Jame s Turner/R6/USEPA/U S 01/09/200 8 04:4 9 P M T o c c bc c Subject "Gentry , Frederick " <fgentry@littlerock.org > Shaw n Ghose/R6/USEPA/US@EPA , rebamburg@aol.com , Mar k Peyck e
Re : Rogers Roa d Landfill^ ]

Mr

. Gentry , sorr yfo rth e dela yi n responding , bu t th e Christma s an d Ne wYear s holidays , alon g wit h a numbe ro fothe rthing s goin g on , hav e delaye d m yresponse
. I a m assumin g tha t yo u ar e no t represente d b ycounse l i n thi s matter , sinc e yo u wrot e m e directly

. I fyo u ar e represented , the n pleas e mak e an y furthe rcontac t directl ywit h Mr

. Shaw n Ghos ^ ou rRPM , o rhav e you rattorne ycontac t m e directly

. Le t m e star t ou tb ysayin g tha tbase d o n m ycontact s an d negotiation s wit h Bo b Bamburg , Cit yAttorne y fo rth e Cit yo fJacksonville , ove ra n extende d perio d o ftime , I though tw e ha d reache d agreemen t o n thi s matte ran d th e instrumen t tha t1 sen t hi m i n Jul yan d agai n i n Augus t wa s read yfo rexecutio n an d recording

. Th e Roger s Roa d Superfun d Sit e i s i n fac tstil l a Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t (NPL ) Superfun d Site , s o designate d b yth e EPA

. Th e EP Awa s considerin g actio n t o hav e th e sit e delete d fro m th e NPL

. However , implementatio n o fth e easemen tan d restrictiv e covenant s instrumen t tha t w e hav e bee n workin g o n i s essentia l t o havin g th e Sit e remove d fro m th e NPL , whic h wil l no t happe n unti l tha t i s don e an d a notic e an d commen t proceedin g i s the n pursue d throug h th e Federa l Register

. Th e informatio n i n th e prefator yclause s o fth e instrumen t tha t yo u cite , includin g th e statemen t abou t groundwate rmonitoring , wer e generall ytake n fro m th e recor d o fdecisio n (ROD ) fo rth e sit e an d serv e t o explai n th e purpose s tha t suppor t th e instrument

. Normally , groundwate rmonitorin g wil l dat e fro m th e tim e o fcompletio n o fconstructio n o fth e sit e remedy

. However , Mr

. Ghos e reminde d m e tha t groundwate r monitorin g o n thi s sit e wa s suspende d followin g th e firs t fiv e yea rrevie wo fth e remed yi n 2001

. I n regar d t o you rcommen tabou tabou tsubpara

. (f ) o n pag e 3 o fth e draft , thi s wa s no t intende d to , no r doe s i t generall yprevent , developmen t o fth e mai n par t o fth e property , bu t rathe rdevelopmen t tha t woul d damag e o rdestro yremedia l component s lik e th e sit e cap , fencing , monito rwells , an d s o forth , I believ e a t leas t som e som e monitorin g well s ar e outsid e th e 1.3 8 acr e area
. However , I wil l tak e anothe rloo k a t thi s provisio n i n ligh t o fyou rcomments

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Shaw n Ghos e t o se e i fh e ca n respon d t o you rtechnica l question s abou t sit e contaminatio n levels ; however , I ca n stat e tha tm yunderstandin g i s th e reaso n a ca p an d fencin g wa s require d ove r muc h o fth e 1.3 8 acr e are a wa s tha t dioxi n (2,3,7,8-TCDD ) remaine d i n level s unde rth e cap , abov e tha t whic h i s acceptabl e fo runrestricte d access
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### Dea rMr , Turner :

I a m writin g yo u regardin g th e "Environmenta l Protectio n Easemen tan d Declaratio n o fRestrictiv e Covenants " fo rth e Rogers Roa d Landfil l whic h i s a n approximatel y20.29 6 acr e tract oflan d locate d o n Roger s Roa d nea rit s intersectio n wit h Graha m Roa d i n Pulask i County , Arkansas , jus t eas t ofth e corporat e limit s o fth e Cityo fJacksonville , Arkansas , Afte rreadin g a draf to fth e documen t provide d t p m e byJacksonvill e CityAttorney , Robert Bamburg , I have som e question s o rconcern s whic h I hav e als o spoke n wit h Mr , Ghose about

. T o mak e thi s eas y1 wil l lis t thos e concern s o rquestion s an d yo u ca n the n respon d t o them

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### 1. ) O n th e firs t pag e o fth e documen t an d th e third paragrap h afte r"witnesseth" , i t state s tha t ther e wil l b e groundwate rmonitorin g fo ra perio d o fthirtyyears
. Wha t I woul d lik e t o kno wi s di d tha t thirt yyear s begi n upo n th e installatio n o fth e monitorin g wells ? I t seem s a s thoug h i t woul d have , howeve rI don' t thin k tha t i t i s clear , 2. ) O n pag e thre e lin e "f , i t completel yprohibit s industria l o rcommercia l developmen t o f"Th e Property " whic h woul d mea n th e entir e 20.29 6 acres
. 1 woul d lik e t o kno who wman yacre s ar e no t actuall yimpacte d b

yth e Sit e remedia l plan

. W e nee d t o kno whowmuc h ca n an d can' t b e use d fo rcertai n development

. Fo ryears i t ha s bee n m yunderstandin g tha t onl y1.38 acre s whic h i s fence d i n wa s unde ran ySit e remedia l component

. Thi s agreemen t seem s t o g o beyon d tha t i n som e o fit s description s whic h cause s m e concern
. I n lookin g a t som e o fth e companie s o rorganization s tha t hav e applie d fo rth e "Read yfo rReuse " Progra m an d wer e give n permissio n t o build , i t seem s a s thoug h th e contaminatio n level s mayhav e bee n th e sam e i fnot exceede d tha t o fth e Roger s Roa d Landfill

. At thi s poin t 1 d o no t kno wwha t th e contaminatio n level s wer e i n 199 0 befor e th e clea n up , wha t the ywer e i n 199 5 afte rth e clea n u p an d wha t the ymigh tb e today

. I fyo u coul d provid e a n answe rt o tha t I woul d greatl yappreciat e it

. W e mayatsom e poin t soo n sal e th e propert yan d al l o fthi s informatio n woul d b e helpful , ' ^ Thanks , Frederic k Gentry Assistan t t o th e Boar d of-Director s Cityo fLittl e Roc k 371-680 1 50 0 Wes t Markha m Roo m 20 3 ,