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[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005; FRL 9751-2]
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the Waste Management of Michigan-Holland Lagoons Superfund Site (Site), located in Ottawa County, Michigan from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final deletion is being published by EPA with the concurrence of the State of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), because EPA has determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective January 14, 2013 unless EPA receives adverse comments by December 14, 2012. If adverse comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final deletion in theFederal Registerinforming the public that the deletion will not take effect.
*Mail:Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-7253; or Dave Novak, Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SI-7J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-7478 or (800) 621-8431.
Instructions:Direct your comments to Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line athttp://www.regulations.gov,including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected throughhttp://www.regulations.govor email. Thehttp://www.regulations.govWeb site is an "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going throughhttp://www.regulations.gov,your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, Phone: (312) 353-1063. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST, excluding Federal holidays.
* Herrick District Library, 303 South River Avenue, Holland, MI 49423, Phone: (616) 355-3100. Hours: Monday through Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST; Wednesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 West JacksonBoulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-7253, orbeard.gladys@epa.gov.
Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and routine, this action will be effective January 14, 2013 unless EPA receives adverse comments by December 14, 2012. Along with this direct final Notice of Deletion, EPA is co-publishing a Notice of Intent to Delete in the “Proposed Rules” section of this issue of theFederal Register. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public comment period on this deletion action, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and the deletion will not take effect. EPA will, as appropriate, prepare a response to comments and continue with the deletion process on the basis of the Notice of Intent to Delete and the comments already received. There will be no additional opportunity to comment.
(1) EPA consulted with the State of Michigan prior to developing this direct final Notice of Deletion and the Notice of Intent to Delete co-published today in the “Proposed Rules” section of theFederal Register.
The Holland Lagoons Site was operated by Jacobusse Refuse Service Company as a municipal garbage dump, liquid waste dewatering facility, and headquarters for its hauling company from the mid 1940's until 1977. The company was purchased by Refuse Services, Inc., in 1972 and the name was changed to Holland Lagoons. Refuse Services, Inc., merged into Michigan Waste Systems, Inc. in 1973 and Michigan Waste Systems, Inc. subsequently changed its name to Waste Management of Michigan, Inc. (WMMI).
A portion of the Site was originally used for the disposal of vegetable pickling waste, apple pulp, digester sludge, barrels of spent extracts, brine, the dewatering of liquid industrial wastes, including aluminum and metal hydroxide wastes, and wastewater treatment plant sludge. Disposal occurred in up to as many as nine dewatering lagoons located in the north central area of the Site. The dewatering of metallic wastes using these lagoons ceased in October 1977. Permits indicate that Jacobusse discontinued disposal of all liquid waste at the Site in 1980. In addition, the southwest area of the Site was used for the temporary burial of drums of chloral hydrate, which were removed in 1980. Municipal refuse was hauled to a landfill located in the south central area of the Site from 1957 to 1964. The landfill operated as an open burning dump and the northwest corner of the Site was used as a maintenance facility for the Jacobusse fleet of trucks.
Area A—Site Entrance:Soil boring samples were collected and analyzed for inorganic and organic parameters. The white powder found on the ground surface north of the Site building appeared to be lime based on the elevated calcium level; however, the calcium levels were below background concentrations. No organic contaminants were detected above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria. A trench approximately 80 feet by 10 feet was discovered in an area south of the building. A soil boring was collected and analysis detected lead and zinc at concentrations above background. The approximately 40 cubic yards of impacted soil was excavated during the IRA. No contaminants were detected above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria in verification samples.
Area B—Former Dewatering Lagoon Area:Analysis of the soil boring samples collected from the former dewatering lagoon area did not detect any organic or inorganic contaminants above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria. The results of the soil borings and analysis from the investigation demonstrated that the lagoons were properly abandoned.
Area C—Former Landfill Area:Analysis of the soil boring samples collected from the former landfill area did not detect any organic or inorganic contaminants above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria. The ash, metal cans, and glass bottles in the former landfill area were excavated during the IRA for disposal off-site. Approximately 1,855 cubic yards of material was removed from the area. Results of the analysis of verification samples showed there were two small areas with levels of inorganic parameters exceeding the background concentration. An additional 40 cubic yards of soil was removed during the interim response and disposed of off-site. No contaminants were detected above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria in verification samples.
Area D—Haul Road:The results of the soil boring sampling from the haul road indicated that the bluish-green soil found at the ground surface along parts of the road was contaminated with heavy metals. Analysis of the soil sample detected chromium, copper, lead, nickel, selenium, zinc, and cyanide above their background values. Impacted soil which was identified in the previous investigations was removed during the IRA. An area 400 feet by 70 feet by 1.5 feet deep was excavated, removing approximately 1,433 cubic yards of soil. Verification samples indicated the soil that remained was not impacted above background concentrations for heavy metals. An additional 30 cubic yards of soil was removed from the adjacent Ottawa County property.
Area E—Former Drum Burial Area:Analysis of the soil boring samples collected from the former drum burial area did not detect any organic or inorganic contaminants above background or Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria.
Area F—Eastern Half of Site:The investigation of this area of concern involved collecting two soil samples from four boring locations. Fouradditional borings were collected from along the eastern edge of the area for background analysis. The results of the background borings and the soil borings indicated no contaminants were detected above the Part 201 Residential Cleanup Criteria. No environmental hazard was found in the eastern half of the Site.
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs):An initial review of the 1985 UST report did not clearly indicate that the four USTs had been removed, as a result subsequent investigations focused on finding these USTs and determining whether there was any related contamination.
Groundwater:Groundwater was sampled as part of several investigations. The results of the groundwater samples collected upgradient of the Site were used to develop inorganic parameters background and anthropogenic background concentrations for the area. Background concentrations are concentrations of chemicals common to groundwater that have not been impacted by anthropogenic effects. Anthropogenic background levels are determined by analyzing groundwater that has been impacted by an upgradient source such as the SWOCLF Site. Anthropogenic background concentrations were determined from several wells located downgradient of the SWOCLF Site, but upgradient of any known disposal areas on the Holland Lagoons Site.
Former Facility Office and Maintenance Garage Building:WMMI conducted soil and groundwater sampling below the former facility office and maintenance garage building as noted as a recommendation in the 2006 Five-Year Review Report. The soil and groundwater sampling results did not reveal any chemicals of concerns above MCLs or Part 201 Residential Criteria.
Decision Summary:The Final Feasibility Study and Remedial Action Plan Closure Report, which called for No Further Action to be implemented at the Site was approved by MDEQ on October 13, 2008. On May 19, 2011, the MDEQ approved WMMI's request to rescind the August 18, 1997 restrictive covenant because Ottawa County has implemented an area-wide groundwater restriction as part of the SWOCLF cleanup program. The Notice of Rescission of Land and/or Resources Use Restrictions was filed and recorded by the Ottawa County Register of Deeds on June 2, 2011. The Ottawa County Contaminated Groundwater Use Ordinance (March 2009) meets the requirements of a “reliable use restriction” under Michigan's cleanup rules (Part 201).
The groundwater underneath the Site is monitored as part of the Ottawa County SWOCLF groundwater monitoring program and contamination in the groundwater plumes is not related to contamination and sources at Holland Lagoons Site. There will be no active remediation at the Site; therefore, no operation and maintenance (O&M) is necessary.
1.Issue:Noncompliance with the AOC requires the completion of a Part 201 approved Feasibility Study and Remedial Action Plan Closure Report.Follow-Up:The MDEQ approved the Final Feasibility Study and Remedial Action Plan Closure Report on October 13, 2008, which was submitted by WMMI.
2.Issue:WMMI must provide information to prove the six on-site source areas, due to the completion of past remediation activities, are no longer contributing contaminants to the groundwater plume migrating under the Site and that all of the contaminants found in the groundwater plume originate from the adjacent and upgradient SWOCLF Site.Follow-Up:The Final Feasibility Study and Remedial Action Plan Closure Report included data to confirm that the past remediation activities were completed at the six on-site areas and that no on-site sources were contributing to the groundwater plume migrating onto the Holland Lagoons Site from the SWOCLF Site.
3.Issue:Ensure that effective interim institutional controls (ICs) are in place.Follow-Up:EPA's “No Further Action” ROD did not require any additional ICs because: (1) groundwater impacts were determined to be migrating from the SWOCLF Site and not part of site-related contamination from Holland Lagoons and (2) an area-wide groundwater ordinance has been implemented as part of the response at the SWOCLF Site. As a result, the Declaration of Restrictive Covenant has been rescinded. The Notice of Rescission of Land and/or Resources Use Restrictions was filed and recorded by the Ottawa County Register of Deeds on June 2, 2011. Ottawa County will continue conducting a cleanup of the SWOCLF Site, including maintenance of an area-wide groundwater use restriction to prevent groundwater use.
4.Issue:For the remedy to be protective in the long-term, effective ICs may be implemented and maintained as part of the final RAP.Follow-up:EPA's “No Further Action” ROD did not require ICs. The ROD allows for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure.
5.Issue:A contamination source area may exist beneath the former office building.Follow-up:In 2007, WMMI conducted soil and groundwater sampling below the former facility office and maintenance garage building. The soil and groundwater sampling results did not reveal any chemicals of concern above the MCLs or Part 201 criteria.
Public participation activities have been satisfied as required in CERCLA Section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. 9613(k), and CERCLA Section 117, 42 U.S.C. 9617. Documents in the deletion docket, which EPA relied on for recommendation of the deletion of this Site from the NPL, are available to the public in the information repositories and atwww.regulations.gov.
Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication. This action will be effective January 14, 2013 unless EPA receives adverse comments by December 14, 2012.If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public comment period, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and it will not take effect. EPA will prepare a response to comments and continue with the deletion process on the basis of the notice of intent to delete and the comments already received. There will be no additional opportunity to comment.
Dated: October 31, 2012. Susan Hedman, Regional Administrator, Region 5.
Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended] 2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing, the entry for “MI, Waste Management of Michigan (Holland), Holland”.