U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Allied Platers - Removal Polrep
Final Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region I
Subject: POLREP #2
Final
Allied Platers
01LD
Hartford, CT
Latitude: 41.7579171 Longitude: -72.6853768

To:
From: Eric Vanderboom, OSC
Date: 1/22/2014
Reporting Period: 11/7/13-1/14/14

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: 01LD    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date: 8/7/2013
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 11/7/2013    Start Date: 9/26/2013
Demob Date: 1/14/2014    Completion Date: 1/14/2014
CERCLIS ID: CTN000104183    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category

CERCLA

1.1.2 Site Description

The Site consists of the Allied Platers building, and soil underneath, set on the western half of an approximately 0.1 acre, level lot zoned for commercial use.  The eastern half of the property is a gravel parking area.

1.1.2.1 Location

The Site is located at 517 Park Street, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.  It is bordered to the north by commercial/residential properties, to the south by a vacant lot, to the east by Wolcott St. and west by a parking lot for a local business.  Land use in the area is residential and commercial.  The geographical coordinates at the approximate center of the Site are latitude 41° 45' 29" north and longitude 72° 41' 08" west.
This is in a densely populated urban area.  Using the EPA EJSCREEN tool it is above the 80th percentile for all 12 categories. 

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

Yellow waste in soil emanating from the building contains quantities of hexavalent chromium {Cr(VI)} due to plating activities, a hazardous substances as defined by 40 C.F.R. §302.4, in excess of CTDEEP and EPA/ATSDR screening levels for unrestricted residential and commercial/industrial use.

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

In the following table, the highlighted entry indicates the magnitude of exceedances of allowable contaminant levels.  When disposal sampling was done throughout the site all samples failed TCLP for hexavalent chromium and the majority of the soil and concrete throughout the site was yellow stained from hexavalent chromium.

Table 1: Allied Platers Property Contaminant Concentration
  Hexavalent Chromium - mg/kg (ppm)(total)
Soil Sample from parking lot (max) 10,300
CTDEEP – Residential/Industrial Direct Exposure Criteria for Soil 100
EPA – Soil Reference Dose Screening Concentration 250


2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative

ERRS contractors mobilized to the Site on 11/07/2013 to begin breaking up concrete and loading out soil/debris.
All removal action and restoration work was completed and ERRS contractors demobilized from the site on Jan. 14, 2014.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

City of Hartford, under their authority, demolished the building and disposed of debris.

EPA performed site set-up activites, excavated CrVI contaminated soil (source), transported and disposed of soil properly, performed restoration activities and demobilized from site.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

EPA enforcement activities are on-going. 
Access was granted by the property owner.

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
 D007  soil 202.17 tons  01-2069891 JJK, 01-2069857 JJK,
01-2069886 JJK, 01-2069894 JJK,
01-2059893 JJK, 01-2069892 JJK,
01-2069887 JJK, 01-2069888 JJK,
01-2069890 JJK, 01-2069889 JJK		  none Veolia EW Arbor Hills Landfill, MI
 D007  soil 324.05 tons 01-2069744 JJK, 01-2069743 JJK, 01-2069742 JJK, 01-2069740 JJK, 01-2069741 JJK, 01-2069737 JJK, 01-2069749 JJK, 01-2069738 JJK, 01-2069753 JJK, 01-2069752 JJK, 01-2069755 JJK, 01-2069754 JJK, 01-2069756 JJK, 01-2069746 JJK  none Modern Landfill, York, PA
 D007  liquid 1464 gallons 011511486 JJK treatment   code H135 N/A


  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

None

2.2.2 Issues

None
  2.3 Logistics Section
    Nothing to report.
  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer
OSC is acting as safety officer.

2.5.2 Liaison Officer
OSC is acting as liason officer.
EPA Region 1 Regional Administrator and CTDEEP Commisioner have met and discussed this collaborative clean-up effort.

2.5.3 Information Officer
Emily Zimmerman is the Public Information Officer (PIO) with Danny Rodriguez assisting in communicating with the spainish speaking community in the area regarding the clean-up activities EPA performed prior to mobilizing to the site.
3. Participating Entities
  3.2 Cooperating Agencies

Town of Hartford
CTDEEP
CT DPH
Hartford Department of Health

This is a collaborative clean-up effort with the City of Hartford, CTDEEP and EPA.
The City of Hartford, under their own authority, demolished the building and disposed of the debris.
EPA will dig up and dispose of the contaminated area "hot spot" beneath the buildings footprint to eliminate the imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and/or the environment.
CTDEEP will take action to appropriately mitigate the abutting buildings basements which are affected by contaminated groundwater from the Site.
4. Personnel On Site
  None
5. Definition of Terms
  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)
Connecticut Department of Publlic Health (CT DPH)
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START)
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS)
6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
epaosc.org/alliedplaters
6.2 Reporting Schedule
7. Situational Reference Materials
  Check Documents section of this website.