United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
 DIRECTIVE NUMBER:      9355.0-15
 TITLE: Third Quarter Superfund Strategy
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 )Q FINAL
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  REFERENCE (other documents):
        April 2, 198fi
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington DC 20460
EPA OSWER Directive Initiation Request
Interim Directive Number
9355.0-15
Originator Information
Name of Contact Person
Bruce Engelbert
Mail Code Telephone Number
WF 548D 382 244].
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Signature of Office Director
Date
Title
Third Quarter Superfund Strategy
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Summary of Directive
Strategy for obligation of H50 million interim funding. Followup to
RA conference call of 3/24/86. (4/1/86, / p)

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EPA Form 1315-17(10.85)

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
APR OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Directives t &ui ber
MEMORANDUM 9355.0-15
SUBJECT: Third,OUarter. erfund Strategy
FROM: J. s o p rter
Assistant Administrator
TO: Addressees
I want to follow up on the Superfurtd conference call the
Administrator had with the Regional Administrators on March 24,
1986. In that call we discussed what removal, remedial, and
enforcement activities we are ready to start once we have
additional funding. The purpose of this memo is to (1) confirm
the anticipated activities and projects to be funded over the
next two months with the expected $150 million interim Superfund
appropriations and (2) reiterate some of the other program
priorities.
Two Month PrograN
The interim funding legislation passed by Congress provides
us with $150 million that cannot be obligated after May 31,
1986. This gives us the opportunity to bring the Superfund
program back to the pre—slowdoWn level. OSWER will be
responsible for approximately $116 million of this total. The
remaining $34 million is for the 4.3% Gramrn—Rudman cut, salaries
and expenses for EPA and other Federal agencies and key
activities of the Office of Research and Development, the
Inspector General, and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring.
Our plans for obligating the $116 million first call for
ensuring that existing contracts and all ongoing projects are
funded for the two months. The balance will be used to:
1) Start any currently ready remedial designs and remedial
actions that do not have a PRP settlement before the
middle of May. Attachment 1 lists the sites you should
be working on in this category.

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2) Bring the removal program back to the pre—slowdown
level. Attachment 2 shows those sites that we will
be able to fund immediately. Depending on the pace of
other activities, including settlements, we may be
able to fund additional removals during this two month
period.
3) Maintain an aggressive enforcement program. We intend
to begin enforcement—lead RI/FS’s (Attachment 3 shows
some candidate sites). Also, you should be actively
negotiating with relevant PRP’s to conduct the remedial
and removal work at the appropriate sites listed in
Attachments 1 and 2. Negotiations should be brisk and
PRP’s should be informed of Fund availability. If
settlements cannot be reached before the middle of
May, we will use the Fund to finance the response
action.
Based on the sites, listed in the attachments, we are
calculating your removal and remedial allocations for the period
through May 31. As soon as the funds are available for
obligation, you will receive this amount in an advice of
allowance from the Comptroller. Between now and May 31,
priority should be given to using the S150 million rather than
other Fund appropriations.
Additional Priorities
While the immediate focus will be on new work, we must
anticipate full reauthorization by continuing to bring ongoing
work to the next step in the process. This is especially
important for RI/FS’s. We have signed very few RODS and EDDS
so far in FY 86. Our performance in this area must dramatically
improve over the next few months. We have updated the list of
potential decision document sites that was discussed in the
conference call (Attachment 4). It now includes all sites
where we expect you can complete a ROD or EDD by the end of
the fiscal year.
Even with the new resources, we must continue to process
some deobligations from the REM contracts and cooperative
agreements. This needs to be done for completed projects or
projects that have more funds obligated than are necessary to
finish the work. You will be receiving a list of these projects
from HSCD and you are responsible for seeing that these “good
management” deobligations occur.
I realize that I have described an ambitious agenda. Our
work over the next two months will require a significant amount
of cooperation and coordination. But the Administrator expects
us to effectively use the interim funding and get the program

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moving again. You will have to devote considerable personal
time to seeing that the activities and projects that have been
targeted remain on schedule. We at Headquarters are ready to
provide whatever assistance you need.
Thanks very much for your help.
Attachments
Add r e s see s
Directors, Waste Management Division
Regions I, V 1 VIII
Directors, Air and Waste Management Division
Regions IV, VI, VII
Director, Emergency & Remedial Response Division
Region II
Directors, Hazardous Waste Management Division
Regions III, X
Director, Toxic and Waste Management Division
Region IX
cc: Lee Thomas
Regional Administrator, Region I—X
Carolyn Clinton
Morgan Kinghorn
Gene Lucero
Henry Longest
Richard Mays
Hank Habicht

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Attachment 1
RD/PA Sites
April 1, 198
REGION SITE NAME, CITY, STATE ACTIVITY
*Beacon Heights, Beacon Falls, CT RD
Cannon Engineering, Plymouth, MA RD/PA
*f4 ar.onco Pond, Westborough, MA RD
Nyariza themical, Ashland, MA RD
II Bog Creek Farm, Howe 11 ‘Ibwnsh ip, NJ RD
Bridgeport Rental, Bridgeport, NJ PA
D’ Imperio Property, Harni iton Tbwnship, NJ PA
GE IS Landfill, Gloucester ltwnship, NJ RD
Farm, Plumstead Thwnship, NJ RD
Helen Kramer Landfill, Mantua T Jnship, NJ RD
Lipari Land ill, Pitrnan, NJ PD
*S pe Oil, pennsauken, NJ RD
III DDuglassville, touglassville, PA RD
* j jey.... (sflott, Kirkwcod, DE RD
Heleva Landfill, rs rth Wnitehall I\ip., PA PA
Lansdowne Radiation, Lansdowne, PA BA
*Mc co Associates, McP oo Borough, PA R D
* yers L/F, Eagleville, PA PD
*Sand, Gravel & Stone, Elkton, MD RD
*Taylor Borough, Taylor Borough, PA PD
IV t vie Landfill, C vie, FL RD
Miami Drum (Biscayne Aquifer), Miami, FL RD
V Acme Folvent, Morristown, IL PD
Byron Salvage, Byron, IL BA
Eau Claire llfield, Fau Claire, WI BA
LaHillier/MankatO, LeHillier/Mankato, MN RD
Main Street llfield, Elkhart, IN PA
New Lyme Landfill, New Lyme, OH RD
Old Mill, ck Creek, OH RD
Scbnalz EX rnp, Harrison, WI RD
*Wauconda Sand, Wauconda, IL RD
VI Bayou Bonfouca, Si idell, LA RD
Bio—Ecology, Grand Prairie, TX PA
Old Inger Oil, E rrow, LA BA
VII Aidex, Council Bluffs, IA PA
IX Celtor theinical, Hoopa, CA RD
t l Norte Pesticide, Crescent City, CA RD
X Lakewood, Lake od, WA RD/PA
*Western Processing, Kent, WA RD
* Negotiations with responsible parties are actively underway

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AttaclTnent 2
R oval Sites
April 1, 1986
REGION I
Auburn i •, Londonderry, NH
ms Hill Pd., Hudson, NH
Milford Site, Milford, NH
Tibbets Rd., Barrington, NH
Sta nina Mills, N. ithfie1d, RI
REGION II
G uplain Road, Hilisboro, NJ
Glen Ridge Radon, Glen Ridge, NJ
Industrial Latex, Wellington, NJ
Montclair Radon, Montclair, NJ
Weldick Aerospace Devices, Wall Np., NJ
Cayadotta Creek, Johnstown, NY
Clothier Disposal, Granby, NY
Fulton Terminal, Fulton, NY
prirroshield, Utica, NY
Signo Trading, Staten Island, NY
Puerto Rico Organics, Arecibo, PR
REGION III
Dorney Road, Allentown, PA
aincansville Trailer, Altoona, PA
Crown Refrigeration, Erie, PA
M.W. Manufacturing, Harrisburg, PA
Mill Creek Dui p, Erie, PA
Tn—State Insulation, Erie, PA
Walsh Landfill, Honeybrook, PA
Roanoke River Flood, Roanoke, VA
Abex Site, Portsnouth, VA
Schaffer Equi nent, Minden, WV
Clark Property, Kanawha, WV
REGION IV
C neral fining, Savanna-h, GA
Lee Road Acid Dnnns, Douglasville, GA
Burkett Cylinder, tharleston, SC
Roan Mountain, Roan Mountain, TN
REGION V
Byron Landfill, Byron, IL
Wedzeb, Lebanon, IN
Dowden Landfill, Fortville, IN
Monon, MorKn, IN
Shelton Well, Coltrnbus, IN
Western Scrap, Hatirnond, IN
Mid st Plating, Kokano, IN
Elkhart, Elkhart, IN
International Disk, Ells rth, MI
G & H Landfill, Utica, MI
WI, Utica, MI
Lee’s Farm, oodville, WI
REGION VI
Allen Transformer, Fort nith, AR
301 Main Site, S. Houston, TX
South Acres Site, S. Houston, TX
Winkler Rd., Site, S. Houston, TX
Turtle Bayou, Liberty County, TX
REGION VII
Quail Run Site, Franklin County, MO
Castle od Site, Castle od, MO
Minker/Stout/Raflaine Creek Site,
Jefferson County, MO
REGION VIII
South Adams County, Carrnerce City, CO
Mill Creek Site, Mill Creek, MT
REGION IX
C erating Industries, Monterey Park, CA
Alviso Site, Alviso, CA
Fort Mojave Site, Fort Mojave, CA
Copperopolis Site, Copperopolis, CA
REGION X
Bunker Hill Site, Kellogg, ID

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Apri1 1, I9B
Attachment 3
ENFORCEMENT LEAD RI/FS SITES
Region I
peterson/Puritan, RI
L&RR, RI
Region II
Syosset Landfill, NY
NL Industries, NJ
Region III
Avtex, VA
Culpepper, VA
Region IV
Newsorne Rrothers, MS
Region V
HedblUTfl, MI
Big D Campground, OH
Region VI
ArIcwOod, AR
Region VII
Todtze Farm, IA
Region IX
Beckman, CA
Baxter, CA
Region X
pacific Hide, ID

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Attachment 4
POD/EDD Sites
April 1, l 86
Region i (3) Auburn Road, NH
Industri—plex, MA
Kellogg—Deeriflg, CT
Region II (17) Caidwell Trucking, NJ
Clothier, NY
Combe Fill South, NJ
Florence Landfill, NJ
Fulton Terminals, NI
G.E. Moreau, NY
Glen Ridge, NJ
Kentucky Avenue, NY
Lang Property, NJ
Marathon Battery, NY
Metaltec, NJ
Montclair, NJ
Nasolite, NJ
Rockaway Borough, NJ
Sharkey Landfill, NJ
Vega Alta, PR
Vestal Wells, NY
Region III (10) Army Creek, n E
Blosenski L/F, PA
Chisman Creek, VA
DE City PVC, DE
Leetown Pesticide, WV
MiddletoWfl Road, MD
Mill Creek, PA
Saltville Disposal, VA
Tybouts Corner, DF
Westline, PA
Region IV (10) Coleman—Evans Wood, FL
Distler Brickyard, KY
Distler Farm, KY
Gallaway Pits, TN
Gold Coast, FL
HollingswOrth, FL
Pepper Steel, FL
pioneer Sand, FL
Sapp Battery, FL
SCRDI Dixiana, SC
Region V (20) A&F Greenup, IL
Allied Chernical/IrOnton, OH
Arcanurn Iron, OH
Arrowhead Refinery, MN
Burlington Northern, MN
Burrows Sanitation, MI
F.nvirocheTn, IN
Fields Brook, OH
Forest Waste, MI

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Region V Johns—MaflVille Corp., IL
(cont. Lake Sandy Jo, IN
LaSalle Electric, IL
Metamora Landfill, MI
Mian’i County Incinerator, OH
New Brighton, MN
Northside Landfill, IN
Novaco, MI
Rose Township Dump, MI
spiegelburg, MI
Springfield Dump, MI
Region VI (10) Bayou Sorrel, LA
Cecil Lindsay, AR
Geneva Industries, TX
Gurley Pit, AR
Hardage/Crifler, OK
Industrial Waste Control, AR
Mid-SOUth, AR
Sikes Disposal Pit, TX
United Creosoting, TX
\lertaC, AR
Region VIII (5) Baxter/Union Pacific, WY
California ( ulch, CO
Denver Radium, CA
Libby Groundwater, MT
Marshall L/F, CO
Region IX (3) Iron Mountain Mine, CA
MGM Brakes, CA
Operating Industries, CA
Region X (3) Oueen City Farms, WA.
Toftdahl Drums, WA
United Chrome, OR

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