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Former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site Navassa, NC U.S. Environmental Protection Agency North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Greenfield Environmental Multistate Trust LLC, Trustee of the Multistate Environmental Response Trust Public Meeting June 20, 2017
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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
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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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Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule
ContactInformation• ErikSpalvins,EPARemedialProjectManager– (404)562-8938,[email protected]
• TonyaSpencer,EPACommunityInvolvementCoordinator– (404)562-8463,[email protected]
• DavidMattison,NCDEQSuperfundSectionProjectManager– (919)707-8336,[email protected]
• CindyBrooks,MultistateTrustManagingPrincipal– (617)448-9762,[email protected]
• RichardElliott,MultistateTrustProjectManager– (617)953-1154,[email protected]
Questionsand
Discussion
