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DATEI MAR ~4 1amp9 10amp71 Jtaquaat tor Concurranca for Acebullbullbull to $50 Million Sat-Aaida

7AO_Zdvard 3 Conley Director~ I~ ~ bullZnvircrmantal sarvicas Di~Ortr9hn t

101 Deborah Y Dietrich Actin9 Director Et~~ar9aney ttuponsa Division middot _J

~U1 Merrill Hohman Director ~ J W1__ Wasta Mana9bullbullbullnt Divhicn Region I

~T1h 11111 Grier EJaer9ancy Response Division

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Tha purpoaa ot thia 1flaaor1ndur~ is to raquaat vrittan concurranca tor tha uabull of IJ aillion for a JtapicS Jtamadhl Jtaaponsa at tha Kaaraar9bull Matallur9ical Corporation Sitbull in Convey Nav Hampsh i re Tha U million vas accused frobull tha $~0 Million lat Aaida or Qu ic)c Jtbullbullporaea at National Priorities Lht Sites and haa bean tenta~ivaly arprove~ for u 1 the middot llu (See attacheshyIJie111o frobull Judy ICertche OSWER to Patricia Heaney 1ta9ion I)

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The J(earaarqe Matallurqieal c orporation Site (the Site ) located in Conway New Hattpshlre was added to the National Priori tha Liat in sap-atTbar 191 4 on September 21 UtO tPAa Ra9ional Adrainiltrator dqned e Record Of Decision (ROD) for the Site A copy of the aiqned oachration for the Jtacord of Decision is et taehad

The selected re~edy for the Site includes both source control and 111anaqament cf bullqraton components to obtain a comprehensive remedy

The proposed source control remedial Jlleaaurea a re

The raIIOIIl ot a septic tank and contents he preferred dhpoaal option tor these IJiaterhla b ott-site incineration

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Tle excavation of approximately 20 CJClC rou~ contaainate4 laachinq field aoils The excav~ticn vUl ralllOVI all aoila above the cleanup hvbullh for volatile organic compounds and metal a The ucavated aoill vill be transported otfbullaita to a licanaad RCRA Subtitle c tacUity tor treotmont andor dbpcaal

[)(cavation and ott-site dispoaal of the lftatariala in the two vaste pilet Any vaste material that tail I lCLP will be oant to ~CRA Subtitle c tad ity tor traatDant andor dbpoaal Wasta that paaaaa lC tp and h RCRA non-hazardous vill ba aant to a aolid wasta facUlty or otharvba dilpoJid of in a 111anner that will comply vith dl applicaDla federal stat bull and loc3l lawa

The aanaqement ot mi9rat1on remedial a auur includal

Ac~ive restoration ot the ground vater aquifer conteinatell vith volatile or9anic compoundbull uainc air etrippin9 end carbon columnbullmiddot

In a Jlteting held on February 12 19tZ the Wastbull Management tlivhion (Re~edial requested that the Envirorunantll services tlivhion (Re111oval con~uet a ~bullpid Remedial Response to ptrtorm the three bullource control bullaaaurbullbull lhtad above The RCgt astimetat 1hbull cost for the three ectiona IUl bt $3256000 A npid co=pletion of these bullbullbullbullurea is tnantial in order tor EPA to co-plota the construction of the aanacemant of llitration r nerhl ~eaauras prior to the bull n4 of FYil

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Ganbull-al otice letters wan aant to potar~ial r ponaibla pAtiea (PRPa on June 20 1990 In May Utl apechl notice letters ere ist~ad to three PRPs Necothticna van initiated in tha summer o~ 1991 and ware ta rnirated in Occbar 1991 without a qood-taith otter In October 1991 EPA dacidad to proceed with 1 rundbulllaad action and to pursue eoat rac=~vary

Ita~bull aupc=tunc contrsct

A drat~ state Supartund contract requ1rin9 a 10 contr1Pution haa been prepared and vaa aubrittad to the S~ate ot Nav Hampshire tor signature No actions re~~ardinq ~hbull Rapid Remedial Responbullbull will be initiate~ prior to ~hbull state bulli9ninc t~bull contract

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Plbullbullbullbull provide vrittan concurrence for uebull of the U a1Uion tor the propoaed aapld bullbullbullbulldial aaaponbullbullmiddot rn addition r VCNld like ERD to atata in vritin9 that it 1bull vithin an OSCa contractinq authority to ewpand theabull fundbull vh an DCI contract a~ion 111~ hae tantativdy a9raad to a Jlaglonal croaaovar for accaaa to their nav bulltRcsbull contract

Plaaaa reapond ))y Friday April 3 lUl aince va have a limited vindow ot tiaa durinw vhich to act if va are to coaplata thia aapld Jtabulladhl Raaponabull ~atora vtntar

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