The Site is a former wood preserving facility that ceased operations in early 1991 following a Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) inspection. The facility closed due to inability to comply with RCRA regulations.
EPA conducted its first removal action at this site in 1991 which included stabilization of waste ponds, decommissioning, dismantling, disposing of process equipment and waste streams. It continued with subsequent removal actions through 1995 including adjacent residential property excavations and restorations.
The Site was finalized for National Priority Listing on July 28th,1998. Subsequent Remedial Investigations (RI) have identified a significant pentachorophenol (PCP) groundwater plume that has penetrated the intermediate /upper Floridian aquifer. In addition, high concentrations of carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (CPAHs) at or near the site surface that may migrate have been identified as well as dioxin data above residential standards.
On August 10th, 2006, the Superfund Remedial Program referred the Site to the Removal Program for a Removal Site Evaluation. The evaluation was completed on August 21st, 2006. Based on the data presented from the RI and visual site inspection including the propensity of the site to flooding, the Removal Program recommended a high priority removal to provide prompt risk reduction through expedited action.
Construction removal activities began in November 2006.
The Removal Program is coordinating with the Remedial Program's Land Use Initiative. In coordination with a HDQs designated redevelopment contractor, both Programs are working closely with the City of Camilla for community chosen post constructive activity land uses.
The contractor, CMC, Inc. continued with the segregation of debris consisting of metal, concrete, and miscellaneous other material.
Treated poles and ties were stockpiled in a location at the northeast section of the site and untreated wood continues to be loaded into roll-off dumpsters, which are being disposed of off site at an industrial landfill.
On Monday the 18th, Red River Ranch, a subcontractor, arrived on site, and setup their HG 6000 Horizontal Grinder and begin to grind up the stockpiles of trees and brush. On the 20th, the HG 6000 Horizontal Grinder was decontaminated and removed from the site, after it had completed the grinding of the stockpiles of trees and brush. The stockpile of wood chips is located on the east side of the old sawmill building.
Also, on the 20th, the contractor, CMC, Inc., performed ditch water bench scale treatability tests and sampling.
The excavated stockpile was covered with heavy tarps and secured. The contractor then demobilized their equipment and secured the site for the Christmas Holiday shutdown.
On January 3rd, 2007, CMC, Inc. returned to the site and mobilized their equipment to begin full operation. The contractor continued with the excavation, hauling and stockpiling of material from the drip track zone with approximately 6,830 cubic yards of excavated material stockpiled to date.
MAJOR TASKS %COMPLETE
Site clearing (tree and brush removal) 100
Tree and brush chipping 100
Debris stkpld (old ties,concrete,steel) 95
Debris removal (off site) 25
Soil stockpile containment 100
Soil excavation and stockpiling from western
drip track zone (estimate 7084cy) 82
Soil excavation and stockpiling from the
southwestern zone (estimate 1709cy) 0
Soil excavation and stockpiling from the
pole barns zone (estimate 376cy) 0
Soil excavation and stockpiling from the
southern site ditch (estimate 2821cy) 0
Soil excavation location identification
and staking 90
Decon pad construction 100
Drum removal/consolidation 100
Hall road 15
Pole barn removal 0
Demolition of old saw mill building 70
Site soil and sediment sampling 100
Bench testing ditch water and soil
sampling of fill dirt 100
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