COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN
CLmcH River Corporation Site Harriman, Tennessee
January 2018
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u. s. environmental protection agency region IV
Approved Date:
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THE U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S (EPA)
SUPERFUND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM IS COMMITTED
TO PROMOTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE AGENCY.
ACTIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY PUBLIC PROJECT.
EPA’S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE
CLINCH RIVER CORPORATION SITE
ARE DESIGNED TO
INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE,
INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL AFFECT THEM,
INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN THE RESPONSES UNDER CONSIDERATION TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES, AND
INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE PROGRESS BEING MADE TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY.
Table of Contents
Section Page
1.0 Overview of the Community Involvement Plan ...... 4 2.0 Capsule Site Description ...... 5 2.1 Site History ...... 5 2.2 Site Description/Location ...... 6 2.3 Site Inspections and Cleanup Activities ...... 7 3.0 Community Background ...... 9 3.1 Community Profile...... 9 3.2 History of Community Involvement ...... 12 3.3 Key Community Concerns ...... 12 3.4 Response to Community Concerns ...... 13 3.5 Summary of Communication Needs ...... 13 4.0 EPA’s Community Involvement Program ...... 14 4.1 The Plan ...... 14 4.2 Time Frame Summary for Community Involvement Activities ...... 19
Appendices: A EPA Regional Contacts...... 20 B Local Officials ...... 21 C State Officials ….……………………………………………………………………...... 22 D Federal Elected Officials...... 23 E Potentially Responsible Parties ...... 24 F Media Contacts ...... 25 G Meeting Locations ...... 26 H Repository Locations ...... 27 I Other Resources ...... 28 J Fact Sheets…...... 29
Figures: 1 EJ Screen Map…………………………………………………………………………. ..11
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 3 Section 1.0 Overview of the Community Involvement Plan
The EPA developed this Community Involvement Plan (CIP) to facilitate two-way communication between the community surrounding the Clinch River Corporation Site (Site) and the EPA and to encourage community involvement in Site remediation activities. The EPA will utilize the community involvement activities outlined in this plan to inform area residents about the Site and provide opportunities for community involvement.
This CIP addresses the Clinch River Corporation Site’s relationship to the community and the EPA (Section 2.0), provides a description of the community (Section 3.0), presents the EPA’s community involvement program (Section 4.0), and provides a listing of resources available (Appendices). The EPA drew upon several information sources to develop this plan, including community interviews and Site files. The EPA’s Regional Office will oversee the implementation of the community involvement activities outlined in this Plan.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 4 Section 2.0 Capsule Site Description
2.1 Site History
The Clinch River Corporation operated as a pulp and paper mill from 1929 until 2002. The Site is located along the banks of the Emory River and Watts Barr Reservoir in Harriman, Tennessee. Prior to the Site being developed as a pulp and paper mill, Harriman Extract Works occupied the area. That company manufactured tannic acid for the American Oak Leather Company. From 1929 to 2002, Harriman Corporation, a subsidiary of Mead Paperboard Corporation operated a pulp and paper mill on the CRC Site until 1975. Following its sale in 1975, several other companies operated at the mill Site until it was closed in 2002. The various companies that owned or operated the paper and pulp mill throughout its operational history include Mead Corporation, Inc.; the Harriman Paperboard Corporation; the Clinch River Corporation; the Gibson Group; Mid-South Cogeneration, Inc.; Power Paper, Inc.; Power Paper, Limited; Power Paper Recycling, Inc.; and American Kraft Mills of Tennessee, LLC.
Former operations at the Site between 1929 to 1989 included manufacturing non-bleached corrugated containers and non-bleached corrugated medium paper using paperboard from pulp production. The manufacturing process included partially digesting raw hardwood chips with sodium sulfite, sodium carbonate, and live steam (steam under pressure). The wood chips were further refined using a mechanical pulping process. Over the years the virgin paper stock was then mixed with recycled paper stock at a rate of 75% virgin to 25% recycled. The blended paper stock was allowed to dry in mats that were cut into customer-specific widths. From 1990 to 2002, secondary fiber processing using all recycled product was conducted at the site.
By-products of the pulp and paper mill manufacturing process included paper waste, black liquor also called spent processing waste and coal tar constituents. The treatment of the paper waste consisted of the material going through a 3-millimeter mesh screen. One half of the waste stream, called sludge, generated by the clarifier was recycled back into the plant. The other half, called mill effluent, was discharged to the Tennessee River through the Harriman Sewage Treatment Plant system. Skimmer waste from the clarifier was disposed of on the Site. Waste paper was also disposed of in piles throughout the Site.
The EPA is engaging the impacted community to build relationships and to assess concerns of stakeholders. The EPA community involvement personnel will establish a timeline for future interactions and coordinate with stakeholders to help build their capacity.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 5 2.2 Site Description/Location
Clinch River Corporation Site consists of four parcels of land, covers about 30 acres, and is located in the southwestern portion of downtown Harriman, along a broad crescent-shaped meander of the Emory River. There are several entrances along Emory Drive at Walden Street, Queen Street, and Tennessee Street. The Site area is a major portion of the riverfront area of the City of Harriman. Several railroad tracks and easements traverse the Site from north to south. The Site and adjacent properties are manufacturing and industrial uses. Properties to the west and northwest have remained residential since at least 1929. The nearest residential properties are within 250 feet of the Site boundary.
Housing near the Site includes wood framed and brick single-family homes, subsidized community housing, and apartments. A community center, a retirement center, and churches are located nearby. Additionally, a park with a playground and the above-mentioned schools are within one-half mile of the site. Four schools are located within approximately 2,000 feet of the Site. These schools include Central Elementary, Cumberland Middle, and Harriman High Schools northwest of the Site and Emory Heights Elementary School southeast of the Site. The nearest school is 1,300 feet north of the Site.
WestRock Company owns three of the parcels located on the Site. Parcel 1 is located in the southwestern portion of the Site, and it covers an estimated 1.3 acres. Parcel 2 is located in the northwestern portion of the Site. It covers 5.3 acres and included a clarifier, main office building, training building and waste paper pile. Parcel 3 is located in the northeastern portion of the Site. It covers 10.48 acres and included the main industrial area of the facility with the following buildings, waste areas, and ponds.
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2.3 Site Inspections and Cleanup Activities
Environmental sampling at the Site has been ongoing since at least 1984. Surface soil, subsurface soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment, and fish have been sampled in several sampling events conducted by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), United States Army Core of Engineers (USACE), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).
In 1984, the Tennessee Department of Health and the Environment (TDHE) performed a toxicity study to understand if contaminants in the process discharge water could be acutely harmful to aquatic life. TDHE is now split into two separate state agencies consisting of Department of Health (TDH) and the Department of Environmental and Conservation (TDEC). Process water discharge samples were collected, and phenols were found in the discharged water at levels that could harm aquatic life. In 1991, TDHE (now TDEC) sampled surface soil, surface water, and sediment during a Site Inspection. Metals were found in the soil and sediment and included chromium, copper, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, and zinc.
In 1994, TDEC’s Division of Superfund initiated a Preliminary Assessment, Site Inspection and Expanded Site Investigation. The investigation included installation and sampling of shallow groundwater wells. Onsite soil and river sediment was sampled. Some metals such as arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, selenium, and cyanide were found in elevated concentrations. The black liquor ponds were sampled during these investigations. Organic chemicals identified in the sampling of the ponds included aldrin, benzene, cyanide, methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone, naphthalene, and toluene. These investigations documented the onsite contamination. Off-site migration could not be determined at the time. Since the measured concentrations of onsite chemicals was excessive, the site was recommended for further consideration.
In 2009, TDEC sampled a total of 13 locations. These samples consisted of: one groundwater sample obtained from a production well onsite; two surface water and five sediment samples from the shoreline adjacent to the site; and five surface soil samples from other locations on the site. Measurable concentrations of organic and several metals were found within the single onsite groundwater and soil testing. Metals found within the well include arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, vanadium, and zinc. The levels of these chemicals all exceeded three times their background concentrations.
In August 2011, EPA conducted an assessment of the leaking drums in the drum storage area and of the 630,000-gallon AST located on parcel 3. Field-testing indicated that the drums contained liquid acids, liquid and solid bases, flammable liquids, and natural liquids. Approximately 20 cubic yards of spilled material were observed in the drum storage area. In September 2011, EPA completed an emergency removal action to stabilize the leaking drums located in the drum storage area. EPA removed 63 drums of hazardous material, contaminated soil from the drum storage area and 20,000 gallons of black liquor from the site. Site investigations are ongoing. The Site’s Potentially ______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 7 Responsible Party (PRP) removed a large above-ground storage tank in 2014. WestRock conducted an engineering evaluation/cost analysis to address potential risks at the Site and is planning to conduct a non-time critical removal action to address hazardous Site conditions. EPA placed the Site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 2013 because of contaminated debris, soil, sediment and groundwater. Site investigations are ongoing.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 8 Section 3.0 Community Background
3.1 Community Profile
Harriman is a small town located in Roane County, Tennessee. The town is situated between the Tennessee Valley and the Cumberland Plateau. The city is forty miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee along Interstate 40. Interstate 40 runs is an east/west highway that passes along the southern portion of the city. The Emory River passes through the town known as Emory Gap and flows into the Clinch River.
Harriman was founded as a Temperance Town in 1889 by temperance movement activists led by New York-born minister and plant manager Frederick Gates. Gates and fellow prohibitionists chartered the East Tennessee Land Company in May 1889. The city was named after Walter Harriman, a governor of New Hampshire. In subsequent months, the company acquired several hundred thousand acres of land around what is now Harriman. The company's early investors included 1888 Prohibition Party presidential candidate General Clinton B. Fisk, who served as the company's first president, Quaker Oats co-founder Ferdinand Schumacher, and publishers Isaac K. Funk and A. W. Wagnalls. The East Tennessee Land Company's plan was to purchase land, build a town based on prohibitionist and other reform movement principles, and establish subsidiary companies to attract industry. After a successful land auction in Harriman in 1890, the company established three subsidiaries: the East Tennessee Mining Company to administer the region's coal and iron extraction operations, the Harriman Coal & Iron Railroad Company to develop the local railroad system, and the Harriman Manufacturing Company to attract industries by providing start-up capital. To project its prosperity and advertise Harriman, the company built an imposing brick headquarters (now Harriman City Hall), with its four picturesque Norman towers, at the corner of Walden Avenue and Roane Street near the center of the new town. By 1892, several rolling mills, factories, and other businesses had relocated to Harriman.
Today, the town of Harriman has an estimated population of a little over 6,000 people. Healthcare, Education, Retail, and Manufacturing represent the largest industries in Harriman. The town has a defined downtown area and several historic buildings such as Harriman Museum (which was formally the American Temperance University.), Harriman Public library also known as Harriman Carnegie Library, and the Princess Theater.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 9 Demographics and information: Harriman, TN (US Census data)
Population: 6,350
Median age: 45 years
Estimated median household income in 2015: $21,862
Estimated per capita income in 2015: $14,787
Race/Ethnic Background:
White: 89.4% | Black: 7.2% | Hispanic: 1.3% | Two or more races: 2.0% |
Education:
High school graduate or higher: 79%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12%
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 10 EJSCREEN Report (Version 2017) 1 mile Ring Centered TENNESSEE, EPA Region 4 Approximate Population: 2,735 Input Area (sq. miles): 3.14 Clinch River Corp
Figure: EJ Screen Map
EPA State Percentile in Percentile in USA Percentile in Selected Variables Value Region Average State EPA Region Average USA Average
Demographic Indicators Demographic Index 35% 32% 68 38% 52 36% 57 Minority Population 8% 25% 34 37% 16 38% 19 Low Income Population 62% 39% 86 39% 85 34% 87 Linguistically Isolated 0% 2% 66 3% 51 5% 44 Population
Population with Less Than High School 23% 15% 80 14% 79 13% 81 Education
Population under Age 5 3% 6% 16 6% 18 6% 16 Population over Age 64 19% 15% 74 15% 74 14% 77
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 11 3.2 History of Community Involvement
On October 23, 2012, EPA held an informational public meeting about the Site. The community had “measurable” interest in the Site. Short summaries of the Site history and activities conducted to date at the site were presented.
In 2013, the City of Harriman proposed to create a recreational area on the former Site. The mayor of Harriman suggested the area be cleaned up through the EPA’s Superfund process and transformed into a recreational area with possibly a marina and a waterfront area for public use.
Public comment period for the EE/CA was made available from December 28, 2015 until January 27, 2016. EPA provided the public with factsheets that explained information and history of the Site, type of contamination, the EE/CA process, and contact information of the Community Involvement Coordinator (CIC) and the Remedial Project Manager (RPM).
In January 14, 2016, EPA held a public meeting for the EE/CA public comment period. The meeting provided an opportunity for the CIC and RPM to present the EE/CA update, Site background information, and to answer any questions from the public.
3.3 Key Community Concerns
In November 2017, the EPA conducted interviews with nearby community members. During the interviews community members expressed concerns they had in reference to the Site. The concerns commonly expressed during the interviews were dissemination of information to the community about the Site, and institutional controls for the Site.
The first concern that was expressed was the need for additional dissemination of information about the Site to the community. Overall the community feels like the EPA is doing a good job with the Site, and would like EPA to continue to provide updates through public meetings and working with government entities and stakeholder groups such as the Roan County Environmental Committee. The community would like to have an increase in distributing more factsheets about the progress and updates of the Site, and to update the Site’s webpage.
The second concern discussed is to place institutional controls on the property after cleanup. Stakeholders have expressed a need for institutional controls to be placed after the Site is cleaned up. The purpose for the institutional controls is to provide the city with the ability to use the Site area with potential redevelopment. The Site consists of water front parcels, which makes it ideal for redevelopment. City official presented a proposed plan to the residents about potentially redeveloping the Site into some type recreational area.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 12 Other concerns that were expressed include making the property around the Site safer. The Site currently does not have a lock or perimeter fence to prevent people from entering the property, which is seen as a potential safety issue to some residents. The EPA, State, and local officials are working together to ensure the Site gets properly cleaned up and to address any questions or concerns the community may have about the Site.
3.4 Response to Community Concerns
The EPA has conducted a range of community involvement activities to solicit community input and to ensure the public stays informed about the Site. Outreach activities have included public notices, public meetings, and Site tours. The EPA hosted Site tours for residents and stakeholders, which gave residents a chance to view the area and property. The Community Involvement Coordinator will continue to work with residents and community members to continue to provide up-to-date information about the Site.
3.5 Summary of Communication Needs
The best way to communicate with the nearby community and the city is for EPA to continue to host public meetings and send flyers through the mail. The newspaper is also a good source to communicate to the residents. The Roane County Newspaper is the primary paper that reaches the community both in the city of Harriman and Roane County. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are the best times for EPA to host public meetings.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 13 Section 4.0 EPA’s Community Involvement Program
The overall goal of the EPA’s community involvement program is to promote two-way communication between citizens and the EPA and to provide opportunities for meaningful and active involvement by the community in the cleanup process. The EPA will implement the community involvement activities described below. The following plan is based on the results of the community interviews described earlier. The plan addresses each issue that was identified as important to the community.
4.1 The Plan
Issue 1: Keeping the public informed and up to date.
Activity 1A: Designate an EPA Community Involvement Coordinator (CIC).
• Objective: To provide a primary liaison between the community and the EPA, and to ensure prompt, accurate, and consistent responses and information dissemination about the Site. In those instances, where the EPA’s CIC may be unable to provide adequate information (such as on technical issues), inquiries will be directed to the appropriate EPA contact.
• Method: The EPA will designate an EPA CIC to handle Site inquiries and serve as a point of contact for community members. The Region 4 Superfund Team appoints the CIC. Angela Miller is the EPA CIC assigned to the Clinch River Corporation Site. She will work closely with Scott Miller, EPA’s Remedial Project Manager for the Site.
• Timing: The current CIC has been designated to provide community support.
Activity 1B: Prepare and distribute site fact sheets and technical summaries.
• Objective: To provide citizens with current, accurate, easy-to-read, easy-to-understand information about the Clinch River Corporation Site.
• Method: Fact sheets will be mailed to all parties on the Site mailing list. In addition, copies will be available at the information repository and in various cooperating business locations in the community.
• Timing: The EPA will prepare and distribute fact sheets on a frequent basis to inform the community. Factsheets will also be distributed on an as needed basis.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 14 Activity 1C: Provide a toll-free “800 number” for the community to contact EPA.
• Objective: To enable citizens to obtain the latest information available whenever they want, rather than having to wait for a meeting or a fact sheet, and without incurring any cost.
• Method: The EPA will activate the 800 number and publish the number periodically in the local papers and in all fact sheets.
• Timing: The toll free number is currently operational (1-877-718-3752).
Activity 1D: Maintain a mailing list for the Site.
• Objective: To facilitate the distribution of Site specific information to everyone who needs or wants to be kept informed about the Site.
• Method: EPA creates a mailing list that includes all residences adjacent to the Site, in known or suspected paths of migration, or those otherwise affected by the Site. The EPA will also solicit interested parties via fact sheets, newspaper articles, public meetings, public availabilities, etc.
• Timing: The EPA has established a mailing list and will continuously update.
Activity 1E: Establish and maintain Information Repositories.
• Objective: To provide a convenient location for residents to read and copy official documents and other pertinent information about the Site and EPA activities.
• Method: The repository is a reference collection of Site information containing the Administrative Record file, other Site-specific information, the Community Involvement Plan, information about the Technical Assistance Grant program, and the general Superfund process. The Community Involvement Coordinator will work with a local contact to establish the local repository. This repository will be accessible to the physically challenged, will have copier facilities, and will be available to residents during normal business hours and at least some evening and/or weekend hours. Additional repositories may also be established, including one at the EPA Region 4 offices located in Atlanta, Georgia.
x Timing: The EPA established the local repository at the Harriman Public Library located at 601 Walden Avenue. The EPA adds new documents as they become available.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 15 Activity 1F: Provide site information on the Internet.
• Objective: To provide key resources for searching and listing both general and specific information about hazardous waste issues.
• Method: A Site Status Summary for this site and information about the EPA can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/Clinch-River EPA Headquarters: http://www.epa.gov EPA Region 4: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast EPA Region 4: 61 Forsyth Street Atlanta, GA 30303
• Timing: Site Status summaries are periodically updated.
Activity 1G: Provide Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) information.
• Objective: To provide resources for community groups to hire technical advisors to assist them in interpreting technical information about the Site.
• Method: The EPA will provide information about the TAG program at public meetings and in fact sheets. The EPA will also provide briefing sessions to interested groups if so requested. The EPA will provide TAG applications to qualified groups, and will provide assistance to the group in completing the application.
• Timing: The EPA will provide resources for community groups as needed.
Activity 1H: Establish and maintain the Administrative Record.
• Objective: To provide residents with a paper trail of all documents, resources, etc. used by the Remedial Project Manager and Site Team to make decisions about the Site and its cleanup.
• Method: The EPA will provide at least two sets of the Administrative Record for the Site; one in the EPA Region 4 offices located at 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 and one located in the local Information Repository near the site.
• Timing: The Administrative Record is established when Site investigations begin and remains available, for public review, throughout the Superfund process.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 16 Issue 2: Provide adequate and meaningful opportunities for community involvement.
Activity 2A: Hold public meetings.
• Objective: To update the community on Site developments and address community questions, concerns, ideas and comments.
• Method: Refer to Appendix G for suggested meeting locations. The EPA will schedule, prepare for, and attend all announced meetings. The EPA will provide at least two weeks prior notice of the scheduled meeting. The Regional Project Manager or On-Scene Coordinator, Community Involvement Coordinator, and other appropriate EPA staff will attend.
• Timing: A public meeting is required during the Proposed Plan comment period (see below). EPA will hold other public meetings as appropriate.
Activity 2B: Encourage formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG).
• Objective: To provide citizens with a meaningful way to become actively involved, and to provide the Site Team with a viable means of learning citizen concerns and attitudes.
• Method: The EPA will encourage the formation of a CAG and provide support as appropriate to facilitate its formation. If a CAG is formed, the EPA will provide administrative support but will not be an active member.
• Timing: The EPA will respond to any requests for help to form a CAG. EPA will provide resources for community groups, as needed.
Activity 2C: Make informal visits to community.
x Objective: To help keep community members informed about the Site, while providing the EPA with feedback about Site activities and the community’s opinions.
• Method: The EPA will establish a presence in the community through informal, often unscheduled visits to talk spontaneously with local residents.
• Timing: Throughout the Superfund process.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 17 Activity 2D: Solicit comments during a Public Comment Period.
• Objective: To give community members an opportunity to review and comment on various EPA documents, especially the Proposed Plan. This provides the citizens with meaningful involvement in the process and also provides the Site Team with valuable information for use in making decisions.
• Method: The EPA will announce each comment period separately. Announcements will appear in local newspapers and EPA fact sheets; they will include particulars on duration, how to make comments, where to submit comments, etc. The EPA may solicit comments on the following information/draft documents: draft CIP, draft summary of test results (not individual tests) and initial interpretation, preliminary findings on the RI and a list of possible remedies likely to be considered, preliminary findings of the FS and a brief summary of the leading contender for the proposed remedy, and preliminary plans for implementation and construction.
• Timing: Comment periods will be announced as appropriate. A comment period is required in conjunction with the announcement of the Proposed Plan and will last a minimum of 30 days. Public comment period for the Site’s EE/CA study was from December 28, 2015 until January 27, 2016.
Activity 2E: Prepare and issue a Responsiveness Summary.
• Objective: To summarize comments received during comment periods, to document how the EPA has considered those comments during the decision-making process, and to provide responses to major comments.
• Method: The EPA will prepare a Responsiveness Summary as a section of the Record of Decision. The Responsiveness Summary will include four sections: 1. Overview; 2. Background on Community Involvement; 3. Summary of comments received and Agency responses; 4. Remedial Design/Remedial Action concerns. All information, both technical and nontechnical, will be conveyed in a manner that is easily understood.
• Timing: The EPA will issue the Responsiveness Summary as part of the Record of Decision.
Activity 2F: Revise the Community Involvement Plan (CIP).
• Objective: To identify and address community needs, issues, or concerns regarding the site or the cleanup remedy that are not currently addressed in this CIP.
• Method: The Revised CIP will update the information presented in the previous version of the CIP.
• Timing: The EPA will revise the CIP as community concern warrants or at least every three years until the site is deleted.
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 18 4.2 Time Frame Summary for Community Involvement Activities
ACTIVITY TIME FRAME Designate an EPA Community Involvement Designated; Angela Miller Coordinator (CIC) Prepare and distribute site fact sheets and As needed technical summaries Provide a toll-free "800 number" for the community to contact EPA Currently in operation Maintain a mailing list for the Site Ongoing Establish and maintain Information Repositories Established, update as needed Provide Site information on the Internet Currently available; update as needed Provide Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) As needed information Establish and maintain the Administrative Record Established, update as needed Hold public meetings As needed Encourage formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG) As needed Make informal visits to community As needed Solicit comments during a Public Comment As needed Period Prepare and issue a Responsiveness Summary Following public comment periods Revise the Community Involvement Plan (CIP) As needed, at least every 3 years
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 19 Appendix A EPA Regional Contacts
Scott Miller Angela Miller On-Scene Coordinator Community Involvement Coordinator U.S. EPA, Region 4 U.S. EPA, Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 562-9120 (678) 575-8132 [email protected] [email protected]
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 20 Appendix B Local Officials
Mayor Wayne Best Tim Johnson 609 N. Roane Street 609 N. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 Harriman, TN 37748 (865) 882-9414 (865) 882-9414 [email protected] [email protected]
City Manager Sam Russell Kevin Helms 609 N. Roane Street 609 N. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 Harriman, TN 37748 (865) 882-9414 (865) 882-9414 [email protected]
City Council Members Lonnie Wright Chris Ahler 609 N. Roane Street 609 N. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 Harriman, TN 37748 (865) 882-9414 (865) 882-9414 [email protected] [email protected]
Charles “Buddy” Holey 609 N. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 (865) 882-9414 [email protected]
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 21 Appendix C State Officials
State Governor Bill Haslam 1st Floor, State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-2001 https://www.tn.gov/governor/topic/contact
Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally 1 Legislative Plaza Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-6806 http://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s 5.html
State House of Representatives District 32 Kent Calfee 301 6th Avenue North Suite 219 War Memorial Bldg. Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-7658 [email protected]
State Senators District 12 Ken Yager 301 6th Avenue North Suite G-19 War Memorial Bldg. Nashville, TN 37243 (615) 741-1449 [email protected]
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 22 Appendix D Federal Elected Officials
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lamar Alexander District 3 Washington D.C. Office Charles “Chuck" Fleischman 455 Dirksen Senate Office Building 2410 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 (202) 224-4944 (202) 225-3271 https://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/ind https://palazzo.house.gov/ ex.cfm/email Oak Ridge Office Knoxville Office 200 Administration Road Howard H. Baker, Jr., Suite 100 U.S. Courthouse Oak Ridge, TN 37830 800 Market Street, #112 (865) 576-1976 Knoxville, TN 37902 https://fleischmann.house.gov/contact/email (865) 545-4253
Bob Corker Washington D.C. Office 425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3344 https://www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cf m/emailme
Knoxville Office 800 Market Street, Suite 121 Knoxville, TN 37902 865-637-4180
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 23 Appendix E Potentially Responsible Parties
WestRock Company Steve Hamilton, Director of Environmental Services (404) 307-2865 [email protected]
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 24 Appendix F Media Contacts
Television Stations: BBBTV12 WIHG The Hog 105.7FM 170 Randolph Rd. 3B Media Oak Ridge, TN. 37830 37 South Drive (865) 483-8112 Crossville, TN. 38555 [email protected] (931) 484-1057 http://1057news.com/contact/ WATE-6 1306 North Broadway WKNT 104.3 Knoxville, TN 37917 P.O. Box 2 (865) 637-6666 Kingston, TN 37763 http://wate.com/contact- (844) 237-1042 us/[email protected] http://www.roaneradio.com/
Channel 15-Roane State WBBX 1410AM 276 Patton Lane 705 Greenwood St. 37763 Harriman, TN.37748 Kingston, TN 37763 (865) 354-3000 (865) 376-6954 https://www.roanestate.edu/channel15 https://www.facebook.com/WBBX-1410- AM-Radio WBIR TV-10 513 Bill Williams Avenue WYHM 580AM Knoxville, TN 37917 104 N. Chamberlain Ave. (865) 637-1010 Rockwood, TN 37854 [email protected] (865) 354-0200 http://www.radio580.com/contact.php WVLT TV-8 6450 Papermill Drive Newspapers: Knoxville, TN 37919 Roane County News (865) 450-8888 204 Franklin St. http://www.local8now.com/station P.O. Box 610 Kingston, TN. 37763 Radio Stations: WIJV 92.7 Digital Media: 818 N. Cedar Bluff Rd. Harriman City Page Knoxville, TN. 37923 http://www.cityofharriman.net/ (865) 531-2005
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 25 Appendix G Meeting Locations
Harriman City Hall 609 N. Roane Street Harriman, TN 37748 (865) 882-9414
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 26 Appendix H Repository Locations
Local Repository: EPA Region 4 Repository:
Harriman Public Library U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 601 Walden Avenue 61 Forsyth Street, SW Harriman, TN 37748 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 9th Floor (865) 882-3195 Atlanta, GA 30303 http://www.harrimanlibrary.org/contact- (404) 562-8190 us.html [email protected] 8:00AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 27 Appendix I Other Resources
TDEC Lee Barron 3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921 (865) 594-6035 (865) 898-9204 [email protected]
______Clinch River Corporation Community Involvement Plan January 2018 Page 28 Appendix J Fact Sheets
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Clinch River Superfund Site Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee
January 2016
INTRODUCTION This fact sheet on the Clinch River Superfund Site located in Harriman, Roane Community Involvement County, Tennessee, has been prepared by Opportunities the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4 office in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide Public Comment Period information about the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) at the Dates: December 28, 2015 – January 27, 2016 Site, and notice of upcoming activities. This Purpose: To solicit comments on the EE/CA fact sheet also provides the following information: (1) a brief Site description/history; (2) a brief description of Public Meeting linerboard manufacturing process; (3) a brief Date: January 14, 2016 summary of the most recent sampling Time: 6:00 PM investigation; (4) a brief summary of the Place: Harriman City Hall located at 609 N. EE/CA process; (5) Administrative Record; Roane Street (6) EPA contacts; Purpose: To discuss details of the EE/CA
SITE BACKGROUND/HISTORY EPA Contacts The Clinch River Corporation Site (the "Site") in Harriman, Tennessee is an Direct your comments to: abandoned 30.5-acre property once used for Scott Miller, EPA Remedial Project Manager linerboard manufacturing. The Site is east of via email [email protected] or U.S. mail to: th the City of Harriman, Tennessee on the left US EPA Region 4, Superfund Division – 11 bank of the Emory River, bounded to the Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 west by Emory Drive and residential Further questions, please contact: properties, to the north by parcels owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Angela Miller, EPA Community Involvement to the south by several industrial concerns Coordinator, [email protected] or (678) 575-8132. and the Emory River. There are several railroad tracks and easements traversing the Site from north to south.
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Alternative 2 provides removal actions and 30 day public comment period which begins institutional controls with the primary on December 28th and extends through objective of minimizing or preventing the January 27, 2016. Documents supporting the potential for offsite migration of Site EE/CA can be found in the local information materials in surface water and storm water. repository housed at the Harriman Public Library located at 601 Walden Avenue. The following actions are proposed: Comments may be emailed to: [email protected] or hard copies may be Remove the standing water from the mill mailed to Scott Miller, US EPA Region 4, basement. Drill holes in the basement floors Superfund Division – 11th Floor, 61 Forsyth to prevent future water accumulation. Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Fill the basements to grade with concrete and brick rubble, loose debris within the mill PUBLIC MEETING footprint and other suitable Site materials. Fill and stabilize the soil washout area in the EPA will host a public meeting on northeastern portion of the Site to grade. Thursday, January 14, 2016, 6:00pm at the Demolish structurally unsound buildings, Harriman City Hall located at 609 N. Roane partial buildings and other such structures Street in Harriman. Representatives from including the former stock chests. Remove EPA will present the details of the EE/CA Underground Storage Tank on Parcel 03.01. and answer any questions the public may Establish institutional controls consisting of have regarding the Site. deed restrictions on future Site use. CONTACT INFORMATION
An EE/CA Action Memorandum is written to explain why the preferred alternative was EPA A selected. This document, along with others Angela Miller developed during the EE/CA process, are Community Involvement Coordinator placed in an information repository for 678.575.8132 public viewing. The documents for the Site [email protected] will be housed in the Harriman Public Library. Scott Miller Remedial Project Manager COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 404.562.9120 [email protected] EPA encourages the public to provide comments on the Proposed Plan during the
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