Recommending the initiation of settlement discussions with the Defendant, whereby the company would perform and finance the remedial action for Operable Unit 2 for the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation Superfund Site.
On September 23, 2015, a letter requesting DOJ expand the scope of current consent decree negotiations to include an additional operable unit was sent.
The consent decree requires the Defendant to implement the remedial action for Operable Units 1 and 2 at the site and pay EPA�s costs of overseeing the work. The consent decree also requires the Defendant to reimburse EPA for $505,000 in past response costs. The value of the work to be performed pursuant to the consent decree is approximately $5.6 million. The remedy that the Defendant will perform for Operable Unit 1 will reduce the non-perchlorate contaminants in the groundwater through in-situ treatment and monitored natural attenuation. Along with institutional controls, this will reduce human exposure to hazardous substances through consumption of the groundwater. For Operable Unit 2, which deals with soil, surface water, and sediment, the Defendant will eliminate unacceptable risks to human and ecological receptors through soil capping and excavation of stream sediments.