Corporate Headquarters: Dynamac Corporation the Dynamac Building 11140 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

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Corporate Headquarters: Dynamac Corporation The Dynamac Building 11140 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

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Dynamac Corporation Public Ledger Building 6th and Chestnut Streets Suite 872 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Telephone: 215-440'-7340 Fax: 215-440-7346

August 23, 1990

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Mr. Albert Peterson Public Affairs Office U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 841 Chestnut Building Philadelphia, PA 19107

RE: Contract No. 69-W9-0005 , Work Assignment C03046 Tonolli Site Community Relations Plan Dear Al: Enclosed is a revised draft of the Community Relations Plan for the Tonolli Site prepared by PEI and Dynamac. A copy has also been given to Donna. i Please feel free to contact me with your comments or questions. We look forward to continuing to work with you on this assignment. i i Sincerely,

Katrina A. Celenza Community Relations Project Manager I i Enclosure . cc: Donna McCartney, EPA Remedial Project Manager *^ Elaine Spiewak, EPA Region III CERCLA RPO Ronald Chernik, Dynamac TES VIII Program Manager

Corporate Headquarters: The Dynamac Building, 1114C|$f|k3leUPi»sr, Hdawins. Maryland 20852 COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN FOR THE TONOLLI CORPORATION NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST SITE

NESQUEHONING, PENNSYLVANIA c TES VIII 0 Prepared for UlS. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY p Office of Waste Programs Enforcement Ij_Ij ^_ ! Washington D.C.

Work Assignment No. : CO3046 EPA Region : III Contract No. : 68-W9-0005 Dynamac No. : P056-C01 Prepared by : Dynamac Corp. and PEI Associates PEI Work Assignment Manager James Poles Telephone No. (202) 778-8450 Dynamac Subcontractor Monitor Katrina Celenza Telephone No. (215) 440-7343 EPA Primary Contact Albert W. Peterson Telephone No. (215) 597-4081, 2 Date Prepared August 16, 1990 L I TONOLLI CORPORATION NPL SITE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page PREFACE...... i

I. OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN...... 1

II. SITE DESCRIPTION...... 3

i A. Site Location...... 3 i B. Site History...... 6 i C. History of Inspections and Studies...... 8 D. Hazardous Substances at the Site...... 10 i E. Nature of Threat...... 11 III. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND...... 12 A. Community Profile...... 12 B. Chronology of Community Involvement...... 12 C. Key Community Concerns...... 13

IV. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM...... 16 i y A. Objectives...... 16 B. Methods of Communication...... 17 Ds C. Resources To Be Used for Community Relations..... 17 D. Key Individuals...... 18 y E. Sensitive Areas...... 18 p V. COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES...... 20 §• > * *"* A. Establish and Maintain One or More Information Repositories...... 20 ii B. Conduct a Public Meeting Upon Completion of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study. ...„....• 20 f" \ ! C. Initiate a Public Comment Period...... 20 TONOLLI CORPORATION NPL SITE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN

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V. COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES (continued) D. Prepare a Responsiveness Summary...... 20 E. Continue Community Interviews...... 21 I j F. Revise the Community Relations Plan...... 21 ( i G. Conduct a Public Meeting to Announce Commencement t | of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study.. 21 H. Participate in Radio Talk-Shows...... 21 l-. I. Conduct Presentations...... 21 f' J. Conduct Workshop(s) Concerning Superfund Program. 22 K. Conduct Outreach Program at the Local High School P and Grade School on the Superfund Process...... 22 *•- L. Conduct Open House with USEPA Officials...... 22 1 1 M. Organize Site Tours...... 23 N. Telephone Conferences with All Key Individuals... 23 { T - . |i O. Prepare Periodic Mailings...... 23 P. Prepare Fact Sheets...... 23 " Q. Prepare and Disseminate Press Releases...... 23 OR. Place Paid Notices in Newspapers and Prepare Other Paid-for Media Announcements...... 23 j.. S. Conduct Small Group Meetings with Representatives | of the Health Care Community...... 24 T. Establish a USEPA Point of Contact for fl Information...... 24

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I. LIST OF CONTACTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES...... i . 25 II. POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION REPOSITORY AND PUBLIC MEETINGS...... 32 III. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT .(TAG) INFORMATION...... 33

REFERENCES...... 34

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This preliminary Community Relations Plan for the Tonolli Corporation National Priorities List (NPL) Site ("the Site") was developed by PEI Associates/ Inc., as subcontractor to Dynamac Corporation under Contract Number 68-W9-0005 (TES VIII), Work Assignment Number C03046, with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). I This Community Relations Plan (CRP) is intended to be a dynamic document that will be revised in response to changes in the level of community concern or interest. This CRP for the Site is based on interviews with local officials and a limited number of residents of the Borough of Nesquehoning. Additional interviews may be conducted with other persons in the community to expand this Community Relations Plan.

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I. OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN This Community Relations Plan describes issues of community interest and concern related to the Tonolli Corporation National Priorities List Site in Nesquehoning (Carbon County), Pennsylvania, ; and describes community relations activities that may be conducted ' by the United States Environmental 'Protection Agency (USEPA) Region III during the Superfund remedial action at the Site. The f community relations plan presented in this document focuses on the ;; activities designed to provide information to interested citizens and officials about site developments and activities and highlights .I several specific areas of community concern. The community j 1 relations plan described here also encompasses activities that will 1 •* assist with the collection of public input crucial throughout the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS).

i ; I L.J This plan is divided into the following sections: M • Site Description It. V This section provides the basic historical, geographical, and technical details of the Site. • Community Background This section describes the community in the area around the Site and their concerns and interests. • Highlights of the Community Relations Plan u i This section describes the community relations program that has been designed to address community concerns at the Site. • Community Relations Activities and Timing This section specifies the types of community relations c activities, required and recommended, to be conducted at the Site. I The information in the first two sections of this report is based primarily upon Federal and State documents such as Site Investigations conducted by contractors and government personnel. Documents reviewed include the Preliminary Assessment for the Tonolli Corporation (1986 - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Waste Management), A Hazard Ranking System for Tonolli Corporation (October, 1987 - NUS Corporation for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous Site Control Division), and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator's Report for the Tonolli Corporation Site (December, 1989 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III). In addition, information contained in this preliminary draft CRP was also obtained during interviews with local community officials and residents conducted in May 1990. USEPA Region III has lead responsibility for managing remediation and community relations activities at the Site. A mailing list of Federal, state', and local officials, key community members, water authority representatives, and media representatives who have expressed interest in Site activities is included in Appendix I. A list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of private citizens who have shown an interest in the Site has not been included in Appendix I, but will be maintained at USEPA Region III. Appendix II identifies potential locations for the information repository(ies) and the public meeting(s) in Nesquehoning and Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, during I ] remedial activities. Appendix III provides Technical Assistance y[j Grant (TAG) information. c u

ft R:5 0 0 I I 3 I II. SITE DESCRIPTION

This section describes the Site, its location, and the history of its ownership and contamination problems. i A. Site Location The Site is located on Route 54 in the Green Acres Industrial Park, approximately 2 miles west of the junction of Routes 54 and_ 209 in the Borough of Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The property is bordered on the south by Nesquehoning Creek. Tonolli Corporation maintained battery recycling operations on this 20-acre site from August 1974 to December 1985. The topography surrounding the Site location is mixed mountain/valley terrain in what is locally known at the Hauto Valley. Much of the valley bottom is covered with large piles of coal mining waste (culm). Such wastes can also be seen immediately adjacent to the Site boundary. The area around the Site is mixed industrial/residential, with approximately 20 residences and various light industry operations L located within 250 yards of the Site. The nearest residence is approximately 200 feet west of the Site's western fence. Approximately 13,000 people live within a 3-mile radius in the communities of Nesquehoning, Summit Hill Borough, Lansford Borough, Coaldale, Hauto Valley, and Bloomingdale. The Lake Hauto recreational area used locally is also within the 3-mile radius. Figure 1 is a layout of the Site and the immediately adjacent area. Figure 2 shows the location of the Site within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. TONOLLI CORPORATIION SITE SITE SKETCH n

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AND 1983 MAGNETIC NORTH ION AT CENTER OF SHEET B. Site History The Tonolli Corporation is headquartered in the Netherlands and r maintains operations in Canada. Its facility in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, recycled lead batteries (which involved crushing the batteries and recovering lead and plastic materials) and smelted lead. The facility operated from August 27, 1974, to October 29, 1985, at which time the Tonolli Corporation filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The Corporation converted this proceeding to Chapter 7, Title II, liquidation status, and all corporate assets held in the United States were liquidated. The facility was essentially abandoned by February 1, 1986, and the property and buildings fell under the jurisdiction of the State-appointed Trustee, Mr. John Thomas, Esquire, of Thomas and Pulaski, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, The Site was proposed to the National Priorities List (NPL) in June 1988 and placed on the , NPL in October 1989. ' The facility1 consisted of a battery storage area that received spent batteries of all sizes from which lead and plastic were extruded as recyclable materials. The battery storage area was i located on a concrete lot from which battery acid and contaminated runoff collected! in a sump and was diverted into a hazardous waste f i surface impoundment (lagoon). Batteries were transported from the L dumping area to a hammermill which crushed them for material separation and cleaning processes. Wastewater from these processes was collected ii> a sump and diverted to the lagoon. Crushed battery casings vfere stored in the piles! throughout the portion of C the Site north o;f the operational building and also in the waste landfill along the east boundary fence. Surface runoff from piles was collected in a sump and diverted to the lagoon. Extrudable L" materials from the batteries were ffcmelted and refined, the emissions from which were directed through a baghouse and scrubber. Sludges produced during the scrubbing of exhausts were placed in the landfill. Refined lead products were sold to industry in the form of lead pigs and ingots. During the perioti of operation, the Tonolli facility maintained onsite hazardous material storage and disposal operations. A hazardous materials lagoon, located along the southeast boundary of the Site, was used for the storage of process waters from the battery crushing operation, the smelting and refining processes, and the residual waters from the emission scrubbing units. In

1 USEPA, 1989. Federal On-Scene Coordinator's Report of the Tonolli Corporation Site CERCLA Emergency Response/Removal Action. addition to process waters, the lagoon received surface water runoff (rainfall) from the raw material storage area, the battery casing storage area and all Site property. The capacity of the impoundment was estimated at 600,000 gallons. The liner for this lagoon was removed intact during the 1989 CERCLA emergency response action at the Site. In addition to the lagoon, Tonolli also operated a hazardous waste landfill along the east boundary of the Site. Sludges from : - emission control devices and from the neutralization treatment I process, crushed battery casings, and periodically, water from the 1 lagoon were among the wastes placed in the landfill. The landfill was installed as two management units, each lined with a butyl I rubber liner. A leachate management system was also installed to i i pump collected leachate to the lagoon immediately adjacent to the landfill treatment. n | I ] In August 1980, pursuant to Section 3010 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) , the Tonolli Corporation notified USEPA of hazardous waste activity. Tonolli identified , j itself as a generator, treater, storer, and disposer of hazardous Li .... wastes. yin November 1980, Tonolli acquired Interim Status under RCRA Subtitle C when it filed a Part A permit application for a landfill fand a surface impoundment. The hazardous wastes generated onsite were described as emission control dusts/sludge from secondary lead smelting. Tonolli was granted "interim status" under RCRA, but never received a Part B permit for its hazardous waste operations • due to the bankruptc- y proceeding. s that began in 1985. L.j Since 1984, the Site has been evaluated on several occasions by state and Federal authorities for levels of contamination present i? at the Site and was involved in a number of legal proceedings j \ . pertaining to the mismanagement of its wastes. The Site became an "* official Super fund site in 1989 when it was placed on the National Priorities List (NPL); however, CERCLA (Superfund) funded 1 1 investigations and emergency removal activities preceded the Site ' s " official designation on the NPL. C. History of Inspections and Studies* In May 19842, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER) and Tonolli entered into a Consent Order and Agreement pursuant to State air gualrty regulations. PADER and Tonolli agreed that by January 1, 1986, Tonolli would remove the inactive plastics storage piles located along the northern boundary of the Site; however, the plastic storage piles were still onsite when USEPA CERCLA removal actions began on May 22, 1989. • In September 1984, USEPA RCRA representatives inspected the Tonolli L facility and observed that less than two feet of vertical capacity remained in the lagoon. Inspectors felt that this was not [ sufficient to prevent the impoundment from overflowing due to , . extreme precipitation. USEPA and Tonolli entered into a subsequent Consent Order and Agreement pursuant to Section 3008 (a) of RCRA, on May 3, 1985. Tonolli and USEPA agreed that Tonolli would install :'"' an aboveground storage tank near the lagoon in order to eliminate the threat of lagoon overflow. •: In May 1985, USEPA issued a memorandum summarizing its evaluation i-» of ground water quality at the Tonolli facility. The evaluation concluded that the ground water monitoring system installed for I* Tonolli was not adequate and did not provide accurate monitoring of y the extent of ground water contamination caused by the Tonolli facility. The USEPA memo further concluded that the existing landfill was responsible for the contamination of ground water, as n evidenced by elevated levels of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in monitoring wells, and that the facility had impacted Nesquehoning Creek, as evidenced by elevated levels of lead, arsenic, cadmium, fl and sulfate levels and decreased pH levels in downstream samples. In December 1985, during a PADER site Inspection, the presence of | <• an illegal diversion ditch was documented. This ditch facilitated [ :| the diversion of contaminated surface water runoff from the stormwater collection sump to a swale discharging directly to Nesquehoning Creek. PADER issued a Notice of Violation to Tonolli {i and assessed a civil penalty.

Summaries of inspections, studies, and consent orders prepared by December 1989 were referenced in the Federal On-Scene Coordinator's Report of the Tonolli Corporation Site CERCLA Emergency Response/Removal Action (December 1989). In August 1986, PADER requested the USEPA Emergency Response Section (ERS) to consider initiating interim emergency response activities at the Tonolli facility due to the financial status of the Tonolli Corporation and the serious threat to human health and the environment posed by the abandonment of the facility. Because Tonolli was protected under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, PADER felt that the proper closure of the facility as detailed in Tonolli's RCRA Part B application, April 26, 1983, could not be accomplished. Therefore, PADER requested USEPA ERS to perform the closure with CERCLA funding. I In February 1987, a site assessment was performed by an USEPA Region III Emergency Response Technical Assistance Team (TAT) after a request for assistance from PADER. The site inspection was hindered by heavy snow and frozen conditions, thus no samples could be collected. TAT did note the presence of the illegal diversion ditch to Nesquehoning Creek (southern boundary of the property) and the existence of a break in the Site perimeter fence, for approximately 30 feet along the Site's north boundary. The USEPA concluded that unauthorized access to the Site could potentially be a problem, given the hazard existing at the Site. In June 1987, a second assessment by TAT was performed during which soil and aqueous samples were collected. Analysis of these samples revealed high concentrations of lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, Pand copper in onsite and offsite soil and water. Further analysis from subsequent sampling visits during the summer of 1987 revealed degraded water quality in Nesquehoning Creek, as evidenced by increased heavy metal and sulfate levels and decreased pH f7 downstream of the facility. Of fsite soil and water along L Nesquehoning Creek have also been found to be contaminated. In August 1987, TAT performed a site inspection of the aboveground li hazardous waste storage tank that was believed to be leaking. TAT determined that the storage tank contained approximately 500,000 gallons of extremely acidic wastewater (pH < 1). TAT sampled tank contents as well as effluent from a leaking valve on the tank. The effluent from the leaking valve was subsequently determined to be condensation from the tank liner. Laboratory analysis of the tank contents determined that the water failed USEPA's characteristics of Extraction Procedure (EP) toxicity for arsenic, cadmium, and lead, and had a pH that failed EPA's characteristic of corrosivity. ?•: \ \ In September 1987, a proposed scope of work for a CERCLA removal ** effort was drafted. The objectives of this removal effort included prevention of offsite migration of contaminants, removal of P contaminated soils from the illegal diversion ditch connecting the la collection tank and drainage swale, and limiting access to areas at the Site. The action memo to conduct a CERCLA removal effort at ••- Tonolli was signed on October 9, 1987.

Sfcl In October 1987, TAT performed a site visit to inventory the laboratory area of the Tonolli facility. TAT documented the presence of numerous bottles of hazardous materials that were used in the research and development process by Tonolli. These containers were mostly acids, and all were labeled as hazardous waste. The proper disposal of these materials was addressed in the original action memo of October 9, 1987. However, when the removal action was initiated on May 22, 1989, the hazardous materials in the laboratory were no longer onsite, apparently removed during bankruptcy liquidation proceedings. In November 1988, Dr. J. Winston Porter, Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, D.C., approved a measure allowing delayed start-up of the CERCLA removal project at Tonolli. Negotiations with Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), USEPA Region III budgetary limitations, and more pressing r ; USEPA Region III commitments were cited as reasons to delay the ' l start-up of removal actions beyond the statutory limit of one year after the action memo was signed on October 9, 1987. 1 Adverse weather conditions during the winter of 1988-89 and i i personnel shortages in early 1989 prevented removal operations from beginning until tyie spring of 1989. An Emergency Response Cleanup p Services team (ERGS) contractor, O.K. Materials, Inc. (OHM) of y Findlay, Ohio, began developing treatment plans for the Site. OHM determined that innovative, onsite mobile treatment technologies Ofor lagoon stabilization were feasible remediation alternatives, and ERGS and TAT were mobilized to the Tonolli facility on May 22, 1989, to initiate CERCLA removal activities. The removal operation was completed on December 22, 1989. L Quantities removed were 1,197,254 gallons of lagoon, spring and surface water which were treated and discharged; 492,870 gallons acidic wastewater was disposed of by a Chemical Waste Management, I Inc., facility; 2,225 cubic yards of dewatered and stabilized sludge and soil and 25,000 square feet of lagoon liner were stored c on site. D. Hazardous Substances at the Site c Presently at the Site is a lined landfill containing approximately 84,700 cubic yards of liquid wastes and sludges. This liner is s suspected to be breached. Stored in the main building are 2,225 i cubic yards of dewatered and stabilized sludge and soil and 25,000 *'•" square feet of lagoon liner removed during the 1989 CERCLA emergency response action. y Process water and surface runoff from process locations at the Tonolli facility were contaminated with high levels of heavy metals, particularly lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, and copper. ^ In addition to heavy metals, the process runoff had a very low pH

? 10 in. L and a high sulfate concentration. Heavy metal contamination of surface runoff from rainfall and snowmelt in the battery storage area, battery casing chips piles, and the remaining site property exceed PADER discharge criteria by a factor of 1000. j Testing also revealed arsenic, cadmium, and lead in Nesquehoning Creek, within 3 miles downstream of the Site. Soils contaminated with elevated concentrations of lead, arsenic, and cadmium were also found on the Site. i i > I' : E* Nature of Threat """* j ' ! ' Twenty residences are located within !250 yards of the facility, with the nearest residence being within 200 feet of the Site's western fence. Approximately 13,000 people live within a 3-mile ,<•- radius of the Site. Major communities within the 3-mile radius of ••: the Site include Nesquehoning, Summit Hill Borough, Lansford Borough, Coaldale, Bloomingdale, and Hauto Valley. i • Two municipal water authorities, the Lansford/Coaldale Joint Water L, Authority and the Summit Hill Water Authority, supply water to residents of these communities and to two local State hospitals. |" These water authorities rely on ground water and surface water as sources. Generally, the water authorities utilize surface water impoundments, such as the Bear Creek Reservoir, located approximately 2,500 feet northwest of the Site, as their primary water source. Ground water is relied upon during low rainfall i- periods. Ground water wells used by the water authorities are located within 3 miles of the Site. t i t * L, The nearest municipal wells are located within one mile of the facility and are of sufficient depth to draw water from zones at I - elevations below the Site. The nearest private well to the Site, I a 220 foot well located directly across the road (Route 54) from "* the Site, is not being used for drinking water and is available for ground water monitoring, according to its owner. Site monitoring I \ wells have confirmed ground water contamination at the facility. Li ; The monitoring wells at the Site confirm ground water contamination. The lead, cadmium, and chromium concentrations in C the monitoring wells exceed the Federal health-based criteria for drinking water.

i III. COMMUNITY BACKGROUND

A. Community Profile Nesquehoning is located approximately 4 miles away from Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, County Seat of Carbon County, and a local hub of tourism within the popular Poconos region of Pennsylvania. Nesquehoning's population is approximately 3,300. Nesquehoning's population was once over 5,000. The population of the Borough is rising again, according to Mayor Isabel Zickler. t The predominant industry in this region is coal mining, and its i workers are primarily "blue-collar." Many of the residents commute S to work into larger communities, such as Allentown. Nesquehoning is primarily a residential community, although there are several ,1 industrial facilities located in an industrial park in the western I i end of the Borough. Hauto Valley is also located in the western '•J end of Nesquehoning beyond the industrial park in which the Tonolli Corporation Site is located. Hauto area residents are likely to I • . have the greatest awareness of activities (authorized and improper) U at the Site. Many of the citizens and officials contacted want to keep Nesquehoning as a primarily residential community, but the Kovatch Corporation (which owns the majority of the land in Nesquehoning and is its largest employer) is seeking to attract more industry 0 into the industrial park which it owns. There is much interest in Superfund sites in this area because four f1 sites are located within a 20-mile radius of Nesquehoning. ij Residents have been very direct in voicing their complaints that USEPA and PADER have allowed industries to pollute the environment. M B. Chronology of Community Involvement I I One of the chapters of the Anthracite Regional Conservation Society Li (ARCS), a local environmental advocacy group, has focused its interests in the Tonolli Corporation Site because several of its fl members live in close proximity to the Site. The group has sent [j letters and made telephone calls to perssons within PADER and USEPA in an attempt to obtain information on activities at the Site. .., This group is planning to submit an application for the Technical : Assistance Grant (TAG), as described in Appendix III of this CRP. 4 * Attempts have also been made by Carbon County and Nesquehoning 0 Borough officials to obtain information on the Site from PADER and USEPA. The limited success of local government officials and advocacy group members to obtain requested information from government sources has led to antagonistic feelings towards .State and Federal environmental agencies. 12 Media coverage has been minimal concerning the Site. Articles appeared in local newspapers covering Tonolli employee layoffs before closing in 1985, a plastics fire onsite in 1987 and the USEPA/PRP consent order to conduct the RI/FS at the Site. The Site has also received limited coverage by local television news programs. This coverage included the Site's addition to the NPL and USEPA's removal activities. In 1989 during the removal action, USEPA staff contacted local officials to inform them of activities being undertaken at the Site. USEPA staff also informally discussed the work going on with interested citizens who came to the Site during removal activities. The USEPA held a public meeting to discuss ongoing cleanup activities at the Site in November 1989. Topics covered in the presentation included an explanation of the Superfund program; the need for ground water sampling; the preparation of a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS); the steps involved in creating a Record of Decision (ROD); and the availability to the community of a Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) . Over 40 residents from Nesquehoning and surrounding communities attended, and EPA responded to questions raised by those in attendance. Many of the attendees were also members of the Anthracite Regional Conservation Society. C. Key Community concerns The following sections summarize the principal concerns that have been expressed by this community during formal onsite interviews conducted by USEPA in May 1990 and during informal discussions following the public meeting held in November 1989. 1. Human Health Effects - Testing for the presence of lead in children occurred during Tonolli's early operations, according to the residents interviewed. A renewal of health effects testing has been suggested by residents as part of a thorough public health study. Residents are concerned that the entire Borough of Nesquehoning may have been affected by operations at the Tonolli facility C because the primary wind direction is from west to east, arid the facility operated on the western edge of the town. Many people interviewed have no knowledge of the C potential toxic effects of contaminants found at the Site. | 2. Water Contamination - Most of the Hauto Valley residents are concerned with pollution from the Site that may have contaminated ground water. Local officials have expressed a specific concern about the deterioration of the quality of water used by nearby State-run hospitals. One resident asked whether USEPA will be testing private well water. 3. Further Contamination - Concerns have been expressed over the potential for further spread of contamination from suspected lagoons that were buried under the landfill, battery casings being washed offsite during heavy rains, and runoff after periods of heavy precipitation. There appears to have been the potential for illegal dumping of contaminants at the Site due to inadequate security at the Site. Officials interviewed were very concerned over the migration of contaminants that has and could occur as a result of cleanup operations at the Site. In particular, the issue was raised of inadvertent releases due to excessive speeding of trucks and other vehicles on Route 54 in front of the Site. One fire has broken out at the Site since abandonment in 1985; the potential for additional fires and possible contamination from those fires has also been expressed as a concern by the community residents. 4. Proposed Cogeneration Plant - Adjacent to the eastern end of the Site are culm piles (coal mining wastes) that are allegedly contaminated with heavy metals. Potential heavy metal contamination of these culm piles due to migration of contaminants from the Site has triggered concern over the potential for air pollution if the culm is used as fuel in a proposed nearby cogeneration plant. Concern has also been expressed over the potential environmental effects of plant construction. 5. Accessibility of site information - The community surrounding the Site is generally uninformed about contamination problems at the Site, and concerned community leaders and environmental groups have unsuccessfully attempted to obtain information about the Site. Lack of documented, available information has resulted in numerous rumors surfacing about Site history, conditions, ownership, and the spread of contamination. Some misinformation has been spread by former Tonolli employees. 6. Site Security - Many individuals have expressed concern over possible entry to the Site by unauthorized persons. Residents nearby the Site have seen trucks going towards the Site, especially late at night, and some residents expressed a fear there has been "midnight dumping" at the Site and removal of equipment from the Site by unauthorized individuals. 7. PRPs' Role in the Superfund Process - Citizens of Nesquehoning wonder who will he cleaning up the Site and are uninformed about the financial obligations of the Site PRP's. The residents are also interested in finding out about the potential liability of anyone who might 14 purchase the land or is. [ found diimping additional hazardous waste at the Site. Residents are angry over the apparent indifference of the Tonolli Corporation for conditions that remain at the Site. 8. Comparison of Tonolli Corporation site to McAdoo Associates NPL Site - Several Nesquehoning residents interviewed fear that the Toriolli Corporation Site will not be properly remediated. The basis for this fear is the community's perception that the remediation of the McAdoo Associates Site in the Borough of McAdoo, found to be a dumping ground for various hazardous wastes, was inadequate. Two members of the Anthracite Regional Conservation Society who live close to the Tonolli Corporation Site expressed their concern that they do not want similar "inadequate" remediation; i.e., clay capping, which was used at the McAdoo Associates Site. 9. State/Federal Responsibilities To Inform the Community - One of the key concerns brought up in interviews with i ,• • local government officials and community residents was U the grossly insufficient information communicated to date from the USEPA to Nesquehoning and Carbon County T officials. The community appears to be generally uninformed about technical aspects of the Site and legal responsibilities of USEPA, PADER, and the PRPs, and has had little success in obtaining information from government authorities. j 10. Site Activities - The residents of Nesquehoning are very interested in finding out a time frame for activities to take place at the Site, and what these activities are likely to entail; the locations for sampling; the results of sampling; where contaminated materials will go after leaving the Site; what will happen to the land and buildings after cleanup is completed; .and whether the land could be used again for any purpose.

15 IV. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM FOR THE SITE

USEPA Region III has augmented its community relations staff and has begun to implement better community relations at Superfund sites. USEPA Region Ill's goal is to develop community relations as a more intensely interactive process than has been done previously. i A. Objectives A strong community relations program iss needed in this community, which is not only affected by the Tonolli Corporation Site but also by three other Superfund sites located within a 20-mile radius. Community relations efforts should focus on providing accurate and r timely information about activities, findings and developments. The varied community relations activities will require effective coordination with local officials for all activities. Maintaining close contact with the community and monitoring media coverage of the Site will keep the USEPA community relations staff to be informed of changing levels in community concern. The following sections summarize the objectives of conducting community relations at this Site. 1. Open a communications link botween Nesquehoning residents and the USEPA. The community surrounding the Site is and has been trying to obtain factual information pertaining to the Site. Residents and officials are quite willing to discuss their concerns regarding the n Site. Failure to develop lines of communication could result in increased community antagonism towards USEPA. 2. Utilize the services of the PRPs. Representatives of the PRPs have expressed a willingness to be actively involved in community relations for the Site. PRPs c identified to date have shown a responsible attitude by agreeing to fund the RI/FS, and they want to be openly responsive to the community's needs during community relations activities. Active involvement of the PRPs in USEPA's community relations efforts for this site is desirable in light of the community's perception that neither government nor the PRPs have had meaningful interest in remediating conditions at the Site. 3. Provide accurate and timely information about site activities to the community, local officials, and the media. To keep the community informed of site activities, concise and easily understood information should be available pertaining to the schedule, purpose, and outcome of technical activities. Failure to respond

16 quickly and accurately or evasive answers to the community's information requests will result in two possible impressions: I a. USEPA is trying to cover something up, or b. USEPA is not doing its job. 4. Contact with residents and local officials concerning pertinent facets of the Superfund program. The community relations activities for the Site should encompass basic information concerning the Superfund process. Clear concise information related by USEPA community relations staff will prevent misconceptions about USEPA's purpose and responsibilities at this Site as well as at other Superfund sites in the area. This information should be given verbally and in written form to interested citizens, officials, and media representatives in addition to being placed in the information repository.

B. Methods of Communication i Communication methods that will be utilized for community relations for the Site are extensive in response to the strong interest in maintaining open communications between the community, the local officials, and the USEPA. The required methods include establishment of an information repository, a public meeting to announce USEPA's Record of Decision for remediating the Site, a Responsiveness Summary containing the community's reaction to n USEPA's decisions, and revisions to this Community Relations Plan L in response to changes in the level of community interest. Recommended methods of communication for this Site also include j ^ continued community interviews, fact sheets, mailings, media hi notices, open houses, small group meetings and workshops, outreach at local schools, radio talk-show appearances, site tours, and telephone conferences. (See Section V for a detailed discussion of U specific community relations activities for the Site.)

! * f? C. Resources To Be Used for Community Relations Nesquehoning officials are adamant about their desire to receive i' notice of information about the Tonolli NPL Site prior to press i releases or other releases of information to the general public. 1" Timely notification of the local officials will allow them to understand the developments at the Site and to be able to respond i! to inquiries from their constituents and the media. LJ ! Some of the residents near the Site belong to the Anthracite Regional Conservation Society, a local environmental advocacy group. By maintaining communications with this group, information may be disseminated to the community quickly. Rumors can be nullified by keeping this group up-to-date on Site activities. As described in section IV.A, representatives of the PRPs have expressed an interest in actively peirticipating in community relations efforts at the Site.

D. Key Individuals > Residents interviewed in the Borough of Nesquehoning specifically ' recommended that the Mayor, Borough Council, and Chief of Police be informed about site activities because they will be the first 1 persons contacted by the public concerning events associated with the Site. The individuals are expected to have an essential role in the community relations activities planned at the site.

E. Sensitive Areas Certain subjects pertaining to tine Site arouse particular l- concern in the community, as revealed in the community interviews. Some of these sensitive areas should be addressed by USEPA in its |r community relations efforts directly through one or more of the LJ required or recommended community relations activities described in section V. Certain other subjects must be considered (but not P directly addressed) during the planning and implementation of I •! community relations activities.

i M 1. Address the Cogeneration Plant issue directly. On June L, 8, 1990, PADER issued the construction permits for the Panther Creek Cogeneration Project, which is to be j '• situated adjacent to the Tonolli Site. Several residents [; have expressed strong opposition to the cogeneration project and the proximity of the construction and culm p excavation activities to the Tonolli Site. To this end, 1 USEPA must communicate the role and authorities of the " Superfund Program in the cogeneration matter and describe the communication that has occurred regarding this issue Cand the resulting restrictions on the permit for this facility. r - 2. Prepare for the comparisons that will be made to the • McAdoo Associates Superfund site in McAdoo Borough. The proximity of Nesquehoning to McAdoo Borough has initiated a comparison of the Tonolli Corporation Site P to the McAdoo Associates Superfund Site-. Community *£ feelings about the other three Superfund sites located within, twenty miles of Nesquehoning must be taken into account for community relations at this Site.

18 L 3. Promote the active role that will be taken by USEPA at the Site. Insufficiently developed community relations programs in Pennsylvania by PADER and USEPA for NPL sites nearby the Site have contributed to a perception within this community that USEPA's community relations activities for this Site (as well as the remediation work itself) will be insufficient. Open two-way communication between the residents, local officials, and USEPA should serve to enhance USEPA's reputation in this community. 4. Note the legal action that will be or has been taken against the Tonolli Corporation by private citizens. Community interviews conducted in Nesquehoning revealed there are several lawsuits filed against the Tonolli Corporation by four private citizens and one lawsuit filed by the Lansford/Coaldale Joint Water Authority against the Tonolli Corporation concerning contamination of ground water. At least four individual lawsuits have been filed by individuals who are members of ARCS. It remains unclear whether the existence of lawsuits filed by individual ARCS members could preclude the organization from being eligible for the Technical Assistance Grant (TAG); leaders of the ARCS chapter interviewed in Nesquehoning have expressed interest in applying for this grant. (See Appendix III.) 5. PRP Issues. Negotiations have revealed that the PRPS do not feel they are truly responsible for the mismanagement f of wastes conducted by the Tonolli Corporation. Although this is not an uncommon sentiment held by PRPs who were not directly involved in waste management at a Superfund i: site, it is a special area for USEPA to consider when planning community relations activities for the Site given that some representatives of the PRPs have u expressed a willingness to be active participants in Site community relations. Many residents have expressed an overt distrust of the Kovatch Corporation, which owns the industrial park in which the Site is located and is one of Nesquehoning's major employers. This distrust stems, in part, from the c previous activities of the Tonolli Corporation.

19 V. COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES

This section focuses on the community relations activities recommended for use with the community surrounding the Site in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. Proposed activities are varied and numerous in response to the apparent intense interest within the community about the Site. A. Establish and Maintain One or More Information Repositories At least one information repository "is required to be established to ensure that Site-related documents are available to interested citizens. The repository will contain current information, technical reports, and reference documents regarding the Site and the Superfund program. The Administrative Record for the Site will be a file containing all information used to decide upon the selection of a remedial response action for the Site. This Administrative Record will be available for public review at the selected information repository locations. B. conduct a Public Meeting Upon Completion of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) requires that USEPA provide an opportunity for at public meeting during the public comment period for the Proposed Plan. Public meetings held at this stage of the Superfund process facilitate citizen input to site-related issues and decisions regarding preferred remedial alternatives. C. Initiate a Public Comment Period The public will be given a specified time period during which it can review and comment on various documents and USEPA actions concerning the Site. For example, a 30-day comment period will be held to allow community members to review and comment on the draft Proposed Plan. ' D. Prepare a Responsiveness Summary A responsiveness summary will be prepared to summarize public reaction to USEPA's preferred remedial alternative for the Site. The comments expressed by the community will be summarized by issue, and USEPA's responses to specific issues will also be presented. Any remaining community concerns that USEPA was unable to address will also be summarized.

20 E. Continue Community Interviews Informal face-to-face interviews will continue to be held with concerned citizens, officials, and media representatives interested in Site activities. Continued community interviews will enhance the effectiveness of this Community Relations Plan. F. Revise the Community Relations Plan This Community Relations Plan will be modified to reflect significant changes in the level and nature of community concern and to update the schedule of community relations activities, as necessary. These changes in concern may be revealed during community interviews or as a. result of other community relations activities. G. Conduct a Public Meeting to Announce Commencement of the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) It is recommended that USEPA provide an opportunity for the public to gain information on the RI/FS Work Plan before its commencement. Public meetings facilitate citizen input to site-related issues and decisions leading up to the Record of Decision (ROD). • • The Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) have expressed an interest in participating in community relations activities and •should be involved in the public meeting to respond to questions pertaining to PRP responsibilities. i H. Participate in Radio Talk-Shows C WLSH (a Lansford, Pennsylvania, radio station) has a talk show from 10:00 am to 11:00 am during the week called "Air Your Opinion". This programs allows listeners to call in and talk about current affairs. The radio station has guest hosts to provide two-way communication on specific subjects between the public and the guest host. "Air Your Opinion" is a very popular show in Nesquehoning and would provide an inexpensive opportunity to discuss Site activities with a large public audience. I. Conduct Presentations Presentations to local clubs (Rotary, Lions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Nesquehoning Women' s Club, etc.) are another means to improve public understanding of the problems associated with the Tonolli Corporation Site and to explain how the USEPA will address them. Discussions with the local civic clubs will also facilitate community response to proposed or current activities at the Site.

21 J. Conduct Workshop(s) Concerning Superfund Program Workshops may be held publicly and/or with local physicians and other public health workers. In addition to improving the public's understanding of the hazardous substance problems at the Site by eliminating technical misconceptions, workshops also enable USEPA staff to identify specific technical concerns of individual citizens and the health care community and to receive citizen comments. Workshops could be held to discuss: What USEPA is and what USEPA is legally enabled to do under Superfund • What the Superfund process is • PADER responsibility to permit the cogeneration plant i • Acceptable levels of risk i; • USEPA's risk assessment process ? " ' • The potential for toxicological effects to be associated with chemicals found at the Elite. • Health care relating to the chemicals found at the site during remediation activities and/or contaminants in the env ir onment • What toxic effects can be expected K. Conduct Outreach Program at the Local High School and Grade r i. School on the Superfund Process * The community surrounding the Site also lives in close proximity to several other Superfund sites that are in different stages of |; remediation. A program on the Superfund process and related safety " and health issues given at the local high school and grade school would promote better awareness of USEPA among young adults who could live for a long period of time within a few miles of sites on c the NPL. L. Conduct Open House with USEPA Officials *"* An open house would allow citizens to ask questions and express concerns directly to community relations and technical staff without the formality of a public meeting.

22 L a R500133 M. Organize Site Tours Scheduled trips to the site with citizens, local officials, and the media would facilitate better understanding of the nature of the problems at this Site. N. Telephone Conferences with All Key Individuals Telephone conferences should be arranged prior to public meeting announcements, press releases and periodic mailings to inform the local officials and other key individuals who may receive comments from citizens concerned with the Site" or activities relating to the Site. Telephone calls conducted throughout the Superfund process can be used to readily monitor any shifts in community concerns.

O. Prepare Periodic Mailings l Information packets or fact sheets, such as project updates, may be mailed to affected residents and other interested parties on a quarterly or bimonthly basis, as needed. Communications should be maintained during periods of inactivity at the Site to assure citizens that "behind the scenes" activities are continuing although nothing apparent may be happening onsite. P. Prepare Fact Sheets Fact sheets and technical summaries may be used to provide general information about the Superfund program, to. update the community on Site-related activities, and to explain the findings of the RI/FS and how USEPA plans to remediate-the Site. These fact sheets may be distributed in mailings and/or during public forums such as public meetings, workshops, and open houses. Q. Prepare and Disseminate Press Releases Press releases issued by USEPA can serve to make official statements about milestones in the response program, such as selection of a remedial alternative, key project dates, and completion of containment or cleanup actions. Press releases can effectively and quickly distribute information to large numbers of people in a short period of time; however, press releases only effectively distribute information if the media chooses to publish or use them. R. Place Paid Notices in Newspapers and Prepare Other Paid- for Media Announcements Paid-for notices from USEPA are necessari y to announce official public meetings, selection of a remediation alternative, and to announce the establishment of the information repository.

23 S. Conduct Small Group Meetings with Representatives of the Health Care Community Small group meetings with representatives of local hospitals, local physicians, and rescue squad personnel can serve to inform the available critical care personnel of acute and chronic symptoms associated with the hazardous waste found at the Site, and how physicians can diagnose and treat individuals who show these symptoms. These small group meetings are recommended prior to any Site activity to ensure the safety of individuals entering the Site as well as local residents.

T. Establish a USEPA Point of Contact for Information Due to the expected increased interest in this Site over time, it is recommended that a point of contact be established within USEPA for information on the Site, such as Mr. Albert Peterson, USEPA's Community Relations Coordinator for this Site.

u APPENDIX I

LIST OF CONTACTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES | A. Federal Elected Officials Senator H. John Heinz, III P.O. Box 55 Harrisburg, PA 17108 (717) 233-5849 -j Room 277, Russell Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6324 Senator Arlen Spector (717) 782-3951 Room 1159 228 Walnut Street r- Federal Office Building | = Harrisburg, PA 17101 ' ' i Room 303 (202) 224-4254 Senate Hart Building Washington, D.c. 20510 i i Representative Paul Kanjorski (717) 622-4212 fa 10 East South Street Building Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-2397 424 Cannon House Office Building (202) 225-6511 A- Washington, D.C. 20515 j i" Representative Gus Yatron . (717) 622-4212 i 1940 North 13th Street Reading, PA 19604 1 i 2205 Rayburn House Office Building (202) 225-5546 ' Washington, DC 20515

I : L B. State Elected Officials Senator Raphael Musto (717) 654-1483 P.O. Box 786 1011 Oak Street \ Pittston, PA 18640 Senate Post Office ! (717) 787-7105 -Main Capitol Building Room 458 Harrisburg, PA 17120-0030

25 Senator James Rhodes (717) 628-4782 123 Mahantongo Street Pottsville, PA 17901 351 Main Capitol Building (717) 787-2633 Senate P. O. Box 43 Harrisburg, PA 17120 Representative Keith McCall (717) 645-7585 124 W. Ridge Street Lansford, PA 18232

House Post Office BOX 49 (717) 783-1375 Main Capitol Building , Harrisburg, PA 17120 (717) 783-1375 P ti .; C. Local Officials • Mayor Isabel Zickler (717) 669-9588 Borough of Nesquehoning i 127 E. Catawissa Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 f - k Earl Johnson (717) 645-3460 Borough Council President p R.D. #1 , i!. Nesquehoning, PA 18240 William Pouluka (717) 669-6364 Borough Council Member L, 165 Marconi Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 f r i Audrey Gogal (717) 669-9504 Borough Council Member 459 E. Railroad Street : Nesquehoning, PA 18240 John Hallahfin (717) 669-6040 Borough Planning Commission L Nesquehoning, PA 18240 i Louis Paul (717) 669-9918 Borough Council Member 106 W. Diaz Avenue Nesquehoning, PA 18240

(VR500137 Frank Jacobs (717) 669-6647 Borough Council Member 244 W. Railroad Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 i Anthony Coniglio (717) 669-9012 Borough Council Member 155 E. Catawissa Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Joseph Tout (717) 669-9270 Nesquehoning Chief of Police R.D. #1, Lake Hauto Nesquehoning, PA 18240 • Bruce Conrad (717) 325-3671 Director of Planning & Development County of Carbon Court House Annex P.O. Box 210 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0210 | Ii D. USEPA Region III Officials Albert W. Peterson (215) 597-4081 Office of Public Affairs (3EA21) USEPA Region III 841 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Donna McCartney ! (215) 597-1101 Remedial Project Manager (3HW21) USEPA Region III 841 Chestnut Street ] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107

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27 Sbo RR5QQ138 E. Community Organizations and Group£t Anthracite Regional Conservation (717) 645-3666 '• '• Society (ARCS) Box 5A RD #1 Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Contact: Richard Habern (President) Kerry Evans Rev. Paul P. Welkie, Pastor (717) 669-9008 Sacred Heart Church " 81 West High Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 i ; Rev. Bruno M. Tucci, Pastor (717) 669-6321 r 5 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church & f • Immaculate Conception Church ;- 15 E. Garibaldi Avenue Nesquehoning, PA 18240 I.j . ' Rev. Michae' l Sopoliga, Pastor (717) 669-6623 St. John Russian Orthodox Church rr 9 West Railroad Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Rev. Steven Carl, Pastor (717) 669-9042 Meeds United Methodist Church C 23 W. Centre Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 ' T [ , L Rev. George Bujnak, Pastor (717) 669-6533 St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church l- 141 W. High Street i; Nesquehoning, PA 18240 *-3* Rev. David Rowe, Pastor (717) 645-7844 [ Zion Lutheran Church b 119 W. White Street Summit Hill, PA Joseph T. Matula (717) 669-6784 Commander V.F.W. Post 8008 P, 260 E. Catawissa Street I Nesquehoning, PA 18240 (• ~ Mrs. Tillie Lakata (717) 669-9475 [:1 President Ladies Aux. V.F.W. Lj 45 W. High Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240

j- tei Mrs. Madeline Ligenza (717) 669-6752 President Nesquehoning Woman's Club 345 E. Catawissa Street i Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Bill Hefflefinger Commander American Legion Post 85 W. Catawissa Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 i Bruce Nalesnix (717) 669-9898 President Nesquehoning Lions Club 57 W. Centre Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 ] Bill Gardiner ' (717) 669-6564 r; President Nesquehoning Rotary Club j ; 180 W. Coal Street '' Nesquehoning, PA 18240 ; Donna Kattner ' (717) 645-9745 i. President Hauto Fire Co. Aux. 12th Avenue t ~ Nesquehoning, PA 18240 L> l Mrs. Frances Vignone (717) 669-6061 President New Columbus Fire Co. Aux 84 E. Diaz Avenue Nesquehoning, PA 18240 i [ ' Richard Haberern ', (717) 645-3666 t. President Arc 11 | Park Avenue ; U Nesquehoning, PA 18240 c F. Potentially Responsible Parties ** Jeff Leed (215) 378-0852 (Interim Contact) f" Exide Corporation |^ . 645 Penn Street . Reading, PA 19601 : ** Other PRP contacts to be determined. ** NOTE: A permanent community relations representative from Othe PRP Steering Committee has not been established. Jeff .„ Leed has been designated as the Interim Contact for community relations. A steering committee^ has been established to i" represent the PRP's which number 200-300. i

29 G. Area Hospitals Coaldale State Hospital (717) 645-2131 Seventh Street Coaldale, PA 18218 Contact: Frank Porano, Administrator Gnaddenhutten Hospital (215) 377-7063 Eleventh and Hamilton Streets Lehighton, PA 18235 Contact: John Flanagan H. Water Authorities Lansford/Coaldale Joint Water Authority (717) 645-3040 Lansford, PA 18232 n Contact: Larry Vadyak I. Media

L! • NEWSPAPERS ! • - . - -- Times News (215) 377-2051 f- P. O. Box 239 y Lehighton, PA 18235 Contact: Carol ziegler The Times News (717) 668-1250 0 200 E. Broad St. (FAX) (717) 668-5466 Tamaqua, PA 18252 Contact: Al Sword Tamaqua Bureau Chief p Midweeker (Free newspaper) (717) 668-6117 Ii P. O. BOX 471 tj Tomaqua, PA 18252 Contact: None L Morning Call (215) 377-3530 157 South First Street (FAX) (215) 377-6466 C Lehighton, PA 18235 Contact: Bob Orenstein

! RADIO

WLSH(AM/FM) (717) 645-3123 P Box D (FAX) (717) 645-2159 L Lansford, PA 18232 Contact: Tom Tkach (pronounced "catch") >• [Talkshow 10-11 am ("Air Your Opinion")]

30 WHP - News Talk 580 (717) 238-2100 Broadcast Center (FAX) (717) 238-4903 3300 North Sixth Street P.O. Box 1507 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Contact: Robert Lang News Anchor/Reporter WHP - Newsight 21 (717) 238-2100 3300 North Sixth Street (FAX) (717) 238-4903 P.O. Box 1507 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Contact: Susan Hensel Reporter i n TELEVISION Channel 13 (215) 377-3060 Lehighton, PA 18235 (also the local cable contact) WLYH-TV (Channel 15 - CBS) (717) 273-4551 P.O. BOX 1283 (FAX) (717) 270-0901 Lebanon, PA 17042 Contact: Leilyn Perri

WNEP-TV (Channel 16) (717) 826-1616 ij 16 Montage Mountain Road (FAX) (717) 341-1344 Moosic, PA 18507 p • Contact: Bob Reynolds WYOU-TV (Channel 22 - CBS) (717) 386-2243 R.D. 1, Box 111-A (FAX) (717) 372-1254 Andreas, PA 18211 li Contact: Lawrence Neff

WHTM-TV (Channel 27 - ABC) (717) 236-2727 3235 Hoffman Street (FAX) (717) 236-1263 Harrisburg, PA 17110 Contact: Rhonda Overby Reporter WBRE-TV (Channel 28) (717) 823-2828 62 South Franklin Street ; (FAX) (717) 829-0440 r. Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 Contact: Kitch Lostus

31 APPENDIX II

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR INFORMATION REPOSITORY AND PUBLIC! MEETING A. Information Repository Three potential sites for information repositories have been identified: (1) Borough Office (717) 669-9588 Borough of Nesquehoning 123 Catawissa Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 (2) Planning and Development Office (717) 325-3671 County of Carbon Court House Annex P.O. Box 210 Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-0210 (3) Dimmick Memorial Library (717) 325-2131 54 Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 Contact: (Head Librarian) The Borough Office is located in the center of Nesquehoning on Route 209, in the same building as the police department. The office is situated approximately two mil.es from the Site. There is a photocopier available at this location, and after business hours access can be obtained by prior arrangement with Mayor Isabel Zickler. The Carbon County Planning Office is located approximately six miles from the Site in Jim Thorpe. Although very little room is available at the Dimmick Memorial Library, repository materials could be given to the library by submitting a request to the library's Board of Directors. C B. Public Meeting One site large enough to hold EI public meeting has been identified: Nesquehoning Borough Recreation Center (717) 669-9588 West Railroad Street Nesquehoning, PA 18240 Contact: Isabel Zickler (Mayor of Nesquehoning)

£ &B58QU3 APPENDIX III

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT INFORMATION

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) accepts applications for Technical Assistance Grants (TAG). Mandated by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, 1980) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA, 1986), USEPA allows the award of one : grant up to $50,000.00 per National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund site. The purpose of the TAG is to enable local citizen groups to hire • technical experts to review and interpret reports generated by USEPA or Potentially Responsible Parties (PRP) at each NPL site. r; Procedures for applying for a TAG are explained in the Citizens j ; Guidance Manual, which is available along with site-specific 1 information at the local information repository described elsewhere in this Community Relations Plan. i - ' A citizens group can receive their own copy of the Guidance Manual by contacting: yr Albert W. Peterson', APl R Office of Public Affairs (3EA21) USEPA Region III 841 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 (215) 597-4081 — , . Only one group can receive a TAG, so USEPA urges local groups to join together to apply. After careful review of the Citizens Guidance Manual, interested groups can apply by sending a Letter of Intent to USEPA at the address above. An advertisement will be placed in the local paper announcing the group's intent to apply for a grant, and requesting C any other interested groups to send in their application, or to join with the group to apply. A 30-day comment period follows the [ announcement. Citizens are invited to apply for a TAG to get a better understanding of the scientific information associated with each Superfund site.

33 REFERENCES

USEPA. 1989. Federal On-Scene Coordinator's Report of the Tonolli Corporation Site CERCLA Emergency Response/Removal Action, pp. 1 - 8. USEPA. 1987. A Hazard Ranking System for Tonolli Corporation. PADER. 1986. Preliminary Assessment for Tonolli Corporation.

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