United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
From:
Catherine Young, OSC

To:
Catherine Young, EPA
Maureen Bagocius, USEPA Region 1
Lisa Boynton, EPA HQ - Emergency Response Division
John Carlson, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
Rich Cavagnero, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
Dave Deegan, EPA Region 1
Filomena DiNardo, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
Lynne Galvin, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
Nancy Grantham, EPA Region 1
Stacy Greendlinger, EPA Region 1
Tim Grier, EPA HQ - Emergency Response Division
Brenda Haslett, EPA Region 1
Tina Hennessy, EPA Region 1 - EPRB
Arthur Johnson, EPA Region 1 - EPRB
Sheila Kelly, EPA HQ - Emergency Response Division
Ira Leighton, EPA Region 1
Patti Ludwig, EPA Region 1
Dave McIntyre, EPA Region 1 - EPRB
MaryJane O'Donnell, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
James Owens, EPA Region 1 - OSRR
Superfund Records Center, EPA Region 1
Art Wing, EPA Region 1 - OSRR

Subject: 

St. John's Cemetery Site Update
St. Johns Cemetery
500 Moose Hill Road, Monroe, CT
Latitude: 41.3233000
Longitude: -73.2019000


POLREP No.:
3
Site #:
01FI
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
12/2/2008
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
12/2/2008
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
CTN000105902
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See PolRep#1


Current Activities

A magnetometer survey was conducted in a limited area around the location where drums were discovered during the week of March 23, 2009 to determine potential locations of additional drums. The magnetometer survey detected only one anomaly for buried metal, which was determined during excavation to be miscellaneous, small pieces of metal.

During the week April 13, 2009, subsurface sampling was conducted within the area of the magnetometer survey to assess extent of PCB contamination. No PCB's were detected from the subsurface samples. Samples were analyzed using the EPA Region 1 mobile laboratory.

EPA mobilized to the site during the week of May 4, 2009 to commence excavation activities within the area where drums were previously discovered and sent for disposal. Site preparation included the removal of trees location within the area of contamination. The EPA Region I Mobile Lab was on site for post-excavation sampling to ensure the removal of contaminated soils.

Contaminated soils have been excavated and sent for disposal during the week of June 8, 2009.

Final activities include backfilling and site restoration.


Planned Removal Actions

Site activities are scheduled for completion during the week of June 22, 2009.


Key Issues

The site is located within a cemetery with unrestricted access to the public.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $650,000.00 $266,156.00 $383,844.00 59.05%
Intramural Costs
 
Total Site Costs $650,000.00 $266,156.00 $383,844.00 59.05%

* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.


response.epa.gov/stjohnscemetery

POLREP #3 Last Updated 9/9/2009