United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Sunday, August 5, 2007
From:
Myles Bartos

Subject: 

July 30 - Aug 4
Crozet Arsenic Site
Orchard Acres Subdivision, Crozet, VA
Latitude: 38.0360985
Longitude: -78.7759559


POLREP No.:
15
Site #:
A3R4
Reporting Period:
July 30 - Aug 4
D.O. #:
Start Date:
 
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
4/30/2007
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

The Site is a former orchard area that has had residential development.  Prior to an EPA ban in 1972, a variety of pesticides including lead-arsenates and DDT compounds were applied.

EPA conducted a removal action at one property at the Crozet Arsenic Site in Crozet, Virginia.  Historical sampling indicated that additional properties may need removal work.


Current Activities

7/30/07

ERRS begins excavation activities at Station 183

ERRS begins hand clearing in potentially dangerous areas at Station 161

ERRS completes backfilling at Station 208

ERRS installs sod at Station 208

ERRS waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, and 208

ERRS continues upkeep and watering of fern areas, transporting water from Mint Springs Pond to water tanks on the Highlander Way Property.

  
7/31/07

ERRS completes excavation activities at Station 183

ERRS begins excavation activities at Station 161

ERRS completes backfilling and installs sod at Station 183

ERRS replaces sod again at Stations 186 and 196

ERRS waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, 208, and 183

ERRS continues upkeep and watering of fern areas, transporting water from Mint Springs Pond to water tanks on the Highlander Way Property.


8/1/07
  
ERRS completes excavation activities at Station 161

ERRS waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, 208, and 183

ERRS continues upkeep and watering of fern areas, transporting water from Mint Springs Pond to water tanks on the Highlander Way Property.


8/2/07

ERRS begins backfilling of Station 161

ERRS waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, 208, and 183

ERRS continues upkeep and watering of fern areas, transporting water from Mint Springs Pond to water tanks on the Highlander Way Property.


8/3/07

ERRS completes backfilling and installs sod at Station 161

ERRS waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, 208, 183, and 161

EPA requests approval for a water source to water ferns.  The request was to Albemarle County.  The request was approved and EPA is authorized to extract water from Mint Springs Pond.

ERRS continues upkeep and watering of fern areas, transporting water from Mint Springs Pond to water tanks on the Highlander Way Property.

START/ERRS distribute fertilizer to fern plots at Highlander Way Property

ERRS demobilizes from Crozet, Virginia



8/4/07

START waters new sod at Stations 38, 186, 196, 202, 208, 183, and 161

START demobilizes from Crozet, Virginia


response.epa.gov/Crozet-Arsenic