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Umted States Office of Errergency &
Environmental Protection Remedial Response
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HW-10.8
July 1989
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST, PROPOSED UPDATE |9
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 52
Federal facility sites as Update #9 to the National Priorities List (NPL) and
also is proposing to expand one final Federal facility site. Of the States and
territories, 26 are proposing sites. California leads with 10 new proposed
sites. This brings the number of proposed sites to 335, including 74 in the
Federal facility section.
Final sites now total 889, including 41 in the Federal facility section.
Final and proposed sites total 1,224 . New Jersey has the largest number
of final and proposed sites (109), followed by California (98) and
Pennsylvania (96) .
The proposed sites are subject to public comment for 60 days following
publication of the proposal in the Federal Register in mid-July. Based on
these comments and further review by EPA, those sites still meeting the listing
requirements will be placed on the final NPL.
The NPL identifies abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that
warrant further investigation to determine if long-term "remedial action"
is necessary. Sites on the NPL are eligible for such action under the Compre-
hensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
enacted on December 11, 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA), enacted on October 17, 1986. SARA authorizes a
"Hazardous Substances Superfund" totaling $8.5 billion over 5 years to pay
costs for overseeing work by those responsible for cleaning up waste sites,
and to pay costs not assumed by responsible parties. EPA has the primary
responsibility for managing cleanup and enforcement activities under Superfund.
Section 120(a) of SARA requires that Federal facilities be subject to and
comply with CERCLA in the same manner as any nongovernmental entity. CERCLA
Section lll(e)(3), however, generally prohibits use of Superfund dollars for
remedial actions at Federally-owned facilities.
This document provides background information on Proposed Update #9 and
the following lists:
o The new sites being proposed for the NPL arranged alphabetically
by State.
o The distribution of all sites by States arranged by the number
of new proposed sites.
Deletion of Final Sites
At the time of the NPL rulemaking in May 1989, 890 sites were on the
final NPL. Since then, one has been deleted because EPA and the State
determined that all appropriate response has been taken, making a total of
889 final sites. The site is:
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o Voortiran Farm, Upper Saucon Township, PA, deleted May 31, 1989
(54 FR 23212)
Proposed Sites
At the time of the NPL rulemaking in May 1989, 283 sites were in
proposed status. They can be grouped in this way.
Sites Fed, facility sites Total
Update #1 (Sept. 8, 1983, 48 FR 40674) 2 0
Update #2 (Oct. 15, 1984, 49 FR 40320) 41 4
Update #3 (April 10, 1985, 50 FR 14115) 6 2
Update #4 (Sept. 18, 1985, 50 FR 37950) 11 2
Update #5 (June 10, 1986, 51 FR 21099) 11 2
Update #6 (Jan. 22, 1987, 52 FR 2492) 27 0
Update #7 (June 24, 1988, 53 FR 23988) 153 12
Update #8 (May 5, 1989, 54 FR 19526) 10 0
261 22
The sites remain proposed pending completion of review of comments or
resolution of technical or policy issues. All proposed sites will be
considered for listing in future final rules.
This proposal brings the number of proposed sites to 335, 74 of them in
the Federal section.
RCRA-Related Sites
On June 10, 1986 (51 FR 21054), EPA announced components of a policy
for the listing or the deferral from listing on the NPL of several
categories of non-Federal sites subject to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C corrective action authorities. The policy
was intended to reflect RCRA's broadened corrective action authorities as
a result of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. In
announcing the RCRA policy, the Agency reserved for a later date the question
of whether this or another policy would be applied to Federal facility
sites that included one or more RCRA hazardous waste management units, and
thus are subject to RCRA Subtitle C corrective action authorities.
On March 13, 1989 (54 FR 10520), EPA announced it would place
on the NPL those sites located on Federally-owned or -operated facilities
that meet the NPL eligibility requirements—e.g., Hazard Ranking System (HRS)
scores of 28.50 or greater—even if the Federal facility also is subject to
the corrective action authorities of RCRA Subtitle C. Cleanup, if appropriate,
could then proceed at those sites under either CERCLA or RCRA.
EPA believes that listing Federal facility sites with or without RCRA-
regulated hazardous waste management units is consistent with the intent of
SARA Section 120 and will serve the purposes originally intended by the NPL —
that is, to advise the public of the status of Federal government cleanup
efforts. In addition, listing will help other Federal agencies set priorities
and focus cleanup efforts on those sites presenting the most serious problems.
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Special -Study Waste Sites
Section 105 (g) of CERCLA, as attended by SARA, requires additional
information before proposing sites with "special study wastes," as defined
under RCRA Section 3001(b)(2) [drilling fluids], 3001(b)(3)(A) (ii) [mining
wastes], and 3001(b)(3)(A)(iii) [cement kiln dust]. Two sites in proposed
Update #9 contain or possibly contain special study wastes. The sites
and the special study wastes involved are:
o Feed Materials Production Center (USDOE), Fernald, OH (mining
wastes)
o Monticello Mill Tailings (USDOE), Monticello, UT (mining wastes)
Reproposed Site
In addition to proposing new sites, EPA also is proposing to expand
the Mather Air Force Base (AC&W Disposal Site) , Sacramento, CA, which was
placed on the final NPL on July 22, 1987 (52 FR 27620). The original site
was located in the Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) area of the base,
which had contaminated portions of the large aquifer near some base
production wells. Since then, EPA has determined that additional areas of
the base are responsible for further contamination of the aquifer and may
be responsible for contamination off-base. Consequently, EPA proposes to
expand the original site to include the entire base and requests comment on
the expanded site. The sites would be renamed "Mather Air Force Base."
EPA discussed the basis for site expansions in a final rule concerning
Federaf facility sites (54 FR 10512, March 13, 1989).
HRS Effective Date
On December 23, 1988 (53 FR 51962), EPA proposed revisions to the
HRS in response to CERCLA Section 105(c)(1), added by SARA, which provides
that EPA should revise the HRS by October 17, 1988 (24 months after the
enactment of SARA).
Conmenters on NPL rules have argued that the October 17, 1988 date is the
effective date for all purposes of Section 105(c)(1), and EPA cannot use
the current HRS after that date to propose or promulgate sites to the NPL. The
commenters believe that EPA may not resume listing sites until the HRS
revisions are proposed and made effective. EPA does not agree and provided
its rationale for its position on March 31, 1989 (54 FR 13299). EPA intends
to issue the revised HRS as soon as possible. However, until the proposed
revisions have been subject to public comment and put into effect, EPA will
continue to propose and promulgate sites using the current HRS, in accordance
with CERCLA Section 105 (c) (1) and Congressional intent.
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Additional Publications
Two additional publications are available on Update #9 proposed in July
1989:
o "National Priorities List, Supplementary Lists and Supporting Materials."
July 1989. Publication HW-10.8S.
o "Descriptions of 52 Federal Facility Sites in Proposed Update #9 to the
National Priorities List." July 1989. Publication HW-8.18.
For a single free copy of any of these documents, contact EPA's
Public Information Center (PIC), PM-211B, 401 M St. SW, Washington, DC
20460, telephone 202-382-2080.
Descriptions of all proposed and final NPL sites are now contained in
six documents: HW-8.18 (just issued) plus these five previously issued
documents:
o "Descriptions 10 Sites in Proposed Update #8 to the National Priorities
List." May 1989. Publication HW-8.17. Available from PIC.
o "Descriptions of 101 Sites Placed on the Final National Priorities List
in March 1989." Publication HW-8.15. Available from PIC.
o "Descriptions of 273 Sites Proposed for the National Priorities List as
of March 1989." The descriptions have been compiled into one document
as a convenience. Publication HW-8.16. Available from PIC.
o "Descriptions of 272 Sites Placed on the Final National Priorities List,
1985-87." Previously, these descriptions were available in two documents.
They have been compiled into one document as a convenience. Publication
HW-8.10/8.11. Available from PIC.
o Descriptions of 538 sites placed on the final NPL in 1983-84:
"Hazardous Waste Sites: Descriptions of Sites on Current National
Priorities List, October 1984." Publication HW-8.5. Available from the
National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161, telephone
703-487-4650. Accession No. PB85-224756. Cost is $49.95 per copy,
$6.95 in microfiche, plus $3 handling fee per order.
Publications HW-10.6, 10.6S, and 10.7 are obsolete and may be discarded.
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National Priorities List,
Federal Facility Sites, Proposed Update 9 (by State)
July 1989
NFL
Gr1 St Site Name
City/County
5 AK Eielson Air Force Base
6 AK Elmendorf Air Force Base
7 AK Fort Wainwright
6 AK Standard Steel&Met Sal Yd (USDOT)
10 AZ Luke Air Force Base
10 AZ Williams Air Force Base
Barstow Marine Corps Logist Base
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
Edwards Air Force Base
Fort Ord
George Air Force Base
Lawrence Livermore Lab-300(USDOE)
March Air Force Base
Tracy Defense Depot
Travis Air Force Base
Treasure Island Nav Sta-Hun Pt An
7 CO Air Force Plant PJKS
15 FL Cecil Field Naval Air Station
7 FL Homestead Air Force Base
14 FL Jacksonville Naval Air Station
7 FL Pensacola Naval Air Station
6 GA Marine Corps Logistics Base
17 HI Schofield Barracks
17 IA Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
4 ID Idaho National Engin Lab (USDOE)
2 ID Mountain Home Air Force Base
10
13
14
8
14
15
15
15
17
5
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
Fairbanks N Star Bor
Greater Anchorage Bo
Fairbanks N Star Bor
Anchorage
Glendale
Chandler
Barstow
San Diego County
Kern County
Marina
Victorville
Livermore
Riverside
Tracy
Solano County
San Francisco
Waterton
Jacksonville
Homestead
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Albany
Oahu
Middletown
Idaho Falls
Mountain Home
* State top priority site
1: Sites are placed in groups (Gr) corresponding to groups of 50
on the final NPL
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National Priorities List,
Federal Facility Sites, Proposed Update 9 (by State)
July 1989
NPL
Gr- St Site Name
City/County
13 KS Fort Riley
8 MA Fort Devens
12 MA Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Ann
6 MA Otis Air Nat Guard/Camp Edwards
12 ME Loring Air Force Base
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16 MN Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance
16 MO Weldon Spring Form Army Ord Works
9 NH Pease Air Force Base
9 NJ Federal Aviation Admin Tech Cent
7 NJ Picatinny Arsenal
9 NY Brookhaven National Lab (USDOE)
16 NY Plattsburgh Air Force Base
10 NY Seneca Army Depot
2 OH Feed Materials Prod Cent (USDOE)
12 OH Mound Plant (USDOE)
10 PA Tobyhanna Army Depot
12 RI Davisville Naval Constr Batt Cent
14 RI Newport Naval Educat/Training Cen
5 SC Savannah River Site (USDOE)
4 TN Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE)
9 TX Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
11 UT Monticello Mill Tailings (USDOE)
2 WA Bangor Naval Submarine Base
3 WA Bonneville Power Adm Ross (USDOE)
12 WA Fort Lewis Logistics Center
9 WY F.E. Warren Air Force Base
Junction City
Fort Devens
Middlesex County
Falmouth
Limestone
Fridley
St. Charles County
Portsmouth/Newington
Atlantic County
Rockaway Township
Upton
Plattsburgh
Romulus
Fernald
Miamisburg
Tobyhanna
North Kingstown
Newport
Aiken
Oak Ridge
Karnack
Monticello
Silverdale
Vancouver
Tillicum
Cheyenne
Number of Federal Facility Sites Proposed for Listing: 52
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National Priorities List,
Final and Proposed Sites Per State/Territory
(by Proposed Update 9 Sites)
July 1989
Proposed Update 9
State/Territory
California
Alaska
Florida
Massachusetts
New York
Washington
Arizona
Idaho
New Jersey
Ohio
Rhode Island
Colorado
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Alabama
American Samoa
Arkansas
Commonwealth of Marianas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Guam
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Puerto Rico
South Dakota
Trust Territories
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Non-Fed
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fed
10
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Previously
Non-Fed
33
0
15
4
1
4
10
3
3
6
2
1
2
6
6
15
2
2
0
8
0
24
7
3
3
5
1
2
0
0
0
6
8
0
0
16
7
5
2
1
16
1
2
2
0
3
6
0
3
1
0
0
0
4
0
9
1
4
proposed Final
Fed
3
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-Fed
44
1
32
21
72
21
5
4
97
29
8
12
6
0
9
9
5
39
12
15
68
14
9
23
3
1
8
0
10
0
8
11
0
1
19
30
12
8
7
65
2
8
2
0
5
15
2
7
5
8
1
0
4
0
11
5
35
Fed
8
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
98
5
51
25
80
45
11
9
109
34
11
17
14
7
25
12
9
41
23
16
96
22
14
29
12
3
12
0
10
0
14
20
0
1
39
37
17
11
10
81
3
10
5
0
10
22
2
11
7
9
1
0
8
0
21
6
39
Total
52
261
22
848
41
1224
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
For further information, call the
Superfund Hotline, toll-free
at 1-800-424-9346 or
382-3000 in Washington,
DC, metropolitan area, or the .
U. S. EPA Superfund Offices
listed below
For publications, contact:
Public Information Center
401 M Street SW
Washington DC 20460
CML:(202) 382-2080
FTS: 382-2080
Office of Emergency and Remedial
Response (OS-230)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
CML: (202)475-8103
FTS: 475-8103
Region 1
Waste Management Division,
HAA-CAN 2
John F. Kennedy Building
Boston. MA 02203
CML: (617) 573-5700
FTS: 833-1700
Region 2
Emergency & Remedial Response
Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
CML: (212) 264-8672
FTS: 264-8672
Region 3
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 3HWOO
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
CML: (215)597-8131
FTS: 597-8131
Region 4
Waste Management Division
345 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
CML: (404) 347-3454
FTS: 257-3454
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Region 5
Waste Management Division,
5HR-12
230 South Dearborn Street, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
CML: (312) 886-7579
FTS: 886-7579
Region 6
Hazardous Waste Management
Division. 6H
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
CML: (214) 655-6700
FTS: 255-6700
Region 7
Waste Management Division
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
CML: (913) 236-2850
FTS: 757-2850
Region 8
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 8HWM
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
CML: (303) 293-1720
FTS: 564-1720
Region 9
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, T-1
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
CML: (415)974-7460
FTS: 454-7460
Region 10
Hazardous Waste Division. HW-111
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA98101
CML: (206) 442-1906
FTS: 399-1906
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