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Former Kerr-McGee ChemicalCorporationSuperfundSiteNavassa,NC

U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyNorthCarolinaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality

GreenfieldEnvironmentalMultistateTrustLLC,TrusteeoftheMultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust

PublicMeetingJune20,2017

Public Meeting Agendaü Introductionsü UpdateonEPAInformationRepositoryü NCEERCUpdateü RWGUpdateü NCDEQUpdateonNavassaTrusteesCouncilandonOtherSitesintheAreaü OverviewandrolesofEPA,NCDEQ,MultistateTrustandStakeholdersü StatusoftheSiteInvestigations

• SummaryofActivitiesCompletedin2017• WorkPlannedfor2017• TimelineforRemainderofCleanup

ü Kerr-McGeeNavassaRedevelopmentPlanningInitiativeü QuestionsandDiscussion

Introductions

TonyaSpencer,EPA

Introductions⎼TonyaSpencer,EPAü NavassaSuperfundSiteCleanupTeam

• U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)• NorthCarolinaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(NCDEQ)• MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust(MultistateTrust)

ü NavassaCommunityEconomic&EnvironmentalRe-DevelopmentCorporation(NCEERC)⎼ Communitygroup• TechnicalAssistanceGrant(TAG)update

ü RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)updateü NavassaTrusteesCouncilü Partnersinotherefforts

• NCDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices• NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)

• Naturalresourcerestoration• NorthCarolinaDivisionofPublicHealth(NCDPH)

• Healtheducationandoutreach• UniversityofNorthCarolina– Wilmington(UNCW)

UpdateonEPAInformationRepository

PublicMeetingsEveryQuarterNextMeetingSeptember12,2017

NCEERCUpdate

ChrisGraham,NCEERC

RWGUpdate

NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityJimBateson

NCDEQActivitiesand

UpdateonNavassaTrusteesCouncil

JimBateson,NCDEQ

NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityJimBateson

OverviewofCleanup

ErikSpalvins,EPA

MissionStatement

• StatutoryRequirement– Protecthumanhealthandtheenvironment– Holdaproposedplanpublicmeetingandrespondtocommentsinthe

RecordofDecision(ROD)• EPA,NCDEQ,MultistateTrustcommitment:

– CleanuptheSitetoenablereuseassupportedbyandbeneficialtothecommunity

– Informthepublicofthenatureoftheenvironmentalissuesandoftheprogressbeingmade

– Involvethepublicinthedecision-makingprocessesthatwillaffectthemandinthecleanupdecisionsunderconsideration

– Conductthecleanupsoitcanhaveabroad,positivecommunityimpact• Theroleofthecommunity- ProvideVision

– PickupwheretheSuperfundcleanupstops

Howwegothere• 2005,KerrMcGeespunoffacompanycalled“Tronox”• Tronoxhadlimitedfundsdotoworkandwentbankruptin2009• EPAtookoverinvestigationin2010andsampledthemarsh,

yardsandwells• February2011wastheeffectivedateoftheTronoxBankruptcy

EnvironmentalSettlementAgreementØ TronoxsetasidefundsforcleanupandNaturalResource

RestorationØ Cleanup

§ About$3.6Million§ Created“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”§ EPAandNCDEQarebeneficiaries

Ø NaturalResourceRestoration§ About$900,000§ TrusteesareNOAA,NCDENR,FWS

Howwegothere

CleanupDamages NaturalResourceDamages

SettlementAgreement$5.1billiontosettlelawsuit

NaturalResourceTrustees

“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”

Fundingto Fundingto

Tronox bankruptcyalsocreatedAnadarkoLitigationTrustto:• ProsecutelawsuitagainstKerr-McGee/Anadarko• Distributeproceeds(asdeterminedbypercentagesinTronoxSettlement

Agreement)

CleanupBeneficiaries:governmentagenciesthatwouldhavebeenresponsibleforthecleanupasaresultofthebankruptcy.

NaturalResourceTrustees:governmentagenciesresponsibleforthenaturalresources

“Cleanup”TotalFundsabout$92Million

“Restoration”TotalFundsabout$23Million

CleanupVision:Protecthumanhealthandtheenvironment,andfacilitatecommunity-supportedreusecompatiblewiththecommunity’sfuture.

LeftoverfundswillgotoothersitesabandonedbyTronox thatdonothaveenoughfunding.

RestorationGoal:RestorenaturalresourcessimilartothosedamagedbyreleasesfromtheSite.

Allfundswillbeusedforrestorationprojectsrelatedtothisrelease.

Jointactivities• DiscussandPlanScopeofActions• Coordinatewithstakeholdersandresidents

EPAandNCDEQActivities• Ultimateresponsibilityforcleanup• ReviewandApproveWorkPlans• ProvideOversightofCleanupWork• NCDEQisresponsibleforlong-term

care,ifneeded

MultistateTrustActivities• Conduct“EnvironmentalActions”pertheTronox

SettlementAgreement• Investigation• Cleanup• Long-termcare,etc.

• Ownpropertyandeventuallyconveyproperty

“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”

CleanupRolesandResponsibilities

NCDEQ

Frequentlyaskedquestions

• Whatifthereisnotenoughmoney?Ø IftheTrustrunsoutoffunds,theEPAandNCDEQwilltakeover

theSiteandfundthecleanup.• WhatifthereismoneyleftoveraftertheTrustcompletes

thecleanup?Ø ThefundswillbesharedwithothersitesleftbyKerr-McGee.

Ø Wheredidthefundingcomefrom?Ø TronoxprovidedinitialfundsduringbankruptcysettlementØ AnadarkoprovidedfundsaftersettlementofAnadarkolawsuit

Ø Whoiswatchingthemoneytomakesureitisspentcarefully?Ø TheMultistateTrustisafiduciaryandcoordinatesdirectlywith

U.S.DOJ

SiteWorkUpdate

RichardElliott,MultistateTrust

SupplementalRemedialInvestigations(SRI)RichardElliott,MultistateTrust

PurposeofSupplementalRemedialInvestigations(SRI):CharacterizeNatureandExtentofContaminantsofConcern

• Determinelateralandverticaldistributionofcontaminants

• Investigateallmedia:soil,sediment,groundwaterandsurfacewater

• UseSRIresultstodetermineriskposedbycontaminationtohumanhealthandtheenvironment

2017SRIDataCollectionActivitiesüFirstQuarter2017

§ Geotechnicalsamplesforvaporintrusionanalysis§ Additionalon-siteandoff-sitemonitoringwells§ AdditionalsoilsamplesfromnorthernareasofSite§ AdditionalsoilboringsforDNAPLinvestigations

üQuarterlygroundwatersamplinginMarch,June,SeptemberandDecember

üSecondquarterlygroundwatersamplingeventbeganJune19,2017

DPTandSonicDrillRigs

WaterSamplingTraining

WaterSamplingSet-up

CreosoteinCoreSample

üRiskAssessments§ HumanHealthandEcologicalRiskAssessments§ ScheduledtobecompleteAugust2017

üRemedialInvestigation(RI)ReportscheduledtobeissuedNovember2017

üFeasibilityStudy(FS) scheduledtobeginAugust2017

2017RiskAssessmentsandFeasibilityStudies

Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Remedy Selection

Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule

Remediation:Theactivitiesintendedtoreducehumanandecologicalexposuretocontaminants.ForKerrMcGee,thisisworkismanaged

bytheMultistateTrust.

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)Definitions

Redevelopment:Returningthepropertytoproductiveuse.ForKerrMcGee,theMultistateTrustisfacilitatingaprocesstoidentify

potentialfutureusesoftheSite.Theactualredevelopmentwillbeimplementedbyoneormorethirdparties.

Restoration:Coversactivitiesdesignedtoaddressdamageorharmtoecosystemscausedbycontamination.ForKerrMcGee,theNavassa

TrusteesCouncilismanagingrestorationactivities.

Kerr-McGeeNavassaRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative

(RPI)

CindyBrooks,MultistateTrust

• FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)

• OpportunitiesforCommunityInput/Engagement– RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)– CommunitySurvey– FocusGroups– CommunityVisioningWorkshop– OpenHouse

• RPIProcessandDeliverables

• RPISchedule

Kerr-McGee NavassaSuperfundSiteRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)

CindyBrooks—MultistateTrust

Q:WhatistheKerr-McGeeRPI?

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)

A:TheRPIisaplanningprocessthatengagestheNavassacommunityindevelopingapotentialplanorvisionforfutureuseoftheSite.

Q:WhatwillbetheresultsoftheKerr-McGeeRPI?A:TheprimaryRPIdeliverablewillbeoneormore“conceptual”master

plan(s)depictingpotentialfutureuseoftheKerr-McGeeSite.

Q:HowwilltheresultsoftheKerr-McGeeRPIbeused?A:EPAmayusetheRPIresultsinselectingtheSitecleanupplan.TheMultistateTrustmayusetheRPIresultstoidentifypossiblefutureusersoftheSiteand,ifapprovedbyEPAandNCDEQ,tointegrate

futureuseintothecleanupplans.

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)

Q:WhyistheMultistateTrustpursuingtheKerr-McGeeRPI?A:TheMultistateTrusthaselected topursuetheRPIbecauseofitsbeliefthattheNavassacommunityshouldhaveasignificantvoicein

howtheSitewillbereusedinthefuture.

Q:WilltheNavassacommunityapprovewhoacquirestheKerr-McGeeSite?

A:UndertheTronoxbankruptcysettlement,EPAandtheNavassaTrusteesCouncilaretheonlyentitiesthatcanapproveatransferor

saleoftheSite.

Q:IstheMultistateTrustrequiredtopreparearedevelopmentplanfortheKerr-McGeeSite?

A:RedevelopmentplanningfortheSiteisnotrequiredbyEPA,NCDEQortheSuperfundcleanuplaws.

ü RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)

ü CommunitySurveyandInterviews

ü CommunityVisioningWorkshop

ü OpenHouse

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)

OpportunitiesforCommunityInput/Engagement

RoleoftheRedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)

ü ActassteeringcommitteeforKerr-McGeeRPIü Helpengagebroadcross-sectionofresidentsand

communitystakeholdersinKerr-McGeeRPIprocessü Provideinsightintocommunitygoalsandconcerns

aboutfuturereuseü ReviewandcommentonkeyRPIdeliverables

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)RedevelopmentWorkingGroup

BridgingtheGatewaytoaMillennialCommunity

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)RedevelopmentWorkingGroup

RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)Participantsü TownofNavassa

§ TownCouncil(CouncilorsBethel,Brown,Burns,Merrick,andMooring)§ MayorWillis

ü ResidentsofNavassa§ Kalithah Crawford,MalcolmDormanandMelvinWalker

ü NavassaCommunityEconomic&EnvironmentalRedevelopmentCorporation(NCEERC)ü LaTanyaBeatty-Nixonü ChrisGrahamü Conswalia Greenü MarcellHattenü ClarenceToland

ü OtherStakeholdersü ReseaWillis/President/BrunswickHousingOpportunities(BHO)ü VeronicaCarter/BoardMember/NorthCarolinaCoastalFederation(NCCF)

ü PurposeofCommunitySurvey§ Communityinputonredevelopmentgoals/priorities§ Broadspectrumofstakeholderinterests§ ResultstobeusedinCommunityVisioningWorkshop

üOptionsforsubmittingcompletedsurveys§ U.S.Mail§ Online(SurveyMonkey)§ DropboxatAvailabilitySessionsandTownHall§ ReturntoMultistateTrust(Chris,RichardorCindy)

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)CommunitySurvey

Purposeü DefinecommunityvisionforfutureofKerr-McGeeSiteü Developclear,realisticideasforredevelopmentthataddresscommunity

goalsandprioritiesü Providereal-timeinputtoplanningprocess

Format/Processü Buildingondatacollectionresults,three-dayintensiveplanningsessions

facilitatedbylanduseplannersü Organizedintosubgroupstofocusonkeyreuseoptionsü Forumforbrainstormingideasandprovidingimmediatefeedbacktoland

useplannersü SomeparticipantstoberecommendedbyRWG

Schedule:Thursday,November30throughSaturday,December2,2017

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)CommunityVisioningWorkshop

Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)ProcessandDeliverables

Collectand

AnalyzeData

CommunityVisioningWorkshop

OpenHouse

ConceptualPlansandMarketStudy

DraftandFinalRedevelopmentPlans

ExampleRedevelopmentPlansAsarcoSuperfundSite,EastHelena,Montana

ExampleRedevelopmentPlansAsarcoSuperfundSite,EastHelena,Montana

ExampleRedevelopmentPlansIndustri-plexSuperfundSite,Woburn,Massachusetts

ExampleRedevelopmentPlansIndustri-plexSuperfundSite,Woburn,Massachusetts

ExampleRedevelopmentPlanKerr-McGeeSuperfundSite,Columbus,Mississippi

ExampleRedevelopmentPlanKerr-McGeeSuperfundSite,Columbus,Mississippi

Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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Remedy Selection

Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule

ContactInformation• ErikSpalvins,EPARemedialProjectManager– (404)562-8938,spalvins.erik@epa.gov

• TonyaSpencer,EPACommunityInvolvementCoordinator– (404)562-8463,spencer.latonya@epa.gov

• DavidMattison,NCDEQSuperfundSectionProjectManager– (919)707-8336,david.mattison@ncdenr.gov

• CindyBrooks,MultistateTrustManagingPrincipal– (617)448-9762,cb@g-etg.com

• RichardElliott,MultistateTrustProjectManager– (617)953-1154,re@g-etg.com

Questionsand

Discussion