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NPL Fact Sheets Environmental Justice ADAMS PLATING EPA REGION 5 RODs Online Ingham County Lansing Online CERCLIS Query th Recent Actions EPA ID# MID006522791 8 Congressional District Oil Program Last Update: February 2002 Brownfields Emergency Response Site Description FIELDS program Five Year Reviews The one-acre Adams Plating site is located at 521 Rosemary Street on the west side of Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. The site is located in a mixed commercial and residential block. The population density in the area of the

site is approximately 1,800 people per square mile. All local residents and businesses near the site receive their water from the Lansing Township Water System. Located near the center of the site is the Adams Plating Company, which is an active electroplating operation. The Adams Plating Company has been in operation since 1964, and has primarily been involved in chrome, nickel and electroplating. Prior to 1980, wastewater from the Adams Plating Facility was discharged to an old clay tile drain system located next to the building. After 1980, wastewater was pretreated for , tin, copper, nickel, zinc and cyanide and discharged in the sanitary sewer. In July, 1980, the old clay tile drain system was ruptured during construction activities 50 feet south of the building. Later that month, green water began to enter the basement of a house located about 50 feet to the west of the construction. Analyses of the green basement water indicated the presence of chromium at 130 to 150 parts per million (ppm). In October, 1982, a subsurface collection drain was installed immediately north of the house to collect chromium contaminated seepage from the broken tile drain and ground water and to send it to the pretreatment system. The primary problem at the site was chromium in soils.

Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through Federal actions. NPL Listing History: Proposed Date: 06/24/88 Final Date: 03/31/89

Threats and Contaminants

The soil is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (TCA), , and chromium. Inhalation of contaminated subsurface soil particles or accidental ingestion of contaminated soil pose a potential health threat.

Cleanup Progress

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) performed an investigation of the site from August, 1988, through September, 1993, after determining that the potentially responsible party (PRP) did not have the resources to perform the study. A final cleanup decision was reached in September, 1993. In general, the decision called for excavation of soil contaminated with chromium and arsenic from around the buildings at the site and disposal of the contaminated soil in a solid waste landfill.

From September, 1993, to September, 1994, U.S. EPA performed the design and construction phases of the project. U.S. EPA performed the work after determining that the PRP did not have the necessary resources to perform the work. Approximately 5,400 cubic feet of soil was excavated from around buildings at the site. Soils assumed to be contaminated under the buildings were not be removed. This is because the contaminated soils under the buildings are effectively isolated from the environment and human contact by the buildings' foundations and are isolated from clean backfill by the vertical barriers. However, if any buildings within the area affected by site-related contamination are abandoned or demolished in the future, options for remediation of contaminated soils under the building(s) will be evaluated by U.S. EPA during a five year review. A Preliminary Closeout report was completed on September 30, 1994, and a Final Close Out Report completed on September 28, 1995. Operation and maintenance of the site is currently underway and is being conducted by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and includes semi-annual groundwater monitoring. To date, monitoring indicates that the remedial action was successful in achieving its goals.

A five-year review report was completed for the Adams Plating site on October 7, 1999. In general, the five-year review process concluded that the remedy selected in the ROD has been implemented, remains functional, operational and effective and continues to provide adequate protection of human health and environment.

Contacts

Remedial Project Manager Steven Padovani (312) 353-6755 [email protected]