2008-05 - Radford Army Ammunition Plant

506 Pages·2008·60.62 MB·English

by  Darren Renne

Message from <[email protected]> on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:07:04 -0400 -----
To: "McKenna, Jim J Mr CIV USA AMC" <[email protected]>
<[email protected]>, "jim spencer"
<[email protected]>, "Parks, Jeffrey N"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Mendoza, Richard R Mr
cc: CIV USA IMCOM" <[email protected]>, "Davie, Robert N Mr CIV
USA AMC" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
"Llewellyn, Tim" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Meyer, Tom NAB02"
<[email protected]>
Subj
Re: List of Planned and Submitted Documents (UNCLASSIFIED)
ect:
Jim, EPA/VDEQ approve the SWMU 39 Interim Measures Work Plan, and the
Final WPA 024 MMRP SSP Work Plan.
Per our previous agreement, hard copy letters from the regulatory
agencies are not required for work plans.
William A. Geiger
USEPA Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

09/26/2008 11:59 AM
From: "McKenna, Jim J Mr CIV USA AMC" <[email protected]>
To: William Geiger/R3/USEPA/US@EPA, <[email protected]>, "Meyer, Tom NAB02"
<[email protected]>, "Llewellyn, Tim" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]> "Parks, Jeffrey N" <[email protected]>, "jim spencer"
<[email protected]>
cc "Mendoza, Richard R Mr CIV USA IMCOM" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Davie Robert N Mr CIV USA AMC"
<[email protected]>
Subject : List of Planned and Submitted Documents (UNCLASSIFIED)
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
All:
Please see attached file.
Text below has brief highlights from this file of where we stand as I see it. More details are in the attached
file so check it closely for actions in your respective lanes that I might have missed. Let's discuss at our Oct
28, 2008 meeting.
Thanks,
Jim
Final SWMU 51 RFI/CMS submitted, need EPA and DEQ approval letter.
Somewhat complicating issue/s, after we submitted the final RFI/CMS DEQ
commented further in re LUC. We addressed this comment in the subsequent
certification letter as the report had already been submitted. Need to
get the RFI/CMS report approved in order to move ahead with the SWMU 51
IMWP and SWMU 39 IMWP (see SWMU 39 below)

Final SWMU 54 RFI/CMS submitted need EPA and DEQ approval letter.

FLFA RFI/CMS report, partial EPA/DEQ comments received need to get human
health and ecological risk comments

WPA 25 RAAP047 Work Plan, approved and needs to get this on the website,
coordinate with me on the correspondence trail

SWMU 39 IMWP, need EPA and DEQ approval letter. This action is tied to
the SWMU 51 IMWP to achieve cost savings by consolidating field
mobilization efforts, etc.

SWMU 40/71 RFI/CMS partial EPA/DEQ comments received need to get human
health and ecological risk comments

Final WPA 024 MMRP SSP Work Plan, need EPA and DEQ approval letter
WPA 026 AOC A Work Plan, work was done 07/01/2008, need EPA and DEQ
approval letter

WPA 027 NRU RI Work Plan, Like DEQ approval letter of this plan. Most
of the work is complete, well drilling to start week of 29 Sep 2008.

Draft SWMU 57 RFI/CMS report, need EPA/DEQ comments.

HWMU 5 Revised to reflect we will need to submit a HWMU 5 Corrective
Action Plan to DEQ on or before 12 Dec 2008.

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE
(See attached file: List of Planned and Submitted Documents for
Regulatory Review 26 Sep 2008 jjm.doc)

Sarah Gettier/Gaithersburg/URSCorp To "McKenna, Jim J Mr CIV USA AMC"
<[email protected]>
09/17/2008 02:11 PM
cc "beth lohman" <[email protected]>,
[email protected], "jim spencer"
<[email protected]>, [email protected],
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Subject RE: Final Master Work Plan Addendum 024 Site Screening
Process Radford (UNCLASSIFIED)
MMRP Team -
You should be receiving the replacement pages and/or CD for the subject document either today or
tomorrow.
In addition, I am attaching the revised telecon summary from our September 9, 2008 call for your records.
This version has the requested revisions from VDEQ.
Fieldwork is tentatively planned for the last week of September.
Sarah
Sarah M. Gettier, P.E.
Senior Environmental Engineer
URS Corporation
200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel: [phone]
Direct: 301.721.2299
Fax: [phone]
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"McKenna, Jim J Mr CIV USA AMC" <[email protected]>
Teleconference Summary

PURPOSE: Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) MMRP Site Screening
Process (SSP) Master Work Plan Addendum 024 Approval Meeting

LOCATION: Teleconference Call

DATE: 09 September 2008

TIME: 1300 - 1340

Attendees Organization Phone email
Jim Cutler VDEQ 804.698.4498 [email protected]
Will Geiger EPA, Region III 215.814.3413 [email protected]
Mike Cramer EPA, Region III 215.814.3446 [email protected]
Betty Ann Quinn EPA, Region III 215.814.3388 [email protected]
Mary Ellen Maly USAEC 410.436.7083 [email protected]
Nancy Flaherty USACE, Bal District 410.779.2796 [email protected]
Jim McKenna RFAAP 540.639.8641 [email protected]
Sarah Gettier URS 301.721.2299 [email protected]
Jim Spencer URS 804.474.5420 [email protected]
VDEQ = Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
USAEC = U.S. Army Environmental Command
USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

The meeting began at 1315.
I. Introduction of meeting attendees
• Attendees introduced themselves.
• Mr. Geiger informed all that Ms. Quinn (EPA – toxicologist) and Mr. Cramer (EPA -
hydrogeologist) are sitting in on this meeting.

II. Discussion of the Master Work Plan Addendum 024 Site Screening Process

• Ms. Gettier informed the participants that the purpose of this call was to discuss
the Work Plan and talk about any comments by VDEQ and EPA.
• Mr. Cutler (VDEQ) had two comments
1. Page 1-17, Section 1.8.1 first sentence seems to have incorrect references
to subsections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2.
• Ms. Gettier indicated that those subsections are incorrect and the
sentence will be revised to direct the reader to Section 1.8.2 where
there is a discussion on Composite Soil Sample procedures.
2. Pate 1-17, Section 1.8.1, Please clarify the field procedures in this
paragraph. Provide more details as to how the field crew will determine
the location of the soil sample locations.
• The text is revised to state; “Soil sampling for MC will include
collecting 15 composite soil samples, which is further discussed in
subsection 1.8.2. Before soil sampling, field personnel will examine
the berm and the hillside for bullet fragments. If none are seen on the
Page 2

surface a shovel will be used to scrape the surface of the berm to
locate shallowly buried bullet fragments. At up to 20 locations, field
personnel will shovel the soil to a depth of several inches (up to one
foot if necessary) searching for bullet fragments at random locations
on the berm (lower, middle and top of berm). Six composite soil
samples from the berm will be collected where bullets or bullet
fragments are observed. If none are seen, locations will be selected at
random. The same procedure will be followed for the hillside behind
the berm; several locations will be shoveled in an attempt to identify
bullet fragments. Seven composite samples will be collected from the
hillside. In addition, two soil samples will be collected at random
location near the construction debris pile located behind the berm.”
• Mr. Geiger indicated that the EPA has no comments on the document
and approves the document pending the VDEQ comments are
incorporated.
• Due to the changes of the document only affecting a few pages.
Replacement pages will be issued to all partied to make the document
final. The pages to be replaced include:
o Spines
o Front Cover
o Inside Cover with signatures
o Page with revised Section 1.8.1 text and any affected pages
• No formal comments will be submitted by the regulators, the purpose
of this conference call summary is to document the comments received
during this 9 September 2008 call.
• Fieldwork is planned for late September after the Radford notification
process is completed. Jim Spencer (URS) stated that this process takes
approximately two weeks.

III. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 1340. URS will distribute the summary of the call by email
directly to all attendees for review and comment.
09/12/08 1:27 PM
[email protected]
EPA also agrees with the suggested change.

William A. Geiger
USEPA Region III
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
[phone]

09/10/2008 11:51 AM
[email protected]

To: "Cutler,Jim" [email protected], William
Geiger/R3/USEPA/US@EPA, [email protected],
[email protected], "McKenna, Jim Mr. RFAAP ACO Staff"
<[email protected]>, "Maly, Mary Ellen USAEC"
<[email protected]>, [email protected]
.mil, "Mendoza, Richard R USAEC" <[email protected]>

Subject RE: Radford MMRP Conference Call - September 8th 1pm EST

Yes, I agree with your change. I will revise the text as you suggested.
Thank you for the quick reply.

Sarah

Sarah M. Gettier, P.E.
Senior Environmental Engineer
URS Corporation
200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel: [phone]
Direct: 301.721.2299
Fax: [phone]

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09/10/2008 11:47 AM
<[email protected]>

To <[email protected]>,<[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,"McKenna, Jim Mr.
RFAAP ACO Staff"<[email protected]>,"Maly, Mary Ellen USAEC"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]
my.mil>, "Mendoza, Richard [email protected]

RE: Radford MMRP Conference Call - September 8th 1pm EST

Sarah,

My only comment is change the second sentence on page two to read
“...shovel the soil to a depth of several inches (up to one foot if
necessary) searching for bullet fragments…” I just want to make sure we
don’t miss anything be going too shallow. Let me know if that would work
for you.,

Thanks,

Jim