WELCOME

Carter Carburetor

Public Availability Meeting

April 10, 2014

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EPA Staff

LaTonya Sanders, Public Affairs/Congressional Liaison

Tamara Freeman, Environmental Justice Liaison and

interim Community Involvement Coordinator

Jeff Weatherford, Site Project Manager

Shawn Grindstaff, Facilitator

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Retired EPA Staff

Belinda Young, 37 years

Community Involvement Coordinator

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Pam Johnson, 40 years

Environmental Justice Liaison

Carter Carburetor Site

Removal Action

Community Update

April 10, 2014

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TOPICS

• Brief Background Refresher

• Recent and Current Activities

• Next Steps

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March 1996 Site Image

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April 1998 Site Image

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Site Investigation Data Points

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Removal Action Objectives

• Make the site ready for reuse

• Stop further migration of contaminants into

the surrounding soil, air, surface water, or

groundwater

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March 2011 Action Memo Proposed Actions

• Carter Building Inc. (CBI) Building

– Total Building Demolition and Off-Site Disposal

• Willco Plastics Building

– Partial Removal and Replacement

• Die Cast Building Area

– Excavation and Off-Site Disposal

• TCE Aboveground Storage Tank Area

– In-situ Thermal Desorption (ISTD)

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July 2013 Settlement Agreementbetween EPA and ACF Industries

• ACF Industries Responsibilities• Cleanup and Demolition of the CBI Building

• Cleanup of the Die Cast Area

• Cleanup of the TCE/AST Area

• U.S. EPA Responsibilities• Conduct Debris Cleanup in the CBI Building

• Provide Government Oversight of the Cleanup

• Provide Perimeter Air Monitoring

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July 2013 Settlement Agreementbetween EPA and Carter Building Inc.

• Carter Building Inc. (CBI) Responsibilities• Cleanup of the Willco Building

• U.S. EPA Responsibilities• Provide government oversight of the cleanup

• Provide perimeter air monitoring

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CBI Building Debris Removal

• Debris cleanup includes materials left in the

building by previous owner and/or tenants of

the CBI Building

• On-site activities began August 2013 and

concluded at the end of October 2013

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Debris Removal Before

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Debris Removal After

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Debris Removal Before

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Debris Removal After

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January 2014 Removal Action Work Plan

• General Work Plan with Detailed

Amendments

– CBI Building Demolition Amendment

• Asbestos Abatement

• PCB Cleanup

• Demolition

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Asbestos Abatement

• Asbestos Abatement Work Plan Approved

• Tentatively scheduled to begin April 21

• Completion expected within six months

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Asbestos Abatement

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Next Steps(Durations are Estimates Only)

• CBI Building Demolition – Spring 2014 to Fall 2015

• Die Cast Area – Fall 2015 to Fall 2016

• TCE Area – Fall 2016 to Fall 2017

• Willco Building – Undetermined

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EPA Contacts

• Jeff Weatherford – EPA On-Scene Coordinator:

636-326-4720, weatherford.jeffrey@epa.gov

• Tamara Freeman – Community Involvement

Coordinator: 913-551-7463,

freeman.tamara@epa.gov

• EPA Call Center - Toll Free - 800-223-0425

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