SUPERFUND
Records Of Decision
Update
From: Hazardous Site Control Division
To: EPA Regional Offices
October 31, 1985
Vol. 1, No. 7
ROD SUMMARIES
McKIN SITE,
REGION I, MAINE
(Approved 7/22/85)
Description:
•	After the IRM taken at the site,
an incinerator, miscellaneous
debris, a lagoon, and a buried
fuel tank still remain. Soil and
ground water contamination
exist at the site.
Decision:
•Aerate contaminated soil
mechanically to remove
volatiles, dispose of drums
and other materials offsite, ex-
tract and treat groundwater for
a period of up to 5 years, and
monitor offsite surface water
and ground water.
Issues:
•	Restoration of the Class II
aquifer and aeration of the soil
to remove contaminants were
selected over the option of just
capping the site. Ground water
restoration is preferred
whenever possible.
•	Existing data, though limited,
were sufficient to support a
decision to treat ground water.
Ground water performance
standards were established in
the ROD, but these will be re-
evaluated after a maximum of
5 years of system operation
and monitoring.
•	Ground water protection ob-
jectives were based on a unit
carcinogenic risk level of ap-
proximately 10-5. This is war-
ranted because the aquifer will
be continually monitored and
because there are currently no
private wells withdrawing from
the aquifer.
•	The target action levels for soil
excavation and treatment by
aeration were based on the
estimated impact on the
underlying aquifer.
Contacts:
•	Region I: Dave Webster
FTS-223-4909
•	Headquarters: Paul Schumann
FTS-475-6705
CHARLES GEORGE,
REGION I,
MASSACHUSETTS
(Approved 7/11/85)
Description:
•	The site includes 2,500 cubic
yards of chemical waste
material and over 1,000 pounds
of mercury, in addition to
municipal waste.
Decision:
•	Construct a full synthetic
membrane cap over the entire
site, and construct a surface
water collection system, a
leachate collection system,
and an off-gas collection
system.
Issues:
•	Source containment measures
were found to be the only
viable remedial alternatives as
a result of the initial screening
phase. Capping the site is an
integral component of each
source-containment measure.
•	Initiation of capping as a
separate operable unit prior to
completion of the overall RI/FS
will significantly benefit
human health and the environ-
ment by greatly reducing the
amount of leachate generated.
Contacts:
•	Region I: Rich Leighton
FTS-223-1946
•	Headquarters: Bill Kaschak
FTS-382-2348
LOVE CANAL,
REGION II, NEW YORK
(Approved 5/6/85)
Description:
•	Over 21,000 tons of chemicals,
including dioxins, were
disposed of in Love Canal by
Hooker Chemical and Plastics
Corporation between 1942 and
1952. Chemicals at the site in-
clude acids, chlorides, mer
captans, phenols, toluenes
pesticides, chlorophenols
chlorobenzenes, and sulfides
Contaminants were carried in
to streams and sewers by a ris
ing water table.
Decision:
•	Hydraulically clean and re-
move sediments from sanitary
and storm sewers and remove
contaminated sediments from
creeks. Dewater sediments
and store in a temporary con-
tainment facility to be con-
structed on the site. Construct
a berm to control sediments
near the 102nd Street outfall
area (if found consistent with
the project plan for the 102nd
Street Landfill Superfund site).
Continue efforts to identify

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potential technologies to be
used for the permanent remed-
iation of the sediments.
Contacts:
•	Region II: Rob Raab
FTS-264-1919
•	Headquarters: Bob Quinn
FTS-382-2350
LANSDOWNE RADIATION,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 8/2/85)
Description:
•	Two residences were con-
taminated with radium and
other radionuclides as a result
of radium refining and the pro-
duction of medical devices in
one of the homes.
Decision:
•	First operable unit —Relocate
residents permanently.
Contacts:
•	Region III: Walt Graham
FTS-597-9387
•	Headquarters: Linda
Boornazian
FTS-382-7997
TAYLOR BOROUGH,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 6/28/85)
Description:
•	Municipal landfilling and dis-
posal of drummed industrial
wastes occurred after the site
had been used as a mine.
Decision:
•	Dispose of drums offsite and
underlying soils and sedi-
ments to background levels in
pond areas #1 and #2. Con-
struct a soil cover for the drum
storage.
Issues:
•	Mine subsidence prevents a
RCRA cap.
•	Remediation on ground water
was deferred. All ground water
migrates vertically to the mine
pool.
•	Only the portion of the site
where drum disposal occurred
will be cleared.
Contacts:
•	Region III: Joe Dugandzic
FTS-597-9023
•	Headquarters: Lisa Woodson
FTS-475-8246
wall and to extend the effec-
tive life of the slurry wall.
Contacts:
•	Region IV: Jack Snider
FTS-257-2930
•	Headquarters: Ed Barth
FTS-382-7998
KUMMER LANDFILL,
REGION V, MINNESOTA
(Approved 6/12/85)
Description:
•	A 40-acre municipal and indus-
trial waste landfill is con-
taminating ground water with
volatile organics. Ground
water is used as a drinking
water supply.
Decision:
•	Build two new alternate water
supply wells, a new water
tower, and a distribution
system. No decision on
ground water restoration.
Contacts:
•	Region V: Allen Wojtas
FTS-886-6941
•	Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449
McADOO ASSOCIATES,
REGION III,
PENNSYLVANIA
(Approved 6/28/85)
Description:
•	The site was used for deep and
strip mining and was later
used as a metals reclamation
operation. Wastes include
paint sludge, solvents,
metallic sludge, acids,
caustics, and others.
Decision:
•	Remove tank and debris. Ex-
cavate a limited amount of soil
and dispose offsite. Cap site,
and divert surface water.
Contacts:
•	Region III: Dom Digiulio
FTS-597-3435
•	Headquarters: Linda
Boornazian
FTS-382-7997
WHITEHOUSE WASTE
OIL PITS
REGION IV, FLORIDA
(Approved 5/30/85)
Description:
•	The site includes seven unlin-
ed pits containing waste oil
sludge, acids, and con-
taminated waste oil.
Decision:
•	Construct a slurry wall around
site, place all contaminated
stream sediments within
slurry wall, provide long-term
extraction and treatment of
ground water within slurry
wall, and cap entire area.
Issues:
•	Placing contaminated sedi-
ments within the slurry wall
consolidates wastes. Long-
term ground water extraction
creates a negative hydraulic
gradient and has greater
durability. This remedy is ex-
pected to minimize the
possibility of further plume
migration outside the slurry
CROSS BROTHERS,
REGION V, ILLINOIS
(Approved 3/25/85)
Description:
•	A former container reclama-
tion process on site allowed
indiscriminant dumping of
dyes, paints, inks, and
solvents on 20 acres of land.
Decision:
•	Dispose of waste materials
and contaminated soil offsite.
Issues:
•	"Visibly contaminated soil" as
a criterion for removal could
still be used as of March 1985,
but it is no longer recommend-
ed even for interim measures.
Contacts:
•	Region V: Dan Capice
FTS-886-0397
•	Headquarters: Kitty Taimi
FTS-382-2449

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SOUTH VALLEY,
REGION VI, NEW MEXICO
(Approved 3/22/85)
Description:
•	Organic chemicals have been
stored and used in the South
Valley for over 20 years.
Organic contamination has
been found in two of the
municipal wells that supply
drinking water for the City of
Albuquerque.
•	Investigations to date indicate
area-wide ground water con-
tamination.
Decision:
•	Install a new water supply well
for the City of Albuquerque.
•	Perform additional offsite and
source control remedial in-
vestigations to develop an
overall cleanup strategy for the
area-wide ground water con-
tamination.
Contacts:
•	Region VI: David McCartney
FTS-729-9741
•	Headquarters: Randall
Kaltreider
FTS-382-2448
JIBBOOM JUNKYARD,
REGION IX, CALIFORNIA
(Approved 5/9/85)
Description:
•	The 9-acre site was used for
metal salvaging (including
transformer disassembly),
which resulted in heavy metal
and low-level PCB contamina-
tion. Portions of the site are
now covered by an interstate
highway embankment.
Decision:
•	Excavate and dispose of un-
covered, contaminated soil
offsite, using an action level of
500 ppm lead.
Issues:
•	The action level for lead con-
centrations was initially
selected to be the background
level of 200 ppm. Later, the
ROD was amended to incor-
porate a health-risk-based ac-
tion level of 500 ppm lead.
Contacts:
•	Region IX: Nick Morgan
FTS-454-8918
• Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS-475-6689
TACOMA WELL 12A,
REGION X,
WASHINGTON
(Approved 5/3/85)
Description:
•	Surface soils and ground
water are contaminated with
organic solvents. Ground
water contamination extends
for about 2,000 feet downgra-
dient to municipal well 12A
and other water supply wells
that draw water from the con-
taminated aquifer. In 1983, an
IRM was taken to convert
municipal well 12A into a
blocking well to prevent fur-
ther plume migration into the
well field.
Decision:
•	Continue treating municipal
well 12A effluent (approved as
an IRM in 1983) as long as
necessary. Extract and treat
contaminated ground water at
the source area and discharge
into the bay.
•	Do further sampling to deter-
mine extent of soil contamina-
tion. Excavate and remove
heavily contaminated surficial
soils. Treat deeper soils in situ
by means of downward flush-
ing with water and by vacuum
extraction.
•	With institutional controls,
limit use of contaminated
ground water by private par-
ties.
•	Re-evaluate ground water
treatment system after 2 years
of operation to determine ef-
fectiveness and consider
closeout requirements.
Contacts:
•	Region X: Pat Storm
FTS-399-1099
•	Headquarters: Steve Hooper
FTS-475-6689
MORRIS ARSENIC,
REGION V, MINNESOTA
(Approved 8/7/85)
Description:
• About 1,500 pounds of arsenic-
laced grasshopper bait was
buried in a gravel pit. A
highway has since been con-
structed through the site.
Decision:
•	No action will be taken
because there is no significant
health hazard. Levels of
arsenic found in the soils and
ground water are below the
MCL for arsenic and below an
advisory level for soils. Arsenic
is not migrating in ground
water or soil.
Contacts:
•	Region V: Gene Wong
FTS-353-6341
•	Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
OLD MILL,
REGION V, OHIO
(Approved 8/7/85)
Description:
•	The site was used for drum
storage and waste disposal.
Wastes include solvents, oils,
resins, PCBs, and other
chemicals. The drums have
been removed, but con-
taminated soil and ground
water remain.
Decision:
•	Dispose of contaminated soil
offsite, extract and treat
ground water, restrict use of
aquifer, and provide an alter-
nate water supply.
Issues:
•	Soil removal for some com-
pounds was chosen to be
completed at a unit carcino-
genic risk level of 10 6. Ninety-
five percent of contaminant
mass will be removed.
Removal of all soils con-
taminated above background
level would have increased the
volume of the removal by four
times.
•	Target levels for ground water
equate to a risk level of 10-5
VCR. It is assumed that it will
take 30 years of treatment to
reach this target and 100 years
before the concentration
reaches the 10-6 risk level.
During this time, aquifer use
will be restricted.

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Contacts:
•	Region V: Mary Tyson
FTS-886-3006
•	Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
MAIN STREET,
REGION V, INDIANA
(Approved 8/2/85)
Description:
•	Volatile organic compounds,
primarily TCE, were found in
drinking water from the Main
Street Well Field. This source
supplies 70 to 80 percent of
the City's water needs.
Decision:
•	First operable unit — Intercept
and treat contaminated
ground water with an air strip-
ping system. Water supplied
to the town will be designed
to meet 10 6 unit carcinogenic
risk levels.
Contacts'.
•	Region V: Mike Strimbu
FTS-353-6417
•	Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
ELLISVILLE,
REGION VII, MISSOURI
(Approved 7/10/85)
Description:
•	The site includes three proper-
ties. The Callahan and the
Rosalie properties are includ-
ed in this ROD. Liquid and
solid wastes, including
solvents, sludges, pesticides,
and flammable materials, were
dumped.
Decision:
•	Callahan site — Stabilize the
fill area.
•	Rosalie site — Dispose of con-
taminated soil, drums, and
other debris offsite; conduct
soil testing.
Issues:
•	Rather than establishing ac-
tion levels, CDC will determine
(through repeated soil sample
analyses) when the Rosalie
site no longer poses a threat.
Contacts:
•	Region VII: Bob Field
FTS-758-3931
•	Headquarters: Elizabeth Ertel
Hall
FTS-382-2451
SCHMALZ DUMP,
REGION V, WISCONSIN
(Approved 8/12/85)
Description:
•	Site consists of 5 acres of wet-
land used for the disposal of
industrial wastes, utility fly
and bottom ash, and demoli-
tion debris contaminated with
PCBs.
Decision:
•	Dredge 3,500 cubic yards of
PCB-contaminated building
debris and soil and dispose
offsite.
Contacts:
•	Region V: Margaret Guerriero
FTS-886-0399
•	Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
EAU CLAIRE,
REGION V
WISCONSIN - IRM
(Approved 6/10/85)
Description:
•	VOCs were found in drinking
water from the Eau Claire
Municipal Well Field, which
serves 57,500 residents.
Decision:
•	Remove VOCs from ground
water by air stripping, and dis-
charge treated water into the
municipal water treatment
plant.
Contacts:
•	Region V: Joan Calabrese
FTS-886-0403
•	Headquarters: Carol Lindsay
FTS-475-6704
TRIANGLE CHEMICAL,
REGION VI, TEXAS
(Approved 6/11/85)
Description:
•	Raw materials and finished
products from the production
of various industrial cleaning
compounds, brake fluids,
pesticides, and other chemi-
cals were stored in bulk sur-
face tanks and drums.
Decision:
•	Incinerate and deep well inject
tank and drum contents, and
mechanically aerate contam-
inated soils.
Contacts:
•	Region VI: Don Williams
FTS-729-9713
•	Headquarters: Ed Barth
FTS-382-7998

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FY'85 WRAP UP
FY'85 was a very good year in
the ROD business. A total of 65
RODs and 2 EDDs were signed;
58 of the 64 first operable units
RODs targeted for completion
made it to signature by
September 30. So much practice
will come in handy during FY'86,
when approximately 90 RODs
are expected to be signed.
Region Site/State
Dale
AA/RA Signed
Charles George, MA
McKin, ME
Nyanza Chemical, MA
Beacon Heights, CT
Cannon Engr/Plymouth, MA
Hocomonco Pond, MA
Picillo Farm, Rl
Bridgeport Rental, NJ
D'lmperio, NJ
Friedman Property, NJ (NO ACTION)
Love Canal, NY
Olean Wellfield, NY
GEMS UF, NJ
Goose Farm, NJ
Helen Kramer, NJ
Swope Oil, NJ
Bog Creek Farm, NJ
Sinclair Refinery, NY
Wide Beach, NY
Lipari UF, NJ
Tysons Disposal, PA
Heleva UF, PA
Lackawanna Refuse, PA
McAdoo, PA
Taylor Borough, PA
Lansdowne Radiation, PA
Douglassville, PA
Harvey-Knott, DE
Moyers L/F, PA
Sand, Gravel & Stone, MD
Varsol Spill, FL (NO ACTION]
Whitehouse Waste Oil, FL
Biscayne Aquifer, FL
American Creosote, FL
Davie UF, FL
III
IV
RA
7/11/85
RA
7/22/85
RA
9/04/85
RA
9/23/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
AA
12/31/84
RA
3/27/85
AA
4/30/85
AA
5/06/85
RA
9/24/85
RA
9/27/85
RA
9/27/85
RA
9/27/85
RA
9/27/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
AA
12/21/84
RA
3/22/85
RA
3/22/85
AA
6/28/85
RA
6/28/85
RA
8/02/85
RA
9/27/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
3/29/85
RA
5/30/85
AA
9/16/85
RA
9/30/85
RA
9/30/85
SIGNED RODs





Dale
Region
Site/State
AA/RA
Signed
V
Byron Salvage, IL
RA
3/13/85

Cross Bros., IL (IRM)
RA
3/25/85

Eau Claire, Wl (IRM)
RA
6/10/85

Kummer UF, MN
RA
6/12/85

A & F Materials, IL
RA
6/14/85*

Chem-Dyne, OH
AA
7/05/85*

Main Street Wellfield, IN
RA
8/02/85

Old Mill, OH
RA
8/07/85

Morris Arsenic, MN (NO ACTION)
RA
8/07/85

Schmalz Dump, Wl
RA
8/12/85

Verona Wellfield, Ml
RA
8/12/85

Cemetery Dump, Ml
RA
9/11/85

Northernaire, Ml
RA
9/11/85

Acme Solvent, IL
RA
9/25/85

Lehillier, MN
RA
9/27/85

New Lyme UF, OH
RA
9/27/85

Charlevoix, Ml
RA
9/30/85

Wauconda Sand, IL
RA
9/30/85
VI
MOTCO, TX
RA
3/15/85

South Valley, NM (IRM)
RA
3/22/85

Triangle Chemical, TX
RA
6/11/85

Bayou Bonfouca, LA
RA
8/15/85

Crystal Chemical, TX (NDD)
RA
9/17/85
VII
Ellisville, MO
RA
7/10/85
VIII
Woodbury Chemical, CO
RA
7/19/85

Milltown Reservoir, MT
RA
8/07/85

(SUPPLEMENTAL)


IX
Jibboom Junkyard, CA
RA
5/09/85

Celtor Chemical, CA
RA
9/30/85

Del Norte, CA
RA
9/30/85
X
Comm. Bay/South Tacoma Channel
AA
5/03/85

(Well 12-A), WA



Western Processing, WA
RA
9/25/85

Ponders Corner, WA
RA
9/30/85
"Enforcement Decision Memorandum
REMEDIAL OUTLOOK
FOR FY'86
Despite the current lack of a
statute, FY'86 promises to be a
busy year for Superfund's
remedial program. Any likely
compromise of the proposed
bills before Congress will ex-
pand the scope of cleanup ef-
forts dramatically.
Once CERCLA is reauthorized,
the program will face the dual
challenge of rapid expansion
and acceleration, both of which
must occur without sacrificing
the quality of our studies and
remedies.
To help achieve these difficult
objectives, HSCD will be imple-
menting the Remedial Improve-
ment Pilot Program. Over the
next 3 months, HSCD will be
working with the Regions to
select candidate sites and begin
a series of pilot projects in the
following categories: phased
RI/FSs; enhanced contractor
continuity; expedited response
actions; site-specific contrac-
ting for remedial planning; and
improved program planning,
monitoring, and control. A steer-
ing committee with representa-
tion from Headquarters and the
Regions has been organized to
assist HSCD in monitoring the
pilot projects and evaluating the
success of the various options.
Three areas of special focus for
the coming year will be the use
of alternative technologies, the
use of removal authorities as
part of a remedial response, and
continuing efforts to clarify the
RCRA/CERCLA interface.

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A LINE ON RODs
NEW SECTION CHIEFS
HSCD recently named three new
section chiefs. In the Remedial
Action and Contracts Branch,
Bill Kaschak is heading up Sec-
tion A, where he's responsible
for providing policy, technical,
and procedural support to
Regions I, III, IV, IX, and X.
Nancy Willis is the new chief of
Section B with responsibility for
Regions II, V, VI, VII, and VIII. C.
Scott Parrish is the new chief of
the National Priorities List Sec-
tion of the Discovery and In-
vestigation Branch.
ROD AVAILABILITY
You can now direct members of
the public to two sources for
RODs. In addition to the Na-
tional Technical Information Ser-
vice, which sells both hard and
microfiche copies, the En-
vironmental Law Institute (ELI)
now has hard copies of the
RODs available for purchase.
Although small, ELI is able to
process document requests
very promptly. ELI is located at:
1616 P Street, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-328-5150

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