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Emergency and
Remedial Response
EPA/ROD/R02-91/157
Seotember 1991
<&EPA   Superfund
          Record of Decision:
          Naval Air Engineering
          Center (Operable Unit 4), NJ

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  The 7,400-acre Naval Air Engineering Center (NAEC)  site, which contains many
  subsites, is a naval research  design and testing facility near the Jackson and
  Manchester Townships, Ocean  County,  New Jersey.  The site lies within  the  Toms River
  Drainage Basin and contains  1,300  acres of flood-prone areas.  Land  use in the area
  is part residential and part undeveloped.   The estimated 65,400 people who reside
  within the Jackson and Manchester  Townships receive their water from municipal wells.
  This Record of Decision  (ROD)  focuses on remediation of Area E  (Site 28) within the
  NAEC site.  Currently, Area  E  features include a former oil storage  shed,  former
  paint locker, and five fuel  storage  containers.  From 1957 to 1980,  unknown
  quantities of waste oil, hydraulic fluids, and solvents were discharged in Area E.
  In 1988, the RI identified elevated  VOC levels and floating product, most  likely
  gasoline, in the ground water.   Subsequent investigations in 1990 discovered a
  gasoline leak in an underground  pipe,  which apparently was the source  of ground water
  contamination.  Onsite actions have  included repairing the leak and  excavating and
  disposing of 65 cubic yards  of visually-contaminated soil.  This ROD provides an
  interim remedy for ground water  contamination.  Future RODs will address the

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Abstract (Continued)

remaining contaminated media including a final decision for ground water.  The primary
contaminants of concern affecting the ground water are VOCs including benzene, toluene,
and xylenes; and other organics including PAHs.

The selected remedial action for this interim remedy includes onsite pumping and
pretreating ground water using precipitation and filtration to remove metals, solids and
residual amounts of free product, and air stripping to remove VOCs; filtering the
effluent from the treatment process water using a granular activated carbon polishing
filter, and discharging the treated water onsite in a spray irrigation and infiltration
system depending on the season; treating air emissions using granular activated carbon;
regenerating and disposing of any spent carbon offsite; and disposing of the resultant
sludge from the treatment process offsite.  The estimated capital cost for this remedial
action is $1,000,000, with an annual O&M cost of $100,000 for 3 years.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OR GOALS:  Chemical-specific ground water clean-up goals are based
on State and Federal MCLS.

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                          ROD FACT SHEET
SITE

Name:

Location/State:
EPA Region:
HRS Score:
NPL Rank:

ROD

Date Signed:
(Interim) Remedy
Capital Cost:
O & M:
Present Worth:

LEAD

Enforcement:           Federal Facility lead, EPA oversight
NAEC Primary Contact:  Lucy Bottomley  (908)-323-2612
EPA Primary Contact:   Jeffrey Gratz (212)-264-6667
Naval Air Engineering Center (NAEC),
Lakehurst (OU-4)
Lakehurst, Ocean Co., New Jersey
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49.48
Group 4
NAEC - Sept. 17, 1991; EPA - Sept. 30, 1991
Ground water pump and treat system
$ 1,000,000
$   100,000
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Medium:

Origin:
Gasoline and fuel components (primarily
B,T,E,X).

Ground water.

Pipe leak from above ground tank.

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 Final
 16 September 1991           DECLARATION STATEMENT
                               RECORD OF DECISION
                                AREA E - SITE 28

                          NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER

 FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION
       Naval  Air  Engineering Center
       Lakehurst,  NJ   08733

 STATEMENT OF BASIS AND  PURPOSE

       This decision  document presents the  selected  interim remedial  action  for
 Area  E  - Site  28,   located  at the  Naval Air  Engineering Center  (NAEC)   in
 Lakehurst, New Jersey.  The interim remedial action was chosen in accordance with
 the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),
 as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 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
 Area  E.

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

 ASSESSMENT OF THE  AREA

      Actual or threatened releases  of hazardous  substances from this site,  if
 not addressed  by  implementing the  response action  selected in this  Record  of
 Decision  (ROD), may present an  imminent and substantial endangerment to public
 health, welfare or the  environment.

 DESCRIPTION OF THE REMEDY

      The selected interim remedial action  addresses the principal  threat of  the
migration  of a contaminated groundwater  plume  from Area  E by  pumping,   and
 treating the groundwater and removing residual amounts of floating free product
from the groundwater.  The  selected remedy for Site 28 (contamination was caused
by leakage of gasoline from  lines  leading  from an above  ground  300-gallon
gasoline tank located near Building 308) includes the following components:

            o     Groundwater extraction  (100 gallon/minute),  pretreatment  to
                  remove metals, solid and  residual amounts of free product from
                  groundwater  and  treatment  by  air  stripping  and  carbon
                  adsorption to remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).

            o     Effluent water from the  air stripper  is  "polished" by  using
                  a Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) filter to further reduce
                  VOCs and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs).   A GAC air
                  filter is used to treat the emissions from the air stripper.

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             o      Treated water  meeting  New Jersey  Department of Environmental
                   Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) Discharge Effluent Limitations
                   is  spray irrigated during temperate weather and infiltrated
                   during   winter  months   over  areas   of   subsurface  soil
                   contamination.   Irrigation and infiltration  will  flush and
                   aerate  the soil,  to increase biological activity and to promote
                   contaminant  decomposition.

 STATUTORY DETERMINATIONS

      This interim action is protective of human health and the environment, and
 attains action specific Federal and State applicable or relevant  and appropriate
 requirements directly  associated with this remedy.  Because the scrope  and role
 of this action is limited, chemical specific cleanup levels for groundwater will
 not be  addressed during  the interim action, but  will  be  addressed during the
 final remedy for Site  28.  This  action satisfies the statutory preference for
 remedies that  employ  treatment  that  reduces  toxicity, mobility or  volume  of
 hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants as a principal element. This
 action however; does not constitute the  final  remedy and subsequent actions are
 planned to fully address  the problems posed by this site.
                                                        .  9/
                                                    f      (Date)
Captain David Raffetto
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lakehurst, New Jersey
With the concurrence of:
                                                           (Date)
Constantine Sidamon-Eristol
Regional Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II

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                                DECISION SUMMARY
                               RECORD OF DECISION
                                AREA E • SITE 28
                          NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
 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 Finelands National Reserve,  the
 most extensive undeveloped 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  stream 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
 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,  respectively.  The Paint Branch located in the  east-
 central  part  of  the base 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

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 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 center
 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.  NAEC is bordered  to the west by Fort Dix Military Reservation.

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

       In the local  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 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 28 (Figure lA and 2) is approximately 2,800 feet from  the  southern
 boundary  of NAEC.   Three non-potable  water supply wells  (SW-13,  SW-14, and  SW-
 15) are present at the  site.  There is  a shallow  ground water table at Site  28
 at a  depth of approximately  7 to 9  feet.   Groundwater at the site  flows in  an
 easterly  direction toward Paint  Branch.   The Paint  Branch, which flows in  a
 southeasterly direction, is located  approximately 300 feet northeast of the site.
 Most  of   the  groundwater flows under  Paint  Branch in an easterly direction.
 According to  available  information  (wetland and floodplain delineations by  the
 U.S.  Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers respectively)
 Site  28  is located in an upland area.  There are no wetland areas  immediately
 down gradient of  the  site.

 SITE HISTORY

      The history  of the site 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

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 commissioned Naval Air Station  (NAS), Lakehurst, New Jersey  on  June  28,  1921.
 NAEC was moved from che Naval Base, Philadelphia to Lakehurst in December 1974.
 AC chat time,  NAEC became che hose activity, thus, Che new name NAEC Lakehurst.

       Currently,  NAEC's mission is to conduce programs of research, engineering,
 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 Co provide, operace and maintain test
 sices,  facilicies,  and  support services  for  tests of  che above  systems  and
 equipmenc and  conduce research and development of equipmenc and instrumentation
 used in tests.  NAEC supports Department of Defense (DoD)  standardization and
 specificacion  programs, provides services  and material,  operates and  maintains
 aviacion and ocher facilicies  in supporc 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 fooc long catapult
 and arrest  runway, one mile  long jec car cesc  crack, four  one and one-quarter
 mile long jec  car cesc cracks,  a parachute  jump circle,  a 79  acre  golf course,
 and a 3,500 acre  conservation area.

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

 Inicial Investigations:

      As  part  of  che DoD  Installation Restoration Program, che Navy  developed
 che  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  Inicial  Assessment  Study  (IAS) was
 completed in 1983  by the Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity (NEESA)
 at NAEC.  The  purpose of che  IAS was Co "identify and  assess sices  posing a
 potential threat  to human health or  the  environment due Co contamination from
 past hazardous materials  operations".

      Based on information from hiscorical  records,  aerial photographs,   field
 inspections, and   personnel  interviews,  che IAS  identified a  total of  44
potentially contaminated sices, which were evaluated wich regard Co contamination
characteristics, migration pathways, anr   '.lucanc receptors.  The IAS concluded
 that "while none  of Che sices pose an -	-liate threat co human health or che
environmenc, 16 warranc further investigation under the NACIP program,  Co assess
potential impacts".   A Remedial  Invescigacion  (RI) (Confirmation Study) was
recommended "co confirm or deny che exiscence of  Che suspected  contamination and
to quantify che extent of any  problems  which may exist".   Following further
review of available  data  by  Navy personnel, ic  was decided that 42 of the 44

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 sites should  be  included in  Che 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 remediated.

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

 Environmental  Investigations/Feasibility 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 (Fall  1984),  specifically the  presence
 or  absence of  contamination;   (b)  determine  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 final  actions  at sites.  See Table 1 for a  summary of  the analytical
 data for Area E  -  Site 28.

       The following  investigations  and removal actions were conducted  at
 Area E -  Site 28 from 1981 to  the present:

 PHASE I  AND PHASE  II INVESTIGATIONS FOR AREA E -  SITE 28:

       In the early 1980s, two monitoring wells (AN and BU) were installed by NAEC
 and  monitored on a regular basis  for  the presence of  free-floating  product.  A
 trace  of product was  detected in well AN  on  July 20,  1984.   No product  was
 detected in well BU.

       During Phase  I Remedial  Investigation  (Fall 84),  no  contamination  was
 detected in the groundwater samples collected from well BU and well DT, installed
 downgradient from the site.  Low levels of toluene were detected in a  groundwater
 sample collected from supply well SU-15.

      During the  Phase II Investigation (fall-winter 1988), two rounds of samples
were  collected  from monitoring  wells AN,   BU  and DT, and supply well  SU-15.
 Elevated  levels  of alkylbenzenes  (Benzene,  Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes),
 typical  components of gasoline,  were  detected in well BU.   In addition,  low
 levels of naphthalene  and  2-methylnaphthalene  were  detected  in the  same well.
Total petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC) were detected  in the  first round  sample from
well BU at a  concentration  of 3.54 mg/1.  Elevated levels of various  tentatively
 identified compounds  (TICs), primarily  benzene substitutes, were also detected
 in well BU.  Furthermore,  floating product,  probably gasoline, was  detected in
 this  well.   It was suspected that a  possible  source  of the  contamination was
overflow from and/or spills during the filling of the nearby 300-gallon gasoline
tank.

      The free product levels in well BU was  monitored in January 1990.  Readings
indicated "trace  of product" to 0.34 feet.  A soil gas groundwater survey (Figure
3) was conducted on  August 6-8,  1990  in the vicinity  of well BU to  assess the

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 horizontal extent of VOC contamination, and identify the source of the floating
 product that was observed in well BU.   The results of the soil gas/groundwater
 survey (summarized in Tables 2 and 3 and depicted in Figure 3 through 12), showed
 that the soil and groundwater contamination by gasoline components appeared to
 extend at least 150 feet downgradient  (in an easterly direction)  from well BU.

       On August,  1990,  NAEC conducted a preliminary investigation to verify the
 source of the gasoline that  was detected in well BU.   A small area of soil was
 excavated to a  depth  of about 2 feet along the northwestern side of Building 308
 to expose a copper gasoline pipe running from the above  ground gasoline tank into
 the  building.  A gasoline leak was observed at one of the pipe couplings which
 apparently was the source of floating product and dissolved contaminants detected
 in well BU.  The leak was repaired and  approximately four drums of visually
 contaminated soil were removed.

       During the  period August 9 through August  13, and following the completion
 of the soil  gas/groundwater investigation, a series of eight test pits were dug
 in the  area northeast  of Building  308  to verify  the presence  of soil  gas
 contaminants.  Based  on observations  made  in these pits, soil was excavated from
 an area measuring approximately 60 feet  long, 20 to 40 feet wide, and 7 to 8 feet
 deep.   During the excavation,  about 65 cubic yards of visually contaminated soil
 were segregated and transferred to a nearby on-site hazardous waste storage area
 for  ultimate disposal at  an  approved  facility.   The  visually clean soil  was
 stockpiled at the perimeter of the excavation.

       In April  1991,  the Focused Feasibility Study (FFS) for Area E  -  Site  28
 was  distributed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency  (USEFA),
 Region II  and the New Jersey  Department of Environmental  Protection and Energy
 (NJDEPE),  Bureau of  Federal  Case  Management for  their  review.   The Proposed
 Interim Remedial  Action  Plan  (PIRAP) was  finalized by  NAEC and approved (final
 concurrence  subject to public meeting  and comments) by the EPA on June  14  and
 the  NJDEPE  on 21 June  1991.    The  finalization  of the  PIRAP  and  public
 notification initiated a 30 day public comment period (June 19 to July 19,  1991).

 HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMUNITY  PARTICIPATION

       The Area E  - Site 28, Proposed  Interim Remedial Action Plan was  issued to
 interested parties  on June 17,  1991.   On June 17-19, a newspaper notification
 inviting public comment on the FFS and  PIRAP appeared in The Asburv Park Press.
 The Ocean County  Observer, and  The Advanced News.  The comment period was held
 from June 19  to July  19, 1991.  The newspaper notification also identified  the
 Ocean  County  Library  as  the location of the Information Repository.

      A public  hearing  was  held  on June  26,   1991.    At  this  meeting,
 representatives  from  the  Navy,  USEPA  and  NJDEPE were  available  to   answer
 questions about Area E and the  interim remedial alternatives under consideration.
A list  of attendees is attached (see Appendix B).

      A response to the comments received  during this period is included  in the
Responsiveness Summary, which is part of this Record of Decision.  This decision
document  presents  the selected remedial  action for Site 28 of NAEC  in Ocean

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 County, New Jersey, chosen in accordance with CERCLA, as  amended  by SARA and,
 Co Che extent praccicable, Che NCP.   The decision for Area E is  based  on Che
 adminiscracive record.

 SCOPE AND ROLE OF RESPONSE ACTION

       The remedial  objectives  consist  of medium-specific  or  operable  unic-
 specific  goals for proceccing human health and che environmenc.   The remedial
 accion objeccives of chis  response accion are removing residual amounts of free
 produce,  rescriccing concaminanc plume migracion,  and colleccing daca on aquifer
 and concaminanc response Co Che  interim remedial  response  chosen.

        The incerim remedy is noc a final accion  for groundwacer or  soil.  This
 accion will  be the first operable unic (i.e. the first clean up phase)  of the
 remediation  of Area E  (Sice 28) on  che NAEC  facilicy.  One or more fucure RODs
 will address the ulcimace objeccive which is deconcamination Co accepcable levels
 of any concaminaced medium, including final remediacion of ground wacer.   The
 incerim remedy proposed, however, should  be  consiscenc with  those  objectives.

 SUMMARY OF AREA CHARACTERISTICS

       Site 28 includes a former disposal area to che northeast side of West Field
 Hangar 7  (Building  307), a former oil storage shed (Building 536),  and a  former
 paint  locker (Building  538).   Solvencs may have also been scored  in  chese  cwo
 building  (Figure 2).   The scorage  shed and painc  locker  were dismancled  and
 removed in che  mid-1980s.

       The  disposal area has been covered with sand  and graded.  The original sice
 was about  20 x  20 feet  and discolored  with lube oil and solvents Co a depth of
 2  co 3 inches.   Similar  condicions exisced Co che north of Hangar 7, by che edge
 of che blackcop.    Unknown  quancicies of waste  oils,  hydraulic  fluids,  and
 solvents were discharged in this area from about 1957 when  the Westfield  Hangar
 was  conscrucced Co  about  1980.   There are  currently  five above-ground  steel
 scorage  tanks  at  the   site:   (1)  a  300-gallon  gasoline  tank for  a standby
 generator near Building  308; (2) a 200-gallon diesel tank for a scandby  generator
 near Building  282;  (3)  one 300-gallon tank  and one  50-gallon  diesel tank  for
 standby generators near  Building 307; and (4)  a 20,000-gallon No. 2 fuel oil tank
 located near Building 308.  All tanks  are within  secondary containments.

 SUMMARY OF SITE RISKS

       A baseline risk assessment was noc conducted for Area E - Sice 28 for  che
 incerim remedial  accion.   However,  because federal  maximum concaminanc  levels
 (MCLs), which are generally risked based numbers, have been  exceeded for several
 concaminancs, remedial  accion is necessary.  A comprehensive feasibilicy  scudy
 and risk assessment will be prepared prior co  che initialization  of  the  final
 remedial  action at  the site.   The risk assessment will consist  of hazard
 idencificacion,  a  dose-response   evaluaCion,   exposure  assessment   and risk
 characterization.  This  interim action is being implemenced Co scop che migracion
 of che concaminanc plume and residual floacing produce (environmencal risk) from
Area E cowards che PainC Branch, a cribucary  of  che Manapaqua Brook which feeds

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 Pine Lake,  a major recreational body of water in the county.   This action will
 limit exposure risks to natural fauna along the Paint Branch, the Manapaqua Brook
 and the population using Pine Lake for recreational activities.

        Table 1  provides the Historical Summary of Analytical  Data for Site 28.
 The predominant Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) found at site  28  consist of
 the following components of fuel:

                benzene
                ethylbenzene
                toluene
                xylenes (total)

        The  primary semi-volatile organic compounds include:

                2-methylnaphthalene
                napthalene

       Total petroleum hydrocarbons and tentatively identified  compounds (TICs),
 primarily benzene  substitutes were also detected in the groundwacer at Site 28.
 Figures  3  through 12 shows the  known  extent  of the contaminant plume  at  Site
 28.

 DESCRIPTION OF ALTERNATIVES

 ALTERNATIVE 1:  NO ACTION

 Estimated Construction  Cost:              $40.000  (for monitoring well network)
 Estimated Net O&M  Cost:                   $50,000/yr
 Estimated Implementation Time Frame:      N/A

       This  alternative  involves  no additional  interim actions at Site  28 other
 then groundwater monitoring of  the  aquifer.   No contaminants  would be  treated
 or contained and the existing health and environmental risks would remain.

      Under  this  alternative,  no  further   action  to  control  groundwater
 contamination would be taken.    Long-term  monitoring  of  the  site  can be
 implemented by using existing monitoring wells,  which must be supplemented by
 additional monitoring wells to create an effective monitoring well network.

ALTERNATIVE  2:   GROUND  WATER PUMPING, REMOVAL  OF  FREE  PRODUCT.  TREATMENT,
RECHARGE AND IN SITU SOIL FLUSHING

 Estimated Construction Cost:              $1,000,000
 Estimated Net O&M Cost:                   $  100,000/yr
Estimated Implementation Time Frame:      9 months
Time frame for operation of system:       3 years  - after which a final action
                                          for  groundwater  remediation will be
                                           initiated

      This alternative  involves  pumping groundwater from two recovery wells (50

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 GFH each), treatment and discharge to che  aquifer.  During the temperate months,
 the treated effluent,  which will meet NJDEPE  Groundwater Discharge  Effluent
 Limitations,  will be discharged to the aquifer via a spray  irrigation system.
 During the winter months discharge of  the  treated effluent will occur via  an
 infiltration  system.   This is necessary since the discharge  option will  be
 seasonally dependent upon climatic conditions.  It is a design  criteria of  the
 recovery system that the infiltrated/irrigated treated water be contained as part
 of  a closed loop  groundwater system.

    To  treat the volatile organic and other contaminants present in the extracted
 groundwater, a treatment system will be constructed at Site 28.  The contaminated
 groundwater pumped from the recovery wells will enter a tank which  will  serve
 as  a flow  equalizer.   The system will consist of:   (1) a pretreatment unit  for
 metals, free  product and  solids removal;  (2) air stripping column(s)  (99% VOC
 removal);  (3) granular activated carbon air  filter  for air stripper  emissions;
 and (4) a granular activated carbon polishing filter for  residual VOC and  semi-
 volatile removal (99.9% removal of VOCs)  from treated groundwater.  The extracted
 free product  will  be  sent to a  permitted disposal  facility.   A  schematic
 representation of Alternative  2 is shown  in  Figure  2A.

       The  effluent  limitations  for  the  Interim Remedial  Action  will   be
 established in accordance with the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination
 System (NJPDES)  Regulations  (N.J.A.C.  7:14A-1  et seq.)  and  the  New Jersey
 Groundwater Quality Standards (N.J.A.C. 7:9-6 et  sea.).  The  effluent limitations
 (Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) and Safe  Drinking Water Act  Criteria ) will
 be  issued  to NAEC  in the  form of  NJPDES Discharge to Groundwater (DGW) Permit
 Equivalence.

 ALTERNATIVE 3:  GROUND WATER PUMPING, TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE TO SURFACE WATER

 Estimated Construction Cost:              $  950,000
 Estimated Net O&M Cost:                   $  100,000/yr
 Estimated Implementation Time  Frame:      9  months
 Time frame for system  operation:          3  years - after which a final action
                                          for groundwater will be initiated

   This alternative would be similar to Alternative 2, except treated groundwater
 would  be discharged via piping to  the  Paint Branch instead of being recharged
 back into  the  aquifer.   Free product would be sent  to an  off site  permitted
 disposal facility.

 SUMMARY OF COMPARATIVE  ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

      The  three  alternatives  identified  above  were evaluated  using criteria
 derived from Section 300.430(E9) of the NCP  and Section  121  a amended by SARA
 of 1986.  The criteria  are  as follows:

Overall Protection of Human Health  and the Environment draws on the assessments
conducted under  other  evaluation criteria  and  considers how  the alternative
addresses  site risks through treatment, engineering, or institutional controls.
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 Compliance wich  Applicable or Relevant  and Appropriate Requirements  (ARARs)
 evaluates the ability of an alternative to meet ARARs established through Federal
 and State statutes and/or provides the basis for invoking a waiver.

 Long-Term Effectiveness and Permanence evaluates the  ability of an alternative
 to provide long-term  protection  of human health  and the environment  and the
 magnitude of  residual  risk posed  by untreated wastes  or treatment residuals.

 Reduction  of  Toxicity  Mobility  or  Volume  through  Treatment  evaluates  an
 alternative's  ability  to reduce risks through treatment technology.

 Short-term Effectiveness addresses the cleanup time frame and any adverse impacts
 posed by  the alternative during the construction and implementation phase,  until
 cleanup goals  are achieved.

 Implementability  is  an evaluation of the  technical feasibility,  administrative
 feasibility, and availability of services  and material required to implement the
 alternatives.

 Cost  includes  an  evaluation of capital costs,  annual  operation  and maintenance
 costs,  and net present worth costs.

 State Acceptance  indicates  the State's response to the alternatives in terms of
 technical and administrative issues  and concerns.

 Community Acceptance  evaluates the issues  and  concerns the public may  have
 regarding the alternatives.

      A comparative  discussion of the three  alternatives on the basis of the
 evaluation criteria  presented above  follows.

 ANALYSIS  OF ALTERNATIVES

 Overall Protection - Alternative 2, provides the  greatest overall  protection of
 human health and  the environment  through  treatment of groundwater and  to  some
 degree soil.  Alternative 3, is similar to Alternative 2,  except  treated ground
 water is discharged to  surface water as opposed to the  aquifer.  By implementing
 Alternative 3, water is  extracted from the aquifer and disposed of  to  surface
 waters,   the  current  overpumpage  of  the  coastal   aquifer  is   exacerbated.
 Alternative 2 is a closed loop system in which the aquifer is recharged by the
 treated  groundwater.   Alternative 1, which offers  no  soil or  ground water
 treatment  is the  least protective  alternative.

 Long-Term Effectiveness and Permanence - Alternatives 2 and 3 are  interim  actions
 and intended to be short-term responses.  Therefore, the long term effectiveness
 cannot be addressed.  However,  if the interim remedial  alternative  chosen proves
 to be effective,  it  will be  incorporated  and/or modified to become the final
 remedial action.   Alternative  1 provides no  treatment and is not considered to
be effective.
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 Reduction of Toxicicv.  Mobility or Volume - In Alternatives 2 and 3,  the vapor
 and aqueous phase carbon systems will capture by adsorption volatile  and semi-
 volatile compounds,  hence the mobility and toxicity of groundwater contaminants
 will be reduced by the  removal of these compounds.  Destruction of contaminants
 will  occur  during   the   regeneration  of  carbon  at  an  off-site   facility.
 Alternative 1 offers no treatment of the  contaminated media.

 Short-Term Effectiveness  - Interim remedial action Alternatives 2 and 3  in the
 short-term will halt the spread of contaminated ground water and residual amounts
 of  floating product.  They will  also stop  the migration of the contaminant plume
 and residual  amounts  of floating  product from  entering  the  Paint Branch.
 Alternative 2 has the added benefit of flushing  the  soil of some contaminants
 (in areas where treated water is being  recharged)  and increasing the  hydraulic
 gradient,  thus  speeding up the  remediation  process.   In Alternative 3, treated
 ground water  is recharged into  the  Paint  Branch,  no soil flushing action takes
 place.   Alternative  1 provides  no treatment of soil  or  groundwater and  is  not
 considered to be  effective  in  the short-term  because  residual risks are  not
 reduced.

 Implementabilitv  - Alternative  1 offers the  greatest  implementability followed
 by  Alternative  2, and  3  which  involves  conventional technologies with  proven
 reliability.

 Cost  - Alternative 1, the  no  action  alternative, has the lowest associated cost.
 Alternatives  2  and 3 have a capital cost of about $1,000,000 and 0 & M costs of
 $100,000/year.  Alternative  3 has a slightly lower capital cost of approximately
 $950,000  since there  is  no cost  associated  with  the  infiltration system.
 Instead,  there  is construction  of a piping and pump  system from  the  treatment
 building  to the Paint Branch.  0 &  M cost is the  same.

 Compliance  with ARARs - Action specific ARARs are not  applicable  to Alternative
 1, as the "No  Action" Alternative.  Alternatives 2 and  3 will comply with action-
 specific ARARs such as OSHA,  RCRA, Endangered Species, Clean Air and Water Acts.
 State and Federal action  and contaminant  specific ARARs which include surface
 water,  groundwater and air discharge limitations,  as well  as hazardous waste
 handling requirements, will be complied with during the interim remedial action.

      Because of the  limited focus of this proposed interim action, contaminant-
 specific  clean-up   levels   for  groundwater  have  not  been  identified  for
Alternatives  2  and 3.  These levels  will be identified and  met when a final
 remedial  action is chosen for Site  28.   Treatment residuals will be  tested to
determine whether RCRA  Land Disposal Restrictions apply  for Alternatives 2 and
 3.  Location-specific ARARs which will include  aquifer and facility groundwater
 remediation issues will  be  addressed in  the final  remedy.   The New Jersey
 Pollutant Discharge  Elimination  System (NJPDES) Discharge to Groundwater (DGW)
permit equivalence will be  applied  for  to irrigate and infiltrate the treated
groundwater.   The treated water will meet the NJDEPE  Groundwater  Discharge
Effluent Limitations as set forth in the permit equivalence.

State Acceptance  - The  preferred alternative (Alternative 2) is acceptable to
the NJDEPE.

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Community Acceptance - Community acceptance of the preferred alternative has been
evaluated on the basis of public comments and is described in the Responsiveness
Summary of  this Record of Decision.

SELECTED INTERIM REMEDY

      The following section describes in detail the interim remedial action plan
which the Naval Air Engineering Center, in concurrence with the USEPA and NJDEPE,
has selected to implement at Area E  - Site 28.  This selection is  identical  to
that presented in  the Proposed Interim Remedial Action Plan.  Because this  is
an  interim  action, changes could  be implemented during  the final design and
construction processes.   Such changes reflect modifications  resulting  from the
engineering design process and will  not substantially change  the intent of the
selected alternative  described herein.

      The  selected  interim  remedial  action  is Alternative 2  -  Groundwater
Pumping, Removal of Free Product, Treatment, Recharge and In Situ Soil Flushing.
This  alternative   will address groundwater  treatment  and  product extraction
simultaneously.    The  Alternative  is  cost  effective  and  implements proven
technologies.

      Groundwater  and residual amounts of  free product will be extracted via two
wells  at  a rate   of  100 gpm.    The  extracted  water  will  be held in a flow
equalization tank and then pretreated to remove metals,  free product and solids.
The pretreatment system will consist of using a caustic solution and  a flocculent
to precipitate and settle solids and metals from the contaminated  groundwater.
The  extracted free  product will  be  sent  to  a  permitted  off-site   disposal
facility.  NAEC will  comply with NJ Hazardous Waste  Regulations.  The pretreated
water will  be  air stripped to  remove  99.0%  of VOCs.   Due  to the  transfer of
contaminants from  the aqueous  phase  to the airstream,  emissions  control units
will be  required   on  the  air  strippers.   The  treatment  system,  including the
emission control unit  will be designed to meet the substantive requirements of
the New Jersey air pollution  control regulations  (NJAC 7:27-16).   The air and
liquid effluent streams from the  air stripper will be  treated  by granulated
activated  carbon  filters prior  to discharge.    Residual  sludge  from  the
pretreatment process will be tested  to determine if the waste is hazardous and
if RCRA land disposal restrictions are  applicable.  The waste will be handled
accordingly.   Spent  granular  activated carbon will be  sent to the vendor for
regeneration.

       Once treated,  the groundwater will  meet  Federal and State Drinking Water
Standards (NJAC 7:14A-1.1  et seq.) including MCLs  and  Safe Drinking Water Act
Criteria which are the  discharge  effluent criteria for  this limited action.
Recharge to  the aquifer will occur through an irrigation and infiltration system.
The  treated water will  be  spray  irrigated  over  areas  of subsurface  soil
contamination.    This  action  will   increase  biological   activity  promoting
contaminant decomposition.

        The groundwater  classification  for the  immediate  NAEC area is Central
Pine Barrens  GW1.   The  groundwater  is  suitable   for  potable water  supply,
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 Che existing quantity of  the  surface  waters in the Central Pine  Barrens,  and
 other reasonable  uses.    Quality  criteria  for  these  waters may  be found  in
 N.J.A.C.  7:9-5.6.

       The remedial action  in the short-term will halt the spread of contaminated
 groundwater and residual amounts of floating product from entering ecologically
 sensitive areas.

       This interim remedial action will be  implemented until the  final  remedy
 is  selected, designed  and implemented.   If the interim  remedy proves to  be
 effective,  it will be incorporated and/or modified to become the final remedial
 action.   The final remedy  for the site will address  the location specific ARARs
 for the  Pinelands as set  forth  in  N.J.A.C.  7:9-5.6.  to the extent  that these
 ARARs  are recognized by  the USEPA and  the  NJDEPE.

 STATUTORY DETERMINATIONS

       Under Section  121 of CERCLA and  Section 300.430(F5)  of the NCP, selected
 remedies  must  meet   certain statutory  and regulatory  requirements.   These
 requirements and  a  description  of how the selected remedy  satisfies each
 requirement are  presented  below.

 Protection of Human  Health and  the  Environment

       The selected alternative will protect human  health and the environment
 through treatment  of the  contaminated  groundwater  and in situ  soil  flushing.
 The  treated  groundwater  will  meet New Jersey  Department of Environmental
 Protection and  Energy  Discharge Effluent Limitations.    Residual  amounts   of
 floating  free  product will  be  extracted and removed  to  a permitted off-site
 disposal  facility.

       The interim  remedial action will  stop the  migration of  the contaminant
 plume  and residual amounts of  floating product  from entering the Paint  Branch
 a tributary of the Manapaqua Brook which feeds Pine Lake, a major recreational
 body of water in the  county.  This interim action will in  the short-term prevent
 degradation of the  aquifer  and limit  contaminant exposure risks to the population
 using  Pine  Lake.

 Compliance  with  ARARs

      The  selected remedy  will comply with action specific ARARs such as OSHA,
 RCRA,  Endangered Species,  Clean Air and Water Acts.  State and  Federal  action
 specific ARARs pertaining  to the discharge of treated water to ground surfaces
 and groundwater  is also addressed and will be complied with during the interim
 action.   Also,  treated water will meet Safe  Drinking Water Standards prior  to
 spray  irrigation and infiltration.  A list of ARARs specific to  this action  is
presented  in Table 4.
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 Cost Effectiveness

       The selected remedy provides groundwater treatment and removal of residual
 amounts  of floating  product  through treatment methods  chat  have been proven
 effective,  cost  efficient  and expected  to  attain ARARs.

 Preference  for Treatment as a Principal Element

       The  principal  threats  at  Area E  - Site 28 include ground water and  soil
 contamination  and the presence  of residual  amounts  of  floating free product
 associated  with the  presence of  the plume at Area  E.    The  selected remedy
 satisfies  the  statutory preference for treatment  as a principal  element  in
 addressing  the  human health  and  environmental  threats  posed  by  the  site.
 Groundwater will be  treated  by  air stripping to remove VOCs  and polished  by
 granular activated carbon to remove SVOCs and further reduce VOC levels. In  situ
 soil  flushing will   aerate and  enhance biological activity  and contaminant
 decomposition.   Residual  amour.ts  of floating  product will be  collected and
 disposed at an off-site permittee hazardous waste facility. The interim remedy
 is not a  final action for  groundvazer or soil.  The ultimate goal of  the final
 remediation of this area should include  decontamination to  acceptable  levels  of
 any  contaminated medium, not  just  ground water.   The  selected interim remedy,
 however, should  be consistent with those objectives.

 Documentation of Significant Changes

      The Proposed Interim  Remedial Action Plan for Area E -  Site 28 was released
 for public comment on June  17, 1991.  The PIRAP identified  Alternative 2 as the
 preferred alternative.  NAEC received one written comment;  all verbal comments
were responded to at  the public  hearing on June 26, 1991.   Upon  review of the
 comments, it was determined that no significant changes to  the interim remedy,
 as it was originally  identified in  the  PIRAP, were necessary.
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                             RESPONSIVENESS SUMMARY
                                AREA E  - SITE 28
                          NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING  CENTER

       The purpose of this responsiveness summary  is  to  review  public  response
 to the Proposed  Interim Remedial Action  Plan  for Area E  -  Site 28.   It  also
 documents NAEC's  consideration of such  comments during  the decision  making
 process  and provided  answers  to any major  comments  raised during  the  public
 comment period.

       The responsiveness  summary  for  Area  E -  Site 28  is  divided  into  the
 following sections:

       o      OVERVIEW -  This section briefly describes the FFS process used to
             develop  and evaluate interim remedial responses for Area  E  -  Site
             28,  the  interim remedial alternative recommended within the  PIRAP
             and  any  impacts  on the  proposed  plan due  to  public  comment.

       o      BACKGROUND   ON  COMMUNITY   INVOLVEMENT  -   This  section describes
             community  relations activities conducted  with respect to  the  area
             of concern.

       o      SUMMARY  OF MAJOR QUESTIONS  AND COMMENTS  - This section  summarizes
             verbal and  written comments received during  the public meeting and
             public comment period.

       o      REMEDIAL DESIGN/REMEDIAL  ACTION  CONCERNS  - This section describes
             public concerns  which  are directly  related to design and
             implementation of  the selected remedial alternative.
 OVERVIEW

       Area E - Site  28 is located at NAEC in  Ocean County,  Lakehurst, NJ.   Area
 E  is  under  investigation  for potential  environmental  contamination.    This
 responsiveness summary  addresses  remediation and public response to the PIRAP
 for Area  E - Site 28 only.

       A summary  of  the  site  background,  the  alternatives  evaluated,  and a
 comparison of alternatives are presented  in  the  Area  E - Site 28 PIRAP and as
 more  fully described  in the  FFS  report.    Both  documents,  as  well  as other
 supporting  information,   are  available  for  public  review at  the information
 repository located  at the Ocean  County Library,  101  Washington Street,  Toms
 River, NJ.

 BACKGROUND ON COMMUNITY  INVOLVEMENT

       This section provides  a  brief history  of  community participation in  the
 investigation and interim remedial planning activities conducted  at  Area E.
 Throughout the  investigation and FFS period,  the USEPA and  NJDEPE  have been
 directly  involved through proposal  and  project  review and comments.    Periodic
meetings have been held to maintain open lines of communication and to  keep all
parties abreast of current activities.

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       Prior Co  the public release  of  sice-specific Area E  documents,  NAEC's
 public relations staff compiled a list of local public officials who demonstrated
 or were expected to have an inceresc in the investigation.  Local environmental
 interest groups  were also  identified and included on this list.   The  list is
 included on Appendix A.

       On June  17, 1991,  NAEC mailed Area E - Site 28 PIRAPs to concerned parties
 on Che list described above.  On June 19 a public nocice  appeared in The Asburv
 Park Press. The  Ocean  County Observer,  and  in The  Advance  News.    The  public
 nocice summarized  che   feasibilicy  study process,  che  remedial  alternatives
 considered  and  che preferred  remedial  alternative.    The  announcement  also
 identified che time and  locacion  of  a public comment period,  and che address Co
 which che written comments could be sent.  Public comments were accepced from
 June 19 chrough July 19, 1991.

       A public meecing was  held on June 26, 1991,  at 7:30 p.m.  ac che Lakehurst
 Elementary  School  in   Lakehurst,    New  Jersey.     The  Area  E  -  Site  28
 investigations,  feasibilicy  study  process and che  proposed interim  remedial
 alternative were discussed.  NAEC representatives included:   Captain David J.
 Raffecto,  the  Commanding Officer of NAEC; Charles  Mink,  Deputy Public  Works
 Department head;  Robert  Kirkbright,  engineering director,  Lucy  Bottomley,  head
 environmental  engineer;  Aarti  Dalai Reddy,   environmental engineer.  Jeffrey
 Gratz,  represented che EPA's  Federal Facilicy Section; Ms. Christine Holscrom,
 represented che NJDEPE's Bureau of Federal Case Management;  Mr. Kevin Schick;
 represented NJDEPE's Division of Hazardous Sice Mitigation and Ms.  Linda  Welkom
 represented NJDEPE's Division  of the  Water  Resources.    See  Appendix  B  for
 attendance  list.

 SUMMARY OF  MAJOR QUESTION AND COMMENT

       During the public comment period June 19 chrough July 19,  1991 one written
 comment was received. The questions raised at  the public meecing (June 26,  1991)
 and  in Che written comment and NAEC's response to these comments are  summarized
 below.

 PUBLIC MEETING COMMENTS

 Question:  Mr.  Jados, Environmental Officer, Manchescer Township quescioned the
 depth of che groundwater and monitoring well  (BU) at Sice 28.
 NAEC  Comment:   The  water  table  at  the  site  is  approximately 8  feec  and  che
 monitoring well was  about 15 feet deep,  with 10 feet of screen below the water
 table.

 Question:  Mr.  Bishop,  WQMB FM News,  questioned if  Site 28 was the last site  to
 be remediated on  Che base.
 NAEC Conunenc:   No,  Sice 28 is noc  che  lasC  sice Co be  cleaned up.  There are
 approximacely 20 sites lefc Co be  addressed, some of which will be addressed ac
 a public hearing to be held chis  fall (Fall 1991) and anocher one in January of
 1992.  All of the sites will be addressed on 13 January 1993 in the Final Record
of Decision.
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 Question:   Mr. Colby, The Observer, questioned if Site 28  is  the  worse one on
 base and the threat that Site 28 possessed.
 NAEC Comment:  Site  28  is similar to  the Sites  discussed at the  last public
 hearing (October  2, 1990 - Sites 10,16,17  and 32).   Site  28 will be undergoing
 an interim remedial action to hale the  spread  of contaminant migration.  Whether
 or not this action will  be  the  final  cleanup will be determined  in the Final
 Record of  Decision.

 WRITTEN COMMENTS
 Comments from The Pinelands  Commission:  The  Commission has concluded that the
 preferred  alternative, alternative  2,  appears to  be  the most consistent of the
 three alternatives  with  the goals and regulations  of the Pineland Comprehensive
 Management Plan (N.J.A.C.  7:50-1.1  et  al).

 Pineland Comment:

 Although it is clearly  stated in the PIRAP  that the cleanup levels  proposed
 during this  action  are not the final cleanup  levels,  the final remediation must
 propose to  achieve a treatment level  of  non-detectable  if  you are going  to
 propose aquifer recharge through infiltration or  irrigation.

 NAEC Comment:  NAEC agrees with the Pinelands Commissions goal of non degradation
 and  specifically  section  6-803   subpart  C of the  New Jersey  Pinelands
 Comprehensive  Management Plan,  which permits  water quality that meets  Potable
 Water Standards of  the State  of  New Jersey.   It is NAEC's intent to strive  and
 use the Best Available Technology to treat water  to meet non detectable levels
 during the  final  treatment.

 Pinelands  Comment:  Pinelands  Protection  Act   (N.J.S.A. 18A-1 et  al)  and  the
 Pinelands  Comprehensive  Management Plan  (N.J.A.C.  7:50-1.1 et  al) should be
 addressed as location specific ARARs.

 NAEC  Comment:   These will be addressed in the final action for the site  (and
 they  are incorporated here in Table 4) to  the extent that  they  are  recognized
 by  the  EPA and  the  NJDEPE.

 Pinelands Comment: Prior to the construction and implementation of  the remedial
 measure an application must be filed with  the  Commission so  as  to obtain either
 a Certificate of Filing or a  Public Development approval which are  required to
 the  issuance of all other necessary permits.   In addition  to the   application
 form,  a site plan (specific  to Area A  should  be prepared  showing all existing
 developments  and   any wetlands  that  are  within 300  feet  of  the  proposed
 development.

NAEC Comment:  NAEC does  not have to obtain permits for remediation of Superfund
Sites  according to  CERCLA.   A  lengthy permitting process  is  not  in the best
 interest of  the public since  the goal of any  interim remediation process is to
stop an immediate  threat of contaminant  plume migration.  A wetlands delineation
of the whole Naval Base  is in the process.  NAEC will submit the  delineation to
the  Pinelands  Commission.   No  wetlands are   within  300  feet  of the proposed
treatment building in Site 28.

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                                                 TABLE  1
                                             HISTORICAL SUMMT OF
                                           ANALYTICAL DATA - SITE 28
   Pre-1985

No data collected
     Phase I Remedial  Investigation

            Greunduater

Volatile Organic Caroeunds  (ua/l)

Toluene:  NO -'10.2
       Phase fl Remedial Investigation

              Crounobater

Volatile Organic Cenpounds (uq/l)

Toluene:  590 - 5,100
Benzene:  100 - 330
Ethylbenzene:  130 - 1,100
Xylenes:  990 - 12,000

Seai-VolatHe Organic Compounds (uo/1)

Naphthalene:  67 - 120
2-Hethylnaphthalene:  29 - 1,300

Miscellaneous (ma/1)

Petroleua Hydrocarbons:  ND - 3.54
                     No data collected
                                                             Sail

                                               Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (uo/ka)

                                               Phenanthrene:  ND - 90
                                               Fluoranthene:  40-110
                                               Pyrene:  NO - 80
                                               Benzo(a)anthracene:  ND -0 40
                                               Chryiene:  ND - 50

                                               Metals (ma/kg)

                                               Beryl 11 in:  40
                                               Caotaiua:    10

                                               M<»cellaneou»

                                               Petroleua Hydrocarbon*:  NO - 226.73 ug/g
                                       Sediment
                     No data collected
                                                                                  Sediment
                                               Metals (ma/kg)

                                               Cadaiua:  50.9

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              TABLE 2

CONTAMINANT CCNCEMTUTIOHS  IN  SOIL CAS
      SITE 28  (UESTFIELO XAMGM)
     UAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
        UKEHURST, MEU JERSEY

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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39





tuple Depth
ill!
5
6
6.5
6
6.5
6
6
6.5
6.5
6.5
6
6
6.5
10
6.5
6
. 6.5
6
6.5
6.5
6
6
6
6.5
6.5
6
6
6
6
6.5
6
6.5
6.5
6
6
6.5
6.5
6
6.5
Screen*
0.02
O.06
0.02
0.2
0.02
0.02
O.01
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.06
0.01
16,000
O.01
O.01
O.02
0.02
O.02
0.01
0.01
O.01
0.01
O.01
3,700
8,000
O.01
400
<2
O.01
230
«2
0.02
0.01
O.01
310
0.01
O.01
0.01
0.01
Toluene
500
O.07
0.03
14
O.03
O.03
O.01
0.01
O.01
O.03
0.6
0.01
9,100
0.01
O.01
O.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.01
O.01
0.01
1,700
2,700
O.01
180
24
O.01
100
56
O.02
0.01
0.01
220
O.01
0.01
0.01
O.01
Ethvlben^erw
0.3
O.08
O.03
0.3
0.03
O.03
O.02
O.02
O.02
0.03
0.08
0.02
<5
0.02
0.02
O.02
O.02
0.02
0.02
O.02
O.02
0.02
0.02
<3
<3
O.02
<3

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                                                     TABLE 3
                                    CONTAMINANT COMCSmUTtONS IH OIOUNDUATER
                                            SITE 28 (UESmELD HANGAB)
                                           NAVAL AM ENCIHEEIIMC COTTER
                                              LUCEMMSr,  NEW JERSEY
                                                       Concentration  (ua/H

SMDle
L option
1
2
10
10
11
13
24
25
26
26
28
31
32
35
36
40>
41*
42»

Staple Oepttl
iiu
8
7
10
8
7"
6.5
7
8
10
a
7
7
9
7.5
6.5
6.5
7
9


Scnieng
570
8,100
. 0.1
0.1
8,800
76,000
47,000
14.000
O.I
OJ
37
30
<.3
350
OJ
38,000
OJ
0.2


Toluene)
180
9,500
0.1
0.6
5,600
37,000
35,000
10,000
<,0.1
1
60
42
2
260
0.6
29.000
2
0.6


Ethyl bentent

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                                   TABLE 4
                                 LIST  OF ARARS

      Only Action-specific ARARS which include surface water, ground water, and
air discharge  limitations as well  as hazardous waste  handling requirements,
wetland and  floodplain  requirements  will  be complied with  during the interim
remedial design.  Contaminant specific clean up  levels will be addressed in the
final remedy.

      The  interim  remediation activities  at Area  E (Site  28)  will primarily
address ground water and residual floating product.  Identification of Federal
Action-Specific ARARs applicable to the interim remedial alternatives chosen are:

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)  (29 CFR 1910,  1926, 1904):  ARARs for
workers and workplace throughout the implementation of hazardous activities.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  (40  CFR  264.10-.77): Potential
ARARs for alternatives utilizing treatment,  storage or disposal actions (Note:
permits not required for on site actions)

RCRA    (40   CFR    264.90-.101):    Groundwater    protection.       Groundwater
monitoring/corrective  action  requirements;  dictate  adherence  to  MCLs  and
establishes points of compliance.

RCRA - Part 263 (40 CFR 263.10-.31) and Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
(49 CFR 170, 171):  Transporter Requirements. ARARs for alternatives involving
shipment of hazardous materials or wastes.

RCRA - Part 268 (40 CFR 268):  Land Disposal  Restrictions.  Potentially pertains
to spent carbon filters and sludge  from pretreatment  process.   Wastes will be
tested to determine if they are hazardous waste under RCRA.

Clean Air Act (40  CFR 50):  ARARs for alternative which involve treatments which
impact ambient air.

Clean Water Act (40 CFR 401):  NPDES Permit Requirements. Requirements for point
source  discharge   to  surface waters.  Potential ARARs  which  will  affect the
implementability of remedial action involving effluent discharge to  the Manapaqua
Brook.

Clean Water Act (40  CFR 404):   Prohibits  actions that impact  a wetland unless
no other alternatives are available.

Identification of  State Action-Specific ARARs are as follows:

NJ Hazardous  Waste Regulations  (NJAC  7:26):   Permitting.  Contingency Plans,
Specification  for  Treatment/Disposal  Units.   Potential  ARARs  for alternatives
which involve the  treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous  wastes.
NJ Clean Water Act (NJAC 7:14A-1.1 et seq.):  NJPDES  Water Quality Toxic Effluent
Limitations. ARAR  for alternative involving treatments which discharge effluents
to surface water.

NJ Pollutant Discharge Elimination  System  (NJAC  7:14A-1  et  seq.):    Permit
Requirements.   ARAR for  alternatives involving  treatments  which  discharge

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effluent Co ground surfaces.

NJ Surface Water Regulations (NJAC 7:9-5.1):  ARARs for alternatives involving
treatment which discharge toxic pollutants to area water bodies.

NJ Air  Pollution Control  Regulations  (NJAC  7:27-16):   Permits  and Emission
Limitation for VOCs.  ARARs for alternatives for treatments which impact ambient
air.

Endangered Species Action (16 USC 1531):  Consultation will be undertaken with
the Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if the remedial action will adversely
affect endangered species in the area.

The  Pinelands  Protection Act  (N.J.S.A.   1SA-1  et  al)  and  the  Pinelands
Comprehensive Management Plan (N.J.A.C. 7:50-1.1 et al).

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                               LAKEHUKST BORO
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       VICINITY MAP
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    LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY
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                                                                                            NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                                                                LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY
                                                                                                     LOCATION MAP

                                                                                                       AREAS A-L
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                                                         SITE No.28
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                                        LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL
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             CEMENT PAD (rORMER
             OIL STORAGE SHCO)

                 99
                                                                           N
                                ESTIUAIEO LOCATION
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                        •42
                                                         io0.
                               • 3
KEY:

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*•>.. SOIL GAS SAMPLE LOCATION WITH
      CONCENTRATION Or  TOTAL PETROLEUM
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  «   SOIL CAS AND GROUNOWAIER  SAMPLE
      LOCATION

  •   CROUNOWATER SAMPLE LOCATION
 	ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR IN ug/l

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      LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
      WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                           SO
                                                                     SCALE IN FEET
                                                                                          100
          ZO.OOO CAU ABOVE GROUND
          DIESEL rUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                         REMEDIAL  INVESTIGATION  -  PHASE III U
                                                            HAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                               LAKEHURST. NEW JERSEY
                                                                CONCENTRATION  OF TOTAL
                                                         PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN SOU. U.V.S
                                                           SOIL  GAS AND  CROUNDHATEK SURVEY
                                                         SITE 28  (WESTFIELD HANGAR) - AKKA t
                                                           : 9/27/90
           J
                                                                         JOB «0.07950-OIS
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OF POWER LINE
             CEMENT PAD (FORMER
             OIL STORAGE SHED)

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                                ESTIMATED LOCATION
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                                                                           N
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     LOCATION

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	ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR  IN ufl/l


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                                                                           50
                                                                     SCALE IN FEET
                                                                                           100
          20.000 CAL. ABOVE GROUND
          DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                         REMEDIAL  INVESTIGATION -  PHASE  III B
                                                            NAVAL AIR  ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                               LAKEHURST. NEW  JERSEY
                                                               CONCENTRATION OF BEN2ENK
                                                                       IN SOIL GAS
                                                           SOIL GAS AND CROUNDWATER SUKVKY
                                                         SITE  28  (KESTFIELD HANGAR) -  AREA  K
                                                        out: 9/27/90
                                                                            HO: 07980-013
                                                              Dames  &  Moore
                                                                       . new

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     .APPROXIMATE LOCATION
/ S OF  POWER UNE
                  CCUCNT PAD (FORMER
                  OIL STORAGE SHED)
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                                     ESTIMATED LOCATION
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               DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK
   KEY:

     •   MONITORING WELL 8U (DESTROYED)

    4e,,  SOIL GAS SAMPLE LOCATION WITH
         CONCENTRATION OF TOLUENE IN SOIL
         GAS  (u9/l)

     •   SOIL GAS AND CROUNOWATEM SAMPLE
         LOCATION

     •   GROUNDWATER SAMPLE LOCATION

'00	ISOCONCENTRAIION CONTOUR IN ug/l


     NO  NOT DETECTED

         LOCATIONS DISPUTING NO RESULTS
         WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                          SCALE IN FEET
                                                              REMEDIAL  INVESTIGATION  - PHASE
                                                                 NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING  CENTER
                                                                    LAKEHURST. NEW JERSEY
                                                                   CONCENTRATION OF TOLUENE
                                                                            IN  SOIL GAS
                                                                SOIL  GAS AND CROUNDWATER SURVEY
                                                              SITE 28  (VESTF1ELD HANGAR)  - AREA E
                                                             cult 9/J7/90
                                                                       1
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                                                                   Dames  &  Moore

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                                                            APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                                                            or POWER UNC
CEMENT PAD (FORMER

OIL STORAGE SHEO)
   8UILOIHO 307

(WESTHELO HANGAR)
                                                                                                                                         N
                                                                                             ESTIMATCO LOCATION
                                                                                             or roRuER PAINT LOCKER
                                                                                                                         KEY:
                                                                                                                         24.
                                                                                                                      'Ofl.
                                                  •    MONITORING WELL BU (DESTROYED)

                                                      SOIL CAS SAMPLE LOCATION WITH
                                                      CONCENTRATION Of XYLENES|IN SOIL
                                                      CAS . (uj/l)

                                                      SOIL GAS AND CROUNOWATER SAMPLE
                                                      LOCATION

                                                      CROUNDWAicR SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                      ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR IN ufl/l
                                                                                                                           ND   NOT DETECTED

                                                                                                                                LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
                                                                                                                                WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                                                                                   SCALE IN FEET
                                                                      20.000 GAL. ABOVE GROUND
                                                                      DIESEL CUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                                       REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION  - PHASE III B
                                                                                                                         NAVAL  AIR ENGINEERING  CENTER
                                                                                                                             LAKEHURST.  NEW JERSEY
                                                                                                                            CONCENTRATION OP XY1ENE3
                                                                                                                                   . IN SOIL CAS
                                                                                                                        SOIL GAS  AND GROUNDWATER  SURVEY
                                                                                                                      SITE 26  (TESTFIELD HANGAR) - AREA  E
                                                                                                                     0»IT: 9/27/90
                                                            I J0« MO: 07980-01 i
                                                                                                                            Dames  &  Moore
                                                                                                                               dUMfOMO NO JCHSfY

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                                            APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                                            Of. POWER LINE
                                                         CEMENT PAD (FORUCR
                                                         OIL STORAGE SHED)
   BUILOINO 307

(WESTFIELO HANGAR)
ABOVE GROUND
CASOUNE TANK
                                                                            ESIIUATEO LOCATION
                                                                            Of  rORUER PAINT LOCKER
                                                                                                                         KIT:

                                                                                                                           •  . MONITORING Wfll BU (DESTROYED)

                                                                                                                           e   SOIL CAS SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                               SOIL CAS AND GROUNOWATCR  SAMPLE
                                                                                                                               LOCATION WITH CONCENTRATION Of
                                                                                                                               TOTAL  PCTROLCUU HYDROCARBONS
                                                                                                                               IN CROUNDWATER (ug/l)

                                                                                                                           •   CROUNOWAICR SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                          	ISOCONCCNIRAIION CONTOUR IN ug/l

                                                                                                                           NO  NOT DCICCTCO

                                                                                                                               LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
                                                                                                                               WERE  NOT SAMPLED
                                                                                                                  SCALE IN
                                                     20.000 CAL. ABOVE GROUND
                                                     DIESEL  FUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                     REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION -  PHASE  1118
                                                                                                        NAVAL AIR  ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                                                                            LAKEHURST.  NEW  JERSEY
                                                                                                      CONCENTRATIpN OP  TOTAL PETROI.KUU
                                                                                                         HYDROCARBONS IN CROUNDHATEK
                                                                                                       SOIL GAS AND CKOUNOWATER SUKVEY
                                                                                                     SITE 20 (WESTPIELO HANGAR)  - A HE A f
                                                                                                    0*rt: 1/27/90
                                                                                                                     IXM MO. 07J80-OIJ
                                                                                                          Dames tt  Moore
                                                                                                              ClU/irOIIU Mff 
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                                                        I


                                                          .APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                                                      '  S^ Of POWER LINE
   BUILDING J07

(WESTFIELO HANGAR)
                                                                                           ESTIMATED LOCATION
                                                                                           OF FORMER PAINT LOCKER
                                                                     20.000 GAL. ABOVE GROUND
                                                                     DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                                                       N
                                                                                                                        KEY:

                                                                                                                          •    MONITORING WELL BU (DESTROYED)

                                                                                                                          0    SOIL GAS SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                        36«.   SOIL CAS AND CROUNOWATER SAMPLE
                                                                                                                              LOCATION WITH CONCENTRATION Of
                                                                                                                              BENZENE IN CROUNOWATER (ug/l)

                                                                                                                          •    CROUNOWAiER SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                    '00	ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR  IN ug/l


                                                                                                                          NO   NOT DETECTED

                                                                                                                              LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
                                                                                                                              WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                                                                                 SCALE IN FEET
                                                                                                                     REMEDIAL  INVESTIGATION  - PHASE III B
                                                                                                                        NAVAL AIR. ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                                                                                           LAKEHURST. NEW JERSEY
                                                                                                                          CONCENTRATION OF  BENZENE
                                                                                                                                IN CROUNDVATER
                                                                                                                      SOIL CAS AND  GROUND1TATER SUIIVKY
                                                                                                                     SITE  28  (HESTF1ELD  HANGAR)  - AREA t
                                                                                                                    0*11: J/J7/90
\a» NO; 07980-01J
                                                                                                                          Dan>es  &  Moore
                                                                                                                             CJUMfOAO HfW JitKll

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                                            APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                                            Of POWER LINE
                                                         CEMENT PAD (FORMER
                                                         OIL STORAGE SHED)
   •UIUMHO 107

(WESTfULO HANGAR)
ABOVE GROUND
GASOLINE TANK
                                                                            ESTIMATED LOCATION
                                                                            OF rORMER PAINT LOCKER
                                                      20.000 CAL ABOVE GROUND
                                                      DIESEL fUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                                        N
                                                                                                                          KEY:

                                                                                                                            •    MONITORING  WELL IU (DESTROYED)

                                                                                                                            •    SOIL CAS SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                          42«.  SOIL CAS AND GROUNOWATCR SAMPLE
                                                                                                                                LOCATION WITH CONCENTRATION  or
                                                                                                                                TOLUENE IN  CROUNOWATER (ug/l)

                                                                                                                            •    CROUNOWATER SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                      'Ofl	ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR  IH ug/l


                                                                                                                            NO   NOT DETECTED

                                                                                                                                LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
                                                                                                                                WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                                                                  SCALE IN FEET
                                                                                                      REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION  - PHASE III 8
                                                                                                         NAVAL AIR  ENGINEERING  CENTER
                                                                                                            UKEHURST. NEW JERSEY
                                                                                                            CONCENTRATION OF TOLUENE
                                                                                                                 IN  CROUNOWATER
                                                                                                        SOIL CAS AND CROUNOfATER SURVEY
                                                                                                      SITE  28 (WTSTTIELD HANGAR) -  AREA  E
                                                                                                     out: 9/27/90
                                                                                                                                      IXX (0.07960-011
                                                                                                           Dames  &  Moore
                                                                                                                     . MO»
                                                                                                                                                         1C

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                                           APPROXIMATE LOCATION
                                           or POWER UNC
                                                        CEMENT PAD (FORMER
                                                        OIL STORAGE SHED)
   BUILDING 307
(WCSTFIELD HANGAR)
ABOVE GROUND
GASOLINE TANK
                                                                           ESTIMATED LOCATION
                                                                           Of rORMCR PAINT LOCKER
                                                     20.000 GAL. ABOVE GROUND
                                                     DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                                       N
                                                                                                       35.
                                                                                                    »00.
                                                                                                                       KEY:

                                                                                                                          •    MONITORING WELL BU (DESTROYED)

                                                                                                                          9    SOIL CAS SAMPLE LOCATION

                                                                                                                              SOIL CAS AND CROUNOWATER SAMPLE
                                                                                                                          "  LOCATION WITH CONCENTRATION Of
                                                                                                                              XYLENES IN CROUNOWATER (ug/l)

                                                                                                                          «    CROUNDWAIER SAUPU LOCATION

                                                                                                                        	ISOCONCENTRATION CONTOUR IN ug/l

                                                                                                                          NO   NOT DETECTED

                                                                                                                              LOCATIONS DISPLAYING NO RESULTS
                                                                                                                              WERE NOT SAMPLED
                                                                                                                      SO
                                                                                                                SCALE IN FEET
                                                                                                                                      100
                                                                                                     REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION - PHASE  III B
                                                                                                       NAVAL AIR  ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                                                                           UKEHURST.  NEW JERSEY
                                                                                                          CONCENTRATION OP XYLENES
                                                                                                                IN  GROUNDTfATER
                                                                                                      SOIL GAS  AND GROUNDWATEK SUKVEY
                                                                                                     SITE  28 (WESTFIELD  HANGAR)  -  AREA t
                                                                                                   OMfc 9/27/90
                                                                                                                                    I JO* M* 07980-013
                                                                                                         Dames  &  Moore
                                                                                                             CKAMTOmi, HTH JCKUY

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                                            APPROXIUATC LOCATION
                                            Of POWER UHC
                                                          CCUCNT PAD (rORUER
                                                          OIL STORAGE SHED)
   8UILOING 307

(WESTTICLO HANGAR)
ABOVE GROUND
GASOUHC TANK
                                                                                                                          N
                                                                                                          K'E Y:
                                                                             ESTIMATED LOCATION
                                                                             OF rORMER PAINT  LOCKER
                                                                                                      10-
                                                                       OW-t
                                                                                                                                 RECOVERY WELL LOCATION

                                                                                                                                   MSERVATION WELL LOCATION


                                                                                                                                  '   > WHERE CONCENTRATION OF TOTAL
                                                                                                                                 ftlnJLEUU HYDROCARBONS IN
                                                                                                                                 CROUNOWATER IS GREATER THAN
                                                                                                                                  10  yg/l

                                                                                                                                 UONirORINC WELL BU (DESTROYED)

                                                                                                                                 LOCATION Or CASH,     CAK

                                                                                                                                 AREAS Or SOU       i ION

                                                                                                                                 BACKFILLED PORTION Of SOIL
                                                                                                                                 EXCAVATION
                                                                                                          NOTE: EXTENT  Of EXCAVATION BASED ON
                                                                                                          OBSERVATIONS  RECORDED SEPTEUBER 12.  1990.
                                                                                                                    SCALE IN FEET
                                                      20.000 GAL. ABOVE GROUND
                                                      DIESEL FUEL STORAGE TANK
                                                                                                            NAVAL  AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
                                                                                                               LAKEHURST. NEW  JERSEY
                                                                                                             SITE 11AP SHOWING  LOCATION
                                                                                                            OF  GASOLINE LEAK. AREAS  OP
                                                                                                               SOIL REMOVAL AND WELLS
                                                                                                        SITE 28  (WESTFIELD HANGAR) - AltEA K
                                                                                                       ant 1/30/91
                                                                                                                                        I jo* NO: 07910-01S
                                                                                                                             Dames  &  Moore
                                                                                                                                 ClUMfOllp. Mrt JCtSIT
                                                                                                                                           !Z

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APPENDIX A

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                             Appendix A
                List of Contacts and Interested Parties
                     for the Navy Lake-hurst site

Naval Air Engineering Center
Captain David J. Raffeito     ...               (908) 323-2380
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lake hurst, New Jersey 08733-5000

Lev/is Lundberg, Executive Director            ,(908) 323-2290
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lake hurst, New Jersey 0&733-5000

Commander Thomas Breitzke                 (908) 323-2601
Public Works Officer
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lakehurst, New Jersey  08733-5065

Frank Montarelli, Public Affairs Officer           (908) 323-2620
Naval Air Engineering Center
Lake hurst, New Jersey  06733-5041

Norther Division. Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Mr. Thomas G. Shedcels                     (215)897-6424
Restoration Management Section
Northern Division
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112-5094

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Mr. Lonni* Monaco                          (215) 897-6431
Public Affairs Office
Northern Division
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Bldg.77l.OW
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania t9112-5034

Federal Elected Officials
Senator William Bradley                      (201) 688-0960
noSYauxhallfioad
P.O. Box 1720
Union, New Jersey 07083
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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg                  (609) 757-5353
208 White Horse Pike
Suite18-19
Barrington, NJ 08007  •

Congressman H. James Sax.ton               (509) 26I-5800
115 High Street
Mount Holly, NJ 08060

Congressman Christopher H. Smith            (908) 780-0707
655 Park Avenue
Freehold, NJ 07728

Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.               (201) 571-1140
540 Broadway
Room 119
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740

State Elected Officials
-Senator Leonard!. Connors,Jr.               (609) 693-6700
620 West Lacey Road
Forked River, New Jersey 08731

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Senator John F. Russo                    (908) 240-2200
917 North Main Street
Toms River, New Jersey 08753

Assemblyman Jefferey Moran              (609) 693-6700
620 West Lacey Road
Forked River, New Jersey_ .08731

Assemblyman Christopher J. Connors       (609) 693-6700
620 West Lacey Road
Forked River, New Jersey '08731

Assemblyman John Patil Doyle            (908) 240-2200
917 North Main Street
Toms River, New Jersey 08753

Assemblywoman Marlene L Ford          (908) 899-1208
2611 Spruce Street
Point Pleasant, New Jersey  08742
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U.S. Environmental Protection  Adencv Officials
JeffGratz                               (212) 264-6667
Project Manager
Room 2930, Division ERRD
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
26 Federal Plaza
New York,  New York 10278

John Fiiipelli                            (212) 264-6723
Federal Facilities  Coordinator
Room 500
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region II 26 Federal Plaza
New York,  New York 10278

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Superfund Community Relations Coor.      (212) 264-2515
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
Office of External Programs, Room 907
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York   10278
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New  Jersey  State  Department of Environmental' Protection
Christine Holstrom, Case Manager         (609) 633-1455
Hazardous Waste Management
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey  0*8625

Kevin Schick                            (609) 984-3068
Technical Coordinator
Hazardous Site Mitigation
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
401 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey  08625

New  Jersey  Department of  Health
J. Richard Goldstein, M.D.                 (609) 292-7837
New Jersey Department of Health
CN 360
Trenton, New Jersey  08625

Ms. Laurie A. Pyrch
New Jersey Department of Health
Environmental Health Service
Room 706
CN 360
Trenton, NJ 08625

New  Jersey  Pinelands  Commission
Alan W. Avery, Jr., Commissioner          (609) 894-9342
New Jersey Pinelands Commission
15 Springfield Road
New Lisbon, New Jersey  08064

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 ' Teirence Moore, Executive Director            (609) 8 94-934 2
  New Jersey Pine lands Cornmissio n
  15 Springfield Road
.  New Lisbon, New Jersey 060C4

  Ocean County Officials.-.-
  Joseph H.Vicari, Director                •    (908)244-2121
  Ocean County Board of Freeholders
  CN2121
  Toms River, New Jersey  08754

  Joseph Przyvvara, Coordinator                (908) 341-9700
  Ocean County Health Department
  Environmental Health
  2191  Sunset Avenue
  Toms River, New Jersey  08753

  A. Jerome Walnut, Chairman                  (908) 349-1152
  Ocean County Environmental
  11 East 12lh Street
  Barnegat Light, New Jersey 08006

  Dover Township OTficiais
  Hon. W. Thomas Renkin                      (908) 341-1000
  Mayor of Dover Township
  P.O. Box 728
  33 Washington Street
  Toms River, New Jersey 08754

  lanBorden                                (908)341-1000
  Dover Township Environmental Commission
  33 Washington Street
  P.O. Box 728
  Toms River, New Jersey 08754

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Manchester Township Officials
Hon. Jane Carclo Cameron         .          (908) 657-6121
Mayor of Manchester Township
One Colonial Drive
Lake hurst, Nev* Jersey 06133...

Wynn A. Mauer, Chairman •• "               (906) 657-6121
Manchester Township Municipal Utililies Authority •
One Colonial Drive
Lake hurst, New Jersey 06733

William Jamieson, Jr., Chairman              (908) 657-6121
Manchester Township Environmental Commission
One Colonial Drive
' Lake hurst, New Jersey 08733

Jackson Township Officials
Hon. Arthur F. Conway                       (908) 928-1200
Mayor of Jackson Township
R.D.4              '  •
P.O. Box 100
Jackson, New Jersey 08527

William A. Santos, Administrator               (908) 928-1200
Township of Jackson
R.D.4
P.O. Box 100
Jackson, New Jersey 06527

William Bangs, Chairman                    (908) 928-1200
Jackson Township Environmental Commission
 R.D.4
 P.O. Box 100
Jackson, New Jersey 08527

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Borough of Lakehurst Officials
Hon. Nicholas Kama!'  "                     (908)657-4141
Mayor or' lakehurst Borough
5 Union Avenue
Lake hurst, New Jersey  0873 3

Robert J. Morris      '   ••"                 (908)057-4141
Borough of Lakehurst
5 Union Avenue
Lake hurst, New Jersey  08733

Plumstead Township Officials
 Hon. Ronald S. Dancer-                    (609) 758-2241
Mayor of Plumstead Township
31 Main Street
New Egypt, New Jersey 08533

Community Gro upsf Organizations
Pine Lake Park Association                  (908) 341-3553
1616 Seventh Avenue'   •
Toms River, New Jersey 08757

Media Organizations
Advanced New?  •-                          (908) 657-8936
2048 Route 37 West
Lake hurst, New Jersey  08733

AlynAckerrrain                             1-800-822-9770
Asbury Park Press
3601 Highway 66
P.O. Box 1550
Neptune, New Jersey 07754-1550

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Debra Coornbe
Newaifc 5bar Ledger                         (908) 244-71 "71
27 Washington Slirset
Terns River, Mew Jersey 06753

New Egypt Press                            (509) 758-2112
37 Main Street      '
P.O. Box 286
New Egypt, New Jersey 08533

Ocean County Leader                        (908) 699-1000
611 Laure I Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey  08742

Robert LaTorre                             (908) .7 93-014 7
Ocean County Rev lev/1
715 Boulevard
Seaside Heights, Mew Jersey 08751

Ocean County Reporter  •                    (908) 349-1501*
8 Robbins Slreet
P.O. Box 90S
Toms River, Mew Jersey 08754

Theresa Holifleld                            (908) 349-3000
Ocean County Observer
CM 2443
8 Robbins Slreet
Toms River, New Jersey 08754

Shawn Marsh                              (201)774-7700
WJLK Radio
Press Plaza
Asbury Park, New Jersey 07712

Joan Jones                                (908) 270-5757
WJRZ Radio
22 West Water Slreet
P.O. Box 100
Toms River, New Jersey  08754

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Doug Doyle                               (908) 259-0927
WD6M Radio
U.S. Highway 9
Bayville. New Jersey 08721

QaryMyervlch         '   -"                 (906)341-8818
Adelphia Cable
830 Highway 37 West
Toms River, New Jersey 08753

Abl Montefiore                             (908) 681-8222
Ivlonrnouth Cable
P.O. Box 58
Be Irnar,  New Jersey 07719

Ed Rogers                                (609) 530-5252
WNJNTY1
1573  Parkside Avenue
Trenton, New Jersey 08638

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APPENDIX B

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                   PUBUCHEARINa
                     JUNE 26,1991
           NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
               LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY

 •NO ACTION" SITES AND STTB 28 INTERIM REMEDIAL ACTION
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APPENDIX C

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          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                                REGION a
                         JACOB K. JAVfTS FEDERAL BULGING
                           NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10278
   JUN 1 * 1991

   Captain David Raffetto
   Commanding Officer
   Naval Air Engineering Center
   Lakehurst, New Jersey 08733-5000

   Re: NAEC Lakehurst Site  28 Proposed  Plan

   Dear Captain Raffetto:

        This is to notify you that,  after  reviewing  NAEC Lakehurst's
   Remedial Investigation and associated documents,  the  U.S.
   Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) supports  NAEC Lakehurst's
   Proposed Plan for an Interim Remedial Action  at Site  28.   As  the
   Plan is subject to public comment, we are  deferring our final
   concurrence on the proposed action until we have  reviewed
   comments from the public, the Navy's responsiveness summary,  and
   the draft Record of Decision.

        The purpose of this interim  remedial  action  is to contain
   and treat a plume of contaminated ground water  (primarily
   petroleum hydrocarbons which leaked  from a fuel pipeline)
   emanating from Site 28.  The Proposed Plan for  Site 28 consists
   of the following:

        •    extraction of  contaminated ground water
             pre-treatment  system for the  removal  of metals,  solids,
             etc., from ground water
             air stripper for removal of volatile  organic compounds
             (VOCs) from the ground  water
             activated carbon absorber  for air stripper  effluent
             granular activated carbon  polishing filter  for residual
             VOC and semi-volatile removal from  treated  ground water
        *    reinjection of treated  ground water (which  will  meet
             Federal and State drinking water standards)  by spray
             irrigation or  infiltration trenches upgradient of
             contaminated ground water.

        This interim action is meant to address  the  immediate
   concern of contaminant migration  in  ground water  at Site 28.
   Ground water contamination concerns  at  Areas  C  (Sites 10,  16,  and
   17) and H (Site 32) are  being addressed by ongoing  interim
   actions.  Additional areas of concern,  as  well  as residual soil
   contamination and final  ground water cleanup  determinations at
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Site 28, will be addressed in future actions.  In accordance with
the Interagency Agreement between EPA and the Navy, draft Records
of Decision for final actions at Site 28 as well as all other
areas of concern at NAEC Lakehurst shall be submitted to EPA no
later than January, 1993.

     We are pleased to continue the cooperative working
relationship established with NAEC Lakehurst to address
environmental concerns, iIf you have any questions regarding the
subject of this letter, please call me at (212) 264-2525, or
Jeffrey Gratz, USEPA Project Manager at (212) 264-6667.
                              Sincerely,

                              Constantine/sidamOT-Efisroff
                              Regional Aominisrcrator V
cc:  I. Curtis, NJDEP
     R. Kirkbright, P.E., NAEC Lakehurst
     0. Monaco, North, Div., Navy

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APPENDIX D

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                                  Uft
                                                                2  1 JUN 1991
                           State of fttto
                     DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                      DIVISION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
                             . LANCE R. MILLER, DIRECTOR
                                    CM 028
                           ... Trenton. N.J. 08625-0028
                                  (609)633-1408
                                Fax* (609) 633-1454

Mr. Robert Kirkbright,  P.E.
Director of Engineering
Department of Navy
Lakehurst NAEC
Lakehurst. NJ 08733-5000

Dear Mr. Kirkbright: **

Re:  Proposed Interim Remedial  Action Plan (PIRAP)
     Lakehurst Naval Air  Engineering  Center (NAEC)
     Lakehurst Township,  Ocean  County

     The Department has  reviewed the  second  Draft  of the  PIRAP and accept
it as submitted with the  incorporation of the following minor modifications:

     1.   In the  Scope and  Role of  Interim Remedial  Action Section of page
          4, in the  first  sentence  of  the first  paragraph,  the  word "is"
          following  "...is being implemented..." should be removed.

     2.   The columns in  Table  I should be  properly aligned.

     If you  should  have any questions, please  feel  free  to  contact  me  at
(609) 633-1455.
                                         Ian Curtis, Case Manager
                                         Bureau of Federal Case Management
c:   Bob~Hayton. Section  Chief,  BFCM
     Kevin Schick, BEERA
     Linda Uelkom, BGWPA
     Sandy Krietzman, DWR
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