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Anniston Lead Site

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Anniston, AL - EPA Region IV
POLREP #47
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On-Scene Coordinator - Warren Dixon 1/18/2010
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #47
Start Date: 4/22/2002
Pollution Report (POLREP) #47
Site Description
The Anniston lead site is located approximately 90 miles west of Atlanta, Georgia. The site consist of individual properties and chemical manufacturing facilities that have been contaminated with lead.(See Pervious POLREP for detail description) The cleanup of lead contaminated soils in residential properties where lead levels above 400ppm is the established goal for the removal action.

Current Activities
The cleanup contractor for the PRP lead removal site is Foothill Community Partnership. Foothill have approximately 50 properties awaiting a removal action for the Anniston lead site. Additional sampling of the residential properties is expected to reveal additional removal at the Anniston lead site. Warrants are for sampling of residential properties are expected to issured to approximately 230 residential and vacant lots.
Currently 16 properties have listed as removal action that will be preformed by EPA's ERRS contractor (WRS).


Planned Removal Actions
Foothill have a list of 32 properties that have been given to EPA to pursue for removal. The residents of the 32 listed properties have refuse to allow the PRP to take any removal action for the cleanup of lead contaminated soil. The OSC is currently calling and making face to face visit with the 32 property owners. The meetings are expected to be completed within the next two weeks. The OSC is hoping to convince the resident to allow the cleanup of the contaminated properties.