U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Raymark Industries OU6 Airport Property Site - Removal Polrep
Initial Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region I
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Subject:
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POLREP #1
Initial POLREP
Raymark Industries OU6 Airport Property Site
01H3
Stratford, CT
Latitude: 41.1661142 Longitude: -73.1290596
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To:
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From:
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Wing Chau, On-Scene Coordinator
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Date:
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10/24/2014
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Reporting Period:
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8/18/2014 to 10/24/2014
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
01H3 |
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Contract Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
6/25/2013 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Time-Critical |
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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: |
06 |
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Mobilization Date: |
8/18/2014 |
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Start Date: |
8/18/2014 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
CTD001186618 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Time-Critical Removal Action, PRP-Lead
1.1.2 Site Description
Raymark Industries OU6– Airport Property Site (Airport Property) is located immediately north of Runway 24 at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport along the north side of Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut.
On May 9, 2013, EPA’s Remedial Program requested that EPA’s Removal Program evaluate the Airport Property as a potential removal site due to the impending transportation safety improvement project slated for the Airport. Because of numerous aircraft accidents over the past several years, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the City of Bridgeport are proposing to construct improvements to the Runway Safety Area (RSA) adjacent to Runway 24 at the Airport in Stratford, Connecticut. A partial relocation of State Road (SR) 113, Main Street, is required to accommodate the RSA improvements. These safety improvements include the construction of an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) beyond the Runway 24 threshold.
The partial relocation of SR 113 will impact a portion of the Airport Property that contains materials classified as Raymark Waste (RMW). Some of the characteristics of Raymark Waste include requisite concentrations of chrysotile asbestos, lead, and either copper and/or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) – Aroclor 1268 only. For the exact profile utilized to delineate Raymark Waste, refer to EPA's Remedial Investigation reports for a more detailed description.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Airport Property is located on SR 113 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Airport Property is located immediately north of Runway 24 at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport along the north side of Main Street. The approximate geographic coordinates for the Airport Property are 77.03655W (Longitude) and 38.89767N (Latitude).
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Potential contact threat with RMW.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
EPA’s Removal Program has conducted a review of the analytical results for the soil samples collected during several URS sampling events. A site reconnaissance was conducted on May 30, 2013 to observe current site conditions. Based upon the presence of elevated levels of hazardous substances at or near the surface and current site conditions, a time-critical removal action was recommended to address the release of hazardous substances in the Site Investigation Closure Memorandum dated June 6, 2013.
The action memorandum dated June 25, 2013 was signed by the Director of EPA Region 1's Office of Site Remediation and Restoration on June 26, 2013, which approved a time-critical removal action for the Site and an exemption from the statutory 12-month limit on removal actions. The action memorandum addendum dated March 18, 2014 was signed by the Deputy Director of EPA Region 1's Office of Site Remediation and Restoration on March 18, 2014 approving a change in scope of response to include funding through a site specific cooperative agreement with CTDEEP to address RMW within the tidal ditch areas of the site.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
CTDOT's contractor, Manafort Brothers Inc. (MBI), mobilized to the site on August 18, 2014 to begin site preparation activities including erecting the temporary security fence around the site and posting of hazardous materials warning signs. In addition to working on items related to the RMW removal, MBI also worked on other items related to the overall Sikorky Safety Improvement Project such as utilities and airport micro-surfacing issues. EPA's POLREPs will mainly identify items related to the RMW removal action. For more information regarding other actions taken at the site related to overall safety improvement project, please go to CTDOT's website (http://sikorskyairportproject.com) for updates on the Sikorsky Airport Safety Improvement Project.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
Week of August 25, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Installing the temporary security fence,
- Conducting the baseline survey of the site,
- Establishing the RMW grid survey, and
- Establishing the command post area.
Week of September 1, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Installing the temporary security fence,
- Conducting the baseline survey of the site,
- Establishing the RMW grid survey, and
- Establishing the command post area.
Week of September 8, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Installing the temporary security fence,
- Conducting the baseline survey of the site,
- Establishing the RMW grid survey,
- Establishing the command post area,
- Clearing and grubbing activities, and
- Collecting baseline soil samples from the staging and treatment tent areas.
Week of September 15, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Clearing and grubbing activities,
- Collecting baseline soil samples from the staging and treatment tent areas, and
- Bringing in borrow material/gravel to construct the staging pad for the treatment tents.
A public availability session was held at St. Joseph's Parish Hall on the evening of September 17, 2014. Representatives from EPA, CTDOT, URS, City of Bridgeport, and the Town of Stratford were made available to address questions that local residents had regarding the project schedule and activities.
Week of September 22, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Bringing in borrow material/gravel to construct the staging pad for the treatment tents.
Week of September 29, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Bringing in borrow material/gravel to construct the staging pad for the treatment tents.
Week of October 6, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Bringing in borrow material/gravel to construct the staging pad for the treatment tents, and
- Installing drainage structures for the treatment pad.
Week of October 13, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Paving the treatment pad area and onsite hauling roads, and
- Begin construction of the treatment tents.
Week of October 20, 2014
MBI continued site preparation activities:
- Continuing construction of the treatment tents, and
- Construction of the truck decontamination/wash pad area.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The City of Bridgeport is the owner of the Airport Property. The City of Bridgeport entered into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (AOC) with EPA to address the RMW located on the Airport Property. The AOC, which was signed by the City of Bridgeport and EPA in June 2013, became effective on July 17, 2014.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
- Installation of the hazardous wastewater collection system for the treatment area.
- Establishing electrical power to the treatment area.
- Upon approval of the Air Monitoring Plan, MBI will begin installation of the sheet piling along the tidal ditch area.
- Begin excavation of RMW contaminated soils.
- Conduct treatment of excavated RMW contaminated soils.
- Arrange for the transportation and disposal (T&D) of the RMW contaminated soils.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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No information 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
No information to report at this time.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
No information to report at this time.
2.5.3 Information Officer
The second availability session has been scheduled for October 28, 2014, from 4-7pm, at the St. Joseph's Parish Hall located at 1300 Stratford Street in Stratford, CT.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
City of Bridgeport
FAA
CTDOT
CTDEEP
USEPA
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
Town of Stratford
CTDPH
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4. Personnel On Site
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MBI
TRC
AI Engineering
EPA
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5. Definition of Terms
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AI - AI Engineering is CTDOT's onsite construction consultant
AOC - Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
CTDOT - Connecticut Department of Transportation
CTDEEP - Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
CTDPH - Connecticut Department of Public Health
EMAS - Engineered Material Arresting System
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
MBI - Manafort Brothers Inc.
NPL - National Priorities List
OSC - On-Scene Coordinator
PCBs - Polychlorinated biphenyls
POLREP - Pollution Report
PRP - Potentially Responsible Party
RMW - Raymark Waste
T&D - Transportation and Disposal
TRC - TRC Corporation is CTDOT's onsite environmental consultant
URS - URS Corporation is the project designer and the City of Bridgeport's technical representative for the removal action
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
http://sikorskyairportproject.com
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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