TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
                            (Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing)
1. REPORT NO.
   EPA/ROD/R03-84/006
                              2.
                                                            3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION NO.
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE
   SUPERFUND  RECORD OF DECISION
   McAdoo Site,  PA
             5. REPORT DATE
               02/11/83
             6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
                                                            8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
                                                            10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
                                                            11. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
   401 M Street,  S.W.
   Washington,  D.C.   20460
             13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
                Final ROD Report	
             14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
                                                               800/00
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
16. ABSTRACT
        The site,  which is approximately one-quarter acre  in size, was used originally
   for storage of  heating oil and gasoline.   The site was  purchased in 1972 by a
   waste disposal  firm that used the  underground tanks to  store a variety of liquid
   and hazardous wastes.  EPA analysis  of the tank contents  identified a wide variety
   of organic and  inorganic chemicals,  including benzene,  methylene chloride,
   toluene, arsenic •,  chromium, and nickel.
        The cost-effective initial remedial  measures (IRM) selected for this site
   include cleaning and removal of underground waste storage tanks and excavating
   and off-site disposal visibly contaminated soil.  Additional soil analyses will
   be performed to determine if further site action is necessary.  The estimated
   cost for this IRM is approximately $114,500.
17.
                                KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
                  DESCRIPTORS
                                               b.lDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS  C. COSATI Field/Group
   Record of Decision
   McAdoo, PA
   Contaminated media:  gw, soil
   Key contaminants:  Organic solvents
     (benzene, toluene,  methylene chloride),
     inorganics  (arsenic,  chromium, nickel)
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RECORD OF DECISION
INITIAL REMEDIAL MEASURES SELECTION
Site:
McAdoo, Blaine Street, Borough of McAdoo, Pennsylvania
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Documents Reviewed
I have reviewed the following documents describing the site
and the need for Initial Remedial Measures for the McAdoo, Blaine
Street Site:
Study titled, .Site Inspection of McAdoo Associates-
Blaine Street Site (PAYSO),. June 3, 1981.
Study titled, .McAdoo/Blaine Street Site, Drums Sampling
and Tank Leak Determination, Supplemental Report,.
March 18, 1982.
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Work Plan, Initial Remedial Measures, McAdoo Borough
Staff summaries and recommendations
Recommendations by the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Resources
Selected Action
This IRM will include the cleaning and removal of underground
waste storage lartks at the Blaine Street site. Visibly contaminated
soil will be excavated for offsite disposal, and soil samples
will be taken for laboratory analysis. A supplemental ROD will
be prepared after the results of the soil samples have been
evaluated. The supplemental ROD will include a recommendation
for further sit3 action, or for no action.
Declarations
Consistent with the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, and the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, I have determined that
removing the underground tanks and excavating or encapsulating
potentially contaminated soil are appropriate Initial Remedial

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Measures for the problems at this site. The inltial remedial
measures described above are feasible, cost-effective,"and
necessary to limit the exposure or threat of exposure to a
significant health or environmental hazard. Moreover, to the
extent that off-site treatment is necessary, it is more cost
effectiv~ than other forms of remedial action.
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Thomas P. Eichler
Regional Administrator
JUN
5 1984
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Initial Remedial Measures Alternative Selection
McAdoo, Blaine Street Site
Borough of McAdoo, Pennsylvania
Record of Decision Summary Sheet
EPA has completed the following activities at the McAdoo, Blaine Street
Site, located in McAdoo Borough, Pennsylvania:
Activity
Date Completed
1. Site Inspection
Kay 27, 1981
2. Sampling and Tank Evaluation
March 18, 1982
3. IRK Work Plan
October 1, 1983
4. Public Meeting
November 2, 1983
Regien III has reviewed the site information and bas given careful
consideration to comments received from the public. Based on our review,
EPA Region III has determined that the following action at the site is
cost effective and" effectively mitigates and minimizes damage to, and
provides adequate protection of the public health, welfare, and the
environment:
Action
Estimated Cost
Cleaaj~g and removal of underground
tanks; excavation or encapsulation
of any contaminated soil
$114,500
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Regional Administrator

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Narrative Summary 
McAdoo, Blaine Street Site
History

The underground storage tanks at the Blaine Street Site, in
McAdoo, Pennsylvania, were used for a heating oil and gasoline
business until 1972. The site, which is approximately one-quarter
acre in size, 'was purchased in 1972 by a waste disposal firm
called McAdoo ,Associates, PAYSO, Inc. The four underground tanks
were used to store a variety of liquid hazardous wastes. The
wastes disposal firm also ran an associated facility in Kline
Township, adjacent to the Borough, and both sites are referred to
as the McAdoo Superfund Project. The disposal firm's activities
were stopped in 1979 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources. This is the State Priority Site in Pennsylvania.
Current Status
In 1981, EPA analysis of the tank contents identified a wide
variety of organic and inorganic chemicals, including benzene,
methylene chloride, toluene"arsenic, chromium and nickel. A
statistical ~nalysis of the tanks concluded that there was at
least an 80% chance that the tanks had leaked. This conclusion
was based'on the nature of local soils, the contents of the tanks,
and the age of the tanks.
Of "special . concern is the fact that the municipal water
supply well for the Borough of McAdoo is within 900 feet of the
Blaine Street site. This well serves 1200 local residents, and
it is the only municipal well in the area.

As a result of negotiations with potentially responsible
parti'es, 11,000 gallons 6f waste liquid were pumped from the
underground tanks at Blaine Street in July, 1982. These negotiations
ended in August, 1983, when the responsible parties informed EPA
that they were unwilling to finance any additional work at the
site.
. The 8No Action8 alternative for this IRM was rejected because
of the high probability of tank failure, and the site's proximity
to a municipal water supply well. The proposed action includes
removal of the tanks and examination of the underlying soil.
This is the most effective way of determining the nature and
extent of site contamination problems, because it is likely that
any leakage from the tanks has migrated vertically, rather than
laterally. Such migration would be expected due to the porous
nature of the soil and local coal mining activity.
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State Recommendation
After giving careful consideration to the alternatives and
to the public comments that were received, the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources also concurs in this
recommendation. A letter supporting the State's recommendation
appears in Attachment A.

Proposed Action
We request your approval of the cleaning and removal of
underground tanks, the removal of contaminated soil, and the
sampling of subsurface soils for the IRM at the McAdoo, Blaine
Street Site, and an allocation of $114,500 for this project.
Tentative Schedule
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Adpublic meeting for this'project
initial site work has been completed.
take approximately two weeks, and work
of project approval. .
has already been held, and
Removal of the tanks would
could begin within a month
If you have any questions, please call Eric W. Johnson at
(FTS) 597-4561.
Attachments

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