CITY BUMPER SITE

THE DIRECTOR OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION, U.S. EPA REGION 5, EXECUTED A REMOVAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER BY CONSENT ( AOC ) PURSUANT TO WHICH THE LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION, A POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTLY, AGREED TO UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING REMOVAL ACTIVITIES AT THE CITY BUMPER SITE ( THE SITE ) LOCATED IN CINCINNATI, OHIO: (1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A SITE SECURITY,, SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN; (2) DEVELOP AND SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION AT THE SITE; (3) REMEDIATE CONTAMINATED SOIL AND GROUNDWATER TO ATTAIN APPLICABLE OR RELEVANT AND APPORPRIATE REQUIREMENTS; AND (4) PAY U.S. EPA'S OVERSIGHT COSTS. THE SITE IS SITUATED IN A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN RESIDENTIAL AREA. RESIDENTIAL HOMES BORDER THE SITE TO THE WEST, AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST. THE OHIO RIVER IS LOCATED 1/8 MILE SOUTH OF THE SITE AND IS THE PRIMARY DRINKING WATER SOURCE FOR THE CITY OF CINCINNATI AND SURROUNDING METROPOLITAN AREA. UNTIL 1967, CARBON DIOXIDE MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE SITE BY PREDECESSORS OF THE LIQUID CARBONIC CORPORATION. PRIOR AND UP TO THIS TIME, 4 UNDERGROUND STORAGE STORAGE TANKS WERE UTILIZED AT THE SITE ALLEGEDLY TO STORE FUEL OIL AND WAS INCORPORATION AND TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE SITE; AND, IN FEBRUARY, 1969, IT SOL