3.1. 2 INT'mi,it.:,;>6R;~IIQ;lllllilf. c-,ll-JJ.,INT'mi,it.:,;>6R;~IIQ;lllllilf. SUPERFUND DIVISION . c-,ll-JJ.,.7J . TO: DAV1D FRASCA/US I!PA I NUS Field Jnvestiaatlon Team (NUS/FIT)

NUS CORPORATION INTmiitgt6R~IIQlllllilf SUPERFUND DIVISION

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TO DAV1D FRASCAUS IPA I

NUS Field Jnvestiaatlon Team (NUSFIT) ReampJon I Intends to conduct a ~eeond

round of samplina at the Pinettes Salvaae Yard Slte located at Washburn

Malne to support the Remedlallnvestlaatlon (RJ) tasked under Work Aulanment

No middotIL34 The sampllnamp is expected to be conducted durlna tlle period of

October 21 thtouch ll 1middot This samplinamp plan presents a brief synopsis of

the Baclcamprouncl of the site the proposed Scope of Work and a detailed

Technical Approach section Quality Assurance QA) procedures and ampuideUnes

are delineated In the NUS Corporation Superfund QA Proaram Manual and

applicable ampuidellnes wtich will be Implemented are discussed tnler the

technical approach section This sampllnamp plan Is presented In the Atuchment

to this correspondence A standardized NUS health and safety plan will also be

prepared and submitted under separate cover

Attachment

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ATTACHMENT

PINETTES SALVAGE YARD SITE

SECOND ROUND SAMPLING PLAN

BACKGROUND

Three transformers filled with Pyranol Dielectric Fluid (Aroelor 1260

polychlorolnated biphenyl (PCB) were decommissioned from Lorinamp Air Foree Ban

located In Limestone Maine in l~ne of 197t and deposited at the Pinettes Salva1e

Yard near Washburn Maine At that time the transformers were alleJed to have

ruptured and released the dielectric fluid Into the soil The Maine Department of

Environmental Protection lnvestiampated the spill and requested assistance from the

US Environmental Protection AJency (EPA) In December i912 the Pinettes

Salvaampe Yard Site wu listed on the National Priorities List and a Remedial Action

Muter Plan wu developed In 191) An Immediate Removal Action wu

Implemented durinamp the fall (October- November) of 1913 by the EPA whJeh

conslsted of sampllnJ analysis and excavation of the spill area The contaminated

soil (approximate dimensions 4CJI x bullCJI x wu excavated and removed to an

off-site llcenaed huardous waste facility Detalb of the Immediate Removal

Action can be found In the EPA On-Scene Coordlnatora (OSC) Report

NUSFIT I was tasked under Tectvtieal Directive Document (TOO) No

Fl-107-0IA to prepare a reviled work plan and Optional Form (OF)-0 and to

Initiate a RJ to determine whether the alte can be recommended for deletion from

the National Priority List lork Asslanment No 9~1Lll- wu authorlted by the

EPA to Implement the revised work plan and continue all activities leadina to the

acquisition of site data NUSFIT I performed an Initial site aurvey and collected

various soU and aqueous samples durina the preliminary sampllnamp roiM In the

period of Auampust 19-21 191 Results of this Initial sampUns round served to

assist In the selection of potential sampllna locations fltM the teeond ro~r~d of

sampllnJ Flaures 1 and 2 show the approximate location of the site and various

site features

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NUSFIT I also conducted site surveylnamp and seophyslcal surveying at Pinettes

Salvase Yard on October 16 middot The site survey and geophysical surveying established of a arid system which served as a frame of reference for the

subsequent seophyslcaJ surveyinamp and will also assist the proposed soil sampllnJ

Flsure 3 shows the grid system established In relation to the site

NUSFIT I will conduct a second round of sam pUns for soli surface water tap

water and sediment samples at the Pinettes Salvase Yard Site and surroundlnamp

locations The porpose of thls sam pUnamp round Is to obtain soU and aqueous samples bull Characterize the utent of any remalnl namp PCamps Of any) which were not

removed In the 1 Removal Action and other contamlnanU In the soil

within the site area The presence of other soil contaminants such as

volatile orsanlcs chlorinated hydrocarbons metals and pesticides may

be detected since the site Is a salvase yard

bull Characterize the presence of PC8s (If any) and other contamlnantJ In the

aroundwater and sediment due to migration of potential contamlnantJ

bull Determine the extent of the clay stratum underlylns the spill area The

clay was Identified in the OSCs Report and Is present at least below the

exavated area Additional drllllnJ on site wlll allow for confirmation of

the clay stratum

bull Determine whether surface waters (ie Aroostook River) contain any

contamination as the result of surface runoff from the slte area

The samples collected will be analyzed by NUS in-house chemlsu as part of the

screenlnz process and by Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) contractors for

more detailed quantitative analyses The in-house analyses will provide

Information rezardlng the presence of volatile orzanlcs chlorinated hydrocarbons

and pCBJ (Aroclor 1260) Samples collected for CLP analyses wUJ be analyzed for

volatiles extractables metals pesticides and PCBs

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This data will contribute to the NUS Risk Assessment which will be conducted as a

portion of the Deletion Rl study

A tentative Itinerary of the planned sampllnamp activities to be conducted at the

Pinettes Salvace Yard Site Is as follows1

~ o~Day h All necessary sampllnamp equipment sample contalr~en coolers health and JZ

~ safety equipment decontamination equipment power auaer water Z-lt ~-lt

sample blanks and monitorinamp equipment will be moblllzed by one team to -ltltIgt Presque Isle MaiM lgtltlgt

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A second team wlll leave Boston via air transportation and arrive at Presque Isle at noon and proceed to the site An initial site n-lt recOIINissanoe will be conducted usinamp Level C respiratory protection Olgt

Air monltorina instrumentation wlU also be used durinamp the

reconnaissance The field crew will then be familiarized with the site and

surroundlna areas for subsequent umpllna As neceuary the arid pattern

established durinamp the October 16 visit may be expanded Swveyinamp

equipment (Brunton compass tape) will be used to shoot addltlonaJ lines

or estabUsh additional points Day 2z The power auaer will be employed to obtain soU samples from onmiddot site and

ofl site locations A chemist will be operatlnamp a Foxboro Century

Systems Oraanlc Vapor Analyzer (OVA) Model 128 in the GC mode to field -screen Nmples for oraanlc volatiles An Analytical Instruments bullDevelopment Inc (AJD) GCEC au chromatosraph will also be employed

to field screen for potential PCB presence In the soil All samples will be 8collected In accordance with approved NUS Standard Operatinamp Guideline

(SOC) No 100 Revision 0 AU equipment decontamination chaJn-of N custody sample handllnamp and packaamplnamp wiJI be performed In accordance

with SOGs Nos 210 Revision 0 and 220 Revision 0 Addltional details

are provided In the technical approach section At the end of the day all

chaJnof-custody forms are to be completed samples taged and loged

and packed In coolers for shipment to CLP contractors The sealed

coolers will be shipped from Presque Isle Malne via Federal Express to

the contract laboratories At the end of the day all equipment and

personnel will be decontaminated all activities documented and

equipment removed from the site

Day )I Subsurface soli nmpllnamp wlll continue ootll all planned soil sampllnamp have

been completed Concurrently tap wat~ wmples surface water

samples and aroundwat~ amples (from outbreaks) will be obtained

Aampaln all applicable NUS SOGs wll be followed In the performance of tasks At the end of the day all e~pment and personnel will be o~ rzdecontaminated all actlvhies documented and all equipment removed ~

from the site Samples destined for shipment wUI be processed and ~ brouaht to the Presque Isle Federal Express office for shipment Details are provided in the technical approach section ~r

ltlt Day 4 The equipment van wlll be demobili zed back to NUSBedford alona with

two field crew members The remainder of the fleld crew will return to o-lt OJgt NUSamposton via air transportation Samples collected for ln-hoUH 00 tereenin1 will be sent to the EPAs Lexinrton Laboratory faciUty

Drlnldnamp wat~ samples will be delivered to the EPA for volatile or1anlc

analyses The balance of the Hazard Substance List (HSL) analyses will be

completed by deslampnated CLP laboratories )

Upon arrival at the Pinettes Salva1e Yard Site a command post and a

decontamination station wlll be establlshed Two members of the field crew will

perform the site reconnaissance usins Level C respiratory protection and Level C

protective clothln1 The team will traverse the slte using an HNu Systems PilOt

Photoionization Detector to monitor for volatile oraanlc compounds In the ambient

air and a Mlnl-aJ~t Radiation Meter to monitor for the presence of radioactivity

Backampround readlnp wlll be taken for oft-site locations prior to enterinampsite area

The decontamination station and clean area will also be monitored for both

volatUe or1anlcs and radioactivity All readlnp shall be recorded In the field

loampbook

After the reconnaissance has been completed a decision wiU be made by the site

Health and Safety Officer to either maintain Level C respiratory protection or

downgrade to Level D Ttle Site Safety Officer shall document In the field loampbook

any decisions to this effect The Site Safety Plan shall be Implemented durinamp the

course for all field activity Decontamination of personnel and equipment will be

Pffformed In accordance with the Site Safety Plan

Tap water samples will be obtained from residences surrooodlnamp the Pinettes

Salvase Yard Site Each tap water sample will be collected In two (2) U ml vials

for VOAs In two (2) 10 ounce amber amplass bottles and one (1) I liter polyethylene

container for EPA analyses No CLP analyses will be conducted u HSL analyses

will be conducted by the EPA at the New EnampJand Reaional Laboratory (NERL) In Lexlnaton MA

Tap water sampllnamp shall be conducted In accordance with NUS SOG No IJO

Revision 0 The water lines shall be II~ for a ~iod of not less than 1 to 30

minutes to assure that fluid samples beinamp collected have not been contaminated by

the service lines or holdins tanks Samples and samplinamploeatlons shall be noted In

the field lopook and supplemented by photo documentation AU tap water

samples shall be collected as srad samples

Tap water samples are expected to be collected from the Roser and Cindy Pinette residence the Donald Thompsons residence bullyne Sheehyts residence and the

Marsaret Chapmans residence These are amp11 residences adjacent to the site In

addition two samples are also expected to be obtained from the town of uhburn shywells A baclqroood sample will also be collected The NUSFIT ReampJon I samplers bullwill try to ident ify the depth of each well and any other relevant Information

resardinamp the source of the sroundwater Previously tap water samples have been

obtained from the Floyd Drost Jr residence and t he Rita Pinette residence 8 (analytical results are pendinamp)bull N SURFACE WATIR SAMPLING

Surface water samples are expected to ~ collected durinamp the second sampllnamp

effort Samples shall be collected In two (2) ~- ml VOA vials for volatlle oraanlc

analyses In two (2) 10 ounce amber amplass bottles for extractable analyses These

nmples shall be shipped to the desisnated CLP laboratories for analyses For

in~house analyses one (I) U ml VOA vial shall be collected All surface water

nmpllnamp shall be conducted In accordance with NUS SOG No 90 and No 46 and

Revision 0 respectively All samples shall be arab samples o~

One upstream and one downstream sample shall be collected from the Gardiner 3Z ~

Creek branch of the Aroostook River lncludlns one duplicate sample Based on the ~~ toposraphy the probable entry path of r1r10ff contamlMnts to Gardiner Creek wiU be Identified and then specific upstream and a downstream sampllns locatlolll will

~r alons with photo documentation also be Identified Sampllnamp locations shall be documented In the project loampbook ltlt

o-lt Olgt CROUNDWATIR SAMPLING

00 Two srcxndwater outbreaks have been Identified durinamp previous sampllnamp efforts

The outbreaks seem to be seasonal In nature and may be present durinamp this

sampllns roood The approximate locations of the two locations are Identified In

Piampure 2 Groundwater nmples wlll be obtained to ascertain whether the shallow

aquifer underlyinamp the site had experienced any contamination Based on the production of the arollldwater outbreaks the nmpllns team shall attempt to

collect two (2) 4 ml VOA vials two (2) SO 011Ce sJus bottles one (I) I liter

polyethylene bottle and one (1) lflf ml VOA vial shall be filled per ln~house -screenins In addition a duplicate and a blank shall be prepared If the outbreaks

do not produce any siampniflcant quality of fluid the sampllnamp will be omitted bull Crotndwater sampllnamp shall be conducted In accordance with NUS SOC No 10 8 Revlslon 0 U Nmpllnz scoopa or containers are used to obtain any amproundwater

from outbreaks then the sampllnamp tools shall be decontaminated prior to use and N between each sampllnzlocation

SEDIMENT SAMPLING

Sediment samples are expected to be collected from the bank of the on~slte pond

and from the approximate locations where the suface water samples are to be

collected For CLP analyses one (I) ml VOA vial two (2) aounce (white cap

wteflon liner) jars and one (I) a ounce (black cap) alau jar shall be filled In

addition one (l) bullbull ml VOA vial and one (J) bull ounce (white cap) jar shall be filled

lor ln-house tcreenlna analyses A duplicate sample shall abo be obtained NUS

SOC No 10 and No lf6 Revision 0 shall be complied with for sediment sampUnaat the s1te Sediment samples shall be obtained by means of arab sampllna Stainless OH

steel scoopamp or containers shall be employed to collect the sedlments Aaaln all ~~ ~l

sampllna tools shall be decontamiMted prior to use and between each sampllna -laquoJgt location AU sampllnamp locations shall be noted In the project loampbook and lgtltJgt

supplemented by photo documentation -ltlgtHr ltlt

Cigt SOIL SAMPIJNG Olgt Soli samplina to be conducted In support of the deletion Rt will provide 00 quantitative data reaardlna the potential presence of volatiles PCBt inorpnla

and pesticides Thirty subsurface samples are expected to be collected durina the

second round of sampllna Ilona with one badqround sample three duplicates (one

per ten samples) and one blank for CLP analyses A au powered auaer wUI be

employed to auaer to the various sampllna depths and retrieve soU samples with cor ina bits

Selection of sampllna locations and depths were based on the Information

developed In the EPA OnScene Coordlnatorts (OSC) report the preliminary round

of sampllna performed by NUSFIT aerial photoaraphs prepared by EPIC site

visits and s~Wveys and estimated mlaration rates of PC8s (see Appendix A) In

developjnamp the sampllna strateay the need for the identification of the orlampInal

splll area and excavation was realized A review of the OSCs report showed that

the slte was never surveyed nor were to-scale mapamp prepared However sufficient

detall in several hand drawn maps allowed for a aood approximation of the extent

of the excavation area Examination of the aerial photographs (prepared in June

191bull) showed areas of soU disturbance and vehicle tracks thus ampivins a clear

interpretation of the former spill area excavation and backfill The preliminary

sampling round inhouse screening analyses identified locations of potential PCB

presence specifically sampUnglocations SSO S5-06 and S5-07 ss-o and SS06

were areas of strel$ed veaetatlon Identified durinamp te intitlal site reconnalsanee

while SS07 was situated Mar te shed where the remalns of transformers were

found In 191) by the EPA (all transformer ~ts have been removed) The site

visits by NUS allowed for a detalled examination of the site area and confirmation

of the OSCs report and the aerial photoaraphs

An estimation of the PCB miaratlon rate across the site (see Appendix A) showed

that a maximum migration of 9 feet vertical and 30 feet horizontal may be

expected based on a vertical travel rate of 1 ftyr and a horizontal travel rate of

ftyr from the orlampln of the spill area A nine point arid ltbullott x bullott) was surveyed

and superimposed over the approximate location of the apJU area and expanded to

lrdude additional sampllnamp points Beause the topoaraphy of the llte is such that

the runoff would travel across the slte in a southsoutheasterly directlon the

additional sampllnamp locations were established In the southeast reamplon beyond the

nine point arid The nine point amprid (aampllnamp locations center N-20 NE-20 E-20

SE-20 S20 51-20 W-20 and Nl-20) is oriented to maanetlc north for ease of

swveyinc and sublequent measurements that may be made

For the nlne amprid sampllamplocatlons two arab samples per sampllna location shall be

coUected one at feet (depth of excavation) and the second aample at either 7

feet or 9 feet based on fie ld screenlna of soil specimens for PC81 The AJO CCEC

au ciVomatoaraph will be used to screen 1 aram specimens for PCBs If the AID

CCEC indicates PCB presence a second sample shall be collected (other than the

feet sample) A decision flowchart is provided In Appendix 8 showinamp the various

stepe Involved In sampllnJ to a depth of 9 feet for the area below tile spill and

excavation area Throuah the use of the AlD CCEC as a screenlnamp tool only a

llmited number of samples need to be collected while provldlnamp meanlnampful selections for CLP analyses

For SS-0 SS-06 and 5S-07 samples have bee_n previously taken at the 1 foot

depth One amprab sample shall be collected based on analysis of the AID CCEC A

borehole shall be auaered to a depth of 2 feet and a 1 aram specimen screened In

the AID If nothlnJ Is detected the hole shall be deepened to bull feet and another

specimen screened If the resuiU are positive a sample shall be collected

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For sampllnamp at the locations designated as N-0 W--0 E-la S-n S7 SI-H

S SE- and SE- one can expect that only throuah surface runoff would it be

likely for PCBs to travel this distance from the spill area Therfore It may be

auumed that PCSs deposited in these locations would tend to rema1n near the

surface due to the hiamph sorption coefficient of PCB to soli particles A specimen

shall be taken at a depth of 2 feet and screened If resWts are positive a arab

sample will be collected If the resultJ are neaatlve a deeper depth spedmen may

be taken and tested If PCB presence is detected a sample shall be collected If

no PCBs are detected the results shall be documented and the auaerlnamp ended

The sampUna of soli shall be conducted in accordance with NUS SOC No 100

Revision 0 Duplicate soil samples shall be collected per NUS SOC Nobullbull Rev 0

AU auaer bits stainless steel scoop~ and other utensUs shall be decontaminated in

accordance with the Site Safety Plan prior to use and between each location

Sampllnalocations ulo shall be photo documented

) OIMI-01-CUSTODY

Chain-of-custody for each sample collected shall be maintained durinamp the course

of sampllna activities Prlmarlly NUS SOC No lf2 Revision 0 shall be followed In

order to maintain traceability of all samples A sample identification taamp shall be

completed and attached to each sample container with all relevant lnformtlon

completed For each nmple a NUS sample card wlJI also be completed with the

oolque number from this card belnamp transferred to the sample Identification taa A

Chain-of-custody form shall also be completed in the field which wlll serve as a

record of samplet collected contents of shipment dates and times of any custody

transfers and slanatures of parties rellnqulshlnamp and receivlnJ the Mmples One

field party member shall be deslampnated the On-Site Documentation Coordlnator

and wilt assure that all documentation Is adequately prepared and compiled

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SAMPLE HANDLING PACKAGING AND SHIPPING

Due to the time constralnU of shlpplnamp to the deslampnated CLP laboratory for

proper analyses and to avoid overrunninamp the allowable sample holdlnamp time It Is

expected that shipment of samples will be conducted In the field at the end of each

workinamp date or at the start of the next workinamp date NUS SOG Nos 21 0

Revision 0 and 220 Revision 0 shall be complied with

ampeyond the chain-of-custody requirements sample preservation procedures shall

be Implemented In particular all VOA sam ples shampll be preserved with a 7000

ppm 100 microllten of a merclllc chloride CHampCI~ solution while metals Nm ples

are preserved with nitric acid (HN03) to a pH of leq than two As Mmples are

collected and labelled they shall be wrapped In plastic bampp and ttored Inside Ice filled coolers

When the coolers have been packed for thlpment to the CLP laboratory a blind

chain-of-custody form and a traffic report (oraanlc lnoraanlc hlamph hazard) lhall

be enclosed with the shipment In addition an alrblll shall accompany uch

lhlpment sent u this ahall be requlred by the carrier A CLP sample tracklns

record will alto be maintained In the field and returned to the FIT CLP sample

coordinator at the NUSPtedford MA office

After the initial spill durlns June 1979 a period of approximately bull 12 years

elaJraquoed before the excavation in November I 913 Soil contamination was folald at

a depth of approximately five feet An approximation of the downward vertical

mlsration of the Aroclor 1260 is 1 ftyr

Usina the 1 ftyr vertical migration rate one an expect that any remalnins PCB

would have traveled vertically 2 ft by October 191j Based on the EPA OSltts

Report the spill area was excavated to _7 feet one can approximate that any

remaining PCBs may be found at a depth of 7-9 feet

Horizontal mlaratlon ean also be approximated in the same tashlon1 the excavation

of the tplU area extended to 20 feet from the oriain of the spUI area to encompa11

detectable PCampI) thut provldina a horizontal mlaratlon rate of approximately

ftyr 20h412yr) Uslna this value one can estimate that PCamps could have mlarated another 10 teet by October 19U

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PROPOSID 5011 SAMPIING LOCA110N

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tap water R Pinettes tap HSL tap water D Thom~s tap HSL tap water SheehYbull tap HSL tap water M Chapmans tap HSL tap water Wuhbum well HSL tap water Washburn well HSL

blank EPA Ledn(ton HSL duplicate duplicate

tap water bocqrOltW1d

surface water upetream Gardiner Creek HSL surface water downstream Gardiner Creek HSL

duplicate downstream Gardiner Creek HSL blank blank HSL

aroundwater near phone pole HSL outbreak

amprOtndwater near access road HSL outbreak

duplicate cllpUcate HSL blank EPA Laboratory HSL

sediment on-site pond HSL sediment upstream Gardiner Creek HSL sediment downstream Gardiner Creek HSL dupllcate downstream Gardiner Creek HSL

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Sample I Tr2 Location Analyses SS- 11 soil N- 10 HSL SS- 12 soil Nl- 20 depth HSL OH

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SS-1 soU NE-20 depth HSL H r SS-17 soU NE-20 I depth HSL

lt lt SS-11 soU l-20 depth HSL 0-ltSS-19 10U l-20 I depth HSL O Jgt 00

SS-20 10U center depth HSL 0 0 SS-21 soil center r depth HSL ss-n soil E-20 depth HSL SS-23 soil E-20 I depth HSL ss-n lOll Sl-20 depth HSL SS-2 lOll Sl-20 I depth HSL SS-2 soil 5middot20 depth HSL SS-27 soU 5middot20 I depth HSL SS-21 IOU SE-20 depth HSL SS-29 lOll SE-20 I depth HSL ss-0 soil l-10 HSL SS-31 10U EmiddotJO HSL SS-32 u sw-n HSL SS-33 soU s-n HSL ss IOU SE-7 HSL ss- soil SSE-n HSL SS-16 soU ss-o HSL SS-37 soU SS-06 HSL ss- n soU HSL SS-39 soU SEmiddot HSL ss- bullo soil SSE- HSL

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