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. ------- 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 . 2 6 16 18 28 36 39 ------- U.S. EPA New England I1 A Uni ed 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 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 ------- 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 2 / SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England Overview EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency New England SUPEF FUND From Discovery to Clean up State Led Ci 8flUP — Shod4erm acttons may be taken to eiim nate knme&ate public heafli en ronmei tai threats. ______ - MaInta n/ s#efl Clea Site Long 1erm Cleanup Brownf lda Procjram Co,tamk on . L vak t. O ns . SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 3 ------- Overview Number of National Priorities List Sites in each phase of the Superfund Process 20 - Remedial Study Remedy Selected; Construction Construction Assessment Underway 4 Design Underway 4 Underway Complete 44 not Begun* * may include sites where early action has occurred long-term monitoring, operation, and maintenance ongoing Source: Superfund e-facts. February 2004 60 50 40 30 0) 4 - ’ ‘I . , (0 C w a) z 9- 0 a) -o E J z 10 0 4 SUPERFUPIDANNUA. REPORT 2003 ------- 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 SUPERFUND ANNUM. 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 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 / Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004 MASSACHUSETTS I O/ SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A Uni ed States Environmental Protection 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 / Source EPA New England, January 1, 2004 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 7 ------- 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 r j 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 I 8 / SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States • • • • • • Environmental Protection 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL R [ ORT 2003 / 9 ------- 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 ( Superfund $$ Spent $530,000 j 10/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States Environmental Protection Status of New England National Priorities List Sites Agency New England Holbrook Baird & McGu ire for more information on this project, see. www.eoa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/baird NPLSIatus Listed in 1983 Cleanup Status All Construction Completed in 2003 Superfund $$ 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 SUPERFUNDANNUALREPORT2003 / 11 ------- 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 12/ SIJPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England UI A United States ___ Environmental Protection 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 $$ Spent $4 million SUPERFUIID ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 13 ------- Status of New England National Priorities List Sites MASSACHUSETTS Tyngsboro Charles George Reclamation Trust Landfill for more information on this project, see www epa gov/ne/superfund/sites/ chorlesgeorçe ( NPL Status Listed in 1983 Cleanup Status All Construdion Completed in 1 998 Superfund $$ 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 $$ Spent $1 6 million 14 / SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England Un ed States Environmental Protection Status of New England National Priorities List Sites # Agency New England Weymouth South Weymouth Naval Air Station for more information on this protect, see www eoa gov/ne/superfurtdLsites/sweymouth NPL Status Listed in 1 994 Cleanup Status Remedy Seleded/Design Underway Superfund $$ 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ,‘ 15 ------- Map J6/SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORt 2O 3 ------- PAGE NOT AVAILABLE DIGITALLY ------- U.S. EPA New England I EPA t tat Map Environmental Protection Agency New England SUPERFUNDANNUALREPORI2003 / 17 ------- 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 18/ SUPERFUND ANNUAt REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States 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 SUPERFUNDANNUALR [ P0R12003 / 19 ------- 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, 20/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A Uni!ed States Environmental Protection 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REFORT 2003 / 21 ------- Sites of Special Interest 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 22,’ SUPERFUND ANN VA REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States Environmental Protection 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ‘ 23 ------- Sites of Special Interest 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 24/SUPERFIJND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- 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 SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 1 25 ------- 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 26/ SIJPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ,.‘ 27 ------- 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 28,’ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States 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 SUPERFUPID ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 29 ------- 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 30/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States 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 SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 31 ------- Watch List MASSACHUSETTS 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 32/ SUPERFIJND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England United States 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 SLJPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 , 33 ------- Watch List MASSACHUSETTS 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 34/ SIJPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England II A United States Environmental Protection 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 35 ------- Emergency Planning & Response Program MASSACHUSETTS 9EPA ( \\N - ------------// ) EMERGENCY PLANNING AND S RESPONSE PROGRAM m z V 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. . . _________ __________ a 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 , .3O SUPERFUND ANNUAL. REPORT 2003 ------- U S. EPA New England 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 SUPERFUND ANNVA REPORT 2003 , 37 ------- Emergency Planning & Response Program 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 38/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I A United States 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 .‘ 39 ------- 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 40/SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I EPA tedStat 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 // 41 ------- 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 42/ SUPERFUND ANNUM REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England I United States 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 SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 43 ------- 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 4-4/ SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 ------- U.S. EPA New England EPA States Environmental Protection Brownfields Overview I Agency New England SUPERFUND ANNUAL REPORT 2003 / 45 ------- |