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Posted Date: 2003-04-25T04:00Z

United
States
Office
of
April
2003
Environmental
Protection
Solid
Waste
and
Agency
Emergency
Response
Descriptions
of
14
Proposed
Sites
and
Seven
Final
Sites
Added
to
the
National
Priorities
List
in
April
2003
Office
of
Emergency
and
Remedial
Response
Intermittent
Bulletin
State
&
Site
Identification
Center
(
5204G)
Internet
Volume
6,
Number
1
This
document
consists
of
descriptions
of
the
14
proposed
sites
and
seven
final
sites
added
to
the
National
Priorities
List
(
NPL)
in
April
2003.
The
size
of
the
site
is
generally
indicated,
based
on
information
available
at
the
time
the
site
was
scored
using
the
Hazard
Ranking
System
(
HRS).
The
size
may
change
as
additional
information
is
gathered
on
the
sources
and
extent
of
contamination.
Sites
are
grouped
according
to
proposed
or
final
status,
and
are
arranged
alphabetically
by
site
name
within
those
groups.

CLEANING
UP
UNDER
SUPERFUND
The
Superfund
program
is
managed
by
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
It
is
authorized
by
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA),
enacted
on
December
11,
1980,
as
amended
by
the
Superfund
Amendments
and
Reauthorization
Act
(
SARA),
enacted
on
October
17,
1986.
In
October
1990,
SARA
was
extended
to
September
30,
1994.
An
appropriation
by
Congress
for
Fiscal
Year
1995
authorized
Superfund
to
continue
to
operate.
The
Hazardous
Substance
Response
Trust
Fund
set
up
by
CERCLA
as
amended
pays
the
costs
not
assumed
by
responsible
parties
for
cleaning
up
hazardous
waste
sites
or
emergencies
that
threaten
public
health,
welfare,
or
the
environment;
Superfund
also
pays
for
overseeing
responsible
parties
conducting
cleanup.

Two
types
of
responses
may
be
taken
when
a
hazardous
substance
is
released,
or
threatens
to
be
released,
into
the
environment:

 
Removal
actions
­­
emergency­
type
responses
to
imminent
threats.
SARA
limits
these
actions
to
1
year
and/
or
$
2
million,
with
a
waiver
possible
if
the
actions
are
consistent
with
remedial
responses.
Removal
actions
can
be
undertaken
by
the
private
parties
responsible
for
the
releases
or
by
the
Federal
government
using
the
Superfund.
 
Remedial
responses
­­
actions
intended
to
provide
permanent
solutions
at
uncontrolled
hazardous
waste
sites.
Remedial
responses
are
generally
longer­
term
and
more
expensive
than
removals.
A
Superfund­
financed
remedial
response
can
be
taken
only
if
a
site
is
on
the
NPL.
EPA
published
the
first
NPL
in
September
1983.
The
list
must
be
updated
at
least
annually.

EPA's
goals
for
the
Superfund
program
are
to:

 
Ensure
that
polluters
pay
to
clean
up
the
problems
they
created;
and
 
Work
first
on
the
worst
problems
at
the
worst
sites,
by
making
sites
safe,
making
sites
clean,
and
bringing
new
technology
to
bear
on
the
problem.

REMEDIAL
RESPONSES
The
money
for
conducting
a
remedial
response
at
a
hazardous
waste
site
and
a
removal
action,
as
well,
can
come
from
several
sources:

 
The
individuals
or
companies
responsible
for
the
problems
can
clean
up
voluntarily
with
EPA
or
State
supervision,
or
they
can
be
forced
to
clean
up
by
Federal
or
State
legal
action.
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A
State
or
local
government
can
choose
to
assume
the
responsibility
to
clean
up
without
Federal
dollars.

 
Superfund
can
pay
for
the
cleanup,
then
seek
to
recover
the
costs
from
the
responsible
party
or
parties.

A
remedial
response,
as
defined
by
the
National
Oil
and
Hazardous
Substances
Pollution
Contingency
Plan,
the
Federal
regulation
by
which
Superfund
is
implemented,
is
an
orderly
process
that
generally
involves
the
following
steps:

 
Take
any
measures
needed
to
stabilize
conditions,
which
might
involve,
for
example,
fencing
the
site
or
removing
above­
ground
drums
or
bulk
tanks.

 
Undertake
initial
planning
activities
to
scope
out
a
strategy
for
collecting
information
and
analyzing
alternative
cleanup
approaches.

 
Conduct
a
remedial
investigation
to
characterize
the
type
and
extent
of
contamination
at
the
site
and
to
assess
the
risks
posed
by
that
contamination.

 
Conduct
a
feasibility
study
to
analyze
various
cleanup
alternatives.
The
feasibility
study
is
often
conducted
concurrently
with
the
remedial
investigation
as
one
project.
Typically,
the
two
together
take
from
18
to
24months
to
complete
and
cost
approximately
$
1.3
million.

 
Select
the
cleanup
alternative
that:

Protects
human
health
and
the
environment;

Complies
with
Federal
and
State
requirements
that
are
applicable
or
relevant
and
appropriate;

Uses
permanent
solutions
and
alternative
treatment
technologies
or
resource
recovery
technology
to
the
maximum
extent
practicable;

Considers
views
of
the
State
and
public;
and
Is
"
cost
effective"
­­
that
is,
affords
results
proportional
to
the
costs
of
the
remedy.

 
Design
the
remedy.
Typically,
the
design
phase
takes
6
to
12
months
to
complete
and
costs
approximately
$
1.5
million.

 
Implement
the
remedy,
which
might
involve,
for
example,
constructing
facilities
to
treat
ground
water
or
removing
contaminants
to
a
safe
disposal
area
away
from
the
site.

EPA
expects
the
implementation
(
remedial
action)
phase
to
average
out
at
about
$
25
million
per
site
(
plus
any
costs
to
operate
and
maintain
the
action),
and
some
remedial
actions
may
take
several
years
to
complete.

The
State
government
can
participate
in
a
remedial
response
under
Superfund
in
one
of
two
ways:

 
The
State
can
take
the
lead
role
under
a
cooperative
agreement,
which
is
much
like
a
grant
in
that
Federal
dollars
are
transferred
to
the
State.
The
State
then
develops
a
workplan,
schedule,
and
budget,
contracts
for
any
services
it
needs,
and
is
responsible
for
making
sure
that
all
the
conditions
in
the
cooperative
agreement
are
met.
In
contrast
to
a
grant,
EPA
continues
to
be
substantially
involved
and
monitors
the
State's
progress
throughout
the
project.

 
EPA
can
take
the
lead
under
a
Superfund
State
Contract,
with
the
State's
role
outlined.
EPA,
generally
using
contractor
support,
manages
work
early
in
the
planning
process.
In
the
later
design
and
implementation
phases,
contractors
do
the
work
under
the
supervision
of
the
U.
S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers.
Under
both
arrangements,
the
State
must
share
in
the
cost
of
the
implementation
phase
of
cleanup.

2
National
Priorities
List
Proposed
Rule
#
39
Narrative
Summaries
Site
Name
and
Location
68th
Street
Dump,
Baltimore,
Maryland
AMCO
Chemical,
Oakland,
California
Armco
Inc.,
Hamilton
Plant,
Hamilton,
Ohio
Captain
Jack
Mill,
Ward,
Colorado
Conroe
Creosoting
Company,
Conroe,
Texas
Jones
Road
Ground
Water
Plume,
Harris
County,
Texas
Madison
County
Mines,
Fredericktown,
Missouri
Newton
County
Mine
Tailings,
Newton
County,
Missouri
Peters
Cartridge
Factory,
Kings
Mills,
Ohio
Ram
Leather
Care,
Charlotte,
North
Carolina
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill,
Chatham
Township,
New
Jersey
Standard
Chlorine
Chemical
Company,
Inc.,
Kearny,
New
Jersey
Troy
Mills
Landfill,
Troy,
New
Hampshire
White
Swan
Cleaners
/
Sun
Cleaners
Area
Ground
Water
Contamination,
Wall
Township,
New
Jersey
3
National
Priorities
List
Final
Rule
#
34
Narrative
Summaries
Site
Name
and
Location
Davenport
and
Flagstaff
Smelters,
Sandy
City,
Utah
Gulfco
Marine
Maintenance,
Freeport,
Texas
Omaha
Lead,
Omaha,
Nebraska
Pesticide
Warehouse
III,
Manati,
Puerto
Rico
United
Metals,
Inc.,
Marianna,
Florida
Ward
Transformer,
Raleigh,
North
Carolina
Woodbrook
Road
Dump,
South
Plainfield,
New
Jersey
4
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
68th
STREET
DUMP
Baltimore,
Maryland
The
68th
Street
Dump
site
consists
of
five
sources.
Eighteen
acres
of
the
site
(
along
the
western
boundary)
are
located
within
the
City
of
Baltimore
and
the
remainder
of
the
site
is
located
near
the
town
of
Rosedale
in
Baltimore
County,
Maryland.
The
five
sources
that
make
up
the
68th
Street
Dump
site
were
used
as
landfills
from
the
1950s
through
the
1970s.
Historical
inspection
reports,
accounts
from
former
waste
haulers
and
employees,
and
EPA
investigations
of
potential
generators
provide
evidence
that
industrial
wastes
were
disposed
of
at
the
68th
Street
Dump
site.
Hazardous
substances
detected
in
samples
collected
from
the
five
sources
that
comprise
the
site
include:
volatile
organic
compounds,
polyaromatic
hydrocarbons
(
PAHs),
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs),
pesticides,
and
metals.

Three
removal
actions
have
occurred
at
the
site.
In
1982,
up
to
23
drums
of
hazardous
waste
(
due
to
elevated
lead
and
cadmium
concentrations)
were
removed
from
Source
5.
In
1984,
10
drums
were
removed
from
Source
4;
one
contained
paint
sludge
whereas
the
remainder
were
empty
and
badly
deteriorated.
In
1985,
a
fire
at
Source
3
initiated
an
EPA
emergency
response
action
that
concluded
with
the
removal
of
40
drums
partially
filled
with
solvents.

Prior
to
dumping
activities,
the
entire
area
of
the
68th
Street
Dump
site
was
covered
with
wetland
vegetation.
Historical
aerial
photographs
taken
of
the
area
document
the
filling
of
these
wetlands
and
adjacent
stream
channels,
documenting
observed
releases
by
direct
observation.
Surface
water
bodies
that
flow
through
the
site
include
Herring
Run,
Moore s
Run,
Redhouse
Run,
and
unnamed
tributaries
to
Herring
Run.
The
Back
River
and
Chesapeake
Bay
are
located
along
the
15­
mile
surface
water
pathway
target
distance
limit
(
TDL)
for
the
site.
Targets
within
the
15­
mile
TDL
include
the
Herring
Run,
Back
River,
and
Chesapeake
Bay
fisheries
and
over
23
miles
of
wetland
frontage.
Analytical
results
of
sediment
samples
collected
from
the
Herring
Run
fishery
downstream
of
the
site
document
contamination
with
PAHs,
lead,
and
zinc.
Analytical
results
of
samples
collected
from
wetlands
remaining
at
the
68th
Street
Dump
site
document
elevated
concentrations
of
PAHs,
PCBs,
and
metals.

A
separate
HRS
score
has
been
calculated
for
each
of
the
five
sources
evaluated
in
this
HRS
documentation
record.
The
documentation
supporting
each
of
these
individual
scores
is
provided
in
Appendices
C
through
G
of
the
documentation
record.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
AMCO
CHEMICAL
Oakland,
California
The
AMCO
Chemical
site
(
AMCO)
is
part
of
a
0.83­
acre
property
at
1414
Third
Street
in
a
mixed
residential
and
light
industrial
area
of
Oakland,
California.
The
property
is
bordered
on
the
north
by
a
vacant
lot,
on
the
west
by
residences,
on
the
east
by
Nelson
Mandela
Parkway,
and
on
the
south
by
Third
Street.
A
recently
constructed
elevated
portion
of
the
Interstate­
880
(
I­
880)
freeway
is
located
immediately
across
Third
Street
from
the
property.
The
property
(
at
1401
Third
Street)
was
historically
occupied
by
Bobo s
Junkyard.

From
the
1960s
to
1989,
the
AMCO
site
was
occupied
by
AMCO
Chemical
Company.
AMCO
operated
a
chemical
distribution
facility
that
included
a
warehouse,
railroad
spur,
above­
ground
tanks,
underground
tanks,
and
drums
used
to
transfer
and
store
raw
materials.
In
July
1988,
the
Oakland
Fire
Department
observed
 
leaking/
rotting
drums 
on
the
property.
A
subsequent
emergency
response
investigation
by
Alameda
County
and
the
U.
S.
Coast
Guard
revealed
greater
than
100
full
and
empty
5­
and
55­
gallon
weathered
drums
in
an
open
area
behind
AMCO
Chemical s
main
building.
Stenciled
labels
on
the
drums
indicated
that
the
contents
included
acetone;
1,1,1­
trichloroethane
(
1,1,1­
TCA);
methyl
ethyl
ketone;
and
dry­
cleaning
solvent.
From
1989
to
November
1998,
DC
Metals
operated
a
scrap
metal
yard
on
the
site.
Cable
Moore,
Inc.,
currently
uses
the
site
for
cable
storage.
Structures
remaining
on
site
include
an
office
building,
warehouse,
and
two
small
storage
buildings.

In
June
1995,
a
construction
crew
noted
odors
at
the
intersection
of
Third
Street
and
Nelson
Mandela
Parkway,
while
excavating
a
trench
needed
to
relocate
an
underground
electrical
line
in
preparation
for
a
freeway
project.
Subsequent
subsurface
investigation
by
California
Department
of
Transportation
(
Caltrans),
DC
Metals,
and
EPA
revealed
the
presence
of
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs)
including
vinyl
chloride
in
soil,
soil
gas,
and
shallow
ground
water
at
the
AMCO
site,
beneath
Third
Street,
and
at
the
1401
Third
Street
property
(
former
Bobo s
Junkyard).

On
December
5,
1996,
the
EPA
Emergency
Response
Office
initiated
a
removal
action
at
the
AMCO
site
that
involved
the
construction
of
a
ground
water
and
soil
vapor
extraction
(
SVE)
treatment
system.
The
EPA
treatment
system
collection
trench
was
excavated
from
December
5
through
December
20,
1996.
By
December
23,
1996,
the
trench
had
been
lined
with
a
silt
curtain,
filled
with
gravel,
and
covered
with
a
tarp.
Cement
was
poured
to
permanently
cover
the
trench
on
January
8,
1997.
The
treatment
system
operated
from
January
1997
through
July
1998
and
extracted
approximately
7,000
pounds
of
VOCs,
approximately
40
pounds
of
which
were
vinyl
chloride.
Operation
of
the
system
ceased
in
July
1998,
due
to
community
concern
over
the
potential
for
a
release
of
dioxins
from
the
thermal
oxidation
unit.
On
December
5
and
14,
1996,
during
construction
of
the
treatment
system
collection
trench,
the
EPA
On­
Scene
Coordinator
observed
shimmering
vapors
emanating
from
the
open
trench.
SUMMA
 
canister
sampling
indicated
the
presence
of
vinyl
chloride;
methylene
chloride;
1,1,1­
trichloroethane
(
TCA);
and
trichloroethene
(
TCE)
in
the
immediate
area
of
the
trench.
In
addition,
one
SUMMA
canister
sample
collected
from
in
front
of
a
residence
adjacent
to
the
site
contained
TCE.

The
EPA
conducted
several
sampling
events
on
and
adjacent
to
the
AMCO
site
between
1997
and
2000.
VOCs
continued
to
be
detected
in
soil,
soil
gas,
and
ground
water
on
site.
In
September
1999,
SUMMA
canister
samples
were
collected
from
the
crawl
spaces
of
three
residences
located
adjacent
to
the
site.
Vinyl
chloride
was
detected
in
the
three
crawl
spaces
at
0.02
to
0.045
parts
per
billion
by
volume
(
ppbv).

There
are
626
people
living
within
a
quarter
of
a
mile
of
the
source.
There
are
also
approximately
three
workers
on
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
ARMCO
INC.,
HAMILTON
PLANT
Hamilton,
Ohio
The
Armco,
Inc.
Hamilton
Plant
(
Armco)
site
is
associated
with
a
120­
acre
inactive
industrial
facility
located
in
Hamilton,
Ohio.
The
facility
property
is
bordered
by
the
Great
Miami
River
to
the
east
and
south,
by
the
Baltimore
and
Ohio
Railroad
to
the
north
and
west,
and
is
divided
into
a
northern
portion
and
a
southern
portion
by
Augspurger
Road.
The
southern
parcel
consists
of
92
fenced
acres
and
was
used
for
manufacturing
operations,
including
a
coke
production
facility
and
blast
furnaces.
The
northern
parcel
is
unfenced
and
consists
of
approximately
27
acres.
The
northern
parcel
was
formerly
a
rail
yard
and
temporary
storage
area
for
scrubber
sludge
waste
piles
and
also
contains
a
4.5­
acre
landfill.
The
facility
operated
as
a
steel
mill,
producing
both
coke
and
molten
iron,
under
various
ownership
since
the
1900s.
Armco
purchased
the
facility
in
1937
from
the
Hamilton
Coke
and
Iron
Company,
and
AK
Steel
subsequently
acquired
the
facility
in
1994.
Armco
manufactured
both
coke
and
iron
until
1982
when
coke
production
ceased.
Armco
continued
to
produce
iron
until
1991,
and
the
facility
was
then
used
intermittently
until
it
was
completely
closed
in
1994.

The
coke
operation
covered
approximately
50
acres
on
the
southern
portion
of
the
property.
Byproducts
of
the
coke
operation
included
coal
tar,
naphthalene,
coke
oven
gas,
crude
light
oil,
and
ammonium
sulfate.
The
waste
streams
from
the
operation
were
passed
through
an
exhauster
and
flushed
into
a
decanting
tank.
The
decanted
coal
tar
sludge
was
periodically
drained
from
the
bottom
of
the
tank
and
disposed
of
in
a
landfill
on
the
northern
portion
of
the
property
from
the
early
1960s
until
the
landfill
was
closed
in
1980.

The
blast
furnace
operation
covered
approximately
6
acres
on
the
southern
portion
of
the
property.
Wastewater
generated
in
the
blast
furnace
operation
was
discharged
to
two
settling
ponds
located
adjacent
to
the
blast
furnaces,
where
particulates
were
allowed
to
settle
out.
Excess
water
from
these
ponds
was
originally
discharged
to
the
Great
Miami
River
under
a
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
permit.
The
contact
wastewater,
from
the
blast
furnace
off
gas
and
wet
scrubbers,
contained
pollutants
such
as
ammonia,
cyanide,
phenol,
and
lead­
and
zinc­
bearing
flue
dust
( 
scrubber
sludge ).
The
settled
scrubber
sludge
was
periodically
dredged
from
the
two
settling
ponds
and
stored
in
piles
in
the
northern
portion
of
the
property.

EPA
conducted
a
Screening
Site
Inspection
(
SSI)
at
Armco
in
September
1988.
Sampling
results
from
this
SSI
indicated
the
presence
of
SVOCs,
such
as
phenanthrene,
fluoranthene,
pyrene,
and
chrysene
in
the
facility
landfill.
Sampling
results
also
indicated
the
presence
of
SVOCs,
such
as
benzo(
a)
pyrene,
and
metals,
such
as
lead
and
chromium,
in
the
southern
settling
pond.
EPA
collected
analytical
data
during
an
Expanded
Site
Inspection
(
ESI)
conducted
at
Armco
in
July
1993.
These
data
confirmed
the
presence
of
SVOCs
and
metals
in
the
two
settling
ponds
and
indicated
the
presence
of
PCBs
in
both
ponds.
These
data
also
revealed
soil
contaminated
with
SVOCs,
PCBs,
and
significant
levels
of
metals
in
the
area
where
the
scrubber
sludge
piles
were
formerly
stored.

Armco
used
four
NPDES­
permitted
outfalls
that
discharge
directly
to
the
Great
Miami
River.
These
outfalls
discharged
both
process
wastewater
from
the
facility
and
storm
water
runoff.
Two
storm
water
outfalls
that
drained
the
facility
property
were
sampled
during
a
July
8,
1991
storm
event.
The
samples
documented
the
direct
discharge
of
hazardous
substances,
such
as
di­
n­
octylphthalate,
titanium,
barium,
and
zinc,
to
the
Great
Miami
River.
Analytical
data
collected
during
the
July
1993
ESI
documented
significant
concentrations
of
SVOCs,
including
4­
methyl
phenol
(
o­
cresol),
fluoranthene,
benzo(
k)
fluoranthene,
and
benzo(
g,
h,
i)
perylene,
and
metals,
including
chromium
and
zinc,
in
the
sediments
of
the
Great
Miami
River.
The
Great
Miami
River
is
a
recreational
fishery
for
species
such
as
bluegill
and
smallmouth
bass
in
the
vicinity
of
the
site.
Habitat
for
the
Indiana
bat,
a
federally
designated
endangered
species,
is
within
the
target
distance
limit
for
the
site.

The
Armco
site
is
located
less
than
one­
half
mile
from
the
City
of
Hamilton s
North
Plant
wellfield,
which
serves
approximately
35,763
people.
The
Village
of
New
Miami
Wellfield
is
located
within
one
mile
of
the
site
and
serves
a
population
of
approximately
3,045.
A
total
population
of
60,605
is
served
by
wells
within
four
miles
of
sources
at
the
site.
Although
ground
water
contamination
has
not
been
detected,
the
aquifer
occurs
at
40
feet
below
ground
surface
in
the
vicinity
of
the
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
CAPTAIN
JACK
MILL
Ward,
Colorado
The
Captain
Jack
Mill
(
CJM)
site
is
located
in
a
narrow
valley,
roughly
1.5
miles
south
of
Ward,
and
14
miles
west
of
Boulder,
Colorado.
Mining
began
in
the
area
in
the
early
1890s.
The
mines
and
mills
in
the
Ward
area
primarily
produced
gold
and
silver
from
low­
grade
ores.
Camp
Francis
was
started
in
the
early
1890s
as
a
mining
town
operated
by
the
Big
5
Mines
Company,
which
employed
approximately
100
men.
The
Big
5
managed
such
mines
as
the
Adit,
Ni­
Wot,
Columbia,
and
the
Big
Dew
Drop,
and
all
of
the
combined
ores
from
these
mines
came
down
to
Camp
Francis
by
way
of
the
Adit
Tunnel.
Milling
of
the
ore
took
place
either
in
the
Dew
Drop
Mill
or
the
Big
5
Mill
just
south
of
town.
Several
hundred
feet
downstream
of
the
mills
were
three
other
mines,
the
nearest
of
which
is
known
as
the
Captain
Jack,
later
called
the
Black
Jack.
These
mills
were
still
standing
as
late
as
1927,
and
never
processed
large
quantities
of
ore.

The
Big
5
was
reopened
in
the
1940s
but
it
is
unclear
if
they
intended
to
produce
ore
from
the
mines
or
rework
the
tailings
piles
by
the
mills
on
the
creek.
Captain
Jack,
Ltd.,
acquired
possession
of
the
mill
works
area
in
March
1974,
and
received
a
Colorado
Mined
Land
Reclamation
Division
(
CMLRD)
permit
allowing
for
a
captive
mill
(
i.
e.,
no
imported
ore)
operation
using
a
flotation
process
in
May
1981.
Since
that
time,
the
CJM
site
has
been
investigated
for
several
state
and
federal
health
and
environmental
violations
under
several
different
owners.

At
the
time
of
the
most
recent
investigation,
the
CJM
site
could
be
divided
into
three
parts;
the
upper
mine
tunnel
(
the
Big
5),
the
Captain
Jack
mill
works
area,
and
the
lower
portal
(
the
Black
Jack
Mine).
The
Big
5
consists
of
the
mine
tunnel,
a
large
tailings
pile
and
a
settling
pond,
all
of
which
are
approximately
500
feet
upstream
from
the
Captain
Jack
mill
area.
An
acid
mine
water
discharge
of
several
gallons
per
minute
(
gpm)
runs
across
the
tailings
pile,
down
the
access
road
and
into
the
settling
pond.
At
times
in
the
past,
this
discharge
water
has
flowed
across
the
access
road
and
directly
into
Left
Hand
Creek.
The
more
recent
Captain
Jack
mill
works
area
includes
two
ponds
(
the
unlined
lagoon
for
settling
tailings
from
the
mill
and
the
lagoon
that
is
lined
with
a
plastic
membrane),
a
small
abandoned
residence,
an
ore
hopper
and
associated
conveyor
belts,
mill
buildings,
storage
and
processing
tanks,
mixing
tanks,
and
miscellaneous
debris
and
equipment.
The
lower
portal
consists
of
the
Black
Jack
adit
and
adit
shed
contents.

Left
Hand
Creek
is
a
documented
fishery.
In
1997,
surface
water
and
sediment
samples
collected
in
Left
Hand
Creek
indicated
the
presence
of
lead,
zinc,
arsenic,
barium,
cadmium,
and
mercury.
All
are
associated
with
the
ores
both
mined
and
milled
at
the
site.
Elevated
levels
of
hazardous
substances
have
also
been
found
in
sediment
samples
collected
from
palustrine
emergent
shrub
wetlands
located
along
Left
Hand
Creek.
Left
Hand
Creek
is
a
recreational
fishery
and
is
used
for
sport
fishing,
canoeing,
picnicking,
and
rafting.
In
addition,
significant
concentrations
of
arsenic
was
detected
in
residential
soil
samples.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
CONROE
CREOSOTING
COMPANY
Conroe,
Texas
The
Conroe
Creosoting
Company
facility
occupies
147
acres
in
Conroe,
Texas.
Conroe
Creosoting
Company
was
a
wood
treating
facility
that
operated
from
1946
until
March
14,
1997.
The
facility
treated
lumber,
railroad
cross­
ties,
poles,
and
fence
posts.
Three
wood
preserving
processes,
pentachlorophenol
(
PCP)
process,
creosote
process,
and
copper
chromated
arsenate
(
CCA)
process,
were
used
at
the
facility.
The
facility
was
closed
down
by
the
Montgomery
County
Tax
Assessor/
Collector
due
to
delinquent
taxes
and
the
county
sold
the
company s
assets
at
an
auction.
The
land
and
waste
management
and
process
units
remained
property
of
the
owners.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
elevated
levels
of
pentachlorophenol
(
PCP),
dioxins,
polycyclic
aromatic
hydrocarbons
(
PAHs),
and
metals
have
been
found
in
on­
site
soils,
surface
water,
waste
drums,
and
surface
impoundments,
threatening
nearby
residents,
wetlands,
and
rivers.
The
property
has
been
flooded
three
times
since
1994,
sending
contaminated
flood
waters
into
nearby
residential
homes
and
yards.

Surface
impoundments
containing
creosote
waste
currently
drain
off­
site
via
drainage
canals.
Runoff
from
the
site
flows
overland
both
to
the
east
to
Little
Caney
Creek
and
to
the
west
to
Stewarts
Creek.
In
June
2001,
a
waste
inventory
listed
several
cylinders
and
tanks
containing
copper
chromated
arsenate
solution,
creosote
sludge,
pentachlorophenol
solutions
and
solids,
and
tank
bottoms.
The
total
quantity
of
hazardous
waste
in
the
tanks
and
containers
other
than
drums
was
estimated
to
be
over
100,000
gallons.
Approximately
sixty­
two
(
62)
overpacked
drums
in
poor
condition
were
stored
in
an
on­
site
shed.

Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality
(
TCEQ,
formerly
Texas
Natural
Resource
Conservation
Commission)
conducted
several
compliance
investigations
at
the
company
during
the
1980s
and
1990s.
Violations
documented
at
the
site
resulted
in
the
issuance
of
Agreed
Orders
in
1994
and
1999.
Sampling
by
Conroe
Creosoting
Company
in
September
of
1996
indicated
elevated
levels
of
creosote
compounds,
including
arsenic,
chromium,
and
copper
in
soil
and
shallow
groundwater.
In
March
2001,
TCEQ
observed
contents
leaking
out
of
containers.
During
a
November
2001
expanded
site
investigation,
TCEQ
uncovered
a
hazardous
waste
dumping
area
onsite,
and
detected
creosote­
related
hazardous
substances
in
soils
and
sediments.
Soil
samples
collected
on­
site
revealed
concentrations
of
dioxins
100
times
the
EPA s
action
level
of
1
ppb.
Soil
and
sediment
samples
from
creeks
downstream
of
the
site
indicate
concentrations
of
arsenic
as
high
as
14.2
ppm,
copper
as
high
as
10.0
ppm,
chromium
as
high
as
17.7
ppm,
and
several
semi
volatile
organic
compounds,
including
fluoranthene
as
high
as
4,600
ppb,
pyrene
as
high
as
1,000
ppb,
and
phenanthrene
as
high
as
1,500
ppb.

EPA
conducted
a
removal
assessment
of
the
facility
in
January
2002.
Tanks,
cylinders,
impoundments,
drums,
and
soils
were
sampled
and
analyzed
for
volatile
organic
compounds,
semi­
volatile
organic
compounds,
and
metals.
In
addition,
five
soil
samples
were
analyzed
for
dioxins
and
furans.
Over
500,000
gallons
of
liquid,
sludge,
and
contaminated
water
were
identified
during
the
assessment,
and
approximately
65,000
cubic
yards
of
soils
were
found
to
exceed
the
EPA
Region
6
Screening
Guidance
for
either
arsenic,
chromium,
pentachlorophenol,
total
creosote
compounds,
or
dioxin
and
furans.
An
ongoing
EPA
removal
action
is
addressing
on­
site
process
areas,
contaminated
soil
and
sediment.

Two
residential
neighborhoods
are
located
immediately
downstream
on
Stewart s
Creek,
within
the
100
year
flood
plain.
These
homes
have
been
subject
to
at
least
three
severe
flood
events
(
water
in
their
homes)
since
1994.
Any
large
rain
event
will
cause
Stewart s
Creek
to
flood,
sending
contaminated
water
into
the
yards
of
residents
who
border
the
creek.
Surface
water
from
the
facility
eventually
enters
the
West
Fork
San
Jacinto
River,
which
is
a
small
to
moderate
stream
and
is
a
fishery.
A
wetland
is
located
along
the
banks
of
Stewarts
Creek.
Analytical
results
of
samples
collected
from
the
wetland
area
document
contamination
attributable
to
the
facility.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
JONES
ROAD
GROUND
WATER
PLUME
Harris
County,
Texas
The
Jones
Road
Ground
Water
Plume
site
is
located
approximately
one­
half
mile
north
of
the
intersection
of
Jones
Road
and
FM
1960
in
a
mixed
residential,
urban/
light
industry
area
outside
the
city
limits
of
northwest
Houston,
Harris
County,
Texas.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
based
upon
the
presence
of
hazardous
substances,
including
cis­
1,2­
dichloroethene
(
DCE),
tetrachloroethene
(
PCE),
and
tricholorethene
(
TCE),
in
drinking
water
wells.
PCE
has
been
detected
in
drinking
water
wells
above
EPA s
Maximum
Contaminant
Level
(
MCL)
of
5.0
µ
g/
L.

During
a
routine
sampling
of
public
wells
by
the
TCEQ
Houston
Region
Office
in
December
2000,
PCE,
DCE,
and
chloromethane
were
detected
in
a
public
well
supplying
drinking
water
to
approximately
18
employees,
90
children
in
childcare,
and
150
to
200
students
at
a
gymnasium.
Subsequent
samples
collected
on
January
25
and
May
2,
2001
confirmed
the
presence
of
PCE,
DCE,
and
chloromethane
in
the
public
drinking
water
supply
well.

During
the
Site
Inspection
in
March
and
April
of
2002,
the
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality
(
TCEQ)
collected
samples
from
43
wells
in
Harris
County
and
found
concentrations
of
PCE
at
or
above
the
MCL
in
8
wells.
Concentrations
of
PCE
in
ground
water
samples
were
as
high
as
128
µ
g/
L.
As
a
result,
filtration
systems
have
been
placed
on
those
8
wells.

The
source
of
the
PCE,
TCE,
and
DCE
contamination
is
unidentified,
though
previous
investigations
have
suggested
several
potential
source
areas
near
the
affected
drinking
water
wells.
There
are
several
businesses
within
the
area
that
use
chlorinated
solvents.
In
June
2001,
a
Phase
I
Environmental
Assessment
was
conducted
at
Bell
Dry
Cleaners
and
leakage
was
discovered
from
a
dry
cleaning
machine
at
Bell
Dry
Cleaners
into
the
storm
drains.
This
facility
is
over
1,000
feet
north
of
the
public
supply
well
at
the
gymnasium.
PCE
and
vinyl
chloride
was
found
in
ground
water
and
soil
samples
collected
from
the
Bell
Dry
Cleaners
facility
during
the
Environmental
Assessment.
On
May
1,
2002,
TCEQ
initiated
an
Emergency
Order
which
directed
the
owner
of
Bell
Dry
Cleaners
and
the
owner
of
the
property
to,
among
other
actions:
maintain
the
current
filtration
systems;
sample
all
wells
within
a
half
mile
of
the
facility
and
add
filtration
systems
to
any
new
wells
with
contamination;
investigate
and
report
on
the
nature
and
extent
of
the
contamination;
and
conduct
any
necessary
further
investigation.
In
May
2002,
Bell
volunteered
to
stop
using
PCE.
On
August
21,
2002,
an
Order
was
issued
affirming
modifications
to
the
May
1,
2002
Emergency
Order.
This
ordered
the
facility
and
property
owners
to:
(
1)
continue
cessation
of
all
use
of
PCE
at
that
location,
(
2)
grant
access
for
remediation,
and
(
3)
add
a
deed
restriction
to
the
shopping
center
property
that
prohibits
use
of
PCE.
However,
the
owner
of
the
facility
and
the
property
owner
were
determined
to
be
incapable
of
proceeding
with
remediation
due
to
lack
of
funds.

Based
on
samples
collected
from
March
to
December
2002,
228
wells
have
been
sampled
in
the
area
including
and
surrounding
the
Jones
Road
Ground
Water
Plume
site.
Of
these
wells,
23
wells
have
had
detections
of
PCE
at
or
above
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency s
Maximum
Contaminant
Level
(
MCL)
of
5
parts
per
billion
(
ppb).
Filtration
systems
have
been
placed
on
the
23
wells
with
levels
of
PCE
at
or
above
the
MCL.
Eighteen
wells
have
had
detections
of
PCE
below
the
MCL.

Public
and
private
drinking
water
wells
serving
residents,
workers,
and
students
have
been
found
to
be
contaminated
with
chlorinated
solvents
above
MCLs
and
other
EPA
health­
based
drinking
water
standards.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
MADISON
COUNTY
MINES
Fredericktown,
Missouri
The
Madison
County
Mines
site
is
located
in
the
Old
Lead
Belt
area
of
southeastern
Missouri
in
the
vicinity
of
Fredericktown,
Madison
County,
Missouri,
approximately
80
miles
south
of
St.
Louis.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
of
the
presence
of
metal
contamination,
including
lead,
in
residential
soil
and
within
nearby
surface
water
bodies­­­
the
Little
St.
Francis
River
and
its
tributaries.
Lead
was
detected
in
residential
yards
at
levels
as
high
as
10,000
milligrams
per
kilogram
(
mg/
kg)
or
more
than
70
times
that
of
background
levels.
The
primary
sources
of
metal
contamination
are
large
uncontained
tailings
and
chat
piles
associated
with
local
historical
operations
that
mined
for
lead,
copper,
cobalt,
nickel,
iron,
zinc,
silver,
and
pyrite.
Some
of
these
mining
operations
date
back
to
the
1840s.

Metal
contaminants
from
tailings
piles
migrated
through
various
routes
to
residential
soil
and
nearby
surface
water
bodies.
In
1977,
a
tailings
pond
dam
broke
and
released
accumulated
tailings
into
tributaries
of
the
Little
St.
Francis
River.
In
addition,
several
tailings
piles
have
grown
so
large
that
they
have
spilled
over
directly
into
the
Little
St.
Francis
River
and
its
tributaries.
For
years,
residents
of
Fredericktown
have
used
tailings
from
piles
as
fill
for
yards,
gardens,
roads,
and
driveways.
This
practice
is
likely
responsible
for
much
of
the
residential
soil
contamination
observed
at
the
site.
Other
modes
of
contaminant
deposition
in
residential
yards
includes
flooding
of
contaminated
water
bodies
and
emissions
from
nearby
smelters.

A
number
of
studies
and
investigations
have
been
undertaken
at
the
site
since
1983.
Collectively,
these
have
revealed
metals
contamination
in
local
ground
water,
surface
water
and
sediments
associated
with
Little
St.
Francis
River
and
its
tributaries,
residential
soil,
and
air.
Groundwater
samples
collected
from
onsite
monitoring
wells
and
piezometers
revealed
arsenic,
copper,
lead,
and
nickel
concentrations
above
EPA's
Maximum
Contaminant
Levels
(
MCL)
and
greater
than
three
times
background
concentrations.
Surface
water
sampling
revealed
concentrations
of
arsenic,
cadmium,
copper,
chromium,
lead,
mercury,
nickel,
and
zinc
above
Ambient
Water
Quality
Criteria
(
AWQC).
Specifically,
lead
was
detected
in
surface
water
up
to
12
micrograms
per
liter
(
µ
g/
L)
and
sediment
up
to
11,000
mg/
kg.
Soil
sampling
in
residential
yards
revealed
lead
at
concentrations
as
high
as
10,000
mg/
kg.
Air
sampling
revealed
filter
concentrations
of
arsenic,
cobalt,
copper,
lead,
and
nickel
at
greater
than
three
times
background
concentrations.

Metals
contamination
from
the
site
has
impacted
the
Little
St.
Francis
River,
which
is
an
active
fishery
with
documented
wetlands
and
habitats
used
by
state
endangered
species.
In
addition,
a
number
of
residential
properties
have
also
been
impacted.
EPA
conducted
soil
screening
at
215
residential
properties
in
Fredericktown,
Missouri,
and
identified
92
of
these
properties
with
soil
lead
concentrations
above
400
mg/
kg.
EPA
observed
the
presence
of
tailings
in
driveways,
sidewalks,
or
elsewhere
on
42
of
these
92
residential
properties
and
approximately
200
other
residential
properties
in
Fredericktown.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
NEWTON
COUNTY
MINE
TAILINGS
Newton
County,
Missouri
The
Newton
County
Mine
Tailings
site
is
located
in
southwest
Missouri
in
the
Tri­
State
Mining
District.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
of
the
presence
of
lead
and
cadmium
contamination
in
residential
drinking
water
wells
significantly
above
the
current
health
based
drinking
water
limits.
Based
on
current
sampling
information,
the
contaminated
ground
water
encompasses
approximately
160
square
miles.
In
1999,
EPA
provided
bottled
water
to
county
residents
as
an
immediate,
temporary
response
to
the
known
health
threat
associated
with
the
consumption
of
lead
and
cadmium
contaminated
water.
Currently,
350
residential
properties
in
Newton
County
receive
bottled
water
from
EPA
and
have
no
alternative
safe
drinking
water
supply.

From
approximately
1850
to
1950,
lead,
cadmium,
and
zinc
mining
were
major
industries
in
Newton
County
and
the
land
is
marked
by
numerous
open
mine
shafts,
tailings
piles,
and
underground
mine
workings.
In
addition,
the
extensive
mining
activity
has
resulted
in
unique
underground
channels
and
faults
with
exposed
lead,
cadmium,
and
zinc
ores.
The
mines
were
located
below
the
water
table
and
during
periods
of
operations
were
kept
dry
by
pumping
ground
water
from
the
shafts.
Following
abandonment
of
the
mines,
pumping
ceased,
the
water
table
returned
to
its
natural
levels,
and
the
ground
water
came
in
contact
with
abandoned
underground
mines
and
exposed
ore.
Lead,
cadmium,
and
zinc
ground
water
contamination
resulted
when
the
oxygenated
water
leached
metals
from
the
exposed
ores
in
the
abandoned
mines.
Further
contamination
resulted
from
lead,
cadmium,
and
zinc
leaching
from
surface
waste
piles
into
the
ground
water
through
naturally
occurring
faults
and
the
numerous
constructed
mine
shafts
throughout
the
county.

Following
reports
of
elevated
blood
lead
levels
in
children
in
surrounding
counties
with
similar
mining
histories,
EPA
conducted
limited
sampling
around
the
city
of
Granby
in
1995,
followed
by
more
extensive
ground
water
and
soil
sampling
throughout
Newton
County
in
1998
and
2000.
The
upper
aquifer
is
the
sole
source
of
drinking
water
for
private
residential
wells
throughout
Newton
County.
Based
on
the
2000
sampling
data,
at
least
200
residential
wells
are
contaminated
with
lead
or
cadmium
above
health
based
benchmarks
of
15
ppm
of
lead
and
5
ppm
of
cadmium.
In
addition,
the
1998
soil
sampling
indicated
surface
soil
lead
contamination
as
high
as
33,500
milligrams
per
kilogram
(
mg/
kg)
in
the
city
of
Granby.

In
addition
to
the
ground
water
contamination,
several
hundred
properties
have
elevated
levels
of
lead
and
cadmium
in
the
surface
soil.
A
removal
action
conducted
in
1999­
2000
included
excavation
of
contaminated
soils
from
a
number
of
properties.
The
criteria
for
removal
included
properties
with
soil
samples
(
collected
outside
the
roof
drip
line)
containing
lead
concentrations
equal
to
or
greater
than
400
mg/
kg.
Currently,
removals
have
occurred
at
221
properties.
No
further
soil
remedial
action
at
these
properties
is
anticipated
based
on
information
currently
available.
Soil
removal
at
additional
residential
properties
is
ongoing.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
PETERS
CARTRIDGE
FACTORY
Kings
Mills,
Ohio
The
Peters
Cartridge
Factory
formerly
operated
on
a
10­
acre
parcel
of
land
at
1415
Grandin
Road,
on
the
south
side
of
the
Little
Miami
River
in
Warren
County,
Ohio.
The
facility
is
bordered
by
a
U.
S.
military
reservation
(
ordnance
plant)
to
the
southwest,
the
Little
Miami
Scenic
Trail
and
the
Little
Miami
River
to
the
north
and
west,
and
rural
areas
to
the
east
and
south.

The
Peters
Cartridge
Factory
operated
as
a
manufacturer
of
semi­
smokeless
cartridge
ammunition,
including
shotgun
shells
and
rifle
and
pistol
cartridges.
The
company
expanded
north
across
Grandin
Road
during
World
War
I
due
to
increased
demand
for
ammunition
from
the
European
Powers
and
the
United
States.
After
the
war,
the
frame
buildings
erected
to
keep
up
with
the
war
demands
were
demolished,
and
the
company
was
consolidated
back
to
its
original
buildings
at
the
present
site
location.
Remington
Arms
purchased
Peters
Cartridge
Factory
in
1934,
and
continued
to
manufacture
rifle
and
shotgun
ammunition
until
near
the
end
of
World
War
II.
In
1944,
the
facility
was
closed
as
part
of
a
consolidation
by
Remington.
The
Columbia
Records
division
of
RCA
occupied
the
facility
from
1944
to
1948,
mixing
plastic
materials
and
manufacturing
phonograph
record
disks.
Seagrams
Distillers
used
the
facility
as
a
bonded
warehouse
during
the
1950s.
A
small
cabinet
company
used
a
portion
of
the
facility
around
the
1970s.
In
1979,
the
facility
was
purchased
by
Landmark
Renaissance
Corporation
and
is
currently
known
as
the
Kings
Mills
Technical
Center.
LensCrafters
leased
the
property
from
January
1987
to
December
1991.
LensCrafters
used
chemicals
such
as
Freon
113,
surfactants,
phosphoric
acid,
n­
hexane,
paints,
tints,
and
dyes
in
the
manufacture
of
eyeglass
lenses
and
frames.
Several
other
companies
owned
or
leased
the
present
facility,
but
they
did
not
use
chemicals
in
their
operations.

In
1987
as
part
of
an
environmental
assessment
for
the
Kings
Mills
Technical
Center,
lead
contamination
was
discovered
at
the
site.
On­
site
soils
were
sampled
at
depths
of
1,
4,
8,
and
12
feet,
and
lead
was
found
at
concentrations
reaching
33,500
parts
per
million
(
ppm)
at
a
depth
of
4
feet.
Fill
materials
including
boiler
ash
and
slag
were
found
buried
in
layers
from
7
to
12
feet
thick
on
the
property.
Monitoring
wells
were
installed
on
site
in
December
1987
and
were
sampled
and
analyzed
for
lead
and
total
organic
content.
Lead
was
detected
in
well
W­
3
at
0.52
milligrams
per
liter
(
mg/
l),
well
above
the
maximum
contaminant
level
of
0.015
mg/
l.
In
1993,
the
facility
was
paved
to
prevent
direct
contact
with
lead
contaminated
soil.

An
Expanded
Site
Inspection
was
conducted
on
May
4,
5,
and
11th
,
1999
by
the
Ohio
EPA.
Soil,
sediment,
ground
water,
and
fish
tissue
samples
were
collected.
Observed
releases
to
ground
water
and
to
the
Little
Miami
River
were
documented.
The
Little
Miami
River,
which
is
threatened
by
contamination
from
the
site,
is
a
fishery
and
a
State
and
National
Scenic
River.
Several
municipal
drinking
water
wells
are
within
four
miles
of
the
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
RAM
LEATHER
CARE
Charlotte,
North
Carolina
The
Ram
Leather
Care
site
is
a
former
dry
cleaning
facility
located
in
Charlotte,
North
Carolina.
The
facility,
which
operated
from
1977
to
1993,
is
situated
in
a
rural
area
in
eastern
Mecklenburg
County,
about
1,500
feet
west
of
the
Cabarrus
County
line.
A
sample
taken
in
1991
from
the
facility s
drinking
water
well,
which
served
8
to
10
employees
at
the
time,
showed
tetrachloroethylene
(
PCE)
at
4,690
micrograms
per
liter
(
ug/
l).
As
a
result,
use
of
the
well
was
discontinued
and
a
new
well
was
installed.
Later
sampling
has
shown
that
this
well
also
was
contaminated.
In
addition,
chlorinated
solvents
have
been
detected
in
residential
wells
near
the
facility.
Ram
Leather
Care
employees
and
nearby
residents
with
contaminated
wells
were
advised
not
to
consume
the
ground
water.

Illegal
open
burning
of
PCE
filters
was
discovered
at
the
Ram
Leather
Care
facility
in
April
1991.
Subsequently,
49
unmarked
drums
were
discovered
on
a
pad
on
the
west
side
of
the
building.
Drum
bungs
were
found
open,
and
the
drums
were
standing
in
liquid.
An
illegal
boiler
blowoff
discharge
also
was
observed.
Soil
and
runoff
samples
collected
during
this
time
showed
the
presence
of
chlorinated
solvents
and
phthalates.
In
June
1991,
the
drums
were
manifested
off
site
to
a
reclamation
site.
The
boiler
blowoff
discharge
was
discontinued.

In
1991,
Mecklenburg
County
issued
the
Ram
Leather
Care
facility
a
Notice
of
Violation
for
improper
disposal
of
a
potentially
hazardous
waste.
Also
in
1991,
the
North
Carolina
Division
of
Solid
Waste
Management
and
the
North
Carolina
Division
of
Environmental
Management
issued
Notices
of
Violation
to
the
facility.
In
1992,
a
Compliance
Order
with
an
Administrative
Penalty
of
$
126,998
was
issued
to
the
facility.
Ram
Leather
Care
declared
bankruptcy
in
1993.
In
1995,
the
North
Carolina
Superfund
Section
conducted
sampling
for
a
combined
Preliminary
Assessment/
Site
Inspection.
The
North
Carolina
Superfund
Section
discovered
that
a
new
well
had
been
installed
at
the
nearest
residence
and
consumption
of
ground
water
had
resumed.
This
new
residential
well
contained
PCE
at
204
ug/
l.
The
North
Carolina
Superfund
Section
requested
a
removal
action,
and
EPA
subsequently
installed
filtration
systems
on
three
contaminated
private
wells.
State
funds
paid
for
change­
out
of
the
filters
until
2000,
when
the
funding
expired.

In
1999,
EPA
initiated
surface
and
subsurface
soil
and
ground
water
sampling
as
part
of
the
Expanded
Site
Inspection/
Remedial
Investigation
(
ESI/
RI).
A
subsequent
Groundwater
Investigation
Report
was
completed
in
August
2001.
The
results
of
the
ESI/
RI
sampling
event
documented
an
estimated
11,875
square
foot
area
of
surface
soil
containing
PCE,
DDD,
gamma­
chlordane,
and
bis
(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate.
During
the
1999
sampling
event,
a
10­
foot
deep
borehole
was
discovered
in
the
area
of
contaminated
soil.
Contaminants
in
soil
at
the
bottom
of
this
borehole
included
PCE,
gamma­
chlordane,
and
bis
(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate.
The
level
of
PCE
(
78
milligrams
per
kilogram
or
mg/
kg)
in
soil
in
the
borehole
was
the
highest
of
any
soil
sample
collected
on
the
site.
Subsurface
soil
samples
collected
during
the
ESI/
RI
showed
contaminated
soil
extending
down
to
the
top
of
the
bedrock
at
45
feet
below
land
surface.
A
number
of
samples
collected
at
varying
depths
served
to
document
an
estimated
19,686
cubic
yards
of
contaminated
soil
containing
PCE,
trichloroethene,
cis­
1,2
dichloroethene,
and
vinyl
chloride
at
the
Ram
Leather
Care
site.

Contaminants
detected
in
soils
at
the
Ram
Leather
Care
facility
include
chlorinated
solvents,
petroleum­
related
compounds,
pesticides,
and
bis
(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate.
Chlorinated
solvents
have
been
detected
in
drinking
water
wells
at
concentrations
exceeding
health­
based
benchmarks
and
in
monitoring
wells.
Ground
water
is
the
only
source
of
drinking
water
within
at
least
1
mile
of
the
facility.
It
is
estimated
that
522
people
within
1
mile
of
the
facility
and
an
additional
7,977
people
within
4
miles
of
the
facility
rely
on
ground
water
for
drinking.
Although
sampling
has
not
shown
a
release
to
the
surface
water
pathway,
wetlands
and
fisheries
are
present
downgradient
of
the
site.
The
facility
is
currently
used
for
a
weekend
flea
market,
but
the
owner
has
been
instructed
not
to
use
water
from
the
facility s
well
for
any
purposes.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
ROLLING
KNOLLS
LANDFILL
Chatham
Township,
New
Jersey
The
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill
facility
is
an
approximately
200­
acre,
unlined,
former
municipal
landfill
located
at
35
Britten
Road
in
the
Green
Village
section
of
Chatham
Township,
Morris
County,
New
Jersey.
The
facility
is
bound
by
the
Great
Swamp
National
Wildlife
Refuge
to
the
east,
south,
and
west;
Loantaka
Brook
and
private
property
to
the
west;
and
private
residential
properties
to
the
north
and
northwest.
The
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill
overlaps
the
Refuge
on
its
eastern
and
southern
sides.

The
Rolling
Knolls
facility
operated
as
a
municipal
landfill
from
the
early
1930s
through
December
1968.
During
that
time,
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill
received
municipal
solid
waste,
as
well
as
construction
and
demolition
debris
from
surrounding
municipalities.
Chatham
Township
Board
of
Health
(
CTBH)
records
indicate
that
the
types
of
wastes
deposited
at
Rolling
Knolls
included
tree
stumps,
scrap
metal,
tires,
household
refuse,
residential
septage
wastes,
and
industrial
waste.
In
order
to
comply
with
health
code
regulations
adopted
in
1959,
operational
procedures
at
the
facility
included
the
application
of
pesticides
to
control
weeds,
insects,
and
rodents,
as
well
as
the
application
of
oil
on
facility
roadways
to
control
dust.
In
addition,
health
code
regulation
also
required
the
application
of
minimal
daily
cover
(
6
inches)
to
all
exposed
surfaces
including
the
face
of
the
fill.
Chatham
Township
records
indicate
that
semi­
liquid
swamp
muck
was
picked
up
from
the
edge
of
the
landfill
using
a
dragline
and
applied
as
the
daily
cover.

One
source
has
been
identified
for
the
HRS
evaluation
of
the
site:
The
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill.
Analytical
results
of
soil
samples
collected
from
the
site
by
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
during
the
May
1999
Expanded
Site
Inspection
(
ESI),
indicate
elevated
levels
(
i.
e.,
above
regulatory
levels)
of
metals,
phthalates,
and
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs).

The
facility
is
bound
by
the
Great
Swamp
National
Wildlife
Refuge
to
the
east,
south,
and
west.
The
Refuge
is
a
designated
national
wildlife
refuge
and
is
habitat
known
to
be
used
by
state­
and
federally­
designated
or
proposed
endangered
or
threatened
species.
There
is
a
documented
observed
release
of
mercury
and
PCBs
to
a
surface
water/
sediment
sampling
location
in
a
portion
of
the
landfill
that
is
situated
within
the
boundaries
of
the
Refuge.

Drainage
from
the
landfill
flows
directly
to
Black
Brook
and
to
Great
Brook
via
Loantaka
Brook.
All
are
perennial
streams
that
ultimately
discharge
to
the
Passaic
River.
The
Passaic
River
supports
fish
that
are
suitable
for
human
consumption
and
is
fished.

The
waste
source
samples
collected
from
the
landfill
by
EPA
in
May
1999
document
contamination.
The
southern
and
eastern
portions
of
the
Rolling
Knolls
Landfill
lie
within
the
boundaries
of
the
Refuge,
which
is
a
designated
national
wildlife
refuge
and
wilderness
area,
and
is
habitat
known
to
be
used
by
state­
and
federally­
designated
or
proposed
endangered
or
threatened
species.
Therefore,
waste
source
samples
collected
from
the
landfill
by
EPA
in
May
1999
document
actual
contamination
of
a
terrestrial
sensitive
environment.
Private,
residential
properties
border
the
facility
on
the
west,
north,
and
northwest.
Waste
source
samples
collected
by
EPA
in
May
1999
document
potential
exposure
of
nearby
residents.
The
Rolling
Knolls
facility
is
accessible
and
is
not
covered
by
a
permanent,
or
otherwise
maintained
essentially
impenetrable
material.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
STANDARD
CHLORINE
CHEMICAL
COMPANY,
INC.
Kearny,
New
Jersey
The
Standard
Chlorine
Chemical
Company,
Inc.
(
Standard
Chlorine),
site
is
located
in
an
industrial
area
along
the
tidally­
influenced
Hackensack
River
in
Kearny
Township,
New
Jersey.
Chemical
manufacturing
and/
or
processing
occurred
at
the
25­
acre
facility
from
the
early
1900s
to
the
1990s.
Operations
included
the
production
and
refinement
of
naphthalene,
the
storage
and
packaging
of
1,4­
dichlorobenzene
moth
preventatives
and
deodorizers,
the
production
of
dye
carriers,
and
the
processing
of
liquid
petroleum
naphthalene
for
the
manufacture
of
moth
balls
and
flakes,
as
well
as
several
other
manufacturing
activities.

In
December
2001,
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
(
NJDEP)
requested
that
EPA
evaluate
the
Standard
Chlorine
site
for
listing
on
the
National
Priorities
List
due
to
the
complex
environmental
issues
present
at
the
site
and
the
inability
of
the
responsible
parties
to
address
the
issues.
The
NJDEP
indicated
that
Standard
Chlorine
had
not
completed
Remedial
Investigation
activities
and
was
non­
compliant
with
the
terms
of
an
1989
Administrative
Consent
Order
(
ACO).
The
NJDEP
has
terminated
their
ACO
with
Standard
Chlorine.

Several
potential
source
areas
exist
at
the
Standard
Chlorine
site.
The
primary
areas
of
concern
include
contaminated
soils
throughout
the
site
and
two
lagoons
located
on
the
eastern
portion
of
the
facility
property.
Another
concern
is
an
area
of
PCB­
contaminated
soils
and
concrete
in
the
vicinity
of
a
former
transformer
located
adjacent
to
Building
2
on
the
western
portion
of
the
property.
All
of
these
areas
appear
to
ultimately
drain
into
the
Hackensack
River
via
three
probable
points
of
entry:
a
drainage
pipe
along
the
northern
property
boundary,
a
drainage
ditch
that
runs
along
the
southern
property
boundary,
and
overland
runoff
that
flows
directly
from
the
facility
property
to
the
river.
Free
phase
product
in
the
soils
and
groundwater
also
appears
to
discharge
directly
to
surface
water
bodies.
Tanks
and
drums
containing
(
or
at
one
time
contained)
various
site­
related
hazardous
substances,
including
dioxin
contaminated
asbestos,
also
are
present
at
the
facility.
In
addition,
contaminated
fill
material
from
non­
site
related
chromium
ore
processing
activities
is
present
on
the
site
property,
as
well
as
on
other
properties
in
the
Hackensack
Meadowlands.

The
predominant
hazardous
substances
associated
with
the
lagoons
and
surrounding
contaminated
soils
include:
benzene,
dichlorobenzenes,
chlorobenzene,
trichlorobenzenes,
naphthalene,
and
dioxin
(
TCDD).
In
addition,
PCB­
1260
was
detected
at
9300
milligrams
per
kilogram
(
mg/
kg)
in
concrete
chips
taken
from
the
vicinity
of
the
former
transformer,
and
at
lesser
concentrations
(
0.12
to
0.29
mg/
kg)
in
soil
samples
collected
directly
beneath
the
concrete
pavement.

Data
from
sampling
events
conducted
between
1992
and
2002
indicate
that
a
release
of
site­
related
hazardous
substances
has
occurred
to
the
Hackensack
River
and
adjacent
wetlands.
Dioxins,
Dichlorobenzenes,
1,2,4­
trichlorobenzene,
naphthalene,
benzene,
and
chlorobenzene,
as
well
as
several
other
semivolatile
and
volatile
organic
compounds,
have
been
detected
at
varying
levels
in
these
samples.
During
the
2002
EPA
sampling
event,
dioxin
(
2,3,7,8­
TCDD)
was
detected
at
96.1
nanograms
per
kilogram
(
ng/
kg)
in
a
sediment
sample
taken
in
the
Hackensack
River.
Surface
water
samples
taken
from
the
outfall
at
the
point
of
discharge
to
the
Hackensack
show
concentrations
of
naphthalene
at
45
micrograms
per
kilogram
(
µ
g/
kg)
and
1,2,4­
trichlorobenzene
at
12
µ
g/
kg.
A
seep
was
also
observed
entering
the
Hackensack
River
from
the
sediment
southeast
of
the
outfall
where
the
southern
drainage
ditch
confluences
with
the
Hackensack
River.
The
seep
was
black
in
color
with
observed
sediment.
Chemical
analysis
of
the
seep
indicates
the
presence
of
1,4­
dichlorobenzene
at
2
µ
g/
kg.

Warnings
pertaining
to
the
consumption
of
some
fish
(
particularly
crab)
and
a
health
advisory
have
been
issued
for
the
Hackensack
River
due
to
PCB
and
dioxin
contamination,
originating
in
part
from
the
Standard
Chlorine
site.
Reportedly,
however,
fishing
still
occurs
along
the
river.
The
site
lies
in
the
Hackensack
Meadowlands
which
has
been
identified
by
the
US
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service
as
a
Significant
Habitat
Complex
of
the
New
York
Bight
Watershed
at
the
request
of
the
US
EPA s
New
York
­
New
Jersey
Harbor
Estuary
Program,
and
may
be
a
habitat
for
some
state
or
Federal
designated
endangered
and/
or
threatened
species.
Releases
of
site­
related
hazardous
substances
to
ground
water
also
have
been
documented
since
at
least
the
early
1980s.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
TROY
MILLS
LANDFILL
Troy,
New
Hampshire
The
Troy
Mills
Landfill
(
a.
k.
a.
Rockwood
Brook
Landfill),
which
is
owned
and
operated
by
Troy
Mills,
Inc.,
is
located
off
of
a
dirt
road
on
a
mostly
wooded
property
consisting
of
270
acres.
The
landfill
covers
10
to
13
acres
approximately
1.5
miles
south
of
the
town
of
Troy,
New
Hampshire
and
been
used
since
1967
as
an
industrial
disposal
area
by
the
owner,
a
local
fabric
manufacturer.
Contaminated
leachate
has
been
documented
seeping
from
the
landfill
into
a
stressed
wetland
area,
which
is
hydraulically
connected
to
Rockwood
Brook.
Rockwood
Brook
flows
north
toward
the
town
of
Troy.
Sand
Dam
Pond,
a
recreational
pond
used
for
swimming
and
fishing
is
located
on
Rockwood
Brook
approximately
1
mile
downstream
of
the
landfill.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
elevated
levels
of
metals,
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs),
and
semi­
volatile
organic
compounds
(
SVOCs)
are
leaking
from
an
estimated
11,000
buried
drums
and
uncontainerized
waste
at
the
landfill,
endangering
the
downstream
fisheries,
recreation
areas,
and
wetlands.

Part
of
the
Troy
Mills
landfill
is
still
active,
receiving
fabric
wastes,
cleaning
wastes
containing
Varsol
and
methyl
ethyl
ketone,
building
materials,
damaged
fiberboard
drums,
and
plant
equipment
parts
and
tools.
The
smaller
portion
of
the
landfill,
now
closed,
received
surplus
mixes
and
tank
residues
of
vinyl
resins,
top­
coating
products,
plasticizers,
pigments,
industrial
organic
solvents
and
chemicals,
and
numerous
steel
drums
between
1968
and
1978.

In
July
and
August
1980,
the
New
Hampshire
Water
Supply
and
Pollution
Control
Division
collected
samples
from
the
landfill
leachate,
indicating
the
probable
presence
of
inorganic
constituents
above
background
concentrations.
Additional
studies
conducted
by
Troy
Mills,
Inc.,
in
the
1980s
identified
crushed
drums
and
drummed
liquid
and
sludge
wastes
throughout
the
landfill,
with
approximately
11,000
drums
estimated
to
be
buried
in
the
landfill.
Sampling
of
the
wastes
identified
metals,
SVOCs,
and
VOCs,
including
xylenes
up
to
19,000
ppb,
bis
(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate
up
to
110,000
ppb,
benzyl
butyl­
phthalate
up
to
13,000,
di­
n­
octyl
phthalate
up
to
6,200
ppb,
and
cadmium,
chromium,
and
zinc
at
varying
concentrations.
Elevated
levels
of
iron
and
manganese
were
detected
in
ground
water
and
leachate,
as
well
as
1,1,1­
trichloroethane,
ethylbenzene,
toluene,
trichloroethylene,
1,2­
dichloroethane,
1,1­
dichloroethane,
benzene,
methylene
chloride,
and
tetrachloroethylene
detected
in
ground
water.
These
studies
also
noted
visibly
stressed
vegetation
at
leachate
outbreaks
downgradient
of
the
drum
disposal
area.

In
1986,
the
New
Hampshire
Department
of
Environmental
Services
(
NH
DES)
and
Troy
Mills,
Inc.,
entered
into
a
consent
order
that
required
remedial
work
at
the
landfill.
In
1992,
Troy
Mills,
Inc.,
completed
a
feasibility
study
detailing
a
proposed
remedy
that
included
capping
the
inactive
disposal
area,
installing
additional
monitoring
wells,
and,
if
necessary,
implementing
a
ground
water
recovery
and
treatment
system.

EPA
conducted
an
Expanded
Site
Inspection
(
ESI),
including
a
wetland
delineation,
in
October
and
December
2001.
Surface
water
and
sediment
samples
were
collected
from
the
leachate
seep,
wetlands,
and
Rockwood
Brook.
The
results
document
an
observed
release
to
a
wetland
area
west
of
the
toe
of
the
landfill.
The
leachate
was
found
to
be
contaminated
and
directly
discharging
to
the
wetland.
The
primary
contaminants
of
concern
in
the
ESI
were
manganese,
lead,
cadmium,
copper,
chromium,
zinc,
bis
(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate,
di­
noctylphthalate
cis­
1,2­
DCE,
xylenes
(
total),
ethylbenzene,
and
toluene.
These
contaminants
threaten
downstream
fisheries,
a
designated
recreation
area,
and
wetlands.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
WHITE
SWAN
CLEANERS/
SUN
CLEANERS
AREA
GROUND
WATER
CONTAMINATION
Wall
Township,
New
Jersey
The
White
Swan
Cleaners/
Sun
Cleaners
Area
Ground
Water
Contamination
site
consists
of
overlapping
contaminated
ground
water
plumes
from
sources
located
on
two
properties
in
a
commercial/
residential
area
of
Wall
Township,
Monmouth
County,
New
Jersey.
The
sources
are
located
at
the
former
White
Swan
Laundry
and
Cleaners
(
a.
k.
a.,
Summit
Bank,
Fleet
Bank),
1322
Sea
Girt
Avenue;
and
the
former
Sun
Cleaners,
2213
Route
35
(
a.
k.
a.,
201
Manasquan
Circle).
The
former
Sun
property
is
located
approximately
0.3
mile
southwest
of
the
former
White
Swan
property.

In
August
1997,
a
resident
of
Magnolia
Avenue
in
Wall
Township
informed
the
Monmouth
County
Health
Department
(
MCHD)
that
ground
water
samples
collected
in
1990
from
three
private
irrigation
wells
had
exhibited
concentrations
of
tetrachloroethylene
(
PCE)
up
to
1,546
parts
per
billion
(
ppb).
MCHD
resampled
the
three
irrigation
wells,
and
sampled
four
additional
irrigation
wells.
The
analytical
results
indicated
the
presence
of
PCE
in
ground
water
at
levels
up
to
595
ppb.
The
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
(
NJDEP)
determined
that
three
Sea
Girt
Municipal
wells
were
at
risk
of
contamination
and
sampled
them
for
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOC)
on
a
monthly
basis
beginning
in
April
1999.
No
contamination
was
detected
until
September
1999,
when
PCE
was
detected
in
one
of
the
wells
at
a
concentration
of
0.54
micrograms
per
liter
(
ug/
L
­
equivalent
to
ppb).

In
1995­
1996,
Phase
I
and
Phase
II
Assessments
were
conducted
at
Sun
Cleaners.
Areas
of
concern
identified
at
the
facility
during
these
assessments
included
a
steel
30­
gallon
drum
and
a
steel
55­
gallon
drum,
both
located
north
of
the
Sun
Cleaners
building,
and
a
discharge
pipe
that
was
connected
to
a
PCE
separator.
Analytical
results
of
soil
samples
collected
during
the
Phase
II
Assessment
indicated
the
presence
of
PCE
at
a
concentration
of
51
parts
per
million
(
ppm)
in
the
vicinity
of
the
30­
gallon
drum
and
8.2
ppm
in
the
vicinity
of
the
discharge
pipe.
A
subsequent
Environmental
Site
Investigation
included
the
collection
of
subsurface
soil
and
ground
water
samples
from
borings
advanced
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Sun
Cleaners
building.
Analytical
results
from
this
investigation
indicated
the
presence
of
PCE
at
concentrations
up
to
7,400
milligrams
per
kilogram
(
mg/
kg)
in
subsurface
soil
and
up
to
200,000
ug/
L
in
ground
water.
The
highest
PCE
concentrations
(
in
both
soil
and
ground
water)
were
detected
near
the
55­
gallon
drum.

In
1999,
NJDEP
initiated
a
ground
water
investigation
in
the
area
in
an
effort
to
identify
responsible
parties
for
the
PCE
ground
water
contamination.
During
this
investigation,
ground
water
samples
were
collected
throughout
the
area.
As
a
result
of
this
investigation,
White
Swan
Laundry
and
Cleaners
and
Sun
Cleaners
were
identified
as
possible
sources
of
the
ground
water
contamination.
Site
Inspections
(
SI)
were
conducted
by
NJDEP
at
each
of
these
facilities.
Soil
and
ground
water
samples
confirmed
that
a
release
of
PCE
had
occurred
at
each
of
the
sites.
Based
on
the
SI
findings,
White
Swan
Laundry
and
Cleaners
and
Sun
Cleaners
were
identified
as
contributing
sources
of
the
area­
wide
ground
water
contamination.

An
observed
release
of
PCE
to
ground
water
is
documented
by
the
chemical
analyses
of
ground
water
samples
collected
from
direct­
push
method
borings
during
the
NJDEP
SIs
conducted
at
the
White
Swan
Cleaners
and
Sun
Cleaners
properties.
An
observed
release
of
PCE
to
ground
water
is
also
documented
by
the
chemical
analyses
ofground
water
samples
collected
from
monitoring
wells
located
on
the
White
Swan
Laundry
and
Cleaners
facility.
In
addition,
an
observed
release
of
PCE
to
ground
water
is
documented
by
the
chemical
analyses
of
aqueous
samples
collected
in
1999
and
2000
from
a
municipal
well
(
i.
e.,
Well
#
6)
operated
by
the
Borough
of
Sea
Girt.
On
each
occasion,
Level
II
contamination
was
documented
for
this
well,
which
served
an
approximate
population
of
1,170
people
at
the
time
of
the
initial
release.
Drinking
water
within
the
site s
4­
mile
radius
is
obtained
from
public
supply
wells
and
private
wells
screened
in
the
Kirkwood­
Cohansey
Aquifer
System,
which
is
the
aquifer
of
concern.
In
addition,
several
wellhead
protection
areas
exist
within
the
4­
mile
target
distance
limit.
Other
areas
of
environmental
concern
include
indoor
air
quality
of
nearby
homes
and
commercial
facilities,
and
contaminated
ground
water
discharges
to
nearby
surface
water
bodies.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
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STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
DAVENPORT
AND
FLAGSTAFF
SMELTERS
Sandy
City,
Utah
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
December
1,
2000):
The
Davenport
and
Flagstaff
Smelter
site
is
located
east
of
the
Town
of
Sandy
City,
Salt
Lake
County,
Utah
at
the
mouth
of
Little
Cottonwood
Canyon.
A
number
of
smelters
operated
in
Little
Cottonwood
Canyon
during
the
1870s.
Three
of
these
smelters
were
located
at
the
mouth
of
the
canyon,
the
Davenport
Smelter
south
of
Little
Cottonwood
Creek,
the
Flagstaff
Smelter
on
the
north
bank
of
Little
Cottonwood
Creek,
and
the
McKay
Smelter
located
immediately
adjacent
to
the
former
Davenport
Smelter
site.
The
small
town
of
Granite
was
built
near
the
smelters
and
during
its
heyday
(
1872­
1874)
consisted
of
about
50
buildings
serving
the
workmen
at
the
smelters
and
the
teamsters
who
hauled
the
ore
from
the
mines.
When
the
smelters
closed,
the
town
was
abandoned.

The
Davenport
Smelter
was
a
lead
and
silver
smelter
located
on
the
south
side
of
Little
Cottonwood
Creek
just
west
of
the
mouth
of
Little
Cottonwood
Canyon.
The
smelter
was
located
on
the
property
purchased
by
the
Davenport
Mining
Company
from
S.
J.
Despain
on
March
7,
1873.
Ores
smelted
at
the
site
were
mined
primarily
from
the
Davenport
and
Matilda
Mines
located
in
Little
Cottonwood
Canyon
and
were
hauled
by
wagon
from
the
mines
to
the
Davenport
Smelter.
The
ores
contained
more
than
sixty
to
seventy
ounces
of
silver
per
ton
and
were
by
volume
between
12
and
18
percent
lead.
The
smelter
operated
from
1872
until
1875.
Early
smelting
activities
in
the
Salt
Lake
Valley
were
reported
to
be
conducted
in
a
"...
sadly
careless
and
ignorant
manner"
and
"...
that
in
many
cases
half
the
lead
is
lost
to
the
slag
or
up
the
chimney."
L.
E.
Despain,
the
son
of
S.
J.
Despain,
wrote
in
a
letter
dated
January
12,
1948,
that
"...
the
smoke
stacks
were
not
built
very
high,
and
the
flue
dust
fell
on
the
vegetation
(
sic)
poisoned
(
sic)
all
the
horses,
cattle,
sheep
and
honey
bees."

There
are
no
records
available
that
indicate
that
any
material
was
removed
from
the
Davenport
Smelter
site
after
1875.
It
is
reported
that
remains
of
the
Davenport
Smelter
foundation
have
been
identified
at
one
of
the
residences
included
within
the
area
of
contamination.
Large
amounts
of
cobble­
sized
slag
have
been
reported
in
the
back
yards
of
the
residents.
Current
land
use
at
the
site
includes
a
residential
neighborhood
and
school.

The
Davenport
Smelter
site
was
listed
in
the
CERCLA
Information
System
(
CERCLIS)
in
April
1992
after
site
discovery
during
a
study
of
historic
smelters
in
the
Salt
Lake
Valley
conducted
by
the
state
of
Utah.
Soil
samples
were
collected
from
the
area
of
the
Davenport
and
McKay
smelters
and
analyzed
for
lead
and
arsenic
in
June
of
1992
and
a
site
assessment
was
conducted
in
July
1992.
A
Preliminary
Assessment
was
conducted
in
August
1992.
Sampling
for
a
Site
Inspection
was
conducted
in
June
of
1994
and
the
Analytical
Results
Report
was
approved
in
April
1996.
An
Engineering
Evaluation/
Cost
Analysis
(
EE/
CA)
was
conducted
by
the
Utah
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(
UDEQ),
Division
of
Environmental
Response
and
Remediation
(
DERR)
for
the
Flagstaff
and
Davenport
sites.
Sampling
for
this
EE/
CA
in
part
involved
the
collection
of
946
soil
samples
from
the
area
collected
from
October
through
December
of
1998.
Analytical
data
from
samples
collected
for
the
EE/
CA
were
used
to
prepare
a
map
showing
the
area
of
contaminated
soil.

The
area
of
contaminated
soils
occurs
in
a
residential
area
west
of
the
mouth
of
Little
Cottonwood
Canyon,
south
of
Little
Cottonwood
Creek
and
north
of
Little
Cottonwood
Road
in
an
area
that
was
known
as
the
Beaver
Pond
Springs.
The
contaminated
properties
are
located
on
Little
Cottonwood
Lane,
Quail
Ridge
Road,
Old
Ranch
Place,
and
Little
Cottonwood
Place.
Soil
samples
from
residential
properties
were
collected
by
the
UDEQ
during
October,
November,
and
December
of
1998
and
reveal
that
15
properties
have
documented
levels
of
arsenic
in
the
residential
soil
that
are
greater
than
three
times
the
regional
background.
Twenty­
two
properties
have
documented
levels
of
lead
in
the
residential
soil
that
are
greater
than
three
times
the
regional
background.

In
September
of
2002,
contaminated
soil
was
excavated
from
the
residential
property
at
9767
South
Little
Cotton
Wood
Place,
Sandy,
Utah;
owned
by
Robert
and
Linda
Grow.
The
property
owners
worked
with
and
obtained
approval
for
the
removal
from
the
Utah
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
and
the
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
this
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
GULFCO
MARINE
MAINTENANCE
Freeport,
Texas
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
September
5,
2002):
The
Gulfco
Marine
Maintenance
(
Gulfco),
facility
encompasses
40
acres
in
Freeport,
Brazoria
County,
Texas.
The
facility
historically
was
used
as
a
barge
cleaning
and
servicing
facility.
The
Gulfco
site
encompasses
three
buried/
backfilled
surface
impoundments
that
received
contaminated
wash
water
from
the
barge
cleaning
operations,
areas
of
contaminated
soil,
and
releases
to
surface
water
and
ground
water.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
based
on
evidence
that
hazardous
substances,
including
semivolatile
organic
compounds,
lead,
zinc,
and
pesticides,
have
migrated
from
the
facility
to
the
Intracoastal
Waterway,
pose
a
threat
to
nearby
drinking
water
supplies
and
downstream
sensitive
environments,
and
have
impacted
fisheries
downstream
of
the
facility.

Gulfco
operated
as
a
barge
cleaning
and
waste
disposal
facility
from
1971
through
1979.
Operations
at
the
facility
involved
the
cleaning,
servicing,
and
repair
of
various
chemical
barges.
Chemical
barges
were
drained
and
pumped
to
remove
product
heels,
which
then
were
stored
in
tanks
and
sold
as
product.
Each
barge
was
washed
with
water
or
a
detergent
solution.
Generated
wash
waters
were
stored
either
in
surface
impoundments,
a
floating
barge,
or
on­
site
storage
tanks.
The
barges
were
allowed
to
air
dry
and
certified
as
safe
prior
to
initiating
repair
work
such
as
welding
and
sandblasting.

The
surface
impoundments
received
wash
water
from
the
cleaning
of
barges
and
other
transport
vessels
that
carried
organic
substances
including
alcohols,
ketones,
and
crude
oil.
Waste
wash
water
generated
during
the
cleaning
of
chemical
barges
and
other
vessels
was
hard­
piped
to
the
surface
impoundments
for
evaporation
and
separation.
The
maximum
inventory
of
waste
at
any
given
time
was
5.5
million
gallons.
The
surface
impoundments
were
certified
closed
in
August
1982,
following
removal
of
the
liquids
and
sludges,
solidification
of
the
remaining
sludge
with
soil,
and
capping
with
three
feet
of
clay
cover
and
a
hard
wearing
surface.
Some
sludge
reportedly
remained
in
one
of
the
surface
impoundments
at
the
time
of
closure.

Underlying
the
Gulfco
site
is
the
Chicot/
Evangeline
aquifer
system.
This
aquifer
system
is
a
major
source
of
municipal
and
smaller
public
water
supply
systems
in
the
Freeport
area.
The
largest
public
water
supply
system
within
4
miles
of
the
site
is
that
of
the
city
of
Freeport,
which
supplies
approximately
11,300
people.
The
city
of
Freeport
uses
100
percent
of
the
surface
water
supplied
by
the
Brazos
Water
Authority.
The
city
also
has
seven
ground
water
wells,
two
of
which
are
maintained
for
emergency
use
only,
and
have
not
been
used
for
drinking
water
for
several
years.
The
remaining
wells
are
scheduled
to
be
abandoned.

The
site
lies
within
the
100­
year
coastal
floodplain
along
the
north
bank
of
the
Intracoastal
Waterway
between
Oyster
Creek
to
the
east
and
the
Old
Brazos
River
Channel
and
the
Dow
Barge
Canal
to
the
west.
The
southern
part
of
the
Gulfco
site
drains
to
the
south
where
it
enters
the
Intracoastal
Waterway,
which
is
a
fishery.
The
surface
water
migration
pathway
extends
in
all
directions
within
contiguous
surface
water
bodies
since
these
surface
water
bodies
are
tidally
influenced.
Surface
water
flows
eastward
into
the
Drum
Bay,
Christmas
Bay,
Bastrop
Bay,
and
Galveston
Bay.
Galveston
Bay
is
the
seventh
largest
estuary
in
the
United
States
and
is
designated
as
a
National
Estuary
as
part
of
the
National
Estuaries
Program.
In
addition,
Christmas
Bay
is
designated
as
the
Christmas
Bay
Coastal
Preserve
of
the
Texas
Coastal
Preserve
Program,
and
harbors
eight
endangered
or
threatened
species
including
the
Bald
Eagle,
Brown
Pelican,
Peregrine
Falcon,
Whooping
Crane,
Piping
Plover,
Reddish
Egret,
White­
faced
Ibis,
and
Green
Sea
Turtle.
The
12,199­
acre
Brazoria
National
Wildlife
Refuge
is
located
to
the
south
of
Bastrop
Bayou
and
contains
the
habitats
of
three
state­
threatened
species,
including
the
Wood
Stork,
White­
tailed
Hawk,
and
the
Swallow­
tailed
Kite.
A
wetland
area
is
located
approximately
500
feet
south
of
the
site
across
the
Intracoastal
Waterway.
This
area
is
classified
as
intertidal
estuarine,
emergent,
persistent,
and
regularly
flooded.
Twenty
miles
of
wetland
frontage
lie
within
15
stream
miles
of
the
site.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
the
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
OMAHA
LEAD
Omaha,
Nebraska
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
February
26,
2002):
The
Omaha
Lead
site
includes
surface
soils
present
at
residential
properties,
child
care
facilities,
schools,
and
other
residential­
type
properties
in
the
city
of
Omaha,
Douglas
County,
Nebraska
that
have
been
contaminated
as
a
result
of
air
emissions
from
lead
smelting
operations.
The
total
area
of
the
Omaha
Lead
site
is
approximately
8,840
acres.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
of
the
presence
of
lead
contamination
in
soil
at
residential
properties,
child
care
facilities,
schools,
and
other
residential­
type
properties.

The
Asarco
facility
conducted
lead
refining
operations
from
the
early
1870s
until
1996
.
The
Asarco
facility
is
located
on
approximately
23
acres
on
the
west
bank
of
the
Missouri
River
in
downtown
Omaha.
During
the
operational
period,
lead
and
other
heavy
metals
were
emitted
into
the
atmosphere
through
smoke
stacks.
The
pollutants
were
transported
downwind
in
various
directions
and
deposited
on
the
ground
surface
due
to
the
combined
process
of
turbulent
diffusion
and
gravitational
settling.
In
addition,
Gould,
Inc.,
operated
as
a
lead
battery
recycling
plant
and
was
considered
a
secondary
lead
smelter
in
the
area.
The
Gould,
Inc.,
plant
closed
in
1982.
Several
other
businesses
in
the
Omaha
area
utilized
lead
in
their
manufacturing
process.
Subsequently
in
1998,
the
Omaha
City
Council
solicited
assistance
from
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
in
addressing
problems
with
lead
contamination
in
the
Omaha
area.
The
EPA
initiated
the
process
to
investigate
the
lead
contamination
in
the
area
under
the
authority
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act.

An
ongoing
removal
action
included
excavation
of
lead­
contaminated
soils
from
a
number
of
properties.
The
criteria
for
removal
included
child
care
facilities
and
residences
where
blood
lead
concentrations
in
children
were
equal
to
or
greater
than
10
micrograms
per
deciliter
(
µ
g/
dl)
and
where
soil
samples
(
collected
outside
the
roof
drip
line)
contained
lead
concentrations
equal
to
or
greater
than
400
milligrams
per
kilogram
(
mg/
kg).
Currently,
removals
have
occurred
at
over
290
properties.
No
further
remedial
action
at
these
290
properties
is
anticipated
based
on
information
currently
available.

EPA
prepared
a
Preliminary
Assessment/
Site
Inspection
Report
in
2001.
This
report
summarized
numerous
investigations
that
have
been
conducted
at
the
Omaha
Lead
site.
Results
of
these
investigations
indicate
that
lead
contamination
is
present
at
elevated
concentrations
up
to
2.5
miles
from
the
former
Asarco
facility.

Approximately
65,615
residents
are
located
within
the
identified
area
of
soil
contamination.
There
are
twenty
Omaha
Public
Schools
within
this
area
including
fifteen
elementary
schools,
one
middle
school,
two
high
schools,
and
two
special
study
centers.
The
total
enrollment
at
the
twenty
schools
is
11,725
students.
There
are
approximately
240
child
care
facilities
within
a
3­
mile
radius
of
the
center
of
the
site.
The
total
number
of
children
attending
these
facilities
is
unknown.
Several
parks
and
golf
courses
are
present
within
the
identified
area
of
soil
contamination.
These
parks
are
accessible
to
the
public
and
provide
recreational
opportunities
to
the
public.
In
addition,
approximately
135
acres
of
wetlands
are
located
within
the
4­
mile
radius
of
the
site.

Status
(
April
2003):
To
date,
removals
have
occurred
at
over
290
properties.
These
properties
do
not
include
the
residents,
schools,
and
daycare
facilities
described
above.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
PESTICIDE
WAREHOUSE
III
Manati,
Puerto
Rico
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
September
5,
2002):
The
Pesticide
Warehouse
III
(
PWIII)
site
is
an
active
facility
located
at
Road
No.
670,
kilometer
(
km)
3.7,
in
a
rural/
residential
area
of
Manati,
Puerto
Rico.
The
site
is
approximately
2
acres
in
size
and
consists
of
a
main
warehouse,
a
smaller
warehouse,
and
a
small
shed
which
contains
an
on­
site
well.
The
PWIII
site
is
bounded
to
the
south
by
Road
No.
670,
to
the
west
and
north
by
fields,
and
to
the
east
by
a
church
and
a
retirement
home.
The
Puerto
Rico
Land
Authority
(
PRLA)
owned
and
operated
the
site
from
1954
to
1996.
Site
operations
during
this
period
included
the
preparation
of
pesticides/
insecticides,
herbicides,
and
fertilizers.
The
site
is
currently
privately
owned
and
operated.

In
1996­
1997,
EPA
conducted
a
Site
Inspection
(
SI)
investigation
which
consisted
of
an
on­
site
reconnaissance
and
a
subsequent
sampling
site
inspection.
During
the
reconnaissance,
the
following
were
noted
to
be
stored
in
bags
within
the
main
warehouse:
magnesium
sulfate,
Ochoa
fertilizer,
sulfate
of
potash,
zinc
sulfate,
ferrous
sulfate,
urea,
MoCap
10G,
Karmex
DF,
Baylethon,
Hyvar
X,
Nemacor
3,
and
Solobar.
Spilled
materials
were
noted
throughout
the
warehouse.
In
addition,
stained
soils
were
noted
throughout
the
site.
Surface
drainage
was
observed
to
be
toward
the
west,
where
it
entered
a
drainage
ditch.
This
ditch
extended
along
the
western
and
northern
boundaries
of
the
site,
where
it
terminated
in
a
leach
pit
located
north
of
the
on­
site
buildings.
This
pit
was
observed
to
be
unlined
and
appeared
to
be
a
natural
sinkhole.

Based
on
the
potential
for
pesticide
contamination
on
site
and
the
potential
impact
to
off­
site
receptors,
EPA
conducted
an
SI
sampling
event
which
included
the
collection
of
15
surface
soil
samples
(
depth:
0
to
6
inches)
at
locations
both
on
and
off
the
PWIII
site.
Diazinon,
Malathion,
Diuron,
and
Toxaphene
were
detected
in
on­
site
surface
soil
samples
at
concentrations
significantly
above
background.
These
contaminants
were
also
detected
at
concentrations
significantly
above
background
in
samples
collected
from
the
drainage
ditch
and
associated
leach
pit.
These
contaminants
were
either
observed
on
site
or
were
listed
in
site
Material
Safety
Data
Sheets
(
MSDS).
Other
pesticides
detected
in
on­
site
soils
at
concentrations
significantly
above
background
included
alpha­
BHC,
Heptachlor,
Aldrin,
Endosulfan
I,
Dieldrin,
Endrin,
alpha­
Chlordane,
and
gamma­
Chlordane.
Several
pesticides
detected
on
the
PWIII
site
exceeded
EPA
Soil
Screening
Levels
(
SSLs).
Zinc
was
also
detected
at
concentrations
significantly
above
background
in
both
on­
site
soils
and
the
retirement
home
located
adjacent
to
the
PWIII
site.
The
contamination
is
related
to
improper
handling
of
pesticides/
insecticides,
herbicides,
and
fertilizers.

Two
sources
have
been
identified
for
the
Hazard
Ranking
System
(
HRS)
evaluation
of
the
site:
contaminated
soil
and
the
drainage
ditch
and
associated
leach
pit.
There
are
other
areas
of
environmental
concern,
such
as
a
pit
observed
at
the
bottom
of
a
former
truck
scale
located
south
of
the
main
warehouse
entrance,
and
a
cistern
located
below
the
ruined
northeast
portion
of
the
main
warehouse
building,
and
suspected
asbestos­
containing
materials
located
on
some
of
the
piping
runs
within
the
small
warehouse.

Ground
water
threatened
by
the
PWIII
site
serves
an
approximate
population
of
118,970
people.
These
people
obtain
potable
water
from
wells
screened
in
the
North
Coast
Limestone
Aquifer
System
(
i.
e.,
the
aquifer
of
concern),
which
has
karst
aquifers
beneath
the
site.
The
nearest
potable
well
is
the
Coto
Sur
No.
5,
which
is
located
approximately
700
feet
west
of
the
PWIII
site.
This
well
serves
an
approximate
population
of
1,260
people.
In
addition,
analytical
data
from
the
SI
indicates
that
there
is
documented
soil
contamination
at
the
nearby
retirement
home,
which
has
a
building
within
15
feet
from
the
eastern
border
of
the
PWIII
property.
The
population
of
the
retirement
home
is
estimated
to
be
50
people.
There
are
currently
20
workers
at
the
PWIII
site.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
this
site.

[
The
description
of
the
site
(
release)
is
based
on
information
available
at
the
time
the
site
was
evaulated
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
UNITED
METALS,
INC.
Marianna,
Florida
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
September
5,
2002):
The
United
Metals,
Inc.,
site
is
located
in
Marianna,
Jackson
County,
Florida,
approximately
2.5
miles
south
of
Interstate
10
and
approximately
1,000
feet
east
of
State
Road
71.
The
site,
which
is
now
abandoned,
was
used
primarily
as
a
lead­
acid
and
nickel­
cadmium
battery
reclamation
facility.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
a
release
of
lead,
chromium,
and
other
metals
has
been
documented
in
facility
soils,
in
a
nearby
wetland,
and
in
a
habitat
used
by
a
Federally
threatened
species.
The
release
also
poses
a
threat
to
a
downstream
recreational
fishery
and
additional
wetland
areas.

From
1979
until
1991,
United
Metals,
Inc.,
processed
and
recycled
used
batteries
within
a
24­
acre
fenced
area
at
its
Marianna
facility.
In
1981,
the
facility
processed
as
many
as
10,000
to
12,000
batteries
per
week,
resulting
in
2,500
gallons
of
acidic
wastes
per
day.
Until
sometime
in
the
early
1980s,
treated
and
possibly
untreated
wastewater
from
the
recycling
process
flowed
into
a
settling
basin,
then
into
concrete
basins,
and
finally
through
a
ditch
to
an
unlined
holding
pond.
A
second
holding
pond
was
constructed
to
provide
additional
capacity,
but
allegedly
was
never
used.
The
wastewater
system
eventually
was
modified
so
that
the
wastewater
was
stored
in
tanks,
eliminating
the
discharge
to
the
holding
pond.
The
holding
ponds
subsequently
were
abandoned,
dredged,
and
backfilled.
Dredged
sediments
from
the
holding
ponds
and
from
contaminated
drainage
ditches
currently
are
stockpiled
in
the
recycling
building
on
site.

During
the
1980s,
the
Florida
Department
of
Environmental
Regulation
(
FDER)
conducted
several
inspections
at
the
facility.
In
August
1981,
FDER
and
United
Metals,
Inc.,
entered
into
a
Consent
Order
that
required
numerous
actions
to
be
undertaken
by
United
Metals,
including
payment
of
a
fine,
submittal
of
a
detailed
plan
evaluating
the
wastewater
system,
identification
of
environmental
problems,
completion
of
a
limited
ground
water
assessment,
and
proposal
of
corrective
actions.
In
July
1986,
EPA
conducted
a
RCRA
program
inspection.
EPA
noted
that
RCRA
violations
persisted,
including
improper
closure
of
the
holding
ponds
following
sediment
removal,
improper
storage
of
hazardous
wastes,
inadequate
ground
water
monitoring,
and
operating
without
appropriate
permits
for
hazardous
waste
storage
and
treatment.
As
a
result
of
these
violations,
EPA
issued
an
Amended
Complaint
and
Compliance
Order.

United
Metals,
Inc.,
discontinued
recycling
operations
and
sold
the
facility
to
Anrich
Industries,
Inc.
Anrich
subsequently
renovated
the
facility
and
began
battery
cracking
operations
in
May
1991.
On
May
22,
1991,
the
Florida
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
(
FDEP)
conducted
a
Hazardous
Waste
Inspection
of
the
facility.
FDEP
noted
several
RCRA
violations
and,
in
July
1991,
ordered
that
all
operations
cease.
In
June
1993,
a
Site
Inspection
was
conducted
that
included
the
collection
of
15
soil
samples
and
the
installation
of
five
monitoring
wells.
Soil
samples
collected
from
the
facility
production
area
and
drainage
ditches
were
found
to
be
contaminated
with
lead.
In
1994,
an
Expanded
Site
Investigation
confirmed
the
presence
of
lead
at
significant
levels
in
facility
soils
and
in
the
drainage
ditch
that
flows
into
the
wetland
area.

In
March
1995,
the
EPA
Removal
Assessment
Team
conducted
a
site
visit
to
determine
the
site s
eligibility
for
a
removal
action.
EPA
collected
six
surface
soils
samples,
four
waste
samples
from
55­
gallon
drums
and
three
storage
tanks,
and
two
water
samples
to
identify
the
nature
and
extent
of
contamination
and
to
identify
the
immediate
threat
to
the
public
and
environment.
Lead
was
detected
in
soils,
a
flammable
liquid
was
discovered
in
drums,
and
800
gallons
of
sulfuric
acid
was
found
in
an
on­
site
storage
tank.
As
a
result
of
these
findings,
EPA
initiated
limited
removal
activities
in
January
1996,
and
returned
in
March
1996
to
complete
the
removal.

The
main
area
of
concern
at
the
United
Metals,
Inc.,
facility
is
contaminated
soil
where
the
battery
recycling
activities
were
performed,
as
well
as
contaminated
soil
along
the
drainage
route
to
the
wetland
area
located
west
of
the
facility.
Metals
contamination
has
been
documented
in
the
wetland,
which
also
serves
as
a
habitat
for
the
Flatwoods
Salamander,
a
Federally
threatened
species.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
this
site.

[
The
description
of
the
site
(
release)
is
based
on
information
available
at
the
time
the
site
was
evaulated
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
WARD
TRANSFORMER
Raleigh,
North
Carolina
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
September
5,
2002):
The
Ward
Transformer
site
is
located
near
the
Raleigh
Durham
International
Airport
in
a
predominantly
industrial
area
of
Raleigh,
Wake
County,
North
Carolina.
The
site
encompasses
an
active
electrical
transformer
building/
reconditioning
facility
constructed
in
1964
on
11
acres
of
previously
undeveloped
land.
A
perennial
stream
bordered
by
wetlands
leads
from
the
property
to
a
recreational
lake
and
fishery.
The
closest
residence,
the
only
one
within
1/
4
mile
of
the
site,
is
approximately
300
feet
northeast
of
the
Ward
Transformer
property.
The
site
is
being
proposed
to
the
NPL
because
elevated
levels
of
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs),
dioxins,
furans,
arsenic,
chromium,
copper,
lead,
manganese,
and
zinc,
all
attributable
to
facility
operations,
have
been
found
throughout
the
site,
and
elevated
concentrations
of
PCBs
have
been
detected
in
surface
water
downstream
of
the
site,
posing
a
threat
to
recreational
fisheries
and
wetlands.

Prior
to
1972,
storm
water
runoff
flow
from
the
facility
was
uncontrolled.
Two
impoundments
were
constructed
around
1972
to
collect
runoff,
and
in
1979,
a
retaining
wall
(
curb
height)
was
constructed
around
the
facility
to
direct
runoff
into
the
impoundment.
An
onsite
treatment
plant,
installed
in
1979,
removes
PCBs
from
the
impoundment
water
prior
to
its
discharge.
Recent
inspections
by
the
North
Carolina
Division
of
Water
Quality
show
that
the
treatment
facility
is
in
compliance.

The
facility
currently
incinerates
used
transformer
parts
in
a
permitted
onsite
burnoff
oven/
incinerator
and
reclaims
copper
from
the
resulting
ash.
Recent
inspections
by
the
North
Carolina
Division
of
Air
Quality
indicate
that
the
incinerator
is
in
compliance
with
its
permit.
Prior
to
the
installation
of
the
incinerator,
transformer
parts
were
burned
in
the
open
air
to
reclaim
copper.
A
concrete
area
near
the
incinerator
is
covered
with
dark,
oily
soil.
In
1978
and
1979,
EPA
collected
samples
on
the
facility
property
and
from
an
unnamed
tributary
and
Little
Brier
Creek
downstream
from
the
facility.
PCB
contamination
was
found
in
soil,
in
the
storm
water
impoundment,
and
water
and
sediment
collected
from
the
unnamed
tributary
and
Little
Brier
Creek.
No
additional
action
was
taken
by
the
EPA
on
the
site
until
1993.
Prompted
by
reports
of
bankruptcy,
EPA
conducted
a
removal
investigation
and
no
contaminants
were
detected
above
removal
action
levels.

The
North
Carolina
Superfund
Section's
Preliminary
Assessment
(
PA)
conducted
in
1994,
and
subsequent
Site
Inspection
(
SI)
performed
in
1995,
recommended
further
action
under
CERCLA
as
part
of
an
Expanded
Site
Inspection.
In
1997,
samples
were
collected
for
the
Expanded
Site
Inspection
by
the
North
Carolina
Superfund
Section.
Soil
at
the
wooded
rear
of
the
Ward
property,
outside
fencing
or
curbing,
contained
PCB
1260,
manganese,
zinc,
1,2,3,7,8
pentachlorodibenzofuran,
and
octachlorodibenzofuran.
Sediment
collected
along
the
shoreline
of
the
impoundment
showed
PCB
1260.
Soil
near
the
incinerator
contained
Aroclor
1260,
dioxins,
arsenic,
chromium,
copper,
lead,
manganese,
and
zinc.
Aroclor
1260
was
also
found
in
sediment
samples
collected
from
the
unnamed
tributary
and
Little
Brier
Creek
less
than
a
mile
downstream
of
the
site.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
this
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
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UNITED
STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
NATIONAL
PRIORITIES
LIST
(
NPL)
April
2003
OSWER/
OERR
State,
Tribal,
and
Site
Identification
Center
Washington,
DC
20460
WOODBROOK
ROAD
DUMP
South
Plainfield,
New
Jersey
Conditions
at
Proposal
(
September
13,
2001):
The
Woodbrook
Road
Dump
site
(
Dismal
Swamp)
is
an
inactive,
non­
permitted
dumping
area
located
in
South
Plainfield,
Middlesex
County,
New
Jersey.
The
site,
which
is
bisected
by
Bound
Brook,
has
approximately
34
acres.
It
is
located
on
two
undeveloped
properties
north
of
Woodbrook
Road.
The
properties
are
within
wetlands
of
the
Dismal
Swamp,
a
natural
wildlife
refuge
designated
as
"
priority
wetlands"
by
the
U.
S.
Fish
and
Wildlife
Service
and
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
Both
parcels
are
currently
owned
by
Texas
Eastern
Terminal
Company
(
TETCO),
a
subsidiary
of
Duke
Energy
Corporation.
The
properties
were
operated
as
dumps
by
previous
owners
during
the
1940s
and
1950s,
accepting
household
and
industrial
wastes
until
shut
down
by
the
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
(
NJDEP)
in
1958.
Investigations
at
the
site
have
revealed
the
presence
of
household
refuse,
building
debris,
automotive
parts,
large
quantities
of
bottles,
and
leaking
electrical
capacitors.

The
leaking
capacitors
were
discovered
in
September
1999.
On
September
13,
1999,
NJDEP
sampled
the
material
inside
one
capacitor,
and
recorded
greater
than
50
parts
per
million
(
ppm)
of
polychlorinated
biphenyls
(
PCBs).
NJDEP
referred
the
Dismal
Swamp
site
to
the
EPA
for
removal
action
consideration
in
October
1999.
EPA
performed
an
investigation
of
the
site
in
October
1999,
observing
that
the
leaking
capacitors
were
located
at
a
swampy
meadow
area
next
to
a
small
stream
in
Dismal
Swamp.
EPA
collected
soil,
sediment,
and
sludge
samples
in
and
near
the
capacitors.
Sludge
and
soil
samples
showed
extremely
elevated
concentrations
of
PCBs.
Metals
analysis
was
performed
for
one
soil
sample,
showing
elevated
levels
of
lead
and
smaller
amounts
of
other
heavy
metals,
including
mercury,
selenium,
and
thallium.
EPA
performed
oversight
of
capacitor
removal
by
the
property
owner
on
March
8
and
9,
2000.
The
condition
of
the
capacitors
ranged
from
intact
and
unrusted
to
completely
rusted
or
no
outside
covering.

EPA
conducted
an
Integrated
Assessment
at
the
site
in
July
2000.
Surface
water,
sediment,
drinking
water
well,
and
background
soil
samples
were
collected.
The
results
of
the
sampling
showed
PCBs
in
on­
site
soil
samples
at
elevated
concentrations.
Lead
and
other
hazardous
substances
detected
in
on­
site
soils
at
elevated
concentrations
include
bis(
2­
ethylhexyl)
phthalate,
benzo(
a)
anthracene,
benzo(
b)
fluoranthene,
benzo(
a)
pyrene,
indeno(
1,2,3­
cd)
pyrene,
antimony,
arsenic,
barium,
cadmium,
chromium,
cobalt,
mercury,
and
zinc.

PCBs
were
detected
in
the
surface
water
and
sediment
samples
collected
from
the
Secondary
Tributary
at
elevated
concentrations.
The
Secondary
Tributary
receives
runoff
from
the
area
where
the
leaking
capacitors
were
found.
The
surface
water
and
sediment
samples
contaminated
with
PCBs
delineate
approximately
4,370
feet
of
wetland
frontage
subject
to
actual
contamination.
There
are
approximately
11
additional
miles
of
wetland
frontage
along
the
surface
water
pathway
potentially
threatened
beyond
the
contaminated
portion.
The
contaminated
stream
within
the
Dismal
Swamp
converges
into
Bound
Brook,
which
since
1998
has
a
fish
consumption
advisory
due
to
PCB
contamination
related
to
a
site
located
within
1.4
mile
downstream
of
the
Woodbrook
Road
Dump
site.

The
property
owner
has
found
evidence
of
people
using
the
site
for
recreation.
The
trails
at
the
site
are
used
for
nature
hikes.
Hunters
and
recreational
vehicle
users
have
been
observed
in
the
area
where
the
leaking
capacitors
where
found
despite
actions
taken
by
the
property
owner
and
EPA
to
limit
access.
Preventive
measures
included
installation
of
a
fence
and
warning
signs
around
the
disposal
area,
and
installation
of
guard
rails
and
warning
signs
at
access
points
to
the
site.

Ground
water
threatened
by
the
Woodbrook
Road
Dump
site
serves
approximately
62,000
people.
The
downstream
surface
water
pathway
includes
Bound
Brook
and
the
Raritan
River,
which
are
classified
as
fisheries.
The
total
population
within
4
miles
of
the
site
is
approximately
186,000
people.
There
are
approximately
3,000
acres
of
wetlands
located
within
four
miles
of
the
site.

Status
(
April
2003):
EPA
is
considering
various
alternatives
for
this
site.

[
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/
toxfaq.
html
or
by
telephone
at
1­
888­
42­
ATSDR
or
1­
888­
422­
8737.
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S.
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