U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Otsego Township Dam Area - Removal Polrep

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
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Subject:
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POLREP #18
Progress
Otsego Township Dam Area
059B
Otsego Township, MI
Latitude: 42.4601694 Longitude: -85.7199333
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To:
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Douglas Ballotti, EPA
Thomas Short, EPA
Samuel Borries, EPA
Mike Ribordy, EPA
Jim Saric, EPA
Mark Mills, MDNR
Dan Peabody, MDEGLE
Polly Synk, MDAG
Randy Rapp, Allegan County Health Dept
Dan Wedge, Allegan County
Cyndi Trobeck, City of Otsego
Bryan Winn, Otsego Township
Lisa Williams, U.S. FWS
Valincia Darby, U.S. DOI
Greg Baker, NOAA
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From:
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Paul Ruesch, OSC
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Date:
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6/23/2017
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Reporting Period:
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6/10/2017 - 6/23/2017
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
059B |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
4/6/2016 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
PRP Oversight |
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Response Lead: |
PRP |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
5 |
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Mobilization Date: |
8/1/2016 |
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Start Date: |
8/1/2016 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
MID006007306 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
DEQ |
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FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
059B |
1.1.1 Incident Category
Time Critical Removal Action - PRP Oversight
1.1.2 Site Description
See PolRep #1
1.1.2.1 Location
See PolRep #1
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See PolRep #1
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See PolRep #1
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Riverbank restoration activity continues in BRSA 3. Excavation of contaminated riverbank soils and in-stream sediments commenced in BRSA 4. Mobilization of equipment and materials to the staging area is underway into BRSA 6.
2.1.2 Response Actions During Reporting Period
BRSA 3
- Placement of rock and top soil, also known as 'joint planting,' was completed;
- Feeder stream crossings which connect water draining from floodplains to the river were re-established; and
- Transport/disposal of approximately 645 tons of excavated soils to an EPA-approved landfill facility (see Section 2.1.4).
BRSA 4
- Excavation of contaminated soils commenced with excavation completed in Grids 1-20. There are 50 total grids in BRSA 4, with each grid consisting of approximately 50 lineal feet of riverbank. The target clean-up goal in the riverbank soils is 5 mg/kg total PCBs;
- Excavation of contaminated in-stream sediments commenced with excavation underway in the first of two 'stream tubes' in BRSA 4, which is located within the river channel immediately adjacent to Grids 15-24. The target clean-up goal for in-stream sediments is 1 mg/kg total PCBs;
The final excavation depths and reported confirmation sampling results are found in the tables below for riverbank grids (Table 1) and in-stream sediments (Table 2):
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BRSA 4
RIVERBANK
GRID
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TOTAL ESTIMATED EXCAVATION DEPTH (in)
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FINAL
CONFIRMATION TOTAL PCBs RESULT (mg/kg)
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1
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6
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ND
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2
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6
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0.25
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3
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6
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ND
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4
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6
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ND
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5
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6
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ND
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6
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6
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0.082
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7
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6
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0.44
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8
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6
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0.91
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9
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6
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0.15
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10
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6
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0.48
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11
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6
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3.5
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12
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24
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ND
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13
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24
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0.9
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14
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36
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0.84
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15
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36
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0.32
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16
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36
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ND
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17
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36
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ND
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18
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36
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ND
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19
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36
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0.14
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20
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36
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ND
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Table 1. BRSA 4
Riverbank Grid Confirmatory Sampling Results
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BRSA 4
STREAM TUBE GRID*
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TOTAL ESTIMATED EXCAVATION DEPTH (in)
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FINAL
CONFIRMATION TOTAL PCBs RESULT (mg/kg)
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15
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6
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ND
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16
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6
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0.78
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17
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6
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ND
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18
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6
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0.29
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19
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6
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0.29
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20
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6
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0.17
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Table 2. BRSA 4
Stream Tube Confirmatory Sampling Results
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Table Notes: Confirmatory sampling takes place immediately following excavation of contaminated soils and/or sediments in accordance with procedures outlined in the FSP and the TM for BRSAs 4, 5, 6 & 9. Both documents can be found in the ‘Documents' Section of the project website. Stream Tube grids are numbered consistent with the riverbank grid they are located adjacent to. A figure showing the location of both riverbank grids and stream tubes can be found on Figure 8 of the BRSA 4, 5, 6 & 9 TM.
- Transport/disposal of approximately 1,134 tons of excavated soils to an EPA-approved landfill facility (see Section 2.1.4).
OVERALL SITE
- Daily particulate monitoring (PM10) around the site perimeter with no sustained exceedance off site of particulates above the action level of 1.5 mg/m3;
- Turbidity control measures and monitoring in Kalamazoo River around the BRSA 3 - 9 excavation area (1 upstream monitor and 2 downstream monitors), with no sustained exceedance of the action level of 50 NTUs above upstream levels;
- Treatment of approximately 70,550 gallons of contact water from contaminated grids and contaminated soils staging pads in the two on site WWTPs located in BRSAs 3 & 4 (see Section 2.1.4). Sampling results from both WWTPs continue to confirm non-detect levels for total PCBs in treated water;
- Mussel relocation activities (see photo) are underway in BRSAs 7 & 8. The threatened mussels are being inventoried, measured, tagged and moved to an adequate area upstream and outside the work area;
- Japanese Knotweed (an aggressive invasive plant) near the BRSA 8 staging area was inventoried and marked for treatment; and
- Monitoring of the temporary WCS.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See PolRep #1
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Both quantities during the reporting period ('Quantity' column) and totals to date ('Total' column) are included in the table.
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Total |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Cardboard |
solid |
30 lbs |
730 lbs |
NA |
recycling |
Otsego Recycling Center
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| Plastic |
solid |
20 lbs |
250 lbs |
NA |
recycling |
Otsego Recycling Center |
| Steel |
solid |
50 lbs |
9220 lbs |
various |
recycling |
Broken Arrow Recycling |
| Contaminated soil (< 50 ppm* PCBs) |
solid |
1,779 tons (est) |
11,313 tons (est) |
various |
disposal |
Republic Ottawa County Farms Landfill, Coopersville, MI |
Contaminated soil
(> 50 ppm* PCBs) |
solid |
0 tons |
103.91 tons |
various |
disposal |
US Ecology Michigan,
Belleville, MI |
| Contact water |
liquid |
70,550 gal |
422,025 gal |
NA |
on-site WWTP |
On-site reuse/discharge to Kalamazoo River |
*Note: 1 ppm = 1 mg/kg
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
During the next reporting period, the following activities are expected to occur:
BRSA 3
- Continue riverbank restoration;
- Complete
transport of contaminated sediments & riverbank soils for disposal; and
- Decommission
and demobilize WWTP along with other equipment from staging area.
BRSA 4
- Continue excavation of contaminated riverbank soils and in-stream sediments;
- Treatment of contact water from contaminated grids and contaminated soils staging pad; and
- Transport of contaminated soils and sediments for disposal.
BRSA 6
- Commence construction of staging area and stabilization pad;
- Mobilize WWTP along with other supporting equipment into staging area; and
- Construct access roads to improve access to riverbanks.
SITEWIDE
- Operate
dust and turbidity control/monitoring systems;
- Complete mussel relocation;
- Treat invasive Japanese Knotweed; and
- Maintain/monitor temporary WCS.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
See Sections 2.2.1 & 2.2.1.2
2.2.1.2 Administrative Activities / Next Steps
- The draft TM for BRSAs 7 & 8 was submitted by AMEC-FW on June 23 for review and comment.
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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See PolRep #1
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2.4 Finance Section
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2.4.1 Narrative
See PolReps #3 and #7
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| START |
$665,000.00 |
$605,000.00 |
$60,000.00 |
9.02% |
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Intramural Costs
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| US EPA - Direct |
$150,000.00 |
$95,000.00 |
$55,000.00 |
36.67% |
| US EPA - InDirect |
$150,000.00 |
$77,000.00 |
$73,000.00 |
48.67% |
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| Total Site Costs |
$965,000.00 |
$777,000.00 |
$188,000.00 |
19.48% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
A safety meeting is held prior to start of work each day, which includes warm up and stretching exercises led by a crew member (see photo). The meeting is led by on-site safety officer(s) representing both Envirocon and AMEC-FW.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
- A tour was provided for 26 students from the Western Michigan University (WMU) - Hydrogeology Field Course on June 20.
- Dr. Lisa Williams and Kelly Bakayza of US FWS toured the site on June 21. Dr. Williams is a Natural Resource Trustee for the State of Michigan.
2.5.3 Information Officer
- A community meeting is being planned to update residents on work progress and work plans for the rest of 2017. A flyer will be distributed door to door announcing the date and location, which is anticipated for late July.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
See PolRep #1
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4. Personnel On Site
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On average, the following personnel were present on site during the reporting period:
US EPA - 1
START - 1
Michigan DNR - 1
Michigan DEQ - 1
Envirocon: 35
AMEC-FW: 2
Spicer Group: 1
Environmental Solutions & Innovation, Inc. - 5
TOTAL: 47
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5. Definition of Terms
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AMEC-FW AMEC Foster Wheeler
BRSA Bank Removal and Stabilization Area
FSP Field Sampling Plan
GC General Contractor
mg/kg milligrams per kilogram
MDEQ Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MDNR Michigan Department of Natural Resources
MDOT Michigan Department of Transportation
OSC On Scene Coordinator
PCBs Poly-chlorinated biphenyls
PolRep Pollution Report
ppm parts per million
PRP Potentially Responsible Party
START Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (US EPA contractor)
TM Technical Memorandum
US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
US FWS United States Fish & Wildlife Service
WCS Water Control Structure
WMU Western Michigan University
WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
http://www.epaosc.org/otsegodam
www.epa.gov/superfund/allied-paper-kalamazoo
6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next PolRep will be generated on July 7.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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POLREP #18 Last Updated 6/23/2017
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