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fro11 Octob e r 1983 to-5lt-rk--~ )IJ) the Us Environmental Julo (bullbull ~~ ec ~_c _

Protection Agency (EPA) and 1ts contrectors-conducted e r ~zne dhl

1nve5t1gat 1on (RI) at th e Cannon S Engineering Corporation ~ t=-t s+-u- _ ~bullbull~r-+middot uu cJofu

tr1gge eter S1t~ HeiZ~ 1de nt 1f1ed the nature and the exttnt

ot~onterl1 net 1on exis ting at the sfte~u a ftrst ste p tokllrd st w7 _bull _ _ --7 4bull6 Jv~bull - e--bullmiddott If 1-gt- y-1-wbulltlt ~ middot _ Sl - Y tL ~~k c-r+ut ~W 1 ~~J -a

This feet shut SUilmamprizedj the Rl ac th1t1es conducted at V

tho sfte bullnd presents the results ampnd conclusions of the RI and

tnvf ronbullent J yen-bullltt--v ril-e - ~ Under thol~d progru there are two basic forms of

Cl- ~- k response tohuardousfls1tez

il ~Yl ~llpound1 art taken when a p rom pt response 1 s

I requfred to preveft 1m111edhte and sign1ffcant h1r11

(e g in the cue of ftre andor explosion)

fted1al Response Acttons ere hkn when longer-term

6 ct10fl S tre re q ui r e G to c~etn up t site The CannonS

_ n s Sr 1dgt dhr 1s r e meCh1Eng1n ~ e r ~ Corpore t1 or S1tt t

r es ponse sit e The pr o ~ess involved 1n e long-term

cleanup 1s de s cribed i~ ~

The Connon5 Eng1nr1ng Corporet1on (CEC) lit 1l- It- S1te

is located on First Street in Bridgewater Plymouth Coun~rmiddot --t~l- ff-

HasSechusetts Unt-11 1974 the land was epparefltl) acaut In

~of thatmiddot s1te for storage ye~arfiampassigncent the of 1 ~ -kLIQMC ~middot hydroearbonsj_~ he Bridgewater Botrd oftJ_Halth r

___ Tho Canno~ Eng1neer1ng Corporat1on ~the bull 1 ~ j k lt bull proptrty 1n ~of 197~~ Cbullvcl-t

CIIJ~-vmiddot~ middot bull 11gtt(~ _4 p1ft) COPt+ rue ted ol hydrOU 1bon stellfl Oftd 1 _ fl~ t ~~ (1shy- middot- middot ~ -J-A f~lmiddot~igt f ~ The ere r ldgewalef S1te h Lbounde~ on the tl jlfl lifJ

Amiddot-ltP u north and south by vacant land owned by tho Benson Realty Trust Jlt4

on the eHt by twc lfht 1nduamptl COiipu1fs JP Plist1es 6ild

Insulation Teehnolosfes and to tht west by Massachusetts Route

Z4 ~slgt t JiJ)i not middotbullmiddotJ

Themiddot~ ~severadbti11d1ngsr usedwhen the ~

aft~ Cfteinerat4onhe111ty was acthe These include a tank farm

bulld1ng that contof~s II tanks w1th a total storage capacity of JI

1tsooo gallons a ~ bu11d1ng that contains 4 tanks with a 11middot I

ofKsoooo gallons and en 1nclnerotor bu11d1rig w1th

Also on site are an equipnt building that

ta1ned the CEC laboratory an offfee tra11er and s1x

outdoor above-ground 5torage tank~h~tft~apa c fty of

~ 3)y r ~ fJoooo gollons vn underground~ an underground ttnk a

r ~ (septtc tank and leach bed tflnkers and bo x trailers lwe-tf also

originally locoted on the sH)) ~ JL~-rc-fbull

When the CEC ~1Jf-w-tn-S1-rr was in opention wutes were

transported to the site fn several weys BIWiftt of oste bullebulle--

tt e nspsrtmiddotd middot e the sfte and s~sr1~ fsr 1Rr 1 trat1u~ ampRd tJwl~

li ~ wfd s dol utro d ooo trlOshrrod bullo obullslto hRk~Jh ese wast e s include d ~o t or ofls so l vents lacquers or ga nic

che bull fcals C) 3nfdes phtfng we s t e s soli d s a nd middot s l udg e s and

pesticides] ~

In 1918 and 1979 CEC applied for and rece iv ed a licen s e from

) f(assachusetts Depart 1 ent of Environmental Quality Engfnur f ng

(DEQE) to operote a waste ~lhctlon ond disposal fo c ilft~ middot for

hydrocarbon lfqufds aqueous (water-based) lfqufds sol i ds and

oludges According to the 1979-f llce nse 1 t he fi rm could bulllso

hand~ e ~e s tfcfdes

In J une 1980 middotca nno n- Engfn ee rfn g Corp or a t io ns li cense was

r e voke d by the Mas sachusetts Exec utive Office of Environ111e ntal loA~Abull(U -lt ~o~-l

Affairs because oflfuedeq oa trreportinptto the state The next G) rq ~( wat~~ ~

aonth ~~~- f~urt bullctions uri inventory was conducted1 ~ 1-L 1 middot ~middot)-- ~_Ji I(bullT-(~U bullbullbull--( oJj rt-f -rff

site ~-k-klff11t1gt31230000 gallons of wastefwerePQ ~rtMlaquorrt-uJ- ampillt J_ -~

~5---Hisido ~tnvlt ~- 4 The court elloked CEC to ~the~Cfneretor t~ middot c~--~1 middot

wfth bull court order to dfspose of the wastes on the site During

1-est burn fn Nove111ber 1980 45000 gallons of waste were

1ncfnerated However because of ffnanchl tnd legal probh111s

_the ~op_any could not continue 1ncfnerat1on lherefore

eret1ons at the sitt c1osEc cr omiddoterber 26 ~9BO

Cmiddotmiddot I n tlrly 19~1 -i-~ D(Qpound e-o-r-d~lt--t-E-lt-e-n-irspect1on at the s1te

t~-DDt~~ - ~h middotmiddot~-~~~approx 1metely 600 drums stored et

l r1ous l ocations on the s1h Some of the drums ~- ere leaking1f1iiiiltA e t ~ drums were removed ard the sitefflaAed up In May 1981

more l e ek1ng drums were found and 1n July 1981 e tank was found

to bt leaking As e result of these middot nvest1getfons the DEQE

rtcoinmended that the site be included on the Superfund list

middot During )982 site act1v1tfes continued On July 19 1982

the Reg1on I F1e1d lnvestfgat1on middot ream (FIT) 1nvest1gated tho s1te

and found elevated levels of organtc contamtnet1ont t ~ 1November 1982 155000 gallons of sludge and 11qu1d wastts were

_ _p 01~ ~J bull t ~ 0-eq t ol~ ~ removed from thes1tlr In Oocember of 1982 the GEt 81 ldg1Ma1t1

1gt-rlt~ C ~c--r ~ t99L + Site was 1dded to thet(atfonal Pr1orft1B U~t Si~ oMo tvcolv fcJ 11 rJ

su~ v~n ~+r ~IJ~- -~~ -1 -lt bulldomiddot tlmiddot ~-rcbulllvgtlt~

- middot Re-e-dla1-- fn~middotemiddot t1oat1on and F s1b111ty Study rvgt-llbullltmiddotkltokbullt middot shyJI1 lt l-(~t oily~)

middotmiddot--middotmiddotmiddot-middot In October 1983 bull reoed1al 1nvest1gat1on (R) and

lrq)~ ftas1b111ty study (FS) _ 1n1thted at the ~1te

The objltct1va of the Rl wu to collect information about the sftt middot

and to c~l~ the prueace or absence of chemical containfnatfon

fn air sedfaents soils surface water and gr oundwater

Characterfzfng the t _ pe_s of chemicals present understanding the

geol~gy _and the groundwater movement at the s1te and assessing middotmiddot ~ltmiddot-~--

the way contn1nonts m1ght ~ the s1te and tho potential ~uf Q bull 1

tfftcts ~ 1fght heve on receptors were also fn~portant aspects

of the Rl

Severa l 1n vestgtt1Ye lind Halyt1ol techn i ques ~middot ere used

tc f ng the RI During a site reconna1surlce 1 ll1r samples were

collected to determine whether chemical conteminetfon wes present

1n the air at the site A magnetometer survey was conducted to

determine ff any bur1ed drums or tanks were on sfte Eleven

aonftorfng wells were installed and so11 borings taken during

drilling the va por coming from holes was monitored to determine

wheth er c hem i c al vapon were em ft te d Once t he mo ni t ori ng wells

were drilled they were used t o obtafn s amp l es of the ~rou n dwa ter

underneath the site

A co11phte survey of the sfh was also pert of the RI Thh

survey 1ncluded mapp1ng the s1t~ topography bulld the loeat1on of

roads bu11d1ngs and uti11t1es on the stu Surface water and

smiddot j fbullent samples tank content samples tnd surhce and

subsurface so11 sa11ples w~re also taken A11 suples were

subbullftted to laboratories for analysts for chebullfcals on the

USpoundPAs Hazardous Substances Lfst The fnforautfon collected

during tle onsfte 1nvutfgat1ons was then eva~IJated ans a dbulltft

t111edfal fnvestfgadon report prepared

middot From the 1nformatf on rece1ved during the mbullvnet obulleter

survey eng1neers deter11ned that there ruy bt so11e burhd lfetal

fn 1ns1gntf1cant amounts at the site Analysis of surftce so11

Sleples collected on the site show contobull1net1on of tho shallow

s~ 1n several localhed areas on the sfte These areas 1nclude

the loading dock the area south of the hnk farm bufldf np an d

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

6 ct10fl S tre re q ui r e G to c~etn up t site The CannonS

_ n s Sr 1dgt dhr 1s r e meCh1Eng1n ~ e r ~ Corpore t1 or S1tt t

r es ponse sit e The pr o ~ess involved 1n e long-term

cleanup 1s de s cribed i~ ~

The Connon5 Eng1nr1ng Corporet1on (CEC) lit 1l- It- S1te

is located on First Street in Bridgewater Plymouth Coun~rmiddot --t~l- ff-

HasSechusetts Unt-11 1974 the land was epparefltl) acaut In

~of thatmiddot s1te for storage ye~arfiampassigncent the of 1 ~ -kLIQMC ~middot hydroearbonsj_~ he Bridgewater Botrd oftJ_Halth r

___ Tho Canno~ Eng1neer1ng Corporat1on ~the bull 1 ~ j k lt bull proptrty 1n ~of 197~~ Cbullvcl-t

CIIJ~-vmiddot~ middot bull 11gtt(~ _4 p1ft) COPt+ rue ted ol hydrOU 1bon stellfl Oftd 1 _ fl~ t ~~ (1shy- middot- middot ~ -J-A f~lmiddot~igt f ~ The ere r ldgewalef S1te h Lbounde~ on the tl jlfl lifJ

Amiddot-ltP u north and south by vacant land owned by tho Benson Realty Trust Jlt4

on the eHt by twc lfht 1nduamptl COiipu1fs JP Plist1es 6ild

Insulation Teehnolosfes and to tht west by Massachusetts Route

Z4 ~slgt t JiJ)i not middotbullmiddotJ

Themiddot~ ~severadbti11d1ngsr usedwhen the ~

aft~ Cfteinerat4onhe111ty was acthe These include a tank farm

bulld1ng that contof~s II tanks w1th a total storage capacity of JI

1tsooo gallons a ~ bu11d1ng that contains 4 tanks with a 11middot I

ofKsoooo gallons and en 1nclnerotor bu11d1rig w1th

Also on site are an equipnt building that

ta1ned the CEC laboratory an offfee tra11er and s1x

outdoor above-ground 5torage tank~h~tft~apa c fty of

~ 3)y r ~ fJoooo gollons vn underground~ an underground ttnk a

r ~ (septtc tank and leach bed tflnkers and bo x trailers lwe-tf also

originally locoted on the sH)) ~ JL~-rc-fbull

When the CEC ~1Jf-w-tn-S1-rr was in opention wutes were

transported to the site fn several weys BIWiftt of oste bullebulle--

tt e nspsrtmiddotd middot e the sfte and s~sr1~ fsr 1Rr 1 trat1u~ ampRd tJwl~

li ~ wfd s dol utro d ooo trlOshrrod bullo obullslto hRk~Jh ese wast e s include d ~o t or ofls so l vents lacquers or ga nic

che bull fcals C) 3nfdes phtfng we s t e s soli d s a nd middot s l udg e s and

pesticides] ~

In 1918 and 1979 CEC applied for and rece iv ed a licen s e from

) f(assachusetts Depart 1 ent of Environmental Quality Engfnur f ng

(DEQE) to operote a waste ~lhctlon ond disposal fo c ilft~ middot for

hydrocarbon lfqufds aqueous (water-based) lfqufds sol i ds and

oludges According to the 1979-f llce nse 1 t he fi rm could bulllso

hand~ e ~e s tfcfdes

In J une 1980 middotca nno n- Engfn ee rfn g Corp or a t io ns li cense was

r e voke d by the Mas sachusetts Exec utive Office of Environ111e ntal loA~Abull(U -lt ~o~-l

Affairs because oflfuedeq oa trreportinptto the state The next G) rq ~( wat~~ ~

aonth ~~~- f~urt bullctions uri inventory was conducted1 ~ 1-L 1 middot ~middot)-- ~_Ji I(bullT-(~U bullbullbull--( oJj rt-f -rff

site ~-k-klff11t1gt31230000 gallons of wastefwerePQ ~rtMlaquorrt-uJ- ampillt J_ -~

~5---Hisido ~tnvlt ~- 4 The court elloked CEC to ~the~Cfneretor t~ middot c~--~1 middot

wfth bull court order to dfspose of the wastes on the site During

1-est burn fn Nove111ber 1980 45000 gallons of waste were

1ncfnerated However because of ffnanchl tnd legal probh111s

_the ~op_any could not continue 1ncfnerat1on lherefore

eret1ons at the sitt c1osEc cr omiddoterber 26 ~9BO

Cmiddotmiddot I n tlrly 19~1 -i-~ D(Qpound e-o-r-d~lt--t-E-lt-e-n-irspect1on at the s1te

t~-DDt~~ - ~h middotmiddot~-~~~approx 1metely 600 drums stored et

l r1ous l ocations on the s1h Some of the drums ~- ere leaking1f1iiiiltA e t ~ drums were removed ard the sitefflaAed up In May 1981

more l e ek1ng drums were found and 1n July 1981 e tank was found

to bt leaking As e result of these middot nvest1getfons the DEQE

rtcoinmended that the site be included on the Superfund list

middot During )982 site act1v1tfes continued On July 19 1982

the Reg1on I F1e1d lnvestfgat1on middot ream (FIT) 1nvest1gated tho s1te

and found elevated levels of organtc contamtnet1ont t ~ 1November 1982 155000 gallons of sludge and 11qu1d wastts were

_ _p 01~ ~J bull t ~ 0-eq t ol~ ~ removed from thes1tlr In Oocember of 1982 the GEt 81 ldg1Ma1t1

1gt-rlt~ C ~c--r ~ t99L + Site was 1dded to thet(atfonal Pr1orft1B U~t Si~ oMo tvcolv fcJ 11 rJ

su~ v~n ~+r ~IJ~- -~~ -1 -lt bulldomiddot tlmiddot ~-rcbulllvgtlt~

- middot Re-e-dla1-- fn~middotemiddot t1oat1on and F s1b111ty Study rvgt-llbullltmiddotkltokbullt middot shyJI1 lt l-(~t oily~)

middotmiddot--middotmiddotmiddot-middot In October 1983 bull reoed1al 1nvest1gat1on (R) and

lrq)~ ftas1b111ty study (FS) _ 1n1thted at the ~1te

The objltct1va of the Rl wu to collect information about the sftt middot

and to c~l~ the prueace or absence of chemical containfnatfon

fn air sedfaents soils surface water and gr oundwater

Characterfzfng the t _ pe_s of chemicals present understanding the

geol~gy _and the groundwater movement at the s1te and assessing middotmiddot ~ltmiddot-~--

the way contn1nonts m1ght ~ the s1te and tho potential ~uf Q bull 1

tfftcts ~ 1fght heve on receptors were also fn~portant aspects

of the Rl

Severa l 1n vestgtt1Ye lind Halyt1ol techn i ques ~middot ere used

tc f ng the RI During a site reconna1surlce 1 ll1r samples were

collected to determine whether chemical conteminetfon wes present

1n the air at the site A magnetometer survey was conducted to

determine ff any bur1ed drums or tanks were on sfte Eleven

aonftorfng wells were installed and so11 borings taken during

drilling the va por coming from holes was monitored to determine

wheth er c hem i c al vapon were em ft te d Once t he mo ni t ori ng wells

were drilled they were used t o obtafn s amp l es of the ~rou n dwa ter

underneath the site

A co11phte survey of the sfh was also pert of the RI Thh

survey 1ncluded mapp1ng the s1t~ topography bulld the loeat1on of

roads bu11d1ngs and uti11t1es on the stu Surface water and

smiddot j fbullent samples tank content samples tnd surhce and

subsurface so11 sa11ples w~re also taken A11 suples were

subbullftted to laboratories for analysts for chebullfcals on the

USpoundPAs Hazardous Substances Lfst The fnforautfon collected

during tle onsfte 1nvutfgat1ons was then eva~IJated ans a dbulltft

t111edfal fnvestfgadon report prepared

middot From the 1nformatf on rece1ved during the mbullvnet obulleter

survey eng1neers deter11ned that there ruy bt so11e burhd lfetal

fn 1ns1gntf1cant amounts at the site Analysis of surftce so11

Sleples collected on the site show contobull1net1on of tho shallow

s~ 1n several localhed areas on the sfte These areas 1nclude

the loading dock the area south of the hnk farm bufldf np an d

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

~ 3)y r ~ fJoooo gollons vn underground~ an underground ttnk a

r ~ (septtc tank and leach bed tflnkers and bo x trailers lwe-tf also

originally locoted on the sH)) ~ JL~-rc-fbull

When the CEC ~1Jf-w-tn-S1-rr was in opention wutes were

transported to the site fn several weys BIWiftt of oste bullebulle--

tt e nspsrtmiddotd middot e the sfte and s~sr1~ fsr 1Rr 1 trat1u~ ampRd tJwl~

li ~ wfd s dol utro d ooo trlOshrrod bullo obullslto hRk~Jh ese wast e s include d ~o t or ofls so l vents lacquers or ga nic

che bull fcals C) 3nfdes phtfng we s t e s soli d s a nd middot s l udg e s and

pesticides] ~

In 1918 and 1979 CEC applied for and rece iv ed a licen s e from

) f(assachusetts Depart 1 ent of Environmental Quality Engfnur f ng

(DEQE) to operote a waste ~lhctlon ond disposal fo c ilft~ middot for

hydrocarbon lfqufds aqueous (water-based) lfqufds sol i ds and

oludges According to the 1979-f llce nse 1 t he fi rm could bulllso

hand~ e ~e s tfcfdes

In J une 1980 middotca nno n- Engfn ee rfn g Corp or a t io ns li cense was

r e voke d by the Mas sachusetts Exec utive Office of Environ111e ntal loA~Abull(U -lt ~o~-l

Affairs because oflfuedeq oa trreportinptto the state The next G) rq ~( wat~~ ~

aonth ~~~- f~urt bullctions uri inventory was conducted1 ~ 1-L 1 middot ~middot)-- ~_Ji I(bullT-(~U bullbullbull--( oJj rt-f -rff

site ~-k-klff11t1gt31230000 gallons of wastefwerePQ ~rtMlaquorrt-uJ- ampillt J_ -~

~5---Hisido ~tnvlt ~- 4 The court elloked CEC to ~the~Cfneretor t~ middot c~--~1 middot

wfth bull court order to dfspose of the wastes on the site During

1-est burn fn Nove111ber 1980 45000 gallons of waste were

1ncfnerated However because of ffnanchl tnd legal probh111s

_the ~op_any could not continue 1ncfnerat1on lherefore

eret1ons at the sitt c1osEc cr omiddoterber 26 ~9BO

Cmiddotmiddot I n tlrly 19~1 -i-~ D(Qpound e-o-r-d~lt--t-E-lt-e-n-irspect1on at the s1te

t~-DDt~~ - ~h middotmiddot~-~~~approx 1metely 600 drums stored et

l r1ous l ocations on the s1h Some of the drums ~- ere leaking1f1iiiiltA e t ~ drums were removed ard the sitefflaAed up In May 1981

more l e ek1ng drums were found and 1n July 1981 e tank was found

to bt leaking As e result of these middot nvest1getfons the DEQE

rtcoinmended that the site be included on the Superfund list

middot During )982 site act1v1tfes continued On July 19 1982

the Reg1on I F1e1d lnvestfgat1on middot ream (FIT) 1nvest1gated tho s1te

and found elevated levels of organtc contamtnet1ont t ~ 1November 1982 155000 gallons of sludge and 11qu1d wastts were

_ _p 01~ ~J bull t ~ 0-eq t ol~ ~ removed from thes1tlr In Oocember of 1982 the GEt 81 ldg1Ma1t1

1gt-rlt~ C ~c--r ~ t99L + Site was 1dded to thet(atfonal Pr1orft1B U~t Si~ oMo tvcolv fcJ 11 rJ

su~ v~n ~+r ~IJ~- -~~ -1 -lt bulldomiddot tlmiddot ~-rcbulllvgtlt~

- middot Re-e-dla1-- fn~middotemiddot t1oat1on and F s1b111ty Study rvgt-llbullltmiddotkltokbullt middot shyJI1 lt l-(~t oily~)

middotmiddot--middotmiddotmiddot-middot In October 1983 bull reoed1al 1nvest1gat1on (R) and

lrq)~ ftas1b111ty study (FS) _ 1n1thted at the ~1te

The objltct1va of the Rl wu to collect information about the sftt middot

and to c~l~ the prueace or absence of chemical containfnatfon

fn air sedfaents soils surface water and gr oundwater

Characterfzfng the t _ pe_s of chemicals present understanding the

geol~gy _and the groundwater movement at the s1te and assessing middotmiddot ~ltmiddot-~--

the way contn1nonts m1ght ~ the s1te and tho potential ~uf Q bull 1

tfftcts ~ 1fght heve on receptors were also fn~portant aspects

of the Rl

Severa l 1n vestgtt1Ye lind Halyt1ol techn i ques ~middot ere used

tc f ng the RI During a site reconna1surlce 1 ll1r samples were

collected to determine whether chemical conteminetfon wes present

1n the air at the site A magnetometer survey was conducted to

determine ff any bur1ed drums or tanks were on sfte Eleven

aonftorfng wells were installed and so11 borings taken during

drilling the va por coming from holes was monitored to determine

wheth er c hem i c al vapon were em ft te d Once t he mo ni t ori ng wells

were drilled they were used t o obtafn s amp l es of the ~rou n dwa ter

underneath the site

A co11phte survey of the sfh was also pert of the RI Thh

survey 1ncluded mapp1ng the s1t~ topography bulld the loeat1on of

roads bu11d1ngs and uti11t1es on the stu Surface water and

smiddot j fbullent samples tank content samples tnd surhce and

subsurface so11 sa11ples w~re also taken A11 suples were

subbullftted to laboratories for analysts for chebullfcals on the

USpoundPAs Hazardous Substances Lfst The fnforautfon collected

during tle onsfte 1nvutfgat1ons was then eva~IJated ans a dbulltft

t111edfal fnvestfgadon report prepared

middot From the 1nformatf on rece1ved during the mbullvnet obulleter

survey eng1neers deter11ned that there ruy bt so11e burhd lfetal

fn 1ns1gntf1cant amounts at the site Analysis of surftce so11

Sleples collected on the site show contobull1net1on of tho shallow

s~ 1n several localhed areas on the sfte These areas 1nclude

the loading dock the area south of the hnk farm bufldf np an d

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

eret1ons at the sitt c1osEc cr omiddoterber 26 ~9BO

Cmiddotmiddot I n tlrly 19~1 -i-~ D(Qpound e-o-r-d~lt--t-E-lt-e-n-irspect1on at the s1te

t~-DDt~~ - ~h middotmiddot~-~~~approx 1metely 600 drums stored et

l r1ous l ocations on the s1h Some of the drums ~- ere leaking1f1iiiiltA e t ~ drums were removed ard the sitefflaAed up In May 1981

more l e ek1ng drums were found and 1n July 1981 e tank was found

to bt leaking As e result of these middot nvest1getfons the DEQE

rtcoinmended that the site be included on the Superfund list

middot During )982 site act1v1tfes continued On July 19 1982

the Reg1on I F1e1d lnvestfgat1on middot ream (FIT) 1nvest1gated tho s1te

and found elevated levels of organtc contamtnet1ont t ~ 1November 1982 155000 gallons of sludge and 11qu1d wastts were

_ _p 01~ ~J bull t ~ 0-eq t ol~ ~ removed from thes1tlr In Oocember of 1982 the GEt 81 ldg1Ma1t1

1gt-rlt~ C ~c--r ~ t99L + Site was 1dded to thet(atfonal Pr1orft1B U~t Si~ oMo tvcolv fcJ 11 rJ

su~ v~n ~+r ~IJ~- -~~ -1 -lt bulldomiddot tlmiddot ~-rcbulllvgtlt~

- middot Re-e-dla1-- fn~middotemiddot t1oat1on and F s1b111ty Study rvgt-llbullltmiddotkltokbullt middot shyJI1 lt l-(~t oily~)

middotmiddot--middotmiddotmiddot-middot In October 1983 bull reoed1al 1nvest1gat1on (R) and

lrq)~ ftas1b111ty study (FS) _ 1n1thted at the ~1te

The objltct1va of the Rl wu to collect information about the sftt middot

and to c~l~ the prueace or absence of chemical containfnatfon

fn air sedfaents soils surface water and gr oundwater

Characterfzfng the t _ pe_s of chemicals present understanding the

geol~gy _and the groundwater movement at the s1te and assessing middotmiddot ~ltmiddot-~--

the way contn1nonts m1ght ~ the s1te and tho potential ~uf Q bull 1

tfftcts ~ 1fght heve on receptors were also fn~portant aspects

of the Rl

Severa l 1n vestgtt1Ye lind Halyt1ol techn i ques ~middot ere used

tc f ng the RI During a site reconna1surlce 1 ll1r samples were

collected to determine whether chemical conteminetfon wes present

1n the air at the site A magnetometer survey was conducted to

determine ff any bur1ed drums or tanks were on sfte Eleven

aonftorfng wells were installed and so11 borings taken during

drilling the va por coming from holes was monitored to determine

wheth er c hem i c al vapon were em ft te d Once t he mo ni t ori ng wells

were drilled they were used t o obtafn s amp l es of the ~rou n dwa ter

underneath the site

A co11phte survey of the sfh was also pert of the RI Thh

survey 1ncluded mapp1ng the s1t~ topography bulld the loeat1on of

roads bu11d1ngs and uti11t1es on the stu Surface water and

smiddot j fbullent samples tank content samples tnd surhce and

subsurface so11 sa11ples w~re also taken A11 suples were

subbullftted to laboratories for analysts for chebullfcals on the

USpoundPAs Hazardous Substances Lfst The fnforautfon collected

during tle onsfte 1nvutfgat1ons was then eva~IJated ans a dbulltft

t111edfal fnvestfgadon report prepared

middot From the 1nformatf on rece1ved during the mbullvnet obulleter

survey eng1neers deter11ned that there ruy bt so11e burhd lfetal

fn 1ns1gntf1cant amounts at the site Analysis of surftce so11

Sleples collected on the site show contobull1net1on of tho shallow

s~ 1n several localhed areas on the sfte These areas 1nclude

the loading dock the area south of the hnk farm bufldf np an d

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

Severa l 1n vestgtt1Ye lind Halyt1ol techn i ques ~middot ere used

tc f ng the RI During a site reconna1surlce 1 ll1r samples were

collected to determine whether chemical conteminetfon wes present

1n the air at the site A magnetometer survey was conducted to

determine ff any bur1ed drums or tanks were on sfte Eleven

aonftorfng wells were installed and so11 borings taken during

drilling the va por coming from holes was monitored to determine

wheth er c hem i c al vapon were em ft te d Once t he mo ni t ori ng wells

were drilled they were used t o obtafn s amp l es of the ~rou n dwa ter

underneath the site

A co11phte survey of the sfh was also pert of the RI Thh

survey 1ncluded mapp1ng the s1t~ topography bulld the loeat1on of

roads bu11d1ngs and uti11t1es on the stu Surface water and

smiddot j fbullent samples tank content samples tnd surhce and

subsurface so11 sa11ples w~re also taken A11 suples were

subbullftted to laboratories for analysts for chebullfcals on the

USpoundPAs Hazardous Substances Lfst The fnforautfon collected

during tle onsfte 1nvutfgat1ons was then eva~IJated ans a dbulltft

t111edfal fnvestfgadon report prepared

middot From the 1nformatf on rece1ved during the mbullvnet obulleter

survey eng1neers deter11ned that there ruy bt so11e burhd lfetal

fn 1ns1gntf1cant amounts at the site Analysis of surftce so11

Sleples collected on the site show contobull1net1on of tho shallow

s~ 1n several localhed areas on the sfte These areas 1nclude

the loading dock the area south of the hnk farm bufldf np an d

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

(~middot -- --~~~~~~____ ) y --~ ~~ ~ ___ _____ lbullbullbullbullc bullttl ltn _C~--uaiIOol

Thh h bull siiQIIfltd uphnt t1on of how 1 longbullttm Sue~erfwnd ruponu worlts Afttr 1 s1tt h dhcovtrtd 1t Is Ill Investigated uiUillJ bJ the Still The Stitt then I) rlllls the slte uslng bull systtll thAt hhs into tccount

o Posstblt hulth risks to the h poouhtloo

Pottntlll hutrdl ltg frca direct contiCI lnhahtlon flro bulln4or uploslon) of bulluampshncts at tllfsiU

o Ottnthl for tht 1ubstampntn at tM stu to contbulltndt drlnttnt watar i111ollt1

o Potenthl lor the substancu at the llta 14 oolMa or-haro tha anvlr-ot

1f ttlt sttbullbull o01s trt urlous tnOIttft U 11111 M 1tstt4 on the ltttOMl rtortt1n Ltat IPt) t rotttr of tM nattOtll worst tlbullnrdbull ous wdh s1tes Sttt Oft the bullL art tllglblt for ledml lltIPtrlund ICnty

ext E1A usually condvets 1 (3) rlltdttl lnvtlt1tlt1011 lll) Tht u auuan the exunt of the contllmiddot lnatlon tha 11Pt of eontnln11111 prmnt and tht potaothl rhkl to tho t-nll7bull llllft PA doll 1 (I) fautblltty stvdy (IS) lfftleh uw-inn tM teutt ltty of Yamprlolls dtSoup altamtlvu A() spoclfttctunup ts Uttft dlottll ttld 4 ll9fltd Tht cflofct af I CIUIIIIP bullhft 11 docUMnttd Ill ttlt lteofd fZf 0laquo1shySIM Atttr the projtet h dlllltd tl4 tctlltl rlunup cu begin

The tiM tt tatu to t019hte uch or thtst flvt ttipt urltl bulllth tnry iltl In fllltrtl I rettdhl

lnvutlgbull t l ont ftu lblll ty study h tu friJifl 1 to l yuM Out9ntng tilt clunut plln N y take amp 11101ths loplentlng the rlled)~thr bullctual contllngttnt or rlilova or tht waste-middot cty hh frrn 1 to l yurs If bulloondwattr Is fniOlVId tho flnol elunup 11111 tatt several bullore years

Ogofftg tctlv1tlts durfft9 1 clun11pfntludt

o Porlodlt IOftltorlot ol the sib COndcttons It bull tht beccnta II fmflltllt thnat tomiddot public hta1th ~f lht tftfftOIINIt durlt tht 110-tl tour at 1ft Rlf$ 1

EPA N) CMduct atl INrtency c1un~ called tWttr 111 1~shyltt 111110111 or 111 taltltl raedhlbullu-

o Mlfc u w other -ltJ rthtf0111 tctfffttu to tu cfthtnt lftd offtchh lnfon~td ampltd tncourttt pvlt1tc Input art conregcttd thrOV9flout tllt rbulltdh1 clunup procus SHctftc acthftht nry frcn 1111 to s1tt Gtpend1og on tht lml 1nd n1ture of c~~m~~~ltr COIICIMI

o nron-t Dolca bull sltt 1s ldcolfl1td II In lfL lllf EPA vndtrtlkU 1 thorough tnmttgamiddot 110ft ol whfth partlts 117 be rcsponsl~lo lor the wute tonshytlnatlon probla This surch tor 90tontfellt rupoqstbh pJrtfu (PUs) u andmiddot ofteft dou conHnubull tJvoovfhout Ua IUfS proctn Dnct ldttiUUt4 tllut urttes are Uhd to lrtt r ttcl pttt In t~ clunuo The nbull twra bullnd t r hnt rzt bull PRP I inbullOhtlltnt In a clun11p act1or Clr be dttlnll ltltd UltOU911 ntgothtlons wttll (PA or tlrougll COIIrt lCtton

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tn a t tnree o~middotnei ar e as ~ey e1so ne ve 1ota1ueo contlmlnat1on

he former drum storage aru an area tn the northeast corner of

t he s1te and a l ocation east of the 1n c 1nerato r bu11dfng

Subsur f ace soils less t han lS fee t deep also showed som e

contamf nat f on

Sample analysis also showed that con t amfnints were not being

tra ns por t ed of f si te via t he a dja c ent dra t nage c anal

Contunfnatfon of t he groundwa te r was li mited t o we l ls sa mpled on

thti site No pe Stfcfdes or PCBs we re found fn these wells

although the chemicals trichloroethylene and 12 - transshy

dfchloroethylene wtre found The local d0111tstfc wells revealed

no conhbullfnatfon at all Afr sampling also~middot ~etected no chemical

conhbullfnants above tht norn~al background rudfngs

) Btcaust of tho findings of the draft RI additional soil

saaplfnv and addftfonal onftorfng wells wert reco1111ended

Results of this second round of fteld acttvtty are being

Incorporated fnto bull final Rl report The ftnal RI wtll discuss

In detoll oll bull~bulllyses amd discu s s potential effects of

r eceptors

J-oYshyP li1yenlt- S0ECL f ~ _ __ J ~- ~ ti tJLshy cJt s~cJ o~_ fi ~ f_ct bull ~ ~middot

~ jbo d ] - H it n-L-l-67J io blt Wei gt 160

-ygtltgt~middot-ampgtru or wiK Qo-bd ~~ J

~ (t- - u _o rs- r- u_c -(I it-bullj udl

iv-A-t Jt ~ Jc~ flso olo vt w-+ ~ j 1tA-ro-Amiddot-v--S ~t ~~ 00 i _ l - T ~~middot b

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Anvone woshmg 10 be placed on I he Wmthrop Lsndh ll Sbullle matlmg hst please fill out detach and matll~s form to middot

Debra Prybyla US EPA Otlice of Public Affa1rs (RPA-2203) JFK Federal Build1ng Boston MA 02203

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Anvone woshmg 10 be placed on I he Wmthrop Lsndh ll Sbullle matlmg hst please fill out detach and matll~s form to middot

Debra Prybyla US EPA Otlice of Public Affa1rs (RPA-2203) JFK Federal Build1ng Boston MA 02203

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Aegon I Office ol Public Affairs - 2203 John F Kennedy Federal Building Boston MA 02203

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1. barcode 558194
2. barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 558194