RETURN TO USE INITIATIVE 2011 Demonstration Project HATHEWAY & PATTERSON Mansfield, Massachusetts THE SITE: The 40-acre Haiheway and Patterson site (the Site) in Mansfield, Massachusetts was once home to the Hatheway and Patterson Company (HPC) wood preserving facility. Prior to HPC operations, the property was used for rail and truck shipments, railroad maintenance operations and bulk chemical transferring and processing facilities. Beginning in 1953, HPC conducted wood treating operations, including preserving wood sheeting, planking, timber, piling, poles and other wood products. As part of these operations, HPC used creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP) in fuel oil, fluoro-chrome-arsenate-phenol salts, chromated copper-arsenate, fire retardants and other chemicals. In April 1993, HPC filed for bankruptcy and abandoned the property. The Site was listed on EPA's National Priorities List (NPL) in 2002 because releases of dioxins, furans and phenols from the facility to the Rumford River had impacted fisheries and wetlands, and releases of arsenic, chromium, copper, phenols (including PCP) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to ground water threatened nearby municipal and private drinking water wells. Selected remedial actions include soil excavation; off-site disposal of soils containing dioxins and oils; stabilization of contaminated soils with on-site disposal under a low-permeability cover; and demolition of on-site buildings. The Site remedy also calls for implementation of institutional controls and long-term monitoring of water, sediment and fish tissue. HE OPPORTUNITY: The Site offers close proximity to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail system and other desirable features that makes it a good reuse candidate. To help facilitate revitaiization, the Town of Mansfield acquired the approximately 36 acres of the Site located within the Town boundaries. Commercial and open space uses are envisioned for the property. PICTURED: A view of the staging area for shipment of contaminated material during the Site's cleanup, (source: EPA) BEFORE: Unused property in a commercialized area near the MBTA commuter rail station in Mansfield. AFTER: The cleanup construction activities have been completed and the Site is now available for reuse. PICTURED: A view of the new Foxborough commuter parking lot on opening day. (source: http://www.foxbororeporter.com/ articles/2011 /01 /06./news/8509866.txt) BARRIERS: HPC had declared bankruptcy in 1993 and funding for the implementation of the Site remedy needed to be secured. SOLUTION: $20 million from the ARRA in 2009 provided the necessary funding to implement the remedy and proactive remedial contractors helped complete remedial construction at the Site earlier than expected. SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Redevelopment Initiative December 2011 1 ------- THE BARRIER: The initial Site risks, which prompted EPA's emergency removal action responses, were addressed; however, site-wide remediation proceeded at a much slower pace. The potentially responsible party for the Site, HPC, had declared bankruptcy in 1993 and funding for the implementation of the Site remedy, selected in 2005, needed to be secured. THE SOLUTION: The Site received $20 million in funding from the American Resource and Recovery Act (ARRA) in 2009, providing the necessary funding to implement the comprehensive Site remedy and achieve site-wide construction completion. With ARRA funding in place, remedial actions were implemented from late summer 2009 to fall 2010. Remedial contractors further expedited cleanup during summer 2010 by increasing truck hauling by two hours each day. Both the ARRA funding and the proactive remedial approach propelled the remedial construction to an earlier-than-anticipated completion date in late September 2010. The project cost was around $13.7 million. THE SITE NOW: The Site has achieved construction completion and is currently available for reuse. The Foxborough portion of the site now houses a paved 119-space commuter parking lot for local residents. A free GATRA (Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority) provides shuttle service between the lot and the Mansfield MBTA commuter rail station. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dave Lederer, Remedial Project Manager, at (617) 918-1325 or lederer.dave@epa.gov: or John Podgurski, Region 1 Superfund Redevelopment Coordinator, at (617) 918-1296 or podaurski.iohn@epa.aov. United States Environmental Protection i Agency Superfund Redevelopment Initiative December 2011 2 ------- |