SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
2003  Superfund Annual Report
                     A status report on the New England

                     Superfund remedial, removal,

                     brownfields, oil spill and

                     emergency response programs.

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U.S. EPA New England fl Untt.ed States
Environmental Protection
Table of Contents % Agency New England
VERMONT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Overview 2
National Priorities List 6
Map 12
Sites of Special Interest 1 4
Watch List 16
Emergency Planning & Response Program 1 8
Brownfi Ids . . . 21

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U.S. EPA New England IF A United States
Environmental Protection
Introduction Agency New England
WELCOME TO EPA NEW ENGLAND
The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is
dedicated to protecting all New Englanders from environmental health threats
while also preserving and protecting our unique environmental resources.
This 2003 annual report details EPA New England’s Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration programmatic accomplishments and
presents important information about funding for our Superfund and
Brownfields programs. The Superfund program directs the clean up of
National Priorities List (NPL) sites as well as the cleanup of smaller, often
less complex, sites that pose a significant risk to people or the environ-
ment. This office is prepared to handle a broad spectrum of environmen-
tal emergencies, ranging from those posed by chemical or oil spills to
those presented by potential acts of terrorism. This office also administers
the region’s Brownfields program, oversees the regulation of underground storage tanks, and works
with hazardous waste facilities to clean up contamination and create better systems for managing
environmental threats.
Our New England Superfund program remains vital and boasts strong successes. Three-quarters of
the 111 sites on the NPL are either undergoing or have completed construction of cleanup technolo-
gies. Nearly one-third of the sites are already being reused or have agreed upon productive reuse
plans. Ten sites have been deleted from the NPL, having met all cleanup goals. Through an aggres-
sive regional program to recoup federal expenses at these sites or to have responsible parties pay
for the cleanup, we have restored $2.1 billion to the Superfund Trust Fund since the program began.
In early 2004, EPA added the Pike Hill Copper Mine in Corinth, Vermont to the NPL.
In addition, this office joins the entire agency in a focused federal effort to ensure that all New
England residents enjoy the benefit of a healthy environment. The federal government recognizes the
importance of environmental justice, and EPA seeks to protect all ourcomrnunities from environmen-
tal threats.
Homeland Security continues to be a regional priority, and we have made many advances in
our ability to respond to chemical, biological and radiological incidents. EPA has purchased
updated chemical and radiological agent monitoring equipment and new protective equipment for
response personnel. The region’s mobile command post has been equipped with cell, satellite, and
radio communications, a weather station, satellite television, and broadband internet. The region’s
emergency response staff have received advanced training that well prepares them to respond, along
with local, state and federal response partners to environmental or other catastrophic events.
The agency’s Land Revitalization Agenda has resulted in many underused or unused real estate
parcels being redeveloped and contributing to the local economy in the way of taxes and jobs.
I encourage you to visit EPA’s Brownfields website to read case studies of redevelopment projects
across the region, www.epa.gov/ne/Brownfields .
We look forward to another year of working with our Congressional delegation, states and tribes,
the public and others to promote a cleaner, healthier and more productive environment.
Please visit EPA’s Internet web pages to find a great deal of useful information as well as detailed
descriptions of each of the Superfund sites in New England. Bookmark the following web addresses:
www. epa . gov/ne/superfund and www. epa . gov/ne/brownfields
RobertW. Varney
Regional Administrator
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Overview
Following is a quick summary of EPA New England’s Office of
Site Remediation and Restoration (OSRR) programs highlighted
in this report.
National Priorities List (Superfond) Program
OSRR’s remedial branches oversee long-term cleanups at sites that ore typically on EPA’s Notional
Priorities List Short-term cleanups can correct many hazardous waste problems and eliminate most
threats to human health and the environment Some sites, however, require lengthier and more
complex cleanups These may include large-scale soil remediation, restoring groundwater and
taking measures to protect wetlands, estuaries, and other ecological resources These sites are often
caused by years of pollution and may take several years, even decades, to clean
Emergency Planning and Response Program
OSRR’s Emergency Planning and Response branch prepares for and conducts responses to
discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substonces In addition to planning and preparing for
regional emergency responses, getting ready for counter-terrorism activities, inspecting oil storage
facilities, cleaning up emergency oil and chemical spills, this branch oversees time-critical short-
term cleanups in New England
Short-term cleanups, also referred to as “removal actions,” address immediate threats to public
health arid the environment Shari-term cleanups may take anywhere from a few days too few years,
depending on the type and extent of contamination
Brownfields Program
Originally established as on EPA initiative in January 1995, the Brownfields program has evolved
into an effort involving mare than 1 5 federal partners This collaborative effort, referred to as the
Brownfields National Partnership, was created in June 1 997 to promote beneficial reuse of contami-
nated sites EPA’s Brownfields Program consists of various initiatives designed to work with local,
state and tribal partners to reuse brownfields in environmentally sound ways driven by the commu-
nity Key Brownfields programs include Site Assessment Demonstration Pilots, Targeted Brownfields
Assessments, Cleanup Revolving Loan Funds, Job Training Grants, Showcase Communities and
financial help to state brown{ields programs, including Voluntary Cleanup Programs
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U.S. EPA New England
Overview
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Overview
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SUPERFUND SITE CLEANUP STATUS SUMMARY
U.S. EPA New England ‘
Overview Environmental Protection
Agency New England
emedial Study temedy Construction Construction
Assessment Underwoy* Selected; Design Underway Complete”
not Begun Underway
CONNECTICUT
Brood Brook Mill “
Durham Meadow
Linemoster Sw
Beacon Heights
Nutmeg Valley Rd
N London Sub
Cheshire GWoter
Precision Plating
Old Soutbington
Gallups Quarry
Scovill Landfill
Raymark
Kel logg-Deering
SRS
Lourel Park
Revere Textile
Yaworski Lagoon
Barkhomsted
MASSACHUSETTS
Haverhill Landfill
Sutton Brook
Blackburn&Union
GE-Housatonic ”
Hoth & Patterson
Nuclear Metals
Shpack Landfill
Atlas Tack
Natick Army Lob
Naval Weapons
S Weymouth NAS
Fort Devens
Hanscom AFB
Industruplex
Iron Horse Pork
Army Mails Tech
New Bedford
Nyonza
Otis ANG Base
Silresim
WR Groce/Acton
Wells G&H
Baird & McGuire
Cannon Eng
Charles George IF
Devens-Sudbury Ann
Groveland Wells
Hocomonco Pond
Norwood PCBs
Plymouth Harbor
PSC Resources
Re-Solve, Inc
Rose Disposal Pit
Salem Acres
Sullivan’s ledge
Callahan Mine
NEW HAMPSHIRE Troy MIlls Landfill
Eostland Woolen
West Site/Hows Car
Beede Waste Oil
Dover Landfill
Portsmouth NSY
Fletcher’s Paint
N H Ploiing”
Otiati & Goss
Savage Muni
Somersworth LF
Brunswick NAS
Eastern Surplus
bring AFB
McKin Co
O’Connor Co
Pinette’s Salvage
Saco Municipal LF
Soco Tannery
Union Chemical
Winthrop Landfill
Auburn Road LF
Coakley Londfill
Kearsarge Metallurg
Keefe Eriviro
Mottolo Pig Farm
Pease AFB
South Mum Well
Sylvester
Tibbetts Rood
Tinkhom Garage
Town Goroge/
Radio Beoc
RHODE ISLAND
Centredale Manor
W Kingston/URI
Rose Hill Landfill
Central Landfill
Davis Liquid
Dovisville NCBC
Newport NETC
Peterson/Puritan
Davis GSR Landfill
Landfill & Res Rec
Picillo Farm
Stamina Mills
Western Sand & Gravel
Elizabeth Mine
Ely Copper Mine
Parker Landfill
Pine Street Canal
Pownal Tannery
Bennington Landfill
SF1 Landfill
Burgess Bros IF
Darling Hill Dump
Old Springfield LF
Tansitor Electronics
may include sites where early actions (e g, removal actions) have occurred or are underway
long-term monitoring, operation, and maintenance ongoing
proposed NPL site
past wetlands purchase considered “remedial action”, awaiting funding for actuat construction work
Note Statistics represent most-advanced Operable Unit at each site, additional activities may be ongoing at these sites
MAINE
Mohawk Tannery”
VERMONT
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National Priorities List Sites
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Summary of Superfund Status—New England
EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in
New England. In cooperation with our state counterparts, final cleanup
activities are completed, underway, or in design at most of New England’s
111 NPL sites
• 76% of New England Superfund sites (proposed, final, and deleted)
on the National Priorities List - 82 of 111 sites - have undergone or
are undergoing cleanup construction.
• 53 sites have all cleanup construction completed, 29 sites have
cleanup construction underway
• 10 New England sites have been deleted from the NIPL
• EPA has helped promote economic development by removing 1,594
sites in New England from the CERCLIS list of waste sites
• The Superfund program has spent over $1.3 billion in New England
to cleanup Superfund National Priorities List sites
• EPA has spent over $21 1.2 million on site assessment, investigation,
and cleanup at non- National Priorities List sites in New England
• EPA, with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Justice,
continues to ensure that companies responsible for contamination at
sites pay their fair share of cleanup costs Since the inception of the
program, responsible party commitments to cleanups in New
England, via direct payments to the Superfund Trust Fund or via
funding of studies and cleanup work, exceeds $2.1 billion
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
Cumulative Federal Superfund Dollars Expended at
National Priorities List Sites in New England (1980-2003)
CT $197 9milliori
MA $759 2 million
ME $1 17 million
NH $1562 illiori
RI $73 5 million
VT $45 million
NEW ENGLAND TOTALS:
$1,348,800,000
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
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U.S. EPA New England UF A Uni ed States
Environmental Protection
National Priorities List Sites Agency New England
2003 Superfund Fast Facts—Vermont
EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in
Vermont In cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources,
final cleanup activities are completed, underway, or in design at most of
Vermont’s 11 NPLsites.
• 81% of Vermont’s Superfund sites on the National Priorities List- 9 of
11 sites - hove undergone or are undergoing cleanup construction,
or are in final design.
• 6 Superfund sites hove all cleanup construction completed, 3
Superfund sites have cleanup construction underway
• 2 Superfund sites have been deleted from the National Priorities List;
Darling Hill Dump in Lyndon, and Tansitor Electronics, Inc. in
Bennington.
• Region 1 has helped promote economic redevelopment by removing
95 Vermont sites from the CERCLIS waste list.
• The Superfund Program has spent over $45 million in Vermont to
clean up Superfund National Priorities List sites
• EPA has spent over $2.8 million on site assessment, investigation,
and cleanup at non-Notional Priorities List sites in Vermont
• EPA, with the cooperation of the U S. Department of Justice,
continues to ensure that companies responsible for contamination at
sites pay their fair share of cleanup costs Since the inception of
the program, responsible party commitments to cleanups in Vermont,
via direct payments to the Superfund Trust Fund or via funding of
studies and cleanup work, exceeds $83.1 million.
Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
Bennington
Bennington Municipal Sanitary Landfill
for more information on this project, see www epa Qov!ne/superlund/slles/
bennington
NPL Status Listed in 1 989
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 999
Superlund $$ Spent $2 1 million
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/tarisitor
NPL Status Deleted in 1 999
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 997
Superfund $$ Spent $819,000
Tansitor Electronics, Inc.
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Burlington
Pine Street Canal
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/p inestreet
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NPL Status Listed in
Cleanup Status Con
Superfund $$ Spent
1983
strudion Underway
$9 3 million
Corinth
Pike Hill Copper Mine
for more information on this project, see w’ww epa gov/ne/suoerfund/sites/pikehill
NPL Status Propose
Cleanup Status
Superlund $$ Spent
d to NFL in 2004
$51,000
Lyndon
Darling Hill Dump
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/
dorlingh ill
NPL Status Deleted in 1999
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 992
Superfund $$ Spent $848,000
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites # Agency New England
Parker Sanitary Landfill
for more information on this protect, see www.epa.govmne/superfund/sites/parker
NPL Status Listed in 1990
Cleanup Status Landfill cap Construction Complete
Groundwater Study Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $3 million
Pownal
Pownal Tannery
for more information on this pro,ect, see www.epo.gov/ne/superfund/sites/pownal
NPL Status Listed in 1999
Cleanup Stalus Construction Underway
Superfund$$Spent $l 7 5million
Rockingham
BFI Sanitary Landfill
for more information on this project, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/bfi
NPL Status Listed in 1 989
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 996
Superfund$$Spent $1 3 million
Springfield
Old Springfield Landfill
for more information on this protect, see www epa 9ov/ne/superfund/sites/
oldspringfield
NPI Status Listed in 1 983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 994
Superfund $$ Spent $2 5 million
Strcifford
Elizabeth Mine
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/elizmine
NPL Status Listed in 2001
Cleanup Status Study Underway, Removal Activities
Superfund $$ Spent $5 4 million
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
Vershire
Ely Copper Mine
for more information on this project, see www.epa,gov/ne/superfund/sites/ely
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NPL Status Proposed 2001
Cleanup Status Study Underway
Superfurid$$Spent $119,000
for more information on this project, see www.epo gov/ne/superfundlsites/burgess
NPL Status Listed in 1989
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000
Superfund $$ Spent $2 million
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Woodford
Burgess Brothers Landfill
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Sites of Special Interest
ELIZABETH MINE FACT SHEET
Straf{ord, Vermont
April 2004
Leod EPA
Listed on the NPL: June 2001
Site Description :
• The Elizabeth Mine is a former copper and copperos mining operation in Strafford, Vermont that
began in 1 830 and ceased operation in 1 958 EPA began investigating the Elizabeth Mine in fall
1999 and placed the Elizabeth Mine on the NPL in June 2001
• There are two large tailing piles (TP- 1 and TP-2), one area of waste rock and copperas heap leach
piles (TP-3), two large open bedrock cuts (North Open Cut and South Open Cut), a small area of
waste rock (TP-4), over one mile of underground shafts and adits, and a satellite area of mining
(South Mine) within the Copperas Brook and Lord Brook watersheds The maior contaminants of
concern for ecological receptors at the site are aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, copper, iron, manga-
nese, and zinc
• The Elizabeth Mine is abutted by residential property and undeveloped forest The large tailing pile
(which includes a toiling dam and tailing impoundment) was found to be unstable after geotechnicol
evaluations during early 2003 The most immediate concerns relate to the potential breach of the
tailing dam that could adversely impact eleven residential structures and over 20 miles of surface
water (including ten miles of the Connecticut River) There are also signif icant environmental hazards
associated with the ongoing release of acid rock drainage The entire length of Copperas Brook and
one mile of the West Branch of the Ompompcinoosuc River are severely impacted A total of five miles
of the West Branch of the Ompompanoosuc River fail Vermont Water Quality Standards
• EPA signed an Action Memorandum in September 2002 for a non-time-critical removal action
(NTCRA) The NTCRA was based primarily on ecological risk
Current Site Status and Cleanup Adions to Date
• In September 2002, EPA signed an Action Memorandum for a Non-Time-Critical Removal Action
(NTCRA) that included stabilization of the tailing piles and diversion of surface water/shallow ground-
water as key components EPA expects to complete the remedial investigation and feasibility study (Rh
FS) for the entire Site in 2005 EPA has provided the community with technical resources from a
Technical Assistance Grant, and the Technical Outreach Services for Communities program has also
funded a re-development grant to facilitate an evaluation of future use of the Site
• In response to concerns regarding the stability of the tailing dam, EPA initiated a Time-Critical
Response Action in March 2003 Over the past year, the Time-Critical Removal Action has
accomplished the following frequent inspections of Site conditions, stand-by pumps to provide extra
drainage capacity during 2003 spring melt, installation of graded filters to mitigate internal dam
erosion, and installation of a diversion pipe and spiihway channel to replace the existing decant pipe
• In April 2004, EPA will complete the design for a soii buttress, which is expected to be the final
component of the Time-Critical Response Action The malor construction work associated with the
soii buttress is scheduled to occur from May 2004 - December 2004
VERMONT
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Sites of Special Interest # Agency New England
Current Funding Status :
EPA has spent approximately $5 million as part of the investigations for the site and
approximately $1,500,000 for the time-critical responses to date
• EPA has committed to fund the installation of the soil buttress in FY 2004 through the
Emergency Res onse Program The current estimated cost of the soil buttress is $4 million
Key Accomplishments :
• EPA has provided over $5 million to characterize the nature and extent of contamination The
$5 million also includes funding for a Technical Assistance Grant, facilitation services for the
Elizabeth Mine Community Advisory Group (EMCAG), and a Re-development initiative grant
• EPA has provided over $1,500,000 for Time-Cnhcal response activities
• The installation of the diversion pipe and spillway channel to eliminate the dependence upon
the decaying decant drainage system will substantially decrease the chance for the failure of the
tailing dam
• EPA will fund additional tailing dam stabilization work in FY 2004 as part of the Time-Cntical
Response Adion’
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Watch List
VERMONT WATCH LIST
Sites included on the “Watch List” are those that both the state and EPA Site Assessment
programs agree merit increased state-federal coordination and oversight These sites are but a
small subset of the several thousand “active” sites included in the EPA Region 1 and New
England state inventories of known and suspected hazardous waste disposal sites Criteria for
including sites on the Watch List are loosely defined In general, the Watch List includes sites
that warrant special monitoring because they are strong NPL candidates, are the sub 1 ect of
considerable public interest, are particularly large and/or complex, are requiring significant
Agency or state resource expenditures, or are state-lead sites that may be referred to EPA Watch
List sites may be, but are not necessarily, listed in the federal CERCLIS inventory Sites may be
added or dropped as their status changes
The purpose of the Watch List is to facilitate rapid information exchange between the states and
EPA regarding the current status of these high profile sites, and to ensure both Agencies are kept
abreast of key site issues Both Agencies hove agreed to shore site information and to revise the
status of sites as needed Ata minimum, however, the entire list will be reviewed and revised, as
appropriate, annually
YOUNG LANDFILL, HIGHGATE
VTD98091 4931
The Young landfill is a 24 acre property that contains a landfill, burning dump and industrial waste
disposal trenches The property began as a sand and grovel operation in 1953 and ri the 1 960s
began to accept municipal and industrial wastes The disposal of industrial wastes ended in 1 979
Although the landfill was supposed to stop receiving wastes in the late 1 980s, intermittent disposal of
wastes continues Currently there is a small auto body shop located on the site The pathways of
concern are the potential contamination of near by private wells and the surface water
EPA’s START Contractor has completed an ESI and preliminary HRS score for the site Sampling
was conducted in November 1 998 EPA and the state will discuss HRS issue and NPL probability
This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decision This is not a RCRA
corrective action site
MITEC (ALLING INDUSTRIAL PARK). WILLISTON
VTD098352545
Mitec is a former manufacture of electronic and microwave components Mitec is located in the
Ailing Industrial Park, Commerce Street, Williston, VT The industrial park is composed of about
20 properties on 34 acres From 1 972 to 1 985 Mitec and previous occupants used an unlined
lagoon to dispose of liquid wastes Mitec disposed of chromium, cadmium, cyanide, nickel and
industrial solvents In 1 985, contamination associated with the Mitec discharge was found in
six private wells These wells have been sealed and the homes connected to the public water
supply TCE from the groundwater appears to have migrated to the adlacent, unnamed stream
On July 30, 2001 the state sent a letter to EPA requesting that EPA prepare a Hazard Ranking
package for the site An EPA contractor conducted sampling activities July 2002 The HRS
product has been assigned to an EPA HQ contractor The decision to add the site to the NPL
would not occur until lote-2004
This site was not included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decision This is
not a RCRA corrective action site.
VERMONT
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ST. ALBANS GAS AND LIGHT (former). ST. ALBANS
VTD988366688
The Saint Albans Gas and Light facility is a former coal-gas manufacturing plant that was
located at the corner of Maple Street and LaSalle Street in St Albans The property consists of
1 28 acres and operated between 1871 -1950 In 1985,0 petroleum/coal tar substance was
encountered nearby Since then a number of investigations hove been completed documenting
the presence of SVOCs, VOCs and inorganics onsite In the 1 970s, a number of low-income
apartments buildings were built onsite housing 60 people Pathway(s) of concern is direct
exposure to contaminated soils
Weston Solutions, Inc START (EPA contractor) completed the Expanded Site Inspection in
December 2002 EPA and the state will discuss HRS issue and NPL probability
This is not a RCRA corrective action site
JARD. BENNINGTON
VTDO481 41741
The Jard facility manufactured capacitors, non-fluid transformers, and motors used in house-
hcld appliances between 1969-1989 The facility is located on a 34 acre parcel on Bowen Road
in Bennington The facility is currently inactive Hazardous substances detected onsite include
PCBs, SVOCs, VOCs and zinc Pathway(s) of concern is direct exposure to contaminated soils
and groundwater
In 1993, the Site Inspection report was completed by on EPA contractor This is not a RCRA
corrective action site
UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER STUDY
(Special study area)
The Superfund Site Assessment program coordinated with VT and NH in a “site screening”
effort Under the Superfund site screening effort approximately 100 potential hazardous waste
sources were evaluated for CERCLIS listing or further state remedial actions EPA coordinated
with both states to select the study area, the sites to be evaluated and to select the decision for
additional actions (if needed) In addition, the Superfund program evaluated
a the effectiveness of an area wide site discovery effort
b the potential for RCRA generators to be evaluated as CERCLIS/NPL sites
c the benefits of coordinating efforts with other EPA programs
Approximately 1 00 sediment samples from the upper 150 miles of the nver were collected in late
August The sampling locations were coordinated with a concurrent fish tissue sampling study
An EPA contractor has started to load the data into the STORET system Work continues on
developing limited community profiles of potential problem areas within each of the 38 riverside
communities The final reports are expected to be available in the spring of 2004
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Emergency Planning & Response Program
VERMONT
EPA
REGION 1
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
RESPONSE PROGRAM
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j EPA New England’s Emergency Planning and Response
Program prepares foç and responds to oil and chemical spills
to the environment, and supports and supplements local, state,
and private parties’ efforts to address emergencies.
EPA also oversees short-term cleanups across New England. Short-term
cleanups, called “removal actions,” reduce immediate threats to public health and the environ-
ment at sites that are typically less complex to cleanup than sites on the National Priorities List.
Short-term cleanups may take anywhere from a few days to a few years to complete, depending
on the type and extent of contamination.
An emergency occurs when hazardous or toxic chemicals are released into the environment
causing potential health or environmental risks. EPA may need to respond within hours of the
event.
Time-Critical Actions are those cleanups where, based on an evaluation of the site, EPA deter-
mines that on-site cleanup activities must be initiated within six months of determining that a
short-term cleanup is appropriate. For time-critical actions, EPA conducts an investigation of
the contamination and produces an “action memorandum” authorizing and outlining the cleanup
process before beginning work.
Examples of the types of situations where EPA may be asked to respond immediately include
those involving a fire, explosion or imminent, catastrophic contamination of a drinking wafer
reservoir. In cases where an abandoned property has been identified with drums of toxic
chemicals left behind, EPA may still assist in the cleanup but the timetable need not be as imme-
diate. The following charts show the funds spent at each of the sites EPA has worked on in 2003.
For further information on EPA
New England’s oil and chemi-
cal emergency response pro-
grams, visit our web site at
www.epa . gov/ne/su pe rfu nd/er!
erindex. htm .
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Willimantic
Ploinfield
Naugatuck
Waterbury
Lyman
Buckfield
Houlton
Houlton
Winchendon
Foxboro
Mansfield
Taunton
Concord
Merrimac
05/01/03
07/22/03
08/07/03
08/10/03
09/16/03
07/18/03
10/24/03
05/20/03
10/09/03
08/08/03
10/17/03
05/27/03
04/30/03
08/24/03
Winchester 12/1 2/03
Providence
06/30/03
$1,625,868 13
$ 239,058.25
$ 150,978.28
$ 3,772,999.14
$ 87,519.64
$ 224,11302
$ 216,55808
$ 242,446 46
$ 60,608.63
$ 1,024,900.84
$1,026,640.02
$1,353,466 33
$1,193,800 00
$ 528,782.27
$ 240,784.88
$ 543,715.79
U.S. EPA New England I p unite States
Environmental Protection
Emergency Planning & Response Program I Agency New England
SITES WITH SHORT-TERM CLEANUP ACTIVITIES COMPLETED IN 2003
Site Name City Date CERCLA
Completed Funds Expended
Connecticut
American Thread Company
Inter Royal Corporation
Beany’s Cleaners
Chose Brass and Copper
Maine
Tuttle Estate
Buckfield Trailers
Green Street Property
One Market Square
Massachusetts
Sonborn Wood Factory
Evelyn Porter Estate
Hothewoy & Patterson
Route 44
Nuclear Metals
Coastal Metal Finishing
New Hampshire
A C. Lawrence Leather
Rhode Island
T. D. Mack East
Vermont
Buckley Drive Waterline
Howe Cleaners
TLR Mill Complex
Bennington
Bane
Bellows Foils
04/30/03
09/11/03
12/09/03
$
$
$
629,813.80
225,397 22
183,23961
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Emergency Planning & Response Program
VERMONT
SITES WITH ONGOING CLEANUP ACTIVITIES
Site Name City Date CERCLA
Started Funds Expended
Connecticut
Bristol Franklin Street PCBs
Brunswick Mill
Corvill Combing
EPAC
Chrome Engineering
Bristol
03/10/03
$
77,591 52
Plainfield
04/09/03
$
151,14435
Plainfield
04/09/03
$
1 04,556.32
Waterbury
11/18/03
$
31,032 21
Bridgeport
10/06/03
$
406,894.13
Massachusetts
Sawyer Passway
Temple-Stuart
Fisherville Mill
Sutton Lane Plating
Oak Street
Witchcraft Heights
Wells G&H
Zimble Drum
$ 21,077.80
$1,704,926 53
$2,985,446.45
$ 2,297 62
$ 614,945.27
$1,977,199 05
$ 59,038 00
$ 272,053 42
New Hampshire
Spaulding Fibre
B & S Leasing
Eastern Parcel
Grugnale Waste Disposal
Troy Mills Landfill
Rhode Island
Centredale Manor
Restoration Pro 1 ect
20 Green Hill Road
Vermont
Elizabeth Mine
Milton
Plainfield
Hen n i ker
Milford
Troy
10/08/03
1 0/31/01
1 0/31/01
11/11/03
10/03/02
$ 340,608.20
$ 425,835 99
$ 230,340 11
$ 431,642 79
$ 327,000.00
North Providence
Johnston
1 0/22/03
02/25/03
$
$1
65,000 00
,624,859.15
Strafford
03/19/03 $1,266,366 00
Fitchburg
Boldwinville
Grafton
Worcester
Taunton
Salem
Wobu rn
Norwood
11/25/02
08/28/02
05/10/02
10/31/03
06/12/02
09/26/02
03/28/03
10/16/02
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U.S. EPA New England United States
trI v1r0nmenta1 Protection
Brownfields Overview Agency New England
J EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS:
RESTORING COMMUNiTIES
Environmental contamination can rob a community of its
L n4 &Commurnty economic potential and its social structure even when
D n (Y A ‘F’ E’ PS contamination is not severe enough for a Superlund desig-
D IS V V I N I L notion Any amount of contamination—or even the percep-
tion of possible contamination—can prevent the use of
valuable property Across New England, hundreds of properties are abandoned or underused
because of the fear of environmental contamination, a contamination that may riot even exist
And at the some time these sites are left unused, development is consuming valuable open
space elsewhere Although such idle properties, called brownfields, are usually urban
warehouses or abandoned factories, they con also be found in rural areas When mines ore
abandoned or fields host illegal dumping, the value of the property can plummet
EPA New England’s Brownf elds Program provides solutions by helping communities restore the value
tothese abandoned sites The program focuseson providing grants and services to help communities
assess contamination,plan for new uses, and clean sites to ready them for redevelopment
“The te m ‘brownfreld site’ means real property, the expansion, redevelopment,
or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence
of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant”
(from the federal Brownf elds ,Aci of 2002)
Summary of Br 9 wnfields Program
Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields
Program has since evolved into a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local
partners In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Ad
(“the Brownfields law’ 1 ) was signed This low expanded potential federal assistance for Brownfields
revitalization, includir ig grants for assessment, cleanup, and 1 ob training The law also includes
provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which will continue to
play a critical role ri the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields Below is a
summary of the US EPA Region ifunding for each of the key Brownfields initiatives
Summary of Bro infields Funding in New England by State (1994-2003)
Program CT ME NH RI VT
Assessment Grants
EPA TBA
Cleanup Grants
Revolving loan Fund
Job Training
Showcase Communities
Voluntary Cleanup Program
State Site Assessments
$5,265,000
$1,582,343
$60,000
$5,750,000
$1,000,000
$300,000
$2.1 75667
$714,960
$1,609,017
$362,181
$0
$2,650,000
$0
$0
$750,892
$519,545
$16,847,970 $5,891,635
$11,733,131 $1,540,000 $1,103,000 $2,600,000
$2,542,782 $242,533 $305,000 $250,000
$852,000 $0 $200,000 $0
$10,468,000 $2,450,000 $4,700,000 $1,000,000
$1,550,000 $0 $200,000 $0
$600,000 $0 $300,000 $0
$2,729,974 $1,908,369 $1,338,820 $307,030
$781,000 $1 .255,293 $598,115 $458,000
$31 256 887 $7 369 95 $ 74 935 $4 615030
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Brownfields Overview
VERMONT
Brownfields
Assessment
Program
The Brownfields Assessment
Program consists of grants of
up to $400,000 initially to
local, tribal and state govern-
mental entities to conduct site
assessment and related
activities at brownfields sites
Funds can be utilized to
assess properties contami-
nated with petroleum Supple-
mental funds ore available in
later years
Recipient Funding
Burlington
Central Vermont Regional
Planning Commission
Northwest Regional
Planning Commission
Rutland Redevelopment Authority
Rutland Regional Planning
Commission
Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission
Two Rivers Ottauquechee
Regional Commission
Windhom Regional Commission
TOTAL
Cleanup Grant Program
Under this initiative, EPA funds ore awarded to eligible local, state, tribal and non-profit entities
to conduct cleanup activities on eligible brownfuelds properties Grants are for up to $200,000
per property Entities must own the property at the time of award to be eligible for funding
$500,000
$200,000
$400,000
$200,000
$200,000
$350,000
$200,000
$550,000
$2,600,000
Site City Value
TLR Complex
Taylor Street Corr Lot
28 River Street
TOTAL
Rocking horn
Montpelier
Windsor
Targeted
Brownfields
Assessments
Under this initiative, EPA uses
its contractors to conduct
brownfields assessments at $250,000
sites identified by the locai
entity as being a high-priority
for reuse Brownfields assessments typically involve a review of existing site records, site sampling
and preparation of a preliminary clean-up cost estimate The information gathered allows local
government officials and developers to make informed decisions regarding the redevelopment
potential of a site
$75,000
$75,000
$100,000
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U.S. EPA New England I
Environmental Protection
Brownfields Overview I IP4g LPI4I Agency New England
Revolving Loan
Fund Pilots
Underthis initiative, pilots are
awarded to eligibl local,
tribal and state entities to _____
estabhsh and capitalize
revolving loan fundsto assist private and public entities in cleaning up contaminated sites
Grants are for up to $1,000,000 and eligible communities may team together to establish
larger revolving loan funds pools
Brownfields Job Training Pilots
The Brownfields Job Training Program funding is used to train workers in the field of hazardous
waste assessment and remediation To be eligible for these pilots, the applicants must be
affiliated with an existing Brownftelds-funded grant recipient
Recipient Funding
Southern Windsor County
Regional Planning Commission $1,000,000
LIII Liiii1 ,oo&ö o
Financial Assistance to State Brownfields Programs
EPA also offers funding to directly support state brownfields activities including funds to estab-
lish and enhance state brownfields programs (also known as voluntary cleanup programs), to
conduct site specific absessment and cleanup, to develop revolving loan fund programs and to
develop insurance tools Below is a summary of the type and amount of funding received in
Vermont.
Program Funding
Voluntary Clean-up Program $307,030
Brownfields Site Assessment
and Cleanup: $458,000
i iiiii
Summary of EPA Brownfield Funding in Vermont (1 994-2003)
Program Funding
Assessment Pilots
Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Cleanup Grant Program
Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
Job Training Program
Showcase Communities
Voluntary Cleanup Program
State Brownfields Site Assessments
GRAND TOTAL
$1,103,000
$305,000
$200,000
$4,700,000
$200,000
$300,000
$1,338,820
$598,115
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