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***Final Site*** Decem ber 2013 

### COLLIN S & AIKMAN PLAN T ( FO RM ER) Farmingto n, New Hampshi re Straff or d C ount y

 **Site Lo**  **c at**  **ion:**
The Co lli ns & Aikman Plant (Forme r) is a 123-ac re partially-dev el oped parcel located off Route 11 b etw ee n Paulson R oa d to the NW and Mee ti nghouse H il l Road to the SE in Farmi ngton, New H am pshire.

 **Site Hi**  **st or**  **y:** Beginni ng in the mi d-1960s the Davids on Rubb er Co., Inc . produ ce d automot iv e instru me nt panels and other inje cti on mo ld components. In t he la t e 1960s and 1970s pai nt op era ti ons wer e p erformed in t he southwes t po rt ion of the f ac i lit y. Ow nershi p of the property changed several ti mes until 2001 when it was purchased by Co lli ns & Aikman In te ri or s, Inc. The compa ny f ile d for Chapter 11 b ankrup tc y in 2005 and ce ased opera ti ons in 2006. The property was then transferred to t he New
H am pshire Custodial Trust.

In 1981 e mployee s f ile d compl ai nts w it h Davidson Rubber Co., Inc. regarding odors and ta ste of the drinking w ate r a nd concerns about the safety of the drinki ng w ate r. Mu lti ple site inves ti g at ions rev eal ed a ground w ate r solvent pl um e

ema nating from the f acil it y con tami nati ng the Sarah Gr ee nwood Aquifer. One municipal wate r supply w el l was take n out of

serv ice.

 **Site Con**  **ta min**  **atio n/Con**  **ta min**  **ants:**
The site consists of a tetr ac hloroethy le ne (PCE) tank sp ill , a percol ati ng lagoon sys tem

, a septic ta nk, and a cont ami nat ed ground w ate r plu me . Waste ma te rials that contributed to the plume in cl ude d, butwere notl im i te d to, industrial was te wa te r, solvents in cl udi ng isopropyl alc ohol, PCE, d ic hloro me thane, trichloro et hy le ne (TCE), acetone, xy le ne, methyl isobuty l k et one (MIBK), met hyl et hyl k et one (MEK), methylene chloride, o il s and so li ds.

 **Potential Im**  **p ac**  **ts on**  **S urrounding Communi**  **ty/Env iron**  **ment:**
The contamina te d ground water plume may pose a threat to nearby priv at e or public drinking w ate r w ell s and wetlands north of the f ac i lit y and along Pok am oonshine Brook.

 **R es**  **pon se Activities (t**  **o d ate):** 

B et ween 1995 and 1999, tr ea tme nt sys tem s were ac tiv ate d to address the soil and ground w ate r conta mina ti on. An Ai r Sparge and Soil Vapor Extrac ti on ( AS / SV E) sys te m to address overburden soils n ea r the solvent storage ta nks and li nes wa s

s ta rted in 1999 and discon ti nued in 2002. The Man ag eme nt of Migr ati on (MOM) sys te m near the former septic l ea ch f iel ds consists of overburden extr ac tion w ell s, on-site treatme nt plant and a downgrad ie nt rapid inf ilt ra ti on trench. It has b ee n in

opera ti on since 1995 but has b ee n ine ff ecti ve in addre ss ing the contamina ti on.

 **N ee**  **d f**  **or NP**  **L Li sti**  **ng:** The state of New Hampshire referred the site to the EPA because, fo ll owing bankruptc y and cl osure of the f ac i lit y in 2006, insuff icie nt resour ce s are av aila ble to support a full inves ti g ati on and clea nup of the s ite . Wh il e w ork h as b ee n performe d to char ac terize and partia ll y contain the ground w ate r p lu me , a comprehensive s it e inves ti gation is s ti ll needed to char ac teriz e the site and fac il i ta te cl ea nup. Other federal and s ta te c le anup progr am s were ev al uated, but are not v ia ble at thi s time. The
EPA r ecei ved a le tt er of supportfor p laci ng this s it e onto t he NPL from the s tate . The town of Farmi ngton has al so indicated support for li sti ng

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[The descrip ti on of the s ite (r ele as e) is ba s ed on informa ti on ava ilab le at the time the s it e was ev al ua ted wi th the HRS. The descrip ti on m ay

c hang e as a dd iti ona l informa ti o n is ga ther ed on the s ou r ces an d exte nt of c on ta mi na ti on . S ee 56 FR 5 60 0, Feb ru ar y 11, 19 91, or s ub se qu en t FR no tice s.]

Fo r mo re infor ma ti on about the hazar dou s s ub st an ce s identified in th is narra ti ve summary, incl ud in g ge neral informa ti on r ega rding the effec ts of expo su re to the se s ub st an ce s on human h ea lt h, pl ea se see the A ge ncy for Tox ic Sub st an ce s and Dis ea se R eg ist ry (ATS DR) ToxFA Qs. ATS DR To xF AQs can be f ou nd on th e I nternet a t http:/ /www.a ts dr.cdc.gov/t oxfaq s/i nd ex .a sp or by tele ph on e at 1-888-42-ATS DR or 1- 88 8-4 22 -87 37.