The site is located at 1015 West 30^th Street, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio. The location coordinates are latitude 41.874396 ° and longitude - 80.798477 °.  The site is bounded by mixed industrial and residential neighborhoods in all directions.

As described above, numerous unsecured containers of hazardous substances and characteristically ignitable and toxic wastes are present on site.   Many of these containers are degrading and are located outside, presenting a significant threat of release.  As detailed above, assessment verified that the containers contain a variety of hazardous substances, as designated under Section 102 of CERCLA, including lead, 1,2-dichloroethane, benzene, and selenium.  

The content of the majority of the containers onsite is unknown, as most were unlabeled and have not been characterized.  The known and suspected hazardous substances located on site have the potential to be released through container degradation or vandalism, and migrate off-site and into ground and surface waters.  These chemicals could be ingested by children and pets; tracked off-site by visitors and trespassers; and spread throughout the area, into residential homes, and businesses.  Release of these chemicals could impact the Ashtabula River, and the aquatic life within it. There is a potential for direct contact with the hazardous substances because the site is bordered by residential neighborhoods and located within a city.  Access to the site is not restricted.

In addition to the threats posed by the containers, radium, a substance that is on the CERCLA priority list of hazardous substances because it poses a significant potential threat to human health due to its known or suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure, is present on site.  Asbestos is also present on site in waste materials.  Asbestos is defined as a hazardous substance as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 302.4.  

These hazardous substances are not organized, secured, or maintained in a manner necessary to prevent exposure and/or release.

Planned removal activities on-site include:

a)      Developing and implementing a site-specific Health and Safety Plan, including an Air Monitoring Plan, and a site Emergency Contingency Plan;
 

b)      Developing and implementing a Site Work Plan that includes a Site Security Plan;

c)      Securing, characterizing, and sampling known and suspected hazardous substances, contained or uncontained, at the site;

d)     Consolidating and packaging hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants for transportation and off-site disposal;

e)      Decontaminating contaminated structures as necessary;

f)       Transporting and disposing of all characterized or identified hazardous substances, pollutants, wastes, or contaminants that pose a substantial threat of release (except NORM) at a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/CERCLA-approved disposal facility in accordance with  EPA’s Off-site Rule (40 C.F.R. § 300.440), as applicable;

g)      Removing and reusing or disposing of NORM in accordance with CERCLA and with all applicable state regulations; and

h)      Taking any other response actions to address any release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant and contaminant that the U.S. EPA OSC determines may pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or the environment.   

Additional site activities may include security, perimeter air monitoring, and decontamination on the site, as needed to complete the removal action.