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> From: Romanowski.Larisa@epamail.epa.gov
> [mailto:Romanowski.Larisa@epamail.epa.gov]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 3:35 PM
> To: undisclosed recipients
> Subject: Dewey Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site Project Update, December 2011
>
>
> EPA REGION 2, DEWEY LOEFFEL LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE PROJECT UPDATE,
> December, 2011
>
> DEWEY LOEFFEL LANDFILL SUPERFUND SITE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation of the landfill
> and groundwater contamination components of the Dewey Loeffel Landfill
> Superfund Site began last spring.
> In April, field crews completed magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical
> surveys of the landfill to assess the presence of residual sources of buried
> contamination in the landfill. Additional tests were conducted to evaluate
> the current integrity of the existing landfill cap by assessing the physical
> and geotechnical properties of the cap.
> The Landfill Cap Investigation was initiated in May 2011. A total of 20
> borings were advanced through the landfill to evaluate the thickness of the
> cap. Twenty subsurface landfill cap samples and 10 surface soil samples were
> collected, and submitted for geotechnical analyses. The technical report
> with the results of the landfill investigation is available on EPA Region
> 2's Dewey Loeffel web page at http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/dewey/.
> In May, EPA also identified the locations of five groundwater monitoring
> wells to further evaluate groundwater and contaminants. Well installation
> began in late June and was completed in mid-July. Groundwater samples and
> geophysical information was collected through September. A report
> summarizing the results of the groundwater investigations is expected this
> winter. Additional groundwater investigations may be necessary and are
> dependent on the findings of the report.
> Additional details, as well as future activities, have been documented in a
> work plan, which is available on the Dewey Loeffel page of the EPA website
> at http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/dewey/.
>
> EPA TAKES OVER NYSDEC EXTRACTION WELL OPERATIONS
> Since 2008, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
> (DEC) had been operating three groundwater extraction wells to reduce
> contaminant concentrations and prevent the spread of the groundwater plume.
> In October 2011, EPA's Removal Program took over responsibility for the
> operation (pumping) and maintenance of the leachate collection system and
> groundwater extraction wells. EPA's action also included winterization of
> the extraction well system to allow for year-round operation of the wells,
> as well as disposal of the collected leachate and groundwater.
> As part of the winterization of the extraction well system, an additional
> above ground storage tank was installed, insulated structures were built
> on-site to enclose the aboveground piping for the extraction wells and a
> heated barn was constructed around the aboveground storage tanks. More
> detailed information regarding the winterization of the extraction well
> system and EPA's removal action can be found in the Pollution Report
> (POLREPS) section of the following website:
> http://www.epaosc.org/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=7232
> (www.epaosc.org/DeweyLoeffelLandfill.)
>
> TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT (TAG) AWARDED
> A Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) has been awarded to "United Neighbors
> Concerned About GE Dewey Loeffel Landfill (UNCAGED)" for the Dewey Loeffel
> Landfill Superfund Site. TAG funding allows qualified community groups to
> contract with independent technical advisors who can interpret and help the
> community understand technical information about their local Superfund site.
> More information about TAG's is available at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/community/tag/.
>
> COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
> Interviews with local officials, organizations, and community residents
> began over the summer for the Community Involvement Plan (CIP) for the Dewey
> Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site. The CIP will identify the ways that EPA
> will involve the community and the tools and activities that will be used to
> share information and receive public feedback as the project progresses. The
> draft CIP is expected this winter and will be made available for public
> input. If you have questions about EPA's community involvement program,
> contact Larisa Romanowski at (518) 747-4389, or by email,
> romanowski.larisa@epa.gov.
>
> INFORMATION REPOSITORY
> The Nassau Free Library has been established as the Information Repository
> for the Dewey Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site. Project documents will be
> available at the library by request, and will also be available online at
>
> http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/dewey/.
>
> Nassau Free Library
> 18 Church Street
> Nassau, NY 12123
> (518)766-2715
>
> For more information about the Dewey Loeffel Landfill Superfund Site,
> contact:
>
> Ben Conetta
> Remedial Project Manager
> EPA Region 2
> 290 Broadway, 20th Floor
> New York, New York 10007
> (212) 637-3030
> conetta.benny@epa.gov
>
> Or
>
> Larisa Romanowski
> Community Involvement Coordinator
> Hudson River Field Office
> 421 Lower Main Street
> Hudson Falls, NY 12839
> (518) 747-4389
> romanowski.larisa@epa.gov
>
> Or visit, http://www.epa.gov/region2/superfund/npl/dewey/.
>
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