S:L -C a( ScA*;NS PHASE II COMPREHENSIVE SITE ASSESSMENT REPORT CYPHER CORPORATION PROPERTY Corner of B Street and West First Street South Boston, Massachusetts DEP Release Tracking Number 3-21146 [Former SAK Recycling/Boston Junk RTN 3-0580] VOLUME I Text, Tables, Figures, Appendixes A to I Prepared for: Cypher Corporation 15 Cobbler Drive Fitchburg, MA 01420 APR C 2035 Prepared by: N ORTH DEP ORTHEAST REGIONAL ALTON ENGINEERING OFFICE 10 Rugg Road Sterling, MA 01564 March 2005 Alton Day one, LS Principal Engineer AE Project No: CYPHER0001 File No: Phase II CSA_Cypher ALTON ENGINEERING HYDRAULIC, WATER RESQOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ALTON ENGINEERING Hydraulic, Water Resources and Environmental Alton Day Stone, PE, LSP 10 Rugg Road. Sterling. MA 01564 Office: 978.422.8014 Mobile: 978.661).7728 Email: [email protected] March 30, 2005 AE Project No: CYPHER0001 Mr. Richard J. Chalpin, Deputy Regional Director Department of Environmental Protection Metropolitan Boston - Northeast Regional Office One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 RE: Phase II Comprehensive Site Assessment Report- NON-NE-04-3A186 Release Tracking No. 3-21146 Cypher Corporation Property Corner of B Street and North End of West First Street South Boston, Massachusetts Master (Former) Release Tracking No. 3-0580 Former Boston Junk Property 14 Louis Street South Boston, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Chalpin: Enclosed please find a Phase II Comprehensive Site Assessment Report for the Cypher Property Site, RTN 3-21146, prepared by Alton Engineering on the behalf of Cypher Corporation (Mr. Walter Fiore, President). In accordance with the DEP Amended Notice of Noncompliance With The MCP, dated November 17, 2004, the Phase II CSA Report and, if applicable, a Phase III Remedial Action Plan, are to be submitted to the Department by March 31, 2005. The results of the Phase II CSA indicate a disposal site is present on the Cypher Site and further remedial response actions will be required to close the disposal site and file a Response Action Outcome Statement. A Release Abatement Measure Plan describing the remedial actions proposed for disposal site closure is submitted under a separate cover. Yours truly, ALTON ENGINEERI G Alton Day to e, LSP Principal Engineer enclosure: Phase II CSA Report cc: Jack Merrill, Esq., Kushner & Sanders LLP Walter Fiore, Cypher Corporation Karen Stromberg, DEP (w/o enclosure) PIP Repositories File No: AE\Cypher\$P2CSA DEP Cov Let.doc TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 2.0 SITE INDENTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION............................................... 3 2.1 Site Identification........................................................................................ 3 2.2 Regulatory Status.......................................................................................... 3 2.3 Site Description................................................................................................ 4 2.4 Surrounding Properties .................................................................................... 4 2.5 Local Receptors ................................................................................................ 6 3.0 SITE HISTORY ..................................................................................................... 8 3.1 History of the Boston Junk/SAK Recycling Site, RTN 3-0580....................... 8 3.1.1 Overview of RTN 3-0580 History............................................................ 8 3.1.2 Summary Outline of Boston Junk/SAK Recycling Site History................. 9 3.2 Cypher Property/Site History......................................................................... 13 3.3 Cypher Site Regulatory History..................................................................... 14 3.4 Remedial Response Action Summary ........................................................... 17 3.4.1 Contos Property Assessment.................................................................... 18 3.4.2 South Boston Haul/ByPass Road Remedial Response............................ 19 3.4.3 ABB Environmental Services Assessment.............................................. 23 3.4.4 Cypher Street Construction..................................................................... 24 4.0 PHASE II CSA SCOPE OF WORK AND SUMMARY OF FIELD WORK...... 27 5.0 SOIL ASSESSM ENT .......................................................................................... 28 5.1 Soil Borings and Sample Locations............................................................... 28 5.1.2 Cypher Site Soil Borings and Sample Stations - Parcel 2782000............ 28 5.1.3 B Street Extension Soil Borings and Sample Stations............................. 29 5.2 Soil Description ............................................................................................. 29 5.3 Cypher Site Soil Sampling - Analytical Schedule and Results..................... 30 5.3.1 Sample Schedule...................................................................................... 30 5.3.2 TPH to EPH Conversion............................................................................ 31 5.3.3 Analytical Results ...................................................................................... 31 5.3.4 Polychlorinated Biphenyls....................................................................... 32 5.3.5 Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons ...................................................... 33 5.3.6 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons...................................................... 34 5.3.7 Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons............................................................ 35 5.3.8 Lead.......................................................................................................... 35 5.4 Cypher Property - Soil Pile Samples .................................................................. 35 5.5 B Street Extension Soil Samples - Analytical Schedule and Results ............. 36 5.5.1 Sample Schedule...................................................................................... 36 5.5.2 Analytical Results ...................................................................................... 36 5.5.3 Polychlorinated Biphenyls....................................................................... 36 5.5.4 Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons ..................................................... 37 5.5.5 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons.................................................... 38 5.5.6 Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons............................................................ 38 5.5.7 Lead.......................................................................................................... 39 Cypher Phase II CSA i March 2005 5.6 Soil Contaminants of Concern and Potential Sources ................................... 39 5.6.1 Polychlorinated Biphenyls.................................... ................................ 40 5.6.2 Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons ........................................................ 43 5.6.3 Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons......................................................... 44 5 .6 .4 L e ad ............................................................................................................. 4 5 5.7 Extent of Soil Contamination and Disposal Site............................................ 46 5.7.1 PCB ...................................................................................................... 46 5 .7 .2 E P H ......................................................... ............................................... 4 7 5 .7 .3 Lead ......................................................... ............................................... 47 5.7.4 Extent of Disposal Site............................................................................. 47 5.7.5 Contaminated Soil Volume..................................................................... 48 5.8 OHM M igration Routes ............................................................................... 48 5.8.1 W ind-Blown Particulates....................................................................... 48 5.8.2 Stormwater Transport ............................................................................ 49 6.0 GROUNDW ATER ASSESSM ENT.................................................................... 50 6.1 M onitoring W ell Installation........................................................................ 50 6.2 Groundwater Quality - Sampling, Analysis and Results............................... 50 6.2.1 Cypher Site and B Street Extension........................................................ 50 6.2.2 Other Off-Site ....................................................................................... 51 6.2.3 Groundwater Quality Conclusions......................................................... 52 6.3 Hydrogeology ...................................... .................................................... 52 7.0 RISK CHARACTERIZATION .................................. ...................................... 54 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 54 7.2 Contaminants of Concern ................................... ...................................... 54 7.3 Disposal Site Information ............................................................................. 55 7.3.1 Physical Characteristics ........................................................................