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***Final Site*** Septe mb er 2014 

### JARD COMPANY, INC. B ennington, Vermont Bennington County

 Site Lo cation: Jard Compa ny, Inc. (Jard) is an 11.26- ac re property located at 259 Bowen Road in the town of Bennington, Bennington
Coun ty, Vermont.

 Site Hi

st or y:
From 1969 to 1989, Ja rd op erated on the prop erty as a manuf ac turin g f ac ility making small cap ac itor s, small no n-fluid

tr ansfor me rs and sma ll mo to rs. The property ha s r emain ed v a ca nt since Jard cea sed operations in 1989.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were used in the manufacturing process from 1969 to 1978, were found within the former building structure and soils on the property. There is also a contaminated ground water plume which begins on the Jard property and extends west parallel to the Walloomsac River (Roaring Branch) resulting in contamination to surrounding surface soils and sediments.

 Site Contamination/Contaminants: The major contaminant of conce rn is PCB s. The contamination from the P CB -laden soil h as p assed in to the ground water
b en ea th the property and has spread to surrounding properties.

 Potential Im

p ac ts on Surrounding Community/Environment:

Th e re a re at lea st six residential p rop erties and a n ea rby wetland that have potentially contaminated soil, ground water or indoor air resulting from sources on the Jard prop erty.

 R es pon se Activities (t

o date):

Th re e response actions have been perfo rm ed at th is si te. In 1991, at the req ue st of th e Vermont Dep artmen t o f Environmental Conservation (V TD E C), the EPA removed ch emi ca ls stored in d rums and containers on site, removed
contaminated sediments, c le an ed out floor d ra ins, re mo ved outside contamin ated soils with un acce ptable leve ls of PCB s, and installed a perimeter fenc e a nd s ec u re d the building. After a fire on Ma rc h 16, 1997, VT D EC and local of fi cials

requ ested th e EPA to look fu rther in to conditions at the si te. The EPA conducted a s ec ond removal ac tion to remove additional contaminated soil, re-s ec ure the building and repa ir the perimeter fen ce . In 2007, the VT D EC again asked the
EPA to look at the si te b eca use of continued deterio ra tion of the building and s ec urity fenc in g. At that tim e, the EPA
removed the facility building and some h ea vily contaminated surf ac e soil a nd

then put a di rt ca p ov er the area of the forme r building to redu ce the risk of direc t contact with contaminat ed sur fa ce soil.

 Ne ed for NPL Listi

ng:
The state of Vermont refer re d the si te to the EPA b eca use the contaminated ground water plume is affecting n ea rb y
p r op erties and wetlands. Other cl ea nup alte rn ativ es were evaluat ed, but a re not v iable a t this time be ca use of the extent of
contamination. The EP A re ceived a letter of support for placing th is site on the NPL from the state.

[ The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was evaluated with the HRS. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the sources and extent of contamination. See 56 FR 5600, February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]

For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can be found on the Internet

at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaqs/index.asp or by telephone at 1- 888

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