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Freeman School Lead Site

 
Site Contact:
Robert Kelly
OSC

(kelly.robertj@epa.gov)

Site Location:
County Route 120
Bramwell, WV 24715
 response.epa.gov/freeman

The Freeman School Lead Site (the Site) is located on County Route 20/20, approximately 0.4 miles west of Route 52, between Freeman and Bramwell, West Virginia. The Site consists of a multi-story brick school building situated on approximately three acres, located immediately adjacent to the Bluestone River. During the sampling assessment that was conducted on June 28-29, 2011, a total of five surface water samples, five sediment samples, and 15 surface soil samples were collected from the Site. All of the samples collected were analyzed for TAL metals, mercury, and PCBs. Lead was detected at concentrations up to 2.6 ug/L in the surface water samples, up to 68.8 mg/kg in the sediment samples, and up to 116,000 mg/kg in the surface soil samples. An Action Memorandum was approved on August 23, 2011, in the amount of $724,800, to address a Removal Action at the Site.

Updated on December 11, 2011 with the addition of a Lead Fact Sheet.


rear of the building, secured western area of the building boarded closed Consolidated drummed materials and poly in the windows of the second floor of the building Plywood on windows in the lower floor of the building Backfilled area on the northern side of the building Placards on T&D truck T&D of lead-contaminated debris Western area of the property where excavation of lead-contaminated soils occurred area where the chimney was present remnants of the chimney ERRS remove the lead-contaminated chimney from the building battery casings removed from the basement ERRS lay down poly liner to stockpile lead-contaminated soils ERRS remove heavy objects from the building to allow access to the lead-contaminated areas Bagged lead-contaminated materials from the floor of the building ERRS collect lead-contaminated materials from the floor of the building Hundreds of battery casings in the basement Asbestos in the ceiling of the basement Typical battery casing size. START screens the Site soils for lead contamination post-excavation. ERRS excavate contaminated soils from the western side of the building. ERRS remove contaminated debris/soils from the western side of the building. START screens site soils for lead contamination. Safety hazard inside the building; collapsing roof. Installed silt fencing along the Bluestone River. Installed silt fence along the Bluestone River. Bagged contaminated materials from the floors of the building. ERRS install silt fencing along the Bluestone River, while START screens Site soils with the XRF. ERRS clear vegetation from contaminated areas at the rear of the school to allow access for excavation. Bagged contaminated materials inside the building. ERRS locate and identify trip hazards inside the building. Collection of a background soil sample. Soil sample location outside the former school. Collection of a soil sample from a location at the exterior of the school, adjacent to the Bluestone River. Collection of a soil sample from an interior room of the former school. Collection of a soil sample from an interior room of the school where soot was present on the floor and ceiling. Collection of the field blank sample. Collection of paint chips from an interior room of the former school. Collection of a sediment sample from the Bluestone River Sediment sample from the Bluestone River Collection of a surface water sample from the Bluestone River Chipping paint along the walls Typical condition of the walls inside the former school, with chipping paint culvert located next to the school; water flows into the Bluestone River Rear of the former school, adjacent to the Bluestone River Rear area of the former school, where runoff flows into the Bluestone River Exterior of the former school Exterior of the former school miscellaneous metals and oil present in one of the rooms evidence of burning activities in the former school potential hazardous materials located in one of the rooms WVDEP inspects the contents of one of the rooms Miscellaneous materials located in one of the rooms Evidence of burning activities Black soot covers the ceiling in one of the rooms Empty battery casings and copper wires present in one of the rooms Typical condition of a room Evidence of former human and animal presence
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.