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PROGRESS AT REGION 6
SUPERFUND SITES IN LOUISIANA
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AGRICULTURE
STREET LANDFILL
LOUISIANA
EPA ID#LAD981056997
REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
02
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
Site Description
Location: The site is located in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. It is
approximately three miles south of Lake Pontchartrain and 2.5 to 3.0 miles north-
northeast of the Vieux Carre and the Central Business District. The approximate
geographic coordinates for the center of the site are 29°59'20" north latitude and
90°02'31" west longitude. The site is bounded on the north by Higgins Road and
on the east from Clouet Street (to the south) to Montegut Street (to the north).
On the south and west, the site runs along the Southern Railroad right-of-way.
The Peoples Avenue and Florida Avenue canals are located west and south of the
site, respectively.
Population: The 1990 Census identifies 374 residential units on site. The community is
predominately African American.
Setting: Approximately, a 100 acres site that formerly served as a municipal landfill in
1910 until it was closed in 1957. The area was reopened in September 1965, to
receive debris caused by Hurricane Betsey. Records indicate that disposal of
municipal waste and municipal waste incinerator ash occurred at the former
landfill; however, records did not indicate that industrial or chemical waste were
ever transported to, or disposed of at, the site.
From the 1970s through the late 1980s approximately 47 acres of the
Agriculture St. Landfill were developed for private and public use that included:
private single-family homes, multiple-family private and public housing units, Press
Park Community Center, a recreation center, retail businesses, and Moton
Elementary school. The remaining 48 acres of the former landfill are currently
undeveloped and covered with dense vegetation.
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Hydrology:
The main surface water features in the immediate site vicinity are the Peoples
Avenue canal to the west and the Florida Avenue canal to the south, both of
which receive stormwater runoff from the site vicinity via a network of storm
drains. The Peoples Avenue canal flows to the south, discharging into the Florida
Avenue canal. From the Florida Avenue canal, the water is pumped by Pumping
Station 19 to Industrial Canal which discharges into Lake Pontchartrain.
A shallow aquifer (that is not a drinking water source) that underlies the site is
encountered between 2 and 9 feet below land surface.
Wastes and Volumes
Based on historical records and field observations, numerous wastes were deposited at the
site, which included municipal garbage, construction debris, incinerator and open burning
ash, glass, etc. This type of material ranged in depth from 2 to > 32.5 feet.
Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 50.00
Proposed Date: 8/23/94
Final Date: 12/16/94
NPL Update: No. 13
Site Map and Diagram
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
Property was used as a municipal landfill from 1910 to 1957, and operated an incinerator
reportedly, on site. Waste disposal records are not available, and little information could be
located regarding the type and extent of debris deposited in the landfill.
The incinerator on site was decommissioned in 1958, the stack was demolished and the
building converted to a machine shop.
The landfill reopened in September 1965 to receive debris created by Hurricane Betsey, and
open burning of the waste continued for 6 to 7 months, after which the area was covered with
ash from city incinerators and compacted with bulldozers.
From the late 70's through 1986, the northern portion of the inactive landfill was developed
to support housing, small businesses, and a elementary school.
A Site Inspection (SI) was conducted by EPA May 1986. On December 18,1986, the FIT
completed an EPA Potential Hazardous Waste Site Identification and Preliminary Assessment
(PA) and a Potential Hazardous Waste SI Report on the site.
August 1986, the SI was finalized, and a Hazard Ranking System (HRS) package was
prepared under the 1982 HRS model, and the resultant site score was not sufficient for
consideration of its placement on the National Priorities List (NPL).
EPA requested the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to evaluate
the site to determine if a health advisory was warranted. ATSDR concluded that residents of the
area were not at immediate risk and that a health advisory was not warranted (1987).
LDHHR, the New Orleans City Health Department and the CDC conducted a blood lead
level study of 188 children from an unspecified area around the Moton Elementary School in
December 1986. The results of the study found that all blood level values were within acceptable
ranges for each age group.
In February 1987, the site was referred to LDEQ by EPA for further evaluation.
On May 4,1993, concerned local community leaders of the Moton Elementary school area
filed a complaint with the Gulf Coast Tenants Organization and requested EPA to re-evaluate
the site.
EPA sponsored open houses 8/31/93 and 9/16/93, to discuss issues surrounding the landfill, to
inform the public of upcoming sampling, and to answer the community's questions.
Through the Emergency Response Branch, an Expanded Site Inspection (ESI) work plan was
developed September 7,1993 to collect additional samples to perform an updated HRS (utilizing
Final Rule December 14, 1990).
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The ESI Report was submitted December 20,1993, and the results were discussed with the
community. Elevated levels of lead, arsenic and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) .
exists in the soils.
The HRS package was submitted for EPA's review on February 14,1994.
In April 1994, EPA initiated plans to implement a Remedial Removal Integrated
Investigation at the site. Fieldwork was completed in May 1994, which included erecting a fence
around the undeveloped area.
The site was proposed to the NPL August 23,1994.
Due to community concerns created by the Superfund listing, the school board announced on
August 24, the Moton would not open this year and the students would be relocated to a
different school.
The Technical Assistance Grant was awarded September 27,1994.
The site was formally promulgated to the NPL on December 16,1994, less than four months
after proposal and only seven months after submittal of the HRS package.
The development of the draft RRII report is on-going.
A draft RRII was Issued to the community In November 1994 for comments.
The site was finalized on the NPL on December 16,1994.
Health Considerations:
The review of the FS is on-going.
Potential human exposure risks include direct contact with, and accidental ingestion of,
contaminated soils and inhalation of contaminated dust.
Based on data in the ESI and the RRII, people living on the site may be exposed to elevated
levels of lead, arsenic, and PAHs via the soil media.
Other Environmental Risks:
Elevated levels of various contaminants increases with depth in the subsurface soils.
Record of Decision
Signed:
Amended:
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Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 03/94
Open houses and workshops: 8/93, 9/93, 2/94, 6/94, 9/94,10/94,11/94,1/95
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: N/A
Original ROD Fact Sheet: N/A
Milestone Fact Sheets: 8/93, 9/93,12/93, 2/94, 3/94, 5/94,10/94,12/94,11/94
Citizens on site mailing list: 458
Constituency Interest:
- High level of interest by citizens
- High level of interest by school system
- High level of interest by City of New Orleans
- High level of interest by HUD
Site Repository: (1) Helen Edwards Elementary School Library
3039 Higgins Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70126
504/942-3625
(2) Community Outreach Office
3221 Press Street
New Orleans, LA 70126
504/944-6445
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 6/94; re-advertised 7/94
Letters of Intent Received:
1) Concerned Citizens of Agriculture St. Landfill (CCASL)
2) Citizens For An Environmentally Safe Press Park
Final Application Received: 9/20/94
Grant Award: 09/27/94
Current Status: Group (the Concerned Citizens for Agriculture St. Landfill-CCASL) is
finalizing contracts with two Technical Advisors; EPA is currently reviewing both contracts.
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Ursula Lennox
On-scene Coordinator: Craig Carroll
State Contact: Bill Perry
Community Involvement Coordinator: Olivia Rodriguez Balandran
Attorney: John Dugdale
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor Ecology and Environment
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Present Status and Issues
The development of the draft RRII report was completed in November 1994. Comments on
the draft are being incorporated and plans are underway to finalize this document.
The comment period for the site's proposal to the NPL ended on 11/7. The site was finalized
to the NPL on 12/16/94.
Numerous Congressional inquiries are being received, requesting a buyout.
The draft FS is currently being reviewed.
Elevated levels of lead was detected in the play area of the Press Park Community Center.
Plans are underway to relocate the play equipment to another area where an additional barrier
will be constructed to prevent the formation of wear patterns which may expose children to the
native soil. Sod will be placed in the bare area where the equipment was originally located.
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AMERICAN
CREOSOTE WOR
INC. (WINNFIELD
PLANT)
LOUISIANA
EPAID#LAD000239814
EPA REGION 6
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT 06
Winn Parish
Winnfield
Site Description
Location: Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana
Site covers approximately 34 acres at 1006 Front Street
Primarily residential area
Population: Winnfield, LA (Population 7,000)
Setting: Residential on 3 sides, industrial on 1 side
Hydrology: Alluvial deposits
Two aquifers within upper 60 feet
Wastes and Volumes
1. Principle Pollutants:
Pentachlorophenol in concentrations up to 6,000 pp
Carcinogenic Hydrocarbons (CPAH's) in concentrations up to 506,000 ppb
2. Volume:
25,000 cubic yards of "TAR" mat deposits
275,000 cubic yards contaminated soils
1 million gallons subsurface creosote product
24 million gallons contaminated groundwater
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 50.7
Proposed Date: 2/7/92
Final Date: 10/14/92
NPL Update: No. 12
Site Map and Diagram
February 1, 1995
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(WINNFIELD PLANT)
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
Site operated as a wood treater from the turn of the century through the 1980s.
Site abandoned in the raid 1980s.
April - May 1988, EPA Emergency Response Branch conducted emergency removal to prevent
oils and sludges from seeping out of storage tanks and flowing to a nearby creek: contaminants
were pumped from pits, treated and contained on site.
June - September 1988, the Potentially Responsible Party (PRP), under an EPA
Administrative Order, fenced the site.
Site wastes still seeping subsurface into the bayou and soil surface wastes present a direct
contact threat.
Health Considerations:
Direct contact with site risks and potential for drinking water contamination.
Other Environmental Risks:
Site wastes leading into adjacent bayou and potentially impacting biota.
Record of Decision
Signed: April 28, 1993
Selected Remedy:
Onsite incineration of 25,000 cubic yards tar mat.
In-situ biotreatment of 275,000 cubic yards of contaminated soils.
Pump and treat liquid contaminants.
Other Remedies Considered
1. Total Incineration
2. Cap
3. Solidification
Reason Not Chosen
Not cost effective
No treatment (statutory preference)
Failed In treatability studies
AMERICAN CREOSOTE
(WINNFIELD PLANT)
S, INC.
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Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed
Open houses and workshops: 2/92, 4/92, 7/92, 5/93, 9/93, 4/94, 7/94
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 8/3/92, 9/8/92
Final Proposed Plan Fact Sheet: 03/01/93
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 5/93
Milestone Fact Sheets: Remedial Design 9/93
Citizens on site mailing list: 232
Site Repository: Winn Parish Public Library, Winnfield.
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 10/92
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 10/92 - Winnfield AC TAG, Inc.
2) 2/93 - Greater Winn Parish Development Corporation
Grant Award: N/A
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Warren Arthur
State Contact: Duane Wilson, LDEQ
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Lillard
Attorney: John Dugdale
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor: IT/DAVY (A Joint Venture)
Present Status and Issues
RA contract signed June 1994
Pre-construction conference conducted September 1994
Corps of Engineers resident office establised in Winnfield December 1994
Construction design review initiated January 1995
No current issues
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Cleanup Measurements
The American Creosote Works, Inc. (Winnfield Plant) site is approximately 34 acres in size and
is located in a primarily residential area. The activities conducted at this site were primarily
wood-treating operations. This property has had numerous owners, the first of which was the
Bodeau Lumber Co., which began operations in 1901. Louisiana Creosoting Co. acquired 22
acres of the property in 1922 and then resold the parcel of land to American Creosote Works of
Louisiana, Inc. in 1938. In 1950, the entire property, along with 12 additional acres, was sold to
American Creosote, which was later bought out by Dickson Lumber Co. in 1977. The property
was seized by the city for taxes after Dickson declared bankruptcy. Wood treatment operations
were taken over by Stallworth Timber in 1980 which then abandoned the site in 1985. The
sources of contamination at the site include: five unlined pits used for the disposal of wastes
generated by the wood-treating process, storage areas containing creosote and treated and
untreated wood, and the plant at which the wood-treating operations took place. These buildings
and equipment were found in a deteriorating and unstable state. Contamination also was caused
by on-site drainage ditches which received surface water run-off from the facility. Creosote in
these ditches, which are lined with a tar-like substance, was observed leaching into the ground.
The contents of these ditches are discharged to freshwater wetlands in the area. Area surface
water, including Creosote Branch and Port de Luce Creek, are used for recreational fishing.
Local residents, including school children, frequently crossed the site before a fence was
constructed. An estimated 5,700 people live within a mile of the site.
Immediate actions such as the construction of a fence and the prevention of contaminants
from migrating have reduced the risks posed to the health and safety of the nearby
population while additional investigations are underway and activities are being planned for
permanent cleanup of the site.
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(WINNFIELD PLANT)
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BAYOU BON
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD980745632
EPA REGION 6
NGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 01
St. Tammany Parish
Near Slidell
Site Description
Location:
Population:
Setting:
Hydrology:
The site is at the location of the former American Creosote Works
Plant within St. Tammany Parish, Slidell, Louisiana.
The site is south of West Hall Avenue in Slidell and north of and
adjacent to Bayou Bonfouca.
Approximately 26,000 residents live in the surrounding community.
Nearest residence potentially impacted by the site is approximately
400 feet from the site, across the bayou to the southwest.
Nearest drinking water well is approximately 1/4 mile northeast of
the site.
The site was used for commercial operations involving the
treatment of wood products with creosote.
The site encompasses approximately 52 acres.
There are eight highly contaminated creosote areas at the site.
The northern half of the site is heavily wooded.
The site is bordered on the east by a drainage ditch, on the west by
a creek, and on the south by Bayou Bonfouca.
The contaminants have been found in the bayou.
Seven stratigraphic layers were encountered in the first 60 feet during the
Remedial Investigation of the site.
Three ground water systems were encountered at the site, including a
surficial aquifer, a shallow artesian aquifer at 30 feet, and a deep artesian
aquifer at 60+ feet.
The elevation of the 100-year floodplain is 9 feet (MSL). Most of the site
would be inundated by a flood of this elevation.
Wastes and Volumes
The principle pollutants at the Bayou Bonfouca Superfund site include Polynuclear
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PNAs) - Creosote Compounds.
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 29.78
Proposed Date: 12/30/82
Final Date: 9/8/83
NPL Update: Original
Site Map and Diagram
Extent of Ground Water and Sediment Contamination
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
A creosote plant began operating at the site around the turn of the century.
Over the years, the plant operated under several owners, including Gulf States Creosoting,
Southern Creosoting Company, American Creosote Works, and Hattiesburg Creosoting
Company, with property ownership resting finally with the Braselman Corporation.
Numerous releases of creosote occurred during the years of operation.
In 1970, the American Creosote Works plant burned down and it is thought that a large
amount of creosote may have spilled from storage tanks and flowed across the site and
into the bayou.
July - August 1985, the Potentially Responsible Party (PRP), under an EPA Administrative
Order, fenced the site.
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Health Considerations:
From ingestion of contaminated ground water from the shallow artesian aquifer, (currently
not used as a drinking water source);
From exposure to contaminated on-site soils;
From exposure to contaminated sediments in the western creek; the eastern channel; and the
bayou; and,
From ingestion of fish and shellfish from the bayou.
Other Environmental Risks:
Record of Decision
Signed: March 31, 1987
Incorporated the Source Control ROD of August 15,1985.
The Bayou Bonfouca Superfund site remedy for the overall site remedy includes:
o On-site incineration
o Ground water treatment
o Bayou dredging
Other Remedies Considered
1. On-sHe Landfill
2. Offstte Landfill
3. Biological Treatment
4. No Action
Reason Not Chosen
Bayou sediments would not be treated
Least preferred under SARA
Feasibility concerns
Would not adequately protect human health and the
environment
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 04/84, revised 08/85
Open houses and workshops: 04/85, 06/86, open houses 9/6/89, 7/12/90,12/5/90, 6/26/91,
11/11/92,12/8/93,1/13/93, 3/3/93, 5/19/93, 7/21/93, 9/93,11/93, 4/94, 6/94, 8/94,12/94, 2/95
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 02/87
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 07/87
Milestone Fact Sheets: Update 03/88,08/89,06/90,12/90 ESD decision 1/90,1/93, 9/93,11/93,
2/94, 5/94, 7/94
Citizens on site mailing list: 318
Constituency Interest: High interest at site. Nearby residents strongly oppose on-site landfill.
Site Repository: St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell Branch, Slidell, Louisiana
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Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 02/89, 5/94, 6/94
Letters of Intent Received: Slidell Working Against Major Pollution (SWAMP), 5/94;
Earth Beautiful Foundation, 6/94
Final Application Received: 11/94
Grant Award: 12/94
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager Robert M. Griswold
State Contact: Duane Wilson
Community Involvement Coordinator. Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: George Malone
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor CH2MH11I
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified:
Viable PRP: 0
Present Status and Issues
Completion of construction of the ground water pumping and treatment unit along with
activation of the pumping/treatment operations has reduced the volume of contamination and
prevented further migration.
As of May 1994, 4.4 million gallons of contaminated ground water has been treated and
12,500 gallons of creosote oils recovered.
Incineration operations have been successfully continuing since November 1993, when trial
burn activities were conducted. Construction should be completed in December 1996.
Earlier noise issues were addressed by the installation of an "in-stack" silencer.
No current issues.
Cleanup Measurements
Initial fencing around the area has reduced the potential exposure to hazardous substances at
Bayou Bonfouca while cleanup activities are underway.
Upon completion of the cleanup, over 170,000 cubic yards of contaminated soils and
sediment, and 10 million gallons of contaminated ground water will be treated.
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BAYOU
SORREL
SITE
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD980745541
EPA REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 04
Iberville Parish
Other Names:
Environmental Purification
Advancement
Halliburton Services (CLAW)
Grand River Pits (local name)
Site Description
Location: 20 miles SW of Baton Rouge, six miles north of the Town of Bayou Sorrel.
Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Population: Less than 100 year round residents within 5 miles of site.
33,000 in Iberville Parish
Setting: Remote backswamp environment.
Three permanent residences within two miles.
Nearest drinking water well is 1/2 mile; wells used for washing/bathing, not
drinking.
Total site = 265 acres.
Three landfill areas, four closed-out ponds, one landfarm area.
Total waste disposal areas = 40-50 acres.
Hydrology: 75-125 feet of clays & silts beneath site.
Below clays - sand, gravels & silts possibly to 700 ft. below land surface.
This sand, silt and gravel layer is the Plaquemine aquifer.
Ground water withdrawal from the Plaquemine aquifer is minimal, due to low
population density and poor ground water quality.
Wastes and Volumes
Principle pollutants include the following:
Process wastes from pesticide/herbicide manufacturing.
Sulfide-containing wastes from hydrocarbon processing and exploration.
Spent wash from boiler and process-equipment cleaning.
Volume:
Approximately 1,000,000 cubic feet of contaminated soil/ wastes
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 34.69
Proposed Date: 12/30/82
Final Date: 9/8/83
NPL Update: Original
The PRP challenged the ranking package with respect to the air score using an observed
air release from four years prior. This release resulted in one death. No changes were
made to the package.
Site Map and Diagram
1 CAPPED AREAS
Bayou Sorrel Site
The Remediation Process
Site History:
1977-1978 received wastes from Petrochemical Industries in LA, TX, AR, and MS.
1978-1979 closure overseen by State after death of a truck driver.
Operated by EPA, Inc., sister Company of CLAW, Inc. (Injection well)
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Health Considerations:
Direct Contact: Exposure to contaminated soil/sediment
Ground Water: Ingestion of contaminated source
Surface Water: Ingestion of contaminated source
Other Environmental Risks:
Same risks as above with respect to aquatic organisms and onsite game animals.
Record of Decision
Signed: November 14, 1986
The remedy for the site includes a geomembrane cap with slurry wall around the most
contaminated areas. Extensive O&M Plan with GW monitoring.
Other Remedies Considered
1. On-slte Incineration
2. Offslte RCRA landfill
3. No Action
4. Clay cap (without geomembrane)
Reason Not Chosen
takes 10-30 years, >$200M
Not cost effective
Not protective
Poor long-term effectiveness
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 06/84, revised 07/90.
Open houses and workshops:
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 01/86.
Original ROD Fact Sheet:
Milestone Fact Sheets: Updates 7/88, 3/89, 3/90, Open House 9/90, Reconnaissance visit to
prepare for Ribbon cutting 9/91.
Citizens on site mailing list: 87
Constituency Interest: Moderate; the citizens/residents are not opposing the remedy.
Site Repository: Iberville Parish Library
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Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 02/13/89
Letters of Intent Received: None
Grant Award: N/A
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager Bill Luthans
State Contact: Richard Johnson
Community Involvement Coordinator Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Mel MacFarland
State Coordinator Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor Flour Daniel, EPA Oversight
ERM Southwest, PRP Contractor
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: 95
Viable PRP: 35
Enforcement Options:
Consent Decree signed with settling PRPs for RD/RA in December 1987 for $800,000
for response costs prior to 6/15/87 and up to $1,885,000 for future oversight costs.
1989 Consent Decree with BFI for $185,000 completed.
Referral issued for cost recovery from Cyril Hinds, recalcitrant former owner/operator,
in 1992.
Present Status and Issues
Site is in long-term Operation & Maintenance, with all remedial activities completed. The first
5-Year Review (necessary because wastes remain onsite) was completed in September 1993.
Present ground water monitoring data indicates cap and slurry wall performing as designed.
EPA has recovered all past costs with the exception of approximately $150,000 which is
presently being pursued from the recalcitrant former owner/operator, Cyril Hinds.
Cleanup Measurements
Over 1 million cubic feet of waste has been contained in a slurry wall, multilayered clay cap
system. The remedy includes extensive monitoring to ensure protectiveness is maintained.
Remedy ensures protection of nearby sensitive environmental areas as well as protection of
underlying aquifer used by thousands of people in the Parish.
With the completion of the above mentioned activities, all contaminants have been contained
and exposure potential has been eliminated. The EPA continues to monitor the site to ensure
that the site is safe and no longer poses a threat to public health or the environment.
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CLEVE REBE;
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD980501456
EPA REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 03
Ascension Parish
Other Names:
Reber Landfill
Site Description
Location: Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
Between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
One mile south of Highway 22 on the east side of Highway 70.
Population: Eleven residences close to the site.
Setting: Nearest residence is approximately 100 feet from the northern property line of
the site.
Nearest drinking water well is located on the residence about 100 feet away
from the site.
The surrounding land to the east and south are covered by dense vegetation
and swamp.
The areas to the north and west are primarily residential and agricultural. The
residential areas are sparsely populated.
25 acre site - an abandoned landfill that accepted both municipal and industrial
wastes.
One large pond (12 acres) and three small ponds (total approximately one acre)
exist on-site.
It is estimated that 6,400 drums are buried on-site.
Hydrology: The site is underlain by approximately 250 feet of very plastic clays with low
permeabilities.
Within this clay formation is a clayey/silty sand formation that varies between 3-
10 feet in thickness, and is located 30-50 feet below the ground surface. At 200
feet is another sand formation that is approximately 30 feet thick. This layer is
referred to as the Deep Sand Aquifer.
The drinking water aquifer is called the Norco aquifer and lies below the Deep
Sand. The Norco Aquifer is separated from the Deep Sand by 10 feet of clay.
The upper sand zone (30 feet) is contaminated with low-level organics (HCB).
There are no known users of this zone. The Norco is not contaminated and the
potential for contamination is considered negligible.
The Norco is an artesian aquifer that is free-flowing for most of the year.
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Wastes and Volumes
Principle pollutants include the following:
Hexachlorobenzene (9,500 ppm on-site waste)
Hexachlorobutadiene (8,600 ppm on-site waste)
Volume:
The estimated total volume of material buried on-site is 220,000 cu. yds., including the
municipal waste. The ROD calls for excavating approximately 15,000 cu. yds. of drums
and bulk sludges as source control.
The volume of on-site surface water is estimated to be 22,000,000 gallons, with about
21,500,000 gallons being located in the large pond.
Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 48.80
Proposed Date: 12/30/82
Final Date: 9/8/83
NPL Update: Original
Site Map and Diagram
Cleve Reber
February 1, 1995
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
The site was originally cleared and used as a source of borrow material in the construction of
the embankments of the Sunshine Bridge and portions of Hwy 10.
The site was then permitted for the disposal of municipal wastes (Ascension Parish Sanitary
Landfill).
Environmental Controls Company, with Cleve Reber as president, leased the facility in 1970,
and from 1970 to 1974, both municipal and industrial wastes were disposed of at the site.
The site was abandoned in 1974.
In 1983 the State fenced the site.
July 1983, EPA conducted an emergency action removing 1,100 surface drums and waste piles.
A thin clay cap was placed over the areas thought to contain buried drums and wastes.
In 1984 and 1986, EPA conducted two comprehensive field investigations that indicted all
significant contamination was restricted to the site.
EPA completed the RI/FS in September, 1986.
EPA signed a ROD in March, 1987.
EPA completed all design activities in February, 1990.
EPA issued UAO and the RA was initiated by the PRPs in April, 1991.
Health Considerations:
Direct contact with on-site wastes.
Potential for drinking contaminated ground water from currently unused water-bearing
formation beneath site.
Potential for cross-contamination between the shallow sand zone and deep drinking water
aquifer of deep wells drilled in the future.
Other Environmental Risks:
Potential for fugitive volatile emissions during construction (to be evaluated in the design).
Record of Decision
Signed: March 31,1987
The remedy includes on-site thermal destruction (incineration) of drums and bulk sludges;
RCRA cap.
CLEVE REBER 3 February 1. 1995
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Other Remedies Considered
1. No action
2. On-slte landfill
3. Offslte landfill
4. Offslte incineration
Reason Not Chosen
Not protective
Not long-term (inconsistent with SARA)
Inconsistent with SARA
Not cost effective compared to on-site
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 05/84, revised 03/91.
Open houses and workshops: 05/84 Press Release, 11/90, 5/91
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 05/85, 02/87.
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 09/87
Milestone Fact Sheets: Updates 3/88 and 12/88; 2/90;9/90; RD fact sheet; 3/90 workshop;
fact sheet, open house 5/91,12/91, 6/94
Citizens on site mailing list: 237
Constituency Interest: Medium
Site Repository: Ascension Parish Public Library
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: Yes
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 6/18/88 from Ascension Superfund Koalition (ASK)
Grant Award: 06/01/92
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: David Weeks
State Contact: Yasoob Zia
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Nelly Shirer
State Coordinator: Mark Satterwhite
Prime Contractor: Ch2MHill
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: 23
Viable PRP: 4 (Uniroyal, Vulcan, Monochem, and Stauffer)
Enforcement options: PRPs are currently performing the RA under a UAO.
EPA is currently negotiating with the PRPs for past cost and oversight cost.
February 1, 1995
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Present Status and Issues
Negotiations with PRPS regarding responsibility for RD fell through. Federal contractors
performed RD.
Currently in RA Phase; final cleanup activities in process-
Cleanup Measurements
The EPA has determined that fencing of the site and the removal of contaminated drums and
waste piles have significantly reduced the potential of exposure to contaminants at the Cleve
Reber facility while final cleanup activities are underway.
CLEVE REBER 5 February 1, 1995
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COMBUSTIO
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD072606627
EPA REGION 6
RESSIONAL DISTRICT 01
Livingston Parish
Denham Springs
Site Description
Location:
Four miles N.E. of Denham Springs, Louisiana, at Milton Road and Burgess
Road.
Population: Nearest residence is 200 yards.
Approximately 500 people live within a 1 mile radius of the site.
Setting: Eleven surface impoundments of varying sizes and depths.
Several underground and above-ground tanks.
Waste oil recycling operation.
Hydrology: Impoundments are in the Pleistocene alluvium.
Discharge to West Colyell Creek which drains into Amite River.
Wastes and Volumes
The principal pollutants at the Combustion, Inc. Superfund site include Lead, Benzene, Silver,
Nickel, PCBs, Toluene, and Mercury.
The site contains approximately 29,630 drum equivalents of waste oil and sludge.
Removals, Site Assessment and Ranking
Primary ranking factors: presence of airborne contaminants, and shallow ground water
contamination with 1,2-Dichloroethane.
NPL USTING HISTORY
SHe MRS Score: 33.79
Proposed Date: 6/20/86
Re-proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 8/30/90
NPL Update: Nos. 5 & 7
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After proposing the Combustion, Inc. site to the NPL, the EPA determined that there were
no immediate safety actions required while awaiting the results of the site studies and
cleanup activities.
Participating parties conducted a removal action to remove oils from the surface
impoundments, tanks and buildings at the site which was completed in the fall of 1993.
LDEQ approved Phase I Removal workplan on October 19, 1992; approved Phase n
Removal workplan on January 5, 1993.
Site Map and Diagram
The Remediation Process
Site History:
Operated as waste oil recycling facility until 1982.
Notices of Violation and Warning Letters issued by LDEQ for various RCRA
noncompliance.
RCRA Compliance Order issued 1/18/84.
February 1,1995
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Enforcement Agreement between EPA and LDEQ for State Enforcement Lead signed by
LDEQ January 7,1987; signed by EPA February 7,1987.
Interim Settlement Agreement between LDEQ and PRPs signed March 27,1987, for technical
studies of the site, the development of a RI workplan, and the evaluation of a removal action.
Draft RI/FS Work Plan submitted August 5,1987; Second draft RI/FS Work Plan submitted to
LDEQ February 17,1987; received by EPA March 22,1988.
RI/FS Agreement signed by all participating parties and by Louisiana Attorney General,
October 25,1988.
Preliminary RI Report submitted to EPA on April 13,1990.
Remedial Action Objectives submitted to EPA on August 15,1990.
Phase II RI/FS is currently underway. Field work began on 1/30/95.
Health Considerations:
Preliminary Public Health Evaluation and Endangerment Assessment submitted to LDEQ and
to EPA on February 16, 1990.
Record of Decision
RI/FS Underway - No Record
of Decision At this Time
Community Involvement
Outreach activities are the responsibility of LDEQ
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 6/89
Open houses and workshops: 9/90, 9/91, 7/92, and 5/94
Milestone Fact Sheets: 4/89, 8/90, 2/91, 9/91, and 5/94
Citizens on site mailing list: 36
Constituency Interest: A class-action citizens lawsuit is pending
Site Repository: Livingston Parish Library, Denham Springs/Walker Branch, 10095 Florida
Boulevard, Denham Springs, LA 70726
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 5/9/89
Letters of Intent Received: None - no apparent citizen interest
Final Application Received: N/A
Grant Award: N/A
COMBUSTION. INC. 3 February 1. 1995
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Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager Cathy Gilmore
State Contact: Todd Thibodeaux
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Jim Costello
State Coordinator: Mark Satterwhite
Prime Contractor: Woodward-Clyde Consultants
Prime Oversight Contracton none
Cost Recovery: Enforcement Agreement between EPA and the LDEQ February 9,1987.
LDEQ is responsible for obtaining settlement agreements with the PRPs.
PRPs Identified: 87
Viable PRP: Steering Comittee of 28 PRPs.
Present Status and Issues
The removal action reduced the threat of exposure to the site by area residents.
Air monitoring during the removal was done to regulate emissions from the site.
Phase II RI/FS is addressing ground water and off-site areas.
Cleanup Measurements
15,000 cubic yards of sludges and soil were excavated from the site and disposed of offsite.
70,000 gallons of oil sent off-site for energy recovery.
Above ground and underground storage tanks emptied of contents, dismantled, and sent for
recycling.
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D.L MUD, I
LOUISIANA
EPAID#LAD981058019
EPA REGION 6
NGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 07
Vermilion Parish
Other Names:
Galveston-Houston Yard
Site Description
Location: 2.5 miles southwest of Abbeville, Louisiana.
1.5 miles west of Vermilion River.
Adjacent to Gulf Coast Vacuum Services Superfund Site.
Population: 13,000 in Abbeville, Louisiana.
50,000 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
Setting: Site is an inactive drilling mud facility and a vacant lot.
Approximately 2,600 people obtain drinking water, and about 1,000 acres are
irrigated, from private wells within three miles of the site.
9,000 acres are irrigated with potentially threatened surface water.
Site is approximately 12.5 acres.
The site is inactive.
Hydrology: Possible surface drainage to Le Boeuf Canal, Coulee Galleque, and eventually
to Vermilion River.
An average of 20 feet of alluvial terrace deposits overlie the shallow sand
aquifer that is used for drinking water and irrigation.
Wastes and Volumes
Principle pollutants at the site include the following:
Mercury, chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, barium.
Petroleum related hydrocarbons.
Volume:
Residual contamination at a depth of 2 feet in soil (approx. 20,000 cubic yards of soil).
Unknown petroleum contaminants located in three abandoned pits (approx. 5000 cu. yds.).
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 32.37
Proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 10/4/89
NPL Update: No. 7
A former owner, Dowell-Schlumberger, commented that the score should be lowered
because they conducted a cleanup at the site. EPA responded that, even though the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) accepted the cleanup as
sufficient for a proper closure, it occurred after the ranking system had taken place and
therefore would not affect the score.
Site Map and Diagram
Gulf Coast
Vacuum Service
Perry
Vermilion Parish
February 1,1995
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The Remediation Process
She History:
Owner, Gulf Pre-mix Mud and Vacuum Service Co., sold the site in 1979 to Galveston-
Houston Fluid Services, Inc. Site sold again in 1981 to Dowell Fluid Services, a subsidiary of
Dow Chemical. Sold in 1984 or 1985 to D.L. Mud, Inc., which went out of business in 1986.
Drilling muds and fluids were stored in 16 on-site tanks.
LDEQ negotiated a site cleanup with Dowell Schlumberger which was done in 1987. 1.3
million pounds of solids and 14,800 gallons of liquids from the tanks were disposed, and the
tanks were dismantled.
Soil was excavated from the tank bases and from the south end of the property.
Health Considerations:
Potential for contamination of water supply used as drinking water for 2,600 people and of
surface water to irrigate 9,000 acres.
Potential risk to future residents from residual surface soil contamination.
Other Environmental Risks:
Potential for contamination of Vermillion River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.
Record of Decision
Signed: September 22,1994
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 11/90.
Open houses and workshops: 9/90,10/93
Projected Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 4/94,10/94
Projected ROD Fact Sheet: First Quarter 1995
Milestone Fact Sheets: 5/90; 12/93
Citizens on site mailing list: 334
Constituency Interest: Potential for contamination of surface and ground water.
Site Repository: Vermilion Parish Library, 200 North Street, Abbeville, LA 70511
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Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 08/04/89
Letters of Intent Received: 08/20/89
1) Vermilion Association to Protect the Environment (VAPE)
Final Application Received: VAPE submitted final application for grant on 6/1/90.
Grant Award: 9/27/90
Current Status: Wilma Subra is the designated VAPE Technical Advisor
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Bill Luthans
State Contact: Rich Johnson
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Nelly Shirer
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor: PRC, EPA Oversight Contractor
CH2M Hill, PRPs Contractor
Cost Recovery: PRP Lead (Enforcement)
PRPs Identified: 97
Viable PRP: Several
General Notice/104(e) letters issued 8/89
Special Notice Letters issued 12/89
Administrative Order on Consent requiring PRPs to conduct RI/FS was signed June 21,1990.
Present Status and Issues
The removal of soils, muds, and solid waste by the potentially responsible parties and the
LDEQ eliminated the sources of contamination and reduced the potential of exposure to
contamination at the D.L. Mud site while an investigation leading to the selection of final
cleanup activities is underway.
Findings from the Remedial Investigation indicate low level risks still onsite.
PRPs conducted Feasibility Study to address low level risks.
Low level threats due to barium and unidentified organics; risks due to barium are being
reevaluated.
Barium toxicity (expressed as subchronic RfD value) are being reevaluated by EPA ECAO.
Feasibility Study will proceed pending ECAO findings.
Proposed Plan issued in March 1994 describing EPA's preferred alternative of institutional
controls (deed restrictions, fencing) to address low level risks from residual surface soil
contamination and excavation and offsite disposal of subsurface soil contamination associated
with the pit bottoms.
EPA presently drafting the Record of Decision which will describe the selected remedy and
respond to comments on the Proposed Plan.
February 1. 1995 4 D.L. MUD, INC.
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Cleanup Measurements
Remediation at the site will address barium residuals in approximately 20,000 cubic yards of
surface soils and 5,000 cubic yards of pit bottoms contaminated with tentatively identified
organics.
Risk reduction will be necessary to protect the health of potential future site-area residents.
D.L MUD. INC. 5 February 1. 1995
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DUTCHTOW
TREATMENT
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD980879449
EPA REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 03
Ascension Parish
Site Description
Location:
Population:
Setting:
Hydrology:
Dutchtown, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
Location at the juncture 1-10 and Highway 74.
4,000 people live within three miles of the site.
Site had ten storage tanks, a rail car tanker, a 0.07 acre oil pit, and a 0.8 acre
holing pond containing oil and water.
Site area is five acres.
Within Mississippi River watershed.
Surficial silty loam with poor drainage; silty clay at 8-12 ft. depth; clay and silty
clay at 8-24 ft. depth.
Contaminated shallow sand aquifer at 7-12 ft. depth; deeper aquifer at 30-35 ft.
appears not be contaminated.
Wastes and Volumes
The principle pollutants on the site include benzene, ethylbenzene; toluene; and, lead.
Holding pond 1.2 million gallons.
Storage tanks 60,900 gallons.
Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 36.41
Proposed Date: 01/22/87
Final Date: 07/22/87
NPL Update: No. 6
February 1. 1995
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Site Map and Diagram
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Dutchtown
The Remediation Process
Site History:
Oil refinery and reclamation facility from 1965 - January 1982.
State had owner (now deceased) develop a closure plan in 1982. The plan was rejected.
In 1984, the State performed an investigation and identified contaminated surface soils,
sludges and water. The upper aquifer was also found to be contaminated.
The State undertook two emergency actions in 1984 to prevent overflow of the on-site
lagoon/holding pond.
EPA cleaned up a diesel fuel spill that ran offsite. in March 1987. PRPs began Expedited
Response Action (removal) in November 1990. Waste handling phase of ERA
completed on August 27,1991. ERA scheduled to be fully completed on October 5,1991.
RI and Risk Assessment approved by EPA on 12/23/92.
Revised FS submitted on 3/9/93. ,
February 1.1995
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Health Considerations:
Inhalation of fumes, contamination of drinking water, direct contact with waste pits and
storage tanks contents.
Other Environmental Risks:
Grand Goudine Bayou is 1,875 feet downslope from site.
Record of Decision
Signed: March 1988
Expedited Response Action
ROD Signed: June 20, 1994
Thermal destruction offsite of the ponds and tanks contents. Treatment of contaminated soils
and contaminated water.
Natural attenuation of contaminated ground water with contingencies If contaminated ground
water migrates out or down from the current location.
Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
No Action Not protective
In-Stte Biological Treatment Active remediation not currently warranted
Ground Water Extraction, Treatment, Discharge Active remediation not currently warranted
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 05/89.
Open houses and workshops: 09/89; 01/90; 10/90.
Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 02/88,10/93.
ROD Fact Sheet: 7/94
Milestone Fact Sheets: 12/87 removal fact sheet, 6/88, 9/88,12/88, 4/89 update, 2/91 update
(by PRPs), 4/91 update (by PRPs).
Citizens on site mailing list: 334
Constituency Interest: Ground water contamination; offsite transport of hazardous materials;
on-site discharge; air emissions
Site Repository: Ascension Parish Library
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Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: Yes
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 6/18/88 from Ascension Superfund Koalition (ASK)
Grant Award: 06/01/92
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager Cathy Gilmore
State Contact: Tom Stafford
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Mel McFarland
State Coordinator Mark Satterwhite
Prime Contractor: PRP, Woodward Clyde Consultants
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: 85
Viable PRP: 50
The EPA and approximately 20 PRPs agreed to all the terms of a Consent Decree for the
ERA on March 1,1989. The EPA and 20 PRPs agreed to the terms of an Administrative Order
On Consent for the RI/FS. The RI/FS began August 7,1989. The Consent Decree for the
ERA was entered on 5/23/90, starting the ERA.
Present Status and Issues
Revised FS under review. Revised FS addresses ground water contamination only.
Expedited Response Action is complete.
Cleanup Measurements
4500 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated, treated, placed onsite, and capped
during the Expedited Response Action.
The emergency actions taken to prevent overflow of a contaminated lagoon, cleanup of a
diesel fuel spill and capping over a contaminated area at the Dutchtown Treatment Plant site
have limited the spread of contaminated wastes and have lessened the potential for exposure to
contaminants at the site. Thus, the site is safer while it awaits further long-term cleanup actions.
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GULF COAST
VACUUM SERVI
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD980750137
EPA REGION 6
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT 07
Vermilion Parish
Other Names:
Galveston-Houston Yard
Site Description
Location: Approximately 2.5 miles southwest of Abbeville, Vermilion Parish.
1.5 miles west of the Vermilion River.
Adjacent to the south is the D.L. Mud, Inc. Superfund site.
Population: Approximately 2,600 people
Setting: Approximately 2,600 people obtain drinking water and about 1,000 acres are
irrigated by private wells within three miles of the site.
9,000 acres are irrigated with potentially threatened surface water.
Site is surrounded by agricultural and residential land.
Hydrology: The site is located above the shallow sand of Abbeville Unit of the Upper
Chicot aquifer.
The Abbeville Unit is the primary source of drinking water.
Surface water drainage is to the LeBouf Canal or to the north drainage which
flows to the Coulee Galleque.
Wastes and Volumes
1. Principle Pollutants:
The contaminants in the site sludges and shallow aquifer include benzene, toluene,
mercury, lead, chromium, arsenic, barium and numerous organic compounds.
The contaminants in the site soils included arsenic and barium.
2. Volume:
Estimated 15,000 cubic yards of sludge in the 3 pits.
Estimated 43,857 gallons of sludge and liquid in the five above ground tanks.
19,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil in the northeast and northwest site fields.
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 42.78
Proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 3/31/89
NPL Update: No. 7
Site Map and Diagram
Perry
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Vermilion Parish
February 1. 1995
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
Inactive facility, which handled wastes primary associated from oil and gas exploration. The
company operated from approximately 1969 until 1984 when it filed for bankruptcy.
March - May 1990 and February - March 1991, EPA emergency removal funds used: to repair
fence, replace warning signs, collect and analyze samples, construct holding levee, pump and
treat waste water from pits.
April 1992, due to heavy rainfall, waste water from pits was pumped and treated again.
A total of 1,250,000 gallons were pumped and treated during emergency removal actions.
The Interim action, Operable Unit 2, was performed by 15 PRPs under a 12/11/92 unilateral
Administrative Order and completed In January 1994.
Health Considerations:
Direct contact and upstream risk; also a potential groundwater threat.
Other Environmental Risks:
Potential for contamination of Vermillion River.
Record of Decision
Signed: September 30,1992
(Operable Unit 1 - Final Source Action)
SELECTED REMEDY: Onsite Incineration of organic contaminated sludges/soils;
stabilization of inorganic soils.
Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
1. No Action Not protective
2. On-site stabilization/
solidification/ disposal Does not address organic
3. Off-site incineration Too costly for benefit received.
(Operable Unit 2 - Interim Action)
SELECTED REMEDY: Pit dewatering and consolidation.
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Other Remedies Considered
Reason Not Chosen
1. No Action
2. Continual pump out treat
Not protective
Too expensive
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 11/90
Open houses and workshops: 9/90.
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 7/92.
Milestone Fact Sheets: 04/91, 08/91
Citizens on site mailing list: 328
Site Repository: Vermillion Parish Library in Abbeville, Louisiana
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 08/04/89
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 8/29/89 from Vermilion Association to Protect the Environment (V.A.P.E.).
Final Application Received:
Grant Award: 09/27/90.
Current Status: TA, Wilma Subra
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager Kathleen Aisling
State Contact: Rich Johnson
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: George Malone
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor: Sverdrup - For RI/FS, RD/RAa oversight
Cost Recovery: PRP Lead (Enforcement)
PRPs Identified: 400+
Viable PRP: 150+
Present Status and Issues
1. General Notice/104(e) letters issued 8/89.
2. Pursue PRP lead RI/FS.
3. Special Notice Letters issued 12/89.
4. The 60-day RI/FS moratorium ended 2/8/90.
5. RI/FS was Fund lead.
6. ROD issued 9/92.
7. UAO issued 12/11/92 for Interim Action. 15 PRPs complied; completed 1/94.
8. Special notice issued for source control - Operable Unit 1
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9. The Region has negotiated a CD with the site PRPs to conduct the RD/RA; it
was lodged (1/95) and is awaiting entering.
10. A Deminimis Settlement with 54 PRPs became effective 9/26/94. Three
million dollars was recovered under the settlement.
Cleanup Measurements
The completion of OU2 activities eliminated the threat of overflow of accumulated rainwater
contaminated by the sludge pits, thereby reducing the direct contact threat to nearby residents
and the threat to the local drinking water supplies. The sludge has bseen consolidated and
coveed and is stable awaiting initiation of OU1 activities.
GULF COAST VACUUM SERVICES 5 February 1, 1995
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LINCOLN CREOSOTE
LOUISIANA
EPA ID#LAD981060429
REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Bossier Parish
Bossier City
Site Description
Location: The site is located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish, in northwestern Louisiana.
The site is north of Shed Road, east of Benrilh Road, south of Montgomery Lane,
and west of Airline Drive. Residential neighborhoods border the site to the
north, northeast, south and west. Several apartment complexes ard located
immediately north and south of the site. Portions of the residential
neighborhoods to the north and northeast and the apartment complex to the
north make up the area of study for the offsite portion of the site.
Population: Bossier City (population 52,721 in 1990)
Setting: The former wood treatment plant encompasses approximately 20 acres. Lincoln
Creosote is an abandoned wood treatment facility that was operated from
approximately 1935 to 1969 by several different owners and operators. The
amount of the surrounding neighborhood to be included 3s a part of the site is
not yet determined.
Hydrology: The most shallow ground water at the Lincoln Creosote site occurs within the
sand and gravel layers of the Red River Alluvium. The water levels at the
Lincoln Creosote site range from about 6.0 to 7.5 feet below ground surface.
However, the ground water is reported to be partially confined below a 20-foot
thick surficial clay unit and actual depth to water in the alluvial aquifer may be
deeper than observed in the onsite monitoring wells. Ground water was shown to
flow in an easterly direction in the shallow alluvial water-bearing zone.
The Lincoln Creosote site is within the Red River Drainage Basin. The Red
River is about 0.4 miles west of the site. The Bossier City Area is drained almost
entirely by the Red River and its extensive network of small tributaries. The
tributaries eventually flow into the river to the southeast due to the natural and
manmade levees along the river. Drainage is poor and slow due to the flat
topography.
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Wastes and Volumes
Treatment processes for the plant included the use of creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP),
and chromated copper arsenate (CCA). The contaminants of concern are the creosote-
related polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or semivolatile organic compounds,
PCP, chromium, copper, and arsenic.
Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 33.05
Proposed Date: 1/18/94
Final Date: / /
NPL Update: No.
Site Map and Diagram
Lincoln Creosote Site
February 1, 1995
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
The site is an abandoned wood treatment facility operated from approximately 1935 to 1969 by
several different owners and operators.
From 1935 to 1950, the site was operated by the Lincoln Creosote Co., and from 1950 to 1969
by the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. The Koppers Co. owned the site from 1969 to
1971. Since that time, the property has been sold a number of times in several parcels to
different owners.
During site operation, wood products such as railroad ties and utility poles were pressure-
treated using creosote, copper, chromium arsenate (CCA) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) as
preservatives.
Upon closure of the facility, most buildings, tanks, impoundments and other structures were
removed. Former process areas were covered with fill and revegetated.
While much of the former facility has remained vacant and undeveloped, a mini-warehouse
facility and a commercial building have been placed on the northwest portion of the site.
In 1985, EPA conducted a site investigation and found high concentrations of creosote-related
semivolatile compounds in onsite soil samples.
A remedial investigation completed by the Joslyn Corp. in 1989, showed significantly elevated
concentrations of numerous creosote-related semivolatile compounds, PCP, chromium, and
arsenic in onsite soils.
Remedial activities at the wood treatment site began in February 1992 under State authority
and included excavating and disposing of contaminated soils offsite.
During an expanded site investigation conducted by the EPA in March 1992, high
concentrations of creosote-related semivolatile organic compounds were detected in the soil
samples collected on residential and commercial properties around the site.
The site was proposed for the National Priorities List on January 18,1994. In June 1994 EPA
began an Expanded Sampling Investigation, Remedial Investigation, and Risk Assessment in the
neighborhood surrounding the Lincoln Creosote site. Sampling was completed in late July. A
draft report is due to EPA in late December 1994.
An Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Approval Memorandum was signed for
a removal in a portion of the neighborhood surrounding the site on August 23,1994. This will
enable EPA and Joslyn Corporation to pursue a possible removal action in one portion of the
neighborhood. The EE/CA is scheduled to be released to the public in early March 1995.
Health Considerations:
Residents in the study area have been contacted regarding recommendations on potential
long-term health risks by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Soil samples from some residential properties in the area show elevated levels of PAHs which
are a group of chemicals formed from the incomplete combustion of coal, oil, and other organic
substances and are often found in creosote and tar-like substances.
Exposure to these chemicals, at the levels found in the area, could cause a slightly increased
risk of cancer.
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Other Environmental Risks:
There appears to be no significant environmental or ecological risk from the site as it lies in a
highly urbanized area of Bossier City.
Record of Decision
There is no ROD or Action Memorandum completed to date.
Signed:
Amended:
Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed/implemented September 1994.
Open houses and workshops: Open houses were held with the community on 1/94, 2/94, 4/94,
6/94,7/94,12/94.
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: / .
Original ROD Fact Sheet: /
Milestone Fact Sheets: 3/93,1/94
Citizens on site mailing list: 220
Constituency Interest: People are especially concerned about the health of those residents
who might be exposed to contamination from the site. Many residents are concerned about the
possible long term effects the site could have on property values.
Site Repository:
1. Bossier Parish Library
2206 Beckett Street
Bossier City, Louisiana 71111
318/746-1693
2. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
7290 Bluebonnet
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
504/765-0487
3. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75202
214/665-6444
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Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: January 1994
Letters of Intent Received: None
Final Application Received:
Grant Award:
Current Status:
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Cathy Gilmore
State Contact: Todd Thibodeaux
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Jim Costello
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
EPA Prime Contractor Roy F. Weston
PRP Prime Contractor. ERM - Southwest
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified:
Viable PRP: 1
Present Status and Issues
The Lincoln Creosote Superfund site is in Bossier City which is located in northwest
Louisiana.
The Lincoln Creosote facility was operated as a wood treatment and preservation facility from
1935 through 1969 by the Lincoln Creosote Company (1935 -1950) and the Joslyn
Manufacturing and Supply Company (1950 -1969).
The Koppers Company owned and dismantled Die site (1969 -1971), but never operated the
facility.
The Lincoln Creosote facility is mostly abandoned ajd undeveloped.
Operations at the facility included the pressure treatment of wood products including railroad
ties and utility poles. Chemical substances including creosote, chromated copper arsenate (CCA)
and pentachlorophenol (PCP) were used in wood-treating processes at the facility.
During the operation
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A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) apartment complex is located
immediately north of the facility, and another apartment complex is located to the south. Areas
of commercial development are present to the east and west. Areas to the south are separated
by a railroad line.
Bossier City, Shreveport and Barksdale Air Force Base form a metropolitan area of over
275,000.
Removal action for one area of the residential neighborhood is under negotiation with the
PRPs. PRPS have been sent special notice letters for the performance of the non-time-critical
removal action. A good faith offer was received from the PRPs on 11/1/94.
Cleanup Measurements
Not yet determined.
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LOUISIANA AR
AMMUNITION
PLANT
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LA0213820533
EPA REGION 6
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT 05
Webster Parish
Site Description
Location:
22 miles east of Shreveport on U.S. Highway 80, in Bossier and Webster
Parishes.
Population: Approximately 10,250 people live in this predominantly agricultural area, within
2 miks of «he site.
Setting: Nearest drinking water well is 1,968 feet.
The installation covers 14,974 acres of level to slightly rolling forest land near
the towns of Minden and Doyline. The HRS ranking was based on 16 one-acre
leaching pits. (Area P.)
Hydrology: The Terrace aquifer lies approximately 20 feet below land surface and is
reportedly used for drinking water in surrounding areas. Water supplies on the
facility are provided by the 300 .foot sands (Wilcox aquifer).
Analytical tests performed to date show that no contamination of the area
drinking water wells has occurred, and that contamination has not migrated from'
the shallow aquifers to the deeper aquifers.
Migration of the waste appears to be retarded in the vertical direction by the
Cane River Formation (CRF). The CRF forms a lower hydrogeologic boundary to
the Terrace Aquifer and an upper confining unit for the Wilcox Aquifer across
most of the installation.
The updated Remedial Investigation, however, shows that the CRF pinches out
west of Area P. This creates a situation where the upper Terrace deposits lay
directly on top of the Wilcox formation. Thus, a possible hydrogeologic
aennection between the contaminated Terrace aquifer and deeper Wilcox aquifer
does exist.
The Army contends that a Corps of Engineers study shows that no real
connection exists because the deeper aquifers of the Wilcox are overlain by
substantial clay members of this same formation.
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Wastes and Volumes
The shallow ground water is contaminated by explosive wastes including the explosives,
RDX up to 27,000 ppm and TNT up to 25,000 ppm.
The Army incinerated 105,000 tons of con laminated soils and sludges from Area P.
Contaminated soils from other operable units will be addressed in the Feasibility Study
that is currently ongoing.
Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 30.6
Proposed Date: 10/15/84
Final Date: 3/31/89
NPL Update: No. 2
Site Map and Diagram
February 1,1995
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The Remediation Process '
Site History:
The plant began producing explosives in 1942. Several contractors have operated the facility.
The current contractor is Thiokol Corporation.
The Phase I investigation was completed by the Army in May 1978, and was received by EPA
in January 1985.
The Phase II, Stage 1 investigation was completed in September 1982.
RI for ground water was completed in January 1987.
RI/FS for soil contamination in Area P was completed in August 1987.
An updated RI for the ground water is ongoing. Sampling began in June 1990, and should be
completed in early 1991.
FS for ground water was completed in 1993.
EPA and Army agreed on schedule for completion of the ground water RI/FS in April 1989.
An Interim Response Action (IRA) which consisted of incineration of contaminated soils and
sludges from Area P was completed in early April 1990. The initial IRA work plan required the
Army to excavate the lagoons to a depth of five feet. If soil contamination in the lagoons was
greater than 500 ppm of total nitro bodies, the Army would continue to excavate in one foot
increments until the soil contamination was 500 ppm or les» of total nitro. The excavated soils
and sludges were incinerated on-site fllth the resulting clean ash to be placed back into the
lagoons.
The original schedule submitted by the Army showed that the IRA would be completed in
August of 1990. However, the Army informed the EPA that recent investigations showed that
the contamination of Area P is not as extensive as originally stated. The Army formally
requested on October 26,1989, that the cleanup criteria be revised to reflect a smaller amount of
soils and sludges to be excavated and incinerated. The EPA, in conjunction with the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality, reviewed this request. EPA approved this change to the
cleanup criteria on December 21,1989. The new cleanup criteria required that the lagoon in
Area P be excavated to 100 ppm total explosives. This averages a depth of excavation of two to
three feet. The excavation and incineration at Area P was completed in April 1990. Capping of
the lagoons in Area P was completed in October 1990. Operation and maintenance of the area
is ongoing
RI & Risk Assessment approved on March 23,1992 for seven areas.
Draft RI submitted 11/94.
Draft RI/FS Workplan for 12 new areas submitted 12/94.
Health Considerations:
Shallow contaminated aquifer is hydraulically connected with the deep Wilcox aquifer used by
the facility as a potable water supply.
Other Environmental Risks:
Some residents in the surrounding areas may use the shallow ground water for drinking.
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Record of Decision
Signed: Interim Response Action, 01/31/89,
Area P only, Approved with Signatures on
Federal Facility Agreement (FFA)
Remedy: Incineration
Responsibility of the ARMY
Community Involvement Plan: 07/88, revised 09/88.
Open houses and workshops:
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting:
Original ROD Fact Sheet:
Milestone Fact Sheets: 02/90.
Citizens on site mailing list: 76
Constituency Interest: Unconcerned
Site Repository: Webster Parish Public Library
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 03/24/89
Letters of Intent Received: None
Grant Award: N/A
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Cathy Gilmore
State Contact: Duane Wilson
Community Involvement Coordinator Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Mike Barra
EPA Contractor: none
Prime Contractor USAEC/ESE/Woodward - Clyde/TT
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: ARMY
Viable PRP: 1
Enforcement Options: Continued oversight; Interagency Agreement; Yellow book procedure
February 1, 1995
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Present Status and Issues
Army is adding an additional area into consideration. A draft RI/FS for the Y-Line
Chromium etching facility was submitted 11/94.
Draft RI/FS Workplan for 12 new load/assembly/pack and test areas submitted 12/94.
Cleanup Measurements
The incineration of wastes and contaminated soils at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant
site has been completed and has reduced the potential for exposure to hazardous substances. The
Army is conducting investigations, which will lead to further reductions in contaminants, thereby
protecting the public health and the environment.
LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT 5 February 1. 1995
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OLD INGER
REFINERY
LOUISIANA
EPA ID# LAD98074553
EPA REGION 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 03
Ascension Parish
Other Names:
Darrow Oil
Site Description
Location: Between Highway 75 and the J^jssi&sippi River, Ascension Parish, midway
between Baton Rouge and New«Orleans.
4.5 miles north of Darrow.
Population: 19,500 people live within 10 miles of site.
Setting: Rural, adjacent to the Mississippi River tevee.
Nearest residence is 0.3 nMies south ftf the site.
Nearest drinking water well is 0.5 miles south of the site.
Area is generally flat and subject to water-ponding during heavy rains.
Hydrology: The site soil profile consists predominantly of silty and sandy clays, silts, and
fine sands to a depth of about 115-to-125 feet.
Ground water is encountered generally at a depth of 6-to-12 feet and rises to
within a few feet of the ground surface.
The horizontal ground water gradient is thought to vary during the year, but
generally is anticipated to be away from the Mississippi River and to be lesstthan
one foot per year.
The vertical gradient varies during the year, but is generally downward, away
from the River, and is estimated to be fairly steep during average Mississippi
River flow conditions.
Wastes and Volumes
1. Principle Pollutants:
Polynuclear aromatic compounds (ex; 49,000 ppb phenanthrene in sedimept).
Heavy metals (ex; 130 ppm zinc - sediment).
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Site Assessment and Ranking
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 48.98
Proposed Date: 12/30/82
Final Date: 9/8/83
NPL Update: Original
Site Map and Diagram
A = BloremediotlonUnit
B = Burled Waste Area
C = Stockpiled Waste Area G = Surface In
D = Tank Area
February 1,1995
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The Remediation Process .
Site History:
1967 - began operations as an oil refinery.
1976 - site was obtained by Old Inger Oil Refinery for use as an oil reclamation plant for
refinery waste; waste oil brought to the site by barge and by truck.
1978 - large spill occurred and the site was sold shortly thereafter.
1980 - site was abandoned.
April J983 - August 1988, five emergency removal actions were conducted to stabilize the site
to include: site security, migration control, excavation and containment of consolidated soils,
sampling and analysis.
Health Considerations:
Ground water in area used for drinking.
Surface water used for irrigation!
Other Environmental Risks:
Ground water and soil are contaminated to a depth of 40 feet and 6 feet, respectively, by
organic chemicals.
Record of Decision
Signed: September 25,1984
Remedy:
On-site land treatment of contaminated soils and sludge Treatment will include
synthetic liner (per 10-29-87 HQ decision).
Close and seal an ungrouted on-site well.
Pump and treat shallow ground water via carbon absorption.
Carbon adsorption treatment and discharge offsite of contaminated surface waters on-
site.
In-situ containment and capping of slightly contaminated soils & sludge.
Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
1. Deep well disposal of
contaminated fluids Cost
2. Offsite disposal Cost; non-permanent remedy
3. On-slte landfill Possibility of major release if levee fails
4. No action Poses threat to public health and the
environment
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Community Involvement
Outreach activities: Responsibility of LDEQ
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 11/82; Revised 4/85, 4/90.
Open houses and workshops: 01/90, Video 11/90
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 6/84
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 10/84
Milestone Fact Sheets: 4/85,12/88,10/89
Citizens on site mailing list: 65
Constituency Interest: Most complaints are about odors
Site Repository: Ascension Parish Library - Gonzales.
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: / /
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 6/18/88 from Ascension Superfund Koalition (ASK).
Final Application Received:
Grant Award: 7/90.
Current Status:
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Paul Sieminski
State Contact: Tim Knight
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Carlos Zequeira .
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor: State Contractor - IT Corp. -(design and oversight)
Westinghouse Haztech, Inc. (cons't)
Cost Recovery: State (LDEQ) Lead (Enforcement)
PRPs Identified: 17
Viable PRP: None
Enforcement options: None
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Present Status and Issues
Site had been on hold while resolving land ban issues with Headquarters. On October 29,
1987, Headquarters submitted an approval with revisions to the original design. LDEQ
Cooperative Agreement amendment in the amount of $340,000, for addition of liner, expanded
ground water study, and associated engineering. Awarded June 1988. Additional RA funds of
$1,646,308 awarded to LDEQ on September 29,1989.
RA contract for construction of the land treatment unit advertised July 19,1989. Bids opened
August 29th. Contract awarded 9/29/89.
Supplemental g£und water study began March 1990 under LAG with USAGE.
LDEQ is finalizing bid documents for operation of the Land Treatment Unit, which is
expected to be advertised in the Spring of 1995.
Cleanup Measurements
The immediate actions taken to reduce th» contamination M the pits and lagoons and to limit
site access have reduced the potential for contact with site contamination and the further spread
of contaminated materials. These initial cleanup actions have made the Old Inger Oil Refinery
site s#fer while long-te^m cleanup activities proceed.
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PAB OIL &
SERVICE, I
LOUISIANA
EPAID#LAD980749139
EPA REGION 6
NGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 07
Vermilion Parish
Site Description
Location: Southern Louisiana in Vermilion Parish.
Site is located three miles north of Abbeville along Highway 167.
Population: 13,000 in Abbeville (nearest town).
50,000 in Vermilion Parish.
Setting: Primary land use in the vicinity of the site is agricultural and residential.
Three Abbeville city wells located within three mfles 6f the site provide
for 18,000 people.
Private wells within three miles of the site serve another 2,100 people.
Facility used for disposal of oil based drilling muds and other oil field related
wastes.
Located on a 21-acre plot of land and consist of three disposal pits and four
steel holding tanks.
Site pits cover an area of approximately 300 feet by 360 feet. '
Hydrology: Underlying the site is a series of over-consolidated clays and sands.
Major aquifer underlying the sit* is the Chicot aquifer.
Normal ground water flow is west/northwest.
Wastes and Volumes
Contaminants detected in the pit sludges include barium, chromium, lead, manganese,
ethylbenzene, acetone, toluene and xylene, PAHs.
30,000 cubic yards soils and sludges
10,000,000 gallons of surface water
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Site Assessment and Ranking
Site Map and Diagram
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site HRS Score: 38.94
Proposed Date: 6/24/88
Final Date: 3/31/89
NPL Update: No. 7
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
Property is owned by Edmond Mouton estate.
Operated as a disposal facility for oilfield waste from 1979 until 1982 by a lease
agreement with PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc.
Citizens' complaints of site operations in 1980 led to EPA investigations of the site.
In November 1982, the State ordered the site properly closed.
The company claimed it had no money for closure.
October 1991 - Potentially Responsible Party (PRP), with EPA oversight, addressed a
possibly dangerous problem with a damaged storage tank.
February 1, 1995
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Health Considerations:
Site is located over the Chicot Aquifer, which is a major source of drinking water.
Other Environmental Risks:
High rainfall and short distances to surface water create the potential for contaminants
migrate offsite to Coulee Kenny Irrigation Canal; thence, to the Vermillion River.
The site is unfenced and creates a potential for direct contact.
Record of Decision
September 22,1993
Proposed remedy consists of bioremediation then stabilization of pits sludges, surface water
treatment and disposal, and ground water monitoring. Issued 3-26-93.
Other Remedies Considered Reason Not Chosen
1. Stabilization Will not address organics
2. Incineration Not cost effective
Community Involvement F
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 11/90.
Opentfiouses and workshops: Fact sheet,^ress clips 5/90, 9/90 (S.I.T.E. Demo); Open house
9/90; Responsiveness Summary (S.I.T.E. Demo) 2/91; Superfund "101" Workshop, Press clips
2/91. Letters to local officials and citizens 4/91. Fact sheet 4/91,12/92 Open House
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: 04/93.
Original ROD Fact Sheet: 10/93
Milestone Fact Sheets: 12/92
Citizens on site mailing list: 337
Constituency Interest: Potential contamination of surface and ground water
Site Repository: Vermilion Parish Library, Abbeville, Louisiana
Technical Assistance Grant
Availability Notice: 08/04/89
Letters of Intent Received:
1) Received 8/29/89 from V.A.P.E.
Grant Award: 09/27/90
Current Status: Technical Advisor, Wilma Subra, Subra Company
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Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Madhugiri Ramesh
State Contact: Todd Thibideaux
Community Involvement Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros Lillard
Attorney: Nelly Shirer
State Coordinator: Marilyn Owen
Prime Contractor: Sverdrup Corporation
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: 106
Viable PRP: Several
Enforcement:
1. General Notice/104(e) letters issued 8/89.
2. Special Notice Letters issued 12/89
3. PRPs did not conduct RI/FS. EPA will conduct further enforcement activities for
the purpose of having the PRPs conduct the RD/RA.
4. PRPs did agree to conduct emergency removal under an AOC. Effect on
Remedial work is unchanged.
5. Pre-Referral Negotiation package 4/93.
6. RD/RA Special Notice letters sent January 1994.
7. Good Faith Offer received March 18,1994 rejected by EPA.
Present Status and Issues
Proposed Plan issued on 3-26-93. Plan proposes to address site contaminants utilizing
bioremediation and stabilization technologies along with ground water monitoring and surface
water treatment and discharge.
Wastes found at the site are mostly RCRA exempt oil and gas exploration & production
wastes which some PRPs feel are also CERCLA exempt. Potential for future litigation on this
issue.
PRPs and local citizens appear satisfied with proposed remedy. State has concurred.
Record of Decision issued on 9/22/93 calling for bioremediation followed by stabilization of
site sludges.
PRPs did not submit a "Good Faith Offer" to conduct RD/RA, therefore EPA is evaluating
enforcement options.
EPA negotiating a de minimis settlement with several small contributing PRPs.
Cleanup Measurements
Over 27,00 cubic yards of waste and 10,000,000 gallons of surface water will be treated at the
site.
Remediation of this site will reduce environmental risk for over 15,000 people within a four
mile radius of the site.
The off-site treatment and disposal of all wastes contained in the four on-site disposal
storage tanks reduced the threat to off-site drainage systems and residents while site studies
are underway.
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PETRO-PROC
OF LOUISIAN
LOUISIANA
EPAID#LAD057482713
REGION 6
'CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 04
East Baton Rouge Parish
Site Description
Location: The Petro Processors Inc. Site consists of two locations near Scotlandville, East
Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, about ten miles north of the City of Baton
Rouge.
The Scenic Highway Site is located just west of US Highway 61 and north of
the intersection of Scenic Highway 964 and US Highway 61.
The Brooktewn Site is located about 1 miles west, southwest of the Scenic Site.
Population: The community predominantly rural with a few houses located about 800 to
1000 feet from the border of Scenic Highway.
Setting: Nearest residence is about 3,000 feet from the site.
Nearest drinking water well is 3,000 ft. upgradient of the site.
The Petro Processors Site is comprised of two former petrochemical disposal
areas situated about 1.5 miles apart: the Scenic Highway Area and the Brooklawn
Area.
Both areas total 62 acres; Brooklawn is the larger of the two areas.
The Scenic site is now covered by a soil cap and seeded and the area is
contoured to control erosion. No recovery wells have yet been placed to contain
the shallow groundwater.
Most of the Brooklawn area has been covered by a soil cap and seeded and
the area is contoured to control erosion. Approximately 97 sumps have been
placed and are in operation at the Brooklawn Site. Recovery wells in operation
total about 100, with new wells being installed every week.
Brooklawn still has two disposal ponds which remain open (Upper and Lower
^agoon); all other pits and one former pond ("Cypress Swamp") have been filled
and severed. An old channel of Bayou Baton Rouge runs through part of the
area and may be a conduit for migration of wastes.
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Hydrology:
Portions of both sites are on the Bayou Baton Rouge flood plain.
The bayou flood plain at Brooklawn is also on the Mississippi River flood
plain; the Mississippi River flood plain immediately south of Brooklawn (Devil's
Swamp) is a Wetlands.
Pleistocene terrace deposits are predominately clays, while alluvium deposits
are interlayered silty clays and sandy silts.
The shallow ground water regime is referred to as - 40 MSL zone. The deep
groundwater regime of concern is the "400-foot sand".
Receptor analysis modeling is being conducted to protect the N400-foot sand".
Wastes and Volumes
The site's principle pollutants are petrochemical wastes including the following:
- Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (Hexachlorobutadiene is predominant contaminant)
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Heavy Metals
-Oils
Site Assessment and Ranking -.-
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site MRS Score: 41.44
Proposed Date: 9/8/83
Final Date: 9/21/84
NPL Update: No. 1
Site Map and Diagram
SHREVEPORT
East Baton
Rouge Parish
-:,,
Bayou Baton Rouae
'*:..-.:**:*
Area #1 - Scenic
Highway Site
Area #2
Brooklawn Site
Petro Processors
February 1, 1995
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The Remediation Process
Site History:
The Scenic Highway Site originated as a borrow pit used for petrochemical waste disposal
from 1961-1974. Brooklawn was opened in 1969 to accept petrochemical wastes since the Scenic
area was filled to capacity.
Although iiled and closed in 1974, the potential for leachate migration and erosion of the
Scenic pit was of concern due to the hazardous constituents contained in the pit. Operations at
Brooklawn ceased in 1980, but ponds were left open to the elements.
In July 1980, the U.S. Department of Justice, the State of Louisiana, the City of Baton
Rouge, and the Parish of East Baton Rouge filed suite against PPI and several generators which
had materials transported to PPI. A Consent Decree for site closure was eventually developed
with the participation of all parties and court and was entered into the Federal Courts record on
February 16,1984.
The Consent Decree required the Defendants to investigate, design and implement a
conceptual remedial action specified in the Consent Decree. The conceptual remedy generally
called for the excavation and solidification of all visible contamination at the site and subsequent
placement into an onsite landfill with an "appropriate" liner and leachate collection system.
Additional elements included the solidification, incineration, or off-site disposal of all
nonaqueous phase wastes within the lagoons. In addition, recovery wells were to be installed and
operated in those areas where free phase organic liquid^re present.
Shortly after the entering of the Consent Decree, the Industry Defendants (through a
company they set up known as NPC Services, Inc.) prepared workplans, conducted investigations
and prepared a Remedial Design and Construction Plan which detailed site remediation
activities. Unfortunately, during the early phases of construction (late 1987) MFC's air
monitoring program detected the release of volatile hazardous substances from the Brooklawn
site. NPC determined that vapor emissions were, or could be, generated from several sources.
NPC subsequently reported in a Supplemental Remedial Action Plan (SRAP) dated
December 1988 that "After a thorough study of the causes and effects of these releases it was
determined that remediation could not continue under the approved plan without causing further
releases". Under the terms of thAonsent Decree, NPC was theh required tt> examine alternate
methods of remediation. The SRAP presents NPC's evaluation of alternate remediation
methods.
The various alternatives investigate 4>y NPC included (1) modification of original closure
plan by modifying excavation techniques and deploying typical emission source controls such as
foams, water sprays, visqueen and soil covers, (2) in-situ volatilization, (3) bioremediation, (4)
incineration, (5) solvent extraction, (6) in-situ solidification and capping, (7) vapor containment
structures and (8) hydraulic containment and recovery. NPC determined that hydraulic recovery
and containment was the only technology that could be safely employed at the present time due
primarily fc> the potential for vapor emissions problems caused by implementation of the other
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Upon review, EPA Region 6 rejected the SRAP because it did not contain a sufficiently
rigorous evaluation of the alternate technologies. EPA subsequently embarked upon its own
review of possible alternative remediation technologies. Upon completion of its eighteen month
long study, EPA concluded that two other technologies in addition to hydraulic containment and
recovery had merit. These two alternatives included air/stream stripping and in-situ soil flushing.
However, EPA recognized that these technologies needed to be bench-scale and pilot tested
before EPA could argue their merit to a Federal Judge.
The Federal Judge recognized EPA's concern and ordered Louisiana State University (LSU)
to conduct research on the applicability of alternate technologies and to act as his expert witness
to resolve technical disputes between the Industry Defendants and EPA. LSU is currently
beginning its first phase of research.
The end result of all the discussions between EPA, the State of Louisiana and the Federal
Court, was an amended Consent Decree in 1987 which specified the implementation of hydraulic
containment and recovery. NPC subsequently began additional investigation, design and
construction activities necessary to implement the new remedy.
Health Considerations:
Spontaneous ignition of the waste resulted in fires in the upper lagoon on several occasions.
In 1969, a spill from the lagoons contaminated portions of a nearby ranch and 30 cattle were
killed.
Site is located over the "400-foot sands", a major drinking water aquifer.
Other Environmental Risks:
Lagoons are in the Mississippi River flood plain.
Bayou Baton Rouge flows by both sites and fingers into Devil's Swamp, a Wetlands area
immediately south of Brooklawn. This area is used recreationally.
Record of Decision
Signed: Consent Decree 1984
Amended: Consent Decree 1989
The existing 1984 Consent Decree and 1989 Amendment may be considered a Source Control
and Groundwater Containment Remedial Action for the Petro Processors Site.
The Supplemental Remedial Action Plan (SRAP), incorporated by reference into the Consent
Decree calls for a system of about 200 recovery and containment wells at the Brooklawn Site,
following capping of the contaminated lagoons.A similar system will be designed for Scenic.
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Community Involvement
Community Involvement Plan: Developed 10/84, revised 01/88, and again revised 03/91.
Open houses and workshops: 7/90,1/91, 3/94, 7/94
Original Proposed Plan Fact Sheet and Public Meeting: / .
Original ROD Fact Sheet: /
Milestone Fact Sheets: 07/87 press release; update 02/89; 10/89, 06/90, 02/91, 3/91.
Citizens on site mailing list: 112
Constituency Interest: Concerned. Odors, contamination of air, surface and ground water,
PRP oversight.
Site Repository: Alsen Community Center
TechnicaPMsistance Grant
Availability Notice: None
Letters of Intent Received:
1) 9/18/90 - Coalition for Community Action;
2) LOI notice published 10/14/90.
Final Application Received: 01/23/91
Grant Award: 09/05/91
Current Status:
Fiscal and Program Management
Remedial Project Manager: Cynthia Kaleri
State Conl|pt: Harofe Etheridge
Commiripfiffvolveijient Coordinator: Melanie Ontiveros IJllard
Attorney: Jon Weisberg
State Coordinator: ^fciiir> S it:' -.vh't'?
*Pft|pe Contretton PRC, i.^. - Oversight, EPA
NPC, Inc - 9M*' Remedial Cdtepany
Cost Recovery:
PRPs Identified: 11
Viable PRP: Petro Processors of Louisiana, Inc.;JF.S. Steel
Chwnical Corp.; Uniroyal, Inc.; Ethyl Corp.; Dow Chemical Co.; Shell Oil Company, American
Hoechst Corp.; Exxon Corp.; Exxon Chemical Co.; Allied Chemical Corp.; Rubicon Chemicals
Corporation.
Oversight of the implementation of the Consent Decree. Consent Decree entered into the
Record on February 17, 1984.
PETRO-PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC. 5 February 1, 1995
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Present Status and Issues
The existing 1984 Consent Decree and 1989 Amendment may be considered a Source Control
and Groundwater Containment Remedial Action for the Petro Processors Site. Site boundaries
are well defined by the Remedial Planning Activities Report, incorporated by reference into the
Consent Decree.
The Supplemental Remedial Action Plan (SRAP) called for a system of about 200 recovery
and containment wells at the Brooklawn Site, following capping of the contaminated lagoons.
An air emissions risk assessment was conducted utilizing data from previous years, before the
caps were in place. Excess risks calculated were within or less than EPA's risk range of 10-4 -
10-6. .
All contaminated source areas, except the upper and lower lagoons at the Brooklawn Site are
capped and a full scale treatment facility is operational for the wells currently in place. A similar
system for the Scenic Highway Site is being developed; the Scenic Site cap is now in place.
An air pathway risk assessment was conducted utilizing historical data to assess the impact
from the 2 lagoons left open. Excess risks calculated were within or less than the risk range
established in the NCP for remedial actions.
A full scale treatment facility has been constructed at the Brooklawn location to manage
contaminated groundwater and organics currently being recovered from Brooklawn and that
planned to be recovered from Scenic. The treatment scheme includes the following: 1) Phase
separate water and organics; 2) air strip contaminated water; 3) incinerate fumes from air
strippers and incinerate organic liquids from phase separation unit; 4) polish treated water via
carbon adsorption; and 5) discharge the water under an NPDES permit. Although the facility is
operational, final testing for the incinerator, liquid mode is not complete so organic liquids are
currently being stored onsite.
A trial burn (agency oversight testing of the liquid mode operation of the incinerator) is
scheduled for November 7,1994 and the facility will be fully operational following the trial burn
since the incinerator may continue to operate under an interim status prior to final operating
conditions being set.
With operation of the new facility, plans are also underway for closing out the upper and lower
lagoons.
Cleanup Measurements
Construction of some phases of the remedy, such as the engineered clay fills covering the
Brooklawn and Scenic sites, the installation of a french drain system in Cypress Swamp and
recovery wells at Brooklawn, have been completed. These measures have helped to reduce the
migration of contaminants and prevent air emissions from the source areas; With operation of
the full scale treatment facility, wells can be added at Scenic to complete the
containment/recovery remedy.
February 1. 1995 6 PETRO-PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC.
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