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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
01LD |
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Contract Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
8/7/2013 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Time-Critical |
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Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
11/7/2013 |
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Start Date: |
9/26/2013 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
CTN000104183 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
CERCLA
1.1.2 Site Description
The Site consists of the Allied Platers building, and soil underneath, set on the western half of an approximately 0.1 acre, level lot zoned for commercial use. The eastern half of the property is a gravel parking area.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Site is located at 517 Park Street, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. It is bordered to the north by commercial/residential properties, to the south by a vacant lot, to the east by Wolcott St. and west by a parking lot for a local business. Land use in the area is residential and commercial. The geographical coordinates at the approximate center of the Site are latitude 41° 45' 29" north and longitude 72° 41' 08" west.
This is an Environmental Justice and densely populated urban area.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Yellow waste in soil emanating from the building contains quantities of hexavalent chromium {Cr(VI)} due to plating activities, a hazardous substances as defined by 40 C.F.R. §302.4, in excess of CTDEEP and EPA/ATSDR screening levels for unrestricted residential/industrial use.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
In the following table, the highlighted entry indicates the magnitude of exceedances of allowable contaminant levels.
| Table 1: Allied Platers Property Contaminant Concentration |
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Hexavalent Chromium - mg/kg (ppm)(total) |
| Soil Sample from parking lot (max) |
10,300 |
| CTDEEP – Residential/Industrial Direct Exposure Criteria for Soil |
100 |
| EPA – Soil Reference Dose Screening Concentration |
250 |
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
ERRS contractors mobilized to the Site on 11/07/2013 to begin breaking up concrete and loading out soil/debris.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
City of Hartford, under their authority, demolished the building and disposed of debris.
EPA performed site set-up activites.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
EPA enforcement activities are on-going.
Access was granted by the property owner.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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Disposal |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Break up concrete/foundation and load out of soil/debris for transport and disposal.
2.2.2 Issues
None
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2.3 Logistics Section
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Nothing to report at this time.
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
OSC is acting as safety officer.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
OSC is acting as liason officer.
2.5.3 Information Officer
Emily Zimmerman is the Public Information Officer (PIO)
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3. Participating Entities
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3.2 Cooperating Agencies
Town of Hartford
CTDEEP
CT DPH
Hartford Department of Health
This is a collaborative clean-up effort with the City of Hartford, CTDEEP and EPA.
The City of Hartford, under their own authority, demolished the building and disposed of the debris.
EPA will dig up and dispose of the contaminated area "hot spot" beneath the buildings footprint to eliminate the imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and/or the environment.
CTDEEP will take action to appropriately mitigate the abutting buildings basements which are affected by contaminated groundwater from the Site.
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4. Personnel On Site
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EPA-1
START-1
ERRS-3-4
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5. Definition of Terms
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Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)
Connecticut Department of Publlic Health (CT DPH)
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START)
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS)
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
epaosc.org/alliedplaters
6.2 Reporting Schedule
None set at this time.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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Check Documents section of this website.
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