United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
Publication 9320.7-071
January 1994
V>EPA Descriptions of 26 Sites
Proposed for the National
Priorities List in January 1994
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response's
Hazardous Site Evaluation Division (5204G)
[(Intermittent Bulletin
Volume 3, Number 3
This document consists of descriptions of the 26 sites proposed for the National Priorities List (NPL) in January
1994. The size of the site is generally indicated, based on information available at the time the site was scored using the
Hazard Ranking System, nominated by ATSDR Health Advisory Criteria, or designated a State top priority. The size may
change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. Sites are arranged alphabetically
by site name.
CLEANING UP UNDER SUPERFUND
The Superfund program is managed by the'U.S.
Environmental Protection • Agency (EPA). It is
authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
enacted on December 11, 1980, as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA), enacted on October 17, 1986. In October
1990, SARA was extended to September 30, 1994. The
Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund set up by
CERCLA as amended pays the costs not assumed by
responsible parties for cleaning up hazardous waste sites
or emergencies that threaten public health, welfare, or
the environment; Superfund also pays for overseeing
responsible parties conducting cleanup.
Two types of responses may be taken when a
hazardous substance is released (or threatens to be
released) into the environment:
• Removal actions - emergency-type responses
to imminent threats. SARA limits these actions
to 1 year and/or $2 million, with a waiver
possible if the actions are consistent with remedial
responses. Removal actions can be undertaken by
the private parties responsible for the releases or
by the Federal government using the Superfund.
• Remedial responses - actions intended to
provide permanent solutions at uncontrolled
hazardous waste sites. Remedial responses are
generally longer-term and more expensive than
removals. A Superfund-financed remedial
response can be taken only if a site is on the
NPL. EPA published the first NPL in September
1983. The list must be updated at least annually.
EPA's goals for the Superfund program are to:
• Ensure that polluters pay to clean up the problems
they created; and
• Work first on the worst problems at the worst
sites, by making sites safe, making sites clean,
and bringing new technology to bear on the
problem.
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REMEDIAL RESPONSES
The money for conducting a remedial response at
a hazardous waste site (and a removal action, as well)
can come from several sources:
• The individuals or companies responsible for the
problems can clean up voluntarily with EPA or
State supervision, or they can be forced to clean
up by Federal or State legal action.
• A State or local government can choose to
assume the responsibility, to clean up without
Federal dollars.
• Superfund can pay for the cleanup, then seek to
recover the costs from the responsible party or
parties.
A remedial response, as defined by the National
Contingency Plan (the Federal regulation by which
Superfund is implemented), is an orderly process that
generally involves the following steps:
• Take any measures needed to stabilize conditions,
which might involve, for example, fencing the
site or removing above-ground drums or bulk
tanks.
• Undertake initial planning activities to scope out
a strategy for collecting information and analyzing
alternative cleanup approaches.
• Conduct a remedial investigation to characterize
the type and extent of contamination at the site
and to assess the risks posed by that
contamination.
• Conduct a feasibility study to analyze various
cleanup alternatives. The feasibility study is often
conducted concurrently with the remedial
investigation as one project. Typically, the two
together take from 18 to 24 months to complete
and cost approximately $1.3 million.
• Select the cleanup alternative that:
— Protects human health and the environment;
- Complies with Federal and State
requirements that are applicable or relevant
and appropriate;
- Uses permanent solutions and alternative
treatment technologies or resource recovery
technology to the maximum extent
practicable;
— Considers views of the State and public; and
- Is "cost effective" - that is, affords results
proportional to the costs of the remedy.
• Design the remedy. Typically, the design phase
takes 6 to 12 months to complete and costs
approximately $1.5 million.
• Implement the remedy, which might involve, for
example, constructing facilities to treat ground
water or removing contaminants to a safe disposal
area away from the site.
EPA expects the implementation (remedial action)
phase to average out at about $25 million (plus any costs
to operate and maintain the action) per site, and some
remedial actions may take several years to complete.
The State government can participate in a
remedial response under Superfund in one of two ways:
• The State can take the lead role under a
cooperative agreement, which is much like a
grant in that Federal dollars are transferred to the
State. The State then develops a workplan,
schedule, and budget, contracts for any services
it needs, and is responsible for making sure that
all the conditions in the cooperative agreement are
met. In contrast to a grant, EPA continues to be
substantially involved and monitors the State's
progress throughout the project.
• EPA can take the lead under a Superfund State
Contract, with the State's role outlined. EPA,
generally using contractor support, manages work
early in the planning process. In the later design
and implementation phases, contractors do the
work under the supervision of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. Under both arrangements,
the State must share in the cost of the
implementation phase of cleanup.
CERCLA requires that EPA select the remedy.
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AIR FORCE PLANT 85
Columbus, Ohio
Air Force Plant 85 (AFP 85) occupies about 420 acres in an urban industrial area of central Ohio. The site is
located 6 miles from downtown Columbus, just south of the Port Columbus International Airport and north of the
Defense Construction and Supply Center. Nearby towns include Whitehall, Gahanna, and Bexley.
AFP 85 began operating in 1941 as an aircraft production and maintenance facility. During World War II, the plant
produced 3,500 naval aircraft and employed 24,000 people. In 1982, the plant was transferred from the U.S. Navy
to the U.S. Air Force, redesignated Air Force Plant 85, and began producing B-1B bombers, MX Peacekeeper
missiles, and space shuttle components. Since 1988, the plant has been operated for the Air Force by McDonnell-
Douglas for the production of aircraft parts. Approximately 3,250 people work at the plant.
Installation Restoration Program studies conducted from 1984 to 1990 identified 10 sources of potential hazardous
waste contamination, including Turkey Run and Mason's Run, two streams that join Big Walnut Creek 5 miles south
of the plant. Big Walnut Creek is used for sport fishing. Six sources have been evaluated.
The Coal Pile Area has been used to store coal since 1941. For 3 8 years, coal pile leachate containing sulfuric acid,
ammonia, and heavy metals periodically entered Mason's Run. Samples from the source contained chromium,
copper, nickel, and zinc. Surface water downstream from this source contained copper; sediments contained
cadmium, chromium, mercury, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
The PCB Spill Area covers 164 square feet of contaminated soil. The area resulted from a malfunctioning drain
valve that released several gallons of transformer oil containing PCBs. PCB contamination was found in soils to
a depth of 7.5 feet.
From 1941 to 1989 the James Road Hazardous Waste Pad (JRHWP) was used to store drums and tanks of
hazardous wastes such as waste solvents and paint strippers. Contaminants such as 1,1,1-trichloroethane, acetone,
phenolic paint strippers, electroplating wastes, waste cyanide and cyanide sludge, and other hazardous substances
have been detected in this area. Several spills have been documented.
The Fire Department Training Area (FDTA) is located approximately 300 feet from the JRHWP. Soil sampling
indicated that hazardous substances in these two sources are similar; the hazardous wastes that were disposed or
burned at the FDTA were those stored at the JRHWP. For 36 years the FDTA was used for disposal and burning
of contaminated aircraft fuel, solvents, waste oil, and waste magnesium chips.
The Coal Pile Leachate Holding Tank is a part of the onsite wastewater treatment plant. In May 1983,
approximately 50,000 gallons of leachate from the ruptured holding tank were released inadvertently to Mason's
Run through the storm drainage system, resulting in copper in surface water, and cadmium, chromium, mercury,
and PAHs in sediments downstream from this source.
The Stripping Pad was a concrete pad used to strip paint from aircraft from 1941 to 1953. Approximately 34,320
gallons of spent solvents and paint chips were washed off of aircraft and discharged to the storm water drainage
system leading to Mason's Run. Surface water downstream from this source contains copper, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
bromodichloroemethane, chloroform, and trichloroethylene; sediments contain cadmium, chromium, mercury, and
PAHs.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended
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BOOMSNUB/AIRCO
Vancouver, Washington
The Boomsnub/Airco site is located in a mixed light industrial/residential area of Vancouver, Washington, covering
approximately 14 acres. The two facilities have been aggregated into one site because contamination from both
facilities has resulted in a commingled ground water plume' consisting of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and
chromium.
Chromium contamination of the soils at the Boomsnub site resulted from improper waste handling and disposal
practices from metal plating operations. In December 1989, chromium was mobilized by a water line break that
released 300,000 gallons of water. In January 1990, chromium levels in one well increased from 0.2 parts per
million (ppm) to 750 ppm. In April 1990, Boomsnub began pumping and treating ground water from that well,
installed additional monitoring wells, and tested neighboring domestic wells. The company could not afford the
needed remedial activities and applied for financial relief in August 1990. Because of the severity of the problem,
the Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) began paying the majority of cleanup costs after this date.
Airco Gases (Airco) is an active gas manufacturing plant that has been in operation at this location since 1964.
Airco manufactures compressed gas products, including liquid nitrogen, liquid oxygen, and liquid argon. Airco also
stores and distributes other specialty gases. In 1991, investigation of the Boomsnub site showed the presence of
VOCs in the ground water. The ground water monitoring wells in which elevated levels of VOCs were detected
are located hydraulically downgradient from Airco. The VOCs detected in the ground water do not appear to be
associated with Boomsnub's operations.
The plume is in an unconfmed alluvial aquifer that overlies the confined Troutdale aquifer. The Troutdale is used
as a regional drinking water source. The county wells at risk from the chromium and VOC plume provide drinking
water to more than 150,000 people. Chromium levels in the alluvial aquifer have been as high as 2,000 ppm in
onsite wells, and as high as 85 ppm one half mile downgradient from the site. VOC levels are in the parts per
million range in onsite and downgradient wells. To date, the chromium plume has migrated over 3,000 feet. A
clay and silt aquitard separates the two site aquifers; however, there are known breaches in the aquitard in the
region.
WDOE's emergency interim action at Boomsnub consists of pumping and treating the ground water to minimize
offsite chromium migration while concurrently defining the extent of contamination. The interim action has included
installing over 40 monitoring wells screened at different depths to define the plume, a reverse-osmosis and ion-
exchange treatment system for chromium removal, a ground water extraction network, a pressurized sewer line for
discharge of treated water, and an air stripper and granular activated carbon treatment system for removal of VOCs.
In April and October 1992, two independent environmental investigations were completed by Airco. In March
1993, WDOE and Airco agreed to a Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Agreed Order. The agreed order required
that a site investigation be conducted requiring additional soil and ground water sampling. This latest site
investigation, completed in July 1993, establishes Airco as a contributor to the contaminated ground water.
EPA and WDOE will continue the investigations to determine any necessary interim and remedial actions.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was designated as top
priority by the State. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent
of contamination. See 56 FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended p ..
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CHEMET CO.
Moscow, Tennessee
The Chemet Co. site is located on Highway 57 approximately 1.2 miles east of Moscow, Fayette County,
Tennessee. The 5-acre site operated from 1978 until 1987 as an antimony oxide plant owned by Frank Caldon.
Major features of the facility include three onsite buildings and two small ponds. The Tennessee Department of
Health and Environment (TDHE) visited the site in 1983 and 1989, and found drums containing antimony slag, two
15-gallon drums of sulfuric acid, and several bags of soda ash. TDHE also found no barriers to prevent entry on
the site, making it easily accessible. A playground at the LaGrange-Moscow Elementary School bordering the
eastern edge of the Chemet property posed an increased risk of unauthorized entry to the facility. Approximately
77 people reside within 1 mile of Chemet.
On March 19, 1990, the TDHE signed an order for cleanup at the site. The order also stated that TDHE must
approve all removal and disposal of hazardous substances from the facility, and an 8-foot fence must be constructed
to secure the facility.
In April 1990, a 5.5 feet high fence was constructed. Approximately 300 tons of contaminated soil were removed
from an area north of Building No. 3 hi July 1990, and was stored and locked in Building No. 2. A second removal
of soil occurred in September 1991. The TDHE conducted oversight of all remedial activities at the Chemet
facility.
In 1992, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), previously TDHE, collected samples
from the onsite areas of observed contamination, ponds, drainage pathways, and the ball field of the adjacent school.
The samples contained metals associated with the antimony oxide process, such as arsenic, antimony, and lead.
As a result, TDEC ordered Chemet to construct a fence around the area of contamination that extended ottsite. In
May 1992, Chemet constructed a fence around the area of offsite contamination, preventing the 600 students and
65 workers at the elementary school from further contact with the contaminated soil. Because the contaminated soil
is still present on the school's property, the fence is a temporary measure.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amenood
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CHEMICAL COMMODITIES INC.
Olathe, Kansas
The Chemical Commodities Inc. (CCI) site occupies approximately 1.5 acres in central Olathe, a suburban
community of Kansas City with a population of approximately 60,000. The site is bounded to the east by the
Burlington-Northern railroad right-of-way, to the south by a vacant lot, and to the west and north by single-family
residences. Land use in the area is primarily commercial and residential.
CCI is an inactive chemical recycling facility which handled, stored, repackaged, and distributed a variety of
chemicals, including surplus industrial and laboratory chemicals, hazardous substances, and hazardous wastes. CCI
operated at the site from 1951 until 1989. Before 1951, the property was occupied by an ice manufacturer.
Currently, the only structure remaining at CCI is the main warehouse; no improvements are present throughout the
remainder of the grounds. A covered mound of excavated contaminated soil is also present at the site.
The CCI facility is associated with a long history of regulatory inspections, investigations, citations, non-qualifying
removals, and emergency responses. Site assessment investigations conducted in the past documented poor
housekeeping, inappropriate material handling and storage practices, and facility conditions which allowed materials
to migrate offsite. Concerns for public health and safety were raised throughout the period of operation of the
facility, especially those associated with emanating odors, precipitation runoff from the site, and fires.
In 1980, CCI acquired a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit as a generator and transporter of
hazardous waste. EPA issued an Administrative Order on Consent regarding the site in 1985, and again in 1989.
Investigations conducted at the site by CCI, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and the EPA have
indicated that soil and ground water are contaminated, and that hazardous substances have migrated offsite via air
and surface water runoff. A wide range of metals, volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds,
and pesticides have been detected in the soil and ground water. Ground water in the Olathe area is not utilized as
a source for municipal drinking water. The nearest private ground water well listed in State records is
approximately three miles southwest of the site.
Several other sources were present but not included in the evaluation due to lack of specific information regarding
the structures.
An observed release to the air has been established at CCI due to the level of contamination detected during a series
of air sampling events. High concentrations of two hazardous substances associated with the contaminated soil
source were detected in an air sample collected downwind of the site.
Ground water was not included in the HRS evaluation because of its limited use, although ground water at and
around the site is contaminated with high concentrations of halogenated organic compounds. Chemical analysis of
ground water samples collected from onsite and offsite monitoring wells indicated that hazardous substances are
present in the shallow ground water beneath the site.
Soil exposure was not included in the HRS evaluation due to the limited accessibility to the sources at the site,
although contaminated soil has been documented and is considered a source at the site.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600. February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended „.,
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CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO. (ORTHO DIVISION)
Orlando, Florida
The Chevron Chemical Co. Inc. (Ortho Division) site is located in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. The site
covers approximately 4.39 acres in an industrial area at 3100 Orange Blossom Trail. As a result of an EPA removal
action, all concrete, buildings, and the water tower have been removed.
The Chevron Chemical Co. operated a chemical blending facility for pesticides and other crop sprays between 1950
and 1976. The facility formulated a variety of liquid and powdered pesticides, citric sprays, and nutritional sprays.
Chemicals used in pesticide formulation included xylene, kerosene, mineral oil, and aromatic naphtha. A few of
the pesticides formulated in large volumes consisted of chlordane, lindane, dieldrin, and aldrin.
Prior to 1970, two unlined rinsate ponds onsite were used for the collection and disposal of pesticide formulating
rinse water, barrel rinse water, and storm water. After 1970, the pesticide formulating rinsate was collected and
disposed of offsite at an unknown location.
Chevron Chemical ceased operations in 1976. The remaining inventories were removed from the site and the rinsate
ponds were backfilled with soil prior to the sale of the property in 1978 to Robert R. Uttal. Mr. Uttal removed
the pesticide formulating equipment and remaining drums, and washed the building interior with rinse water. The
rinse water was not collected.
Mr. Uttal owned and operated the Central Florida Mack Trucks Service Center at the site from 1978 to 1986.
Operations consisted of overhauling truck engines, starters, generators and front/rear ends. In March 1984, a tanker
truck filled with 3 percent hydrochloric acid and an unknown amount of nitric acid apparently leaked in the vicinity
of the former western rinsate pond, resulting in an explosion. Facility management excavated the contaminated soil
and disposed of it in a secured landfill. The excavation was backfilled with clean fill.
In May 1989, the EPA conducted a Screening Site Inspection at the site. Soil samples indicated the presence of
pesticides, benzene, toluene, xylene, chlordane, naphthalene, and metals. Ground water samples contained metals,
benzene, toluene, xylene, pesticides, trichlorethylene, and chlorobenzene.
In September 1990, Chevron Chemical conducted a Contamination Assessment. Soil samples contained chlordane,
xylene, dieldrin, aldrin, endrin, heptachlor, ethion, and arsenic. Ground water samples indicated the presence of
benzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene, aldrin, dieldrin, and heptachlor.
On May 15, 1990, EPA, Chevron Chemical Co., and Mr. Uttal signed an Administrative Order on Consent for the
performance of a removal action at the site. Chevron Chemical submitted a Removal Action Plan that incorporated
soil removal, site dewatering, water treatment, and disposal of treated water to an infiltration gallery onsite. The
plan was approved by EPA: Chevron Chemical has completed the removal action. The order did not address
ground water contamination.
On January 25, 1993, EPA and Chevron entered into an Administrative Order on Consent for Chevron to conduct
and implement a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) at the site. The RI/FS is currently in progress.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended
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EAST TENTH STREET
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
The East Tenth Street site is located on a 36-acre parcel of land in an industrialized area of Marcus Hook, Delaware
County, Pennsylvania. American Viscose Co. purchased the property in 1910 for the manufacture of rayon. In
1958, cellophane production replaced rayon production. FMC Corp. bought the property in 1963 and continued
production until 1977. Marcus Hook Business and Commerce Center obtained the property in 1986 and sold or
leased many parcels and buildings. The site is currently divided into 23 lots.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER), EPA, and the potentially responsible parties
have conducted numerous environmental assessments of the site since 1979. During an April 1988 investigation,
PA DER found employees excavating an underground solvent storage tank farm consisting of 30 tanks and disposing
of the contents on the ground. FMC emptied the tanks of solvents and refilled them with water before vacating the
property. Samples of soil and discharge water revealed significant levels of organic contaminants.
In October 1990, an environmental assessment report of the site was prepared. Visual observations revealed the
presence of tanks, leaking transformers, and asbestos within and outside of buildings. Samples of ground water and
soil revealed numerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and inorganics. No samples for asbestos or PCBs were
taken at this time.
In November and December 1990, EPA initiated a removal assessment at the site. The initial evaluation revealed
that asbestos, PCBs, and other hazardous substances had apparently been mishandled during past demolition
activities. Nearby daycare and senior citizens centers were closed due to the presence of contaminated soils, drums,
and loose asbestos on site. Further sampling showed PCBs, asbestos, heavy metals, and organic contamination in
soils throughout the site. PCBs were also detected in the sediments of adjacent Marcus Hook Creek, which is
classified as a State-designated area for the protection of aquatic life. EPA also discovered a sludge-filled tunnel
located on one of the lots. Samples of the sludge showed chloroform, cadmium, and mercury.
In 1979, Envirosafe Services bought a 4.24-acre parcel in the southeastern corner of the property. In 1984, this
property was transferred to its subsidiary, Marcus Hook Processing Inc. (MHPI). Two sludge lagoons that had been
used by FMC as part of their wastewater treatment system are located on the MHPI property. MHPI is a Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) transport, storage, and disposal facility. The facility is currently under
a RCRA consent order for a removal action to remediate the lagoons; therefore the lagoons have not been
considered as a source of contamination for the East Tenth Street site.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended p . ,
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FORT EUSTIS (USARMY)
Newport News, Virginia
Fort Eustis, owned and operated by the U.S. Department of the Army, occupies approximately 8,300 acres in
southeastern Virginia, within the city of Newport News. The site is located on the western side of a low-lying
peninsula formed by the York River and the James River estuaries, approximately 30 miles upstream of the
confluence of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay. The facility is bounded on the west and south by the James
River and to the east by the Warwick River, a large tributary of the James River. The James River is a major
commercial fishing and recreational resource area. It is the third largest tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and
the most productive estuary in Virginia.
The site began operations in 1918 as a training center known as Camp Abraham Eustis. In 1923, it became a
permanent military installation renamed Fort Eustis. From 1931 to the early 1940s, Fort Eustis was operated by
several nonmilitary Federal agencies for various uses. During World War II, it resumed military operations and
was used for intensive antiaircraft training. In 1946, Fort Eustis became the Transportation Corps Training Center,
providing training in rail, marine, and amphibian operations and other modes of transportation. Currently, Fort
Eustis is the U.S. Army Transportation Training Center. Approximately 17,500 military personnel, their
dependents, and civilians live or work at the installation.
In 1988, the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency identified 34 potential waste sources at Fort Eustis.
The sources include unlined landfills, pesticide storage areas, firefighting training areas, maintenance shops, range
and impact areas, and numerous other areas that were created as a result of operations. Sanitary landfills at Fort
Eustis are currently undergoing closure. Seven sources initially were evaluated based on documented releases of
hazardous substances to surface water. Two of the sources are adjacent to Bailey's Creek, a 160-acre, low-lying
wetland area used for fishing. The creek originates in the northern part of the site and flows west to the boundary
of the installation. The other sources evaluated are located in the north-central part of the installation near Brown's
Lake and the Warwick River. Thirteen of the 34 identified sources are presently undergoing a remedial
investigation/feasibility study.
Sampling conducted in 1987 and 1990 indicated contamination of sediments from Bailey's Creek. The
contamination included PCBs, chlordane, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane(DDD), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
(DDE), DDT, and lead. Fish collected from Bailey's Creek contained PCBs. A sanitary landfill that received
hazardous waste is located at the headwaters of Bailey's Creek. In addition, the Central Heating Fuel Spill Area,
where waste oils were stored, is on a bluff overlooking the creek.
Brown's Lake once was used as a drainage lagoon for the adjacent Helicopter Maintenance Area (HMA) and the
upgradient Locomotive Area. The lake was used for recreation but was closed to water sports and fishing in the
late 1970s by the Fort Eustis Preventive Medicine Group. A 1990 survey of Brown's Lake indicated that fish had
lesions, ectoparasites, and skeletal deformities. Contaminants detected in the lake in 1987 included PCBs,
pesticides, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). Sediment sampling in 1990 revealed contamination by PCBs
and heavy metals in the lake and a tributary to the lake below the Locomotive Area. Surface drainage from
Brown's Lake flows south through a sanitary landfill that is adjacent to the HMA and enters wetlands along the
Warwick River and Milstead Island Creek drainage way. Both the Warwick River and Milstead Creek are used
for fishing. In 1988, sampling in Milstead Island Creek found sediments contaminated with PAHs and pesticides.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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FRONTIER FERTILIZER
Davis, California
Frontier Fertilizer is a 13-acre site located near the eastern boundary of the City of Davis in Yolo County,
California. The site is north of Interstate 80, on the corner of Road 32A and Mace Boulevard. Since World War
II, the facility has been used for various agricultural activities. The Barber and Rowland Co. operated a pesticide
and fertilizer distribution facility on the site from 1972 to 1982. The Frontier Fertilizer Co. used the site from 1982
to 1987. Operations consisted of delivering pesticides, herbicides, and non-bulk chemicals in cans, drums, and other
containers. Currently, the site is used as a maintenance yard for agricultural equipment.
Both the Barber and Rowland and Frontier Fertilizer companies used a former disposal basin, approximately 4,000
cubic feet in volume, to dispose of unused pesticides and fertilizers. Returned tanks and containers were washed
and the rinsate was dumped into the disposal basin or onto the ground. In 1985, approximately 1,100 cubic yards
of contaminated soil were excavated by Frontier Fertilizer from the former disposal basin and land farmed on a field
east of the site.
Surface and subsurface soils in the area of the former disposal basin are contaminated with 1,2-dibromoethane
(EDB), 1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP), l,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), Disyston (disulfoton), ethyl
parathion, Treflan, and Eptam. EDB, 1,2-DCP, and DBCP were also found in ground water samples collected from
onsite and offsite monitoring wells.
Other contaminants that were detected in ground water samples but have not been attributed to the former disposal
basin include benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chloroform, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane,
1,3-dichloropropene, p-isopropyltoluene, methylene chloride, naphthalene, toluene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane,
trichloroethylene, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, and xylenes. These contaminants may be from other potential sources
at the site such as underground storage tanks, waste oil storage tanks, northern fuel area, railroad hopper cars.
washracks, grain storage building, east and west pole barns, central machine shop, eastern farm shop, western and
central concrete slabs, and tomato grading station.
The Frontier Fertilizer site was never issued a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit to treat, -line, or
dispose of hazardous wastes. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued a remedial
action order to Frontier Fertilizer in August 1987, and has regulated all site investigations since that time.
Site investigations have characterized the underlying interconnected aquifer as consisting of four water-bearing
zones. Sampling of onsite monitoring wells has shown a release of contaminants from the site to the upper three
water-bearing zones. The lower two water-bearing zones supply water to the City of Davis (population 43.168).
the Barthel Mobile Home Park (population 540), and private wells within 4 miles of the site. Although actual
contamination has not been documented in any of the drinking water wells, the potential for ground waier
contamination at the Frontier Fertilizer site remains.
In March and April 1993, EPA's Emergency Response Team collected and analyzed soil samples in area.s <>l known
or suspected contamination. The levels of contamination found did not trigger the need to perform a time-critical
removal action. EPA will begin a remedial investigation/feasibility study for soil and ground water in the lall ot
1993. In the winter of 1993, the DTSC will install and operate an interim ground water extraction and ireaiment
system in the most highly contaminated area of the ground water plume.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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GCL TIE AND TREATING INC.
Village of Sidney, New York
The GCL Tie and Treating Inc. (GCL) site is a 26-acre inactive mill and wood treating plant located on Delaware
Avenue, in the Village of Sidney, Delaware County, New York. The site is bordered by Delaware Avenue to the
south, property owned by Homer Howe to the west, Railcon Inc. to the north, and Unadilla Silo and VanCott
Development Inc. to the east. An easement for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad traverses the northern most part
of the property. Land use around the site is primarily industrial and commercial; residential areas are located within
1 mile. GCL is situated within 1 mile of the southern bank of the Susquehanna River. The site eventually drabs
by overland flow to the Susquehanna by way of an onsite wetland which discharges to an unnamed tributary of the
river. The Susquehanna River is a documented fishery and is also used for recreational purposes. The river is not
used for drinking water in the vicinity of the site.
The GCL property has been used as a railroad tie manufacturing and treating plant since the 1940s. Logs were
brought to the site for cutting and pressure-treating with creosote. The property was purchased in 1979 by Railcon
Materials Inc. and Railcon Wood Products Inc. In 1983, Railcon formed the corporation called GCL Tie and
Treating Inc. GCL ran the facility until 1987, when they filed for bankruptcy and Railcon regained control of the
operation. Railcon sold all the inventory and equipment and abandoned the site. The site has remained inactive
and current ownership is being investigated. Both EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation initiated criminal investigations at the site for environmental violations under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
and the Clean Water Act.
Several potential waste sources including areas of contaminated soil and tanks containing creosote are located on
the site. A creosote spill occurred in November 1986 when a pressure tank malfunctioned, resulting in an
approximate 1,500 gallon spill of creosote to the surrounding soil. This soil was excavated by GCL and placed in
a soil mound near the main building where it is still located. Former GCL employees submitted affidavits stating
that it was standard operating procedure to dispose of creosote-contaminated material in wetlands adjacent to the
site. At various times, unspecified quantities of creosote-contaminated material previously added to the soil mound
were removed and deposited in the wetland area.
In October 1990, the EPA collected samples from the various potential waste sources on the site including areas
of contaminated soil, a debris pile, and aboveground storage tanks. A sample of creosote was also obtained from
GCL's supplier of the material, which was used as a chemical fingerprint to match the creosote constituents used
by GCL against those found in the various chemically analyzed samples. The proportionality of the constituents
was very similar between the sample from the supplier, and the creosote constituents chemically identified to date
in various environmental samples.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the sites was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600. February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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ISLAND CHEMICAL CORP./VIRGIN ISLAND CHEMICAL CORP.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
The Island Chemical Corp./Virgin Island Chemical Corp. site is an approximately 3.5-acre facility located in the
southwest portion of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The surrounding area is predominantly commercial, with five
businesses located adjacent to the site and the closest resident located approximately 0.1 mile to the south. An
intermittent stream, River Gut, which originates north of the site and discharges to the Caribbean Sea, borders the
northern and eastern site boundaries.
The site has been leased to various chemical manufacturers throughout its history, including Island Chemical Corp.
on July 21, 1978 and Virgin Island Chemical Corp. on September 14, 1984. The facility was used for the
manufacture of pharmaceutical chemicals, primarily phenacetin, ethoxyquin, and quinidine. Virgin Island Chemical
produced benzyl acetate, which is used in perfumes, flavorings, resins, lacquers, polishes, printing inks, and varnish
removers. In 1985, Virgin Island Chemical also began producing benzyl salicylate, which is used as a perfume
fixative, as a solvent for synthetic musk, and is in sunscreening lotion and soap odorant. The site is now inactive.
In conjunction with the sale of the assets of Island Chemical to Virgin Island Chemical in September 1984, Island
Chemical hired a consultant to conduct an investigation of the site. Three areas of concern were identified during
this investigation, including an 8,000-gallon process pit, the associated drainage line from the pit to River Gut, and
contaminated soil at various areas onsite. Soil samples collected between September 1984 and March 1986 indicated
the presence of various organic compounds, including elevated levels of toluene and pyridine. All contaminated
soil detected during the site investigation was reported to have been either removed or treated onsite using
biodegradation through soil manipulation. Two separate Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
enforcement inspections were conducted at the site, on September 9, 1985 and on March 13, 1986, in order to
verify the effectiveness of soil remediation and to determine RCRA compliance. Samples were collected on both
occasions. The analytical results of these samples indicated the presence of phthalates, benzene, chloroform, and
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, along with chromium and zinc; the toluene concentrations were found to be
within acceptable limits. However, the facility was not in compliance since it discharged to the River Gut without
a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
On January 31 and February 1, 1989, the EPA conducted a preliminary assessment, site inspection, and removal
site evaluation at the site. At that time the laboratory/warehouse building was found to contain approximately 400
drums, some extremely deteriorated, leaking cylinders of chlorine and hydrogen chloride, and over 800 containers
of laboratory reagents that included sodium metal, potassium cyanide, and ethyl ether. EPA removed 205 55-gallon
drums, 40 85-gallon drums, and 9 5-gallon drums of various chemicals, and 8,061 pounds of lab pack chemicals
from the laboratory/warehouse building. EPA also collected samples from an onsite well and from nearby public
supply wells. The analytical results of these samples showed concentrations of chloroform present in the ground
water in the area of the site. During a 1986 RCRA inspection of the facility, four empty 55-gallon drums that had
contained chloroform were observed; in 1989, EPA discovered one 55-gallon drum and one 4-liter bottle of
chloroform onsite. EPA conducted a sampling site inspection at the facility on February 28, 1991, during which
ground water, sediment, and soil samples were collected. Analytical results indicated that chloroform was found
in high concentrations in the onsite wells. In addition, analyses of sediment samples collected from onsite storm
drains indicated elevated levels of various organic and inorganic contaminants. Analysis of onsite soil and sediment
samples also indicated the presence of a number of pesticides.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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KENNECOTT (NORTH ZONE)
Magna, Utah
The Kennecott (North Zone) site is located near the south shore of the Great Salt Lake. Magna, the nearest
town, has a population of approximately 17,800 people and is located south of the large Kennecott tailings pond.
Salt Lake City is approximately 15 miles east of the tailings pond. The site covers a large area and sources of
contamination include the 5,700 acre tailings pond, a slag pile, contaminated residential soils in the town of
Magna, and the refinery evaporation pond.
Kennecott Copper Corp., which owns the site (excluding portions of Magna), has operated a wide variety of
mineral processing and production facilities in the area since around 1900. The primary metal currently
produced is copper, mined south of the site at Kennecott (South Zone), which is also being proposed to the NPL
at this time.
Contaminants in the various sources include arsenic, chromium, copper, lead, selenium, and zinc. Analysis of
ground water monitoring wells have found high levels of arsenic and selenium. The principal aquifer, which
supplies water to the Magna municipal water system, underlies many of the sources at the site. In addition,
surface water analysis near wetlands shows releases of copper to the ditch near the large tailings pond.
Current Kennecott activity in the North Zone site involves smelting and refining the concentrated copper ore
that has been mined from the open pit approximately 20 miles south of the site.
Kennecott is conducting an investigation in the area near the smelter to determine the nature and extent of the
contamination prior to constructing a new smelter.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See
56 FR 5600. February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended
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KENNECOTT (SOUTH ZONE)
Copperton, Utah
The Kennecott (South Zone) site area is located in Salt Lake County, Utah. The Salt Lake City suburban area
is located to the east and northeast of the site. While the pit and other ore extraction activities occur on the east
slope of the Oquirrh Mountains, other sources extend to the east for at least six miles into the Salt Lake Valley.
The site area covers approximately 37 square miles.
Mining in the area began in the 1860s, with copper being the primary metal produced. Various mining
companies have operated in the district over the years, including ARCO Inc. (formerly Anaconda Co.) and
Kennecott Copper Corp. Since around 1900, Kennecott has operated a wide variety of mineral processing and
production facilities onsite. Kennecott sent much of the mineral processing waste and copper ore from these
operations north to the Kennecott (North Zone). Tailings waste produced in the South Zone is shipped to the
North Zone by slurry and rail.
The South Zone includes wastes associated with extracting and concentrating copper ore. The main sources
identified at the South Zone are the open pit, Bingham Creek Channel, State Motorcycle Park, Lark Tailings,
Butterfield Mine/St. Joe's Tunnel, Bingham Creek/Anaconda Tailings, Large Bingham Reservoir, Small
Bingham Reservoir, Leach Dumps, Leachate Collection System, 80 Acre Evaporation Pond, 4000 West
Evaporation Pond, South Evaporation Pond, and residential soils in West Jordan.
The largest source at the South Zone is the Leach Dumps, which cover 5,350 acres. Contaminants found in
waste sources at the South Zone include arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, selenium, silver,
and zinc.
Many communities in the Salt Lake Valley use ground water for municipal water supplies. In the area of the
sulfate plume identified by Kennecott reports, communities are precluded from using the resource.
Concentrations of arsenic and cadmium have been found in two municipal wells and one domestic drinking
water well. Chromium was also found in a domestic drinking water well. The municipal wells are no longer
being used. A very large sulfate plume that originates from the Large Bingham Reservoir extends for miles in
the Salt Lake Valley Principal Aquifer. Soil has been contaminated with tailings in residential areas within the
city of West Jordan.
Kennecott is currently working and has performed or participated in cleanup work under EPA enforcement
orders. Kennecott provided transportation and a repository for clean up of highly contaminated soils in West
Jordan. Kennecott removed waste rock from Butterfield Canyon. Sludge and tailings have been removed from
the Large and Small Bingham Reservoirs and are currently being regraded and lined. Kennecott is presently
removing waste rock and tailings from the Lark area and Bingham Creek. ARCO is also participating in
capping the Anaconda Tailings and removing contaminated sediments from Bingham Creek. In addition,
Kennecott is undertaking many other projects that are not under EPA order or oversight.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See
56 FR 5600, February II, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended p ?"'.
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LABORATORY FOR ENERGY-RELATED HEALTH RESEARCH/
OLD CAMPUS LANDFILL (USDOE)
Davis, California
The Old Campus Landfill site is a Federal Facility that was leased by the U.S. Department of Energy as the
Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research (LEHR). The site occupies approximately 15 acres on Old Davis
Road, Davis, Solano County, California. The Old Campus Landfill is situated on the Putah Plain adjacent to Putah
Creek. The site is surrounded by agricultural land to the south, east, and west. The University of California -
Davis campus and the City of Davis are north of the site.
LEHR engaged in studies on the biological effects of bone seeking radionuclides (strontium-90 and radium-226) in
lab animals (beagles) from 1960 to 1989. During the 29 years of operations, LEHR generated and disposed of
radioactive, biologic, and chemical wastes, as well as municipal and lab wastes. Dogs were buried onsite in the
early years. Later the dog carcasses were shipped to Hanford for disposal. Approximately 35,000 gallons of sludge
effluent (dog feces) contaminated with strontium-90 was disposed of in underground concrete banks. The site was
also used by the university as a landfill area for residential and laboratory waste disposal from the late 1940s to
1967. The site contains radioactive waste disposal areas for waste generated from campus and LEHR activities.
Records indicate that radioactive wastes with long half lives were buried onsite in trenches and holes. Two separate
special liquid radioactive waste treatment and discharge systems were in operation at LEHR: the systems discharged
radionuclides to leach fields onsite.
Quarterly sampling by DOE has revealed elevated concentrations of chloroform, carbon-14, and tritium in five of
23 onsite monitoring wells. There are 19 municipal wells within 4 miles of the site serving approximately 47.500
people.
The nearest resident is approximately 0.5 miles from the site and the estimated population within 4 miles is 41.789.
The LEHR facility is listed in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) database as a large quantity
generator.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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LINCOLN CREOSOTE
Bossier City, Louisiana
The Lincoln Creosote site encompasses approximately 20 acres in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, in northwestern
Louisiana. The site is located north of Shed Road, east of Benton Road, south of Montgomery Lane, and west of
Airline Drive. Residential neighborhoods border the site to the north, northeast, south, and west. Several
apartment complexes are located immediately north and south of the site.
Lincoln Creosote is an abandoned wood treatment facility that was operated from approximately 1935 to 1969 by
several different owners and operators. From 1935 to 1950, it was operated by the Lincoln Creosote Co., and from
1950 to 1969 by the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. The Koppers Co. owned the site from 1969 to 1971.
Since that time, the property has been sold a number of times in several parcels to different, owners. During site
operation, wood products such as railroad ties and utility poles were pressure-treated using creosote, copper-
chromium arsenate (CCA), and pentachlorophenol (PCP) as preservatives.
In 1985, EPA conducted a site investigation and found high concentrations of creosote-related semivolatile
compounds, CCA, and PCP in onsite soil samples. A remedial investigation completed by the Joslyn Corp. in
1989, showed significantly elevated concentrations of numerous creosote-related semivolatile compounds, PCP,
chromium, and arsenic in onsite soils. Remedial activities at the site began in February 1992 under State authority,
and included excavating and disposing of contaminated soils offsite. Currently, the site is largely abandoned and
undeveloped except for the northeast corner of the property. Two commercial facilities occupy land that was once
part of the original wood treating facility.
During an expanded site investigation conducted by the EPA in March 1992, high concentrations of creosote-related
semivolatile organic compounds were detected in the soil samples collected on residential and commercial properties
around the site.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended „—. ,
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LOWER ECORSE CREEK DUMP
Wyandotte, Michigan
The Lower Ecorse Creek Dump site is located in Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan. The site consists of the
residence at 470 North Drive and three neighboring parcels of land. The site occupies a level area with the back
of the lots abutting the Ecorse River. During the period between 1945 and 1955, and prior to the house at 470
North Drive being built, the low lying swampy area of the creek was filled with material from local industries.
Some of the fill material contained what has been confirmed as ferric ferrocyanide, commonly referred to as
"Prussian Blue". The blue soil was also found across the street at 471 North Drive, approximately two feet below
the surface and the owner of the residence at 469 North Drive also reported that he found the blue soil in his yard.
In addition, there are two vacant lots east of 470 North Drive where Prussian Blue is exposed. Neighborhood
children have used portions of these lots as a go-cart track and wearing of the topsoil by the go-carts has exposed
the Prussian Blue.
The EPA was contacted by the Wayne County Health Department on October 25, 1989. EPA tasked its Technical
Assistance Team (TAT) on October 27, 1989, to conduct a site investigation and sampling. Sampling results were
provided to ATSDR for review and assessment. ATSDR's review on November 22, 1989, concluded that "The
levels of cyanide found in the soil do present an urgent public health threat. Steps to eliminate any direct contact
with the contaminated soil need to be taken immediately."
Following ATSDR's determination that the presence of cyanide-contaminated wastes in an unrestricted residential
area presented an immediate and significant public health threat, EPA's Emergency Response Branch initiated
removal activities. On December 4, 1989, work commenced to cover the contaminated areas with six inches of
clean topsoil and fill in areas of the driveway and sidewalk which had been previously excavated by the property
owner. This action eliminated physical contact with Prussian Blue and related cyanide compounds which had spread
throughout the area. The initial action was completed in the summer of 1990 with the establishment of a vegetative
cover.
The Final ATSDR Health Advisory which was released on August 13, 1993, recommended the following actions:
1) immediately dissociate the affected residents from cyanide contamination, which is at levels of health concern
in residential subsurface soils; 2) implement permanent measures to remediate the contamination as appropriate; and
3) consider including the Lower Ecorse Creek Dump site on the EPA National Priorities List or, using other
statutory or regulatory authorities as appropriate, take other steps to characterize the site and take necessary action.
Such activities are better addressed under remedial authorities than removal considering the costs and time involved
in an extensive groundwater study and potential groundwater remediation.
Additional recommendations by ATSDR include conducting a door-to-door well survey and well sampling to
determine the extent and level of any groundwater contamination. ATSDR also suggests restricting digging into
contaminated subsurface soil to prevent human contact with contaminated soils and released cyanide gas.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the ATSDR Health Advisory was
issued. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of
contamination. See 56 FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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MASON CITY COAL GASIFICATION PLANT
Mason City, Iowa
Mason City Coal Gasification Plant covers approximately 2.3 acres in central Mason City, a north-central Iowa
community with a population of approximately 29,000 people. The plant operated from 1900 to 1951 and was
demolished in 1952. An electrical substation and small storage building currently occupy the southwest corner of
the site. The remainder of the site is idle. Land use in the immediate vicinity consists of commercial and
residential areas. The site is bounded to the east by South Pennsylvania Avenue, to the south by 5th Street
Southeast, to the west by South Delaware Avenue, and to the north by a retaining wall along Willow Creek.
During excavation activities for installation of a sewer line in 1984, oily sludges were encountered in subsurface
soils at the site. Subsequent investigations conducted by the site owner, Interstate Power Co. (IPW), revealed the
presence of three underground storage structures containing oily sludge. The three structures and their contents
were excavated, along with contaminated soil from around the structures. The excavated material was stockpiled
directly onto the ground near the southeast corner of the site, and is covered with a membrane cap. This waste pile
is one of two sources of hazardous substances at the site.
Contaminated soil is also present in the north-central portion of the site. Soil samples collected from soil borings
indicated that contaminated soil is present to depths to 13.5 feet. The area of contaminated soil is the second source
of hazardous substances.
The site is situated on fill material consisting of sand, gravel, and construction rubble and debris, and is in direct
contact with bedrock. Although the water table level fluctuates with precipitation, the water table in the fill material
is typically present at depths ranging from 8 to 10 feet below land surface. The direction of ground water flow
beneath the site is typically toward the north and northeast. A portion of the shallow ground water moving through
the fill material and the upper portion of the bedrock discharges to Willow Creek. Well logs for the eight Mason
City municipal drinking water wells, which are within 2 miles of the site, indicate that six of the wells are uncased
through portions of the Cedar Valley Limestone aquifer. The Cedar Valley Limestone aquifer yields water to the
municipal wells. Approximately 98 percent of the population of Mason City is supplied by the municipal drinking
water supply.
The most significant contamination identified by a series of investigations conducted at the site between 1986 and
1989 by IPW, is the presence of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in the onsite waste pile,
onsite soil, bedrock and ground water beneath the site and Willow Creek, and in Willow Creek sediments. High
concentrations of PAHs have been detected in samples of ground water collected from the uppermost aquifer, and
in samples of Willow Creek sediment downstream from the site. Site characteristics indicated the potential for
PAH-contaminated ground water in the uppermost aquifer to discharge to the surface water. Willow Creek is used
for public recreational fishing.
The site owner is conducting a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) at the site under EPA oversight.
Field activities within the RI/FS include the installation of additional ground water monitoring wells, and the
collection and analysis of soil, sediment, surface water, and ground water samples.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the sites was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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MURRAY SMELTER
Murray City, Utah
Murray Smelter is an abandoned lead smelting facility located in Murray City, Salt Lake County, Utah. The site
js located near State Street, north of 5300 South Street. Several smaller smelters were present in the vicinity prior
to the construction of Murray Smelter in 1902 by the American Smelting and Refining Co. (ASARCO).
Approximately 80,000 tons of waste slag containing heavy metals have been left onsite following the close of
operations in 1949. The overall extent of surface soil contamination is not currently known. Evaluation of the site
considers only the slag piles and areas of soil contamination in two nearby mobile home courts. Slag material has
been documented in soil in nearly all directions from the site. The slag has been used for railroad ballast, road
base, parking lot gravel, and fill, in several areas surrounding the property. Contaminants emitting from smoke
stacks and blowing contaminated dust is also a concern. Slag has also been found near Little Cottonwood Creek,
which runs along the north of the site. Segments of the creek are used for fishing downstream of the site.
Soil in two residential areas, the Doc and Del and Grandview mobile home parks, has been found to contain
elevated concentrations of metals. The contaminants include antimony, arsenic, barium, cadmium, copper, lead,
mercury, selenium, silver, thallium, and zinc. Arsenic and cadmium concentrations on the residential property have
been found to be above the human health screening concentrations.
Although no drinking water wells are known to be contaminated due to sources at the site, a large nearby population
relies on ground water for drinking water purposes. Sixty-two municipal drinking water wells, serving
approximately 140,000 people, have been identified within 4 miles of the site.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Supertund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended
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NAVAL COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA
MASTER STATION EASTERN PACIFIC
Oahu, Hawaii
The Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Eastern Pacific (NCTAMS EASTPAC) site is
used for operating and maintaining facilities and equipment for the Navy's Defense Communications System. The
NCTAMS EASTPAC site consists of facilities located throughout the Island of Oahu. These include facilities at
Wahiawa, Lualualei, Opana, Kokekole Pass, Pearl Harbor, and various satellite telecommunication locations. The
Navy's Initial Assessment Study (IAS) identified 14 potential hazardous waste sources at NCTAMS EASTPAC, all
located at either Lualualei or Wahiawa. The Lualualei and Wahiawa facilities are approximately 10 miles apart.
The Lualualei facility occupies 1,700 acres in a large coastal valley on the southeastern shore of Oahu. The facility
is surrounded by agricultural, urban, and conservation land areas. Eight potential hazardous waste sources were
identified at the Lualualei facility during the IAS. The sources include the Old Coral Pit, Antenna 403 Disposal
Area, Antenna 441 Disposal Area, Building 65 Disposal Area, Antenna 354 Disposal Area, Two Wells near
Building 1, Old NRTF Landfill, and Transformer Locations. All subsequent investigations evaluated the Antenna
354 Disposal Area and Transformer Locations only. Ground water in the area is brackish, and there are no drinking
water wells downgradient of the facility. Surface water downstream of the site is not used for drinking water.
The Wahiawa facility occupies 700 acres on the central plateau of Oahu. The northern and eastern borders of the
facility lie adjacent to the Ewa Forest Reserve and other conservation land. Adjacent to the southern border of the
facility are pineapple fields and conservation land. The town of Whitmore Village borders the facility to the west
and the City of Wahiawa lies approximately 1 mile to the southwest.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been detected in soil surrounding electrical transformers within 200 feet of
onbase residences at the Wahiawa facility. Approximately 248 people live in these residences. From 1942 until
1977, a 6-ounce sample of fluid from each transformer was tested quarterly to evaluate insulating properties and
was then disposed of on the ground. In June 1988 and March and December 1990, soil sampling conducted around
the transformers indicated the presence of PCBs. In July 1990, the Navy set a cleanup goal of 10 ppm in excavating
PCB-contaminated soil. Soil removal activities began in November 1990 and were completed in February 1991.
In addition, an inactive landfill (Old Wahiawa Landfill) was used for general disposal of all wastes generated at the
site from the 1940s until 1973. Although the majority the wastes were municipal solid wastes, waste lube oils.
chlorinated and nonchlorinated solvents, transformer oil, hydraulic fluid, paint thinners, trichloroethane. creosote.
and mercury were disposed of in the landfill.
The southern edge of the Wahiawa facility drains into the North Fork Kaukonahua Stream, which Hows into the
Wahiawa Reservoir joining the Kaukonahua Stream which flows westward, converging with the Poamoho Stream.
Most of the facility, however, drains north into the Poamoho Stream which converges with the Kaukonahua Stream
approximately 7 miles west of the site, at the Kiikii Stream. The Kiikii Stream flows for approximately I mile
before emptying into Kaiaka Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Surface water within 15 miles downstream of the Wahiawa
facility is not used as a source of drinking water. The Wahiawa Public Fishing Area is located approximately 0.5
southwest of the facility on the North Fork Kaukonahua Stream. Additional fisheries located within 15 miles
downstream of the facility include Kaiaka Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and the area at the confluence of Poamoho and
Kaukonahua Streams. There are six Federally-designated endangered/threatened species of birds and five Federally -
designated/threatened species of turtles associated with surface water within 15 miles of the Wahiawa facility
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scared. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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NAVY SHIPS PARTS CONTROL CENTER
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
The Navy Ships Parts Control Center (NSPCC) occupies 824 acres in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, approximately 7 miles west of Harrisburg. In operation since the 1940s, NSPCC initially provided
global management of Navy ship repair parts. Subsequently, NSPCC has undertaken additional inventory
.management responsibilities, which have included managing conventional ammunition, providing services, and
providing maintenance and engineering for the installation. In the early 1950s, NSPCC also became a repository
for a variety of imported metal ores. Environmental investigations conducted by the Navy initially identified several
potential areas of contamination at NSPCC. In 1989, the Navy performed additional investigations, which included
an evaluation of the following five areas of contamination.
Carter Road Landfill was operated from 1950-1962. The 4.5-acre area was used to dispose construction rubble,
medical supplies, and gas mask canisters.
The 1-acre Building 904 Landfill was used during the 1950s to dispose construction debris and medical supplies.
Ball Road Landfill and Burn Pits was a 7.5-acre area operated from the mid-1940s until 1977. Originally, it was
a quarry in which two large pits were excavated. Wastes, including paints, varnishes, gasoline, oils, medical
supplies, paint and solvent containers, asbestos ash, and Stoddard solvent contaminated with PCB, were doused
with gasoline and burned on a weekly basis.
Golf Course Landfill was a 4-acre area used during 1945-46. Wastes deposited included medical supplies, gas mask
canisters, and all shop wastes-potable alcohol and waste oil, antifreeze, paints, varnishes, and transmission fluids.
Occasionally, wastes were burned in the excavated areas. The area is now used as a golf course.
During the 1950s, hazardous wastes were poured directly onto railroad tracks between Buildings 403/404. Among
the materials found in the Buildings 403/404 Solvent Disposal Area were PCB-contaminated oils, Stoddard solvent,
and trichloroethene used to degrease machinery. From 7,000 to 13,000 gallons of contaminants may have been
deposited annually.
Navy studies identified numerous hazardous substances in soil at two of the five areas and in ground water at all
five areas. Among the substances were arsenic, heavy metals (including mercury, manganese, lead, and cadmium),
pesticides (including DDT, DDE, ODD, and chlordane), and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (including benzo (a)
pyrene, anthracene, chrysene, and pyrene). An estimated 9,000 people obtain drinking water from public and
private wells within 4 miles of the five sources of hazardous substances at NSPCC; the nearest well is at 0.17 mile.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the sites was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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OLD NAVY DUMP/MANCHESTER LABORATORY (USEPA/NOAA)
Kitsap County, WA
Manchester Laboratory is located along the western shore of Clam Bay, which is an embayment off the west
side of Rich Passage in Puget Sound. The site is approximately 1 1/4 miles north of Manchester, Washington.
Federal ownership of this site started with the U.S. Army in 1898. In 1924, the entire area was transferred to
the U.S. Navy. Between 1941 and 1944, a submarine net depot and an open storage area were established on
what is now EPA's property. In the early 1970's, EPA and NOAA acquired a portion of the former Navy
property.
Available records are somewhat unclear, but it appears that the Navy started disposing of scrap metal from
onsite submarine net construction in the dump site in the 1950s. By 1957, a dike was constructed across a
shoreline area on the west side of Clam Bay. Scrap metal from nearby submarine net construction and the
Navy's Bremerton Shipyard were reportedly placed in the dump site. The entire contents of the dump site,
however, are undocumented. A burn pit was also constructed in the 1950s on the east side of the dump site and
appears to have been used into the early 1960s. Materials allegedly burned in the pit include wastes from an
on-site dispensary and waste paper products. PCB contaminated oil in underground storage tanks may have
been dumped and subsequently burned in fire fighting activities.
As the current owner of part of the former Navy property, EPA has conducted the Preliminary Assessment and
Site Inspections required under section 120 of CERCLA, as amended, which established the Federal Facility
Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. The most recent inspection, conducted by EPA in May, 1992,
documented heavy metals, mercury, asbestos, and PCBs in the old navy dump. Runoff water from the dump
contains copper and zinc hi excess of Ambient Water Quality Criteria established under the Clean Water Act.
Offshore sediments contain elevated levels of metals, mercury, and PCBs. NOAA has also completed a
Preliminary Assessment for their portion of the former Navy property.
Clam Bay is used primarily for recreational shellfishing and is also known to be used by the bald eagle, a
Federally threatened species designated under the Endangered Species Act.
EPA will negotiate with the Navy to perform any clean-up necessary at this site. EPA and NOAA have also
contacted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Formerly Utilized Defense Site (FUDS) program to
conduct further remedial work.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See
56 FR 5600. February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION
St. Mary's County, Maryland
Patuxent River Naval Air Station is a 6,400-acre facility on a broad headland peninsula known as Cedar Point. The
peninsula is located at the confluence of the Patuxent River and the Chesapeake Bay in St. Mary's County,
Maryland. Much of the peninsula is covered with woods or wetlands. The majority of the station's operations are
concentrated on the western portion of the property.
Numerous potential sources of contamination to surface water have been identified on the facility. The three sources
evaluated under the HRS model include the Fishing Point Landfill, the Former and Current Sanitary Landfills, and
the Pesticide Control Shop Rinse Area.
The Fishing Point Landfill is a 25-acre area that was used from 1960 to 1974 as the main disposal site for solid and
hazardous waste. The landfill is located in wetlands. It received sewage treatment plant sludge, cesspool wastes,
spent oil absorbents, paints, antifreeze, solvents, thinners, pesticides, and photolab wastes.
The Former Sanitary Landfill was used as a disposal area from 1974 to 1980; the adjacent Current Sanitary Landfill
has been used since 1980. The total area covered by the landfills is estimated to be 16.5 acres. Wastes deposited
in the landfills include sewage treatment plant sludge, cesspool wastes, paints, thinners, solvents, antifreeze,
pesticides, hospital wastes, asbestos, and photolab wastes.
The Pesticide Control Shop Rinse Area has been located in Building 841 since 1962. Records indicate that from
300 to 400 gallons of rinsate per day were generated from this source.
The wetlands filled by the Fishing Point Landfill area are located directly on the confluence of the Patuxent River
and the Chesapeake Bay. The water in this area is used for shellfishing and fishing. Hazardous substances were
disposed in the wetlands that existed before the landfill was established. The wetlands were located along the
southern and northern borders of Fishing Point. Two fishing areas on the site, Pond 3 and Pine Hill Run, are
located in the surface water pathway of the Pesticide Control Shop Rinse Area and the Former and Current
Landfills. Pine Hill Run empties into the Chesapeake Bay.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the sites was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC.
Stratford, Connecticut
The Raymark Industries, Inc. site includes the Raymark Industries, Inc. facility in Stratford, Fairfield County,
Connecticut, and other locations where Raymark Industries, Inc. facility waste has come to be located and which
EPA determines pose a significant threat to public health. The Raymark Industries, Inc. facility is located on 33.4
acres at 15 East Main Street next to Interstate 95. A public recreation park containing a baseball diamond and
recreation field is located immediately northwest of the site.
The Raymark Industries, Inc. facility operated at this location from 1919 until 1989, manufacturing asbestos brake
linings and other automotive asbestos products. The facility operated as a hazardous waste generator and land
disposal facility. Raymark Industries, Inc. is a RCRA subtitle C regulated facility which has elicited bankruptcy
proceedings.
Hazardous waste produced on-site include lead-asbestos dust, metals and solvents. From 1919 to July 1984,
Raymark used a system of lagoons to capture waste lead and asbestos dust produced by its manufacturing process.
Dredged materials from the lagoons were landfilled at numerous other locations, including the adjacent ballfield.
Interim actions intended to stabilize waste were initiated by Raymark and EPA at the Raymark Industries, Inc.
facility and the ballfield in 1992. An intensive surficial sampling program of the other locations where waste from
Raymark is known or suspected to have been received and used as fill was instituted by the Connecticut Department
of Environmental Protection and EPA in April 1993. Based upon the detection of elevated concentrations of lead,
asbestos, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in surficial soils, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry issued a public health advisory on May 26, 1993 for "Raymark Industries/Stratford Asbestos Sites". The
presence of dioxin in Raymark waste has subsequently been confirmed. The advisory was based on the concern
that people could be exposed to site-related contaminants through inhalation, direct dermal contact, ingestion of
waste present in the soil, and consumption of potentially contaminated area seafood.
Sampling to determine the vertical extent of contamination at known disposal areas is presently being conducted to
expedite complete site characterization. Site characterization and initiation of mitigation actions at known and at
newly discovered disposal sites are being assessed for early action.
No known public drinking water wells are located within 4 miles of the site. A few private drinking water wells
may exist. Ferry Creek, the Housatonic River, and Long Island Sound are located downstream from some of the
disposal areas. Seed oysters are cultivated in this area of Long Island Sound. Crabs and clams may also be
recreationally harvested. The total population within 4 miles is about 145,000.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the ATSDR Health Advisory was
issued. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of
contamination. See 56 FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended p—r^,
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RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE
Lockbourne, Ohio
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base occupies about 2,100 acres in an agricultural area in central Ohio. The
facility is located 9 miles southeast of the city of Columbus and 0.5 mile east of the community of Lockbourne, in
southern Franklin County and northern Pickaway County. Approximately 1,100 people are employed by the base.
Beginning in 1942, the site was used for refueling operations by the U.S. Air Force. Base operations were
transferred to the Ohio Air National Guard (OANG) in 1980. In 1984, approximately 1,600 acres were transferred
to Rickenbacker Port Authority. The current mission of the base is to provide airfield support for OANG and the
Air Force Reserve. Activities include operation, maintenance, and repair of aircraft, vehicles, equipment, and
utility systems. Also, the Aerial Spray Branch is responsible for pesticide spraying at other bases in the U.S.
The aquifer underlying the site supplies water to homes in the area, 150,000 people residing in the City of
Columbus, and to nearby communities. In 1988, the City of Columbus proposed a Wellhead Protection Area to
prevent the contamination of this major water source. Sampling at the site in 1988 and 1989, found heavy metals
and trichloroethylene (TCE) in the onsite monitoring wells. In addition, soils were found to contain significant
levels of organics and pesticides that may migrate into the drinking water supply. An Installation Restoration
Program (IRP) report, conducted by the Department of Defense (DOD), identified more than 20 sources of
hazardous materials at the site. Eight sources have been evaluated.
The Drum Storage Area was used from 1984 to 1986 to store drums containing spent solvents, waste paint, sludge
from oil-water separators, and spent batteries. TCE, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, and
nickel were detected in ground water below this source, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were found in soils.
The Salvage Yard has been used since the 1950s for storage of scrap materials and pesticides. Lindane. 4.4'-DDD.
and PAHs were found in soils.
The area near the Old Entomology Laboratory was used for cleaning pesticide spraying equipment and pesticide
drum storage. In 1979, the laboratory was damaged by fire and pesticides were spilled. Subsequent sampling
revealed 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) in ground water and 4,4'-DDD and 4,4'-DDE in soils. Although some pesticides were
stored at the Old Entomology Laboratory, most were stored at the Pesticide Storage Building No. 412. A 1987 IRP
report stated that approximately 855 gallons of pesticides were stored there.
Coal soaked in fuel oil was stored at the North and South Coal Piles, which had a total storage capacity of 10.000
tons. For 36 years, coal was used to fire the heating plant. Arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, lead, and
nickel were detected in the ground water underneath the source, and PAHs were found in the soil.
The Underground Hazardous Waste Storage Area was used as a repository for waste oils, waste solvents, and other
unspecified chemical substances generated at the site. No sampling data is available.
The Active Hazardous Waste Storage Area was used as a repository for waste oils, waste solvents, oil-water
separator sludge, spent batteries, and waste oil. No analytical data for this source is available.
DOD is addressing environmental concerns about the site under the IRP. Several investigations have been
conducted, including a site inspection study in 1991, which will facilitate closure of the base, scheduled tor 1994.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.}
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TENNESSEE PRODUCTS
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Tennessee Products Site is an aggregation of Southern Coke Corporation (Southern Coke), Chattanooga Creek
Tar Deposit Site and Hamill Road Dump No. 2. The site is located in a heavily populated, low-income, urban and
industrial area in the Chattanooga Creek (the creek) basin in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. The site
consists of the former Tennessee Products coke plant and its associated uncontrolled coal-tar dumping grounds in
Chattanooga Creek and its floodplain. Uncontrolled dumping of coal-tar wastes has contaminated the facility,
groundwater resources underlying the facility, and surface water resources downstream of the facility including
wetlands and fisheries.
The former Tennessee Products coke plant (a.k.a Southern Coke) is located at 4800 Central-.Avenue, south of
Hamill/Hooker Road and approximately one mile west of the creek. The coal-tar wastes are located along an
approximate 2.5 mile section of the creek extending from just upstream of Hamill Road bridge to the creek's
confluence with Dobbs Branch. The coal-tar deposits are the result of dumping coal-tar wastes directly into the
creek and onto the floodplain within the immediate vicinity of the creek channel. The largest coal-tar deposits have
been found in the creek bed and along its banks within a 1 mile segment of the creek between Hamill Road and 38th
Street. Analyses for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as well as visual inspection of sediment cores
confirm that coal-tar has heavily contaminated this segment of the creek plus an additional 1.5 miles of the creek
downstream from this segment.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) issued a Public Health Advisory for the Tennessee
Products Site on August 20, 1993 based on the chemical and physical hazard presented by the coal-tar deposits at
the site. The Advisory recommends the following actions: 1) dissociate residents from the coal-tar deposits; 2)
continue site characterization to address the potential for migration of contaminants; 3) consider the Tennessee
Products Site for inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL); 4) As appropriate consider other coal-tar
contaminated sites along the creek for inclusion on the NPL.
Studies have been conducted on Chattanooga Creek on several occasions by EPA and other agencies since 1973.
Several of these studies indicate that coal-tar constituents have contaminated the creek and its sediments. The latest
of these studies, conducted in 1992 by EPA, has revealed the extent of the coal-tar dumping along the creek. This
new information, in combination with historical file information, supports the aggregation of the above mentioned
sites.
Historical sampling and aerial photographic evidence indicate that the tar was dumped into the creek, on the banks
and in areas near the creek over several years during the 1940s and 1950s. During World War II, the U.S.
Government purchased the Tennessee Products facility and operated it for the war effort. The facility was sold back
to the company after the end of the war. Due to increased coke productions during the war, a substantial increase
in waste generated by Tennessee Products may have strained waste handling procedures practiced by Tennessee
Products before 1941. Documentation of the disposal practices of Tennessee Products during this time period is
not available; however, Tennessee Products maintained a private sewer line which discharged directly into the creek.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the ATSDR Health Advisory was
issued. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of
contamination. See 56 FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended vt!JV'
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WHITING FIELD NAVAL AIR STATION
Milton, Florida
Whiting Field Naval Air Station is a naval aviation training facility approximately 7 miles north of Milton, Santa
Rosa County, Florida. The facility is located in the northwest Florida panhandle, 20 miles northeast of Pensacola
on State Route 87A.
In July 1943, the 2,560-acre facility was commissioned to instruct student naval aviators. Various types of wastes
have been generated at the base throughout its history. Through the early 1980s, construction and demolition debris,
garbage, waste solvents and oils, tank bottom sludges, fuels and machine fluids were disposed in different locations
at the facility. Solvents have been used for cleaning structural metal components prior to repair or fabrication, and
for stripping paint from aluminum, steel, and alloys. The facility does not have a Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act treatment, storage, and disposal permit, but it is listed as a generator of hazardous wastes.
Three onsite wells currently supply Whiting Field. On August 28, 1986, the Florida Department of Environmental
Regulation requested that one drinking water supply well (W-S2) be shut down due to concentrations of benzene
exceeding the State drinking water standard. Within one month, the State similarly requested that an additional
drinking water supply well (W-W3) be shut down due to concentrations of trichloroethylene exceeding State drinking
water standards. These wells were retrofitted with a charcoal filter system and subsequently returned to service.
Approximately 6,500 people located within 4 miles of the facility obtain their drinking water from ground water.
The U.S. Navy has developed a program to monitor and control the environmental effects of activities involving
hazardous substances at naval installations. In accordance with this program, Whiting Field is proceeding with its
investigations and cleanup efforts.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the sites was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended Revised
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WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE
losco County, Michigan
Wurtsmith Air Force Base is located in the northeastern part of Michigan's lower peninsula, about 2 miles west of
Lake Huron in losco County. The facility is bordered to the north and northeast by Van Etten Lake, on the
northwest by Au Sable State Forest, on the west and south by forested wetlands, on the southwest by Allen Lake,
and on the southeast and east by the Village of Oscoda. Wurtsmith covers 5,223 acres, 1,943 acres of which are
owned by the U.S. Air Force. The rest of the facility consists of 2,466 acres; most of which are leased primarily
from the state, and 814 acres are registered as easement tracts.
Wurtsmith has been in operation under different names and with different capacities since 1923. The facility began
as a subsidiary of Selfridge Field and was named Camp Skeel. Until World War II, Camp Skeel was used for
gunnery practice, winter maneuvers, and aircraft landings. The base was renamed Oscoda Army Air Field and was
operated by the Continental Air Command as a transient aircraft stopover. In 1953, the base was renamed
Wurtsmith Air Force Base when it came under the command of the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command.
According to the Emergency War Order, the primary mission of the base was to maintain full readiness to conduct
strategic bombing operations worldwide. Support activities at Wurtsmith include aircraft and vehicle maintenance,
training of bombardment crews and units, and air refueling support. Wurtsmith was closed in June 1993.
In 1985, an Installation Restoration Program Phase I records search for Wurtsmith identified 29 sources of concern.
Five sources have been evaluated based upon the availability of data and documented releases: Building 43 Area,
Building 5008 Area, the Northern Landfill Area, the Weapons Storage Area, and two 6,000-gallon tank trailers.
The 500-gallon underground storage tank in the Building 43 Area was used from 1962 to 1977 to store waste
trichloroethylene (TCE). After die tank was removed, a leak was discovered near the filler pipe on the top of the
tank. In November 1977, the Air Force collected eight ground water samples; TCE was detected in three of the
seven drinking water wells on base. Additional samples collected in 1979 and 1980 also detected TCE.
TCE was used as a degreaser for the maintenance of fire control equipment in the Building 5008 Area. Solvents,
including TCE, were apparently dumped near buildings in this area for weed control. TCE was found in monitoring
wells near Building 5008. Water-supply pumping of drinking water wells drew contaminants toward these wells.
Samples collected from the drinking water wells in 1977 revealed TCE contamination.
The Nonhern Landfill Area was used from 1960 to 1979 to dispose domestic and industrial wastes. Industrial
wastes deposited in the landfills included solvents, metals, and paints.
During the 1950s and early 1960s the Weapons Storage Area was used as a jet fighter maintenance area. TCE was
used onsite and may have been used for degreasing and deicing operations. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
identified a TCE-contaminated ground water plume that appeared to be emanating from this area.
In 1971, two 6,000-gallon tank trailers were buried in the center of the Northern Landfill Area. The tanks were
buried to create a central depository for waste solvents. In 1987, me USGS sampled monitoring wells downgradient
of the landfill and identified TCE, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and vinyl chloride.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was scored. The
description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56
FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
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further information, call the Superfund Hotline, toll-free
•00-424-9346 or (703) 920-9810 in Washington, DC
metropolitan area, or the U.S. EPA Superfund Regional Offices
listed below.*
For publications, contact
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Region 1
Connecticut
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John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203-2211
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Emergency and Remedial Response Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
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Site Assessment Section, 3HW73
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 597-8229
Region 4
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'Waste' Maha'gerrient "Division
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Waste Management Division
77 West Jackson Boulevard, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
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Hazardous Waste Management Division, 6H-M
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 76202-2733
(214) 655-6740
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Waste Management Division
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
(913) 551-7062 or 551-7595
Region 8
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Hazardous Waste Management Division, 8HWM-SR
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(303) 294-7630
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Washington
Hazardous Waste Division, HW-113
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 553-1677
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