U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT Old Bondsville Factory - Removal Polrep UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Region I
Subject:	POLREP #5 Pollution Report #5 Old Bondsville Factory 015P Palmer/Belchertown, MA Latitude: 42.2192630 Longitude: -72.3420190
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From:	Frank Gardner, On-Scene Coordinator
Date:	4/14/2009
Reporting Period:	winter/spring 2009
1. Introduction   1.1 Background     Site Number: 015P    Contract Number: EP-W-08061 D.O. Number: 001    Action Memo Date: 8/8/2008 Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit: Mobilization Date: 9/17/2008    Start Date: 9/17/2008 Demob Date:      Completion Date:   CERCLIS ID: MAD000034215    RCRIS ID: MAD000034215 ERNS No.:    State Notification: FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #: 1.1.1 Incident Category Time critical removal action 1.1.2 Site Description The Old Bondsville Factory Site is the former location of a textile mill located in Palmer and Belchertown, Massachusetts.   Covering about 12 acres, the Site is bordered to the north and west by residential properties, to the east by a dam across the Swift River, and to the south by Main Street in Palmer and Depot Street in Belchertown. During an April 2008 Targeted Brownfields Assessment, EPA’s Brownfields program found high levels of lead and arsenic in surface soils and referred the Site to the Emergency Planning and Response Branch (EPRB) in May 2008.  EPA conducted a removal site investigation on July 8-11, 2008 which confirmed the presence of high levels of arsenic and lead in surface soils.  The site investigation was closed on July 25, 2008 with the recommendation that a time critical removal action be conducted.  See polrep 1 for additional site background information. 2. Current Activities   2.1 Operations Section     2.1.1 Response Actions to Date See previous polreps for removal activities conducted prior to January 8, 2009. On April 2, 2009, EPA conducted a site walk with a representative of Belchertown Land Trust (site owner) to view current conditions and discuss remaining work to be conducted.  On April 7, 2009,  EPA and the START contractor conducted hazard categorization testing of solid materials uncovered during excavation activities in January 2009.  No hazardous characteristics were observed.  The materials were also sampled for metals analysis at EPA's New England Regional Laboratory (results pending). 2.1.4 Progress Metrics Between October 2008 and January 2009, 136 grids of contaminated surface soils were excavated, generating 2,344 tons of contaminated soils.   2.2 Planning Section     2.2.1  Planned Response Activities Remaining removal activities planned for the spring of 2009 include backfilling and grading excavations with clean fill and applying loam and seed to disturbed areas.   2.3 Logistics Section     Logistical support is being provided by EPA's ERRS contractor.   2.4 Finance Section     No information available at this time.   2.5 Other Command Staff     2.5.1 Safety Officer N/A 2.6 Liaison Officer N/A 2.7 Information Officer 2.7.1 Public Information Officer EPA attended a televised public meeting with the Town of Palmer on September 8, 2008.  EPA's Public Information Officer also distributed a fact sheet to local residents in September 2008 to provide information about the cleanup. 3. Participating Entities   3.1 Unified Command N/A 3.2 Cooperating Agencies EPA has coordinated closely with MassDEP throughout this project. 4. Personnel On Site   N/A 5. Definition of Terms   ERRS = Emergency Rapid Response Services START = Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team 6. Additional sources of information   6.1 Internet location of additional information/report For additional information please refer to http://epaosc.net/bondsville. 6.2 Reporting Schedule N/A 7. Situational Reference Materials   The Administrative Record for this removal action can be reviewed at EPA's office in Boston or at the Palmer Public Library.