ALADDIN PLATING SUPERFUND SITECOMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN

Lackawanna County, PennsylvaniaRevision 1: AUGUST 1991

B&V Waste Science and Technology Corp.Public Ledger Building, Suite 272Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

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Table of Contents

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1.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN OVERVIEW .................. 1

2.0 SITE BACKGROUND ........................... 2

2.1 LOCATION ............................ 22.2 SITE OWNERSHIP AND HISTORY . .................. 22.3 PLANNED SITE ACTIVITY ..................... 6

3.0 COMMUNITY PROFILE . . . ....................... 7

4.0 HISTORY OF COMMUNITY CONCERN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

5.0 KEY ISSUES OF COMMUNITY CONCERN ................... 8

6.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM ............ 9

7.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

WLIST OF EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT 1: ALADDIN PLATING SITE LOCATION MAP .............. 3

EXHIBIT 2: ALADDIN PLATING SITE MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: SUGGESTED LOCATIONS FOR THF f:".•• INFORMATIONREPOSITORY AND PUBLIC MEETING ................ 13

APPENDIX B: LIST QF CONTACTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES ........... 14

APPENDIX C: CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS AT THF ii .-.."'DIN PLATING SITE ....... 18

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1.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN OVERVIEW

This community relations plan (CRP) describes the community relations programto be implemented during the Superfund remedial process at the Aladdin Platingsite, located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The current CRP updates theNovember 1987 plan to reflect current site activities, refine the CommunityRelations program, and conform to EPA guidance including "Community Relationsin Superfund: A Handbook" (EPA/540/G-88/002).

The CRP suggests community relations objectives and recommends activities thatthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III (EPA) may use during theSuperfund remedial process at the site to achieve the suggested objectives. Theprii..-ry goals of the activitij- desci ibed in this plan are to establish andmaintain open communication amor.t. Federal, State, and local officials and localresidents along with providing site-related information promptly to interestedparties. By meeting these goals, the EPA can address community concerns as theyarise and can encourage citizens to participate in the remedial process that willoccur in their community.

The Aladdin Plating site is classified as an EPA enforcement lead site under theComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),commonly known as Superfund. EPA has lead responsibility for community relationsactivities at the Aladdin Plating site, as well as technical activities.

•- * The information in these sections is based on information received duringcommunity interviews conducted with local officials and residents of Scott andSouth Abington Townships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, during June 1987.In addition, recent public meetings held in October 1990 and May 1991 providedfeedback on current community concerns.

The CRP for the Aladdin Plating site is divided into the following sections:

• Site Background

• Community Profile

• History of Community Concern

• Key Issues of Community Concern

• Objectives of Community Relations Program

• Community Relations Activities

Appendix A is a list of possible locations for public meetings in the Scott andSouth Abington Townships area and the location of the information repository.Appendix B is a contact list of key officials, media representatives, interestgroups, and local citizens. Appendix C is a chronology of site events.

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2.0 SITE BACKGROUND

2.1 LocationThe Aladdin Plating site is located off Layton Road, approximately 1.5 milesnorth of the Town of Chinchilla, on the border of Scott and South AbingtonTownships, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. (Exhibit 1 illustrates the locationof the site within the State.). The former electroplating facility encompassedapproximately a two-acre grass field which is surrounded by woods. Currently,three residences are located within 100 yards of the former facility andapproximately 120 people live within a one-quarter mile radius of the site.(Exhibit 2 provides a detailed area map of the site vicinity.)

2.2 Site Ownership and HistoryThe Aladdin Plating facility is presently owned by Mr. Russell Richards, Jr.Mr. Richards' family operated an electroplating plant on the site from 1947 to1982. Electroplating is a method of coating metal with rust-proof surfaces suchas chrome or nickel. At the Aladdin plant objects were plated with nickel,copper, and chromium through a process that used sulfuric acid, chromic acid,cyanide, and water. During the electroplating process, the water used to rinsethe plated objects became contaminated with metals and electroplating solutions.During the 35 years of operation, electroplating waste effluent were dischargedvia a ditch to an unlined surficial deposition area approximately 300 feet westof the electroplating building. In 1974, following a routine inspection of thesite, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PADER) officials citedthe company for violating the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law and for operatingwithout a permit to treat industrial waste. Although PADER ordered the ownerto fill the deposition area, the company continued to discharge electroplatingwaste effluent directly onto the ground through drains and pipelines.

In the early part of 1982, a fire occurred at the facility which virtuallydestroyed the electroplating building. Chemical analysis performed by PADER in1983 detected chromium in soil at several locations near the building anddeposition area. EPA chemical analysis performed in 1984 also identified leadand cyanide in onsite soils in addition to chromium. According to EPA siteinspection reports, vats, along with over 20 drums and other miscellaneouscontainers containing approximately 1,500 gallons of acids and bases, were leftunsecured and exposed to the elements. EPA believed that the presence of thesecontaminants onsite posed a significant health threat to nearby residents andpotentially threatened local drinking water supplies.

An estimated 13,000 people within 3 miles of the site rely on domestic and publicground water supplies for drinking water. The nearest residential well is within1,500 feet of the site property. Runoff from the site flows northwest towardLeggetts Creek which is a principal tributary of Griffin Pond. Griffin Pond,located about one mile from the site in the Town of Chinchilla, is a drinkingwater supply reservoir which is used to supplement the water supply for the Cityof Scranton (population 88,000). Water from the Griffin Pond intake also issold to the Keystone Water Company and National Utilities Company to suftPA ylV|ft r> (

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their supplies which serve approximately 13,000 people. The Pennsylvania Gas& Water Company also has two water intakes along Leggetts Creek downstream ofthe site.

The site was subject to periodic testing by PADER and EPA contractors from 1984to 1987. EPA nominated the Aladdin Plating Site for inclusion on the NationalPriorities List (NPL), in January 1987. The NPL is a list of hazardous wastesites that are eligible for investigation and cleanup under the Superfundprogram. On February 24, 1987, officials from EPA, the Center for DiseaseControl (CDC), Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and PADERvisited the site to determine what actions would be taken to eliminate the riskof direct human contact with the hazardous wastes found onsite. As a result ofthis visit, EPA began emergency response activities on March 4, 1987 to reducethe chance of human contact with the site contamination. EPA secured the site'smost contaminated zones with fencing and sampled vats and ' Jms remaining onsite.EPA also began packing decaying drums into transi- '-ion containers anddemolishing and removing the building rubble. On March 22, 1987, two drumscontaining solid cyanide were shipped offsite, under police escort, to Tone1sonIndustries in Detroit, Michigan, for treatment and disposal.

On March 23, 1987, EPA held a public meeting to discuss the events at the siteand to answer questions from residents. In addition to notifying residents thatinitial well samples showed no chemical contamination, EPA outlined additionalsteps that would be taken to reduce the chance of human contact with the wastesat the site. After the public meeting, EPA continued work at the site to removecontaminated debris, prevent contaminants from migrating away from the site, andgather additional data to determine the extent of any remaining sitecontamination.

In May 1987, EPA completed actions to contain surface debris at the site. Alsoin May 1987 EPA conducted a Preliminary Site Evaluation (PSE). During the PSE,62 samples were taken from residential wells, in addition to an extensive numberof ground water samples obtained from sixteen monitoring wells. No contaminationwas detected above the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) in the residential wells,but chromium was detected in samples drawn from the monitoring wells. Inaddition, EPA conducted surface-water sampling of Griffin Pond, but found nocontamination in the samples. Chromium, as well as cyanide, was detected in the150 soil samples which were taken at various depths covering the site. Basedon the analysis of this sampling, in September 1988, EPA issued a Record ofDecision (ROD) for the method they chose to remediate the contamination foundat the Aladdin Plating Site. The scope of work to be performed at the Aladdinsite was divided into two Operable Units (OU). This division allowed for a moremanageable focus on the contaminated media. The major components of the firstOperable Unit (OU1) included:

• Setting a chromium cleanup level for the soil of 50 ppm.

• Excavating and treating offsite, via stabilizationapproximately 12,000 cubic yards of chromium contaminated soil.

• Disposing treated soils in an appropriate offsite landfill.

• Replacing the excavated soil with clean fill and replantingand seeding the site.

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The major components of the second Operable Unit (OU2) include furtherinvestigation and characterization of possible ground water contamination andrecommendation of remediation alternatives, if needed.

Between October 1989 and July 1990 the remedial action for Part 1 of OU1 wasperformed. Throughout this period BVWST performed additional soil sampling inareas outside the area described in the ROD. As a result of this soil samplingan additional three acres (approximately 12,000 cubic yards) of soil on privateproperty contiguous to the western corner of the site was identified that wasabove the specified cleanup level of 50 ppm for chromium. This "offsite" areawas known as Part 2.

On May 7, 1990 an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) was issued toexpand the scope, schedule, and budget of OU1 to include the cleanup of Part 2.The plans and specifications were developed for Part 2 and in June 1990 thecontract was awarded to begin remediation.

In general, one to two feet of contaminated soil was removed from thecontaminated areas of the site. However, in areas directly underlying the formerfacility, excavation occurred to a depth of 14 feet. All soil was transportedoffsite and treated by stabilization and disposed of in an offsite landfillpermitted to handle hazardous waste. After the remedial action was completed,clean topsoil was brought in and the site was regraded, replanted and seeded.Maintenance of the site restoration will be performed for a period of one yearafter the landscaping is complete.

2.3 Planned Site ActivityOn April 2, 1991 EPA approved a work plan to conduct a Remedial Investigationand Feasibility Study for OU2, which will focus on the assessment of possibleground water contamination and the development and recommendation of remedialalternatives, if ground water cleanup is required.

Planned activities include:

• The installation of monitoring wells, residential wellsampling, characterization of subsurface conditions, andoffsite area sampling.

• Extensive sampling of ground water.

• Preparing a Remedial Investigation Report summarizing andinterpreting sampling results.

• Investigating alternatives for remediation.

• Preparing a Feasibility Study evaluating alternatives basedon a risk assessment, cost, levels of cleanup, and operationand maintenance.

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3.0 COMMUNITY PROFILE

The Aladdin Plating Site is transected by Scott Township and South AbingtonTownship, and is in Lackawanna County. Both townships are separate jurisdictionswith their own board of supervisors, sheriffs, volunteer fire departments, andpubic works departments. The region is mostly rural with a small farmingcommunity and a growing commuter community which served the Scranton area. Mostresidents living close to the site are long-term residents and many havepurchased large tracts of land in the area to pass on to their children.

Both townships have experienced significant growth. The 1990 census estimatedthe population of Scott Township at 5,350 and population of South AbingtonTownship at 8,000.

4.0 HISTORY OF COMMUNITY CONCERN

Community awareness of the Aladdin Plating operation has been historicallymoderate to low. Most citizens interviewed for the preparation of the originalplan ( November 1987) acknowledged that they were aware of the plating facilitybut had not associated it with hazardous waste problems. At the time of the 1982fire which destroyed the plant, most residents were primarily concerned aboutthe threat posed by the fire, and were not aware that toxic chemicals were storedin the building. Concern was heightened as a result of the January 1987 newsmedia coverage of the nomination of the site to the NPL. Specifically, residentsbecame concerned about the safety of their drinking water after they learned frompress reports that the site could pose a health risk as a source of ground watercontamination.

Even during the remediation of Parts 1 and 2 of OU1, community interest remainedsomewhat low. According to entries in site logbooks, nearby residents exhibitedcuriosity over construction operations but appeared to be relieved that somethingwas being done about the site. Individuals living adjacent to the site expressedfrustration over the presence of contractors disrupting their normal activitiesand the unsightliness of the excavated area. These issues were resolved to thebest possible extent by EPA.

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5.0 KEY ISSUES OF COMMUNITY CONCERN

present, community concern is concentrated within a small group of residentsliving close to the site. The concerns of these individuals continue to focusprimarily on potential health risks caused by the threat to residential wellwater from contaminated ground water.

A further increase in the level of community concern may be expected if theresults from OU2 site monitoring, well sampling, and data analyses identifyground water contamination problems that would required a long-term investigationand cleanup. Specific issues of concern expressed during community interviewsand at public meetings, that could intensify during a protracted investigationand remedial program are described below.

HEALTH CONCERNS: Concern of the possible effects as_::iated with thehazardous waste at the site is the most prevalent issue associated with theAladdin Plating facility. Health concerns are primarily focused on thepotential threat from ground water contamination, but also include the threatfrom surface-water contamination.

Ground water Contamination; According to individuals interviewed forthe preparation of this plan and those in attendance at recent publicmeetings, residents continue to be concerned about the quality of theirdrinking water. Concern about ground water contamination has greatlydiminished since the announcement in October 1990 that EPA test resultsshowed no contamination in residential wells. Contamination of groundwater, however, could again be a significant issue if water samples takenfrom site monitoring wells indicated that extensive ground watercontamination exists on-site.

Surface-water Contamination; Residents are also concerned about possiblesurface-water contamination caused by the migration of contaminatedground water at the Aladdin Plating Site. While EPA has not found anyevidence of surface-water contamination in Leggetts Creek or in GriffinPond, citizens are still concerned.

FUTURE OF THE SITE; At recent public meetings residents questioned EPAconcerning the future of the site. The site's future would depend on theresults of the ground water studies. The EPA has placed a lien on the siteproperty owned by Mr. Richards. The property belonging to other residentswill be returned to them. Other land use restrictions will be consideredand recommended, if appropriate, at the end of the ongoing ground waterstudy.

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6.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM

By providing the community with an opportunity to learn about and participatein the Superfund remedial process, the community relations program for theAladdin Plating Site will address concerns expressed by citizens and localofficials during community interviews and public meetings. Community relationsefforts should focus on providing accurate and timely information about findingsand developments at the site. Close contact with the community and state andlocal officials throughout future remedial activities will alert EPA communityrelations staff of any shifts in community concern regarding the site. EPA hasdeveloped effective relationships with the community concerning the Aladdin Sitethroughout OU1. Recommended approaches to maintain quality community relationsduring OU2 are discussed in detail below.

1. Provide jvate and timely information about site activities to thecommunity. State and local officials, and other interested parties. To keepcitizens and officials informed of site activities, concise and easily-understood information should be available on the schedule, purpose, and outcomeof technical activities. It is also vital for State and local officials to bekept apprised of EPA's activities, findings, and new developments at the site,particularly if any further remediation is required. This information will allowState and local officials to respond more effectively to citizen inquiries andmake referrals as necessary. By coordinating information and activities withPADER, the Scott and South Abington Townships, and local fire officials, EPA willhelp citizens better understand the involvement of each of these jurisdictionsand agencies. Where information cannot be released to the public (for example,information related to sensitive enforcement issues) a clear and simpleexplanation of why the information must be withheld should be provided.Information may be distributed through public notices, public and informalmeetings, news releases, fact sheets, and the information repositories.

2. Target specific community relations activities to residents most affectedby the site. When certain types of information are requested by individuals orgroups, it will be important for EPA community relations staff to target thatinformation to address specific citizen concerns or inquiries. For example,owners of private wells where samples are t,iken should be provided with sampleresults, follow-up explanations of what «r, <!one and found in their water, andpossibly contacted directly by EPA staff with phone calls or letters.

3. Continue to educate area residents and state and local officials about theprocedures, policies, and requirements ot tne Superfund program. By circulatingbasic information about the Superfund proioss, and specific information aboutmonitoring, sampling and remedial activity, {PA community relations staff willcontinue to dispel any confusion about th- '• -.mup of the site. This informationshould be distributed to interested c i t i / < > n > , state and local officials, and thenews media. It should also be placed in ?*•> information repositories.

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4. Identify a central contact at EPA. Identifying a single contact person atEPA to respond to the public inquiries can provide timely, understandable, andconsistent responses to any questions raised by residents, local officials, orthe press concerning the Aladdin Plating Site.

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7.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS ACTIVITIES

The list of activities identified below present suggested community relationsactivities which may be conducted by EPA during further remedial activities atthe Aladdin Plating Site. These activities are designed to maintaincommunication between EPA staff and area residents, provide the community withaccurate and timely information, and enable interested citizens to participatein decisions, regarding the remedial treatment of the site. This list ofactivities serves as a starting point for the community relations program at theAladdin Plating Site and will be modified, if appropriate, as site workprogresses.

1. Establish information repositories. A repository containing site relateddocuments, including this CRP, has been maintained in the conramity. Inaddition, an administrative record, iM:aining a more extensive coi uction ofsite-related records, has been established at the same location as therepository.

General information about the Superfund process and any fact sheets or progressreports produced during the continuing remedial program at the site will be sentto the repositories, in addition to the materials required under CERCLA. (SeeAppendix A for information repository locations.)

2. Provide a public comment period and notify the community. Following therelease of the Feasibility Study report, the EPA will provide a minimum of 30days for citizens and officials to review the report and express their opinions.The EPA will provide public notice in the local press of the availability of thereport and the start and duration of the comment period. The public notice willinclude a detailed description of the remedial alternatives and the name of anEPA contact person.

3. Prepare a responsiveness summary. A summary of all comments and concernsexpressed by citizens during the public comment period is required as a part ofthe Record of Decision (ROD) for the site. The summary also provides a recordof the EPA's and the state's responses to public concerns raised during thecomment period.

4. Provide public notice of the remedial alternative selected by the ROD. Apublic notice and a fact sheet describing the remedial alternative selected forthe second operable, unit (OU2) of the Aladdin Plating Site will be provided tothe public.

5. Identify an EPA contact for citizen inquiries. The EPA Community RelationsCoordinator (CRC) for the Aladdin Plating site is the contact person for the newsmedia, citizens, and local officials seeking information about the site.Provision of a single contact person provides faster and more knowledgeableresponses to public inquiries. (See Appendix B for the name of the appropriateCommunity Relations Coordinator.)

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6. Establish and maintain telephone contact with local officials. Periodically,local officials will be contacted to keep them apprised of site-related progressor delays and to help to assure that any problems that may arise are addressedquickly. Officials will be notified before releasing information to the pressor the public.

7. Establish and maintain telephone contact with key local residents.Periodically, local residents identified by the community as local spokespersonswill be notified and kept apprised of site-related progress or delays. Suchcontact should help to address citizen concerns and minimize or eliminatemisunderstanding or unnecessary fears.

8. Hold a public meeting with residents and local officials. Continue publicmeetings with the interested parties. Meetings are beneficial to the developmentof open communication among interested parties and the EPA and may facilitatepublic comment. (See Appendix A for a suggested meeting locations.)

9. Prepare fact sheets, as needed. Fact sheets prepared and distributed tointerested parties prior to public meetings or following sample analyses are apractical and useful means of maintaining a working relationship with interestedparties. Fact sheets are particularly important when the draft RI/FS report isreleased, when the Record of Decision is signed, and when the final engineeringremedial design is completed. Other topics that may be of interest to thecommunity include the health effects of exposure to site-related contaminants,including exposure of wildlife; the Superfund process; the roles of the EPA andthe responsible parties; residential well-sampling analyses, and the variousremedial alternatives for addressing site-related contamination.

10. Provide timely news releases to the local news media. As importantmilestones are reached in the remedial process, timely information should beprovided to the local news media. In particular, news releases telling the timeand the purpose of public meetings and announcing the availability of site-related information at the local repository should be sent to the local newsmedia.

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APPENDIX A

LOCATIONS OF INFORMATION REPOSITORIESAND SUGGESTED LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS

A. Information Repositories

Scott Township Municipal Building (717) 254-6969RD 1, Route 247Olyphant, PA 18447

Contact: David Fron

Hours: Monday - Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. *Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. **

South Abington Township Building (717) 586-2111218 East Grove StreetClark Summit, PA 18411

Contact: James Mayfield

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

B. Meeting Location

- Preferred -. Chinchilla Fire House (717) 586-5726

311 Shady Lane Rd.Chinchilla, PA 18410

Contact: Mark Dougherty

Seating Capacity: 75

Justus Fire Hall (717) 587-2113RD 1, Route 347Clark Summit, PA.18411

Contact: Jim Gibbs

Seating Capacity: 100

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APPENDIX B

LIST OF CONTACTS AND INTERESTED PARTIES

A. Federal Elected Official

Senator Harris WoffordWashington. DC Office (202) 224-6324227 Russell BuildingWashington, DC 20510

NO DISTRICT OFFICE AT THIS TIME

Senator Arlen SpecterWashington. DC Office (202) 224-3121303 Senate Hart BuildingWashington, DC 20510

District Office (717) 346-2006Park Plaza, Suite 503225 North Washington AvenueScranton, PA 18503

Representative Joseph M. McDade (10th District)Washington. DC Office (202) 225-37312370 Rayburn BuildingWashington, DC 20515

District Office (717) 346-3834Scranton Life BuildingSuite 514Scranton, PA 18502

B. USEPA Contacts

Alan Brown (215) 597-6925Community Relations CoordinatorU.S. Environmental Protection Agency841 Chestnut Building (3EA21)Philadelphia, PA 19107Patrick McManus (215) 597-1265Remedial Project ManagerU.S. Environmental Protection Agency841 Chestnut BuildingPhiladelphia, PA 19107

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C. State Elected Officials

Senator Robert J. Mellow (717) 787-1175Harrisburg OfficeMain Capitol BuildingRoom 535Harrisburg, PA 17120

District Office (713) 489-0336524 Main StreetPeckville, PA 18452

Representative Frank Serafini (717) 783-8777Harrisburo OfficeP.O. Box 60 «©House of RepresentativesHarrisburg, PA 17120

District Office (717) 457-8374919 South Main StreetOld Forge, PA 18518

D. State Contacts

Kate Crowley (717) 826-2360Bureau of Waste ManagementPennsylvania Department ofEnvironmental Resources

Cross Valley Center667 N. River StreetWilkes-Barre, PA 18705

E. Local Elected Officials

Scott Township Board of Supervisors:

Dale Noldy, ChairmanStanley Stracham, Vice ChairmanDavid Fron, Supervisor-RoadmasterWilliam White, Township Administrator

Scott Township Municipal Building (717) 254-6969RD 1, Box 457Olyphant, PA 18447

South Abinoton Board of Supervisors;

Giles Stanton, ChairmanAlfred Lockett, Vice ChairmanBenjamin Phillips, Secretary-Treasurer

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South Abington Township Building (717) 586-2111104 Shady Lane RoadBox 259Chinchilla, PA 18410

F. Local Officials

Scott Township:

Joan Mikelatis, Secretary-Treasurer (717) 254-6969

Scott Township Municipal BuildingRD 1, Box 457Olyphant, PA 18447

South Abinqton Township

James Mayfield, ManagerBenjamin J. Phillips, Secretary-Treasurer

(Can be reached through South Abington Township Building telephone numberand address above)

G. Newspapers

Scranton Times (717) 348-9100P.O. Box 3311Scranton, PA 18505Frequency: PM Daily

Scranton Tribune (717) 344-7221338 North Washington AvenueScranton, PA 18505Frequency: AM Daily

Abinqton Journal (717) 587-1148112 North AbingtonClarks Summit, PA 18411Frequency: Weekly/Wednesday

H. Radio

WARM - 590 AM (717) 346-4646Wilkes Barre - Scranton HighwayAvoca, PA 18641

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WCDL - 1400 AM (717) 282-2770127 Salem RoadCarbondale, PA 18407

WEJL - 630 AM (717) 346-6555149 Pennsylvania AvenueScranton, PA 18503

WLSP - 94 FM (717) 282-2770127 Salem RoadCarbondale, PA 18407

I. Television

WDAU - Channel 22 (.'. . * ;/]?; .el-2222415 Lackawanna Avt.,,-1Scranton, PA 18503

WNEP - Channel 16 (ABC) ' (717) 826-1616Wilkes Barre - Scranton AirportAvoca, PA 18641

WBRE - Channel 28 (NBC) (717) 823-282862 South Franklin StreetWilkes Barre, PA 18702

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APPENDIX C

Chronology of Events at the Aladdin Plating Site

Date Event1947 Electroplating operation begins at the site.

1974 PADER cites the Aladdin Plating facility for violating thePennsylvania Clean Streams law and for operating without a permitto treat industrial waste.

1982 Fire at the facility virtually destroys the electroplating building.

1983 PADER detects chromium in soils near the plating facility.

1984 EPA identifies lead and cyanide in the onsite soils.

Jan. 1987 Site nominated for the National Priority List (NPL).

Feb. 1987 PADER, EPA, CEC and ATSDR perform a preliminary site assessment.

Mar. 1987 Emergency response activities initiated by EPA. Public meeting heldby EPA.

May 1987 EPA conducts a preliminary site evaluation.

Sept. 1988 Record of Decision (ROD) issued by EPA for the Aladdin Plating Site,which included removal and treatment of approximately 12,000 cubicyards of soil (Operable Unit 1) and investigation of the groundwater(Operable Unit 2).

Oct. 1989 Remedial action begins for Part 1 of Operable Unit 1.

Jan. 1990 Public Meeting held by EPA.

Apr. 1990 Public Meeting held by EPA.

May 1990 Explanation of Significant Differences is issued to expand the scopeof work to include removal of an additional 12,000 cubic yards ofsoil and to regrade and landscape the site. This is referred toas Part 2.

June 1990 Contract awarded for Part 2 remediation of Operable Unit 1.

Sept. 1990 Part 2 remediation begins.

Oct. 1990 Public Meeting held by EPA.

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Apr. 1991 Ground Water Remedial Investigation (RI) Work plan for wellinstallation, ground water sampling, surface water and sedimentsampling, and residential well sampling for Operable Unit 2 approvedby EPA.

May 1991 Public Meeting held by EPA.

June 1991 Part 2 remediation completed, pending EPA approval.

Sept.1991 RI Begins

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