United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Monday, August 20, 2007
From:
Sonia R. Vega

To:
Richard Karl, USEPA
Jason El Zein, U.S. EPA
Linda Nachowicz, EPA
Charles Gebien, USEPA
Sonia Vega, USEPA
Thomas Krueger, Office of Regional Counsel-EPA
Carol Ropski, EPA
John Maritote, U.S. EPA
David Chung, OSWER
Cheryl Allen, U.S. EPA
Tim Prendiville, US EPA
Mark Johnson, ATSDR
Tom Frame, City of Minneapolis
Bob Anderson, Dept. of Agriculture
Daniel Pena, Minnesota Department of Health
Karen Clark, MN House of Representatives
Gary Schiff, City of Minneapolis

Subject: 

Residential Clean Ups Continue
South Minneapolis Neighborhood Soil Contamination Site (FORMER CMC Heartland)
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
Latitude: 44.9539000
Longitude: -93.2461000


POLREP No.:
15
Site #:
B58Y
Reporting Period:
June 24 to August 17, 2007
D.O. #:
Start Date:
10/19/2004
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
10/18/2004
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
MNN000509136
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

Please see PolRep #14.


Current Activities

During this reporting period, an additional 20 residential properties were excavated, back filled, and restored to pre-excavation conditions, to the extent practicable.

Also during this reporting period, there was a change of clean up contractor.  The new company, Environmental Quality Management took over the project on July 23, 2007.  They subcontracted Veolia Environmental Services to do the work.  The change was needed due to the lack of qualified personnel on the previous company to feed our demand.  The current contractor has enough staff for us to be working in 3 properties at once, which will expedite the clean ups.  Please be aware that a new company comes in with a different budget, therefore the numbers showed for costs are not cumulative, but for the new contractor from July 24 to now.


Planned Removal Actions

Continue excavation and restoration work at properties with arsenic levels over EPA's removal action level of 95 mg/kg, and continue public outreach.


Next Steps

Obtain the 39 pending access agreements.


Key Issues

Lack of response from home owners regarding the need for clean up at their properties.


Disposition of Wastes


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
Arsenic Contaminated Soils  1584.47 tons disposed of since June 24.  311 to 348 and 803 to 867  Elk RIver Landfill, MN 


response.epa.gov/CMCHeartland