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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION
60 WESTVIEW STREET LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS 01113
MEt-lORAN DUM
Request for Immedi a te Removal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUMSUBJECT Davis Landfill Smithfield Rhode Island
FROM Richard A Haworth OSC JA1 Oil and Hazardous Materials section
TO Michael R Deland Regional Administrator
THRU Edward J Conley Acting DirecloJmiddot Environmental Services Diviai~-
THRU1 Merrill s Hohman Director Waste Management Division
Authorization is hereby requested for $9000000 to initiate immediate removal actions at the Davia Landfill in Smithfield Rl Implementation of this action will eliminate the existing threat to public health and the environment by removing and properly disposing of flammable wastes on site
The Rhode Uland Department of Environmental Management has requested immediate emergency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assistance due to the States unsuccessful attempts at gaining an adequate private party response
BACKGROUND
The site is located in a rural a~ea of the town of Smithfield Rhode Island on property owned by the William Davis Sr Famishyly Within his property approximately 10 acres were used for disposal of various liquid and solid wastes from the early 1970s until December 1978 when the State of Rhode Island ordered Mr Davis to stop dumping Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk tank trucks and deposited in unlined pits Amo ng the s o lid wastes accepted were used tires An estimated 35 million tires now cover much of the 10 acres
On October l 1984 1 EPA assumed lead project manageTent as a continuation of the remedial investigation previously conducted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management As part of the continuin-~ investigation areas of tires are being cleared to access the ground beneath them In early July 1985 this work in one area revealed drums containing unknown material
The Oi l and Hazardous Materia ls section was notified and visited the site on July 3 1985 Instrument read ings in the vicinity of drums found on-site indicated the resence of volatile or-g middotnlc va orS in bull Preliminary resu ts o samples taken from drums and the soil surrounding them indicated the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene YPor lev_tlsJtXCee4i-Aq-thaexplosive limit were measured within the drum stagi~_~eill
ill --- 1 ~ jff1 0 ljfl
Currently approximate~nf questionable integrity and unknown compatibility ~storage precautions As the contents of the drums are highly volatile the potential for fire is high Should a fire occur the situation would be worsened by the presence of the 3 5 million tires
At risk are the workers on-site perfonning the remedial study as well as nearby residents Approximately 50 homes exist within one-half mile of the site Currently no barriers exist to prevent public access other than a gate on the access road Also any release would result in further contamination of the soil and thereby fii~roundwater that feeds nearby wells
ENFORCEMENT L middote see attached ~ laquo PROPOSED ACTION jLJ-wl~-r _
) 9l _u f _ k-5 -shyHa)~ project ta)Hts include tvu_ fbulle - -~-
Defi~ the extent of drum deposits in the tire pile0 o building a secure staging llrea
o sampling drum contents for indentification
o overpacking drums
o removal and disposal of drums
o providing site security for the duration of the remova l action
A tw o phase (ie s tag i ng disposal) response action pe rf o rmshyance period estimated at two mo nths t o tal duration will begin upo n your approval of est imated costs to be distributed as follows
Extramural Cleanup saoooooo TAT Contract s 500000 Intragency Total Project Ceiling h5~~~sect~ REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION
Because conditions at the Davis site in Smithfield Rhode Island meet the NCP section 30065 criteria for an immediate removal I recommend your approval of this removal request The esti shymated total project costs are $9000000 of which $8000000 is for contractor cleanup costs You may indicated your apshyproval or disapproval by signing below
Approved Datez
Disapproved z Datez
)
middot The p r esent one r of Dp1 i Liquid lt itP il i nr1tiied ny EPA prior l middotl beg i nn ing t hP RIPS that there wa s an opportunit y t o perfo rr1 the need~d site ~ctivities re lova l an rl r emPdia l in plil ce ot EPA This no tificlt~tion letter ws no t responded to by thP o wner hut still will ~uffi ce to he the proper notifica ti o n as it indicates an unwillingness to perform the wo rk In arl rHti o n the ~tate ha~ i ni tiatel1 enforcemPnt actions aga inst the owner in which the owner i s not i n full compliance
Other potentilllly respoMihle parties (PRP) are bei ng irientishyfied at this time However in an effort not t o slow or stop the RI FS investigati on the decision is being made that the reMoval will initially he to stage the druls on-site which are causing a potAntial danger to the workers Further removal JICtions including investigation and disposal of the drur~s will he offAred to the PRPs Notice and Infomation lette rs are being 11-velopeci and will be sent out in the near future
EPA has lIASessed and will continue to assess its full enforceshyment options at the Davis Site 11lis removal action does not ~middot(
)f
II
~ II
U~ITED ltTH ENVIRONMENTAL tPOTECTION ENCY
HEt-IORANDUI
003lgtHlt
SUttJECfl Request for ltnmediate RITIOVal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUM ZH
Davie Landfill Smithfield Rhode tehnd H1gt
-ltr PROM1 Richard A Haworth OSC lgtO
0H
oil and Hazardous Nateriale section ~ltO
T01 Michael R Deland 1Regional Adminiatrator 0-4
Edward J Conley Acting Director Environmental Servicea Divieton 0
THRth i
THRlh Merrill s HoMan Director ~aate Managent Diviaion
Authorisation 1a hereby requeated for bullbulloooooo to initiate
t-ediate re110val actionbull at the Davia Landfill in SbullithUeld
Rl Ibullplbullentation of thh action wlll eUbulltnate the exlating
threat to publtc health and the environt by ratng and
properly dhpoaing of fl-able waatea on alta
The Rhode taland Departnt of lnvtrontal aanae-ent hu
requeated idlate -~ncy lnvlrontal Protection Agency
cEPA) aaahtance due to the State a unaucceaaf11 attbullpta at
gaining an adequate privata party reaponae
BACkGROUND
located in a rural area of the town of lthfialdThe Bite hRhode leland on property owned by the WUUbull Davia er PDlshy
ly Within hie property approdtaly 10 acna n uaad for
dhpoaal of varioua liquid and aoUd waatea f~ the aarlr
1970a until ocbar 1978 when the State of JIMMSII leland
ordered Mr Davia to atop dbullplng Liquid waatH wre aooaptad
both in druaa and bulk tank tructa and depoalted ln unllaed
pita A1r10no the aolld waetea accepted were uaed Urea An
estimated 35 ~tillion tlrea now cobullbullr -ch of the 10 acne
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
unn~ Statts Envuonmentai ProtectltOn
OffiCeOI Publoc Aflllrt
MIUICIIUIIIS New HbullmpSIIbullre
Jonn F Kennedy FeQeral Buoldulg Rhode Island AQency
Boston Mauact sens 02203 VermontRtlloon I
oEPA Environmental News Rich Haworth 01-SOene Coordinator (617)661~70
August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
On October l 1984 1 EPA assumed lead project manageTent as a continuation of the remedial investigation previously conducted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management As part of the continuin-~ investigation areas of tires are being cleared to access the ground beneath them In early July 1985 this work in one area revealed drums containing unknown material
The Oi l and Hazardous Materia ls section was notified and visited the site on July 3 1985 Instrument read ings in the vicinity of drums found on-site indicated the resence of volatile or-g middotnlc va orS in bull Preliminary resu ts o samples taken from drums and the soil surrounding them indicated the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene YPor lev_tlsJtXCee4i-Aq-thaexplosive limit were measured within the drum stagi~_~eill
ill --- 1 ~ jff1 0 ljfl
Currently approximate~nf questionable integrity and unknown compatibility ~storage precautions As the contents of the drums are highly volatile the potential for fire is high Should a fire occur the situation would be worsened by the presence of the 3 5 million tires
At risk are the workers on-site perfonning the remedial study as well as nearby residents Approximately 50 homes exist within one-half mile of the site Currently no barriers exist to prevent public access other than a gate on the access road Also any release would result in further contamination of the soil and thereby fii~roundwater that feeds nearby wells
ENFORCEMENT L middote see attached ~ laquo PROPOSED ACTION jLJ-wl~-r _
) 9l _u f _ k-5 -shyHa)~ project ta)Hts include tvu_ fbulle - -~-
Defi~ the extent of drum deposits in the tire pile0 o building a secure staging llrea
o sampling drum contents for indentification
o overpacking drums
o removal and disposal of drums
o providing site security for the duration of the remova l action
A tw o phase (ie s tag i ng disposal) response action pe rf o rmshyance period estimated at two mo nths t o tal duration will begin upo n your approval of est imated costs to be distributed as follows
Extramural Cleanup saoooooo TAT Contract s 500000 Intragency Total Project Ceiling h5~~~sect~ REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION
Because conditions at the Davis site in Smithfield Rhode Island meet the NCP section 30065 criteria for an immediate removal I recommend your approval of this removal request The esti shymated total project costs are $9000000 of which $8000000 is for contractor cleanup costs You may indicated your apshyproval or disapproval by signing below
Approved Datez
Disapproved z Datez
)
middot The p r esent one r of Dp1 i Liquid lt itP il i nr1tiied ny EPA prior l middotl beg i nn ing t hP RIPS that there wa s an opportunit y t o perfo rr1 the need~d site ~ctivities re lova l an rl r emPdia l in plil ce ot EPA This no tificlt~tion letter ws no t responded to by thP o wner hut still will ~uffi ce to he the proper notifica ti o n as it indicates an unwillingness to perform the wo rk In arl rHti o n the ~tate ha~ i ni tiatel1 enforcemPnt actions aga inst the owner in which the owner i s not i n full compliance
Other potentilllly respoMihle parties (PRP) are bei ng irientishyfied at this time However in an effort not t o slow or stop the RI FS investigati on the decision is being made that the reMoval will initially he to stage the druls on-site which are causing a potAntial danger to the workers Further removal JICtions including investigation and disposal of the drur~s will he offAred to the PRPs Notice and Infomation lette rs are being 11-velopeci and will be sent out in the near future
EPA has lIASessed and will continue to assess its full enforceshyment options at the Davis Site 11lis removal action does not ~middot(
)f
II
~ II
U~ITED ltTH ENVIRONMENTAL tPOTECTION ENCY
HEt-IORANDUI
003lgtHlt
SUttJECfl Request for ltnmediate RITIOVal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUM ZH
Davie Landfill Smithfield Rhode tehnd H1gt
-ltr PROM1 Richard A Haworth OSC lgtO
0H
oil and Hazardous Nateriale section ~ltO
T01 Michael R Deland 1Regional Adminiatrator 0-4
Edward J Conley Acting Director Environmental Servicea Divieton 0
THRth i
THRlh Merrill s HoMan Director ~aate Managent Diviaion
Authorisation 1a hereby requeated for bullbulloooooo to initiate
t-ediate re110val actionbull at the Davia Landfill in SbullithUeld
Rl Ibullplbullentation of thh action wlll eUbulltnate the exlating
threat to publtc health and the environt by ratng and
properly dhpoaing of fl-able waatea on alta
The Rhode taland Departnt of lnvtrontal aanae-ent hu
requeated idlate -~ncy lnvlrontal Protection Agency
cEPA) aaahtance due to the State a unaucceaaf11 attbullpta at
gaining an adequate privata party reaponae
BACkGROUND
located in a rural area of the town of lthfialdThe Bite hRhode leland on property owned by the WUUbull Davia er PDlshy
ly Within hie property approdtaly 10 acna n uaad for
dhpoaal of varioua liquid and aoUd waatea f~ the aarlr
1970a until ocbar 1978 when the State of JIMMSII leland
ordered Mr Davia to atop dbullplng Liquid waatH wre aooaptad
both in druaa and bulk tank tructa and depoalted ln unllaed
pita A1r10no the aolld waetea accepted were uaed Urea An
estimated 35 ~tillion tlrea now cobullbullr -ch of the 10 acne
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
unn~ Statts Envuonmentai ProtectltOn
OffiCeOI Publoc Aflllrt
MIUICIIUIIIS New HbullmpSIIbullre
Jonn F Kennedy FeQeral Buoldulg Rhode Island AQency
Boston Mauact sens 02203 VermontRtlloon I
oEPA Environmental News Rich Haworth 01-SOene Coordinator (617)661~70
August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
A tw o phase (ie s tag i ng disposal) response action pe rf o rmshyance period estimated at two mo nths t o tal duration will begin upo n your approval of est imated costs to be distributed as follows
Extramural Cleanup saoooooo TAT Contract s 500000 Intragency Total Project Ceiling h5~~~sect~ REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION
Because conditions at the Davis site in Smithfield Rhode Island meet the NCP section 30065 criteria for an immediate removal I recommend your approval of this removal request The esti shymated total project costs are $9000000 of which $8000000 is for contractor cleanup costs You may indicated your apshyproval or disapproval by signing below
Approved Datez
Disapproved z Datez
)
middot The p r esent one r of Dp1 i Liquid lt itP il i nr1tiied ny EPA prior l middotl beg i nn ing t hP RIPS that there wa s an opportunit y t o perfo rr1 the need~d site ~ctivities re lova l an rl r emPdia l in plil ce ot EPA This no tificlt~tion letter ws no t responded to by thP o wner hut still will ~uffi ce to he the proper notifica ti o n as it indicates an unwillingness to perform the wo rk In arl rHti o n the ~tate ha~ i ni tiatel1 enforcemPnt actions aga inst the owner in which the owner i s not i n full compliance
Other potentilllly respoMihle parties (PRP) are bei ng irientishyfied at this time However in an effort not t o slow or stop the RI FS investigati on the decision is being made that the reMoval will initially he to stage the druls on-site which are causing a potAntial danger to the workers Further removal JICtions including investigation and disposal of the drur~s will he offAred to the PRPs Notice and Infomation lette rs are being 11-velopeci and will be sent out in the near future
EPA has lIASessed and will continue to assess its full enforceshyment options at the Davis Site 11lis removal action does not ~middot(
)f
II
~ II
U~ITED ltTH ENVIRONMENTAL tPOTECTION ENCY
HEt-IORANDUI
003lgtHlt
SUttJECfl Request for ltnmediate RITIOVal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUM ZH
Davie Landfill Smithfield Rhode tehnd H1gt
-ltr PROM1 Richard A Haworth OSC lgtO
0H
oil and Hazardous Nateriale section ~ltO
T01 Michael R Deland 1Regional Adminiatrator 0-4
Edward J Conley Acting Director Environmental Servicea Divieton 0
THRth i
THRlh Merrill s HoMan Director ~aate Managent Diviaion
Authorisation 1a hereby requeated for bullbulloooooo to initiate
t-ediate re110val actionbull at the Davia Landfill in SbullithUeld
Rl Ibullplbullentation of thh action wlll eUbulltnate the exlating
threat to publtc health and the environt by ratng and
properly dhpoaing of fl-able waatea on alta
The Rhode taland Departnt of lnvtrontal aanae-ent hu
requeated idlate -~ncy lnvlrontal Protection Agency
cEPA) aaahtance due to the State a unaucceaaf11 attbullpta at
gaining an adequate privata party reaponae
BACkGROUND
located in a rural area of the town of lthfialdThe Bite hRhode leland on property owned by the WUUbull Davia er PDlshy
ly Within hie property approdtaly 10 acna n uaad for
dhpoaal of varioua liquid and aoUd waatea f~ the aarlr
1970a until ocbar 1978 when the State of JIMMSII leland
ordered Mr Davia to atop dbullplng Liquid waatH wre aooaptad
both in druaa and bulk tank tructa and depoalted ln unllaed
pita A1r10no the aolld waetea accepted were uaed Urea An
estimated 35 ~tillion tlrea now cobullbullr -ch of the 10 acne
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
unn~ Statts Envuonmentai ProtectltOn
OffiCeOI Publoc Aflllrt
MIUICIIUIIIS New HbullmpSIIbullre
Jonn F Kennedy FeQeral Buoldulg Rhode Island AQency
Boston Mauact sens 02203 VermontRtlloon I
oEPA Environmental News Rich Haworth 01-SOene Coordinator (617)661~70
August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
middot The p r esent one r of Dp1 i Liquid lt itP il i nr1tiied ny EPA prior l middotl beg i nn ing t hP RIPS that there wa s an opportunit y t o perfo rr1 the need~d site ~ctivities re lova l an rl r emPdia l in plil ce ot EPA This no tificlt~tion letter ws no t responded to by thP o wner hut still will ~uffi ce to he the proper notifica ti o n as it indicates an unwillingness to perform the wo rk In arl rHti o n the ~tate ha~ i ni tiatel1 enforcemPnt actions aga inst the owner in which the owner i s not i n full compliance
Other potentilllly respoMihle parties (PRP) are bei ng irientishyfied at this time However in an effort not t o slow or stop the RI FS investigati on the decision is being made that the reMoval will initially he to stage the druls on-site which are causing a potAntial danger to the workers Further removal JICtions including investigation and disposal of the drur~s will he offAred to the PRPs Notice and Infomation lette rs are being 11-velopeci and will be sent out in the near future
EPA has lIASessed and will continue to assess its full enforceshyment options at the Davis Site 11lis removal action does not ~middot(
)f
II
~ II
U~ITED ltTH ENVIRONMENTAL tPOTECTION ENCY
HEt-IORANDUI
003lgtHlt
SUttJECfl Request for ltnmediate RITIOVal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUM ZH
Davie Landfill Smithfield Rhode tehnd H1gt
-ltr PROM1 Richard A Haworth OSC lgtO
0H
oil and Hazardous Nateriale section ~ltO
T01 Michael R Deland 1Regional Adminiatrator 0-4
Edward J Conley Acting Director Environmental Servicea Divieton 0
THRth i
THRlh Merrill s HoMan Director ~aate Managent Diviaion
Authorisation 1a hereby requeated for bullbulloooooo to initiate
t-ediate re110val actionbull at the Davia Landfill in SbullithUeld
Rl Ibullplbullentation of thh action wlll eUbulltnate the exlating
threat to publtc health and the environt by ratng and
properly dhpoaing of fl-able waatea on alta
The Rhode taland Departnt of lnvtrontal aanae-ent hu
requeated idlate -~ncy lnvlrontal Protection Agency
cEPA) aaahtance due to the State a unaucceaaf11 attbullpta at
gaining an adequate privata party reaponae
BACkGROUND
located in a rural area of the town of lthfialdThe Bite hRhode leland on property owned by the WUUbull Davia er PDlshy
ly Within hie property approdtaly 10 acna n uaad for
dhpoaal of varioua liquid and aoUd waatea f~ the aarlr
1970a until ocbar 1978 when the State of JIMMSII leland
ordered Mr Davia to atop dbullplng Liquid waatH wre aooaptad
both in druaa and bulk tank tructa and depoalted ln unllaed
pita A1r10no the aolld waetea accepted were uaed Urea An
estimated 35 ~tillion tlrea now cobullbullr -ch of the 10 acne
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
unn~ Statts Envuonmentai ProtectltOn
OffiCeOI Publoc Aflllrt
MIUICIIUIIIS New HbullmpSIIbullre
Jonn F Kennedy FeQeral Buoldulg Rhode Island AQency
Boston Mauact sens 02203 VermontRtlloon I
oEPA Environmental News Rich Haworth 01-SOene Coordinator (617)661~70
August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
II
~ II
U~ITED ltTH ENVIRONMENTAL tPOTECTION ENCY
HEt-IORANDUI
003lgtHlt
SUttJECfl Request for ltnmediate RITIOVal Action - ACTION MEMORANDUM ZH
Davie Landfill Smithfield Rhode tehnd H1gt
-ltr PROM1 Richard A Haworth OSC lgtO
0H
oil and Hazardous Nateriale section ~ltO
T01 Michael R Deland 1Regional Adminiatrator 0-4
Edward J Conley Acting Director Environmental Servicea Divieton 0
THRth i
THRlh Merrill s HoMan Director ~aate Managent Diviaion
Authorisation 1a hereby requeated for bullbulloooooo to initiate
t-ediate re110val actionbull at the Davia Landfill in SbullithUeld
Rl Ibullplbullentation of thh action wlll eUbulltnate the exlating
threat to publtc health and the environt by ratng and
properly dhpoaing of fl-able waatea on alta
The Rhode taland Departnt of lnvtrontal aanae-ent hu
requeated idlate -~ncy lnvlrontal Protection Agency
cEPA) aaahtance due to the State a unaucceaaf11 attbullpta at
gaining an adequate privata party reaponae
BACkGROUND
located in a rural area of the town of lthfialdThe Bite hRhode leland on property owned by the WUUbull Davia er PDlshy
ly Within hie property approdtaly 10 acna n uaad for
dhpoaal of varioua liquid and aoUd waatea f~ the aarlr
1970a until ocbar 1978 when the State of JIMMSII leland
ordered Mr Davia to atop dbullplng Liquid waatH wre aooaptad
both in druaa and bulk tank tructa and depoalted ln unllaed
pita A1r10no the aolld waetea accepted were uaed Urea An
estimated 35 ~tillion tlrea now cobullbullr -ch of the 10 acne
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
unn~ Statts Envuonmentai ProtectltOn
OffiCeOI Publoc Aflllrt
MIUICIIUIIIS New HbullmpSIIbullre
Jonn F Kennedy FeQeral Buoldulg Rhode Island AQency
Boston Mauact sens 02203 VermontRtlloon I
oEPA Environmental News Rich Haworth 01-SOene Coordinator (617)661~70
August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
Connlaquot iCU Mabullne
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August 20 1965 For more Information C811 Debra Prybyla Public Affairs (617) 223-4906
BOSTON -- The Us Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated S90 000 from Superfund for immediate removal of liquid and solid wastes at the Davi s Liquid waste site in Smithfield Rl it was announced today
The wastes are in approximately 30 drums found in early July during an ongoing EPA study of the site Preliminary r esults of samples taken f r om the drums and surrounding soil indicate the presence of tetrachloroethylene benzene and toluene all volatile organic compounds
The project will include defining the eXtent of drums J building a secure staging area sampling drum contents removing and disposing of the drums and providing site security for the dur ation of the cleanup
The site poses a threat to public health and the environment The potential for fi r e and explosion ie high since the contents of the drums are highly volatile Approximately SO homes are with i n one half mile of the site A release from the drums would result in contamination of the soil and of groundwater that fe eds nearby drinking vella
Approximately 10 acres of the landfill vere used for disposal of various liquid and solid vas tes from the early 1970s until December 1978 Liquid wastes were accepted both in drums and bulk trucks and deposited in unlined pits Mong the solid wastes accepted we r e used tires
EPAs ongoing study is a compr ehensive Remedial Investigation (RI) to determine the exten t of contamination at the site and a Feasibi lity Study (FS) to eva luate possib l e cleanup methods The Rl is expected to be completed this fall
