Norwood PCBs

NPL Site Administrative Record

Explanation of Significant Differences

Operable Unit 1

SDMS DocID 000222064

Index

Prepared by

EPA New England

Office of Site Remediation & Restoration
Introduction to the Collection

This is the Administrative Record for the Norwood PCBs Superfund site, Norwood, MA, OU 1,

Entire Site, Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD), released February 2005. The file

contains site-specific documents and a list of guidance documents used by EPA staff in selecting

a response action at the site.

This file includes, by reference, the administrative record files for the Norwood PCBs, OU 1

Record of Decision, issued September 29, 1989 and OU 1 Record of Decision Amendment,

issued May 17, 1996.

The administrative record file is available for review at:

Morrill Memorial Library

Walpole Street

Norwood, MA 02062

(781) 769-0200 (phone)

http://www.ci.norwood.ma.us/library/index.html

EPA New England Superfund Records & Information Center

1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (HSC)

Boston, MA 02114 (by appointment)

617-918-1440 (phone)

617-918-1223 (fax)

http://www.epa.gov/region01/superfund/resource/records.htm

Questions about this administrative record file should be directed to the EPA New England site

manager.

An administrative record file is required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and

Reauthorization Act (SARA).
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AR Collection QA Report

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03: REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI)

Author: FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

Addressee:

Doc Date: 04/01/2000 # of Pages: 122

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Doc Type: REPORT

Author: FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

Addressee: ug ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 03/01/2002 #of Pages: 40

Author: FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

Addressee:

Doc Date: 05/01/2002 # of Pages: 10

ARMy CORps OF ENGINEERS

Doc Type: REPORT

Author: FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

Addressee:

Doc Date: 05/01/2002 # of Pages: 128

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Doc Type: REPORT
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03: REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION (RI)

Author: TETRA TECH FW INC

Addressee:

Doc Date: 07/01/2004 # of Pages: 52

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION

Doc Type: REPORT

05: RECORD OF DECISION (ROD)

Author: US EPA REGION 1

Addressee:

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Type: RECORD OF DECISION

Doc Date: 09/29/1989 # of Pages: 306

Author: US EPA REGION 1

Addressee:

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 05/17/1996 # of Pages: 87

Author: RICHARD J CHALPIN MA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Addressee: SUSAN STUDLI£N US EPA REGION 1 - OFFICE OF SITE REMEDIATION & RESTORATION

Doc Type: LETTER

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Doc Date: 02/15/2005 # of Pages: 2
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05: RECORD OF DECISION (ROD)

Author: US EPA REGION 1

Addressee:

Doc Type: EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT DIP

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 02/23/2005 # of Pages: 34

07: REMEDIAL ACTION (RA)

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee:

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 11/11/1997 # of Pages: 225

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee:

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 11/11/1997 #ofPages: 507

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 491
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07: REMEDIAL ACTION (RA)

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 324

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 667

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 536

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 450
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07: REMEDIAL ACTION (RA)

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 488

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 459

Author: GZA GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC Doc Date: 09/01/2003 # of Pages: 398

Addressee: NORWOOD PCB SUPERFUND SITE REMEDIATION TRUST

Doc Type: REPORT

Author: TETRA TECH FW INC

Addressee: US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION

Doc Date: 07/01/2004 # of Pages: 55

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Type: SAMPLING & ANALYSIS DATA
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08: POST REMEDIAL ACTION

Author: FOSTER WHEELER ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

Addressee: u§ ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS - NEW ENGLAND DIVISION

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 01/01/2003 # of Pages: 47

Author: US EPA REGION 1

Addressee:

Doc Type: FIVE-YEAR REVIEW REPORT

Doc Type: REPORT

Doc Date: 12/29/2004 # of Pages: 81

09: STATE COORDINATION

Author: JAY NAPARSTEK MA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Addressee: DANIEL COUGHLIN US EPA REGION 1

Doc Type: LETTER

Doc Date: 05/11/2001 # of Pages: 6

Number of Documents in Collection:23
GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

EPA guidance documents may be reviewed at the ERA Region I Superfund Records Center in

Boston, Massachusetts.

TITLE

EVALUATION OF THE B.E.S.T. SOLVENT EXTRACTION SLUDGE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR TEST.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

___________EPA 600/2-88/051____C027_____________________________________________________

TITLE

NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

___________________________C063_____________________________________________________

TITLE

PROTECTION OF WETLANDS: EXECUTIVE ORDER 11990. 42 FED. REG. 26961 (1977).

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

5/24/1977_____________________C003_______________________________________________________

TITLE

APPLICABILITY OF PCB REGULATIONS TO SPILLS WHICH OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE 1978 REGULATION

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

8/3/1979____________________C057_____________________________________________________

TITLE

DEVELOPMENT OF ADVISORY LEVELS FOR POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS) CLEANUP.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

5/1/1986_____EPA 600/6-86/002____C019_____________________________________________________

TITLE

HANDBOOK FOR STABILIZATION/SOLIDIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/1/1986_____EPA/540/2-86-001 2308_____________________________________________________

TITLE

SUPERFUND REMEDIAL DESIGN AND REMEDIAL ACTION GUIDANCE

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/1/1986_____OSWER #9355.0-4A 2011_____________________________________________________

TITLE

DRAFT GUIDANCE ON REMEDIAL ACTIONS FOR CONTAMINATED GROUND WATER AT SUPERFUND SITES.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

10/1/1986 OSWER #9283.1-2 C022_____________________________________________________

TITLE

SUPERFUND PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION MANUAL

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

10/1/1986 OSWER #9285.4-1 5014_____________________________________________________

TITLE

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980. AMENDED BY PL 99-499, 10/17/86.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

10/17/1986____________________C018_______________________________________________________

TITLE

INTERIM GUIDANCE ON SUPERFUND SELECTION OF REMEDY

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

12/24/1986 OSWER #9355.0-19 9000

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GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

ERA guidance documents may be reviewed at the ERA Region I Superfund Records Center in

Boston, Massachusetts.

TITLE

DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR REMEDIAL RESPONSE ACTIVITIES: DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

3/1/1987 EPA/540/G-87/003 2101

TITLE

PCB SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION - TECHNICAL/ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS. PROJECT

SUMMARY.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

3/1/1987______EPA/600/S2-86/112 C077________________________________________________________

TITLE

CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION OF HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/23/1987____________________C014_____________________________________________________

TITLE

INTERIM GUIDANCE ON COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE OR RELEVANT AND APPROPRIATE REQUIREMENTS.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

7/9/1987_____OSWER #9234.0-05 C055________________________________________________________

TITLE

COMPENDIUM OF TECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

9/1/1987_____E PA/625/8-87/014____2300______________________________________________________

TITLE

COMMENTS ON THE PCB CONTAMINATION-REGULATORY AND POLICY BACKGROUND MEMO.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

10/14/1987___________________C050_____________________________________________________

TITLE

PCB SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION PROCESSES SELECTION FOR TEST AND EVALUATION (TAKEN FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE &

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, VOL. 5, NUMBER, 3, 1988).

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

1/1/1988____________________C068_____________________________________________________

TITLE

APPLICATION OF INTERIM SEDIMENT CRITERIA VALUES AT SULLIVAN'S LEDGE SUPERFUND SITE.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

4/11/1988_____________________C049_______________________________________________________

TITLE

COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SUPERFUND: A HANDBOOK (INTERIM VERSION). INCLUDES CHAPTER 6, DATED 11/03/88.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/1/1988 OSWER #9230.0-036 7000_____________

TITLE

SEDIMENT QUALITY VALUES REFINEMENT: 1988 UPDATE AND EVALUATION OF PUGET SOUND AET.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

9/1/1988____________________C095_____________________________________________________

TITLE

INTERIM FINAL GUIDANCE FOR CONDUCTING REMEDIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES UNDER CERCLA.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

10/1/1988 OSWER #9355.3-01 2002

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GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

ERA guidance documents may be reviewed at the ERA Region I Superfund Records Center in

Boston, Massachusetts.

TITLE

BASIC EXTRACTIVE SLUDGE TREATMENT (B.E.S.T.) DEMONSTRATED AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

12/16/1988 COOS

TITLE

LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/1/1989 OS-520 C123

TITLE

SUPPLEMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE FOR THE SUPERFUND PROGRAM. DRAFT FINAL.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

6/1/1989_____EPA 901/5-89-001____C104________________________________________________________

TITLE

GUIDANCE ON REMEDIAL ACTIONS FOR SUPERFUND SITES WITH PCB CONTAMINATION.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

8/1/1990_____OSWER #9355.4-01 2014________________________________________________________

TITLE

GUIDE ON REMEDIAL ACTIONS AT SUPERFUND SITES WITH PCB CONTAMINATION. QUICK REFERENCE FACT SHEET.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

8/1/1990_____OSWER #9355.4-01 FS C254________________________________________________________

TITLE

GROUNDWATER USE AND VALUE DETERMINATION GUIDANCE. A RESOURCE-BASED APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING. FINAL DRAFT.

DOCDATE OSWER/EPA ID DOCNUMBER

4/3/1996 C273

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