Garvey Elevator operated a grain storage/processing facility located at 2315 West Highway 6, Hastings, Nebraska 68901 [Garvey Elevator Site, CERCLIS ID. NO. NEN000704351]. Past releases of carbon tetrachloride at the facility have contaminated soil and ground water. Garvey Elevator became aware of the contamination at its Hastings, Nebraska facility and submitted an application for participation in the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) Remedial Action Plan Monitoring Act Program (RAPMA Program or know more commonly as Voluntary Clean-up Program) on April 13, 1995. Since then, Garvey Elevator has (1) installed several monitoring wells both on-site and off-site to characterize the extent of ground water contamination, (2) conducted soil sampling to characterize the extent of soil contamination, (3) installed and is operating a soil vapor extraction and treatment system to remove soil contamination (4) installed and is operating a ground water extraction and treatment system to remove contaminated ground water, and (5) has supplied some 30 plus local residents/businesses with an alternate source of water due to their water supply wells being contaminated. In December 2003, NDEQ referred the site to EPA in case Garvey Elevator is not able to pay for the clean-up and federal monies are needed. Thus, EPA has been overseeing site activities since December 2003. The site was listed on the EPA National Priorities List on September 14, 2005, making the site eligible for the expenditure of federal monies. The ground water contamination is approximately one mile wide and extends east from the facility approximately 4 miles. Garvey Elevator will be conducting monitoring activities throughout the remainder of 2005. Further monitoring, investigation, and remediation activities are scheduled for 2006 and beyond.
Garvey Elevator has been supplying impacted residents/businesses with an alternate source of water. Garvey Elevator has been operating a soil vapor extraction and treatment system and ground water extraction and treatment system to reduce the contamination source.
Garvey Elevator will continue supplying a source of water to impacted residents/businesses. Garvey Elevator will continue to monitor existing water supply carbon filtration systems, and will consider the feasibility of hooking impacted residents/businesses to the municipal water supply system. Garvey Elevator will continue operating its SVE and ground water extraction and treatment source containment systems.
EPA will continue to oversee site activities.
Garvey Elevator will continue supplying a source of water to impacted residents/businesses. Garvey Elevator will continue to monitor existing water supply carbon filtration systems, and will evaluate the fesibility of hooking impacted residents/businesses to the municipal water supply system. Garvey Elevator will continue operating its SVE and ground water extraction and treatment source containment systems. EPA will continue to oversee site activities.
Site became Final on the NPL on September 14, 2005.
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