)865$3 200.1e Shpack_Landfill_01.06_0136_a ATLAS TACKcORP EPAREGIONI BnsCounty MASSACHUSETTS EPA IDMAD001026319
Site Description
The Atlas Tack Corporation formerly manufactured cut and wire tacks steel nails and similar items on 12-acre site in Fairhaven From the 1940s until the late 1970s wastes containing cyanide and acid heavy metals including high levels of arsenic were discharged into an unlined neutralizing
feet of the and to saltwater lagoon located approximately 200 east manufacturing building adjacent filled tidal marsh in Buzzards Bay Estuary Other contaminated areas at the site include wetland former dump and other chemical spills The area is residential and commercial Approximately 7200 live within miles of the site people live within mile radius and approximately 15150 people
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 02/21/90
Threats and Contaminants
that leached from the site The groundwater is contaminated with cyanide and toluene
lagoons The on-site soil is contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs lead including toluene and ethyl benzene heavy metals including chromium cadmium ______and nickel biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic ______pesticides polychiorinated PCBs direct contact with contaminated hydrocarbons PAHs Trespassers are at risk through
soil or ingestion of shellfish in the area The marsh south of the lagoon and estuarine areas
in Buzzards Bay are also contaminated causing an ecologic risk to the wildlife
Cleanup Approach
on The site is being addressed in two phases initial actions and long-term remedial phase focusing
cleanup of the entire site
ATLASTACK CORP January 1998 Response Action Status
installed fence around Initial Actions In late 1992 the potentially responsible party J__ the site to control access
the and extent of site Entire Site The EPA is conducting an investigation into nature
contamination Currently the EPA is conducting the feasibility study to identify be appropriate alternatives for cleaning up the site with final remedy expected to selected in late 1998
Environmental Progress
immediate risk while The EPA has determined that the public and the environment are not at
site continue and final alternatives are being investigations at the Atlas Tack Corp cleanup determined
Site Repository
Fairhaven Public Library Center Street Fairhaven MA 02719
ATLAS TACK CORP January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL
Region
at NPL Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess Region
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
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573-9696 AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
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ATLAS TACK CORP January 1998 BAIRD MCGUIRE EPAR EGION MASSACHUSETTS
Street in northwest Holbrook EPA lOll MA0001041987
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Site Description
The Baird McGuire facility is located on 20-acre site in Holbrook and operated as chemical
mixing and batching company from 1912 to 1983 Later activities included mixing packaging
storing and distributing various products including pesticides disinfectants soaps floor waxes and
solvents Some of the raw materials used at the site were stored in tank farm and piped to the
laboratory or mixing buildings Other raw materials were stored in drums on site Waste disposal
methods at the site included direct discharge into the soil nearby brook wetlands and former
gravel pit Hazardous wastes historically were disposed of in an on-site lagoon and cesspool Also such included on site were two lagoons open to rain and large areas of buried wastes as cans debris
lab bottles and hundreds of bottles of chemicals The lagoon area has been capped with clay The
on-site buildings were in various states of disrepair and unsecured early activities conducted by EPA
included demolishing all but one of the buildings and the tank farms The tank farm area was
temporarily capped The site is completely fenced and groundwater recirculation system was operated to contain the groundwater plume until permanentremedies were impIemented The.site is 500 feet
west of the Cochato River The Cochato River had at one time been diverted into the Richardi
Reservoir water system serving nearly 90000 people in the Towns of Holbrook Randolph and
Braintree Currently the Cochato River is not being used as supply source for the Richardi
for is located Reservoir The South Street well field part of the municipal water supply Holbrook
within 1500 feet of the site and was shut down in 1982
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed thmugh
Federal and State actions Final Date 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
The groundwater is contaminated with pesticides and organic and inorganic chemicals
Studies found significant levels of volatile organic compounds VOCs other organic
compounds arsenic and pesticides including DDT and chlordane in the Cochato River
sediments The contamination is highest on site or within approximately 500 feet
downgradient of the current site fence Site soils were found to be contaminated with
January1998 VOCs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH5 other organic compounds pesticides Dioxin also has been detected in dioxin and heavy metals such as lead and arsenic area
shut down in 1982 wetland soils The last operating well in the South Street well field was
because of unacceptably high levels of organic contamination The area of the site is
in site soils and dioxin contamination fl fenced however high levels of pesticides sporadic of or direct pose an imminent threat to public health through accidental ingestion contact continues ______with the contaminated soils or groundwater The groundwater plume to
contaminate the Cochato River sediments however no significant health risk was found
based on human contact with contaminated sediments Contaminated sediments were
found to be acutely toxic to aquatic life
Cleanup Approach
actions and four remedial The site is being addressed in five stages immediate long-term phases
and sediments the of an alternate water addressing the cleanup of the groundwater soil and provision supply
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions The EPA completed hydrological study in connection with
action taken included the removal of 1020 cubic yards of 4- this site The initial response of hazardous waste ton of waste creosote 25 gallons of waste coal tar 155 pounds drums of corrosives solid hazardous waste 47 drums of flammable liquids and solids and
construction of installation of Additional activity included clay cap groundwater of and extensive soil interception/recirculation system installation of 5700 feet fencing
and seeded The site is groundwater surface water and air sampling The site was graded capped secured by fence to limit contact with contaminants
contamination Groundwater The final cleanup remedy chosen to address groundwater Treated involves pumping groundwater and treating it at an on-site treatment plant On- and off-site is groundwater is discharged to the aquifer located on site groundwater and treatment was monitored new 300000 gallon-per-day groundwater pump discharge plant of were constniéted and began operating in 1993 Approximately 40 million gallons groundwater is to last treated during the plants first year of operation Operation of the treatment plant expected
into the next decade
Soil In 1992 the EPA awarded contract to OHM Remediation Services Corporation in for construction of mobile soil incinerator trail burn of the incinerator was held
Burn the mobile incinerator January 1995 Following acceptance of the Trial results June 1995 the incineration of began full scale incineration of contaminated soils in OHM completed June 1997 Demobilization of approximately 248000 tons of contaminated soil and sediment on 17 and areas the mobile incinerator began immediately The site is now graded topsoil placed upland
have been re-seeded Wetlands have also been restored and planted
BAIRD MCGUIRE January1998 is believed to be responsible for ____ Sediments The groundwater discharge partially Field in contamination of Cochato River sediments and adjoining wetlands investigations runoff from the 1987 and 1988 determined that contaminated groundwater and surface of contamination the wetlands adjacent to the site The site continue to be the principal sources of the contaminants of recommended alternatives for final surface investigations defined concern and
determined that site contaminants were being water and sediment cleanup The investigations also down-river In late 1989 remedy was effectively trapped in river sediments and were not migrating cubic of sediments on selected that includes excavating and incinerating approximately 1500 yards activities were in site Design of cleanup actions was completed in 1991 Construction completed that further contamination occurs 1995 Sampling of the river will continue for 30 years to ensure no
that will reactivate Water Supply In 1990 the EPA selected final cleanup remedy of the Donna Road Aquifer thereby replacing the loss caused by contamination Design Construction of the well-head this remedy began in 1991 and was completed in late 1994
treatment system is expected to begin in 1998
least 35 times various State Site Facts Between 1954 and 1977 the company was fined at by and of substance on the Cochato Federal agencies for numerous violations citizen complaint an oily and wetlands River initiated site inspection which reported surface water groundwater McGuires to store chemicals contamination In 1983 the City of Holbrook revoked Baird permit The identified four and ordered it to dismantle the existing storage facilities EPA parties potentially
final the parties to responsible for site contamination and issued Consent Decree requiring
reimburse the EPA for cleanup activities on an ability to pay basis
Environmental Progress
removal of hazardous waste and Cleanup actions including the construction of fence pumping of and incineration of soil have reduced the potential of treating groundwater cleanup sediments reduce contamination levels at the Baird McGuire site exposure to contamination and continue to making the area safer while remaining cleanup activities are underway
Site Repository
Holbrook Public Library Plymouth Street Holbrook MA 02343
1998 BAIAD MCGUIAE Januiry METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Chet Janowski RPM 617 573-9623
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January i98 BARD MCGUIRE EPA REGION UNION PRIVILEGES NorfolkCounty Walpole MASSACHUSETTS .j Other Names
Street Site EPA lOll MA0982191363 South
Shaffer Realty Trust
Site Description
30 in size is located in The Blackburn and Union Privileges site approximately acres primarily these residential area Once known as The Blackburn Privilege and The Union Factory Privilege two
of 10 distinct water established along the River in the areas were originally part privileges Neponset wool at the Union Privilege site 17th century Snuff iron nails cotton and were produced tannery for the also was located in this area Power was generated by dam on the Blackburn Privilege Since the industrial production of machinery cotton yarn batting and lamp wicking l7thcentury the remainder used and commercial facilities have been active on of 24 lots in this area with being conducted the as residential and commercial properties Industrial and commercial processes during and 17th and 18th centuries involved various hazardous substances including chromium arsenic manufactured asbestos brake that mercury Beginning in 1915 Standard Woven Fabric Co linings its to Multibestos In involved the crushing of raw asbestos In 1920 the company changed name Kendall which used the site for 1937 the plant was closed and the properties were sold to Co from these was various cotton and fabric production processes The wastewater resulting operations
It was then to brought within sewer permit requirements and disposed of in two lagoons discharged
after fibers had settled Kendall using the first lagoon as disposal sanitary sewer cotton out stopped wasteuntil 1985 Thecurrent owners of area in1982 the second lagoon received non-contact cooling BIM Investment Trust wells these properties are Shaffer Realty Nominee Trust and Municipal Brook and located within miles of the site draw water from the School Meadow Brook/Mine aquifer of the Town of The nearest well is supply drinking water to approximately 19500 people Walpole of the River located within mile of the site The site lies within the boundaries Neponset drainage
basin which bounds the southern portion of the site
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 05/31/94
----Januaiy-1998 Threats and Contaminants
with On-site soils sediments and groundwater are contaminated inorganic chemicals and including asbestos lead arsenic and nickel volatile organic compounds VOCs direct contact with non-volatile organic compounds Ingesting or coming into
contaminated soils sediments or groundwater poses health risk
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages immediate actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions In 1988 Shaffer Realty Nominee Trust and BIM Investment
Trust removed buried tanks and disposed of them off site In 1992 asbestos
contaminated soils were excavated consolidated and capped with 30 inch soil cover
the River 400-foot long aluminum plate arch was built to isolate portion of Neponset running through the area where asbestos contaminated soils were consolidated and capped
contamination is scheduled to Entire Site An investigation into the nature and extent of
alternatives will be begin in 1998 Once the investigation is complete cleanup recommended
Site Facts The EPA issued an Unilateral Administrative Order to Shaffer Realty Nominee Trust
and BIM Investment Trust on December 15 1988 This 1988 Unilateral Administrative Order
undertake site assessment to determine required the potentially responsible parties to comprehensive the extent of asbestos-contaminated soil at the site second Unilateral Administrative Order was removal issued to Shaffer Realty and W.R Grace in 1992 which required the companies to initiate
actionsto eliminate the actual or threatened release of asbestos into the air or water
Environmental Progress
risks the The removal of site contaminants in 1988 and 1992 has reduced the potential health to
for final nearby population while investigations are underway and activities are being planned
cleanup of the Blackburn and Union Privileges site
BLACKBURN AND UNION PRIVILEGES January1998 Site Repository
Not yet established
BLACKBURN AND UNION PRIVILEGES January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Melissa Girard RPM 617 573-9632
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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BLACKBURN AND UNION PRIVILEGES January 1998 CANNON ENGINEERING EPA REGION CORPORATION Plymouth County Bridgewater
CEC Other Names Cannons Bridgewater MASSACHUSETTS- Superfund Site
EPA lOll MA0079510780
Site Description
situated between Route 24 and First The Cannon Engineering Corporation CEC site is on acres and incinerate Street in Bridgewater In 1974 Cannon developed the site to transport store included 21 hazardous wastes but the facility currently is inactive On-site structures storage tanks
licensed in 1979 to store three buildings an office/warehouse and an incinerator The operation was motor oils oils and emulsions solvents lacquers organic and inorganic chemicals plating waste and The had clay and filter media containing chemicals plating sludge solids pesticides facility and violations license to operate from 1974 until 1980 when alleged waste mishandling reporting Affairs to revoke it The was prompted the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental facility and placed in receivership when its owners were found to be guilty of illegal storage disposal
and gallons of liquid Operations ceased in 1980 leaving behind approximately 700 drums 155000 and surface waste and sludge in bulk storage The on-site soils sediments buildings groundwater waters are contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs and metals to The Cannon site polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs pesticides varying degrees and Harbor The is associated with three other NPL sites Tinkham Garage Sylvester Plymouth live Tinkham Garage and Sylvester sites are located in New Hampshire Approximately 1000 people industrial within mile of the Cannon Engineering Corporation site in this residential and light area 1-mile radius that The nearest residence is 1/8 mile from the site There are 13 homes within depend
the site on well water The closest municipal well is in Raynham mile from Bridgewaters miles of the site municipal wells are located east
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal State and potentially Final Date 09/08/83
responsible parties actions
Janua 1998 Threats and Contaminants
The on-site air contained trace amounts of VOCs including benzene and methylene L1 chloride Groundwater contains VOCs including toluene as well as heavy metals Soil and sediments contained PAHs PCBs dioxin and pesticides in addition to VOCs and
heavy metals The surface water was polluted with heavy metals including high levels of
iron selenium lead manganese and silver Direct contact with and accidental ingestion
of contaminated material posed potential public health threat Inhaling VOCs and
site is contaminated fugitive dust were potential health threats The fully fenced to reduce EJT1 the potential for contact with contaminants Sensitive areas that could have been subject to
contamination associated with the site include wetland areas to the south and Lake
Nippenicket to the west of the site
Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1982 the State removed 155000 gallons of sludge and liquid L4- wastes and approximately 700 drums and incinerated the materials off site In 1988 the EPA and the parties potentially responsible for site contamination removed and disposed
of numerous hazardous materials abandoned at the site fence surrounding the site was erected in 1989
Entire Site The final remedy for the site was selected in 1988 and entails two cleanup
phases source control and restricting the migration of contaminants Source control
remedies included fencing the area to restrict unauthorized access to contaminated soils
treating certain contaminated soil on site by heating it to remove contaminants and burning and PCB-contaminated soils off site installing groundwater monitoring system decontaminating
other soils and removing buildings and associated structures sampling and treating as necessary
restorating wetlands disturbed during site cleanup Key features of the migration control remedy
included.restricting the use of groundwater at the site and installing additional groundwater
monitoring wells to keep apprised of the movement of contaminants In 1990 under EPA and State
for site oversight cleanup activities were undertaken by the parties potentially responsible
contamination Four hundred tons of PCB-contaminated soil were incinerated off site 11330 tons of
soils containing VOCs were treated on site 1200 tons of steel and 1300 tons of concrete were
shipped for recycling 360 cubic yards of hazardous debris were sent to federally-approved disposal
facility and 480 cubic yards of non-hazardous debris were shipped to demolition materials landfill
These cleanup activities were completed in 1991 The testing of debris from the demolished
incinerator for dioxin and subsequent removal was completed in 1991 The incinerator was shipped off site to an EPA-regulated disposal facility Once contaminated soils were removed the
groundwater began to cleanse itself naturally Long-term groundwater monitoring began in 1991 and continued quarterly until 1993 at which time an evaluation of the wells was performed five year review was completed in September 1995 The review determined that the remedy provides an
Januaiy 1998 CANNON ENGINEERING CORPORATION acceptable degree of protectiveness at the site Long-term monitoring of the site will continue until
site groundwater cleanup goals have been met In 1996 part of the was being developed as propane distribution business The business was located in sowntown Bridgewater and the need for relocation came about as result of the development of the Old Colony Railroad project The site was determined to be suitable for this type of use
Site Facts 1989 Consent Decree required the potentially responsible parties to design the remedies and perform cleanup actions at the site
Environmental Progress
Construction of all cleanup remedies has been completed only site groundwatercontains contamination above have resulted in the established safety levels Cleanup activities removal of contaminated materials from the site thereby reducing the risk of exposure to hazardous substances at the Cannon Engineering Corp site Cleanup activities have also reduced movement of contaminants off site Long-term monitoring of the groundwater will continue until groundwater cleanup goals have been met
Site Repository
Bridgewater Public Library 15 South Street Bridgewater MA 02324
CANNON ENGINEERINGCORPORATION January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide genera information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Dick Goehlert RPM 617 573-5742
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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CANNON ENGINEERING CORPORATION January1998 CHARLES-GEORGE___ EPA REGION RECLAMATION Middlesex County 30 miles northwest of Boston TRUST LANDFILL
GeorgeCLandfifl MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MAD003809266
Site Description
From the late 950s until 1967 the Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill located mile was small southwest of Tyngsborough and miles south of Nashua New Hampshire municipal 55 acres and both dump new owner expanded it to its present size of approximately accepted license to hazardous household and industrial wastes from 1967 to 1976 The facility had accept
waste from 1973 to 1976 and primarily accepted drummed and bulk chemicals containing volatile
Records show that over 1000 of organic compounds VOCs and toxic metal sludges pounds cubic of chemical wastes were landfilled mercury were disposed of and approximately 2500 yards listed the site the NPL and The State ordered closure of the site in 1983 That same year the EPA on
the owner filed for bankruptcy Samples from wells serving nearby Cannongate Condominiums and revealed and metals in the Approximately 500 some nearby private homes VOCs heavy groundwater live within miles of people live within mile of the site in this residential/rural area 2100 people Flint Pond Marsh and the site The nearest residents are located 100 feet away The site is bordered by to the southeast Flint Pond to the east Dunstable Brook to the west and condominium complex
in the Seasonal livestock grazing occurs area ______
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site This site is addressed through Responsibility being Proposed Date 10/23/81 Federal actions Final Date 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
have been 3enzene tetrahydrofuran arsenic 4-dioxane and 2-butanone among others contain low levels of detected in the groundwater Sediments have been shown to contaminated benzoapyrene People face potential health threat by ingesting and wetlands are groundwater Flint Pond Marsh Flint Pond Dunstable Brook nearby
threatened by contamination migrating from the site
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in five stages initial actions and four long-term remedial phases focusing
on providing permanent water supply capping the site controlling the migration of contaminants
and treating leachate in the groundwater
Response Action Status
well water in the Initial Actions In response to the discovery of contaminated
adjacent condominium complex in 1983 the EPA installed an insulated above-ground
pipeline to supply residents with an alternate water supply In 1983 and 1984 the EPA
installed security fence and 12 gas vents and the site was regraded to cover exposed refuse
______Permanent Water Supply In 1983 the EPA selected final cleanup remedy that
would provide permanent water supply to affected residents With EPA funds the U.S
Army Corps of Engineers installed miles of ductile iron water pipe constructed pump station and water storage tank and arranged for chlorination services The waterline extension was completed in 1988
Capping In 1985 the EPA completed study on capping the landfill and selected the and surface following remedies installation of full synthetic membrane cover water
diversion and collection system which keeps rainwater from spreading contamination construction of gas collection system venting to the atmosphere and creation of leachate collection system around the entire site Periodic mowing landscaping andinspection/maintenance services are also being provided The Corps of Engineers completed construction of the full synthetic landfill cap in 1990
Migration of Contaminants In 1988 the EPA selected final cleanup remedy to ç____ restrict the movement of contaminants off site Features of the remedy include pumping
contaminated overburden and shallow groundwater and treating it biologically along with
vented from the the leachate collected from the landfill cap system collecting and incinerating gas landfill excavating and solidifying 500 cubic yards of contaminated sediments from Dunstable Brook U.S and placing them under the landfill cap and monitoring groundwater quality The Army Corps of interim treatment of Engineers completed the design of the remedy in 1990 Construction an gas flare and one of two groundwater extraction remedies was completed in 1994 An enclosed flare was installed in the Fall of 1997 replacing the interim flare Off gases may now be sampled to confirm
installed in late 1993 at the attainment of target cleanup levels four-well extraction system was eastern boundary of the site and was tied into one of two new leachate and groundwater pump
is the stations This second system began operating in 1995 The last stage of cleanup permanent management of collected leachate and ground water In the Fall of 1997 municipal sewer line was extended to the Site to convey wastewater to the Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility POTW On site scheduled for the Summer of 1998 construction of an OM building and upgraded pump stations should complete the final phase of cleanup In December 1995 and August 1996 low levels of landfill contaminants were discovered in an off-site wells one of which was drinking water well
Dame in October 1996 and The EPA extended the original waterline to the Academy of Notre
January1998 .2 CHARLES-GEORGE
RECLAMATION TRUST LANDFILL extended the waterline to service the Flint Pond area residents in the Fall of 1997 EPA still monitors available small number of drinking water wells near the landfill where municipal water is not
million Leachate Leachate and groundwater is currently pumped to /2 gallon treatment rounds have been lagoon and is periodically treated Ten interim leachate in December completed and no more are expected as the sewer system was completed interim 1997 and will begin accepting wastewater in late January 1998 EPA was granted an permit from the POTW for the discharge.
Site Facts In May 1983 the EPA issued Notice Letter to the Charles George Reclamation Trust Order with the requesting its cooperation in the cleanup An Administrative was signed potentially and with responsible parties to perform treatability studies groundwater/leachate monitoring entered into two Consent Decrees assistance from the EPA Fifty-four potentially responsible parties
in 1992
Environmental Progress
the landfill the of Providing water supply system installing fence capping area controlling spread the collected leachate burning off landfill gas extracting contaminated groundwater and conveying the for leachate and ground water to POTW have provided for minimization of potential exposure
to hazardous materials at the Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill site
Site Repository
Littlefield Public Library 25 Middlesex Road Tyngsborough MA 01879
January 1998 CIIARLE GEORGE RECLAMATION TRUST LANDFILL METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Elaine Stanley RPM 617223-5515
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
CHARLESGEORGE January 1998 RECLAMATION TRUST LANDFILL FORT DEVENS MASSACHUSETTS EPre21
Middlesex County EPA ID MA7210025154 1.. 35 miles west of Boston
Other Names
South Post
Main Post
North Post
Site Description
theintersection of four Fort Devèns is located 35 miles west of Boston It covers 9416 acres at and Harvard in Worcester towns Ayer and Shirley in Middlesex County and Lancaster County units It also has Founded in 1917 the Fort trains active duty personnel to support various Army which was listed on the custody of Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex 12 miles to the southwest the Central which is NPL in 1990 Fort Devens can be divided into three areas 2300-acre Post and the South Post Studies have revealed 76 flanked by the 1500-acre North Post 5616-acre Fort are the 15-acre explosive ordnance potential hazardous waste sites on land Among them unusable munitions have been detonatedor burned disposal range South Post where explosives and 1979 and where soil has led to the discovery of heavy metals in open unlined pits since sampling and residues the 84-acre sanitary landfill Central volatile organic compounds VOCs explosives and Post where household wastes military refuse asbestos construction debris waste oil incinerator ash have been dumped since the 930s and firefighting training area North Post and lubricant contamination exists as evidenced by stained where the possibility for petroleum oil
is 21700 Fort employees asphalt concrete andsoil The area largely rural/residential Approximately miles of the landfill Fort and Ayer residents obtain drinking water from wells located within of the Nashua River lies within Devens well is located 1670 feet from the landfill An 8-mile section of the Forts boundaries The 660-acre Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is in the east-central portion wetland Fort Devens on land the Army deeded to the Department of the Interior in 1.973 An 83-acre
In Fort Devens was slated for is located in the refuge northeast of the ordnance range July 1991 Fort Devens has closure under the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act The closure of health and the environment in more accelerated the investigations and cleanup to protect human of to interested public timely fashion and facilitate economic redevelopment by disposing property Boston In the first of the installation was leased to and private parties April 1993 parcel 18 acres and Maine Railroad/Canadian Pacific Railroad for the operation of an Intemodal Rail Transport At that time the of the Facility Fort Devens was officially closed on March 31 1996 majority remainder for South is retained for The facility was transferred except Post which being training
was leased and will be transferred as cleanup ends over the next to years
January 1998 Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through NPL LISTING HISTORY Federal actions Proposed Date 07/14/89 Final Date 11/21/89
Threats and Contaminants
Monitoring wells near Shepleys Hill Landfill Main Post indicate inorganic groundwater
contamination from arsenic cadmium chromium lead iron and magnesium Sediments
in Plow Shop Pond which is adjacent to the landfill indicate heavy inorganic
contamination with the following metals arsenic cadmium chromium lead and
mercury Surface soils in several areas on the Main Post exhibit heavy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PAH and petroleum contamination There is also petroleum-related
groundwater contamination from several leaking underground storage tanks/fuel depots
portion of the Nashua River and its surrounding wetlands on Main Post are threatened
by demolition debris landfill On the North Post perchloroethylene PCE spill threatens the groundwater On the South Post there is inorganic and explosives
contamination in the surface soils and inorganic volatile organic compounds VOCs and
explosives contamination in the groundwater Sampling of the fish population in Plow Shop and Grove Ponds has indicated that mercury is present in fish tissue thus posing
threat to the recreational fishery In addition off-post sources are currently being
investigated as contributors to the sediment contamination in Plow Shop Pond
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in eight stages initial actions and seven long-term remedial phases focusing on the cleanup of the Shepleys Hill Landfill Cold Spring Brook Landfill DRMO Yard and the POL Storage Area TDA Maintenance Yard EOD Hotel and Zulu Ranges South Post Impact Area Groundwater and other contaminated areas
Resmnse Action Status
Initial Actions To date 45 removal actions have been completed that have focused on Lr the cleanup of PCB- Pesticide- VOC- and petroleum-contaminated soils. One removal action is ongoing that is addressing PCB contamination in the soil and groundwater
Several more soil removal actions focusing on pesticides VOCs inorganics and petroleum contaminants are scheduled
Shepleys Hill Landfill In 1991 the U.S Army began an investigation to determine
the nature and extent of contamination The and the were _____ groundwater adjacent pond found to be impacted final cleanup remedy was selected in the fall of 1995 that includes cap improvements and long-term groundwater monitoring The design of the remedy is underway and is expected to be completed in mid 1997
January1998 FORT DEVENS Cold Spring Brook Landfill In 1991 the U.S Army began an investigation to
determine the nature and extent of contamination The sediments in the pond adjacent to chosen the landfill were found to be affected final cleanup remedy is scheduled to be Consolidation in the summer of 1997 and is expected to be part of the Landfill cleanup remedy
DRMO Yard and the POL Storage Area In 1991 the U.S Army began an of contamination Results indicate that investigation to determine the nature and extent
soils are contaminated with inorganic chemicals such as arsenic cadmium chromium
lead and mercury PCBs VOCs and petroleum products The groundwater is primarily action initiated at contaminated with VOCs and petroleum products In 1993 removal was the and the DRMO Yard to remove leaking capacitors and PCB-contaminated scrap to sample adjacent found be unclean offices The capacitors and scrap were disposed of off site and the offices were to
Final cleanup remedies are scheduled to be selected in the summer of 1997
TDA Maintenance Yard Barnum Road Maintenance Yards In 1992 the the and extent of contamination U.S Army began an investigation to determine nature in the surface soils from Initial results indicted that heavy contamination exists
selected for the area in carcinogenic PAHs and petroleum products final cleanup remedy was in where 1995 The remedy selected included digging up the top feet of soil deeper areas to underground storage tanks contained oil redesigning the storm drainage system laying asphalt Construction of create parking lot for use by redevelopers and long-term groundwater monitoring in 1996 all selected remedies is complete The remedial action was deemed complete July
EOD Hotel and Zulu Ranges In 1993 the U.S Army began investigating these that areas to determine the nature and extent of contamination. Initial results-indicated
surface soils and sediments have been impacted by explosives residues final cleanup
remedy was selected in July 1996
South Post Impact Area Groundwater In 1993 the U.S Army began
for effects associated with and training and investigating the groundwater firing range have been found final disposal activities To date low levels of explosives cleanup
remedy was selected in July 1996
Other Contaminated Areas In 1993 the U.S Armybeganinvestigations of several
other areas located on North Main and South Posts These investigations will determine removal or whether possible contamination warrants detailed investigation actions
-long-term cleanup of these areas
Fort Devens Site Facts Until the Base Realignment And Closure BRAC listing in 1991 was funded established in participating in the Installation Restoration Program IRP specially program the of 1978 by the Department of Defense DoD to identify investigate and control migration Since Fort has hazardous contaminants at military and other DoD facilities 1991 Devens been the IRP for operating under the BRAC cleanup plan which is the separately funded counterpart to Federal Facilities installations undergoing realignment and closure The Army and EPA signed Agreement FFA in May of 1991 which outlines the legal framework for the cleanup
FORT DEVENS January 1898 Environmental Progress
for risk and the The removal actions described above have reduced the potential to people environment at the Fort Devens site while additional cleanup activities are being planned
Site Repository
The Fort Devens Installation Library and Public Libraries of Ayer Harvard Lancaster and Shirley
DEVENS January1998 FORT METADATA
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PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
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1998 FORT DEVENS January FORT DEVENS- EPAREGION1 _J RY Middlesex County Portions of the Towns of
Sudbury Maynard Hudson and Stow R1 ri EX MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MAD980520670
Site Description
The Sudbury Training Annex Annex is U.S Army military installation that covers approximately the of and four square miles 2750 acres and includes portions of towns Maynard Stow Hudson the site into sections Sudbury It is located 20 miles west of Boston Hudson Road divides two ordnance test Established in 1942 the Annex has served as an ammunition depot an station troop
In the southern smaller section of the training and research area and laboratory disposal area In the northern Annex there is the Caphart Family Housing Area military family housing area
portion operations include United States Air Force USAF radar installation an air drop zone in several of Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA regional operations center storage total of 50 bunkers and guardhouse at the main gate Approximately 35700 people obtain drinking within three miles of the however no or water from public and private wells located Annex private and cleared the public drinking water sources are contaminated Aside from Army structures areas drained sections majority of the Annex is undeveloped with patchwork of forest and poorly or the Annex to address lowlands Since 1980 the Army has conducted investigations at potentially and flame contaminated areas Some areas identified include landfill former fire training
retardant clothing test area underground storage tanks railyard maintenance area pesticide storage
area ammunition demolition area and various reported disposal areas In 1995 the Annex was Annex will be selected for closure. Except for property the Army will retain for housing property and transferred to the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Emergency Management Agency an Air Force Radar Laboratory
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site The site is being addressed thmugh Responsibility Proposed Date 07/14/89 Federal actions Final Date 02/21/90
January 1998 Threats and Contaminants
Portions of the Annex groundwater has been found to contain volatile organic compounds
VOCs pesticides and inorganics above drinking water standards Other areas of the
______Annex contain contaminated soil Trespassers of the Annex are at potential risk from direct contact with contaminated soil freshwater wetland may also be at risk from
contamination
Cleanup Approach
The sithas been addressed in two phases initial actions and long-term remedial actions focusing on cleanuof the A7 Old Gravel Pit Landfill A9 and other smaller areas containing limited volumes of contamInated soil
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1985 the Army removed 300 gallons of Arochlor and
soil from 4- appràximately 75 tons of Polychiorinated biphenyl PCB-contaminated staging area In the fall of 1985 an additional 86 tons of PCB-çontaminated soil were
removed from this same area Between the fall of 1987 and the summer of 1988 the Army removed
In the approximately 1110 cubic yards of contaminated soil from former fire training area 1993
Army completed the removal of underground storage tanks to the Annex To prevent trespassers
from physical harm or from coming into contact with contaminated areas the Army has fenced off several sites and buildings
A7 Old Gravel Pit Landfill This area was used from the early 1940s to the early
980s for the disposal of laboratory chemicals from the Natick Laboratory and miscellaneous solid waste In 1991 the Army began an investigation into the nature and extent ofvcontamination at the landfill site Construction of the landfill cap was substantially
finalized in completed by December 1996 Record of Decision regarding the groundwater was
September 1997 Groundwater monitoring began in April 1997
A9 Former Fire Training and Flame Retardant Clothing Testing Area and Contaminated soil from the fire training area was removed between 1987 1988 An was underground storage tank that was used to store fuel for the clothing test area into the and extent the removed in 1992 In 1991 the Army began an investigation nature of contamination In the fall of 1995 source control remedy was selected that called for the removal of contaminated soil The cOntaminated soil removal action was completed in July 1996 After
it in 1997 that no action supplemental groundwater investigation in 1996 was determined September was necessary for groundwater
TRAINING ANNEX January 1998 FORT DEVENSSUDBURY the nature and extent A4 Waste Dump In 1991 the Army began an investigation into contamination of this disposal area Additional investigations did not identify any in 1997 requiring action No Action ROD was finalized
P11/P13 and A12/P36/P37 These were sites where the Army conducted research and did and training Several underground storage tanks were removed investigations not action action of Decision for these five areas was identify further no Record ROD finalized in September 1996
in 1996 will be in Other Areas Investigation findings of site work conducted presented additional actions will be made the spring of 1997 Decisions regarding necessary
and the was in Site Facts two-party Interagency Agreement between the EPA Army signed is in the site The Training Annex participating 1991 outlining the responsibility for cleanup Sudbury established the of the Installation Restoration Program speciallyfunded program by Department hazardous contaminants Defense DOD in 1978 to identify investigate and control the migration of Assistance Grantwas awarded to local at military and other DOD facilities An EPA Technical to Clean Up Sites in October 1991 community group called Four Town FOCUS Families Organized site-related technical information and to hire technical advisors to help them better understand communicate their concerns
Environmental Progress
and the site has reduced the Removing contaminated soil and underground storage tanks fencing it has site At 53 of 72 study potential for risk at the Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex areas been determined that no further actions are needed
Site Repository
01775 Randall Library P0 Box 263 Common Road Stow MA
Hudson Public Library Wood Square Hudson MA 01754 Maynard Library Town Building Main Street Maynard MA
January 1998 FORT OEVENS.SUOBURY TRAINING ANNEX METADATA
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ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read OnlyfDownload
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COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Bob Lim RPM 617 223-5521
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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January 1998 FORT DEVENS.SUDBURY TRAINING ANNEX GE-HOUSATONIC EPA REGION \f Berkshire County Pittsfield MASSACHUSETTI
EPA lO MA000208409
Site Description
and handler of PCBs in The GE plant in Pittsfield has historically been the sole producer major
discovered in the Housatonic western Massachusetts and is the only known source of PCB wastes efforts River sediments and floodpalin between Pittsfield and Lenox During the 1940s to straighten and the of the Pittsfield reach of the Housatonic River by the City of Pittsfield U.S Army Corps river channel These areas were Engineers resulted in 11 former oxbows being isolated from the other hazardous substances In filled in with materials that were later discovered to contain PCBs and
in 68 to the Pittsfield GE facility or around 1968 PCB Aroclor 1260 storage tank located Building soil and to the Housatonic River collapsed releasing liquid Aroclor 1260 onto the riverbank sediments Based on visual observation contaminated soils and sediments were excavated by GE and
remains result of this release eventually land filled however significant contamination as
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal State and potentially
responsible parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
Numerous studies conducted since 1988 have documented PCB contamination of soils
of the GE and Former within the floodplain of the Housatonic River downstream plant
Oxbows The extent of the PCB contamination roughly coincides with the 10-year
the Housatonic is believed to result from the redistribution floodplain of River and by and flooding of PCB wastes released from the Former Oxbows the Building 68 spill
the contaminated soil is located other sources at the GE Pittsfield facility In some cases these Other on residential properties and within 200 feet of the residences on properties
of the Canoe Meadow Wildlife contaminated areas include parts Audubon Societys ______Wildlife Area The Sanctuary and the Housatonic River Valley State Management
Housatonic River was closed to all but catch and release fishing from Dalton
Massachusetts to the Connecticutborder by the MA DEP in 1982 as result of PCB
contamination in the river sediments and fish tissues Concerns expressed by local
effects to PCB residences regarding possible health resulting from exposure
contamination are being investigated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health MA DPH
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
This site is being addressed in partnership with the State of Massachusetts in two stages initial
actions encompassing source control and long term remedial actions intended to address wide area
PCB contamination both on and off site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1997 EPA issued CERCLA Section 106 Order to conduct
source control on the GE facility
Entire Site The presence of PCB contamination in river sediments soils and
groundwater have been documented through series of investigations conducted by GE
the MA DEP and the EPA spanning two decades comprehensive cleanup plan and
schedule is in currently negotiations with GE Trustee Agencies the State and EPA
Site Facts Initial source control measures are underway and when completed in 1998 will preclude
further spread of PCB contamination
Environmental Progress
comprehensive cleanup plan is scheduled to be developed by consensus of all Federal State and
Municipal parties with GE during 1998
Site Repository
Region Community Involvement Coordinators Boston MA 617565-3425
January 1998 General Electric Co METADATA
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IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/0.1/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Bryan Olsen RCRA Facilities Manager RPM 617 573-5747
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
1997 GeneralElectric Co January GROVELAND EPA REGON WELLS Essex County Groveland MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MAD980732317
.-
Site Description
contaminated The Groveland Wells site includes the watershed and aquifer supplying two municipal and soil in the area The water wells as well as three properties known to be polluting groundwater wells the sole source of entire site area covers 850 acres Grovelands production and were in 1979 when the State detected trichloroethylene drinking water for the town Both were shut down and ICE contamination The Town instituted emergency conservation measures temporarily Groveland well the obtained water hookups from neighboring communities developed along
the still falls short of the towns needs and Merrimack River in the early 980s but water supply of hazardous waste materials from the growth trends The EPA is currently trying to initiate cleanup where metals and have been made highly contaminated Valley Manufacturing Co site plastic parts subsurface and tanks that liquids since 1963 Operators used disposal systems underground dispersed materials the From 1964 until into buried leachfields They routinely dumped hazardous on ground released Chemicals released included 1972 as much as 20 gallons per month of these materials were acid bath wastes An estimated 5000 people cutting oils volatile organic compounds VOCs and has built treatment live within miles of the site in this residential area The EPA groundwater
treated water to the Town of Groveland facility plant at well which provides public supply
NPL LISTING HISTORY This site is addressed Federal Site Responsibility being by Proposed Date 12/30/82
local and potentially responsible parties Final Date 09/08/83
actions
Threats and Contaminants
Soil is contaminated with trichloroethelene The groundwater is contaminated with VOCs water from contaminated wells danger ICE The greatest threat is posed by drinking contaminated soil found that has been reduced by treating the public water supply Highly
risk to the workers involved in on the Valley Manufacturing Co property could pose F7T1 site cleanup activities
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in three stages immediate actions and two long-term remedial phases
focusing on groundwater migration and source control
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions The EPA installed groundwater treatment facility for
Grovelands municipal well station In 1985 Valley Manufacturing Co under State
installed Order groundwater treatment system just north of the Old Mill Pond The
treatment system intercepts and treats defined area of groundwater contamination The EPA has been treating water from municipal supply well with carbon adsorption to remove VOCs since
1989 The treatment plant operated as public water supply in 1989 and is expected to operate on an needed basis the as throughout life of the facility
Groundwater Migration The EPA began its initial study of site contamination and
cleanup options in 1983 The initial study was completed in 1985 In 1990 the EPA ______began conducting supplemental management of migration study to evaluate the
movement of groundwater contaminants and to determine what further cleanup activities were needed This supplemental study was used to develop permanent remedy to address contamination the Johnson Creek throughout aquifer In 1991 this investigation was completed and the remedy for
cleanup was selected The remedy called for extraction and treatment of contaminated groundwater
Organic contaminants in the groundwater will be treated by ultraviolet light/oxidation Design of the
extraction and groundwater treatment system was completed in early 1995 In March 1996 the EPA
conducted additional sampling of the groundwater contaminant plume Results of this sampling
revealed declines in the TCE-contaminant levels in some of the wells sampled near the leading edge
of the contaminant plume This has caused the EPA to consider reducing the amount of groundwater
that will need to be extracted and treated The EPA decided to re-design the extraction system and to
treat the more highly contaminated portion of the groundwater contaminant plume The remainder of
the groundwater plume will be remediated by monitored natural attenuation The changes in the
.remedy significantly reduces by 65% the amount of groundwater that will need to be treated Also
the groundwater treatment plant will be relocated to the property location adjacent to the Valley
Manufactured Products Company on Washington Street in Groveland The EPA approved the re
design of the treatment plant the new location in January 1997 Construction of the remediation
system is expected to begin in 1998
Source Control supplemental study based on initial studies narrowed thefocus on
contamination to one location and remedies for the Valley area were selected They
included in-place vacuum extraction of VOCs from 20000 cubic yards of site soils and
capture of those contaminants by activated carbon treatment monitoring groundwater and sealing or
disconnecting all lines to the acid bath finishing process disposal system Incidental treatment of
inorganic compounds and other contaminants will be provided as necessary to operate the VOC
contaminant treatment system efficiently and meet federally-approved limits Design of the remedies
was completed in 1993 however the potentially responsible parties have failed to implement the
approved design and the EPA has taken over the project Re-design of the cleanup remedy began in
January1998 GROVELANU WELLS to evaluate 1993 and was completed in 1995 The EPAs redesign of the project included tests that there was an insufficient optimum groundwater recovery rates The results of these tests indicated
treatment facility at the site amount of groundwater to justify building separate groundwater valley from the However the EPA plans to extract as much contaminated groundwater as possible site and
contaminated the ultraviolet treatment facility that is transport this groundwater to light/oxidation presently designed for groundwater migration See Groundwater Migration above
undertake Site Facts The Town of Groveland required the potentially responsible parties to study of the nature and extent of contamination The nearby Haverhill site has been determined to be
added to the In contributing to the groundwater contamination and has been separately NPL May 1992 Unilateral Administrative Order was issued that required the potentially responsible parties to activities design the cleanup remedies for groundwater migration and to initiate cleanup Although have with the order to the design was completed the potentially responsible parties not complied Various wells perform the actual cleanup activities and the EPA took over the cleanup monitoring contamination As result has were sampled in May 1996 and showed decreased amounts of EPA of relocated and resigned the groundwater treatment plant to extract lesser amount groundwater of the EPA is currently proceeding with pre-construction activities Construction groundwater treatment plant is scheduled for 1998
EAvironmental Progress
and the Initial construction of water treatment facilities has provided safe drinking water source
the for various cleanup actions taking place at the Groveland Wells site have reduced potential in exposure to hazardous materials and continue to reduce contamination groundwater
Site Repository
Langley-Adams Library Main Street Groveland MA 01834
GRO VELAND WELLS January 1998 METADATA
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Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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COVERAGE N/A
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January 1998 GROVELAND WELLS HANSCOM FiELDi EPA REGION HAN Sc Al Towns of Bedford Concord Lexington FORCEBASE MASSACHUSETTS EPA ID MA8570024424
Site Description
in industrial Hanscom Air Force Base/Hanscom Field site covers approximately 1120 acres light area of eastern Massachusetts The site occupies land in the towns of Bedford Concord Lexington and Lincoln The Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant site and Raytheon research facility are located due north of Hanscom Air Force Base/Hanscom Field site In 1942 the military began using In the Commonwealth of public airfield at the site that had been built the previous year 1952 Force The Massachusetts transferred 396 acres and leased 641 acres of the land to the Air
Commonwealth retained the remaining 83 acres for its own use Militaryactivities ceased in 1973 the airfield reverted and the Commonwealth regained control of the leased land In August 1974 to the Massachusetts Port state control was renamed L.G Hanscom Field which is currently operated by
civilian The Air Force continues to the 396 transferred Authority MASSPORT as airport occupy is the Electronic Center of acres The current principle mission of Hanscom AFB to support Systems have been the Air Force Material Command total of 22 possible sources of contamination and other identified Some of these include former fire training disposal underground storage tank
three wells for the town of Bedford located /2 mile spill sites In the spring of 1983 production northwest of Hanscom Air Force Base were shut down after volatile organic compounds were contaminated detected above drinking water standards Since the spring of 1991 groundwater extracted treated located within the vicinity of the airfield on Hanscom Field has been and however
both the Air Force and the of have been inconclusive in investigations conducted by town Bedford
that is the cause for the well terms of identifying specific source of contamination production shutdown ______
NPL LISTING HISTORY Federal Site The site is addressed through Responsibility being Proposed Date 05/10/93 and local actions Final Date 05/31/94
Threats and Contaminants
and Groundwater and subsurface soil are contaminated with chlorinated solvents jet fuel
direct contact with or other petroleum compounds People who come into ingest contaminated groundwater or soil may be at risk
HANSCOM FIELD/HANSCOMI AIR FORCE BASE January 1998 Cleanup Approach
This site has been addressed in three phases initial removal actions long term remedial action and and and long term monitoring Clean up actions have been completed at Sites 123 long term
remedial actions continue for others
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In mid-1988 contaminated soil and drums were excavated from Sites j4 12 and located in the airfield which were former fire training and disposal areas In the spring of 1991 groundwater pump and treat system began extracting contaminated
groundwater from the vicinity of the airfield Since 1989 various underground storage tanks and
contaminated soils from several sites have been removed to eliminate sources of contamination At
Area former fuel distribution soil extraction and collection 21 area vapor SVE groundwater systembegan operation in the fall of 1995 to address contamination from distribution activities
Sites 19 20 As an interim remedy since the spring of 1991 contaminated
groundwater from Sites and has been extracted and treated Two additional
extraction wells were installed in 1996 to extract groundwater with higher concentrations
of volatile organic compounds Long term monitoring including groundwater and surface water
sampling continues Several modifications to the remedy were made in 1997 they include
installation of flow waters in extraction wells and computerization of groundwater treatment plant
reducing manned oversight to hours per day
Site This area was operated as sanitary landfill from approximately 1964 to 1974
In 1988 as an initial measure the landfill was capped with low-permeability soil cap
Additional investigations including risk assessment were conducted and detennined
that no further actions are needed five-year review prepared by the EPA in September 1997
recommended landfill cap maintenance
Sites and 21 Site consists of three distinct areas former filter bed area and two
construction debris disposal areas Investigations were conducted in 1993 and 1996 to
further define the extent of the landfill and determine if action is necessary Investigation
Site the former fuel findings including risk assessment will be presented in 1998 At 21 storage
facility soil vapor and passive groundwater extraction system has been in operation since Site 21 September 1995 Additional investigations to determine if additional actions are necessary at are proposed
Sites 22 Site consists of former industrial wastewater treatment plant and its
associated underground pipe network Operation of the treatment plant ceased on 1976
Site was former disposal area used from the early 1950s through 1973 It has been
station covered with soil and vegetated Site 22 is an operating fuel service and automOtive repair on
the States base Regulatory oversight of the investigation and cleanup of Site 22 was delegated to
Underground Storage Tank Program UST
FORCE Jinuary 1998 HANSCOM FIELD/HANSCOMAIR BASE tank and Other Areas At three areas additional underground storage investigations
removal have been conducted After conducting investigations at the remaining areas it
has been determined that no further action is necessary
Environmental Progress
Excavation of contaminated oil and drums removal of contaminated soil and underground storage have reduced immediate threats to tanks and operation of an SVE and groundwater collection system Air Force Base site Further the public and the environment at the Hanscom Field/Hanscom
determine if additional actions are needed investigations are scheduled to cleanup
Site Repository
Hanscom AFB Base Library Bldg 1530 Table of Contents only Hanscom AFB Environmental Flight Office Bldg 1810 Documents
HANSCOM FIELD/HANSCOM AIR FORCE BAS January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Mike Barry RPM 617 223-5579
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January 1998 HANSCOM FIELD/HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE HAVERHILL II1JNIçIPA EPA REGION LANDFILL EssexCounty mules southeast of MASSACHUSETTS downtown Haverhill
EPA ID MAD980523336
Site Description
lies Haverhill Municipal Landfill is 71-acre industrial and municipal facility that adjacent to the
Merrimack River Trimount Bituminous Products operated the site as an industrial landfill beginning of the landfills three in the late 19305 and started to accept municipal wastes in the 960s Two tracts were used for the disposal of municipal and commercial refuse while the third received liquid wastes and sludges Wastes included steel drums tires and flammables including lacquers paints oils and
surface of the site or into shallow glues These materials were either dumped on the deposited pits site the north land Sludges and liquids were dumped near the river which borders the on Resulting wells located short distance from erosion carried liquid wastes into the river Monitoring upgradient
the river showed signs of contamination Until 1975 the landfill was operated in an unsanitary
in 1981 Since the landfill has manner with little compaction of refuse The facility closed 1981
The is mixed with accepted sludges generated by the Haverhill Wastewater Treatment Plant sludge
sand or loam and then spread over the surface of the landfill Numerous reports have cited lax
the site The area is residential The security on the property dirt bikers have been observed riding on of two nearby towns Haverhill and Groveland have combined population approximately 51400
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site This site is addressed Responsibility being through Proposed Date 10/15/84 Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 06/10/86
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
The soil is contaminated with benzoanthracene dibenzofuran and volatile organic
site compounds VOCs Chromium and arsenic have been found in liquids on nearby found site contained material creek is contaminated with VOCs and manganese Drums on contaminated contaminated with VOCs including toluene and xylene The groundwater is
with VOCs and heavy metals including arsenic lead mercury manganese and into chromium People who accidentally ingest contaminated groundwater or come contact with contaminated surface waters may be at risk
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
remedial The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term phase focusing on
cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1990 the EPA discovered two drums of unknown material on the
site Tests revealed the contents of the drums to be contaminated with VOCs The
contaminated drums were stabilized and removed from the site by the site owner
of the site contamination Entire Site An investigation into the nature and extent is the
next step in the process
Environmental Progress
After removing contaminated drums the EPA has determined that the public is not at immediate risk
while the Haverhill Municipal Landfill site awaits further investigations
Site Repository
Contact Region Community Involvement Coordinators at 617 565-3425
HAVERHILL MUNICIPAL LANDFILL January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NFL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Dan Coughlin Section Chief 617 573-9621
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
HAVERHILLMUNICIPAL LANDFILL January 1997 HOCOMONC EPA REGION P0 NJ Worcester County Westborough MASSACHUSE
EPA ID MA0980732341
Site Description
The 23-acre Hocomonco Pond site included recreational pond that was closed by the State in 1980
From 1928 to 1946 the site was used as wood-treating operation The business consisted of the wastewater was saturating wood products with creosote for preservation During operations
excavated the to store and waste discharged into pit lagoon The lagoon was on property spillage from the wood-treating operation As this lagoon became filled with waste creosotes sludges and
also Kettle Pond The water its contents were pumped into low depression known as converted into wood-treatment facility operated until the mid-1940s when it was an asphalt mining
the site The last use of the site was as plant Discarded aggregate and asphalt are common throughout and have cement plant where dry cement was distributed in bulk The surface water groundwater shown creosote contamination Approximately 2500 people depend on groundwater as drinldng live within miles of water supply and 14000 people use the surface water for other purposes All the site The nearest residences lie 2000 feet from the site
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
contaminated with The groundwater soil and sediments from the pond and its shore are
creosotes carcinogenic compounds and heavy metals including arsenic and chromium contaminated soil People who come into direct contact with or accidentally ingest ______and be at risk ______sediment groundwater may /I\
January1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two long-term remedial phases focusing on interim source control and
landfill and groundwater treatment
Response Action Status
Interim Source Control In the selected the remedies jrrr 1989 EPA following cleanup site grading capping and relocation of the storm drain pipe currently located adjacent to
the east side of the former lagoon The parties potentially responsible for site
contamination completed relocation of the storm drain pipe in 1990 The site has been graded and
capped and long-term monitoring will continue for several years to ensure the effectiveness of the site remedy
Landfill and Groundwater Treatment In 1985 final cleanup remedies were
selected for the Kettle Pond area Since that time significant amount of contamination
was discovered in deeper soil at the Kettle Pond area which caused the original remedy to
be reevaluated The selected remedy now consists of excavating the top to feet of contaminated
sediments and soils within the Kettle Pond area followed by in-place bioremediation of the remaining
contaminated soils Hocomonco Pond and discharge stream also will be dredged and contaminated
sediments will be disposed of in an on-site lined landfill The removal and on-site disposal of
contaminated materials at isolated areas of contamination air and water quality monitoring and
post-closure activities are consistent with federal regulations The cleanup design was completed in
1993 The parties potentially responsible for site contamination began constructing the remedies in
the fall of 1993 beginning with the groundwater treatment plant All of the planned construction
activities are now essentially complete Construction of landfill on the site for the containment of
contaminated soil and sediments and dredging of sediments in Hocomonco Pond also were completed
in 1994 Cleanup activities completed in 1995 include dredging of contaminated sediments from
Hocomonco Pond and Hocomonco Brook and the sealing/lining of storm drain Cleanup activities
completed in 1996 included excavating soils in the former tank farm area and constructing liners to
cover the surface of the landfill and the surface of former lagoon Recovery of creosote located
approximately 100 feet below the ground surface was initiated in 1995 and approximately 22572 gallons have been recovered to date Initiation of In-Situ Bioremediation began in 1996 however In
Situ recovery and injection wells have been fouled by excessive iron in the groundwater In-Situ
system is presently shut down while recovery of the creosote continues Studies are currently and underway to determine what next steps are appropriate for the groundwater remediation systems
should be completed in 1998
Site Facts Consent Decree was filed in the U.S District Court in 1987 requiring the potentially
responsible parties to design and construct the selected remedy
Januarv.998 HOCOMONCO FOND Environmental Progress
landfill and dredging sediments have Grading capping relocating storm drain pipe constructing activities are made the Hocomonco Pond site safe while further cleanup ongoing
Site Repository
01581 Westborough Public Library West Main Street Westborough MA
1998 HOCOMONCO POND January METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
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January 1998 HOQQMONCOOND EPAREGIONi NI ST RI PI_ Middlesex County North Woburn
MASSACHUSETTS Other Names
EPA ID MAD076580950 Mark Philhp Trust
Woburn Site
Industri Plex 128 Site
Site Description
used The Industri-Plex site is 245-acre industrial park From 1853 to 1931 the site was for and sulfuric acid for local manufacturing chemicals such as lead-arsenic insecticides acetic acid manufactured other industries at the textile leather and paper manufacturing industries Chemicals by the site was used to manufacture site include phenol benzene and toluene From 1934 to 1969 glue from raw animal hide and chrome-tanned hide wastes The by-products and residues from these levels of such industries caused the soils within the Site to become contaminated with elevated metals
for industrial as arsenic lead and chrome From 1969 to 1980 the site was developed use
Excavation in the 1970s uncovered and mixed industrial by-products and wastes accumulated over
hide used in the manufacture of were 130 years During this period residues from animal wastes glue the of the animal relocated on-site from buried pits to piles near swampy areas on property Many metals into the environment In the 1980s the site hide piles and lagoons on-site were leaching toxic
contained streams and ponds warehouse and office buildings remnant manufacturing buildings residues 20 and hide waste deposits buried on the site Animal hide are found on approximately acres the release of of the site in four different piles Portions of the animal hide piles sloughed off causing wetlands Residences are hydrogen sulfide gases to the atmosphere and toxic metals to surrounding live within miles of the site located within 1000 feet of the site and more than 34000 people
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/08/83
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
The groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs including
benzene and toluene and arsenic The soil is contaminated with heavy metals including caused arsenic chromium and lead Also pervasive rotten egg odor has been by hides from hydrogen sulfide gas generated by the decay of the buried animal glue with fl manufacturing wastes People who accidentally ingest or come into contact for contaminants may be at risk However since the site is mostly vacant now with plans
is limited to _____ industrial and commercial use the potential exposure most likely trespassers has the and workers on the site during future construction The contaminated groundwater
January 1898 which are potential to migrate towards two Woburn municipal drinking wells currently
closed Wetlands near the site are threatened by site runoff
Cleanup Approach
and The site is being addressed in three stages initial actions two long-term remedial phases focusing
on site stabilization and cleanup of groundwater contamination
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1986 the EPA installed 10000 feet offence to restrict site access L4 Extensive damage to the main areas of the fence occurred and drums were dumped illegally on the site Areas of the fence requiring repairs were identified by the EPA and
work t6 re-secure the site was completed in 1988 Warning signs also were posted
Site Stabilization In 1986 the EPA selected cleanup remedy that is being
implemented by the potentially responsible parties The remedy includes the following
of soils and Design and construct permeable caps over approximately 105 acres
sediments contanlinated with lead arsenic and chromium in excessive levels of 300 parts per million ppm600 ppm and 1000 ppm respectively The design for the permeable caps requiring 16 inches This of of clean fill and geotextile fabric placed over the contaminated soils and sediments portion
the remedy serves to prevent physical contact with the contaminated soils and sediments including
the West East-Central and South Hide Piles Design and construct an impermeable cap over the This of the approximately acres of East Hide Pile and gas collection and treatment system portion and the release of remedy serves to prevent the infiltration of water through the hide pile prevent
hydrogen gases into the atmosphere Design and construct an interim groundwater treatment
interim is -system to treat groundwater hot spot contaminated with toluene and benzene This system
designed to reduce the concentration of the hot spot by eighty percent and limit contamination
migration off-site Conduct Groundwater and Surface Water Investigation Plan GSIP to
eva1uatethe degree of groundwater contamination at the Site and Design and implement
Instituthinal Controls for the Site which will restrict future land use on the property The purpose of and the the Instit tional Controls is to preserve the effectiveness of the remedy so that human health the environment remains protected The potentially responsible parties began designing cleanup
remedies in 1989 Design of the site permeable and impermeable capwasfinalized in 1992 the Construction of the permeable and impermeable cap began in 1993 Currently December 1997 The impermeable cap gas collection and treatment system and the permeable cap are complete
construction work remaining relate towards punch list items 36 acre portion of the permeable cap
design was modified to accommodate the construction of 2400 vehicle Regional Transportation Center RTC on the Site The construction of the alternative RTC design cap was completed in early
1997 The design of the interim groundwater treatment system was completed initially in the fall of
1992 however the system was altered to reflect changes resulting from pilot air sparging design in in the of 1993 The pilot air sparging system was designed and operational for short period summer standards the 1994 when it wasdiscovered that the system failed to meet the design Currently
January 1998 The is system is undergoing additional alterations towards pilot oxygen injection design system have conducted two of the GSIP presently not operational The potentially responsible parties phases established for the and prepared Phase and Phase GSIP Reports In 1995 EPA working group institutional controls consisting of state landowner and potentially responsible party representatives
draft outline In the parties prepared draft and the group established 1996 potential responsible in 1998 institutional controls document This document is expected to be finalized
the Groundwater Contamination In 1990 the potentially responsible parties began
the site and surface water GSIP investigation into the nature and extent of groundwater
contamination Two phases of that study have been completed to date EPA and/or the
will and an additional GSIP investigation This potentially responsible parties plan implement
be in 1998 after the site stabilization activities are complete investigation is expectd to completed contamination in surface The investigation will identify the level of metals and organics groundwater Source water and sediments In addition the 1986 ROD required EPA to conduct Multiple other Groundwater Response Plan MSGRP The MSGRP was required to investigate potential if additional remedies be contamination impacts on the area wide aquifer anddetermine may MSGRP based necessary to clean up the aquifer In 1997 the EPA prepared Preliminary Report data In EPA is to conduct other groundwater investigations upon existing analytical 1998 planning near the site
in the EPA obtained court order to Site Facts In 1979 response to illegal filling of wetlands stop Consent Order with Stauffer further development activities The EPA and the State entered into actions Chemical in 1982 whereby Stauffer was to conduct an investigation and recommend cleanup Consent Decree in which the In 1989 the EPA and the potentially responsible parties signed parties
for site to the EPA for and future agreed to implement the remedy stabilizing the and reimburse past
oversight costs
Environmental Progress
restricted to the Industri-Plex site and Fencing and posting warning signs ound site have access of the final remedies made it safer while final cleanup activities continue Upon completion cleanup site will be reduced to meet the soil and groundwater contamination levels at the Industri-Plex
established health and ecological standards The EPA is working with potentially responsible parties
the.site In state and local governments to establish some commercial re-development.on with the Massachusetts December 1996 EPA entered into Prospective Purchaser Agreement PPA and Massachusetts Port Authority MPA Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA releases the from Highway Department MHD for the RTC 36 acre property which parties Superfund the to construct the RTC design modification liability for existing contamination and requires parties of the Implementation of the design modification will improve the protectiveness remedy by an increasing the depth of the permeable caps clean fill to approximately 48 inches including asphalt with the Clean Air Act 2400 parking lot The RTC will also facilitate compliance by removing vehicles from the interstate and reducing vehicle air emissions in the metropolitan Boston area The the and access for PPA also requires the parties to adhere to the institutional controls for Site provide second PPA with any future Superfund activities In 1996 EPA entered into prospective the Site In 1997 EPA third PPA purchaser for pre-existing commercially developed property on the site On with prospective purchaser for 29.6 acre 19.0 buildable acres retail property on
December 12 1997 Dayton-Hudson Corporation purchased the retail property and Target Stores
1997 INDUSTRI.PLEX January will anchor the propertys retail development Other prospective re-development opportunities are underway at the Site including an office park development public road Commerce Way extension and improvement as well as an innovative Interstate 93 interchange through the site to alleviate traffic congestion at the intersection of 1-93 and 1-95 improve traffic conditions in the City of
Woburn and provide access to the RTC All of these proposed developments are not expected to impact the remedy and will comply with established institutional controls In 1997 construction of the 1-93 Interchange and Commerce Way extension and improvements were initiated In 1998 construction of the RTC and Target Stores will begin All development construction excluding the
Office Park is scheduled to be complete by Fall 1998
Site Repository
Reading Public Library 45 Pleasant Street Wobum MA 01801 617 937-01482
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INOUSTRI.PLEX January 1997 IRON EPA REGION HORSE Middlesex County North Billerica
PARK Other Names
Boston and Maine RR MASSACHUSETT$. Iron Horse ParkIRSI Inc Dump Iron Horse ParkJohn Manville Dump EPA ID MAD051787323 Shaffer Landf ill
Billerica Landfill
Pond St Landf ill
Site Description
and The Iron Horse Park site 533-acre industrial complex includes manufacturing railyard of maintenance facilities open storage areas landfills and wastewater lagoons long history of and activities at the site beginning in 1913 has resulted in the contamination soil groundwater surface water An asbestos landfill is located to the northwest and adjacent to the lagoons area
It is drained Content Middlesex Canal runs along the length of the northern boundary by Brook
the River east of the Richardson Pond lies which runs through residential areas into Shawseen ite which north of the site and is also drained by the Content Brook An unnamed brook runs northerly
drains into marshland near the asbestos landfill through the site near wastewater lagoons the site There are four care centers Approximately 61000 people live within 3-mile radius of day for the and walk-in clinic in the area trailer park or nursery schools two housing units elderly and condominium complex are located within mile of the site
Site Responsibility This site is being addressed thmugh
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/21/84
Threats and Contaminants
contaminated with and On-site groundwater and surface water are sporadically organic lead and inorganic chemicals asbestos and heavy metals including arsenic cadmium
selenium The soil at the site is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls PCB5 The petrochemicals and the same heavy metals as those found in the groundwater of the now-closed majority of surface water contamination is located in the vicinity
Shaffer Landfill People may be at risk by coming into direct contact with or accidentally marshland ingesting contaminated water soil or sediments Environmentally sensitive
and wetlands are located near the site and could be subject to contamination
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in four stages initial actions and three long-term remedial phases focusing
on cleanup of the lagoon areas Shaffer Landfill and the groundwater surface watersediments and
soil throughout the rest of the site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1984 the EPA removed asbestos deposits from various areas on the
site and covered an asbestos landfill with gravel stone and topsoil The EPA then seeded
and fenced the area By covering the asbestos landfill the EPA eliminated the potential
of inhaling fugitive asbestos dust particles
Lagoon .Areas In October 1997 EPA issued an Explanation of Differences ESD which changed the remedy from bio-remediation to excavation and removal of
contaminated soils and sludge for asphalt batching Asphalt batching involves blending
the contaminated material with asphaltic material at an asphalt batching plant to produce stabilized
mixture in which the contaminants are immobilized This material is suitable for use as base for
paving In October and November 1997 approximately 10000 cubic yards of contaminated material
were removed by the owner to an asphalt batching plant for treatment In 1998 sampling will be
conducted to confirm that all material requiring treatment has been removed Material that exceeds
is scheduled for the cleanup criteria will be excavated for asphalt batching This effort completion by
the end of 1999
Shaffer Landfill In accordance with State Consent Agreement the Shaffer Landfill
has been closed The site owners installed cover over the landfill the bottom f9I_____ two-layer layer consisting of low-permeability clay material and the top layer of soil capable of
supporting vegetation In addition gas collection and gas ventlflare system was installed to reduce
odors from the landfill In 1991 the EPA completed an investigation of the Shaffer Landfill area that
evaluated the current cover and considered other capping options Cleanup methods selected included leachate The reconstruction of the landfill cap and collection and off-site treatment and disposal of
potentially responsible parties have assumed responsibility for the development of the design and
specifications which are expected to be completed in mid-1998
Groundwater Surface Water Sediments and Soil Extensive sampling was
conducted during 1993 to evaluate the levels extent potential sources and possible
means of migration of contamination in these media Additional investigations including
in the fall of 1997 risk assessment began in 1994 remedial Investigation RI was completed Feasibility Study FS will be conducted during 1998 to evaluate potential alternatives for the remediation of this area
Site Facts Consent Agreement was reached in 1984 between the State and the site owners for closure of the Shaffer Landfill The agreement established series of cleanup activities and schedule assumed for their implementation at the landfill In 1990 the potentially responsible parties responsibility for designing the cleanup approach for the lagoon areas under Consent Decree with
January1998 IRON HORSE PARK assumed for designing the remedy the EPA In 1993 potentially responsible parties responsibility Landfill chosen by the EPA to address the Shaffer
Environmental Progress
the landfill have The removal of asbestos materials and the construction of fence surrounding activities the Iron Horse Park site while further cleanup are reduced the potential for exposure at also will control odors and eliminate the migration of being planned The installation of cap site Further activities will contaminants into the surface water and groundwater on and off planned residents and the it safe to area continue to reduce contamination levels at the site making environment
Site Repository
01821 Billerica Public Library 25 Concord Road Billerica MA
January 1998 IRON HORSE PARk METADATA
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Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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COVERAGE N/A
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January 1998 IRON HORSE PARK MATERIALS EPA REGION MidesxCounty TECHNOLOGY
Other Names LABORATORY Watertown Arsenal USARMY MASSACHUSETTS
EPA lD MA0213820939
Site Description
total of 47V2 with The Materials Technology Laboratory USARMY MTL site occupies acres miles of Boston The 36Y2 acres located on the north bank of the Charles River approximately west and was used for the facility was established in 1816 by President James Madison originally storage
the mid-I the mission was to cleaning repair and issuance of small arms During 800s expanded with include ammunition and pyrotechnics production materials testing and experimentation paints steel and for field lubricants and cartridges and the manufacture of breech loading guns cartridges until after World War II at and siege guns The mission staff and facilities continued to expand 53 and structures and employed which time the facility encompassed 131 acres including buildings was initiated in 1967 In 1000 people Arms manufacturing continued until an operational phasedown This was 1968 GSA sold approximately 55 acres to the Town of Watertown property subsequently and used for the construction of apartment buildings the Arsenal Mall and public park playground
the first material MTL contains 15 major buildings and 15 associated structures In 1960 Armys and research nuclear reactor was completed at MTL The reactor was used actively in molecular research reactor was atomic structure research activities until 1970 when it was deactivated The in 1992 and the decommissioned under the jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of the MTL structure was demolished in 1994 At the time of the operational phasedown much Administration In 1987 the U.S Army Toxic property was transferred to General Services GSA the first of the and Hazardous Material Agency THAMA initiated preliminary site studies stage recommended the closure of the facility There facilitys closure plan In late 1988 Congress officially
of the The drinking is private drinking water well located 2Y2 miles northwest property municipal located to the west of MTL and is water within miles of the site is supplied by surface water sources and The installation unaffected by the site The Charles River is used for recreational boating fishing closed in the fall of 1995 portion of MTL is completely fenced and public access is restricted MTL
NPL LISTING HISTORY The site is addressed Site Responsibility being through Proposed Date 06/23/93
Federal actions Final Date 05/31/94
1898 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY January LABORATORY USARMY Threats and Contaminants
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons PAHs polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs and pesticides have been detected in the soil The chlorinated solvents tetrachloroethylene and
trichioroethylene as well xylene have been detected in the groundwater Various
chemical and radiological contamination has been detected in the storm and sanitary
threat to the surface sewers posing utility workers and possibly threatening water and
sediments of the Charles River Radiological contamination was discovered in number
of the containers at the site and poses an additional risk
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on
cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions Leaking underground storage tanks and drums containing mixed L_4_ waste have been removed from the site The nuclear reactor and associated buildings and
structures were demolished in 1994 Radiological decontamination on the site is
complete The Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC has released the license for the facility
site Entire Site The U.S Army initiated investigations into the nature and extent of contamination in 1991 and 1992 Record of Decision ROD for an area known as Area was signed in June 1996 This ROD called for removal of contaminated soils and
off site disposal This action was completed in August 1996 second ROD addressing
contaminated soil of the remainder of the site was signed in September 1996 This ROD also selected
soil excavation and off site disposal as the remediation action Soil excavation is ongoing This ROD for indicated that the groundwater beneath the site did not pose risk and no action was required
groundwater remedial investigation of the Charles River OU is ongoing
Environmental Progress
The removal of leaking underground storage tanks the decommissioning-of the nuclear reactor and
associated buildings and structures the removal of mixed waste and excavation of soil above reduced
human health ecological risk values have reduced the risk posed to the public and the environment
January 1998 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
-- -I.ABORATORY--USARMY Site Repository
MTL Risk Reduction Office Arsenal Street Watertown MA 021 72-0001
Watertown Public Library 123 Main Street Watertown MA 02172
1998 MATERIALSTECHNOLOGY January
LABORATORY USARMY METADATA
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sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
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PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Megan Cassidy RPM 617 573-5785
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MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY January 1998 LABORATORY USARMY NATICK LABORATORY EPA REGION MidesexCounty ARMY REsEARcH DEVELOPMENLAND ENGINEERING CENTER MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA1210020631
Site Description
and CenterNatick Laboratory is The Natick Laboratory Army Research Development Engineering Massachusetts The Natick Laboratory occupies peninsula on 78-acre facility located in Natick recreational area and is bordered on the north and the eastern shore of Lake Cochituate state park and in 1949 from the west by residential area The site was purchased by the Army Metropolitan used as forested District Commission At the time of purchase the property was primarily
in section of the site known as the Building 1-25 recreational area but it also included gravel pit and has since used the area for industrial Area. The Army built the Natick Laboratory in 1954 and in the areas of food science aero laboratory and storage activities for research development During its the Army used mechanical clothing material and equipment engineering operation tetrachloroethene variety of substances including the volatile organic compounds VOCs standard chemicals trichioroethene carbon disulfide benzene chloroform and acetone laboratory
tetraethyl lead gasoline additive mineral spirits/turpentine paints inks lubricants gasoline for In radioactive materials and chemical agents were used pesticides and metal dusts addition In at the food irradiation tracer studies and clothing absorption tests respectively 1989 personnel Construction workers sheen the site runoff water during rainstorms facility noticed on generated for the construction of also noticed benzene-like odor in soil near boring that was drilled in the 1-25 and Gymnasium gymnasium on site The Army conducted soil gas surveys Building and surface water samples Areas and detected several types of VOCs In addition soil groundwater
revealed elevated levels of VOCs and variety of heavy metals such as barium arsenic copper have been identified near the chromium lead and zinc Other potential sources of contamination chlorinated solvents have been discovered in soil and laboratory Petroleum organic compounds and whichis located approximately 3600 groundwater on property previously used as laundromat of contamination feet from the laboratory well field Several other potential sources groundwater have been identified The Springvale municipal including automotive garages and other laundromats be threatened the contaminated well field is located 2500 feet northwest of the facility and may by from wells within miles of the site groundwater About 37000 people obtain their drinking water
Federal Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
actions Final Date 05/31/94
January 1998 Nátlck LéboratOry Aimy Research
Developmentand Engineering Center Threats and Contaminants
Soil groundwater and surface water are contaminated with various VOCs naphthalene ______Freon 113 and variety of heavy metals such as barium mercury arsenic copper
chromium lead and zinc Contamination threatens several municipal well fields Contamination also may threaten Lake Cochituate which borders the site on the east who or come into contact with contaminated soil surface water or ______People ingest groundwater may be at risk In addition the town has issued public health fish consumption advisory for lake Chochituate in May of 1996
Cleanup Approach
This site is being addressed through several long-term remedial phases fQcusing on the cleanup of the
T-25 Area Former Gym Site Supply Wells Boiler Plant and remaining investigational areas of the
site
Response Action Status
T-25 Area The Army began an in-depth study of soil and groundwater contamination at
the T-25 Area in 1993 Studies completed in 1993 thru 1996 have help determine cleanup
strategies for containing contaminant migration via an onsite pump and treat system The
Army is currently operating the pump and treat system and monitoring the groundwater in the Area as part of focused Feasiblity Study FS The completed Phase II Remedial Investigation RI and FS expected to be finalized by the end of 1998
Former Gym Site The Army began an extensive investigation of groundwater and soil contamination at the Former Gym Site in the fall of 1997 This investigation will lead
to the selection of cleanup remedies for the area
Supply Well The Army began an investigation of groundwater contamination at the of Army Supply Well in the fall of 1997 This investigation may lead to the selection
cleanup remedy for the area
Remaining Areas The Army has identified several other areas of possible contamination at the Action site as part of their Master Environmental Plan and Installation Plan Investigations are scheduled to be performed at some of these areas to determine the full extent of contamination
January 1998 NATICK LABORATORY ARMY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER Environmental Progress
and The EPA has determined that the Natick Laboratory Army Research Development Engineering
the environment while studies to site Center site poses no immediate threat to human health or leading cleanup are being planned and conducted
Site Repository
Natick Library Natick MA 01760
Natick Board of Health Town Hall Natick MA 01760
January 1998 Natidc Laboratory Army Research. Development and Engineering Center METADATA
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in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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ARMY January 1998 NATICK LABORATORY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER NAVAL WEAPONS LEPA REGION
Middlesex County INDUSTRIAL RESERVE Bedford PLANT MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA6170023570
Site Description
The Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant NWIRP is 46-acre facility that is part of larger which is also the industrial complex located immediately north of Hanscom Air Force Base on NPL NWIRP and the Raytheon Missile Systems Division RMSD also located within the industrial which established complex are operated by Raytheon Co Operations continue today at NWIRP was in 1952 when missile and radar development laboratory was built Then known as the Naval Industrial Research Aircraft Plant NIRAP the laboratorys mission was to provide facilities for research and development of radar missile guidance systems and related equipment Flight test facilities were added on the southern portion of the sfte in 1959 Between 1959 and 1977 the Navy obtained about 43 additional acres from the Air Force Buildings constructed during the past 25 years northern an include large facility storage and government buildings near the property boundary Advanced Medium Antenna Range.Building air conditioning and incineration facilities andthe
is used for advanced Range Air to Air Missile Development AMRAD Building NWIRP currently the technology research in weapons systems development These activities include design and control There fabrication and testing of prototype equipment such as missile guidance systems Test are two primary operating areas at NWIRP the Components Laboratory and the Flight Facility work these Approximately 21 other buildings house various support activities related to the at two centers Wastes generated at NWIRP include various volatile organic compounds VOCs photographic fixer waste oil and coolants lacquer thinner unspecified solvents and thinners acids The Stoddard solvent waste paint and chromic sulfuric nitric hydrochloric and phosphoric
for the of is located less Hartwell Road Well Field part of the municipal water supply Town Bedford than .5 miles from NWIRP The three wells in this field were closedin 1984 after VOCs that contamination was discovered The Town of Bedford conducted an investigation that determined
Air is also NWIRP was likely source of the well field contamination Hanscom Base a.potential contributor to the groundwater contamination in this area Approximately 11000 people rely on downstream of drinking water wells located within miles of the site The Shawsheen River miles and NWIRP is source of drinking water for approximately 12800 people Nine residential areas wetlands are located to the east and northeast of the site There are extensive wetlands and several the both located species of rare plants and wildlife along the Shawsheen River and Elm Brook downstream of NWIRP
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal actions Final Date 05/31/94 Threats and Contaminants
Hazardous wastes generated at NWIRP include VOCs photographic fixer waste oil and
coolants lacquer thinner unspecified solvents and thinners Stoddard solvent waste paint
and chromic sulfuric nitric hydrochloric and phosphoric acids Iron and VOCs
contamination including benzene trichlorethene and tetrachlorethene have been detected
in three water supply wells operated by the Town of Bedford these wells have since been
closed There are extensive wetlands and several species of rare plants and wildlife along
this river and the Elm Brook which is also located downstream from NWIRP Ingesting ______or into contact with contaminated or wastes could be health risk ______coming groundwater
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in long-term remedial phase focusing on cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Entire Site In 1986 the Navy initiated study to determine potential contaminant substance and sources at NWIRP The study focused on past hazardous storage use
disposal practices at the site Construction of an Immediate Response Action IRA groundwater containment system began in the fall of 1995 The objective of the system is to contain contamination in the groundwater migrating from the northwest area of NWIRP The system consists of groundwater extraction system followed by groundwater treatment and discharge Extraction of groundwater flow is intended to prevent VOCs contamination from potentially migrating north toward Elm Brook By meeting this objective the containment system will stop and prevent existing
sensitive or potential VOCs mainly TCE contamination of drinking water or environmentally areas
The study also identified two disposal and spill sites the Old Incinerator Ash Disposal Area and the
Components Laboratory Fuel Tank Area Potential contaminants of concern were metals in soils and groundwater near the Ash Disposal Area total petroleum hydrocarbons TPH in soils and metals and TPH in surface water near the Laboratory Fuel Tank Area The study concluded that neither of the twoareas posed threat to human health or the environment and that contaminant migration from
in 1989 and 1990 These them was unlikely Additional investigations were conducted atNWIRP investigations provided further data on soil and groundwater contamination associated with past storage and disposal practices at NWIRP The investigation initially focused on the Ash Disposal
Area and the Laboratory Fuel Tank Area but also identified additional locations where potential contaminant sources might exist including underground storage tanks UST for fuel and waste leach fields dry wells and waste storage areas The investigations concluded that additional studies were needed to completely characterize the nature and extent of contamination of the NWIRP
II Remedial Additional investigations began in late 1994 and draft Phase Investigation Report was completed in January 1997 As result of this study BTEX plume was discovered in the vicinity of for March the transportation building Further investigation to define the BTEX plume is planned
is for 1998 Also further investigation to refine the limits of the TCE source area planned March 1998
January 1998 NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT Environmental Progress
exist while further studies Initial studies indicate that no immediate threats to human health and safety
leading to the selection of final cleanup remedies are being conducted at the National Weapons will Industrial Reserve Plant site In the interim the on-site groundwater containment system keep contaminants from spreading from the site
Site Repository
275-9440 Bedford Public Library Mudge Way Bedford MA 01730 617
NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL January1998
RESERVE PLANT METADATA
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Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL
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NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL January1998 RESERVE PLANT NEW BEDFORD- EPA REGION IT Bristol County _- 55 mdes south of Boston MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MAD980731335
Site Description
which The 18000-acre New Bedford site is an urban tidal estuary with sediments are highly
Manufacturers in the contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs and heavy metals area Until the late when the use of used PCBs while producing electric devices from 1940 to 1978 1970s PCBs into PCBs was banned by the EPA factories discharged industrial process wastes containing is The the harbor As result PCB contamination in the New Bedford Harbor area widespread
the River into harbor is contaminated in varying degrees for at least miles from upper Acushnet
of the site 5-acre northern of the Buzzards Bay Over 100000 people live within miles portion been identified as the hot Acushnet River Estuary contaminated with high levels of PCBs has spot
/2 area of the site Measurements taken at the site indicate tidal action transports up to pound per day Buzzards Bioaccumulation of PCBs from the upper harbor to the lower harbor and ultimately Bay and and of PCBs within the food chain has resulted in closing the area to lobstering fishing the nature of the PCB recreational activities and harbor development have been limited by widespread problem
NPLLISTING HISTORY Site This site is addressed through Responsibility being Proposed Date 07/23/82 Federal and Commonwealth actions Final Date 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
have been PCBs andheavy metals notably cadmium lead copper and chromium identified in sediments water and marine life The major public health risks involve
There also risks due to ingesting contaminated fish and shellfish from the area are of PCBs in some fish and lobsters repeated contact with contaminated sediments Levels limit for PCBs in edible at the site exceed the Food and Drug Administrations FDA for seafood There is an increased risk of cancer and other diseases people who repeatedly
and is restricted eat PCB-contaminated seafood from the site Currently fishing lobstering
to minimize this risk The ecological risk to plant or animal life is greatest for sediments bottom-dwelling organisms that have direct contact with contaminated
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
This site is being addressed in four stages initial actions and three long-term remedial phases
focusing on the hot spot area the upper and lower harbor areas and the Buzzards Bay area
Response Action Status
the of the Initial Actions In 1982 the Coast Guard erected signs warning public
presence of PCBs in the harbor and industrial areas The Commonwealth intensified
in and efforts to restrict access to the harbor Bilingual warning signs English Portuguese
were posted along the New Bedford and Fairhaven shoreline When the signs were destroyed by
winter weather the EPA replaced them In 1985 2000 feet of chain-link fence at two recreational
facilities were erected to keep people out of contaminated areas In 1992 additional signs with
warnings in English Portuguese and Spanish were installed along the shoreline Maintenance of these and newer signs contiiThes as needed
Hot Spot Area In 1983 the EPA began to evaluate alternatives for addressing harbor
contamination In 1985 the investigation was expanded allowing the Army Corps of
Engineers to conduct demonstrations of dredging equipment and construction and testing
of disposal facilities in the estuary while continuing to carry out site sampling analysis and research
Hydraulic dredges were tested sediment disposal facilities were built and extensive environmental
monitoring was conducted to determine whether dredging and construction activities could occur without spreading contaminants The engineering study conducted by the Corps was used by the EPA to design the cleanup approach for the site The EPAs original remedy for the hot spot area included reduce the dredging and on-site incineration of PCB-contaminated sediments to permanently
migration of contaminants throughout the harbor area Due to local and congressional opposition to
incineration the EPA has elected to postpone the incineration component of the hot spot remedy and from the explore alternative treatment technologies Dredging of the 14000 cubic yards of sediment
is acre hot spot area was completed in the fall of 1995 and the dredged sediment being temporarily removed stored in lined and covered holding pond until an alternative remedy is selected Seawater and chemical from the sediments during dredging was treated on site Pilot studies of solidification
of alternative destruction technologies were completed in the fall of 1996 and feasibility study remedial approaches was issued in December 1997
Upper Lower New Bedford Harbor After an extensive process of studying New
Bedford Harbor and developing consensus for solution to the widespread PCB problem these in the Upper and Lower Harbor areas EPA issued proposed cleanup plan for areas
all the in early November 1996 After evaluating and responding to public comments on cleanup plan and EPA will issue final Record of Decision in early 1998 The proposed remedy calls for dredging shoreline containment of approximately 450000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment
Buzzards Bay Area The EPA plans to initiate additional investigations of this area of
the site south of the hurricane barrier to determine if additional cleanup actions are
necessary
Site Facts In 1982 the EPA entered into Consent Agreements with two companies to address the
NEW BEDFORD SITE January 1998 PCB contamination on their properties In 1992 the EPA the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and five companies that used PCBs reached settlement regarding the EPAs claims
Environmental Progress
the hot area sediments have Posting warning signs fencing contaminated areas and dredging spot to the selection of reduced the threat posed by the site while further investigations leading remaining cleanup remedies are conducted
Site Repository
02740 New Bedford Free Public Library 613 Pleasant Street New Bedford MA 508 991-6280
NEW BEDFORD SITE January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 1/01/98 12/31/98
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NEW BEDFORD SITE January 1998 NORWOOD P.C.Bs EPA REGION MASSACHUSETT1S Norfolk County Kerry Place in Norwood EPA lD MAD980670566
Other Names
Grant Gear Inc
Dean Street Site
Site Description
and industrial The The Norwood PCBs site is located on 26 acres of mainly commercial properties
the Street Pellana Road and Dean site is bordered by Route Dean access road Meadow Brook the former Grant Gear facility Kerry Street The site consists of several parcels of land including subdivided The Place and adjacent areas including Meadow Brook In 1979 the site was
in Grant Gear Realty northeastern portion of the site approximately acres size was purchased by and western of the site were further Trust and leased to Grant Gear Works Inc The southern portions of the lots now are subdivided major portion of which was named Kerry Place Most occupied by in the previous owners or operators of commercial and light industrial buildings Beginning 940s in the of electrical the Grant Gear building used polychlorinated biphenyls PCB5 production levels of PCBs in the transformers and other electrical components In 1983 the State detectedhigh removal of contaminated soil Approximately soil on the site and the EPA conducted an emergency
8000 people live within mile of the site
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal Commonwealth and Final Date 06/10/86
potentially responsible parties
actions
Threats and Contaminants
such as Groundwater is contaminated with PCBs and volatile organic compounds VOCs
sediments are contaminated with trichloroethylene TCE and vinyl chloride Soil and and metals are at risk PCBs polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs heavy People ______contaminated when into direct contact with or accidentally ingesting groundwater ______coming left is used as soil and sediments Risk may increase if on-site groundwater untreated of PCBs in the sediments in Meadow Brook drinking water source The concentrations to P.CB-contaminated soils may pose an increased risk to aquatic organisms Exposure
also threat to animal life inhabiting the site area ______may pose
January1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1983 the EPA conducted an emergency removal of over 500 tons L4- of highly contaminated soil from the site and transported it to an approved disposal facility In 1986 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts installed 4-foot-high wire mesh fence around Y2-acre portion of the northwestern and southwestern corners of the Grant Gear property and covered contaminated soils within the fenced areas The cover consisted of filter-fabric liner and inches of crushed stone
Entire Site The remedies selected by the EPA in 1989 to clean up the site include
excavating soils dredge material and sediments treating them by solvent extraction of
PCBs and disposing of them on site flushing or replacing the site drainage system cleaning equipment surfaces collecting groundwater and removing the contaminants using air
used before after filtering to convert volatile chemicals to gas activated carbon will be or the air after the effects the filtration step to remove PCBs and restoring the wetlands minimizing on wetlands during the cleanup of Meadow Brook sediments The facility to treat contaminated groundwater began operating in early 1996 In May 1996 the EPA published an amendment to the selected remedy at the site This amendment called for demolition of the contaminated building on the site excavation of contaminated soils and sediments from Meadow Brook excavation of hot spot of contaminated soil in contact with the groundwater consolidation of contaminated soils and sediments onto portion of the site and construction of asphalt cap and cover areas The amended remedy is intended to promote reuse of the site property for commercial or industrial use Contractors
the in for the potentially responsible parties at the site completed the demolition of the building on site late 1996 Remaining cleanup work is expected to be completed during 1998 The EPA is working with the site cleanup contractors and interested developers to coordinate cleanup and redevelopment plans for the property
call from Site Facts The Commonwealth originally investigated the site in response to telephone an area resident
Environmental Progress
and restricted The initial cleanup actions described above have removed contaminated sources access
hazardous substances at the to the site thereby reducing the potential of exposure to Norwood PCBs site while final cleanup activities were being planned All construction work associated with the cleanup is expected to be complete by the end of 1998
January 1998 NORWOOD PCBS Site Repository
Morrill Memorial Library Walpole Street Norwood MA 02062
NORWOOD PCBS JanuaY 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Sharon Hayes RPM 617 573-5709
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
January1998 NORWOODPCBs NYANZA CHEMICAL EPA REGION WASTE DUMP Middlesex County Megunco Road in Ashland
MASSACHUSETTS Other Names
EPA lOll MA0990685422
Site Description
located to an active The Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump site is 35-acre parcel of land adjacent intermediates and industrial complex From 1917 to 1978 the site was used to produce textile dyes
1965 until when it ceased operations other products Nyanza Inc operated on this site from 1978 acids and numerous and Large volumes of industrial wastewater containing high levels of organic these Some of the wastes inorganic chemicals including mercury were generated by companies
treated and into the River through small stream referred to as were partially discharged Sudbury Chemical Brook Over 45000 tons of chemical sludges generated by Nyanzas wastewater treatment were buried on site The area that processes along with spent solvents and other chemical wastes buried and is referred to as the Hill section The contains the largest amount of waste exposedsludge live current owner leases the old plant grounds to various businesses Approxrmately 10000 people
within miles of the site
NPL LISTING.HISTORY Site This site is addressed thmugh Responsibility being Proposed Date 10/23/81 Federal actions Final Dare 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
contaminated with metals The groundwater soil sediments and surface water are heavy contaminated with and chlorinated organics The groundwater and soil are also spent solvents and chemical wastes Health threats include direct contact with and accidental soil Wetlands and fish ingestion of contaminated surface water groundwater or nearby
Sediments in the River also in the Sudbury River are contaminated with mercury Sudbury have high mercury levels
Jaàuary 1998 Cleanup Approach
This site is being addressed in five stages initial actions and four long-term remedial phases focusing on source control and cleanup of the soil off-site groundwater wetlands and drainage ways and the
Sudbury River
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1987 and 1988 the EPA excavated an underground storage vault L4 containing 12025 tons of material 300 tons of contaminated soils were incinerated and an additional 356 tons of soils were excavated and disposed of off site
Source Control and Soil The remedy selected by the EPA to control the source of
the contamination and to clean up the soil included excavating all outlying sludge deposits
and contaminated soils and sediments associated with these deposits consolidating this material with the Hill sludge deposits capping the Hill section to prevent water from entering it and spreading contaminants constructing groundwater and surface water diversion system on the upgradient side of the Hill area backfilling the excavated areas to original grade establishing vegetative cover in the wetland areas and constructing more extensive groundwater monitoring
allow for future evaluation of the 60 of the 13-acre in an system to cap Approximately percent cap covered with earth from on-site area of existing lagoons sludge pits and buried building debris was excavations in clean areas The remaining portion of the area that was capped was excavated to bedrock to create cell for the disposal of contaminated soils and solidified sludges from the on- and off-site cleanup areas The site was fenced More than 65000 cubic yards of contaminated soil were excavated and placed in the cell in 1990 Final construction of the site cap was completed in 1991 All cleanup actions were completed in late 1992
Off-site Groundwater The EPA selected an interim remedy to clean up the off-site
contamination in 1991 The selected was to and treat the _____ groundwater remedy pump contaminated groundwater from most contaminated portions of the plume for five years
However due to the discovery of additional contamination this remedy is being re-evaluated to
in determine whether it is still likely to be effective This re-evaluation is expected to be completed 1998
Wetlands and Drainageways Preliminary sampling showed that sediment and
surface water of the wetlands and drainageways between the site and the Sudbury River _____ are contaminated with heavy metals decision was reached in 1993 to excavate an landfill contaminated sediments from these wetlands The design of the remedy is currently underway
the and is expected to be completed in early 1998 Remedial action activities are scheduled for summer of 1998
NYANZA CHEMICAL WASTE DUMP January 1998 sediments and fish are contaminated Sudbury River Initial investigations showed that U.S Government and with mercury and other heavy metals EPA gathered university scientists were scientists to further study the mercury in particular The findings placed
all this river data to determine what in local repositories in late 1997 EPA is currently using exactly scheduled to be risks are posed by the contamination The risk assessments are completed by spring 1998
Environmental Progress
reduced the The excavation of contaminated soil and capping of the Hill area of the site have potentiaf contamination and wastes In of exposure to hazardous substances by controlling migration isolating of contaminated fish 1992 the EPA re-posted the river with signs warning against the consumption These actions have made the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump site safer while remaining cleanup actions are being planned
Site Repository
Ashland Public Library 66 Front Street Ashland MA 01721
1998 NYANZACIIEMICAL WASTEOUMP January METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located EPA Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Sharon Hayes RPM 617 573-5709 Mary Garren RPM 617 573-9613
RESPONSIBILE PARTY N/A
DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIIt4TION DATE 12/31/98
January1998 NYANZA CHEMICAL WASTE.DIJMP OTIS AIR EPA REGION .. Barnstable County ATI NAL GUARD .. CAMP EDWARDS
MASSACHUSETTS Other Names 000MMR1USAF Sani Landfill EPA ID MA2570024487 000MMR1Base Landfill
PODJMMRIJSAF Sani Landfill
DOD/MMRlCurrent Fire Training Area
000IMMRIFormer Firefighting
Training Area
Site Description
acres and is The Otis Air National Guard/Camp Edwards site covers approximately 21000 today the and known as the Massachusetts Military Reservation MMR Although occupants property in mission has boundaries have changed several times since MMRwas established 1935the primary
Air Force units review of past and present always been to provide training and housing to or Army contaminated including operations and waste disposal practices identified numerous potentially areas located within the southern of Six of the eight areas are eight that cover 3900 acres on portion MMR Fire Area Current Fire Training Otis Air National Guard Base property boundaries Former Training Ash Area and Area Base Landfill Non-destructive Testing Laboratory Leach Pit Fly Disposal from treatment which extends 3.miles south The plume of contaminated groundwater sewage plant Site Disposal Office Yard two other waste areas the Unit Training Equipment and Property Storage
is leased to the The materials found at the eight are located atCamp Edwards which currently Army waste herbicides and transformer oil While the areas are fly ash bottom ash waste solvents fuels 1970 to waste solvents emulsifiers Non-destructive Testing Laboratory operated from 1978 in the sewer Effluent from the penetrants and photographic developers were deposited system whereit into the groundwater In 1984 sewage treatment plant was discharged into sand beds seeped wells of the plant theU.S Geological Survey detected contaminants in the monitoring downgradient in on-site monitoring In 1983 and 1984 the Air Force detected volatile organic compounds VOCs the Air National Guard wells near the Base Landfill and Current Fire Training Area Monitoring by
has detected in more than 200 private and the State Department of Environmental Quality VOCs as wells and in one Town well The EPA has designated the Cape Cod Aquifer underlying MMR of Boume and Sandwich sole source aquifer under the Safe Drinking Water Act The municipalities and have water wells and the Air Force base have an estimated population of 36000 people drinking also located within located within miles of hazardous substances at the site Irrigation wells are used for miles Ashumet Pond located less than mile from the Former Fire Training Area is
recreational activities
Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through
Federal actions Final Date 11/21/89
January 1998 Threats and Contaminants
The soil arid groundwater are contaminated with VOCs including trichioroethane tetrachloroethylene ethylene dibromide EDB and dichloroethylene Ethylene dibromide outside the has been found to be upwelling in two separate locations MMR property
boundaries within cranberry bogs in Mashpee and Falmouth People could be at risk if
they accidentally drink or come into direct contact with contaminated groundwater within several Contaminated groundwater could also pose threat to the environment
ponds and streams used for recreational purposes ______
Cleanup Approach
remedial This site is being addressed in several stages initial actions and long-term phases focusing on the multiple groundwater plume and different source areas
Response Action Status
affected Initial Actions In 1986 water lines were installed to private residences by
groundwater contamination In 1990 contaminated sediment was pumped from the site and removed
for the CS-4 Chemical Spill Area Four CS-4 In 1992 the remedy cleaning up groundwater contamination was selected The remedy called for groundwater
in extraction and treatment system The system has been installed and began operation has late 1993 In addition contaminated soil from the CS-4 source area approximately 13000 tons also been cleaned up in conjunction with Fire Training AreaOne soils see below
Fuel Spill Area Two FS-2The groundwater from this area has been incorporated which also into new operable unit called the Southwest Operable Unit SWOU of the CS-4 extraction involves groundwater contamination resulting from the area west Source area systern..and the Fuel Spill Area Twenty-Eight FS-28 which contains EDB contamination from FS-2 has been treated in conjunction with the soil from FTA see below
Fire Training Area One FTA-1 removal action which involved the thermal in desorption of contaminated soils found at this site was recently completed September
treated total of tons of contaminated soils 1997 The thermal desorption system 59900 from and smaller approximately 42500 tons from FTA-1 13000 tons from CS-4 3600 tons CS-9 amounts from FS-2 and FS-25
OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARDI January 1998 CAMP EDWARDS the of the contaminants Fuel Spill Area One FS-1 AFCEE is continuing study
from this area The study was expanded in late 1997 due to the discovery of EDB in
cranberry bogs in Mashpee These investigations are expected to continue during the spring/summer 1998 and conclude with cleanup proposal for public comment expected in late 1998 or early 1999
Base Landfill Landfill One or LF-1 AFCEE completed study of the
contamination at the Base Landfill in late 1992 landfill cap was completed in 1995
for of the and long term monitoring is underway The best strategy cleanup groundwater
State of plume emanating from the landfill has been under discussion between AFCEE EPA with decision in 1998 Massachusetts and the public over the past several months expected
Remaining Priority One Areas AFCEE is investigating the Remaining Priority
One Areas to determine the nature and extent of contamination This investigation is
expected to be completed in 1998
determine Remaining Priority Two Areas AFCEE is investigatingthese areas to
the contaminants of concern The study is scheduled to be completed in late 1998 Some Evaluation/Cost areas may likely be evaluated through the Engineering Analysis
EE/CA process
the and Remaining Priority Three Areas AFCEE is investigating nature extent of
contamination at these areas The study is scheduled to be completed in 1998 Some EE/CA areas may likely be evaluated through the process
and Groundwater Plumes AFCEE working with EPA the State ofMassachusetts
the public have been pursuing an accelerated plan to address seven groundwater plumes the installation of located on and/or emanating from MMR Pilot studies have involved wells actions addressed in the an in-place permeable treatment wall and recirculating Major of carbon filtration Comprehensive Plume Response Plan and Schedule include installation system the on the Coonamessett municipal well definition of the horizonal and vertical extent of ethylene evaluate the dibromide EDB plume in the vicinity of the Coonamessett municipal well performance installation of of the Chemical Spill Four CS-4 groundwater remediation system groundwater and Storm Drain Five North remediation systems to intercept the Fuel Spill Twelve FS-12 SD-5 iation well plumes and perform pilot testing of the in situ groundwater remed usingrecirculating
technology in two plumes CS-b and Ashumet Valley For theFS-12 andSD-5 North groundwater on-line in and 1997 plumes extraction treatment and reinjection system went September August for the Ashumet respectively The conceptual designs offered for public comment CS-1O Valley
and SD-5 South groundwater plumes were recently decided upon in August September and
December 1997 respectively As noted above the decision on the Landfill One groundwater plume
in the and is anticipated to occur in 1998 Quarterly monitoring of groundwater Western Aquafarm
Eastern Briarwood plumes will continue into 1998
1998 OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD January CAMP EDWARDS ______U.S Coast Guard Transmitter Site An investigation of this area revealed low
levels of contamination that are within safety standards no further action remedy
was selected in the fall of 1995
Site Facts The Army and the National Guard Bureau NOB through the ACFEE are in participating the Installation Restoration Program specially funded program established by the Department of Defense DOD in 1978 to identify investigate and control the migration of hazardous contaminants at military and other DOD facilities AFCEE took over management of the
cleanup in May 1996
Environmental Progress
Installation of water supply lines to residents affected by groundwater contamination has reduced the health threats posed by site contamination The EPA in coordination with the Army Air Force and the NOB has determined that the Otis Air National Guard/Camp Edwards site does not pose an immediate threat to the environment or public health while final cleanup activities are being planned
Site Repository
Jonathon Bourne Library 19 Sandwich Road Bourne MA 02532 508 759-0644 Falmouth Public Library 123 Katherine Lee Bates Road Falmouth MA 02540 508 457-2555 Sandwich Public Library 142 Main Street Sandwich MA 02563 508 888-0625
Mashpee Public Library Steeple Street Mashpee Common Mashpee MA 02469 508539-1436 U.S Coast Guard Library Building 502 Otis ANG Base MA 02542 508 968-6456
January 1998 OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD CAMP EDWARDS METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
NPL sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on
Region
Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
573-9696 AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Mike Jasinski Otis Team Leader 617 573-5786
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
January 1998 OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD CAMP EDWARDS PLYMOUTH HARBOR EPA REGION
FJ Fi \J Plymouth County Yz miles northwest of Plymouth Center ENGINEERING CORP MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA0980525232 .1
Site Description
in Industrial Park The Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering Corp site covers 2V2 acres Cordage
site consisted of three above The site is located near the Town of Plymouth The facilities on ground Each tank was surrounded 6- to storage tanks and the foundation of razed building storage by about 50 feet from 8-foot-high earthen berm The northernmost tank was located Plymouth Harbor tanks while the central and southern tanks were located about 180 feet from the Harbor The storage
for fuel and oil that unloaded from were originally constructed in the 920s and used storing were oils industrial oils and barges In 1975 the company obtained license to store motor emulsions solvents lacquers organic and inorganic chemicals cyanide and plating wastes plating sludge oily solids pesticides and clay and filter media with chemicals Cannon Engineering Corp transported
its and stored hazardous wastes at the Plymouth facility and incinerated the wastes at Bridgewater
the facilities into people live in the facility until 1980 when went receivership Approximately 50000 of the and about two communities surrounding the site 33000 people live within 3-mile radius site has of 300 people work within V2 mile of the site The area number beaches summer cottages
and tourist is used for and water The public recreation areas Plymouth Harbor boating sports
historic area of Plymouth Rock is located 1V2 miles southeast of the site
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site The site was addressed Federal Responsibility through Proposed Date 12/30/82
Commonwealth and potentially Final Date 09/08/83
11/19/93 responsible parties action Deletion Date
Threats and Contaminants
The on-site soil and off-site sediments were contaminated with low levels of polycyclic ______soil aromatic hydrocarbons PAHs and lead Pesticides also were present in the on-site health threat contaminated on- ______The site is fenced to limit access There is no longer from
site soils
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions In 1983 Salt Water Trust removed the contents of and then
cleaned and decontaminated the south tank The EPA removed the contents of the central of tank total of 44022 gallons of oil-phase waste and 139877 gallons aqueous-phase the waste were transported to disposal facilities for incineration Sludge pumping operations began at of and completion of the oil and aqueous waste removal An estimated 52750 gallons sludge 8000
gallons of toluene were removed from the tanks and shipped for disposal at an approved facility
_____ Source Control The remedies selected by the EPA in 1985 included removing the
tanks and their pipes and disposing of them at an approved facility conducting additional
soil sampling at the site to determine the distribution of contaminants sampling of
groundwater surface water and sediment near the site and assessing flood plains to determine
possible effects on cleanup actions In 1986 and 1987 the EPA cleaned the interiors of the three and 33 drums of empty storage tanks and dismantled them The pipework foundations wastes
already on the site were transported to licensed disposal facility Soil was excavated from two the tanks and locations on the site placed in drums disposed of and replaced with clean fill Once
other materials were removed the EPA sampled soil groundwater surface water and sediments for
Flood Plains Assessment the presence and distribution of remaining contamination at the site
Report was prepared and evaluated for the site The site was fenced at that time All cleanup activities
were completed in late 1987
Sampling Program Investigations The EPA studied the results of the sampling this program to evaluate any possible human health and environmental risks Based on human health and the evaluation the EPA is satisfied that the site poses no threat to environment The Final Site Close Out Report filed in May 1992 confirms the EPAs findings
of leaks the tanks on the site Site Facts history of complaints of odors and reports from storage reached prompted the State and the EPA to investigate the site In 1983 Consent Agreement was with Salt Water Trust the owners of the site In accordance with the agreement the site owners cleaned the south tank and the EPA cleaned the central tank
Environmental Progress
the The actions described above have eliminated the exposure to hazardous substances and removed
sources of contamination at the Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering site All cleanup activities
in have been completed and Five-Year Review and Final Site Close Out Report were completed
1992 The site was deleted from the NPL on November 19 1993
PLYMOUTH HARBORI January1998 CANNON ENGINEERING CORP Site Repository
02360 Plymouth Public Library 132 South Street Plymouth MA
January 1998 PLYMOUTH.HARBORI CANNON ENGINEERING CORP METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites located in EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE NIA
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Dan Coughlin Section Chief 61 573-9621
RESPONSIBILE PARTY N/A
DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
AGENCY SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION N/A
EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
PLYMOUTHHARBORI January 1998 CANNON ENGINEERING CORP PSC RESOURCES EPA REGION MASSACHUSETTS Palmer EPA ID MA0980731483
Site Description
and solvent The 3Y2-acre PSC Resources site operated in the 1970s as waste oil refinery recovery and solvents from Massachusetts collection points treated plant The facility reclaimed drained oils fuel mixes Millions of them with heat and sold them as lube oil base stock road spray and heavy
left in when the current owner abandoned the in gallons of waste were behind tanks and lagoons plant 1978 In 1982 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental ProtectionMADEP requested several tanks and containment assistance from EPAs Superfund program EPA discovered leaking and are dikes as well as saturated soils Surface waters wetlands property soils groundwater directly tanks and containment dikes threatened by residual waste materials from past leaking Approximately
River is located 200 feet southwest of the 4.500 people live within miles of the site The Quaboag located residential and commercial site and is used for swimming and fishing The property is near business district is located Y4 mile from district and is adjacent to the Town athletic field The Palmer
the site
addressed Site Responsibility This site is being through
Federal State and potentially Final Date 09/08/83
responsible parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
Shallow groundwater contamination consists mostly of volatile organic compounds
VOCs including benzene and methylene chloride Polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs have been found in soil The including Aroclor-1248 and Aroclor-1260 and lead samples as well as surface water and oil in the dikes contain the heavy metals arsenic and lead
benzene and PCBs Oil in rainwater catch basin contains PCBs and tetrachloroethylene the Contaminants have been detected in the soilsand shallow groundwater in nearby
conditions for wetlands The site is located in 100-year flood plain providing flooding River be to to wash contaminants from the site into the Quaboag People may exposed contaminated contaminants by coming into direct contact with or accidentally ingesting
water or soil
January1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on
cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions The tanks were emptied of over million gallons of hazardous wastes L4 between 1979 and 1984 In 1986 the MA DEP cleaned and removed the tanks The MA DEP also fenced the site in 1986 The EPA completed the repair and reinforcement of the
fence in the fall of 1991 The repair was necessary to limit unauthorized access and to extend the
to debris the sides the site fence include the pile and spill area on western and southern of Warning
signs also were posted along the fence and on facility buildings In addition the decontamination and
demolition of site structures and buildings was completed in late 1995
Entire Site The MA DEP has studied the nature and extent of the contamination at the
site The investigation defined the contaminants and recommended alternatives for the
final cleanup The study was completed in May 1991 and proposed plan for cleanup
was distributed for public comment The remedy selected in 1992 calls for the use of in-place
stabilization of the on-site contaminated soils and sediments followed by capping The engineering
design of the remedy began in late 1994 and was completed in March 1997 Cleanup activities are
scheduled to take place in 1997 Stabilization and capping of contaminatedmaterial was completed
in November 1997 Maintenance of the cap and monitoring of groundwater and surface water is
expected to commence by the spring 1998
the asked the to Site Facts In 1982 acting under authority of the Clean Water Act EPA owner contain the oil discharge determine the contents of 22 tanks and investigate the possibility of
groundwater contamination The owner complied with all requests In 1994 the EPA the Department of Justice and the State Attorney Generals Office announced settlement with approximately 165 potentially responsible parties who have agreed to pay $6 million to cover past costs and the cost of cleaningup the site In 1995 an additional 24 parties joined the 1994 settlement
Environmental Progress
The removal of hazardous wastes installation of fence and decontamination and demolition of site
the structures and buildings have reduced the potential of exposure to hazardous substance at PSC
Resources site while further cleanup activities are being designed
Site Repository
Palmer Public Library 455 North Main Street Palmer MA 01069
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1997 PSC RESOURCES January RE-SOLVE INC EPA REGION MASSACHUSETTS North Dartmouth EPA lUll MAD980520621
Site Description
situated on acres of land The Re-Solve Inc site is former waste chemical reclamation facility
Between 1956 and 1980 Re-Solve handled variety of hazardous materials including solvents and solids and polychiorinated waste oils organic liquids and solids acids alkalies inorganic liquids
from the distillation waste impure solvents and biphenyls PCBs Residues tower liquid sludge contents were burned burned tires were disposed of in four on-site unlined lagoons The lagoon oil that accumulated reduce the volatile content An waste periodically to organic compounds VOCs of on one of the site through at the bottom of the degreaser distillation still was disposed portion control dust water from landfarming This oil waste also was spread throughout the site to Cooling In the State issued Re-Solve the distillation tower was discharged to shallow on-site lagoon 1974 to Re-Solves offer license to collect and dispose of hazardous waste In 1980 the State agreed accept hazardous waste be removed from the site In to surrender its disposal license on the condition that all the of the resulted in all and being removed but contents 1981 legal action drums debris buildings within 1-mile radius of the site Three four lagoons remained Approximately 300 people live Inc site is bounded wetlands residences are located within 150 yards of Re-Solve The Re-Solve by
the-site is zonedfor single to thenorth east and south east and the land surrounding predominantly
situated in the water table and some family residential use The bottoms of the lagoons are obtain their water from contaminants have migrated to groundwater and sediments All residences
their private wells located on property
Site Responsibility This site is being addressed through
Federal Commonwealth and Final Date 09/08/83
actions potentially responsible parties
January 1998 Threats and Contaminants
Groundwater is contaminated with VOCs and PCBs Sediments are contaminated with
PCBs and VOCs Soil contains PCBs lead and VOCs including trichloroethylene TCE
vinyl chloride methylene chloride and toluene Surface water is contaminated with PCBs ______and VOCs Fish from the river and ponds contain PCBs and mercury Trespassers may be
at risk by coming into direct contact with or accidentally ingesting contaminated soil
sediments groundwater or surface water Also people who eat contaminated fish may be
at risk The Copicut River located about 500 feet from the site has been designated for fl the protection and propagation of fish other aquatic life and wildlife The site is located that for of where over an aquifer serves as recharge area part nearby town new
municipal well is being planned Contaminants are moving off site in surface water runoff and groundwater
Cleaiup Approach
This site is being addressed in four stages an emergency action and three long-term remedial phases the site focusing on controlling the sources of contamination and cleanup of entire
Response Action Status
_____ Source Control In 1985 the EPA implemented remedy that included removing the
contents of the four unlined lagoons excavating soil from hot spots and excavating soil
from the former oil spreading area for disposal at an off-site approved facility The area was capped to prevent contact with surface and groundwater Approximately 16000 cubic yards of soil was removed from the site These remedies were completed in 1986 In addition the site was fenced to limit access to the contaminated areas
_____ Additional Source Control Measures In 1987 the EPA selected remedy to
prevent the additional migration of contaminants from the site which include excavating
22500 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soil located above the groundwater table treatingthe soil on site by removing the contaminants using dechlorination and then placing the soil back on site with 18 inches of gravel capping excavating 3000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated
studies sediments from wetland areas and treating them through dechlorination conducting to determine if the dechlorination process can be used on full-scale level and restoring the wetlands
Also emissions from the soil excavation and treatment will be monitored and groundwater and
technical surface water will be monitored quarterly to evaluate the effectiveness of the cleanup The
the for site specifications and design for the cleanup were prepared by parties potentially responsible contamination under EPA supervision The pilot soil treatment plant began operations in 1992 As thermal result of the pilot studies the EPA modified the soil/sediment treatment technology to low desorption in place of dechlorination followed by off-site incineration of the desorped contaminants cubic From mid-1993 to mid-1994 the parties potentially responsible performed the remedy 36000
INC January 1998 .2 RESOLVE cubic of wetland and backfihled at the site including 1500 yards yards of soil were excavated treated evacuated cubic treated Contaminants were sent off site for sediments being and 200 yards being the source area were incineration In addition approximately one acre of wetlands surrounding with 18 inches of crushed restored The treated soil was backfihled and the site graded and covered were in late 1994 final stone Final source control activities e.g fence construction completed Action finished in the of all activities entitled Remedial Report was report documenting completion the spring of 1996
of the site include Entire Site Remedies selected to address contamination at the rest from the groundwater to keep the contaminant plume moving treating _____ pumping the contaminants and groundwater by exposing it to an air stripper to evaporate using treated water back into the thermal oxidizer to destroy the contaminants discharging the aquifer and the future use of monitoring the groundwater surface water and wetlands restricting in the of contaminant migration was completed groundwater pilot test addressing management the of two tier extraction and treatment 1990 In July 1996 the EPA approved design groundwater Dense Non- contain the worse contaminated VOC compounds system The first tier is designed to The second tier is to treat any dissolved VOC aqueous Phase Liquids DNAPL designed area DNAPL contamination migrating beyond the boundary of the waste management suspected installed extraction wells and additional area In 1996-1997 the potentially responsible parties collecting surface water monitoring wells conducted year long baseline monitoring program the well and fish and constructed most of groundwater limited residential water samples The water system is expected to groundwater containment extraction and treatment system ground be operational in 1998
to Site Facts In 1988 the EPA established Non-Binding Allocation of Responsibility NBAR Based of the site to various responsible parties distribute responsibility contaminating potentially Decree in 1989 under which the parties upon the NBAR Mixed Funding Consent was signed and reimburse for site contamination to conduct cleanup activities to potentially responsible agreed Mixed Consent Decree was innovative because it the government for past costs The Funding Under to share in the costs of the clean up requires the EPA and the potentially responsible parties for 30% of all the Consent Decree EPA is required to reimburse the potentially responsible party of October EPA reasonable Remedial Action Costs not exceeding total of $6.9 million As 1997
the has fully reimbursed potentially responsible parties
Environmental Progress
of contaminated soils Both source control measures have been completed Over 52000 cubic yards covered with 18 inch and sediments have been either removed or treated and the site has been an
is restricted with fence These measures crushed stone cap In addition access to the site security the Re-Solve Inc have removed the soil sediment health risks and environmental threats posed by
is Site while remaining groundwater cleanup action being planned
January 1998 RE.SOLVE INC Site Repository
Southworth Public Library 732 Dartmouth Street Dartmouth MA 02748
RESOLVE INC January 1998 METADATA
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Region
Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
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1998 RESOLVE INC January ROSE EPA REGION DISPOSAL PIT Berkshire County Lanesborough MASSACHUSETTI
EPA ID MA0980524169
Site Description
site section of 14-acre The Rose Disposal Pit site is 1Y2-acre waste disposal area The occupies and the former Balance Rock residential lot bordering Balance Rock State Park which is forest land
in through waste Cafe cropland and pastures also are nearby Beginning 1951 and continuing 1959 of in oils and solvents from the General Electric GE Plant in nearby Pittsfield were disposed an of Environmental open trench at the site In 1980 the State Department Quality Engineering soil with biphenyls inspected the site and found 15000 cubic yards of contaminated polychlorinated of contaminated were PCBs and volatile organic compounds VOC5 Two plumes groundwater 100 live discovered moving to the east and south away from the disposal area Approximately people contaminated within mile of the site and may be affected by the drinkingwater
NPL LISTING HISTORY The site is addressed Federal Site Responsibility being through Proposed Date 10/15/84
and potentially responsible parties Final Date 06/10/86
actions
Threats and Contaminants
trichloroethylene The groundwater is contaminated with PCBs and VOCs including
The contaminant extend from the pit eastward TCE benzene and vinyl chloride plumes small unnamed stream The into the park and to the south and are carried off by contaminated with sediments soil and surface water at the site and nearby wetland were in PCBS and VOCs VOCs as well as vinyl chloride were found downgradient drinking
water wells
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
Response Action Status
in Initial Actions GE erected storm fence and covered the site with plastic 1984 GE Er then pumped out pocket of contaminated oil found beneath the surface to prevent rain or snow from fuher spreading the contamination An alternate permanent water supply
also was provided to the restaurant and those residences affected by the contaminated plume
Source Control and Migration Management The selected remedy controls the of contaminants has source of contamination and manages the migration GE performed
all cleanup work The remedy included excavation and on-site incineration of
approximately 51000 tons of contaminated soil and sediment Soil in the disposal area was excavated
the saturated to from the below the water table The intent of treating soils in zone was remove PCBs
sourceàrea Migration of contaminants was controlled by active restoration of the shallow aquifer by
the airborne air filtering the VOCs to gas and then using carbon adsorption to remove
contaminants Groundwater is being treated to reduce contaminants to levels that will meet drinking
water standards Sediments and surface water in the small pond located near the disposal area also
character after Incineration were treated and the pond was restored to its original wetlands cleanup
involved the use of an innovative form of on-site incineration that included an initial thermal
extraction phase instead of chemical extraction to separate contaminants from the soil Treatment of
of the the VOCs renderçd the PCBs relatively immobile in the saturated zone disposal area
Construction activities began in early 1993 and were completed in 1994 Groundwater will continue
to be treated until drinking water standards are met
conduct removal Site Facts In 1984 the EPA issued joint enforcement order requiring GE to
activities at the site In 1989 the EPA and GE signed Consent Decree for the company to perform
the and reimburse the for and future costs cleanup to EPA past oversight
Environmental Progress
The installation of fence the covering of the site the provision of an alternate water supply and of treatment of contaminated soil sediments and surface water have eliminated the potential exposure
to hazardous materials from these media All construction activities have been completed at the Rose
Disposal Pit site Groundwater treatment will continue until drinking water standards are met
Site Repository
Lanesborough Public Library Main Street Lanesborough MA 01970
PIT January 1998 ROSE DISPOSAL METADATA
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sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
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PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
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ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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1997 ROSE DISPOSAL PIT January SALEM ACRES EPA REGION
MASSACHUSETTS Essex County Salem EPA IDMAD980525240
Site Description
received and from From 1946 through 1969 acres of the 235 Salem Acres site sludge grit grease This contained the South Essex Sewerage District through an agreement with the owners sludge
in uncovered Polychlorinated tannery waste The sludge was placed eight unlined disposal pits and chromium were found biphenyls PCBs volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds arsenic ash area to the and to be present in the pits In addition there is fly disposal adjacent sludge lagoons borders the site on the south and an old landfill area adjacent to the fly ash pile Residential housing live within miles of the east Approximately 65000 people live within mile and 127000 people 20 feet from Brook The site the site One of the disposal pits is located approximately Strongwater both surfice water and lies on the divide of two drainage basins that channel groundwater directly into two major aquifers
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 06/10/86
Threats and Contaminants
The on-site soils and sludge are contaminated with PCBs volatile and semi-volatile are now fenced and organic compounds arsenic and chromium The sludge pit areas F71 the in the EPA has largely ______access to them is restricted Emergency capping of pits 1987 by landfill and ash eliminated them as current source of exposure There was also fly pile the These at the site which contained many of the same contaminants as sludge lagoons lardfills The areas have been excavated and the materials transported off site to secured
areas have been restored to their natural vegetation
Cleanup Approach
remedial The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term phase focusing on
cleanup of the entire site
January 1998 Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1988 the EPA covered the sludge pits with high density
the polyethylene synthetic cap removed the liquid wastes from disposal pits to an
off-site storage facility and constructed concrete cut-off walls to prevent further releases well and fence and into the wetlands In 1990 repairs were made to monitoring security on site signs were posted to further restrict access
Entire Site The South Essex Sewerage District completed an investigation into the The nature and extent of the soil and sludge contamination in early 1993 investigation
defined the contaminants of concern and recommended alternatives for final cleanup The
EPA selected final remedy for the site which includes sludge-fixation with fly ash and other
of off-site secured landfill substances such as cement and soil as necessary and disposed to contingent remedy includes the installation of an EPA-approved cap In 1995 the fly ash area and old landfill on site were excavated and the contaminated material was taken off site to municipal landfill Final site restoration of these areas occurred in 1996 The sludge lagoon cleanup was completed in the Fall of 1997 and final site restoration is expected to be completed in the Spring of 1998
Site Facts On May 26 1987 the EPA signed Consent Order with the South Essex Sewerage and District to have the District perform the studies to examine the nature extent of contamination and present technical options for cleanup In December 1993 the EPA signed Consent Decree with the also Consent South Essex Sewerage District to clean up the lagoons The EPA signed separate
Decree with the Massachusetts Electric Company to clean up the fly ash pile on site In October 1994 the EPA signed Consent Order with DiBase Salem Realty Trust the owner of the property and remaining party to clean up the landfill and three debris piles
Environmental Progress
The EPA has assessed the conditions at the Salem Acres site and has determined that the initial
taken and the capping and liquid waste removal actions combined with the site security measures be eliminated The three remedial actions completed the potential for exposure to contamination will contaminaied soils landfill area debris piles the fly ash pile and the sludge lagoons and associated have been excavated and the contaminated materials shipped off site to secured landfills Site restoration is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 1998 Upon completion the site is expected to provide unrestricted land use
Site Repository
Salem Public Library 370 Essex Street Salem MA 01970
ACRES January 1998 SALEM METADATA
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sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
Region
at NPL Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess Region
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Elaine Stanley RPM 617 223-5515
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
SALEMACRES January 1997 SHPACK LANDFILL. EPAREGION1
MASSAC US ETTS On the AttiebaroNorton town line
EPA ID MA0980503973
Site Description
V2 within the Town of Norton and the The Shpack Landfill covers acres acres of which are from 1946 until remaining /2 acres are in the City of Attleboro The landfill was operated 1965 and industrial when court order forced its closing This landfill received domestic waste including The area near the site includes inorganic and organic chemicals as well as radioactive waste radius of the site water wooded swamp Approximately 40000 people live within 3-mile Municipal extend the around the site residents in this area supplies for both townships do not to area Therefore from the bedrock The use private drinking water wells most of which withdraw water aquifer about 150 feet There are 27 distance from Shpack Landfill to the nearest residential well is private well fields for wells within mile of the site that serve 103 people The two municipal water supply and 1/4 miles northeast of the Norton are situated in the shallow aquifer and are located miles east and located area Municipal well fields for Attleborô also are completed in the shallow aquifer are Landfill borders the 12000 feet and 24000 feet west of the study area The Shpack directly currently operating 50-acre Attleboro Landfill
NPL LISTING HISTORY
Site The site is addressed thrugh Responsibility being Proposed Date 10/15/84 Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 06/10/86
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
chloride The groundwater contains volatile organic compounds VOCs including vinyl metals barium and trichloroethylene TCE as well as heavy including chromium and lead Sediments on the of the copper nickel manganese arsenic cadmium edge and uranium Surface water in swamp and soils contain radionuclides including radium and and beta as well as the swampy area is contaminated with radium alpha particles the site organic compounds The site is fenced to limit access People who trespass on with may be exposed to contamination by coming into direct contact or accidentally surface or sediments ingesting contaminated groundwater water soil
1998 SHPACK LANDFiLL Januy Cleanup Approach
the entire site The site is being addressed in long-term remedial phase focusing on cleaning up
Response Action Status
contamination the Entire Site An investigation into the nature and extent of the at site
in 1990 and was begun by the potentially responsible parties Through sampling the characterization of soil sediments surface water and groundwater investigation will define the contaminants of concern and will recommend alternatives for the final cleanup The results wells has shown of the first phase of study were released in 1993 Sampling of residential not
is scheduled to be significant levels of site related contaminants The investigation completed by
1999 Selection of final remedy for the site is expected to take place in 2000
Envircnmental Progress
the Fencing the area has reduced the potential of exposure to hazardous substances on Shpack
Landfill site while the site investigations are taking place
Site Repository
Norton Public Library East Main Street Norton MA 01237
SHPACK LANDFILL January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
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sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Dave Lederer RPM 617 573-9665
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
1998 SHPACK LANDFILL January SILRESIM EPA REGION
Middlesex County CHEMICAL Lowell CORP MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA0000192393
Site Description
in The Silresim Chemical Corporation site covers approximately acres in an industrial area Starting waste solvents and 1971 Silresim began reclaiming variety of chemical wastes oil sludges abandoned the containing heavy metals In 1977 Silresim declared bankruptcy and site leaving tanks The State to clean the site in behind 30000 decaying drums and several large storage began up Lowell and several hundred 1978 The site is located mile south of the central business district of and feet from the nearest residential area Approximately 10000 people live within mile an the northwest estimated 24000 people live within miles of the site Groundwater flows generally to towards Meadow Brook which drains into the Concord and then the Merrimack River The
Merrimack River is the source of water for three neighboring cities
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site This site is addressed through Responsibility being Proposed Date 07/23/82 Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/08/83
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
semi-volatile The groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs and metals The organic compounds pesticides polychiorinated biphenyls PCBs heavy and PCBs Low soil is polluted with VOCs semi-volatile organic compounds pesticides Accidental or contact with levels of dioxin also are present in the soil ingestion F7T1 contaminated soils and groundwater could pose health risk to individuals
1998 SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP January Cleanup Approach
This site is being addressed in two stages interim actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on
cleanup of the entire site
Response Action Status
Interim Actions Before the site was listed on the NPL the State removed all chemical
______r wastes in above-ground storage containers fenced the site and dismantled buildings In
1983 the EPA monitored the air and sampled soils and found contamination both on site
and off site In 1984 the EPA raised the height of the fence from to feet and covered highly
In the contaminated areas with inches of crushed gravel and clay cap 1986 damage to original
fence was repaired Subsequent sampling revealed an additional area of soil contamination that the
EPA enclosed In 1986 the EPA discovered dioxin the fence was relocated to prevent public access
and temporary gravel cover was laid over the dioxin-contaminated soil to prevent contact
Entire Site The potentially responsible parties and the EPA conducted investigations
into the contamination and assessed the alternative technologies for cleanup Activities
included groundwater surface water and sediments sampling monitoring well
installation and sampling vents for air contamination Surface soil testing and sampling beneath the
clay cap and outside the fence determined the extent of soil contamination These activities were
completed in mid-1991 and remedies for final cleanup were selected by the EPA in late 1991 Soil
will be treated bya vapor extraction system andthrough stabilization Stabilized soil will be capped
The groundwater will be extracted and treated by air stripping Construction of groundwater
in November 1995 and treatment facility began in mid 1994 The facility was completed
groundwater extraction and treatment has been underway since that time pilot test for soil extraction SVE was completed in March 1997 which developed information for the implementation of full-scale SVE system Planning is currently underway to begin installation of large-sale 1998 with system and to upgrade the existing cap Field activities are expected to begin in April
operation of the SVE system to start in July Modifications to the cap will be complete in September
conduct studies to Site Facts The EPA negotiated with group of potentially responsible parties to
determine the nature and extent of contamination and develop alternative cleanup technologies
Consent Decree was executed between the EPA and potentially responsible parties in early 1993 throughwhich funding for the remedial actions is being provided
Environmental Progress
for Initial actions to fence the site and cap or cover areas of contamination have reduced the potential the Chemical site The accidental exposure and the further migration of contamination from Silresim
the treatment and the temporary cap has been upgraded during construction of groundwater facility
site has been secured since construction activity began in mid 1994 These actions have eliminated the immediate threats posed by the site while final cleanup activities are underway The groundwater 1995 treatment facility has been operating since November
January 1998 SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP Site Repository
Pollard Memorial Library 401 Merrimack Street Lowell MA 01850
1998 SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP January METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAIL%BILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Mark Otis U.S Army Corps of Engineers 781 573-5749 Gary Morin U.S Army Corps of Engineers 781 647-8232
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DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
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EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
SILRESIM CHEMICAL CORP January 1998 SOUTH WEYMOUTH EPA REGION Norfolk and Plymouth Counties
Towns of Weymouth Abington and Rockland I\I A\/ I. STATION MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA2170022022
Site Description
The South Weymouth Naval Air Station SOWEY NAS approxim3tely 1442 acres in size is The in into other towns and Rockland primarilylocated Weymouth but extends two Abington 1997 under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of facility wasciosed on September 30 Public of the BRAC Commissions 1995 BaseClosure List 1990 BRAC Law 101-510 as part industrial and BRAC IV The land surrounding the site is suburban with mixture of residential used it than Air commercial uses After acquiring the site in 1941 the U.S Navy as Lighter facility
Atlantic World War II The facility was closed at for dirigible aircraft used to patrol the North during Air Station for aviation SOWEY NAS the end of the war then reopened in 1953 as Naval training NAS was to train all has been in use continuously since that time The mission of SOWEY assigned and to units for their mobilization assignment to provide administrative coordination logistic support such other functions the Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment South Weymouth and to perform the Naval Reserve as directed as directed by the Chief of Naval Operations and to administer Program
the site included aircraft maintenance by the Chief of Naval Reserve Activities performed at and administrative services In addition the U.S refueling personnel training and housing support the through an with the Navy Coast Guard operates buoy maintenance depot on property agreement of in three on-site landfills The West The wastes generated by the facility were reportedly disposed area and the Small Landfill Gate landfill operated from 1969 to 1972 and the Rubble Disposal wastes were burned in the on operated from 1972 until the mid-1980s Flammable liquid reportedly lead have site fire training area and small amounts of waste battery acid possibly containing may the Coast lead-based paint from buoys been disposed of in tile leachfield At Guards buoy depot wells located was reportedly sandblasted from 1972 until 1986.Eighteen municipaldrinkingwater 74000 within four miles of source areas at SOWEY NAS provide drinking water to approximately wells located within four miles of people In addition approximately 85 private drinking water the SOWEY NAS draw from the same aquifer Large tracts of wetlands occur throughout wetland the Great surrounding towns Just west of SOWEY NAS is large containing Weymouth the air station Pond source of municipal water for much of the area including
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site The site is addressed through Responsibility bcing Proposed Date 06/23/93
Federal actions Final Date 05/31/94
1998 SOUTH WEYMOUTH January
NAVAL AIR STATION Threats and Contaminants
Soil samples collected during the 1991 site investigation were found tobe contaminated
with volatile organic compounds VOC5 and heavy metals Groundwater samples
fire collected near the West Gate landfill the Rubble Disposal area the fighting training
area and the tile leachfield are contaminated primarilywith heavy metals There are French recreational fisheries and wetlands along the Old Swamp River and Stream/Indian into direct with the contaminants Head River watersheds Ingesting or coming contact
found in the soil or groundwater could be public health risk
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in two stages initial actions and long-term remedial phase focusing on cleanupof the entire site
Response Action Status
Initial Actions In 1986 two drums containing PCB-contaminated soil from leaking overflow of transformer were removed to an off-site facility for disposal An 5000
gallons ofjet fuel occurred in December 1986 and was cleaned up to meet the
requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection In 1992 during
demolition of secondary containment area at the former sewage treatment plant several empty contain pesticide containers and two compressed gas cylinders one was found to chlorine were
unearthed The soil cylinders containers and debris were excavated In addition the chlorine
cylinder was containerized and removed from the site
Entire Site The Navy completed the preliminary site assessment in 1988 and site
in 1997 EQ4 investigation in 1991 Phase Remedial Investigation was completed January Studies of the nature and extent of site contamination and the most appropriate cleanup
the optionsare currently underway Field work for Phase II RI is proposed to begin in summer 1998
Environmental Progress
The removal of hazardous materials from the SOWEY NAS site has reduced immediate threats to the
public and the environment while site studies are underway
WEYMOUTH January 1998 SOUTH NAVAL AIR STATION Site Repository
02188 337-1402 Tufts Library 46 Broad Street Weymouth MA 617 02370 878-1236 Rockland Memorial Public Library 366 Union Street Rockland MA 617 02351 982-2139 Burton Wales Public Library 33 Randolph Street Abington MA 617
January 1998 SOUTH WEYMOUTH
NAVAL AIR STATION METADATA
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information sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general on NPL
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
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COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Patty \Vhittemore RPM 617 223-5582
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SOUTH WEYMOUTH January 1998 NAVAL AIR STATION SULLIVANS EPA REGION LED Bristol County New Bedford MASSACHUSETTS
EPA ID MA0980731343
Site Description
The 12-acre Sullivans Ledge disposal area in the northwestern corner of New Bedford operated as
the site tax title quarry until about 1932 In 1935 the City of New Bedford acquired through the foreclosure Between the 1940s and the 1970s local industries used quarry pits and adjacent areas
electrical fuel volatile for disposal of hazardous material and other wastes including capacitors oil and After fire at the site in the 970s liquids tires scrap rubber demolition materials brush trees
covered all refuse In when the the City backfilled the only existing open pit and exposed 1982 of .to-build.a commuter Massachusetts Department of Public Works drilled test boringsas part plan
electrical biphenyl parking lot capacitors which may have caused polychiorinated PCB contamination were unearthed Approximately 98500 people live within miles of the site in this The Bedford residential area Within mile of the site are two nursing homes and threç schools New unnamed borders the site Municipal Golf Course is located immediately north of the site An stream north of the marsh lie and discharges into Middle Marsh which is on the golf course Immediately landfill railroad tracks tile Apponagansett Swamp and the City of New Bedford municipal
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site The site is Responsibility beingaddressed through Proposed Date 09/08/83
Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/21/84
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
and off-site Volatile organic compounds VOCs in the on-site immediately groundwater in the increase with depth Inorganic compounds and PCBs also are present groundwater The The soil is contaminated with PCBs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH5 boundaries contain contaminant soils along the eastern and southern the highest
concentrations Soils have eroded from the site into the unnamed stream and have been
transported from the site Sediments in the unnamed stream Middle Marsh four golf with course water hazards and portion of the Apponagansett Swamp are contaminated the site At the PCBs People may become exposed to the contaminated dusts stirred up at busy golf course people may be exposed to contaminants in soil and sediments intermittent stream particularly from dry beds
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
The site is being cleaned up in three stages an initial action and two long-term remedial phases
focusing on cleanup of the Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area and the Middle Marsh
Response Action Status
Initial Action The City of New Bedford erected fence around the Sullivans Ledge hazardous Landfill from 1984 to 1985 to limit the potential for exposure to materials at
the site
Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area The EPA has chosen the following remedies for
cleaning up the disposal area portion of the site excavate and dispose of sediments from
the stream and the golf course water hazards construct an impermeable cap over an
Il-acre area to cover the quany pits and contain the contaminated surface soils and sediments that would be placed on site divert and line portion of the unnamed stream to prevent water from being pulled into extraction wells install an active pumping system to collect contaminated shallow bedrock groundwater passive collection system to collect contaminated seeps and shallow groundwater arid
treatment system to treat collected groundwater restore and enhance the wetlands to reasonably similar hydrologic and botanical conditions that existed prior to excavation monitor the site with
5-year reviews and use institutional controls to ensure that the bedrock groundwater will not be used for drinking water since it cannot be cleaned to drinking water standards The technical design of the selected remedies began in 1991 and was completed in early 1997 Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 1998 and is scheduled for completion in 2000
Middle Marsh In 1989 the EPA began study of the contamination in the Middle
Marsh sediments In 1991 the EPA released results of the studies undertaken which
indicated significant PCB accumulation in wildlife in and around Middle Marsh While sediments in the Marsh also were found to be heavily contaminated with PCBs the threat to human health was judged to be negligible decision on the appropriate cleanup remedy was reached in late and clear 1991 The EPA chose the following remedy for Middle Marsh establish security measures the land excavate contaminated sediments from portions of the Middle Marsh and the adjacent wetland screen and dewater the excavated sediments dispose of the excavated materials beneath the cap to be constructed at the Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area restore the affected wetlands use and establish institutional controls to prevent future residential use of and restrict access to the area long-term environmental monitoring plan In the event that the Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area would be unavailable for disposal the EPA also selected contingency remedy which includes the same site preparation excavation wetlands restoration institutional controls and long-term monitoring as the remedy described above however excavated sediments would be treated by solvent extraction and
and is replaced within Middle Marsh The technical design of these selected remedies began in 1993 in 1998 expected to be completed in early 1998 Initial construction activities are scheduled to begin or 1999 depending on the phasing at the Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area Operable Unit mentioned above
for site contamination Site Facts An agreement was reached with 14 parties potentially responsible with 15 to pay for cleanup of the Sullivans Ledge Disposal Area separate agreement was reached
LEDGE January 1998 SULLIVANS to for the Middle Marsh Area potentially responsible parties pay cleanup
Environmental Progress
materials at the Sullivans Fencing the area has limited the potential for exposure to hazardous Ledge
Landfill while final cleanup actions are being designed
Site Repository
New Bedford Public Library 613 Pleasant Street New Bedford MA 02740
SULLIVANS LEDGE January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
NPL sites located in EPA ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on
Region
at NPL Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess Region
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
Administrator at 573-9696 AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data 617
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
RPM 573-9665 POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Dave Lederer 617
RESPONSIBILE PARTY N/A
DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
AGENCY SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION N/A
EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
SULLIVANS LEDGE January1998 WELLSGH EPA REGION MASSACHUSETTS __
City of Woburn EPA lO MAD980732168
Site Description
in 1967 to the water supply Wells were two municipal wells developed 1964 and supplement water In of the City of Woburn The wells supplied 30 percent of the citys drinking 1979 city police
lot in the discovered several 55-gallon drums of industrial waste abandoned on vacant wells
of this the wells were tested subsequently these drums were removed As result discovery nearby in 1979 and water and found to be contaminated Both of the wells were shut down supplemental
the site were found to be the supply arranged for the city Five separate properties on contributing wells The site sources of contamination to the aquifer that supplied the water to these two municipal
is The area covers total area of 330 acres The population of Wobum approximately36600 people and residential Some non-residential properties surrounding the site is predominantly light industrial
site includes commercial and industrial as well as are fenced to limit unauthorized access The parks flow the middle of the recreational areas and some residential gardens The Aberjona River through toward the river and its site Surface water runoff from the site is directed through drainage systems
tributaries
Site Responsibility The site is being addressed through
Federal nd potentially responsible Final Date 09/08/83
Threats and Contaminants
including The groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs Sediments in the Aberjona River trichloroethylene TCE and tetrachloroethylene PCE and metals such ______are contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PAH5 heavy Soil is contaminated with PAHs as chromium zinc mercury and arsenic and Children use an undeveloped polychlorinated biphynels PCBs VOCs pesticides located near the site for riding dirt bikes People are portion of Olympia Nominee Trust contaminated soil or sediments at risk if they accidentally touch or swallow groundwater for the fl in the Aberjona River The site is located on land that serves as recharge area Wells drew water aquifer from which the Woburn Municipal
January 1998 -t Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in four stages immediate actions and three long-term remedial phases
focusing on source control and contaminant migration and cleanup of the central aquifer and the
Aberjona River
Response Action Status
for site Immediate Actions One of the parties potentially responsible contamination L4 secured their own property with fence and guard Drums containing PCB sludge and soil were removed to an approved facility One of the potentially responsible parties was
required to investigate and remove the pure PCE found in well on their property
Source Control and Contaminant Migration The EPAs selected remedy
included excavating and incinerating 2100 cubic yards of contaminated soils on site and
the contaminated soil in backfilling excavated areas treating additional place by
extracting soil vapors for treatment and pumping contaminated groundwater from the five source
areas and removing the contaminants for treatment The EPA negotiated with the potentially
responsible parties to design the remedy Design work and construction of groundwater treatment
systems at two of the four properties was completed in 1993 ConstructiQn of another groundwater
treatment system will be completed in April 1998 The two operating groundwater recovery and
treatment systems recovered approximately 130 million gallons of contaminated groundwater during
their five years of operation All soil remediation except operation of two soil-vapor extraction
systems is complete at the four properties One soil -vapor extraction system will go online in
January 1998 and another in April 1998 The EPA will continue the design of the remedy at the fifth
property in 1998
Central Aquifer In 1993 three of the five parties potentially responsible for site
contamination began study to explore the nature and extent of contamination in the
central aquifer area which is beyond the various other source area property boundaries within the Wells site The goal of the study was to evaluate way to cleanup the contamination that has
migrated from the source areas The study has been out on hold temporarily while issues surrounding
the future use of the aquifer are resolved
risk Aberjona River Study The EPA is conducting an investigation of the potential
to human health and the environment from the Aberjona River and the upper Mystic
Lake If risks are identified more complete investigation of contamination and cleanup
alternatives will be undertaken The risk assessment is expected to be completed in spring 1998
Site Facts The EPA has signed Consent Decree with three of the potentially responsible parties
requiring them to conduct study of contamination at the Central Aquifer area
January 1998 WELLS Environmental Progress
of the Wells The removal and treatment of contaminated materials and the fencing of one portion
hazardous materials at the site while final cleanup site have reduced the potential for exposure to activities are being conducted
Site Repository
Thompson Public Library 45 Pleasant Street Woburn MA 01801
1998 WELLS January METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL sites EPA
Region
PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL Sites
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Download
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION Mary Garren RPM 617 573-9613
RESPONSIBILE PARTY N/A
DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
AGENCY SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION N/A
EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
WELLS January 1998 GRACE ___ EPA REGION CO.INC Middlesex County Off Independence Road ACTON in Acton and Concord MASSACHUSETTS
EPA lO MAD001002252
Site Description
The Grace and Company site covers approximately 200 acres The site was the former location of the American Cyanamid Company and the Dewey Almy Chemical Company These companies produced sealant products for rubber containers latex products plasticizers resins and other products Operations at the Grace facility included the production ofmaterials used to make and concrete container sealing compounds latex products and paper plastic battery separators Effluent wastes from these operations flowed into several unlined lagoons the Primary Lagoon Secondary Lagoon North Lagoon and Emergency Lagoon and solid and hazardous wastes were buried in or placed onto an on-site industrial landfill and several other disposal areas These other waste sites include the Battery Separator Lagoons the Battery Separator Chip Pile the Boiler Lagoon and the Tank Car Area In addition the by-products of some chemical processes were disposed of in the Blowdown Pit Since 1973 residents in South Acton have filed complaints about periodic odors and irritants in the air around the Grace plant Investigations in 1978 indicated that two municipal wells Assabet and were contaminated As result of these findings the Town took precautionary action and closed the two wells Discharge.to all lagoons and the Battery Separator
ceased in site is in Fort the Assabet Area 1980 The bounded part by Pond Brook and by River
NPL LISTING HISTORY Site This site is being addressed through Responsibility Proposed Date 12/30/82 Federal and potentially responsible Final Date 09/08/83
parties actions
Threats and Contaminants
Groundwater is contaminated with volatile organic compounds VOCs and heavy metals
including lead arsenic chromium and nickel Sediments are contaminated with cadmium
______The soil and sludge in the disposal areas are contaminated primarily with arsenic and
VOCS including vinyl chloride ethyl benzene benzene 11-dichlorethylene and bis2- ethylhexylphthalate Trespassers may be at risk by coming into direct contact with or
accidentally ingesting contaminated groundwater surface water sediments soil or sludge
January 1998 Cleanup Approach
actions and three remedial The site is being addressed in four stages interim long-term phases and residual contamination focusing on aquifer restoration landfill and lagoon closure
Response Action Status
for site contamination removed Interim Actions The parties potentially responsible
tanks from the site in 1982 and 1983
have installed Aquifer Restoration The potentially responsible parties an aquifer
1985 to the of restoration facility It has been in operation since stop discharge and various other contaminated groundwater into the Assabet River Fort Pond Brook the effectiveness of the restoration ponds Supplemental studies will begin in 1998 to evaluate aquifer the or its areal facility If necessary modifications will be made to upgrade facility expand coverage
Landfill and Lagoon Closure The EPAs recommended cleanup plan includes the contaminated material excavating and transporting for off-site incineration highly the from the Blowdown Pit excavating and stabilizing the material in the Blowdown Pit
it with Primary Lagoon Secondary Lagoon North Lagoon and Emergency Lagoon by mixing the soils from the cement lime and fly ash to form solid excavating Battery Separator Lagoons materials excavated Boiler Lagoon and Tank Car area placing both the stabilized and non-stabilized these materials with to from thesite in the existing industrial landfill and covering cap prevent the surface water or rain water from coming into contact with the buried contaminants closing Chip emission and Pile area modifying the Aquifer Restoration System to address controls monitoring in 1993 Construction each area The design for this remedy was conducted in phases and completed
was completed in June 1997
in 1980 to conduct of Site Facts The company entered into Consent Decree with the EPA study
activities the site and to carry out cleanup
Environmental Progress
have reduced the for Removing tanks and installing an aquifer restoration facility potential exposure the Grace area safer while to hazardous substances in groundwater and leaking tanks making
additional cleanup activities are underway
Site Repository
Acton Public Library 486 Main Street Acton MA 01720
GRACE CD INC ACTON PLANT January 1998 METADATA
TITLE National Priorities List NPL Site Summary Sheets
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER N/A
sites located in ABSTRACT Site Summary Sheets provide general information on NPL EPA
Region
Sites PURPOSE To provide information on progess at Region NPL
ORIGINATOR Regional Project Manager RPM
PUBLICATION DATE OF PAPER DOCUMENT 01/01/98
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS Read Only/Down load
AVAILABILITY Contact Patti Ludwig Region Data Administrator at 617 573-9696
COVERAGE N/A
TIME PERIOD OF OVERAGE 01/01/98 12/31/98
POINT OF CONTACT FOR MORE INFORr1ATION Dave Lederer RPM 617 573-9665
RESPONSIBILE PARTY N/A
DATE OF WEB DOCUMENT CREATION
AGENCY SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION N/A
EXPIRATION DATE 12/31/98
1997 GRACE CO INC ACTON PLANT January