United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Friday, October 26, 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: 

Clean Up Comes to an End for the Season
South Minneapolis Neighborhood Soil Contamination Site (FORMER CMC Heartland)
South Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
Latitude: 44.9539000
Longitude: -93.2461000


POLREP No.:
17
Site #:
B58Y
Reporting Period:
September 10, 2007 to October 25, 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

From September 10 to October 26, 2007, an additional 32 residential properties were excavated, back filled, and restored to pre-excavation conditions, to the extent practicable.  That brings the total of properties addressed in 2007 to 67.

We continue collecting air samples during excavation, and soil samples at the bottom of the excavation to determine if there is contamination at a foot depth.


Planned Removal Actions

There are 3 properties scheduled for excavation during the week of October 29, which will be our last week of work during this construction season.  That will bring the total number of properties addressed on 2007 to 70.


Next Steps

There are an additional 34 properties with arsenic levels over the removal action level of 95 ppm.  Also, we are awaiting results on 2 properties within the study area that were sampled late this summer.  Therefore, next year there will be between 34 and 36 properties that will need excavation work.

During the winter months we will continue working on public outreach and securing the pending access agreements.


Key Issues

None at this time.


Disposition of Wastes


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
Arsenic Contaminated Soils  2,650 tons from 9/10 to 10/26.  Manifests Number 0933 To 1091  Elk River Landfill, MN 


response.epa.gov/CMCHeartland