HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOLReports from 9/2002-4/2004The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108-4619
MITT ROMNEY
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VERNOR
KERRY HEALEY
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
RONALD PRESTON
SECRETARY
CHRISTINE C. FERGUSON
COMMISSIONER
April 2, 2004
Scott Leite
Mansfield Board of Health
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
Dear Mr. Leite,
Enclosed is a copy of a report "Hatheway and Patterson," Mansfield, MA. The Massachusetts
Department of Public Health (MDPH), Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment (BEHA),
developed this Public Health Assessment (PHA) as part of the agency's requirements under a
cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
that requires that a public health assessment be done for any site listed as a federal "Superfund"
site. The site was formerly used as a wood treatment facility and the primary compounds of
concern are arsenic, pentachiorophenoi, and dioxins. The PHA evaluates available
environmental data for the site for public health concerns, as well as available cancer incidence
data for Mansfield. The PHA also includes as appendices two previous health consultations
conducted by MDPH that form the basis of a fish consumption advisory that is still in effect for
Rumford River and its impoundments (i.e., Fulton, Klingman, and Cabot ponds) and Norton
Reservoir.
The public comment period for this draft PHA will be open until May 7, 2004. We have
enclosed some draft documents for your office and will also be providing copies for public
review to the Mansfield Public Library.
If you have any questions, please call me at (617) 624-5757.
Sincerely,
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Elaine T. Krueger, Director
Environmental Toxicology Program
Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment
cc: Suzanne K. Condon, Assistant Commissioner, MDPH/BEHA
Martha J. Steele, Deputy Director, MDPH/BEHA
Millie Garcia-Surrette, MDEP- SERO
Mark Tisa, Assistant Director, DFG/DFW
George W. Young, Jr., Director, Foxborough Health Department
William Sweet, ATSDR Region I
Enclosures
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY,
POLLUTION REPORT (POLREP)
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I. HEADING
Date:
October 28, 2003
Subject:
Hatheway & Patterson Site
Mansfield, MA
From:
Frank Gardner, OSC, EPA Region 1, Office of Site Remediation and
Restoration, Emergency Planning and Response Branch
To:
POLREP Distribution List
POLREP:
3 and FINAL
IL BACKGROUND
Site No.:
O1X3
Task Order No.:
0097
Response Authority:
CERCLA, §104(a)
ERNS No.:
N/A
CERCLIS No.:
MAD001060805
NPL Status:
Listed on the NPL in 2002
State Notification:
MA DEP notified
Action Memo:
Signed on July 11, 2003 by Susan Studlien, Acting Director, Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration
Start Date:
July 29, 2003
Demob Date:
October 17, 2003
Completion Date:
October 17, 2003
III. SITE INFORMATION
A. Incident Category
Inactive Production Facility
B. Site Description
The Site is located at 35 County Street in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The surrounding
land use is mixed residential and commercial. The approximately 38 acre site is bisected
by an active railroad line, and a passenger railroad station is located within 0.25 miles to
the south. This removal action was limited to arsenic -contaminated surface soils outside
the Site perimeter fence and along the margins of County Street. See polrep #1 for
additional site description information.
C. Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation Results
On April 29, 2003, EPA's remedial program conducted surface soil sampling along the
margins of County Street as part of the Remedial Investigation. These samples were
found to contain arsenic up to 420 mg/kg. On July 1, 2003, the Emergency Planning and
Response Branch (EPRB) conducted a removal site investigation which included walking
the site with the remedial project manager, meeting with Town of Mansfield officials, and
reviewing EPA's soil sampling data. The site investigation was closed on July 3, 2003
with the recommendation that a time critical removal action be conducted.
IV. RESPONSE INFORMATION
A. Situation
1. Current situation
The removal action is complete. The Emergency Rapid Response Services
(ERRS) contractor has excavated the arsenic -contaminated surface soils,
backfilled and restored the disturbed areas, and shipped the excavated material
off -site for disposal.
2. Removal activities to -date
See previous polreps for removal activities prior to September 29, 2003.
September 29 - September 30, 2003
The ERRS contractor secures the site and demobilizes to await loadout activities.
October 14 - October 16, 2003
The ERRS contractor remobilizes to conduct loadout activities. The stockpile of
excavated material is shipped off -site for disposal.
October 17, 2003
The ERRS contractor secures the site and demobilizes all equipment, personnel,
and supplies.
3. Enforcement
The removal was conducted as an EPA fund -lead action.
B. Planned Removal Activities
No further removal activities are planned. The removal action is complete.
C. Next Steps
The removal action will be documented in an After Action Report prepared by the
START contractor.
D. Key Issues
None identified at this time.
V. COST INFORMATION
Extramural Costs
CEILING
SPENT
REMAINDER
ERRS Contractor*
300,000
200,000
100,000
START Contractor
+ $75,000
39,458
35,542
Subtotal
$375,000
239,458
135,542
Contingency (20%)
+ $75,000
- 0 -
75,000
Total
$450,000
239,458
210,542
Intramural Costs
EPA Regional Personnel
+ $75,000
12,336
62,664
PROJECT CEILING
$525,000
251,794
273,206
*The current available ERRS funding (Task Order ceiling) is $375,000 ($300,000 ERRS
contractor plus $75,000 extramural contingency).
The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the
time this report was written. 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.'
VI. DISPOSITION OF WASTES/PRODUCT
Fifteen truckloads (approximately 375 tons) of arsenic -contaminated soils were shipped to
Aggregate Recycling Corporation of Eliot, Maine (for recycling into asphalt) on October 14-15,
2003.
Four drums (approximately 2000 pounds) of residual arsenic -contaminated soils and sweepings
(from the soil stockpile area) were shipped to General Chemical Corporation of Framingham,
Massachusetts (for landfilling) on October 16, 2003.
'Approximate amount used for cost recovery purposes will be actual costs, for example,
$525,000 x 1.2702 (current indirect rate).
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY �� w
POLLUTION REPORT (POLREP)
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I. HEADING
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Date: September 26, 2003
Subject: Hatheway & Patterson Site
Mansfield, MA
From: Frank Gardner, OSC, EPA Region 1, Office of Site Remediation and
Restoration, Emergency Planning and Response Branch
To: POLREP Distribution List
POLREP: 2
IL BACKGROUND
Site No.:
OIX3
Task Order No.:
0097
Response Authority:
CERCLA, §104(a)
ERNS No.:
N/A
CERCLIS No.:
MAD001060805
NPL Status:
Listed on the NPL in 2002
State Notification:
MA DEP notified
Action Memo:
Signed on July 11, 2003 by Susan Studlien, Acting Director, Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration
Start Date:
July 29, 2003
Demob Date:
To Be Determined
Completion Date:
To Be Determined
III. SITE INFORMATION
A. Incident Category
Inactive Production Facility
B. Site Description
The Site is located at 35 County Street in Mansfield, Massachusetts at 42' 02' 12.59"
north latitude and 71' 11' 54.82" west longitude. The surrounding land use is mixed
residential and commercial. The approximately 38 acre site is bisected by an active
railroad line, and a passenger railroad station is located within 0.25 miles to the south.
This removal action is limited to arsenic -contaminated surface soils outside the Site
perimeter fence and along the margins of County Street. See polrep #1 for additional site
description information.
C. Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation Results
On April 29, 2003, EPA's remedial program conducted surface soil sampling along the
margins of County Street as part of the Remedial Investigation. These samples were
found to contain arsenic up to 420 mg/kg. On July 1, 2003, the Emergency Planning and
Response Branch (EPRB) conducted a removal site investigation which included walking
the site with the remedial project manager, meeting with Town of Mansfield officials, and
reviewing EPA's soil sampling data. The site investigation was closed on July 3, 2003
with the recommendation that a time critical removal action be conducted.
IV. RESPONSE INFORMATION
A. Situation
1. Current situation
The Emergency Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor has excavated the
arsenic -contaminated surface soils, backfilled and restored the disturbed areas,
and secured the stockpile of excavated material pending off -site disposal.
2. Removal activities to -date
See previous polreps for removal activities prior to August 25, 2003.
August 25 - September 5, 2003
The ERRS contractor completes excavation of arsenic -contaminated surface soils
on the south side of County Street. The START contractor collects 12 post
excavation samples from excavated areas as well as 21 surface soil samples to
determine the extent of contamination on the north side of County Street. Upon
completion of post -excavation sampling, excavated areas are backfilled, loamed,
and seeded with grass.
September 8 - SpVtember 26 2003
The ERRS contractor completes excavation of arsenic -contaminated surface soils
on the north side of County Street. The START contractor collects 54 post
excavation samples to ensure that the soil cleanup standards are being met. Upon
completion of post -excavation sampling, excavated areas are backfilled, loamed,
and seeded. with grass.
3. Enforcement
At this time, the removal is proceeding as an EPA fund -lead action.
B. Planned Removal Activities
Planned activities include shipping excavated materials off -site for disposal and
demobilizing from the Site.
C. Next Steps
The ERRS contractor is currently making arrangements for off -site disposal of the
contaminated soil stockpile at an approved disposal facility.
D. Key Issues
None identified at this time.
V. COST INFORMATION
Extramural Costs
CEILING
SPENT
REMAINDER
ERRS Contractor*
300,000
142,000
158,000
START Contractor
+ $75,000
34,281
40,.719
Subtotal
$375,000
176,281
198,719
Contingency (20%)
+ $75,000
- 0 -
75,000
Total
$450,000
176,281
273,719
Intramural Costs
EPA Regional Personnel
+ $75,000
12,393
62,607
PROTECT CEILING
$525,000
188,674
336,326
*The current available ERRS funding (Task Order ceiling) is $375,000 ($300,000 ERRS
contractor plus $75,000 extramural contingency).
The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the
time this report was written. 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.'
VI. DISPOSITION OF WASTES/PRODUCT
No disposal activities have occurred to date.
'Approximate amount used for cost recovery purposes will be actual costs, for example,
$525,000 x 1.2702 (current indirect rate).
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION REPORT (POLREP)
Date: August 22, 2003
Subject: Hatheway & Patterson Site
Mansfield, MA
From: Frank Gardner, OSC, EPA Region 1, Office of Site Remediation and
Restoration, Emergency Planning and Response Branch
To: POLREP Distribution List
POLREP: 1
H.BACKGROUND
Site No.:
O1X3
Task Order No.:
0097
Response Authority:
CERCLA, §104(a)
ERNS No.:
N/A
CERCLIS No.:
MAD001060805
NPL Status:
Listed on the NPL in 2002
State Notification:
MA DEP notified
Action Memo:
Signed on July 11, 2003 by Susan Studlien, Acting Director, Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration
Start Date:
July 29, 2003
Demob Date:
To Be Determined
Completion Date:
To Be Determined
III. SITE INFORMATION
A. Incident Category
Inactive Production Facility
B. Site Description
1. Site Location
The Site is located at 35 County Street in Mansfield, Massachusetts at 42' 02'
12.59" north latitude and 71 I P 54.82" west longitude. The surrounding land
use is mixed residential and commercial. The approximately 38 acre site is
bisected by an active railroad line, and a passenger railroad station is located
within 0.25 miles to the south. The site is bordered to the north by County Street
and residential properties, to the south and west by residential areas, and to the
east by commercial and industrial properties. This removal action is limited to
arsenic -contaminated surface soils outside the Site perimeter fence and along the
margins of County Street.
Hatheway & Patterson (H&P) operated a wood treating facility at the Site dating
back to the mid- 1950s. H&P employed various wood -treating processes over
time including chromated copper -arsenate (CCA). These manufacturing
processes and the associated drip pads and drying areas encompass much of the
Site. H&P declared bankruptcy and went out of business in 1993. The Site was
left abandoned until the Town of Mansfield took the property for back taxes in
2001. The Town now uses the Site as the headquarters for the Mansfield
Emergency Management Agency and for storage of town vehicles. The Site is
fenced, and access is controlled by the Town. The pressure treating building and
associated drip pad area where CCA was used are located on the eastern part of
the Site near County Street. The arsenic -contaminated surface soils to be
addressed by this removal action are located outside the fenceline, near this drip
pad area.
2. Description of Threat
Sampling conducted by EPA has documented the presence of arsenic at levels up
to 420 mg/kg in surface soils along the southern edge of County Street, just
outside the site perimeter fence, and up to 53 mg/kg along the northern edge of
County Street.
C. Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation Results
On April 29, 2003, EPA's remedial program conducted surface soil sampling along the
margins of County Street as part of the Remedial Investigation. These samples were
found to contain high levels of arsenic. On July 1, 2003, the Emergency Planning and
Response Branch (EPRB) conducted a removal site investigation which included walking
the site with the remedial project manager, meeting with Town of Mansfield officials, and
reviewing EPA's soil sampling data. The site investigation was closed on July 3, 2003
with the recommendation that a time critical removal action be conducted.
IV. RESPONSE INFORMATION
A. Situation
1. Current situation
The Emergency Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor has conducted a site
walk with EPA and is currently excavating the arsenic -contaminated surface soils.
Excavated materials are being stored in a covered and bermed stockpile in
preparation for off -site disposal.
2. Removal activities to -date
July 29, 2003 (Tuesday)
EPA performs a site walk with the ERRS contractor and meets with Town of
Mansfield officials regarding the planned removal activities.
Week of August 4 - August 8, 2003
The ERRS contractor mobilizes equipment and supplies to the Site and installs
telephone service to the command post. The Superfund Technical Assessment'
and Response Team (START) contractor collects 50 surface soil samples to
determine the extent of contamination. These samples are sent to EPA's New
England Regional Laboratory (NERL) for analysis.
Week of August 11 - August 15, 2003
The ERRS contractor completes mobilizing equipment, supplies, and personnel.
Work zones and staging areas are established, and excavation of arsenic -
contaminated surface soils begins on the south side of County Street. The START
contractor collects 35 surface soil samples to determine the extent of
contamination.
Week of August 18 - August 22, 2003
The ERRS contractor continues excavation of arsenic -contaminated surface soils
on the south side of County Street. Upon completion of post -excavation
sampling, excavated areas are backfilled. The START contractor collects 10 post
excavation samples and 21 extent -of -contamination soil samples.
3. Enforcement
At this time, the removal will proceed as an EPA fund=lead action.
B. Planned Removal Activities
Planned activities include excavation of the remaining arsenic -contaminated surface soils
on both sides of County Street, backfilling of excavated areas, loadout of excavated
materials, and site restoration.
C. Next Steps
The ERRS contractor will complete excavation and backfilling activities on the south
side of County Street before moving operations to the north side of the street.
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D. Key Issues
None identified at this time.
V. COST INFORMATION
Extramural Costs
CEILING
SPENT
REMAINDER
ERRS Contractor*
300,000
38,580
261,420
START Contractor
+ $75 000
I5 000
60 000
Subtotal
$375,000
53,580
321,420
Contingency (20%)
+ $75 000
- 0 -
75 000
Total
$450,000
53,580
396,420
Intramural Costs
EPA Regional Personnel +
$75,000
10 000
65,000
PROJECT CEILING
$525,000
63,580
461,420
*The current available ERRS funding (Task Order ceiling) is $150, 000.
The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the
time this report was written, 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.'
VI. DISPOSITION OF WASTES/PRODUCT
No disposal activities have occurred to date.
'Approximate amount used for cost recovery purposes will be actual costs, for example,
$525,000 x 1.2702 (current indirect rate).
TOWN OF MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
May 21, 2003
Ms. Carol Tucker
Chief, Massachusetts Superfund Section
EPA — HBO
1 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02114
Six Park Row, Mansfield, MA 02048
TOWN MANAGER'S OFFICE
John O. D'Agostino, Town Manager
Telephone (508) 261-7370
Facsimile (508) 261-7498
Email townmanaeer(a mansfieldmaxorn
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Re: Request for Funding for the Hatheway & Patterson Superfund Site, Mansfield MA
Dear Ms. Tucker:
As you may be aware, the Town of Mansfield is cooperatively working with EPA
officials on the above -mentioned superfand site. This site is controlled by the Town of
Mansfield and consists of approximately 40 acres. Given our geographic location,
Mansfield is centrally located between the Boston, Providence and Worcester markets.
The town's location is within the 95/495 beltways with ancillary access from Routes 106
and 140. The Hatheway & Patterson site was once used to manufacture pressure treated
wood products. As a result of this process, extensive contamination and pollution has
been detected on site. We have formed a committee to investigate reuse options for the
site, which presently hosts an active rail spur with access to the Providence and Boston
markets. Committee members, constituting representatives from the Board of Selectmen,
Industrial and Development Commission, Planning Board, and the Zoning Board of
Appeals are actively working to develop the highest and best reuse options for the site.
Therefore, the Town submits a request for funding in the amount of $75,000 to explore
the feasibility of establishing anon -site incubator, which will support emerging new
industries, which have a need for rail service for the site. In addition, the Town desires to
study the impact these new industries will have to the abutting neighborhood including
traffic impact, the feasibility of rail crossing, and whether or not the site and its
geographic location are conducive for industrial and commercial development initiatives.
Such information will be invaluable to EPA in gauging the future extent of clean up to the
site. Once we have completed the above -mentioned study of the site, we plan to conduct
outreach initiatives to measure the level of interest for future site development.
The Hatheway & Patterson Reuse Committee (consisting of the above -mentioned
committee members) will request to hire a consultant familiar with contaminated site
reuse initiatives to work with the committee and the residential abutters to fashion the
highest and best reuse option available to the Town. Our desire is to return the property
to the tax rolls as quickly as possible and to have at least one anchor -type company
interested in locating or relocating to this site within the next year to year -and -a -half.
If you have any questions or desire further information, please do not hesitate to contact
my office. Your attention to our request for assistance is deeply appreciated. I hope to
hear from you in the not -too -distant future to discuss this opportunity in greater detail.
Sincerely Yours,
John D'Agostino
Town Manager
Cc: Mansfield Board of Selectmen
Shaun Burke, Director of Planning & Development
Mansfield Planning Board
Richard Lewis, Conservation & Environmental Agent
Mansfield Zoning Board of Appeals
Scott Leite, Mansfield Health Agent
Mansfield Board of Health
Industrial & Development Commission
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NPL Site Narrative for Hathaway and Patterson Company
HATHEWAY AND PATTERSON COMPANY
Mansfield, Massachusetts
Federal Register Notice: September 5. 2002
Conditions at Proposal (September 13, 2001): Hatheway and Patterson Company (HPC) is a former
wood preserving facility located in a mixed residential and industrial area in Mansfield, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. The HPC property comprises approximately 40 acres and is bordered to the north by
County Street and residential properties, to the south and west by forested and wetland areas, and to
the east by a welding and masonry supply company. The property is roughly divided in half by the
Rumford River, which runs north to south, and by a railroad track right-of-way, which runs east and
west. The HPC site is being proposed to the NPL because releases of dioxins, furans, and phenols
from the facility to the Rumford River have impacted fisheries and wetlands, and releases of arsenic,
chromium, copper, phenols (including pentachlorophenol (PCP)), and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) to ground water pose a threat to nearby municipal and private drinking water
wells.
Operations at the HPC property included preserving wood sheeting, planking, timber, piling, poles, and
other wood products. HPC began wood treating operations at the property in 1953, although it
operated at the facility since 1927. Operations between 1927 and 1953 are unknown. HPC historically
used various methods and materials to treat wood on the property, including PCP in fuel oil, creosote,
fluoro-chrome-arsenate-phenol (FLAP) salts, chromated copper -arsenate (CCA), Dricon (tm) (a fire
retardant), and other chemicals.
In 1971, a tar mat approximately 62 feet long and 6 inches wide was discovered by town of Mansfield
and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) personnel. At the end of 1972,
a citizen complained of "oily water' and dead water fowl in the Rumford River downstream of the HPC
facility. Subsequently, MADEP and the town of Mansfield requested that HPC contain the seepage. By
1973, HPC developed a contaminated ground water recovery trench located along the east bank of the
Rumford River just upstream from its confluence with the Rumford River backwash channel. Oily
seepage was again detected in the Rumford River in 1981 by a prospective buyer of the site. In 1987,
HPC was issued a Notice of Noncompliance by the MADEP, which ordered that HPC conduct a soils
and hydrology assessment of the site. In 1988, MADEP issued HPC a Notice of Responsibility, and in
1990, MADEP issued a Request for Short -Term Measure to address the imminent contamination of the
Rumford River emanating from the site. In 1992, EPA's RCRA program personnel conducted
inspections of the HPC facility and determined that the drip pads were not in compliance. In 1984, HPC
filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in April 1993.
Because wood treating solvents, chemicals, sludges, tanks, sumps, and drums were abandoned by
HPC on the property with no electricity or heat, conditions at the site posed a significant threat of
hazardous substance releases. Therefore, in December 1993, EPA's Emergency Planning and
Response Branch initiated a two year removal action to address problems at the HPC site. Upon
initiating the removal action, EPA discovered several process and support buildings that contained
large tanks, process vessels, drums, sumps, pits, and various small containers. Outside on the
property, EPA discovered three drip pads, treated lumber storage areas, three above ground tanks
containing PCP, another tank containing fuel oil, three tanks containing Dricon (tm) in water, and six
underground storage tanks. Over 50,000 gallons of waste water was removed by EPA during this
action; an undetermined amount of contaminated soil remains at the site. HPC's operations and
abandoned materials have caused releases of site -related contaminants to soils, ground water, and
surface water.
In 1999, the state of Massachusetts, at the recommendation of the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Control, closed the Rumford River downstream of the HPC facility to all fishing due to dioxin
contamination attributed to HPC. Releases of dioxins and phenols also have impacted approximately
1.25 miles of wetland frontage along the Rumford River, and the releases pose a threat to several
other wetland areas, fisheries, and habitats used by State designated threatened species downstream
of the facility. In addition, over 44,000 people receive drinking water from private and municipal wells
within four miles of the HPC facility.
Status (September 2002):
EPA is considering various alternatives for this site.
[The description of the site (release) is based on information available at the time the site was
evaulated with the HRS. The description may change as additional information is gathered on the
sources and extent of contamination. See 56 FR 5600 February 11, 1991, or subsequent FR notices.]
For more information about the hazardous substances identified in this narrative summary, including
general information regarding the effects of exposure to these substances on human health, please
see the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ToxFAQs. ATSDR ToxFAQs can
be found on the Internet at ht .// atsdr.cdc.c,�ovitoxfaq.html or by telephone at 1-888-42-ATSDR or
1-888-422-8737.