SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update

From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
March 21, 1986
Vol. 2, No. 2
PREVIEW OF FY '85
ROD ANNUAL
REPORT
The Annual Report of FY '85
RODs is coming soon. The re-
port consists of the following
sections:
•	An Executive Summary, which
highlights FY '85 accomplish-
ments;
•	ROD Summaries for each site,
which describe site conditions
and contaminants, perfor-
mance standards, and institu-
tional controls;
•	An Index of Approved
Remedial Actions, which sum-
marizes all remedial actions
approved to date, as well as
any subsequent actions to be
taken at a site; and
•	A ROD Keyword List, which
provides major key word cate-
gories and their subcategories
for all RODs approved to date.
The report is currently under-
going revisions based on
regional comments and will be
issued in final form in April.
(Watch the ROD Update for
notice of its availability.) Below
are highlights of the executive
summary.
1985 Was a Busy Year For Signing RODs
80-

70-

60

Total

Number

of 50-

Signed

RODs

40

30

20


13
10


mim

1982 1983
TARGET
80
67
1984
Fiscal Year
1985
1986

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REMEDY
CATEGORIZATION
AND ANALYSIS
The following analysis was
generated from the Annual
Reports' Index of Approved
Remedial Actions, which details
the selected remedies for 66 ap-
proved FY '85 RODs The criteria
used to define the analysis are
indicated in the list shown
below each category
TOTAL NUMBER OF FY '85 SIGNED RODs USED FOR THIS ANALYSIS - 66*
Number of Sites	% of
Title of Analysis	Meeting Criteria	Total
FY '85 RODs addressing Ground Water	23	34.8%
•	Any site whose remedy includes ground water
treatment, either onsite or offsite
•	Any site whose remedy includes construction of
air stripping or other facilities for treating con-
taminated ground water
•	Installation of ground water monitoring wells or
any form of pumping or monitoring without treat-
ment was not included
•	Treatment of contaminated wells was not
included
FY '85 RODs involving Offsite Disposal	36	54.5%
•	Any site whose remedy includes offsite disposal
of wastes, including, but not limited to, the
following materials: soil, sludges, construction
debris, contaminated ground or surface water,
and tanks and drums
FY '85 RODs using Alternative Technologies	11	16.7%
•	Any site whose remedy includes incineration,
chemical stabilization, chemical neutralization,
biological treatment, biological degradation, or
soil flushing with chemically treated solutions
FY '85 RODs selecting the No-Action Alternative	3	4.5%
•	Any site whose selected remedy is "no-action"
FY '85 RODs with Alternative Water Supplies	10	15.2%
• Any site whose remedy addresses the following.
—	Extending an existing water supply system
—	Installing a permanent alternate water supply
system or "provision for" a permanent water
supply system
—	Installation of new wells to supply public
water needs
—	Replacement and/or relocation of existing
water supply

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Tifle of Analysis
Number of Sites
Meeting Criteria
% of
Total
FY '85 RODs with Onsite Landfillmg
4
6.1 %
•	Any site whose remedy includes the specific
construction of an onsite waste containment
facility or disposal cell to contain wastes
generated on- or offsite
•	Any site whose remedy involves construction of
a cap or slurry wall or onsite containment of
waste without the specific construction of a con-
tainment cell was not included
FY '85 RODs with Final Remedies	20	30.3%
•	Any site with "no further action" appearing in
the "Media to be Addressed or Subsequent
Remedial Actions" column of the Index of Ap-
proved Remedial Actions
FY '85 RODs with Temporary or Permanent	1	1 5%
Relocation of Residents
•	Any site whose remedy includes the temporary
or permanent relocation of residents
FY '85 RODS with Capping	24	36.4%
•	Any site whose remedy includes the construc-
tion of a synthetic, soil, or clay cap
•	Any site whose remedy includes filling areas
with clean soil, covering areas with clean soil, or
grading and revegetating excavated areas
Future RODs to address Ground Water	24	36.4%
•	Sites where ground water appeared in the
"Media to be Addressed or Subsequent
Remedial Actions" column of the Index of Ap-
proved Remedial Actions
Future RODs to address Soil	11	16.7%
•	Sites where soil appeared in the "Media to be
Addressed or Subsequent Remedial Actions"
column of the Index of Approved Remedial
Actions
•	Any site addressing excavation of soil and/or
sediments as a subsequent remedial action
* The Crystal Chemical, TX, ROD was not included in this analysis This ROD is an Enforcement Confidential Negotiation Decision Document
(NDD), thus the remedy for this site has not been finalized

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ROD AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC
As you will recall, members of the public can purchase RODs from two sources: the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS), which sells both hard and microfiche copies of the documents, and the
Environmental Law Institute (ELI), which sells hard copies only To order RODs from NTIS, you must pro-
vide the appropriate NTIS accession number. Listed below are the accession numbers for all of the RODs
Region
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NTIS

Signature
Accession
Site/State
Date
Number
Charles George, MA
12/29/83
PB85 213593/AS
Keefe Environmental, NH
11/15/83
PB85 213601/AS
McKm Site, ME (IRM)
07/15/83
PB85 213619/AS
Re-Solve, MA
07/01/83
PB85 213627/AS
Sylvester Site, NH (IRM)
07/29/82
PB85 213635/AS
Western Sand & Gravel, Rl
09/28/84
PB85 213643/AS
Sylvester Site, NH (Supplemental)
09/22/83
PB85 225514/AS
McKin Site, ME"
07/22/85
PB85 249639/AS
Beacon Heights, CT
09/23/85
PB86 134004/AS
Picillo Farm, Rl
09/30/85
PB86 133998/AS
Bridgeport, NJ
12/31/84
PB85 213668/AS
Burnt Fly Bog, NJ
11/16/83
PB85 213676/AS
Chemical Control, NJ (IRM)
09/19/83
PB85 213684/AS
Hudson River PCBs, NY
09/25/84
PB85 213692/AS
Krysowaty Farm, NJ
06/20/84
PB85 213700/AS
Lipari Landfill, NJ
08/03/82
PB85 213718/AS
Lone Pine Landfill, NJ
09/28/84
PB85 213726/AS
PAS Oswego, NY
06/06/84
PB85 213734/AS
Pijak Farm, NJ
09/30/84
PB85 213742/AS
Price Landfill, NJ
09/20/83
PB85 213759/AS
Spence Farm, NJ
09/30/84
PB85 213767/AS
D'lmperio Property, NJ
03/27/85
PB85 232064/AS
Friedman Property, NJ
04/30/85
PB85 232072/AS
Love Canal, NY
05/06/85
PBS5 232080/AS
Olean Well Field, NY
09/24/85
PB86 133980/AS
Goose Farm, NJ
09/27/85
PB86 133972/AS
Wide Beach, NY
09/30/85
PB86 133840/AS
Bruin Lagoon, PA
06/02/82
PB85 213783/AS
Drake Chemical, PA
09/30/84
PB85 213791/AS
Enterprise Avenue, PA
05/10/84
PB85 213809/AS
Fischer & Porter, PA
05/04/84
PB85 213817/AS
Lehigh Electric, PA
02/11/83
PB85 213825/AS
McAdoo, PA (IRM)
06/05/84
PB85 213833/AS
Matthews Electroplating, VA
06/02/83
PB85 213841/AS
Tyson's Dump, PA
12/21/84
PB85 213858/AS
Wade, PA
08/30/84
PB85 213866/AS
Lackawanna Refuse Site, PA
03/22/85
PB85 232098/AS
Heleva Landfill, PA
03/22/85
PB85 232106/AS
McAdoo Associates, PA*
06/28/85
PB85 232114/AS
Taylor Borough, PA
06/28/85
PB85 249597/AS
Lansdowne Radiation, PA
08/02/85
PB85 249498/AS
Harvey-Knott, DE
09/30/85
PB86 133915/AS
Miami Drum Service, FL
09/13/82
PB85 213874/AS
Varsol Spill Site, FL
03/29/85
PB85 232122/AS
Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits, FL
05/30/85
PB85 232130/AS
Biscayne Aquifer Sites, FL
09/16/85
PB86 133923/AS
Davie Landfill, FL
09/30/85
PB86 133931/AS
A&F Materials-Greenup, IL (IRM)
11/23/83
PB85 213890/AS
Charlevoix, Ml (IRM)
06/12/84
PB85 213908/AS
Berlin & Farro Site, Ml
02/29/84
PB85 213916/AS
Laskin Poplar Oil, OH
08/09/84
PB85 213924/AS
New Brighton, MN (Interim Water Treatment)
06/24/83
PB85 213932/AS
New Brighton, MN (Water Supply System)
09/19/83
PB85 213940/AS
Outboard Marine Corp , IL
05/15/84
PB85 213957/AS
Reilly Tar, MN
06/06/84
PB85 213965/AS
Verona Well Field, Ml
05/01/84
PB85 213973/AS
Byron/Johnson Salvage, IL
03/13/85
PB85 232148/AS
Chem-Dyne, OH (EDD)
07/05/85
PB85 249506/AS
A&F Materials Company, IL (EDD)
06/14/85
PB85 249563/AS
Cross Brothers, IL (IRM)
03/25/85
PB85 249613/AS
Kummer Landfill, MN
06/12/85
PB85 249548/AS
Morris Arsenic, MN
08/07/85
PB85 249522/AS
Eau Claire, Wl
06/10/85
PB85 249571/AS
Main Street, IN
08/02/85
PB85 249480/AS
Old Mill, OH
08/07/85
PB85 249647/AS
Schmalz Dump, Wl
08/13/85
PB85 249605/AS
Verona Well Field, Ml*
08/12/85
PB85 249514/AS
Cemetery Dump, Ml
09/11/85
PB86 133949/AS
Northernaire, Ml
09/11/85
PB86 133956/AS
New Lyme, OH
09/27/85
PB86 133907/AS
'Second Remedial Action

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Region
Site/State
Signature
Date
NTIS
Accession
Number
V
Charlevoix, Ml*
09/30/85
PB86 133899/AS
V
Acme Solvents, IL
09/27/85
PB86 133881/AS
V
Wauconda Sand & Gravel, IL
09/30/85
PB86 133873/AS
VI
Bio-Ecology Systems, TX
06/06/84
PB85 213999/AS
VI
Highlands Acid Pit, TX
06/25/84
PB85 214005/AS
VI
Old Inger, LA
09/25/84
PB85 214013/AS
VI
Tar Creek, OK
06/06/84
PB85 214021/AS
VI
MOTCO, TX
03/15/85
PB85 229086/AS
VI
South Valley, NM (IRM)
03/22/85
PB85 249555/AS
VI
Triangle Chemical, TX
06/11/85
PB85 249530/AS
VI
Bayou Bonfouca, LA
08/15/85
PB85 249472/AS
VII
Aidex, IA (IRM)
08/24/83
PB85 214047/AS
VII
Times Beach, MO (Quail Run, Sontag Road,



Minker, Stout, Cashel, Sullins)
01/13/84
PB85 214054/AS
VII
Aidex, IA*
09/30/84
PB85 214062/AS
VII
Ellisville, MO
07/10/85
PB85 249621/AS
VIII
Milltown, MT
04/14/84
PB85 214070/AS
VIII
Milltown, MT (Supplemental)
08/07/85
PB85 249589/AS
VIII
Woodbury Chemical, CO
07/19/85
PB85 249464/AS
IX
Celtor Chemical Works, CA
10/04/83
PB85 214096/AS
IX
McColl Site, CA
04/11/84
PB85 214104/AS
IX
Mountain View/Globe, AZ
06/02/83
PB85 214112/AS
IX
San Gabriel/Area I, CA
05/11/84
PB85 214120/AS
IX
Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA (IRM)
07/22/83
PB85 214138/AS
IX
Taputimu Farm/Insular Territories, AS
12/27/83
PB85 214146/AS
IX
Stringfellow Acid Pits, CA*
07/17/84
PB85 214153/AS
IX
Jibboom Junkyard, CA
05/09/85
PB85 229094/AS
IX
Celtor Chemical, CA*
09/30/85
PB86 133865/AS
IX
Del Norte, CA
09/30/85
PB86 133857/AS
X
Commencement Bay/Tacoma Well 12A, WA
03/01/83
PB85 214179/AS
X
Ponders Corner, WA (IRM)
06/01/84
PB85 214187/AS
X
South Tacoma Channel Well 12A, WA*
05/03/85
PB85 232155/AS
X
Ponders Corner, WA*
09/30/85
PB86 133964/AS
"Second Remedial Action
To order RODs from ELI, you need only provide the name of the ROD. Addresses and telephone
numbers for both organizations are:
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
Customer Services
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4600
Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Document Service
1616 P Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 328-5150
A LINE ON RODS
GUIDELINES FOR FY'86 ROD
DOCUMENTS
Once a ROD is approved, a high-
quality copy (preferably the
original) should be sent to Head-
quarters immediately so that it
can be entered into the National
Technical Information Service
and distributed to other
members of the ROD Informa-
tion Network. Based on our ex-
perience with ROD documents
in FY'85, we have developed
some guidelines to help you
prepare high-quality documents
in FY'86.
1. TEXT, ATTACHMENTS,
CHARTS, TABLES, MAPS,
AND EXHIBITS
•	Provide a clear, legible copy.
•	Be especially careful when
xeroxing photocopies The
quality of the copy de-
creases with each copy.
•	Make sure that all columns
and text are completely
displayed.
•	Make sure that computer
printouts (especially cost
sheets) are legible.
•	Do not reduce documents to
the point where they
become illegible
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2. CAPITAL, O&M, ANU PRES-
SENT WORTH COSTS
•	Make sure to include costs
in the ROD. It is helpful if
costs are restated in the
selected alternative section
3	COST TABLES
•	Make sure that all columns
and figures are legible —
especially those of the
selected alternative.
•	Costs should be broken
down into capital and pres-
ent worth.
4	ENFORCEMENT CONFIDEN-
TIAL INSERTS
•	Make sure that all Enforce-
ment Confidential pages are
clearly and CONSPICUOUS-
LY labeled
5. FORMAT
•	Single space all RODs.
•	Make sure that the RODs
follow the format described
in the ROD Guidance.* In-
clude all standard cate-
gories such as Site History,
Current Site Status, and
Evaluation of Alternatives.
6 SENDING RODS
•	Send all signed RODs to the
appropriate Regional Coor-
dinator at Headquarters
ASAP.
•	Send all RODs to Head-
quarters completely assem-
bled with a signed signature
page.
'Preparation of Decision
Documents for Approving Fund-
Financed and Potentially Respon-
sible Party Remedial Action Under
CERCLA (February 17, 1985).
FIRST FY '86 ROD
Kudos to Region III for approv-
ing the first ROD of FY '86 for
the Tybouts site.
COMING SOON . . .
Highlights of the ROD
Workshops held February 25-26
in Alexandria, Virginia, and
March 18-19 in Dallas, Texas.

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