HIPPS ROAD LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 2017
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION IV
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THE U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S (EPA)
SUPERFUND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM IS COMMITTED
TO PROMOTING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE AGENCY.
ACTIVE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY PUBLIC PROJECT.
EPA’S COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE
HIPPS ROAD LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE
ARE DESIGNED TO
INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE,
INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL AFFECT THEM,
INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN THE RESPONSES UNDER CONSIDERATION TO REMEDY THESE ISSUES, AND
INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE PROGRESS BEING MADE TO IMPLEMENT THE REMEDY. Table of Contents
Section Page
1.0 Overview of the Community Involvement Plan ...... 4 2.0 Capsule Site Description ...... 5 2.1 Site History ...... 5 2.2 Site Description/Location ...... 7 2.3 Site Inspections and Cleanup Activities ...... 9 3.0 Community Background ...... 11 3.1 Community Profile ...... 11 3.2 History of Community Involvement ...... 13 3.3 Key Community Concerns ...... 14 3.4 Response to Community Concerns ...... 14 3.5 Summary of Communication Needs ...... 15 4.0 EPA’s Community Involvement Program ...... 16 4.1 The Plan ...... 16 4.2 Time Frame Summary for Community Involvement Activities ...... 21
Appendices:
A EPA Regional Contacts ...... 22 B Local Officials ...... 23 C State Officials ….……………………………………………………………………...... 24 D Federal Elected Officials ...... 25 E Potentially Responsible Parties ...... 26 F Media Contacts ...... 27 G Meeting Locations ...... 29 H Repository Locations ...... 30 I Other Local Resources ...... 31
Figures: 1 Site Map ...... 7 2 Site Plan ...... 8 3 EJ Screen ...... 12
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 3 October 2017 Section 1.0 Overview of the Community Involvement Plan
The EPA developed this Community Involvement Plan (CIP) to facilitate two-way communication between the community surrounding Hipps Road Landfill Superfund Site (Site) and the EPA and to encourage community involvement in Site remediation activities. The EPA will utilize the community involvement activities outlined in this plan to inform area residents about the Site and provide opportunities for community involvement.
This CIP addresses the Hipps Road Landfill Superfund Site’s relationship to the community and the EPA (Section 2.0), provides a description of the community (Section 3.0), presents the EPA’s community involvement program (Section 4.0), and provides a listing of resources available (Appendices). The EPA drew upon several information sources to develop this plan, including community interviews and Site files. The EPA’s Regional Office will oversee the implementation of the community involvement activities outlined in this Plan.
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2.1 Site History
The Hipps Road landfill area, initially a cypress swamp, is located in Jacksonville, Florida. In 1968, the property owner contracted with Waste Control of Florida (WCF) to use low-lying areas of the property as a landfill. The property owner ended the landfill operations in 1970, and the waste was covered by soil. The property owner then subdivided the property into residential lots. Prior to 1970, Florida landfills were not required to undergo permitting; therefore, no records are available of the fill materials at the Hipps Road Landfill.
In the early 1980s, residents complained about unusual tastes and odors in their private well- water. The initial investigations identified Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) contamination in the groundwater. In 1983, the City of Jacksonville sampled private wells and identified the presence of vinyl chloride and methylene chloride, with re-sampling in March 1983 verifying detections of toluene, vinyl chloride and methylene chloride.
In March and April 1983, the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (FDHRS) now known as the Florida Department of Health, conducted a third sampling of the wells, the results of which indicated detections of a larger group of VOCs. By June 1983, the City of Jacksonville extended the public water system to the affected area. Construction of the water lines was completed in October 1983. In August 1983, a joint study by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (FDER); now Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), the US Geological Survey, the City of Jacksonville's Bio-Environmental Services Division and the Duval County Public Health Division was completed. The study found similar chemicals as those noted in the earlier FDHRS investigation.
In September 1983, the EPA proposed the Site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL) and in August 1984 the Site was approved for remedial activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). From January to September 1985, the EPA conducted an emergency response action to connect local residents using groundwater as a drinking water source to the City of Jacksonville's public water system.
The EPA presented the results of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) in May 1986. The results indicated that Site groundwater was the largest area of concern and the migration of contaminants would likely occur in the lower sand aquifer located to the northeast of the landfill. The risk assessment conducted during the FS concluded that none of the compounds detected in soil were present at concentrations of toxicological concern.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 5 October 2017 The Record of Decision (ROD) for the Site was issued in September 1986. The ROD indicated that the objective of the remedial action was to address surficial soil contamination and waste materials and to provide for the remediation of potential groundwater threats to the environment and human health. Major cleanup elements for the Site include the following:
• Proper landfill closure. • Recovery of contaminated groundwater with treatment at the publicly owned treatment works (POTW). • Long-term (20-year) monitoring of groundwater after completion of treatment • Operation and maintenance of all components of the remedy, including the groundwater recovery system, groundwater monitoring, maintenance of the landfill cap and associated systems and maintaining the connector sewer line and site security systems • Institutional controls may include, but are not limited to, the plugging and abandonment of impacted private wells, fencing the site, acquiring affected properties and instituting a well drilling ban for a minimum of 20 years.
In September 1990, the EPA amended the ROD to include the recovery of groundwater from five recovery wells; treatment of contaminated groundwater by air stripping; and the use of an on-site holding pond for disposal of treated groundwater. The contaminants of concern (COCs) identified at the Site in the 1990 ROD Amendment were bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, chlorobenzene, chromium, 1,4-dichforobenzene, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, ethyl benzene, lead, naphthalene, and vinyl chloride. WCF acquired the Site's five residential properties in 1987 and removed the five houses from the landfill in 1988. The landfill was capped and fenced and physical closure of the landfill was completed in April 1990.
On May 11, 1999, a meeting was held between WCF, EPA, the FDEP, and contractors ARCADIS and Geraghty & Miller to discuss the status of the Site's remediation. The pump-and- treat groundwater remedy had effectively reduced groundwater contaminant concentrations to levels slightly above cleanup criteria. Continued operation of the ground water pump-and-treat system was not anticipated to achieve criteria for many years. An evaluation of remedial enhancement or replacement options, which offered the potential to achieve Site closure more rapidly and/or more cost effectively than the existing remedy, was presented to regulators. As a result of this meeting, a Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) Work Plan presented the justification and approach for evaluating the feasibility of MNA of residual groundwater impacts at the site.
The Site was deleted from the NPL in December 2012. The Site is currently fenced off and in reuse as a wildlife habitat area. The EPA currently monitors and manages the Site by conducting a Five Year Review (FYR). A FYR is required by CERCLA or program policy when hazardous substances remain on the Site above levels that permit unrestricted use and unlimited exposure.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 6 October 2017 2.2 Site Description/Location
The Site is located on the southeastern corner at the intersection of Hipps Road and Exline Road in Jacksonville, Florida. Landfill operations were conducted on approximately six acres of the Site. The Site is surrounded by a residential neighborhood and is relatively flat. The construction of the landfill cover resulted in a topographic mound over the landfill area (approximately 10 feet above the natural land surface at the center of the mound) and a long, narrow basin (approximately two acres) for the retention of storm water. The Site is completely fenced and grass-covered, with assorted trees outside the area of the cap. A storm water retention basin is located southeast of the landfill.
The Site lies within a Florida Groundwater Delineation Area and the SJRWMD, which acts as institutional controls restricting well placement and groundwater withdrawals. All residents in the area are connected to the City of Jacksonville's public water system. The Site is secured with locked fencing and land use restrictions are in place to prevent disturbance of the cover and waste.
Signs are posted warning not to disturb the soil. A call number is provided for additional information. A storm-water pond is located on the southeast side of the property, with an adjoining swale designed to convey storm-water. Monitoring wells are locked and in good condition. Figure 1: Site Map
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 7 October 2017 Figure 2: Site Plan
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 8 October 2017 2.3 Site Inspections and Cleanup Activities
WCF and the US Navy were identified as Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs). WCF was a hauling company responsible for landfill operations at the Hipps Road Landfill. Materials recovered from the landfill indicate that one source of the fill material was two US Navy facilities (Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville and NAS Cecil Field), located near the site. The fill material included cans of trichloroethene (which had US Navy serial numbers and identification) practice artillery rounds, microfilm of military equipment designs, and military training manuals. Information from retired WCF employees who were interviewed indicated that material from the naval facilities was hauled to the Hipps Road Landfill by WCF.
The Site's 1986 ROD indicated that cleanup levels would be determined during the remedial design phase. In 1988 and 1989, investigations were conducted to further delineate groundwater impacts as part of the pre-design investigation phase. Originally, the remedy selected in the Site's 1986 ROD involved recovery of contaminated ground water with disposal to the local POTW. Due to escalating POTW disposal costs, the Site's 1990 ROD Amendment approved a more cost- effective treatment, involving the recovery of groundwater from five recovery wells, treatment of contaminated groundwater by air stripping and the use of an on-site holding pond for disposal of treated groundwater. The contaminants that were detected above the cleanup goals and were being remediated pursuant to the ROD Amendment were vinyl chloride, benzene, lead, and chromium. Lead and chromium were not considered site-related contaminants; however, concentrations of both of these compounds were reduced to meet ROD cleanup goals before being discharged into the on-site storm water retention pond.
The remedy at the Site is protective of human health and the environment due to the landfill cap, land use and groundwater well institutional controls and achievement of all ROD cleanup goals. The Site was deleted from the NPL in December of 2012. The EPA, in consultation with the FDEP, determined that the response at the Site is complete and no further action was needed other than the routine maintenance that Waste Management is obligated to perform.
Surface-water and ground-water are not used as a drinking water supply in local wells surrounding the Site. There are no ecologically sensitive areas near the Site, which is situated above the 500-year flood plain. Surface water bodies in the vicinity of the Site consist of an unnamed tributary approximately 0.6 miles to the northeast, followed by the Ortega River approximately 1-mile to the east.
The review of documents indicate that the remedy is functioning as intended by the Site's 1986 ROD, the 1990-ROD Amendment and the 1994, 1996, and 2004 ESDs. WCF acquired the Site's five residential properties in 1987 and removed the five houses from the landfill in 1988. The landfill was capped and fenced and physical closure of the landfill was completed in April 1990.
All private wells impacted by the Site were abandoned by 1997, and groundwater contamination has been addressed by a pump-and-treat system, followed by MNA. The semi-annual groundwater monitoring events since the 2010 FYR indicate that all MNA monitoring wells achieved ROD cleanup criteria for four consecutive sampling events. The Site's deletion from the NPL was published in the Federal Register.
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The five on-site groundwater-monitoring wells continue to be monitored every five years prior to the FYR. Results for samples collected from the five wells in November 2014 were non-detect for VOCs. For those metals on the list of groundwater COCs, concentrations were less than the 1993 cleanup goals or non-detect. Results for all other metals analyzed with associated primary drinking water standards set by the FDEP, were below the listed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs).
In December 2014, the northern portion of the Site fence (Hipps Road portion) was replaced. No structures, remedial systems, or off-Site wells remain on or in the vicinity of the Site.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 10 October 2017 Section 3.0 Community Background
3.1 Community Profile
Hipps Road Landfill Superfund Site is located near the Jacksonville Heights and Settlers Landing neighborhoods, sixteen miles southwest of downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville is the largest city in northeast Florida. It is a coastal city with St. Johns River running throughout the city and the Atlantic Ocean bordering it on the east. The Jacksonville’s Metropolitan Statistical Area has an estimated population of 1.4 million people with areas that include Nassau County, St. Johns County, Clay County, and Baker County.
Jacksonville is located in Duval County which has a consolidated government system. The major government services such as fire, police, health and well fare, parks and recreation, public works are combined under one government structure. The city of Jacksonville covers an estimated 900 square miles making it the largest land mass city in the United States.
Jacksonville has a relatively low yielding surficial unconfined aquifer system located throughout. Duval County is home to productive sources of groundwater in the deeper Floridian aquifer. The surficial unconfined aquifer is separated from the underlying Floridian Aquifer by a confining aquiclude, the Hawthorn, with a thickness of approximately 400 feet in the vicinity of the Site. The upper part of the Hawthorn contains lenses of sand, limestone and dolomite, and forms the base of the surficial aquifer in Duval County (USEPA, 1986).
According to the 1986 ROD, the surficial aquifer is comprised of three general zones, the water table zone, the semi-confining unit and the limestone unit (USEPA). As determined from the Rl, the water table zone is a sand unit consisting of fine to medium grained sand, becoming coarser with depth. This sand unit is over 70 feet thick in some areas of the Site. The sand unit is underlain by discontinuous sandy clay, and in some areas, soft sandy marl underlies the sandy day. These together comprise the semi-confining unit. The base of the surficial aquifer system is a sandy limestone approximately 20 feet thick.
Demographics and information: Duval County
Population: 897,698
Duval County median age: 35 years
Florida median age: 40 years
Duval County estimated median household income in 2015: $49,554
Duval County estimated per capita income in 2015: $49,426
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 11 October 2017 Race/Ethnic Background:
White: 56.6% | Black: 28.9% | Hispanic: 7.6% | Asian: 4.1% | Two or more races: 2.2%
Education: High school graduate or higher: 82.7% Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.9%
EJSCREEN Report (Version 2017) 1 mile Ring Centered at Hipps Road Landfill Superfund Site FLORIDA, EPA Region 4 Approximate Population: 5,806 Input Area (sq. miles): 3.14
Figure 3: EJ Screen Map
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EPA State Percentile Percentile in USA Percentile Selected Variables Value Region Average in State EPA Region Average in USA Average Demographic Indicators
Demographic Index 45% 41% 61 38% 66 36% 68
Minority Population 51% 44% 62 37% 70 38% 68
Low Income 39% 38% 55 39% 51 34% 61 Population
Linguistically Isolated 4% 7% 55 3% 74 5% 66 Population
Population with Less Than High School 11% 13% 53 14% 46 13% 54 Education
Population under Age 5% 6% 49 6% 42 6% 40 5 Population over Age 9% 19% 22 15% 25 14% 29 64
3.2 History of Community Involvement
In May 1983, concerned citizens who lived in the vicinity of the Hipps Road Landfill held the first public meeting. The citizens formed and organization known as the Jacksonville Heights Concerned Citizens Against Contaminated Water (JHCCACW). The organization would later change its name and be known as the Jacksonville Citizens Against Contaminated Water (JCACW). The formation of the organized groups was in reaction to what was perceived as a lack of response to contamination of private water supplies by the City of Jacksonville.
The JCACW organization was very active. Two members of the group testified before the House of Representatives Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee in June of 1983. Their testimony dealt with the effects of ground water contamination and the lack of responsibility assumed by the waste companies and government officials. In July of 1983, a member of the JCACW met with the EPA to discuss the organizations and other citizens concerns surrounding the landfill.
The Hipps Road Landfill was finalized on the NPL in September of 1984. The EPA obligated funds for the RI/FS. EPA Region IV was overseeing RI/FS and community relation activities for the Hipps Road Landfill Site. On November of 1984, the EPA officials and their contractors met informally with residents to give an opportunity for residents to present their concerns and allow the EPA to explain what actions would be conducted under the RI/FS.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 13 October 2017 In May of 1985, the EPA held a public meeting with residents of the Hipps Road area to present the final RI/FS work plan. The meeting included the release of a fact sheet. Copies of the work plan, community relations plan, and auxiliary documents were placed at the established repository. Throughout the RI/FS process, the EPA frequently maintained contact with JCACW officers with telephone calls and onsite visits.
In May of 1986, the EPA held a public meeting to officially open the FS public comment period. The EPA received a larger response during the public comment period. The primary mechanism used by JCACW was a petition form letter, which was submitted by approximately 150 people. Several personal letters were submitted and received. Responses to the comments were made via the Responsiveness Summary that was released in July 1986.
3.3 Key Community Concerns
In 2014, the EPA Community Involvement Coordinator (CIC) conducted interviews with the EPA Remedial Project Manager (RPM), Waste Management District Manager, Environmental Engineer Gold Associates Inc. and a field technician. The interviews were conduct as part of the 2015 FYR.
The EPA RPM is content that the remedial action has been successful with few technical issues. All Site cleanup goals have been achieved. The EPA is not aware of any complaints, concerns or inquiries about the Site in the last five years.
The Waste Management District Manager indicated that remedial activities at the Site have been successful with no negative effects. He reported that members of the community have contacted him in the past regarding redevelopment options, but no follow up correspondence has been received. The manager indicated a desire to ease or eliminate the FYR requirement in the future.
Golder Associates Inc., Environmental Consultant for Waste Management, indicated that all remedial activities at the Site are complete and the current remedy is performing at a high level. The consultant also reported that sampling continues to be conducted every five years.
The Field Technician indicated that he is not aware of any issues or complaints over the last five years. He indicated that during previous interaction with the community, he found everyone to be cordial and understanding.
3.4 Response to Community Concerns
One major concern that was expressed during the 1984 meeting between residents and the EPA officials was a request that JCACW leaders be informed of activities being conducted at the Site. The EPA subsequently informed the organization of any official EPA activities in the area and at the Site. Waste Management and EPA continuously work and talk with the community during the Five Year Review period.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 14 October 2017 3.5 Summary of Communication Needs
In the mid 1980’s residents expressed their communications needs to the EPA through the JCACW organization.
There are no current communications needs from the community. The EPA and Waste Management continuously work and talk with the community during the Five Year Review period. They ensure the community is well informed about the FYR process and provide public notices prior to the FYR.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 15 October 2017 Section 4.0 EPA’s Community Involvement Program
The overall goal of EPA’s community involvement program is to promote two-way communication between citizens and the EPA and to provide opportunities for meaningful and active involvement by the community in the cleanup process. The EPA will implement the community involvement activities described below. The following plan is based on the results of the community interviews described earlier; it addresses each issue that was identified as being important to the community.
4.1 The Plan
Issue 1: Keeping the public informed and up to date.
Activity 1A: Designate an EPA Community Involvement Coordinator (CIC).
• Objective: To provide a primary liaison between the community and the EPA, and to ensure prompt, accurate, and consistent responses and information dissemination about the site. In those instances where the EPA’s CIC may be unable to provide adequate information (such as on technical issues), inquiries will be directed to the appropriate EPA contact.
• Method: The EPA will designate an EPA CIC to handle Site inquiries and serve as a point of contact for community members. The CIC is appointed by the Region 4 headquarters. Kerisa Coleman is the EPA CIC assigned to the Site. She will work closely with Scott Miller EPA’s Remedial Project Manager for the Site.
• Timing: The current CIC has been designated to provide community support.
Activity 1B: Prepare and distribute site fact sheets and technical summaries.
• Objective: To provide citizens with current, accurate, easy-to-read, easy-to-understand information about Hipps Road Landfill Superfund Site.
• Method: Fact sheets will be mailed to all parties on the Site mailing list. In addition, copies will be available at the information repository and in various cooperating business locations in the community.
• Timing: The EPA will prepare and distribute fact sheets on an as needed basis.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 16 October 2017 Activity 1C: Provide a toll-free “800 number” for the community to contact EPA.
• Objective: To enable citizens to get the latest information available when they want it, rather than having to wait for a meeting or a fact sheet, and without incurring any cost.
• Method: The EPA will activate the 800 number and publish it periodically in the local papers and in all fact sheets.
• Timing: The toll free number is currently operational (1-877-718-3752)
Activity 1D: Maintain a mailing list for the Site.
• Objective: To facilitate the distribution of Site-specific information to everyone who needs or wants to be kept informed about the Site.
• Method: The EPA will create a mailing list that includes all residences adjacent to the Site, in known or suspected paths of migration, or those otherwise affected by the Site. The EPA will also solicit interested parties via fact sheets, newspaper articles, public meetings, public availabilities, etc.
• Timing: The EPA has an established mailing list that gets updated during FYR.
Activity 1E: Establish and maintain Information Repositories.
• Objective: To provide a convenient location where residents can go to read and copy official documents and other pertinent information about the Site and EPA activities.
• Method: The repository is a reference collection of Site information containing the Administrative Record file, other Site-specific information, their, information about the Technical Assistance Grant program, and the general Superfund process. The CIC will work with a local contact to establish the local repository. This repository will be accessible to the physically challenged, will have copier facilities, and will be available to residents during normal business hours and at least some evening and/or weekend hours. Additional repositories may also be established, including one at the EPA Region 4 headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
• Timing: EPA established the local repository located at Jacksonville Public Library Charles Webb Wesconnett Branch. The address to the library is 6887 103rd St. Jacksonville, FL 32210. The EPA adds new documents as they become available.
Activity 1F: Provide Site and Superfund information on the Internet.
• Objective: To provide key resources for searching and listing both general and specific information about Superfund and hazardous waste issues.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 17 October 2017 • Method: A Site Status Summary for this site can be found at https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hipps-road-landfill. Information about EPA and Superfund can be found at: § EPA Headquarters: http://www.epa.gov § EPA Region 4: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast § EPA Region 4: 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303
• Timing: Site Status Summaries are periodically updated.
Activity 1G: Provide Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) information.
• Objective: To provide resources for community groups to hire technical advisors to assist them in interpreting technical information about the Site.
• Method: The EPA will provide information about the TAG program at public meetings and in Site fact sheets. The EPA will also provide briefing sessions to interested groups if so requested. The EPA will provide TAG applications to qualified groups, and will provide assistance to the group in completing the application.
• Timing: The EPA will continue to promote TAGs until one is awarded.
Activity 1H: Establish and maintain the Administrative Record.
• Objective: To provide residents with a paper trail of all documents, resources, etc. used by the Remedial Project Manager and Site Team in reaching all decisions about the site and its cleanup.
• Method: The EPA will provide at least two sets of the Administrative Record for the Site, one in the EPA Region 4 offices located at 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 and one located in the local Information Repository near the Site.
• Timing: The Administrative Record is opened as soon as Site investigation begins and remains open until the last ROD is signed. ROD signed September 3, 1986.
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Issue 2: Provide adequate and meaningful opportunities for community involvement.
Activity 2A: Hold public meetings.
• Objective: To update the community on Site developments and address community questions, concerns, ideas and comments.
• Method: Refer to Appendix G for suggested meeting locations. The EPA will schedule, prepare for, and attend all announced meetings. The EPA will provide at least two weeks’ notice of the scheduled meeting. The RPM, CIC, and other appropriate EPA staff will attend.
• Timing: All required public meetings were held. Additional public meetings will be held if necessary.
Activity 2B: Encourage formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG).
• Objective: To provide citizens with a meaningful way to become actively involved, and to provide the Site Team with a viable means of learning citizen concerns and attitudes.
• Method: The EPA will encourage the formation of a CAG and provide support as appropriate to facilitate its formation. If formed, the EPA will provide administrative support but will not be an active member.
• Timing: The EPA will respond to any requests for help to form a CAG. As necessary, the EPA will promote CAGs regularly throughout the Superfund process until one is formed.
Activity 2C: Make informal visits to community.
• Objective: To help keep community members informed about the Site, while providing the EPA with feedback about Site activities and the community’s opinions.
• Method: EPA will establish a presence in the community through informal, often unscheduled visits to talk spontaneously with local residents.
• Timing: During the FYR process.
Activity 2D: Solicit comments during a Public Comment Period.
• Objective: To give community members an opportunity to review and comment on various EPA documents, especially the Proposed Plan. This provides the citizens with meaningful involvement in the process and also provides the Site Team with valuable information for use in making decisions.
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 19 October 2017 • Method: The EPA will announce each comment period separately. Announcements will appear in local newspapers and EPA fact sheets; they will include particulars on duration, how to make comments, where to submit comments, etc. The EPA may solicit comments on the following information/draft documents: draft CIP, draft summary of test results (not individual tests) and initial interpretation, preliminary findings on the RI and a list of possible remedies likely to be considered, preliminary findings of the FS and a brief summary of the leading contender for the proposed remedy, and preliminary plans for implementation and construction.
• Timing: Comment periods will be announced as appropriate. A comment period is required in conjunction with the announcement of the Proposed Plan and will last a minimum of 30 days. Comment period for this Site was held May 1986 to June 1986.
Activity 2E: Prepare and issue a Responsiveness Summary.
• Objective: To summarize comments received during comment periods, to document how the EPA has considered those comments during the decision-making process, and to provide responses to major comments.
• Method: The EPA will prepare a Responsiveness Summary as a section of the ROD. The Responsiveness Summary will include four sections: Overview, Background on Community Involvement, Summary of comments received and Agency responses, and Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) concerns. All information, both technical and nontechnical, will be conveyed in a manner that is easily understood.
• Timing: The EPA will issue the Responsiveness Summary as part of the Record of Decision. The responsive summary was released in July 1986. The ROD was signed September 3, 1986.
Activity 2F: Revise the Community Involvement Plan (CIP).
• Objective: To identify and address community needs, issues, or concerns regarding the Site or the cleanup remedy that are not currently addressed in this CIP.
• Method: The Revised CIP will update the information presented in the previous version of the CIP.
• Timing: The EPA will revise the CIP as necessary.
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ACTIVITY TIME FRAME Designate an EPA Community Involvement Kerisa Coleman Coordinator (CIC) Prepare and distribute site fact sheets and As needed technical summaries Provide a toll-free "800 number" for the community to contact EPA Currently in operation Maintain a mailing list for the Site Ongoing; updated during FYR Establish and maintain Information Repositories Established, update as needed Provide Site and Superfund information on the Currently available; update as needed Internet Provide Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Ongoing information Establish and maintain the Administrative Record Established; ROD signed Hold public meetings As needed Encourage formation of a Community Advisory Group (CAG) Ongoing Make informal visits to community As needed: During FYR Solicit comments during a Public Comment Complete Period Prepare and issue a Responsiveness Summary Complete Revise the Community Involvement Plan (CIP) As needed
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 21 October 2017 Appendix A EPA Regional Contacts
Scott Miller Kerisa Coleman Remedial Project Manager Community Involvement Coordinator U.S. EPA, Region 4 U.S. EPA, Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW 61 Forsyth Street SW Atlanta, GA 30303 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 562-9120 (404) 562-8831 [email protected] [email protected]
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 22 October 2017 Appendix B Local Officials
Mayor Lenny Curry Office of the City Council 117 W. Duval St. Suite 400 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 630-1776 [email protected]
City Representatives
Doyle Carter: District 12 117 W. Duval St. Suite 425 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 630-1380 [email protected]
At Large Council Members
Anna Broche: Group 1 117 W. Duval St. Suite 425 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 630-1393 [email protected]
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State Governor Rick Scott The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 488-7146 http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/
State Representative Daniel Davis 204 House Office Building 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 (850) 717-5015 [email protected]
Jacksonville Office 4000 St. Johns Avenue Suite 13D Jacksonville, FL 32205-9358 (904) 381-6011
State Senators
Audrey Gibson District 6 101 East Union Street Suite 104 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 359-2553 https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/s6
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard MS 19 Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 245-2118 http://www.dep.state.fl.us/mainpage/contact. htm
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 24 October 2017 Appendix D Federal Elected Officials
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Nelson John Rutherford District 4 United States Senate 230 Cannon House Office Building 716 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510 202-225-2501 (202) 224-5274 https://rutherford.house.gov/contact/email https://www.billnelson.senate.gov/
Orlando Office 225 East Robinson Street Suite 410 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 872-7161
Marco Rubio 284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3041 http://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/
Orlando Office 201 South Orange Avenue Suite 350 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 254-2573
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 25 October 2017 Appendix E Potentially Responsible Parties
Waste Management Inc. 1001 Fannin, Suite 4000 Houston, Texas 77002 (713) 512-6200
United States Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 32212 (904) 542-3351
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Television Stations: WKTZ 90.9 FM: Easy Listening 5353 Arlington Expressway News 4 Jax Jacksonville, FL 32211 4 Broadcast Place Jacksonville, FL 32207 (904) 743-1122 (904) 393-9844 http://jcr.jones.edu/ https://www.news4jax.com/ WJXL 92.5 FM: Sports Action News Jax 9090 Hogan Rd 11700 Central Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32216 Jacksonville, FL 32224 (904) 641-1010 (904) 564-1599 http://www.1010xl.com/ http://www.actionnewsjax.com/ WJBT 93.3 FM: Hip Hop First Coast News 11700 Central Pkwy 1070 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32224 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 636-0507 (904) 354-1212 http://wjbt.iheart.com/ http://www.firstcoastnews.com/ WAPE 95.1 FM: Top-40 News 104.5 WOKV 8000 Belfort Pkwy 8000 Belfort Pkwy Jacksonville, FL 32256 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (904) 245-8500 (904) 245-8500 http://www.wape.com http://www.wokv.com/localnews/ WJGL 96.9 FM: Classic Hits WJCT 8000 Belfort Pkwy Suite 100 100 Festival Park Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32256 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 245-8500 (904) 353-7770 http://www.969theeagle.com/contact-us/ http://www.wjct.org/ WQIK 99.1 FM: Country Radio Stations: 11700 Central Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32224 WCRJ 88.1 FM: Christian (904) 388-3699 2361 Cortez Rd http://991wqik.iheart.com/ Jacksonville, FL 32246 (916) 251-1767 WFOY 102.1 FM: News/Talk http://www.air1.com/ 567 Lewis Point Road Ext, St. Augustine FL 32086 (904) 797-4444 http://www.1021news.com/
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 27 October 2017 WJGM 105.7 FM: Gospel 5634 Normandy Boulevard Metro Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 32205 [email protected] (904) 781-4321 http://www.metrojacksonville.com/news http://www.wjgmradio.com/ The Florida Star WWJK 107.3 FM: Adult Hits P.O. Box 40629 11700 Central Parkway Jacksonville, Florida 32203 Jacksonville, FL 32224 904-766-8834 (904) 737-0107 [email protected] http://1073jacksonville.iheart.com/ Jacksonville Free Press Newspapers: P.O. Box 43580, Jacksonville, Florida 32203 The Florida Times (904) 634-1993 1 Riverside Ave [email protected] Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 359-4111 http://jacksonville.com/latest-news
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Jacksonville Public Library Charles Webb-Wesconnett Regional Branch 6887 103rd Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210
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Local Repository: EPA Region 4 Repository:
Charles Webb-Wesconnett Regional Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Library 61 Forsyth Street, SW 6887 103rd Street, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 9th Floor Jacksonville, FL 32210 Atlanta, GA 30303 (904) 778-7305 (404) 562-8190 https://www.jaxpubliclibrary.org/locations/c [email protected] harles-webb-wesconnett-regional Hours Open to Public: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday
______Hipps Road Landfill Community Involvement Plan Page 30 October 2017 Appendix I Other Local Resources
The St. Johns River Water Management St. Johns River Management District
P.O. Box 1429 Palatka, FL 32178 (386) 329-4500 http://www.sjrwmd.com/
The Duval County Public Health Division 900 University Blvd North Jacksonville, FL 32211 (904) 253-1620 http://duval.floridahealth.gov/
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