f/EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Errorgency &
Remedial Response
Washington, DC 20460
HW-10.3
June 1988
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST, PROPOSED UPDATE #7/RCRA RULES
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing two notices
in the Federal Register relating to the National Priorities List (NPL). One
notice proposes:
o Update 17 to the NPL, which consists of 229 sites, including 14 Federal
facility sites.
The other notice:
o Proposes action on 43 sites proposed during 1983-85 in the first 4 NPL
updates. The sites are related to Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA), which regulates facilities involved in hazardous
waste activities.
o Expands and clarifies the categories of RCRA sites that will be placed
on the NPL.
EPA is also announcing the deletion in April 1988 of three sites, which are
described in an addendum to this document.
The NPL identifies abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites that
warrant further investigation to determine if they pose risks to human health or
the environment. Sites on the NPL are eligible for long-term "remedial action"
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), enacted on December 11, 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA), enacted on October 17, 1986. SARA authorizes a
"Hazardous Substances Superfund" totalling $8.5 billion over 5 years to pay
costs not assumed by responsible parties for cleaning up waste sites. (CERCLA
authorized $1.5 billion over 5 years.) EPA has the primary responsibility
for managing cleanup and enforcement activities under Superfund.
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PROPOSED UPDATE #7
Proposed Update #7 includes sites from 41 of the 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and 6 territories. California leads with 25 sites,
followed by Pennsylvania with 17 and Washington with 15. Alaska is proposing
its first site. The sites are listed by State starting on page 14; the
distribution of sites by State is shown on page 21.
With the 149 sites previously proposed, 378 sites are new in
proposed status. In this rule, EPA is also reproposing four previously
proposed sites and proposing to expand a final site.
Of the 229 sites on Update #7, 228 are proposed because they scored
28.50 or above on the Hazard Ranking System (HRS), a numerically based
system designed to evaluate the relative risks posed by a site to human
health or the environment. Each State may designate a single site as its
top priority. Such sites do not have to have an HRS score of 28.50 or
above. Update #7 includes Wisconsin's top-priority site, N.W. Mauthe Co.,
Inc., in Appleton.
On April 18, 1988 (53 FR 12680), EPA deleted three sites frcm the
NPL:
o Mountain View Mobile Home Estates (once listed as Globe),
Globe, AZ
o Middletcwn Road Dump, Annapolis, MD
o Harris (Farley Street), Houston, TX
The NPL now includes 799 final sites and 378 proposed sites, for a
total of 1,177.
RCRA Sites
Proposed Update #7 includes 24 RCRA facilities subject to RCRA
Subtitle C corrective action authorities sites (Table 1). NPL/RCRA
policies are discussed starting on page 7.
Federal Facility Sites
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ite #7 Sites Subject to
irities (listed alphabet
Tnah-im-y to Pay
Kaiser Steel Corp. (Fontana Plant), Fontana, CA
Lenz Oil Service, Inc., Lemont, IL
Continental Steel Corp., Kokomo, IN
Pester Refinery Co., El Dorado, KS
Bofors Nobel, Inc., Muskegon, MI
Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc., Glen Cove, NY
Oklahona Refining Co., Cyril, OK
Tonolli Corp., Nesquehoning, PA
Non- or Late Filer
Apache Powder Co., St. David, AZ
Brown & Bryant, Inc. (Arvin Plant), Arvin, CA
Kearney-KPF, Stockton, CA
Marzone, Inc./Chevron Chemical Co., Tifton, GA
Ilada Energy Co., East Cape Girardeau, IL
Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co., Roscoe, IL
* Brook Industrial Park, Bound Brook, NJ
Converters
Advanced Micro Devices (Building 915), Sunnyvale, CA
CIS Printex, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Hexcel Corp., Livermore, CA
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. (Albany Plant), Albany, GA
John Deere (Ottumwa Works Landfills), Ottumwa, IA
Muskegon Chemical Co., Whitehall, MI
AMP, Inc. (Glen Rock Facility), Glen Rock, PA
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Sharon Plant), Sharon, PA
Carrier Air Conditioning Co., Collierville, IN
* Among several facilities on the site is a RCRA non-filer.
(categories defined on page 11)
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(52 PR 17991), EPA announced its intent to adopt a policy of placing Federal
facility sites on the NEL regardless of whether RCRA Subtitle C corrective
action authorities were applicable. However, this policy does not restrict
the use of RCRA corrective action authorities, via either enforcement actions
or permits, to achieve cleanup at Federal facility sites.
of Special Study Wastes
Section 105 (g) of CERCLA, as amended by SARA, requires additional
information before proposing sites involving "special study wastes," as
defined under Section 3001(b)(2), 3001(b)(3)(A)(ii), and 3001(b)(3)(A)(iii)
of RCRA. EPA has prepared addenda containing the required information for
20 proposed Update #7 sites with special study wastes. The addenda are
available for review in the public docket. The 20 sites (listed alphabetically
by State) and the special study wastes they contain are:
o Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine, Clear Lake, CA (mining wastes)
o Sealand Limited, Mount Pleasant, DE (coal tar)
o Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant, Fairfield, IA (coal tar)
o Lehigh Portland Cement Co., Mason City, IA (cement kiln dust)
o Northwestern States Portland Cement Co., Mason City, IA
(cement kiln dust)
o People's Natural Gas Co., Dubuque, IA (coal tar)
o Central Illinois Public Service Co., Taylorville, IL (coal tar)
o D.L. Mud, Inc., Abbeville, LA (oil drilling mud and produced waters)
o Gulf Coast Vacuum Services, Abbeville, LA (oil drilling mud and
produced waters)
o PAB Oil & Chemical Service, Inc., Abbeville, LA (oil drilling mud
and produced waters)
o Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt, Jasper County, MO (mining wastes)
, o Cimarron Mining Corp. , Carrizozo, NM (mining wastes from metal ore
beneficiation)
o Cleveland Mill, Silver City, NM (mining wastes)
o Lee Acres Landfill (USDOI), Earmington, NM (oil drilling mud and
produced waters)
o Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (Saratoga Springs Plant), Saratoga
Springs, NY (coal tar)
o Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp. (Dover Plant), Dover, OH (coal tar)
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o Jades Creek/Sitkin Smelting & Refining, Inc., Maitland, PA (mining
wastes)
o Tex-Tin Corp., Texas City, TX (mining wastes)
o Richardson Flat Tailings, Summit County, UT (mining wastes)
o Aluminum Co. of America (Vancouver Smelter), Vancouver, WA (spent
pot liners from aluminum production)
Mining Sites
EPA's position is that mining wastes may be hazardous substances,
pollutants, or contaminants under CERCLA and, therefore, are eligible for
the NPL. This position was affirmed in 1985 by the United States Court
of Appeals.
In the past, EPA considered whether noncoal mining sites that could
be handled under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA) should be deferred from the NPL. A mining site is eligible for
SMCRA if it:
o Was abandoned prior to August 3, 1977, the enactment date of SMCRA,
and there are no continuing Federal or State responsibilities
o Is in one of the States (23 at present) with an approved Abandoned
Mine Land Reclamation (AMLR) program and either:
- All coal projects in the State have been addressed, or
- The Governor of the State declares an emergency at a noncoal site.
In Update #7, EPA is proposing seven noncoal mining sites for the
NPL. Three sites are not eligible for AMLR funds. Two of them operated
after August 3, 1977:
o Cimarron Mining Corp., Carrizozo, NM
o Tex-Tin Corp., Texas City, TX
The third site is in a State that does not have an approved AMLR
program:
o Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine, Clear Lake, CA
The remaining four mining sites, abandoned prior to August 3, 1977,
are being proposed for the NPL because the States have approved AMLR
programs. EPA is in the process of developing a policy for listing mining
sites that are potentially eligible for AMLR funds. These four sites are
being proposed now, even without a final policy, to avoid delay in starting
CERCLA activities:
o Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt, Jasper County, MO
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o Cleveland Mill, Silver City, NM
o Jacks Creek/Sitkin Smelting & Refining, Inc., Maitland, PA
o Richardson Flat Tailings, Summit County, UT
Sites Being Reproposed
Four previously proposed sites are being reprqposed, and one final
Federal facility site is being proposed for expansion. These sites are:
o Apache Powder Co., Saint David, AZ. Procedural and technical issues
arose following proposal on June 10, 1986.
o Chem-Solv,.Inc., Cheswold, DE. Procedural issues arose .and new
technical information became available following proposal on
January 22, 1987.
o Combustion, Inc., Denham Springs, LA. New technical information
became available following proposal on June 10, 1986.
o Paoli Rail Yard, Paoli, PA. New technical information became
available following proposal on January 22, 1987.
o Weldon Spring Quarry (USDQE/Army), St. Charles County, MD. This
Federal facility site was placed on the NPL on July 22, 1987. Since
then, EPA has determined that the Weldon Spring Feed Materials Plant
and Raffinate Pits, located less than 3 miles from the Quarry, are
linked to the contamination problems at the original site. Conse-
quently, EPA proposes to expand the original site and requests
comment on the expanded site. The new site would be renamed "Weldon
Spring Quarry/Plant/Pits (USDOE/Army)." A special study waste
addendum is available for review in the docket.
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RCRA NOTICE
In a separate notice, EPA is taking these actions involving RCRA/NPL
policies:
o Reproposing 13 RCRA sites for the NFL (Table 2).
o Proposing to drop 30 RCRA sites from the NPL (Table 3).
o Expanding and clarifying the categories of RCRA sites that will
be placed on the NPL.
The 13 sites reproposed for the NPL are either 1) in one of the
four categories of RCRA sites that EPA has decided, as a matter of policy,
can be placed on the NPL, or 2) involve special site-specific issues.
The 30 sites to be dropped from the NPL are subject to the corrective
action authorities of RCRA Subtitle C. Cleanup activities are under way
at most of the sites under RCRA and in some cases under CERCLA or joint
RCRA/CERCLA authorities. The RCRA cleanup process and standards are
similar to those under CERCLA, ensuring that all actions taken will protect
human health and the environment. Dropping such sites from the NPL also
preserves CERCLA resources for sites where no other cleanup authority is
available.
Because the actions involve reproposing sites, they do not change the
number of final and proposed NPL sites at this time.
In a related action, EPA will soon publish a notice in the Federal
Register clarifying how it will determine when the owner/operator of a
RCRA facility is unwilling to take corrective action. Such facilities
would then be placed on the NPL. The notice will also request Garment on
expanding the current criterion for determining when an owner/operator is
unable to take corrective action.
Sites to Be Placed on the NPL
CERCLA restricts EPA's authority to respond to certain categories of
releases of hazardous substances — petroleum, for example, is excluded. In
addition, as a matter of policy/ EPA may choose not to respond to certain types
of releases because the Federal government can use other laws to achieve
cleanup, thus preserving CERCLA funds for responding where no other, law. is.
available. However, if EPA later determines that sites not listed as a matter
of policy are not being cleaned up properly, EPA may consider placing them on
the NPL.
After the first NPL was published in September 1983, EPA's policy was to
defer placing hazardous waste sites on the NPL that could be handled by the
RCRA Subtitle C corrective action authorities, until 1984, those authorities
were limited. The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA), enacted on
November 8, 1984, greatly expanded RCRA Subtitle C corrective action authorities.
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Table 2 - Sites to be Reproposed to the NPL
State/Site Name Location
AZ: Motorola, Inc. Phoenix
(52nd Street
Plant)
CA: Fairchild Semi- South San
conductor Corp. Jose
(formerly Eairchild
Camera & Instrument
Corp.)
(South San Jose
Plant)
CA: J. H. Baxter Co.
CA: Lorentz Barrel
& Drum Co.
FL: City Industries Orlando
Inc.
IN: Prestolite Battery Vincennes
Division
ME: Union Chemical
Co. Inc.
ME: Kysor Industrial
Corp.
MO: Conservation
Chemical Co.
NE: Lindsay Manufac-
turing Co.
NC: National Starch
& Chemical Corp.
VA: Culpeper Wood
Preservers, Inc.
VA: Buckingham County
Landfill (formerly
Love's Container
Service Landfill)
South Hope
Cadillac
RCRA Status Date Proposed
Converter 10/15/84
Converter
10/15/84
Weed
San Jose
Unwilling
Non-filer
10/15/84
10/15/84
LOIS/unwilling 10/15/84
RCRA corrective 09/18/85
action may not
apply to all
contamination
LOIS/Unwilling 04/10/85
Converter
Kansas City Unwilling
09/18/85
04/10/85
Lindsay
Salisbury Converter
Amendment to 10/15/84
waste listing
04/10/85
Culpeper RCRA 3008(a)
order
10/15/84
Buckingham LOIS/unwilling 10/15/84
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Table 3. - Sites Pronosed to be Drooped from the NPL
State/Site Name
CA: Fairchild Semicon-
ductor Corp. (formerly
Fairchild Camera &
Instrument Corp.)
(Mountain View Plant)
CA: IMC Corp. (Fresno
Plant)
CA: Hewlett-Packard
CA: IEM Corp. (San Jose
Plant)
CA: Marley Cooling Tower
Co.
CA: Rhone-Poulenc, inc./
Zoecon Corp.
CA: Signetics, Inc.
CA: Southern Pacific
Transporation Co.
CA: Van Waters & Rogers
Inc.
CO: Martin Marietta
(Denver Aerospace)
EL: Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft/United
Technologies Corp.
GA: Olin Corp.
(Areas 1,2 & 4)
IA: A.Y. McDonald
Industries, Inc.
IA: Chemplex Co.
IA: Frit Industries
(Humboldt Plant)
Location
Mountain View
Date Proposed
10/15/84
Fresno
Palo Alto
San Jose
Stockton
East Palo Alto
Sunnyvale
Roseville
San Jose
Waterton
West Palm Beach
Augusta
Dubuque
Clinton/Camanche
Humboldt
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
09/18/85
09/18/85
09/08/83
09/18/85
10/15/84
04/10/85
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Table 3 (cont'd)
State/Site Name
IA: John Deere
(Dubuque Works)
IA: U.S. Nameplate Co.
IL: Sheffield (U.S.
Ecology, Inc.)
IN: Firestone Industrial
Products Co.
KS: National Industrial
Environmental Services
MI: Hooker (Montague
Plant)
MI: Lacks Industries,
Inc.
MO: Findett Corp.
MT: Burlington Northern
Railroad (Seiners
Tie-Treating Plant)
NE: Monroe Auto Equip-
ment Co.
NJ: Matlack, Inc.
CH: General Electric Co.
(Coshocton Plant)
PA: Rohm & Haas Co.
Landfill
VA: IBM Corp. (Manassas
Plant Spill)
WV: Mobay Chemical Corp.
(New Martinsville
Plant)
Location
Dubuque
Mount Vemon
Sheffield
Noblesville
Farley
Montague
Grand Rapids
St. Charles
Scmers
Cozad
Woolwich
Township
Coshocton
Bristol Township
Manassas
New Martinsville
Date Proposed
09/18/85
10/15/84
10/15/84
09/18/85
10/15/84
09/18/85
10/15/84
10/15/84
10/15/84
09/18/85
09/18/85
10/15/84
04/10/85
10/15/84
10/15/84
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On June 10, 1986, after reviewing public Garments received on a
policy proposed on April 10, 1985, EPA identified three categories of
sites subject to Subtitle C corrective action authorities that should be
placed on the NFL if they meet the listing criteria. The three
categories are:
o Facilities owned by persons who have demonstrated inability to
finance appropriate remedial action by invoking bankruptcy laws.
o Facilities that have lost authorization to operate and for which
there are indications that the owner/operator has been unwilling
to undertake corrective action. Authorization to operate
may be lost when Interim Status is tenninated as a result of the
first of the following and is lost as a result of either the second
or third:
- Issuance of a corrective action order under RCRA Section 3008(h)
- Denial of a permit under RCRA Section 3005(c)
- Operation of RCRA Section 3005(e)(2). An owner/operator of a
land disposal facility that did not certify compliance with
applicable ground water monitoring and financial responsibility
requirements and failed to submit a Part B permit application
by November 8, 1985, known in HSWA as the Loss of Interim Status
(LOIS) provision.
o Facilities that have not lost authorization to operate, but have a clear
history of unwillingness. These situations are determined on a case-by-
case basis.
Of the 13 RCRA sites being reproposed for the NFL at this time, 3 are in
the LOIS/unwillingness category and 2 are in the case-by-case unwillingness
category (Table 2).
As a matter of policy, EPA is proposing to list four additional categories
of RCRA-related sites. The first category is:
o Facilities that were treating, storing, or disposing of Subtitle C
hazardous waste after November 19, 1980, but that did not file a
Part A permit application by that date as required and have little
or no history of compliance with RCRA. EPA believes that these
non- or late filers, although they are technically subject to. RCRA,
are not likely to be cleaned up expeditiously under RCRA and so should
be on the NFL.
Of the 13 RCRA sites being reproposed for the NFL, 1 is a nonfiler.
Two other categories of RCRA sites are appropriate for the NFL
because they are not subject to Subtitle C corrective action authorities:
o Facilities with permits for the treatment, storage, or disposal
of hazardous waste issued before enactment of HSWA, and whose
owners/operators will not voluntarily modify the permit. Pre-HSWA
permittees are not required to take corrective action for releases
from solid waste management units. Under RCRA Section 3004(u), EPA
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does not have the authority to modify a pre-HSWA permit for corrective
action until the permit is renewed. Many pre-HSWA permits
are for 10 years. Since the last pre-HSWA permit was issued prior
to November 8, 1984, it could be 1994 before EPA could modify some
permits to include corrective action. In these cases, EPA believes
CKRCTA authorities will result in the most expeditious cleanup.
o Facilities that filed a Part A permit application for treatment,
storage, or disposal of Subtitle C hazardous waste as a precautionary
measure only. Such facilities — for example, generators, transporters,
or recyclers of hazardous wastes — are not subject to Subtitle C
corrective action authorities. These are referred to as protective
filers.
The fourth category involves sites where EPA believes it has the
authority under RCRA Section 3008(h) to compel corrective action. However,
RCRA's corrective action program currently focuses primarily on treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities (due to permitting deadlines in RCRA).
Therefore, this category should be on the NPL to ensure expeditious cleanup:
o Facilities that at one time treated or stored Subtitle C hazardous
waste but have since converted to generator-only status (that is,
facilities that now store hazardous waste for 90 days or less) or
any other hazardous waste activity not requiring Interim Status. These
facilities, whose Part A applications have been withdrawn with EPA
or State approval, are referred to as converters.
Of the 13 RCRA sites being reproposed at this time, 4 are converters.
The three remaining sites involve site-specific special issues:
o Prestolite Battery Division, in Vincennes, IN, which obtained
Interim Status when it filed Part A of a permit application and a
Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity. Much of the contamination
at the site, which formerly manufactured lead acid batteries, is a
result of atmospheric deposition of lead from faulty air pollution
control equipment. At this time, an issue remains, as to whether
RCRA Subtitle C corrective action authorities apply to all of the
contamination associated with the site.
o Lindsay Manufacturing Co., in Lindsay, NE, which is no longer
subject to RCRA Subtitle C corrective action authorities. Lindsay
Manufacturing obtained Interim Status when it filed Part A of a
permit appliction and a Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity.
On May 28, 1986, EPA amended its list of Subtitle C hazardous
wastes. As a result, the waste generated by Lindsay Manufacturing
is no longer considered hazardous under Subtitle C, making the
company no longer subject to Subtitle C corrective action authorities.
o Culpeper Wood Preservers, Inc., in Culpeper, VA, which on September
10, 1981, entered into a Consent Order and Consent Agreement with EPA
under RCRA Section 3008(a). The order stated that when the facility
completed an upgrading program, it would not be required to have a RCRA
permit. The facility complied with the agreement and is no longer
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considered a RCRA facility. If the facility agrees to clean up the site
according to Subtitle C corrective action authorities, EPA will consider
removing it from the NFL.
Sites To Be Dropped Fran the NPL
EPA is proposing to drop 30 sites (Table 3) from the proposed NPL
because they do not satisfy any of the criteria of the NPL/RCRA policy.
EPA believes that the sites will be adequately cleaned up using Subtitle C
corrective action authorities. The technical process for investigating
environmental problems and deciding how to clean up under RCRA, as well
as the enforcement process, are very similar to those under Superfund.
The cleanup goals are the same — to protect human health and the environ-
ment.
EPA will continue to examine these sites in the context of the NPL/RCRA
policy and may, in the future, consider adding them to the NPL if that
becomes necessary.
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
EPA has prepared three additional publications related to the two Federal
Register notices:
o National Priorities List, Supplementary Lists and Supporting Materials,
June 1988. Publication HW-10.3S
o Descriptions of 229 Sites in Proposed Update #7 to National Priorities
List, June 1988. Publication HW-8.13
o Descriptions of 43 RCRA Sites Reprcposed for the National Priorities
List, June 1988. Publication HW-8.14
Single free copies of these publications are available from:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public Information Center, PM-211B
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Telephone 202-382-2080
Publication HW-10.2 (Background Information, July 1987) is new obsolete.
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
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Alaska Battery Enterprises
Redwing Carriers, Inc. (Saraland)
T.H. Agricul & Nutri (Montgomery)
Advanced Micro Devices(Bldg. 915)
Brown & Bryant, Inc.(Arvin Plant)
Crazy Horse Sanitary Landfill
CTS Printex, Inc.
Fresno Municipal Sanitary Lndfll
GBF, Inc. , Dump
Hewlett-Packard(620-40 Page Mill)
Hexcel Corp .
Intersil Inc. /.Siemens Components
Jasco Chemical Corp.
Kaiser Steel Corp (Fontana Plant)
Kearney -KPF
Modesto Ground Water Contamin
Newmark Ground Water Contamin
Pacific Coast Pipe Lines
Sola Optical USA, Inc.
Solvent Service, Inc.
Spectra-Physics, Inc.
Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine
Synertek, Inc. (Building 1)
TRW Microwave, Inc (Building 825)
Valley Wood Preserving, Inc.
Chemical Sales Co.
Barkhamsted-New Hartford Landfill
Cheshire Associates Property
Durham Meadows
Gallup 's Quarry
Linemaster Switch Corp.
City/County
Fairbanks N Star
Saraland
Montgomery
Sunnyvale
Arvin
Salinas
Mountain View
Fresno
Antioch
Palo Alto
Livermore
Cupertino
Mountain View
Fontana
Stockton
Modesto
San Bernardino
Fillmore
Petaluma
San Jose
Mountain View
Clear Lake
Santa Clara
Sunnyvale
Turlock
Commerce City
Barkhamsted
Cheshire
Durham
Plainfield
Woodstock
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
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Site Name
Precision Plating Corp.
Kent County Landfill (Houston)
Sealand Limited
Sussex County Landfill No. 5
Agrico Chemical Co.
Airco Plating Co.
Anodyne , Inc .
B&B Chemical Co . , Inc .
Beulah Landfill
BMI- Textron
Chemform, Inc.
Madison County Sanitary Landfill
Standard Auto Bumper Corp.
Wilson Concepts of Florida, Inc.
Wingate Road Munic Incinerat Dump
Woodbury Chemical (Princeton Pint)
Cedartown Industries, Inc.
Cedartown Municipal Landfill
Firestone Tire (Albany Plant)
Marzone Inc. /Chevron Chemical Co.
T.H. Agricul & Nutri (Albany)
Woolf oik Chemical Works , Inc .
E.I. Du Pont (County Rd X23)
Electro-Coatings, Inc.
Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant
Farmers ' Mutual Cooperative
John Deere (Ottumwa Works Lndfls)
Lehigh Portland Cement Co.
Mid-America Tanning Co.
Northwestern States Portland Cem
Peoples Natural Gas Co.
White Farm Equipment Co . Dump
Adams County Quincy Landfills 2&3
Amoco Chemicals (Joliet Landfill)
Beloit Corp.
Central Illinois Public Serv Co.
DuPage Cty Ldf/Blackwell Forest
Ilada Energy Co.
Interstate Pollution Control, Inc
Lenz Oil Service, Inc.
City/County
Vernon
Houston
Mount Pleasant
Laurel
Pensacola
Miami
North Miami Beach
Hialeah
Pensacola
Lake Park
Pompano Beach
Madison
Hialeah
Pompano Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Princeton
Cedartown
Cedartown
Albany
Tifton
Albany
Fort Valley
West Point
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
Hospers
Ottumwa
Mason City
Sergeant Bluff
Mason City
Dubuque
Charles City
Quincy
Joliet
Rockton
Taylorville
Warrenville
East Cape Girardeau
Rockford
Lemont
Response Cleanup
Category- Status,
D
D
R 0
D
D
D
D
D
D
V S 0
D
V R 0
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
V R 0
D I
V I
D
D
D
V S
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 0
D
F
D
D
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
NPL
Grl
7
8
4
13
11
7
14
7
7
12
7
4
7
7
15
2
12
6
13
14
9
12
13
7
9
14
9
8
15
15
12
10
3
15
9
4
12
St
IL
IL
IL
IL
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
KS
KS
KS
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
LA
LA
LA
MA
MD
MD
ME
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
Site Name
Southeast Rockford Grnd Wtr Con
Warner Electric Brake & Clutch Co
Woodstock Municipal Landfill
Yeoman Creek Landfill
Carter Lee Lumber Co.
Conrail Rail Yard (Elkhart)
Continental Steel Corp.
Galen Myers Dump/Drum Salvage
Himco , Inc . , Dump
Lakeland Disposal Service , Inc .
Tippecanoe Sanitary Landfill , Inc
Whiteford Sales&Ser/Nationalease
29th & Mead Ground Water Contamin
Hydro -Flex Inc.
Pester Refinery Co.
Brantley Landfill
Caldwell Lace Leather Co. , Inc.
Fort Hartford Coal Co Stone Qurry
General Tire/Rubber (May field Lnf)
Green River Disposal , Inc .
Red Penn Sanitation Co. Landfill
Tri-City Disposal Co.
D.L. Mud, Inc.
Gulf Coast Vacuum Services
PAB Oil & Chemical Service, Inc.
Atlas Tack Corp.
Anne Arundel County Landfill
Bush Valley Landfill
Saco Municipal Landfill
Adam's Plating
Albion- Sheridan Township Landfill
Bendix Corp. /Allied Automotive
Bofors Nobel, Inc.
Cannelton Industries, Inc.
Carter Industrials, Inc.
Hi-Mill Manufacturing Co.
Kay don Corp .
City/County
Rockford
Roscoe
Woodstock
Waukegan
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Kokomo
Osceola
Elkhart
Claypool
Lafayette
South Bend
Wichita
Topeka
El Dorado
Island
Auburn
Olaton
Mayfield
Maceo
Peewee Valley
Shepherdsville
Abbeville
Abbeville
Abbeville
Fairhaven
Glen Burnie
Ab ingdon
Saco
Lans ing
Albion
St. Joseph
Muskegon
Sault Sainte Marie
Detroit
Highland
Muskegon
Response Cleanup
Category,- Status.
D
D
D
D
D
R 0
D
R 0
D
D
D
D
D
D
S
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
V 0
D
D
S
D
D
D
D
D
D
R S
D
R 0
D
D 0
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
NPL
Grl
12
14
9
7
13
5
15
5
15
14
9
8
13
9
8
9
15
13
11
14
2
16
5
10
15
13
16
16
7
14
9
8
11
15
11
11
St
MI
MI
MI
MI
MO
MO
MS
MT
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
ND
NH
NH
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NM
NM
NM
NM
NY
NY
Site Name
Muskegon Chemical Co.
Parsons Chemical Works, Inc.
Peerless Plating Co.
State Disposal Landfill, Inc.
Missouri Electric Works
Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt
Gautier Oil Co., Inc.
Comet Oil Co.
ABC One Hour Cleaners
Benfield Industries, Inc.
FCX, Inc. (Statesville Plant)
PCX, Inc. (Washington Plant)
Geigy Chemical Corp (Aberdeen Pit)
JFD Electronics/Channel Master
Koppers Co Inc (Morrisville Pint)
New Hanover Cnty Airport Burn Pit
Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits
Minot Landfill
Fletcher's Paint Works & Storage
Holton Circle Ground Water Contam
Brook Industrial Park
Garden State Cleaners Co.
Global Sanitary Landfill
Higgins Disposal
Higgins Farm
Industrial Latex Corp.
Kauffman St Minteer, Inc.
Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Con
South Jersey Clothing Co.
Witco Chemical Corp. (Oakland Pit)
Cimarron Mining Corp.
Cleveland Mill
Pagano Salvage
Prewitt Abandoned Refinery
Action Anodizing, Plating Polish
C & J Disposal Leasing Co. Dump
City/County
Whitehall
Grand Ledge
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Cape Girardeau
Jasper County
Gautier
Billings
Jacksonville
Hazelwood
Statesville
Washington
Aberdeen
Oxford
Morrisville
Wilmington
Maco
Minot
Milford
Londonderry
Bound Brook
Minotola
Old Bridge Township
Kingston
Franklin Township
Wallington Borough
Jobstown
Warren County
Minotola
Oakland
Carrizozo
Silver City
Los Lunas
Prewitt
Copiague
Hamilton
Response
Category2
S
D
R
D
D
D
V F
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
R
R
D
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
D
D
Cleanup
Status _
0
0
0
I
0
0
0
0
0
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
NPL
Grl
12
3
13
14
11
4
15
14
14
14'
9
5
11
13
7
9
11
15
5
8
13
15
8
15
6
3
13
13
14
5
8
9
13
14
12
9
4
10
St
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
OH
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OR
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
RI
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
Site Name
Carroll St Dubies Sewage Disposal
Circuitron Corp.
Jones Chemicals , Inc .
Mattiace Petrochemical Co., Inc.
Niagara Mohawk Power (Saratoga Sp)
Rosen Brothers Scrap Yard/Dump
Sidney Landfill
Reilly Tar & Chemical (Dover Pint)
Double Eagle Refinery Co.
Fourth Street Abandoned Refinery
Mosley Road Sanitary Landfill
Oklahoma Refining Co.
Sunray Oil Co. Refinery
Joseph Forest Products
A . I . W . Frank/Mid- County Mus tang
AMP, Inc. (Glen Rock Facility)
Bell Landfill
Berkley Products Co. Dump
Berks Landfill
Boarhead Farms
Butz Landfill
Elizabethtown Landfill
Jacks Creek/Sitkin Smelting & Ref
Keyser Avenue Borehole
Occidental Chem/Firestone Tire
Raymark
Recticon/Allied Steel Corp.
Saegertown Industrial Area
Strasburg Landfill
Tonolli Corp.
Westinghouse Elec (Sharon Plant)
Rose Hill Regional Landfill
Beaunit Corp(Circular Knit & Dye)
Elmore Waste Disposal
Helena Chemical Co. Landfill
Lexington County Landfill Area
Rock Hill Chemical Co.
Townsend Saw Chain Co .
City/County
Port Jervis
East Farmingdale
Caledonia
Glen Cove
Saratoga Springs
Cortland
Sidney
Dover
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Cyril
Allen
Joseph
Exton
Glen Rock
Terry Township
Denver
Spring Township
Bridgeton Township
Stroudsburg
Elizabethtown
Maitland
Scranton
Lower Pottsgrove Twp
Hatboro
East Coventry Twp
Saegertown
Newlin Township
Nesquehoning
Sharon
South Kingstown
Fountain Inn
Greer
Fairfax
Cayce
Rock Hill
Pontiac
Response
Category2
D
D
D
R S
D
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
D
F
D
D
S
D
S
D
D
R
V
D
R
D
Cleanup
Status.
0
I
0
0
0
0
0
I
0
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National Priorities List,
Proposed Update 7 Sites (by State)
June 1988
NPL
Gri
11
8
10
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
4
8
3
6
5
10
2
15
10
2
15
7
6
3
13
9
14
5
13
2
12
16
St
TN
TN
TN
TX
TX
TX
UT
VA
VA
VA
VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
Site Name
Carrier Air Conditioning Co.
Murray-Ohio Mfg (Horseshoe Bend)
Wrigley Charcoal Plant
Dixie Oil Processors, Inc.
Rio Grande Oil Co. Refinery
Tex -Tin Corp.
Richardson Flat Tailings
Abex Corp.
Arrowhead Assoc/Scovill Corp.
Suffolk City Landfill
Bennington Municipal Sanitary Lfl
BFI Sanitary Landfill(Rockingham)
Burgess Brothers Landfill
Darling Hill Dump
Parker Sanitary Landfill
Tansitor Electronics, Inc.
ALCOA (Vancouver Smelter)
American Crossarm & Conduit Co.
Centralia Municipal Landfill
General Electric (Spokane Shop)
Northwest Transformer (S Harkness)
Pacific Car & Foundry Co.
Pasco Sanitary Landfill
Seattle Mun Lndfll (Kent Hghlnds)
Tosco Corp. (Spokane Terminal)
Yakima Plating Co.
Fort Howard Paper Co. Lagoons
Hechimovich Sanitary Landfill
Madison Metro Sewage District Lag
N.W. Mauthe Co., Inc. *
Sauk County Landfill
Waste Management (Brookfield Lfl)
City/County
Collierville
Lawrenceburg
Wrigley
Friends wood
Sour Lake
Texas City
Summit County
Portsmouth
Montross
Suffolk
Bennington
Rockingham
Woodford
Lyndon
Lyndon
Bennington
Vancouver
Chehalis
Centralia
Spokane
Ever son
Renton
Pasco
Kent
Spokane
Yakima
Green Bay
Williamstown
Blooming Grove
Appleton
Excelsior
Brookfield
Response Cleanup
Category,, Status.
D
D
D
V F 0
D
D
D
F
F
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D 0
D
D
R S 0
D
D
6 WY Mystery Bridge Rd/U.S. Highway 20 Evansville
R
Number of Sites Proposed for Listing: 215
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National Priorities List,
Federal Facility Sites, Proposed Update 7 (by State)
June 1988
NPL
Grl
15
15
8
1
10
1
10
2
12
13
5
10
1
1
St
AZ
CA
CA
CA
NC
NM
NM
OH
PR
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
Site Name
Yuma Marine Corps Air Station
Concord Naval Weapons Station
El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant
Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base
Cal West Metals (SBA)
Lee Acres Landfill (USDOI)
Wright -Patterson Air Force Base
Naval Security Group Activity
Fairchild Air Force Base (4 Areas)
Hanford 100 -Area (USDOE)
Hanford 1100 -Area (USDOE)
Hanford 200 -Area (USDOE)
Hanford 300 -Area (USDOE)
Number of Federal Facility Sites Proposed
City/County
Yuma
Concord
El Toro
Riverbank
Ons low County
Lemitar
Farmington
Dayton
Sabana Seca
Spokane County
Benton County
Benton County
Benton County
Benton County
for Listing: 14
Response Cleanup
Category „ Status _
R
R
R
R
R
D
D 0
R
R
R
D
D
D
D
* State top priority site
1: Sites are placed in groups (Gr) corresponding to groups of 50
on the final NPL
V
F
D
I
0
c
Voluntary or negotiated response
Federal enforcement
Category to be determined
R » Federal and State response
S = State enforcement
Implementation activity underway, one or more operable units
One or more operable units completed; others may be underway
Implementation activity completed for all operable units
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National Priorities List,
Final and Proposed Sites Per State/Territory
(by Proposed Update 7 Sites)
June 1988
Proposed Update 7
State/Territory
California
Pennsylvania
Washington
Florida
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
New Jersey
North Carolina
New York
Indiana
Kentucky
Connecticut
Georgia
South Carolina
Vermont
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Delaware
Kansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Maryland
Missouri
New Hampshire
Ohio
Alaska
Colorado
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Wyoming
Arizona
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Arkansas
Commonwealth of Marianas
District of Columbia
Guam
Hawai i
Idaho
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nevada
South Dakota
Trust Territories
Virgin Islands
West Virginia
Non-Fed
22
17
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Fed
3
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Previously
Non-Fed
15
17
2
5
8
11
6
3
2
4
5
0
1
3
3
0
1
0
0
5
1
1
1
3
8 '
0
0
5
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
4
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
proposed Final
Fed
0
2
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Non-Fed
40
60
20
34
15
58
7
94
9
62
24
10
7
3
12
2
32
4
5
12
7
6
8
20
10
8
6
12
13
28
0
12
5
21
2
8
1
4
8
3
1
5
8
0
9
0
0
1
0
4
39
2
0
1
0
0
5
Fed
8
1
3
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Total
88
97
43
51
39
81
23
110
21
76
37
17
14
13
21
8
39
10
11
21
11
11
13
28
22
12
10
21
15
32
1
16
8
22
3
10
2
7
9
11
2
9
9
0
10
0
0
1
6
4
40
5
0
1
0
0
6
Total
215
14
133
16
767
32 1177
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ADDENDUM: DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE SITES DELETED FROM
THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST IN APRIL 1988
Attached are descriptions of three sites deleted from the National
Priorities List on April 18, 1988 (53 FR 12680). On September 3, 1987
(52 FR 33446), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
its intention to delete the sites and solicited comments on the action
for a 30-day period. Earlier, EPA had provided an opportunity for the
three canmunities involved to content. The sites were deleted because
EPA has determined that no further response is appropriate, in accordance
with Section 300.66(c)(7) of the National Contingency Plan, the Federal
regulation for implementating the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). EPA also determined that the
actions taken protect human health and the environment, consistent with
SARA Section 121(d).
On March 14, 1987 (53 FR 8223), EPA announced its intention to delete
two sites:
o Tri-City Oil Conservationist, Inc., Tampa, FL, placed on the NPL
in September 1984.
o Varsol Spill, Miami, FL, placed on the NPL in September 1983;
originally proposed as part of the Biscayne Aquifer.
Sites that have been deleted remain eligible for further CERCXA-
f inanced remedial action in the unlikely event that conditions in the
future warrant such action.
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National Priorities List
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended in 1986
MOUNTAIN VIEW MOBILE HOME ESTATES
Globe, Arizona
Deleted from NPL (April 18, 1988, 53 FR 12680)
Conditions at listing (July 1982): Mountain View Mobile Home Estates is
located 75 miles east of Phoenix, in Globe, Arizona. The 17-acre site is
divided into 55 lots, 47 of which are occupied by about 130 residents. The
subdivision was developed in 1973 on the site of Metate Asbestos Corp.'s chrvso-
tile asbestos mill after the Gila County Air Quality Control District ordered
the mill to close. Contaminated soil was used to level the site, which is
directly adjacent to the active Jaouavs Minina & Eauipment Corp. asbestos mill.
This site, once listed as "Globe," is the top priority site in Arizona.
In October 1979, State and local health officials discovered that soil in
the mobile home subdivision was contaminated with asbestos. The Governor
declared an emergency at the site in January 1980 and temporarily relocated
residents while the site was partially covered and the homes were decontaminated.
Wind, water, and human activity have subseauentlv eroded the 6-inch soil cover.
This site was included in the "Expanded Eligibility List," which was
announced in July 1982 before formal rulemakinq was instituted: formally
proposed on December 30, 1982 (47 FR 58476)-; and added to the NPL on
September 8, 1983 (48 FR 40658).
Response actions leading to deletion: In April 1983, FPA initiated a
remedial investigation/feasibility studv (RI/FS). A report published in Mav
1983 found that subdivision residents were beina exposed to sianificant
quantities of asbestos fibers from contaminated soil on-site and airborne fibers
from the nearby mill. During the RI/FS, EPA and the Federal Emeraency Manaqement
Agency offered to temporarily relocate residents on a voluntary basis oendina a
decision on a permanent remedy. Most residents accepted the offer.
The study report recommended permanent relocation of Mountain View residents
with subsequent site closure, capping, and maintenance. All residents were
permanently relocated by March 1985. The homes and other structures wer*3
crushed and buried on-site in two natural depressions. Drainaae culverts and
enclosed pipes were installed to reduce the potential for erosion of the cover.
A nonwoven filter fabric was placed over the entire site. A 21-inch layer of
uncontaminated soil was placed over the fabric and compacted; 3 inches o^ crushed
rocks were added to complete the cover. The site was fenced.
EPA analysis of 132 soil samples from the site cover detected no asbestos
or only traces (less than 1 percent), which is consistent with backaround read-
ings. Physical inspection of the site found only minor settlina and erosion.
CERCLA funds were used to purchase the property, which was transferred
to the State. Arizona will maintain the site for a minimum of 20 years.
Permanent land-use restrictions have been written into the property title.
EPA, in consultation with the State of Arizona, has determined that all
appropriate Fund-financed response under CERCLA has been implemented, and that
no further response by responsible parties is appropriate.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response. Compensation, and Liability Act {CERCLA) as amended in 1986
MIDDLETOWN ROAD DUMP
Annapolis, Maryland
Deleted from NPL (April 18, 1988, 53 FR 12680)
Conditions at listing (December 1982): The Middletown Road Dump covers
2.3 acres off Maryland Route 50 in a mixed residential/rural area near Annapolis,
Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Over several decades, the privatelv-owned site
was used without proper State permits for the disposal of rubble, fill material,
and miscellaneous wastes. The State found toluene, benzene, paint waste, and
solvents in at least 12 drums and one dumpster at the site. While takina
remedial action, the owner crushed some drums, spillina liauids onto the site.
Although ground water at the site has not been sampled, potential contamination
is of concern because ground water is used as drinkina water in the area. The
site is located within 1,200 feet of an unnamed tributary to Whitehall Creek,
which empties into Chesapeake Bay.
The site was proposed on December 30, 1982 (47 FR 58476) and added to the
NPL on September 8, 1983 (48 FR 40658).
Response actions leading to deletion: In April 1983, EPA determined that
emergency conditions existed on-site. Stream sediments and surface soils
contained significant concentrations of heavy metals. Using CERCLA emeraencv
funds, EPA removed on-site contaminated materials to a hazardous waste facility
regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The
remaining soil contained background levels of contaminants. The site was capped
with clean soil, and monitoring wells were installed.
In January 1985, EPA" started a Remedial Investigation (RI). EPA evaluated
existing data from on-site wells, off-site wells, and surface waters and also
sampled and analyzed sediments and air. All data indicated that contaminant
levels were very close to naturally occurring backaround levels, based on
previously collected State data. The RI, completed in June 1985, determined
that there was no significant threat to public health or the environment via
direct contact, inhalation, or ingestion.
Under a Consent Order with the State, the owner removed uncontaminated
tires remaining on-site to an EPA-requlated facility.
The State will monitor the on-site wells at least annually as part of its
inspection schedule for closed waste sites.
Based on the RI, EPA, in consultation with the State of Maryland, has
determined that the site poses no significant threat to human health or the
environment and, therefore, remedial measures are not appropriate.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Remedial Response Program
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National Priorities List
Superfund hazardous waste site listed under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended in 1986
HARRIS (FARLEY STREET)
Houston, Texas
Deleted from NPL (April 18, 1988, 53 FR 12680)
Conditions at listing (July 1982): The Harris (Farley Street) Site, a 2-acre
abandoned landfill containing tars and sludges, is in southeast Houston, Harris
County, Texas. Records indicate that a transporter leased the site in 1958 and
disposed of over 550 tons of liquids and sludges from local chemical industries
in two trenches, each 120 by 40 feet. Following complaints, a thin layer of
soil was placed over the disposal area in 1959. Subsequent owners discovered
the wastes in 1961 during construction of a swimming pool. Wastes also appeared
during other construction activity. Air, soil, ground water, and surface water
are contaminated with organic chemicals. All residents in the immediate area
use wells for drinking water.
This site was included in the "Expanded Eligibility List," which was
announced in July 1982 before formal rulemaking was instituted; formally proposed
on December 30, 1982 (47 FR 58476); and added to the NPL on September 8, 1983
(48 FR 40658).
Response actions leading to deletion; In November 1982, EPA awarded CERCLA
funds to Texas for a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) to determine
the type'and extent of contamination at the site and .identify alternatives for
remedial action. In June 1983, EPA and Dow Chemical, U.S.A., signed an Admini-
strative Order on Consent under which Dow agreed to conduct the RI/FS. Dow
submitted the RI report in November 1983 and the FS report in May 1984. The RI
indicated that wastes on the site were styrene tars and their degradation products,
including substituted benzenes, substituted biphenyls, polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons, and nonaromatic cyclics. Monitoring wells next to the trenches
and downgradient of the site detected no contamination. As a result of these
findings, EPA and Dow agreed on soil removal as the cleanup alternative. In
September 1985, a second Administrative Order on Consent was signed covering
design and implementation of the cleanup.
During 1986, Dow excavated contaminated soils and transported them to a
hazardous waste landfill regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act. Measurements of total extractable organics (TEO) were used
to determine levels of soil contamination. Background level was defined as
from 0 to 10 parts per million (ppm), with a detection limit of less than 2 ppm.
Background levels of TEO were present in 54 of 57 soil samples collected after
the removal; levels were slightly above background in 3 samples.
Because the action completely removed the contamination source, ground
water was not monitored after the removal, and no operational or institutional
controls were considered necessary to ensure future integrity of the cleanup.
The property is scheduled to be turned over to a disposal company and will
become part of a nonhazardous materials landfill that now bounds the site on two
sides. A sandpit to the south of the site is also scheduled to become a landfill
once the usable sand has been removed.
EPA, in consultation with the State of Texas, has .determined that respon-
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Superfund Offices
For further information, call the Superfund
Hotline/toll-free at 1-800-424-9346 or'382-3000 in
Washington, DC, metropolitan area, or the
Superfund Offices listed below
Headquarters
Office of Emergency and Remedial
Response (WH-548A)
401 M Street. S.W.
Washington, DC 20460
CML: (202)475-8103
FTS: 475-8103
Region 1
Waste Management Division,
HAA-CAN 2
John F. Kennedy Building
Boston, MA 02203
CML: (617) 573-5700
FTS: 833-1700
Region 2
Emergency & Remedial Response
Division
26 Federal Plaza
New York. NY 10278
CML: (212) 264-8672
FTS: 264-8672
Region 3
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 3HWOO
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
CML: (215)597-8131
FTS: 597-8131
Region 4
Waste Management Division
345 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta. GA 30365
CML: (404) 347-3454
FTS: 257-3454
Region 5
Waste Management Division,
5HR-12
230 South Dearborn Street, 12th Floor
Chicago. IL 60604
CML: (312)886-7579
FTS: 886-7579
Region 6
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 6H
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
CML: (214) 655-6700
FTS: 255-6700
Region 7
Waste Management Division
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
CML: (913) 236-2850
FTS: 757-2850
Region 8
Hazardous Waste Management
Division, 8HWM
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver. CO 80202-2405
CML: (303)293-1720
FTS: 564-1720
Region 9
Toxics & Waste Management
Division, T-1
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
CML: (415)974-7460
FTS: 454-7460
Region 10
Hazardous Waste Division, HW-111
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
CML: (206)442-1906
FTS: 399-1906
(OS, Environ -.r- 1 Protection AgeiN
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