DRAFT FINAL DATA GAP ANALYSIS REPORT for the FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION/CHURCH ROAD TCE SITE MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA 1
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DRAFT FINAL DATA GAP ANALYSIS REPORT for the FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY CORPORATION/CHURCH ROAD TCE SITE MOUNTAIN TOP, PENNSYLVANIA 18707 Pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, Docket No. CERC-03-2009-0061DC Prepared for: Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation 53 Frontage Road Perryville Corporate Park Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4000 Prepared by: Tetra Tech EC, Inc. 1000 The American Road Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 September 17, 2009 FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Draft Final Data Gap Analysis Report Mountain Top, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page List of Acronyms ............................................................................................................... iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................v 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Site Location........................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Site History............................................................................................................. 3 1.3.1 Former FWEC Facility Property Ownership History ..................................... 3 1.3.2 Former FWEC Facility Features..................................................................... 3 1.3.3 Church Road TCE Site including Affected Area Aerial Photography Review ............................................................................................................ 8 1.3.4 Summary of Previous Environmental Investigations and Actions ................. 8 1.4 Surrounding Industrial Properties......................................................................... 11 1.5 Identification of Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) and To Be Considered (TBCs).............................................................................. 11 1.6 Project Quality Objectives .................................................................................... 12 2.0 PHYSICAL SETTING..........................................................................................14 2.1 Geology................................................................................................................. 14 2.2 Topography, Drainage, and Wetlands .................................................................. 15 2.3 Hydrogeology ....................................................................................................... 16 2.4 Soils....................................................................................................................... 16 2.5 Climate.................................................................................................................. 18 2.6 Land Use............................................................................................................... 18 3.0 CONTAMINANT CHARACTERIZATION ........................................................20 3.1 Potential/Known Sources of Contamination......................................................... 20 3.2 Types of Contaminants by Environmental Medium............................................. 39 3.2.1 Soil ................................................................................................................ 39 3.2.2 Groundwater ................................................................................................. 39 3.2.3 Surface Water................................................................................................ 43 3.2.4 Sediment ....................................................................................................... 44 3.2.5 Vapors........................................................................................................... 45 3.2.6 Indoor Air......................................................................................................45 4.0 POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT MIGRATION PATHWAYS............................46 5.0 POTENTIAL RECEPTORS..................................................................................48 5.1 Potential Human Health Receptors....................................................................... 48 5.2 Ecological Receptors............................................................................................ 48 6.0 PRELIMINARY CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL ................................................49 7.0 DATA NEEDS.......................................................................................................51 8.0 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................55 i FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Draft Final Data Gap Analysis Report Mountain Top, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania List of Figures Figure 1 Site Location Map Figure 2 Site Map Figure 3 Former FWEC Facility Features Figure 4 Surrounding Industrial Properties Figure 5 Surficial Geology Map Figure 6 Bedrock Geology Map Figure 7 NWI Wetlands Map Figure 8 NRCS Soil Survey Map Figure 9 Preliminary Conceptual Site Model – Plan View Figure 10 Preliminary Conceptual Site Model – Cross Section Figure 11 Areas Requiring Further Soil Investigation Figure 12 Areas Requiring Further Hydrogeologic Investigation Figure 13 Areas Requiring Further Surface Water/Sediment Investigation List of Tables Table 1 Preliminary Federal and State ARARs and TBCs Table 2 Summary of Potential/Known Sources of Contamination at the Former FWEC Facility Property List of Appendices Appendix A Data Range Summary Tables Appendix B August 4 and September 5, 1989 Letters ii FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Draft Final Data Gap Analysis Report Mountain Top, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania List of Acronyms ACM Asbestos-Containing Material AGI American Geosciences, Inc. AOC Area of Concern ARAR Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirement AST Aboveground Storage Tank ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry bgs below ground surface BTAG Biological Technical Assistance Group CAO Consent Agreement and Order CCC Criteria Continuous Concentrations CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act cis-1,2-DCE cis-1,2-dichloroethene CMC Criteria Maximum Concentrations CSM Conceptual Site Model DGAR Data Gap Analysis Report EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency EPIC Environmental Photographic Interpretation Center FS Feasibility Study FWEC Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation HPG HPG International GC Gas Chromatograph GFEE Gannett Fleming Environmental Engineers gpm gallons per minute IRM Interim Remedial Measure MCL Maximum Contaminant Level mg/kg milligrams per kilogram MK Morrison-Knudsen Company MRL Minimum Risk Level MSC Medium Specific Concentration msl mean sea level MW Monitoring Well NWI National Wetlands Inventory PADEP Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection PADER Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources PAH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon PCB polychlorinated biphenyl PCE tetrachloroethene PCSM Preliminary Conceptual Site Model PCU Power Control Unit PID photo-ionization detector PLM polarized light microscopy ppbv parts per billion by volume iii FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Draft Final Data Gap Analysis Report Mountain Top, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania PQO Project Quality Objective PRG Preliminary Remediation Goal PVC polyvinyl chloride Q3G Quad Three Group RAO Remedial Action Objective RAP Response Action Plan RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RI Remedial Investigation ROD Record of Decision RSL Regional Screening Level SIA Special Industrial Area SRP Site Remediation Program START Superfund Technical Assistance and Response Team SVOC semi-volatile organic compound TBC To Be Considered 1,1,2-TCA 1,1,2-trichloroethane 1,1,1-TCA 1,1,1-trichloroethane 1,1,2,2-TCA 1,1,2,2-trichloroethane TCE trichloroethylene TCL Target Compound List TCLP Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure USDOE United States Department of Energy USGS United States Geological Survey UST Underground Storage Tank VC vinyl chloride VOC Volatile Organic Compound WABCO Westinghouse Air Brake Company Wabtec Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation WCC Woodward Clyde Consultants WWTS wastewater treatment system μg/kg micrograms per kilogram μg/l micrograms per liter iv FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Draft Final Data Gap Analysis Report Mountain Top, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (FWEC) presents this Data Gap Analysis Report (DGAR) to support the proposed FWEC/Church Road TCE Site Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS). This DGAR was prepared pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, Docket No. CERC-03-2009-0061DC (Settlement Agreement), effective April 9, 2009, between FWEC and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The FWEC/Church Road TCE Site (Site) is located in Mountain Top, Wright Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It includes: • The former FWEC Facility, located within the Crestwood Industrial Park Complex; and • The Church Road TCE Site, including the Affected Area, as defined in the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order by Consent for Removal Response Action for the FWEC/Church