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Colonie 01.14 0007 Iiiiniiiiiiii £CL ^G&Vlc^P > FINAL SITE INVESTIGATION WORK PLAN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF PATROON CREEK, PATROON CREEK, AND THREE MILE RESERVOIR OCTOBER 2003 U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NEW YORK DISTRICT OFFICE FORMERLY UTILIZED SITES REMEDIAL ACTION PROGRAM 200. le Colonie 01.14 0007 iiiiniiiiiiii £CL ^G&VlC^p. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-1 2.0 OVERVIEW OF SITE CONDITIONS 2-1 2.1 PHYSICAL SETTING 2-1 2.1.1 Demography 2-1 2.1.2 Physiography and Topography 2-1 2.1.3 Surface Water Hydrology 2-1 2.1.4 Regional Geology 2-2 2.1.5 Regional Hydrogeology 2-2 2.1.6 Conceptual Site Model 2-3 2.1.6.1 Release Mechanisms 2-3 2.1.6.2 Sediment Entrainment Contaminant Transport Mechanism 2-3 2.1.6.3 Human Exposure Mechanisms 2-3 2.2 SITE HISTORY AND PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS 2-3 2.2.1 Site History 2-3 2.2.2 Colonie FUSRAP Site 2-4 2.2.3 Mercury Refining, Inc 2-6 2.2.4 State University of New York at Albany 2-7 2.2.5 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 2-7 2.2.6 Site-Specific Sampling and Analysis Problems 2-8 3.0 PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT CONTROLS 3-1 3.1 UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 3-1 3.2 SHAW PROJECT TEAM 3-1 3.3 COLONIE FUSRAP PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND KEY PERSONNEL 3-1 3.4 PROJECT CONTROLS 3-3 3.4.1 Cost Control and Tracking 3-3 3.4.2 Schedule 3-4 3.4.3 Records Management 3-4 4.0 FIELD ACTIVITIES 4-1 4.1 RATIONALE...; 4-1 4.2 SAMPLING PROGRAM 4-1 4.2.1 Sampling Locations and Rationale 4-1 4.2.2 Surveying 4-2 4.2.3 Sample Collection and Field and Laboratory Analysis 4-2 4.2.4 QA/QC Samples 4-3 4.3 SEDIMENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES 4-3 4.3.1 Sediment Sample Acquisition 4-3 4.3.2 Duplicate Sample Acquisition 4-4 4.3.3 Rinse Blank Sample Acquisition 4-4 4.3.4 Sediment Location Surveying 4-4 4.3.5 Decontamination Procedures 4-4 4.4 INVESTIGATION-DERIVED MEDIA 4-4 4.5 INVESTIGATION-DERIVED WASTE 4-5 4.5.1 PPE and Disposable Equipment 4-5 4.5.2 Decontamination Waters 4-5 5.0 REFERENCES 5-1 DACW41-01-D-0031 i Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document LIST OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1-1 Location Map Colonie FUSRAP Site 1-2 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir Site Location Map 2-1 Patroon Creek Conceptual Site Model 2-2 Total Uranium Sediment Sample Data, Patroon Creek 2-3 Historic Sediment Sample Locations and Data, Patroon Creek 3-1 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir Sampling Effort Organizational Chart 3-2 Schedule for Completion of Site Investigation Activities at the Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir 4-1 Proposed Sample Locations 4-2 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir SI Sampling Program DACW41-01-D-0031 II Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Resumes of Key Personnel B Aerial Photographs of Unnamed Tributary of Patroon Creek, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir C Technical Project Planning Minutes for the Unnamed Tributary of Patroon Creek, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir, July 16, 2003. DACW41-01-D-0031 HI Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document LIST OF ACRONYMS, ABBREVIATIONS, AND SYMBOLS AEC Atomic Energy Commission AOC Area of Concern AMSL above mean sea level bgs below ground surface cfs cubic feet per second CFR Code of Federal Regulations cm centimeter CPR Cost and Performance Report CSM Conceptual Site Model DGPS Differential Global Positioning System DOH County of Albany Department of Health EE/CA Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis EMPACT Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking FAR Federal Acquisition Requirement FSP Field Sampling Plan FUSRAP Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program HASP Health and Safety Plan HAZWOPER.... Hazardous Waste Operations and Response HTRW CX Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise 1-90 lnterstate-90 IDM Investigation-Derived Media IDW Investigation-Derived Waste KC Kansas City m meter m3 cubic meters Magnus Magnum Metal Company, Inc. mg/kg milligrams per kilogram MSL mean sea level NL National Lead NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPL National Priority List NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission NYSDEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCMMRP Patroon Creek Monitoring, Management and Restoration Program PCB polychlorinated biphenyl PCE tetrachloroethene PGM Pancake Geiger-Mueller PID photoionization detector PPE personal protective equipment PRAC Pre-Placed Remedial Action Contract QA Quality Assurance QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control QC Quality Control RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RI/FS Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study SAP Sampling and Analysis Plan Shaw Shaw Environmental, Inc. SSHO Site Heath and Safety Officer SI Site Investigation SOP Standard Operating Procedure SOW Statement of Work DACW41-01-D-0031 ~! iv Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Symbols (Continued) SUNY State University of New York at Albany TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure TPP Technical Project Planning U-238 Uranium-238 USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USDOE U.S. Department of Energy USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USGS U.S. Geologic Survey DACW41-01-D-0031 v Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document ?ifffli^lffiBd»^^ Shaw Environmental, Inc. (Shaw) has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to perform a Site Investigation (SI) for sediment within the unnamed tributary of Patroon Creek, Patroon Creek, and the Three Mile Reservoir. These three Areas of Concern (AOCs) are located downstream of the Colonie Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site. The SI is being conducted to evaluate if radiological contamination resulting from historical site operations conducted at the Colonie FUSRAP Site has impacted the sediment at the three AOCs. The Colonie FUSRAP Site is located in the Town of Colonie, Albany County, New York (Exhibit 1-1). The three AOCs for this work plan are as follows: the unnamed tributary from where it leaves the Colonie FUSRAP Site to where it discharges to Patroon Creek; Patroon Creek from the confluence of the unnamed tributary to Three Mile Reservoir; Three Mile Reservoir, and just downgradient of Three Mile Reservoir. Exhibit 1-2 shows the general location of the three AOCs discussed in this Work Plan. This work is being performed for USACE under the Kansas City (KC) District Pre-placed Remedial Action Contract (PRAC) DACW41-01-D-0031 Delivery Order DA02. Sediment data has previously been collected from the unnamed tributary, Patroon Creek, and the Three Mile Reservoir by the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), USACE, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and State University of New York at Albany (SUNY) from 1984 to present. This data, which is presented in the Technical Memorandum Overview of Patroon Creek Watershed (USACE, 2003a) indicated that uranium, thorium, and lead were present in the sediments that are assumed to have originated from the Colonie FUSRAP Site. Therefore, this SI Work Plan has been developed to more accurately assess the nature and extent of contamination present within the three AOCs. The field efforts presented herein were developed during a Technical Project Planning (TPP) meeting held in Colonie, NY on July 16, 2003 between USACE - New York District, USACE - Baltimore District, USACE Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Center of Expertise (HTRW CX), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), USEPA, County of Albany Department of Health (DOH), and SUNY Albany. Data gathered during the SI will be presented and discussed in a report to be prepared upon completion of all field activities associated with the SI. This Work Plan is to be used in conjunction with the associated SI Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP; USACE, 2003b), which includes a Field Sampling Plan (FSP) and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) component. In addition, an SI Health and Safety Plan (HASP, USACE, 2003c) has been prepared, which lists guidelines and procedures to be followed during all field activities. The SAP and the HASP are being submitted under separate cover. The field activities associated with this SI will fully comply with the requirements presented in these documents. DACW41-01-D-0031 1-1 Site Investigation Work Plan PRAC DA02-9 Unnamed Tributary, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir October 2003 Final Document The three AOCs, the unnamed tributary of Patroon Creek, Patroon Creek, and Three Mile Reservoir, are located within the Town of Colonie and the City of Albany, Albany County, New York (Exhibit 1-2). The unnamed tributary intersects with Patroon Creek approximately 2 miles down stream from the Patroon Creek Headwaters (Six Mile Reservoir). Patroon Creek generally flows west to east through Three Mile Reservoir and eventually empties into the Hudson River in the City of Albany. Patroon Creek is designated as a Class C Water Body (suitable for primary / secondary contact recreation and suitable for fish propagation and survival) in the New York State Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters.
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