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. ------- U.S. EPA New England fl United States Environmental Protection TabIe of Contents # Agency New England CONNECTICUT TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Overview 2 National Priorities List 6 Map 14 Sites of Special Interest 1 6 Watch List 20 Emergency Planning & Response Program 24 Brownfie lds 27 ------- U.S. EPA New England Il 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 our communities 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/su perfund and www. epa. gov/ne/brownfields RobertW. Varney Regional Administrator SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 1 ------- Overview Following is a quick summary of EPA New England’s Office of Site Remediation and Restoration (OSRR) programs highlighted in this report. NIafional Priorities List (Superfund) Program OSRR’s remedial branches oversee long-term cleanups of sites that are typically on EPAs National Priorities List Short-term cleanups can corred 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 decodes, 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 substances In addition to planning and preparing for regional emergency responses, getting readyfor 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 and the environment Short-term cleanups may take anywhere from a few days to a few years, depending on the type and extent of contamination Brownfields Program Originally established as on EPA initiative in January 1 995, the Browrifields program has evolved into an effort involving more 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 brownfields programs, including Voluntary Cleanup Programs 21’ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States w Environmental Protection Overview Agency New England — Include Siti _____ Study Type & Extent of ____ I Contamination [ O Propose SUPERFUND FWfl Djscovery to Cleanup State L d Cleanup I identity Those Respon&bIe for Pollution ______ Short term actions may be taken to ellmhiale knmedlate public beau u wn M 1 ttweats SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 3 ------- Number of National Priorities List Sites in each phase of the Superfund Process - AT Remedial Assessment Study Underway* Remedy Selected; Design Underway* Construction Underway Construction Complete** not Begun* * may include sites where early action has occurred ** long-term monitoring, operation, and maintenance ongoing Source: Superfund e-facls. February 2004 Overview 60 50 40 * a, Co Lu a, z 0 a) E z 30 20 10 0 4 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- SUPERFUND SITE CLEANUP STATUS SUMMARY U.S. EPA New England I p uit states Overview Environmental Protection Agency New England Remedial Study Remedy Construction Construction Assessment Underwoy Selected; Design Underway Complete” not Begun Underway CONNECTICUT Broad Brook Mill’ Durham Meadow Linemoster Sw Beacon Heights Nutmeg Volley Rd N London Sub Cheshire GWciter Precision Plating Old Southington Gallups Quarry Scovill Landfill Roymork Kellogg-Deering SRS Laurel Pork Revere Textile Yaworski Lagoon Barkhomsted MASSACHUSETTS Haverhill Landfill Sutton Brook Blockburn&Union GE-Housotoriic ” Haih & Patterson Nuclear Metals Shpack Landfill Atlas Tack Natick Army Lab Naval Weapons S Weymouth NAS Fort Devens Hariscom AFB Industriplex Iron Horse Pork Army Mcitls Tech New Bedford Nyanza Otis ANG Base Silresim WR Groce/Acton Wells G&H Baird & McGuire Cannon Erig Charles George LF Devens-Sudbury Ann Grovelond Wells Hocomonco Pond Norwood PCBs Plymouth Harbor PSC Resources Re-Solve, Inc Rose Disposal Pit Salem Acres Sullivan’s Ledge Callahan Mine Eastlond Woolen West Site/Hows Cor Portsmouth NSY Bwnswick NAS Eastern Surplus bring AFB McKin Co O’Connor Co Pineite’s Salvage Saco Municipol IF Saco Tannery Union Chemical Winthrop Landfill Mohowk Tannery” Beede Wosie Oil Dover Landfill Fletcher’s Point N H Plating Ottati & Goss Savage Muni Somersworih LF Auburn Road IF Cookley Landfill Kearsarge Metallurg Keefe Enviro Mottolo Pig Farm Pease AFB South Mum Well Sylvester Tibbetts Road Tinkham Goroge Town Goroge/ Radio Beac RHODE ISLAND Central Landfill Davis Liquid Dovisville NCBC Newport NETC Peterson/Puritan Davis GSR Landfill Landfill & Res Rec Picillo Form Stamina Mills Westem Sand & Gesvel Elizabeth Mine Ely Copper Mine Parker Landfill Pine Street Canal Pownal Tannery Bennington Landfill BFI Landfill Burgess Bros LF 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 monitonng, operation, and maintenance ongoing A proposed NPL sue “ past wetlands purchase considered remedial action”, awaiting funding for actual construction work Note Statistics represent most-advanced Operable Unit at each site, additional activities may be ongoing at these sites MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE Troy Mills landfill Centredale Manor Rose Hill Londfill W Krngston/URI VERMONT SUPERFUNI) ANNUAl REPORT 2003 ,‘ 5 ------- National Priorities List Sites 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 ill 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 NPL. • 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 9 million MA $759 2 million ME $1 1 7 million NH $1562 million RI $73 5 million VT $ 15 million NEW ENGLAND TOTALS $1,348,800,000 / Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004 CONNECTICUT ( K 6/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I1 A United States Environmental Protection National Priorities List Sites % Agency New England 2003 Superfund Fast Facts—Connecticut EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in Connecticut In cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, final cleanup activities are completed, underway, or in design at most of Connecticut’s 18 NPL sites. • 72% of Connecticut’s Superfund sites on the Notional Priorities List— 13 of 18 sites—have undergone or are undergoing cleanup construction, or are in final design • 8 Superfund sites have all cleanup construction completed, 5 sites have cleanup construction underway. • 2 Superfund sites have been deleted from the National Priorities List; Cheshire Groundwater Contamination in Cheshire and Revere Textile Prints Corp. in Sterling. • 1 site has been proposed to the National Priorities List; Broad Brook Mill in East Windsor • Region has helped promote economic redevelopment by removing 387 Connecticut sites from the CERCIIS waste list. • The Superfund Program has spent over $197.9 million in Connecticut to clean up Superfund National Priorities List sites. • EPA has spent over $69.8 million on site assessment, investigation, and cleanup at non-National Priorities List sites in Connecticut • 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 Connecticut, via direct payments to the Superfund Trust Fund or via funding of studies and cleanup work, exceeds $267.8 million, including $4.4 million in 2003 Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 7 ------- Status of New England National Priorities List Sites CONNECTICUT Barkhamsted Barkhamsted/New Hartford Landfill for more information on this project, see www epogov/ne/superfund/ sites/barkhamsted NPL Status Listed in 1989 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed ri 2001 L__Superfund $$ Spent $2 5 million Beacon Falls Beacon Heights Landfill for more information on this project, see www.epcl ov/ne/superIund/ sites/beacon NPLStatus Listed in 1983 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 998 Superfund $$ Spent $3 7 million Canterbury Yaworski Lagoon for more information on this project, see www epa ov/ne/superfund/ sites/yaworski NPLStatus Listed in 1983 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000 L__Superfund$$Spent $lOmillion Cheshire Cheshire Groundwater Contamination for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/ sites/cheshire r NPL Status Deleted in 1997 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 997 L__Superfund $$ Spent $427,000 8/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States . . . Environmental Protection Status of New England National Priorities List Sites # Agency New England Durham Durham Meadows for more information on this pro,ect, see www.epa.gov/rie/superfund/ sttes/durham NPL Status Listed in 1 989 Cleanup Status Study Underway Superfund$$Spent $1 4 million East Windsor Broad Brook Mill for more information on this pro,ect, see www.epo.gov/ne/superfund/ tes/braadbrook NPL Status Proposed in 2000 Cleanup Status Assessment Not Begun Superfund $$ Spent $391,000 Groton and Ledyard New London Submarine Base for more information on this prolect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superiund/ s rteslnewlondon NPL Status Listed in 1990 Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway Superfund $$ Spent $2 1 million Naugatuck Laurel Park for more information on this pro,ect, see www.epo aov/ne/superfund/ sites/lourelpork NPL Status Listed in 1 983 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 998 Superfund $$ Spent $3 million SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 9 ------- Status of New England National Priorities List Sites CONNECTICUT Norwalk Kellogg-Deering Welifield for more information on this protect, see www epa nov/nelsuperfund/ sites/kellogg C NPL Status Listed in 1984 Cleanup Status All Coristrudion Completed in 1996 perfund $$ Spent $2 3 million Plainfield Gallup’s Quarry for more information on this project, see www epa ov/ne/superfund/ sites/gallup NJPL Status Listed in 1 989 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 997 Superfund$$Spent $1 S million _ ) Southington Old South ington landfill for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund / it /r lrIcr,t .-. -—,---.-,--JIuI”I I’-,. NPL Status Listed in 1 984 Cleanup Status Landfill Cap Construction Complete Groundwater Study Underway Superfund $$ Spent $6 8 million Solvents Recovery Service Niew England for more information on this project, see www epa çov/ne/superfund/ sites/srs NPL Status Listed in 1 983 Cleanup Status Study Underway, Removal Activities L Superfund $$ Spent $9 8 million 10/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I1 A United States Environmental Protection Status of New England National Priorities List Sites # Agency New England Sterling Revere Textile for more information on this pro,ect, see www epa gpv/ne/superfund/ sites/revere NPL Status Deleted in 1 994 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 992 Superfund $$ Spent $2 3 million Stratford Raymark Industries for more information on this pro,ect, see www.epo gov/ne/superfund/ sites/raymark / NPL Status Listed in 1 995 Cleanup Status Facility Property Construction Complete Other Areas Study Underway Superfund$$Spent $145 7 million Vernon Precision Plating Corporation for more information on this protect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superlund/ sites/precision NPL Status Listed in 1 989 Cleanup Status Study Underway Superfund $$ Spent $103,000 Waterbury Scovill Industrial Landfill for more information on this pro,ect, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/ sites/scovilt NPL Status Listed in 2000 Cleanup Status Study Underway Superfund$$Spent $1 4 million SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 11 ------- Status of New England National Priorities List Sites Wolcott Nutmeg Volley Road formore information on this project, see wwwepo 9ov/ne/superfund/sites/nufmeg L NPL Status Listed in 1 989 Cleanup Status Study Underway Superfund $$ Spent $2 5 million Woodstock Linem aster Switch Corporation for more information on this project, see www epa.gov/ne/superIund/sites/ linemaster 1 PL Status Listed in 1990 Cleanup Status Construction Underway _Superfund $$ Spent $1 8 million CONNECTICUT 12/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England Status of New England National Priorities List Sites EPA United States Environmentat Protection Agency New England SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 13 ------- Map 14/SUPERFUND ANNUA [ REPORT 2003 ------- PAGE NOT AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ------- U.S. EPA New England I EPA Map Environmental Protection Agency New England SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 15 ------- Sites of Special Interest CONNECTICUT DURHAM MEADOWS Durham, Connecticut Apnl 2004 Lead: EPA, State, and PRP Listed on the NPL: October 1 989 Site Description : • The Durham Meadows Superfund site is located in the Town of Durham, Connecticut, and includes an area of groundwater contamination generally centered on Main Street Investigation of the site currently centers on the Durham Manufactunng Company and the former location of Merriam Monufacturing Company, both locoted on Main Street Both companies manufacture metal cabinets, boxes and other items The companies’ past disposal of wastewaler in lagoons or sludge drying beds (formerly accepted waste management practices), and inadequate drum storage at the Merriam Manufacturing Company, among other things, contributed to the contamination • In 1982, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) detected volatile organic compounds (VOCs - commonly found in solvents, paints and degreasers) in private drinking water wells in the Durham area Under a CT DEP order, Merriam Manufacturing and Durham Manufacturing installed carbon filters on impacted residential wells EPA placed the Durham Meadows site on the NPL in October 1 989 • All impacted wells are currently fitted with two carbon filters The Iwo companies ore monitor- ing and maintaining 35 filtered wells on a quarterly basis Merriam Manufacturing Company services 23 of these wells The remaining 12 wells are maintained and monitored by Durham Manufacturing Company Additionally, a school located on Main Street monitors and maintains its own filters CT DEP periodically samples dnnking water wells beyond the contaminated ground- water zone in order to confirm that those wells continue to provide clean water Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date : • In 1 997, the Durham Manufacturing Company signed an administrative agreement with EPA to conduct Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) work EPA arid the Durham Manufacturing Company began investigations into the nature and extent of groundwater contamination in 1998 Durham Manufacturing Company performed sampling work at residential wells in the southern portion of the site and also performed field investigations on its own property Since the Merriam Manufacturing Company and its president, Allan Adams, refused to enter into this agreement, EPA performed groundwater sampling and analysis work at residential wells in the northern portion of the site in 1 998 • In the Summer of 2003, EPA’s contractor performed work at the former location of the Merriam Manufacturing Company, including soil and soil vapor sampling, to more fully define the nature and extent of contamination on that property EPA is also assessing the degree of human health and ecological risks at the entire site • In December 2003 and January 2004, EPA, in conlunction with CT DEP and the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CT DPH), sampled a limited number of private wells in the area to supplement the 1998 groundwater data and to investigate the potential presence of a newly identified contaminant, 1 ,4-Dioxane 1 ,‘l-Dioxane was detected in several private wells in untreated water, and in some cases, in fully treated water (tap water) There is no federal or Connecticut-specific drinking water standard for 1 ,4-Dioxane CT DPH and EPA-New England 16/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States Environmental Protection Sites of Special Interest # Agency New England have determined that the detections of 1 ,4-Dioxane in dnnking water do not warrant immediate action at this time, however, the agencies are working together to continue monitoring for the presence of this contaminant • The remedial investigation at the site is ongoing EPA and the State of Connecticut ore currently discussing the need for additional work, specifically the need for additional well sampling which EPA expects to perform in Spnng 2004 All remedial investigation field work is expected to be completed in calendar year 2004 EPA is currently scheduled to issue a plan outlining the proposed remedy for the site in June 2005 Current Funding Status : • EPA has spent approximately $630,000 in contractor costs for investigations and analysis at the site since 1 997 • Durham Manufactunng Company has paid approximately $362,000 in oversight bills to EPA during the remedial investigation. • At the time the Rl/FS administrative agreement was signed, unrecovered past costs were approximately $1 million Key Accomplishments : • EPA has substantially completed most of the Rl/FS field work on the property owned by the Merriam Mariufactunng Company • EPA is working closely with the state agencies to further investigate the presence of a newly identified contaminant, 1 ,4-Dioxane, and ensure the protection of public health SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 / 17 ------- Sites of Special Interest CONNECTICUT RAYMARK INDUSTRIES INC. Stratford, Connecticut April 8, 2004 Lead Federal NPL Listing 4/25/1 995 Site Description : Raymork Industries, Inc was located at 75 East Main Street in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and operated from 1919 to 1989 Raymark primarily manufactured friction materials for the automotive industry, which contained asbestos, metals, phenol-formaldehyde resins, and various adhesives Throughout its years of operation, a wide array of wastes were generated, including asbestos, lead, polychlorinafed biphenyls (PCBs), and a variety of volatile organic solvents, including toluene, trichloroethylene (ICE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE) During its 70 years of operation, the facility discharged process waters to a number of lagoons located on the 34-acre East Main Street property As the solids in these process waters settled out, the lagoons were periodically excavated and the material disposed of both at the facility as well as at various locations throughout the Town of Stratford This excavated, contaminated material has impacted over 250 acres at over 75 locations in Stratford Groundwater on and emanating from the former facility is also contaminated, however, the impacted area is served by a public water supply Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date : • Iii 1 992, EPA installed a temporary soil cover and fenced the 1 4-acre, Raybestos Memorial Ballfield which reportedly received approximately 100,000 cubic yards of Raymark waste material • During 1992-1995, EPA performed numerous cleanups at 47 residential and municipal properties throughout Stratford which were found to hove received Raymark waste material The excavated material was transported back to former Raymark facility and capped • EPA issued a cleanup decision (commonly referred to as the Record of Decision - ROD) in 1995 for the 34-acre Raymark facility The ROD principally addressed the contamination at the facility and the excavated material transported back to the facility between 1 992-1995 through capping • By 1997, EPA demolished the former Raymark facility buildings, installed subsurface recovery systems for dense non-aqueous phase liquids and contaminated soil vapors identified on-site, and completed the construction of the permanent cap over the entire 34-acre former facility In addition, working with a prospective developer of the Raymark property, the design and construction incorporated clean corridors for utilities and subsurface stabilization work to enable future redevelopment (see Key Accomplishments below) • In August 2000, EPA completed the installation of a temporary cap over a 4-acre section of Shore Road and the Housatonic Boat Club which contained Raymark waste material This action followed the installation of a plastic fabric barrier and wood chips by the CTDEP in 1 993 when contamination was first discovered in this area • Between 2001 and 2004, EPA, working with the CTDE installed sub-slab ventilation systems in over 1 00 residential homes These systems were installed to address potential indoor air impacts resulting from volatilization of contaminated groundwater which originates from the former Raymark facility 18/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England il A Uni ed States Environmental Protection Sites of Special Interest Agency New Engtand This Raymark site continues to have a high level of community interest. EPA is currently working with a citizens advisory group, the Roymark Advisory Committee (RAC), that was formed in June 2000 This group, compnsed of citizens from several affected neighborhoods, generally meets monthly with EPA, CTDEP and Stratford officials to progress of the Superfund cleanup Current Funding Status : To date, EPA has expended approximately $1 90 million for investigation and cleanup activities related to Roymark waste disposal locations in the Town of Stratford The Roymark property at 75 East Main Street was sold at bankruptcy sale in 2000 From this sale, EPA received $19.4 million which was placed in a dedicated Special Account for the Raymork site Approximately $2.5 million in interest on the amount in this Special Account has been collected Approximately $10 million has been earmarked from the Special Account to undertake Remedial Investigation (RI) activities, prepare Feasibility Study (FS) reports, address the indoor air contamination issue noted above, fund the RAC activities since June 2000, and provide the State of Connecticut, USGS and ACOE funds for technical support activities Presently, a balance of $1 2+ million exists in the dedicated Raymork Special Account In addition, EPA has an additional $ 3 million in a State Superfund Account that was established in 1997 as part of the State of Connecticut’s cost share for cleanup of the Raymork facility at 75 East Main Street For more information on this site, please read the Fact Sheet on the EPA Region I/New England Superfund Web site www epa gov/region0l /superfund/sites/rayrnark Key Accomplishments : In 2002, the redevelopment of the former Raymark facility was completed with the construction of the Stratford Crossing Shopping Center, which contains a Home Depot, Shows Supermarket, and a Walmart These three stores employ over 650 people SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 19 ------- Watch List CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT 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 subiect 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 necessanly, 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 share site information and to revise the status of sites as needed At a minimum, however, the entire list will be reviewed and revised, as appropriate, annually NEWHALL STREET NEIGHBORHOOD, HAMDEN CTD982544355 The Newall Street Neighborhood site consists of an approximately 100 acre area occupied by Hamden Middle School, Hamden Community Center, two public parks ond about 1 5 blocks of residential properties Histonc accounts indicate that large portions of the site were formerly occupied by wetlands that were filled with industnal and municipal solid waste beginning in the early 1 900s From the 1 920s through the 1 960s, many of the filled areas were developed for parks, a school, and residential use The full extent of landfilling ri the neighborhood has not yet been determined The pnmar’y contaminants of concern are lead, arsenic and polyriuclear aromatic hydrocarbons Additional pollutants found ri subsurface soils and waste include extractable total petroleum hydrocarbons (ETPH), BTEX compounds, PCBs, and the metals mercury, antimony and thallium Hydrogeologic investigation has identified metals and ETPH in groundwater at the site and a discrete plume of chionnated solvents underlying portions of the Middle School property On April 1 6,2003, a consent order was finalized between Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) and the parties responsible for creating or maintaining pollution at the site Responsible parties performing investigation and remediation of different portions of the site include Olin Corporution, the Town of Homden, and the South Central Connecticut Regional WaterAuthonty (SCCRWA) Olin Corporation has submitted a work plan to DEP to continue investigation in the residential, “non-public properties,” part of the site Investigation in this area is expected to commence in spnng 2004 following DEP review and approval of the work plan DEP is currently reviewing initial investigation reports for the Hamden Middle School properly prepared by the SCCRWA and the parks prepared by the town It is likely that some additional charoctenzation of these portions of the site will be necessary before remedial alternatives can be developed As port of the consent order, DEP agreed to develop and implement a public participation plan to keep the community informed of the investigation and remediation process as well as to solicit public comment throughout the process DEP is holding quarterly public meetings, prepanng quarterly newsletters and hosting additional meetings and open houses to share proposed work plans and results of investigations Newhall Street was included ri the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decision This is not a RCRA corrective action site 20/ SIJPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States Environmental Protection Watch List Agency New England EAST MAIN STREET DISPOSAL AREA, BRANFORD CTSFNO1 03051 The site compnses four properties three residential properties (including Shoreline Mobile Home Court, 509-54 5 East Main Street), and one commercial property (6-12 Business Park Drive) A wetland formerly existed at the rear of the properties Aerial photographs and anecdotal evidence indicate that the wetland was filled beginning in the late 1 960s and continuing until approximately 1 981 Samples collected by CT DEP staff in July and October of 2003 show that PAH contaminated soil is present in the filled areas on each property Based on the results of the initial sampling, DEP staff notified CT Department of Public Health (DPH), local officials, and affected residents in late September 2003 DEP formally requested assistance from EPA’s Emergency Removal group on September 29, 2003 The contaminated soil was allegedly brought to the site by the owners of 525 East Main Street (Shoreline Trailer Court Mobile Homes, LLC) EPA sent a Notice of Potential Liability and Invitation to Perform of Finance Proposed Cleanup Activities, dated December 1 6, 2003, to Shoreline Trailer Court Mobile Homes, LLC naming it and its members the PRPs A meeting was held between DEP staff and the owners of Shoreline Trailer Court Homes, LLC on February 2, 2004 to discuss rernediation of the site under a consent order EPA’s Emergency Removal group will base its decision to act upon the outcome of consent order negotiations DEP is currently completing its Phase I/Il Environmental Site Assessment report for this site under the pie-remedial cooperative agreement with EPA MILFORD AREA-WIDE TCE CONTAMINATION, MILFORD In August 2003, CT DEP was informed by a workers’ union that one of their workers had became ill and that this worker’s doctor attributed the illness to occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds The worker’s union believes that contamination on the Milford Power Co , LLC and Jordan Realty, LLC sites on Shelland Street in Milford (near the intersection of Bic Drive arid Oronoque Road) was the cause of this worker’s illness In 1 997, Beard Company transferred property on Shelland Street in Milford to Jordan Realty, LLC In 1 999, Milford Power Co , LLC acquired a portion of the former Beard Company property from Jordan Realty, LIC for the construction of a natural gas fired power plant The DEP responded to the worker’s illness by requesting additional environmental data from the Milford Power Co , LLC and sampling residential and commercial drinking water wells in the area Approximately sixty residential and commercial drinking water wells were sampled within a one-mile radius of the Milford Power Co , LLC site for the presence of volatile organic compounds The primary contaminant of concern on the Milford Power site in ground water is trichloroethylene (TCE) TCE was detected in samples collected from two residential and one commerciol drinking water wells above the CT Department of Public Health Drinking Water Action Level of 5 ag/I TCE was also detected in an industrial supply well During the sampling and until results were available, DEP provided bottled water to all properties with a well used for drinking water supply The two residences with polluted wells were connected to public water supply, which is available to the entire area Based on ground water investigations conducted by environmental consultants for Milford Power, only the commercial well is downgradient of their site, and the ICE release that was detected on their site and Jordan Realty’s property There are several other potential sources of ICE pollution in the area In particular, the residential properties with polluted wells are located very near Bic Corporation (CIDOO1 1 66586) One of the properties is adiacent to the Bic Corporation SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ,‘ 21 ------- Watch List CONNECTICUT property and the other is less thari 1 50 feet from Bic’s property Bic underwent an environmental site assessment by an EPA contractor under CERCLA in 1 998 An investigation of DEP records revealed three sites in addition to the Milford Power and Jordan Realty properties that may be a source of ICE polluted ground water in the area In August 2003, the DEP issued pollution abatement orders to Milford Power Co , LLC, Jordan Realty, LLC, Bic Corporation and Northeast Electronic Corporation (CTD001 1 76486) In addition, the DEP issued a pollution abatement order to Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation ri October 2003 In December 2003, the DEP revoked the order to Northeast Electronics since the site is required to investigate fully and remediate all pollution on their property, pursuant to the corrective action provisions of 449(c)-i 05(h) RCSA All parties appealed the orders and the DEP’s Office of Adiudications is hearing the appeals The hearings for all four Orders have the following schedule Discovery Requests were filed on February 6, 2004, the Pre hearing Exchange deadline is March 24, 2004 and the Preheorang Conference is scheduled for April 27, 2004 Although appealed, the respondents are performing some of the requirements in their respective orders at varying pace On March 5, 2004, the respondent’s attorneys and consultants discussed and reviewed with DEP staff and our attorney aerial photographs of this area of Milford and discussed the feasibility of a collective, area-wide investigation Also, DEP and our attorney have meet with the Beard Company in Milford as part of our subpoena for information from the Beard Company on their past use of the Jordan Realty and Milford Power properties During drinking water well sampling, the DEF working with Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation, sampled Gas Equipment former supply well, which was out of service This well is located directly downgradient of the Milford Power property TCE was detected in this well at 1 20 cg/I Based on this result, the DEP become concerned that a residential condomi nium property downgradient of Gas Equipment’s property may be at nsk from the volatilization of TCE In October 2003, the DEP installed thirteen(13) shallow ground water monitoring wells on the Caswell Cove Condominium Association property (CT00009635 1 2) In addition, fourteen (14) near-slab soil gas samples were collected adiacent to buildings on the Caswell Cove property TCE was detected in the ground water and soil gas in excess of the DEP’s proposed standards for ground water volatilization and soil vapor volatilization criteria near three of the eleven buildings on the property In a report submitted to the Caswell Cove Condominium Association Executive Board, the DEP proposed to install sub-slab depressunzation system below four buildings on the Caswell Cove property The DEP was permitted to install these systems starting on February 2, 2004 The DEP plans to have half of these systems operating by March 19, 2004 Also in October 2003, the DEP performed an investigation at the Housatonic Waste Water Treatment Plant in Milford The purpose of the DEP’s investigation was to determine if workers at this site ore at risk of exposure to TCE from volatilization of ground water TCE was detected in ground water and soil gas above the DEP’s proposed standards for ground water volatiliza- tion and soil vapor volatilization criteria In response, the DEP conducted a supplemental investigation at this site in February 2004 The results of this investigation are similar to the initial investigation The DEP has requested assistance from the CT Department of Public Health DEP asked CT DPH to conduct a health risk determination, based on the results from our investigations 22/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I a EPAUuht States Watch List Environmental Protection Agency New England SUPERFLUID ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 23 ------- Emergency Planning & Response Program CONNECTICUT EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAM EPA New England’s Emergency Planning and Response Program prepares for, 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 adions,” 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 Adions 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 water 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. ____ us REGION 1 For further information on EPA New England’s oil and chemi- cal emergency response pro- grams, visit our web site at www.epo.gov/ne/superfund/er / erindex.htm . 24 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I United States IA Environmenta’ 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 Willimantic 05/01/03 $ 1,625,868 13 Inter Royal Corporation Plainfield 07/22/03 $ 239,058 25 Beany’s Cleaners Naugatuck 08/07/03 $ 150,978.28 Chase Brass and Copper Waterbury 08/10/03 $ 3,772,999 1 4 Maine Tuttle Estate Lyman 09/16/03 $ 87,51964 Buckfield Trailers Buckfield 07/18/03 $ 224,11302 Green Street Property Houlton 10/24/03 $ 21 6,558 08 One Market Square Houlton 05/20/03 $ 242,446 46 Winchendon Foxboro Mansfield Taunton Concord Merrimac 10/09/03 08/08/03 10/17/03 05/27/03 04/30/03 08/24/03 $ 60,608 63 $1 ,024,900 84 $1,026,640 02 $1 ,353,466 33 $1,193,800 00 $ 528,782 27 Winchester Providence Bennington Borre Bellows Falls 12/12/03 06/30/03 04/30/03 09/11/03 12/09/03 $ 240,784 88 $ 543,715.79 $ 629,813 80 $ 225,397 22 $ 183,23961 Massachusetts Sariborn Wood Factory Evelyn Porter Estate Hatheway & 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ,‘ 25 ------- Emergency Planning & Response Program Bristol Plo infield Ploinfield Waterbury Bridgeport Fitchburg Boldwinville Grafton Worcester Taunton Salem Wobu rn Norwood 03/10/03 04/09/03 04/09/03 11/18/03 10/06/03 11/25/02 08/28/02 05/10/02 10/31/03 06/1 2/02 09/26/02 03/28/03 10/16/02 $ 77,591.52 $ 151,144 35 $ 104,556 32 $ 31,032.21 $ 406,894.13 $ 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 Proiect 20 Green Hill Road Milton Ploinfield Henniker Milford Troy 10/08/03 10/31/01 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 10/22/03 $ 65,000 00 Johnston 02/25/03 $1,624,859 15 Vermont Elizabeth Mine Strafford 03/1 9/03 CONNECTICUT SITES WITH ONGOING CLEANUP ACTIVITIES Site Name City Date CERCIA Started Funds Expended Connecticut Bristol Franklin Street PCBs Brunswick Mill Carvill Combing EPAC Chrome Engineering Massachusetts Sawyer Passway Temple-Stuart Fisherville Mill Sutton Lone Plating Oak Street Witchcraft Heights Wells G&H Zimble Drum $1,266,366 00 26/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States Environmental Protection Brownfuelds Overview Agency New England EPA NEW ENGLAND BROWNFIELDS: RESTORING COMMUNITIES Environmental contamination can rob a community of its economic potential and its social structure even when contamination is not severe enough for a Superfund designation Any amount of contamination—or even the perception 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 not even exist And at the same 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 can also be found in rural areas When mines are abandoned or fields host illegal dumping, the value of the property can plummet EPA New England’s Brownfields Program provides solutions by helping communities restore the value to these abandoned sites The program focuses on praviding grants and services to help communities assess contamination, plan for new uses, and clean sites to ready them for redevelopment “The term ‘brownfield 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 Brown fields Act of 2002) Summary of Brownfields Program Originally begun as an EPA initiative in January 1995, the US EPA National Brownfields Program has since evolved info a collaborative effort involving many federal, state and local partners In January 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (“the Brownfields law”) was signed This law expanded potential federal assistance for Brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, and ob training The law also includes provisions ta establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which will continue to play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields Belaw is a summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Browrifields initiatives Summary of Brownfields Funding in New England by State (1994-2003) Program CT ME MA NH RI VT Assessment Grants $5,265,000 $1,609,017 $11,733,131 $1,540,000 $1,103,000 $2,600,000 EPATBA $1,582,343 $362,181 $2,542,782 $242,533 $305,000 $250,000 Cleanup Grants $60,000 $0 $852,000 $0 $200,000 $0 Revalving Loan Fund $5,750,000 $2,650,000 $10,468,000 $2,450,000 $4,700,000 $1,000,000 JobTraining $1,000,000 $0 $1,550,000 $0 $200,000 $0 Showcase Communities $300,000 $0 $600,000 $0 $300,000 $0 Voluntary Cleanup Program $2,] 75,667 $750,892 $2,729,974 $1,908,369 $1,338,820 $307,030 State Site Assessments $714,960 $51 9,545 $781,000 $1,255,293 $598,] 15 $458,000 TOTAL $16,847,970 $5,891,635 $31,256,887 $7,369,195 $8,744,935 $4,615,030 I L rxj & Communrty R vi liz iion BROWN H ELPS SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORI 2003 ,‘ 27 ------- Brownfields Overview CONNECTICUT Brownfields Assessment Program The Brownfields Assessment Program consists of grants of up to $400,000 initially to locai, tribal and state governmen- tal entities to conduct site assessment and related activities cit brownfields sites Funds can be utilized to assess properties contami- nated with petroleum Supplemental funds are available in later years Recipient Funding Bridgeport Bristol Danbury East Hampton Haddam Hartford Middletown Naugatuck Valley Regional Planning Agency New Britain New Haven New London New Milford Norwich South Central Regional Council of Governments Stamford Winsted/Wi nchester TOTAL $1,000,000 $200,000 $200,000 $175,000 $156,000 $550,000 $400,000 $417,000 $200,000 $267,000 $250,000 $350,000 $350,000 $200,000 $200,000 $350,000 $5,265,000 Targeted Brownfields Assessments Under this initiative, EPA uses its contrac- tors to conduct brownfields assessments at sites identified by the iocal entity as being a high-priority for reuse Brownfields assess- ments 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 redevel- opment potential of a site Site City Value 1 0 Reser,’e Road Buckland Manufacturing Cos Cob Power Station O’Sullivans Island Erickson Property Field-Holstein Property 50 Miles Street Gilbert & Bennett H J Mills Box Factory Hart Property Hartford Car Wash Hockonum Mill International Silver- Factory InterRoyal Mill MAS Property/Citytrust Site Occum Roto Print Pacelli Trucking Penn Central Transportation Co Portland Chemical Works Rolfite Chemical Roosevelt Mills Samarius Property Swan Engraving US Cap Inc TOTAL Hartford Manchester Greenwich Derby Ledyard Glastonbury Bridgeport Reddi ng Bristol Plymouth Hartford Vernon H Meriden Plainfield Shelton Norwich Bridgeport New London Middletown Shelton Vernon Shelton Bridgeport Prospect $59,403 $26,408 $100,000 $96,981 $10,952 $84,905 $15,615 $100,000 $64,867 $75,000 $22,895 $96,196 $80,000 $116,397 $75,000 $84,903 $76,233 $51,692 $70,444 $61,815 $71,587 $13,602 $52,448 $75,000 $1,582,343 28/ SUPERFUND ANNUAl. REPORT 2003 ------- United States U.S. EPA New England t Brownfields Overview I PAEnir0menta1 Protection Agency New England Cleanup Grant Program Underthis initiative, EPAfunds are awarded to eligible local, state, tnbal and non-profit entities to condud cleanup activities on eligible brownfields 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. Revolving Loan Fund Pilots Under this initiative, piiots are awarded to eligible local, tribal and state entities to establish and capitalize revolv- ing loan funds to assist private and public entities in cleaning up contaminated sites Grants are for up to $1,000,000 and eligible com- munities may team together to establish larger revolving loan funds pools City Funding New Britain $60,000 Li L i i PP LiI Iiii Recipient Funding Berlin $500,000 Bridgeport $500,000 Hartford $500,000 Naugatuck Valley/Danbury $850,000 New Milford $1,000,000 Regional Growth Partnership $1,000,000 Stamford $750,000 Winchester $650,000 L jci LiiIi1 - ioo IiiIi Brownfields Job Training Pilots The Brownfields Jol Training Program funding is used to train workers in the field of hazardous waste assessment and remediatiori lo be eligible for these pilots, the applicants must be affiliated with an existing Brownfields-funded grant recipient Organization/City Funding Middlesex Community College Stamford The Workplace, Inc $400,000 $200,000 $400,000 LJPT L SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 29 ------- Brownfields Overview Showcase Communities As port of the multi-federal agency Brownfields National Partnership, sixteen communities were selected to receive Showcase Community designation following a notional competition The federal partners work with selected communities to revitalize browrifields properties EPA provided each with a $200,000 Brownfields Demonstration Pilot and assigned an EPA employee to work full time in the designated community for two years City Funding Stamford TOTAL $300,000 $300,000 - Financial Assistance to State Brownfields Programs EPA also offers funding to diredly support state browrifields activities including funds to establish and enhance state brownfields programs (also known as voluntary cleanup programs), to conduct site specific assessment 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 Connecticut Program Funding Voluntary Clean-up Program Brownfuelds Site Assessment and Cleanup: $2,175,667 $714,960 Summary of EPA Brownfield Funding in Connecticut (1994-2003) Program Funding Assessment Pilots Targeted Brownfields Assessment Cleanup Grant Program Revolving Loon Fund Pilots Job Training Program Showcase Communities Voluntary Cleanup Program State Brownfields Site Assessments GRAND TOTAL $5,265,000 $1,582,343 $60,000 $5,750,000 $1 ,000,000 $300,000 $2,1 75,667 $714,960 $16,847,970 CONNECTICUT 30,’ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- |