US EPA Superfund Task Force: Administrator's Emphasis List - November 2018
Site
EPA
Region
City or County
State
NPL
Status
Upcoming Milestone
Mohawk Tannery
1
Nashua
New
Hampshire
Proposed
Issue the Non-Time Critical Removal Action Memo in
Winter 2018-2019.
Complete negotiation of a redevelopment agreement with
a prospective purchaser.
Diamond Alkali Co. (aka
Upper Lower Passaic) +
2
Newark
New Jersey
Final
Finalize the Remedial Investigation in Spring 2019.
Universal Oil Products +
2
East
Rutherford
New Jersey
Final
Evaluate a complementary remedy for the eastern half of
the 70-acre site in Spring 2019 so the site remedy can be
performed in combination with the Berry's Creek remedy
as part of an adaptive management approach.
L. A. Clarke & Son
3
Spotsylvania
Virginia
Final
Removal Action Plan 4 - Complete groundwater
monitoring field work in Winter 2019-2020.
Removal Action Plan 5 - Finalize Revised Human Health
Risk Assessment Report by Winter 2018-2019 and Final
Screening Level Ecological Risk Assessment in Spring 2019.
Non time-critical removal action - Implement
Creosote/DNAPL source removal action in Winter 2019-
2020.
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US EPA Superfund Task Force: Administrator's Emphasis List - November 2018
Site
EPA
Region
City or County
State
NPL
Status
Upcoming Milestone
U.S. Smelter and Lead
Refinery, Inc. (aka USS Lead
or East Chicago) +
5
East Chicago
Indiana
Final
Operable Unit (OU) 1-Zone 1 land use decision - Issue
Proposed Plan to public for comment in Fall 2018.
OU 1-Zone 2 - Complete all soil remediation in Winter
2019-2020.
OU 1-Zone 3 - Complete all soil remediation in Summer
2019.
Sign the Record of Decision Amendment for Zone 1 in
calendar year 2019.
Allied Paper, Inc./Portage
Creek/Kalamazoo River *
5
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Final
Complete settlement agreement(s) to support continuing
cleanup effort.
St. Regis Paper Co. *
5
Cass Lake
Minnesota
Final
Determine standard for proposed remedial action.
Sign Record of Decision for residential soil cleanup in
Spring 2019.
Tar Creek (Ottawa County)
6
Ottawa
County
Oklahoma
Final
Identify and evaluate opportunities for interim milestones
and accelerating cleanup.
Develop and institute a short- and long-term strategy with
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US EPA Superfund Task Force: Administrator's Emphasis List - November 2018
Site
EPA
Region
City or County
State
NPL
Status
Upcoming Milestone





Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Quapaw Tribe to
implement institutional controls to protect cleanup and
ensure long-term stewardship.
Des Moines TCE (aka Dico
Company)
7
Des Moines
Iowa
Final
Complete settlement agreement(s) to support cleanup
and redevelopment.
Madison County OU2
(Anschutz Mine)
7
Fredericktown
Missouri
Final
Initiate action for site characterization and removal to
support site reuse.
Bonita Peak Mining District
8
San Juan
County
Colorado
Final
Issue remediation plan with short- and long-term
objectives.
Anaconda Co. Smelter
8
Anaconda
Montana
Final
Complete negotiations for implementation of early actions
to address human health exposure, followed by site-wide
work.
Silver Bow Creek/Butte
Area
8
Butte
Montana
Final
Memorialize Agreement in Principle in a Consent Decree.
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US EPA Superfund Task Force: Administrator's Emphasis List - November 2018
Site
EPA
Region
City or County
State
NPL
Status
Upcoming Milestone
Orange Countv North Basin
9
Fullerton
California
Proposed
Complete public comment process and make final NPL
listing decision or reach an agreement in Spring 2019 on
an alternative approach to achieve cleanup.
Portland Harbor +
10
Portland
Oregon
Final
Complete settlement agreement(s) to support cleanup.
Quendall Terminal
10
Renton
Washington
Final
Complete the Proposed Plan for OU-1 and issue for public
comment in Winter 2018-2019 and sign Record of
Decision in Summer 2019.
* Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler is recused from these sites. All decisions, engagement, and involvement at these sites will be made by Associate Deputy
Administrator and Chief of Operations Henry Darwin.
+ Peter Wright, Special Counsel to the Administrator, is recused from these sites.
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