The Nutronics, Inc. Site is located at 1703 Peoria Road in Springfield, Illinois. The meridian coordinates for the Site are latitude 39° 49’ 25.35” North and longitude 89° 38’ 35.08” West. The Site contains an abandoned brick building with an area of approximately 8,000 square feet (ft2) that includes a small metal loft, an office in the northeast corner, and a partially walled workshop in the middle of the building’s main floor. The building has a concrete floor, a second floor, and a basement. A gravel parking area is located on the west side of the property. The gravel parking area occupies approximately 1,000 ft2.
The Site is bordered by residential properties to the north, North Peoria Road (Business Route 55) and residential properties to the east, East Ridgley Avenue to the south, and North 9th Street and residential properties to the west. The Site is located in a mixed residential and commercial area.
Nutronics, Inc. was a metal plating and metal finishing facility, which primarily manufactured circuit boards.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) conducted a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) inspection at the abandoned Site on March 17, 2010. Based on the results of the inspection, IEPA referred the Site to the U.S. EPA for consideration of a time-critical removal action in a letter dated June 4, 2010.
U.S. EPA conducted a Site Assessment at the Site on November 3, 2010. The on-site building was found to be in general disrepair. Site assessment sample analytical results indicate that hazardous wastes (for ignitability, corrosivity, and TCLP lead) are present at the Site.
The conditions at the Nutronics, Inc. Site present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health, welfare, and the environment and meet the criteria for a time-critical removal action provided for in Section 300.415 (b)(2) of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), as amended, 40 C.F.R. Part 300. The criteria include, but are not limited to the following:
Given the site conditions, the nature of the hazardous substances on-site and the potential exposure pathways described above, a removal action is, therefore, warranted
Removal activities on Site will include:
1) Prepare a work plan that includes tasks and time line for the activities as well as a site Health and Safety Plan addressing continuous monitoring of airborne contaminants and dust control measures and a Site Emergency Contingency Plan;
2) Develop and implement a Site Security Plan;
3) Inventory and perform hazard characterization on all substances contained in
containers, drums, vats, sweepings, unknown materials, and tanks;
4) Dismantle and decontaminate process equipment, tanks/vats, associated
piping, and building components associated with the product process area, as necessary; 5) Consolidate and package all hazardous substances, pollutants and
contaminants for transportation and off-site disposal;
6) Properly address any additional hazardous waste and/or materials identified
during the removal action.
7) Transport and dispose of all characterized or identified hazardous substances,
pollutants, wastes, or contaminants that pose a substantial threat of release at a
RCRA/CERCLA-approved disposal facility in accordance with U.S. EPA's Off-
Site Rule (40 CFR § 300.440); and
8 Take any other response actions to address any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant that the EPA OSC determines
may pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or the
environment.
