Chemical Metals Industry Exhibits

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ATTACHMENT 2

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.OFFICE OF THE SECRETARV

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE201 W E S T I I Il 1E S TO N STJ'HT BALTlMORE. MA"YUND 21201 ANI Code 301 . JB3.7328

Mlrry Hughie. Governor

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M r. P e t e r B 1 b k o, R e g io n a l A d m in i 3 t ra t o rE nv ir on me nt al Pr ot ec ti on A ge nc y . .

R e g io n I I I6 t h , Wa ln u t S t re e tsP h i la d e l ph i a , PA 19106

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I am w r i t in g t o co n fi r m t h e S t at e o f M a r yl a nd ' s p r op o sa l t o co m pl e teh a za r do u s w a st e r e mo v al a c ti v it i es a t t h e C h em i ca l s M e ta l s I n du s tr i esS u pe r fu n d S i te ( C MI ) l o c at e d i n B a lt i mo r e.

We p r op o se t h at t h e E nv i ro n me n ta l P r ot e ct i on A g en c y ( E PA ) c o nt i nu ei t s i m m ed i at e r e mo v al a c ti v it i es a t t h e s it e t o i n c lu d e t h e f o l lo w in ge m e rg e n c y t a s k s:

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1 ) R e m o v a lot d r um s r e ma i ni n g i n t h e g a ra g e;

2 ) C o n st r uc t io n o f a s e al i ng c a p a nd / or r e mo v e r e ma i ni n gc o n t a m 1 n a t e c 1 s o U ;

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1 ) R e m o v a lot r e m ai n i n g d r u ms a n d d e b ri s ;

2 ) C on s tr u ct i on o t a s ea l in g c a p a n d/ o r r e mo v e r e m a in i ngc o n t a m i n a t e c 1 s 0 1 l , a n d ;

3) R e mo v al o f 1 5 a b ov e g r oU n d s t or a ge t a nk s ;

I t i s lilY u n de r st a nd i ng t h at E PA h a s e s ti m at e d t h e t o ta l c o s t o ft h es e a c t iv i ti e s t o b e $31,000. .

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M r. P et e r B ib k oN o v em b er 1 4 ,1981- ..P a g e 2 o f 2 P a g e s '.

I f E PA a gr e es t o c om pl et e t he s e t as k s, t he S t at e w il l b e r e sp o ns ib lef or t he f un d in g a nd i mp le m en ta ti on o f a l l r em ai ni n g t as k s t ha t ne ed t o b ec om pl e te d a t t he s it e i nc lu d in g s i te c lo su r e.

A s w e d is c us se d w it h y o ur s ta ff d u ri ng a m e et in g o n N o ve m be r 6 ,1981 , .w e f ee l t ha t t hi s 15 t he m o st e xp e di ti ou s a nd c os t e ff ec ti v e a pp ro ac h t oe l im in at i ng t he h az ar do u s w as te p ro bl em a t C H I .

I f y ou h av e a n y q u e st io ns o r r e q ui r e a d di ti on al i nf o rm at io n , p le a ser to n ot h es it at e t o c om m un ic at e w it h m e a t t he a b o ve n um b er .

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ATTACHMENT 3

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SUPERFUND MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OFMARYLAND, DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND

THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECI10N AGENCY(

-THIS SUPERFUND MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is .made by andbetween the State of Maryland, Department of the Environment {"State or MDE'j and the UnitedStates Environmental Protection Agency ("EPNJ (collectively referred to as "Parties'Jpursuantto Sections 300.415(1) and 300.505 of the National Oil and Hazardous SubstaDce PollutionContingency Plan ("NCP"), 40 C.F.R. Ii 300.415(1) and 300.50S.

WHEREAS, MOE understands that Superfund monies will be used to perform removalactivities at the Chemical Metals Industries Site located at 2100 Annapolis Road, Baltimore,Maryland ("CMI or Site"), pursuant to Section 10 4 of the Comprehensive EnvironmentalResponse, Compensation. and Liability Act of I980, as amended ("CERCLA'j, 42 U.S.C.

. ~ 9604, in response to a request from MDE for technical and financial assistance.

WHEREAS, MOE understands that post removal site control will be necessary to ensure thecontinuing effectiveness and integrity of the Fund-financed removal action and that the Statecommits to assume responsibility for post-removal site control activities at the eMI Site untilsuch time as ~ permanent remedy is implemented or until no further site control is needed.

WHEREAS; in 1981 EPA initiated a removal action at the CM! Site in response to a requestfrom MDE for technical and financial assistance. MOE discovered numerous chemicals in -deteriorated and damaged tariks, containers and drums leaking their contents onto the ground atthe Site. In addition, CM! had highly acidic and highly basic materials incompatibly stored.There were drums labeled cyanide adjacent to drwns containing acidic materia1s which if mixedtogether can potentially release lethal hydrogen cyanide vapor which would have endangered thehealth of the residents living adjac::entto CM!. MDE was fInancially unable to handle thecleanup effort, and therefore, EPA initiated a Removal Action.

WHEREAS, the Removal Action involved the initial removal and disposal of all materials thatrepresented an imminent hazard. eMI was broken down into Site 1 and Site 2. Site 1 was thestorage area and Site 2 was the office, laboratory and manufacturing center for eMI which is thecurrent location of the MDE field office. Removal response actions at CMI ceased when allmaterials of concern were removed from the two sites and the surface are~ capped, therebyending the immediate threat of explosion or fire. Site 1 was capped and sodded for use as aplayground, and Site 2 was paved with a 2.5 inch layer of asphalt for use asa parking lot; TheOSC decided not to perform ground water extraction and treatment because there were nodrinking water wells nearby. The State of Maryland retainedjurisdietion over monitoring theground water contamination and post removal site control.

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site control at the CMf Siteif this Site becomes listed on the National PrioritiesList ("NPL'').The State abo acknowledges that there must be a Superfund Cooperative Agreement orSuperfund State Contract in place prior to claiming a credit for State expenditures associatewith these activities and assumes responsibility for initiating an appropriate response agreem

NOW THEREFORE, this Memorandum of Agreement shall become effective upon thesignatures by all required officials of the State and upon the date of execution by the EPA,Region ill, Regional Administrator. This Memorandum of Agreement may be amended asmutually agreed upon by the parties as necessazy to ensure the effectiveness and integrity oEPA fund-financed removal action.

IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Memorandum of Agreement two (2) copies, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. .

, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION AGENCY

. Michael McCRegional AdministratorEPA, Region ill

STATE OF MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

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Chemical Metals - HSCD Briefing

Located on Annapolis Road

Westport Section of Baltimore, MD.' CMI manufactured coppercompounds and recovered '"precious metals

The CMI site was divided into twonearby but non-contiguousparcels, Site 1 and Site 2. .

Site 1 is located at 2001 Annapolis'Road and was used by CMI forthe storage of miscellaneoussolids, large quantities of scrapmetal, acids, caustics, and neutralwaste liquids (former Sinclair gasstation).

Site 2is located at 2103 AnnapolisRoad and was used'by CMI as anoffice, laboratory andmanufacturing center.


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Chemical Metals - HSCD Briefing ..

Summary of Multiple Lines of Evidence forvapor intrusion. pathway at row homes:

- Soil contamination - susRected

- Ground water contami,nation - known

- Subslab soil vapor contamination - known- Indoor air contamination - known


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Big Question #1 - Is there justification for aregulatory agency to take a response action atthe Site? . _ Multiple Lines evidence indicate vapor intrusion is

occutring to residences. _ Indoor air sampling indicates vapor intrusion is not

constant, but appears to be seasonal. _ Heating season risk analysis for at least one

residence (2009 Annapolis Blvd.) exceeds generallyacceptable risk range, irrespective ofTCE toxicity.


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I D 9Question #2 - Should EPA perform additionalresponse actions at Chemical Metals?- Fact #1. Letter from State .of Maryland to EPA, dated November

14, 1981, "If EPA agrees to complete these tasks, the State will .be responsible' for the funding 'and implementation of all remaining tasks that need to be completed at the site including closure. " .

-- Fact #2. Memorandum of Agreement between State of Marylandand EPA, dated November 24, 1998, "EPA and Maryland .mutually agree that once the Fund-financed removal activities .are completed bv EPA atthe Site, MOE will commence post- removal site control activities ... MDE acknowledges that the following post removal site control activities may be required ... 4)assume responsibility for any and all future work necessary and appropriate at the Site." . . . .

- .Fact #3. The State of Maryland is asking for assistance withregard to vapor intrusion (homes), source control (Sinclair).


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Docket No.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

IN THE MATTER OF:

CHEMICAL METALS INDUSTRIES, INC.SAL TIMORE, MARYLAND

DECLARATION OF CARLYN WINTER PRISK

I, Carlyn Winter Prisk, here declare as follows:

1. I am currently employed by the Environmental Protection Agency

("EPA") in the Region III office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a Civil

Investigator. I have been a Civil Investigator for EPA Region III since October

1999. Between October 1999 and approximately June 2005, I worked in the

Hazardous Site Cleanup Division ("HSCDIJ),PRP Search and Site Information

Section (PRP is an acronym for potentially responsible party). During the

summer of 2005, EPA Region III underwent a reorganization and the PRP

Search and Site Information Section of HSCD was merged into the Cost

Recovery Branch of HSCD. From approximately June 2005 until the present I

have served as an investigator with the Cost Recovery Branch.

2. Prior to my employment as a Civil Investigator, from October 1998

to October 1999, I was employed by the EPA Region III Office of Regional

Counsel, as a Paralegal Specialist in the Superfund Site Remediation Branch 3.

Between December 1996 and October 1998, I was employed as a ClaimsExaminer with the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department

of Labor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

3. I received a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice in

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4. As a Civil Investigator, I am responsible for identifying and locating

responsible parties as described in Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended

("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. ~ 9607(a). I also conduct research on, and gather

evidence concerning, potentially responsible parties and provide technical

support to the Office of Regional Counsel.

-5. I was assigned as the Civil Investigator for the Chemical Metals

Industries Site ("Site") on or about November 30, 2006, and currently serve as

the Civil Investigator for this Site. The Site consists of two distinct parcels which

are located at 2001 and 2103 Annapolis Road in Baltimore, Maryland.

6. I relied upon information obtained by EPA Region III from the

following sources in an effort to determine and locate the current owner of the

Property:

a. Maryland Department of Assessment and Taxation;

b. MDLandRec.net

c Autotrack XP;

d Lexis/Nexis public records databases;

e. Maps.live.com;

f. Google Earth;

g. Maryland Judiciary Case Search,htlp://casesearch .courts.state.md. us

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i.Leigh Hastings;

Maryland State Archives;

Telephone interviews of private citizens Richard Kind and


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j. Documents already part of the EPA site file for the ChemicalMetals Industries Site.

7. On or about December 19, 2008, I spoke with attorney, Richard

Kind, who had been an associate at a firm that represented several creditors

who initiated a proceeding against Chemical Metals Industries, Inc., ("CMI") in

the Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Civil Division) for Assignment forthe Benefit

of Creditors in or about 1980 or 1981. CMI.was dissolved by order of the Court

on August 28, 1981, and the firm where Mr. Kind had been an associate,

Weinberger and Weinstock (now known as "Weinstock, Friedman&

Friedman;PA) was appointed by the court as the receiver for ~MI. However, neither the

Circuit Court nor the Maryland Archives, to which I was referred by the Circuit

Court (Civil Division), has been able to locate any records associated with this

case. I personally reviewed the files at the Archives on January 21,2009.

According to Mr. Kind, he learned that there were hazardous substances present

on the Property and Parcel 2, and signed a single deed turning the property over

to either the City of Baltimore or the State of Maryland.

8. A deed dated January 27, 1982 conveyed property including 2103

Annapolis Road (Parcel 2) from CMI to the State of Maryland (Attachment A);

however, the Property (2001 Annapolis Road) was conveyed to CMI in 1975

(Attachment B), but never conv~yed by CMI to ,any other party thereafter.

Furthermore, according to the Baltimore Tax Assessor's website, taxes for the

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can.be used to locate and identify individuals. Autotrack XP reported a Lester

Feit, age 90, with an address in Baltimore, Maryland, and a Warren M. Stein,

age 53, with an address in Harwood, Maryland. My research indicated that

Jeanne Mandel died il) 2001. Her husband resides in Annapolis, Maryland.

provided the contact information for Mr. Stein and Mr. Feit to EPA On-Scene

Coordinator, Greg Ham, on or about July 25, 2008. Mr. Ham attempted to

contact these individuals to obtain access.

13. On or about August 26, 2008, I placed a call to Melvyn Weinstock,

whose firm was the court-appointed receiver for CM!. Since I did not hear back

from Mr. Weinstock, I placed several calls to the firm between August and

December of 2008. On December 19, 2008, Leigh Hastings, secretary to Melvin

Weinstock, left a voicemail reply stating that she had spoken with Mr. Weinstock

and that he had no knowledge of the matter and did not recall being a receiver

for the property or company. In addition, Ms. Hastings stated that she had

researched the matter herself and could not find any information in the firm's

files.

I, Carlyn Winter Prisk, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing

is true and correct pursuant to 28 U.S.C..~ 1746.

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WBBRBAS. by order of Court JanUary 5. 1982upon

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Induatries. Inc was permitted to deed to the state of Maryland

real pro~y located at 2,10~- 2107Annapolls Road. Baltimore.

~lancl. owned by ChemicalMetai. IndU8t~i Inc, and

WBBllEAS. the state of Marylandhall u.WlIe4 ~e remedial

cleanup and maintenance of the property. once used to lIIlU\~g.

bazaraoua _tes. to usure the eiavironmental safety of the

ROlf. TBBRBI'ORB. the Grantor CheIQiQal Metalil xndustries.

:Ene througb Melvyn J. weinstock. Receiver. doe. herel:lygrant

and conveyunto the Grantee State of Maryland. in consideration

of the above premises. aU these two 101:sof ground and premises

aituate and lyinq in the city .of Balt:t..more.State of Maryland.

and deacribed as follows. that i. to aaYl,

BEGINHING for the fust tbereof at the intersection of

aouthellllt dde of Annapolis Road (formerly MarylandAvenue)

with the southwest aide of PutnamStreet. Westport. and runninq

tbence .outheutlllrlY' bindinq on the southwest side of Putnam

Street 51 feet 9-1/2 incbes to the southwest side of ,the right of

wayof the South Baltimore Branch of the Baltimore and ohioRailroad. thence southeuterly bindinq on the southwest side of

aaid riqht of way108 f t 1 inch to the north side of the, rigbt

of -y of the WesternMarylandTidewater Railroad. thence

westerly binding on the nortb side of the last mentioned riqbt of

way164 feet 1 inch to the southe.st side of Annapolis Road.

thence northeuterly bindinq on tbe southeast side of Annapolis

ROadlOS feet 7-3/4 inches to the point of beqinning': subject to

'1e.avingopen. through the land above described for use in CCIIDIDOIl

an alley 10 feet wide the northwest side thereof being 87~eet

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right ot way of "the South Baltilllare BJ:anchof the Balt.1lllore and

Ohio aai1J:oad lIou"theast:erly 54 feet: 7 inches, t:hence binding. on

t:he Ilroperty formerly assessed to the conllolid.ation CO., Inc.,

westerly 56 feet 10-1/4 inches to the place of beginning.

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thl It dd. of ADDapoU.lloaelaael tlla Dortb del. of the rilht of .J of theV tln Hiu:)'laDdbUroael .ad r\IDnial thenc. lliDdllla on the t .id. of A_poU.load northerlJ II f t 8 lache thlac. biadial on thl I'ilht of VIJ.of tlla BouthBalti_I" II'_cb of thl Il1t1llor. IIICIObloBaUl'oacI.outhe t.d, 54 r t 7 lDChlthlDC' IltDclial OIlthl pl'opel't, for rlJ eIto tbl Con.ollel.tlODco lac

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

IN THE MATTER OF:Docket No.

CHEMICAL METALS INDUSTRIES, INC.BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES'APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT .

. In/support ofits Application for Administrative Warrant, the United States states as follows:

1. The United States Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 999601-9675, in

response to widespread concern over the severe environmental and public health effects arising

from the improper disposal of hazardous wastes and other hazardous substances. See generally

Eagle Picher Industries v. EPA, 759 F. 2d 922, 925-26 (D.C. Cir. 1985). CERCLA provides the

United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), through de!egations of authority,1

broad powers to investigate and clean up hazardous waste sites ..

2. Section 104(a)(l) ofCERCLA,42 U.S.C. 9 9604(a)(I), provides in relevant part

as follows:

Whenever (A) any hazardous substance is released or th~re is asubstantial threat of such a release into the environment ... [EPA]is authorized to act, consistent with the national contingency plan,to remove or arrange for the removal of, and provide for remedialaction relating to such hazardous substance .... at any time(including its removal from any contam~nated natural resource), ortake any other response measure consistent with the national

1 The President of the United States has delegated most of the authority for administeringCERCLA to the Administrator of EPA. See Exec. Order No. 12,418,48 Fed. Reg. 20,891 (May 5,1983); Exec. Order No. 12,580,52 Fed. Reg. 2,923 (January 29, 1987).


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contingency plan which [EPA] deems necessary to protect thepublic health or welfare or the environment. .

42 U.S.C. ~ 9604(a)(1).2

2 "Hazardous substances" are broadly' defined in section 10i(14) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ~9601(14), and include all substances identified at 40 C.F.R. ~ 302.4.

A "release" is defined at section 101(22}ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ~ 9601(22), to include, withcertain exceptions not relevant here, "any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment.'"

The National Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 ("NCP"), was originally developed undersection 311(c)(2) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. ~ 1321(c)(2), to guide federal agencies inremoving oil or hazardous subs~ances from the waters of the United States. Congress directed EPA,through section 105 ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ~ 9605, to revise and republish the NCP to "reflect andeffectuate the responsibilities and powers created by (CERCLA)." The NCP now sets .forth

.procedures and requirements for responding to hazardous waste sites.

"Removal" is defined in section 101(23) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ~ 9601(23), to mean "the


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3. Section l04(e) ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. ~ 9604(e), provides EPA with broad

access authority in order to effectuate the purposes of CERCLA. This provision states in relevant

part:

(l) ACTION AUTHORIZED -- Any officer, employee, orrepresentative of the President, duly designated by the President, isauthorized to take action under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) (or anycombination thereof) at a vessel, facility, establishment, place, .property or location or, in the case of paragraph (3) or (4), at anyvessel, facility, establishment, place, property, or location which isadjacent to the vessel, facility, establishment, place, property, orlocation referred to in such paragrapJ:l (3) or (4) ... The authorityof paragraphs (3Yand (4) may be exercised only if there is areasonable basis to believe there may be a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant. Theauthority of this subsection may be exercised only for the purposesof determining the need for response, or choosing or taking anyresponse action under this title, or otherwise enforcing the

cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances from the environment, such actions as may benecessary [sic] taken in the event of a threat of release of hazardous substances into the environment,such actions as may be necessary to monitor, assess, and evaluate the release of threat of release of hazardous substances, the disposal of removed material, or the taking of such other actions as may be

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provisions of this title.

(3) ENTRY -- Any officer, employee, or representative describedin paragraph (l) is authorized to enter at reasona~le times any of.the following:

(A) Any vessel, facility, establishment, or other place or propertywhere any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant may beor has been generated, stored, treated, disposed of, or transportedfrom.

(B) Any vessel, facility, establishment, or other place or propertyfrom which or to which a hazardous substance or pollutant orcontaminant has been or may have been released.

(C) Any vessel, facility, establishment, or other place or propertywhere such release is or may be threatened.

(D) Any vessel, facility, establishment, or other place or propertywhere entry is needed to deterinine the need for response or theappropriate response or to effectuate a response action under thistitle.

(4) INSPECTION AND SAMPLES --

(A) AUTHORITY -- Any officer, employee, or representativedescribed in paragraph (1) is authorized to inspect and obtainsamples from any vessel, facility, establishment, or other place orproperty referred to in paragraph (3) or from any location of anysuspected hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant. Anysuch officer, employee,.or representative is authorized to inspectand obtain samples of any containers or labeling for suspectedhazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants. Each suchinspection shall be completed with reasonable promptness.

42 U.S.C. ~ 9604(e).

4. The Chemical Metals Industries Site ("Site") consists of two distinct parcels. .

which are located at 2001 and 2103 Annapolis Road in Baltimore, Maryland. The property at

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2001 Annapolis Road (lithe Property ") was used by Chemical Metals Industries, Inc., alkJa

Chemicals-Metals Industries, Inc., ("CMI") for the storage of miscellaneous solids, large

quantities of scrap metal, acids~ caustics, and neutral waste liquids, and .was a former Sinclair gas

station. The property at 2103 Annapolis Road ("ParceI2") was used.by CMI as an office,

. laboratory and manufacturing center. CMI manufactured' copper compounds and recovered

precious metals. Parcel 2 is currently owned by the Maryland Department of the Environment

("MDE"), which has a field office building on the Parcel. See Declaration of Gregory D. Ham

("Ham"), at4 ( 1

6 (Attachment 1). The Property is identified in a March 20, 1975 deed by and

between M.C.S. Corporation and Chemicals-Metals Industries, Inc. (CMI), which is recorded in

the Land Records of Baltimore City, Liber R.H.B. 3216, Page 605. (See Attachment B to

Attachment 1).

5. MDE discovered numerous chemicals in deteriorated and damaged tanks,

containers aild drums leaking their contents onto the ground at the Site, including both the

Property and Parcel 2. In addition, CMI had highly acidic and basic materials incompatibly

stored. There were drums labeled "cyanide" adjacenttodrums containing acidic materials which;

if mixed together, can potentially release lethal hydrogen cyanide vapor which could have,

eridangeredthe health of the residents living adjacent to CMI. Ham, at 4 ( 18.

6. Upon the request for assistance by MDE, EPA initiated a removal action at the

Site on October 16, 1981, to remove and dispose of all materials that presented an imminent

hazard. At the Property, in addition to removing the abandoned gas station buildings, tanks,

containers and drums containing chemicals, EP A removed contaminated surface soils, backfilled


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with clean soil and -installed a soil cap and sodded for use as a playground. At Parcel 2, EPA

removed containers, drums and some contaminated soil and capped the remaining contaminated

soil with a 2.5 inch layer of asphalt for use as a parking lot. Ham, at I f I9.

7. In 1998, EPA inspected-Parcel 2 and found that the asphalt cap was deteriorating

and cracking, threatening the integrity of the earlier containment effort. Air sampling showed

that contaminants had been released .into the MDE office building threatening the health of the

people working there. EPA initiated a second removal action at Parcel 2 on September 30, 1998,

during which it excavated contaminated soils, backfilled with stone, and then paved over the

stone with asphalt. Ham, at I f I10.

8. In 2005, MDE sampled groundwater monitoring wells located on the Property and

Parcel 2 which showed elevated levels of trichloroethylene ("TCE") and tetrachloroethylene

("PCE") well above the ground water screening levels for these contaminants of 5.3 parts per

billion ("ppb") and 110 ppb, respectively, in EPA's 2002 Vapor Intrusion Guidance. (See

Excerpt from Table 2a from Guidance, Attachment D to Ham.) Analysis of samples taken from

monitoring wells on the Property detected TCE at 1,393 and 82 ppb, and PCE at 1,788 and 455

ppb. (Analysis of samples taken from monitoring wells on Patcel2 detected TCE at 13,931 and

366 ppb, and PCE at 3,650 and 496 ppb.) (See Attachn1ent C to Ham). In 2006, MDE installed

a vapor intrusion mitigation system in its building on Parcel 2 to address the ongoing vapor

intrusion problem. In the summer of 2007 and the winter of 2008, MDE performed vapor

monitoring in the subslab soil, the basement, and the indoor air (first floor) in 4 properties along

Annapolis Road between the Property and Parcel 2. (See Attachment C to Ham). High levels of


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TCE and PCE were found at 2009 Annapolis Road, the parcel adjacent to.the Property, with TCE

at 20,000 micrograms per cubic meter ("Jlglm 3'), and PCE at 350,000 Jlglm 3

in the subslab soil

vapor inboth the summer and the whiter. Cancer risks in excess of EPA's acceptable risk range

(of one excess cancer in 10,000 individuals exposed to site contaminants to one excess cancer in

1,000,000 indivfduals exposed, or 1 x 10 -4 to 1 x 10 -6 )were calculated for exposure to ~apor in

. the basement in the summer (2 x' 10 -4 ),and in the basement and first floor in the winter (S x 10-

4, and 3 x 10 -4, respectively) at 2009 Annapolis Road. (See Attachment C to Ham). (Similar

cancer risks were also calculated for the property nearest to Parcel 2, 2047 Annapolis Road, for

the winter only.) Ham, at ~~ 11, 12, 13, 14.

9. The MOE asked EPA for assistance with regard to vapor intrusion in the homes

and source control at the Property. EPA has determined that additional soil sampling at the

Property at 2001 Annapolis Road is necessary in order to determine if contamination in the soils

may still be contributing to vapor intrusion into the adjacent houses, especially 2009 Annapolis

Road. EPA plans to collect 1,0to 20 surface and subsurface samples at the Property either by

. hand or with a soil boring rig. Samples will be collected at the surface, and at twafoot depth

intervals below the surface to the depth at which groundwater is encountered. These samples

will be analyzed for volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, metals, pesticides, and

polychlorinated biphenyls. Ham, at 1 fI1 S .

10. . In the course of seeking the identity of the person(s) with authority to permit EPA

to enter the Property, EPA learned that several creditors initiated a proceeding against CMI in

Maryland State Court for Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors in or about 1980 or 1981, and

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that CMIwasdissolved by order of the Court on August 28, 1981." However, the Court has been

unable to lo~ate any records associated with this case .. In addition, EPA learned that ~e Court

appointed a receiver for CM! to liquidate CMI's assets for the benefit of its creditors; that when

the receiver learned that there were hazardous substances present on the Property and Parcel 2,

the receiver recalls signing a single deed tinning the property over to the State of Maryland; that

a deed dated January 27, 1982 conveyed property including 2103 Annapolis Road (Parcel 2)

from CMI to the State of Maryland (See Attachment A to Attachment 2); and that the Property

(2001 Annapolis Road) was conveyed to CMI in 1975, but never conveyed by CMI to any other

party thereafter. Furthermore, according to the Baltimore Tax Assessor's website, taxes for the

Property are still being billed to CMI, the listed owner. See Declaration ofCarlyn Winter Prisk

("Prisk"), at ~~ 7, 8 (Attachment 2).

11. EPA further learned that CMI was owned until late 1979 by Isaac Pancer; that,

after his death, his wife, on behalf of the estate, sold the stock; that L&M Associates, Inc.

("L&M") became the sole stockholder of CMI in March 1980; that Warren Stein was the

president of CMI as well as the president of L&M as of March 1, 1980; that Lester Feit was the

vice president ofL&M; that Jeanne Mandel was a stockholder ofL&M; that L&M Associates,

Inc., a Maryland Corporation, which owned the stock of CMI, forfeited its charter and no longer

exists; that CMI's corporate charter was forfeited as of October 7, 1981; that a Lester Feit resides

in Baltimore, Maryland; that this Mr. Feit is 90 years old; that a Warren M. Stein resides in

Harwood, Maryland; that this Mr. Stein is 53 years old; that a Jeanne Mandel died in 2001; and

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12. Under Maryland law, Mr. Stein is a director of both CMI and L&M who may have

the power to act on behalf of CMI and L&M. The Maryland Code defines "director" as "a

member of the governing body ofa corporation, whether designated as a director, trustee, or

manager or by any other title." Md. Code Ann. CORPORA nONS AND ASSOCIA nONS at ~

1-'101(k) (Michie 2008). A director ofa Maryland corporation whose charter has been forfeited

becomes a trustee oftbe corporate assets until a court appoints a receiver. Id. at ~ 3-SIS(a).

Such a director-trustee has the power to perform "all other acts consistent with'law and the

charter ofthe corporation necessary or proper to liquidate the corporation and wind up its..

affairs." Id. at ~ 3-5 I5(c)(4). Here, Mr. Stein acted as the president ofCMI and ofL&M, which

owned all of the stock in CMI, and CMI and L&M both forfeited their corporate charters. Prisk,

at , - r ~9, 10, II. As a result, Mr. Stein isa director of both CMI and L&M who may have the

power to act on behalf of CMI in winding up the corporation's affairs.

13. On August 8, 2008, EPA On Scene Coordinator Greg Ham spoke with Warren

,Stein. Mr. Stein stated that he was either president or vice president of CMI, that he owned 40%

of the company and Lester Feit owned 40%, and that Jeanne Mandel owned 20%. Mr. Stein said

that he did not know whether Mr. Feit was still alive. Mr. Ham explained that, according to the

Maryland Real Property Database, CMI still owns ,the Property. Mr. Stein stated that he was

unaware that eM! still owned the Property. Mr. Ham explained that EPA wanted to do some

subsurface soil sampling on the Property. At this time, Mr. Stein stated that it was alright with

him. Mr. Ham said he would confirm that in a letter to Mr. Stein, and that he would let him

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14. On August 8,2008, Mr. Ham sent Mr. Stein a letter confirming their conversation

regarding access and enclosing an access agreement for his signature. On the same date, Mr.

Ham called Lester Feit and left a message; however, he did not ever heard back from Mr. Feit.

Mr. Ham received a copy ofa handwritten letter in reply from Mr. Stein, dated August 13,2008,

in which he stated that he did not give his permission for anything except for Mr. Ham to

research and prove Mr. Stein',s ownership of the Property and responsibility in this matter. Ham,

at ~~ 19,20,21.

15. On September 5, 2008, Mr. Ham sent Mr. Stein printouts from the Maryland Real

Property Database indicating that CMI is"the owner of the Property. Mr. Ham has not heard back

from Mr. Stein. Ham, at ~ 22.

16. Alternatively, the receiver appointed by the Court to liquidate the corporate assets

of CMlmay have the power to act on behalf of CMI. Under Maryland law, "[t]he receiver of a

Maryland corporation being voluntarily or involuntarily dissolved is vested with full title to all

the assets of the corporation and has full power to enforce obligations or liabilities in its favor.

" He shall liquidate the assets of the corporation and wind up its affairs under the supervision of

the court and has all powers necessary for that purpose." Md."Code Ann. CORPORATIONS

AND ASSOCIATIONS at ~ 3-418(a). The EPA Civil Investigator placed several calls between

August and December 2008 to the firm of Weinstock, Friedman and Friedman, PA located in

Baltimore, Maryland, which was the receiver appointed by the Court for CMI. On December 19,

2008, the secretary to Melvin Weinstock left a voicemail reply stating that she had spoken with

Mr. Weinstock and tha,t he had no knowledge of the matter and did not rec~ll being a receiver for


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the property or company. In addition, his secretary stated th~t she had researched the matter

herself arid could not find any information in their files. Prisk, at ~ 13. Hence, while the receiver

may retain the authority to act on behalf of the dissolved. corporation, the Court-appointed

receiver iIi this case has no recollection or information regarding its involvement in this matter.

17. Pursuant to section 104(e)(I), (3), and (4) ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9 9604(e)(l),.

(3), and (4), if there is a reasonable basis to believe there may be a release or threat. of release of a

hazardous substance or pollutant or .contaminant, EPA is authorized to enter, inspect, and take

samples at a site for the purposes of determining the need for response, or choosing or taking a

response, or otherwise enforcing the proviSions of CERCLA.EPA has a reasonable basis to

believe that there may be a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or

contaminant from the Property, based on groundwater sampling performed at the Property in

2005, which detected TCE as high as 1,393 ppb and PCE as high as 1,788 ppb, and vapor

monitoring performed at the adjacent properties in the summer of2007 and the winter of2008,

which detected soil vapor concentrations of TCE at 20,000 flglm 3 and PCE at 350,000 flgl m3 ,

causing cancer risks in the basement in the summer (2 x 10 "\ and in the basement and first floor

in the winter (5 x 10"4, and 3 x 10 :-'\~espectively) at 2009 Annapolis Road, adjacent to the

Property, in excess of EPA acceptable risk levels. (See Paragraph 8, above).

18. A federal agency is authorized to apply for a warrant if Congress has granted the

Agency statutory entry authority. Bunker Hill Co. v. United States, 658 F. 2d 1280, 1285 (9th

Cir.1981). Warrants may be obtained on an ex parte basis. Bunker Hill, at 1285. A lesser

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The U.S. Supreme Court has noted that:

[p]robable cause in the criminal senseis not required. Forpurposes of an administrative search ... probable cause justifying

the issuance of a warrant may be based not only on specificevidence of an existing violation but also on a showing that'reasonable legislative or administrative standards for conductingan ... inspection are satisfied with respect to a particular[establishment].' .

Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc., 436 U.S. 307,320-21 (1978) (quoting Camara v. Municipal Court,

387 U.S. 523, 538 (1967)). EPA's statutory authority to enter, inspec~, obtain samples, and. .

perform removal activities is clear. See 42 U.S.C: S 9604(a) and (e). In the present case, EPA

seeks a warrant to implement and enforce the provisions of CERCLA, i.e., to perform response

actions (inspections and sampling) in response to a release or threat of release of hazardous

substances into the environment from the Property. The standards for performing such response.

actions are contained within the NCP,40 C.F.R. Part 300.

19. The United States therefore seeks an Administrative Warrant for entry, inspection,

and sampling activities at the Property as described in Paragraph 9, above;

Respectfully Submitted:

Ron J. RosensteinUnited States Attorney

By: ~

Larry D. AdamsAssistant United States AttorneyMSB No. 03118


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. OF COUNSEL:

Elizabeth B. LukensSenior Assistant Regional CounselU.S. Environmental Protection Agency1650 Arch StreetPhiladelphi,a, PA 19103

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