The Site is a former potato farm. The owner/operator is deceased, and the farm is currently inactive. The Site contains two buildings (Building 1 and Building 2), a trailer, a pond, an unpaved road, a wetland area, grassy areas, and wooded areas. The unpaved farm road leads from Route 12 at the southern part of the Site, around the two buildings and grassy areas, continues toward and then around the west side of the pond. It then ends along the northern side of the pond. The buildings were used for storage of produce and farm equipment and for farm vehicle maintenance. They are constructed of tin, wood, cinderblocks, and transite (asbestos). The buildings are in disrepair, and the building closest to the street (the potato storage building) is falling apart. Much of the transite on the walls and ceiling has fallen to the floor and is disintegrating. Chrysotile asbestos is exposed to the environment. The buildings contain some farm equipment and approximately 15 drums and containers. An empty aboveground 20,000 gallon underground storage tank (UST) is located between the two buildings, and another 10 drums and containers are located throughout the property. There are no records of the UST excavation. Although an initial assessment of the air-space in the UST did not detect hazardous substances, still bottoms may still be present in the tank.
There is no fence or other access restrictions to prevent people from entering the Site. In addition, the ground at the Site is not sealed with asphalt, etc. which can prevent hazardous materials from entering the soil and ground water.
According to the EPA Region I Environmental Justice Mapping Tool, the Site is not in an environmental justice area.
The status of the current owners caused a delay in obtaining access to the site to conduct a removal action. However, access has been obtained, and EPA is moving forward to mobilize to the Site using a small business.
EPA is currently evaluating potential small business contractors to conduct the cleanup. Once a small business has been identified, the contract will be negotiated and awarded and the cleanup will begin.
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