Tennessee NPL/NPL Caliber
Cleanup Site Summaries

Gallaway Pits

EPA ID: TND980728992
Gallaway, Fayette County, TN
Congressional District: 07

NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final: 09/08/83; Deleted
04/29/96

Project Manager

Administrative Record Index (Adobe Reader Required):
OU1, Removal, Deletion
Site Repository:

Gallaway City Hall
P. O. Box 168
Gallaway, TN 38936
Record of Decision

Site Background:

The Gallaway Pits site is on a 10-acre parcel of land that was
extensively mined for sand and gravel, producing a landscape
dotted with water-filled pits up to 50 feet deep. The site was
used for unauthorized dumping of municipal and industrial
wastes. Disposal of hazardous materials at the site occurred
for an undetermined period of time, probably in the 1970s and
1980s. Wastes included pesticides, residential/industrial solid
waste, trash, and debris. Drums containing liquid waste were
drained and/or dumped into the water-filled pits.

Approximately 50 homes are located within 0.5 miles of the
site, with the closest home being 1,600 feet away. The
majority of these homes obtain drinking water from private
wells. On-site surface water and soil were contaminated with
pesticides, including chlordane and toxaphene, from


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unauthorized dumping activities. Off-site migration of
contaminated surface water and soil posed a potential risk to
local residents and the environment.

Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed

The EPA conducted an emergency early action in 1983.
Approximately 360,000 gallons of water were treated and 475
cubic yards (66 truckloads) of soil were removed and
disposed. EPA issued a ROD for the site in September 1986.
In 1987, following the ROD'S recommendations, the EPA
completed the following activities to clean up the site:
contaminated soil and sediments were excavated from the pits
and solidified; a cap was designed and built over the soil and
sediments; monitoring wells were installed to monitor the cap's
integrity; and the contaminated pit-water was treated to meet
water quality standards and discharged to a nearby tributary.
In 1994, the State of Tennessee applied for a Cooperative
Agreement and received additional funding to conduct
restoration activities at the site. Upon completion of restoration
activities in late 1994, the State took over operation and
maintenance of the site remedies. The Notice of Intent to
Delete the site from the NPL was signed and published in the
Federal Register in February 1996. No comments were
received. The final Notice of Deletion was published in the
Federal Register in June 1996. All cleanup at the site is
complete. A five-year review is schedule for fiscal 2000.


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