Ifc.q Brx. DAMES &. MOORE A PROFESSIONAL LIMITED PAF.TNERSM.iF 1125 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1200, DENVER, COLORADO S0202-2027 (303) 294-9100 FAX (303) 299-7901 July 16, 1990 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VII 726 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101 Attn: Mr. Glenn Curtis Remedial Program Manager SUBJECT: RECEIVED -M'7M Monthly Progress Report June, 1990 Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites RI/FS Gentlemen: On behalf of the Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites Group and pursuant to Article VI, Section 38C of the Order of Consent for the referenced project, this letter transmits the Monthly Progress Report for June, 1990. Please call the undersigned with comments and questions on the form or content of this initial progress report. Sincerely, DAMES & MOORE —- "Paul E. P^eon Project Manager I Terry IO. McGowan RII Coordinator PEP/dcm Enclosures cc: See Distribution Attached 31038 Superfund OFFICES WORLDWIDE
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DAMES &. MOORE A PROFESSIONAL LIMITED PAF.TNERSM.iF 1125 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1200, DENVER, COLORADO S0202-2027 (303) 294-9100 FAX (303) 299-7901
July 16, 1990
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VII 726 Minnesota Avenue Kansas City, KS 66101
On behalf of the Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites Group and pursuant to Article VI, Section 38C of the Order of Consent for the referenced project, this letter transmits the Monthly Progress Report for June, 1990. Please call the undersigned with comments and questions on the form or content of this initial progress report.
Sincerely,
DAMES & MOORE
—-
"Paul E. P^eon Project Manager
ITerry IO. McGowan RII Coordinator
PEP/dcm
Enclosures
cc: See Distribution Attached
31038 Superfund
OFFICES WORLDWIDE
MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT JUNE 1990
Step I - Initial Evaluation and Preparation of Detailed Planning Documents
Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites RI/FS Cherokee County Superfund Site
1.0 ACTIONS COMPLETED THIS MONTH
Notice of initiation of Step I work was provided to Region VII
EPA by the Baxter Springs and Treece Subsites Group on June 20,
1990. Actions completed during this initial month of the project
include:
o Sub-contracting aerial photography and ground control for preparation of base maps (aerial photographs were actually taken earlier in April 1990, before spring foliage growth to allow generation of more accurate maps) [Subtask la].
o Project kick-off meeting with EPA Region VII, EPA's oversight consultant CH2M Hill, PRP Group and the Group consultant Dames & Moore on June 20, 1990.
o Site reconnaissance during the week of June 18-22, 1990 by Dames & Moore RI, RA and FS coordinators and some of the RI activity leaders [Subtask lb].
o Data assembly activities [Subtask lc].
o The initial version of project bibliography was prepared and submitted to EPA Region VII on June 27, 1990 [Subtask lc] .
2.0 DATA AND RESULTS RECEIVED THIS MONTH
During the site reconnaissance, land ownership maps of 10 acre
and larger tracks in the Baxter Springs/Treece area and a listing
of all land owners were obtained to aid in obtaining access
agreements for site investigations on private property for Subtask
1j. This listing is voluminous and contains legal descriptions of
the property and current addresses for the land owners. Thirty-one
land ownership maps were obtained and are outlined in the attached
figure and table.
3.0 SCHEDULED ACTIONS NOT COMPLETED THIS MONTH
None
4.0 PLANNED ACTIONS NEXT MONTH
During July, 1990, the following deliverables will be prepared
and submitted to EPA Region VII:
o Task 1 c. Initial data base designations and listings
o Task 2 a. QAPP/SOP's d. Health and Safety Plan
5.0 CHANGES IN KEY PERSONNEL
Douglas K. Maxwell, P.E. has replaced Michael Shaffron as FS
Coordinator. Also, Dan Lincicome has replaced Sally Martin Lewis
as Analytical QA Specialist on the RI. Their resumes are attached.
6.0 ISSUES OR PROBLEMS ARISING THIS MONTH
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During the kick-off meeting, the need for study of air quality
impacts and health effects of mining waste deposits in portions of
the study area, other than waste piles on the original mining and
benefication sites, was discussed. Specifically, chat used for
surfacing of unpaved roads and driveways or other ground surface
filling were identified as deposits with potential health effects
and air quality impacts. This issue was not completely resolved at
the June 20, 1990 meeting.
7.0 RESOLUTION OF ISSUES OR PROBLEMS
The PRP Group agrees to consider mine wastes which have been
subsequently relocated and placed elsewhere in the subsites (herein
after referred to as relocated materials) as subjects of the RI/FS
and RA. A SOP will be prepared for air quality monitoring in July,
1990. The Conceptual Model Report and Preliminary Risk Assessment
will address airborne and direct contact exposure from relocated
materials of mine wastes. Depending on the outcome of this
analysis, the Data Needs Assessment and Sampling and Analysis Plan
will include data collection programs to investigate relocated
materials and/or their effects.
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Curriculum Vitae DOUGLAS K. MAXWELL
Title: Staff Metallurgical Engineer
Expertise: Metallurgical Engineering/Mineral Processing Treatment Technologies for Industrial, Mineral and Hazardous Wastes
Experience With Firm: Joined Dames & Moore in 1988. Responsible for
mining waste aspects of feasibility studies for CERCLA mining sites. Prepares technical and cost analyses, including marketability information. Interfaces with secondary metal and mining process testing firms. Also, conducts treatability engineering and cost analyses for reprocessing, minimization and stabilization of waste sludges and other hazardous and nonhazardous waste materials for a range of nonmining industrial and CERCLA applications.
o Conducted treatability testing program and prepared portions of a feasibility study on industrial mineral wastes from a Utah CERCLA site.
o Conducted treatability testing program on industrial waste water from an aircraft maintenance facility.
Past Experience: Environmental Engineer - Camp, Dresser & McKee,
Inc., Denver, Colorado (1987-1988) o Designed, managed, conducted test programs and prepared feasibility studies on fixation, solidification, and reprocessing of mining wastes at the Clear Creek/Central City, CO, and Midvale, UT CERCLA mining sites.
o Responsible for technical and regulatory policy work on mineral processing, mining wastes/hazardous wastes cleanup and closure and RI/FS work on various sites throughout the Rocky Mountain states.
DAMES & MOORE
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o As part of the CDM technical support team to the EPA's effort to develop mining waste regulations under Subtitle C and Subtitle D of the RCRA, wrote or supervised writing and editing of screening reports on 75 metal and nonmetal mineral industries.
o Prepared estimated costs for a major mining company on waste cleanup and closure at mining and processing sites. Specifically, developed cost data on neutralization, fixation, and disposal of sludges.
Sentry Environmental Protection Systems, Denver, Colorado (1985-1986) o Performed process testing, developed process plant equipment specifications, and determined capital... and operating costs of portable and fixed treatment plants for treatment plants for liquid hazardous wastes.
Dorr-Oliver, Inc., Sedimentation Technology Department, Stamford, Connecticut (1982-1985) o Responsibilities included new product development, technical sales support, applications testing and process field service primarily in the mining industry.
B.S./Metallurgical Engineering/1979/Colorado School of Mines M.E./Metallurgical Engineering/1982/Colorado School of Mines Thesis: "Removal of Iron-Cyanide Complexes from Steel Plant Waste Waters by Ion-Precipitate Flotation."
Citizenship: United States
Countries Worked In: United States
Academic Background:
Language Proficiency: English
Professional Affiliations: Active Member - SME of AIME
Registration: Professional Engineer: Colorado
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Publications: "Evaluation Protocol for Reprocessing and Resource Recovery" with D. Malhotra. Presented at the National Conference on Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials sponsored by the Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, New Orleans, LA, April 1989
Curriculum Vitae DANIEL G. UNQCOME
TITLE:
EXPERTISE:
EXPERIENCE WITH FIRM:
PAST EXPERIENCE:
Staff Geologist
Geology Data Qualification/Validation Laboratory Evidence Auditor Approved Methodologies
Joined Dames & Moore in January, 1990. Experienced in the development, implementation, and expansion of data quality programs. Provides quality assurance/ quality control evaluation of data submitted in support of environmental investigations.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control evaluation/ validation of the inorganic and organic data packages submitted for the Texaco Casper Refinery RCRA Facility Investigation. Assigned associated data qualifiers.
• Usability assessment of inorganic and organic data based on project specific data quality objectives and applicable guidelines.
Staff Geologist, Miscellaneous Projects
• Evaluated/validated inorganic and organic data and assigned associated data qualifiers.
• Conducted data usability assessments.
• Developed Quality Assurance Project Plans and Laboratory Analytical Protocols.
• Assisted in the development of Sampling and Analysis Plans.
A total of two and one-half years experience in areas of environmental litigation support, laboratory evidence auditing, and quality assurance/ quality control data evaluation/validation.
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Associate Consultant, TechLaw, Inc. (1987-1989)
• Conducted chain-of-custody, document control, and standard operating procedures evidence audits at laboratories participating in the Contract Laboratory Program, Love Canal Habitability Study, and DOE Environmental Survey.
• Managed case preparation assistance projects and provided litigation support.
Associate Consultant, TechLaw, Inc. - Federal Facilities Group (1989)
• Validated inorganic and organic data from samples collected at the DOE's Rocky Flats Plant.
• Developed and implemented a computerized tracking system for samples and data.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: B.S. (1986) Geology, Ohio State University
AAS. (1982) Petroleum Engineering Technology, Muskingum Area Technical College
CITIZENSHIP: United States
COUNTRIES WORKED IN: United States
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: English
PAPER/ PUBLICATIONS: Worthington, Jeffrey C, and Daniel Lincicome, "Internal and Third Party
Quality Control Audits: More Important Now Than Ever," presented at the Fifth Annual Waste Testing and Quality Assurance Symposium, July 25, 1989.
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DAMES & MOORE Index Map to Ownership Maps Cherokee County, Kansas
CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS, CERCLA SITE BAXTER SPRINGS / TREECE SUBSITES
HOW TO LOCATE OWNERSHIP FOR ACCESS
Instructions:
X. Determine the township, range, and section where access will be required.
2. Examine the index map to determine which ownership map is needed. (OWNERSHIP MAPS ARE LOCATED IN GRAPHICS, see Stu Hoover.)
3. From the ownership map note the map number, section number, and tract number within the section. This information makes up the parcel_id number.
Example: 011-197-35-0-20-02-00200-0-01 i i i i i i I I I I I I | | | ] | tract number J ! | | s u b - q u a r t e r s e c t i o n ( " " o n m a p ) j I | quarter section* ! | section" | map* county (in this case all are Cherokee)
these three pieces can .all make up the map number
4. Once the parcel_id number is determined, the address of the owner and the legal description can be obtained from the ownership printouts. (OWNERSHIP PRINTOUTS ARE LOCATED IN CENTRAL FILES, see Claire Murray.) The ownership printouts are organized by the first printout listing parcel_id, owner's name, and legal description. The second printout lists parcel_id, owner's name and address. Any mineral rights are listed~in the legal description and are noted on the map as "M.R.". The owner of the mineral rights might have his/her address in the owner's address printout.
