United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Monday, August 4, 2008
From:
Catherine Young, OSC

To:
Patti Ludwig, EPA Region 1

Subject: 

Vermont Mill Properties
160-180 Benmont Avenue, Bennington, VT
Latitude: 42.8844000
Longitude: -73.2022000


POLREP No.:
3
Site #:
01EQ
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
4/7/2008
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
4/7/2008
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
CTN000105857
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See Polrep#1.


Current Activities

The 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile(tear gas agent) has been shipped off site for disposal or sale. The manifests for the drums and containers of waste awaiting disposal have been completed.


Planned Removal Actions

Disposal of the remaining waste is scheduled for the end of August. Removal of asbestos located in the area of two, 10,000 gal heating oil tanks is pending final contractor approval. Final decision on the fate of soils sampled at a location behind the mill and adjacent to the Walloomsac River pends OSC review and approval.


Next Steps

1) Work with PRP to complete transport of drums staged for disposal;
2) Oversee PRP removal of asbestos contaminated material located in area of two, 10,000 gal oil storage tanks;
3)Oversee removal or close-out of two, 10,000 gal oil storage tanks located on the site, in compliance with SPCC regulations;
4) Final determination of fate of soils sampled behind the mill and adjacent to the Walloomsac River.


Key Issues

See Polrep#1


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
IAGs $2,000.00 $0.00 $2,000.00 100.00%
RST/START $65,000.00 $65,000.00 $0.00 0.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $75,000.00 $75,000.00 $0.00 0.00%
 
Total Site Costs $142,000.00 $140,000.00 $2,000.00 1.41%

* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.


response.epa.gov/VTMillProperties

POLREP #3 Last Updated 9/8/2009