background and lessons learned managers meeting february 13, 2014
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General Mills/Henkel Corp. Superfund Site
Background and lessons learned
Managers MeetingFebruary 13, 2014
Chemical Disposal 1947-19621947 Aerial Photo
Former General Mills Facility2010 East Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis
Generalized Groundwater Contamination
Water Table
Groundwater Contamination
Soil and Groundwater Cleanup• 1981“absorption pit” removed addressing the soil
contamination.
• 1984 Response Order by Consent between MPCA and General Mills
• 1985 Extraction and Treatment of Contaminated Groundwater began.
• 2010 Groundwater system turned off. TCE concentrations below the cleanup concentrations established in the Consent Order
Soil Gas Investigation 2012-2013
Generalized Vapor Intrusion
Dissolved contamination in groundwater
November 6, 2013 Mailing to Residents
Public Involvement• Two Public Meetings November 12, 2013
• Five Community Group Meetings
• “Office hours” sessions
• MPCA Project website
• E-mail distribution list for interested parties
• Widely covered in local media
Sub-slab Sampling
Building Mitigation
Current Status
Current StatusSub Slab Sampling
• XX properties sampled
Sub Slab Sampling Results
• XX properties over 20ug/m3
Mitigation Systems
• XX mitigation systems installed
Additional Remedial Actions
• Roadmap figure
Questions & Discussion