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This Update Will
Tell You About

•	site background

•	the proposed cleanup plan

•	how you can learn more
about the site

United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

Office of Public Affairs
Region 5

77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin

Proposed Plan for Cleanup of the
Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund Site

Sheboygan County, Wisconsin	May 1999

Figure 1. Location Map

You Are Invited to a
Public Meeting

U.S. EPA will hold a public meet-
ing to explain the proposed cleanup
plan for the Sheboygan River and
Harbor. Oral and written com-
ments will be accepted at the meet-
ing.

Date: June 30, 1999
Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Mead Public Library
Rocca Meeting Room
710 North 8th Street
Sheboygan, WI

Public Comment
Period

U.S. EPA will accept written
comments on the proposed plan
during a 60-day public comment
period from June 1 to July 30,1999.
A pre-addressed comment form is
included in this proposed plan.

Introduction

This Proposed Plan1 summarizes the
alternatives that the United States En-
vironmental Protection Agency (U.S.
EPA) is considering for cleaning up
contaminated sediment and soil at the
Sheboygan River and Harbor
Superfund site in Sheboygan
County Wisconsin (Figure 1, Loca-
tion Map).

The Remedial Investigation (RI) and
Feasibility Study (FS), and other docu-
ments used to develop the Proposed
Plan are available in the information
repositories and administrative record
listed on page 9. The purpose of
the RI is to determine the nature

and extent of contamination at the
site and the purpose of the FS is to
evaluate alternatives to clean up con-
tamination at the site. Public input on
the alternatives and the information
that supports these alternatives is an
important part of the cleanup pro-
cess. The public is encouraged to re-
view and comment on the cleanup
alternatives presented in this Pro-
posed Plan (see sidebar).

Site Background

The Sheboygan River and Harbor site
includes the lower 14 miles of the river
from the Sheboygan Falls Dam down-

Section 117(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) requires publication of a notice and a Proposed Plan for the
site remediation. The Proposed Plan must also be made available to the public for
comment. This proposed plan is a summary of information contained in the remedial
investigation, feasibility study and other documents in the administrative record for
the Sheboygan River and Harbor site. Please consult those documents for more
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Upper River

Middle River

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Lower River/Harbor

Inner Harbor

Outer
Harbor

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Falls

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stream to, and including, the Inner
Harbor. This segment of the river
flows through Sheboygan Falls,
Kohler, and Sheboygan before enter-
ing Lake Michigan.

As part of the RI, the river was di-
vided into three sections based on
physical characteristics such as aver-
age depth, width, and level of con-
tamination (see Figure 2, Site Map).
The Upper River extends from the
Sheboygan Falls Dam downstream
4 miles to the Waelderhaus Dam in
Kohler. Tecumseh Product
Company's Sheboygan Falls Plant is
located on the Upper River and is
considered the primary source of
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) con-
tamination. The Middle River extends
7 miles from the Waelderhaus Dam to
the Union Pacific railroad bridge. The
Lower River extends 3 miles from the
Union Pacific railroad bridge to the
Pennsylvania Avenue bridge in down-
town Sheboygan.

The Inner Harbor includes the
Sheboygan River from the Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Bridge to the river's
outlet to the Outer Harbor. The Outer
Harbor is defined as the area formed
by the two breakwalls.

Land use along the Upper River is
industrial and residential in
Sheboygan Falls. The Kohler Com-
pany owns land adjacent to the
Middle River in Kohler. Land use in
this area consists of a horse farm, tree
nursery, and the company's historic
River Bend property and the Black Wolf
Run golf course. The 800-acre,
Kohler-owned River Wildlife Area is on
the south side of the river adjacent to the
Upper and Middle River. The wild-
life area is used as a private hunting
and fishing club. Land use adjacent
to the Lower River and Inner Harbor
is primarily commercial and indus-
trial with some residential areas. A
waterfowl (ducks, geese, etc.) con-
sumption advisory exists for the
Sheboygan River and Harbor.

The Sheboygan River is not used as a
public water supply, but it drains into
Lake Michigan which is used as a
drinking water supply by Sheboygan,
Sheboygan Falls, and Kohler. Public
water from the utilities are regularly
tested and are safe to drink. There
are no public beaches along the river
or harbor. There is considerable sea-
sonal fishing in the Inner Harbor and
Lower and Middle River. Fishing is

more limited in the Upper River. Ac-
cording to Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR) surveys,
most fishing occurs during spring and
fall salmon and trout runs. A fish
consumption advisory is in effect for
Sheboygan River and Lake Michigan
fish.

Site History

During routine sampling of fish from
the Sheboygan River in 1977, the WDNR
found unsafe levels of PCBs in the
fish. The presence of PCBs and met-
als was confirmed in 1979 during har-
bor dredging. In the late 1970s,
Tecumseh removed some PCB-con-
taminated soil from its Sheboygan
Falls facility. The site was placed on
U.S. EPA's National Priorities List
(NPL) in 1986. The NPL is a list of
the nation's most serious uncon-
trolled or abandoned hazardous
waste sites.

Tecumseh prepared the RI between
1987 and 1990. The results of the RI
are summarized below under "Site
Contamination." During the RI, sev-
eral areas of the most heavily con-
taminated sediment were identified
in the Upper River. U.S. EPA deter-

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mined that these areas should be ad-
dressed as soon as possible. In 1990
and 1991, U.S. EPA asked Tecumseh
to remove about 4,000 cubic yards of
contaminated sediment from these
"hot spots." This sediment was
stored in two containment facilities
atTecumseh's Sheboygan Falls plant.
In addition, approximately 1,200
square yards of highly contaminated
sediment were capped or "armored"
in place to prevent contaminants in
the sediment from entering the river.
Information developed during these
activities is described in a document
called an Alternative Specific Reme-
dial Investigation (ASRI) report.

After numerous studies and tests of
possible cleanup methods, the FS was
completed in April 1998. The results
of the FS are summarized under
"Summary of Alternatives" on page
4.

Site Contamination

Investigations conducted during the
RI located PCBs and eight heavy met-
als in the river and harbor sediment.
PCBs are the most hazardous con-
taminant in the river and harbor and
therefore the cleanup alternatives are
primarily focused on cleaning up
PCBs. Currently, PCB concentrations
in sediment range from 0.27 parts
per million (ppm) to 750 ppm, but
tend to be highest in the Upper River
and Inner Harbor. Sheboygan River
sediment containing PCBs greater
than 1 ppm is a concern.

Fish tissue samples collected between
1990 and 1998 show smallmouth bass
and white sucker PCB concentrations
ranging from 1.3 ppm to 23.1 ppm.
Carp had PCB levels ranging from
10.5 to 200 ppm. Fish containing PCB
levels of approximately 1 ppm or
higher are a concern. In general, the
highest fish PCB concentrations were
found near the Tecumseh plant and
decrease downstream from the plant.
Consumption advisories for fish and
waterfowl taken from the Sheboygan
River have been in place for years,
mainly because of PCB contamina-

Cleanup Goal Summary

Considering human and
aquatic health risk, 1 ppm of
PCB is the cleanup goal for all
river sediment. Based on hu-
man and wildlife health risks,
10 ppm of PCB is the cleanup
goal for floodplain soil.

tion. These advisories are for the
entire 14-mile stretch from Sheboygan
Falls to Lake Michigan. PCB con-
tamination is also present in ground
water at the Tecumseh plant.

In addition, floodplain areas along
the river were found to have PCB-
contaminated soil ranging from 4 to
220 ppm. Concentrations above 10
ppm in floodplain areas are a con-
cern.

Health Risk Assessment

U.S. EPA evaluated the human health
risk associated with contaminated
river and harbor sediment and flood-
plain soil. U.S. EPA assumed that the
primary way people would come in
contact with contaminated sediment
is by eating fish from the Sheboygan
River. Based on U.S. EPA's analysis,
an adult eating two 8-ounce fillets
from the Sheboygan River would in-
gest PCBs at 184 times the recom-
mended daily maximum level. To
reduce risks to human health posed
by high PCB levels, U.S. EPA's
cleanup goal is to remove enough
contaminated sediment to reach an
average river PCB sediment concen-
tration of 1 ppm within 30 years.

PCB-contaminated sediment also
poses a risk to fish and wildlife that
come in contact with contaminated
sediment or floodplain soil. U.S. EPA
has analyzed ecological risk, in con-
sultation with the natural resource
trustees. Although the optimal clean-
up goal would be to achieve 0.05 ppm
PCBs in sediment and 0.81 ppm in
floodplain soil, U.S. EPA has con-
cluded that a cleanup goal of approxi-
mately 1 ppm PCBs in sediment and

Natural Resources
Trustees

U.S. EPA is the lead agency for
the cleanup of the Sheboygan
River and Harbor and other
similar Superfund sites. U.S.
EPA is given this authority un-
der the Superfund law. How-
ever, Superfund also gives sev-
eral other state, tribal, and
federal agencies responsibil-
ity for protecting natural re-
sources such as land, fish,
wildlife, air, and water. These
agencies are called trustees for
these resources and Super-
fund requires U.S. EPA to co-
ordinate with them.

The natural resource trustees
involved in the Sheboygan
River and Harbor cleanup are
the WDNR, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), and
the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration
(NOAA). U.S. EPA works
with these agencies during
the assessments, investiga-
tions, and planning for the
Sheboygan River and Harbor
site. The trustees share au-
thority for fisheries, wildlife
resources, and the public use
of waterway resources such
as the Sheboygan River and
Harbor.

The trustees are working with
U.S. EPA to coordinate natu-
ral resource concerns in the
proposed plan for cleanup of
the Sheboygan River and
Harbor. The trustees are
meeting to ensure that a pro-
posed cleanup plan is devel-
oped that includes protection
and restoration of these re-
sources. However, this pro-
posed plan does not include
the trustees' concerns. They
will be incorporated into the
overall site cleanup plan.

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10 ppm in floodplain soil will ad-
equately protect fish and wildlife.2

Summary of Alternatives

Based on RI/FS reports and previous
investigations, U.S. EPA evaluated
several alternatives to address con-
tamination in and near the Sheboygan
River and Harbor. Because the level
of contamination varies in different
parts of the river, the proposed
cleanup plan has five components: 1)
Upper River sediment; 2) Middle
River sediment; 3) Lower River and
Harbor sediment; 4) floodplain soil
adjacent to the river; and 5) ground
water near Tecumseh's Sheboygan
Falls plant. For the three river sedi-
ment components, a long-term moni-
toring plan which includes 30 years
of fish sampling will be implemented.

In evaluating the alternatives, U.S.
EPA considered the level of protec-
tion that would satisfy the concern of
the natural resource trustees that fu-
ture natural resource impacts are mini-
mized. The natural resource trustees
have concluded that, given the pro-
posed cleanup level of 1 ppm PCBs in
soft sediment and 10 ppm PCBs in
floodplain soil, the natural resources
will continue to incur some additional
adverse impacts. Compensation for
these impacts will be sought along
with the cost of restoring the natural
resources. U.S. EPA also considered
the extent to which implementing the
alternatives could bring about addi-
tional adverse adverse impacts to
natural resources.

Upper River Sediment

Approximately 46 separate areas of
PCB-contaminated sediment have
been identified in the Upper River,
but because of recent flooding on the
Sheboygan River, the location and size
of some of these deposits may have
changed since the deposits were origi-
nally identified. U.S. EPA's goal is to
reduce the current health risks to safe
levels by removing a sufficient amount
of PCB-contaminated sediment. Three

alternatives were developed to ad-
dress Upper River sediment. There
are six sub-alternatives under the re-
moval alternative.

Alternative 1: No Action. No further
action would be taken in the Upper
River beyond dredging and armoring
already completed. Fish and water-
fowl consumption advisories would
remain in place until monitoring in-
dicates they can be dropped. Con-
taminated sediment stored at the
Tecumseh plant would be disposed
of in a WDNR-approved landfill.
Cost: $2.6 million.

Alternative 2: Natural Recovery/
Monitoring. Sediment monitoring
would be done every 5 years and an-
nual fish monitoring would take place
for 30 years. Periodic maintenance of
already-capped areas would also con-
tinue for 30 years. Contaminated sedi-
ment stored at the Tecumseh plant
would be disposed of in a WDNR-
approved landfill. Cost: $4.8 million.

Alternative 3: Removal. Six Upper
River sediment removal sub-alterna-
tives have been developed. The sub-
alternatives vary in terms of the
amount of sediment and PCBs that
would be removed and build upon
each other. For example, sediment
removed under Alternative 3B in-
cludes sediment removed under Al-
ternative 3A. Sediment removed un-
der Alternative 3C includes sediment
removed under Alternative 3B which
includes sediment removed under Al-
ternative 3A. PCB percentages in-
cluded in the FS represent PCB
amounts in the river before the 1991
removal. PCB percentages in the fol-
lowing six alternatives represent the
remaining PCBs in the river (exclud-
ing prior removal activities). All re-
moval alternatives will likely use me-
chanical dredging to remove the con-
taminated sediment (see "The Dredg-
ing Process" on page 5). The con-
taminated sediment will then be
placed in either a solid waste landfill
or licensed hazardous waste landfill

depending on the level of PCB con-
centration. Contaminated sediment
stored at the Tecumseh plant would
be disposed of in a licensed hazard-
ous waste landfill due to its high
concentration.

Alternative 3-1: Approximately 5,400
cubic yards of sediment containing
37 percent of the Upper River's PCBs
would be removed from six highly
contaminated areas. Cost: $12.2 mil-
lion.

Alternative 3-II: Approximately
7,500 cubic yards of sediment con-
taining 68 percent of the Upper
River's PCBs would be removed
from 15 highly contaminated areas.
Cost: $15.6 million.

Alternative 3-HI: Approximately
8,900 cubic yards of sediment con-
taining 79 percent of the Upper
River's PCBs would be removed
from 17 highly contaminated areas.
Cost: $17.4 million.

Alternative 3-IV: Approximately
13,800 cubic yards of sediment con-
taining 85 percent of the Upper
River's PCBs would be removed
from 18 highly contaminated areas.
Cost: $23.8 million.

Alternative 3-IV-A (Recommended
Alternative): Approximately 18,200
cubic yards of sediment containing
93 percent of the Upper River's PCBs
would be removed from 26 highly
contaminated areas. Cost: $31.4 mil-
lion. This alternative represents a varia-
tion of the removal alternatives pre-
sented in the FS.

Alternative 3-V: Approximately
22,500 cubic yards of sediment con-
taining 98 percent of the Upper
River's PCBs would be removed
from 55 highly contaminated areas.
Cost: $34.6 million.

Middle River Sediment

The Middle River contains relatively
low levels of PCBs and some heavy
metals. Average PCB levels are 2
ppm. Two alternatives were devel-

2A sediment concentration of 0.05 ppm is considered completely protective of fish and wildlife. A sediment concentration of 1.5 ppm
is considered to have minor impacts on the most sensitive species.

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oped for the Middle River:

Alternative 1: No Action. Similar to
the No-Action Alternative for the Up-
per River, nothing would be done in
the Middle River under this alterna-
tive. Fish and waterfowl consump-
tion advisories would remain in place
until monitoring indicates they can
be dropped. Cost: $0.

Alternative 2: Monitoring (Recom-
mended Alternative). Due to the pres-
ence of PCB contamination and the
dynamic nature of the river, an exten-
sive monitoring program would be
implemented to gauge the condition
of the river and potential human
health impacts over time. Monitoring
will provide valuable information on
changing conditions that may war-
rant removal of PCB-contaminated
sediment. Although no cleanup is rec-
ommended in the Middle River at this
time, monitoring may indicate that a

cleanup will be required at some
point in the future. Cost: $1.8 mil-
lion (does not include cost of pos-
sible future cleanup).

Lower River and
Inner Harbor Sediment

Seven alternatives were developed
for the Lower River and Harbor. Al-
ternatives 3, 5, and 6 were devel-
oped by U.S. EPA and are not in-
cluded in the FS. All alternatives
other than Alternative 5 and 7 will
require institutional controls to pro-
hibit dredging and other activities
in the Lower River and Inner Har-
bor that would disturb sediment
with unsafe levels of PCB contami-
nation.

Alternative 1: No Action. Similar to
the No-Action Alternative for the Up-
per and Middle River, nothing would
be done in the Lower River and Har-
bor under this alternative. Fish and
waterfowl consumption advisories
would remain in place until monitor-
ing indicates they can be dropped.
Cost: $0.

Alternative 2: Natural Recovery and
Monitoring. Sediment monitoring ev-
ery 5 years and annual fish monitor-
ing would take place for 30 years.
Fish and waterfowl consumption ad-
visories would remain in place until
monitoring indicates they can be
dropped. Cost: $1.2 million.

A clamshell bucket similar to what may be
used for dredging the Sheboygan River.

The Dredging Process

The exact dredging procedure will
be developed during the upcom-
ing design phase of the cleanup
process. However, a typical dredg-
ing and treatment process for con-
taminated sediment is depicted be-
low. The contaminated sediment
will be dredged from the river bot-
tom with a clamshell bucket (see
picture at left). Then a filter press
squeezes water out of the sediment,
a process called "dewatering." The
water is treated and returned to

the river. The dewatered sediment
is stabilized to make it easier to
transport. It is then shipped by
truck to a licensed solid waste or
hazardous waste landfill.

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technology to clean contaminated
sediment. For example, the Lower
Fox River site in Wisconsin, and
the Manistique Harbor and Ford
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Alternative 3: Inner Harbor Sedi-
ment Removal and Sediment Trap.

Approximately 27,000 cubic yards of
contaminated sediment would be ex-
cavated. A sediment trap would be
installed to capture contaminated
sediment and keep it from entering
Lake Michigan. The sediment trap
would also remove 3 to 10 percent of
the PCB mass in the Inner Harbor.
Cost: $16.2 million.

Alternative 4: Inner Harbor Sedi-
ment Capping. Approximately 35
acres of sediment in the Lower River
and Inner Harbor would be covered
with a geotextile fabric, 20 inches of
course-grained stone, and 12 inches
of 6- to 8-inch diameter stone. An-
nual fish monitoring and 5-year sedi-
ment monitoring would take place to
evaluate the effectiveness of the cap-
ping. Cost: $16.6 million.

Alternative 5: Inner Harbor Sedi-
ment Removal-Safe Navigational
Depth (Recommended Alternative).
Under this alternative, approximately
100,000 cubic yards of contaminated
sediment between the Pennsylvania
Avenue Bridge and the Inner Harbor
mouth would be dredged. This alter-
native also includes dredging of the
Inner Harbor to 14 feet and replacing
the contaminated sediment with 2 feet
of clean sediment to provide a safe
navigational depth of 10 to 12 feet.
Cost: $26.9 million.

Alternative 6: Inner Harbor Sedi-
ment Removal-Surface Sediment.
Under this alternative, only the top 2
feet, approximately 117,000 cubic
yards, of contaminated sediment
would be dredged from the harbor
and replaced with clean sediment.
Cost: $33.4 million.

Alternative 7: Inner Harbor Sedi-
ment Removal. Approximately
960,000 cubic yards of sediment
would be dredged between the Penn-
sylvania Avenue bridge and the
mouth of the Inner Harbor. The
dredged sediment would be dewa-
tered, stabilized, and disposed of in a
WDNR-approved in-state landfill.
Annual fish monitoring and 5-year

sediment monitoring would also oc-
cur. Cost: $340.7 million.

All seven alternatives include main-
taining the existing north and south
breakwalls. The breakwalls protect
Harbor sediment from Lake Michi-
gan wave action and keep the highest
levels of contaminated PCB sediment
buried.

Floodplain Soil

There are four alternatives for clean-
ing up contaminated floodplain adja-
cent to the river:

Alternative 1: No Action. Under this
alternative, nothing would be done
and floodplain soil would remain in
its current state. Cost: $0.

Alternative 2: Bank Soil Stabiliza-
tion. The upper 12 inches of soil
would be removed from the river
bank (from the waterline to where
mature vegetation starts). Areas sus-
ceptible to erosion would be rehabili-
tated to prevent erosion. Cost:
$700,000.

Alternative 3: Removal of Soil Con-
taining More than 50 ppm of PCBs.
Floodplain soil containing PCB con-
centrations greater than 50 ppm
would be removed and disposed of
off site at a licensed hazardous waste
landfill. Cost: $2.1 million.

Alternative 4: Removal of Soil Con-
taining More than 10 ppm of PCBs

(Recommended Alternative). Flood-
plain soil containing PCB concentra-
tions greater than 10 ppm would be
removed and disposed of off site at a
licensed hazardous waste landfill.
However, in some localized areas con-
taminated soil with more than 10 ppm
may be left in place to avoid impacts
to high-quality forested habitat. Cost:
$5.2 million.

Ground Water

Ground water at Tecumseh's
Sheboygan Falls plant contains el-
evated levels of PCBs. There are no
other known areas of PCB-con-
taminated ground water in the area.
The four alternatives for addressing
PCB-contaminated ground water are:

Alternative 1: No Action. Under this
alternative, natural processes would
be expected to reduce/limit the
ground-water PCB contamination
over time. Cost: $0.

Alternative 2: Investigation/Natural
Attenuation/Source Identification
and Control (Recommended Alter-
native). Additional ground-water in-
vestigations would occur to deter-
mine the extent of the PCB contami-
nation and the potential sources of
the contamination. If additional
sources of contamination are discov-
ered, they will be addressed during
the cleanup. Following this investi-
gation, a decision will be made re-
garding cleanup options including
the potential for relying on natural
attenuation (the natural breakdown
of contaminants into less harmful
components). However, if natural at-
tenuation is inappropriate to clean
up ground water, Alternative 3 will
be selected. Cost: $600,000 (does not
include cost of possible future
cleanup).

Alternative 3: Collection Trench and
Treatment. This alternative includes
collecting ground water in a
ground-water collection trench,
pumping out the water and treating
it in the existing water treatment fa-
cility at the plant. Approximately
eight additional ground-water moni-
toring wells would be installed. Ad-
ditional investigation of hydro-geo-
logic conditions at the plant would
also occur. Cost: $1.9 million.

Alternative 4: Facility Perimeter
Cutoff Wall. Under this alternative,
a wall would be built in the ground
around the plant to isolate the con-
taminated ground water. Five wells
would be installed to pump the wa-
ter to the surface for treatment. Ad-
ditional investigation of
hydrogeologic conditions at the plant
would also occur. Cost: $3.7 million.

Evaluating the Alternatives

U.S. EPA used the following nine cri-
teria to evaluate each of the alterna-
tives described in the Proposed Plan.

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Evaluation tables (Figures 3-7) com-
pare each alternative or set of alter-
natives against these criteria.

1.	Overall protection of human
health and the environment deter-
mines whether the alternative elimi-
nates, reduces, or controls threats to
public health and the environment
through institutional controls, engi-
neering measures, or treatment.

2.	Compliance with Applicable or
Relevant and Appropriate Require-

ments (ARARs) evaluates whether
the alternative meets Federal and
State environmental statutes, regu-
lations and other requirements that
pertain to the site.

3. Long-term Effectiveness and Per-
manence considers the ability of the
alternative to protect human health
and the environment over time and
the reliability of such protection, in-
cluding the degree of certainty that
the alternative will prove successful.

4.	Reduction of Contaminant Toxic-
ity, Mobility, or Volume through
Treatment evaluates the alternative's
effectiveness in the reduction of the
harmful effects of principal contami-
nants, their ability to move in the en-
vironment, and the amount of con-
tamination present.

5.	Short-term Effectiveness consid-
ers the length of time needed to imple-
ment the alternative and the risks the
alternative poses to workers, resi-

Figure 3. Upper River Sediment Evaluation Table

= Fully Meets Criteria
= Partially Meets Criteria
| | = Does Not Meet Criteria

Alternative 1
No Action

Alternative 2
Natural Recovery
/ Monitoring

Alternative 3-I
37% PCB
Removal

Alternative 3-I

68% PCB
Removal

Alternative 3-I

79% PCB
Removal

Alternative

3-IV
85% PCB
Removal

Recommended
Alternative

Alternative

3-IV-A
93% PCB
Removal

Alternative 3-V

98% PCB
Removal

Overall protection of human health and
the environment

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Compliance with Applicable or Relevant
& Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

~

~

~

~

~

~

~

Long-term Effectiveness and Permanence

~

Reduction of Contaminant Toxicity,
Mobility, or Volume through Treatment

Short-term Effectiveness

N/A

Implementability

Cost

$2.6 million

$4.8 million

$12.2 million

$15.6 million

$17.4 million

$23.8 million

$31.4 million

$34.6 million

State Acceptance

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the components of the recommended alternative and
acceptance is withheld until after the public comment period.

Community Acceptance

Community acceptance of the recommended alternative will be evaluated after the public comment period.

Figure 4. Middle River Sediment Evaluation Table

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Recommended
Alternative

Alternative 2
Monitoring



= Fully Meets Criteria
= Partially Meets Criteria
| | = Does Not Meet Criteria

Alternative 1
No Action

Overall protection of human health and the
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Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

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$1.8 million









State Acceptance

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the components of the recommended 1
alternative and acceptance is withheld until after the public comment period. 1

Community Acceptance

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dents, and the environment during
implementation.

6.	Implementability considers the
technical and administrative feasibil-
ity of implementing the alternative,
such as the practicability and diffi-
culty of construction, and the avail-
ability of goods and services.

7.	Cost considers the estimated capi-
tal, operation and maintenance costs
evaluated in the form of present worth
costs. Present worth is the total cost
of the alternative over time expressed
in terms of today's dollars.

8.	State Acceptance considers
whether the WDNR agrees with U.S.
EPA's analyses and recommendations
of the studies and evaluations per-
formed.

9.	Community Acceptance will be
addressed in the Record of Decision
(ROD). The ROD will include a re-
sponsiveness summary, which pre-
sents public comments and U.S. EPA's
responses to those comments. Ac-
ceptance of the recommended alter-
native will be evaluated after the pub-
lic comment period.

Next Step

U.S. EPA will consider public com-
ments received during the public
comment period before choosing a
final cleanup plan for the site. All
comments received during the pub-
lic comment period will be addressed
in a Responsiveness Summary, which
will be included in the ROD. The ROD
is the document that will outline the
final cleanup plan.

Figure 5. Lower River/Inner Harbor Sediment Evaluation Table

= Fully Meets Criteria
= Partially Meets Criteria
| | = Does Not Meet Criteria

Alternative 1
No Action

Alternative 2
Natural Recoveiy /
Monitoring

Alternative 3
Inner Harbor
Sediment
Removal and
Sediment Trap

Alternative 4
Inner Harbor
Sediment
Capping

Recommended
Alternative

Alternative 5
Inner Harbor
Sediment
Removal ¦ Safe
Navigational
Depth

Alternative 6
Inner Harbor
Surface Sediment
Removal

Alternative 7
Inner Harbor
Sediment
Removal

Overall protection of human health and the
environment

~

~

Compliance with Applicable or Relevant and
Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

~

~

~

~

~

Long-term Effectiveness and Permanence

I	1

Reduction of Contaminant Toxicity,
Mobility, or Volume through Treatment

~

Short-term Effectiveness

Implementability

Cost

$0

$1.2 million

$16.2 million

$16.6 million

$26.9 million

$33.4 million

$340.7 million

State Acceptance

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the components of the recommended alternative and
acceptance is withheld until after the public comment period.

Community Acceptance

Community acceptance of the recommended alternative will be evaluated after the public comment period.

Figure 6. Floodplain Soil Evaluation Table

= Fully Meets Criteria
= Partially Meets Criteria
| | = Does Not Meet Criteria

Alternative 1
No Action

Alternative 2
Bank Soil Stabilization

Alternative 3
Removal of Soil
with greater than
50 ppm PCBs

Recommended
Alternative

Alternative 4
Removal of Soil
with greater than
10 ppm PCBs

Overall protection of human health and the
environment

~

Compliance with Applicable or Relevant and
Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

~

Long-term Effectiveness and Permanence

Reduction of Contaminant Toxicity,
Mobility, or Volume through Treatment

Short-term Effectiveness

Implementability

Cost

$0

$700,000

$2.1 million

$5.2 million

State Acceptance

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the components of the recommended alternative
and acceptance is withheld until after the public comment period.

Community Acceptance

Community acceptance of the recommended alternative will be evaluated after the public comment period.

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Figure 7. Ground Water Evaluation Table

= Fully Meets Criteria
= Partially Meets Criteria
| | = Does Not Meet Criteria

Alternative 1
No Action

Recommended
Alternative
Alternative 2
Investigation/Natural
Attenuation/Source
Identification and
Control

Alternative 3
Collection Trench
and Treatment

Alternative 4
Facility Perimeter
Cutoff Wall

Overall protection of human health and the
environment

~

Compliance with Applicable or Relevant and
Appropriate Requirements (ARARs)

~

Long-term Effectiveness and Permanence

~

Reduction of Contaminant Toxicity,
Mobility, or Volume through Treatment

~

Short-term Effectiveness

Implementability

Cost

$0

$600,000

$1.9 million

$3.7 million

State Acceptance

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the components of the recommended alternative
and acceptance is withheld until after the public comment period.

Community Acceptance

Community acceptance of the recommended alternative will be evaluated after the public comment period.

For Additional Information

Anyone interested in learning more about the Proposed Plan for the Sheboygan River and Harbor site is
encouraged to review the information repositories for the site located at the Mead Public Library, 710 North
8th Street, and the Sheboygan City Hall, 828 Center Avenue, 2nd Floor. An Administrative Record, which
contains detailed information upon which the selection of the recommended alternative will be based, is also
located at the Mead Public Library and at the U.S. EPA Region 5 office in Chicago. For further information
about this Proposed Plan or the Sheboygan River and Harbor site, please contact:

Tom Short, SR-6J
Remedial Project Manager

(312) 353-8826
short.thomas@epa.gov

U.S. EPA Contacts

Susan Pastor, P-19J
Community Involvement
Coordinator

(312) 353-1325
pastor.susan@epa.gov

U.S. EPA Region 5

77 West Jackson Boulevard

Chicago, IL 60604

Toll Free: 1-800-621-8431

http:www.epa.gov

State of Wisconsin

Tom Wentland
Project Manager

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Re-
sources

4041 North Richards Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 229-0853
wentlt@dnr.state.wi.us

Henry Nehls-Lowe
Epidemiologist

Wisconsin Dept. of Health and
Family Services

1414 East Washington Avenue, Room 96
Madison, WI 53703-3043
(608) 266-3479
nehlshl@dhfs.state.wi.us

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