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Case

Case Number
03-1993-0389
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
DOJ Docket
90-11-2-943/3
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (17)

Summary

SITE IS A BARREN 113 ACRE POST-METAL RECLAMATION FACILITY WHICH OPERATED AS SUCH FROM APPROXIMATELY 1963 - 1970. FILES FROM THE OPERATION WERE BURNED IN AN ONSITE FIRE. THE HISTORY OF THE SITE COMES FROM EPA/DER RECORDS. HEAVY METALS INCLUDE ARSENIC, BERYLLIUM, CADMIUM, CHROMIUM, COPPER, LEAD, NICKEL, ZINC. VOCS INCLUDE TCE AND TBC. PROPOSED PLAN ISSUED ON 07/28/93 LISTS 12 POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES FOR THE SITE, WHICH INCLUDE PUMP AND TREAT FOR GROUND WATER, HOT SPOT REMEMDIATION FOR VOLATILES, AND A 25 ACRE COVER OR CAP OVER THE SITE. THIS IS AN NPL SITE. THE ON-SITE REMEDIAL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. DEED RESTRICTS HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET, HOWEVER, EPA HAS SENT A DEMAND TO THE PRPS FOR THE PAYMENT OF EPA'S PAST COST, WHICH TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $1.6 MILLION. THE PRP STEERING COMMITTEE AND EPA & DOJ HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY NEGOTIATING THE SETTLEMENT OF THESE COSTS.

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