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## B W S C o mm ent s #3

– 11 / 26 / 1 4

Re d H i ll S co p e of W o r k

Re g ul a t o r y A g e n c i e s ’ M us t Ha v e s

T e c hn i c a l

1. S e c onda ry c on t a i n m en t a n d li n i n g s y s t e ms

a. In s t all c u rr e n t s t a t e

- o f- t h e ar t s e c o nd ar y c o n t ai n m e n t a nd li n i ng te c hn o l o g y t o c om p l y

w i t h 4 0 C F R 2 8 0 a nd 2 81

.

2. R e l e a s e de t e c t i on

, p r e v en t i on and t an k t ig h t ne s s t e s t i ng

a. In s t all c u rr e n t s t a t e

- o f- t h e

- ar t r e l e as e d et e c t i o n a nd t a n k t i gh t n e s s te c h n o l o g y t o

c o m p l y w i t h 40 C F R 2 80

. b. C o m p l y w i t h all r e l e a s e d e t e c t i o n m et h o d s a nd r e qu i r e m e n t s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h 40 C F R

2 8 0 i n cl ud i ng § 2 8 0

. 4 3 ( d et e c t 0

. 1 g al l o n p e r h o u r f r o m a n y p o r t i o n o f t a n k) a nd t h e

f o ll o w i ng cri t e ria

.

i. O n c e e v e r y 3 0 d a y s

, u s e a n a u t o m a t i c t a n k g a ug i ng s y s t e m a b l e t o d e t e c t a l e a k

ra te o f o n e g al l o n p e r h o u r o r l e s s

. A t l e as t e v e r y t h r e e y e ars, c o m b i n e

a u t o m a t ic t a n k g a ug i ng w i t h bu lk t a n k t i gh t n e ss t e s t t h a t ca n d e t e c t a 0

. 2 g al l o n

p e r h o u r l e ak r a te

ii. A ll bu lk t a n k t i gh t n e ss te s t i ng m u s t b e ca p a b l e o f d et e c t i ng l e ak ra te s w i t h a

p r o b a b ili ty o f d e te c t i o n o f 0

. 9 5 a nd a p r o b a b ili ty o f f a ls e ala r m o f 0

. 05

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iii. U nd e r g r o und p i p i ng o f U S T s y s te m s w i t h fi e l d

- c o n s t r u c te d t a n ks m e et t h e

r e l e as e d e t e c t i o n r e qu ir e m e n t s f o r h y d ra n t p i p i ng d e s cri b e d f o r A ir p o r t H y d ra n t

Fu e l D is t ri bu t i o n S y s t e m s

.

c. Me e t all c o r r o s i o n p r o te c t i o n

, s p ill, a nd o v e rfill r e qu i r e m e n t s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h 40 C F R

2 8 0 i n cl ud i ng t h e n e w t a n k a nd p i p i ng p e rf o r m a n c e s t a nd ar d s d e scri b e d i n § 2 8 0

. 20

. d. Ca t h o d ical l y p r o te c t all t a n ks i n ac c o r d a n c e w i t h a c o d e o f p rac t i c e d e v e l o p e d b y a

n a t i o n all y r e c o gn i z e d as s o c ia t i o n o r i nd e p e nd e n t t e s t i ng la b o ra t o r y a nd m eet s t h e

f o ll o w i ng cri t e ria

.

i. F i e l d i n s t all e d c a t h o d ic p r o te c t i o n s y s t e m s m u s t b e d e si gn e d b y a c o r r o s i o n

e x p e r t ; d e si gn e d t o all o w f o r t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f c u rr e n t o p e ra t i ng s t a t u s f o r

i m p r e s s e d c u rr e n t s y s t e m s ; a nd o p e ra te d a nd m ai n t a i n e d i n ac c o r d a n c e w i t h §

2 8 0

. 3 1

.

ii. A ll T a n ks m u s t b e as s e ss e d t o e n s u r e t h ey ar e s t r u c t u r all y s o und a nd fr e e o f

c o r r o si o n h o l e s p ri o r t o a d d i ng ca t h o d ic p r o t e c t i o n. T h e ass e s s m e n t m u s t b e b y

i n te r n al i n s p e c t i o n o r a n o t h e r m et h o d t h e i m p l e m e n t i ng a g e n c y d e te r m i n e s

a d e qu a te l y ass e s s e s t h e t a n k f o r s t r u c t u ral s o undn e s s a nd c o r r o s i o n h o l e s

.

iii. In te r n al li n i ng is n o t all o w e d f o r m e et i ng t h e c o rr o s i o n p r o t e c t i o n upg ra d e

r e qu ir e m e n t

.

3. D ri n k i n g w a t e r and g r ound w a t e r c on t i n g en c y and m on i t o ri n g p l ans

a. R e fi n e e xis t i ng p la n s t o a dd r e ss p la u si b l e s c e n ar i o s i n v o l v i ng t h e c o n t a m i n a t i o n o f

e xis t i ng d ri n ki ng w a te r p r o du c t i o n w e lls / s h af t s f r o m p as t a nd a n y f u t u r e r e l e as e s a t

t h e R e d H ill facili t y

.P a g e | 2 b. In s t all a n e t w o rk o f g r o und w a te r m o n i t o ri ng w e lls e q u i d is t a n t b e t wee n t h e R e d H ill

F acili ty a nd all e xi s t i ng m u n ici p al p o t a b l e w a t e r we ll s / s h af t s a nd sa m p l e t h e m q u ar te rl y

t o d e te c t a nd mo n i t o r c o n t a m i n a n t m i g ra t i o n t o w ar d t h e s e s o u r c e s i n cl ud i ng m i g ra t i o n

o cc u rri ng w i t h i n a nd b e y o n d t h e b o und a r y o f t h e F acil i ty

.

c. Gra ph icall y p l o t a nd t r a ck a ll w a te r qu ali t y d a t a c o ll e c t e d a t t h e F acili t y b y m o n i t o r we ll

l o ca t i o n a nd b y c o n t a m i n a n t s d et e c te d. An al y z e t h e g ra ph s f o r w a te r qu ali ty d a t a

t r e nd s, c o rr e l a t i o n w i t h p a s t f u e l r e l e a s e s, i n t e rr e la t i o n s h i p s b etw e e n w e lls a nd

g r o und w a te r fl o w

, n e e d f o r t h e i n s t all a t i o n o f a dd i t i o n al m o n i t o r we l l s, c h a ng e s t o

sa m p li ng fr e qu e n c y a nd te s t i ng s e n si t i v i t y a nd sc h e d u li ng c h a ng e s

. d. C o ndu c t a sci e n t ifi c p ee r r e v i e w a nd e v al u a t i o n o f t h e sa m p li ng a nd t e s t m e t h o d s a nd

d ete c t i o n l i m i t s p r e s e n t l y u s e d b y t h e N a vy a nd d e v e l o p a un if o r m s t a nd ar d i z e d

g r o und w a te r te s t i ng p r o t o c o l

.

e. An al y z e all w a te r s a m p l e s f o r all c o n s t i t u e n t s

, w a t e r s a m p li ng

, la b o r a t o r y qu ali ty c o n t r o l

r e qu ir e m e n t s a nd m e t h o d r e p o r t i ng l i m i t s s p e cifi e d und e r t h e f o ll o w i ng t e s t m et h o d s

.

i. E P A 1 6 7 1

ii. E P A 2 0 0

. 7

iii. E P A 2 0 0

. 8

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. 1

v. E P A 3 0 0

. 0

v i. E P A 5 0 4

. 1

v ii. E P A 5 0 5

v iii. E P A 5 2 4

. 2

ix. E P A 5 2 4

. 3

x. E P A 5 2 5

. 2

xi. E P A 6 2 5

xii. E P A 6 2 5 / E P A 8 2 70

xiii. E P A 8 0 1 5

xi v. E P A 8 2 60 B

x v. S M 2 3 2 0 B

x v i. S M 2 5 1 0 B

x v ii. S M 2 5 4 0 C

x v iii. S M 4 5 0 0

- H + B

xix. S M 8 0 1 5 B

f. C o ndu c t all te s t s u si ng c u r r e n t a nd a pp r o v e d E P A S a f e D ri n ki ng W a te r A c t ( S D W A ) a nd

a pp r ov e d te s t m et h o d s o r E P A a u t h o ri z e d a nd a pp r o v e d e qu i v a l e n t t e s t m e t h o d s

.

g. A ll la b o ra t o ri e s p e r f o r m i n g w a t e r t e s t i ng m u s t b e c e r t ifi e d t o p e r f o r m d ri n ki ng w a te r

a n al y s e s b y t h e S t a t e o f H a w aii D e p ar t m e n t o f H e al t h ( D O H )

, t h e N a t i o n al

E n v ir o n m e n t al L a b o ra t o r y A ccr e d i t a t i o n P r o g r a m ( T N I ), t h e la b o ra t o r y ’s h o m e s t a te

, Calif o r n ia a nd A ri z o n a a nd a pp r ov e d b y E P A

, D O H a nd BW S. T h e la b o ra t o r y s h all als o b e

UC M R 3 a pp r o v e d b y E P A f o r all L is t 1 a nd L is t 2 m e t h o d s

. h. C o ndu c t a h e al t h e ff e c t s s t ud y t o ass e ss t h e t o xi c o l o g ical i m p a c t o f l o w l e v e l

c o n c e n t ra t i o n s o f p et r o l e u m c h e m i c als i n g r o und w a t e r a nd s o u rc e s o f d ri n ki ng w a te r ;

d ete r m i n e t h e ac u t e a nd c h r o n ic hu m a n h e al t h si gn if i ca n c e o f t h e s e l o w l e v e l

c o n c e n t ra t i o n s i n d ri n ki ng w a te r a pp l y i ng sci e n t ifical l y v ali d h e al t h ri s k a nd sa f e t y

a n al y sis m et h o d o l o g i e s ; a n d p e rf o r m cr i t ical, we i gh t

- o f e v i d e n c e a s s e s s m e n t s r e l a te d t o

e s t i m a t i o n s o f h e al t h r i sks a nd saf et y f o r hu m a n s e x p o s e d t o c h e m icals i n d ri n k i ng

w a te r

, r e si d e n t s a nd t h e e n v ir o n m e n t

.P a g e | 3

4. C on c ep t ua l and nu m e r i c a l gr ound w a t e r and v ado s e m od e ls t o p r e d i c t f l o w and c on t a mi nan t

t r an s po rt

a. R e fi n e e xis t i ng m o d e ls u si n g a v aila b l e a nd n ew d a t a t o p r e d ic t t r a n s p o r t o f

c o n t a m i n a n t s i n t h e g r o und w a te r a nd v a d o s e z o n e s f r o m p as t a nd f u t u r e r e l e a s e s

. b. D e t e r m i n e t h e ra t e a nd d i r e c t i o n o f t h e g r o und w a te r c o n t a m i n a n t m o v e m e n t a n d

ass e ss t h e i m p ac t o n n e i ghb o ri ng p o t a b l e w a te r we ll s a nd i n cl ud e g r o und w a te r

mo n i t o ri ng we ll c o n t a m i n a n t d a t a i n t h e as s e s s m e n t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e o v e rall c o nd i t i o n

o f t h e a qu if e r

.

c. P e r f o r m t h e m o d e li ng s t ud i e s i n c oo r d i n a t i o n w i t h E P A

, D O H

, BW S

, U .S. G e o l o g i cal

Su r v e y a nd t h e S t a t e o f H a w aii C o m m iss i o n o n W a te r R e s o u r c e s M a n a g e m e n t ( C WR M )

.

5. I n v e s t i g a t e and r e m ed i a t e pa s t r e l e a s e s

a. In v e s t i g a t e t h e i m p ac t o f p as t f u e l r e l e a s e s a nd r e mov e o r t r e a t i n p la c e h y d r o ca r b o n

c o n t a m i n a t i o n r e l e as e d f r o m t h e R e d H ill facili t y i n a m a nn e r t h a t d o e s n o t e xa c e r b a te

c u rr e n t c o n t a m i n a n t m o v e m e n t o r j e o p ar d i z e t h e i n t e g ri ty o f t h e R e d H ill f u e l s t o ra g e

i n fras t r u c t u r e

.

b. C o ndu c t a si t e c h arac t e ri z a t i o n t o d e fi n e a nd und e rs t a nd t h e n a t u r e a nd e x t e n t o f p as t

f u e l r e l e a s e c o n t a m i n a t i o n i n t h e g r o und w a te r und e r n e a t h a nd b e y o nd t h e b o und ari e s

o f t h e R e d H il l F acili t y t h a t i n cl ud e s bu t n o t b e l i m i t e d t o t h e f o ll o w i ng s te p s

.

i. Id e n t if y a nd c h ar a c te ri z e t h e h o ri z o n t al a nd v e r t i c al e x te n t o f p l u m e s a nd o t h e r

d iss o l v e d c o n t a m i n a n t s i n g r o und w a t e r

.

1. V e l o ci t y o f c o n t a m i n a n t m o v e m e n t

2. C o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f h a z ar d o u s c o n s t i t u e n t s

3. F ac t o r s i n fl u e n ci ng p l u m e m o v e m e n t ( e n v i r o n m e n t al s ett i ng )

4. Ex t ra p o l a t i o n o f f u t u r e mo v e m e n t ( mo d e li ng )

ii. S o il c o n t a m i n a t i o n ( un sa t u ra te d v a d o s e z o n e c h ara ct e ri z a t i o n )

1. H o ri z o n t a l / v e r t ica l e x te n t o f c o n t a m i n a t i o n

2. S o il / c o n t a m i n a n t p r o p e r t i e s ( e n v i r o n m e n t a l s e t t i ng )

3. C o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f h a z ar d o u s c o n s t i t u e n t s

4. Ex t ra p o l a t i o n o f f u t u r e mo v e m e n t ( mo d e li ng )

iii. Gra ph icall y d is p la y a nd mo d e l all r e s u l ts

1. I s o p l et h m a p s s h o w i ng c o n c e n t ra t i o n s o f c o n t a m i n a n t s

la te rall y / v e r t ical l y a w a y fr o m s o u rc e

2. L i n e / b ar g ra ph s t o s h o w c o n c e n t ra t i o n s o f c o n t a m i n a n t s a w a y f r o m

s o u rc e

3. V e r t ical p r o fil e s (c r o ss s e c t i o n s )

4. L a te ra l / v e r t i c al e x te n t o f c o n t a m i n a n t a nd /o r p l u m e d ir e c t i o n

5. T h r ee

- d i m e n si o n a l d a t a p l o t s t o s h o w la t e ral a nd v e r t ical e x te n t o f

c o n t a m i n a n t p l u m e s

i v. Exa m i n e i m p ac t s t o P o t e n t i al R e c e p t o rs

1. Id e n t if y p o te n t ial l y af f e c te d hu m a n p o pu la t i o n s

2. Id e n t if y p o te n t ial l y af f e c te d e n v i r o n m e n t al s y s t e m s

3. P r o p o s e p la n t o f u ll y d e scr i b e hu m a n p o pu la t i o n s / e n v ir o n m e n t al

s y s t e m sP a g e | 4 4. D e t e r m i n e w h e r e i n t e r i m m e as u r e s / p r e s u m p t i v e r e m e d i e s ca n b e u s e d

5. A ss e ss i m p ac t t o hu m a n p o pu la t i o n s a nd a d ja c e n t la n d u s e

6. Exa m i n e d e mo g ra ph i c p r o f il e s (a g e

, s e n si t i v e s ubg r o u p s, et c

. )

v. A ss e ss i m p ac t s t o g r o und w a te r u s e

1. D ri n ki ng (r e si d e n t ial / m un i c i p als we lls

, e t c

. )

2. Indu s t rial u s e

3. O n e

- m i l e ra d i u s

v i. A ss e ss i m p ac t s t o s u rfa c e w a te r u s e

1. D ri n ki ng ( m un ici p al i n t a k e s

, et c

. )

2. R e cr e a t i o n

3. 1

. 5

- m il e ra d i u s

4. A cc e ss t o facili ty

v ii. Exa m i n e e n v ir o n m e n t al s y s te m i m p a c t s

1. Lo ca l e c o l o g y

2. Su rfac e w a te r / w e t la nd b i o t a

3. E nd a ng e r e d / t h r e a te n e d s p e ci e s

c. M i t i g a t e e x i s t i ng c o n t a m i n a t i o n und e r n e a t h t h e t a n k s s t ar t i ng w i t h t h e ar e a a d j a c e n t t o

R e d H ill g r o und w a te r m o n i t o r we ll # 2 t o c o n t ai n a nd p r e v e n t c o n t a m i n a t i o n f r o m

e x te nd i ng b e y o nd t h e c u r r e n t l o ca t i o n.

6. T an k I n t e g r i t y

, I n s pe c t i on and R ep a ir

a. I m p l e m e n t t a n k i n s p e c t i o n a nd r e p air p r o c e du r e s u t il i z i ng c u rr e n t s t a t e

- o f

- t h e -a r t

te c hn o l o g y w i t h i n t h e n e x t fi v e ye ar s

b. C o r r o si o n a nd m et al f a t i gu e c o n t r ol

– R e fi n e p r o c e du r e s i n o r d e r t o c o n t r o l c o r r o si o n

a nd m e t al fa t i gu e

.

7. C a t a s t r ophi c R e l e a s e P r e v en t i on and E m e rg e n cy R e s pon s e

a. D e v e l o p a c a t as t r o ph ic r e l e as e e m e r g e n c y r e s p o n s e p l a n i n c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h t h e Ci ty

a nd C o un t y o f H o n o l u l u D e p ar t m e n t o f E m e r g e n c y M a n a g e m e n t

, t h e H a w aii E m e r g e n c y

M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y a nd t h e H o n o l u l u B o ar d o f Wa te r Supp l y

.

b. R e i n f o r c e t h e facili t y t o m i t i g a te t h e p o t e n t ial o f lar g e r e l e as e s a nd ris k o f g r o un d w a te r

c o n t a m i n a t i o n r e s u l t i ng f r o m a lar g e s e is m i c e v e n t

.

c. In s t all o il t i gh t a nd h i gh p r e ss u r e d o o rs i n t h e l o w e r a c c e ss t unn e l a nd a 2 4 /7

s u r v e illa n c e

, e m e r g e n c y a l ar m a nd a u t o m a t i c f u e l c o n t ai n m e n t s y s t e m

.

P r o c edu r al

1. C o mm en t i n g on p r opo s ed w o r k p l an s and d r a ft d e l i v e r ab l es

– T h e r e gu la t o r y a g e n ci e s w ill b e

g i v e n a n o pp o r t un i t y t o r e v i ew d raf t d e li v e ra b l e s a nd w o rk p la n s i n a m a nn e r al l o w i ng f o r

s u ffici e n t t i m e t o p r o v i d e c o mm e n t s a nd al l o w f o r c h a ng e s i n p la nn e d w o rk a nd c o n t rac t s

.

2. A pp r o v a l o f f i na l w o r k p l a n s and f i na l de l iv e r ab l es – T h e N a v y w ill o b t ai n a pp r o v al o f fi n al

w o rk p la n s a nd d e li v e ra b l e s fr o m t h e r e gu la t o r y a g e n c i e s

.P a g e | 5

3. S c hedu l e – Es t a b lis h a n e n f o rc e a b l e sc h e du l e f o r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e A OC, i n c l ud i ng t h e

c o m p l et i o n o f d e l i v e ra b l e s

.

4. Cr e a t i on o f a D o c u m en t R ep o si t o ry

– Cr e a te a r e p o si t o r y o f k e y o ng o i ng a nd h is t o ric

e n v ir o n m e n t al r e l a te d d o c u m e n t s f o r R e d H ill

.

5. T e c hn i c a l A dv is or y C o m mi tt ee – E s t a b lis h a c om m i t te e o f i n te r e s te d s t a k e h o l d e r s (i n cl ud i ng t h e

r e gu la t o r y a g e n c i e s, t h e N a vy

, t h e H o n o l u l u B o ar d o f Wa te r Supp l y

, a nd o t h e rs ) t h a t p r o v i d e s a

f o r u m f o r t e c hn ical d isc u ss i o n a nd c om p lia n c e o v e rsi g h t o f t h e w o r k und e r a nd i n acc o r d a n c e

w i t h t h e A OC a nd t h e o pp o r t un i ty t o r e v i ew a nd c om m e n t o n d e li v e r a b l e s

.