United States HW-8.8
Environmental Protection Agency May 1986
DESCRIPTIONS OF 87 SITES NOT COVERED IN THE MAY 1986
FINAL RULEMAKING, NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST
This document consists of descriptions of the 87 sites previously
proposed for the National Priorities List (NPL) but not covered in the
May 1986 final rulemaking. Of the 87, 36 are Federal facilities proposed
in Update #2, 24 were proposed in Update #3, and 27 were proposed in
Update |4. Summaries were provided earlier when the sites were first
proposed. As a convenience, they are compiled here into one document.
In sane (but not all) cases, there is a status section describing activities
subsequent to proposal.
All sites are arranged alphabetically by State and by site.
Remedial Actions Under Superfund
Superfund is a national Trust Fund established by Congress to pay
the costs not assumed by responsible parties for cleaning up abandoned or
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that threaten public health, welfare,
or the environment. Authorized by the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the Superfund
program is managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
CERCLA defines two types of responses that may be taken when a
hazardous substance is released (or threatens to be released) into the
environment:
0 Removals, emergency-type actions similar to although broader in
scope than those formerly taken under Section 311 of the Clean
Water Act. Typically, these actions are limited to 6 months
and/or $1 million.
Remedial actions, responses intended to provide permanent
solutions at hazardous waste sites. They are generally longer-
term and more expensive than removals. A Superfund remedial
action can be taken only if a site is on the NPL. After publishing
two preliminary lists and proposing a formal list, EPA published
the first NPL in September 1983. CERCLA requires that the list be
updated at least annually.
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The money for conducting a remedial action at a hazardous waste site
can come fron several sources:
o Superfund can pay for the cleanup.
o The party or parties responsible for the wastes can clean them up
voluntarily.
o The responsible party or parties can be forced to clean up by
legal action.
o A State or local government can choose to assume the responsibility
to clean up without Federal dollars.
A remedial action under Superfund is an orderly process that generally
involves the following sequence of activities:
o Taking any measures needed to stabilize conditions, which might
involve, for example, fencing the site or removing above-ground
drums or bulk tanks. Such measures usually would be required in
the later phases of cleanup.
o Undertaking initial planning activities, which involve collecting
all the information needed to develop a coherent strategy and to
assist in selecting an appropriate course of action.
o Conducting remedial planning activities, which involve:
— Carrying out a remedial investigation to determine the type
and extent of contamination at the site.
— Conducting a feasibility study to analyze various cleanup
alternatives. The feasibility study is often conducted with
the remedial investigation as one project. Typically, the two
together cost $800,000 and take from 9 to 18 months to complete.
— Selecting the "cost-effective" remedy—that is, the alternative
that provides the most protection to human health and the
environment at the least cost.
o Designing the remedy. Typically, the design phase costs $440,000
and takes 6 to 12 months.
o Implementing the remedy, which might involve, for example,
constructing facilities to treat ground water or removing con-
taminants to a safe disposal area away from the site. The
implementation phase typically lasts 6 to 12 months.
The State government can participate in cleaning up a site under
Superfund in one of two ways:
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o The State can take the lead role under a cooperative agreement,
which is much like a grant because Federal dollars are trans-
ferred to the State. The State then develops a workplan,
schedule, and budget, contracts for any services it needs, and is
responsible for making sure that all the conditions in the
cooperative agreement are met. In contrast to a grant, EPA
continues to be substantially involved and monitors the State's
progress throughout the project.
o EPA can take the lead under a Superfund State Contract with the
State having an advisory role. EPA, generally using contractor
support, manages work early in the planning process. In the
later design and implementation (construction) phases, contractors
do the work under the supervision of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Under both arrangements, the State must share in the cost of the
implementation phase of cleanup. EPA expects remedial actions to average
out at about $7.2 million per site.
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 19&w
ALABAMA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Childersburg, Alabama
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Alabama Army Ammunition
Plant (AAAP) covers 5,168 acres just east of the Coosa River north of
Childersburg, Talladega County, Alabama. The U.S. Army terminated manu-
facturing operations in August 1945. The plant was in standby status
until 1973, when it was declared excess property.
Explosives manufactured at AAAP included trinitrotoluene, nitro-
cellulose, and tetryl. Most of the structures used in manufacturing have
been demolished and/or destroyed by controlled burning. Sources of
contamination include disposal sites, as well as spills and general
wastes in the manufacturing process.
Both ground water and surface water are contaminated with trinitro-
toluene and dinitrotoluene, according to analyses conducted by the Army.
Surface water is also contaminated with lead. Ground water is the source
of drinking water in the area, with the exception of one intake on the
Coosa River. The City of Childersburg uses ground water for drinking
water, but Talladega Creek, considered to be a ground water divide, is
between AAAP and the city. The total population using the river as a
source of drinking water is estimated to be 1,800, and the population
using ground water is estimated to be 700.
AAAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey). Phase IV (remedial action) has been completed in
an area known as the Leaseback Area.
Status (July 1985); The Army is continuing with Phase IV in areas
outside the Leaseback Area. EPA wants the Army to certify that parts of
AAAP that the Army plans to release for general use are clean.
The Army is preparing the equivalent of a remedial investigation/
feasibility study to determine the type and extent of contamination at
the site and identify alternatives for remedial action. EPA will review
the work when it is completed.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT (SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL AREA)
Anniston, Alabama
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Anniston Ordnance Depot, in
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, was officially designated on Oct. 14,
1941, as an anmunition storage area. Over the years, the mission was
expanded to include the overhauling and repairing of combat vehicles and
artillery eguipment. Now named Anniston Army Depot (ANAD), it has become
known as the "Tank and Antitank Center of the Free World." The area of
ANAD contained in this NPL site is the 600 acres within and near the South-
east Industrial or Vehicle Rebuild Area. Based upon disposal practices,
geography, and potential threat, various individual disposal locations
within the area were aggregated into a single site. The wastes reportedly
contain both chlorinated organic solvents used in degreasing and heavy
metals resulting from plating operations.
There is potential for hazardous substances to be released to Dry
Creek, which is used for recreation. According to analyses reported by
the Army in 1982, metals and chlorinated solvents are present in ground
water. Calhoun County gets its drinking water frcm ground water. The
geohydrologic situation in Calhoun County is very complex and reguires
further studies to define the problem. Ground water appears to move
through fractures and faults, which are numerous and diverse in the
area. The same bedrock is under both the Southeast Industrial Area of
ANAD and Coldwater Spring, the sole source of drinking water for Anniston1s
municipal water system. Thus, the spring is a potential target if
ground water contamination migrates. The municipal system serves at
least 39,000 people.
ANAD is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search), Phase II (pre-
liminary survey), and Phase III (assessment of remedial action altern-
atives) . Two portions of the site have been closed under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. Wastes and contaminated soils were
excavated and removed to a permitted facility.
Status (July 1985); IRP activities continue.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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Priorities List Sfta
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of
ARKWOOD, INC.
Cmaha, Arkansas
The Arkwood, Inc., Site covers 20 acres on the Missouri-Pacific's
Cricket railroad siding, south of Omaha in Boone County, Arkansas. The
site consists of a millwork shop, a wood-treating operation using
pentachlorophenol (PCP) and creosote, and a storage yard for the treated
wood products before sale. Arkwood started operations at the site in
the early 1960s. In the mid 1970s, the owner of Arkwood leased the
process and land to Mass Merchandisers, Inc.r of Harrison, Arkansas.
Mass Merchandisers' lease expired on Jan. 1, 1985, and was not renewed.
The plant has not operated since then.
Wastes from the wood-treating operation, according to Mass
Merchandisers, were dumped into a cave at the treating plant from the
beginning of the operation to around 1970, when the cost of the chemicals
used in the treatment process forced use of a recovery system. The
entrance to the cave, which is at ground level, has been boarded and
covered with a layer of dirt. The wastes consist of the liquid from
washing of the treatment room floor and the treatment equipment. These
wastes accumulated in a tank and were then soread over the storage yard
to control dust. Based on plant operations during 1970, a minimum of
6,000 to 7,000 pounds per year of waste were generated over the more than
20 years of operation, according to Mass Merchandisers. However, prior
to 1970, when the recovery operation began, the quantities were signifi-
cantly higher. There is also a pit containing 40 cubic yards of waste
adjacent to the site next to the railroad, as well as a pile of 6,000
cubic yards of sawdust and woodchips.
Approximately 660 persons living within 3 miles of the site depend
on ground water as a source of drinking water. The State has detected
PCP in local water wells, natural springs in the area, and in nearby
Walnut Creek.
Mass Merchandisers has sent the contaminated wood on the site and
the contents of the tank to an approved disposal facility. The company
has also drilled a new well for a resident near the site and retained a
consulting firm to conduct a geohydrological study in the area.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund"
CASTLE MR FORCE BASE
Merced, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Castle Air Force Base is a
military installation located in Merced, Merced County, California. The
base consists of 2,777 acres of runways and airfield operations, indus-
trial areas, and housing for base personnel. In the past, spent solvents
(trichloroethylene and trichloroethane), cyanide, cadmium, fuels, and
waste oils have been disposed of into on-site chemical disposal pits and
landfills.
The drinking water supply for the base is drawn from an aquifer
underlying the base at a depth of approximately 300 feet. This has been
contaminated by trichloroethylene. The Air Force has installed a new
drinking water well for the base that will draw from a deeper, uncontami-
nated aquifer. The well is scheduled to be operational in the fall of
1984.
Castle Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force completed Phase I (records
search) in October 1983. Phase II (preliminary survey) is scheduled to
begin in late 1984.
Status (July 1985); Castle Air Force Base has completed installa-
tion and hookup of a new drinking water supply well for the base. Phase
II of the Installation Restoration Program is currently underway.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Super?und"
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY (USDOE)
Livermore, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (LLNL) covers about 1 square mile and is situated about 1.5
miles east of the densely populated City of Livermore, Alameda County,
California. The research facility is administered by the U.S. Department
of Energy (USDOE).
Abandoned waste pits on the site contain chloroform, 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and other organic solvents. Monitoring
wells on-site are contaminated by these organic chemicals, as are
private wells off-site. LLNL has provided some nearby residents with
bottled water.
LLNL is working with the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board to determine the full extent of the ground water contamination.
Status (July 1985); In December 1984, LLNL, with input from EPA,
the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the California
Department of Health Services, developed a workplan to investigate the
extent of ground water contamination at the facility. LLNL has completed
the majority of the ground water investigation.
Residents previously using bottled water have been supplied with a
municipal drinking water system paid for by LLNL.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
MATHER AIR FORCE BASE (AC&W DISPOSAL SITE)
Sacramento, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Mather Air Force Base is
located near Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. Its mission is
to train pilots and act as support for the Strategic Air Command. This
effort includes the maintenance of aircraft and other machinery.
A records search of base operations has located a disposal site in
the Air Command and Warning (AC&W) area of the base. The site is currently
occupied by the Strategic Air Command Security Police Headquarters. The
Air Force has determined that spent trichloroethylene (TCE) was placed
in a pit on the site frcm about 1958 to 1966. A well near the site
was used for drinking water until October 1979, when it was shut down
due to TCE contamination. The well now provides water for fire protection.
Mather Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program (IRP), the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); Phase II of the IRP for Mather Air Force Base
has been divided into stages. The first stage investigated the
cause and extent of contamination at three areas on the base, including
the AC&W Disposal Site, considered by the Air Force to have high
priority. A statement of work for further investigation of the areas
evaluated during the first stage will be prepared after the stage one
report is finalized.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"
MOCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE (GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION)
Sacramento/ California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); McClellan Air Force Base
occupies about 2,600 acres and is located approximately 8 miles northeast
of Sacramento, Sacramento County, California. The base uses organic
solvents for the maintenance, repair, and modification of aircraft. The
Air Force has identified 46 past disposal areas covering 56 acres within
the base. Based upon disposal practices, geography, and potential threat,
the 36 areas are being designated one NPL site.
These areas include several sludge disposal pit where dewatered
industrial sludge containing trichloroethylene (TCE), 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane, and 1,1-dichloroethylene was disposed of during the 1960s and
early 1970s. These solvents have been detected in monitoring wells and in
public and private wells to the west of McClellan.
Since 1979, 12 off-base wells, including a municipal well, have
closed due to TCE contamination. The municipal well was part of a blended
system that served about 23,000 people. Where the levels of contaminants
have exceeded or are expected to exceed the California Department of
Health Services action levels, the Air Force is providing alternative
water sources to residents.
A Ground Water Task Force, consisting of the Air Force, local, State,
and Federal agencies, and public representatives, is working to identify
the extent of contamination and determine the remedial measures necessary
to clean up the sources on the base.
McClellan Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which
the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contami-
nants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I (records
search) and Phase II (preliminary survey). Phase IV (remedy implementa-
tion) is being carried out at a number of on-site locations. The Air
Force has initiated an off-site investigation to determine the extent of
any off-site migration of contamination.
Status (July 1985): Continuing work under Phase II and IV of the
Installation Restoration Program, the Air Force has identified 16 addi-
tional on-site disposal areas, bringing the total to 62. The Air Force
has begun a feasibility study to identify long-term remedial actions for
that same area.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund"]
MOFFETT NAVAL AIR STATION
Sunnyvale, California
Conditions at listing (April 1985): Moffett Naval Air Station covers
8,700 acres in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California. In the
past, various solvents and sludges have been disposed on-site into ponds
and landfills and onto the ground. As a result, soil and ground water
on-site are contaminated. The major contaminants in ground water are
volatile organic compounds. About 272,000 people depend on ground water
within 3 miles of the station as a source of drinking water.
Moffett Naval Air Station is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program (IRP), the specially funded program established in
1978 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and
evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration
of hazardous contaminants from these sites. The Navy has completed
Phase I (records search) of the program and is beginning Phase II
(preliminary survey).
Moffett Naval Air Station is in the South Bay Area of San Francisco.
In October 1984, 19 non-Federal sites in the area were proposed for the
NPL. Facilities at these sites have used a variety of toxic chemicals,
primarily chlorinated organic solvents, which contaminate a common ground
water basin. Although these sites are listed separately, EPA intends to
apply an area-wide approach to the problem as well as take site-specific
action as necessary.
Status (November 1985); In June 1985, the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board adopted Waste Discharge Requirements for Moffett
Naval Air Station. The requirements outline specific tasks and compliance
dates Moffett must follow to define the full extent of contamination in
soils and ground water.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CER'
NORTON AIR FORCE BASE
San Bernardino, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Norton Air Force Base covers
approximately 2,036 acres near the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino
County, California. One of the base's activities is the maintenance of
aircraft and engines. In addition, Norton formerly had the responsibility
for providing maintenance and logistics for liquid-fuel intercontinental
ballistic missiles.
Industrial solvents have been used extensively on the base. Unknown
quantities of spent solvents were disposed of in several base landfills.
A well on the base has been contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE).
The well water is currently being used in a blended system and is sampled
quarterly to assure that TCE is below the California State action level.
The water is used by approximately 11,000 people who live and/or work
on the base.
Norton Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); Phase II of the Installation Restoration
Program was completed in April 1985. Phase II focused on characterization
of contamination at 14 additional on-base sites. Of the 14, 7 required
additional investigation, and that work is currently underway.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
SACRAMENTO ARMY DEPOT
Sacramento, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Sacramento Army Depot
(SAAD) occupies 485 acres within the city limits of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, California, approximately 7 miles to the southeast of the Sacramento
business district. Morrison Creek enters the SAAD eastern boundary. The
creek parallels the depot perimeter to the south and discharges on the western
boundary.
SAAD is a supply depot primarily responsible for the receipt, storage,
issue, maintenance, and disposal of various electronic materials. The
primary sources of contamination at SAAD derive from metal-plating operations
and their associated waste waters and solid wastes. Generally, these
wastes were discharged to unlined sewage lagoons or burned and/or buried
on the facility.
Ground water on and off the site is contaminated with trichloroethylene.
Heavy metals above background levels have been detected in on-site ground
water and in sediment of Morrison Creek immediately downstream of SAAD.
The California Regional Water Control Board and SAAD have been discussing
additional monitoring of ground water and further investigations to
define contaminated areas.
SAAD is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants frcm these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey).
Status (July 1985); SAAD has submitted a workplan for a remedial
investigation to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board.
EPA and the California Department of Health Services will participate in
the review of the workplan.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLM
SHARPS ARMY DEPOT
Lathrop, California
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Sharps Army Depot covers
724 acres in a primarily rural area of San Joaquin County in north central
California, approximately 60 miles east of San Francisco, 2 miles east
of the San Joaquin River, and 1.5 miles northeast of Lathrop.
The site is a former U.S. Army maintenance facility. Wastes produced
on-site were disposed of in two discrete areas: the South Balloon area
and Burning Pits. The two areas cover about 0.5 square miles. The
wastes included sludge containing phenols and polychlorinated hydrocarbons
(trans-dichloroethylene, trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride), and
used paints and solvents. The total amounts and types are unknown. The
wastes have contaminated both soil and ground water, but not surface
water to date. All maintenance activities have ceased, and the waste
areas are no longer used.
The site is located in the large plain on the valley floor, which
carries several aquifers, at least one artesian. Most of the surrounding
land is used for agriculture, primarily for raising row crops.
The depot is participating in the Installation Restoration Program
(IRP), the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) of the IRP.
Status (July 1985); Sharpe Air Force Base is sampling on-base
ground water as a continuing effort under Phase II, Stage II (confirmatory
sampling) of the Installation Restoration Program. Off-base sampling,
also a part of the sampling program, is planned.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste sits listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and LiabiEty Act of 1900
MARTIN MARIETTA (DENVER AEROSPACE)
Waterton, Colorado
The Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace plant covers approximately 5,200
acres near the town of Waterton in southern Jefferson County, Colorado.
Martin Marietta began operations at the plant in 1956 when it purchased
the undeveloped property and constructed facilities for development of
missiles and missile components for the U.S. Air Force. Martin Marietta
currently owns the property and continues its aerospace manufacturing
activities for the U.S. Air Force.
In the early 1960s, the company began disposing of waste oils, hexa-
valent chromium salts, volatile organic compounds, and other industrial
wastes on the property in a number of ponds covering a few acres. In
1979, the ponds stopped receiving wastes and in mid-1980 ware filled and
closed. Tests conducted by EPA in early 1985 intercepted a plume of
ground water contaminated with chrcmiim and organic chemicals downgradient
from a former waste disposal area. The area is approximately 1.5 miles
upgradient fron a Denver municipal water treatment facility. The facility
captures alluvial ground water and surface water moving from the inactive
waste disposal areas. It provides up to 15 percent of the potable water
demand of more than 1 million people in the Denver metropolitan area.
In March 1985, EPA issued a CERCLA 106 order that required Martin
Marietta to begin a comprehensive program at the site, including installa-
tion of monitoring wells and plans for contairment and treatment of
contaminated ground water. In February 1985, die Colorado Department of
Health issued an anergency order to the company to monitor ground water
and to prepare a remedial action plan for surface water and ground water
drainages adjacent to an active waste handling unit on the facility.
The unit now holds Interim Status under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA.) The inactive waste disposal site has never been
regulated under RCRA and is over 1 mile from the active waste units
currently subject to RCRA.
Under EPA and State orders, the company is installing monitoring
wells in the vicinity of the Denver water treatment facility and planning
further site investigations, including remote sensing. EPA and the State
are reviewing preliminary designs submitted by the company for a system
to punp out ground water and treat it.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C juperfurd"
ROCKY FLATS PLANT (USDOE)
Golden, Colorado
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Rocky Flats Plant began
producing components for nuclear weapons in 1951 on a site of about 2,000
acres in Jefferson County, near Golden, Colorado. A buffer zone was
acquired in 1974, bringing the total to 6,550 acres. Major operations at
the plant, which is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE),
include fabrication and assembly of plutonium, beryllium, and uranium,
recovery of plutonium, and separation of and research on americium. Dow
Chemical Co. operated the plant fron inception until June 30, 1975, when
Rockwell International Corp. assumed operation.
Releases of plutonium and tritium have contributed to contaminated
soils and sediments in surface water. USDOE has completed some remedial
work such as capping and removing plutonium-contaminated soils and is
improving liquid waste treatment systems to reduce discharge of liquid
effluents, which are covered by a permit under the National Pollutant
Elimination Discharge System. Three evaporation ponds have contributed
to nitrate contamination of ground water. These ponds may be covered
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Approximately 80,000 people live within 3 miles of the facility.
Status (July 1985): USDOE continues to conduct remedial work by
removing hot sppts of contamination. A recent court settlement requires
USDOE to conduct remedial activities on private land east of the plant
as a condition of its sale to local governments. USDOE has begun to
address the site through its internal cleanup program. The installation
assessment phase is underway.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List Site
Hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)("Superfund")
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL
Adams County, Colorado
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Rocky Mountain Arsenal
(RMA) is located about 10 miles northeast of downtown Denver, Adams
County, Colorado. It covers over 27 sauare miles. Since 1942, RMA has
manufactured and demilitarized mustard gas and chemical munitions.
From 1952 until 1982, Shell Chemical Co. used the site to manufacture
pesticides and herbicides.
The Army has identified 165 "possibly polluted" areas on F-MA; six
received Interim Status under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
when the Army filed Part A's of permit applications. Contamination from
some of these areas has migrated and continues to migrate off RMA, princi-
pally via around water. The contaminated area covers about 4 square
miles, with additional off-site ground water contamination.
The Army and Shell each have constructed systems along the down-
gradient borders of RMA to pump out contaminated ground water, treat it
with activated carbon to remove organic contaminants, and reinject the
treated ground water. The Army is constructing a third system. The Army
is also developing alternatives for controlling or eliminating the sources
of contamination on RMA and the off-site contamination. These activities are
part'of the Installation Restoration Program, the specially funded program
established in 1978 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying
and evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration
of hazardous contaminants from these sites. To date, the Army has spent
more than $25 million on studies and control actions at RMA.
Status (July 1985); The third ground water intercept and treatment
system is now in service. The Army continues to develop alternatives for
addressing the off-site contamination. F,PA has begun a separate off-site
study in an adjacent area.
The State has observed that seepage water on the slope adjacent to
the northwestern, perimeter of Hill' AFB, near Landfills #3 and 4, contains
detectable concentrations of toxic organic chemicals.
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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE
Dover, Delaware
Conditions at listing (October 1984)t Dover Air Force Base has been
in operation in Dover, Kent County, Delaware, since 1942. It currently
is the base of operation for the 436th Military Airlift Wing. The base's
operations generated numerous wastes, including paints, solvents, and oil.
Some wastes were buried in drums, while others were disposed of through
the storm drainage system. The wastes were disposed of in various on-base
locations totaling 44 acres.
Ground water on the site is contaminated with arsenic and other metals,
and an on-site stream is contaminated with trichloroethylene, according to
tests conducted by the Air Force. The base well system serves about
10,000 people and is routinely monitored by the Air Force. Currently, it
is free of the contaminants found in the ground water.
Dover Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program (IRP), the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(record search). Phase II (hydrogeological investigation) is underway.
Status (July 1985): Approximately 11 areas on the base have now
been identified as potential sources of contamination. The Air Force is
working with the State to close the industrial wash basins, one of the
major sources of ground water contamination at the base, according to
requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The
Air Force filed Part A of a permit application for the basin, giving it
Interim Status under RCRA.
Phase II of the IRP is still underway.
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COKER'S SANITATION SERVICE LANDFILLS
Kent County, Delaware
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Coker's Sanitation Service
Landfills cover 25 acres near Cheswold in Kent County, Delaware. The
site consists of two areas located directly across from each other along
Route 152. Both areas were used as dumps for latex rubber sludges generated
by the latex plant now operated by Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. Reichhold
acquired the plant in 1976. Prior to that, it was operated by Standard
Brands Co. (1963 to 1976) and International Latex Corp. (before 1963).
The area on the north side of Route 152 consisted of unlined trenches
and operated from 1962 until 1977. Coker's Sanitation Service, which
handled the disposal operations for Reichhold and Standards Brands,
leased this property from the current owner. The area to the south of
Route 152 operated from 1977 until 1981 under a State solid waste disposal
permit. Wastes were disposed of in lined trenches. Coker's Sanitation
Service also leased this property from the current owner.
According to tests conducted by EPA, ground water in the vicinity
of the landfills has been contaminated by acrolein and ethylbenzene.
Bis (2-choroethyl) ether was also detected in leachate coming from the
landfills. To date, residential wells close to the landfills do not
contain these contaminants or violate any drinking water standards,
according to tests conducted by EPA. About 4,000 people depend on
ground water within 3 miles of the site for drinking water.
Status (September 1985): EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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NCR CORP. (MILLSBORO)
Millsboro, Delaware
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The NCR Corp. Site covers 58
acres in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. From 1967 until 1974, the
company conducted electroplating operations on the site. From 1974
until 1981, only assembly operations were conducted. In 1981, NCR sold
the property to First National Bank of Maryland. The current building
and property are referred to as First Freedom Center.
The plating process produced a chromium-bearing waste water which
was treated on the site. The resulting sludge was disposed of in an
unlined pit on-site. NCR subsequently excavated this material. Three
concrete-lined storage lagoons were also on-site. Two contained toxic
materials which were later drained and removed.
The State required NCR to monitor ground water after the site was
closed. According to tests conducted by a consultant to NCR, ground
water on the site has been contaminated by trichloroethylene (TCE),
chloroform, hexavalent chromium, and trans-l,2-dichloroethylene. Also,
TCE-contaminated ground water is entering Iron Branch, as revealed
by stream sampling. Iron Branch flows into Indian River, which is used
for recreation.
About 4,700 people depend on ground water within 3 miles of the site
as a source of drinking water.
Status (September 1985): EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.
Delaware City, Delaware
Standard Chlorine of Delaware, Inc., manufactures chlorinated benzenes
on a 46-acre site in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware. In
September 1981, about 5,000 gallons of monochlorobenzene spilled from a
railroad tanker car onto the Standard Chlorine property. Subsequent testing
by the company and the State has detected chlorobenzenes in.on-site soils,
ground water underlying the site, and Red Lion Creek, which is about 1,000
feet north of the site. Ground water is a source of private and public
water supply within one mile of the site.
Standard Chlorine has retained a consultant to study the site and
recommend remedial alternatives.
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)C'Superfund'
HARRIS CORP./GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES
Palm Bay, Florida
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The Harris Corp./General
Development Utilities Site occupies over 500 acres in Palm Ray, Brevard
County, Florida. Harris, which has two major operating divisions (Semi-
conductor Sector and Government Systems Sector), produces a wide variety
of electronic devices and components. General Development Utilities
(GDU) provides drinking water and manages the waste water collection,
treatment, and disposal system for much of Palm Bay.
GDU's well field consists of 18 producing wells and is located south
of the Harris complex adjacent to the facility and downgradient. It
serves at least 18,000 people. According to a nationwide survey of
ground water supplies conducted by EPA, the well field is contaminated
with volatile organic compounds. Although the Florida Department of
Environmental Regulation has indicated that the Harris Corp. is the
source of these compounds, .the precise origin and cause of the
contamination are unknown. Past spills are suspected, however.
The Department of Environmental Regulation and Harris Corp. signed a
Consent Agreement in December 1983. According to the agreement, which was
under Florida statutes, Harris is to determine the extent of ground
water contamination and then develop a restoration program to improve
ground water quality in the area. Harris has begun construction of a
system to pump out ground \ ater and pass it through an air stripper to
remove the volatile organic compounds.
Status (September 1985); The air stripper was activated in May 1985.
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PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CORP.
Pembroke Park, Florida
Conditions at listing (April 1985); Petroleum Products Corp. refined,
stored, and recycled oil on a 2-acre site in Pembroke Park, Broward
County, Florida, from about 1952 to 1972. Poor housekeeping and equipment
maintenance resulted in soils beconing heavily impregnated with oil and the
formation of a layer of organic chemicals on the shallow Biscayne Aquifer
beneath the site. The aquifer is contaminated with lead and PCBs, according
to the Florida Department of Envirormental Regulation (DER) analyses of
monitoring wells. Pits covering an extensive area on the site contain
sludges generated in the oil recycling process. Although the area was
filled and paved over from 1970 to 1974, it continues to discharge oily
materials, especially during the rainy season.
The Hallandale well field is less than 0.5 miles downgradient from
the site; two other municipal well fields are located within 3 miles.
More than 150,000 people get their drinking water from these wells.
DER filed suit against Petroleum Products in June 1984 in Broward
County Circuit Court to force the company to clean up the site or to
allow the State to use its own funds and then to assess penalties for
cost recovery.
After EPA issued a CERCLA section 106 order for an immediate removal
action at the site, EPA and Petroleum Products entered into a Consent
Order on April 1, 1985. The order required the company to perform tasks
outlined in an Immediate Removal Work Plan, which is incorporated as part
of the Consent Order.
Status (September 1985): Petroleum Products completed the removal and
transported the materials to an EPA-approved disposal site.
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE
Houston County, Georgia
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Robins Air Force Base covers
8,855 acres approximately 18 miles south of Macon in Houston County in
middle Georgia. It includes a 1,200-acre wetland. The base has 13 areas
that contain hazardous waste from past disposal activities. Two areas
comprise this NPL site: Landfill #4, where 1,500 drums are stored, and
an adjacent sludge lagoon, which contains phenols and metal plating
wastes. The two areas cover 67 acres.
The base is located in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and is underlain
by units of the highly permeable Cretaceous Aquifer of Georgia. The
water supplies for the base and the City of Warner Robins are derived
from this aquifer. More than 10,000 people are potentially affected.
Trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene have been detected in ground
water near the site, and phenols have been detected in surface water on
the site.
Robins Air Force Base is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under
which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its
past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I
(records search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); Phase II continues.
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H.O.D LANDFILL
Antioch, Illinois
H.O.D Landfill covers 82 acres in Antioch, Lake County, Illinois.
Bulk liquid organic wastes and drummed wastes generated by Johnson Motors
Division of Outboard Marine Corp. were disposed of at the site from 1963
to 1981. One tanker dunped on the site contained moderately high levels
(80 parts per billion) of PCBs, according to tests conducted by the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agencyx(IEPA).
Monitoring wells downgradient of the site contain zinc, lead, and
cadmium, according to tests conducted by EPA. Antioch municipal wells
serving 4,600 people are within 3 miles downgradient of the site.
In 1975, the State filed a suit against Waste Management, Inc., of
Illinois, which had purchased the site from H.O.D. Corp. The suit
alleged permit violations involving operation of the landfill without a
permit and cover violations. The daily cover violations were dismissed
because inspections ware not performed at the end of the working day, and
intermediate cover violations occurred on only a small area of the site
and had been corrected.
In 1978, the State filed an enforcement notice against Waste Management
for repeated violations of State law regarding cover requirecpents at the
landfill. Under a settlement reached in October 1984, Waste Management
agreed to step the cover violations and pay a $5,000 fine.
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JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (LOAD-ASSEMBLY-PACKING AREA)
Joliet, Illinois
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Joliet Array Ammunition
Plant (JAAP) is an inactive Army munitions installation located in north-
eastern Illinois near Chicago. JAAP is divided into two major functional
areas: the Manufacturing Area, which was proposed for the NPL in October
1984, and the Load-Assembly-Packing Area (LAP Area).
The LAP Area covers about 22 square miles of JAAP east of Illinois
State Highway 53. During its operating life (the early 1940s to 1977),
high explosive artillery projectiles, aerial bombs, and a variety of
ammunition component items were loaded, assembled, and packaged. Other
activities included testing of ammunition, washout and renovation of
projectiles, and burning and demolition of explosives. Since 1977, JAAP
has been maintained in nonoperating standby condition by the contractor/
operator (Uniroyal, Inc.)
JAAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. As part of this program, the Army has documented releases into
ground water and surface water of munitions-related contaminants—including
TNT, DMT, and heavy metals—attributable to production activities in the
LAP Area. The main source of waste water from this area was "pink water"
resulting from washout of rejected bombs and from washing of equipment
and floors. Munitions-related contaminants have been found in monitoring
wells located near a former leaching pond in the washout facility. About
260 people depend on ground water within 3 miles of the site as a source
of drinking water. Munitions-related contaminants have also been found
downstream in Prairie Creek sediments and in Doyle Lake sediments.
Status (September 1985); IRP activities continue.
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JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (MANUFACTURING AREA)
Joliet, Illinois
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Joliet Army Ammunition
Plant (JAAP) is a munitions installation located in Joliet near Chicago,
Will County, Illinois. The Manufacturing Area (Mfg Area) occupies about
9,000 acres of JAAP west of Illinois State Highway 53. More than 4 billion
pounds of explosives were produced in the area during its operating life
from the early 1940s to 1977. Since 1977, the area has been maintained
in nonoperating standby condition by the contractor/operator (Uniroyal, Inc.)
The Army has determined that extremely large guantities of waste
products and waste waters were generated during the operating life of
the Mfg Area. Contaminated process waters and chemical spills were
routinely discharged to constructed drainage ditches, where they flowed
without treatment into Jackson Creek and Grant Creek. Unlined piles
of incinerator ash and a leak in the liner of one of several waste water
lagoons have also contributed to contamination of ground water and surface
water, according to the Army.
JAAP is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey). In the course of the survey the Army has documented
releases to ground water and surface water of munitions-related contami-
nants attributable to Mfg Area activities.
Status (July 1985): The Army is cleaning out the lagoons so they
can be closed according to the reguirements of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act.
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SANGAMO ELECTRIC DUMP/CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (USDOI)
Carterville, Illinois
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab
Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Site covers 2 to 3 acres in Carterville,
Williamson County, Illinois. The U.S. Department of Interior (USDOI)
owns the property. Fran 1946 to the mid-1960s, Sangamo Electric buried
by-products from the manufacturing of electrical components and capacitors
in a landfill that is close to and drains into Crab Orchard Lake. Soil
samples from the edge of the landfill contain PCBs in the range of 12,000
parts per million (ppm) and lead in the range of 7,000 ppm, according to
analyses conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Soil samples
collected between the fill and the lake showed lower concentrations.
These contaminants are migrating via surface run-off into Crab Orchard
Lake, from which the City of Marion (population 1,400) takes water during
periods of peak demand.
At the request of EPA, USDOI is planning a remedial investigation/
feasibility study to determine the extent of the contamination at the
site and identify alternatives for remedial action.
Status (July 1985); The contractor for Sangamo and USDOI has prepared
a draft scope of work for the remedial investigation/feasibility study,
which EPA has reviewed. Sangamo has agreed to pay for cleanup of the
site, while USDOI will handle the off-site study.
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SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT ACTIVITY
Savanna, Illinois
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Savanna Army Depot
Activity (SADA) is an Army munitions installation occupying more than
13,000 acres in Savanna, in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois, on
the banks of the Mississippi River. The facility has handled, processed,
and stored munitions, explosives, and industrial chemicals since operations
began in 1918. Renovation and loading of artillery shells and bcmbs
began at SADA in the 1930s and has occurred intermittently since that
time. Several areas of the facility have been used for the demolition and
burning of obsolete ordnance.
The Army has detected munitions-related contaminants, primarily trini-
trotoluene (TNT), in surface water and ground water on the base. The
area of contaminated ground water encompasses about 18 acres.
SADA is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and Phase II
(preliminary survey). Phase III (assessment of remedial action alternatives)
is scheduled to be completed in December 1984.
Status (July 1985): The Phase III report is still under development.
The Department of Defense will meet with the State and EPA when the
report is completed.
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PRESTOLITE BATTERY DIVISION
Vincennes, Indiana
Prestolite Battery Division manufactures lead acid batteries on a
17.5-acre site in Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. In 1945, Prestolite,
a division of Allied Corp. of Ohio, purchased the property from Eltra
Corp., which is no longer in existence.
About 30.9 tons of hazardous wastes in the form of spills and un-
contained piles are on the site. Analyses conducted by a consultant to
Prestolite detected high levels (up to 25,000 parts per million) of lead
in on-site soil, threatening ground water. PCBs and sulfuric acid were
also found in on-site soil. About 20,000 people within 3 miles of the
site depend on ground water as a source of drinking water.
Other portions of the Prestolite facility are regulated under other
Federal laws. A waste water lagoon on the site received Interim Status
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when Prestolite filed
Part A of a permit application. Instead of seeking an operating permit,
the company has decided to close the lagoon. Its closure plan is being
reviewed by the State.
Vhen the waste water lagoon overflows, the contents go into the
Vincennes sewer system. Storm water run-off from the facility enters
Kelso Creek, which flows into the Wabash River. These waste water
discharges are regulated under the Clean Water Act.
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WASTE, INC., LANDFILL
Michigan City, Indiana
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Waste, Inc., Landfill covers
10 acres in a wetland within the limits of Michigan City, LaPorte County,
Indiana. The area is industrial with an urban population of about 34,000.
From 1966 to 1982, the landfill accepted approximately 128,000 tons
of industrial waste contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals, and organic
solvents. It was not permitted to accept such wastes. The landfill was
unlined, and there were no dikes to control run-off. Originally, the site
sloped down to the creek. Now, the landfill rises 50 feet above surrounding
terrain.
In December 1983, EPA detected heptachlor in one ground water sample
at the site. Ground water below the site is shallow. About 2,100 people
depend on ground water within 3 miles of the site as a source of drinking
water.
The site drains into nearby Trail Creek, which discharges to Lake
Michigan. EPA detected 3 parts per million each of arsenic and PCBs in
the creek. These levels exceed EPA drinking water standards. People
are known to fish in the creek.
In May 1981, the State and Dis-Pos-All Service, Inc. (a previous
owner/operator of the site) signed an Agreed Order limiting acceptance
of refuse from Josam Foundry and McLain Foundry. In January 1982, in
response to a State court order, the landfill closed.
Status (September 1985); A State court has stated that there is an
imminent health hazard and that a court order is needed to permit anyone
to enter the site.
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A. Y. MCDONALD INDUSTRIES, INC/
Dubugue, Iowa
A. Y. McDonald Industries, Inc., formerly operated an iron and
brass foundry on a site which occupies approxiinately 19 acres on the
Mississippi River floodplain in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. From 1896
to 1983, the company placed piles of casting sands and sludge from air
pollution control scrubbers on the property. The materials contained
lead, according to tests conducted by EPA.
The piles threaten to contaminate ground water, surface water and
air. The 62,300 people living within 3 miles of the site depend on
ground water as a source of drinking water.
On Dec. 5, 1984, EPA issued a Compliance Order under section 3008(a)
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The order requires the
company to submit a complete closure plan for the disposal site and a
ground water assessment plan.
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FRIT INDUSTRIES (HUMBOLDT PLANT)
Humboldt, Iowa
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The Frit Industries Site covers
about 6 acres north of Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa. The company
produces trace mineral additives for agricultural use. The process
involves combining baghouse dust and waste sulfuric acid. Two waste
treatment ponds on-site have received waste phosphoric acid, sulfuric
acid, fluoride compounds, and other hazardous materials containing high
levels of lead and cadmium. Waste from air scrubbers has also been
dumped on the ground south of the site, threatening ground water. About
4,800 people obtain their drinking water from wells within 3 miles of the
site. Lake Nakomis, located about 1 mile from the site, is used for
recreation.
In 1980, the tank storage area of the plant site received Interim
Status under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when Frit filed
Part A of a permit application. On Sept. 30, 1983, the Iowa Department
of Water, Air and Waste Management issued an Administative Order to Frit
to develop appropriate cleanup actions. The company is appealing the
order.
Status (January 1986); The State has reviewed a remedial action plan
submitted by Frit Industries. In January 1986, the State returned its
comments on the plan to Frit.
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JOHN DEERE (DUBUQUE WORKS)
Dubuque, Iowa
Conditions at listing (September 1985): John Deere operated a 160-
acre landfill north of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, for disposal of
wastes from equipment-manufacturing activities at its nearby Dubuque
Works. From 1946 until 1974, according to reports the company filed
with EPA, as required by CERCIA section 103, approximately 3,000 tons of
solvents, paint sludges, acids, heavy metals, and cyanide were disposed
in the unlined landfill. An estimated 2,750 people use private wells
within 3 miles of the site as their source of drinking water. The
site is within 200 feet of the Mississippi and Little Masquoketan Rivers
and adjacent to the upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge and
neighboring wetlands.
An area of the Dubuque Works was used for treatment of hazardous
wastes and storage of drums. The facility received Interim Status under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for these operations
when John Deere filed Part A of a permit application. The landfill accepted
solvents, acids, heavy metals, and cyanide. It ceased receiving wastes
prior to the effective date of the RCRA permitting standards for land
disapproval and was not included in the permit application. The landfill
is thus an inactive portion of an active facility and so is eligible for
the NPL under EPA's current policy for listing RCRA-related sites.
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LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Doyline, Louisiana
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Conditions at listing (October 1984); Louisiana Army Ammunition
Plant is located in Doyline near Shreveport, Webster Parish, Louisiana.
The primary mission includes loading, assembling, and packing military
ammunitions, and the manufacture of metal ammunition parts. The hazardous
waste site consists of 16 1-acre pits in which trinitrotoluene (TNT),
RDX (an experimental explosive), and other explosive waste materials
settle out of treatment waters. The pits received Interim Status under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of
a permit application.
According to tests conducted by the Army, soil, surface water, and
ground water are contaminated with TNT, dinitrotoluene, phenols, 4-DNT,
tetryl, and cadmium. About 1,300 people depend on ground water within
3 miles of the site as a source of drinking water.
The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II (pre-
liminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); The State has issued a compliance order against
the plant with respect to ground water contamination.
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SHAW AVENUE DUMP
Charles City, Iowa
The Shaw Avenue Dump covers about 8 acres on Shaw Avenue in the
floodplain of the Cedar River at the southeastern edge of Charles City,
Floyd County, Iowa. The city owns the site and operated it as a municipal
waste dump. The dump also accepted arsenic-contaminated waste fron
Salsbury Laboratories, an animal Pharmaceuticals company, fron 1949 to
1953. Salsbury then began disposing of its waste at the nearby LaBounty
Site on the opposite side of the Cedar River. The LaBounty Site was
placed on the NPL in September 1983.
The Shaw Avenue"Dump also received wastes fron Charles City waste water
treatment plant between 1949 and 1964. Liming sludge fron the city's
drinking water treatment plant is still disposed of at this site, and the
central portion is used by the public and the city as an open burning
area. The burning is authorized by the city.
Analyses conducted by Salsbury Laboratories have detected arsenic in an
on-site monitoring well. A nearby private drinking water well has also
shown contamination, according to EPA. The city of St. Charles municipal
water supply system, which serves 8,800 people, has two wells (185 feet
deep) which draw fron the Cedar Valley Aquifer within 2 miles of the
site.
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UNION CHEMICAL CO., INC.
South Hope, Maine
Conditions at listing (April 1985); Union Chemical Co., Inc., operated
a chemical recycling and incineration business from 1978 to 1984 on a
0.75-acre fenced lot in South Hope, Knox County, Maine. The site is
bounded on the east by Ouiggle Brook and is in the 100-year floodplain.
Grassy Pond, an alternate drinking water source for the towns of CaitKien,
Rockport, Rockland, and Thonaston (approximately 22,800 people), is located
less than 1 mile downgradient.
The site once contained approximately 2,500 drums and over 30 tanks
holding 100,000 gallons of flanmable materials and sludges. Among the
wastes were PCBs, methylene chloride, cyanides, methyl ethyl ketone, and
trichloroethene. An on-site well and Ouiggle Brook are contaminated with
trichloroethylene, according to tests conducted by the Maine Department
of Environmental Protection and EPA.
Union Chemical was shut down June 29, 1984, under Maine's
Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance Act because it failed to satisfy the
Interim Status requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA). Under section 3008 of RCRA, EPA fined the company for failure to
submit its permit application.
Using CERCLA emergency funds, EPA removed all surface drums, over
100,000 gallons of liquid wastes and sludges from above-ground storage
tanks, and some contaminated soil from the site. The action was completed
on Oct. 8, 1984.
Status (September 1985): EPA is considering various alternatives for
the site.
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BRUNSWICK NAVAL AIR STATION
Brunswick, Maine
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Brunswick Naval Air
Station, in Brunswick, Sagadahoc County, Maine, encompasses seven
areas that were used in the past (beginning in 1942) for the storage or
disposal of hazardous wastes. These areas are within a 2-roile radius
and occupy a total of at least 15 acres. Of the seven areas, two were
used for landfilling the station's household and office wastes. The
other areas were used for disposal of acid, caustic, and asbestos wastes.
Pesticides, solvents, and waste oils present on the site threaten ground
water (including a nearby public well field serving 18,000 people),
surface water, and adjacent wetlands.
The Brunswick Naval Air Station is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Navy has identified the potential
threats to human health or the environment caused by past practices at
the seven areas, and in 1984 will start a study to further identify the
contaminants present at the site and determine their migration paths.
EPA intends to monitor future work at Brunswick and provide technical
assistance to the Navy as needed,
Status (July 1985): The Navy completed the Site Verification Stage
of the Installation Restoration Program, which is the first phase of a
multiphase program. EPA will continue to monitor work at Brunswick and
provide technical assistance as needed.
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND - MICHAELSVILLE LANDFILL
Aberdeen, Maryland
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Aberdeen Proving Ground
(APG) occupies some 79,000 acres of land and water in southern Harford
County and southeastern Baltimore County, Maryland, near the head of
Chesapeake Bay. It is an active Army test and evaluation installation
primarily responsible for planning and testing of weapons, munitions,
vehicles, and various equipment. APG consists of two functional areas:
The Edgewood Area (13,000 land acres, including Gunpowder Neck, Pooles
Island, Carroll Island, and Graces Quarters) and the Aberdeen Area (17,000
land acres). The land portions of the two areas are separated by Bush
River.
The Aberdeen Area is bordered on the west by the Bush River and
northeast to south by the Chesapeake Bay. The area is drained by seven
creeks plus the Bush River. Most of these creeks have their headwaters
on the Aberdeen Area. The area contains firing ranges, impact areas,
vehicle test racks, and laboratories in support of the testing activities.
. The location of concern on the Aberdeen Area is the 20-acre
Michaelsville Landfill. The Army has detected lead, mercury, chromium,
benzene, and triethyl phosphate in ground water on the site. Other
potentially hazardous portions of the Aberdeen Area are currently being
evaluated.
^ APG is participating in the Installation Restoration Program (IRP),
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous constituents from these
sites. As part of the IRP, the Army has performed an environmental
contamination survey and assessment of the Aberdeen Area and is monitoring
ground water and surface water in the areas of suspected contamination.
APG is cooperating with the State of Maryland Department of Hygiene and
Mental Health in determining the extent of the Aberdeen Area contamination.
The facility acquired Interim Status under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a permit application.
Status (September 1985); IRP activities continue.
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND - EDGEWDOD AREA.
Edgewood, Maryland
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)
occupies some 79,000 acres of land and water in southern Harford County and
southeastern Baltimore County, Maryland, near the head of Chesapeake Bay.
Until 1971, Edgewood Area operated as a distinct military entity known
as the Edgewood Arsenal. The primary mission of the Arsenal, and subsequently
the Edgewood Area of APG, has been developing and testing of chemical agent
munitions. According to an Army Installation Assessment report (1976):
"From 1917 to the present, the Edgewood Area has conducted chemical research
programs, manufactured chemical agents, and tested, stored and disposed of
toxic materials. As a result of these extensive programs, the Edgewood
Area has large areas of land and water, and numerous buildings, which are
contaminated or suspected of contamination." A "contamination map" and
discussion in the report indicate "contaminated or potentially contaminated"
areas in virtually every land portion of the Edgewood Area.
Among the substances disposed of in the Edgewood Area are significant
quantities of napalm, white phosphorus, chemical agents, and nerve agents.
Several of the chemical agents, which include arsenic and cyanide, are suffi-
ciently toxic and persistent to present a danger for months or even years.
APG is participating in the Installation Restoration Program (IRP), the
specially funded program under which the Department of Defense has been
identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling
the migration of hazardous constituents from these sites. As part of the
IRP, the Army conducted an environmental monitoring program at Edgewood
Area in 1977 and 1978 covering "0" Field, Canal Creek, "J" Field, Graces
Quarters, and Carroll Island. Evidence was found of substantial contami-
nation of surface water and ground water in the vicinity of Old "O" Field,
which includes a wetlands area that is a designated habitat for bald eagles.
In February 1984, the State recommended that four Edgewood Area standby
water-supply wells in the Canal Creek area be immediately removed from service
because of high levels of volatile organic chemicals detected during routine
testing in late 1983. These wells serve a resident population of about
3,000 persons. Also within 3 miles of the facility are the Long Bar Harbor
well field of the Harford County Department of Public Works and the well
field used by the Joppatcwne Sanitary Subdistrict. About 35,000 persons
are served by these two well fields; an alternate water source is available.
The Army is continuing to monitor surface water and ground water at
several locations within Edgewood Area and has undertaken a detailed
hydrogeological study in the vicinity of the Old "0" Field.
The facility acquired Interim Status under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a permit application.
Status (September 1985); IRP activities continue.
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HOOKER (MONTAGUE PLANT)
Montague, Michigan
The Hooker Site covers 900 acres in Montague, Muskegon County,
Michigan. Since 1954, Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp., a subsidiary
of Occidental Petroleum Corp., has manufactured chlorine, sodium hydroxide,
and hydrochloric acid at the site. Until February 1977, the plant also
manufactured hexachlorocyclopentadiene, a toxic chemical used in the
production of pesticides. Improper disposal of about 506,000 cubic yards
of organic wastes has contaminated ground water and surface water with
chlorinated organic chemicals, according to tests conducted by EPA. The
plant is currently on stand-by because of unfavorable economic conditions.
A shallow aquifer below the site supplies drinking water to about
700 people. There is no alternative drinking water source.
On Feb. 21, 1979, the State filed suit against Hooker to conpel
cleanup of the site. Pursuant to a consent judgment, Hooker removed
most of the waste on the surface in 1981 and 1982 and disposed of it
properly. Since 1979, Hooker has been pumping and treating ground water
to prevent contamination from migrating off-site.
The site is an inactive portion of a facility that acquired Interim
Status for a drum storage area under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act when Hooker filed Part A of a permit application. Hooker has now
decided to close the area instead of seeking an operating permit.
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KENT CITY MOBILE HOME PARK
Kent City, Michiqan
Conditions at listing (September 1985); The Kent City Mobile Home
Park is corrprised of about 75 hones in Kent City, Kent County, Michiqan.
Ground water at the park is contaninated with organic solvents (chloroform,
toluene, methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and carbon tetrachloride),
according to tests conducted by EPA. To date, no contamination has been
detected in off-site wells. The contamination may be the result of
solvents buried by a former on-site dry cleaner.
In April 1984, a 55-gallon drum was removed under State supervision.
The State detected benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene in an oily
substance seeping south into Ball Creek. The creek runs through the 2
acres of known ground water contamination. The 2,800 people in the
mobile home park and surrounding area now use water from two new we!3s
drilled in 1983-84 by the Kent City Mobile Home Park.
Status (January 1986): EPA is considering various alternatives for
the site.
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KXSOR INDUSTRIAL CORP.
Cadillac, Michigan
Kysor Industrial Corp. manufactures temperature control systems for
the automotive industry on a 0.10-acre site in Cadillac, Wexford County,
Michigan. The process involves stamping and machining metal parts.
Prior to 1979, 665 cubic yards of liquid/sludge wastes containing solvents
(1,1,1-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, toluene, and ethyl benzene) used
to clean metal parts were disposed of in unlined earthen pits on the
site. In 1981, the company excavated the pits and sent the materials to
an off-site disposal facility.
On-site monitoring wells that tap shallow ground water are contami-
nated with solvents, including toluene and trichloroethylene, according
to tests conducted by consultants to the ccmpany.
A shallow aquifer within 3 miles of the site provides water for
4,500 people, approximately 8 percent of Cadillac's population. The nearest
surface water (0.4 miles downstream from the facility) is used for fishing.
A container storage area at Kysor received Interim Status under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when the ccmpany filed Part A
of a permit application. In July 1984, EPA approved a plan for closing
the area.
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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP'. CALLEGAN PLANT)
Allegan,,. Michigan
Conditions at listing CApril. 1985)';. Rockwell!. International'. Corp*
manufactures universal joints, for. the; automotive: induslaiy/ am a 3fljv4s-acre
site in Ml'eganr MIegan County,, Michigan1.. The. giant, is, in> a residential
neighborhood: and on the banks of the: Kalamazoo1 River,, which, is; used for
recreation.
Fran- 1910 to I960-,., the- company, discharged' waste water containing
sludge r heavy metal's-,- process- wastes7,, and' oils: into the; Kalamazoo
River. Fran I960' to 1972V the:- waste: water was discharged; into two; unlined
ponds on the site.. In I9.'72i, the company built a> plant, to treat cutting.
fluid wastes-,- which contain; emulsified: oils', ferric, chloride-, sodium
hydroxide, and a: polymer' floccuHent... The treated, wastes: were discharged
into one of- two uniined' ponds-.
Ground" water on. the site is contaminated with lead:, arsenic, cyanide,
and 4-methyl-2-pentanone-r according to tests conducted by EPA. Private
wells downgradient of the plant are contaminated with heavy metals and
cyanide, according to EPA. About 6,900 people within 3 miles of the site
depend on the shallow ground water as. a source of drinking water. EPA
also detected heavy metals and: organic chemicals (polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons) in the Kalamazoo- River.,
In October 1980, Rockwell received Interim Status under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act by filing Part A. of a permit application.
Later, Rockwell withdrew the: application because it never met Interim
Status criteria.
Status (September- 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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CONSERVATION CHEMICAL CO.
Kansas City, Missouri
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Conservation Chemical Co.
(CCC) Site covers approximately 6 acres in Kansas City/ Jackson County,
Missourio It is on the south bank of the Missouri River near where the
Blue and Missouri Rivers meet. CCC operated a waste treatment and disposal
facility on the site from 1960 to 1980. The primary wastes handled were
metal-finishing wastes, including pickle liquors, spent plating solutions,
heat-treating materials, and alkaline cyanides; chlorinated and nonchlorinated
solvents and other organics; alkaline refinery wastes; laboratory chemicals;
and wastes containing arsenic and elemental phosphorus. Approximately
300,000 tons of waste were accepted at the site for treatment and disposal.
Some wastes were incinerated on site. Most wastes were buried in lagoons
which were either unlined or inadequately lined to contain the wastes.
CCC attempted physical stabilization of the lagoons by mixing the lagoon
contents with fly ash and waste pickle liquor. The lagoons were then
covered with soil.
CCC obtained Interim Status under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) for various storage tanks by filing Part A of a permit application.
Subsequently, those wastes were disposed of off-site. The tanks are no longer
used, although technically the facility has Interim Status until it is
properly closed.
EPA investigations of the site and surrounding areas have detected
various hazardous substances in surface soil, and ground water down-
gradient of the site is contaninated with numerous metals, organic compounds,
and other pollutants. This ground water is part of an aquifer that is
used locally as a drinking and industrial water supply. Because the ground
water and the Missouri River are hydraulically connected, contaminants in
the ground water are entering the Missouri River, which is used locally
and regionally for recreation, industry, irrigation, and municipal water supply.
On Nov. 22, 1982, the United States filed a civil action under RCRA
and CERCLA seeking a court-ordered site cleanup and reimbursement of the
government's investigative costs. The parties sued were CCC, its president
and principal stockholder, Conservation Chemical Co. of Illinois (a
related corporation), and four major contributors of waste to the site:
Armco, Inc., FMC Corp., IBM Corp, and AT&T Technologies, Inc. (formerly
Western Electric). On June 19, 1984, the four original generator defendants
filed third-party suits against 152 other generators, 7 Federal agencies,
and 16 insurance companies. On Oct. 1, 1984, 77 additional third-party
defendants were added to the lawsuit.
Status (November 1985)r On Aug. 2, 1985, the U.S. reached a preliminary
settlement under which the four original generator defendants agreed to
begin design work for the remedy immediately and to reimburse the U.S.
$500,000 of its expenses. The generator defendants also agreed to implement
the remedy whenever either a settlement was reached among the additional
parties or there was an adjudication by the court of all claims for
liability among defendants, whichever comes first. The design work is
scheduled to be completed within 18 months.
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ST. AUGUSTA SANITARY LANDFILL/ST. CLOJD DUMP
St. Augusta Township, Minnesota
The St. Augusta Sanitary Landfill/St. Cloud Dump covers about 30
acres in St. Augusta Township, in Stearns County, Minnesota. The site is
approximately 4 miles south of the city of St. Cloud and a*, mile from the
hamlet of St. Augusta.
Seven acres of the site were operated; as the St. Cloud, Dump for an
unknown number of. years until approximately 197L.. In 1971 r the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued a permit for operation of Engen
Landfill No. 1 on land, adjacent to the St. Cloud Dump. In. 1973, the'
MPCA permit was assigned to Ervin Schramel and Landfill, Inc. The site
ceased accepting waste in 1982* MPCA files indicate that paint wastes;,
solvents, high-lead sludges, and ash from hazardous waste incineration
were buried: at the site.
The site is adjacent to the Mississippi River. The soils are sandy,
and the shallow aquifer that is the only source of drinking water for
about 1,400 people is contaminated with benzene, 1,1,2-trichloroethylene,
arsenic, and lead, according to tests conducted by MPCA.
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LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT (NORTHWEST LAGOON)
Independence, Missouri
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Lake City Army Ammunition
Plant (AAP), located on the eastern edge of Independence, Jackson County,
Missouri, extends over 7 square miles. Lake City AAP is responsible for
the manufacturing and loading of small arms ammunition. Remington Arms,
Inc., has been the contractor since the installation opened in 1941. The
company employs approximately 2,800 workers, all of whom live off-site.
There are 11 residences on the facility grounds. These homes and the
plant are served by a series of on-site wells.
The facility has 38 past and present disposal areas, including 9
where the presence of hazardous waste has been documented. At least
eight of these hazardous waste disposal areas are no longer used. One
of them is the Northwest Lagoon, which was operated from the early 1950s
until 1975. This lagoon, approximately 50 x 50 x 8 feet deep, received
about 900 gallons of hazardous wastes, including barium, cadmium, chro-
mium, lead, mercury, silver, and spent halogenated and nonhalogenated
solvents. The lagoon has been treated, covered, graded, and reseeded.
Heavy metals have been detected in an on-site monitoring well, indicating
that the closure was not adequate.
Another portion of the plant received Interim Status under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a
permit application.
The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); Phase II activities continue.
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WELDON SPRING QUARRY (USDOE/ARMY)
St. Charles County, Missouri
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Vfeldon Spring Quarry
covers 9 acres near the Missouri River in St. Charles County, Missouri.
The Atonic Energy Commission (AEC) acquired the site in 1958 fron the
Army. As a result of a reorganization of the AEC, the U.S. Department of
Energy (USDOE) now owns the site.
The quarry was first used by the Army for disposal of rubble
contaminated with trinitrotoluene (TNT). Later, AEC used the quarry for
disposal of 180 cubic yards of thorium residues in 1959, about 50,000
cubic yards of uranium- and radium-contaminated material and equipment in
1963-64, and 550 cubic yards of thorium residues in 1966. Fran 1966 to
1969, the Army deposited additional TNT-contaminated stone, earth, and
demolition rubble fron the Vfeldon Spring Chemical Plant, operated by AEC,
and the Vfeldon Spring Ordnance Works, operated by the Army.
Water in the quarry is connected to ground water through fractured
limestone. Uranium and radium have been detected in off-site monitoring
wellsr the radium in concentrations exceeding drinking water standards.
A well field within 0.75 miles of the site is the source of drinking
water for about 46,000 people.
USDOE has conducted numerous studies to characterize the geology and
determine the types of wastes present. Currently, USDOE is developing
engineering plans and preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the
long-term management of radioactive wastes at the quarry.
Status (July 1985); USDOE is participating in a study sponsored by
St. Charles County to monitor the flow and quality of ground water in
the Missouri River alluvium well field operated by the county near the
quarry.
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CORNHUSKER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Hall County, Nebraska
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Cornhusker Army Ammunition
Plant is in Hall County, Nebraska, approximately 3 miles west of the City
of Grand Island. The facility, which is owned by the U.S. Army and
operated by a contractor, operated intermittently in 1942-73 to
produce bombs, shells, boosters, and mines. It is now in standby status.
Wastes containing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and RDX, an experimental
explosive, have been disposed through cesspools, leach pits, burning, and
burial at many locations at the facility. The wastes have contaminated
the aquifer, which is the sole source 6f drinking water for residents in
the area. The Army is supplying bottled water to residences whose wells
have been contaminated. The Army has provided funds to the City of
Grand Island for extension of its municipal water supply to serve affected
residences. Surface waters have not been affected to date.
The hazardous waste site consists of the contiguous portion of the
facility containing the main production area (load lines 1 through 5),
the magazine areas, the sanitary landfill, the demolition and burn ground,
and the shop area, as well as the contaminated aquifer extending east of ,
the facility. The site covers about 9 square miles.
The plant area is underlain by moderately to highly permeable uncon-
solidated deposits which yield large quantities of good quality ground
water for drinking water, agriculture, and industry. Most of the land
surrounding the site is used for agriculture and is under irrigation
during much of the growing season. The surface is drained through inter-
mittent streams, with the closest continuously flowing water body
5 miles away.
The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records
search). Phase II (preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); Over 500 private wells have been contaminated.
The Army is furnishing alternative water supply for affected residents.
The Army has identified sources of contamination within the plant and
intends to take remedial action in those areas.
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MONROE AUTO EQUIPMENT CO.
Cozad, Nebraska
The Monroe Auto Equipment Co. Site covers approximately 26.3 acres
on the Platte River floodplain on the outskirts of Cozad, Dawson County,
Nebraska, The company began manufacturing activities in Cozad in 1961.
In 1981, it employed 600 workers and produced 40,000 shock absorbers each
day. The company is owned by Tenneco and is still in operation.
Manufacturing processes include metal finishing, welding, painting,
electroplating, and reclaiming of waste oil. Sludges generated from
treating plant wastes contain chromium, cadmium, and zinc. This sludge is
stored in on-site surface impoundments. Underground tanks for storing
organic solvents are also on the site.
Results from an 1982 EPA Water Supply Survey revealed that two of
Cozad's seven drinking water wells, located in the vicinity of the Monroe
site, were contaminated with trichloroethylene and other synthetic organic
compounds. The well system serves 4,400 people. Subsequent sampling
showed that significant levels of trichloroethylene and acetone exist in
on-site wells. The Platte River and the Dawson County canal (which is
about 2,000 feet downstream of the site) are used for irrigation.
On Jan. 18, 1983, EPA Headquarters granted a temporary exclusion
delisting Monroe Auto sludge under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). The surface impoundments, therefore, are not currently subject
to Interim Status requirements of RCRA. EPA has asked the company to
supply new information on the sludge to meet the requirements of the RCRA
amendments passed in November 1984.
Additional data are needed to establish which part of the facility
is responsible for ground water contamination.
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MOTTOLO PIG FARM
Raymond, New Hampshire
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The Mottolo Pig Farm is in an
undeveloped wooded area of approximately 50 acres on Blueberry Hill Road
in Raymond, Rockinghan County, New Hampshire. Over a period of 3 to 4
years ending in 1979, approximately 1,000 barrels of hazardous materials
were buried on a 0.25-acre fill area on the abandoned pig farm. Among
the materials were carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, ethylbenzene,
methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene.
According to tests conducted by a consultant to the State, on-site
soil and ground water are contaminated with lead. An estimated 1,600
people depend on ground water within 3 miles of the site as a source of
drinking water. Downhill from the site is a small stream that is a
tributary to the Exeter River. The town of Exeter draws its municipal
water from the river.
From Sept. 8 through Dec. 5, 1980, under section 311 (k) of the
Clean Water Act, EPA used emergency funds to excavate and remove the
drums, thereby preventing further contamination of the soil and ground
water. Under CERCLA section 107, EPA is seeking to recover the costs of
the 1980 action frcra the owner and several generators of wastes at the
site. The State is also seeking to recover costs.
Status (September 1985): EPA is considering various alternatives for
the site.
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DAYCO CORP./L.E. CARPENTER CO.
Wharton Borough, New Jersey
Conditions at listing (April 1985); Dayco Corp./L.E. Carpenter Co.
manufactures vinyl-coated wall coverings on a site of about 2 acres in
Wharton Borough, Morris County, New Jersey. Prior to 1970, the company
disposed of polyvinyl chloride sludge by burying it in drums.
In January 1982, Dayco Corp./L.E. Carpenter Co. and the State
entered into an Administrative Consent Order requiring the company to
remove the sludge, study ground water contamination, and decontaminate
ground water. Later in the year, the company removed approximately
4,000 cubic yards of sludge and soil in the rear of the property.
In 1983, an engineering firm hired by the company studied ground
water and prepared a proposal to decontaminate it. The firm estimated
that approximately 20,000 gallons of recoverable organic solvents are
floating on the ground water beneath the site. Additional investigations
are underway.
The facility is located in the floodplain of the Rockaway River, a
recharge area for the unconsolidated Quaternary Aquifer, which is
designated a sole source of drinking water for the Rockaway River Basin
area. Dover Township wells and Wharton Borough wells serving 27,000
people are within 3 miles of the plant.
Status (September 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for this site.
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FORT DIX (LANDFILL SITE)
Wrightstown, New Jersey
Conditions at listing (October 1984): Fort Dix is located near
Wrightstown, Burlington County, New Jersey. The installation covers
31,170 acres and contains built-up areas (cantonment, hospital, housing,
administrative buildings, etc.), training areas, and a test range. Fort
Dix's mission is to provide supervision, training, guidance, financial
raanaqejnent, administrative and logistical support, and other services
and support activities. It conducts no industrial activities.
A 126-acre landfill located near the southwestern boundary of the
installation has been used for the disposal of municipal refuse from Fort
Dix and chemical waste from Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base. Adjacent
to the landfill is a grease disposal pit. Both the landfill and the pit
are potential sources of contamination.
The Army detected methylene chloride and trichloroethylene in Cannon
Run, a stream that flows near the landfill. However, no upstream samples
were taken. No critical habitats or wetlands are threatened to date.
About 7,300 residents are served by domestic wells within 3 miles
of the landfill.
Fort Dix is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in ]978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and started
ground water sampling around the landfill. Analyses indicate the presence
of contaminants such as chloroform, 1,1,1-trich.loroethane, methylene
chloride, and toluene.
Status (July 1985); EPA, the State, and the Army have agreed to
a workplan which calls for a remedial investigation/feasibility study to
determine the type and extent of contamination at the landfill and to
close the landfill.
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MATLACK, INC.
Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Matlack, Inc., has operated a tank cleaning and truck terminal in
Woolwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, since 1962. From 1962
to 1976, rinse water from the cleaning of tanks used for transporting a
variety of materials (including resins, organic solvents, and acids) was
disposed of in an unlined sand and gravel pit behind the terminal building.
At the end of disposal operations, Matlack pumped the lagoon and left the
sludge in place. The pit was subsequently filled with demolition rubble
and clean fill.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NTOEP),
Gloucester County Health Department, and Matlack have sampled ground
'water and soil both on- and off-site. The results indicate that on-site
soils are contaminated with volatile organic chemicals, including
trichloroethane, tetrachloroethane, and 1,2-dichloroethene. A private
residential well about 0.25 miles northwest of the site is similarly
contaminated. The residents are now using bottled water.
On January 18, 1984,UJDEP notified Matlack that it should investigate
hydrogeological conditions at the site. In response, Matlack hired a
consultant to install and sample additional monitoring wells.
About 300 people within 3 miles of the site are served by ground water.
This site is an inactive part of an active facility that received
Interim Status under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when the
owner filed Part A of a permit application.
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NAVAL AIR ENGINEERING CENTER
(NAEC)
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The Naval Air Engineering Center (NAEC) at Lakehurst consists of
approximately 7,400 acres located in Ocean County within the New Jersey
Pinelands. The area has been used continuously since about 1915 for
defense-related activities. Port Dix Military Reservation, agricultural
lands, landfills, and a State wildlife refuge are adjacent to the site.
Although the the size of the Lakehurst facility and its functions have
changed over the years, its major function has always been development
and testing of weapons systems.
The facility makes up a major portion of the Toms River drainage
basin, and several headwater tributaries arise on-site, including Manapaqua
Brook, Obhanan Ridgeway Branch, Harris Branch, and North Ruckels Branch.
Several ponds both natural and man-made, occur on the site.
NAEC is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department of
Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste sites
and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Navy has identified and investigated 44 potential sites
within the confines of NAEC. These 44 sites were selected based upon a
review of base records and interviews with long-term base employees.
Confirmation studies are recommended at 16 of these areas, which include
landfills, open pits, unlined lagoons, and drainage ditches. Several of
the areas appear to occur in, or adjacent to, freshwater v*tlands. The
contaminants identified by the Navy include fuels, oils, metals, solvents,
and various other organic compounds. Phase II of the Installation Restoration
Program is currently underway.
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NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE (SITE A)
Colts Neck, New Jersey
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Naval Weapons Station
Earle covers 10,048 acres in Colts Neck, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Since the early 1940s, the U.S. Navy has handled, stored, renovated, and
transshipped munitions at the station. These operations involve preserving
and maintaining ammunition, missile components, and explosives; rendering
safe unserviceable and/or dangerous ammunition and explosives; and providing
support to the Fleet Mine Facility. The station also conducts or has
conducted nonordnance activities, radiological operations, materials
storage, and waste disposal operations.
Site A covers 29 waste areas identified by the Navy. Wastes
generated in Site A include ordnance materials, grit and paint, paint
scrapings, solvent/paint sludges, ammonium picrate, lead bullets from
small arms ranges, zinc, lead, titanium, and small amounts of other
constituents. The Navy detected contaminants in a limited number of
sediment and surface water samples, but further background samples are
necessary.
The waste areas of Site A overlie the Cohansey Sand, Kirkwood
Formation, Vincentown Formation, Red Bank Sand, Navesink Formation,
and the Wenonah Formation aquifers. All are hydraulically connected, so
that water can move among them. An estimated 1,900 people within 3
miles of Site A are served by these aquifers. Local surface water is
used for recreation and irrigation purposes. An estimated 270 people
are served by surface water within 3 miles downstream of Site A.
The station is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Navy has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); EPA and the Navy have agreed upon a scope of
work which calls for investigation of 13 of the 29 areas.
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GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE
Rome, New York
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Griffiss Air Force Base
occupies approximately 3,900 acres in the Mohawk River Valley in Oneida
County in central New York State, approximately 2 miles northeast of
Rome. The Mohawk River borders the main base on the west and south.
Besides the main base, there are 11 annexes used for base support and
research and development. Activated in 1942, the base is currently
active with the 416th Bombardment Wing as host unit.
Hazardous wastes generated on the base are from support of the base
mission and research and development activities. The sources include
industrial shops and laboratories. The various wastes produced, including
solvents and lead (from battery acids), were disposed of primarily in
landfills and dry wells covering about 110 acres.
The Air Force has detected phenols, ethylbenzene, and benzene in
ground water, and toluene in surface water on the base. To date, no off-
base wells have been closed due to contamination.
The base is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants
from these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I (records search)
and is nearing completion of Phase II (verification and quantification).
Status (July 1985); In May 1985, the Air Force contractor
completed its final report on Phase II. The report recommends remedial
action for a number of areas. EPA is reviewing all the data.
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WAFWICK LANDFILL
Warwick, New York
Warwick Landfill is located in the Town of Warwick, Orange County,
New York. It is approximately 1 mile northeast of the Village of
Greenwood Lake and approximately 7.5 miles south of the Village of Monroe.
The unlined landfill is roughly L-shaped and occupies approximately
13 acres on a 25-acre privately-owned property fronting on Penaluna
Itoad. The surrounding area is generally hilly, with residential clusters
and wooded areas. Both wetlands and rock outcrops exist adjacent to
landfilled areas.
In about 1957, the town started to accept municipal wastes at the site
under a permit from the Orange County Department of Health. Industrial
chemical wastes also may have been disposed of at the site over an un-
determined period of time. In 1977, the owner leased the site to Grace
Disposal and Leasing, Ltd., of Harriman, New York.
In 1979, the State identified volatile organic compounds in leachate
at the site. The State subsequently issued a restraining order and closed
the landfill.
Later, sampling by the State found relatively low levels of organic
and metal compounds in soil, ground water, surface water, and sediment on
the site. Surface water is threatened because drainage from the landfill
enters a stream south of the site which flows into Greenwood Lake, a
major recreational resource approximately 0.5 miles from the site.
The landfill is unlined and overlies moderately permeable soil and
rock. Ground water is found at shallow depths of between 1 and 2 feet.
Ground water is the major concern because private wells are nearby, the
nearest within 0.15 miles. Approximately 2,100 residents within 2 miles
of the site depend on the ground water as their source of drinking water.
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NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CORP.
Salisbury, North Carolina
Conditions at listing (April 1985); National Starch & Chemical
Corp. manufactures specialty chemicals for the textile and furniture
industries on an area covering more than 465 acres in Salisbury, Rswan
County, North Carolina. The company purchased the site from Proctor
Chemical Co. in 1969 and started construction of a plant in 1970.
National Starch deposited about 350,000 gallons of liquid waste
containing lead and various organic chemicals in unlined trenches in a
2-acre area. According to tests conducted by the company's consultant,
ground water on the site is contaminated with lead, xylene, toluene,
and other organic chemicals. The site is located in a rural area that
depends heavily on ground water for drinking water. About 7,000 people
use ground water within 3 miles of the site for drinking water.
Status (September 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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ORMET CORP.
Hannibal, Ohio
et Corp. operates a primary aluminum production facility on a
200-acre site on the Ohio Piver in Hannibal, Monroe County, Ohio.
Operations began in 1956. An 8-acre lagoon on the site contains 8 to 10
feet of sludge contaminated with cyanides, fluorides, and polynuclear
aronatic hydrocarbons. Use of the lagoon ended in 1983. Other wastes
that have been stored or disposed on-site include large quantities of
"spent potlinings" containing cyanide and fluorides, and possibly spent
chlorinated solvents.
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Ground water beneath the facility is contaminated with cyanides and
fluorides, according to analyses conducted by the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency. A nearby well provides drinking water for over 3,000
employees that work at Ormet and nearby Consolidated Aluminum Corp.
Untreated water fron the facility, as well as contaminated ground
water, discharges to the Ohio River. Ormet is studying the ground water
problem and operating an interceptor well that pumps contaminated ground
water (without treatment) into the river.
The company filed Part A of an application for a permit as a treatment,
storage, and disposal facility under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act but withdrew it in 1983, indicating that it was only a generator of
wastes.
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TINKER AIR FORCE BASE (SOLDIER CREEK AREA/BUILDING 3001)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Conditions at listing (April 1985): Tinker Air Force Base covers
4,277 acres adjacent to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The
base is within the North Canadian River drainage basin and drains into
Crutcho and Soldier Creeks. It overlies the Garber-Wellington Aquifer.
The area of concern is bounded by 59th Street, Douglas Boulevard,
Building 3001, and the base boundary to the north. Building 3001 is used
for aircraft maintenance and jet engine rebuilding. Organic solvents,
including trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene, and
1,2-dichloroethene, were used for degreasing and aircraft maintenance.
In the past, waste oils, solvents, paint sludges, and plating waste
generated from maintenance activities were disposed in Industrial
Waste Pits Numbers 1 and 2, located about 1 mile south of Soldier Creek
and Building 3001.
Current waste is disposed off-site at landfills permitted under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or the State. The
base acquired Interim status under RCRA when it filed an application
for a permit to store hazardous wastes.
Tests conducted by a contractor to the Air Force detected TCE in a
water supply well located within Building 3001. The Air Force has taken
this well out of service. The municipal water system serving 55,400
customers in Midwest City draws water from the contaminated aquifer
within 3 miles of the base. The Air Force has detected heavy metals
(chromium, nickel, cadmium) in Soldier Creek at Douglas Boulevard.
The Air Force is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I (Records Search) and is
currently involved in Phase II (Problem Confirmation).
Status (September 1985); Phase IV (Operations Phase) is now underway,
and work on Phase II continues.
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UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT (LAGOONS)
Hermiston, Oregon
Conditions at listing (October 1984): Since 1941, ttnatilla Army Depot
Activity has occupied about 20,000 acres in northeastern Oregon 6 miles
south of the Columbia River in Hermiston, Unatilla County. Lagoons covering
about 0.5 acres of the site are contaminated with explosive wastes as a
result of past demilitarization and disposal operations. The major
contaminants identified on the base include explosive wastes (RDX, TNT, and
nitrate), pesticides (DDT and lindane), organic solvents (tetrachloroethylene
and trichloroethylene), and caustic brine. RDX and nitrates are present in
ground water beneath the lagoons. This ground water contamination might
affect public water supplies serving about 24 people.
The Umatilla Army Depot is participating in the Installation Restora-
tion Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which
the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants
frcm these sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search) and
Phase II (preliminary survey).
Status (July 1985); In the summer of 1985, Umatilla Army Depot expects
to submit Part B of an application for a storage permit under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The permit would cover storage of
unused ordnance. EPA, in cooperation with the State, is issuing a compliance
order under RCRA to be effective until the final permit is issued. The
permit may include corrective action provisions.
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BENDIX FLIGHT SYSTEMS DIVISION
Bridgewater Township, Pennsylvania
Bendix Flight Systems Division manufactures aircraft instruments
on a 40-acre site in Bridgewater Township, Susquehanna County,
Pennsylvania. Fran 1952 to 1978, solvent wastes were dumped onto the
ground on the property.
A consultant to Bendix has studied "the site and sutmitted a remedial
plan to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources. According
to the consultant's study, the principal sources of contamination appear to
be a trichloroethylene storage tank area and a pit/trench used for disposal.
Other potential contributors are the former distillation facility and an
old landfill.
On-site soils contain significant levels of several volatile
organic solvents which have contaminated 11 off-site residential wells,
according to tests conducted by the consultant.
About 1,400 people within 3 miles of the site draw drinking water
from private wells. Bendix is supplying bottled water and installing
filters on water lines to residents with contaminated wells.
In December 1980, the company received Interim Status under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act by filing part A of a permit application. In
June 1981, the company withdrew the application.
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C & D Recycling
Poster Township, Pennsylvania
The C & D Recycling Site covers 50 acres in Foster Township, Luzerne
County, Pennsylvania. Fran the 1920s to 1979, the company incinerated
lead-cased telephone cables or burned them over pits to melt off the lead
and reclaim the remaining copper wire.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER) began
to investigate the site after detecting elevated lead levels in two nearby
residential wells. Further ground water sanpling throughout the area
confirmed the existence of a lead problem.
According to tests conducted by PA OCR, high concentrations of
lead and copper are present in the ash piles, burn pit, and drainage pathway
areas on the site. One off-site sanple of surface soil also showed high
levels of lead. On-site ground water contains lead and copper/ among other
inorganic contaminants, according to EPA and State tests. About 6,100
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground water as a source of
drinking water.
The owner has begun to evacuate lead-containing material fron the
site under the supervision of PA DER. PA DER has also required C & D
Recycling to submit a sampling plan to further assess conditions at the
site.
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KEYSTONE SANITATION LANDFILL
Union Township, Pennsylvania
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Keystone Sanitation Landfill
is an active 40-acre landfill located in Union Township, Adams County,
Pennsylvania. It is currently permitted by the State to receive municipal
waste and industrial/construction debris. It has been privately owned
and operated since 1966.
According to tests conducted by EPA and the State, ground water on
and off the site has been contaminated by various organic and inorganic
pollutants, including trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, chromium,
and lead. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources continues
to monitor the site, and the owner has voluntarily begun remedial actions.
He is pumping ground water to the surface and removing the volatile
organic compounds by treating the water through an aeration process. The
owner is also conducting a hydrogeologic evaluation of the site. Maryland
is monitoring the possible impacts from the site, as it is close to the
Maryland/Pennsylvania border.
About 1,700 people draw drinking water from private wells or springs
that tap the contaminated aguifer within 3 miles of the site.
Status (September 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for the s.ite.
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LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT (PDO AREA)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The Letterkenny Army Depot is
located 2 miles north of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
It was established in 1942 as an ammunition storage facility. From 1947
to the present, operations have included the maintenance, overhaul, and
rebuilding of wheeled and tracked vehicles and missiles. These operations
have employed large quantities of chlorinated organic solvents and cleaning
agents. Some wastes frcrn these operations have been stored and disposed
of in the Property Disposal Office (PDO) Area by landfilling and spreading
on the ground. The PDO Area includes approximately 250 acres.
Ground water beneath the PDO Area and the surface waters draining
the area are contaminated with chlorinated organic chemicals, including
chloroform, 1,1-dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and trichloroethylene,
according to tests conducted by the Army. To date, no residential water
wells have been found to be contaminated by activities in the PDO area.
Letterkenny Army Depot is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program (IRP), the specially funded program established in
1978 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and
evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling.the migration
of hazardous contaminants fron these sites. The Army has completed
studies to determine sources of on-depot ground water contamination.
The facility received Interim Status under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a permit application.
Status (September 1985): IRP activities continue.
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LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT (SOUTHEAST INDUSTRIAL AREA)
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Conditions at listing (October 1984): The Letterkenny Army Depot
located 2 miles north of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania,
was established in 1942 as an ammunition storage facility. Fran 1947 to
the present, operations have included the maintenance, overhaul, and
rebuilding of wheeled and tracked vehicles and missiles. These operations
have taken place primarily in the southeast corner of the depot known as
the Southeast Industrial Area and in the East Patrol Road Disposal Area.
The two areas include about 170 acres. The operations have employed
large quantities of chlorinated organic solvents and cleaning agents.
Wastes from the operations have been disposed in the same areas — by
landfilling, burial in trenches, and spreading on the surface.
Ground water beneath the Southeast Industrial Area of the depot and
beneath an off-depot area of approximately 4,000 acres extending 2.5
miles to the east of the depot is contaminated with chlorinated organic
chemicals, including trichloroethylene and 1,1-dichloroethylene.
Approximately 40 residential water wells have been contaminated.
Letterkenny Army Depot is participating in the Installation
Restoration Program, the specially funded program established in 1978
under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating
its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous
contaminants from these sites. The U.S. Army has completed studies to
determine sources of on-depot ground water contamination as well as a
remedial investigation/feasibility study. The Army is currently supplying
16 residences with bottled water to replace contaminated wells.
Other parts of the depot acguired Interim Status under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a permit
application.
Status (July 1985); The Army has volunteered to install permanent
public water supplies to residences off the southeast area of the depot,
including those in the area adjacent to the Southeast Industrial Area.
Installation is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 1985.
The Army has completed the majority of remedial investigation in the
East Patrol Road Disposal Area and Southeast Industrial Area, although some
data gaps exist. Currently, the Army is developing field studies to test
remedial actions in anticipation of the feasibility study.
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REESER'S LANDFILL
Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania
Conditions at listing (April 1985); Reeser's Landfill is an inactive
50-acre unlined dump for municipal wastes near Haafsville in Upper
Macungie Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Initially, the site
owner operated the landfill. Later, the facility was leased to Reeser's
Hauling Service. Reeser's applied for but never received a permit to
operate the landfill from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources (PA DER). Operations ceased in 1981.
The landfill is inadequately covered. Soil is stained by leachate
coming out of filled areas. A hole that resulted from excavation of
burned wastes is filled with water. According to PA DER files, wastes
were dumped into a water-filled quarry and into excavated trenches, possibly
permitting the wastes to enter ground water. Homes in the immediate area
rely on individual wells for drinking water. Lehigh County Water Authority
municipal supply wells serving approximately 3,400 people are within 3 miles
of the site. Most of the landfill drains to Iron Run, a tributary to
Little Lehigh Creek.
Limited sampling by PA DER of two monitoring wells in the area
detected zinc, lead, and relatively high levels of organic chemicals. In
August 1983, EPA detected heavy metals, including cadmium, lead, zinc,
and mercury, in on-site soils, surface water, and/or sediment samples.
Mercury in a downstream water sample was three times EPA's Revised Ambient
Water Quality Criteria.
PA DER issued orders to close Reeser's Landfill on June 22, 1979 and
February 3, 1981. Both orders are pending under appeal by the site owner.
Status (September 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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REVERE CHEMICAL CO.
Nockamixon Township, Pennsylvania
The Revere Chemical Co. Site covers about 111 acres off Route 611,
just north of Route 412, in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Metals were recovered on the site until December 1969, when a U.S. District
court closed the facility because it failed to prevent discharge of contami-
nants to a tributary of Rapp Creek.
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While the plant operated, wastes containing chromic acid, copper
sulfate, sulfuric acid, and amnonia were stored on-site in unlined earthen
lagoons, thus threatening surface water and ground water. Later, the
wastes were treated and then buried on-site or removed from the site.
Analyses conducted by EPA detected high concentrations of copper in run-off
to Rapp Creek.
In 1984, EPA used CERCLA emergency funds to remove 22 drums of waste
chronic acid and excavate 30 cubic yards of sludge containing copper and
chromium. All materials were sent to an EPA-approved hazardous waste
facility.
About 2,500 people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground
water from the aquifer of concern as a source of drinking water.
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ROHM AND HAAS CO. LANDFILL
Bristol Township, Pennsylvania
Conditions at listing (April 1985); The Pohm and Haas Co. Landfill
covers approximately 60 acres adjacent to the Delaware River, just south
of Croydon in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. From 1916 to
1975, the landfill received wastes from the company's chemical manufacturing
plants in Bristol Township and Croydon. Rohm and Haas reports that it
disposed of 309,000 tons of wastes in the landfill, of which 4,600 tons
were considered hazardous. The Bristol Township Sewage Treatment Plant
and Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., now occupy the northwest corner of
the filled area.
In 1980, EPA detected contaminants in on-site ground water and surface
water. Rohm and Haas is conducting a comprehensive study of environmental
conditions in and near the landfill. The company reported the first
results in April 1984. The investigation revealed that ground water,
surface water, and soil within the landfill are contaminated. Mong
contaminants detected on-site are benzene, bis (2-chloroethyl) ether,
a-endosulfan, heptachlor epoxide, and g-BHC (lindane).
Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania, and Burlington City, New Jersey, have
public water supply intakes on the Delaware River within 3 miles of the
landfill. The water systems serve approximately 18,000 people.
Status (September 1985); EPA is considering various alternatives
for the site.
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ROUTE 940 DRUM DUMP
Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania
The Route 940 Drum Dump covers 2.5 acres on Route 940 in Pocono
Sumnit, Tobyanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. During the
1970s, as many as 600 drums of unknown materials were stored on-site. In
early 1983, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PA DER)
was informed that some drums may have been buried on-site. Later in 1983,
PA DER detected organic chemicals, including xylenes, benzene, toluene,
and chlorobenzene, in on-site soils.
The site owner has hired a consultant to assist in investigating the
site and developing a plan for remedial action. As part of the investi-
gation, monitoring wells have been installed and sampled, and about 100
drums have been excavated under PA DER supervision.
Several organic chemicals have been detected in ori-site ground water
in tests conducted by the owner's consultants. About 4,200 people within
3 miles of the site depend on ground water as their sole source of drinking
water.
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YORK COUNTY SOLID WASTE AND REFUSE AUTHORITY LANDFILL
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
(Conditions at listing (April 19R5): The York County Solid Waste
and Refuse Authority (SWRA) Landfill has accepted municipal wastes since
1974. The landfilled portion occupies about 100 acres in Hopewell
Township, York County, Pennsylvania. The site is permitted by the State
and currently receives an average of 400 tons of municipal and industrial
wastes per day.
Sampling by SWRA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources (PA DER) has sh^n that ground water off-site is contaminated
by several organic chemicals, including tetrachoroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloro-
ethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, and methyl ethyl ketone.
In May 1984, PA DER entered into a Consent Agreement with SWRA. The
agreement requires SWRA to continue ground water monitoring, provide
bottled water to affected residents, and develop plans for returning the
ground water to its original state.
About 26 homes in the immediate vicinity of the site have been placed
on bottled water, while 2200 people living within 3 miles of the site
continue to receive their drinking water from the monitored ground water.
Monitoring of this aquifer will detect the migration of contaminated
ground water to the drinking water supply for these people.
Status (September 1985): Activities continue under the Consent
Agreement.
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MILAN ARMY MMJNITION PLANT
Milan, Tennessee
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Milan Army Ammunition
Plant (AAP) in Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee, produces .munitions for
the U.S. Amy. The "O" Line at Milan, a conventional munition demobili-
zation facility, operated from 1942 until December 1978. The major
function of the "0" Line was to remove explosives (TNT and TNT-ROX mixtures)
from munitions by injecting a high-pressure stream of hot w.-vteT and
steam into the open cavity of the munitions. Effluent .Cram ihe "0" Line
operation was discharged into 11 unlined settling ponds with an estimated
capacity of 5.5 million gallons. Between 1971 and 1981, sediments were
routinely dredged from the ponds and stored on the ground. In 1Q81, the
ponds were lined, and the accumulated sediments placed into the ponds.
Analyses of samples collected in March 1979 from on-site water supply
and monitoring wells indicated the presence of explosives and heavy metals.
Three water supply wells serving the City of Milan and numerous private
wells -^re located less than 3 miles from the area of known ground water
contamination. The direction of ground water flow has not baen completely
determined. AAP supply wells are located on-site. More than 13,000
people within 3 miles of the site depend on ground watex as a source of
drinking water.
Milan AA? is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these
sites. The' Army has completed Phase I (records search) and r'hase **
(preliminary survey). Phase TV (remedial action) is being undertaken to
close the "O" Line ponds.
Status (July 1985); EPA is reviewing cleanup work completed to date
to determine if it is comparable to EPA's guidance for remedial investi-
gation/feasibility studies and complies with the National Contingency Plan,
the Federal regulation by which CERCIA is implemented.
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AIR FORCE PLANT #4/GENERAL DYNAMICS
Fort Worth, Texas
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Air Force Plant #4 occupies
approximately 650 acres in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. General
Dynamics operates the plant, which manufactures aircraft for the Air
Force. In November 1982, the Air Force and General Dynamics notified
EPA via the National Response Team that hazardous substances were found
in a storm water outfall that drains into a creek on the west side of
the plant. Under Air Force supervision, General Dynamics constructed a
french drain and a collection basin at the outfall. Since that time,
leachate from the drain and outfall has been collected, stored, and
disposed of in an EPA-approved disposal facility. In 1983, the Air
Force removed 21,300 cubic yards of contaminated soil from closed waste
pits and disposed of the soil at an approved disposal facility.
In November 1980, the facility received Interim Status under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when General Dynamics and the Air
Force filed Part A of a permit application to treat and dispose of hazard-
ous wastes.
The Air Force has drilled numerous test holes and 97 monitoring
wells in and around 20 areas, which cover a total of about 8 acres.
Many of the areas have contained hazardous substances. Results from the
wells indicate that ground water in the upper zone under the site is
contaminated with several organic chemicals and heavy metals. Several
deeper wells were drilled at the site into the Paluxy Aquifer, which is
the source of drinking water for nearby residents, including the munici-
pality of White Settlement (population 13,420). Two wells have been
found to be contaminated by 1,2-transdichloroethylene and trichloroethylene.
The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites.
At the request of the Air Force, EPA has further investigated of f-
site areas, including several White Settlement wells, sediment in the
creek and Lake Worth, and selected residential wells near the site. EPA
drilled four monitoring wells near the plant area. The White Settlement
municipal wells and the four EPA wells are monitored on a quarterly basis
by EPA.
Status (July 1985); The plant is entering Phase II (preliminary
survey) of the Installation Restoration Program.
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LONE STAR ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Texarkana, Texas
Conditions at listing (October 1984): Lone Star Army Ammunition
Plant, located in Texarkana, Bowie County Texas, produces a variety of
explosives and munitions. During Wbrld War II, explosives were disposed
of by detonation above- and below-ground in an area covering about
5 acres. Tests conducted by the Army indicate that heavy metals contaminate
monitoring walls south of the disposal site along the border of the
facility.
About 1,200 people use ground water within 3 miles of the site as a
source of drinking water.
The plant is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous wastes
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants fron these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II (pre-
liminary survey) is underway.
Status (July 1985); EPA is reviewing new data submitted by the Lone
Star Army Ammunition Plant.
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HILL AIR FORCE BASE
Ogden, Utah
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Hill Air Force Base (AFB)
covers 6,666 acres approximately 5 miles south of Ogden in Davis and Weber
Counties, Utah. In 1920, the western portion of the site was first acti-
vated as Ogden Arsenal, an Army ordnance depot, Hill AFB was commissioned
in late 1940 and served as an aircraft rehabilitation center and as a
prime storage depot for aircraft parts during World War II.
The areas of known hazardous waste disposal at Hill AFB cover 54
acres on the northeast side of the facility and near the south gate. The
ares consist of three landfills, three chemical disposal pits, one evapora-
tion pond, several unlined beds for drying sludge from waste water treat-
ment plants, and a fire training area. Landfill #1 operated as a solid
waste dump and may have received waste oils and solvents. The largest
accumulation of hazardous waste at the facility is believed to be at Land-
fill #3, where drums of chemicals, industrial sludges, solvent cleaning
bottoms, and waste solvents were received. Landfill #4 received small
quantities of sulfuric acid, chromic acid, methyl ethyl ketone, and
sludge from waste water treatment plants, along with municipal wastes.
Chemical Disposal Pits #1 and #2 received liquid chemicals, while Pit #3
received trichloroethylene and associated sludges. Berman Pond was used
for evaporation of waste from the electroplating operation and other
industrial operations on the base.
In addition, Hill AFB deposited heavy metals and various solutions
at Landfill #5, which is located off the base on the Utah Test and
Training Range. The Air Force is monitoring this site in accordance with
requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
The State has observed that seepage water on the slope adjacent to
the northwestern perimeter of Hill AFB, near Landfills #3 and 4,
contains detectable concentrations of toxic organic chemicals.
Hill AFB is participating in the Installation Restoration Program,
the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Depart-
ment of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Air Force has completed Phase I (records search).
Phase II is scheduled to be completed in August 1986. Hill AFB has
completed initial remedial measures at Landfill #4 and started remedial
action at Landfill #3, Berman Pond, and other associated sites.
Status (July 1985); Additional Phase II studies began during
the summer of 1985.A Technical Review Committee is being formed to
ensure future actions meet CERCLA requirements. Work is starting to
cap Landfills #3 and 4 and Chemical Pits #1 and 2. Hill AFB has agreed to
negotiate an interagency agreement with EPA and the State.
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OGDEN DEFENSE DEPOT
Ogden, Utah
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Ogden Defense Depot (a part of
the Defense Logistics Agency) covers 1,139 acres 0.5 miles vest of Ogden,
Weber County, Utah. Since 1941, the facility has maintained and repaired
vehicles and equipment. Its operations include plating, degreasing,
and painting of metals. The depot also recontainerizes chemicals for
storage on-site and for shipment off-site. Various highly toxic chemical
warfare agents are buried on the site. The exact location and quantities
are unknown.
Since 1981, the State and the Defense Logistics Agency have
investigated disposal activities at the depot. Data from the one
downgradient monitoring well indicate that contamination has not migrated
off the base to date.
Ogden Defense Depot is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense (DOD) has been identifying and evaluating its past
hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contami-
nants from these sites. DOD has completed Phase I (records search) and .a
geohydrological survey.
Status (July 1985): The Defense Logistics Agency's contractor is
performing a site characterization study. Ogden Defense Depot has agreed
to negotiate an interagency agreement with EPA and the State to cover site
activities.
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SILVER CREEK TAILINGS
Park City, Utah
The Silver Creek Tailings Site covers approximately 80 acres in Park
City in Summit County, Utah. Fran 1900 to 1930, various mining companies
operated on the site and disposed of approximately 700,000 tons of mine
tailings. In the early 1940s, Pacific Bridge reworked the tailings in
place with acids and solvents to reclaim silver. In the late 1970s and
early 1980s, 30 single-family hones and 50 apartments ware built on the
tailings. The tailings were not covered and are still exposed in
undeveloped areas.
According to tests conducted by the Utah Department of Health,
surface water and air are contaminated with lead, cadmium/ and silver.
The potential for ground water to be similarly contaminated is high.
About 10,000 people (including the winter population) live within 3 miles
of the site.
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TOOELE ARMY DEPOT (NORTH AREA)
Tooele, Utah
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Tooele .Army Depot (TEAD),
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, consists of two separate areas, the North
Area and the South Area. The North Area covers about 25,000 acres in
Tooele Valley south and west of Tooele.
TEAD's mission is fourfold: store ammunition, demilitarize ammunition,
rebuild military eguiprent, and store military equipment. In fulfilling
its mission, TEAD decommissions munitions by cutting the casings and
removing and recycling the explosive material. The casings are then
rinsed with water to remove residual explosives. Between 1948 and 1965,
rinse waters were discharged into the "TNT Washout Area," which covers
less than 1 acre in the North Area. The Army has detected TNT and RDX, an
experimental explosive, in soil near the TNT Washout Area, threatening
ground water. About 2,500 people depend on ground water within 3 miles
of the site as a source of drinking water.
TEAD is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1975 under which the Department
of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste-
sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants fron these
sites. The Army has completed Phase I (records search).
Status (July 1985): EPA is negotiating an interagency agreement with
TEAD to perform a remedial investigation to define the nature and extent of
contamination at the site and take the necessary corrective action.
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DEFENSE GENERAL SUPPLY CENTER
Chesterfield County/ Virginia
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Defense General Supply
Center (DGSC) is located in a suburban area in Chesterfield County in
eastern Virginia, 2 miles south of the Richmond city limit and 1 mile
west of the James River. It is a part of the Defense Logistics Agency.
DGSC manages and furnishes military general supplies to the Armed Forces
and several Federal civilian agencies. The 0.5-sguare-mile site includes a
hazardous waste landfill, a fire training pit, and storage areas where
hazardous substances were spilled.
Several hazardous substances associated with the site have contaminated
ground water on and off the site, according to tests conducted by DGSC.
Contaminants detected include chloroform, methylene chloride, dichlorobenzene,
di-, tri-, and tetrachloroethylene, and chromium.
DGSC is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department
of Defense (DOD) has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. DOD has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is underway. Remedial work is also underway. The
fire training pit has been drained, and the dike surrounding it has
been used as fill.
Other parts of DGSC acquired Interim Status under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act when DGSC filed Part A of a permit application.
Status (July 1985); What DGSC hopes will be the final phase of
DOD's equivalent of a remedial investigation started in May 1985. This
field work includes the installation of monitoring wells to define
upgradient contamination and to further define the sources of contamination.
In addition to the monitoring wells, many bore holes will be drilled to
collect soil samples to confirm the existence and locations of known or
suspected contaminant sources.
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FIRST PIEDMONT CORP. ROCK QUARRY
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Conditions at listing (April 1985): The First Piedmont Corp. Rock
Quarry covers 4 acres next to the town of Beaver Park, Pittsylvania
County, Virginia. The site is on a wooded hill that slopes downward
towards Lawless Creek, which is used for recreational fishing.
First Piedmont Corp. leased the quarry in March 1970. Between
April 1970 and July 1972, First Piedmont disposed of 15,000 gallons of
liquid waste consisting of solvents, water, carbon black, and detergent
into the guarry. The waste was generated by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Disposal was approved by the Pittsylvania County Health Department. In
1972, following a fire on the site, Virgina State Health Department
ordered it to close.
In July 1983, EPA detected elevated lead levels in ponded water,
drums, and waters of Lawless Creek. In addition, 4-
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LOVE'S CONTAINER SERVICE LANDFILL
Buckingham County, Virginia
Conditions at listing (April 1985); Love's Container Service Landfill
covers 8 acres in a rural area near the town of Buckingham, Buckingham
County, Virginia. Buckingham County purchased the landfill from Love's
Container Service in May 1982. Love's Container Service began accepting
municipal waste in 1962. In 1972, the Virginia State Health Department
issued the facility a permit to dispose of municipal waste. In 1977,
the permit was modified to allow disposal of chemical wastes generated
by the local furniture-making industry. In 1979, the portion of the
landfill receiving the above wastes was closed.
In 1980, the facility received Interim Status as a hazardous waste
disposal facility under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by
filing Part A of permit application. Subsequently, the facility accepted
1,254 drums of used organic solvents and flammable liquids/solids.
These wastes were placed in trenches separated from the previously closed
'portion of the site.
'• The facility stopped accepting hazardous waste after December 1981.
In May 1983, Buckingham County closed the new portion of the site in
accordance with plans approved by the Virginia State Health Department.
Sampling conducted by EPA in September 1983 indicates that on-site
ground water and off-site residential well water are contaminated by
chromium and beryllium. In early 1985, one residential well was -
contaminated. About 1,100 people depend on wells within 3 miles of the
site as a source of drinking water.
Status (January 1986); In late 1985, EPA determined that an immediate
removal was not warranted at that time.
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. BANGOR ORDNANCE DISPOSAL
Bremerton, Washington
Conditions at listing (October 1984); The Bangor Naval Submarine Base
is near Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington. Site A is a 6-acre hazardous
waste site on the base used by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team as a
test range. Between 1965 and 1973, the U.S. Navy demilitarized over
2 million pounds of explosive ordnance at this base. Surface water and
shallow ground water are contaminated with cyclonite (RDX) and trinitrotoluene
(TNT). The site is 0.5 miles from Hood Canal, a sensitive marine environment.
A small residential community lies 0.5 miles to the north in one possible
direction of ground water flow.
Bangor is participating in the Installation Restoration Program, the
specially funded program established in 1978 under which the Department; of
Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous waste sites
and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from these sites.
The Navy completed an initial assessment study of Bangor during June 1983.
The assessment concluded that further investigation is needed at the Ordnance
Disposal Site as well as other sites on the facility. Further investigation
will determine the extent of contamination and define any action necessary
to control remaining contamination and/or clean up the site, The Navy
has undertaken corrective actions to direct surface water away from the
site and away from the residential community.
t, Status (July 1985); Bangor has developed a scope of work to study
contamination on the installation. The study began in the summer of
1985.
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FORT LEWIS (LANDFILL NO. 5)
Tacona, Washington
Conditions at listing (October 1984); Fort Lewis is located near
Tacona in Pierce County, Washington, on the eastern shore of the southern
part of Puget Sound. It has been a U.S. Army facility since 1917. Industrial
operations at Fort Lewis have included maintenance of aircraft and vehicles,
repair and refurbishing of weapons, and neutralization of caustic paint-
stripping waste and battery acids. Prior to the mid-1970s, wastes were
disposed of in on-site landfills covering an area of 225 acres. These
disposal sites may have received hazardous wastes such as spent solvents,
plating wastes, pesticides, and PCBs. The State has detected hazardous
chemicals in water samples from Landfill No. 5, which covers 104 acres of
land leased from Weyerhaeuser Co. The Army has installed 11 monitoring
wells near the landfill.
Other operations at Fort Lewis received Interim Status under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act when the Army filed Part A of a
permit application.
Fort Lewis is participating in the Installation Restoration Program
(IRP), the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants fron
these sites. In 1983, the Army completed Phase I (records search), which
recommended no further action at that time.
Status (July 1985); This specific area is not being investigated at
this time due to a higher priority study associated with a known contami-
nation problem on and off the installation. However, in 1985, a ground
water investigation in the northwest corner of Fort Lewis (not Landfill #5)
found trichloroethylene in ground water. This investigation has gone
forward with Defense Environmental Restoration Funds, not the IRP.
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MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE (WASH RACK/TREATMENT AREA)
Tacona, Washington
Conditions at listing (October 1984); McChord Air Force Base covers
about 6,000 acres just south of Taccma in Pierce County, Washington. It
is on an upland plain, 5 miles east-southeast of Puget Sound. Since
1940, almost 500,000 gallons of hazardous substances have been used and
disposed of on the base. Th Air Force has detected, chloroform, benzene,
arsenic, chromium, and mercury in test wells on the base, as well as in
surface drainage (Clover Creek) leaving the base.
The site of concern consists of two areas: the liquid waste spill
and disposal area adjacent to the wash rack and the industral waste
treatment system. The wash rack has been active since the 1940s. A
wide variety of solvents, detergents, paints, and corrosion-removing
compounds have been used there. Industrial wastes from other sources
also were directed to the wash rack. The industrial waste treatment
system includes an oil skimmer with two leach pits. At times, oils were
discharged directly into the leach pits, which had to be re-excavated
because they were plugged from sludges and oils.
McChord Air Force Base, the Lakewood Water District, and American
Lake Gardens (a private development) get their drinking water from the
aquifer partially underlying McChord. (Lakewood was added to the NPL
in September 1983 and American Lake Gardens in September 1984.) Well
over 10,000 people within 3 miles of the base depend on the aquifer for
their.? drinking water.
;,The Air Force has investigated the contamination as part of the
Installation Restoration Program, the specially funded program established
in ]^j,78 under which the Department of Defense has been identifying and
evaluating its past hazardous waste sites and controlling the migration
of hazardous contaminants from these sites. The Air Force has constructed
numerous wells to verify the contamination. Several contaminated areas
have been found, though specific sources are still being investigated.
Status (July 1985); This specific area is not being investigated
at this time due to a higher priority study associated with the known
contamination problem at American Lake Gardens potentially involving the
installation.
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NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND
(AULT FIELD)
Whidbey Island, Washington
The Naval Air Station (NAS) at Whidbey Island in island County,
Washington, was commissioned in September 1942. It covers over 7,000
acres and is composed of two bases — Ault Field and Seaplane Base — 5
miles apart. The mission of NAS Whidbey Island is to maintain and operate
facilities and provide services and materials in support of the Navy's
aviation activities and units.
Ault Field contains most of the military activities. Its major,
waste generating activities include aircraft and vehicle maintenance and
washing, engine testing, nondestructive testing, parts cleaning, painting
and paint stripping, battery maintenance, pest control, public work
'maintenance, and transformer servicing. Wastes generated include carbon
tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, methyl ethyl ketone, toluene,
trichloroethane, zinc, lead, caustic cleaners, waste paints, and
pentachlorophenols.
The Ault Field Site consists of 23 waste areas. To date,
contamination of ground water or surface water has not been documented.
The waste areas overlay both the shallow and the sea level aquifers.
These aquifers provide drinking water to about 21,000 people within
3 miles of the site. Local surface water bodies are used for recreation
and irrigation. One surface water intake, 6,500 feet from the site, is
used to irrigate 66 acres of farmland. A fresh-water wetland is within
500 feet of the site.
NAS Whidbey Island is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Navy has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is scheduled to start in October 1985.
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NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND
(SEAPLANE BASE)
Whidbey Island, Washington
The Naval Air Station (MAS) at Whidbey Island in Island County,
Washington, was commissioned in September 1942. It covers over 7,000
acres and is composed of two bases — Ault Field and Seaplane Base — 5
miles apart. The mission of NAS Whidbey Island is to maintain and operate
facilities and provide services and materials in support of the Navy's
aviation activities and units. Ault Field contains most of the military
activities.
The major waste generating activities at Seaplane Base involve
aircraft and vehicle maintenance, paint and paint stripping, and machine
•and boat shop activities. Wastes generated include solvents, zinc chronate,
lead-containing paint wastes, thinners, ethylene glycol, sulfuric acid,
and lead-based sealants. The Seaplane Base Site consists of six waste
areas (a landfill and five uncontained spills) covering 7 acres. To
date, contamination of ground water or surface water has not been documented.
The waste areas potentially affect both the shallow and sea level aquifers.
These aquifers provide drinking water to about 16,500 people within 3
miles of the site. Local surface water bodies are used for recreation.
A coastal wetland is within 200 feet of the site.
NAS Whidbey Island is participating in the Installation Restoration
Program, the specially funded program established in 1978 under which the
Department of Defense has been identifying and evaluating its past hazardous
waste sites and controlling the migration of hazardous contaminants from
these sites. The Navy has completed Phase I (records search). Phase II
(preliminary survey) is scheduled to start in October 1985.
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WYCKOFF CO.-EAGLE HARBOR
Bainbridge Island, Washington
The Wyckoff Co.-Eagle Harbor Site covers about 50 acres on Bain-
bridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington. Wyckoff stores and uses penta-
chloroohenol and creosote to treat wood on the site.
Until 1981, waste water (over 23 million gallons) was discharged to a
seepage basin on-site, and sludge was buried on-site. In 1981, a closed
loop effluent system was installed. The.company has identified some
sludge disposal areas and removed the sludge. However, sane sludge
probably remains.
Creosote-like materials are present in subsoils at many points within
the site to a depth of at least 30 feet, according to tests conducted by
a contractor for Wyckoff. Sediment samples from Eagle Harbor, immediately
adjacent to the facility, show high concentrations of aromatic'hydrocarbons
that suggest a creosote origin. Similar contamination is also found in
clam and crab tissue from this area. Most residents (over 100 people) in
the Eagle Harbor area rely on conmunity and private wells from the sea
level aquifer for their drinking water.
The harbor is used for fishing, swimming, and boating.
Several studies are in progress by the company, the State, and EPA
to determine the extent of contamination.
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HAGEN FABM
Stoughton, Wisconsin
The Hagen Farm covers 5 acres in the rural area southeast of Stoughton,
Dane County, Wisconsin. The site is a former gravel pit that accepted
wastes from 1950 to 1960 without a permit. An investigation conducted by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) in 1982 discovered .
approximately 13,000 uncovered sealed druns of waste material. In 1984,
WDNR detected xylene, tetrahydrofuran, acetone, ethyl benzene, vinyl
chloride, and other organic solvents in monitoring wells at the site.
Private wells supply water for 940 people within 3 miles of the farm
and east of the Yahara River. Stoughton1s water supply wells on the west
side of the river are not affected at present. However, the contaminated
aquifer is continuous under the river and may threaten these wells.
In 1983, the Wisconsin Department of Justice filed an enforcement
action against Uniroyal, Inc., and Waste Managanent of Wisconsin, Inc.,
asking for investigation and cleanup of the site.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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