Today’s Topics

• Hartford Iron site assessment

• Cleanup to date

• Cleanup steps to come

• What can you do

This presentation summarizes information from

• The public record on Hartford Iron• Available at the Indiana Department of

Environmental Management’s Virtual File Cabinet

• http://vfc.idem.in.gov/

Satellite View

Agreed Order March 2009

Violations• Handling wastes in a way that creates a threat

to human health or the environment

• Open dumping of automotive fluids, oil, fuel, battery acid, soil piles, and solid waste

• Inappropriate disposal of waste tires

Violations

• Open burning

• Storm water pollution

• Failure to submit required paperwork

Agreed Order Requirements

• Stop open burning

• Stop dumping

• Handle waste tires correctly

• Pay a $5,000 penalty

Agreed Order Requirements

• Site assessment

• If contaminants are found, Hartford Iron must remediate each contaminated area to closure

Site Assessment – sampling grid

Site Assessment – soil contaminants found above Indiana standards

• Above industrial closure levels: arsenic, benzene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, butylbenzylphthalate, copper, lead, thallium, toluene, total petroleum hydrocarbons, extended-range organics, and PCBs

• Above residential closure levels: Petroleum hydrocarbons, butylbenzylphthalate, naphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, antimony, barium, cadmium, mercury, nickel, selenium, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, and cyanide.

Example soil samples with high concentrations

Contaminant

In parts per million (ppm)

Hartford Iron

2015Resident Screening level

2015Industrial Screening level

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Benzo(a)anthracene 23.22.1 29

Benzo(a)pyrene 170.21 2.9

Benzo(b)fluorathene 24.52.1 29

Example soil samples with high concentrations

Contaminant

In parts per million (ppm)

Hartford Iron

Resident Screening level

Industrial Screening level

Metals

Arsenic 1589.4 30

Lead 29,800400 800

Thallium 3481.1 12

Example soil samples with high concentrations

Contaminant

In parts per million (ppm)

Hartford Iron

2015Resident Screening level

2015Industrial Screening level

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

AR 1242 761 3.4 10

AR 1242 44.6 3.4 10

AR 1248 93 3.4 10

AR 1254 40.8 1.5 10

Example ground water samples Contaminant

In parts per billion (ppb)

Hartford Iron

2015Resident Screening level

Location(grid #)

Benzene 13.6 5 30

1,2,4-timethylbenzene 27 15 30

Lead 90 210 100 910

15 13 15 18 27

Cadmium 18 5 27

PCBs 3.42, 1.12 0.39 15, 27

PCB contamination triggered EPA involvement

Additional Requirements

• PCB soil remediation at Hartford Iron to 1 part per million (PPM)

• PCBs are not to exceed 0.1 ug/L (ppb) in storm water leaving Hartford Iron

Remediation to date

• Aug 2010 soil piles removed

• 2010 asphalt cap on the area of highest soil contamination (grids 23 & 30)

• 2011 dams and berms to guide storm water

• 2011 sediment traps at exits

Remediation to date

• 2012 holding tanks and filtration for storm water

• 2012 Hartford Iron purchased 605 Chestnut St

• Oct 2015 excavation of grid squares 42 & 43

Remediation to date - summary

• Soil piles removed• Asphalt cap over the most contaminated soil• Partial control of storm water• Partial excavation of contaminated soil

Remediation Still to Come

• Permanent storm water solution• More excavation• Ground water monitoring

What follows is environmental health information.

It does not come from the Hartford Iron public record.

Contaminated soil is moved by wind, storm water, and vehicles

Contaminated soil can contaminate ground water

Recommendations

• Wash your hands before eating, drinking, smoking or feeding children

• Wash children’s hands and faces often, especially before eating

• Make sure any toy or utensil a child puts in his or her mouth is clean

Recommendations

• Keep windows and doors closed when it’s windy or when Hartford Iron is making lots of dust

• Remove shoes when entering the house

• Wipe dirt off of pets’ feet before they enter the house

Recommendations

• Wet mop floors and wet wipe surfaces frequently to remove dust

• Vacuum carpets, rugs and upholstery

Recommendations

• If you grow fruits or vegetables, wash them very carefully & consider testing your soil

• Wear gloves when working outside