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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
U.S. EPA New England I EPA e States
Environmental Protection
Table of Contents Agency New England
MASSACH USETTS
Introduction
Overview
National Priorities List
Map
Sites of Special Interest
Watch List
Emergency Planning & Response Program
Brownfie lds .
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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 ads 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 loins 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 lobs.
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
Robert W. Vorney
Regional Administrator
SUPERFUND ANNUAl. REPORT 2003 1
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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.
Niational Priorities List (Superfund) Program
OSRR’s remedial branches oversee long-term cleanups at sites that are typically on EPA’s National
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 remediofton, 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 ond releases of hazardous substances In addition to planning and prepanng for
regional emergency responses, getting readyforcounter-terronsm activities, inspecting oil storage
facilities, cleaning up emergency oii 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 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 an EPA initiative in January 1 995, the Brownfields 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
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Overview
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Environmental Protection
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Overview
Number of National Priorities List Sites
in each phase of the Superfund Process
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Assessment
Underway 4
Design Underway 4
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SUPERFIND SITE SUMMARY
U.S. EPA New England I EPA t tates
Overview Environmental Protection
Agency New England
Remedial Study Remedy Construction Construction
Assessment Underway Selected; Design Underway Complete
not Begun Underway
CONNECTICUT
MASSACHUSETTS
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Broad Brook Mill”
Hoverhill Landfill
Sutton Brook
Callahan Mine
Troy Mills Landfill
Durham Meadow
Nutmeg Volley Rd
Precision Plating
Scovill Landfill
SRS
Biackburn&Union
GE-Housatonic”
Hoth & Patterson
Nuclear Metals
Shpock Landfill
Mohawk Tannery”
Linemaster Sw
N London Sub
Old Souihington
Raymork
Atlas Tack Fort Devens
Natick Army Lob Hanscom AFB
Naval Weapons lndu triplex
S Weymouth NAS Iron Horse Park
Array Mails Tech
New Bedford
Nyanza
Otis ANG Bose
Sulresim
WR Groce/Acton
Wells G&H
Eastland Woolen Portsmouth NSY
West Site/Hows Cor
Beede Waste Oil
Dover Landfill
Fletcher’s Point
N H Plating””
OIloIu & Goss
Sovoge Muni
Somersworth LF
Beacon Heights
Cheshire GWoter
Gallups Quarry
Kellogg-Deering
Laurel Pork
Revere Textile
Yaworski Lagoon
Barkhomsted
Baird & McGuire
Cannon Eng
Charles George LF
Devens-Sudbury Ann
Groveland Wells
Hocornonco Pond
Norwood PCBs
Plymouth Harbor
PSC Resources
Re-Solve, Inc
Rose Disposal Pit
Salem Acres
Sullivan’s Ledge
Brunswick NAS
Eastern Surplus
Lonng AFB
McKun Co
O’Connor Co
Punette’s Salvage
Saco Municipal LF
Soco Tannery
Union Chemical
Winthrop Landfill
Auburn Road LF
Cookley Landfill
Kearsarge Metollurg
Keefe Eriviro
Motiolo Pig Farm
Pease AFB
South Muni Well
Sylvester
Tibbetts Rood
Tinkham Garage
Town Garage/
Radio Beac
RHODE ISLAND
Centredale Manor
W Kingston/URI
Rose I-lilt Landfill
Central Landfill
Davis Liquid
Davusville NCBC
Newport NETC
Peterson/Puritan
Davis GSR Landfill
Landfill & Res Rec
Picullo Form
Stamino Mills
Western Sand & Gravel
Elisabeth Mine
Ely Copper Mine
Parker Landfill
Pine Street Conol
Pownal Tannery
Bennington Landfill
SF1 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 moriitonng, operation, and maintenance ongoing
A proposed NPL site
“s past wetlands purchase considered “remedial action”, awaiting lunding for actual construction work
Note Statistics represent most-advanced Operable Unit at each site, additional activities may be ongoing at these sites
VERMONT
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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
adivities 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 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 17 million
NH $1562 million
RI $73 5 million
VT $45 million
NEW ENGLAND TOTALS
$1,348,800,000
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Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
MASSACHUSETTS
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National Priorities List Sites # Agency New England
2003 Superfund Fast Facts—Massachusetts
EPA has worked aggressively to clean up hazardous waste problems in
Massachusetts In cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection, final cleanup activities are completed, underway,
or in design at most of Massachusetts’ 35 NPL sues
• 71% of Massachusetts’ Superfund sites on the National Priorities List
- 25 of 35 sites - have undergone or are undergoing cleanup
construction, or ore in final design.
• 13 Superfund sites have all cleanup construction completed, 12
Superfund sites have cleanup construction underway
• 3 Superfund sites has been deleted from the National Priorities List;
Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering Corp in Plymouth, Fort
Devens-Sudbury Training Annex in Sudbury, and Salem Acres in
Salem.
• 1 site is proposed to the National Priorities List, GE-Housatonic
River in Pittsfield.
• Region 1 has helped promote economic redevelopment by removing
662 Massachusetts sites from the CERCLIS waste list.
• The Superfund Program has spent over $759.2 million in
Massachusetts to clean up Superfund National Priorities List sites.
• EPA has spent over $66.1 million on site assessment, investigation,
and cleanup at non-National Priorities List sites in Massachusetts.
• 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
Massachusetts, via direct payments to the Superfund Trust Fund or
via funding of studies and cleanup work, exceeds $1.3 billion,
including $22.4 million in 2003
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Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
MASSACH USETTS
Acton
W.R. Grace & Co. Acton Plant
for more information on this prolect, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/
graceocton
NPL Status Listed in 1983 -— -
Cleanup Status
Source Areas Construction Complete
Groundwater Study Underway
Superlund $$ Spent $4 2 million J
Ashland
Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump
for more information on this pioject, see www,epa ov/ne/superfund/sites/nyanza
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status
Source Areas Construction Complete
Other Areas Study Underway
L_Superfund$$Spent_$56 8million
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Bedford
NJaval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant
for more information on this project, see www.epo gov/ne/superfund/sites/nwirp
NPL Status Listed 1994
Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $532,000
Bedford. Concord, Lexington, and Lincoln
Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base
far more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/hanscom
( PL Status Listed in 1994
Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway
I Superfund $$ Spent $593,000 I
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites Agency New England
Billerica
Iron Horse Park
for more information on this prolect, see. w wepa . .. . . . ,.
NPL Status Listed in 1 983
Cleanup Status
Shaffer Landfill & Lagoons Construction Complete
Other Areas Study Underway
SuperIurid$$Spent $11 1 million
Bridgewater
Cannons Engineering Corp.
for more information on this pro,ect, see www.eoa.gov/rie/superfund/sites/cannon
NPL Status Listed in 1 983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1991
Superfund$$Spent $37million
Concord
Nuclear Metals
for more information on this pro!ect, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/nmi
NPL Status Listed in 2001
Cleanup Status Study Underway and Removal Activities
Superfund $$ Spent $3 7 million
Dartmouth
ReSolve, Inc.
for more information on this protect, see www.epci , gov/ne/superfu nd/sites/resolve
NPL Status Listed in 1 983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1998
Superfund$$Spent $12 3 million
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
MASSACH USETTS
Devens, Ayer, Harvard, Lancaster, and Shirley
Fort Devens
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/devens
NFL Status Listed in 1989
Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $5 4 million
Fairhaven
Atlas Tack
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/atlas
NFL Status Listed in 1990
Cleanup Status Remedy Selected, Design completed
L__Superfund $$ Spent $5 2 million
Falmouth
Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards
for more sriformotion on this piojecl, see www epa gov/ne/superfurid/siteslotis
r NPL Status Listed in 1989
Cleanup Status Study, Design, and Construction Underway
Su erfund $$ Spent $6 7 million
Groveland
Groveland Wells Nos. 1 & 2
for more information on this project, see wwwepa,gov/ne/superfund/sites/
ciroveland
NFL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000
uperfurid$$Spent_$16 3 million
Haverhill
Haverhill Landfill
formoie information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/haverhill
(
NFL Status Listed in 1986
Cleonup Status State-Lead, Study Underway
1
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Superfund $$ Spent $530,000
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Holbrook
Baird & McGu ire
for more information on this project, see. www.eoa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/baird
NPLSIatus Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2003
Superfund $$ Spent $209 7 million
Lanesborouçjh
El. Rose Disposal Pit
for more information on this project, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/ftrose
NPL Status Listed in 1 986
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1994
Superfund $$ Spent $1 3 million
Lowell
Silresim Chemical Corp.
for more infomiahon on this project, see www. epa . govlne/superfund/siteslsi Iresim
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status Construction Underway
Superfund$$Sper it $45 9 million
Mansfield
Hathaway & Patterson
for more inforrnohon on this project, see www epa gov/ne/sunerfund/sites/hathaway
NPL Status Proposed in 2001
Cleanup Status Study Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $3 9 million
Natick
Natick Laboratory Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center
for more snformahon on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfurid/sites/riaticklab
NPL Status Listed in 1 994
Cleanup Status Study and Construction Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $889,000
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
MASSACHUSETTS
New Bedford
Niew Bedford Harbor
for more information on this project, see www epo,gov/ne/superfundlsitesl
newbedforcl
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status
Hotspot & Harbor Construction Underway
Upper Bay Study Underway
L Superfund$$Spent $141 5m hon
Sullivan’s Ledge
fo, more information on this project, see wwweoa.gov/ne/suoerfund/sifes/
sullivonsledge
( NPL Status Listed in 984
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000
( , Superfund $$ Spent $6 6 million
Norton
Shpack Landfill
for more information on this project, see www,epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/shoack
NPL Status Listed in 1986
Cleanup Status Study Underway
Superfund$$ Spent $1 4 million
Norwood
Niorwood PCBs
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites!norwood
( NPL Status Listed in 1986
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1999
( erfund $5 Spent $35 3 million
Palmer
PSC Resources
br more information on this project, see www eaa ciov/ne/superfund/sites/psc
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1998
Superfund $$ Spent $4 1 million J
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites Agency New England
Pittsfield
General Electric - Housatonic River
for more information on this protect, see www.epa .govIge
NPL Status Proposed in 1997
Cleanup Status Study Underway, Removol Activities
Superfund $$ Spent $82 3 million
Plymouth
Plymouth Harbor/Cannons Engineering
for more information on this protect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/plymouth
NPL Status Deleted in 1 993
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 992
Superfund $$ Spent $615,000
Salem
Salem Acres
for more information on this protect, see www.epo.gov/ne/superflusid/siies/salem
NPL Status Deleted in 2001
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1 999
Superfund $$ Spent $2 million
Sudbury, Maynard. Hudson, and Stow
Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex
for more information on this protect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfundlsites/
sudburyannex
NPL Status Listed in 1 990
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2000
Superfund $$ Spent $1 4 million
Tewksbury
Sutton Brook Disposal Area
for more information on this protect, see www epa gov/ne/superlundLsites/
suttonbrook
NPL Status Listed in 2001
Cleanup Status Assessment Not Begun, Removal Activities
Superfund $$ Spent $4 million
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Status of New England National Priorities List Sites
MASSACHUSETTS
Tyngsboro
Charles George Reclamation Trust Landfill
for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/
chorlesgeorçe
( NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construdion Completed in 1 998
Superfund $$ Spent $63 2 million
Walpole
Blackburn and Union Privileges
for mote infoimation on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfurid/sites/
blackburn
NPL Status Listed in 1994
Cleanup Status Study Underway, Removal Activities
Superfund$$Spent $1 6million
Watertown
Army Material Technology Laboratory
for more :nfotmation on this project, see www epogov/ne/svperfund/sites/amtl
NPL Status Listed in 1 994
Cleanup Status
Area I Construction Complete
Soil & Groundwater Construction Underway
Charles River Study Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $774,000
Westborough
Hocomonco Pond
for more information on this project, see www epa aov/ne/superfund/sites/
hocomonco
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 1999
L Superfund $$ Spent $1 6 million
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Weymouth
South Weymouth Naval Air Station
for more information on this protect, see www eoa gov/ne/superfurtdLsites/sweymouth
NPL Status Listed in 1 994
Cleanup Status Remedy Seleded/Design Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $2 8 million
Woburn
Industri-Plex
for more information on this protect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/industriplex
NPL Status Listed in 1 983
Cleanup Status
Source Area Construction Underway
Groundwater/River Study Underway
Superfund $$ Spent $8 2 million
Wells G&H
for more information on this protect, see www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/wellsgh
NPL Status Listed in 1983
Cleanup Status
Source Areas Construction Underway
Central Area/River Study Underway
Superfund$$Spent $12 9 million
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Sites of Special Interest
MASSACHUSETTS
ATLAS TACK CORPORATION
Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Lead Federal
NPL Listing 2/21/1990
Site Description :
The Atlas Tack facility is located on an approximately 20-acre parcel in Fairhaven, Massachu-
setts The site also includes adjoining areas that have come to be contaminated by this facility,
including a portion of Boys Creek and its tidal marsh Built in 1901, the Atlas Tack facility
manufactured tacks, steel nails, rivets, eyelets and bolts until 1 985 From the early 1 940s to
the late 1 970s or early 1 980s, wastewoter containing cyanide and heavy metals was discharged
into on onsite lagoon, eventually contaminating the soil and groundwater Three separate areas
of the site are contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), heavy metals, pesticides,
polychlonnated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Approximately
7,200 people live within a one-mile radius of the site, which is located in a mixed residential and
commercial area
Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date :
A three phased cleanup plan for the Atlas Tack site was approved in March of 2000
• In Phase I, EPA will demolish two of the three remaining buildings During Phase II, EPA will
remove 54,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil, debris and sediments, for disposal at a
licensed, offsite facility Once this is completed, EPA will use phytorernediation (using plants to
clean up and contain pollutants in the environment) to prevent any residual contaminated
groundwater from leaving the site The final phase will include remediation and restoration of
the salt marsh soils and creek bed sediments EPA will then continue to monitor the phytoremediation
efforts and groundwater quality
• In 1 998, EPA completed investigations into the nature and extent of site contamination
• In 1 992, EPA limited access to the site by requiring the potentially responsible party (PRP) to
install a fence around the site Additionally, the Town of Fairhaven has banned shellfishing on or
neorthe site to minimize the possible ingestion of fish due to bacterial contamination
• In 1 999, EPA s emergency response and removal program removed asbestos from three
dilapidated buildings on the site, preventing the possibility of local community residents inhaling
asbestos fibers
• This site has had a high level of community interest and the public is particularly interested in
having the contaminated buildings demolished The commercial area of the site may be
redeveloped for commercial/industrial use after the cleanup has occurred
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Environmental Protection
Sites of Special Interest Agency New England
Current Funding Status :
• To date, EPA ha provided approximately $6 million for activities described above
• EPA will continu to monitor this site for any changes that may tngger additional action
• EPA will consid r funding new work at this site in Fiscal Year 2004
For more information on this site, please read the Fact Sheet on the Region 1 Superfund Web site
Key Accomplishments :
• EPA removed asbestos from three dilapidated buildings on the site, preventing the possibility of
local community residents inhaling asbestos fibers
• EPA limited access to the site by requiring the potentially responsible party to install a fence
around the site
• EPA plans to begin the first phase of cleanup, building demolition, valued at $1 8 million in
2004
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Sites of Special Interest
MASSACH USETTS
GE-PITTSFIELD/HOUSATONIC RIVER SITE
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
April 2004
Lead: Hybrid 80% General Electric, 20% Federal
NPL Status: Proposed for the NPL in 1 997, Listing process currently suspended, EPA retains
the right to pursue final listing should GE not comply with the Consent Decree
Site Description :
The Site consists of the 254-acre GE facility, Allendale Elementary School, Silver Lake, Unkamet
Brook, the Housatonic River, riverbanks and floodplains, and eleven former oxbows to the
Housatonic River that hove been filled with contaminated material
The 254 acre GE facility has historically been the malor handler of PCBs in western Massachu-
setts, and is the only known source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in the Housatoriic
River sediments and floodplain soils Although GE performed many functions at the Pittsfield
facility throughout the years, the activities of the Transformer Division, including the construction
and repair of electrical transformers using dielectric fluids, some of which contained PCBs
(primarily Aroclors 1254 and 1260), were the likely significant source of PCB contamination
According to GE’s reports, from 1 932 through 1 977, releases of PCBs reached the waste and
storm water systems associated with the facility and were subsequently conveyed to the East
Branch of the Housotonic River and to Silver Lake
During the 1 940s, efforts to straighten the Pittsfield reach of the Housatonic River by the City of
Pittsfield and the U S Army Corps of Engineers (LJSACE) resulted in 11 former oxbows being
isolated from the river channel The oxbows were filled with material that was later discovered to
contain PCBs and other hazardous substances
Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date :
The GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site has been subiect to various regulatory investigations
dating bock to the early 1 980s EPA proposed the Site to the Superfund National Priorities List in
September of 1 997 The federal and state government agencies and GE entered into negotia-
tions late in 1997 in an attempt to reach a comprehensive settlement which included remediation,
redevelopment, and restoration components
In September 1 998, representatives of federal and state government agencies, GE, the City of
Pittsfield, and the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority (PEDA) reached a tentative
agreement-in-principle relating to GE’s Pittsfield facility, other contaminated areas in Pittsfield,
and the Housatonic River This agreement was translated into a Consent Decree which was
lodged with the federal court on October 7, 1 999, and approved by the court on October 27,
2000 The agreement provides for among other things, the following
• GE to perform 25 distinct cleanup actions, including the remediation of one-half mile of the
Housatonic River,
• EPA to perform a cleanup of a 1 5 mile stretch of the Housatonic River pursuant to a
cost-share agreement with GE,
• A comprehensive EPA-lead study of the remainder of Housotonic River to determine if
additional cleanup actions are required,
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Sites of Special Interest # Agency New England
• Compensation trom GE for natural resource damages and GE payments to the government
for past and future response costs
• A transfer of 52 acres of GE-owned land to PEDA for future redevelopment
Current Funding Status :
• To date, EPA has spent approximately $80,000,000, much of which came from GE pursuant
to the Consent Decree.
• EPA expects to expend over $30,000,000 over the next five years on the following oversight of
GE’s cleanup actibns, remediation of the 1 5 miles of the Housatonic River (currently being
performed by EPA), completion of the comprehensive study of the remainder of the Housatonic
River, and coordination/oversight of redevelopment activities
Key Accomplishments :
• EPA supervised GE’s cleanup of Allendale Elementary School This included the removal and
replacement of over 40,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soil
• EPA is overseeing GE’s ongoing investigation and remecliation activities at 23 additional
areas of the overal! site
• EPA supervised GE’s cleanup of a one-half mile section of the Housatonic River This included
the removal of 18,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated sediment and bank soil
• EPA has complet d one-third of the cleanup activities associated with the next 1 5 mile stretch
of the Housatonic 1 River lo date, over 35,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soil and
sediment have been removed
• EPA is in the process of completing a comprehensive study of the Housatonic River down-
stream of the Iwo miles currently being remediated to determine f additional cleanup activities
are required A decision on future cleanup actions is currently scheduled for 2006
• EPA is working with GE, the Massachusetts DE the City of Pittsfield and PEDA on redevelop-
ment activities on 52 acres of land being transferred from General Electnc to the PEDNthe City
of Pittsfield Numer us buildings have been demolished and the land transfer from GE to PEDA
is scheduled to beg n in the summer of 2004.
Additional information on this site is available on the GE-Pitisfield/Housatonic website at
wv epo gov\ne\ge
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MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
April 200L1
Lead Federal Facility
NPL Listing November 1989
Site Description :
• The Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) consists of the Impact Area and Otis Air Force
Base The site overlies the Upper Cape Cod sole source aquifer MMR covers approximately
22,000 acres The southern portion of MMR (Otis AFB) was placed on the National Priorities
List in 1989 Cleanup continues on this portion of the base under Superfund A Federal Facility
Agreement (FFA) governing the work to be performed by the Department of Defense pursuant to
Superfund did not cover active training ranges or the Impact Area
• Contamination from numerous, historic source areas has resulted in the identification of over
a dozen groundwater plumes in relation to the Otis AFB Superfund prolect Several of these
plumes underlie nearby residential neighborhoods, and some have affected cranberry bogs and
municipal water supply wells
• More than 70 source areas were identified on Otis AFB Investigations were completed and
decisions have been mode regarding those that require cleanup Cleanup of most of the source
areas identified as requiring action has been completed or is underway
• For the Impact Area, routine training (firing of artillery, mortars and open detonation of
explosives) is the primary source of contamination Explosive compounds and perchiorate have
been detected in soil and groundwater at numerous areas across the northern portion of MMR
Large areas of dense Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) next to residential areas have been cleared
and several caches of buried munitions have been found
• EPA issued a series of Administrative Orders under the Safe Drinking Water Act starting in
1 997 These orders require the investigation and cleanup of contamination at the training
ranges and impact area
• A 1997 Safe Drinking Water Act Order halted training activities using explosives, propellents
and pyrotechnics pending completion of investigations
• Removal actions for soil and groundwater contaminated with explosives and perchlorate have
been completed and/or are being planned for a few of the worst sites Remedial plans are
progressing for the larger, more complex sites
• Perchlorote has migrated off-base in a number of areas Perchlorate has been detected in
municipal water supply wells in the neighboring town of Bourne The town voluntarily shut down
three of the four supply wells based on the detections which were below the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts advice level issued for Bourne Two of these wells remain offline
• There is strong community interest in the investigation and cleanup of MMR There are several
community panels that meet on a regular basis to review the progress of work
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Sites of Special Interest Agency New England
Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Date :
Superfund Portion
• On Otis AFB and under the Superfund program, soil cleanup at more than 25 separate source
areas have been completed Cleanup technologies include excavation and off-site disposal, and
soil vapor extraction/biosporging
• The Superfund cleanup of Otis AFB also includes the continued operation and maintenance of
twelve groundwater treatment systems on eight different groundwater plumes These treatment
systems treat 12 million gallons of water per day Since 1993, approximately 18 billion gallons of
contaminated groundwater hove been treated and returned to the sole-source aquifer
• The extraction and treatment system(s) to address four additional plumes that have migrated
off-base are currently being designed Construction on this prolect will begin in late-summer
2004 This treatment system is anticipated to begin operation in July 2005 and will treat approxi-
mately 500 million gallons of water per day
MMR Impact Area .
• Under the Impact Area program, large areas of UXO, which act as continuing sources of
contamination to soil and groundwater, ore being cleared A Controlled Detonation Chamber is
brought on base periodically for the destruction of “safe to move” UXO Several caches of buried
munitions have been found on ranges used by defense contractors
• Large areas of contaminated soil and groundwater have been identified Source areas and
groundwater are moving toward remediotion
• A source area Rapid Response Action (RRA), an interim action, has started for the Demolition
Area 1 Soil Operable Unit More than 40,000 anomalies, which represented potential source
items, have been excavated and removed Soil excavation of the area is ongoing Twenty-five-
thousand tons of soil contaminated with explosives and perchlorate wiil be excavated Contami-
nated soil will be treated using a low temperature thermal desorption system that has been
brought onsife temporarily Treatment should begin in May 2004
• An RRA to start extraction and treatment of the groundwater contamination migrating from
Demolition Area 1 is under construction This action is designed to address the highest concen-
tratioris of explosives and perchlorate contamination and the toe of the plume The start-up of this
groundwater treatment system is expected in September 2004
• Numerous additional source area RRAs are under development These RRAs will address the
excavation of contaminated soils from a number of source areas identified through the Impact
Area prolecf The excavated soils will be treated utilizing the treatment system brought onsite for
the Demolition Area 1 soils Upon completion of this effort, 35,000 - 40,000 tons of contami-
nated soil, which represents a potential source of contamination for groundwater, will be remedioted
Current Funding Status :
• Work on both the Otis AFB Superfund prolects and the Impact Area program is fully funded by
the Department of Defense
• EPA provides lead agency oversight work under both programs
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MASSACH USETTS
• The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence manages the Superfund work FY04
funding for this work is approximately $31 ,000,000 The budget estimates for FY05 and FY06
are $35,000,000 and $22,000,000, respectively To date, the Air Force has spent $600 million
under Superlund
• The Army has recently taken over the proled lead for the Impact Areo program work The
FY04 budget forwork deemed necessary by the Administrative Orders is $51,000,000 Army
estimates for FY05 and FY06 are approximately $40,000,000 for each year
Key Accomplishments :
• Since 1 993, approximately 1 8 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater have been treated
and returned to the sole-source aquifer
• Soil cleanup at more than 25 separate source areas has been completed
• Large areas of UXO, which ad as continuing sources of contamination to soil and groundwa-
ter, have been cleared
• A source area RRA for the Demolition Area 1 Soil Operable Unit is underway This action,
when completed will have removed more than 40,000 anomalies, which represented potential
source items, and the excavation and treatment of 25,000 tons of explosive and perchlorate
contaminated soil
• The first system to address groundwater contaminated with explosives and perchlorate is
under construction and is expected to be operational by September 2004
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NEW BEDFORD HARBOR
New Bedford, Mossachusetts
Lead Federal
NPL Listing 1983
U.S. EPA New England EPA United States
Environmental Protection
Sites of Special Interest Agency New England
New Bedford Harbor has been on the NPL since 1 983 and comprises on 1 8,000 acre urban
estuary Roughly 880,000 cubic yards of highly PCB-confominoted sediment (1 75 football fields,
each 3 feet deep) require removal Two shoreline capacitor manufacturing facilities used PCBs
from the 1 930s until banned in 1 977 Massachusetts has restricted fishing and lobstering in the
1 8,000 acres since 1979
Human Health Risk .
• Seafood consumption risk is 40 times higher than Superfund action levels (or higher under
worst case scenarios), subsistence fishing is a continual concern
• Dermal contact risk with shoreline soils is 4 times higher than Superfund action levels (or
higher under worst case scenarios), public and private access is a continual concern
Ecological Risks :
• In-stream PCB concentration 30 times higher than Ambient Water Quality Criteria
• Sediment PCB levels 10,000 times higher than biologically safe levels
Cleanup Plan :
• Removal of the 880,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, including the excavation and
restoration of surrounding residential properties and wetlands The dredged sediment will be
processed in a new 5 acre shoreline dewatering and transfer facility and then disposed at an
offsite landfill or in one of three confined disposal facilities
Reuse .
• The Superf and infrastructure (350 ft manne pier, 55,000 sq ft shoreline warehouse, and roil
spur) will become a multi-modal transportation facility once the cleanup is complete
Status :
• Fiscal Year 2003 funding supported cleanup and restoration of the entire 7 acre area north of
Wood Street (residential/recreational use), business relocations and environmental dredging,
archeology surveys, and construction of the dewatering facility’s marine bulkhead and building
Total Project Costs to Date
983 - January 2004: $207.6 million
(including obligated costs)
Hot Spot (ROD I) Design $3 5 million
Hot Spot (ROD I) Construction $40 9 million
ROD II Design $41 4 million
ROD II Construction $57 8 million
Pre-ROD Costs (Planning, field investigations,
feasibility studies, modeling, etc) $64 million
* does not include ROD Ill for outer harbor area
(not likely to require extensive cleanup)
• Settlement funds now
exhausted Fiscal Year
2004 funding will complete
the remaining dredging
infrastructure (desanding
facility, pipelines, water
treatment and dewatering
equipment) as well as
the dredging and offsite
disposal of approximately
30,000 cubic yards of
highly PCB-contarninated
sediment
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Sites of Special Interest
MASSACH USETTS
SOUTH WEYMOUTH NAVAL AIR STATION
Weymouth, Massachusetts
April 2004
Lead: Federal Facility
NPL Listing: May 1994
Site Description :
The former NAS South Weymouth is located in the towns of Abington, Rockland and Weymouth,
Massachusetts The land surrounding the base is suburban, with a mixture of residential, indus-
trial, and commercial uses In accordance with actions taken pursuant to the Defense Base
Closure and Realignment Act of 1 990 (BRAC law), NAS South Weymouth was included in the
fourth round of BRAG (September 28, 1 995) and operationally closed on September 30, 1 997
This closure made the real property and facilities comprising the NAS South Weymouth available
for community reuse
In November 1 999, the Navy entered into a Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) with USEPA
because NAS South Weymouth was listed on the NPL This agreement established the Navy as
the lead agency for the environmental investigation and rernediation of CERCLA-designated
sites within the property As the lead agency, the Navy maintains remedy selection authority (with
USEPA concurrence), and USEPA (and MA DEP) provides oversight
Historically, the main base of NAS South Weymouth consisted of approximately 1 ,400 acres
On the main base, several transfers have already occurred Of the transferred main base prop-
erty, 55 84 acres were transferred to the USCG for a family housing area (51 07 acres) and a
buoy maintenance depot (4 77 acres), and a 0 52-acre parcel was transferred to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) for its continued use as a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar focility
Environmental Summary documents (ESDs) were prepared for these federal agency-to-federal
agency transfers In addition, the Navy has transferred various parcels (approximately 550
acres) to the local redevelopment authority, the South Shore Tn-Town Development Corporation
(STTDC), via Findings of Suitability to Transfer (FOSTs) Under DoD policy, a FOST is an essen-
tial step toward property conveyance in those cases where all necessary response actions have
been taken prior to transfer
Current Site Status and Cleanup Actions to Dote :
The Navy is proposing to transfer the remaining portions of the property by deed to the SSTTDC
Because all necessary remedial action has not been taken, the Navy is completing a Covenant
Deferral Request (CDR) pursuant to CERCLA and applicable USEPA and Navy guidance for an
“early transfer” Once approved by the EPA Regional Administrator and the Governor, the
property would then be conveyed by quitclaim deed from the United States of America to the
SSTTDC via economic development conveyance (EDC) (681 183 acres) and public benefit
conveyance (PBC) (133 47 acres)
The SSTTDC and the Navy are expected to agree on a fixed price for the cleanup, and the
SSTTDC (along with their master developer Lennar Partners) would assume all cleanup respon-
sibilities once the property is conveyed The SSTTDC and their contractors will also obtain insur-
ance to cover certain cleanup costs above the fixed price EPA will become the “lead agency”
for the privatized cleanup While this has been done at non-NPL sites, this is the first Superfund
site in the country to go through both an early transfer and a privatized cleanup
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tliJ kEnvr onment& Protection
Sites of Special Interest # Agency New England
Although bose-wide environmental investigation and cleanup activities have been ongoing
since 1 988, certain investigations or response activities to address potential or actual post
hazardous substance releases remain to be completed on portions of the base These investiga-
tions and response activities are currently ongoing under three maior programs the Navy’s
Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) process to identify property suitable for transfer, the lnstol-
lotion Restoration (lR) Program, which the Navy is carrying out in accordance with CERCLA, as
amended, and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) program, which the Navy is carry-
ing out under Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 21 E, the Oil and Hazardous Material
Release Prevention and Response Act
The United Stoles Coast Guard (USCG) is the lead agency for the cleanup of the 4 77-acre
USCG Buoy Depot CERC [ .A site, which was formerly a part of NAS South Weymouth The
property that contains the active facility was transferred to the USCG in October 2000 through
a federal agency-to-federal agency transfer The USCG has signed a separate EFA with the
USEPA The USCG’s RI, completed in February 2001, indicated that the primary constituent of
concern (lead) at the site has been detected at concentrations that warrant remedialion of a
drainage ditch and wetlands on Navy property in the CDR Parcel south of the Buoy Depot The
Coast Guard has proposed a removal action for this wetland and drainage ditch
Current Funding Status :
• Work to date has been fully funded by the Navy
• EPA, with Navy funding, provides lead agency oversight work of all Navy work
• Privatized cleanup work will be funded by the developers utilizing Navy funds and/or insurance
• EPA’s oversight 0 f the privatized cleanups will be funded by the developer utilizing Navy funds
and/or insurance
Key Accomplishments .
• The EPA team has successfully negotiated the documents necessary to allow for an early
transfer and a privatized cleanup of more than 800 acres of the South Weymouth site As stated
above, this is the first of its kind nationally The Covenant Deferral Request is expected to be
released for public comment in May 2004
• Under the Navy’s Superfund cleanup program, the ROD for the Small Landfill has been
signed and the required groundwater monitoring has been completed Additionally, RODs
have been signed for 2 other sites (the ABTFSA and AOCs 55A and 55B) documenting the
decision that no further action under Superfund is warranted A ROD has been signed for the
Rubble Disposol Area requiring removal of PCB-contarniriated soil and sediment and capping
of the disposal area At other Superfund areas of concern, removal actions and/or risk assess-
ments have been completed to evaluate and mitigate potential risks to human health and the
environment
• The Navy has completed actions and has closed out 29 of 31 petroleum-related sites under
the state MCP program
• Of the 1 35 areas identified basewide through the BRAC EBS process, 11 3 have been inves-
tigated and found to require no further action, or have been handled under other programs All
known underground storage tanks (UST 5 ) have been removed, inactive aboveground storage
tanks (ASTs) without potential reuse have been removed (remaining ASTs support interim use),
and all known polychiorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contoinirig transformers have been removed
Oil-water separators and hydraulic lifts across the base have been evaluated and removed as
part of the Navy’s removal program Floor drains were also evaluated and removed if they
failed leak tests
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Watch List
MASSACH USETTS
MASSACHUSETTS WATCH LIST
EPA, in cooperation with the New England states, has developed a list of sites that we believe
merit increased state-federal coordination and oversight EPA calls the list of these sites the
“Watch List” These sites are but a small subset of the several thousand active sites included in
the EPA and New England state inventories of known and suspected hazardous waste disposal
sites Cnteria 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 candidates for listing on
the National Pnorities List (NPL), are the sub 1 ect of considerable public interest, ore particularly
large and/or complex, ore 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 ore kept
abreast of key site issues Both Agencies have agreed to share site information and to revise the
status of sites as needed At a minimum, however, the entire list is reviewed and revised, as
appropnate, annually Following are the Massachusetts sites currently on the Watch List Where
applicable, EPA Identification Numbers and MADEP Release Tracking Numbers (RTN) are
included
Andover
REICHOLD CHEMICAL
MADOO1000165 (RTN# 3-0028)
This site is a 45-acre former manufacturing facility for phenolic, urea formaldehyde and epoxy
resins which operated on the site from 1 930 until 1 990 Wastes were disposed of in unlined
leaching ponds onsite Red chemical wastes were discovered leaching into the Shawsheen River in
1 970 Several site investigations have been performed via the state waste site cleanup program
and releases to groundwater and surface water are documented The site has been identified as a
state-lead site since July 2000, and is classified as Tier 2 (medium priority) in phase IV of investi-
gation and cleanup under the state program Most recently, an EPA contractor completed a site
assessment far this site in 1996 This site was included in the General Accounting Office (GAO)
report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective oction site
Ashland
FORMER THREE C ELECTRICAL
MAD092195874 (RTN# 3-0219)
This is a 1 8-acre site that is currently used as a fellowship school with a playground and an
od 1 acent commercial property The site is located immediately to the south of the Nyanza NPL
site In 1976, the Three C Electrical Company bought the property from General Electric and
repaired and maintained high voltage equipment onsite In 1 983, Three C moved to a new
location a few blocks to the eost PCB contamination has been detected in the soils, and an EPA
removal adion was performed in 1 995 to remove PCB soils in the playground area A portion
of the site requires further action under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) In 2002,
the state identified a potential Imminent Hazard condition due to PCBs in surface soil on the
commercial property and required an Immediate Response Action by the current owner,
Framingham Excavating Company A fence has been installed to restrict access to the contami-
nated area and further soil sampling is scheduled for the spring of 2003 A Site Reassessment is
currently underway by an EPA contractor This site was included in the GAO report of sites
awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
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Environmental Protection
Watch List # Agency New England
COLONIAL LACQUER & PAINT
MAD001025402 (RTN# 3-0221)
This site (a k a Cadillac Paint) is an abandoned paint and varnish manufacturing site that
operated from 1 937 to 1 987 It is located on a 3-acre parcel in a residential area VOCs have
been detected in the soils and groundwater Public water is available, however some residents in
the area may still be using pnvate wells The EPA removal program conducted an assessment in
1996 and concluded that no action was required This site has been identified as a state-lead site
since July 2000, however no further assessment or cleanup work has been conducted since that
time An EPA contractor completed a site assessment at this site in 1 996 This site was included in
the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
Attleboro
ATTLEBORO LANDFILL
MAD980501 803 (RTN# 4-0006)
This site is located adiacent to the Shpack Superfund site on the Atileboro/Norton line
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
MAD007325814 (RTN# 4-0022)
TI has produced metal products at this 270-acre site since the early 1 900s VOCs were first
detected in on-site process water production wells in 1983 A groundwater extraction system has
operated intermittently since 1 986 DNAPL is likely present in bedrock, groundwater is shallow
and contains ICE breakdown products The site has an acid neutralization pond that was filled
in about 1 966, and former sodium hydroxide and caustic sludge lagoons with elevated mercury
levels, which were capped in 1981, that area is now a ball field An on-site landfill for scrap
metal contaminated with low-level radiation was remediated under NRC direction in 1 992-1 993
In 1996, during TI’s nuclear decommissioning protect, radioactive, solvent-contaminated soil
was removed MA DEP has no details of the soil removal It is unknown whether radiation in
groundwater was evaluated Citizens have concerns about elevated cancer incidences in the
area Metals have been detected at concentrations above ambient water quality criteria in a
NPDES outfall at the site The 2000 NPDES Permit and 1998 EPA Site Inspection Prioritization
report have raised concerns about metal contamination in Cooper’s Pond, on site Land near
Cooper’s Pond is reportedly a potential future school location
The site has complex hydrogeology and reports on nearby sites conflict with information in the TI
reports Portions of the site have been sold while the company hos been downsizing The site has
a NFRAP designation on CERCLIS because of a low HRS score However, new conditions may
warrant its reevaluation A technical screen audit of the Class C Response Action Outcome
Statement submitted for the site in 2001 shows tto be inadequate More comprehensive audit
actions and/or enforcement procedures are planned, pending additional analysis
This site was nat included r i the GAO report of sites awaiting NFL decisions It is not a RCRA
corrective action site
WALTON & LONSBURY
MADOO1 197755 (RTN# 4-0023)
This site was archived from CERCLIS in 1 996, however, based on new information, MA DEP
requested in July 2003 that it be reinstated The site is an existing manufacturing facility that
conducted limited chrome plating Groundwater has been impacted with chlorinated solvents
and metals and in some areas has a pH of approximately 2 Chlorinated solvents have impacted
indoor air of approximately 7 homes, although at concentrations below No Significant Risk
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Watch List
MASSACH USETTS
levels The low-pH groundwater is impacted with high concentrations of chromium and is
discharging into Bliss Brook The concentration of chromium in the surface water exceeds Am-
bient Water Quality Criteria In some areas of the residential property backyards, where the
groundwater is shallow and possibly discharging to the ground surface, there are high concen-
trations of chromium in the soil Additional investigation is needed to assess the potential for an
Imminent Hazard
Additional assessment and remediation of the chlorinated solvent plume, the surface water
and possibly the soil at the residential property is necessary, and the company is not able to
conduct the work MA DEP requested EPA assistance to address the metals/low ph groundwater
discharging into the brook To that end, EPA has assigned the site to a contractor for an
investigation Property access was formally requested in January 2004
Beverly
FORMER CASCO CHEMICAL
MAD002577617 (RTN# 3-0231)
The site is a former chemical company which operated on land which has since been incorpo-
rated into the Beverly Municipal Airport The company operated onsite from the mid-i 960s until
1 985, mixing and repackaging detergents, oil spiii containment chemicals and non-petroleum
cutting oil Casco also stored a variety of other chemicals including organic solvents, oils,
acids, inorganic chemicals, and pesticides onsite Soils, sediments and groundwater at the site
are contaminated with substances associated with the site The site is classified as a Tier 2 (lower
priority, no direct oversight) site under the MC currently ri phase II of assessment and cleanup
and is designated as a state-lead site by the federal Superfund program It is the subiect of
scrutiny by local citizens concerned that contamination from the site may be migrating towards
Lake Wenham, a drinking water resource This site was included in the GAO report of sites
awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
VITALE FLY ASH PROPERTY
MAD981 068273 (RTN# 3-0235)
This is on 1 8-acre sand and grovel pit that was used as an un-permitted landfill Fly ash from
the New England Power Company is known to have been disposed of at the landfill, and can be
seen at the land surface and eroding into Airport Stream The fly ash deposits are up to 36 feet
deep, and much of the waste is saturated, lying below the groundwater table Groundwater,
surface water and soils are contaminated with hazardous wastes associated with the site
The City of Beverly acquired the site for back taxes in 1 980 It is classified as a Tier 2 (lower
priority, no direct oversight) site under the MC currently in phase II of assessment and cleanup
and is designated as a state-lead site by the federal Superfund program It is the sub 1 ect of
scrutiny by local citizens concerned that contamination from the site may be migrating towards
Lake Wenham, a drinking water resource This site was included in the GAO report of sites
awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
BEVERLY AIRPORT SEPTIC SYSTEM
MAD981068273 (RTN# 3-0235)
The site is the former locotion of U S Army NIKE Missile Battery BC-i 5, now part of the Beverly
Municipal Airport The septic system was constructed by the Army in the 1 950s, and later used
by a nearby chemical manufacturing and storage company from the mid 1 960s until 1 985 Due
to the nature of the operations historically conducted at the site, a variety of chemicals, includ-
ing chlorinated solvents, may have been disposed of in the septic system, and hazardous
substances have been detected in soils, wetland sediment, surface woteç and groundwater
samples at the site This is a Tier 2 (lower priority, no direct oversight) site under the MC
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w trI.% ”1r0nmenta1 Protection
Watch List Agency New England
currently in phase II of assessment and cleanup and is designated as a state-lead site by the
federal Superlund program It is the subiect of scrutiny by locai citizens concerned that
contamination from the site may be migrating towards Lake Wenham, a drinking water
resource This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a
RCRA corrective action site
Billerica (NERO )
ROY BROTHERS HAULERS
MAD009870643 (RTN# 3-0236)
The site is a chemical hauling operation transporting liquid and dry industrial chemicals
Numerous hazardous waste disposal areas hove been identified onsite, and historical waste
handling practices have resulted in contamination of soil, groundwater and surface water
sediments The site has been assessed via the MCP and is classified as R .AO-C, meaning
investigations and/or remedial actions have been taken which temporarily achieve the condi-
tion of no significant risk to public health and the environment The RAO statement is subied to
audit by the state and pending completion of the audit, the site is designated as a state-lead site
by the federal Superfund program An EPA contractor completed a site assessment for this site in
1 996 This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA
corrective action site
Burlington
FORMER RCA CORP.
MADOO1 060698 (RTN# 3-0265)
This site has been identified as a state-lead site since July 2000, and is a Tier 1 B, Phase V
(medium pnority) site in the state program Between 1958-1994, this 158-acre property was
used for the manufacture and testing of military electronics equipment Numerous chemical
and waste storage and disposal areas have been identified during investigations of the site, and
soils, groundwater and surface water sediments have been impacted by releases of hazardous
substances onsite EPA’s most recent action was completion of a site assessment for this site in
1 996 This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA
corrective action site
Canton
RELIABLE ELEC. FINISH
MADOO1 059815 (RTN# 3-0287)
This is an inactive electroplating facility that occupies 2 2 acres Operation began in 1 967 and
ceased in 1 985 Wastes generated include methanol, metal hydroxide sludge and other
hazardous substances Wastes were pre-treated prior to being discharged into the MDC
system Contamination has been detected in the soils and groundwater There is concern that
the groundwater will contaminate nearby condominium wells This site has been identified as a
state- lead site since July 2000, and is a Tier 1 B (medium priority) site under the MCP The site
has submitted a Class C (Temporary) Response Action Outcome statement EPA’s most recent
action was completion of a site assessment for this site in 1 996 This site was included in the
GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
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Danvers
CREESE & COOK
MAD001031574 (RTN# 3-0303)
The site is an abandoned tannery located on a 1 0 7-acre parcel along the Crane River
The tannery occupied the area from the 1 930s until 1 984 There have been recent proposals to
develop the property for residential use Two landfills and one lagoon are located on the site
Wastes from these sources were placed in a partialiy lined waste disposal cell in 1 990 Elevated
levels of Arsenic remain in surface soils and contaminants have also been detected in the
groundwater and surface water The site is a Tier 1 C (no direct state oversight) site in phase IV of
the MCP site evaluation and cleanup process An EPA contractor completed a site assessment
for this site in 1 996, and the EPA removal program is evaluating the site for possible further
action This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA
corrective action site
East Bridgewater
EASTERN STATES STEEL
MASFNO1O3006 (RTN# 4-12940, 4-13087)
This site is not currently listed in CERCLIS, but was referred to EPA by MA DEP for inclusion on
the Watch List EPA has completed a response action (capping) at this site, as well as at the
abutting properties (MBTA Railroad and Precise Engineering) MA DEP will be working with the
Town to have this site redeveloped as a Brownfields site The state will seek alternative funding
sources for the initial groundwater assessment The site is classified as a Tier 1 B Default site by
MA DEP This site was not included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not
a RCRA corrective action site
PRECISE ENGINEERING
(RTNI# 4-0594)
This site is not currently listed in CERCLIS, but was referred to EPA by the MA DEP for inclusion
on the Watch List EPA has completed a response action (copping) at this site, as well as at the
abutting properties (MBTA Railroad and Eastern States Steel) MA DEP will be working with the
Town to have this site redeveloped as a Brownfields site Before exhausting all their resources, the
PRP determined that site groundwater is impacted with chlorinated solvents The site is within the
zone of contribution to a public water supply well
While installing a fence around the property, EPA discovered free-phase oil below the ground
surface and next to a stream that is a tributary to the Canoe River Using 0 ii Spill Trust Fund
funds, MA DEP hired a contractor to remove the oil-contaminated soil During soil excavation
it was determined that free-phase oil was present within the building foundation A recovery
trench with oil collection sumps was installed along the foundation MA DEP is periodically
monitoring and removing the oil when feasible Additional assessment activities are being con-
ducted to determine whether additional work is necessary to remove the oil
The site is classified as a Tier 1 A (top priority, direct state oversight) site under the MCP This site
was not included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective
action site
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Environmental Protection
Watch Lust # Agency New England
Everett
FORMER COAL GASIFICATION PLANT
MAD981063142 (RTNI# 3-0039)
The site (also known as Eastern Gas & Fuel and Island End River) is a former coal tar processing
facility abutiing the Island End River that operated from the 1 890s to the late 1 950s It encom-
passes at least six properties over on area of 8 ocres in Everett and Chelsea, MA Releases of
coal tar wastes to groundwater and surface water ore documented, and the site is currently
classified as a Tier 1 A (direct state oversight) under the MCP in Phase II of site investigation and
clean up The US Coast Guard is involved with emergency actions to oddress releases of coal
tarto the Island End River The site has a long and complicated history of investigation, and is
designated as a state- lead site by the federal Superfund program This site wos included in the
GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
Foxboro
COCASSET STREET
MAN0001O31 79
This is a Tier 1 A (top priority, direct state oversight) site, technically in phase II of investigation
and cleanup under the MC though work is not progressing as the property is currently the only
asset of the estate which owns it The site was formerly used for disposal of septic wastes in
lagoons, apparently some of these wastes came from industrial facilities, including the Hotheway
and Patterson site in Mansfield As a result, groundwater and soil in the area are contaminated
with metals, VOCs and pentachlorophenols Interested parties hod been working on the possi-
bility of redeveloping most of the site for residential use, howeveç recent sampling shows el-
evated dioxin concentrations in site soil The Rumford River, which flows through the Hathewoy
and Patterson site and is impacted by dioxin from that site, also flo through this site MA DEP
has referred the site to EPA for further assessment The Town may be interested in applying for an
EPA Brownfields Grant to further evaluate and possibly clean up some of the contamination
Framing ham
COMMONWEALTH GAS
MAD980524151 (RTNI# 3-0589)
The site is the former location of a manufactured gas plant that operated from the late 1 800s
until 1 967 Contamination of the 35-acre property resulted from the disposal, induced infiltra-
tion, and spillage of process solid and liquid wastes and by-products generated during coal and
oil gasification processes Releases to soils, groundwater and surface water are documented
The site has been identified as a state-lead site since July 2000 and is classified under the MCP
as a Tier 1 B (no direct state oversight) in phase IV of site investigation and cleanup An EPA
contractor completed a site assessment at this site in 1 996 This site was included in the GAO
report of sites awaiting NPL decisions, and is not a RCRA corrective action site
Needham
MICROWAVE DEVELOPMENT LABS
MADOO1 004092 (RTN# 3-0386)
MDL is an active facility designing and manufacturing radar devices It is located on a 2 4 acre
parcel of land with a long industrial history doting bock to the 1 800s Releases of hazardous
wastes hove occurred onsite and at least two groundwater plumes of VOC contamination have
been identified which threaten area drinking water supplies VOCs have also been detected in
Rosemary Brook The site has been identified as a state-lead site since July 2000, and is classi-
fied as a Tier 1 A (direct state oversight) in phase Ill of assessment by the state EPA is providing
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technical assistance to the state in the use of groundwater modeling and a permeable reactive
barrier to address the TCE plumes A site assessment was completed for this site in 1 996 by an
EPA contractor This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions, and is
not a RCRA corrective action site
Seekonk
FORMER RHUBARB FARM
MAD980910137 (RTN# 4-0157)
Sludge containing pesticides, polychiorinoted biphenyls, vokihle organic compounds, and semi-
volatile organic compounds has been disposed of at this site MA DEP believes that cadmium,
chromium and toluene detected in the soil cit the former farm may pose a substantial endanger-
ment to public health, and has requested EPA assistance through the removal program
Waltham
WALTHAM INDUSTRIAL LABS
MAD001014927 (RTN# 3-0585)
This site is located in the bock portion of an active manufacturing building, in a residential area
The Labs occupied 23,500 square feet of the first and basement floors of the former Waltham
Watch building Several manufacturing companies hove used the building since 1 854 The
Labs occupied the building from 1959 to 1984 and were involved with the electroplating of
numerous metals Wastes consisted of rinse waters, acids, alkaline cleaners and plating solu-
tions Contamination has been detected within the building, in soils and in the Charles River
The site is designated as a state-lead site by the federal Superfund program An EPA contractor
completed a site assessment in 1 997 This site was included in the GAO report of sites awaiting
NPL decisions It is not a RCRA corrective action site
Weymouth
WEYMOUTH NECK
MAD985277870 and MAD980909543 (RTN# 3-1360)
The site is the location of a former fertilizer plant, which operated on the Neck from 1 861 until
1966 A NIKE missile launcher facility was located onsite in the 1 950s-l 970s The property has
subsequently been redeveloped, and now includes William Webb Memorial State Park, two
condominium complexes, and three undeveloped lots Wastes associated with the fertilizer op-
erations are documented orisite, along with groundwater, soil, and sediment contamination
This site has been the focus of considerable community interest and concern The central portion
of the Neck is a Tier 1 A (direct state oversight) site under the MCP currently in phase II, and the
Webb State Park portion is listed as remedial by the state However, it was discovered during
EPA sampling on Webb State Park that one of the capped areas has been significantly eroded
DEM has agreed to perform sampling on Webb State Park to assess the need for further remedial
actions EPA has performed additional sampling of ad 1 acent properties to determine the extent of
contamination The site is designated as a state-lead site by the federal Superfund program The
site was not included in the GAO report of sites awaiting NPL decisions, and is not a RCRA
corrective action site
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Watch List # Agency New England
Wilmington
OLIN CHEMICAL CO.
MAD001403104 (RTN # 3-0471)
The Olin Chemical site is a Tier 1 A site under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan site classifi-
cation system ltcdr sis1s of a 53-acre parcel owned by Olin, and an large groundwater plume
that extends from the Olin property into the Maple Meadow Brook Aquifer, which supports five
water supply wells for the Town of Wilmington The Olin site also includes contaminated sedi-
ments in a ditch slystem that transports surface water from the site into the Aberlona River
watershed The site is contaminated primarily from process wastewaters that were discharged
into unlined lagoons from the 1 950s until the 1 970s The principal constituents of the contami-
nant plume are ammonia, sulfates, chloride, chromium, and sodium The manufacturing op-
erations ceased in 1986 Olin has funded extensive studies of the contamination since that time,
and has taken some remedial measures, including a groundwater pump-and-treat system to
clean up an area of oil spillage, and excavations to clean up the sediments in the on-site ditches
and to remove buried drums A landfill for the disposal of calcium sulfate wastes also exists on
the Olin property, and has been capped This iso state lead site with direct supervision by a DEP
prolect manager due to its status as a Tier 1 A site The site was not included in the GAO report
of sites awaiting NPL decisions, and is not a RCRA corrective action site
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Emergency Planning & Response Program
MASSACHUSETTS
9EPA
( \\N - ------------// ) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
S RESPONSE PROGRAM
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REGION 1
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, stale, 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 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 “adiori 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.
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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/superfu nd/er!
erindex.htm ,
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Emergency Planning & Reponse Program
EPA United States
Environmental Protection
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
Beanys Cleaners
Nougatuck
08/07/03
$
1 50,978.28
Chose Brass and Copper
Waterbury
08/1 0/03
$
3,772,999 1 4
Maine
Tuttle Estate
Lyman
09/16/03
$
87,51964
Buckfield Trailers
Buckf ield
07/18/03
$
224,113 02
Green Street Property
Houlton
10/24/03
$
216,55808
One Market Square
Houlton
05/20/03
$
242,446 46
Winchendon
Foxboro
Mansfield
Tau nton
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
Providence
Bennington
Barre
Bellows Falls
12/ 1 2/03
06/30/03
04/30/03
09/11/03
1 2/09/03
$ 240,784.88
$ 543,715 79
$ 629,813 80
$ 225,397 22
$ 183,239 61
Massachusetts
Sanborn Wood Factory
Evelyn Porter Estate
Hathewoy & Patterson
Route 44
Nuclear Metals
Coastal Metal Finishing
New Hampshire
A. C Lawrence Leather
Rhode Island
T D Mack East
Winchester
Vermont
Buckley Drive Waterline
Howe Cleaners
TLR Mill Complex
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Bristol
Ploinfield
Plainfield
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Fitchburg
Baldwinville
Grafton
Worcester
Taunton
Salem
Woburn
Norwood
03/1 0/03
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
Milton
Plainfield
H en n iker
Mi Iford
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
Rhode Island
Centredale Manor
Restoration Proiect
20 Green Hill Road
North Providence
Johnston
Straftord
10/22/03
02/25/03
03/1 9/03
$ 65,000 00
$1 ,624,859. 15
MASSACH USETTS
SITES WITH ONGOING CLEANUP ACTIVITIES
Site Name City Date CERCLA
Started Funds Expended
Connecticut
Bristol Franklin Street PCBs
Brunswick Mill
Carvill Combing
E PAC
Chrome Engineering
Massachusetts
Sawyer Possway
Temple-Stuart
Fisherville Mill
Sutton Lane Plating
Oak Street
Witchcraft Heights
Wells G&H
Zimble Drum
Vermont
Elizabeth Mine
$1,266,366 00
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Environmental Protection
Brownfuelds Overview i# 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 contomination 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, ore usually urban
warehouses or abandoned factories, they con 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 providing 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 1 995, 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”) was signed This law expanded potential federal assistance for Brownfields
revitalization, including grants far assessment, cleanup, and ob training The law also includes
provisions to establish and enhance state and tribal response programs, which will continue to
play a critical role in the successful cleanup and revitalization of brownfields Below is a
summary of the US EPA Region 1 funding for each of the key Brownfields 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
Revolving 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 $2,1 75,667 $750,892 $2,729,974 $1,908,369 $1,338,820 $307,030
StateSiteAssessments $714,960 $519,545 $781,000 $1,255,293 $598,115 $458,000
TOTAL $16,847,970 $5,891,635 $31,256,887 $7,369,195 $8,744,935 $4,615,030
I ________
L n4 & Community Re t tion
BROWN Ft EWS
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Brownfields Overview
Brownfields Assessment
Program
The Brownfields Assessment Program
consists of grants of up to $400,000 ni-
tiollyto locoi, tribal and state governmental
entities to conduct site assessment and
related activities at brownfields sites Funds
can be utilized to assess properties contami-
nated with petroleum Supplemental funds
are available in later years
Recipient Funding
Boston
B rockto n
Central Massachuseffs Economic
Development Authority
Chelsea
Chicopee
Colrain
Fitchburg
Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority
Franklin Regional Council
of Governments
Gardner
Great Barrington
Greenfield
Holyoke
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Mansfield
Marlborough
Moss Department of Environmental
Protection (Amesbury)
Merrimack Volley Planning
Commission
Methuen
Montochusett Regional Planning
Commission
Mystic Valley Development
Commission
New Bedford
North Adorns
Northhampton
Pioneer Volley Regional Planning
Commission
Salem
Somerville
Springfield
Taunton
Walpole
Westfield
West Springfield
Worcester # 1
Worcester #2
TOTAL
$400,000
$750,000
$293,710
$200,000
$200,000
$235,862
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$350,000
$320,000
$250,000
$400,000
$600,000
$350,000
$200,000
$350,000
$200,000
$400,000
$200,000
$350,000
$950,000
$800,000
$140,770
$200,000
$200,000
$200,000
$350,000
$800,000
$400,000
$200,000
$1 75,00
$200,000
$106,289
$161,500
$1 1,733,131
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Environmental Protection
Brownfields Overview Agency New England
Targeted Brownfields
Assessments
Under this initiative, EPA uses its contrac-
tors to conduct brownfields assessments at
sites identified by the locai entity as being
a high-priority far 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 ste
Site City Value
Brookfield
New Bedford
Amesbury
Lowell
Brockton
Dorchester (Boston)
$75,000
$43,495
$104,800
$75,000
$45,847
$106,350
Boston $75,000
Fall River $75,000
Taunton $44,891
Worcester $70,956
Lowell $57,551
Hopedale $100,000
Essex $153,000
Boston $75,000
Greenfield $1 00,000
Everett $66,473
Lynn $9,915
Newburyport $63,473
Northhampton $75,000
Hardwick $75,000
Holyoke $69,886
Brockton $50,025
Gloucester $122,504
Boston $78,311
Brockton $67,315
Northhompton
Franklin
Morison
Gloucester
Lawrence
Bellington
$49,950
$75,000
$75,000
$89,501
$115,241
$100,000
Quincy $10,640
Northhampton $85,483
Foxborough $100,000
New Bedford $60,1 75
$2 2
Site City Value
54-67 Mill Street
Alden Corrugoted
Amesbury Wharf
Assets Building
Bargaineer
Boston’s Hope
Boston Specialty
Rehabilitation Hospital
City Pier
Church Coal
Coes Knife Property
Davidson Street
Draper Field
Essex Museum
Ferdinand Block/DHP
former Food & Fuel
former Tremont Villa
former Beacon Chevrolet
former DPW Yard
former DPW Yard
Gilbertville Woven Label Site
Hallmark Van Lines
Knapp Shoe
Manne Railways Property
Modem Electroplating
Montello Auto Body
Old Northhampton
Fire Stotion
Old Sewer Beds
Omega Processing Site
Omniwave Electronica
Oxford Paper Mill
Pearl Street Mill
Quarry Street
Highpoini Property
Roundhouse Parking Lot
Setsom Property
Standard Times Field
LiJ LII
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Brownfields Overview
Cleanup Grant Program
Under this initiative, EPA funds ore awarded to eligible locai, state, tribal and non-profit entities
to conduct 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
City Site Funding
Brockton
Worcester
MaIden —
Medford -
Everett I
New Bedford
Somerville
lou nion
$100,000
Main South CC $200,000
Mystic Valley Development $80,000
Corporation
$220,000
$200,000
‘Mer Economic Investment $52,000
Revitalization Corporation
TOTAL $852,00Ô
Revolving Loan Fund Pilots
Under this initiative, pilots are awarded to eligible local, inbal and state entities to establish
and capitalize revolving loan funds to assist private and public entities in cleaning up contami-
nated sites Grants are for up to $1 ,000,000 and eligible communities may team together to
establish larger revolving loan funds pools
Recipient Fundfr ig
Boston
Brockton
Central Massachusetts Economic
Development Authority
Franklin Regional Council
of Governments
Gloucester
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Montochusett Regional
Planning Commission
Mystic Volley Development
Authority
New Bedford
Pioneer Volley Planning
Commission
Somerville
Taunton
Worcester
TOTAL
$1,000,000
$500,000
$18,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
$450,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
$500,000
$2,000,000
$500,000
$500,000
$1,000,000
$10,468,000
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Environmental Protection
Brownfields Overview New England
Rrownfields 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 Brownfields-funded grant recipient
Organization/City Funding
Boston Connects People to
Economic Opportunities, Inc $200,000
Brockton $200,000
Coalition for a Better Acre Lowell $200,000
Jobs for Youth Boston $475,000
New Bedford $275,000
STRIVE Boston $200,000
TOTAL $1,55o,oOo
Showcase Communities
As part 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 brownfields 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
Lowell $300,000
Mystic Valley
(Maiden, Medford, Everett) $300,000
TOTAL $600,000
Financial Assistance to State Brownfields Programs
EPA also offers funding to directly support state brownfields 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
Massachusetts
Program Funding
Voluntary Clean-up Program $2,729,974
Brownfields Site Assessment
and Cleanup. $781,000
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Brownfields Overview
Summary of EPA Brownfield Funding in Massachusetts
(1994-2003)
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
$11,733,131
$2,542,782
$852,000
$10,468,000
$1,550,000
$600,000
$2,729,974
$781,000
$31,256,887
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U.S. EPA New England EPA States
Environmental Protection
Brownfields Overview I Agency New England
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