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Preliminary Assessment Leavenvorth Junkyard Site
Leavenvorth, Kansas TDD #F-07-8809-10 PAN #FKS0219PA
Site »V70 Project #001 Prepared by: E & E/FIT for Region VII EPA
Task Leader: Ed Hubert Superfund Contact: Ken Rapplean
February 13, 1989
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
1 INTRODUCTION 1-1
2 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION 2-1
2.1 SITE LOCATION 2-1
2.2 SITE DESCRIPTION AND CONTACTS 2-1
3 SITE BACKGROUND 3-1
3.1 SITE HISTORY 3-1
3.2 PAST INVESTIGATIONS 3-1
4 WASTE INFORMATION 4-1
4.1 WASTE CHARACTERISTICS 4-1
4.2 WASTE QUANTITY 4-2
5 PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL SETTINGS 5-1
5.1 CLIMATOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY 5-1
5.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE 5-2
5.3 SOILS 5-3
5.4 STRATIGRAPHY 5-3
5.5 GROUND WATER 5-5
6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 6-1
7 BIBLIOGRAPHY 7-1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)
APPENDICES
Appendix Page
A Technical Directive Document A-l
B EPA Form 2070-12 B-l
C KDHE Sample Results C-l
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1-1 Site Location Map 1-2
1-2 Site Map 1-3
5-1 Generalized Stratigraphic Column 5-4
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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
On September 27, 1988, the Ecology and Environment, Inc., Field
Investigation Team (E & E/FIT) vas assigned by the Region VII U.S. En
vironmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Technical Directive Document
(TDD) #F-07-8809-010 (Appendix A) to conduct a Preliminary Assessment
(PA) of the Leavenvorth Junkyard site in Leavenvorth, Kansas (Figures
1-1 and 1-2). Specific tasks authorized under the TDD vere to gather
and reviev background information, conduct a site reconnaissance visit,
prepare a PA report, and submit completed EPA Preliminary Assessment
Form 2070-12 (Appendix B) for the site.
The Leavenvorth Junkyard is a former commercial steel salvage yard
vhich operated at the site from approximately 1942 to 1986. The site
vas identified vhen a Leavenvorth citizen reported seeing transformers
stored at the site during its years of operation, and also reported
seeing a drum bearing a hazardous vaste sticker. The knovn potential
contaminants of concern at the site are polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), vhich are a constituent of the dielectric fluids commonly used
in transformers during most of the years the facility vas operating.
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MAP LOCATION SCALE 1:24000
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1 MILE = 1
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LEAVENWORTH JUNKYARD LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
WASTE SITE TRACKINQ NO.: KS0219 PREPARED BY: ED HUBERT
E(X)LOGY AND ENVIRONMENT FIT OEC. 19St: SOURCE: USQS 7.5' LEAVENWORTH KS QUAD. 1870
FIGURE 1-1: SITE LOCATION MAP'
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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
WASTE SITE TRACKINQ NOc KSO219 PREPARED BY ED HUBERT
E(X3U0GY AND ENVIRONMENT. INC. FIT DEC. 1988 SOURCE: LEAVENWORTH CITY ENQINEERINQ MAP. 1986
FIQURE 1-2: SITE MAP
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SECTION 2: SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
2.1 SITE LOCATION
The Leavenvorth Junkyard is located on the southvestern edge of
dovntovn Leavenvorth (Figure 1-1). The site is no longer active, but it
is adjacent to Leavenvorth Auto Parts, an operating auto body shop lo
cated on the southvest corner of Broadvay and Cherokee streets (Figure
1-2). The approximate geographic coordinates for the site are 39° 19'
00.0" North latitude, 94° 19' 00.0 " West longitude.
2.2 SITE DESCRIPTION AND CONTACTS
The Leavenvorth Junkyard is located in dovntovn Leavenvorth. The
site is bounded on the east by Broadvay, on the north by Cherokee, and
on the south and vest by Three Mile Creek (Figure 1-2). A building oc
cupied by Leavenvorth Auto Parts occupies the eastern part of the block,
and the site occupies the vestern part. A six foot high chain-link
fence surrounds the facility. The former salvage yard is mostly vacant,
but more than 50, 55-gallon drums are stacked against the fence on the
vest edge of the property. These drums all appear to be empty
(McCaskill 1988a).
The Leavenvorth Auto Parts (and the former Leavenvorth Junkyard)
business is ovned and operated by Bernard D. Ellis, telephone number
913-651-4433. Ellis leases the site property from a Kansas City re
sident. Ellis declined to divulge the name of the property ovner, vho
also is the former operator of Leavenvorth Auto Parts and Leavenvorth
Junkyard.
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SECTION 3: SITE BACKGROUND
3.1 SITE HISTORY
The Leavenvorth Junkyard vas a commercial steel salvage yard that
operated adjacent to Leavenvorth Auto Parts from approximately 1942 to
1986 (Ellis 1988). The salvage yard accepted scrap metal, and cleaned
and reprocessed it for resale. The salvage yard did not generally deal
in transformers, although it did clean and refurbish at least one tele
phone company transformer in about 1973 (Ellis 1988). The salvage busi
ness vas closed and completely cleaned in 1986. The majority of the
area vhere the salvage yard vas once situated is nov empty, although
empty drums from the auto parts business are stored there (McCaskill
1988a).
The site vas reported to EPA and to the Kansas Department of Health
and Environment (KDHE) in 1988 by a Leavenvorth citizen vho observed a
drum on the property bearing a hazardous vaste sticker. The citizen
also recalled seeing transformers at the site during its years of opera
tion as a salvage yard, although he could not recall seeing transformers
at the site during the past eight years.
3.2 PAST INVESTIGATIONS
On September 6, 1988, George McCaskill of KDHE conducted an
inspection of the Leavenvorth Junkyard site, and collected three surface
soil samples at random locations on the former salvage yard. McCaskill
reported that a flood control project is scheduled for Three Mile Creek
near the site, but that the site itself vill not be affected. He also
reported that the site appears generally veil maintained, but noted a
large stack of 55-gallon drums, all apparently empty, on the vest edge
of the site.
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The samples collected vere returned to a KDHE laboratory for PCBs
analyses. Sample results vere reported on November 23, 1988. Sample
KS0020101 contained 72 mg/kg total PCB: 48 mg/kg of PCB-1254; and 24
mg/kg of PCB-1260. Sample KS0020102 contained 14 mg/kg of PCB-1254, and
sample KS0020103 contained 11 mg/kg of PCB-1260 (McCaskill 1988b). Com
plete KDHE sample results are provided in Appendix C.
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SECTION 4: WASTE INFORMATION
4.1 WASTE CHARACTERISTICS
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) include all chemicals that contain
tvo benzene rings connected at one point vith all or several of the
hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine atoms (Bishop 1983). Their physical
appearance ranges from mobile, oily liquids, to vhite, crystalline
solids, to hard, non-crystalline resins. All types are relatively
insoluble in vater (DHHS 1985).
Before 1972, PCBs vere used in transformer cooling liquids, heat
transfer and hydraulic fluids, vacuum pump fluids, lubricants,
plasticizers, fillers in investment casting vaxes, surface coatings and
sealants, pesticide extenders, and copy paper. Hovever, since 1974 all
PCB use has been confined to closed systems (DHHS 1985).
The designation of the individual PCBs, or Aroclors (Monsanto TM),
is based on a four-digit number. The first tvo digits, 12, indicate
that the PCB is a mixture. The last tvo digits indicate the percent
chlorine content in the mixture (EPA 1979). Thus, PCB 1248 is a mixture
containing 48 percent chlorine.
All of the PCBs have a lov vater solubility, lov vapor pressure,
and a high dielectric constant. These compounds have been videly used
in industry because of their resistance to acidic and basic hydrolysis,
and their thermal stability and inertness (EPA 1979).
PCBs are highly persistent in the environment, and are resistant to
the majority of the environmental fate processes. Volatilization of
PCBs occurs more slovly in soil than in sand, PCB solution, or vater.
It is assumed that the strong affinity of PCBs for soil greatly reduces
their ability to evaporate. Since PCBs are both persistent and
volatile, it is likely that they could become an airborne contaminant
(EPA 1979).
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Adsorption is also an important process affecting PCBs. PCBs
strongly sorb to soil and sediment organic matter, especially to
suspended sediment in soil-vater systems. This adsorption factor,
combined vith their lov solubility, reduces the likelihood of PCBs
becoming a ground vater contaminant. In the aquatic environment,
hovever, the potential for release of PCBs sorbed onto sediment poses a
long term pollution problem (EPA 1979). PCBs are also strongly
bioaccumulated. Although PCBs are passed along the food chain,
biomagnification does not occur. The rates of biodegradation vary
depending on the type and distribution of biota, concentration of PCBs,
availability of other nutrients, temperature, and other factors. The
diphenyl species, vith five more chlorine atoms per molecule, are
essentially non-biodegradable. Because PCB 1254 contains mainly the
four, five, and six species, they are not expected to biodegrade.
PCBs are very toxic to humans and other forms of life. Human
exposure symptoms include chloracne, liver damage, jaundice, drovsiness,
nausea, vomiting, veight loss, veakness, unconsciousness, kidney and
cardiac edema, and adrenal degeneration. The proposed maximum
contaminant level goal (MCLG) for PCBs in drinking vater is 0 mg/l (EPA
1987). PCBs have also been shovn to cause cancer in laboratory animals
(DHHS 1985).
The possible adverse exposure affects to terrestrial and aquatic
ecosystems include reproductive difficulties, grovth inhibition, and
death. The freshvater chronic lovest observed effect level (LOEL) for
PCBs is 0.014 ug/l (EPA 1986).
4.2 WASTE QUANTITY
The Leavenvorth Junkyard did not routinely clean or handle
transformers or other electrical equipment; but, the facility apparently
did handle transformers occasionally during its years of operation.
Hovever, the number of transformers and information about possible PCBs
or other vastes connected vith them is not available. Therefore,
although it is knovn from KDHE sample results that PCBs are present in
on-site soils, it is not possible to determine a reliable estimate of
the quantity of vastes at the site.
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SECTION 5: PHYSICAL AND CULTURAL SETTING
5.1 CLIMATOLOGY AND DEMOGRAPHY
The climate in Leavenvorth County is characterized by varm to hot
summers, cold vinters, moderate surface vinds, maximum precipitation in
the varm season, and frequent changes in the veather from day to day.
Average daily temperatures in Leavenvorth vary from 19.4° F in January
to 90.7° F in July.
The average yearly precipitation for the area is approximately 35
inches. About 70 percent of the annual rainfall occurs from April to
September. Winters are generally dry, and the area receives an average
of 20 inches of snov per year. Much of the precipitation each year
occurs as short duration shovers and thundershovers at night or early in
the morning.
Surface vinds are generally light to moderate in all seasons.
Hovever, strong vinds do occur at times, especially in late vinter and
early spring (USDA 1977).
The population of Leavenvorth County is 54,800, and the population
of the city of Leavenvorth is 33,650 (Rand McNally 1982). Ft. Leaven
vorth, a major U.S. Army installation, is approximately tvo miles north
of the site, and the city of Lansing, Kansas, (population 5,300) is ap
proximately tvo miles south of the site. Rural residents also live in
the site vicinity in Leavenvorth County, Kansas, and Platte County,
Missouri (USGS 1970).
Residential areas exist approximately 1,000 feet south and 1,000
feet vest of the site, and a school is located approximately 0.5 miles
southeast of the site. Approximately 10,000 people live vithin one mile
of the site, and approximately 37,000 live vithin four miles.
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5.2 TOPOGRAPHY AND DRAINAGE
The city of Leavenvorth is situated atop a bluff overlooking the
Missouri River. The city is drained by Three Mile Creek and Five Mile
Creek, both tributaries to the Missouri. These streams are fed by
numerous intermittent streams and storm drains (USGS 1970). Elevations
in the city vary from over 1,000 feet above sea level in the south
vestern part of the city, to 770 feet above sea level in the Missouri
River floodplain (USDA 1977; USGS 1970).
The Leavenvorth Junkyard site is relatively flat, vith a slope of
less than 3 percent. The site is adjacent to Three Mile Creek, so
drainage from the site flovs overland into the creek. The creek then
flovs to the Missouri River, approximately 0.25 miles dovnstream (USGS
1970).
Numerous vetland areas are located across the river from the site
in Platte County, Missouri. Although no vetlands are present vithin a
one-mile radius of the site, several hundred vetland acres are present
vithin four miles (USGS 1970). These vetlands are formed in oxbov lakes
in the Missouri River valley, and include a large oxbov lake called Mud
Lake.
A riverfront park and public boat ramp are present on the Missouri
River approximately one mile north of the mouth of Three Mile Creek. It
is likely that the entire river in the Leavenvorth area is used for
recreational boating and fishing (Katzenberger 1988).
The city of Leavenvorth obtains its vater from a veil field south
of the site. Hovever, the city is renovating old surface vater intakes
located one mile upstream of the site. These intakes have not been used
since 1979, but are expected to resume service in 1990, as a supplement
to the city veil field. Ft. Leavenvorth obtains its vater from surface
vater intakes near the city intakes, but is expected to connect to city
vater vhen the renovation of the city intakes is complete (Cosgrove
1988). Surface vater is not used for drinking vater anyvhere vithin
fifteen miles dovnstream of the site (Cosgrove 1988; Rumker 1988; Cantu
1988).
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5.3 SOILS
Soils in the vicinity of the Leavenvorth Junkyard site are alluvial
soils deposited by Three Mile Creek. Alluvial soils in Leavenvorth
County are typically about 65 percent loamy soils, about 15 percent
Kennebec silt loam, and 20 percent stream channels and steep, broken
uplands (USDA 1977). Outside the Three Mile Creek alluvium, soils in
the area consist of Marshall Silt Loam. This soil is friable and easily
vorked. Available vater capacity is very high, and permeability is
moderate (USDA 1977).
The Leavenvorth Junkyard is located in an older, urban area of the
city. It is therefore likely that soils in the area have been altered
considerably or replaced vith fill during development of the area.
5.4 STRATIGRAPHY
The generalized stratigraphy in the Leavenvorth region consists of
sedimentary rocks of Pennsylvanian age, and unconsolidated sediments of
Quaternary age. These are covered by alluvium of Recent age (McLaren
1952). The unconsolidated deposits are, in ascending order, the Kansas
Till, undifferentiated loess, and alluvium. These deposits unconform
ably overlie the older Pennsylvanian-age deposits.
In ascending order, the Pennsylvanian-age rocks are divided into
tvo formally recognized series: the Missourian and the Virgillian. The
Missourian Series is further divided into the Kansas City, Lansing, and
Pedee groups. The Virgillian Series is divided into tvo groups, the
Douglas, and the Shavnee. Figure 5-1 provides a generalized strati
graphic column for rocks outcropping in the area. The predominant
lithologies present consist of interbedded shales and limestones vith an
occasional sandstone member. To a lesser degree, seams of coal can also
be recognized, although these are not economically important (McLaren
1952).
The Pennsylvanian-age rocks are an excellent example of cyclic
sedimentation, first identified by R.C. Moore in 1932. This cyclic
sedimentation is termed "cyclothems" and consists of interbedded shales.
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limestones, seams of coal, and underclay deposits (McLaren 1952). The
shale units could act as barriers to ground vater movement and possible
contaminant migration. Hovever, the rock sequence regionally is cut
through in some locations by the Tonganoxie and Ireland sandstone units
(McLaren 1952). These units could be pathvays alloving for aquifer
Interconnections. Therefore, aquifer discontinuities present in the
area are probably not continuous in the vicinity of the site (Blackburn
1988).
Within the site area, considerable variabilities in stratigraphic
unit thicknesses are apparent. In general, the overlying unconsolidated
veneer is approximately 35 to 50 feet thick. Belov this, the sedi
mentary rocks can be as much as 1,500 feet thick (McLaren 1952).
5.5 GROUND WATER
Ground vater is used extensively for private and municipal veils in
the Leavenvorth area. The city of Leavenvorth obtains its vater from
six, 75-foot deep veils located in the Missouri River floodplain,
approximately 2.5 miles southeast (dovngradient) from the site. These
veils supply all vater for the cities of Leavenvorth and Lansing, and
for several large rural vater districts serving residents in rural
Leavenvorth County (Cosgrove 1988). These veils drav from Missouri
River alluvium, and essentially drav surface vater from the river into
the veil casing. They pump approximately one million gallons per 24 hour
day (Blackburn 1988).
There is no public vater supply serving the rural residents of
Platte County, Missouri, vithin four miles of the site. These residents
all obtain drinking vater privately, either by buying bottled vater, or
through private veils in the Missouri River alluvium (Rumker 1988; Cantu
1988). In addition, one farm in Platte County is irrigated vith
alluvial ground vater. This farm is located in Sections 13, 18, and 19,
approximately one mile east of the site, and is at least 160 acres in
size (Hoosnagle 1988).
The depth to ground vater near the site closely mimics the stage of
the Missouri River. Ground vater movement in the area is generally
tovards the river. Hovever, the Leavenvorth municipal veil field could
create an artificial gradient tovards the south, depending on the
transmissivity of the alluvial material (Blackburn 1988).
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SECTION 6: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
The Leavenvorth Junkyard operated on the southvest corner of
Broadvay and Cherokee streets in Leavenvorth, Kansas, from approximately
1942 to 1986. The site cleaned and refurbished scrap metal, and cleaned
one or more transformers during its years of operation. The salvage
yard is no longer in operation, but an auto body shop adjacent to the
site is still active, and the former scrap yard is used as a storage
area for empty drums.
The site is located in dovntovn Leavenvorth, in a major commercial
area. Hovever, the site is surrounded by a six-foot high chain-link
fence, and is not easily accessible to the public. The site is adjacent
to Three Mile Creek, a perennial stream vhich flovs into the Missouri
River 0.25 miles dovnstream of the site. Residential areas occur ap
proximately 1,000 feet from the site.
Three surface soil samples vere collected by KDHE at the site in
September 1988. These samples all contained PCBs at concentrations
ranging from 11 to 72 mg/kg.
The cities of Leavenvorth and Lansing obtain drinking vater from a
field of six, 75-foot deep veils located approximately 2.5 miles dovn
gradient of the site. In addition, the rural residents of Platte
County, Missouri, obtain drinking vater from private veils. Large vet
land areas are located vithin four miles of the site, and the site is
located near the Missouri River, vhich is used in the area for re
creational boating and fishing.
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SECTION 7: BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bishop, Paul L., 1983, Marine Pollution and Its Control, McGrav-Hill Book Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
Blackburn, Gary, December 12, 1988, telephone conversation record. Environmental Geologist, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas.
Cantu, Gale, December 8, 1988, telephone conversation record. County Planning Office, Platte County, Missouri.
Cosgrove, Marsha, December 8, 1988, telephone conversation record. Manager, Leavenvorth Watervorks Department, Leavenvorth, Kansas.
Ellis, Bernard D., September 28, 1988, telephone conversation record, Manager/Ovner, Leavenvorth Auto Parts, Leavenvorth, Kansas.
Hoosnagle, Larry, December 12, 1988, telephone conversation record. Technician, Soil Conservation Service, Platte County, Missouri.
Katzenberger, Bill, December 12, 1988, telephone conversation record. Director, Leavenvorth Parks and Recreation Department, Leavenvorth, Kansas.
McCaskill, George, September 29, 1988a, telephone conversation record, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas.
McCaskill, George, November 30, 1988b, letter to Ed Hubert, Ecology and Environment, Inc., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, Kansas.
McLaren, Donald P., 1952, Stratigraphy and Areal Geology of Northeastern Leavenvorth County, Kansas, unpublished Master's thesis. University of Kansas.
Rand McNally & Company, 1982, Kansas State Highvay Map, Nev York, NY.
Rumker, Mary, December 8, 1988, telephone conversation record. Clerk, Consolidated Water District #1, Platte County, Missouri.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1977, Soil Survey of Leavenvorth and Wyandotte Counties, Kansas, Washington D.C.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1985, Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens Summary, Public Health Service, Washington D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1979, Water Related Fate of 129 Priority Pollutants, Vol. 2, Washington D.C.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986, "Quality Criteria for Water". "
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1987, "EPA Regulatory Status for Chemicals in Drinking Water".
U.S. Geological Survey, 1970, 7.5 Minute Series Topographic Map, Leavenvorth Quadrangle, Kansas, Washington D.C.
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Appendix A
Technical Directive Document
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Ed H. 1A. (k>st Center:
FT 1307
IB. Acoount Number:
FKS0219PA
FIT ZONE II CONTRACT Contract Number 68-01-7347
TECHNICAL DIRECTIVE DOCUMENT (TDD)
JP 2. TDD Number:
F -07-8809-010
2A. Amendment: .:.] Q Administrative
—-rs D Technical
3A. Priority: [^ High D Medium D L O W
3B. Key EPA Contact:
Ken Rapplean Name: , Phone: 913-236-2856
4A. Estimate of Technical Hours:
/30
48. Subcontract:
NA
4C. Estimate of Subcontract Cost:
NA
5A. SSID Number:
unassigned
53. CERID Number:
unassigned 5C. EPA Site Name:
Leavenworth Junkyard 5D. City/County/State:
Leavenworth/Leavenworth/Kansas
6. Desired Report Format: [XlFormal Report DStandard Report QOther (Specify): D Letter Report D Formal Brief ing
7A. Activity Start Date:
9/26/88
7B. Estimated Completion Date:
l/31/80\
SA. Type of Activity: [j3 PA n HRS Support D Enforcement Support DTraining D SI Q Q A Support Q Program Management Q General Technical D ESI D Special Studies D Equipment Maintenance Assistance
SB. FIT/SCAPGoal: Will Deliverable Meet a Unit of the Goal?
l5?!Yes DNo
9. General Task Description: Complete a preliminary assessment of the Leavenworth Junkyard s i te
located in Leavenworth, Kansas following the standard format, ea r rP ] - re\\<>c7t
\ - ^ \ H A laumb-gr- o'f <:aiup)cs -fi) v^ -fT^iJl .scT-xgieKi'n '-f ' j f'^'^f t f j e S .
10. Specific Elements:
(Standflrri PA format) fb<l± /} Ct^ll^ft hm ihJ S/intfli S J«rih/j Si'h r^cav^ /) Ct^d^ct hmiH^ -S/inty'H ^anh/j
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D Additional Scope Attached
11. Interim Deadlines:
12. Comments: Limited sampling for PCB's w i l l be conducted at this si te under a separate
TDD.
//MAJLTA-13. Authorizing
(Signature)
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15. Receivi t^Acceptad D ' A C ' ^ ^ ' -
16. Date:
Oiitribution: Shee/lU^itB)-FITOM Copv Shee^4nGreen)-RP0 Copy Sheet 3 (Canary )-ZPM, WDC Copy
Sheet 4 (Pink)-PO, WDC Copy Sheet 5 IGoldenrod)-CO, WOC Copy SEP 2 91988
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Appendix B
EPA Form 2070-12
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POIEBTIM. HASABDOUS WASTE SITE
FBELIMIHAKT ASSKSSMKBT
PABT 1 - SITE ZSrOBMATZOB ABD ASSKSSMKBT
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01 STATE KS
02 SITE tniHBER D984966630
II. SITE BAME ABD LOCATXOB
01 SITE NAHE (Lagal, comnion, or dascriptlva nama of sita)
Leavenworth Junkyard
02 STREET, ROUTE NO., OR SPECIFIC LOCATION IDENTIFIER
Broadway and Cherokee streets
03 CITY
Leavenworth
04 STATE
KS
05 ZIP CODE
66048
06 COONTY
Leavenworth
07 COUNTY CODE
08 CONG DIST
09 COORDINATES LATZTUPK
390 19' 00.0" N
LOBOITUDK
094» 19' 00.0" W
10 DIRECTIONS TO SITE (Starting from nearest public road)
Take U.S. Highway 73 north into Leavenworth. Turn left (west) on Cherokee Street, and travel four blocks to
Broadway. Site is on southwest corner of Broadway and Cherokee.
III. BESPOBSIBLK PARTIES
01 OWNER (If known)
Bernard D. Ellis
02 STREET (Business, mailing, residential)
Broadway and Cherokee
03 CITY
Leavenworth
04 STATE
KS
05 ZIP CODE
66048
06 TELEPHONE NUHBER
(913) 651-4433
07 OPERATOR (If known and different from owner)
Sane as owner
08 STREET (Business, mailing, residential)
09 CITY 10 STATE 11 ZIP CODE 12 TELEPHONE NUHBER
() 13 TYPE OF OWNERSHIP (Check one)
X A. PRIVATE B. FEDERAL:
(Agency nama)
F. OTHER:
_C. STATB D. COUHTY
G. UNKNOWN
E.HUNICIPAL
(Specify)
14 OWNER/OPERATOR NOTIFICATION ON FILE (Check all that apply)
A. RCRA 3001 DATE RECEIVED: B. UNCONTROLLED WASTE SITE (CERCLA 103 c) DATE RECEIVED: X_C. NONE
MO/DAY/YR HO/DAY/YR
IV. CHARACTERZZAIIOB OF POTBBTIAI. BAZASO
01 ON SITE INSPECTION
X YES DATB 09/06/88
MO/DAY/YR NO
BY(Check all that apply)
A. EPA X B. EPA CONTRACTOR X C. STATE
E. LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIAL F. OTHER:
D. OTHER CONTRACTOR
(Specify)
CONTRACTOR NAHE(S): Ecology and Environment, Inc.
02 SITE STATUS (CHECK ONE)
A. ACTIVE X B. INACTIVE C. UNKNOWN
03 YEARS OF OPERATION
1942 1986 UNKNOWN
BEGINNING YEAR ENDING YEAR
04 DESCRIPTION OF SUBSTANCES POSSIBLY PRESENT, KNOWN, OR ALLEGED
A scrap netal salvage yard at this location occasionally handled electrical transformers, which aay have contained PCBs Which night leach into ground water, and a small possibility of direct contact with PCB contaminatad soil exists.
05 DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL HAZARD TO ENVIRONMENT AND/OR POPULATION
PCB contaminatad soil may wash into nearby Three Mile Creak and the Missouri River, uater, and a small possibility of direct contact with PCB contaminated soil exists.
PCBs night laach into ground
V. PRIORITT ASSESSMEBT
01 PRIORITY FOR INSPECTION (Check one. If high or medium is checked, complete Part 2 - Waste Information and Part 3 - Description of Hasardous conditions and Incidents)
A. HIGH
(Inspection raquirad promptly)
X B. MEDIUH
(Inspection required)
C. Low
(Inspect on time available basis)
D. NONE
(No furthar action needed. Complete current disposition forn)
VI. IBFORMATIOB AVAILABLE FROH
01 CONTACT
Ken Rapplean
02 OF (Agency/Organization)
U.S. EPA Superfund
03 TELEPHONE NUHBER
(913) 236-2856
04 PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSHENT
Ed Hubert
05 AGENCY
E & E
06 ORGANIZATION
FIT
07 TELEPHONE NUHBER
(913) 432-9961
08 DATE
12/30/88 HO/PA tyiR
EPA FORM 2070-12 (7-81)
Leavenworth
POTKBTIAL HAEARDODS HASTK SITE
EPA PRKUMIBART ASSESSMEBT
PART 2 - HASTE IBFORMATIOB
Junkyard
I. IDEBTIFZCATZOB
Ol^STATE OgJITE^NUHBER
II. HASTE STATES, QUMRITIES, ABD CHARACTEBISTICS |
01 PHYSICAL STATES
(Check all that apply)
A. SOLID E. SLURRY
B. POWDER,FINES X F. LIQUID
C. SLUDGE Q. GAS
D. OTHER
(Specify)
02 WASTE QUANTITY AT SITE
(Heasures of waste quantities nust be independent)
TONS
CUBIC YARDS Unknown
NO. OF DRUHS
03 WASTE CHARACTERISTICS
(Check all that apply)
X A. TOXIC E. SOLUBLE I. HIGHLY VOLATILE
B. CORROSIVE F. INFECTIOUS J. EXPLOSIVE
C. RADIOACTIVE G. FLAMMABLE K. REACTIVE
X D. PERSISTENT H. IGNITABLE L. INCOMPATIBLE
M. HOT APPLICABLE
III. HASTE TYPE |
CATEGORY
SLU
OLW
SOL
PSD
OCC
IOC
ACD
BAS
HES
SUBSTANCE NAHE
SLUDGE
OILY WASTE
SOLVENTS
PESTICIDES
OTHER ORGANIC CHEMICALS
INORGANIC CHEMICALS
ACIDS
BASES
HEAVY HETALS
01 GROSS AHOUNT
Unknown
02 UNIT OF HEASURE
NA
03 COHHENTS
Transfomer fluids containing PCBs
have been spilled at the site.
IV. HASARDOUS SUBSTAHCES (See Appendix for most frequently cited CAS Numbers) |
01 CATEGORY
OLW
02 SUBSTANCE NAHE
PCBs
03 CAS NUHBER
1336-36-3
04 STORAGE/DISPOSAL HETHOD
spilled onto surface soil
05 CONCENTRATION
up to 72
06 MEASURE OF CONCENTRATION
mg/kg
V. FEEDSTOCKS (See Appendix for CAS Numbers) {
CATEGORY
FDS
FDS
FDS
FDS
01 FEEDSTOCK NAHE
NA
02 CAS NUMBER CATEGORY
FDS
FDS
FDS
FDS
01 FEEDSTOCK NAHE 02 CAS NUMBER
VZ. SOURCES OP IBFOBMkTIoa (Cite specific references, e.g., state files, sample analysis, reports)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment sample results fron 9-6-88 sanpling.
EPA FORH 2070-12 (7-81)
Leavenworth Junkyard
EPA
POTEBTIAL HASARDOUS HASTE SITE
PRBLZMIHART ASSESSMEBT
PABT 3 - DESCRZPTZOB OF HASABOOUS COBDZTZOBS ABD ZBCZDBBTS
Z. ZDEBTZFICATIOH
01 STATE KS
02 SITE NUHBER D984966630
II. HASARDOUS COBDZTZOBS ABD ZBCZDBBTS
01 X A. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) X POTENTIAL ALLEGED
40,000 04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
The site is within 2.5 niles of a shallow (75 feet deep) well field serving the cities of Leavenworth and Lansing.
PCB migration into the aquifer these wells draw from is possible.
01 _X_B. SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: 40,000
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
The site is adjacent to Three Hile Creek, which discharges into the Hissouri River 0.25 miles fron the site. The
river is used for recreational fishing and boating. Higration of oontaninated sadlnents into the river is possible.
01 X C. CONTAHIHATION OF AIR
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
Unknown 04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Airborne migration of contaminated dust particles is possible, but not likely because the site is vegetated.
01 D. FIRE/EXPLOSIVE CONDITIONS
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
01 X E. DIRECT CONTACT
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) POTENTIAL ALLEGED
10 04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
The former salvage yard is secure from the public, but it is used by an auto body shop,
contaminated soil while working.
Employees may contact
01 X F. CONTAHIHATION OF SOIL
03 AREA POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: 1
02 _X_ OBSERVED (DATB: 09/06/88
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIOH ) POTENTIAL ALLEGED
(Acres)
Surface soil sanples collected by Kansas Department of Health and Environnent on 09/06/88 at tha sita contained
11, 14, and 72 mg/kg of PCBs 1254 and 1260.
01 X G. DRINKING WATER CONTAHIHATION
03 POPULATION POTEHTIALLY AFFECTED: 40,000
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) X POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
City wells serving 40,000 are located 2.5 niles fron the site. Although distance fron the site reduces the
likelihood of drinking water contanination, contamination of the drinking water aquifer is possible (see ground water
above).
01 H. WORKER EXPOSURE/INJURY
03 WORKERS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
01 I. POPULATION EXPOSURE/INJURY
03 POPULATION POTEHTIALLY AFFECTED:
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
EPA FORM 2070-12 (7-81)
Leavenworth Junkyard
EFA
POTEBTIAL HASARDOUS HASTE SZTE
PRELIMIHART ASSKSSMKBT
PART 3 - DKSCRZPTZOB OF HASABDOUS COBDZTZOBS AHD ZBCZDBBTS
I. IDKBTIFZCATZOB
01 STATE KS
02 SITE NUMBER D984966630
ZZ. HASARDOUS COBDZTZOBS ABD ZBCZDBBTS (COHTIHUED)
01 J. DAHAGE TO FLORA
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIOH
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
01 K. DAMAGE TO FAUNA 02
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION (Include nane(s) of species)
None known
OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
01 L. CONTAMINATION OF FOOD CHAIN
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
POTENTIAL ALLEGED 01 X M. UNSTABLE CONTAINMENT OF WASTES 02 _X_ OBSERVED (DATE: 09-06-88 )
(Spills/runoff/standing liquids/leaking druns)
03 POPULATION POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: _10 04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
PCBs were found in on-site soil, so at least one spill has probably occurred. (See conments under contamination of
of soil section, previous page).
01 N. DAMAGE TO OFFSITE PROPERTY
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
None known
02 OBSERVED (DATE: ) POTENTIAL ALLEGED
01 O. CONTAHIHATION OF SEWERS, STORH DRAINS, WWTPs
02 OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL ALLEGED
04 NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIOH
Hone known
OBSERVED (DATE: POTENTIAL 01 P. ILLEGAL/UNAUTHORIZED DUHPING 02
04 HARRATIVE DESCRIPTIOH
None known. PCBs were not regulated when the facility was known to be dealing with transformers.
ALLEGED
05 DESCRIPTIOH OF ANY OTHER KNOWN, POTENTIAL, OR ALLEGED HAZARDS
None known
ZII. TOTAL POPUUSIOH POTEBTZAU.T AFFECTED: 40,000
IV. COHMEBTS
The immediate hasard posed by the site is low, but PCBs are known to be present, and there is a possibility of
contaminant migration off site, particularly via surface water. Further investigation of the site is recommended.
V. SOURCES OF IBFORHATIOB (Cite specific references, e.g., state files, sample analysis, reports)
USGS 7.5 Minute Series Topographic Hap, Leavenworth, Kansas, Quadrangle, 1970. Telephone conversation with Harsha Cosgrove, Leavenworth Water Works Department, D Site Inspection by Kansas Department of Health and Environnent, Septenber 6, 1988.
Decenber 8, 1988.
EPA FORH 2070-12 (7-81)
Appendix C
KDHE Sample Results
C-l
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J NtiAb DEPARTMENT UF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY SERVICES AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC LABORATORY
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66620
PCB ANALYTICAL REPORT
REPORT TO: GEORGE McCASKILL ^ ADDRESS: FORBES BLDG. 730, TOPEKA, KS. 66620
LAB NUMBER: 900503OC REPORT DATE: 11-23-88
SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: KS0020101 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL COLLECTION SITE: LEAVENWORTH AUTO PARTS, 777 CHEROKEE (LEAVENWORTH CO.) COLLECTED BY: McCASKILL DATE: 9- 6-88 TIME: ****
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PCB-1016 PCB-1221 PCB-1232 PCB-1242 PCB-1248 PCB-1254 PCB-1260
CONCENTRATION (MG/KG)
NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED 48 24
DETECTION LIMIT (MG/KG) 21 21 21 21 21 — ——
COMMENT: RESULTS AND DETECTION LIMMITS ARE EXPRESSED ON A DRY WEIGHT SAMPLE BASIS.
ANALYST: SUSAN J. SNYDER f ROGER H. CARLSON, PH.D., DIRECTOR
LABORATORY SERVICES AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC LABORATORY
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66620
PCB ANALYTICAL REPORT
REPORT TO: GEORGE McCASKILL ADDRESS: FORBES BLDG. 7 30, TOPEKA, KS. 66620
LAB NUMBER: 900504OC REPORT DATE: 11-23-88
SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: KS0020102 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL COLLECTION SITE: LEAVENWORTH AUTO PARTS, 777 CHEROKEE (LEAVENWORTH CO.) COLLECTED BY: McCASKILL DATE: - - TIME: ****
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PCB-1016 PCB-1221 PCB-1232 PCB-1242 PCB-1248 PCB-1254 PCB-1260
CONCENTRATION (MG/KG)
NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED 14 NOT DETECTED
DETECTION LIMIT (MG/KG) 10 10 10 10 10
10
COMMENT: RESULTS AND DETECTION LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED ON A DRY WEIGHT SAMPLE BASIS.
ANALYST: SUSAN J. SNYDER .>,lA ROGER H. CARLSON, PH.D., DIRECTOR
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^ k KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT LABORATORY SERVICES AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIC LABORATORY
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66620
PCB ANALYTICAL REPORT
REPORT TO: GEORGE McCASKILL ADDRESS: FORBES BLDG. 730, TOPEKA, KS. 66620
LAB NUMBER: 900505OC REPORT DATE: 11-23-88
SAMPLE COLLECTION INFORMATION
SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: KS0020103 SAMPLE TYPE: SOIL COLLECTION SITE: LEAVENWORTH AUTO PARTS, 777 CHEROKEE (LEAVENWORTH CO.) COLLECTED BY: McCASKILL DATE: 9- 6-88 TIME: ****
RESULTS OF ANALYSIS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
PCB-1016 PCB-1221 PCB-1232 PCB-1242 PCB-1248 PCB-1254 PCB-1260
CONCENTRATION (MG/KG)
NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED NOT DETECTED 11
DETECTION LIMIT (MG/KG) 10 10 10 10 10 10
COMMENT: RESULTS AND DETECTION LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED ON A DRY WEIGHT SAMPLE BASIS.
ANALYST: SUSAN J. SNYDER 2^J^ ROGER H. CARLSON, PH.D., DIRECTOR
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