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. Frederick " <fgentry@littlerock.org > 01/10/200 8 10:1 3 A M
•History : T o Jame s Turner/R6/USEPA/US(a)EP A cc bc c SubjectRE : Rogers Roa d Landfil l

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. Tuner : Thank s fo r you r response . Yo u ar e correc t tha t Jacksonvill e Cit y Attorney , Bo bBambur g ha s bee nhandlin g thi s matte r an d I thin k tha t w e . ar e almos t readyt o sig nth e document . Ther e ha s bee nsom e dela yi n gettin g th e answer s t o m yquestion s whic h,i s whyI hav e contacte d you ^ directly
. Befor e anythin g i s signe d I woul d lik e t o b e ver yclea r o nth e languag e o f th e documen t an d gettin g answer s t o th e most recen t question s tha t I raise d woul d satisf yme . M ymai nconcer ni s t o protec t th e valu e o f th e propert yan d clearl y understand , wha t it s futur e us e coul d be . I f I ca nge t answer s regardin g th e thing s mentione d i nth e las t tw o paragraph s o f you r respons e tha t woul d b e mos t helpful . I' mreadyt o ge t thi s deal t wit ha s quickl ya s possible
. Thanks , . Frederic k Gentr y Origina l Messag e From : Turner.James@epamail.epa.go v[mailto:Turner.James@epamail.epa.gov ] Sent : Wednesday , Januar y09 , 200 8 4:4 9 PM To : Gentry , Frederic k Cc:'ghose.shawn@epa.gov ; rebamburg@aol.com ; Peycke.Mark@epamail.epa.go v Subject : Re : Roger s Roa d Landfil l , - Mr . Gentry , sorr yfo r th e dela yi nresponding , bu t th e Christma s an d Ne w Year s holidays , alon g wit ha number.o f othe r thing s goin g on , hav e delaye d m

yresponse . I amassumin g tha t yo u ar e no t represente d by counse l i nthi s matter , sinc e yo u wrot e m e directly
. 'I f yo u ar e represented , the npleas e mak e anyfurthe r contac t directl ywit hMr . Shaw nGhos e ou r RPM , o r hav e you r attorne ycontac t m e directly
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> Le t m e star t ou t bysayin g tha t base d o nm ycontact s an d negotiation s wit hBo bBamburg , Cit yAttorne yfo r th e Cit yo f Jacksonville , ove r a n extende d perio d o f time , I though t w e ha d reache d agreemen t o nthi s matte r an d th e instrumen t tha t I sen t hi mi n Jul yan d agai ni nAugust wa s readyfo r executio nan d recording
. Th e Roger s Roa d Superfun d Sit e i s i nfac t stil l a Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t (NPL ) Superfun d Site , s o .designate d byth e EPA . Th e EP Awa s considerin g actio n t o hav e th e sit e delete d fro mth e NPL . However , implementatio no f th e easemen t and . restrictiv e covenant s instrumen t tha t w e hav e bee nworkin g o ni s essentia l t o havin g th e Sit e remove d fromth e NPL , whic hwil l no t happe n unti l tha t i s don e an d a notic e and commen t proceedin g i s the npursue d throug hth e Federa l Register
. . Th e informatio ni nth e prefator yclause s o f th e instrumen t tha t yo u cite , includin g th e statemen t abou t groundwate r monitoring , wer e 905033 3 

# IIIII Igenerall ytake nfro mth e recor d o f decisio n(ROD ) fo r th e sit e an d serv e

t o explai nth e purpose s tha t suppor t th e instrument
. Normally , groundwate r monitorin g wil l dat e fromth e tim e o f completio no f constructio no f th e sit e remedy . However , Mr . Ghos e reminde d m e tha t groundwate r monitorin g o nthi s sit e wa s suspende d followin g th e firs t fiv e yea r revie wo f th e remed yi n2001 . I nregar d t o you r commen t abou t abou t subpara . (f ) o npag e 3 o f th e draft , thi s wa s no t intende d to , no r doe s i t generall yprevent , developmen t o f th e mai npar t o f th e property , bu t rathe r developmen t tha t woul d damag e o r destro yremedia l component s lik e the.sit e cap , fencing , monito r wells , 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 r loo k a t thi s provisio ni nligh t o f you r comments . I wil l als o as k ShawnGhos e t o se e i f h e ca nrespon d t o you r technica l question s abou t sit e contaminatio nlevels ; however , I Ca nstat e tha t m y understandin g i s th e reaso na cap and fencin g wa s require d ove r muc ho f th e 1.3 8 acr e are a wa s tha t dioxi n(2,3,7,8-TCDD ) remaine d i nlevel s unde r th e cap , abov e tha t whic hi s acceptabl e fo r unrestricte d access . •Jame s L . Turne r Senior , Attorne y Offic e o f Regiona l Counse l (6RC-S) . ' U.S . EP ARegio n6 144 5 Ros s Avenue , Ste . 120 0 Dallas , Texa s 75202-273 3 E-Mail : • Turner.James@epa.go v Ph : (214 ) 665-315 9 Fax : (214 ) 665-6460 '

"Gentry , Frederick " <fgentry@little r T o .ock.org > Jame s Turner/R6/USEPA/US@EP A c c 12/12/200 7 03:2 9 Shaw nGhose/R6/USEPA/US@EP A PMSubjec t Roger s Roa d Landfil l

Dea r Mr . Turner : r I a mwritin g yo u regardin g th e "Environmenta l Protectio nEasemen t an d Declaratio no f Restrictiv e Covenants " fo r th e Roger s Roa d Landfil l whic h i s a napproximatel y20.29 6 acr e trac t o f land locate d o nRoger s Roa d nea r it s intersectio nwit hGraha mRoa d i nPulaski

- County , Arkansas , jus t eas t o f th e corporat e limit s o f th e Cit yo f Jacksonville , Arkansas . Afte r readin g a draf t o f th e documen t provide d t o m e byJacksonvill e Cit yAttorney , Rober t Bamburg , I hav e som e question s o r concern s whic hIhav e als o spoke nwit hMr . Ghos e about . T o mak e thi s eas yI wil l lis t

thos e concern s o r question s and yo u ca nthe nrespon d t o them . 1. ) O nth e firs t pag e o f th e documen t an d th e thir d paragrap h afte r "witnesseth" , i t state s tha t ther e wil l b e groundwate r monitorin g fo r a perio d o f thirt yyears . What I woul d lik e t o kno w i s di d tha t thirt yyear s begi nupo nth e installatio no f th e monitorin g wells ? I t seem s a s thoug hi t woul d have , howeve r I don' t thin k tha t i t i s clear . 2. ) O npag e thre e lin e "f" , i t completel yprohibit s industria l o r commercia l developmen t o f "The . Property " whic hwoul d mea nth e entir e 20.29 6 acres . I woul d lik e t o kno who wman yacres , ar e no t actuall yimpacte d b yth e Sit e remedia l plan . W e nee d t o kno who w muc hca nan d can' t b e use d fo r certai ndevelopment . Fo r year s i t ha s bee nm

yunderstandin g tha t onl y1.3 8 acre s whic hi s fence d i n wa s unde r anySit e remedia l component . Thi s agreemen t seem s t o g o beyon d tha t i nsom e o f it s description s whic hcause s m e concern. I nlookin g a t som e o f th e companie s o r organization s tha t hav e applie d fo r th e "Readyfo r Reuse " Progra man d wer e give npermissio nt o build , i t seem s a s thoug hth e contaminatio nlevel s ma yhav e bee nth e sam e i f no t exceede d tha t o f th e Roger s Roa d Landfill
. A t thi s poin t I d o no t kno w wha t th e contaminatio nlevel s wer e i n199 0 befor e th e clea nup , wha t the ywer e i n199 5 afte r th e clea nu p and'wha t the ymigh t b e today . I f yo u coul d provid e a nanswe r t o tha t I woul d greatl yappreciat e it
. W e ma ya t som e poin t soo nsal e th e propert yan d al l o f thi s informatio n woul d b e helpful . Thanks , Frederic k Gentr y, • Assistant t o th e Boar d o f Director s Cit yo f Littl e Roc k 371-680 1 50 0 West Markha m Roo m2 0 3 . '