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Environmental Engineers
January 7, 1993
Mr. Marcel Boelitz
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Southeast Regional Office
Lakeville Hospital
Main Street, (Route 105)
Lakeville, MA 02347
(508) 946-2862
RE: Hatheway & Patterson Company, Inc.
DEP Site No. 4-0571
Dear Mr. Boelitz:
It was a pleasure to meet you at the Hatheway & Patterson Company, Inc site on
January 5. As we discussed at that time, Penney Engineering, Inc (Penney) will advise
Hathaway Patterson of the need for the implementation of measures to abate the
breakout of free phase oil to the wetlands south of MW-12. As you requested, we will
develop a plan to address this breakout and submit it to the Department by the end of
January. The plan will include proposed locations of additional subsurface
investigations, if needed, as well as proposed remedial response actions which will
temporarily address the immediate problem. Information obtained from the
investigations will be used to design appropriate remedial measures.
As you requested, Penney will also review the design of the existing Short Term
Measure to determine the source of the oil spots which were observed on the surface of
the Rumford River and the adequacy of the system to handle the problem. We will
evaluate the observation sumps adjacent to the STM for the presence of free phase
product during our next scheduled system check.
As you requested, the observations of measurable product and/or sheen noted during
the well gauging performed on December 17, 1992 are provided in the table below:
125 High Street, Mansfield, MA 02048 (508) 261-1288 FAX (508) 261-1208
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Mr. Boelitz
January 7, 1993
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Location
Oil Observed
Location
Oil Observed
MW-1
none
MW-9A
none
MW-2
heavy sheen
MW-96
none
MW-3
sheen
MW-10
none
MW-4
none
MW-11
light sheen
MW-5A
heavy sheen
MW-12
2.5 inches oil
MW-513
heavy sheen
PW-1
MW-6
9.5 inches oil
P-1
none
MW-7A
sheen
P-2
none
MW-713
sheen
P-3
none
sheen
MW-8A
none
P-4
sheen
MW-813
none
P-5
sheen
Since December 18 we have been removing any free phase oil from MW-6 and MW-12
on a weekly basis. We will continue to monitor the wells on that schedule to determine
whether there is sufficient oil at those locations to warrant an automated bailing system
as you requested. We will continue to keep you informed of our progress regarding the
Phase II investigation.
Yours truly,
PENNEY ENGINEERING, INC
Paul D. Vigeant
Staff Scientist
cc: Hathaway & Patterson
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Ralph P. Penney, PE
President
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