquarters John
Kingscott
FTS-382-7996
MATTHEWS ELEC-
TROPLATING, REGION
III, VIRGINIA
(Approved 6/2/83)
Description:
Electroplating facility's on-
slte well was heavily con-
taminated with hexavalent
chromium. Ten residential
wells also had chromium con-
tamination.
Decision:
Provide municipal water ser-
vice to the affected neighbor-
hood.
Issues:
County requested a modifica-
tion to the proposed design,
including a larger water pipe
size and additional facilities
to accommodate future
growth. These modifications
were funded by the county.
This is a betterment issue and
requires close coordination
with Headquarters staff.
Contact:
Region III Walt Graham
FTS-597-9387
Headquarters Lisa Wood-
son
FTS-475-8246
BERLIN AND FARRO
LIQUID INCINERATION,
REGION V, MICHIGAN
(Approved 2/29/84)
Description:
Liquid waste incinerator site
included scattered waste in
buried drums, open lagoons,
and underground tanks.
Decision:
Excavate and dispose of
sludge, crushed drums, liquid
wastes, and visibly contami-
nated soil at a RCRA facility.
Solids will be landfilled, and li-
quids will be incinerated.
Additional sampling will be
performed to determine if
wastes have migrated below
visibly contaminated areas.
Issues:
This was the first time that
locational criteria not specifi-
cally spelled out in the RCRA
regulations were used in the
selection of a remedy. Hydro-
geologic concerns made this
additional evaluation neces-
sary.
Incineration of wastes con-
taining both organics and
PCBs was considered, al-
though it was not required by
EPA regulations. The increas-
ed costs of incineration were
offset by improved long-term
environmental protection.
Contact:
Region V Greg Kulma
FTS-886-3010
Headquarters Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
NEW BRIGHTON/ARDEN
HILLS, REGION V,
MINNESOTA
(Approved 9/19/83)
Description:
Municipal drinking water wells
are contaminated with volatile
organic solvents.
Decision:
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IRM action. Treatment of mu-
nicipal wells with granular act-
ivated carbon (GAG) to meet
peak summertime demands.
Issues:
A hydraulic connection to a
small private water system of
questionable quality was re-
jected in favor of hooking into
a larger, more reliable water
system.
Contact:
Region V Karen Waldvogel
FTS-886-9292
Headquarters Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
OUTBOARD MARINE
CORPORATION (OMC),
REGION V, ILLINOIS
(Approved 5/14/84)
Description:
Outboard motor manufactur-
ing plant on Lake Michigan
discharged PCBs, contamina-
ting sediments in Waukegan
Harbor and a tributary to Lake
Michigan as well as onsite
soils.
Decision:
Fund balancing used in the
selection of the recommended
alternative.
Offsite disposal of PCB-
contaminated hot-spots and
onsite containment of the
moderately contaminated ma-
terials.
Issues:
To meet the requirements of
TSCA, PCB-contaminated ma-
terial would have to be ex-
cavated and disposed of off-
site. This alternative cost more
than $75 million. The Fund Bal-
ancing provisions of CERCLA
and the NCR were used to se-
lect an option that is less ex-
pensive and only slightly less
reliable than the TSCA alter-
native.
Contact:
Region V Jack Braun
FTS-886-4784
Headquarters Nancy Willis
FTS-382-2347
REILLY TAR, REGION V,
MINNESOTA
(Approved 6/6/84)
Description:
Creosote-bearing waste pollu-
ted the land surface and four
underlying aquifers. Pollut-
ants consisted primarily of
polynuclear aromatic hydro-
carbons (PAHs) and related
coal tar derivatives. The sur-
ficial aquifer and two other
aquifers used as primary
drinking aquifers are con-
taminated.
Decision:
Groundwater treatment of the
primary drinking water aquifer
at one of St. Louis Park's wells
by granular act ivated carbon to
restore drinking water quality
and help prevent spread of
contamination.
Issues:
Used the "Ambient Water
Quality Criteria for PAH" to
target a health risk of 10 - 6 for
the sum of carcinogenic PAH.
Two technologies ozone
and carbon were evaluated.
Carbon was selected since it
could achieve the target health
risk of 10-6 within the same
cost range. The target health
risk of 10 - 6 was selected after
reviewing a range of risks
associated with treating con-
taminated groundwater for
public consumption. The level
was not selected to satisfy the
groundwater protection re-
quirements of RCRA Part 264.
An operational target of 280
mg/L total PAH (based on a
ratio of carcinogens to total
PAH calculated using site
data) was selected due to the
difficulty in monitoring for low
levels of carcinogenic PAH.
Contact:
Region V Paul Bitter
FTS-886-7271
Headquarters Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
REMEDIAL
PROGRAM TARGET
PROJECTS
The attached chart lists RODs
scheduled for completion dur-
ing FY 1985. The threats or pro-
blems presented at the sites are
noted, as are the important
issues involved in each ROD.
Regional and Headquarters
contacts are also presented for
your use.
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REMEDIAL PROGRAM TARGET PROJECTS
FY 1985
Region Site/State
I Baird & Maguire Inc.
MA
Beacon Heights L/F,
CT
Cannon Engr-
Plymouth, MA
Charles George
L/F, MA
Groveland Wells, MA
Hocomonco Pond, MA
McKin Company, ME
Nyanza Chemical, MA
Picillo Farm Site, Rl
Western Sand &
Gravel, Rl
(Enforcement)
II Lipari Landfill, NJ
Marathon Battery, NJ
Clean Well Field, NJ
Price Landfill, NJ
(enforcement)
Sinclair Refinery, NJ
SwopeOil, NJ
Wide Beach, NJ
York Oil, NJ
Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ
Combe Fill North, NJ
Gems Landfill, NJ
Candidate
for
Delegation
yes
yes 4/1 2
yes
yes 3/8
no
yes
yes 4/1 2
yes 4/1 2
yes 4/1 2
no 4/12
yes
possible
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
Threat or
Problem
Pesticides in
soils and ground
water
Landfill leachate
in ground water
Surface tanks &
soils
Landfill leachate
in ground water
Solvents in
ground water
Creosote in soil,
ground water
Volatiles in GW
Metal sludges
Organics in soil
& ground water
Volatiles and PAHs
in ground water
Leachate
from landfill
Cd contamination of
wetlands & river
TCE contamination
of ground water
VOCs, etc. in
ground water
VOCs, etc. in
soil, ground
water
PCBs in soil
PCBs in soil
PCBs in soil
Volatiles
Lead/PCBs in
soil/sediment
Ground water
contamination
by VOCs
Groundwater
contact with
landfill
Issues
Alternate
concentration
level (ACL)
Treating
ground
water in
fractured
bedrock
RCRA
capping
ACL
ACL
ACL
ACL/on-site
RCRA
facility
ACL
Leachate
collection
and disposal
Wetlands, env.
threat, no public
health threat
Cleanup
levels
Could be
settlement
now going
NDO
Split site,
cleanup
levels
GW effect of site
on local
wells
Little
known
Possible bio
treatment
Seriousness
of health
threat
potential
for inplace
treatment
Excavation/no
containment
Probably
won't make
FY85
GW cleanup-
feasibility of
RCRA cap
Regional
Contact
Bob Shatter!
223-1722
Rich Cavagnero
223-1947
Greg Roscoe
223-5911
Rich Leighton
223-1946
Jim Ciriello
223-1946
Jim Ciriello
223-1946
Dave Webster
223-4909
Rich Cavagnero
223-1947
Dan Conklm
223-1928
Susan Patz
223-4923
Sal Badalamenti
264-1873
Joel Smgerman
264-9589
Pam Tames
264-2646
Bob McKnight
264-7509
Joel
Smgerman
264-9589
Don Lynch
264-8216
Joel
Smgerman
264-9589
Bob Howe
264-1375
Eric Swartz
264-1253
John Czaror
264-8667
Rich Schwartz
264-1252
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Headquarters
Contact
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bill Kaschak
382-2348
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Debbie Dalton
382-7788
John Kmgscott
382-7996
Bob Qumn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Qumn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Hamid Saebfar
382-4839
Bob Qumn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kmgscott
382-7996
Bob Qumn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Quinn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kmgscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
Bob Qumn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kingscott
382-7996
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REMEDIAL PROGRAM TARGET PROJECTS
FY 1985 (Cont'd)
Region Site/State
Glen Ridge Radiation,
NJ
Goose Farm, NJ
Helen Kramer L/F, NJ
III Douglasville. PA
Drake Chemical, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Lansdowne Radia-
tion, PA
McAdoo Associates,
PA
Moyers Landfill, PA
Sand Gravel & Stone,
MD
Taylor Borough, PA
IV Miami Drum/
Biscayne Aquifier, FL
NW 58th Street, FL
Whitehouse Waste
Oil, FL
Candidate
for Threat or
Delegation Problem
no Low-level
radiation
yes Ground water
and soil con-
tamination by
VOCs/exotics
yes Ground water
contact with
landfill
yes 4/1 2 Waste oil located
in flood plain
yes Lagoons and GW
contamination
yes GW contamination,
drum
disposal
possible House contami-
nated with radio-
active materials
no Soils contami-
nation
yes LF with contami-
nated leachate
yes Soil contamination,
shallow ground
water contamination
yes 4/1 2 Drum disposal
on top of LF,
minimal soil
contamination
no Regional ground
water contami-
nation
yes Municipal land-
fill w/some
hazardous waste
yes 4/12 Soils, GWw/
organics and
metals
Issues
Off-site
disposal
location
Heavy PRP
involvement
Active
facility
still as
source
Flood plain,
adjacent
facility, RA
coordination
State
participation,
wetland assess-
ment, PCBs
Relocation
Fund
balancing,
partial
removal vs.
capping
due to
subsidence
threat
Gas
collection
for 20
years wanted
by PRP
Complex
hydro-
geological
system
Clean-up
criteria if
landfill is closed
by RCRA. Soils
around drum
disposal.
Plume is
no longer
identified with
any site. The
extra aquifer
is contaminated
Biscayne
aquifier. Accep-
tability of county
closure plan
Length of GW
treatment
Regional
Contact
Doug Johnson
264-8475
Don Lynch
264-8216
Ed Putnam
264-1873
Rich Zambito
597-3535
Bill Hagel
597-3161
Rich Zambito
597-3535
Walt Graham
597-9387
Dan Diliullio
597-3435
Stephanie del Re
597-0517
, Roy Shrock
597-0913
Joe Dugandzic
597-9023
Jim Orban
257-2930
Jim Orban
257-2930
Jack Snider
257-2930
Headquarters
Contact
John Kmgscott
382-7996
Bob Quinn/
Jim Spatarella
382-7995
John Kmgscott
382-7996
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Lisa Woodson
475-8246
Linda
Boornazian
382-7997
Ed Barth
382-7998
V
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REMEDIAL PROGRAM TARGET PROJECTS
FY 1985 (Cont'd)
Region Site/State
V Acme Solvent, IL
(1st Operable Unit)
Arcanum Iron, OH
Charlevoix Municipal,
Ml
Fields Brook, OH
Kummer L/F, MN
(1st Operable Unit)
Laskin/Poplar Oil, OH
LeHillier, MN
Liquid Disposal, Ml
(1st Operable Unit)
Main St, IN
Mid-State, Wl
New Brighton, MN
(Operable Unit)
Northernaire, Ml
(1st Operable Unit)
Old Mill, OH
OMC, IL
Reilly Tar, MN
Candidate
for
Delectation
yes
(delegated)
likely
yes 4/1 2
likely
yes
(delegated)
likely
likely
yes
Yes
yes
yes
yes
yes 4/1 2
no
no
Threat or
Problem
Contaminated
soils and GW
(metals)
Soil, ground
water contami-
nation with
lead & acid
Ground water
contamination
limited threat
(IRMto
provide
alternate water
supply.)
Stream sedi-
ments contami-
nated with PCBs,
organics, heavy
metals
Water supply
PCB contaminated
soils, ponds,
ground water
(extent unknown)
Ground water
contamination
Soils, GW
contamination
Public water
supply contaminated
w/solvents
Contaminated
leachate, existing
cap inadequate
Water supply,
TCEin
ground water
Contaminated
soils and GW
Contaminated
soil and
ground water
Harbor sediments
contaminated
with PCBs
Ground water
contamination
by PAHs
Issues
Dehstmg
No major
issues
Maybe no action
ROD which will
allow contamina-
tion plume into
Lake Michigan
Disposal
facility for
PCBs
95% removal
as
"demimmus"
High en-
forcement
- PCBs,
- High
enforcement
Municipal sup-
ply in place;
cannot be used
because of local
issues. Need to
force the state to
resolve
Probably
won't make
'85
No major
issues
Clean-up
levels
ACL, length
of time to
treat GW
PCB's
site access
Extent of
remedy, ACL
Regional
Contact
Paul Bitter
Dave Favero
886-4742
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Jack Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Allen Wojtas
886-6941
Allen Woitas
886-6941
Jay Plucmski
353-6316
Fred Bartman
353-6083
John Tanaka
353-9081
Jonas Dikinis
886-7572
Bev Kush
886-6945
Karen
Waldvogel
886-9292
Mary Elaine
Gustafson
886-6144
Mary Tyson
886-3006
Dan Caplice
886-0397
Paul Bitter
886-3007
Headquarters
Contact
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Kitty Taimi
382-2449
Ed Barth
382-7998
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REMEDIAL PROGRAM TARGET PROJECTS
FY1985(Cont'd)
Region Site/ State
Schmalz Dump, Wl
Verona Wellfield, Ml
Wauconda Sand, IL
VI Bayou Bonfouca, LA
Cecil Lindsey, AR
Cleve Reber, LA
Crystal Chemical, TX
Triangle Chemical, TX
VII Ellisville Sites, MO
(Rosalie & Callahan)
VIII Denver Radium Site,
CO
Woodbury Chemical,
CO
IX Celtor Chemical, CA
Del Norte, CA
Jibboom Junkyard,
CA
X United Chrome, OR
Candidate
for
Delegation
likely
likely
hkely
yes 4/1 2
yes 4/1 2
yes 4/1 2
no
yes 3/8
yes 4/1 2
yes 6/25
yes 3/8
yes
yes
yes 3/8
yes
Threat or
Problem
PCB contami-
nation of
soil, pond
sediments
Contaminated
well field
Ground water
contamination
Creosote waste
piles landfill/
drums
Low level
organics in
soil
Landfill/drums
with organics
Soils w/arsenic
Soils with
arsenic,
metals
Drums &
contaminated
soils
Radioactive
contamination
(soils &
structures)
Soils with
pesticides
Heavy metals
in soil
Pesticides in
soil, ground
water
PCBs, metals
in soil
Hex-chromium
in soil, ground
water
Issues
PCBs
WQS to be
met for
acetone during
the first month
of operation
State fund
for O&M
Long term O&M
Soil cleanup
level
No action vs.
limited action
Extent of
removal, if any
Soil clean-
up levels
ACL
Offsite
disposal
Acceptable
disposal
facility
Extent of
soil removal
treatment vs.
onsite closure
How clean
for soils
ACL
Extent of
soil excavation
ACL
Regional
Contact
Jim Knoy
886-0622
Jack
Kratzmeyer
353-6449
Cindy Nolan
886-0440
Don Porter
729-9712
Joe Cravens
729-9737
Steve Gilrein
729-2737
Steve Gilrein
729-9717
Don Williams
729-9713
Bob Feild
758-3931
John Brink
564-1525
Walt Sandza
564-1531
Nick Morgan
454-8918
Michele Dermer
454-8144
Nick Morgan
454-8918
John Meyer
399-1271
Headquarters
Contact
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Carol Lindsay
475-6704
Randy
Kaltrieder
382-2448
Randy
Kaltrieder
382-2448
Randy
Kaltrieder
382-2448
Ed Bartti
382-7998
Ed Barth
382-7998
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John Kingscott
382-7996
Randy
Kaltneder
382-2448
Randy
Kaltrieder
382-2448
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
Steve Hooper
475-6689
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