United States
          Environmental Protection
          Agency
Office of
Emergency and
Remedial Response
PB93-963809
EPA/ROD/R02-92/191
January 1992
f/EPA    Superfund
          Record of Decision:
          Naval Air Engineering Center
          (Operable Unit 5), NJ

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the issuing agency. They contain material which supplement but adds no further applicable information to
the content of the document. All supplemental material is, however, contained in the administrative record
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1. REPORT NO.
   EPA/ROD/R02-92/191
                                           3. Recipient's Accession No.
 4. Tide and Subtitle
   SUPERFUND RECORD OF DECISION
   Naval Air Engineering Center (Operable Unit  5),  NJ
   Sixth Remedial  Action -  Subsequent  to follow	
                                           5. Report Date
                                             01/03/92
 7. Author(8)
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 9. Performing Organization Name and Address
                                            10. Pro|ect/Task/WorkUnltNo.
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 12. Sponsoring Organization Name and Address
   U.S.  Environmental  Protection Agency
   401 M Street, S.W.
   Washington,  D.C.  20460
                                            13. Type of Report & Period Covered

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 15. Supplementary Notes
   PB93-963809
 16. Abstract (Limit 200 words)

  The 7,400-acre Naval Air Engineering Center (NAEC)  site is located in Jackson and
  Manchester Townships,  Ocean County, New Jersey, approximately 14  miles inland from the
  Atlantic Ocean.   Surrounding  land use is  primarily  undeveloped woodlands and  open areas,
  with  the closest  residential  area,  the Borough of Lakehurst, located southeast of the
  facility.   The NAEC,  which lies within the Toms River Drainage Basin,  contains over
  1,300 acres of flood-prone areas.  In the vicinity  of NAEC, drinking water  is generally
  supplied to the populace by municipal supply wells.   Some private wells exist,  but these
  are used primarily for irrigation purposes.   The U.S. Navy assumed control  of the
  property in 1919,  and it was  formally commissioned  Naval Air Station (NAS)  Lakehurst in
  1921.   The NAEC was moved from the Naval  Base, Philadelphia to NAS Lakehurst  in 1974.
  The NAEC's mission is to conduct research,  development,  engineering,  testing  and system
  integration, limited production,  and procurement for aircraft and airborne  weapons
  systems.   Historically,  various operations at NAEC  have required  the use, handling,
  storage,  and occasional onsite disposal of hazardous substances.   During the  operational
  period of the facility,  there have been reported and suspected releases of  these

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 17. Document Analysis a Descriptors
   Record of Decision - Naval  Air Engineering Center  (Operable Unit 5),  NJ
   Sixth Remedial Action - Subsequent to  follow
   Contaminated Media:  None
   Key  Contaminants:   None

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Naval Air Engineering Center (Operable Unit 5),  NJ
Sixth Remedial Action - Subsequent to follow

Abstract (Continued)

substances into the environment.  The U.S. Air Force's Installation Restoration Program
(IRP) has identified 44 potentially contaminated sites at NAEC, 16 of which have
warranted further investigation to assess potential impacts.  IRP investigations revealed
three of these sites, Sites 5,  19, and 21, as having evidence of petroleum hydrocarbon
contamination.  From 1958 to 1980, Site 5, the Arresting Engine RSTS Track
No. 2/Building 371, was used for the surface storage of small amounts of liquid waste,
such as cleaning solvents, hydraulic fluid, and propylene glycol.  Leakage from stored
materials at Site 5 has resulted in visible soil discoloration.  Site 19, the SATS
Catapult (7401 Test Site), was abandoned in the 1960's and 1970's, after which it became
a minor storage area for 55-gallon drums of waste material, such as clutch and
lubricating oils and jet fuel.   In the early 1980's, twenty-two 55-gallon drums that had
potentially contaminated the soil were removed from the site for offsite disposal.  From
1958 to 1981,  solvents and jet fuel were stored at Site 21, the Jet-Car Maintenance Shop.
In 1983, stained soil areas prompted NAEC to set up a hazardous waste drum accumulation
area with secondary containment at the site.  As part of a 1991 removal action action at
each of these three sites, NAEC excavated and removed offsite for disposal, a total of
76 cubic yards of soil with petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations greater than
1,000 mg/kg.  This ROD addresses any potential remaining petroleum hydrocarbon
contamination at Sites 5, 19, and 21, as OU 5.  Future RODS will address other OUs at
NAEC.   EPA has determined that the previously implemented removal actions have
eliminated the need to conduct additional clean-up activities at these sites; therefore,
there are no contaminants of concern affecting this site.

The selected remedial action for this site is no further action because previously
implemented removal actions have eliminated the need to conduct additional remedial
action at sites 5, 19, and 21.   There are no costs associated with this no action remedy.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Not applicable.

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                ROD FACT SHEET FOR NAEC LAKEHURST
                         OPERABLE UNIT 5
SITE
Name
Location/State
EPA Region
HRS Score (date)
NPL Rank (date)
       NAEC Lakehurst
       Ocean  County, New Jersey
       II
       49.48  (July  22,  1987)
       Group  4  (July 22,  1987)
ROD
Date Signed
Remedy/ies
Capital Cost
O & M/year
Present worth
(OU 5)
        January 3,  1992
        No Action
        NA
        NA
        NA
LEAD
Remdial/Enforcement
EPA/State/PRP
Primary contact  (phone)
Secondary cont.  (phone)
Main PRP(s)
PRP Contact  (phone)
        Federal Facility
        Navy
        Jeff Gratz 212-264-6667
        Robert Wing 212-264-8670
        Navy
        Ms.  Lucy Bottomley
WASTE
Type  (metals, PCB,  &c)
Medium  (soil, g.w.,  &c)
Origin
Est.  quantity cu.yd.
        Petroleum Hydrocarbons
        Soil
        Spills from base activities
        Contaminated soil (approx. 75 cu.yds.)
        removed through previous removal actions

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                        RECORD OF DECISION
                            DECLARATION
                           SITES 5, 19 AND 21
                  NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER

FArnJTY NAME AND LOCATION

           Naval Air Engineering Center
           Lakehurst, New Jersey 08733  %

STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE

           This decision document presents the selected remedial action for three
individual sites  (Sites 5,  19 and 21), located at  the Naval Air Engineering Center
(NAEC) in Lakehurst, New Jersey (Figure 1). The selected remedial action was chosen
in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoriza-
tion Act (SARA), and, to the  extent  practicable, the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. This decision is based on the administrative
record for these sites, which is available for public review at the Ocean County Library,
101 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey.

           Both  the  United  States Environmental Protection Agency  (USEPA),
Region n Administrator, and the  Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) concur with the selected remedy.

DESCRIPTION OF THP. gF.T FCTED REMEDY

           The United States Department of the Navy, the lead agency for this Site,
has selected no action as the remedy for Sites 5,  19 and 21.
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 DECLARATION STATEMENT

            The U.S. Department of the Navy has determined that no additional
 remedial action is necessary at Sites 5,19 and 21 to ensure protection of human health
 and the environment. The removal actions implemented previously at these sites, in
 which soil contaminated with unacceptable levels of  petroleum  hydrocarbons was
 removed,  have eliminated the need to conduct additional remedial action.

            This Record of Decision concerns Sites 5, 19 and 21 only.  The locations
 of these three Sites within the NAEC are shown in Figure 2.
Captain David Raffetto                         (Date)
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lakehurst, New Jersey
With the concurrence of:
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff     ' /            (Date)
Regional Administrator          '
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region n

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SITE DESCRIPTION

            NAEC is located in Jackson and Manchester Townships, Ocean County,
New Jersey, approximately 14 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean (Figure 1). NAEC
is approximately 7,400 acres and is bordered by Route 547 to the east, the Fort Dix
Military Reservation to the west, woodland to the north (portions of which are within
Colliers Mill Wildlife Management Area), Lakehurst Borough and woodland, including
the Manchester Wildlife Management Area, to the south. NAEC and the surrounding
area are located within the Pinelands National Reserve, the most extensive undevel-
oped land tract of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.

            NAEC lies within the Outer Coastal Plain physiographic province, which
is characterized by gently rolling terrain with minimal relief. Surface elevations within
NAEC range from  a low of approximately 60 feet above mean sea level in the east-
central part of the base, to a  high of approximately 190 feet above mean sea level in
the  southwestern part of the base. Maximum relief occurs in the southwestern part of
the  base because of its proximity to the more rolling terrain of the Inner Coastal Plain.
Surface slopes  are generally less than five percent.

            NAEC lies within the Toms River Drainage Basin. The basin is relatively
small (191 square miles) and  the residence time for surface drainage waters is short.
Drainage from NAEC discharges to the Ridgeway Branch to the north and to the Black
and Union Branches to the south.  All three streams discharge into the Toms River.
Several headwater tributaries to these branches  originate at NAEC.   Northern
tributaries to the Ridgeway Branch include the Elisha, Success, Harris and Obhanan
Ridgeway Branches. The southern tributaries to the Black and Union Branches include
the  North Ruckles and Middle  Ruckles  Branches and  Manapaqua Brook.   The
Ridgeway and  Union Branches then feed Pine Lake; located approximately 2.5 miles
east of NAEC before joining Toms river.  Storm drainage from NAEC is  divided
between the north and south, discharging into the Ridgeway Branch and Union Branch,

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 respectively.  The Paint Branch, located in  the east-central part of the bare,  is a
 relatively small stream which feeds the Manapaqua Brook.

            Three small water bodies are located in the western portion of NAEC:
 Bass Lake, Clubhouse Lake, and Pickerel Pond. NAEC also contains over 1,300 acres
 of flood-prone  areas,  occurring primarily in the south-central part of the base, and
 approximately 1,300 acres of prime agricultural land in the western portion of the base.

            There are 913 acres on the eastern portion of NAEC that lie  within
 Manchester Township and the  remaining acreage is  in  Jackson Township.   The
 combined population of Lakehurst Borough,  Manchester and Jackson Townships, is
 approximately 65,400, for an area of approximately 185 square miles.  The average
 population density of Manchester and Jackson Townships is 169 persons per square
 mile, whereas the density of Lakehurst Borough is 3,061 persons per square mile.

            The areas surrounding NAEC are, in general, not heavily developed.  The
closest commercial area is located near the southeastern section of the facility in the
borough  of Lakehurst.  This is primarily a residential area with some shops but no
industry.   To the north and south are State wildlife management areas which are
essentially undeveloped. Adjacent to and south of NAEC are commercial cranberry
bogs, the drainage from which crosses the southeast section of NAEC property.

            For the combined area of Manchester and Jackson Townships, approxi-
mately 41 percent of the land is vacant (undeveloped),  57 percent is residential, one
percent is commercial and the remaining one percent  is industrial or fanned.  For
 Lakehurst Borough, 83 percent of the land is residential, 11 percent is vacant, and the
 remaining 6 percent commercially developed.

            In the vicinity of the NAEC, water is generally supplied to the populace
 by municipal supply wells.  Some private wells exist, but these are used primarily for

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 irrigation and not as a source of drinking water. In Lakehurst Borough there is a well
 field consisting of seven 50-foot deep wells, located approximately two-thirds of a mile
 south of the eastern portion of NAEC. Three of the seven wells (four of the wells are
 rarely operated) are pumped at an average rate of 70 to 90 gallons per minute and
 supply drinking water for a population  of approximately 3,000.  Jackson Township
 operates one supply well in the Legler area, approximately one-quarter mile north of
 the NAEC, which supplies water to very small population (probably less than 1,000) in
 the immediate vicinity of the NAEC.

 SITE HISTORY

           The history of the  NAEC  dates back to  1916, when  the Eddystone
 Chemical Company leased from the Manchester Land Development Company property
 to develop  an  experimental firing range for the testing of chemical  artillery shells.
 Testing  was accomplished in cooperation and agreement with the Russian Imperial
 Government until its  fall in 1919.  At that time, the U.S. Army assumed control of
 chemical warfare testing by the Eddystone Chemical Company and named the area
 Camp Kendrick.  By the early fall  of 1919, construction of Hangar No. 1 for the Navy
 had  commenced.   Camp  Kendrick  was  turned  over  to  the  Navy and  formally
 commissioned Naval Air Station  (NAS), Lakehurst, New Jersey on June 28, 1921.
 NAEC was moved from the Naval  Base, Philadelphia to Lakehurst in December 1974.
At that time, NAEC became the host activity, thus, the new name NAEC Lakehurst.

           Currently, NAEC's mission is to conduct programs of research, engineer-
 ing, development testing and evaluation, systems integration,  limited production,
procurement and fleet engineering support in the following areas: aircraft launching,
recovery and landing aid systems; ground support equipment for aircraft and for
 airborne weapons systems to provide, operate and maintain test sites, facilities, and
 support  services for tests of the above systems and equipment; and conduct research
 and development of equipment and instrumentation used in tests.  NAEC supports

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Department of Defense (DOD) standardization and specification programs, provides
services and material, and operates and  maintains aviation and  other facilities  in
support of assigned programs.

            NAEC and its tenant activities now occupy more than 300 buildings, built
between 1919 and 1979, totaling  over  2,845,000 square feet.   The command also
operates and maintains:  two 5,000-foot long runways, a 12,000-foot long catapult and
arrest runway, one one-mile long jet car test track, four one and one-quarter mile long
jet car test tracks, a parachute jump circle, -a 79-acre golf course, and a  3,500-acre
conservation area.

            The various operations and activities at NAEC required the use, handling,
storage  and  occasionally the on-site disposal of hazardous  substances.  During the
operational period of the facility, there have been documented, reported or suspected
releases of these substances into the environment in some areas.

INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS

            As part of the DOD Installation Restoration Program, the Navy developed
the  Navy  Assessment  and Control of  Installation Pollutants  (NACIP) program  to
"identify, assess and control environmental contamination from past methods of storage,
handling, and disposal  of hazardous substances at naval shore facilities".

            As part of the NACIP program, an Initial  Assessment Study  (IAS) was
completed in 1983 by the Naval Energy and Environmental Support  Activity (NEESA)
at NAEC. The purpose of the IAS was to  "identify and assess sites  posing a potential
threat to human health or the environment due to contamination from past hazardous
materials operations".

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            Based on information from historical records, aerial photograpus, field
inspections,  and personnel  interviews, the IAS identified a total of 44 potentially
contaminated sites, which were evaluated with regard to contamination characteristics,
migration pathways, and pollutant receptors.  The IAS concluded that "while none of
the sites pose an immediate threat to human health or the environment, 16 warrant
further  investigation under the NACEP program, to assess potential  impacts".   A
Remedial Investigation (RI) was recommended "to confirm or deny the existence of the
suspected contamination and to quantify the extent of any problems which may exist".
Following further review of available data by Navy personnel, it was decided that 42
of the 44 sites  should be included in the Remedial Investigation. Two potentially
contaminated sites - an ordnance site (Site 41) and an Advanced Underground Storage
Facility  (Site 43), were  deleted from the  Remedial Investigation  because  they had
already been rehabilitated. This Record of Decision  concerns only  Sites 5, 19 and 21.

            NAEC was designated in 1987 as a National Priorities List (NPL) site
under CERCLA.

ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION/FEASTBn^TY STUDY

            NAEC's Remedial Investigation (RI)  was  conducted  in  two phases.
Implementation of the verification phase (Phase I of the RI) was initiated in October
1984.  Phase II of the RI was initiated in the summer of 1988 to (a) confirm the results
of the Phase I study, specifically the presence or absence  of contamination; (b) deter-
mine where contamination is present, characterize the extent of contamination, assess
the potential for contaminant migration and define the sources of contamination; and
(c) support  a feasibility  study and/or final actions at the Sites.  Summaries of  the
resulting analytical data for Sites 5, 19 and 21 are provided in Tables 1 through 3.

            These investigations indicated that the only significant contamination
present  at levels of concern at these three sites was total petroleum  hydrocarbons

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 (PHC) in soil.  As a result, additional soil sampling was conducted by NAEC at the
 Sites in January and February  1991 to delineate the extent of PHC contamination.
 Based on  the  results  of this and prior sampling, small-scale soil  removals were
 conducted  at each of the Sites, after which, post-removal samples were collected to
 confirm the removal of contaminated soil. The analysis of these samples revealed total
 petroleum  hydrocarbons at  concentrations below  NJDEPE guidelines (i.e.,  action
 levels), confirming the  success of the removal.

            The individual Site histories and summaries of past remedial and removal
 activities at each of the three Sites are provided in the following sections.

 SITE 5 - ARRESTING ENGINR RSTS TRACK NO. ?„ PI ft! ratifi 371

 Site History

            Site 5 is located directly behind Building 371  (Figure 3). The site was
reportedly used for the surface storage of small amounts of liquid waste for a 22-year
period between 1958 and 1980, causing visible discoloration of the soil. The types of
materials discarded are unknown, but it is suspected  that liquids in common use at the
site, including cleaning solvents (e.g., trichloroethylene), propylene glycol and hydraulic
fluid.  The  quantities of each chemical spilled at the site are unknown.

            Currently, no activities which  involve the use, storage  or  disposal of
hazardous substances occur  at, or are planned for, this site.  The site is currently
partially covered by sand, grassy vegetation and several trees with no noticeable stained
soil or debris.
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Siimmarv nf Remedial Investigations and Removal Actions
Pre-1985:
November 1985
January 1986:
May - June 1988:
August -
December 1988:
A hazardous waste drum accumulation area, with a second-
ary containment, was constructed for use at this site.  It was
reported that visibly contaminated soil at the site was
removed.
Remedial Investigation - Phase I.  Monitoring well DJ was
installed at the site (Figure 3).  Organic Vapor Analyzer
(OVA) readings inside the casing of this well did not exceed
background  levels.   Analysis of a  groundwater  sample
collected from the well did not reveal any contamination
above  ARARs (Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate
Requirements) or State Action Levels.

An approximately 5-foot by 5-foot area of black stained soil,
with a tar-like appearance, was observed near the southeast-
ern corner of Building 371.   OVA levels in a shallow (one
foot) test pit excavated within this stained-soil area did not
exceed background levels. Similarly, OVA readings did not
exceed background levels in one test pit excavated near well
DJ, and another test pit excavated approximately 50 feet east
of Building 371.

Soil gas and groundwater screening surveys conducted at the
site revealed petroleum and trace concentrations  of chlori-
nated hydrocarbons in groundwater  and soil gas. On the
basis of these data, additional investigations were recom-
mended.
Remedial Investigation - Phase n. Two rounds of groundwa-
ter samples were collected from monitoring well DJ, which
is directly downgradient of the site, and analyzed for compre-
hensive organic and  inorganic parameters and petroleum
hydrocarbons.   No  contaminants  were  detected  in  the
samples at levels exceeding ARARs or State Action Levels.

Two test pits were excavated at the site:  one adjacent to
Building 371 at a location where petroleum and chlorinated
hydrocarbons had been detected in soil gas and one at a
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June 1990:
January -
February 1991:
March 1991:
the highest levels of hydrocarbons had been detected in the
groundwater screening survey. No staining was observed and
no OVA readings above background levels were recorded in
the test pits. One soil sample was collected from each of the
test pits  (Figure 3) and analyzed for organic and inorganic
parameters  and  petroleum   hydrocarbons.    Petroleum
hydrocarbons were detected in the sample collected from the
test pit adjacent to Building 371 at a  concentration of 624
mg/kg. No carcinogenic organic compounds were present in
this same sample and no other contaminants were detected
in either of the two soil samples.

During a reconnaissance survey of the site, a small area of
black surficial soil staining was observed near the edge of the
blacktop  to the east of Building 371, near the location of test
pit S5-3,  sampled during the  Phase n Investigation.  The
location  of  this  staining  appeared to coincide with the
staining noted previously during the Phase I Investigation,
suggesting that the contamination was  not recent.
To delineate the horizontal  and vertical extent  of PHC
contamination in soil at Site 5, NAEC collected soil samples
at 45 locations based on  a 10-feet by 10-feet grid.  The
sampling grid, sampling locations and analytical results for
this sampling are shown in Figure 4.  The analytical results
are also provided in  Table 4.  On the basis  of all the
available analytical data, NAEC proposed to excavate all soil
exhibiting PHC concentrations greater than 1,000 mg/kg, the
State-defined action level for the Site.

With the approval of USEPA, NJDEPE and other Technical
Review Committee (TRC) members,  NAEC  excavated
approximately 19 cubic yards of soil exhibiting PHC concen-
trations greater than 1,000 mg/kg.  The soil was excavated
from two separate areas, as shown in Figure 4.  The depth of
soil excavation at each of the areas was 2 to 25 feet. The
soil was transported for disposal off-site at Atlantic Thermal
Soil Remediation, Inc. in Delaware.

Following the removal, on March 27,1991, two post-excava-
tion samples, S5-A and S5-B, were collected from the areas
of soil removal. Prior to collection of the samples, the areas
of soil removal were thoroughly screened with an Organic
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                       Vapor Analyzer (OVA)   No readings above background
                       levels  were recorded.  The samples  were  analyzed  for
                       petroleum hydrocarbons and EPA's Target Compound List
                       (TCL)  base/neutral  extractable organic compounds to
                       confirm the absence of contamination.

                       The samples were collected at the bottom of the soil removal
                       areas,  at the locations shown in Figure 4.  The analytical
                       results for these samples are  presented in Table 5.  Petro-
                       leum hydrocarbons were detected in only one of the samples,
                       S5-A, at a concentration of 26 mg/kg, below  Federal and
                       State guidelines.  The only base/neutral organic compound
                       detected in the samples was di-n-butyl phthalate, which was
                       also found in a laboratory blank and is commonly present in
                       environmental samples as an artifact of  laboratory proce-
                       dures.
SITE 19 - SATS CATAPULT (7401 TEST SITE)


Site History


            Site 19 is located  approximately 700-800 feet southeast of the R.A.L.S

(Runway Assisted Landing System) Tower (Figure 5) and was the test site  for an

expeditionary catapult launcher that was tested during the 1960s and 1970s.  The site

was abandoned in the early 1970s, after which it became a minor storage area for 55-

gallon drums of waste materials.  Materials and quantities stored  at the site are

unknown.  Another potential source of contamination at the site was releases associated

with testing of the catapult equipment.  The potential contaminants may have included

clutch oil, hydraulic fluid, lubricating oil and jet fuel.


            In the  early 1980s, during initial investigations at the site, twenty-two

55-gallon drums were removed from the site. The drums were reportedly filled with

assorted liquid wastes, including fuel, lubricating oil and hydraulic fluid. The drums

were  taken for disposal to the Chem Clear, Inc. facility in Pennsylvania.
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            All the equipment and structures have been removed from the site, which

 is currently a  sandy  area, partially  covered with grassy vegetation.   No  activities
 involving the use, storage or disposal of hazardous waste occur at, or are planned for,

 this site.
          pf ^CTC/dJiJ ITTYffilft*E3tiflfflS 81KJ RfffflffY^ Actions
 Pre-1985:               One groundwater monitoring well (AW) was installed near
                        the site  under  the  direction of NAEC and  monitored
                        regularly for the presence of floating product.  None was
                        detected. All drums present at the site were removed under
                        the direction of NAEC.

 November 1985 -
 January 1986:           Remedial Investigate - Phase I. Monitoring well DQ was
                        installed approximately 100 feet downgradient from the site
                        (Figure 5).  Analysis of a groundwater sample collected from
                        the well revealed one volatile organic compound, tetrachloro
                        ethylene, at a concentration of 8 Mg/1- Additional investiga-
                        tions were recommended.

                        OVA readings  inside the casings of wells AW and DQ did
                        not exceed background levels.  Two small areas of stained
                        soil were observed in the vicinity  of the site.  One  was
                        located in a minor drainage swale approximately 80-100 feet
                        east of well AW, and the second one  approximately 30-40
                        feet east of the drainage swale. The stains appeared to be
                        old and confined to the upper 4-6 inches.  Two test pits were
                        excavated at the site,  one east of well DQ and one  south of
                        well AW.  OVA readings in these pits did not exceed
                        background levels.

May - June 1988:         Soil gas and groundwater screening surveys conducted at the
                        site did not reveal petroleum hydrocarbon contamination.
                        Slightly elevated levels of total chlorinated  hydrocarbons
                        were detected  in groundwater.  On  the  basis of this data,
                        additional investigations were recommended.
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AugiU -
December 1988:
January -
February 1991:
March 1991:
Remedial Investigation • Phase E. Two rounds of groundwa-
ter samples were collected from monitoring well DQ and
analyzed for organic and inorganic parameters and petro-
leum hydrocarbons. No contamination was detected in these
samples and the presence of tetrachloroethylene in the well
was not confirmed.

Two test pits were excavated at the site near the areas where
soil staining had been observed during the Phase I Investiga-
tion. Although no stained soil was observed during Phase n,
a slight petroleum odor was detected in one of the pits.
Duplicate soil samples were collected from this pit (Figure
5) and analyzed for organic and inorganic parameters and
petroleum  hydrocarbons.   Total petroleum hydrocarbons
were detected in the samples at concentrations of 20, 363
and 10,071 mg/kg.  No carcinogenic organic compounds were
detected in these samples.
To  delineate the horizontal  and vertical extent of PHC
contamination at the site, NAEC collected soil samples at
83 locations based on a 20-feet by  20-feet grid.  The sam-
pling grid, sample locations and analytical results are shown
in Figure 6.  The analytical  results  are also provided in
Table 4.  On the basis of all  the available analytical data,
NAEC proposed to excavate all soil exhibiting PHC concen-
trations greater than  1,000 mg/kg, the State-defined Action
Level for the Site.

With  the approval of USEPA, NJDEPE and other TRC
members, in mid-March 1991, NAEC  excavated approxi-
mately 35 cubic yards of soil exhibiting PHC concentrations
greater than 1,000 mg/kg.  The soil  was excavated from two
separate areas, as shown in Figure 6.  The depth of excava-
tion for each area was approximately two feet.  In addition
to these two areas, a small amount of surface soil containing
pieces of asphalt was  entirely shoveled up from a third
location in the western portion of Site  19 (Figure 6,  grid
location  43, 2.5).    A sample  at this  location,  of  the
soil/asphalt mixture, was found to contain PHC at a concen-
tration of 39,000 mg/kg, probably due to the asphalt in the
sample. All excavated soil was transported for disposal off-
site at Atlantic Thermal Soil Remediation, Inc. in Delaware.
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                        Following the removal, two post-excavation samples, S19-A
                        and S19-B,  were collected from the areas of soil removal.
                        Prior to collection of the samples, the areas of soil removal
                        were thoroughly screened with an OVA.  No readings above
                        background  levels were recorded.   The  samples  were
                        analyzed for petroleum hydrocarbons and TO- base/neutral
                        extractable  organic compounds to confirm the  absence of
                        contamination.

                        The samples were collected at the bottom of the soil removal
                        areas, at  the locations shown in Figure 6.  The analytical
                        results are presented in Table 5. No petroleum hydrocar-
                        bons were detected in either sample. The only base/neutral
                        organic compound detected in  the samples was di-n-butyl
                        phthalate, which was also detected in a laboratory blank and
                        is a common artifact of laboratory procedures.

SITE 21 - JET-CAR MAINTENANCE SHOP

Site History


            Site 21 is located approximately 300 feet southeast of the launching end
of RSTS Track No. 5 (Figure 7). Between 1958 and 1981, solvents and jet fuel were
stored in the yard in front of the Jet-Car Maintenance Shop (Building 384). During this
time,  a  1,000-gallon bowser was used to contain  used solvent and contaminated fuel
while  awaiting  disposal  (the bowser was  removed from the Site  in 1983).  Engine
maintenance operations  generated small amounts of waste solvents which,  reportedly,
were generally  thrown out behind the building. In 1983,  areas of soil stained with a
black, oily residue were noticed near the edges of the paved area.  It is suspected that

cleaning solvent, trichloroethylene, jet fuel, and lubricating oil were discharged or

spilled here, but the quantities are not known.  Affected areas at this site range in size
from 3x3 feet to 12 x 21 feet.  A static jet engine test pad (concrete) was also used

at the site during a 23-year period (1958 to 1981) to test jet engine performance.  The
jet blast from the testing during this period created  a 50 x 200-foot eroded area devoid

of "vegetation.  Prior to  1985,  a hazardous waste drum accumulation area was

constructed  at the site to eliminate former "poor housekeeping" practices.


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            No  activities involving the use, storage or disposal of hazardous waste

currently occur at, or are planned for this Site.
Summ      Remedia

                                               Actions
Pre-1985:
November 1985
January 1986:
August -
December 1988:
                       A hazardous waste drum accumulation area with a secondary
                       containment was constructed at the site.
                       Remedial Investigation • Phase I. Monitoring well DR was
                       installed approximately 150 feet downgradient from the site.
                       Analysis of groundwater samples from this well and from a
                       60-feet deep supply well also located at the site (SW-21)
                       revealed no contamination. OVA levels inside the casing of
                       well DR did not exceed background levels.

                       A shallow test pit was excavated within  an area of stained
                       soil in the  drainage swale east  of  Building  384.   OVA
                       readings within the test pit were approximately 350 parts per
                       million.  One soil sample was collected from the pit and
                       from another  location near the jet engine test pad.   The
                       samples were analyzed for petroleum hydrocarbons. Petro-
                       leum hydrocarbons were detected in the sample from the test
                       pit at  a concentration of 26,000 mg/kg  and in the sample
                       from the jet engine test area at  a concentration of  2,800
                       mg/kg.
                       Remedial Investigation - Phase E. Two rounds of groundwa-
                       ter samples were collected from monitoring well DR and
                       supply well SW-21 and analyzed for organic and inorganic
                       parameters and petroleum hydrocarbons. No contamination
                       was detected in these samples.

                       One soil boring was drilled at the site, at a location adjacent
                       to the former jet engine test pad.  A soil sample collected
                       from the 12 to  14 feet depth interval in this boring was
                       analyzed for organic and  inorganic parameters and petro-
                       leum hydrocarbons.  No contamination was detected in this
                       sample.
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January -
February 1991:
March  1991:
To delineate  the horizontal  and vertical extent  of PHC
contamination in soil Site 21,  NAEC collected soil samples
at 60 locations,  based  on a 10 feet by 10 feet grid.  The
sampling grid, sample  locations and analytical results are
shown in Figure 8. The analytical results are also provided
in Table 4. On the basis of all the available analytical data,
NAEC proposed to excavate all soil exhibiting PHC concen-
trations greater than 1,000 mg/kg, the State-defined action
level for the Site.

With  the approval,  of  USEPA, NJDEPE and other TRC
members, NAEC excavated approximately 22 cubic yards of
soil exhibiting PHC concentrations greater than 1,000 mg/kg.
The soil was excavated from three separate areas, which are
shown in Figure 8.  In each area, soil was excavated to a
depth of approximately two feet. The soil was transported
for disposal off-site at Atlantic Thermal Soil Remediation,
Inc. in Delaware.

Following the removal,  two post-excavation samples, S21-A
and S21-B  were collected  from the  areas of soil removal.
Prior to collection of the samples, the areas of soil  removal
were thoroughly screened with an OVA. No readings above
background levels were recorded.    The samples were
analyzed for  petroleum hydrocarbons and  EPA's Target
Compound  List  (TCL) base/neutral  extractable  organic
compounds to confirm the absence of contamination.

The samples were collected at the bottom of the soil  removal
areas, at the locations  shown  in Figure 8. The analytical
results are  presented in Table 5. No petroleum hydrocar-
bons were detected in either sample.  The only base/neutral
organic compound detected was di-n-butyl phthalate, which
was detected in sample S21-A only. This compound was also
present in a laboratory blank and is believed to be an artifact
of the laboratory procedures.
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HKfHI JfiHTS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

           The Proposed Remedial Action Plan (PRAP) for Sites 5, 19 and 21 was
issued to interested parties on August 26,1991. On August 26-28,1991, a newspaper
notification inviting public comment on the PRAP appeared in The Asburv Park Press.
The Ocean County Observer, and The Advanced News. The comment period was held
from August 26 to September 26,1991. The newspaper notification also identified the
Ocean County Library as the location of the Information Repository.

           A public hearing was held on September 4,  1991.  At this meeting
representatives from the Navy, USEPA and NJDEPE were available to answer
questions about the three Sites, and the No Action determination. A  list of attendees
is attached to this Record of Decision as Appendix B.  Comments received and
responses  provided during the public bearing are included in the  Responsiveness
Summary,  which is part of this Record  of Decision.   No  written comments were
received during the public comments period.

           This decision document presents the selected remedial  action (i.e., No
Action)  for Sites 5, 19 and 21 of NAEC in Ocean County, New Jersey, chosen in
accordance with CERCLA, as amended by SARA and, to the extent  practicable, the
National Contingency Plan (NCP). The decision for the three Sites  is based on the
administrative record which is available for public review at the Ocean County Library,
101 Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey.

SCOPE  ANTC ROT F OF RESPONSE ACTION

           The results of environmental investigations  conducted show no evidence
of any significant contamination remaining at Sites 5,19 and 21. The PHC contamina-
tion in soil which was identified at these Sites has been remediated to levels acceptable
to USEPA and NJDEPE. Because the available data indicate that conditions at Sites
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5,19 and 21 pose no unacceptable risks to human health or the environment, no action
is necessary for these three Sites.

SUMMARIES OF SITE CHARACTERISTICS

            The locations of each of the three Sites within the NAEC are shown in
Figure 2. Maps of the individual Sites are provided in Figures 3, 5 and 7. The entire
NAEC is underlain by the Cohansey Formation, a  water-table sand aquifer.  The
general direction of groundwater flow at NAEC is to the east-northeast.  Chemicals
detected in the analyses of groundwater, soil and sediment samples collected at each
of the Sites are provided in Tables 1 through 5.

SUMMARIES OF SITE RISKS

            The results of the Remedial Investigations, including the analytical data
summarized  in Tables 1 through 5, indicate that conditions at Sites 5,19 and 21 pose
no unacceptable risks to human health and the environment.
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                         RECORD OF DECISION
                      RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
                           STIES 5, 19 AND 21
                  NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER

           The purpose of this responsiveness summary is to review public response
to the Proposed  Remedial  Action Plan (PRAP)  for Sites 5, 19 and 21.  It also
documents NAECs consideration of such comments during the decision making process
and provides answers to any comments raised during the public comment period.

           The  responsiveness  summary for the  three Sites is divided into the
following three sections:

           Overview -  This section briefly describes the process to develop and
           evaluate the appropriate remedial responses for the three Sites, the No-
           Action alternative recommended in the PRAP and any impacts on the
           proposed plan due to public comment.

      •     Background  on Community  Involvement - This  section describes
           community relations  activities  conducted with  respect to  the area of
           concern.
           Summary of Major Questions and Comments • This section summarizes
           verbal and written comments received during the public meeting and
           public comment period.
OVERVIEW
           Sites 5, 19 and 21 are located at NAEC in Ocean County, Lakehurst, New
Jersey.  The three  Sites have been under  investigation for potential environmental
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contamination. This responsiveness summary addresses public response to the PRAP,
proposing the No-Action Alternative, for the three Sites only.

            The PRAP and other supporting information are available for public
review at the information  repository located at the Ocean County  Library, 101
Washington Street, Toms River, New Jersey.

BACKGROUND ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

            This section provides a brief history of community participation in the
investigation and interim remedial planning activities conducted  at the three  Sites.
Throughout the investigation period, the USEPA and NJDEPE have been reviewing
work plans and reports and have been providing comments and recommendations which
are incorporated into the appropriate documents.  A Technical Review Committee
(TRC), consisting of representatives of the Navy, the USEPA, the NJDEPE, the Ocean
County Board of Health, the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, other  agencies and
communities surrounding NAEC was formed and has been holding periodic meetings
to maintain open lines of communication and to inform all parties of current activities.

            Prior to the public release  of site-specific documents, NAECs public
relations  staff compiled a list of local public officials who  demonstrated  or  were
expected  to have an interest in the investigation.  Local environmental interest groups
were also identified and included on this list. The  list is attached as Appendix A to this
Record of Decision.

            On August 26,  1991, NAEC  mailed the PRAP  for the three  sites to
concerned parties on the list  described above. On August 26-28,1991, a public notice
appeared in The Asbury Park Press and The Ocean Coynty  Observer, and in The
Advance  News.  The public notice summarized the PRAP and the preferred (No-
Action) alternative.  The announcement also  identified the time and  location of a
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public bearing and specified a public comment period, and the address to which written
comments could be sent.  Public comments were accepted from August 26 through
September 26, 1991.

           A public meeting was held on September 4, 1991, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Lakehurst Elementary School in Lakehurst, New Jersey.  The Site investigations, Site
evaluation process and the proposed remedial alternative (No-Action) were discussed.
NAEC representatives present included: Carol Ancellin, Deputy Public Affairs Office;
Robert Kirkbright, Engineering Director; ' Lucy Bottomley, Head Environmental
Engineer; and Aarti Dalai Reddy, Michael Figura and Jill Meredith, Environmental
Engineers. Mr. Jeffrey Gratz, represented the USEPA's Federal Facility Section; Ms.
Donna GafSgan represented the NJDEPE's Bureau of Federal Case Management; Mr.
Kevin Schick represented NJDEPE's Bureau of Environmental Evaluation and Risk
Assessment and Ms. Linda Welkom represented NJDEPE's Bureau of Groundwater
Pollution Abatement.  The complete attendance list is provided in Appendix B to this
Record of Decision.

SUMMARY OF MAJOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Written Comments

           During the public comment period from August 26 through September 28,
1991, no written comments were received pertaining to Sites 5, 19 or 21.
Public Meeting
           In addition to Sites 5, 19 and 21, the September 4, 1991, public hearing
also addressed Site No. 44 (for which the "no-action" alternative was also proposed) and
NAEC Areas A and B, for which an interim remedial action was proposed for
groundwater. None of the questions asked during the September 4, 1991 public hearing
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pertained specifically to Sites 5,19 and 21 or the "No-Action" alternative proposal for
these Sites.  A complete transcript of the questions asked and responses given during
the public hearing is provided in Appendix C to this Record of Decision.
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                                                           TABLE 1

                                            HISTORICAL SMMRY OF ANALYTICAL DATA
                                                            SITE  5
         Pre-1985

  No d*t* collected
                                                                           Ho contamination detected
                            PetroleuR Hydrocarbons:   1.3
                                                Soil

                           No contamination detected
                   Soli

Petroleui Hydrocarbon*:  NO - 673.8 M/g
MOTE:

NO « Not Detected

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MOTE;

HO * Not Detected
                                                            TABLE 2

                                             HISTORICAL SUMART OF ANALYTICAL DATA
                                                            SITE 19
           Pre-1985

  No data collected
       I  Remedial  Investigation €1985-1986)

                Croondwater                                     Croundxater

Volatile Organic Cotuxxrris (ua/l)             No contamination detected

Tetrachloroethylene:           7.76
                               Miscellaneous

                               Total  Organic  Hal ides:
                               32.7
                              No data collected
                                                                    Soil

                                             Pesticide* /PCflt Ua/kflj

                                             Alpha-BHC:      11.7


                                             Metals (ma/kB)

                                             Silver:         NO  - 94
                                                                            Miseell
                                                                                          no/a)
                                                                            Total Petrol«i» Hydrocarbon*:   20,363-21,071
                              No data collected
                                                                 Sediment

                                             No contamination detected

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MOTE;
ND « Hot  Detected
                                                          TML£ 3
                                            HISTORICAL SUMMIT OF ANALYTICAL DATA
                                                          SITE 21
          Pre-1985
  No data collected
              dial  InvestiBatic
                 Croundwater
Ho contamination detected
                                                                                              Crotndmter
                                                                              Ho  contamination detected
                                                  Soil                                            Soil
                              Petroleui Hydrocerbon*:   2,800 - 26.000 e«/kg  Ho contMination detected

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           TABLE 4
LABORATORY ANALYTICAL RESULTS
   DELINEATION OF PHC IN SOIL
        SITES 5,19 AND 21

 NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
    LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY
Site No.
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
	 5
5
Sample LD.
Al
A2
A3
AA1
AA2
AA3
AA4
AA5
AA6
AA7
AA8
AA9
AA10
AA11
AA12
AAD
AA14
AA15
AA16
AA17
AA18
AA19
AA20
A2-1
A2-2
A2-3
A2-4
A2-5
A2-6
A2-7
A2-8
A2-9
A2-10
A2-11
A2-12
A2-13
A2-14
A2-15
A2-16
Sample
Grid
Location*
13.5, 1
18.5, 3.5
20.5, 1
25,1 .
11,1
11,2
12,1
12,2
12,3
13,3
14,3
15,3
16,3
17,3
18,2
18,5
20,3
21,3
22,3
23,3
24,3
24,2
25,2
3,11
4,11
5,11
5,12
5,13
5,14
5,15
2,15
1,15
2,14
2,13
2,23
1,24
3,25
3,26
2,26 •
Sampk
Depth
(inches)
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
PHC
fmrmtnrifwi
(mg/kg)
250
50
130
17
370
0
0
900
940
70
140
130
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
70
90
3030
290
140
90
60
0
60
0
60
540
0
23140
410
20
5200
140
0
170

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TABLE 4 (continued)
Site No.
5
5
5
5
5
5
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Sample LD.
A3-3
A3-4
A3-5
A3-6
A3-1
A3-2
C2
CC1
CC2
CC3
CC4
CCS
CC6
CC7
CCS
CC9
CC10
ecu
CC12
CC13
CC14
CC15
CC16
CC17
CC18
CC19
CC20
CC21
CC22
CC23
CC24
CC25
CC26
CC27
CC28
CC29
CC30
CC31
Sample
Grid
Location*
2,17
2,16
2,14
2,14
2,24
2,24
43,2^
17,9
19,9
21,9
23,9
25,9
27,9
17,6
19,6
21,6
23,6
25,6
27,6
29,6
31,6
33,6
35,6
29,9
31,9
42,6
44,6
46,6
48,3
46,5
17,3
19,3
21,3
23,3
25,3
27,3
29,3
31,3
Sample
Depth
(inches)
0-6
0-6
12
24
12
24
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-€
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
PHC
f^nnGCtfrtfinfl
(mg/kg)
SO
0
0
0
130
90
39000
20
0
40
0
0
0
0
40
30
40
150
20
180
30
30
30
0
10
0
0
0
90
20
20
40
70
110
0
60
0
0

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TABLE 4 (continued)

Site No.
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19

Sample LD.
CC32
CC33
CC34
CC35
CC36
CC37
CC38
CC39
CC40
C2-1
C2-2
C2-3
C2-4
C2-5
C24
C2-7
C2-8
C2-9
C2-10
C2-11
C2-12
C2-13
C2-14
C2-15
C2-16
C2-17
C2-18
C2-19
C2-20
C2-21
C2-22
C2-23
C2-24
C2-25
C2-26
C2-27
C2-28
C2-29
C2-30
Sample
Grid
Location*
33,3
35,3
37,3
39,3
42,3
44,3
46,3
48,3
50,3
2J.43
2,45
2,46
2,47
3,45
3,47
4,45
4,46
4,47
5,30
5,29
5,28
6,30
6,28
7,30
7,29
7,28
5,26
5,25
5,24
6,26
6,24
7,26
7,24
7,24
2,24
2,23
2,22
3,24
3,22
Sample
TVf*h
(inches)
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
04
0-6
04
0-6
04
0-6
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
04
PHC
rVvwmtnfrirw
(mg/kg)
0
0
0
0
0
0
240
0
0
20
220
150
0
0
20
90
10
0
0
20
0
0
0
20
100
0
14000
75
30
0
10
55
30
0
0
0
0
0
1200

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TABLE 4 (continued)
Site No.
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Sample LD.
C2-31
C2-32
C2-33
C3-1
C3-2
C3-3
C3-4
C3-5
C3-6
C3-7
C3-8
C3-9
Bl
B2
B3
B4
B5
BB1
BB2
BB3
BB4
BB5
BB6
BB7
BBS
BB9
BB10
BB11
BB12
BB13
BB14
BBL5
BB16
BB17
BB18
BB19
BB20
B2-1
B2-2
Sample
Grid
Location*
2,24
2,23
2,22
3,22
26,5
26,5
6,29
6,29
46,3
46,3
44,2
44,1
25,3
29.5, 6 .5
36,9.8
30.5,12
35,15
23,5
23,4
23,3
23,2
24,5
26,2
26,3
26,4
26,5
26,6
25,6
27,6
28,6
31, 10
31, 11
32,11
32,12
31, 13
31, 19
30,20
1,23
4,24
Sample
Depth
finches)
0-6
0-6
0-6
12
12
24
12
24
12
24
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
PHC
fVMUW«J »l UMI
(ing/kg)
20
0
10
830
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
110
1200
0
0
220
0
280
60
30
160
6100
60
110
0
0
0
35
0
20
35
0
350
310
100
90
65
60
190

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                                      TABLE 4 (continued)
Site No.
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Sample LD.
C2-3
C2-4
C2-5
C2-6
C2-7
C2-8
C2-9
C2-10
C2-11
B2-12
B2-13
B2-14
B2-15
B2-16
B3-9
B3-10
B3-11
B3-12
B3-13
B3-14
B3-1
B3-2
B3-3
B3-4
B3-5
B3-6
B3-7
B3-8
B4-1
B4-2
B4-3
Sample
Grid
Location*
3,24
2,24
1,24
1,25
2,25
4,25
5,25
3,28
10,32
10,33
11,33
12,33
13,33
17,31
11,32
11,32
16,31
16,32
17,32
17,31
3,28
3,29
3,25
3,25
9,33
9,34
10,34
9,32
24,5
24,5
33, 16
Sample
Depth
(metes)
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
0-6
12
24
0-6
0-6
0-6
24
0-6
0-6
12
24
0-6
0-6
(W
0-6
12
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For Site 19 sample locations, consult Figure 7
For Site 21 sample locations, consult Figure 8

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                                            TABLES

                       SUMMARY OF LABORATORY ANALYTICAL RESULTS
               POSE-SOIL REMOVAL CONFIRMATION SAMPLING - SITES 5,19 AND 21
  Site No.:                                        5              19              21
  Sample ID.:                                SS-A    S5-B    S19-A   S1»-B   S21-A    S21-B

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  Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (mg/kg)          26.0     'ND     ND     ND     ND      ND



  Base/Neutral Organic Compounds (^g/kg):

   Di-n-butyl phthalate                       i,9QOB   1,600B   930B    990B   610B     ND


NOTES:

1.    All samples  analyzed  for  Total  Petroleum  Hydrocarbons and  Target Compound List
      Base/Neutral Extractable Organic Compounds.  Only those parameters or compounds detected
      in  at least one sample are shown.

2-    B:      Compound was also detected in laboratory blank
      ND:    Not Detected

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                                      State of New Jersey
                        Department of Environmental Protection and Energy
                                    Of Ace of the Commissioner
                                           CN402
                                     Trenton, NJ 08625-0402,
                                      Tel. # 609-292-2885
Scott A. Weiner                           Fax. # 609-S84-3962
Commissioner
      Captain David Eaffetto, Command at                           3  1  DEC
      Lekfthurst  Naval Air Engineering Center
      lakehurat, NJ 09733-5000

      Dear  Captain Raffettot

      Her   Record of Decision
            Lakehurst NAEC, Sites 5, 19 and 21
            Jackson and Manchester Townships, Ocean  County*  New Jersey

            This  is  to formally notify  the United  States Navy that the  New Jersey
      Department of Environmental  Protection and Energy  (NJDBPE) has  evaluated the
      •elioted  remedy  for Sites  5, 19  and  21 at  Lakehurst Naval  Air Engineering
      •Center Buperfund Site  and concurs with the remedy  as stated  in the Reoord of.
      Decision*

            The  Record of Decision documents  the  selection  of the "no  action"
      alternative for  these  sites.  It  was  determined that  no additional remedial
      action is neceieary at these sites  to ensure the  protection  of human health
      and the environment!

            New  Jersey  fully appreciates the importance  of the Record of Decision
      in the cleanup  process and  will continue  to take  all reasonable  steps to
      ensure that the  State's commitments  in this area are met.

                                                Sincerely*
                                                Scott A, Welner
                                                Commissioner

       SAWtDGrkJ

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