PB97-964013
                                 EPA/541/R-97/064
                                 November 1997
EPA Superfund
      Record of Decision:
       Marine Corps Logistics Base,
       Operable Unit 1 PSC 1, PSC 2, PSC 3 & PSC 26
       Albany, GA
       9/2/1997

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                     UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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                                   ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
                                    100 ALABAMA STREET, S. W.
                                . .ATLANTA. GEORCilA30303-3104   -
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-• • RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

    4WD-FFB

    Commanding General
    Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany
    Albany, Georgia 31704-1 128

    SUBJ: Record of Decision  .    -  -   ;  •    .  -•• .
          Operable Unit 1 , PSC 1 , PSC 2, PSC 3, FSC 26
          MCLB- Albany NPL Site
          EPA ID#GA7 170023694
          Albany, GA 3 1704

    Dear Sir:
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   subject Decision document and concurs with the remedy of Institutional ContrOls-at PSCs 3 and
   26 and No Action at PSCs 1 and 2 at Operable Unit 1. This remedy is supported by the
   previously completed Remedial Investigation, Feasibility Study and Risk Assessment Reports, as
   well as the Removal Action for the sludge piles at PSC 3. The remedy of Institutional Controls
   and No Action is protective of human health and the environment

        . It is. EPA.'s expectation that PSCs 3 and-26 will be monitored on a regular basis by .the.
   MCLB Albany EnvuorimentaT staff to ensure that the institutional controls are in place and being.:
   adhered to by the base.  On other facilities this, has been done on a quarterly basis and it is '
   recommended that MCLB follow Department of the Nayy. guidelines in.conducting such
              '
   changes in use of either site "are subject to approval by USEPA Region IV and GEPD." EPA
   will review the need for future remediation, monitoring,-or changes in institutional controls under
   all applicable statutes, if any changes in use are proposed In addition, it is imperative that the
   current excellent coordination between the MCLB Environmental personnel and the MCLB
   Construction personnel continue and that all proposed projects that could impact the areas
   encompassed by PSCs 3 and 26 be reviewed by the MCLB Environmental office. These measures
   will result in the elimination of any inadvertent noncompliance with the institutional control
   requirements.
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         EPA appreciates the coordination efforts of MCLB Albany and the level of effort that was
  put fbrth.in the documents leading to this decision. EPA looks forward to continuing the
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       EPA appreciates the coordination efforts of MCLB Albany and the level of effort that was
put forth in the documents leading to this decision. EPA looks forward to continuing the
exemplary working relationship with MCLB Albany and Southern Division Naval Facilities
Engineering Command as we move  toward final cleanup of the NPL site.

                                            Sincerely,
                                            Richard Green
                                            Acting Director
                                            Waste Management Division

cc:    Sid Allison, SOUTHDIV

      Lt. Frantz, MCLB-Albany

      Jerry Wallmeyer, REC (NASJAX)

      Joel Sanders, SOUTHDIV

      Madeleine Kellam, GAEPD

      Kelley Dreyer, USMC

bcc:   Scott Gordon, EAD

      Allison Abemathy, FFRRO/OSWE

      David Levenstein, FFEO/QECA
           : 8-26-96:OUlROD.CON
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                         UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
                             MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE
                               814 RADFORD BOULEVARD
                              ALBANY. GEORGIA 31704-1128
                           IN REPLY REFER TO:

                        5090.14.7.1
                        F&S2
                        August 15, 1997
CERTIFIED MAIL

Mr. Robert Pope
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV, 4WD-FFB
100 Alabama Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

                  RE:    FINAL SIGNED RECORD OF DECISION FOR OPERABLE UNIT 1
                         (OU1), MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE, ALBANY

Dear Mr. Pope:

Enclosed are three (3) copies of the Final Signed Record of Decision for OU1.

If you require further assistance, please contact LT Alan Frantz, Installation Restoration Program
Manager, at (912)439-5637/6261.
                                     Sincerely,
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End:
(1) Final Signed Record of Decision OU1
    (three copies)

Copy to:
SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM - (Code 1861)
ABB Environmental Services, Inc. - (Ms. Miriam Sellers)
TRC Members

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RECORD OF DECISION
OPERABLE UNIT 1

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE
ALBANY, GEORGIA

UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE: M67004
CONTRACT NO.: N62467-89-D-0317/048

AUGUST 1997
      SOUTHERN DIVISION
      NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND
      NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
      29419-9010

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          RECORD OF DECISION
             OPERABLE UNIT 1
     MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE
            ALBANY, GEORGIA
        Unit Identification Code: M67004

       Contract No.: N62467-89-D-0317/048
                Prepared by:

        ABB Environmental Services, Inc.
        2590 Executive Center Circle, East
          Tallahassee, Florida 32301
                Prepared for:

    Department of the Navy, Southern Division
      Naval Facilities Engineering Command
               2155 Eagle Drive
     North Charleston, South Carolina 29418

Joel Sanders, Code 1868, Remedial Project Manager


                 August 1997

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                          CERTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL
                          DATA CONFORMITY (MAY 1987)
The Contractor,  ABB Environmental  Services,  Inc., hereby certifies that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief,  the  technical  data delivered herewith under
Contract No. N62467-89-D-0317/048  are complete  and accurate and comply with all
requirements of this contract.
DATE:
August 13. 1997
NAME AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICIAL:
                           Joseph H. Daniel, P.G.
                           Task Order Manager
NAME AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICIAL:
                           David E. Heislein
                           Project Technical Lead
                              (DFAR 252.227-7036)

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                              DECLARATION OF THE
                              RECORD OF DECISION

SITE NAME AND LOCATION

Marine Corps Logistics Base
Operable Unit One
814 Radford Blvd
Albany, Georgia  31704-1128

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND BASIS

This Record of Decision (ROD)  document  presents  the final response for Operable
Unit (OU) 1 at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) ,  Albany.  It was  developed
in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,  and
Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act, and to the extent practicable, the National Contingency Plan (NCP).  This
decision is based on the site's Administrative Record, which is  on file  at  the
Environmental Branch  Office,  Facilities and Service  Division, Building  5501,
MCLB, Albany, Georgia 31704,  and at the information repository.in the  Dougherty
County Public Library, Albany, Georgia.  Based on the review of  this OU 1 ROD  and
previous documents,  the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)  Region IV
and State of Georgia concur with the selected remedies.

ASSESSMENT OF THE SITE

OU  1  consists  of four potential  sources  of contamination (PSC): PSC 1, East
Disposal Area; PSC 2, Rubble Disposal Area; PSC 3, Long-Tenn Landfill;  and  PSC
26, the Containment Berm Area.  PSC 3  is also a solid waste landfill closed under
the State of Georgia Solid Waste regulations in 1988.

A remedial investigation and baseline risk assessment (RI/RA)  was conducted at
OU 1 between 1992 and 1995.  The baseline RA examined the hypothetical situations
for  current  land use in which an older  child could  trespass on  OU 1 and  a
hypothetical future land use of OU 1,  which assumes residential use by adults  and
children  and associated exposures  to  utility  construction workers.    These
hypothetical situations represent the most sensitive receptor  and conservative
risk estimates for OU 1.  The RA evaluated both  cancer and noncancer risks.   An
ecological RA was also conducted for OU 1.

According to the NCP  for Superfund sites,  the  acceptable  cancer  risk range is
from 1 in 10,000 (1x10'*) to 1 in 1 million (IxlO"6) , depending  on  site-specific
conditions.  Although the estimated risk of IxlO"6  is the point of departure in
determining  the  need  for a response action, site-specific conditions at OU  1
indicate that application  of  the  acceptable  risk range  is  appropriate.   Site-
specific  conditions  supporting  the  use of  the risk  range include  the base
perimeter fence, which restricts public access to surface and subsurface  soils,
surface water and sediment at OU 1.  For noncancer risks,  the  similar point of
departure  is a  hazard  index  (HI)  greater than  1.   If  the  total  estimated
noncancer risk exceeds this value, then  site-specific conditions and effects from
individual compounds are evaluated to determine if a response  is  necessary.
                                        --                         :
The  RA  conducted for surface and  subsurface  soil  at PSC 1 resulted  in  risks
acceptable to the USEPA Region IV for  carcinogens (3xlO~7)  and noncarcinogens  (HI

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of 0.24).  There was no surface water or sediment present at  this  site.  The RA
for PSC 2 included surface and subsurface soils,  surface water and sediment.  The
RA results were also acceptable to USEPA Region IV (9xlO~6, HI of 0.50)  such that
no treatment, containment or restricted access  are required  for PSCs  1 and 2.

With  the  exception of the  sludge piles  located on the  surface  of PSC 3,  the
cancer  (9xlO~6)  and noncancer  risks  (HI  of  1)  from exposure  to surface  and
subsurface soil, surface water, and sediment were acceptable to USEPA Region IV.
The  sludge  piles were  found  to  contain  elevated  concentrations  of  inorganic
chemicals posing a potentially unacceptable noncancer risk to the  current child
trespasser (HI of 2) and potential future resident (adult and child, HI of 24) .
As a  result,  the three sludge  piles were  removed  down  into  the  landfill soil
cover and disposed of off-base at  a permitted  disposal  facility in May 1996.
Confirmatory sampling was performed, following removal of the  sludge, indicating
elevated  inorganic  chemical concentrations in the newly exposed  landfill soil
cover.  Further excavation  to remove the contaminated soil would have  disturbed
the PSC 3 landfill cover and was not performed.   Per  GEPD,  USEPA Region IV, and
the Navy's concurrence that certified clean fill was placed  over  the  excavated
area, thereby restoring the solid  waste landfill  soil cover.  The disturbed areas
were  revegetated with native  grass.   Because  PSC  3 is  a former solid waste
landfill, a response action will be implemented  to protect the integrity of the
soil cover.

Human health and ecological risks associated with exposure to the surface and
subsurface  soils at  PSC  26  were  evaluated  and compared to the  cancer  and
noncancer risk  criteria  (1x10"* to IxlO"6,  HI greater than  1).   Cancer risks
associated with exposure  to the surface and subsurface soils  were  acceptable to
USEPA Region IV  (5xlO~5) .   Noncancer risks  associated  with  the exposure  to
subsurface soils  (HI of 0.1) was  also acceptable.  However,  the PSC 26 surface
soil was found  to pose a  potential  noncancer  risk  (HI of  5)  for a future child
resident due to the presence  of inorganics.   Based on the potential  noncancer
risk for a future child resident,  a response action at PSC 26  was necessary.  No
surface water or  sediment was  found at PSC 26.

DESCRIPTION OF  THE  SELECTED REMEDIES

There are six OUs at MCLB,  Albany, and OU 1 is the  third  of the six OUs to have
completed RODs.  All three completed RODs for OUs 1, 2, and 3 address surface and
subsurface soil, surface water, and  sediment.  These media will also be  addressed
during the RI/FS for OUs 4 and 5, which will be completed soon.  Groundwater will
be addressed under  a continuing basewide investigation  within OU 6 and is the
principal potential threat remaining at MCLB, Albany.  This  OU is  currently in
the RI phase.

This final response for OU  1 proposes that No Action (NA)  be implemented at PSCs
1 and 2.  This  response does not require any treatment, containment,  or land-use
restrictions at these two PSCs.  The final response also requires the implementa-
tion and enforcement of land-use restrictions  at PSCs 3 and 26 via  Institutional
Control Plans (ICPs).  These ICPs will be incorporated into MCLB,  Albany's Base
Master Plan document.  The  ICP to protect the  integrity of the soil cover at PSC
3 is  provided  in Appendix B of this ROD.   The ICP for PSC 26, which  restricts
future residential development and land use of the site, is presented in Appendix
C of this ROD.   Under these ICPs,  land management activities,  such  as prescribed
burns to reduce the potential for  forest fires and the disposal of organic debris

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(PSC 3),  maintenance of existing utility lines, and other activities required to
ensure adequate protection of human health and  the environment will be permitted.
If the property is excessed by the Federal Government, the Navy will pursue deed
restrictions on the areas encompassed by PSC  3 and 26.

STATUTORY DETERMINATIONS

The final response  actions proposed for  OU  1 address  the  surface  and subsurface
soil, surface water,  and sediment.   Specifically,  the final  response for  PSCs  1
and 2 is NA because no remedial action is necessary  to protect human health or
the environment.  A future review of site conditions at PSCs 1 and 2 will  not be
required because  hazardous substances  remaining onsite do not pose an unaccept-
able risk to human health and the environment.

The final response actions  for PSCs 3 and 26 requiring the  implementation of
land-use restrictions will be  protective of human health and the environment.
The  response  action  at  PSCs  3  and  26 comply  with  most  Federal  and State
requirements  that are legally applicable  or  relevant and  appropriate to the
response action,  and are cost effective.

Following the Time-Critical  Removal of the  sludge  piles at PSC 3, the remaining
soil, surface water,  and sediment  do not pose  an unacceptable risk according to
USEPA Region  IV.   However, a  response action  is still required to protect the
integrity of the  soil cover  on this former  solid waste landfill.  A review will
be conducted within 5 years  after implementation of  the  ICP  to ensure  that the
remedy  continues to  provide  adequate   protection  of human health  and  the
environment from the landfill.

The remedy at PSC 26  will allow hazardous substances  to remain onsite in  PSC 26
surface soils above health-based levels.  Therefore,  a review will be conducted
within 5 years after commencement of remedial action  to  ensure that the  remedy
continues to provide adequate protection of human health  and  the environment.
Signature   Gary S. McKissock                         Date
            Major General
            Commanding General, MCLB Albany
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                  Record of Decision
                                   Operable Unit 1
                               Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                   Albany, Georgia


Chapter	Title	Page No.

1.0  SITE NAME, LOCATION, AND  DESCRIPTION	1-1
     1.1  PSC 1	1-1
     1.2  PSC 2	1-1
     1.3  PSC 3	,	1-1
     1.4  PSC 26	1-1

2.0  SITE HISTORY AND ENFORCEMENT  ACTIVITIES   	   2-1
     2.1  INITIAL ASSESSMENT STUDY  	   2-1
     2.2  CONFIRMATION STUDY   	   2-1
          2.2.1  PSC 1	2-2
          2.2.2  PSC 2	2-2
          2.2.3  PSC 3	2-2
     2.3  RCRA FACILITY  INVESTIGATION  	   2-3
          2.3.1  PSC 1	2-3
          2.3.2  PSC 2	2-3
          2.3.3  PSC 3	2-3
     2.4  REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/RISK  ASSESSMENT  	   2-4
          2.4.1  Scope of RI	2-4
     2.5  OU 1-RELATED DOCUMENTS	2-10

3.0  HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION  	   3-1

4.0  SCOPE AND ROLE OF THE  FINAL RESPONSE AT  OU 1	4-1

5.0  SUMMARY OF SITE CHARACTERISTICS	5-1
     5.1  GEOLOGY	5-1
     5.2  HYDROGEOLOGY	5-1
     5.3  ECOLOGY	5-1
     5.4  NATURE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINANTS	5-5
          5.4.1  PSC 1,  East Disposal  Area	5-5
          5.4.2  PSC 2,  Rubble Disposal Area	5-5
          5.4.3  PSC 3,  Long-Term  Landfill	5-9
          5.4.4  PSC 26, Containment Bern Area	5-9

6.0  SUMMARY OF SITE RISKS  AND RESPONSE ACTIONS	6-1
     6.1  OU 1 BASELINE  RA	6-1
          6.1.1  PSCs 1  and 2	6-1
          6.1.2  PSC 3	6-10
          6.1.3  PSC 26	6-10
     6.2  APPLICABLE OR  RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS  (ARARS)  AND
          REMEDIAL ALTERNATIVES 	  6-13
          6.2.1  PSCs 1  and 2	6-13
          6.2.2  PSC 3	*	J  ....  6-13
          6.2.3  PSC 26	6-13
          6.2.4  Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives   	  6-13

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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS  (Continued)

                                   Record of Decision
                                    Operable Unit 1
                                Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                    Albany. Georgia


Chapter 	Title	Page No.

     6.3   RESPONSE ACTIONS   	  6-17
           6.3.1  PSCs 1  and 2	6-17
           6.3.2  PSC 3	6-17
           6.3.3  PSC 26	'	6-17

7.0  EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT  CHANGES 	   7-1


REFERENCES

APPENDICES

   Appendix A:   Community Relations Responsiveness Summary
   Appendix B:   Institutional Control Plan  for Potential Source  of
                 Contamination 3
   Appendix C:   Institutional Control Plan  for Potential Source  of
                 Contamination 26
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                                LIST OF  FIGURES

                                  Record of Decision
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                               Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                   Albany, Georgia


Figure	Title	Page No .

1-1  Vicinity Map	'	1-2
1-2  PSCs 1 and 2, East  Disposal  Area and Rubble  Disposal Area  	  1-3
1-3  PSC 3, Long-Term  Landfill	1-4
1-4  PSC 26, Containment Berm Area	1-5
2-1  PSC 1, East Disposal Area, Remedial Investigation Sample Location
     Map	2-6
2-2  PSC 2, Rubble Disposal  Area,  Remedial Investigation Sample Location
     Map	2-7
2-3  PSC 3, Long-Term  Landfill, Remedial Investigation Sample Location
     Map	2-8
2-4  PSC 26, Containment Berm Area,  Remedial Investigation Sample Loca-
     tion Map	2-9
5-1  Location Map  for  Geologic Section (Shown  on  Figure 5-2)  	  5-2
5-2  Geologic Section  of the Albany,  Georgia,  Area   	  5-3
5-3  Potentiometric  Surface  of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the Albany,
     Georgia, Area,  November 1985 	  5-4
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                                 LIST OF TABLES

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                                   Albany, Georgia
Table
Title
Page No.
5-1  Analytes  Detected in Surface Soil,  PSC 1 	
5-2  Analytes  Detected in Subsurface Soil,  PSC 1  	  .....
5-3  Analytes  Detected in Surface Soil,  PSC 2	 5
5-4  Analytes  Detected in Subsurface Soil,  PSC 2  	 5
5-5  Analytes  Detected in Surface Water, PSC 2  	 5
5-6  Analytes  Detected in Sediment,  PSC  2 .  . .  .	
5-7  Analytes  Detected in Surface Soil,  PSC 3 	
5-8  Analytes  Detected in Subsurface Soil,  PSC 3  	
5-9  Analytes  Detected in Surface Water, PSC 3  	
5-10 Analytes  Detected in Sediment,  PSC  3 	
5-11 Analytes  Detected in Sludge, PSC 3  	
5-12 Analytes  Detected in Surface Soil,  PSC 26  	 5
5-13 Analytes  Detected in Subsurface Soil,  PSC 26  	 5
6-1  Chemicals of  Potential Concern at PSC  1 Operable Unit 1	
6-2  Chemicals of  Potential Concern at PSC  2 Operable Unit 1	
6-3  Chemicals of  Potential Concern at PSC  3 Operable Unit 1	
6-4  Chemicals of  Potential Concern at PSC  26 Operable Unit 1	
6-5  Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 1 Operable  Unit 1
6-6  Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 2 Operable  Unit 1
6-7  Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 3'Operable  Unit 1   . 6
6-8  Summary of Potential Site Risks to  Human Health Before Removal of
     PSC 3  Sludge  Piles,  Operable Unit 1	6
6-9  Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 26 Operable Unit 1  . 6
6-10 Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements  	 6
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                                   GLOSSARY
ABB-ES
ARAR

bis

CERCLA

CFR
CPC

DCE

EP
ERA

FFA

GEPD

HI
ABB Environmental Services, Inc.
Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirement

below land surface

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
Code of Federal Regulations
chemical of potential concern

1 , 2-dichloroethene

extraction procedure
ecological risk assessment

Federal Facility Agreement

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

hazard index
IAS
ICP
initial assessment study
Institutional Control Plan
MCL
MCLB
mg/kg
MgAg
NA
NCP
NPL

OU

PCBs
PSC

RA
RCRA
RFI

RI
RI/FS
RI/RA
ROD
maximum contaminant level
Marine Corps Logistics Base
milligrams per kilogram
micrograms per kilogram
micrograms per liter

no action
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
National Priority List

operable unit

polychlorinated biphenyls
potential source of contamination

risk assessment
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  (RCRA) Facility  Investiga-
tion
remedial investigation
remedial investigation and feasibility  study
remedial investigation/risk assessment
Record of Decision
SOUTHNAV-
 FACENGCOM
SVOC
Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
semivolatile organic compound
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                              GLOSSARY (Continued)
TCE           trichloroethene
TM            trade mark
TOG           total organic carbon

USEPA         U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency
USMC          U.S.  Marine Corps

VC            vinyl chloride
VOC           volatile organic compound
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                   1.0   SITE NAME.  LOCATION.  AND DESCRIPTION
Marine Corps Logistics Base  (MCLB), Albany is an active facility occupying 3,579
acres east-southeast of the city of Albany, Georgia.  Land bordering MCLB, Albany
to the south,  east,  and northeast is primarily agricultural or recreational open
space.  Most of the  land to the northwest and west of the base is residential and
commercial.

Operable Unit (OU)  1  is  located in the east-central portion of the base, just
inside the northern perimeter along North Shaw road.   Figure 1-1 identifies the
location of MCLB, Albany  and the  approximate location of potential sources  of
contamination (PSCs) 1, 2, 3, and 26 that make up OU  1.


1.1  PSC 1.   PSC 1, the East  Disposal Area, is an inactive landfill  approximately
1 acre in size, located adjacent to the western edge of the Indian  Lake Wildlife
Refuge Area and south of North Shaw Road (Figure  1-2) .  PSC 1 was reportedly used
for the  disposal  and  burning  of  paper, wood,  garbage,  solvents, paints,  and
thinners  in trench-and-fill operations  between  1958  and 1959.   The area was
subsequently compacted, covered with soil, and planted with pine  trees.


1.2  PSC 2.   PSC  2,  the Rubble Disposal Area,  is an  inactive disposal area used
between  the  mid  1950s and 1980.   PSC  2 is approximately  7  acres in size and
located due west  of the Indian Lake Wildlife  Refuge  Area and due south of North
Shaw Road (Figure  1-2).   This area reportedly received asphalt,   concrete, and
other construction debris.  There is also the possibility that solvents, paints,
and thinners were  discarded  in this area.  PSC  2 currently has a vegetative cover
consisting of grass, low  shrubbery, and pine  trees.


1.3  PSC 3 .   The Long-Term Landfill is an inactive,  38-acre trench-type disposal
area located approximately due west of the Indian Lake Wildlife Refuge area and
immediately south of North Shaw Road (Figure 1-3) .  This area was reportedly used
for the disposal  of solvents, paints,  thinners,  strippers, pesticides, sludges,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),  garbage, and paper between 1954 and 1988.  The
landfill was operated  from north to south with regular burning until the early
1970s.  This landfill was  officially closed in 1988 in compliance with the State
of  Georgia  solid  waste  regulations.    Closure  certification   required  the
installation  of  a soil cover  and  the planting of  natural  vegetation.   Three
sludge piles were also located on the surface of the landfill soil cover in the
northeast corner  of PSC 3 (Figure 1-3).  These  sludge piles  were removed and
disposed  of off-base  at  a  permitted disposal  facility  under  a  Time-Critical
Removal Action in May 1996.   PSC 3  is currently being used to dispose  of organic
debris,  such as trees, branches, and grass cuttings.


1.4  PSC  26.  The Containment Berm Area is  located east of Walker Avenue and
immediately  south  of  North  Shaw Road (Figure 1-4),  measuring approximately  29
acres  in size.  Aerial photographs indicate  that the surface of  this area was
disturbed some time between  1957 and 1964. Three disturbed areas and a berm were
identified  in these photographs as shown.on Figure  1-4.   The exact construction
and use of the berm at  PSC 26 have not been determined.  Visual inspection of the
berm indicates that the area may have been used as a disposal area.   The area has
not been used since 1964 and has subsequently become overgrown with vegetation.

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                                                                                                                         Surface elevation  contours
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                                                                                                                         Surface water flow direction
                                                                                                                         in drainage ditch
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                        LEGEND
               i         Drainage cross culvert
            |    	—    Surface water flow direction
            i            in drainage ditch
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                                                                                        Property  line
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                                                                                     (contour interval  5  feet   ;
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                                                                                     (aerial photo)

                                                                                     Road (dirt,  logging)
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                                                                                     contamination (PSC)
                                                                                     border
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                 2.0  SITE HISTORY AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
MCLB, Albany currently serves as a U.S. military logistics center controlling  the
acquisition,  storage,  maintenance,  and distribution  of  combat  and support
material for the U.S. Marine Corps  (USMC).   In addition,  the base is used  for
military training and other tasks and functions as directed by the Commandant of
the USMC.

MCLB, Albany has  generated various types of solid and  liquid wastes over  the
years, including hazardous wastes.   The hazardous wastes include electroplating
wastes containing heavy  metals,  organic solvents from  stripping and cleaning
operations, and waste fuel and oil.

Beginning in 1985, three investigations were performed to assess and characterize
PSCs identified at MCLB, Albany.  These investigations included the  1985 initial
assessment  study  (IAS),   the  1987  confirmation  study,  and  the  1989 Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facility investigation (RFI).  As a result
of  these  investigations,  MCLB, Albany was  placed in Group  7 (Hazard Ranking
System  score of  45.91  to  43.75)   of the  National  Priority List  (NFL)   for
Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites   (December 1989).


2.1  INITIAL ASSESSMENT STUDY.  An IAS  was  conducted by Envirodyne  Engineers,
Inc., at MCLB,  Albany  in 1985 to  identify and  assess  PSCs posing a potential
threat  to  human  health   or  the environment due to  contamination  from past
hazardous  materials  disposal  practices.   Eight PSCs were  identified at MCLB,
Albany based on historical  data,  aerial photographs,  field inspections,   and
personal interviews.  All eight PSCs,  including PSCs 1,  2,  and 3, were evaluated
to  determine contaminant characteristics,  migration pathways,  and potential
receptors.   PSC 26 had not yet been identified at the time of the IAS.

The primary pathways identified for migration of contaminants  include erosion,
surface water runoff,  and groundwater transport.   The predominant topographic
slope at OU 1 is to  the north,  where surface  water ultimately discharges to  the
Flint River.   The predominant direction of  regional groundwater flow is west
toward the Flint River, which is located approximately  2.7  miles  from the base.
Potential receptors  identified  include aquatic organisms in the receiving waters,
predators and other animals relying on these  areas for food and water,  and humans
using the  Flint River for recreational purposes.

The  IAS  concluded that  six  of the eight  PSCs  (PSCs  1,   2,  3, 5,  6,  and 7)
warranted  further  investigation  under  the  Navy  Assessment and  Control  of
Installation  Pollutants   program  to  assess  long-term  impacts.    The primary
recommendation  of the  study  was  to conduct  a Confirmation Study to  confirm or
disprove the existence  of the suspected contamination and to quantify the extent
of any existing problems.  Specifically, this Confirmation Study would determine
(1) whether a threat to human health or  the  environment  existed,  (2)  the extent
of contamination, and  (3) the  potential for  contaminant migration.


2.2  CONFIRMATION STUDY.   The Confirmation  Study was  conducted 4by  McClelland
Engineers  at the MCLB,  Albany facility in 1986 at  nine PSCs:  the six PSCs
recommended  for  further evaluation  by the  IAS  and  three  additional  PSCs

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identified as potential threats to human health and the  environment  (PSCs 9, 10
and 11).   PSCs  1,  2, and 3 were  included within this Confirmation Study.   As
previously stated, PSC 26 had not yet been identified.

The field investigation methodology and analytical results  completed during the
Confirmation Study at OU 1  (excluding PSC 26) are summarized below.

2.2.1  PSC 1  Four soil  borings  were drilled at PSC 1 to  total depths ranging
from 35  feet  to 60 feet below land  surface  (bis).   Two monitoring wells were
installed in the soil borings.

One groundwater sample  and four soil  samples  were  collected  for laboratory
analyses.   Laboratory analyses  included acid  and  base-neutral extractables,
volatile  organic  compounds  (VOCs),  pesticides  and  polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs),  selected  extraction procedure  (EP)  toxicity metals,  and  pH.    No
geophysical surveys were  conducted, and no surface water or sediment samples were
collected.

Methylene  chloride  and  various  metals  were  detected in two  soil  samples.
Methylene chloride and phthalate esters are common laboratory contaminants and
sampling  artifacts,  and  EP toxicity metals  concentrations were below maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) as defined by 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 161.
Trichloroethene (TCE) was  detected  in groundwater samples from one monitoring
well.

2.2.2  PSC 2  Five soil  borings  were drilled at PSC 2 to  total depths ranging
from 32  feet  to 41 feet  bis.   Two additional soil borings were completed with
hand augers to a depth of 0.5 foot bis.   Two  monitoring  wells were installed in
soil borings.   No  geophysical  surveys  were conducted, and no surface water or
sediment samples were collected.

Three  soil  samples  and two groundwater  samples were collected for laboratory
analyses.  Laboratory analyses included acid and base-neutral extractables, VOCs,
pesticides and  PCBs,  EP  toxicity metals,  total organic carbon  (TOC), specific
conductance, and pH.

Methylene chloride and various extractables (fluoranthene,  benzo[b or kjfluoran-
thene, di-n-butylphthalate, and bis[2-ethylhexyl]phthalate) were detected in two
soil samples.   Lead  was detected in one  soil  sample.   Methylene chloride and
phthalate esters are common laboratory contaminants  and sampling artifacts and
EP toxicity metals concentrations were below MCLs as  defined by 40  CFR 161.

2.2.3  PSC 3  Seven soil  borings  were drilled at PSC 3 to depths  ranging from 25
feet to 49 feet bis.   Four monitoring wells were installed in soil borings.  No
geophysical surveys were conducted,  and no surface water samples  were collected.

Four  soil  samples,  two  sediment  samples,  and  one groundwater  sample  were
collected for laboratory analyses.  Laboratory analyses  included acid and base-
neutral  extractables,  VOCs,  pesticides  and PCBs,  EP  toxicity  metals,  TOC,
specific conductance, and pH.

Methylene  chloride was detected  in  one soil sample and two sediment samples.
Phthalate esters were detected in three soil samples.  Lead was  detected  in two
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detected in two  sediment samples.  Only one groundwater sample was collected  for
analysis; methylene chloride and bis(2-ethylhexyl)  phthalate were detected  in
this sample.   Methylene chloride  and phthalate esters  are  common laboratory
contaminants and  sampling  artifacts.   EP  toxicity  metals  concentrations were
below MCLs as defined by 40 CFR 161.

Based on the Confirmation Study results, additional investigation was recommended
for PSCs 1, 3,  6,  9, and 11.


2.3  RCRA FACILITY INVESTIGATION.   Subsequent  to the 1987  Confirmation  Study,
nine PSCs (PSCs 1, 2,  3, 5,  6, 7, 9, 10, and 11)  were  identified as solid waste
management units by the Georgia  Environmental Protection  Division  (GEPD)  in  the
Part B RCRA Permit for MCLB,  Albany.   Terms of  this  permit required that  an  RFI
be conducted at each of the  PSCs to determine the nature  and  extent of releases
and the potential  pathways of contaminant migration to the environment.  Applied
Engineering and Science, Inc., completed the RFI and submitted a final report in
1989.   The field  investigation methodology  and analytical  results  completed
during the RFI  at  PSCs 1, 2,  and 3 are  summarized below.  PSC 26 had not yet been
identified at the time of the RFI.

2.3.1  PSC 1  During the RFI, three monitoring wells, ranging  in depth from 62
feet to  89 feet bis, were installed at PSC 1.   Three groundwater samples,  one
from each well,  were collected for  laboratory analyses.   No geophysical surveys
were conducted, and no surface water or sediment samples were  collected.

Laboratory analytical results for two groundwater samples were  below quantitation
limits or  below MCLs  for  metal concentrations.   Benzene,  chlorobenzene, 1,2-
dichlorobenzene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene  (DCE), toluene,  TCE, and vinyl chloride
were detected in one groundwater sample.

2.3.2  PSC 2  Four wells, ranging  in  depth from 93  feet to 109 feet bis, were
installed  at PSC  2.   Three groundwater samples were collected for laboratory
analyses.   No  geophysical  surveys were  conducted,  and no   surface  water  or
sediment samples were collected.

Laboratory analytical results for one groundwater sample were  below quantitation
limits or below MCLs for metal concentrations.   Only VOCs (benzene, trans-DCE,
and TCE) were detected in one groundwater sample.

2.3.3  PSC 3  Seven wells, ranging in depth from 30 feet to  111 feet bis, were
installed  at  PSC  3.   Four  groundwater samples  were  collected for laboratory
analyses.   No  geophysical  surveys were  conducted,  and no   surface  water  or
sediment samples were collected.

Laboratory analytical results for all samples except one were  below quantitation
limits or  below MCLs  for  metal  concentrations.   Only VOCs  (trans-DCE and TCE)
were detected in the groundwater sample from one well.

Of the nine PSCs studied in the RFI, only PSCs  7 and  9 did not require further
investigation.  PSC 26 was identified subsequent to this RFI  and evaluated  during
the remedial investigation and  risk assessment  (RI/RA) for OU  1.-
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2 . 4  REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/RISK ASSESSMENT.  In July 1991, the Department of the
Navy, representing MCLB,  Albany, entered  into  a Federal Facilities Agreement
(FFA) with  the  GEPD  and  the  U.S.  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (USEPA)
Region IV.   The  FFA  established  a  procedural framework  and  schedule  for
developing,  implementing,  and monitoring  appropriate  response  actions at the
facility  in accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Comprehensive  Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability  Act  (CERCLA), RCRA, the National  Oil and
Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan  (NCP),  Superfund guidance  and policy, and
the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act.

The  conclusions  of  the  three  previous investigations  indicated a  need for
additional data collection over the  entire  installation.  Between 1987  and 1991,
the total number of PSCs to be  investigated at  MCLB,  Albany increased to 24.
Available data on the 24 PSCs were sufficient to  indicate the requirement for a
remedial  response  as  described  in  the  NPL  to characterize  the extent of
contamination, assess  releases, and  develop  responses.   As  a  result of more
recent investigations,  two additional PSCs,  25 and 26, were identified, resulting
in a total of 26  PSCs.   PSC 26 was discovered during the  remedial  investigation
(RI) for PSC 3 as a possible source contributing to the groundwater  contamination
present at  PSC 3.   According to the FFA,  14 of  the PSCs required  an immediate
remedial  investigation and feasibility study  (RI/FS),  2 PSCs required RCRA
investigations, while the remaining 10 PSCs required site-screening activities.
As a result, ABB  Environmental Services, Inc. (ABB-ES) , was contracted  under the
CERCLA,  Navy  contract  to prepare and execute  RI/FS workplans,  site-screening
workplans, and associated planning  documents for PSCs at MCLB,  Albany.

Under the RI/FS  process,  groups  of  PSCs are  defined  as  OUs due  to their
proximity,  similarity  of  waste,  and similarity of  investigative techniques or
potential response actions.   OU 1, consisting  of  PSCs  1,   2,  3,  and 26,  was
developed due  to the close proximity of the four  PSCs,  contamination at the
sites, and  use as  former  disposal areas by the  installation.   The final RI/RA
report for OU 1,  excluding PSC 26, was released in May 1995.  An addendum to this
report,  presenting  the investigation  of PSC 26,  was released in May 1997.  The
results of  the remedial investigations at  OU 1 are  presented below.

2. A. 1  Scope of  RI  The RI defined the nature  and extent of contamination of
surface  and subsurface  soil,  surface water,  and  sediment  at OU 1.   These
investigations were  conducted  in two  phases.  The first phase of  investigation
included a  geophysical survey,  soil gas survey,  cone penetrometer  testing, and
Geoprobe1"  investigations.   The  geophysical  survey was  used to determine the
vertical  and horizontal  extent  of  disposal trenches,  locate buried metallic
objects, and identify areas of previously disturbed  or excavated soil.   The soil
gas  survey  was used to  identify in situ  organic vapors  of selected volatile
compounds that may have settled into the subsurface  soil.   The cone  penetrometer
test  determined  the composition  and thickness  of  the clayey layer  above the
bedrock limestone.  The Geoprobe1" was  used  to sample and analyze  subsurface soil
for contamination  from 6  to 26  feet bis.

The second  phase of the  RI consisted of surface soil sampling  (0  to 12 inches
bis),  soil  borings and  subsurface  soil  sampling  (1  to 40  feet bis),  and
collection  of surface water and sediment samples as available.  The objectives
of  these activities  were  to determine  if*- contamination exists and  to determine
if contaminants have migrated from their original location. Background sampling
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in MCLB,  Albany soil and organics commonly found along roadsides or in developed
areas.   These  background  samples included  random concentrations of pesticide
residue  and polyaromatic  hydrocarbons  from past  use, which  do not  indicate a
potential source of contamination. Analytical results from this RI are presented
in Chapter 5.0 of this Record of Decision (ROD).

PSC 1:   One background sample and six surface  soil  samples  were collected at
PSC 1.   Twenty-three soil borings,  including one background soil boring, were
also completed at PSC 1.   Four sediment samples were collected along the south
edge of  North Shaw Road near  PSC  1.  However, because the drainage  ditch very
rarely contains water, no surface water  samples were collected.  Therefore, these
four  sediment  samples  were  included in  the PSC  1  database  as  surface soil
samples.   Sample locations are shown on Figure 2-1.

PSC 2:  One background  sample  and 14  surface soil samples were  collected at PSC
2.  One  background boring and four  soil  borings were also completed at PSC 2.
Six sediment  samples  were  collected  from  the  drainage  ditch along  PSC  2.
However,  only the two locations along North Shaw Road contained adequate water
for corresponding surface water  samples.   The remaining sediment samples were
included in the PSC 2  database  as surface soil samples.   Sample locations are
shown on Figure 2-2.

PSC 3:  One background  sample  and 14  surface soil samples were  collected at PSC
3 (including the sludge pile).  One background boring and 11 soil borings were
also completed at FSC  3.   Two  sediment  and surface water samples were collected
from the drainage ditch at PSC  3  along North Shaw Road.   Sample locations are
shown on Figure 2-3.

PSC 26:   One background sample and 10 surface soil samples  were  collected at PSC
26.  One background boring and  40 soil borings were also completed at PSC 26.
No other samples were collected  from  PSC 26, due to the absence  of surface water
and sediment.   Sample locations are  shown on  Figure 2-4.

Due to the detection of an isolated metallic object just  below the surface, soil
excavation was  conducted  at   PSC 26.   This resulted  in  the  identification of
assorted metal and burned  materials  approximately 1 foot bis  in the vicinity of
surface  soil sample 26SS01 (Figure 2-4).   Excavation of the area confirmed the
disposal of miscellaneous  debris (e.g., broken glass bottles),  but no potential
source of contamination.

Laboratory tests were conducted  on samples of surface soil,  subsurface soil, and
sediment from OU 1.  Analyses were also  done  on the sludge piles  in the northeast
corner of PSC 3 and surface water from PSCs 2 and  3.  Samples were analyzed in
onsite  labs and  in  federally  approved  off-site  labs.    Samples,  with  few
exceptions, were  analyzed for  VOCs, semivolatile organic  compounds  (SVOCs),
pesticides and PCBs,  inorganics, and cyanide.
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2.5  OU 1-RELATED DOCUMENTS.  The following reports, available for review by the
public at Dougherty County  Public  Library in Albany, Georgia, and at the MCLB,
Albany Environmental Branch office, describe the detailed methodology and results
of investigations at OU  1:

ABB Environmental Services,  Inc.  (ABB-ES). 1992. Volume I Remedial Investigation/
Feasibility Study (RI/FS) Workplan for Operable Units One and Two  (OUs 1 and 2),
MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (March).

ABB-ES. 1992. Volume II Sampling  and Analysis Plan for OUs 1 and 2, MCLB, Albany,
Georgia (March).

ABB-ES. 1992.  Volume III Health and Safety Plan, OUs 1 and 2,  MCLB,  Albany,
Georgia (March).

ABB-ES. 1994.  Treatability Study  Workplan  of Bench-Scale Tests, OU  1. MCLB,
Albany, Georgia  (June).

ABB-ES. 1994. Utilities  Design,  PSC  1, OU 1, MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (July).

ABB-ES. 1994. Utilities  Design,  PSC  3, MCLB, Albany, Georgia (July).

ABB-ES. 1994. Proposed Plan, Operable Unit 1,  PSC 3 Interim Corrective Measure,
MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (July).

ABB-ES. 1994.  Final Design  Interim  Corrective Measure,  PSC  3,  MCLB,  Albany,
Georgia (August).

ABB-ES. 1994.  RI/FS  Workplan Addendum for OUs 1  and  2,  MCLB,  Albany,  Georgia
(October).

ABB-ES. 1995. Revised Bench-Scale Treatability Study, Technical Memorandum, OU 1,
MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (March).

ABB-ES. 1995. Revised Groundwater Injection Well Permit Application, Pilot-Scale
Treatability  Study, OU 1, MCLB,  Albany, Georgia  (March).

ABB-ES. 1995.  Revised  Final Design  Pilot-Scale  Treatment System, OU  1, MCLB,
Albany, Georgia  (May).

ABB-ES. 1995.  Remedial Investigation/Risk Assessment  (RI/RA) Report for OUs 1
and 2, Volumes  I-III, MCLB, Albany,  Georgia (May).

ABB-ES. 1996. Action Memorandum,  PSC 3, OU 1,  MCLB, Albany,  Georgia (May).

ABB-ES. 1996. Closure  Document,  PSC  3, OU 1, MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (June).

ABB-ES. 1997. Removal Action Report for PSC 3  Sludge Piles, OU 1, MCLB,  Albany,
Georgia (January).

ABB-ES. 1997. RI/RA Report Addendum  for OU 1,  MCLB, Albany,  Georgia (May).
                                        •"                        i
ABB-ES. 1997. Proposed Plan  for  OU 1, MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (July).
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Applied Engineering and Science, Inc.  1989. RCRA Facility Investigation Phase One
Confirmation Study, MCLB, Albany, Georgia.

Crawford, V.I. 1979. Environmental Engineering  Survey,  Marine Corps  Logistics
Base (MCLB), Albany,  Georgia.   Prepared for SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM.

Envirodyne Engineers, Inc. 1985. Initial Assessment Study, Marine Corps Logistics
Base, Albany, Georgia.

Marine Corps Logistics  Base  (MCLB). 1994.  Superfund  Interim Record of Decision,
Groundwater Containment,  OU 1,  PSC 3, MCLB, Albany, Georgia  (September).

McClelland Engineers.  1987.  Final Report,  Confirmation Study Verification Step,
Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany,  Georgia.  Prepared for  SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM.

Naval  Facilities  Engineering  Command, Southern  Division  (SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM).
1974. Multiple Use Natural  Resources Management Plan for Marine  Corps  Supply
Center, Albany, Georgia.

SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM. 1993.  Master Plan, MCLB, Albany, Georgia.
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                  3.0  HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
The Proposed Plan  for  OU 1 recommended No  Action (NA) for  PSCs  1 and 2, and
Institutional Controls for PSCs 3 and 26.   This document was made  available  to
the public in the  Information  Repository located at  the Dougherty County Public
Library and  in  the Administrative Record located at  the  Environmental Branch
Office, Building 5501,  MCLB, Albany,  Georgia,  31704-1128.  The public notice  of
the Proposed Plan was published  in  the  Albany Herald on July  18,  1997, and
meeting notices were mailed to the MCLB IR community mailing list.  The public
comment period for the Proposed Plan was  July 14 to August 12, 1997.  A public
meeting was held on August 7, 1997, at the Human Resources Office, Building  3010,
MCLB,  Albany.  At  this meeting,  representatives from Southern Division,  Naval
Facilities Engineering Command (SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM),  MCLB,  Albany,  USEPA Region
IV, GEPD,  and  ABB-ES were available  to  discuss all  aspects of OU  1  and the
response actions under consideration.  The  Community Relations Responsiveness
Summary is included in Appendix A of this decision document.
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               4.0  SCOPE AND ROLE OF THE  FINAL RESPONSE AT OU 1
MCLB,  Albany contains 26 PSCs.   Of these PSCs,  14 required an RI/FS, 10 are in
site screening,  and the remaining 2 PSCs are being addressed under RCRA.  The 14
PSCs requiring an RI/FS were divided into 5 individual OUs to address  surface and
subsurface soil, surface water, and sediment. Basewide groundwater is addressed
as OU 6.  The OUs  and the  PSCs within  each  OU  are listed below along with the
current regulatory status.

         OU 1 -  composed of PSCs 1, 2,  3,  and 26, completed ROD
         OU 2 -  composed of PSC 2,  completed ROD in September 1996
         OU 3 -  composed of PSCs 16 and 17,  completed ROD in August 1997
         OU 4 -  composed of PSCs 6, 10, 12,  13, and 22, currently in RI phase
         OU 5 -  composed of PSCs 8 and 14, ROD currently being prepared
     •   OU 6 -  basewide groundwater,  currently in RI phase

The selected remedy for OU 2 was NA, while  individual  remedies were selected for
each of the  PSCs  at OU 3.   A  cap  was  placed over the contaminated soils and
Institutional Controls established  at PSC 16, while soil excavation and off-site
disposal were required at PSC 17.

The proposed response for OU 1 consists  of  two remedies:  PSCs 1 and 2  are NA, and
PSCs 3 and 26 are  Institutional Controls.  Under  the NA response,  no treatment,
containment, or restricted access  is required at PSCs 1 and 2 to  protect human
health and the environment.

Land-use  restrictions  will be  implemented  at  PSC 3.   The human  health and
ecological risk assessment conducted at PSC 3  determined that exposure to the
surface soil, subsurface soil,  surface water, and sediment posed  an acceptable
risk according  to  USEPA Region IV  for existing  or  potential  future exposure
scenarios.  However, Institutional Controls are required to ensure the integrity
of the soil  cover on this former solid waste landfill.   The  Institutional Control
Plan (ICP) for PSC  3 is presented in Appendix B of this ROD and will become part
of MCLB,  Albany's  Master Plan document.   If the property  is  excessed by the
Federal  Government,  the  Navy  will pursue deed  restrictions  on   the  areas
encompassed by PSC 3.

Land-use  restrictions will be implemented  at  PSC 26.   The human  health and
ecological risk assessment conducted at PSC 26 determined that exposure to the
subsurface soil, surface water,  and sediment posed an  acceptable  risk according
to USEPA Region  IV for existing or potential future exposure scenarios.  However,
the surface soils  were  found to pose an unacceptable risk  to a potential future
resident.   Therefore,  Institutional Controls are  required  to restrict potential
future residential development of  PSC  26.   The  ICP for PSC 26 is presented in
Appendix C of this ROD and will also become part of MCLB, Albany's Master Plan
document.   If the  property  is excessed  by  the Federal  Government,  the Navy will
pursue deed restrictions on the areas encompassed by  PSC 26.

These  response  actions  were concluded in  accordance with the  NCP and USEPA
regulatory guidance for Superfund sites.
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The groundwater  at MCLB, Albany is the principal potential  threat remaining at
MCLB, Albany.   Groundwater  is  being  addressed under OU 6,  an  ongoing basewide
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                     5.0  SUMMARY OF SITE CHARACTERISTICS
This section summarizes the regional geology, hydrogeology, and ecology in  the
vicinity  of  MCLB, Albany.    The  nature  and extent  of contaminants  is  also
presented  for  OU  1.    A  more  detailed presentation  of this  information  is
available in the two RI/RA reports for OU 1  (ABB-ES, 1995 and 1997a).


5.1  GEOLOGY.    MCLB,   Albany  is  located in  the Coastal  Plain Physiographic
Province, which is made up of layers  of sand, clay, sandstone, and  limestone.
These layers of soil and rock extend to a depth of at least 5,000 feet bis.  Each
layer has been identified and named by geologists according to its composition
and physical properties.

The soil and rock  layers at MCLB,  Albany,  in descending order, are  the clayey
overburden, the Ocala  Limestone, and the Lisbon Formation.  The overburden layer
is  made  up  mostly of  clay with some silt  and  sand.    The  Ocala  Limestone  is
divided into an upper  unit and  a  lower  unit.  The  upper unit is a lime mud  or
chalk.   The  lower unit  is hard,  dense rock that  has been dissolved by  the
movement of water  along fractures  to  form underground caves and springs.    The
Lisbon Formation is a hard, clayey limestone.  These are the soil and rock layers
that control the movement of underground water in the first 350 feet bis  at MCLB,
Albany.  Figures 5-1 and 5-2 present a generalized geologic section of the Albany
area.
5.2  HYDROGEOLOGY.   Soil and  rock  layers  are also grouped and named according
to how water moves  through them!   Layers that bear  water to wells are called
aquifers,  and layers that  cannot bear  water are  called confining layers.   The
clayey overburden  and the  upper  unit of  the Ocala  Limestone  are considered
together to be  a confining layer.   The  lower unit of  the Ocala Limestone is the
major water-bearing zone of the Floridan aquifer.  The Lisbon Formation forms a
confining layer beneath the Floridan aquifer.

The Floridan aquifer is recharged by rainfall that slowly percolates down through
the confining units and  through sinkholes.   Movement of water in the Floridan
aquifer is  generally  west  toward the Flint  River, where  it discharges to the
river through springs (Figure 5-3).

Most irrigation wells and household water wells near MCLB, Albany draw water from
the Floridan aquifer.  City water  wells  may also draw water from the Floridan
aquifer, although most of  the city water is produced  from deeper aquifers.


5.3  ECOLOGY.    The  majority of forested  land in the  vicinity  of the base is
vegetated with  longleaf  pine  flatwoods,  the most extensive plant community in
the southern coastal  plain.   Pine flatwoods grow in Florida,  Georgia,  South
Carolina,  and North Carolina.

The pine flatwoods habitat  commonly found at MCLB, Albany supports diverse plant
and animal life, including invertebrates "(e-g- • insects and worms),' reptiles, and
amphibians.  A  number of mammals inhabit the pine flatwoods  community, although
no mammal  is exclusive to this habitat.  Pine flatwoods also provide habitat for

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a variety of birds, including seed- and insect-eaters, flycatchers, and aerial
predators (e.g., owls and hawks).

The presence of two rare and threatened species has been confirmed at the base.
The  American   alligator   (Alligator   mississippiensis") ,   now  classified  as
threatened,  has  been documented in wetland  habitats at the  base;  this semi-
aquatic  species  is present  throughout  the  southeast.    Baconian's  sparrow
(AimophLla aestivalis),  a State and federally listed "rare" species, is also a
possible resident  of  the  dry,  open pine forests at  MCLB,  Albany;  this large,
secretive sparrow is a year-round resident of southern Georgia.  The red-cockaded
woodpecker (Picoides boreal is), a  federally  listed  endangered species, occurs
almost exclusively  within  this  pine flatwoods habitat; however,  there are no
known records for this species at  MCLB, Albany.


5.4  NATURE AND EXTENT OF CONTAMINANTS.  The nature, extent, and concentration
of hazardous  substance  contamination  at  OU 1 was  studied during  a  remedial
investigation conducted between 1992 and 1995.  Potentially  hazardous substances
detected at OU  1  and  the media  affected are  listed  in tables  by PSC and media
sampled and analyzed.  Concentrations of analytes detected by laboratory  analyses
are  reported  in  micrograms  per kilogram  (jjg/kg) or milligrams  per  kilogram
(mg/kg) for soil samples and micrograms per liter (jig/.?) for water samples.  For
instance, a  concentration of 8,600 mg/kg for iron means that 8,600 milligrams of
iron are present in each kilogram of  soil.   A kilogram is a unit measure of
weight equal to  about 2.2  pounds.   One thousand micrograms equal 1 milligram,
1,000 milligrams equal 1 gram, and 1,000 grams equal 1 kilogram.  A liter  is a
unit measure of volume roughly equal to a quart.

5.4.1  PSC 1.  East Disposal Area The source of contaminants at PSC  1 appears to
be the disposal  trenches reportedly used during the 1959 and  1960 trench-and-fill
operations.    The areal extent  of  the  disposal  trenches,  as  interpreted  from
disturbed land  surface areas  visible  on  historical aerial  photographs,  was
further delineated  by geophysical  surveys  and  soil  gas surveys, and confirmed
by soil borings.  One organic contaminant, pentachlorophenol, was detected in the
surface soil at PSC 1, while several organic contaminants were detected in the
subsurface soil, all at low concentrations.   The  presence of these contaminants
is likely due to  the historical disposal of  wastes  in trenches at PSC 1.  Low
concentrations of pesticides were also found in the subsurface soil associated
with the trench disposal areas.  Inorganic compounds detected in PSC 1 surface
and  subsurface  soil were  found to be  of  similar concentrations  as  the  site
background data.  Sampling results for surface and subsurface soil are presented
in Tables 5-1 and 5-2, respectively.  No other sources or potential sources of
contamination were identified at PSC 1.  Groundwater beneath all of OU 1 will be
addressed as part of the ongoing investigation of OU 6.

5. A. 2  PSC 2.  Rubble Disposal  Area   The potential  source area at  PSC 2 was
determined by the identification of disturbed  land surface on aerial photographs.
This trench-and-fill landfill was  used for  the  disposal of  construction debris,
consisting primarily  of asphalt and concrete rubble.  Previous  investigations
revealed no significant contamination  at  PSC 2.  During the  RI, the area was
screened extensively by geophysical surveys,  soil gas surveys, and subsequent
confirmatory sampling.                  •                         -
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Table 5-1
Analytes Detected in Surface Soil, PSC


Record of Decision

1

Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected Me
Concentrations Concer
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
Semivolati* Organic Compounds (j/a/ka)
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Di-n-butylphthalate
Pentachlorophenol
PMticidM and PCBa (j/a/ka)
4,4-ODE
Inoraanic Analvte* (rnn/ka)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Silver
Sodium
Vanadium
Zinc
3/8
1/8
1/8
3/7
8/8
3/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
7/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
8/8
6/8
V8
1/8
1/8
1/8
V8
8/8
8/8
37.00 to 230.00 103.00 NP
40.00 to 40.00
40.00 NP
1,600.00 to 1,600.00 1,600.00 NP
1.70 to 2.00 1.83 NP
4,610.00 to 14,500.00 6.892.50 19.300
3.60 to 5.10
0.58 to 3.20
14.40 to 24.50
0.10 to 0.41
4.50 4.2
1.62 31.4
19.14 378
0.19 0.76
164.00 to 373.00 219.63 1,040
7.90 to 47.20
1.20 to 2.70
0.98 to 5.60
15.11 286
1.85 27.8
2.25 11.2
8,600.00 to 29,400.00 14,150.00 25,300
10.20 to 31 .00
64.70 to 127.00
21.33 96.3
94.49 261
65.40 to 541. 00 226.54 8,740
0.02 to 0.07
2.30 to 2.30
0.03 0.09
2.30 8.7
104.00 to 104.00 104.00 221
0.48 to 0.48
0.29 to 0.29
35.90 to 35.90
22.90 to 72.90
2.70 to 11. 80
0.48 1.8
0.29 1.2
35.90 107
36.65 59.9
7.06 13.9
Notes: PSC * Potential Source of Contamination.
pg/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
ODE = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram.
NP - not applicable.
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Table 5-2
Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC 1
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
Concentration
Volati* Organic Compound* U/a/kfl)
1 ,1 ,2-Thchloroethane
1.2-Dichloroethane
1 ,2-Oichloroethene (total)
2-Butanone
4-Methyl-2-pentanone
Acetone
Benzene
Carbon tetrachloride
Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
Ethyl benzene
Methytene chloride
Toluene
Trichloroethene
2/55
4/55
11/55
7/55
2/55
15/55
2/55
2/55
1/55
5/55
9/55
8/55
5/55
13/55
Xyienes (total) 9/55
SamivolatiU Organic Compounds (j/g/kg)
1 ,2-Dichlorobenzene
1 ,4-Oichlorobenzene
2,4-Oimethylphenol
2-Methylnaphthalene
2-Methylphenol
4-Chloro-3-methylphenol
4-Methylphenol
Di-n-butytphthalate
Di-n-octytphtnalate
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine
Naphthalene
Phenanthrene
Phenol
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
. 1/55
1/55
3/55
4/55
3/55
1/55
3/55
4/55
1/55
1/55
3/55
3/55
3/55
42/55
2.00 to 2.00
2.00 to 11.00
1.00 to 100.00
4.00 to 150.00
10.00 to 10.00
3.00 to 220.00
16.00 to 26.00
9.00 to 99.00
630.00 to 630.00
3.00 to 11.00
2.00 to 670.00
21.00 to 170.00
5.00 to 570.00
2.00 to 1,200.00
4.00 to 10,000.00
2.000.00 to 2.000.00
540.00 to 540.00
370.00 to 2.800.00
150.00 to 320.00
820.00 to 3,100.00
170.00 to 170.00
1,300.00 to 3.500.00
59.00 to 110.00
71. 00 to 71. 00
49.00 to 49.00
100.00 to 340.00
46.00 to 68.00
1,400.00 to 3,500.00
40.00 to 2.300.00
2.00
7.50
23.91
57.71
10.00
46.73
21.00
54.00
630.00
6.00
178.89
66.75
163.40
194.92
1,246.89
2,000.00
540.00
1,990.00
227.50
2,340.00
170.00
2,766.67
89.25
71.00
49.00
186.67
59.67
2.800.00
391.88
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
See notes at end of table.
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Table 5-2 (Continued)
Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC
1
Record of Decision
Operable Unit i
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
Pesticide* end PCBป u/a/ku)
Aroclor-1260
4,4-DDE
4,4-DDT
Inoraanic Anelvtes (ma/ka)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Cyanide
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Thallium
Vanadium
Zinc
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
3/56
4/56
2/56
56/56
14/56
49/56
56/56
47/56
10/56
52/56
56/56
54/56
43/56
1/56
56/56
55/56
56/56
54/56
30/56
34/56
28/56
11/56
21/56
2/56
56/56
55/56
Range of Detected Me
Concentrations Concer
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
30.00 to 140.00 83.33 NP
1.10 to 20.00
8.85 NP
4.60 to 6.00 5.30 NP
2,580.00 to 61, 900.00 13,758.39 48.200
3.70 to 21 .30
0.60 to 40.00
6.18 NA
5.16 3.3
2.90 to 911. 00 65.87 325
0.05 to 14.20
0.94 to 15.30
1.38 11.6
7.54 7.5
47.50 to 41 1.000.00 14,475.35 102,000
3.30 to 53.50
0.98 to 79.40
0.56 to 49.80
0.17 to 0.17
14.49 105
11.86 72.3
10.80 36.3
0.17 NA
1,780.00 to 164,000.00 26.463.21 48,800
1.70 to 253.00 23.61 52.9
24.30 to 2,990.00 457.59 2.980
1 .40 to 9,280.00 1 ,050.28 3, 1 90
0.02 to 0.15
0.05 0.15
1.50 to 81 .30 20.51 45.3
131 .00 to 3,01 0.00 683.96 1.940
0.01 to 6.00
1.66 0.58
7. 10 to 77.00 24.65 203
0.66 to 1.20
9.60 to 158.00
0.46 to 216.00
0.93 1
60.93 133
27.11 130
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
pg/kg * micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyts.
ODE = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
DDT - dichlorodiphenyttrichloroethane.
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram.
NA = not analyzed.
NP = not applicable.
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SVOCs and pesticides  were  detected in the surface  and  subsurface  soil in one
isolated area  of PSC  2.   These  compounds  have not  moved from the  site and
typically degrade rapidly.   Inorganics  detected in the  surface and subsurface
soil were similar  to  site background data.  No significant contamination was
detected in  the sediment and  surface  water samples  collected at PSC  2.   No
analytes were detected that would indicate an ongoing  source of contaminants to
the surface and subsurface soil,  surface water,  and sediment.   Sampling results
for surface  and subsurface  soil,  surface water and sediment  are presented in
Tables 5-3  through 5-6.  No  other  sources  or  potential sources  of contamination
were identified at PSC 2.

5.4.3  PSC  3.  Lone-Term  Landfill  PSC  3,  a former solid  waste  landfill, was
reportedly  used for  the  disposal of  solvents, paints,  thinners,  strippers,
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane,  sludges,  PCBs,  garbage, and paper from  1954 to
1988. Landfill operations included burning of disposal materials until  the early
1970s.  The landfill was subsequently closed in 1988  in accordance  with  the State
of Georgia  Solid Waste Regulations.  Closure included the installation  of a soil
cover on the  landfill  and revegetation.   As a result of the  landfill operations,
contamination is present in subsurface soil beneath PSC 3.  Pesticides and one
PCB detected in the surface and subsurface  soil are likely due to historical road
maintenance  activities and  historical waste disposal  activity,  respectively.
Surface water and sediment contained the same low concentrations of pesticides,
and  PCBs found  in  the surface soil  are  likely due  to surface  water runoff
associated  with road maintenance activities.  Sampling  results for surface and
subsurface  soil, surface  water, and sediment are presented in Tables 5-7 through
5-10.
                                                              •
Samples from the PSC 3 sludge piles were collected at the surface, in the middle
of the pile, and at the  bottom of the pile  where  the sludge  and the landfill
cover meet.  Inorganics and PCBs were detected  in the sludge,  with the highest
concentrations  located in the middle  of the  pile.  Analytical  results  from
sampling the sludge piles in May 1996 are presented in  Table 5-11.  These data
are similar to the chemicals found in the  sludge from the industrial wastewater
treatment plant onbase.

The PSC 3 sludge piles were found to contain elevated concentrations of  inorganic
chemicals.    Exposure  to  these chemicals was found to pose unacceptable human
health risks.  As a result,  the sludge piles  were removed under a Time-Critical
Removal Action to  eliminate  the  potential  release of  contaminants  and  were
disposed of  at  a permitted  off-site  disposal facility in May  1996.    Following
removal  of  the  sludge,  confirmatory  sampling was performed.   Confirmatory
sampling results indicated elevated metals concentrations  in the newly exposed
landfill soil  cover,  likely due  to  leaching from  the  sludge  piles.   Further
excavation  to  remove  the  contaminated soil would have  disturbed the  PSC 3
landfill cover.  The  GEPD, USEPA Region IV,  and the Navy agreed to replace the
landfill soil cover.  As  a result,  16 inches  of  certified clean fill was placed
over the excavated area,  thereby  restoring the solid waste  landfill soil cover.
The disturbed areas were  then revegetated with native grass. The reconstruction
of the landfill soil cover eliminated the  surface soil exposure pathway and the
associated human health risks.

5.4.4  PSC  26.  Containment  Berm  Area  PSC 26 was  discovered  dur-ing  the field
investigation  of PSC  3 as  a possible  source contributing to the groundwater
contamination present at  PSC 3.  Aerial photographs indicate that  the surface of

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Analytes Detected in Surface Soil, PSC 2


Record of Decision


Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany. Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
Concentration
Volatl* Organic Compounds d/g/kg)
Acetone 3/21
Semivolatla Oraanic Compounds (i/o/ko)
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo (b)f luorantfiene
Benzo (k)f luoranthene
bis (2-Ethy1hexyl)phthalate
Chrysene
Diethylphthalate
Fluoranthene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
PaaticidM and PCBป u/g/kal
alpha-Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
4,4-DDE
4,4-DOT
Heptachlor epoxide
Inorganic Analvta* (mo/Vg)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
1/21
1/21
1/21
1/21
5/21
1/21
5/21
3/21
1/21
3/21
4/28
4/28
13/28
9/28
1/28
20/20
2/20
20/20
20/20
20/20
15/20
20/20
20/20
19/20
20/20
20/20
13.00 to 19.00
81 .00 to 81. 00
100.00 to 100.00
95.00 to 95.00
100.00 to 100.00
46.00 to 65.00
91 .00 to 91 .00
39.00 to 54.00
68.00 to 140.00
50.00 to 50.00
61 .00 to 140.00
280.00 to 380.00
220.00 to 270.00
1.40 to 1,800.00
3.80 to 8,000.00
27.00 to 27.00
1.540.00 to 15,500.00
3.50 to 3.80
0.73 to 2.70
9.10 to 35.30
0.08 to 0 35
67.60 to 1.250.00
2.20 to 24.60
0.66 to 2.90
0.72 to 7.50
1,81 0.00 to 27,200.00
6.00 to 154.00
16.67
81.00
100.00
95.00
100.00
56.60
91.00
46.80
92.00
50.00
89.67
330.00
242.50
505.40
3,177.09
27.00
8,099.00
3.65
1.58
18.15
0.19
424.21
11.93
1.70
3.71
13.038.50
20.25
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
19.300
4.2
31.4
378
0.76
1,040
286
27.8
11.2
25.300
96.3
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Analytes Detected in Surface Soil, PSC
2
Record of Decision
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Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected M<
Concentrations Conce
>an Maximum Background
ntration Concentrations
Inorganic Anซlvteป (mg/kg) (Continued)
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Silver
Sodium
Vanadium
Zinc
20/20
20/20
13/20
6/20
2/20
4/20
1/20
10/20
20/20
20/20
43.90 to 240.00
42.40 to 732.00
0.02 to 0.06
1.50 to 3.20
11 8.00 to 130.00
0.74 to 0.92
0.45 to 0.45
5.40 to 14.90
5.00 to 67.90
1.80 to 23.60
108.06 261
209.05 8,740
0.04 0.09
2.50 8.7
124.00 221
0.82 1.8
0.45 1.2
9.02 107
33.64 59.9
7.77 13.9
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
//g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs - polychlorinated biphenyls.
ODE = dichlorodiphenytdicnloroethene.
DDT = dichlorodiphenyttrichloroethane.
mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
NP - not applicable. .
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                                Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC 2
                                                 Record of Decision
                                                  Operable Unit 1
                                             Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                  Albany, Georgia
           Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
 No. of Samples
 Range of Detected
   Concentrations
    Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
    Concentration
 VoUti* Organic Compound* (pg/kg)
 Acetone                              3/9
 SซmivoUtiซ Organic Compounds U/g/kg)
 bis(2-Ethythexyl)phthalate
 Di-n-butylphthalate
 Inorganic AndvtM (mg/kg)
 Aluminum
 Antimony
 Arsenic
 Barium
 Beryllium
 Cadmium
 Calcium
 Chromium
 Cobalt
 Copper
 Iron
 Lead
 Magnesium
 Manganese
 Mercury
 Nickel
 Potassium
 Selenium
 Sodium
 Thallium
 Vanadium
 Zinc
      7/9
      1/9

      9/9
      1/9
      7/9
      9/9
      8/9
      5/9
      8/9
      9/9
      5/9
      7/9
      9/9
      9/9
      9/9
      9/9
      9/9
      6/9
      6/9
      2/9
      7/9
      2/9
      9/9
      8/9
  55.00 to 4.400.00

   40.00 to 460.00
   41.00 to 41.00

1,890.00 to 20,800.00
    3.60 to 3.60
    0.48 to 2.40
    3.40 to 61.60
    0.05 to 6.80
    0.60 to 4.10
 60.20 to 368.000.00
    6.00 to 58.80
    1.10 to 8.40
    1.70 to 20.20
2,230.00 to 26.900.00
    3.10 to 28.00
  38.40 to 1,370.00
   16.60 to 495.00
    0.02 to 0.23
    3.40 to 9.60
   51.90 to 613.00
    0.17 to 0.84
   7.20 to 245.00
    0.24 to 0.53
   12.00 to 65.50
    0.68 to 39.40
    2.451.87

      167.86
       41.00

    8,324.44
        3.60
        1.41
       19.03
        1.14
        1.37
   46,574.15
       19.46
        3.76
        8.41
   16,492.22
       10.36
      306.01
      185.24
        0.08
        6.02
      197.83
        0.51
      148.70
        0.39
       36.83
       12.40
         NP

         NP
         NP

       48,200
         NA
            3.3
          325
           11.6
            7.5
      102.000
          105
           72.3
           36,3
       48.800
           52.9
        2.980
        3,190
            0.15
           45.3
         1,940
            0.58
          203
            1
          133
          130
  Notes:  PSC - Potential Source of Contamination.
         pg/kg =  micrograms per kilogram.
         mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
         NA = not analyzed.
 	NP = not applicable.	
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Analytes Detected in Surface Water, PSC 2
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
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No. of Samples in Which
Analyte the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
VoUtito Organic Compound* U/g//)
Acetone 2/2
Inorganic Analvtvs (tialt)
Aluminum 2/2
A/senic 1/2
Barium 2/2
Calcium 2/2
Copper 2/2
Iron 2/2
Lead 1/2
Magnesium 2/2
Manganese 2/2
Potassium 2/2
Sodium 2/2
Vanadium 1/2
Zinc 1/2
Note: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
fjg/t = micrograms per liter.
Range of Detected Mean
Concentrations Concentration
7.00 to 15.00 11.00
407.00 to 1,810.00 1,108.50
1.10 to 1.10 1.10
18.70 to 25.60 22.15
2,410.00 to 3,170.00 2,790.00
1.60 to 3.20 2.40
598.00 to 2,370.00 1 .484.00
1.80 to 1.80 1.80
754.00 to 1,230.00 992.00
68.70 to 138.00 103.35
869.00 to 1 ,8 1 0.00 1 ,339.50
492.00 to 895.00 693.50
5.00 to 5.00 5.00
10.60 to 10.60 10.60


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Table 5-6
Analytes Detected in Sediment, PSC 2
Record of Decision
Ooerable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Sซmivolatflซ Oraanie Comoound* Ura/ka)
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Fluoranthene
lndeno(1 ,2,3-cd)pyrene
Pyrene
PMticides and PCB* U/o/ka)
4.4-ODD
4,4-DDE
4.4-DDT
Inoraanfc Analvta* Img/ko)
Aluminum
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Vanadium
Zinc
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
1/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
1/2
2/2
1/2
2/2
2/2
2/2
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
A/g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
ODD - dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane.
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37.00 to 37.00
68.00 to 68.00
50.00 to 50.00
90.00 to 90.00
47.00 to 47.00
79.00 to 79.00
2.40 to 220.00
51 .00 to 120.00
31 .00 to 32.00
11. 000.00 to 25,200.00
1.70 to 2.50
21 .90 to 51. 30
0.30 to 0.46
802.00 to 1,990.00
22.60 to 40.80
5.30 to 6.00
2.90 to 5.00
25,700.00 to 32,000.00
16.90 to 23.50
230.00 to 997.00
183.00 to 340.00
0.02 to 0.06
4.10 to 4.10
124.00 to 389.00
1.30 to 1.30
7.70 to 19.70
51.30 to 101.00
13.90 to 36.10
58.00
37.00
68.00
50.00
90.00
47.00
79.00
111.20
85.50
31.50
18,100.00
2.10
36.60
0.38
1.396.00
31.70
5.65
3.95
28.850.00
20.20
613.50
261.50
0.04
4.10
256.50
1.30
13.70
76.15
25.00
DDE = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
DDT = dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.
mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
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Table 5-7
Analytes Detected in Surface Soil, PSC 3
*
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany. Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected /Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
Concentration
Volatile Organic Compound* d/a/kgj
Acetone 7/17
Semivolatie Organic Comoound* usa/ka)
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Benzo (a)anthracene
Benzo (b)fluoranthene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Benzo (k)f luoranthene
Chrysene
Ruorantftene
lndeno(1 ,2,3-ed)pyrene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
Pestfcidea and PCBa bra/kg)
Aroclor-1260
alpha-Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
4,4-DDD
4,4-DDE
4,4-DDT
Inorganic Analvtae (mg/kg)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
2/19
1/19
1/19
1/19
1/19
• 1/19
2/19
1/19
1/19
1/19
8/26
1/26
1/26
3/26
13/26
5/26
17/17
3/17
16/17
17/17
17/17
4/17
16/17
17/17
17/17
17/17
3.00 to 9.00
40.00 to 42.00
45.00 to 45.00
65.00 to 65.00
43.00 to 43.00
76.00 to 78.00
55.00 to 55.00
38.00 to 110.00
70.00 to 70.00
61.00 to 61. 00
100.00 to 100.00
13.00 to 230.00
0.62 to 0.62
0.56 to 0.56
1.10 to 9.10
0.73 to 180.00
3.60 to 230.00
3,730.00 to 19,300.00
6.10 to 11.30
0.62 to 3.20
7.60 to 296.00
0.08 to 0.59
0.80 to 6.50
31 .60 to 9,250.00
4.00 to 75.30
0.74 to 5.70
0.58 to 57.80
4.57
41.00
45.00
65.00
43.00
78.00
55.00
74.00
70.00
61.00
100.00
55.88
0.62
0.56
3.77
18.46
55.92
9.833.53
8.40
1.44
48.11
0.25
2.66
1,909.16
18.22
2.50
11.47
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
19,300
4.2
31.4
378
0.76
0.9
1,040
286
27.8
11.2
See notes at end of table.
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Analytes Detected in Surface Soil, PSC 3
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
No. of Samples in
. . „ Which the Analyte
AnalytB is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Inorganic AnalvtM (mg/kg) (Continued)
Cyanide 1/17
Iron 17/17
Lead 17/17
Magnesium 17/17
Manganese 17/17
Mercury 13/17
Nickel 8/17
Potassium 8/17
Selenium 4/17
Silver 4/17
Sodium 9/17
Vanadium 17/17
Zinc 17/17
Range of Detected Me
Concentrations Concer

0.19 to 0.19
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration

0.19 8.7
4.600.00 to 44.400.00 17,067.65 25,300
2.10 to 351.00
58.00 to 686.00
14.40 to 707.00
0.02 to 0.14
2.20 to 19.40
116.00 to 374.00
0.12 to 2.50
0.69 to 1.50
8.80 to 246.00
12.70 to 86.70
2.20 to 164.00
38.08 96.3
255.15 261
184.38 8,740
0.05 0.09
5.65 8.7
222.88 221
1.36 1.8
1.12 1.2
51.61 107
40.31 59.9
37.09 13.9
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
j/g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs = polychtorinated biphenyls.
ODD - dichlorodiphenytdichloroethane.
DDE = dichlorodiphenytdichloroethene.
DDT = dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.
mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
NP = not applicable.
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Table 5-8
Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC

No. of Sa
. . Which th
Ana|yte is Detect
No. ol S
Volati* Organic Compound* u/a/ka)
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
mples in
B Analyte Range of Detected Me
ed/Total Concentrations Concer
>amples

Acetone 5/26 4.00 to 370.00
Methylene chloride 5/26 4.00 to 15.00
Svmh/oUtl* Organic Compound* dm/kg)
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate 2/26 95.00 to 140.00
Di-n-butylphthalate 2/26 55.00 to 56.00
Diethylphthalate 2/26 53.00 to 75.00
PMtfcidM and PCBป (jig/kg)
Aroclor-1260 2/27 230.00 to 290.00
alpha-Chlordane 1/27 7.00 to 7.00
gamma-Chlordane 1/27 32.00 to 32.00
Dieldrin 1/27 2.60 to 2.60
4,4-ODD 3/27 1.60 to 240.00
4,4-ODE 3/27 2.90 to 91. 00
Inorganic Analvta* (mg/ko)
3

an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
91.40 NP
7.80 NP
117.50 NP
55.50 NP .
64.00 NP
260.00 NP
7.00 NP
32.00 NP
2.60 NP
84.53 NP
34.10 NP
Aluminum 26/26 2,090.00 to 27,700.00 11,200.00 48.200
Antimony 3/26 3.80 to 4.50
Arsenic 24/26 0.26 to 2.50
Barium 26/26 1.50 to 390.00
Beryllium 26/26 0.06 to 12.70
Cadmium 13/26 0.40 to 22.00
4.13 NA
1.10 3.3
60.72 325
1.65 11.6
4.29 7.5
Calcium 19/26 82.30 to 359.000.00 37,353.02 102,000
Chromium 26/26 5.50 to 40.90
Cobalt 20/26 0.77 to 233.00
Copper 22/26 0.87 to 70.50
Cyanide 3/26 0.08 to 2.00
15.03 105
37.01 72.3
17.29 36.3
0.86 NA
Iron 26/26 1 ,540.00 to 58.000.00 20,575.00 48,800
Lead 26/26 1.10 to 255.00
Magnesium 26/26 18.10 to 2,800.00
Manganese 26/26 1 .80 to 9.090.00 '
19.57 52.9
575.44 2,980
.074.60 3,190
See notes at end of table.
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Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC 3


Record of Decision

Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte
is Detected/Total
No. of Samples
Range of Detected Me
Concentrations Conoer
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
Inorganic Anajyt** (ma/kg) (Continued)
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Silver
Sodium
Thallium
Vanadium
Zinc
20/26
15/26
15/26
4/26
2/26
16/26
3/26
26/26
25/26
0.02 to 0.42
2.20 to 186.00
0.10 0.15
38.65 45.3
8 1.00 to 1,880.00 632.71 1,940
0.48 to 3.20
0.83 to 1.20
6.40 to 222.00
0.37 to 1.10
13.90 to 166.00
0.49 to 642.00
1.52 0.58
1.02 NA
96.03 203
0.64 1
56.95 133
64.92 130
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
pg/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
ODD = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane.
DOE - dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram.
NA = not analyzed.
NP = not applicable.
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Table 5-9

Analytes Detected in
Surface Water, PSC 3

Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Volati* Organic Compound* (mill
Acetone
PMtickU* and PCB* (unit)
4,4-DDT
Inorganic Analvte* (Ml/1)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Copper
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Vanadium
Zinc
2/6
V6
6/6
1/6
4/6
6/6
4/6
2/6
6/6
1/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
6/6
V6
6/6
1/6
5/6
6/6
6/6
10.00 to 25.00
0.07 to 0.07
496.00 to 4,670.00
12.90 to 12.90
0.90 to 1.50
24.10 to 56.10
0.54 to 0.79
1.20 to 1.30
4,900.00 to 10,900.00
5.20 to 5.20
4.50 to 10.70
2.230.00 to 5,660.00
2.00 to 6.40
1,030.00 to 2, 190.00
77.80 to 4 11. 00
11.50 to 11.50
1.71 0.00 to 3,470.00
0.69 to 0.69
544.00 to 2,440.00
2.00 to 16.60
17.60 to 283.00
17.50
0.07
1,768.83
12.90
1.20
34.55
0.61
1.25
7,253.33
5.20 '
6.73
3,525.00
4.07
1.500.00
212.33
11.50
2.418.33
0.69
1,684.80
6.57
126.08
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
f/g/t = micrograms per liter.
PCBs = poiychlorinated biphenyls.
ODT - dtehlorodiphenyttrichloroethane.
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Table 5-10
Analytes Detected in Sediment, PSC 3
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
Volatfl* Organic Compounds (
Acetone
Sซmh/oUt3* Organic Compoui
Benzo (a)anthr acene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo (b)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
bis(2-Bhy1hexyl)phthalate
Chrysene
Di-n-octytphthalate
Fluoranthene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
Pe*ticideซ and PCBซ uvo/kg)
Aroclor-1260
alpha-Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
Dieldrin
4,4-ODD
4,4-DDE
4,4-DDT
Inorganic Analvta* (mg/kol
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
A/g/kg)
2/10
*da 0/g/kg)
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
2/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
1/8
6/10
2/10
3/10
1/10
7/10
8/10
8/10
10/10
2/10
8/10
10/10
9/10
5/10
10/10
10/10
8/10
Range of Detected
Concentrations
3.00 to 13.00
47.00 to 47.00
39.00 to 39.00
69.00 to 69.00
41. 00 to 41 .00
42.00 to 50.00
68.00 to 68.00
55.00 to 55.00
110.00 to 110.00
50.00 to 50.00
91 .00 to 91 .00
67.00to 1,300.00
2.60 to 3.40
2.40 to 4.60
12.00 to 12.00
5.10 to 210.00
71. 00 to 340.00
5.10 to 1,100.00
3.680.00 to 27,000.00
7.10 to 7.70
1.20 to 6.20
14.90 to 181 .00
0.08 to 0.50
0.66 to 4.20
129.00 to 9,550.00
5.20 to 133.00
0.89 to 5.50
Mean
Concentration
8.00
47.00
39.00
69.00
41.00
46.00
68.00
55.00
110.00
50.00
91.00
537.33
3.00
3.47
12.00
61.36
139.88
179.86
13,684.00
7.40
3.59
58.30
0.29
2.21
2,528.20
36.69
3.09
See notes at end of table.
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                                 Analytes Detected  in Sediment, PSC 3

                                               Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                           Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Inorganic AnalvtM (mo/kg) (Continued)
Copper
Cyanide
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Sodium
Thallium
Vanadium
Zinc
10/10
3/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
7/10
5/10
7/10
4/10
8/10
1/10
10/10
10/10
1.90 to 24.20
0.72 to 3.80
449.00 to 43,000.00
2.80 to 220.00
69.50 to 778.00
11. 40 to 800.00
0.02 to 0.13
4.10 to 11.00
67.30 to 402.00
0.13 to 1.20
6. 10 to 333.00
0.19 to 0.19
3.50 to 110.00
8.00 to 178.00
10.99
1.83
16,499.20
66.17
346.21
229.85
0.07
7.90
254.33
0.70
124.83
0.19
45.91
72.90
 Notes: PSC - Potential Source of Contamination.
        pg/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
        PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
        ODD = dichlorodiphenytdichloroethane.
        DDE - dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
        DDT = dichlorodiphenyttrichloroethane.
	mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.	
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this area was disturbed some time between 1957 and 1964.   Three disturbed areas
and a berm were  identified in the aerial photographs as shown on Figure 1-4.  The
exact construction and use  of  the berm  at PSC  26 have not yet been determined.
Visual inspection of the berm indicates  the area may have been used as  a disposal
area; however,  field investigations  of this  area disclosed  no  evidence that
chemical wastes were  ever disposed  of within the berm.   The area has not been
used  since   approximately  1964  and  has subsequently  become overgrown  with
vegetation.

Low concentrations of VOCs, SVOCs, and inorganics were found in both surface and
subsurface soils  at  PSC  26.  The VOCs  and  SVOCs  detected in the surface soil
(26SS01,  Figure  2-4)  were confirmed  through  the  collection and  analysis of a
duplicate surface soil sample (26SS01D).  Based on these results, four  additional
surface  soil samples were  collected from  locations  10 feet  offset from the
original  sampling location (26SS07  through 26SS10,  Figure  2-4).    Analytical
results  for  this  new sampling event  found  low concentrations of VOCs present
in three of the four offset surface  soil samples,  while  no SVOCs were detected.
Based on these RI results, the  VOCs, SVOCs,  and inorganics present at  PSC 26 are
potentially  due to past  disposal  activities.   Pesticides  and  PCBs were not
detected  at  PSC  26.   Sampling  results for  surface  and subsurface soil are
presented in Tables 5-12  and 5-13, respectively.   No surface water or sediment
was found at PSC  26,  and  no other sources or PSCs  were  identified at PSC 26.
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Table 5-11
Analytes Detected in Sludge, PSC 3
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Volatia Organic Compound* uvfl/kfl)
Acetone
Methylene chloride
7/10
1/10
Toluene 2/10
Samh/olatito Organic Compounds uva/ka)
bls(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
4-Chloroaniline
Pestfcida* and PCBs uso/kg)
Aroclor-1260
alpha-Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
Dieldrin
4,4-DDD
4,4-DDE
4,4-DDT
Inoroanie Analvte* (ma/kg)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Cyanide
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
3/3
3/3
10/10
10/10
10/10
8/10
9/10
10/10
1/10
10/10
5/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
8/10
10/10
7/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10/10
10.00 to 100.00
59.00 to 59.00
3.00 to 4.00
2,400.00 to 5900.00
430.00 to 3200.00
11. 00 to 2400.00
1.90 to 220.00
1.60 to 200.00
12.00 to 130.00
1.10 to 110.00
3.70 to 480.00
2.20 to 2.20
7, 160.00 to 20300.00
6.70 to 21. 60
2.30 to 10.70
19.50 to 1310.00
0.1 8 to 0.56
0.84 to 167.00
685.00 to 14000.00
21. 40 to 4510.00
1.50 to 10.80
11. 30 to 865.00
1.40 to 10.60
17,000.00 to 33,600.00
9.70 to 1,120.00
104.00 to 2.320.00
35.50 to 533.00
62.43
59.00
3.50
3.733.33
1,610.00
1,101.50
128.64
111.77
53.88
57.04
144.54
2,20
13,500.00
13.36
6.32
743.59
0.37
66.71
7,553.50
1,628.85
5.05
503.94
3.56
23,810.00
562.05
1.238.60
222.66
See notes at end of table
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                                    Analytes Detected in Sludge, PSC 3

                                                 Record of Decision
                                                  Operable Unit 1
                                            Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                  Albany, Georgia
           Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
  Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
  Concentrations
    Mean
Concentration
  Inorganic Analvte* (mg/kg) (Continued)

  Mercury                               8/10

  Nickel                                 10/10

  Potassium                             7/10

  Selenium                              7/10
  Silver                                  9/10

  Sodium                                3/10

  Vanadium                              10/10

  Zinc                                   10/10
                                   0.15 to 9.10

                                  3.60 to 36.40

                                461.00 to 1,050.00

                                   1.50 to 5.90

                                  1.90 to 327.00

                                  58.20 to 88.60

                                  18.00 to 56.40

                                126.00 to 4,400.00
                                      5.97

                                     18.83

                                    783.43

                                      3.67

                                    110.13

                                     73.83

                                     33.36

                                  1,840.40
  Notes:  PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
         A/g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
         PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
         DDD = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane.
         DDE = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.
         DDT - dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.
 	mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.	
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Table 5-12
Analytes Detected in Surface Soil,
PSC26

Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
Concentration
VolatiU Organic Compound* U/a/ka)
Acetone
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chloroform
Tetrachloroethene
Trichloroethene
1/10
1/10
2/10
4/10
4/10
Xylenes (total) 1/10
Anthracene
Benzo (a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo (b)fluoranthene
Benzo (g,h,i)pery1ene
Benzo (k)f luoranthene
Carbazole
Chrysene
Di-n-octylphthalate
Oibenzo (a.h)anthracene
Ruoranthene
lndeno(1 ,2,3-cd)pyrene
Phenanthrene
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
1/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
2/11
Pyrene 2/1 1
Inormnfc AnalvtM (ma/ko)
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
1/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
7/7
33
2
4 to 5
Sto 12
15 to 32
5
15Oto270
1.100 to 2,400
1,000 to 2,100
1,300 to 2,800
600 to 1,300
1.000 to 1,900
140 to 260
1.200 to 2,300
480
260 to 560
2,000 to 4,300
630 to 1,300
800 to 1,600
1.000 to 2,000
6.1
4.6 to 6.9
22 to 235
0.53 to 0.94
483 to 12,500
21. 40 to 40.90
3.10 to 30.50
8.50 to 16.10
19,500 to 43.800
10.40 to 117
33
2
4.5
8.5
20.8
5
210
1.750
1,550
2.050
950
1.450
200
1,750
480
410
3,150
965
1.200
1,500
6.10
5.60
57.43
0.70
3,393.86
33.09
8.86
12.20
27.342.66
56.21
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
4.2
31.4
378
0.76
0.7
148.55
27.8
11.2
18.500
96.3
See notes at end of table.
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Table 5-12 (Continued)
Analytes Detected In Surface Soil, PSC 26
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in
Which the Analyte is
Detected/ Total No. of
Samples
Range of Mซ
Detected Concentrations Concei
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
Inorganic Aral Ytซ* (mg/fcg)-continued
Magnesium
Manganese
Nickel
Potassium
Selenium
Vanadium
Zinc
7/7
7/7
6/7
6/7
6/7
7/7
7/7
190 to 2.640 989.71 261
41. 70 to 3,760 785.76 8.740
4.20 to 9.80 7.35 8.7
237 to 2,200 653 326
0.59 to 0.91
.77 1.8
38.4 to 85.1 57.34 51.5
13.90 to 90.10 34.89 12.8
Notes: Background database includes background samples from Operable Unit 4.
PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
>/g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
NP = not applicable.
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Table 5-13
Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil
, PSC 26

Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected
Concentrations
Mean
Concentration
Maximum Background
Concentration
VoUtiU Organic Compound* U/a/ku)
Acetone
Carbon Tetrachloride
Chloroform
Methylene chloride
Trichloroethene
8/82
5/82
4/82
6/82
5/82
Xylenes (total) 1/82
SvmivolatiU Organic Compounds uva/kd)
Di-n-butylphthalate
Hexachlorobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
bis<2-Ethylhexyl)phtrialate
Inorganic AnalvtM (ma/ku)
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Calcium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Mercury
Nickel
Potassium
7/53
1/53
1/53
15/53
53/53
1/53
43/53
51/53
51/53
21/53
51/53
53/53
43/53
50/53
53/53
53/53
53/53
53/53
50/53
41/53
47/53
6 to 830
2to8
2to6
3 to 9
1 to 18
1
350 to 4,100
910
580
170 to 13.000
262 to 79.600
8.60
0.91 to 12.20
4.50 to 577
0.14 to 107
0.76 to 22
119 to 398,000
4.50 to 104
0.70 to 424
0.71 to 126
647 to 104,000
0.56 to 148
141 to 6,140
13.2 to 5.920
0.01 to 0.34
2.50 to 483
101 to 3,670
177.25
4.80
4.25
4.67
5.40
1
1,657.14
910
580
3.066.67
32,401.23
8.60
4.65
69.97
5.72
5.04
28,691.61
38.92
24.61
16.75
38,764.13
17.46
1,320.34
1,040.45
0.06
43.38
910.26
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
NP
48,200
4.2
3.3
325
11.6
16.4
281,000
105
72.3
46.4
46,700
52.9
2,960
6,640
0.16
91
1,940
See notes at end of table.
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Table 5-13 (Continued)
Analytes Detected in Subsurface Soil, PSC 26
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Analyte
No. of Samples in Which
the Analyte is Detected/
Total No. of Samples
Range of Detected Me
Concentrations Concei
an Maximum Background
itration Concentration
Inorganic Analvm Img/kg) (Continued)
Selenium
Sodium
Thallium
Vanadium
Zinc
34/53
11/53
32/53
53/53
53/53
0.54 to 5.70
1 .47 0.58
6.80 to 122 37.31 245
0.30 to 2.30
0.88 1.7
4 to 237 92.44 133
2.60 to 245 47.19 208
Notes: Background database includes background samples from Operable Unit 4.
PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
A/g/kg = micrograms per kilogram.
mg/kg = milligrams per kilogram.
NP = not applicable.
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                6.0   SUMMARY OF  SITE RISKS  AND  RESPONSE  ACTIONS
The OU 1 RI analytical data were evaluated to determine whether the individual
compounds were  site related  (i.e.,  resulting from historical  waste disposal
practices) or consistent with base background data.  Based on this evaluation,
a list of chemicals of potential  concern (CPCs)  was developed for each medium
investigated at OU 1.   Tables  6-1  through 6-4  present the CPCs for each PSC and
medium.  These CPCs were  then  evaluated within the  baseline RA to determine the
need for a response action.


6.1  OU 1 BASELINE  RA.   An RA was prepared  for  preexisting conditions (e.g.,
prior to the removal of the sludge piles  from PSC 3) at OU 1 in accordance with
the USEPA  Risk Assessment  Guidance.   This  guidance reflects  a conservative
approach to  risk assessment  to ensure that subsequent cleanup  decisions are
protective of human health and the  environment.  The RA estimates or characteriz-
es the potential present and future risks to human health and the environment.
Three factors were considered when evaluating the risks associated with OU 1:

     •   The extent of contamination present at the site and surrounding areas.

     •   The  pathways through  which people  and the  environment  are  or may
         potentially be exposed to contaminants  at the site.

     •   The  potential  toxic  effects  of site contaminants on humans and the
         environment.

Exposure pathways  considered  for the  human  health portion of  the  RA include
ingestion, skin contact,  and inhalation.   These pathways were  then applied to  a
current  land-use scenario  in which an  older child  trespasses on  OU 1.    A
potential  future  land  use  of OU  1  involving  residential  development and
associated utility construction was also considered.

The ecological portion of the  RA assumed  that  animals would be exposed directly
to surface  soil, surface water,  and sediment,  with additional  exposure from
eating other animals and plants that may contain stored contaminants.

The human health portion  of the RA evaluated both cancer and noncancer risks.
According to  the NCP  for  Superfund sites,  the acceptable cancer risk range is
from 1 in 10,000 (1x10"*)  to 1 in  1 million (IxlO"6) depending on site-specific
conditions.  Although the estimated risk of IxlO'6  is the point of departure in
determining  the  need  for a response action,  site-specific  conditions at OU  1
indicate that application  of  the  acceptable  risk range is appropriate.  These
conditions include a perimeter fence around the entire installation, restricting
public access to the soil, surface water,  and sediment.  For noncancer risks, the
similar point of departure is a hazard index (HI) greater  than 1.  If  the  total
estimated noncancer risk exceeds one, then site-specific conditions and effects
from individual compounds are  evaluated to determine if a response is necessary.

6.1.1  PSCs  1 and  2  Human health and environmental risks associated with the
exposure to surface and subsurface soil Were evaluated in the RA aC PSCs 1 and 2.
The sediment  at  PSC 1 and sediment and surface water present at PSC  2 did not
contain CPCs  requiring risk evaluation.  Tables  6-5 and 6-6 present the human

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Table 6-1
Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 1
Operable Unit 1
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Human
Surface Soil
Sซmrvolซtiซ Organic Compounds
bis(2-Ethy1hexyl)phthalate
Di-n-butylphthalate
Pentachlorophenol
4-Chloro-3-methy1phenol
Pesticide*
4,4'-DDE
Inorganic Anelvte*
Aluminum
Antimony
Arsenic
Chromium X
Lead X
Vanadium X
Zinc
Hearth Ecological
Subsurface Soil Surface Soil

X
X
X
X

X

X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
Notes: Sediment samples were collected along North Shaw Road. However, no surface water samples were collected as
the drainage ditch rarely contains water. Therefore, sediment data were included within surface soil data.
PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
ODE = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene.

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Table 6-2
Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 2
Operable Unit 1
Record of Decision
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Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Human
Surface Soil
Volatie and SamrvoUtiU Organic Compound*
Acetone
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo (k)fluoranthene
Chrysene
Diethylphthalate
Fluoranthene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Peatfcidaa
4,4'-DDE
4,4'-DDT X
alpha-Chlordane
gamma-Chlordane
Inoroanic Analvte*
Aluminum
Antimony
Copper
Lead X
Vanadium X
Zinc
Health Ecological
1 Subsurface Soil Surface Soil
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Notes: The risk assessment identified no chemicals of potential concern from surface water and sediment analytical data.
PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
DDE = dichlorodiphenytdichloroethene.
DDT = dichlorodiphenyttrichloroethane.


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Table 6-3

Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 3
Operable Unit 1
Record of Decision


Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Human Health
Chemicals Subsurface Surface 0 ..
Surface Sort ^ Wa,er Sed.me
Voiatla and Semlvatatl* Oraanfe Compound*
Acetone X X
Methylene chloride
Toluene
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate . X
Benzo(a)anthracenป X
Benzo(a)pyrene X
Benzo(b)fluoranthene X
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene X
4-Chloroaniline
Chrysene X
Di-n-octylphlhalate X
Ruoranthene X
lndeno(1,2.3-cd)pyrene
Phenanthrene X
Pyrene X
PMtfcidM and PCBs
4,4'-DDD X
4,4'-DDE X
4,4'-DDT x -XX
Aroclor-1260 X X
Dieldrin X
Ecological
Former Surface Surface „ .. . Former
nt Sludge Soil Water Sedlment Sludge
X X X X X
X X
X X
XX XX
X

X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
XX XX
XX XX
X X X X X
XX XX
X XX
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Table 6-3 (Continued)
Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 3
Operable Unit 1
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Human Health
Chemicals . . ... Subsurface Surface „ ..
Surface So,l ^ Water Sed.me
P**t*cMeป and PCS. (Continuadl
alpha-Chlordane X
gamma-Chlordane X
Inorganic Analvt**
Aluminum X X
Antimony X .X X X
Arsenic X X
Barium1' X X
Beryllium X XX
Cadmium X XX
Chromium X XX
Cobalt X
Copper X X
Cyanide X
Iron
Lead X XXX
Manganese X X
Mercury X
Nickel X X
Selenium X X
Ecological
. Former Surface Surface - .. . Former
nt Sludge Soil Water Sed'™"ซ S|udge
XX XX
XX XX
X X X X X
XX XX
X X
X X X X X
X X X X X
XXX X
XX XX
X XX
XX X
X XX
X
X X X X X
X XXX
XX X
XX X
XX XX
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Chemicals
Surface Soil
Inoraank An*Jytn (Continued)
Silver
Thallium
Vanadium X
Zinc
Table 6-3 (Continued)
Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 3
Operable Unit 1
Record of Decision
Operable Unit 1
Marine Corps Logistics Base
Albany, Georgia
Human Health
Subsurface Surface Former Surface
Soil Water raiment siudge SQJI
X X
X
XX X X
X X X X

Ecological
Sun st co , i ormftf
oddifTi6nt
X
X
XXX
XXX
Notes: PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
DDD = dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane.
DDE = dichlorodiphenyldlchloroethene.
' DDT = dichlorodlphenyttrlchloroethane.
PCB = polychlorinated blphenyt.

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                                              Table 6-4
                             Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 26
                                          Operable Unit 1

                                           Record of Decision
                                            Operable Unit 1
                                        Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                            Albany, Georgia

Chemicals
Human Health Ecological
Surface Soil | Subsurface Soil Surface Soil
Volatie and Semivolatle Organic Compounds
Acetone
Carbon tetrachloride
Chloroform
Tetrachloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
Xyienes (total)
Anthracene
Benzo (a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(g,h,i)perytene
Benzo (k)fluoranthene
Carb azote
Chrysene
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Di-n-octylphthalate
Ruoranthene
lndeno(1 ,2,3-cd)pyrene
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
Inorganic Anaivta*
Aluminum
Arsenic
Barium
Beryllium
Cadmium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
X
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X

XX X
XX X
X X
XX X
X
XX X
X
X
X X
See notes at end of table.
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                                         Table 6-4 (Continued)
                              Chemicals of Potential Concern at PSC 26
                                            Operable Unit 1
                                             Record of Decision
                                              Operable Unit 1
                                         Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                              Albany, Georgia
Chemicals
Human Health
Surface Soil Subsurface Soil
Ecological
Surface Soil
Inorganic Analvtx (Continued}
 Lead                                                                                     X
 Manganese                                XX                        X
 Nickel                         .                                  X                        X
 Vanadium                                  XX                        X
 Znc	X_
 Note:   No surface water or sediment was present at PSC 26.

        PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
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                                                 Table 6-5
                         Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 1
                                              Operable Unit 1
                                              Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                          Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                Albany, Georgia
               Land Use                            Cancer Risk                         Noncancer HI
 Current Land Uซe
 Surface Sol:
        Older Child Trespasser                        9 x 10 1C                                0.02
 Future Land Uee
 Surface Sol:
        Resident                                     4x10"*                                0.24
 Subsurface Sol:
        Utility Worker                                 3 x 10'7                                0.11
 Notes:  No surface water and no chemicals of potential concern from sediment at PSC 1.
        PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
        HI = hazard index.
        3 x 10 7 = 0.0000003 or 3 in 10,000,000.
                                                  Table 6-6
                          Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 2
                                              Operable Untt 1
                                               Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                           Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                     	Albany. Georgia
               Land Use                            Cancer Risk                          Noncancer HI
 Current Land Use
 Surface Sol:
         Older Child Trespasser                         9x10''                                0.05
 Future Land Use
 Surface Sol:
         Resident                                     9 x 10*                                0.50
 Subsurface Sol
         Utility Worker                                   NC                                 0.06
  Notes:  The risk assessment identified no chemicals of potential concern in surface water and sediment at PSC 2.
         PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
         HI = hazard index.
         NC = not calculated because there are no carcinogenic chemicals of potential concern in subsurface soil.
         9 x 10'7 = 0.0000009 or 9 in 10,000.000.
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health RA results  for each medium and the potential exposure scenario.  These
data  indicate  that risks  associated  with PSCs 1 and 2  are  acceptable to the
USEPA.   The ecological  portion  of the RA  (Ecological  Risk  Assessment [ERA])
indicated that adverse  effects  for  small  mammals  and  birds  associated  with
exposure to contaminants in surface soil at both PSCs  1  and 2 are possible, but
unlikely.  Based on the  RA, an NA  decision  is  proposed  for PSCs 1 and 2.

6.1.2  PSC 3   The potential risks  resulting from exposure to PSC 3 surface and
subsurface soil, surface water,  sediment and sludge  were calculated for current
and future  land-use  scenarios.   The  cancer and noncancer risks  for  PSC 3 are
summarized in Tables 6-7 and 6-8, respectively.  These data indicate that,  with
the exception of the PSC 3 sludge piles,  risks associated with PSC 3 are deemed
acceptable by USEPA Region IV.

Based on the ERA, no or minimal  adverse effects from exposure to either surface
water or  sediment  by wildlife and plants are  anticipated.   Elevated risk was
estimated for  plants  and wildlife from exposure to inorganics in surface  soil
(e.g.,  cadmium, lead,   and  zinc).   However,  adverse  effects  to  ecological
receptors from chemicals in PSC 3 surface soil are unlikely given the conserva-
tive assumptions incorporated in the  ERA.

The PSC 3 sludge piles were found to contain elevated concentrations of inorganic
chemicals, including cadmium, chromium, lead,  mercury, and silver.  Exposure to
these chemicals was  found to pose unacceptable  noncancer  risks in  both the
current child  trespasser and potential future residential  land use scenarios.
As a result, the three sludge piles were  removed under  a Time-Critical Removal
Action down into the landfill soil cover and disposed of  at a permitted off-site
disposal facility in May 1996 (ABB-ES,  1997b).  Following removal  of the sludge,
confirmatory sampling was  performed.   Confirmatory sampling results indicated
elevated metals concentrations in the newly exposed landfill soil cover, however,
further excavation to remove the contaminated soil would have disturbed the PSC
3  landfill  cover.    Per GEPD,  USEPA  Region  IV,  and the Navy's concurrence,
certified clean fill was placed  over  the  excavated  area, thereby restoring the
solid waste landfill soil cover.  The disturbed areas were restored and seeded.
The  reconstruction of  the  landfill  soil  cover  eliminated  the surface  soil
exposure pathway and associated human  health risks.  Implementation of the Time-
Critical Removal Action at PSC 3 reduced the  potential threat to human health and
the environment from  the sludge  pile.

6.1.3  PSC 26   In the RI/RA, human health and  ecological risks associated with
exposure  to the  contaminated  surface and subsurface  soils at  PSC  26  were
evaluated and  compared to risk levels as required by the USEPA.  The summary of
cancer and noncancer risks is shown in Table 6-9.  Cancer risks associated with
potential exposures to surface and subsurface  soil  for  both current and future
land  uses were deemed  acceptable by  the USEPA.   The HI value  for  the child
trespasser is less  than 1 (HI of 0.5) and would not warrant a response.  However,
the PSC 26 surface soil  was  found to  pose a potential noncancer risk (HI of 5)
for a future child resident due  to the presence  of iron and manganese.  Based on
this potential noncancer risk for a future child resident, a response action at
PSC 26 is necessary.

The ERA indicated there  is little estimated risk of  adverse effects to wildlife
at PSC 26 from exposures to inorganics (e.g., aluminum, manganese, and vanadium)
in surface soil.  Several  inorganic analytes were identified as potentially

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                                                  Table 6-7
                         Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health,  PSC 3
                                              Operable Unit 1
                                               Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                           Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                Albany, Georgia
               Land Use                             Cancer Risk                         Noncancer HI
 Current Land Use
 Surface Sol:
        Older Child Trespasser                          9xlCT*                               0.14
 Sediment:
        Older Child Trespasser                          2 x 10~*                               0.14
 Surface Water:
        Older Child Trespasser                          7 x 10*                               0.49
 Future Land Uee
 Surface Sol:
        Resident                                      8x10*                               1.0
 Sutaeurfeee Sol:
        Utility Worker                                  1 x 10*                               0.07
  Motes: This table does not include the former sludge pile (see Table 9).
        PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
        HI - hazard index.
        9 x 1Q-" = 0.000009 or 9 in 1,000.000
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                                                Table 6-8
                       Summary of Potential Site Risks to Human Health Before
                            Removal of PSC 3 Sludge Piles, Operable Unit 1

                                              Record of Decision
                                               Operable Unit 1
                                          Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                               Albany, Georgia
  Land Use
                                                 Cancer Risk
                               Noncancer HI
  Curont Land Uซซ

         Older Child Trespasser

  Future Land Uปซ

         Resident
 7x10*


 8X10-8
   24
  Notes:  PSC = Potential Source of Contamination.
         HI = hazard index.
         8 x 10* = 0.00008 or 8 in 100,000.
                                                Table 6-9
                        Summary of Potential Risks to Human Health, PSC 26
                                             Operable Unit 1

                                              Record of Decision
                                               Operable Unit 1
                                          Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                               Albany, Georgia
   Land Use
Cancer Risk
Noncancer HI
         Land Uปe
  Strlmem Sol:

          Older Child Trespasser

  Future Lend Uซซ

  Surface Soi:

          Resident

  Sutwirtac* Sol:

          Utility Worker
  5x10*


  5 x 10'7
                                      0.5
    0.1
   Notes: This risk assessment identified no chemicals of potential concern from surface water and sediment at PSC 26.

         PSC ซ Potential Source of Contamination.
         HI = hazard index.
         5 x 10'' = 0.0000005 or 5 in 10,000.000.
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causing adverse effects to plants, and no  analytes  were identified as causing
adverse effects to soil invertebrates.  However,  because  of the conservativeness
of some benchmarks  and low magnitude  of exceedences,  it  is unlikely that plants
are at risk from chemical  exposure  at PSC 26.  Based on  the results of the OU 1
RA, no response actions are required for PSCs 1 and 2; however, response actions
are required for PSCs 3 and 26.   The Rl/RA report (ABB-ES,  1995) and the RI/RA
Addendum (ABB-ES, 1997a)  detail  the OU 1 RA results.  The PSC 3 Removal Action
Report (ABB-ES, 1997b) details the sludge  pile  removal  from PSC 3.   All three
documents are available at the MCLB,  Albany Environmental Office and Dougherty
County Library.


6.2  APPLICABLE OR RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE  REQUIREMENTS (ARARS) AND REMEDIAL
ALTERNATIVES.   A list of ARARs was prepared to determine  the appropriate extent
of cleanup for each medium at each PSC and to develop remedial action alterna-
tives.   The  ARARs,  presented in  Table 6-10,  include  both Federal  and State
regulations and guidance criteria.  The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act  mandate  requires  that  all  remedial  actions  meet ARARs,  the NCP,  and
associated guidance documents. Preferred SARA remedial actions  involve treatment
that permanently and significantly reduces the toxicity, mobility or volume of
the hazardous contaminants.

Following the identification of the ARARs,  a list of remedial alternatives was
developed for each PSC and compared to the nine USEPA screening criteria.

6.2.1  PSCs 1 and 2  Remedial alternative identification and screening was not
conducted for PSCs 1 and 2  because the soil, surface water, and  sediment at these
sites do not  pose an unacceptable threat to human health or  the environment.  As
a result, an NA remedy was  selected  for soil, surface water,  and sediment  at PSCs
1 and 2.

6.2.2  PSC 3  A Time-Critical Removal Action was  implemented at PSC 3 in May 1996
to remove  contaminated sludge piles  from  the surface of the  former landfill.
This sludge was found to contain elevated concentrations of inorganics that posed
an unacceptable  risk to  a current  child trespasser  and  a  potential  future
resident.  This removal action reduced  the  potential threat to. human health and
the environment.  However, a response  action is still  required to protect the
integrity  of  the soil cover  on  this former  solid  waste landfill.   Remedial
alternatives  may include no action  (in  accordance with  the  NCP),  land-use
restrictions and limited  action,  such as fencing and signs around the perimeter
of PSC 3.

6.2.3  PSC 26  Surface soils at PSC 26 were found to pose an unacceptable risk
to a potential future resident due to elevated concentrations of inorganics in
the  surface  soils.   Potential remedial  alternatives to reduce  this  risk are
similar  to those considered  for  PSC 3 - no  action,  land-use  restrictions and
limited action.

6.2.4  Evaluation of Remedial Alternatives  The three remedial alternatives under
consideration  for  PSCs 3 and  26  were evaluated  based  on  seven criteria,  in
accordance with USEPA guidance (USEPA, 1988).  These criteria are included below.

     1.  Overall protection of human health and the  environment.
     2.  Compliance with ARARs.

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                                                  Table 6-10
                         Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements
                                               Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                           Marine  Corps Logistics Base
                                                Albany, Georgia
  Standards, Requirements, Criteria, or Limitations
                                Citation
  Federal
  Clean Air Act (CAA), National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and
  National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
  USEPA Regulations on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation
  Plans
  Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) Regulations for Air
  Contaminants
  RCRA General and Location Standards for Permitted Hazardous Waste
  Facilities
  USEPA Rules for Controlling PCBs under the Toxic Substances Control
  Act (TSCA)
  Endangered Species Act
  RCRA Facility Location Regulations
  RCRA Closure and Postclosure Requirements
  RCRA Regulations for Generation of Hazardous Waste
  RCRA Transportation Regulations and DOT Standards
  RCRA Subtitle D Solid Waste Regulations
  CAA - NAAQS's  for Particulates
  RCRA Standards for Environmental Performance of Miscellaneous Units
  RCRA Regulations on Land Disposal Restrictions (Land Ban)
  RCRA Regulations for Use and Management of Containers
  RCRA Regulations for Waste Piles
  RCRA Incinerator Standards
  OSHA - General Industry Standards, Recordkeeping and Reporting, and
  Standards for Hazardous Waste Sit* Operations
  USEPA Rules for Controlling PCBs under TSCA
  USEPA Solid Waste Management Act
  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FFRA)
  and Regulations
  Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act and FWS and NFWS Advisories
  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980
  National Historic Preservation Act
  Archaeological Resources Protection Act

  Reid  Manual for Grid Sampling of PCB Spill Sites to Verify Cleanup
               40 CFR 50. 40 CFR 61

               40 CFR 52. Subpart L - Georgia

               29 CFR 1910.1000

               40 CFR 264. Subparts A though F

               40 CFR 761.125, Subpart 0, G and K

               16 USC 1531, 50 CFR Parts 81, 225, and 402
               40 CFR 264.18
               40 CFR 264, Subpart G
               40 CFR 262
               40 CFR 263, 49 CFR. Parts 171 through 179
               40 CFR 241 and 257
               40 CFR 50
               40 CFR 264, Subpart X
               40 CFR 268
               40 CFR 264, Subpart I
               40 CFR 264, Subpart L
               40 CFR, Subpart O
               29 CFR Part 1926. 29 CFR Part 1904.
               29 CFR Part 1910
               40 CFR 761. Subparts D, G, and K
               40 CFR 258, Subpart F
               40 CFR 165

               16 USC 661
               16 USC 2901. 50 CFR Part 83
               16 USC 470
               32 CFR Part 229, 43 CFR Parts 107 through
               171.500
               USEPA-560/5-86-017
  See notes at end of table.
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                                          Table 6-10 (Continued)
                         Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements

                                               Record of Decision
                                                Operable Unit 1
                                           Marine Corps Logistics Base
                                                Albany, Georgia
 Standards, Requirements, Criteria, or Limitations
                  Citation
 State

 Georgia Air Quality Control Law, and Georgia Air Quality Control Rules


 Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Act


 Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Rules


 Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act


 Endangered Wildlife and Wildflower Preservation Act of 1973
Code of Georgia. Title 12, Chapter 9 DNR.
Chapter 391-3-1

Code of Georgia, Title 12, Chapter 8,
Articles 3 and 60

Rules and Regulation of the State of Georgia.
Title 391, Article 3, Chapter 11

OCGA Section  12-8-20 et seq. and Rules,
Chapter 391-3-4

OCGA Section  12-6-172 et seq. and Rules,
Chapter 391-4-10
 Notes:  CFR = Code of Federal Regulations.
         DNR - Department of Natural Resources.
         DOT = Department of Transportation.
         NFWS = National Fish and Wildlife Service.
         OCGA = Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
         PCBs = polychlorinated biphenyls.
         RCRA = Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
         USEPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
         USC = U.S. Code.
         FWS = Fish and Wildlife Service.
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     3.  Long-term effectiveness and performance.
     4.  Reductions in toxicity, mobility or volume through treatment.
     5.  Short-term effectiveness.
     6.  Implementability.
     7.  Cost.

Overall  Protection  of Human  Health and  the  Environment.   The Institutional
Controls and limited action alternatives will provide the necessary protection
for the  landfill soil cover  at PSC 3  and prevent exposure  to the remaining
inorganics present in the surface soils of PSC  26.  The NA alternative does not
meet these criteria.

Compliance with  ARARs.   The  surface  and subsurface soil,  surface water,  and
sediment at  PSC 3  do  not pose  an unacceptable  risk  to human health  or  the
environment,   and treatment  is not  required;  however,  the  integrity  of  the
landfill soil  cover must  be maintained.   Therefore,  only  the Institutional
Controls and  limited action alternatives will meet the intent of the  ARARs (Table
6-10).  The NA alternative will not protect the  integrity of  the landfill soil
cover.  As for PSC  26, none  of the alternatives will  satisfy all of the ARARs
because no treatment is proposed for the surface soils  at PSC  26.   However,  the
potential unacceptable risk is limited to long-term residential use  of the site.

Long-Term Effectiveness and Permanence.   The Institutional Controls and limited
action alternatives will provide the long-term protection of  the landfill soil
cover at PSC  3 , and reduce exposure of humans to the remaining inorganics present
in the surface soils of PSC 26.  The NA alternative will not meet these criteria.

Reduction  of Toxicitv.  Mobility  or  Volume.    A  removal action  was  already
implemented at PSC 3,  eliminating potential mobility of  contaminated sludge to
humans and the environment.  These criteria then are not  directly applicable to
the goal of protecting the landfill soil cover at PSC 3.  None of  the proposed
remedial  alternatives  will  address   the  toxicity,   mobility or volume  of
contaminated surface soil at  PSC 26.

Short-Term Effectiveness.   Institutional Controls and limited action  will be
effective over the short-term in protecting  the landfill soil cover  at PSC 3 and
restricting residential development and land use of PSC 26.  The NA alternative
will not satisfy this criteria.

Implementabi1ity. Institutional Controls can be readily implemented  through ICPs
at both PSCs  3 and 26.  These plans  will become attachments within MCLfi, Albany's
Master  Plan  and be indicated on all base  maps.  There  is  no implementation
required for the NA alternative.

Cost.    There are no capital  or operational costs associated with the  NA  and
Institutional Control alternatives. The limited action alternative  will require
the installation of a security fence and signs around the perimeter of PSCs 3 and
26.   The estimated cost  for  this  fence and signage is  approximately  $10  per
linear foot.   This would result in a capital cost of approximately $70,000 and
$55,000 for PSCs 3 and 26, respectively.  Estimated maintenance costs for each
site would be  approximately  $2,000 per  year for the  replacement of damaged or
vandalized fencing.  This results in a  tetal estimated  cost of $170,000 for PSC
3 and $115,000 for PSC 26, over a  30-year period.
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The USEPA guidance  also requires that the remedial alternatives be  evaluated for
regulatory acceptance and  public  acceptance (total of  nine  criteria).   These
evaluations were addressed through the release  of the OU 1  Proposed Plan on
July 14, 1997,  and  the 30-day public comment period, ending August  12,  1997.  No
comments were received from USEPA Region IV, GEPD, or the public  during this 30-
day comment period.


6.3  RESPONSE ACTIONS.

6.3.1  PSCs 1 and 2  Based  on  the  results  of the  RA, an NA decision is proposed
for PSCs 1 and 2.   This alternative does not specify any treatment, containment
or land-use restrictions for these PSCs.

6.3.2  PSC 3  Based on the identification and evaluation of remedial alternatives
presented in Subsection 6.2.3, Institutional Controls will be  implemented at PSC
3, the Former Solid Waste Landfill, to protect the integrity of the  existing soil
cover.  Under this  ICP,  land management activities,  such as prescribed burns to
reduce  the  potential for  forest  fires  and the  disposal of  organic debris,
maintenance  of  existing utility  lines will be  permitted.   Other activities
required to ensure adequate protection of human health and the environment may
still be conducted at PSC  3.   The  ICP for  PSC 3,  provided in Appendix  B of this
ROD, will be  implemented into daily operations of the base  through  its  insertion
into the MCLB, Albany Base Master Plan.  A  review will be conducted within 5
years after  implementation of the ICP to ensure  that  the  remedy  continues to
provide  adequate  protection  of  human health  and the  environment  from  the
landfill.

6.3.3  FSC 26  The  noncancer  risk (HI of 5) associated with the  future child
resident  exceeded  the  USEPA  point of departure  (HI  greater than 1) thereby
requiring a response action.  As a  result of the  remedial alternative evaluation,
Institutional  Controls  will  be   implemented   at  PSC  26  restricting  future
residential  development  and  land use  of the  site (see  Appendix C).   Land
management practices such  as maintenance  of animal food  plots or prescribed
burning for fire prevention are  allowed under the ICP for PSC  26.   A review will
be conducted within 5 years after commencement of remedial action to ensure that
the  remedy continues to provide  adequate protection of human  health and the
environment.   Other  activities required to ensure adequate protection of human
health and the environment may still be conducted at PSC 26 under this ICP.
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                    7.0  EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
As lead agency,  SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM prepared and issued the Proposed Plan for OU 1
on July  14,  1997.   This  Proposed Plan  described  the rationale  for a  final
response of NA at PSCs 1 and 2, and Institutional Controls  at PSCs 3 and 26.  The
GEPD, USEPA Region IV, and public  concur  with this final  response.   Therefore,
no significant changes were made  to the Proposed Plan.  This response action may
be reevaluated in the future  if conditions at OU 1 indicate that an unacceptable
risk  to  public health or  the environment  would result  from  exposure to  the
various media.
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                                  REFERENCES


ABB Environmental Services, Inc. (ABB-ES). 1995. Remedial Investigation and Risk
     Assessment Report for Operable Unit 1, Marine  Corps  Logistics Base (MCLB),
     Albany, Georgia.  Prepared for Department of  the Navy, Southern  Division,
     Naval Facilities Engineering Command (SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM) ,  North Charleston,
     South Carolina  (May).

ABB-ES. 1997a. Remedial Investigation  and  Risk Assessment Report Addendum  for
     Operable Unit  1,  Marine  Corps Logistics  Base  (MCLB),  Albany,   Georgia.
     Prepared for Department of the Navy, SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM,  North Charleston,
     South Carolina  (May).

ABB-ES. 1997b. Removal  Action Report for PSC 3 Sludge Piles, OU 1, MCLB, Albany,
     Georgia.  Prepared  for  Department of the  Navy,  SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM,  North
     Charleston,  South Carolina (January).

U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency  (USEPA).  1988. Guidance for Conducting
     Remedial Investigations and  Feasibility Studies Under CERCLA.  Office  of
     Emergency and Remedial Response.   Washington, D.C.  (October).
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                 APPENDIX A




COMMUNITY RELATIONS RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY

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                  COMMUNITY RELATIONS RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
1.0  OVERVIEW

Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command  (SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM) held
a public meeting on August 7, 1997, at MCLB,  Albany to discuss the Proposed Plan
for No Action at PSCs 1 and 2,  and Institutional Controls at PSCs 3 and 26 and
solicit comments and questions  from the public.  The meeting was advertised in
the Albany Herald on July  18, 1997, and meeting notices were mailed to the MCLB
IR community  mailing list.     Two citizens  attended  this public  meeting and
expressed an interest in the process  and  an appreciation for the work performed
by SOUTHNAVFACENGCOM and MCLB,  Albany.   No  written comments  or questions were
received during the 30-day comment period.


2.0  BACKGROUND OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

An active community relations program providing information and soliciting input
has been conducted by MCLB,  Albany for the entire National Priority List (NPL)
site.  Interviews of  citizens onbase and in the city of  Albany were conducted in
the winter of 1990 to identify community concerns.   No significant concerns that
required  focused response  were  identified.   Most   comments  received  were
concerning the potential for contamination of water resources.   However, those
interviewed  indicated  that  they place great  trust in MCLB, Albany  and their
efforts  to rectify past waste  disposal practices.  In addition,  the base has
formed a Technical Review Committee (TRC) that includes  members representing the
city of Albany, Dougherty County, and the local academic community.  These TRC
community members  were contacted  in July  1996  to determine  their  continued
interest in serving  on  the committee.  Each member  confirmed his or her interest
in serving on the TRC.   In addition,  parties on the MCLB, Albany Environmental
Branch mailing list were contacted to solicit new community members for the TRC.
Since  this  solicitation,  the  TRC has  grown  from 10  to  17  members.   Since
September 1996, the MCLB, Albany Environmental Branch has  held two meetings with
the TRC  to  update them on  the  status of the  investigation,  remediation,  and
closure of the 26 PSCs.  The  local media have also been kept informed since MCLB,
Albany was placed on  the NPL.  Installation Restoration  program fact sheets have
been prepared  and made available at  the  Environmental  Office  of MCLB, Albany.
Documents concerning OU 1 are located in the Information Repository at Dougherty
County Public  Library  and the Administrative  Record at the Base Environmental
Branch office.
3.0  SUMMARY OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND AGENCY RESPONSE

3^1  PUBLIC MEETING

No formal comments  were  received during the public meeting  held on August 7,
1997.  Transcripts of the public meeting are  provided  in Attachment A-l of this
Responsiveness Summary.
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3.2  PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

The 30-day public comment period was held for the OU 1 Proposed Plan from July 14
to August  12,  1997, at MCLB, Albany.  No technical comments or questions  were
received during  the public comment period.
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               ATTACHMENT A-1

             TRANSCRIPTS OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING ON OPERABLE UNIT 1, MARINE CORPS
        LOGISTICS BASE, ALBANY, GEORGIA

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                     PUBLIC HEARING ON OPERABLE UNIT 1
        HELD AT MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE,  ALBANY, GEORGIA
                    ON THURSDAY,  AUGUST 7, 1997 AT 7 P.M.

       Lt. Frantz:    Tonight, we're here to talk about Operable Unit 1 and the base's
proposed plan which we will discuss during this public meeting. And the proposed plan is
basically what we propose to do with the sites which we feel are protective of human health
and the environment.

       I would  like to welcome everybody on behalf of the cleanup and investigation team as
well as the Commanding General of our base, Major General  Gary S. McKissock. We do
have — I think  we have already made introductions, but we have Mr. Robert Pope from
U.S. EPA, Madeleine Kellam and Billy Hendricks from Georgia Environmental Protection
Division, Joel Sanders from Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Joel
and myself are pretty well in charge of~or responsible for the actions taken at the base and
working with the contractors to figure out what's wrong and what we need to do to fix it.
We also have with us tonight Jerry Palmer, he is the head of the Environmental Branch on
Base,  and myself, I'm Alan Frantz. I work at the Environmental Branch. We also have with
us some of our  contracted help; they are  engineers, scientists, geologists with ABB
Environmental Services, and we have hired these folks to help us characterize the area, the
contamination and try to figure out what  we need to do to protect human health and the
environment. If there are any questions or comments or concerns of any kind, please stop me
and we'll discuss them at that time.

       The objective of tonight's meeting is to review Operable Unit 1, and the histories  of
each of the sites that make up Operable Unit  1 of which there are 4 operable units-or PSC's
— Potential Source  of Contamination 1, 2, 3, and 26.  We are going  to present the proposed
actions we have for each of those sites and we want to get community input on the proposed
plan.

       Going into the sites themselves, first we have a map of the general location on base
where they occurred. Potential Source of Contamination 1 is called our East disposal area. I
will discuss the areas themselves in a further slide. PSC 2 is a rubble disposal area. PSC  was
a 38 acre landfill, and PSC 26 is what we call the containment berm area.

       Actually, I'm going to go ahead and go over what the  sites actually were. PSC 1, the
East disposal area, was used for about two years,  from approximately 1958 to 1959. The
area was used — reportedly received paper, wood, garbage, solvents, paints and thinners.
PSC 2, the rubble area — rubble disposal area received surface deposits of, generally,
construction debris but it was also reported that thinners, paint solvents, were disposed of at
that site also. It is a seven-acre site. The  long term landfill, PSC 3, was a trench and fill  type
landfill used from about '54 to 1988. It received solid waste,  municipal waste, solvents,
paints, thinners, and other chemicals, including polychlorinated biphenyls. PSC 26,
containment berm area, approximately 29 acres in size. We don't have any clear records
indicating what the  area was actually used for, but the area was investigated because of some .

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bermed in areas that looked like things had been disposed there and we'll talk about what
was found in those areas when we get into the discussion of the findings.

       The East disposal area, again, was the one-acre landfill only used for two years. Or
one acre disposal area.  What we found there were small amounts of organic and inorganic
chemicals including pesticides and those were found in surface and subsurface soil. The
inorganic chemicals were found to be very similar to background amounts.  That means —
inorganic chemicals are generally naturally occurring if they are similar to background, so in
this area, the inorganic chemicals were found to be similar to the background, which is areas
that have not been subject to any kind of contamination. Also found in the area  were
organics and pesticides and they were found in concentrations that presented no  unacceptable
risks to human health and the environment. And again, we are talking about, in this area,
only surface and subsurface soils were sampled because there were no surface water or
sediment areas found on that cite.

       Potential Source of Contamination 2, the rubble disposal area. Once again, same as
PSC 1, organic and inorganic chemicals and pesticides were found in both the surface and
subsurface soils. And again, exactly the same as PSC  1, the inorganic chemicals were very
similar to background amounts; the organics and pesticides were found in concentrations that
did not present an unacceptable risk.

       Potential Source of Contamination 3, the long term landfill. In the surface soils there
were small amounts of, again, organic and inorganic chemicals, pesticides and one hit of
polychlorinated biphenyl. In the subsurface soil, surface water, and sediment, pesticides and
PCB's were found in these media. At the  site, with the exception of a sludge pile, which I
will discuss later, the contaminates were found — all the  contaminates were found in
concentrations that  presented no unacceptable risk to human  health and the environment. As I
said, I'll talk about the removal of the sledge piles later and also due to the nature of this
area being a landfill,  we will  impose future land use restrictions to protect the cap and cover
and the contents within the landfill.

       Potential Source of Contamination 26, the containment berm area. Small amounts of
organic and  inorganic chemicals were again found in surface and subsurface soils. There
were no surface waters and sediment areas at PSC 26. The organic chemicals at the site were
found  in concentrations that posed no unacceptable threat to  human health or the
environment, but the inorganics, particularly iron and manganese, proposed a threat to
possible future child residences. Therefore, we are going to propose a response  action
tonight.

       Before I get into the actions that we are actually going to propose, we will talk about
some of the completed actions that we have done at Operable Unit 1. We did a  sludge pile
removal at PSC 3.  [After focusing the projector.] The sludge piles that we  found here, the
contents of those sludge piles looked and tested out to probably have come  from our
industrial wastewater treatment plant at one point.  They were like very high in metals, at
least PCB's  and the piles themselves did present a health risk, so they were removed and the
contents—or the soil that was removed from that area,  contaminated soil, was deposited in a

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landfill permitted and built specifically to receive hazard waste. We have talked about or I
will talk about how this proposed plan is only for the surface media — surface and
subsurface soils, surface water and sediment. Some of the things that we have done under
Operable Unit 1 are we have a temporary groundwater treatment system at PSC 3 and a
containment system that  is continuing to operate at this time. And we also did some
treatability studies at PSC 1 where we tried different methods of groundwater treatment to
see which one would be  the best—most efficient, and would do the best job.  Again, I will get
into the groundwater portion in a little bit. But those are some of the actions  that we've taken
in Operable Unit 1 to make the areas less risky to human health and the environment.

       What are we proposing tonight? For PSC's 1 and 2,  since the risk assessment findings
were within ranges that were protective of human health and the environment, we propose no
action. No action response,  which means there will be no further land use restrictions, no
cleanups necessary. No action is basically what it means. And that is for the  East disposal
area and the rubble disposal area.

       PSC 3, a little different story. What we propose  tonight is institutional controls and
possible  future deed restrictions. Why? Since PSC 3 was a landfill, we need to protect the
area from activities that would disturb the soil cover or the contents of the landfill. Also,
specific land use will be  restricted; there will be no below ground structures to include wells,
utilities,  or extend walls  of buildings, etc., basements. No business, industrial or residential
facilities will be built at this site and no storage of chemicals will be allowed on the site at
any time. There will also be specific actions in the event ownership changes.  Should the
ownership of this tract of land or the base change, we will register with the Dougherty
County Registrar of Deeds deed restrictions, deed covenants. This will ensure future property
owners know what is on the land that they now own and some of the actions  that are
prohibited, similar to the land use restrictions that we have for ourselves so that somebody
else will not perform any actions that endanger human health or the environment. And any
proposed land use changes will have to be scheduled through the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division.

       Potential Source of Contamination 26 we have a similar situation. We have
institutional controls and possible future deed restrictions. And the reason why is a little bit
different than PSC 3. The area as it  is now, because of the iron and the manganese, is not
suitable for future residential development. So measures have to be taken to prevent this
from happening. Similar to  PSC 3, there will be no below ground construction, no chemical
storage at this area. And again, specific actions will be taken in the event of ownership
change — change  in ownership of the land.  If the base should ever excess this land, the
Dougherty County Registrar of Deed will add deed restriction and restrictive  covenants to the
new landowner so that they do not perform any actions in the future that might specifically,
building of residential housing because of the risks at the site from the iron and manganese.

       So in summary,  PSC's 1 and 2, there will be no action. At PSC's 3 and 26, we'll
have institutional controls and those  institutional controls differ a little because of the reason
why the  institutional controls are going to be instigated. But they both will have the same
type of deed restrictions  necessary if the land should change ownership. If the land doesn't

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change ownership,  the institutional controls mean that the base will pay particular attention to
land use and what actions are done on those areas to protect us.

       Mr.  Collins, we do have copies of these slides, too, if you'd like a copy of all our
stuff. We'll get with later, later; and Mr. Freeman.

       Some of the things that need to be considered, again, this proposed plan only
addresses the soil, subsurface soil, surface water and sediment. Those are the things not
inclusive of groundwater, that the  proposed actions we have for this sites and the ROD will
be based upon, protecting these media vice the groundwater media which we — groundwater
is to be addressed in a separate base wide study. We have  Operable  Unit 6 now;  Operable
Unit 6 is dedicated  solely to  the investigation of basewide groundwater; tracking were the
contaminants are, how fast they are going, when they are going to reach a point where there
might be a problem; et cetera. So  again, we are just talking about surface soil, subsurface
soil, surface water and sediment.

       Numerous cleanup actions and safety measures have been or, under this proposed
plan, will be taken  to address the risks that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
guidelines. Those-basically it boils down to PSC 26 and the inorganics, iron and manganese.
The protective  actions  taken for PSC 3 are for different reasons.

       Our  last slide — the reason we have a public  meeting and have a public comment
period is because community involvement is important. If there are any comments, they may
be discussed at tonight's meeting, by regular mail, we have comments sheets on the table
over here if you would like to go home and think about it,  think about any questions you
may have. You may take it home, right it in and send it to us. If you have got electronic
mail, my electronic mail address is up here; you can send your questions by E-mail. Or they
can be either phoned in to Regina  Hegwood at 439-5215. She's the Public  Affairs Officer
here at the base. She does most of the public/base interfacing. But if you'd like to call
myself directly at 439-5637,  that would be perfectly  OK too.

       The proposed plan, we have several copies of it here tonight, and other site
documents,  such as remedial investigation, risk assessment, these are significantly bulkier
documents.  They contain all  the information about the sites and the investigations that we
have performed to determine what we wanted to do today; what we  are proposing. That is
the backup information for our proposed plan. And they are available for review at the
Dougherty County Library, in the reference section,  or in my office. I have the
administrative record at my office on base. Just come in and we have a copy of all those
backup documents here also.

       That is  basically it for the presentation portion.  If you haven't had a chance  to look at
the poster section, it has more information that you can digest and if you have any questions,
comments, or concerns,  we can discuss them after you've  had  this chance. We will be
around here tonight as long as it takes to answer any questions or discuss anything you'd like
to discuss about the site.

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       The public comment period is July 14 through August 12. So it is next Tuesday and
comments again, may be submitted in any of these forms. Or you may come to my office
and talk directly to myself or my boss, Jerry Palmer. That would be perfectly acceptable. Is
there any question, any comments, any type of concerns you might have, feel free to contact
us or one of the people from the Environmental Protection Division or EPA.

       [No questions were asked during the public hearing. Individuals spoke with the
visitors before they departed.]
       The foregoing is an accurate transcript of the public meeting held at Marine Corps
Logistics Base, Albany, Georgia, on Thursday, 7 August 1997, beginning at 7:10 p.m. and
lasting approximately 15 minutes.
                                             Rmgholz,'CertT$edPI^
                                       GS-319-08, Closed Microphone Reporter
                                       MCLB, Albany, GA

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            APPENDIX B

   INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL PLAN FOR
POTENTIAL SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION 3

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                     INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL PLAN FOR PSC 3
                          Marine  Corps  Logistics  Base
                               Albany,  Georgia


This attachment identifies Institutional Controls restricting (a) human access
to and contact with subsurface soils within the former  solid waste landfill, and
(b)  certain activities  occurring  on,   around,  or  under  Potential  Source of
Contamination (PSC) 3 of  the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Albany.  Figure
B-l presents the general configuration of PSC 3 within MCLB, Albany.

Background

As a result of previous investigations,  MCLB,  Albany  was placed in Group 7 of the
National Priorities  List  for Uncontrolled  Hazardous Waste Sites,  according to
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),  Part 300 (40 CFR 300, July 1991).
ABB Environmental Services, Inc.  (ABB-ES), was contracted under the Comprehensive
Long-Term Environmental Action, Navy contract (contract number N62467-89-D-0317) ,
to prepare and execute Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Workplans,
Site Screening Workplans, and associated documents for 26  PSCs at MCLB, Albany.
PSC  1  (East Disposal  Area),  PSC 2  (Rubble  Disposal  Area), PSC  3 (Long-Term
Landfill) and PSC  26 (Containment  Berm  Area)  comprise Operable  Unit (OU)  1 at
MCLB, Albany.

A remedial investigation/risk assessment (RI/RA) was  conducted at OU 1 from March
1992 through June  1995.   The public health  and  ecological RA  determined  that
exposure to surface  and  subsurface soils,  surface water and sediment at PSC  3
posed an acceptable risk according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA) Region IV for existing or potential future exposure scenarios (ABB-ES,
1995); however,  Institutional Controls  are  required by  USEPA Region  IV and
Georgia Environmental Protection  Division (GEPD) to ensure that the  integrity of
the  soil  cover on  the former solid waste landfill  is not disturbed.    Land
management  activities,  such  as  prescribed burns to  reduce  the  potential for
forest fires and the disposal of organic debris, will continue to be permitted.

PSC 3.  The Long-Term  Landfill is  a  38-acre  trench-type disposal area located
approximately 2,800 feet due west of  the Indian Lake  Refuge area and immediately
south of North Shaw  Road (Figure B-l).   This area was reportedly used for the
disposal  of  solvents,  paints,   thinners,  strippers,  pesticides,  sludges,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), garbage and paper  between 1954 and 1988.  The
landfill was operated  from north to  south with regular burning until the early
1970s.  This landfill was officially  closed in 1988 in  compliance with the State
of Georgia solid waste regulations.  Closure certification required the installa-
tion of a soil cover and  the planting of natural vegetation.   Three  sludge piles
were also  located  on the surface of  the soil cover  in the northeast corner of
PSC 3 (Figure B-l).  These sludge piles were removed and disposed of off-base at
a permitted disposal facility under a Time-Critical  Removal Action  in May 1996.
PSC  3  is currently  being used  to dispose of organic debris,  such  as trees,
branches and grass cuttings.

The  RI  confirmed   the  presence  of  low  concentrations  of volatile  organic
compounds, semivolatile organic compounds, and inorganics in both the surface and
subsurface soils at PSC 3. The concentrations of these  compounds were consistent
with background levels detected at  PSC  3 (ABB-ES,  1995).   Low concentrations of

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pesticides and PCBs detected in the surface and subsurface soil, surface water
and sediment are likely related to historical road maintenance practices  and not
due to historical disposal practices.

These RI data were  evaluated to  determine whether the substances found onsite
occur naturally or resulted from past waste disposal.  Based on this evaluation,
a  list  of chemicals  of  potential  concern  (CPCs)  was  developed  for   each
environmental medium  (e.g.,  surface  soil)  sampled at OU  1.   An RA was  then
prepared  in  accordance with USEPA Risk  Assessment Guidance.    This guidance
reflects  a conservative  approach  to RA  to  ensure  that subsequent cleanup
decisions are protective of human health and the  environment.  Exposure pathways
to these CPCs evaluated within the RA included  a current land-use scenario in
which an older  child  trespasses  as well  as future residential development and
associated utility construction on OU 1.

Human health  and environmental  risks associated with  exposure  to surface and
subsurface soil, surface water, and sediment at PSC  3 were found to be  acceptable
by the USEPA Region IV. However,  Institutional  Controls will be  implemented at
PSC 3, as defined on Figure B-l,  to maintain the soil  cover on the former solid
waste landfill.

Land-Use Restrictions  (Institutional Controls)

The  OU  1  Record  of  Decision   calls for  the   implementation  and   continued
application  of  appropriate  restrictions on  future  usage  of the property
encompassing  PSC  3  while  it  is  owned  by  the   Federal  government.   These
restrictions will apply until/unless site  remediation is conducted to restore the
site for unrestricted use.  Should the Navy later  decide to transfer, by deed,
ownership  in  the property  encompassing PSC 3  to any private  person  or entity,
then the provisions of paragraph Deed Covenants and Conveyance of Title as set
forth on page B-4 of this  Institutional Control Plan  (ICP) shall apply.  Until
that time, the following Institutional Controls will remain in effect:

MCLB Security.  Physical access  to the property  surrounding PSC  3 is  controlled
by base security measures,  including fencing, pass and identification procedures,
guardhouse, and periodic security patrols.

Authorized Activities.   The following activities are permissible  within the
confines of PSC 3:

         land management  activities,  such  as prescribed burns  to  reduce the
         potential for forest fires and the disposal of organic debris;

         maintenance of existing utility  lines;  and

     •   such activities  or  uses  that will not disturb the integrity  of the
         landfill  soil cover,  unless such other  activities  are  required to
         ensure adequate protection of human health and the environment.

Unauthorized Activities.   Those activities and uses that are inconsistent with
the objectives  of  this ICP, and  which, if implemented at PSC  3, could pose an
increased risk of harm to health, safety,  public  welfare,  or the  environment may
not be conducted at PSC 3.  The following activities are not permissible within
the confines of PSC 3:

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         construction  of  a belowground structure  (including but not  limited  to
         foundation  walls,   wells  for  drinking  water,  irrigation,  or other
         domestic purpose);

     •   construction  of  facilities specifically  intended for use as business,
         industrial or residential housing;

     •   installation  and/or  storage of chemicals, waste chemical products,  or
         equipment with the potential for chemical leakage; and,

     •   such  activities  or  uses  not  specifically  stated  under "authorized
         activities"   listed  above  that  will  disturb  the  integrity  of  the
         landfill soil cover.

Proposed Changes in Uses.  Any proposed changes in permissible uses at  PSC 3 that
may disturb the integrity of the cover on the  former  solid waste landfill shall
be evaluated by a licensed engineering professional and MCLB, Albany Environmen-
tal Branch Office to determine whether or not  the  proposed changes will  present
a significant risk  of harm to health, safety, public welfare,  or the environment.
Any changes in use  of  PSC  3 are subject to approval by USEPA Region IV and GEPD.

Deed Covenants  and Conveyance of Title.   Should the  decision later be  made  to
transfer ownership of  the property encompassing PSC  3 to any private person  or
entity, then the Navy  shall either (1) take all actions necessary to remediate
the site to then existing residential  cleanup  standards prior  to effecting such
transfer,  or  (2)  deed record  with  the  Dougherty  County  Register  of Deeds
appropriate restrictive covenants prohibiting  future disturbance of  the site's
surface  cap  through  routine  excavation or building/utility  construction,
maintenance, or repair activities on or immediately adjacent to the site.  Should
the Navy not have the requisite legal authority to record such deed restrictions,
then it  shall  take all steps necessary  to ensure that  the cognizant  Federal
agency  with such  authority  does  so  unless  the property  is remediated   to
residential standards prior  to such transfer.   Should cleanup of the site not  be
effected to residential  standards,  then  notification will be  given to USEPA
Region IV and GEPD  at  least 30 days prior to any conveyance  of title to the site
to any third party(ies) and the purchaser(s) of the site  will be  advised  via the
deed documentation as  to  then existing  site  conditions  and any/all associated
Institutional Controls and long-term monitoring requirements.

Posting.  This  ICP will be referenced in all  MCLB,  Albany  Utility Maps and  in
MCLB,  Albany's Master Plan.   No maintenance or construction  activities  are
planned without referring to  these documents.
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                                  REFERENCES
ABB  Environmental  Services,  Inc.   1995.   Remedial  Investigation  and  Risk
     Assessment Report for Operable Unit 1, Marine Corps Logistics Base (HCLB),
     Albany, Georgia.  Prepared for  Department  of the Navy, Southern Division,
     Naval  Facilities  Engineering  Command,  North  Charleston,  South Carolina
     (May).
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             APPENDIX C

   INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL PLAN FOR
POTENTIAL SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION 26

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                     INSTITUTIONAL  CONTROL  PLAN FOR PSC 26
                         Marine Corps  Logistics Base
                               Albany, Georgia


This attachment identifies  Institutional Controls restricting (a) human access
to and contact  with  surface and subsurface soils  contaminated with inorganic
constituents  through residential  development  of  the site  and  (b)  certain
activities occurring  on, around, or  under Potential Source of Contamination (PSC)
26 of the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB),  Albany.   Figure C-l presents the
general configuration of PSC 26 within MCLB, Albany.

Background

As a result of previous investigations,  MCLB, Albany was placed in Group 7 of the
National Priorities List for Uncontrolled  Hazardous Waste Sites, according to
Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 300  (40 CFR 300, July 1991).
ABB Environmental Services,  Inc. (ABB-ES), was contracted under the Comprehensive
Long-Term Environmental Action,  Navy contract (contract number N62467-89-D-0317) ,
to prepare and execute Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Workplans,
Site Screening Workplans, and associated documents  for  26  PSCs at MCLB, Albany.
PSC  1  (East Disposal Area), PSC  2  (Rubble  Disposal   Area),  PSC 3 (Long-Term
Landfill) and PSC 26  (Containment  Berm Area)  comprise  Operable Unit (OU) 1 at
MCLB, Albany.

A remedial investigation/risk assessment (RI/RA) was conducted at OU 1 from March
1992 through June 1995.  The public health and  ecological RA determined  that the
subsurface  soils  at  PSC 26 pose  an acceptable  risk  according to  the  U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Region IV.  However, the surface soils
at PSC  26 pose a potential noncancer risk to a future  resident  above USEPA
criteria (ABB-ES,  1997).  No surface water or sediment were present at PSC 26.
Based on the results  of the RA, USEPA  Region  IV and the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division (GEPD) required the implementation of Institutional Controls
to restrict potential future residential development of PSC 26.  Land management
activities, such as prescribed burns to reduce the potential for forest fires,
will continue to be permitted.

PSC  26.    The  Containment  Berm Area, measuring  approximately 900  feet  by
1,400 feet,  is  located approximately  1,000  feet  east  of Walker  Avenue  and
immediately south of  North Shaw Road  (Figure C-l).  Aerial photographs indicate
that the  surface of  this area  was  disturbed some  time between 1957 and 1964.
Three disturbed areas and a berm were  identified in the aerial photographs as
shown on Figure C-l.   The exact construction and use of the berm  at PSC 26 have
not been determined.   Visual inspection of  the  berm  indicates that the area may
have been used  as a  disposal area; however, field investigations of this area
disclosed no evidence that chemical wastes were  ever disposed of within the berm.
The area has not been used since approximately  1964  and has subsequently become
overgrown with vegetation.   Prescribed burning of brush is routinely performed
by MCLB, Albany at PSC  26.   In 1994,  timber was harvested at PSC 26.   This is
done periodically to limit the  potential for a forest  fire.

The  RI   confirmed  the  presence  of  low  concentrations  of volatile  organic
compounds, semivolatile  organic compounds,  and  inorganics in both the surface and
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                                                                       *••  Property Kne
                                /PSC
                            Contain
                    M     I    \  \        W
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                                                                           SCALE:  1 INCH  =  300  FEET
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                                                                      235	Surface elevation contour
                                                                           .  (contour interval  =  5 feet '
                                                                             mean  sea level)
                                                                 -x	x	X- Fence
                                                                           ป- Railroad track
                                                                          /   (aerial photo 1964)

                                                                             Road (unpaved. logging)
                                                                            Path
                                                                   —  -^  PSC border
     FIGURE  C-1
     POTENTIAL SOURCE OF
     CONTAMINATION (PSC) 26,
     CONTAINMENT BERN AREA
                     RECORD OF DECISION
                     OPERABLE UNIT 1
                                                                   MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE
                                                                   ALBANY, GEORGIA
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subsurface soils at PSC 26.   These compounds are possibly associated with  past
disposal activities (ABB-ES,  1997)

These RI data were evaluated to determine  whether the substances found onsite
occur naturally or  resulted from past waste disposal.  Based on this evaluation,
a  list  of  chemicals  of potential  concern  (CPCs)  was developed  for   each
environmental medium  (e.g.,  surface soil)  sampled at OU 1.   An RA was  then
prepared  in  accordance with USEPA Risk Assessment Guidance.    This guidance
reflects  a  conservative  approach to  RA  to  ensure  that subsequent cleanup
decisions are protective of human health and the  environment.  Exposure pathways
to these CPCs evaluated within the RA  included  a current land-use scenario  in
which an older child  trespasses as well  as future residential development and
associated utility construction on OU 1.

Human health  and environmental  risks associated with  exposure  to surface and
subsurface soil were  evaluated in the RA for PSC 26.  These estimated  risks  were
deemed acceptable by the USEPA except for the potential, future child resident
land-use scenario.  The noncancer hazard index  (HI of 5) exceeded the USEPA point
of departure (HI greater than 1) thereby  requiring  an appropriate human health-
based exposure restriction in  this  particular  case.  The  elevated HI  was due  to
the presence of inorganics in the  surface soils, primarily iron and manganese.
Therefore, USEPA Region IV and Georgia Environmental  Protection Division (GEPD)
required Institutional Controls be  implemented that restrict future residential
development and land use of PSC 26, as defined on  Figure C-l.

Land-Use Restrictions (Institutional Controls)

The OU 1 Record of Decision calls  for the initial  implementation and continued
application  of  appropriate  restrictions  on  future  usage   of the  property
encompassing  PSC  26  while  it  is owned by  the  Federal  government.   These
restrictions will apply until/unless site  remediation is conducted to restore the
site for unrestricted use.  Should the Navy later  decide to transfer, by deed,
ownership in the property encompassing PSC 26 to any private person or entity,
then the provisions of paragraph Deed Covenants and Conveyance of Title as set
forth on page C-4 of this Institutional Control Plan (ICP) shall apply.  Until
that time, the Institutional Controls listed below will remain in effect.

MCLB Security.  Physical access to the property surrounding PSC 26 is controlled
by base security measures, including fencing, pass and identification procedures,
guardhouse, and periodic security patrols.

Authorized Activities.   The following  activities are permissible  within the
confines of PSC 26:

     •   land management  activities,  such  as  prescribed burns  to  reduce the
         potential for forest fires;

         such activities or uses that will not result in  the development of the
         site for residential  purposes  or pose a continuous, long-term exposure
         to  child  residents  located near  the site, and thus will  present  no
         greater risk of harm to health, safety,  public welfare,  or the environ-
         ment ; and
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         such activities required to ensure adequate protection of human health
         and the environment.

Unauthorized Activities.  Those activities and uses  that are inconsistent with
the objectives of this  ICP, and which, if implemented at PSC 26, could pose an
increased risk of harm to health, safety, public welfare, or the environment may
not be conducted at PSC 26.  The following activities are not  permissible with
the confines of PSC 26:

     •   construction of a belowground structure  (including but not limited to
         foundation  walls,  wells  for  drinking  water,  irrigation,  or  other
         domestic purpose);

     •   construction of facilities specifically intended for use as residential
         housing;

     •   installation and/or storage of chemicals, waste chemical products, or
         equipment with the potential for chemical leakage; and

     •   such  activities or  uses  not  specifically stated  under  "authorized
         activities"  listed  above  that will result  in  the development of the
         site for residential purposes or pose  a continuous, long-term exposure
         to child residents located near the site.

Proposed Changes  in Uses.  Any proposed changes in permissible uses at PSC 26
that may  result  in  the development  of  PSC 26  for residential use  shall be
evaluated by a licensed  engineering professional, and MCLB,  Albany Environmental
Branch Office  to  determine whether or not the  proposed changes will present a
significant risk of harm to health,  safety, public welfare, or  the environment.
Any such changes in use of the site are subject to approval by USEPA Region IV
and GEPD.

Deed Covenants and Conveyance  of Title.   Should the decision  later be made to
transfer ownership of the property encompassing PSC  26 to any private person or
entity, then the Navy shall either  (1) take all actions necessary to remediate
the site to then existing residential cleanup standards  prior to effecting such
transfer,  or  (2)  deed  record with  the  Dougherty  County Register  of  Deeds
appropriate restrictive covenants  prohibiting  future residential  usage of the
property or disturbance of the  site's surface soil through routine excavation or
building/utility  construction,  maintenance,   or  repair   activities  on  or
immediately adjacent to the site.   Should the Navy not have the requisite legal
authority  to  record  such deed  restrictions,  then  it shall  take all  steps
necessary to ensure that the cognizant Federal agency with such authority does
so unless  the property is remediated to residential standards prior to such
transfer.  Should cleanup of the site not be effected to residential standards,
then notification will  be  given to USEPA Region  IV  and GEPD  at least 30 days
prior  to any  conveyance of title to the  site  to  any third party(ies) and the
purchaser(s) of the site will be advised via the  deed documentation as to then
existing site conditions and any/all associated Institutional Controls  and long-
term monitoring requirements.

Posting.  This ICP will be  referenced in all  MCLB,  Albany Utility Maps and in
MCLB,  Albany's Master  Plan.   No  maintenance  or construction activities  are
planned without referring to these documents.

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                                   REFERENCE
ABB  Environmental  Services,  Inc.   1997.   Remedial  Investigation  and  Risk
     Assessment Report Addendum for Operable Unit 1,  Marine Corps Logistics Base
     (HCLB), Albany,  Georgia.   Prepared  for Department of  the  Navy,  Southern
     Division, Naval  Facilities Engineering Command,  North  Charleston,  South
     Carolina (May).
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