January 31, 2011 Mr. Edward Hampston, P.E. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Environmental Remediation Remedial Bureau D – 12th Floor 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7013 Re: Former Paragon Oil Terminal and the 100-120 Apollo Street Property Texaco Facility #304209 Greenpoint Section – Brooklyn, New York 2010 Annual Progress Report and 4th Quarterly Status Report October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 Dear Mr. Hampston: SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC (SAIC), on behalf of Texaco Inc. (Texaco), respectfully submits to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) this combined 2010 Annual Progress Report and 4th Quarterly Status Report for 2010. This combined report summarizes the corrective action activities completed on both the above referenced properties for 2010. All work has been completed in accordance with the amended order on Consent Case No. D2-1111-01-09AM between Texaco and NYSDEC dated May 15, 2009. If you have any questions concerning the information presented in this report, please do not hesitate to contact either Ms. G. M. Harris of Chevron Environmental Management Company on behalf of Texaco at 713-432-2248 or Mr. Peter Cagnetta of SAIC at 717-901-8841. Sincerely, SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC Peter J. Cagnetta, CPSS Senior Project Manager/Soil Scientist PJC:pr cc: G.M. Harris (Texaco) Neil Fletcher (Texaco) Stan Luckoski (Texaco) Jerry Ross (Pillsbury) Sal Geneva (Empire Merchants) Steve Russo (SPR) Steve Malinowski (CA Rich) Justin Kennedy (Roux) Steve Trifiletti (ExxonMobil) Nick Onufrak (BP) Joe White (NYSDEC) Kevin Lumpe (Steel Equities) Ivy Marvel (Brooklyn Public Library) SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC 6310 Allentown Boulevard / Harrisburg, PA 17112 / tel: 717.901.8100 / www.saic.com 2010 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT AND 4TH QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT (OCTOBER 1, 2010 TO DECEMBER 31, 2010) FOR THE FORMER PARAGON OIL TERMINAL AND THE 100-120 APOLLO STREET PROPERTY GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK FACILITY #304209 Prepared for: Texaco Inc. 4800 Fournace Place E520A Bellaire, TX 77401 Prepared by: SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC 6310 Allentown Boulevard Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112 January 31, 2011 SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC 6310 Allentown Boulevard / Harrisburg, PA 17112 / tel: 717.901.8100 / www.saic.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................1 th 2.0 4 Quarterly Status Report .....................................................................................................2 2.1 Landside Recovery System ...............................................................................................2 2.1.1 Total Fluids Recovery System Operations ............................................................. 2 2.1.1.1 October 2010 .................................................................................................. 3 2.1.1.2 November 2010 .............................................................................................. 3 2.1.1.3 December 2010 .............................................................................................. 3 2.1.2 Total Fluids Recovery System Maintenance .......................................................... 3 2.1.3 PSH Thickness and Groundwater Elevation Monitoring........................................ 4 2.1.4 Treated Water Discharge Monitoring ..................................................................... 5 2.1.6 Indoor Well Inspections and Slab Maintenance ..................................................... 5 2.1.7 Sub-Slab Depressurization System ......................................................................... 6 2.2 Newtown Creek Containment System ..............................................................................6 2.2.1 Former Paragon Oil Terminal ................................................................................. 7 2.2.2 100-120 Apollo Street Property .............................................................................. 7 2.2.3 Monthly Creekside Bulkhead Inspection and Resealing ........................................ 8 2.2.4 Containment and Absorption System Enhancements ............................................. 8 2.3 Site Characterization Activities ........................................................................................9 2.3.1 Regional Groundwater and PSH Gauging .............................................................. 9 3.0 Annual Progress Report ........................................................................................................10 3.1 Landside Recovery Systems ...........................................................................................10 3.1.1 Total Fluids Recovery System Performance......................................................... 10 3.1.2 Groundwater and PSH Capture ............................................................................. 10 3.1.3 Total Fluids Recovery System Maintenance and Operational Enhancements ..... 11 3.1.4 Treated Water Discharge Monitoring ................................................................... 13 3.1.5 Odor Control Measures ......................................................................................... 14 3.2 Newtown Creek Containment System ............................................................................14 3.2.1 Former Paragon Oil Terminal ............................................................................... 15 3.2.1.1 Summary of Containment and Absorption System Monitoring ................. 15 3.2.1.2 Summary of Seep Mitigation ...................................................................... 15 3.2.2 100-120 Apollo Street Property ............................................................................ 16 3.2.2.1 Summary of Containment and Absorption System Monitoring .................. 16 3.2.3 Summary of Bulkhead Inspections and Resealing................................................ 16 3.3 Summary of Additional Activities ..................................................................................17 3.3.1 Summary of Regional Groundwater and PSH Gauging ....................................... 17 3.3.2 Voluntary Sub-Slab Depressurization System Performance ................................ 17 3.3.3 Indoor Well inspections and Slab Maintenance.................................................... 18 3.3.4 Ambient Air Monitoring Program ........................................................................ 18 3.3.5 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Event ............................................................... 19 SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC 2010 Annual Progress Report and 4th Quarterly Status Report Former Paragon Oil Terminal #304209 & Apollo St. property - 2 - January 31, 2011 4.0 Planned Activities for 2011 ..................................................................................................20 4.1 PSH Thickness and Groundwater Elevation Monitoring................................................20 4.2 Performance Evaluation of ExxonMobil Recovery Wells RW-25 and RW-26 .............20 4.3 Annual Groundwater Monitoring ...................................................................................20 4.4 Monthly Indoor Well Inspections and Slab Maintenance...............................................21 4.5 Biannual Ambient Air Monitoring..................................................................................21 4.6 Startup of the Vapor Phase Recovery System ................................................................21 4.7 Continued Operation of the Sub-Slab Depressurization System ....................................21 4.8 Continued Operation of the TFR System........................................................................22 4.9 Development of Alternative Analysis Reports ...............................................................22 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location Map ................................................................................ Following Text Figure 2 Location of Total Fluids Recovery System ......................................... Following Text Figure 3 Total Fluids Recovery System Process Flow Schematic .................... Following Text Figure 4 4th Quarter Recovered PSH and Maintenance Timeline ...................... Following Text Figure 5 Cumulative and Weekly PSH Recovered ............................................ Following Text Figure 6a 4th Quarter Lower Bulkhead Monitoring Wells, PSH Thickness vs. Time ...................................................................... Following Text Figure 6b 4th Quarter Upper Bulkhead Monitoring Wells, PSH Thickness vs. Time ...................................................................... Following Text Figure 7 Sub-Slab Depressurization System ...................................................... Following Text Figure 8 Sub-Slab Depressurization System Process Flow Schematic .............. Following Text Figure 9 Plan View of Boom Containment and Absorption System ................ Following Text Figure 10 Boom Containment Compartments 1 to 4 Photo Compilation ........... Following Text Figure 11 Boom Containment Compartment 5 Photo Compilation ..................... Following Text Figure 12 Boom Containment Compartments SE1 to SE3 Photo Compilation ... Following Text Figure 13a Annual Lower Bulkhead Monitoring