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                            Publication 9345.1-10-5
                              EPA/540/8-91/085
                               November 1991
          SUPERFUND

CERCLIS CHARACTERIZATION
           PROJECT:

      REGION 5 RESULTS
      Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
        U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
           Washington, D.C. 20460

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                           ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      The design and management of these studies was carried out by Penelope Hansen and
Caroline Previ of the Site Assessment Branch in the Hazardous Site Evaluation Division, Office
of Emergency and  Remedial Response.  Final publication of the documents was under the
direction of Suzanne Wells and Mary Latka.  EPA also greatly appreciates the efforts of the
numerous  people who  collected, collated,  and  analyzed the data and  helped  finalize  the
documents for publication. In particular, EPA would like to recognize Nermin Ahmad, A) Canepa,
Catherine Brock, Arthur Johnson, Jennifer Nauen, Amy Newell, Nikki Koch, James Skiridulis, and
Joe Vescio, who were instrumental in helping to design the study, coordinate data collection, and
analyze the information.  We are also grateful for the many hours of work put in by our regional
contacts in their efforts to collect the actual data: Marcia Brooks, Diana Coker, Deb Duffy, Joan
Dupont,  Debbie Flood,  Angie Garcia, Bill Glasser,  Pressley Hatcher, Joyce  Harney, Sharon
Hayes, Kerry Herndon, Brian Holloway, Paul  LaCourreye, Steve Maybury, Bill Messenger, Carl
Rodzewick, Bill Schaeffer, Dave Schaller, Betsy Shaver, John Toten, Steve Vaughn, and  Murray
Warner.  Finally, we would like to recognize Baxter Jones, Nancy O'Connor, and Brian Steglitz,
who helped prepare the  documents for publication.

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
ii

v

1
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chapter 1:  Project Summary
1.1     Project Objectives	1
1.2     General Methodology	3
1.3    .Results	,	4
1.4     Organization of Document  	4


Chapter 2: Data Collection Methods                                                5

2.1     Data Collection Procedures	5
2.2     Source of Data	5
2.3     Quality Assurance/Quality Control	'.	5
2,4    .Data Collection Form  	7
2.5     Data Collection Form Instructions	11


Chapter 3: Site Description                                                        20

Chart 1:     Site Setting	21
Chart 2:     Area of Site	  22
Chart 3:     Predominant Land Uses in Site Vicinity  	23
Chart 4:     Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Activities Occurring at Site	24
Chart 5:     Waste Easily Accessible to Public	25
Chart 6:     Population Within 1 Mile  	'	26
Chart 7:     Population Within 3 Miles	  27


Chapter 4: Owner/Generator Information                           .                28

Chart 8:     Owner/Operator of Site at Time of Preliminary Assessment 	29
Chart 9:     Owner/Operator of Site at Time of Contamination  ..	30
Chart 10:    Status of Site at Time of Preliminary Assessment	:	  31
Chart 11:    Industry Responsible for Generating Waste:  Major Categories	32
Chart 12:    Industry Responsible for Generating Waste:  Manufacturing Category
            Details	33
Chart 13:    Waste Depositor	34 '
Chart 14:    Waste Generator	35
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CONTENTS (continued)
Chapter 5:  Regulatory and Response History
36
Chart 15:    Types of PA-level Information Available and Used to Characterize CERCLIS
            Sites	37
Chart 16:    How Site Identified	38
Chart 17:    When Site Identified	39
Chart 18:    Regulatory Activities Prior to Preliminary Assessment	40
Chart 19:    Lead Agency for Preliminary Assessment	41
Chart 20:    Further Action Recommended ...	42


Chapter 6: Waste Description                                                    43

Chart 21:    Waste Present On Site	44
Chart 22:    Physical State of Waste	45
Chart 23:    Predominant Waste Types:  Major Categories	46
Chart 24:    Predominant Waste Types:  Hazardous Category Details	 47
Chart 25:    Predominant Waste Types:  Non-hazardous Category Details 	.48
Chart 26:    Waste Quantity  	49


Chapter 7: Environmental Information                                             50

Chart 27:    Environmental Damage Reported	: . 51
Chart 28:    Type of Environmental Damage Reported  	.52
Chart 29:    Surface Water Adjacent to/Draining Site	53
Chart 30:    Presence of Sensitive Environment Within 3 Miles 	54
Chart 31:    Type of Sensitive Environment Within 3 Miles	55


Chapter 8: Water Use Information                                                56
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Chart 32:    Withdrawals for  Drinking Water Supply Within 3 Miles: Source	57
Chart .33:    Withdrawals for  Drinking Water Supply Within 3 Miles: Type  	58
Chart 34:    Local Ground Water Uses Other Than Drinking Water	59
Chart 35:    Operable Wells  Within 1 Mile	,	60
Chart 36:    Operable Wells  Within 3 Miles 	61
Chart 37:    Local Surface Water Uses Other Than Drinking Water	62


Appendices                                                                    63

Appendix A: Responses from "Other" Category	63

Appendix B: Region 5, CERCLIS Map	67
                                        IV

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      LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CERCLA
CERCLIS
EPA
EPIC

ERRIS

FIFRA

FIT
GW
MRS
NFRAP
NPDES

NPL
NRC
OSHA

PA
PCB
POTW
PCP
PRP
QA/QC
RCRA

SI
SPCC

SW
TSCA
YR
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
CERCLA Information System
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Photographic
Interpretation Center
Emergency and Remedial Response
Information System
Federal Insecticide,  Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
Field Investigation Team
Ground Water
Hazard Ranking System
No Further Remedial Action Planned
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
National Priorities List
National Response Center
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Preliminary Assessment
Polychlorinated Biphenyl
Publicly Owned Treatment Works
Pentachloropheno!
Potentially Responsible Party
Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
Site Inspection
Spill Prevention, Containment, and
Countermeasures
Surface Water
Toxic Substances Control Act
Year

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CHAPTER 1:  PROJECT SUMMARY
    Congress passed  the  Comprehensive
Environmental  Response,  Compensation,
and Liability  Act (CERCLA)  in  1980 to
address the environmental threats posed by
the  nation's   uncontrolled  waste  sites.
CERCLA directed the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to  identify the sites
that pose the greatest relative danger to
human  health or  the environment.  In
response, EPA developed a site assessment
process to evaluate and screen sites within
the  Superfund  program.     The  main
components of the site assessment process
(see figure on next page) are:

    CERCLIS.   The  CERCLA  Information
    System {CERCLIS) is EPA's data base to
    record and track activities  at all sites
    discovered. EPA learns of sites in many
    ways, .including federal  programs, state
    and   local   programs,  and   citizen
    notifications.

    Preliminary Assessment.  EPA or the
    state conducts a preliminary assessment
    (PA) at every site entered into CERCLIS.
    The PA — a relatively low cost review of
    available information — determines if the
    site warrants further CERCLA action.
    After the PA, EPA decides either to send
    the  site  forward  in the  assessment
    process or to classify the site as NFRAP
    (no further  remedial   action  planned
    under CERCLA).

    Site Inspection. The site inspection (SI)
    involves more detailed  data collection,
    including   environmental  sampling.
    Based   on  the   SI,   EPA   either
    recommends  scoring the  site  with the
    Hazard  Ranking  System  (MRS)  or
    classifies the site as NFRAP.

    Hazard Ranking System.  The MRS
    uses information gathered  during the PA
    and SI to screen  and  identify sites
    consistently  for the National  Priorities
    List (NPL).   The MRS  results  in  a
    numerical score that is  used  to  set
    priorities  for  more  detailed  site
    investigation. In general,  sites scoring
    28.50 and above are added to the NPL,
    and sites  scoring  below  28.50  are
    classified as NFRAP.

    National  Priorities  List.    The  NPL
    identifies sites that warrant more detailed
    evaluation   and   possible   remedial
    response.  Adding sites to the NPL is a
    rulemaking process—sites are proposed
    for the NPL in the Federal Register, the
    proposal is subject to public comment,
    and those sites with MRS scores that
    remain   above  28.50   after  public
    comment become final NPL sites.

    This report,  which is  one in a series
providing information on the  nature of the
sites being evaluated by the Superfund site
assessment   program,   characterizes  a
sample of  Region 5  sites  in  CERCLIS.
Separate reports are available for the other
nine Regions and for the nation as a whole.
Other reports in this series cover the  NPL
characterization  project, which provides a
"snapshot"  of  sites on the  NPL  as  of
February 1991.  National and  Regional NPL
characterization  reports also are available.
1.1    PROJECT OBJECTIVES

   In September 1988, EPA undertook a
project to characterize the 29,461 sites then
in CERCLIS.  The project's main objective
was to develop a data base containing site-
specific information that could be used to:

•  characterize a sample of CERCLIS sites
   that  would, be  representative  of  all
   CERCLIS sites; and

•  increase understanding of the types of
   sites investigated under the Superfund
   site assessment program.

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SUPERFUND PROCESS
  Site Assessment Phase
Discovery



CERCLIS

*"
Preliminary
Assessment
(PA)
I
-
Site
Inspection
(SI)
*
-
Hazard
Ranking
System
(HRS)
I
NFRAP (Information Provided to States
& Other Regulatory Authorities)





Removal Actions May Occur at Any Stage
National
Priorities
*" List
(NPL) •
	 ».
     Remedial Phase
National
Priorities
List
(NPL)
«B


-
Remedial
Investigation/
Feasibility
Study
(RI/FS)

-
Record
of
Decision
(ROD)

-
Removal Actions May Occur at Any Stag
Remedial
Design/
Remedial
Action
(RD/RA)

^1
c »|
                      Operation
                       and
                     Maintenance
                      (O&M)
Deletion
 of Site
From NPL

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    Because the characterization is based
on information collected during the PA stage
of the  Superfund process, it  does  not
represent a comprehensive characterization
of CERCLIS sites.  Hundreds of sites pass
through the  PA  stage  annually.   EPA's
understanding of sites may change  after
nriore detailed investigations are conducted
during the remainder of the site assessment
and  remedial stages  of  the   Superfund
process. The figure on the previous page
illustrates the position of the PA stage in the
overall   Superfund process.   This report
provides a summary of the characteristics of
CERCLIS sites  in Region 5 as  they  are
understood at the time of the PA.
1.2   GENERAL METHODOLOGY

    EPA Regional contractor staff collected
information for the CERCLIS characterization
project by reviewing PA reports and other
PA-level information found in EPA Regional
site files.  More detailed documentation from
later stages of the site assessment process,
such as SI reports, was not reviewed. Sites
with inadequate  PA-level  information were
not included in the project.

    The CERCLIS characterization  project
was based on a randomly selected sample
of  CERCLIS  sites.   To  avoid  possible
Regional   bias,  a  fixed  percentage  —
approximately 8% — of each Region's sites
was chosen for review.  However, because
of the small  number of sites fn Regions.8
and 10, a higher percentage of sites from
these Regions was selected. A total of 2,386
sites was evaluated.   The table  below
indicates  the  number of sites evaluated for
each Region.

    The substantial uncertainty in PA-level
information, the expected variability in  the
results across sites, and the varying number
of CERCLIS sites in each Region were taken
into  account  when  the sample size was
                    NUMBER OF SITES REVIEWED FOR CERCL1S
                           CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT
Region
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TOTAL
Number of Sites
in CERCLIS
1,765
2,876
3,375
4,691
5,753
3,750
2,074
916
3; 029
1,232
29,461
Number of Sites
Reviewed
146
226
262
362
441
288
160
133
234
134
2,386
Percentage of
Sites Reviewed
8.3%
7.9%
7.8%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
14.5%
7.7%
10.9%
8.1%

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determined.  EPA decided that a sampling
error of 10% would be acceptable, as long
as there was a reasonable likelihood (i.e.,
90%) that sampling error would not exceed
this level. Thus, the sample size was chosen
to give 90% certainty ihat estimation  errors
due to sampling would be i 0% or less.
1.3    RESULTS

  .  The results of this report are presented
in chart form- in  Chapters 3  through 8.
these charts include information about:  site
description, owner/generator, regulatory and
response history,  waste  description,  site
environment, and water use. The box at the
bottom of this page provides information to
assist the reader in interpreting the charts.

    Listed below are notable findings based
on  the  sample  of Region 5 sites in  the
CERCLIS characterization project.

•   About a third of the sites are located in
    rural areas; about 30% are  located in
    urban areas (Chart 1).

•   Over 15% of the sites manage(d) wastes
    in industrial landfills; about a quarter of
    the sites are spill sites  (Chart 4).
    Over half  of  the  sites are owned  by
    private  industry; nearly  a quarter are
    owned by private individuals (Chart 8).

    More than half of the sites are  active
    facilities  (Chart 10).

    More than half of  the  sites contain
    wastes   generated  by  manufacturing
    industries (Chart 11).

    Over 80% of the sites are recommended
    for further action (Chart 20).
1.4    ORGANIZATION OF DOCUMENT

    This document consists of eight chapters
and two appendices.  Chapter 2 provides
more detailed information on data collection
activities and includes the data collection
form and instructions. Chapters 3 through 8
present the results in chart form. Appendix
A lists all of the individual responses for the
"other" response category, which are not
displayed separately  on  the  charts  in
Chapters 3 through 8. Appendix B contains
a  map  that  shows  the locations  of the
Region 5 sites in the  CERCLIS sample.
                           INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARTS

       Data were generated by reviewing the files of a sample of Region 5 CER'CLIS sites between
       October 1988 and February 1989. Except where noted, charts depict information for all 441
       sites reviewed — approximately 7.7% of the 5,753 Region 5 sites in CERCLIS as of September
       1988.

       PA-level information served as the primary source of information.

       Percentages on some charts do not total exactly 100 percent due to rounding.

       Percentages on some bar charts total to greater than 100 percent because multiple responses
       to certain questions were possible.

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CHAPTER 2:  DATA COLLECTION METHODS
    Before  the  CERGLIS characterization
project, information on CERCLJS sites was
primarily accounting  data  and significant
program milestones (e.g., completion date of
the PA).  The project compiled site-specific
information  on   the   characteristics  of
CERCLIS sites.  This chapter describes the
data collection activities. The table on the
next page summarizes the process used to
collect data.
2.1    DATA COLLECTION
       PROCEDURES

   After developing the overall approach to
the CERCLIS characterization project, EPA
prepared a data collection form (see Section
2.4).  The form was  designed to  capture
important site-specific information needed for
characterization. An instruction manual (see
Section 2.5) was developed  to  promote
consistency and accuracy in data collection.
The  data collection form and instruction
manual should be  consulted for a full
explanation of  the definitions  used in the
report.   Data collection  procedures were
tested on Region 10 sites. As a result, a few
modifications were   made  to the  data
collection form.  The  modified form,  as
shown, in Section 2.4, was used in Region 5
as well as the other eight Regions.
using PA-level information in Regional site
files  because only  PA-level  information  is
common to  all  CERCLIS sites.   Many
CERCLIS sites are classified as NFRAP after
the PA, and, therefore, using information
from S!s and HRS packages would bias the
characterization  toward the worst sites  in
CERCLIS. After data for all the sample sites
were  collected  and  verified,   the
Headquarters project  team compiled one
national data base. The data base was then
analyzed to calculate response frequencies
for each of the data fields.
2.3   QUALITY ASSURANCE/
      QUALITY CONTROL

    EPA   performed  extensive   quality
assurance/quality control (QA/QC)  checks
on all the  data collection forms completed
for  the  project to  ensure accuracy  and
consistency. The first level of QA/QC  was
conducted at the Regional  office, followed
by  a   second  level  QA/QC  at   EPA.
Headquarters. After information on the data
collection forms was entered  into the data
base, the data base was reviewed to ensure
that the information  had  been properly
transferred. In addition, the charts produced
for this and all  other reports were checked
for consistency with the data base.
2.2   SOURCE OF DATA

    EPA Regional contractor staff answered
the questions on the data collection form

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PROCESS USED TO COLLECT DATA
TASK
Training
Data Collection/First
Level QA/QC
Second Level
QA/QC
Data Entry/
Verification
Third Level QA/QC
Statistical Analysis
DESCRIPTION
Headquarters project team travels to Region to train Field Investigation
Team (FIT) in data collection/QA procedures.
FIT collects data and performs first levei QA/QC.
Headquarters project team reviews data collected in Region for
consistency.
Headquarters project team enters information on data collection forms into
data base, then verifies that information on forms has been properly
transferred to data base.
Headquarters project team reviews information in Regional data bases for
completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
Headquarters project team compiles Regional data bases into national
data base, then performs statistical analysis of data to calculate response
frequencies displayed in charts.

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2.4     DATA COLLECTION  FORM
  CERCLIS Statistics  Data Collection Form
                                                                   Page 1 of 4
 General Instructions: An entry must be made lor every Hem on this form. Fill in blanks and/or check the appropriate box(es)
 as indicated.                • •  •
                                                RECORD INFORMATION
  1) Site Number, (fill in).
                 3) Form Completed By: (fill in)
                         Organization: (fill in).
  2) Source of Information: (check all that apply and enter PA date)  4) Unacceptable Site File Characteristic* (check all that apply)
    DPAForm    PADate	/__/	mm/dd/yy          D Little or No Information        D Federal Facilities
    D PA Report  D Other (fill in)	    Q No PA Report or Form        D Site Not Found
                                                  SITE DESCRIPTION
  1) Coordinates (till in or check unknown)
    N. Latitude
                             W. Longitude
                                             • —     n Unknown
                                        2) Setting (check one)
                                          D Urban
                                          D Suburban
                                                                                                     d Rural
                                                                                                     D Unknown
  3) Location Land Use/Sit* Use
    (check all applicable local/adjacent uses)
    O Industrial Area
    O Commercial District
    O Residential
    D Agricultural
    D ForesVReids
    D Unknown
    O Other (fill in)	
 4) Current Ownership (cheek one)
   D Private • Industrial
   D Private • Individual
   D Federal
   D State
   D County
   D Municipal
   D Indian Lands  '
_  D Unknown
_  D Other (fill in)	
 5) Ownership When Contaminated (check one)
   D Private - Industrial
   Q Private • Individual
   O Federal
   O State
   O County
   O Municipal
   D Indian Lands
   D Unknown
   Q Other (fill in)	
  6) Area of Site (fill in and check units
    or check unknown)
    D Acres
    Q Square feet
    C] Unknown
 7) Sits Status (check one)
   O Active
   D Inactive
   D Unknown
   D Other (fill in)	
 8) Years of Operation
 . •• (fill in or check unknown)
'  from	(yr) to
   D Unknown
                                                                                                               .(yO
 9) Industry Responsible for Generating Material
   (check all that apply)    ^
   DManufacturing (if checked, must cheek
     one of sub-items)
     D Food and Kindred Products
     D Agriculture
     D Textile Mill Products
     O Lumber and Wood Products
 •    D Paper and Allied Products
     D Construction
     Q Chemicals and Allied Products
     O Petroleum Refining and Related Industries
     Q Rubber and Plastic Products
     O Primary Metals Industries
     D Fabricated Metal Products
     G Electronic and Electrical Equipment
     O Electric Power Production and Distribution
   D Mining
     O Metals
     D Coal
     D Oil and Gas
     G Non-metallic Minerals
   OOil and Gas Pipelines
   DCoal Gasification
   D Retail Sales
     D Gasoline.Stations
     D Dry Cleaners/Launderers
     D Pesticide Formulalors
   G Unknown       • .
   DOther (fill in)	'.  . .
                        10) Site Activities/Waste Deposition (check all that apply)
                           D Surface Impoundment (primarily liquid)
                           D Waste Piles (primarily solid)
                           Q Municipal Landfill
                           O Industrial Landfill
                           O Industrial Monofill
                           D Industrial Dump (illegal)
                           D Open Dump • Drums
                           D Open Dump • Trash, White Goods, etc.
                           O Episodic Open Dump ("midnight dumping')
                           D Tanks - Above Ground    -
                           D Tanks • Below Ground
                           D Tanks • Wastewater
                           D Septic Tanks
                           D Land Treatment Facility
                           O Sewage Sludge  Lagoons
                           D Sludge Spreading
                           D Recycling Facility
                           Q Underground Injection Well
                              (Class if known	)
                           Q Airborne Release
                           D Drum/Container Storage
                           D Spill
                           G Field Pesticide Applications
                           G Unknown
                           Q Other (fill in)	
                                                                                                  Continued on Next Page

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   CERCLIS Statistics  Data  Collection  Form
                                                              Page 2 of 4
                                           SITE DESCRIPTION (CONTINUED)
11) How Identified (check all that apply)
   OCitizert Complaint           '
   DlnspectiorvAssessment Activity  .
     C RCRA Notification
     DCERCLA Notification
     O State/Local Program
     D Incidental
   D Unknown
   DOther (fill in)	;	'
12) Material Deposited By (check one)
  D Present Owner
  D Former Owner
  D Unknown
  DOther (fill in)	
14) Material Source (check one)
   O On site Generator
   O Offsite Generator
   DOnsite and Offsite Generator
   O Unknown
 13) Date Discovered
    (fill in or check unknown)
    	/	/	„ (mm/dd/yy)
    D Unknown

15) Waste Easily Accessible
   (check one)
    D Yes    D No    D Unknown
16)  Further Action Recommended
   (check one)
    D Yes   O No   D Unknown
                                                 WASTE DESCRIPTION
 1) Descriptive Information (if this question does not apply, check box alright)  O
   D No Waste Ever Present   D No Waste Deposition Evident   D De minimis Waste   O Total Removal of Waste   O Single Event'
 2) Solids - Waste Type: (check all that apply)
   D None
   O Unknown
   O Hazardous (if checked, must check one of sub-items)
      D Pesticides/Herbicides
      D Metals
      O Asbestos
      D Smelting Wastes
      O Laboratory/Hospital Wastes
      D Paints/'Pigments
      O Organic Chemicals
      n Inorganic Chemicals
      D Unknown
      D Other (till in)	
                  D Non-Hazardous Wastes (if checked, must check one of sub-items)
                     n Municipal
                     Q Industrial/Commercial
                     D Construction Debris
                     O Fly and Bottom Ash
                     O Mining Wastes
                     O Unknown
                     D Other (fill in)	
                     Quantity/Units: (fill in one value for all solid wastes
                     and check units or check unknown)
                     D Unknown
                       	  D Tons       D Cubic Yards
                                           n Pounds     D Cubic Feet
 3) Liquids - Waste Type: (check all that apply)
   O None
   n Unknown
   Q Hazardous (if checked,;must check one of sub-items)
      D Oily Wastes
    .  O Acids/Bases
      D Pesticides/Herbicides
      D Solvents
      O PCBs
      D Metals
      D Laboratory/Hospital Wastes
      D Paints/Pigments-
      D Organic Chemicals
      D Inorganic Chemicals
      D Unknown
      DOther (fill in):	
                  D Non-Hazardous Wastes (if checked, must check one of sub-items)
                      D Municipal
                      D Industrial/Commercial
                      D Unknown
                      DOther (fill in)	
                     Quantity/Units: (fill in one value for all liquid wastes
                     and check units or check unknown)
                     D Unknown
                       	   D Gallo ns     O Drum s
 4) Sludges - Waste Type: (check all that apply)
   D None
   D Unknown
   D Hazardous (if checked, must check one of sub-items)
      D Oily Wastes
      D Metal Sludge
      D POTW Sludge
      D Organic Sludge
      D Inorganic Sludge
      D Unknown
      D Other (fitl in)	'
                   D Non-Hazardous Wastes (if checked, must check one of sub-items)
                      D Municipal
                      D Industrial/Commercial
                      D POTW Sludge
                      D Unknown
                      D Other (fill in)	
                     Quantity/Units: (fill in one value for all sludges and
                     check units or check unknown)
                     D Unknown
                        	   QTons    -D Cubic Yards
                                             O Pounds   D Cubic Feet

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                                ENVIRONMENTAL /DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
1) Demographics
  a) Distance to Nearest Population (fill in and check units
     or check unknown)
    	  Q Feet.  D Miles   or   Q Unknown

  b} Population Within One Mile? (check yes. no or unknown.
    It yes. fill in number if known)
D Yes
                 No  . D Unknown
  c)  Population Within Three Miles? (check yes, no or unknown.
     It yes, fill in number if known)
     D Yes    D No   D Unknown
2} Actual Environmental Damage Reported, Potential Population
  Affected (check yes, no. or unknown)
  Q Yes (if yes, check all applicable impacts. For those checked
     having a population affected column, enter potential affected
     population or print unknown)
                                  Potential Population Affected
     Q Surface Water Impacts (3 miles) 	
     D Ground Water Impacts (3  miles)  	
     n Drinking Water Impacts (3 miles) 	
     Q Air Impacts (1 mile)            	
     D Human Health Impacts         	:	
     D Soil Impacts
     D Flora Impacts
     D Fauna Impacts
     D Visual Impacts
     Q Other (fill in)	
                                                           DNo
                                                           D Unknown
3) Water Supply Information for Three Mile Radius
  a) Local Drinking Water Supply Source (check one)
    Q Surface Water
    Q Ground Water
    D Surface and Ground Water
    D Unknown
    O Other (fill in)	
  b) Total Population Served by Above System
    (fill in or check unknown)
    	  or  D Unknown

  c) Drinking Water Supply System Type (check all that apply)
    Q Municipal
    O Private
    D Unknown
    D Other (fill in)	.	
  d) Ground Water Datax
    Other Local Ground Water Uses (check all that apply)
    O Irrigation
    D Stock Watering
    Q Industrial Process/Cooling
       Unknown
       None
       Other (fill in)	
D
D
D
    Wells Within 1 Mile? (check yes. no or unknown.
    tf yes. fill in number if known)
    D Yes     D No    D Unknown

     Wells Within 3 Miles? (check yes, no or unknown.
     If yes, fill in number if known)
                                                         Distance to Nearest Well (fill in and check units
                                                         or check unknown)
                                                         	 DFeet,  D Miles of  D Unknown
                                                         Depth to Uppermost Used Aquifer (fill in or check unknown)
                                                         	(Feet)    D Unknown               '   •
                                                       e) Surface Water Data:
                                                          Other Local Surface Water Uses (check all that apply)
                                                           O Recreation
                                                           D Irrigation
                                                           D Stock Watering
                                                           D Industrial Process/Cooling
                                                           D Commercial Fishery
                                                           D Unknown
                                                           DNone
                                                           D Other	
       Surface Water Adjacent to/Draining Site (check all that apply)
       D Stream        D Wetland              .   .
       D River         D Bay
       QLake         D Ocean
       QPond         D Unknown
                       D None
       D Other		
                                                           Distance to Nearest Downstream (nuke (fill in and check
                                                           units, or check unknown, not applicable, or none)
                                                           	D Feet,  D Miles
                                                           D Unknown
                                                           D Not Applicable      .
                                                           D None
    D  Yes    D  No   D  Unknown
4) Ecological Information
   Is Site In or Near Sensitive Environment? (check all that apply)
   D Yes (if yes. check at least one sub-item and whether in or near that environment)
     D Estuary            Q100 Year Floodplain •         Q Critical Habitat
       Din  QNear         Din   Q Near                Din   DNear
   D No
   D Unknown
                                                                           Q Barrier Island/Coastal High Hazard Area
                                                                             Din  DNear
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                                REGULATORY AND RESPONSE HISTORY
1) Regulatory Activities Prior to Preliminary Assessment
  (check all thai apply)    .     ;  .
  D RCRA
  C NPDES
  D Siate. Local Regulations
  D Emergency ActiorvTAT
  D None
  D Unknown
  D Other	•"  -  '
2) Lead Agency for Preliminary Assessment: (check one)
  DEPA
  D State
  D Other
                                             COMMENTS
 (Briefly describe the nature ol the facility/problem and any points of interest not adequately covered by this form.)
                                                              QA/QC (initial & date).
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2.5   DATA COLLECTION FORM INSTRUCTIONS1

      The CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form has been designed to standardize hazardous
waste site information, for input into a data base. This data base will be used to perform a
statistical characterization  of waste sites in CERCLIS.  A random sample of sites has been
chosen for each Region, and the site files will be reviewed for data compilation. The CERCLIS
Statistics Data Collection Form is designed so that all required information can be obtained by
a review of preliminary assessment (PA) files.  Only PA files are to be reviewed because all
CERCLIS sites should have, at a minimum, a PA. Again, the goal of this study is to characterize
CERCLIS sites, and a PA is the only type of investigation that is common to all CERCLIS sites.

      It is important that all questions on the form are answered even if the appropriate answer
is "unknown." Estimates based on best professional Judgment are encouraged. In some cases,
the response "other" can be  used along with a brief narrative if the available choices do not
adequately describe the site or situation.  RESPONDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE
"OTHER" CATEGORY AS MUCH AS NEEDED. Additional information to support the use of this
category should be included in the "Comments" section at the end of the form.

      The Data Collection Form contains six sections which are listed below.  The name of the
site should be written on the front in the top margin.  The form should be completed in dark
pencil so that later QA/QC  corrections to the form will still result in an easily legible document
for data entry purposes.

      Section 1 -  Record Information, which provides basic identification information;

      Section 2 -  Site Description, which describes the ownership, status, and history of the
                 site;                    .

      Section 3 -  Waste Description, which describes the type and quantity of waste present
                 at the site;                      '

      Section 4 -  Environmental/Demographic Information, which provides information on water
                 supply, population, and environmental damage;

      Section 5 -  Regulatory and Response History, which covers any regulatory or remedial
                 actions that occurred prior to the PA;
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      Section 6 -  Comments, which provides  space for a brief description  of the site and
                 comments on data availability or associated problems with completing the
                 form.

Section 1 - Record Information

      1.    Site Number: This number is the record key, or primary identifier,  for the site. It is
           essential that this number be entered correctly on the form. The site number is the
           12-digit, EPA ID number for that site.
     This section is a slightly edited version of the actual instruction manual that
accompanied the data collection form.

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      2.     Source of Information:  This entry will identify the classes of PA-level information
            that were .available for data collection.   Only  information normally collected in
            support of a PA can be used (exception:  topographic maps from any source are
            permitted).  The primary source of information should be the PA report.  Additional
            information may be obtained from the PA form, usually completed at the same time
            as the PA report. The file may also contain a revised PA report and/or form and this
            type of information may be  used in the data collection effort.  Some files may not
            contain a PA, but contain enough PA-type information to complete the form. Enter
            the date of the most recent PA-type information used in "PA date."  It is important
            that information dated after this date be excluded.  (Using such information would
            bias the statistical analysis  of the information in the  CERCLIS data base.)  Other
            data in the file such as letters or reports dated prior to this date may be used and
            recorded under the "other" entry.

      3.     Form  Completed  By:   The data  collector should  enter his or her name and
            organization in the spaces provided. This will facilitate QA/QC review.

      4.     Unacceptable Site File Characteristics: The purpose of this data field is to identify
            the reasons for classifying a site as unacceptable.  A file may be rejected from the
            data collection effort for the following reasons:

                 a.    The file contains little or no pertinent information collected at  the PA
                       stage.
                 b.    The file does not contain a PA report or form.   If the file .contains
                       sufficient information to complete most of the data collection form, the
                       file  may be  used.   This determination is based  in  part  on  the
                       evaluator's professional judgment.

            Unacceptable site files may contain sites with the following  site characteristics.
            These additional items should be identified in this data field, if applicable.

                 c.    The  site is  a  Federal  facility.  (Please note:   A Federal facility, is
                       considered unacceptable only if there is not  enough information to
                       complete the form.)
                 d.    In some cases, the site could not be located during the investigation.

            This data field is the only one that need not be filled in. If the-file contains enough
            information to complete the form, then this data field does not apply and should be.
            left blank; go on to fill out the remainder of the form.  However, if the  site file is
            deemed unacceptable, check all the appropriate boxes in data fields #1 -4 and stop.
            The remainder of the form should not be filled out. Go .on to the next site file.

Section 2 • Site Description

      1.     Coordinates: Enter the coordinates, latitude and longitude, of the site in degrees,
            minutes, seconds, and tenths of seconds.  If a tenth of a second is not available at
            the  site, enter  zero in the  appropriate space.   Because  latitude and  longitude
            provide necessary input for interaction with other data bases,  it  is particularly .
            important that these values be provided. If they are not available, leave blank and
            check  "unknown."   In this  situation, supply enough information  (for example,
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      township and range) on the site location in the "Comments" portion of the form to
      locate the site at another time. An area map may be attached if available. Further,
      if the values reported in the PA are known to be incorrect, please comment on this
      and provide the correct coordinates if available. For this data field only, information
      dated after  the "PA date" may be used to obtain the correct coordinates.

2.    Setting:  'Check  the appropriate  box to  indicate the character of the area
      surrounding the site. "Urban" indicates central city areas, "suburban" indicates sites
      within metropolitan areas, and "rural" indicates sites outside  metropolitan areas.
      Select the one setting that best describes the site. This information may be derived
      from the PA or from an accompanying map. Generally, the number of homes and/or
      industrial buildings indicated on a map  may be used to estimate the site setting.
      Since the character of the area  is relative to the population density, a site in the
      center of a city like Roanoke Rapids, which is located in rural North Carolina, would
      be classified as "urban."

3.    Location Land Use/Site Use: The predominant land uses within approximately 1
      mile of the site location should be determined and all appropriate descriptions
      checked.  This  information may be obtained from the  PA report text or from an
      accompanying map.  If the  "other" category is used, provide information so that
      QA/QC or  data entry reviewers can determine  the appropriate category.  For
      consistency, the following descriptors should be used, when  appropriate, for the
      "other" category:

      •    park  (park, parks, parks and recreation, etc.)
      •    school

      The following site uses,  past or present, should also be identified in the "other"
      category:

      •    railroad (railroad yard,  rails, rail yard, etc.)
      •    airport (airstrip, runways, etc.)
      •    mining
      •    military

4.    Current Ownership: Check the appropriate box to indicate the type of ownership
      of the site  at the time the PA was performed.   For purposes of this data field,
      ownership refers to owners and/or operators. If the property is leased, check the
      box which best describes the operator of the site unless the property is leased from
      a government entity. In this case, the government entity should be identified on the .
      form.  Make a note that the site  is located on leased property in the "Comments"
      section.     .

5.    Ownership When Contaminated:  Check the appropriate box to indicate the type
      of site ownership at the time  of contamination. As in item #4,  ownership refers to
      owner and/or operator.  If the property is leased, follow the procedure described in
      item #4.  Sites that  are not, or have never been, contaminated should be identified
      in the "other" category.
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6.     Area of Site:  Indicate the area of the site, along with the appropriate units, which
      was/is contaminated, or check "unknown" and leave blank.  If a map accompanies
      the PA, it can be used to estimate the area of contamination. Use 0.1  square feet
     . as a default value to indicate that no waste was found.  If the area of the site  is
     .reported  as a range;  use the  midpoint of the range.  Again, this data field  is
      intended to capture the area of contamination. So, for example, if there is a large
      facility but only a small area is actually contaminated, only the area of contamination
      should be entered. If the specific area of contamination is unknown, use the area
      of the facility,  if  reasonable {use best professional judgment), and note this in the
      "Comments" section.
8.
Site Status: Check the appropriate box to indicate the status of the site at the time
of-the PA, not at the time of contamination. Active sites are those which treat, store,
or dispose  of hazardous materials/wastes. Sites that have changed ownership or
operations  are still considered active  if  the new operations involve  hazardous
materials/wastes.  Inactive sites are those at which treatment, storage, or disposal
activities no longer occur. Check "active" for those sites that currently have both
active and inactive storage or disposal units.

Years of Operation:  Enter the beginning and  ending years of waste treatment,
storage, and/or disposal at the site.  If operations at the site are ongoing, enter the
PA date for the ending date. Check "unknown" if the beginning and/or ending years
of operation are not known. For consistency, if waste activities occurred during only
one year (e.g., one-time event, accidental spill), the years of operation of the facility
should be entered.
      Industry Responsible for Generating Material:  Check all boxes that indicate
      industries responsible for generating the wastes that occur at the site. This refers
      to the industry responsible for the waste, not the original product. For example, if
      a hardware store has drums of pesticides which leak,  the responsible  industrial
      category is "retail" and not "manufacturing."  If not all of the waste can be associated
      with specific industries, it is appropriate to also check "unknown." It is important to
      try to categorize the industry into one of the types listed for statistical analysis.  If
      these listed industry types aren't applicable, check "other."  Further information may
      be provided under the "Comments" section of the Data Collection Form. Some brief,
      and by no means inclusive,  examples of the types of industries that may be grouped
      into broader general categories listed on the form include:

      •     manufacturing  - agricultural:  tractor manufacturing, seed treating, organic
            fertilizer production
      *     manufacturing  - fabricated  metals: car manufacturing plants, metal plating .
            industries
      •     mining  - oil and gas:  drilling muds

      For the majority of cases, the "other" category should be used if a specific general
      or subcategory of  another type is not obvious.  Examples of "other" categories
      include:
            military
            DOE
                         POTW
                         recycling
storage facility
municipal landfill
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     One special case  involves municipal landfills.   Often,  not all of the industries
     responsible for generating the waste material  deposited  in a municipal landfill are
     known, tn this situation, check those industries that are known and also check "other"
     with the notation "municipal landfill."

10.  Site Activities/Waste Deposition: Check the appropriate boxes to indicate what type
     of treatment, storage, or disposal operations occur/occurred at the site.  Select all of
     the appropriate waste deposition activities that are found at the site. Also, if product
     or feedstock storage occurs  at the site, identify this in the "other" category.  With
     respect to "tanks," if the type of tank is not known, assume above ground unless the
     site is a gasoline retail station. "Airborne release" should be checked if an incinerator,
     boiler, fire pit, excessive dust, etc., are present at the site. "Industrial monofill" should
     be checked when only one specific waste type  is landfilled at the site.  For example,
     if an industry generates only one kind of waste, and this waste is the only waste that
     is deposited in the landfill, then industrial  monofill should be checked.  "Industrial
     dump," on the other hand, refers to those situations where waste was/is dumped "out
     the back door" (e.g., release  of wastes directly to the ground).  Once  again, try to
     categorize  the activities or check "other" and  supply a description.  Examples of
     "other" categories include:

     •       fire pit
     •       uncontrolled liquid releases to sewer system
     •       product/feedstock storage                                '   v

11.  How Identified:  Check the appropriate box to indicate  how the site was initially
     identified to the EPA Supertund Program. Note that there are major categories and
     subcategory boxes that need to be checked. Examples'of possible "other" categories
     include:

     •       congressional inquiry (e.g., Eckhardt List)
            ERRIS listing

12.  Material Deposited By: In indicating the source of the material, please note that the
     categories for "owner" are intended to include "operators,"  or whoever is responsible
     for the facility.  Examples of the "other" category include:

     •       no contamination/waste deposition evident  .
     •       present and former owner

13.  Date Discovered:  Enter two digits for the  month, day, and year that the site was
     identified to the  EPA Superfund Program.   For example,  June 27,  1982 would  be
     entered as 06/27/82.   Because date discovered refers to the date that  Superfund
     became aware of the site, dates prior to 1980 are usually not acceptable,  h the event
     that the day or month is unknown, use "01" as the default value, for each.  If the date
     cannot be determined,  check "unknown."

14.  Material Source: Indicate, whether the waste material was generated on site and/or
     off site, as appropriate.
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                     15.  Waste Easily Accessible: Indicate whether or not the waste is easily accessible to
                         the general public, pn-site workers should not be included for this data field.  Items
                         to be considered in judging accessibility include complete cover over the site or a
                         secure fence around the site.  For example, waste material exposed at the surface in
                         a park or playground is easily accessible, while waste exposed at the surface of a site
                         surrounded* by a locked chain-link fence is not easily accessible.

                     16.  Further Action Recommended: If the PA indicates whether further action, under any
                         regulatory program, should be undertaken, include the recommendation as a "yes" or
                         "no" answer.  Identify the specifics of the recommended action in the "Comments"
                         section.  If no recommendation is made either way, check "unknown."

                Section 3 - Waste Description

                     1.  Descriptive Information: These items should be checked in the event that no waste
                         was deposited at the site,  no waste was evident at the site, a de minimis amount of
                         waste was generated at the site, or the  waste  previously deposited was  totally
                         removed.   These choices may be made  if the file is  comprehensive enough to
                         complete  most of the form  even though  the site  does not  contain a reportable
                         quantity of waste. This item will provide an idea of the sites in CERCLIS that may not
                         contain significant quantities of waste.  If these categories do not apply (i.e., there
                         is/was a significant quantity of waste at the site), please check the box directly to the
                         right of the data field heading.  Even if one  of these categories is checked, the
                         remainder of Section 3 must be completed.

                     For data fields #2-4, wastes have been divided  into three major groupings based on the
                physical state of the waste:  solid, liquid, and sludge.  The presence of each of  these states at
                the site needs to be determined.  Each waste state grouping has been further divided into  four
                categories: "none," "unknown," "hazardous," and "non-hazardous." The procedure for completing
                this section is as follows, and should be followed for each waste state.

                     2-4  Solids, Liquids, Sludges:  First determine if the particular waste state being evaluated
                         ("solid" will be used here as an example} is/was present at the site.  If solid wastes
                         are/were not present, check "none." If it cannot be determined whether solid wastes
                         are/were present, then check "unknown."  If hazardous  and/or non-hazardous solid
                         wastes are/were present, then check "hazardous" and/or "non-hazardous" and also
                         check all of the subcategories that are necessary to characterize the particular waste
                         stream. It should be noted that it is possible to be certain that solid wastes were
                         disposed  of at  the  site, but to be unsure of  the particular waste stream.  In  this
                         situation, check the major headings "hazardous" and "non-hazardous" and then also
                         check the subcategory "unknown." If the subcategories listed are not sufficient to
                         characterize the particular waste stream,  check "other." As with the previous sections,
                         the evaluator should try to use the categories presented if possible, or check "other"
                         and provide a brief description in the "Comments"  portion. Examples of common
                         "other" descriptors include:
                             explosives
                             radioactive
                             dust
                             agricultural
oil/petroleum production
drilling muds (sludge)
scrubber waste (sludge)
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      In some cases, it may not be easy to distinguish between "hazardous" and "non-hazardous"
for the waste type. In these cases, professional judgment is encouraged.  If an evaluator believes
that hazardous waste may reasonably be present in an otherwise non-hazardous waste stream,
the evaluator should check both "hazardous" and "non-hazardous."  The waste streams within
these categories should also be identified using best professional judgment.

      Some examples of this situation arise in evaluating the waste stream for municipal landfills
or foundry sands. For municipal landfills, under solids, the "hazardous" box would be checked
along with the corresponding subcategory box "unknown." In addition, the "non-hazardous" box
would be checked along with the corresponding subcategory box "municipal."  For foundry sands
under solids, "hazardous" and "metals" would be checked along with "non-hazardous" and "other"
- foundry sands.

Section 4 - Environmental/Demographic Information

      1.   Demographics:

          a.     Distance to Nearest Population:  If known, provide the distance from the site
                boundary to the nearest population. Also, indicate the unit of measure that was
                used.   Population  includes  those persons  occupying houses, apartment
                buildings, schools, and businesses, as well as the temporary population (e.g.,
                workers).  Use maps, if available, to provide best estimates.  If there is an on-
                site population, use  10 feet as a default value.

          b.     Population Within 1 Mile?:  If there is a population within  1  mile of the site, •'.-
                check  "yes" and  enter the number of people within  this  radius.  When  a
                reasonable estimate for the number of people in  the population is unknown,
                check "yes" and leave the number field blank. A map, if available, may be used
                to determine if there is a population. If this information is not in the file, check
                "unknown."

          c.     Population within 3 Miles?:  If there is a population within 3 miles of the site,
                check  "yes" and  enter the number of people within  this  radius.  When  a
                reasonable estimate for the number of people in  the population is unknown,
                check "yes" and leave the-number field blank.  Again, a map may be used if
                available.  If this information is not  in the file, check "unknown."

          NOTE:    If the site is active, then there are on-site workers and the-10 ft. default
                    value should be used for distance to nearest population. Also, this means
                    that population  within 1 and 3 miles is automatically "yes."

      2.   Actual Environmental Damage Reported, Potential Population Affected: Indicate
          whether actual environmental damage has been reported at this site. Note that this
          does not include potential damage, only documented cases of actual impacts. For
          example, if during the  PA leachate  was observed entering an adjacent stream  or
          wetland, this can be considered an actual environmental impact. If "yes," indicate the
         type of damage that was reported and estimate the population that could potentially
          be affected.  If the potential population is not known, write "unknown" in the space
          provided.
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3.   Water Supply Information for a 3-Mile Radius:

    a.    Local Drinking Water Supply Source: Identify whether drinking water supplies
          are drawn from surface water and/or ground water within 3 miles of the site.
          If, for example, the local area has a municipal system fed by surface water but
          some houses still use wells, then check "surface and ground water"  If all
          drinking water sources are outside of the 3-mile radius, this should be noted in
          "other."   .                           .

    b.    Total Population Served: If available, provide the number of people served by
          the water supply system. Note that this population should reflect the population
          served by a source within 3 miles of the site; it may be more or less than the-
          total population within 3 miles. For example, if a well located two miles from the
          site is used to serve the population of a city of 60,000, the entire population
          should be included even if the city is outside of the  3-mile radius.  If there is no
          drinking water population (afl sources are outside 3-mile radius), use a default
          value of 1,

    c.    Drinking  Water Supply System Type:   Indicate the type  of water  supply
          system for the  surrounding  area. ."Municipal" should be indicated  for any
          .central water supply system, even if it is operated by a private water company, -
          utility, or  individual (e.g., trailer park serviced by one privately owned well).

    d.    Ground Water  Data: Check all appropriate boxes for predominant  uses of
          ground water other  than drinking water supply.  Monitoring, wells should  be
          ignored.  Some examples of "other" uses include:                        :

          •   agricultural
          •   dust control

          Wells Withinl  Mile?: If there are operable wells within 1 mile of the site, check
          •yes" and indicate the total number of wells used  for any purpose. Monitoring
          wells should not be  considered for this data field.

          Wells Within 3  Miles?:  If there are operable wells within 3 miles of the site,
          check "yes" and indicate the total number of wells used for any purpose.  Again,
          monitoring wells should not be considered.

          Distance to Nearest Well: Provide the distance from the site boundary to the
          nearest operable  well,  excluding monitoring welis.  Indicate what units  of
          measure were used.  If the well is located on site, use 101eet as a default value.

          Depth to  the Uppermost Used Aquifer:  Provide the depth beneath the ground
          surface to the uppermost aquifer that is or may be  used.  In many cases, this
          will be the depth to the water table. If the uppermost aquifer is contaminated
          but not used, and a deeper aquifer is used, the distance stated should reflect
          the distance to the deeper aquifer. An exception to this is if the contamination
          is due, or may be  due, to site activities.  In this case, provide the depth to the
          uppermost (contaminated) aquifer. Always indicate the units of measure used.
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               If a range of depth is given, use the midpoint value for the data field.  Use a
               default value of 1 foot if the site is located in the water table.

          e.    Surface Water Information for 3-Mile Radius:

               Other. Local Surface Water Uses:  Check all appropriate boxes for uses of
               surface water within the 3-mile radius, other than use for drinking water supply.

               Surface Water Adjacent to/Draining Site: Identify all types of surface water
               adjacent to or  draining the site that could potentially be affected by overland
               runoff  from the site.  Use professional judgment and  HRS definitions as
               necessary.

               Distance to Nearest Downstream Intake: Provide the distance to the nearest
               downstream intake in feet or miles, if known.

      4.   Ecological Information:

          Is Site in or Near Sensitive Environment?:  Sensitive environments are defined as
          estuaries, 100-year floodplains, critical habitats (designated only), and some coastal
          areas. If the site is in  or near one of these environments, indicate the type of sensitive
          environment  and whether the site  is "in" or "near"  that environment.   "Near" is
          considered to be within a 3-mile radius.

Section 5 - Regulatory and Response History

      1.   Regulatory Activities Prior to Preliminary Assessment:  Indicate any regulatory
          activities that occurred at the site prior to the PA.  Examples of these activities could
          include RCRA notification or inspections, NPDES exceedences, and/or state  health
          department inspections of landfills.

      2.   Lead Agency for Preliminary  Assessment: Indicate which agency performed the
          most recent PA for the site. Check "EPA" if the most recent PA was performed by FIT.

Section 6 - Comments

      This section is not an optional segment of the data collection form. - The "Comments"
      section must be completed, at a minimum, with a brief  narrative description  of the site
      conditions, including any discussion or clarification of the information presented elsewhere
      on the form. Justification may also  be provided on the inclusion of a file from the  review
      process. In addition, each form must be quality control  checked for completeness, and
      initialed by another evaluator in the  lower right corner of  page 4. The comments section
      is a crucial component of the data collection form; verbosity is encouraged.
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CHAPTER 3:  SITE DESCRIPTION
•   Chart 1:    Site Setting

•   Chart 2:    Area of Site

•   Chart 3:    Predominant Land Uses in Site Vicinity

*   Chart 4:    Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Activities Occurring at
               Site

•   Chart 5:    Waste Easily Accessible to Public

•   Chart 6:    Population Within 1 Mile

•   Chart 7:    Population Within 3 Miles
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                                REGION 5
                            Site Setting
                                                       28.8%
                                                        0)
        32.4%
         (3)
              LEGEND:
                    2 Suburban

                    3 Rural

              |    [  4 Not Specified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
     Site Description Section, Question 2. Setting.
                               Chart 1
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                               REGION 5
                            Area of Site
                                                     11.6%
                                                       (2)
            LEGEND:
                  1  <1 Acre
            MM 2  1-4.9 Acres
            HH 3  5-9.9 Acres
u * * .j
I     I 4  10-19.9 Acres
      5  a 20 Acres
      6  Not Specified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
     the Site Description Section, Question 6, Area of Site.
                              Chart2
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                               REGION 5
                   Predominant Land Uses
                           in Site Vicinity
         70
         60 -
         50 -
-   40 -
0)

^   30 -
         20 -

         10 -
                               59.6
               36.1

                       22.9
                                                       44.4
                                  16.8
                                           9.8
                                3       4
                                Land Uses
         LEGEND:
               1 Industrial Area
         tv>X-X| 2 Commercial District
               3 Residential
                                 K;Xj 4 Agricultural
                                 E%$£| 5 Forest/Fields
                                 |    | 6 Not Specified
Notes: (1)  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form
         in the Site Description Section, Question 3, Location Land Use/Site Use.
      (2)  See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
                              Chart 3
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                                   REGION 5
                Treatment, Storage,  or Disposal
                     Activities Occurring at Site
        30
        20
        10  J
             12  3  4   5


      LEGEND:

      |H 1 Surface Impoundment

      [] 2 Waste Piles

      H 3 Municipal Landfill

      §4 Industrial Landfill

      0 5 Open Dump • Drums .

      £3 6 Open Dump - Trash,
          White Goods, Etc.
      17 Episodic Open Dump
6  7  8  9 10 11  12  13  14

         Activities


  Q 8 Tanks'Above Ground

  Q 9 Tanks - Below Ground

  010 Tanks - Wastewater

  ||11 Septic Tanks

  Q12 Land Treatment Facility

  013 Sewage Sludge Lagoons

  |^14 Sludge Spreading
15 16 17 18 19 20
 ^J15 Recycling Facility

 PJ] 16 Underground Injection
      Well
 §17 Airborne Release

 ^18 Drum/Container
      Storage
 £] 19 Spill

 [320 Not Specified
      Not Shown • Reid Pesticide Application (0^5%)
Notes: (1)  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the Site
         Description Section, Question 10, Site Activities/Waste Deposition.
      (2)  See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other* responses.
      (3)  Tanks were assumed to be above ground unless otherwise specified.


                                   Chart 4
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                            REGION 5
          Waste Easily Accessible to Public
             LEGEND:
             ^^ 1 Yes
             j    | 2 No
                   3 Not Specified
                                                  ,2%
                                                 (D
                                                  (2)
Note:  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
     Site Description Section, Question 15, Waste Easily Accessible.
                            Chart 5
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                               REGION 5
                  Population Within 1  Mile
            LEGEND:

            [r--^j 1  Yes

            V/A 2  Not Specified

            Not Shown - No (0.0%)
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 1b. Population Within 1
        Mile.
     (2) On-site workers are included.
                               Chart 6
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                               REGION 5
                   Population Within 3 Miles
          LEGEND:

          [  '< \ 1 Yes

          p^l 2 Not Specified

          Not Shown - No (0.0%)
Notes:  (1)  This figure depicts information collected on Ihe CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
         the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 1c, Population Within 3 Miles.
      (2)  On-site workers are included.
                                Chart 7
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CHAPTER 4: OWNER/GENERATOR INFORMATION
    Chart 8:    Owner/Operator of Site at Time of Preliminary
              Assessment
•   Chart 9:

•   Chart 10:

•   Chart 11:


•   Chart 12:


•   Chart 13:

•   Chart 14:
Owner/Operator of Site at Time of Contamination

Status of Site at Time of Preliminary Assessment

Industry Responsible for Generating Waste:  Major
Categories

Industry Responsible for Generating Waste:
Manufacturing Category Details

Waste Depositor

Waste Generator
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                              REGION 5
             Owner/Operator of Site at Time
                of Preliminary Assessment
                      11.3%
                       (6)
            2.5% (5)

          1.4% (4)

        1.6% (3)
         LEGEND:

         [?   j 1 Private - Industrial

         R^s| 2 Private - Individual

         I     | 3 Federal

         Hi 4 state

         Not Shown - Indian Lands (0.2%), Other (0.7%)
5 County

6 Municipal

7 Not Specified
Notes:  (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
  . ___    the Site Description Section. Question 4, Current Ownership.
      (2) Small businesses are included in the Private-Industrial category.
      (3) Contaminated ground water plume sites are included in the "Other" category.


                             Charts
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                                 REGION 5
               Owner/Operator of Site at Time
                         of Contamination
            10.4%
             (5)
      2.7% (4)

      1.6% (3)
             LEGEND:

                   1 Private - Industrial

                   2 Private - Individual

                   3 Federal
                                     5 Municipal

                                     6 Not Specified

                               . .  . .. 7 Other  ,
                               ^^^•^•••B*

 *X-| 4 County

Not Shown - State (0.9%), Indian Lands (0.2%)
Notes: (1). This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
         the Site Description Section, Question 5, Ownership When Contaminated.
      (2) Small businesses are included in the Private-Industrial category.
      (3) Contaminated ground water plume sites are included in the "Other" category.
      (4) Sites reported to have no contamination, approximately 7% of Region 5 sites in the
         CERCLIS sample, are included in the "Other" category.


                               ChartQ
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                               REGION 5
                   Status of Site at Time of
                   Preliminary Assessment
                                                          54.4%
                                                           (1)
              LEGEND:

              ECy«| 1 Active

              |^§PJ 2 Inactive

              |     | 3 Not Specified
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
        Site Description Section, Question 7, Site Status.
     (2) Sites were considered "active" if waste treatment, storage, or disposal activities were taking
        place at the time of Ihe PA.
                               Chart 10
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                             REGION 5
   Industry Responsible for Generating Waste;
                      Major Categories
    o>
        60
        50 -
        40 -
        20 -
        10 -
               54.2
                                                    11.8
                        9.1
                                  1.8
                         234
                          Industry Responsible
         LEGEND:
               1  Manufacturing       [i;;jjj[ 4 Retail Sales
                 (Details on Chart 12)  	
               2  Mining             ^^~
5 Not Specified
               3 Oil and Gas
                Pipelines
         Not Shown - Coal Gasification (0.5%)
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form
        in the Site Description Section, Question 9, Industry Responsible for Generating Material.
     (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
                            Chart 11
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                                  REGION 5
      Industry Responsible for Generating Waste:
                Manufacturing Category Details
            40
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                                   REGION 5
                            Waste Depositor
            9.8%
             (2)
             LEGEND:

                    1  Present Owner/Operator

                    2  Former Owner/Operator
3 Not Specified

4 Other
Notes: (1). This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
          Site Description Section, Question 12, Material Deposited By.
      (2)  "Present owner/operator" was defined as the owner/operator at the time of the PA.
      (3)  Sites reported to have no contamination, approximately 7% of Region 5 sites in the CERCLIS
          sample, are included in the "Other" category.


                                  Chart 13
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                              REGION 5
                       Waste Generator
              LEGEND:
              Y//A 1 On-site Generator
              I    I 2 Off-site Generator
                   3 On-site Generator and Off-site Generator
              Ilifl 4 Not Specified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
     Site Description Section, Question 14, Material Source.
                              Chart 14
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CHAPTER 5:  REGULATORY AND RESPONSE HISTORY
•   Chart 15:   Types of PA-level Information Available and Used to
              Characterize CERCLIS Sites

•   Chartl 6:   How Site Identified

•   Chart 17:   When Site Identified

•   Chart 18:   Regulatory Activities Prior to Preliminary Assessment

•   Chart 19:   Lead Agency for Preliminary  Assessment

•   Chart 20:   Further Action Recommended
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                           REGION 5
               Types of PA-level Information
           Available and Used to Characterize
                        CERCLIS Sites
        100 -
         80
         60 4
      I
         40 -
         20 -
                   98.9
          LEGEND:

                1  PA Form

                2  PA Report
                                        97.1
                                      *V £-*v?  > ^^
                                      * \ ^  N ^ v'
                                      ; ,' \  ''^  <

                                         " '  '
                               Types
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Record Information Section, Question 2, Source of Information.
     (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of 'Other' responses.
                          Chart 15
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                               REGION 5
                        How Site Identified
                                                         9.7%
                                                          (2)
          LEGEND:

                1 Citizen Complaint

                2 RCRA Notification

                3 CERCLA Notification

          Not Shown - Incidental (0.6%)
4 State/Local Program

5 Not Specified

6 Other
Notes: (1)  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form
          in the Site'Description Section, Question 11. How Identified.
      (2)  Because there were multiple responses to this question, the percentages given in this
          chart are approximations developed by pro-rating the actual response data to 100%.
                                Chart 16
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                              REGION 5
                      When Site Identified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection form in the
     Site Description Section, Question 13, Date Discovered.
                             Chart 17
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                             REGION 5
              Regulatory Activities Prior to
                  Preliminary Assessment
        80
        60 -
        40 -
        20 -
                             67.3
             18.8
                      5.9
               1
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               2345

                   Regulatory Activities

LEGEND:

fc&>^ 1  RCRA                  tSSSJ 4 Emergency Action/TAT

^^ 2  NPOES                 H 5 None

ffttftj 3  State/Local Regulation    |     [ 6 Not Specified
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Regulatory and Response History Section, Question 1. Regulatory Activities Prior to
        Preliminary Assessment.
     (2} See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
                             Chart 18
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                           REGION 5
                     Lead Agency for
                Preliminary Assessment
          Not Shown - Not Specified (0.5%)
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Regulatory and Response History Section. Question 2, Lead Agency for Preliminary
    Assessment.
                          Chart 19
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                           REGION 5
             Further Action Recommended
                 14.3%
                   (2)










             LEGEND:



             ES32 No

             I    I 3 Not Specified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Site Description Section, Question 16, Further Action Recommended.
                           Chart 20
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CHAPTER 6: WASTE DESCRIPTION
    Chart 21:   Waste Present On Site
    Chart 22:   Physical State of Waste
    Chart 23:   Predominant Waste Types: Major Categories
    Chart 24:   Predominant Waste Types: Hazardous Category Details
    Chart 25:   Predominant Waste Types: Non-hazardous Category
              Details
    Chart 26:   Waste Quantity
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                              REGION 5
                   Waste Present On Site
                             2.3%
                       6.1%  (3)
                        (2)
       LEGEND:

       E^H  1 Waste Present

       |    |  2 No Waste Deposition
               Evident
                                                   88.4%
                                                     d)
      3 Total Removal of Waste

[##fl 4 Single Event
       Not Shown - No Waste Ever Present (015%), De Minimis Waste (0.7%)
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
     the Waste Description Section, Question 1, Descriptive Information.
                              Chart 21
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       100
        80 -
        60 -
        40 -
        20 -
                             REGION 5
                  Physical State of Waste
            LEGEND:
                   1 Solid
                   2 Liquid
                   3 Sludge
                                83.0
                              State of Waste
                                               40.8
Note:  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
     Waste Description Section.
                            Chart 22
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                            REGION 5
               Predominant Waste Types:
                     Major Categories
     53.5%

      (2)
                                                      44.4%

                                                        (1)
         LEGEND:

         fcX'] 1  Hazardous Only


              2  Both Hazardous and Non-hazardous

         Not Shown - Non-hazardous (0.9%), Not Specified (0.7%), None (0.5%)
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Waste Description Section, Question 2, Waste Type.
                           Chart 23
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                                    REGION 5
                      Predominant Waste Types:
                     Hazardous Category Details
           40 -
           30 -
           20 -
           10 -



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        LEGEND:

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        [] 2 Metals/Metal Sludge

        ^ 3 Asbestos

        ^ 4 Smelting Wastes

        0 5 Laboratory/Hospital
            Wastes
        [\] 6 Paints/Pigments
                               Hazardous Category Details
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     Sludge
^ 8 Inorganic Chemicals/
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^ 12 Contaminated Soil

^ 13 Acids/Bases

^ 14 Gas/Fuel

^ 15 POTW Sludge

|1 16 Not Specified
        Not Shown - Creosote (0.2%), Dioxins/PCP (0.0%), Explosives (0.5%), Radioactive
                  Wastes (0.7%), Batteries (0.0%)
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on Ihe CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the Waste
         Description Section, Question 2, Waste Type. Hazardous Subcategory.
      (2) Percentages are based only on sites that reported hazardous waste (97.9% of Region 5 sites in the
         CERCLIS sample).
      (3) See Appendix A for a complete iisting of "Other" responses.


                                  Chart 24
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                               REGION 5
                 Predominant Waste Types:
             Non-hazardous Category Details
         60 -
         50 -
         40 -
      Q>
      S  30 ^
     I
         20
         10 -
                    55.4
              42.5
                          12.9
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                                             8.8
                                                    5.8
                      234567
                        Non-hazardous Category Details
            8
            LEGEND:

            [V "'!• |  1  Municipal
5 Mining Wastes
                   2  Industrial/Commercial   I    I  6 POTW Sludge

                   3  Construction Debris    EB  7 Foundry Sands

                   4  Fly and Bottom Ash    \//A  8 Not Specified
Notes:  (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
        Waste Description Section, Question 2, Solids-Waste Type. Non-hazardous Subcategory.
      (2) Percentages are based only on sites that reported non-hazardous waste (54.4% of Region 5
        sites in the CERCLIS sample).
      (3) See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
                               Chart 25
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                                  REGION 5
                           Waste Quantity
                                                     6.9%
                                                                 7.6%
                                                                  (8)
               67.4%
                0)
            LEGEND:

                   1 1-10 Yd.3

                   2 >10-62Yd.3

                   3 >62-125Yd.3

            |     |  4 >125-250 Yd.3

                   5 >250-625Yd.3
      6  >625-1250Yd.3

      7  >1250-2500 Yd.3

|     | 8  >2500 Yd.3

[Xyj 9  Not Specified'*
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
         Waste Description Section, Question 2, Waste Type, Quantity/Units.
      (2) Percentages are based on sites that reported hazardous and/or non-hazardous waste present
         on site (98.6% of Region 5 sites in the CERCLIS sample).
      (3) All waste quantity data were converted to cubic yards using the following conversion factors:
         1 cubic yard •* 1 ton = 4 drums = 200 gallons.


                                 Chart  26
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CHAPTER?:  ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

*   Chart 27:   Environmental Damage Reported
*   Chart 28:   Type of Environmental Damage Reported
•   Chart 29:   Surface Water Adjacent to/Draining Site
•   Chart 30:   Presence of Sensitive Environment Within 3 Miles
•   Chart 31:   Type of Sensitive Environment Within 3 Miles
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                             REGION 5
           Environmental Damage Reported
                 17.7%
                   (3)
             (2)
           LEGEND:

           Y//A  1  Yes (Details on Chart 28)

           I     |  2  No

           j     I  3  Not Specified
Note:  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
     Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 2, Actual Environmental Damage
     Reported, Potential Population Affected.


                            Chart 27
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                               REGION 5
     Type of Environmental Damage  Reported
          60
     £
          50  -
          40  -
          30  -
          20 -
          10 -
                    50.5
                                 50.0
                 24.8
                              13.8
                                    12.4

                                         v*JvSSSX
                                               11.9
                                                     5.0
                                                          1.4
                                                     8     9
                           Type of Damage Reported
LEGEND:

!§§§§§§  1 Surface Water Impacts

       2 Ground Water Impacts

Wflfy  3 Drinking Water Impacts

       4 Air Impacts

       5 Human Health Impacts
                                               6 Soil Impacts

                                               7 Flora Impacts

                                               8 Fauna Impacts

                                               9 Visual Impacts
Notes: (1) this figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
         the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 2. Actual Environmental
         Damage Reported, Potential Population Affected, "Yes" Subcategory.
      (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of 'Other' responses.
      (3) Percentages are based on sites that have reported environmental damage only (49.4% of
         Region 5 sites in the CERCLIS sample).


                              Chart 28
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                                 REGION 5
        Surface Water Adjacent to/Draining Site
          40
          30 -
          20 -
          10 -
               36.1
                      37.2
      m
                            18.1
                                                     17.5
                                        11.3
                                   3.9
                                               1.8
                             3456

                             Adjacent Surface Water
                                                           2.9
                                              8
LEGEND:

       1 Stream

       2 River

       3 Lake

       4 Pond
                                               5 WeUand

                                               6 Bay

                                               7 Not Specified-

                                               8 None
               Not Shown - Ocean (0.0%)
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
         the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3e, Surface Water Adjacent
         to/Draining Site.
      (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
      (3) Includes only those surface water bodies that could potentially'be affected by overland
         runoff from the site.

                                Chart 29
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                            REGION 5
         Presence of Sensitive Environment
                       Within 3 Miles
             LEGEND:
             |'C:*| 1 Yes (Details on Chart 31)
                   2 No
                   3 Not Specified
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Environmental/Demographic Information Section. Question 4, Ecological Information.
                           Chart 30
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                               REGION 5
      100  -
        80  -
     _  60  -
       40  -
       20  -
               Type of Sensitive Environment
                           Within 3 Miles
                    96.3
                                              5.6
                       1                        2

                            Sensitive Environment

       LEGEND:

              1  100 Year Floodplain

       I-"/-"//.] 2  Critical Habitat

                                                  ^

       Not Shown - Estuary (0.0%), Barrier Island/Coastal High Hazard
                   Area (0.0%)
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 4, Ecological Information,
        "Yes" Subcategory.
     (2) Percentages are based on sites located within 3 miles of a sensitive environment only
        (12,2% of the Region 5 sites in the CERCLIS sample).


                              Chart 31
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CHAPTERS: WATER USE INFORMATION	

•   Chart 32:   Withdrawals for Drinking Water Supply Within 3 Miles:
              Source
•   Chart 33:   Withdrawals for Drinking Water Supply Within 3 Miles:
              Type
•   Chart 34:   Local Ground Water Uses Other Than Drinking Water
•   Chart 35:   Operable Wells Within 1 Mile
»   Chart 36:   Operable Welis Within 3 Miles
•   Chart 37:   Local Surface Water Uses Other Than Drinking Water
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                            REGION 5
      Withdrawals for Drinking Water Supply
                 Within 3 Miles:  Source
                             2.0%  s.go/e
                              (5)   (1)
        LEGEND:

        |    j 1 Surface Water

              2 Ground Water
vl 4 Not Specified

   5 None
             3 Surface and Ground Water

        Not Shown - Other (0.0%)
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3a, Local Drinking Water Supply
    Source.
                         Chart 32
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                           REGION 5
      Withdrawals for Drinking Water Supply
                  Within 3 Miles: Type
    0)
    Q.
       50 4
       40 -
       30 4
       20 J
       10 J
              46.9
48.5
                                    44.9

                                  BBb


                                                2.0

                       Drinking Water Supply Type
           LEGEND:

                  1 Municipal

                  2 Private
                 3  Not Specif led

                 4  None
Note: This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in the
    Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3c, Drinking Water Supply System
    Type.


                            Chart 33
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        80
        60 -
        40 -
        20 -
         O-l
                             REGION 5
                 Local Ground Water Uses
                Other Than Drinking Water
                                               95.2
                3.9
                                1.8
                   1              2

                          Ground Water Uses

           LEGEND:

           ^^{ 1 Industrial Process/Cooling

                 2 None

           Not Shown - Irrigation (0.8%), Stock Watering (0.4%)
3 Not Specified
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3d, Other Local Ground
        Water Uses.
     (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
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                               REGION 5
               Operable Wells Within 1 Mile
                                                    .6%
                                                    (2)
              LEGEND:

              010 1 Yes  .

              I    I 2 No

              PSSSI 3 Not.Specified
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3d, Wells Within 1 Mile.
     (2) Includes all operable water wells, except monitoring wells.
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                               REGION 5
              Operable Wells Within 3 Miles
                                                            67.6%

                                                             (1)
             LEGEND:

                    1  Yes

             I     |  2 No

                    3  Not Specified
Notes:  (1)  This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
         the Environmental/Demographic Information Section, Question 3d, Wells Within 3 Miles.
      (2)  Includes all operable water wells, except monitoring wells.


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                             REGION 5
     I
     £
                 Local Surface Water Uses
               Other Than Drinking Water
         100
          80 -
          60 -
  40  -
          20 -,
                   Surface Water Uses

LEGEND:

}\SS^ 1  Recreation

E&&&I 2  Industrial Process/Cooling

j&tttl 3  Commercial Fishery

Not Shown - Irrigation (0.7%), Stock Watering (0.9%)
                                             4 Not Specified

                                         X"l 5 None
Notes: (1) This figure depicts information collected on the CERCLIS Statistics Data Collection Form in
        the Environmental/Demographic Information Section. Question 3e, Other Local Surface
        Water Uses.
     (2) See Appendix A for a complete listing of "Other" responses.
                             Chart 37
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APPENDIX A: RESPONSES FROM "OTHER" CATEGORY
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RESPONSES FROM "OTHER" CATEGORY


Chart
3















4









8

9

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Title
Predominant Land Uses in Site
Vicinity














Treatment, Storage, or Disposal
Activities Occurring at Site








Owner/Operator of Site at Time of
Preliminary Assessment
Owner/Operator of Site at Time of
Contamination
a

Response
Railroad
Mining
Park
Gravel pit
Wetland
Surface water body
Military
Landfill/dump
School
Recreational
^Cemetary
Oil field activities
Airport
Ravine
MSD area
island '
Discharge to sewer/surface water
Contaminated well(s)
Permitted discharge
Dust control/waste oil spraying
Drainfield discharge ,
Wastewater treatment
Dry well(s)
Fire/burn pit
None
Retail establishment
Contaminated ground water plume

No contamination
Contaminated ground water plume
Number
of
Responses
29
26
20
17
13
9
8
6
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
22
20
13
7
5
3
3
1
1
1
3

29
3
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Chart
11


























13



15







Title
Industry Responsible for
Generating Waste: Major
Categories













>










Waste Depositor



Types of PA-level Information
Available and Used to
Characterize CERCLIS Sites





Response
Industrial and municipal combination
landfill
Municipal landfill
Wastewater treatment
Chemicai/gas/storage/distribution
Recycling
Other waste facility
Waste transportation
Research facility/hospital
Railroad
Auto service-related
Military facility
Fiberglass manufacturing
Glass manufacturing
Cleaning/spill service
Explosives manufacturing
Tannery/leather shop
Dust suppression/oil spraying
Electrical equipment
Farming
No waste gernerated .
Warehouse
Dog pound
Adhesive application
Individual
Furniture stripping
Other manufacturing
No contamination
Present and former owner
Third party
Contaminated ground water plume
CERCLA-related
Water/air-related forms/reports/permits
Correspondence
RCRA-related
Maps
Miscellaneous
Number
of
Responses

72
34
18
10
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1,
1
1
1
1
29
25
5
2
130
3
2
2
2
7
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RESPONSES FROM "OTHER" CATEGORY (continued)
Chart
16
18
24
25
28
29
34
37
Title
How Site Identified
Regulatory Activities Prior to
Preliminary Assessment
Predominant Waste Types:
Hazardous Category Details
Predominant Waste Types: Non-
hazardous Category Details
Type of Environmental Damage
Reported
Surface Water Adjacent
to/Draining Site
Local Ground Water Uses Other
Than Drinking Water
Local Surface Water Uses Other
Than Drinking Water
Response
Military/Federal program
Eckhardt list
EPA activities
TSCA/FIFRA-related
Consultant files
Conrail
Fire department
State police
Contaminated well
CERCLA-related
EPA activities
OSHA-related
TSCA/FIFRA-related
NRC
Military-related
Resins
Pickle liquor
PBBs
Rubber wastes
Coke wastes
Adhesive wastes
Asphalt
Ignitable wastes
Plactisol
MOCA sludge
Brine
Baghouse dust
Agricultural wastes
Animal carcasses
Animal "manure"
Leachate
Ditch/culvert/channel
Canal/waterway
Intermittent stream
Reservoir
Gravel pit
Commercial
Fire fighting
Fish tank filling
Transportation
Number
of
Responses
16
12
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
53
19
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1 -,
1
1
1
14
2
1
1
1
16
21
7
5
2
1
2
1
1
5
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APPENDIX B: REGION 5 CERCLIS MAP
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