United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Monday, January 18, 2010
From:
Warren Dixon

Subject: 

Anniston Lead Site
Anniston, AL
Latitude: 39.4230000
Longitude: -50.1753000


POLREP No.:
47
Site #:
A43T
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
4006-F4-063
Start Date:
4/22/2002
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
4/22/2002
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
ALN000407242
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

The Anniston lead site is located approximately 90 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The site consist of individual properties and chemical manufacturing facilities that have been contaminated with lead.(See Pervious POLREP for detail description) The cleanup of lead contaminated soils in residential properties where lead levels above 400ppm is the established goal for the removal action.


Current Activities

The cleanup contractor for the PRP lead removal site is Foothill Community Partnership. Foothill have approximately 50 properties awaiting a removal action for the Anniston lead site. Additional sampling of the residential properties is expected to reveal additional removal at the Anniston lead site. Warrants are for sampling of residential properties are expected to issured to approximately 230 residential and vacant lots.
Currently 16 properties have listed as removal action that will be preformed by EPA's ERRS contractor (WRS).


Planned Removal Actions

Foothill have a list of 32 properties that have been given to EPA to pursue for removal. The residents of the 32 listed properties have refuse to allow the PRP to take any removal action for the cleanup of lead contaminated soil. The OSC is currently calling and making face to face visit with the 32 property owners. The meetings are expected to be completed within the next two weeks. The OSC is hoping to convince the resident to allow the cleanup of the contaminated properties.


response.epa.gov/annistonlead