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NE SWIFT
utenant Governor
Mr.Gary Warner
332 North Farms Road
Florence, MA 01060
Dear Mr. Warner
COMMONWEALTH OF'MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION •
WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
January 21, 1999
BOB DURAND
Secretary
DAVID B.SIRENS
Commissioner
RE: NORTHAMPTON(Florence);RTN#I-11303
RAO Audit
660 Riverside Drive
On Sept.30, 1998,the Department of Environmental Protection (the Department)issued a Notice Of Audit
Findings/Interim Deadline(NOAF)letter that identified deficiencies in response actions at the site referenced above.
The NOAF required that you take certain steps to correct those deficiencies. On Dec.8, 1998,the Department
received a submittal(prepared by Mr.Alan Weiss,the LSP-of-Record,of Cold Spring Environmental Consultants.
Inc.)which addressed deficiencies cited in the NOAF. After reviewing this material,the Department contacted Mr.
Weiss by telephone on Dec. 29, 1998. In response,the Department received a site plan with a revised Area of
RAO",and a completed"Certification of Submittal"form,on Jan. 8, 1999.
The Department now considers the audit of the Response Action Outcome(RAO),which was initiated with a Notice
of Audit letter dated lune 30, 1998,to be complete.
If you have any questions regarding this notice please call Kevin Rodrigues at(413)784-1100,ext.254.
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This information is available in alternate format by calling our ADA Coordinator at(617)574-6873.
Sincerely,
Kevin Rodrigues
Environmental Analyst
Catherine G. Wanat
Section Chief
Audits/Site Management
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup
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Mr. Gary Warner
332 North Farms Road
Florence, MA 01060
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
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RE: FLORENCE--RTN#1-11303
RAO
660 Riverside Drive
TRUDY COXE
Secretary
DAVID H. STRUHS
Commissioner
NOTICE OF AUDIT
REQUEST for INFORMATION
This is an important notice.
Promptly respond to any requests contained herein.
Dear Mr. Warner:
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 21E requires the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (the Department) to audit response actions not approved by the Department at sites of
releases of oil and/or hazardous material (OHM) to ensure that these actions are being conducted
according to M.G.L.c. 21E, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP), and other relevant laws and
regulations. The MCP at 310 CMR 40.1100 establishes procedures for conducting such audits.
The site referenced above has been selected by the Department for an audit. The audit will be
conducted by Department staff in the Western Regional Office in Springfield. The audit will initially
focus on the Response Action Outcome (RAO) completed for the site. Additional response actions
may also be examined as appropriate. This notice describes the scope of the audit and the type of
audit activities the Department initially intends to perform along with your responsibilities and
relevant deadlines. A fact sheet and flow chart that describe the audit process are also included as
part of this notice. Note that, during an audit, response actions can proceed as planned unless you
are otherwise notified by the Department.
REQUEST for INFORMATION. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21E §§ 2, 4, and 8, 310 CMR 40.0165,
and 310 CMR 40.1120(1), the Department requires you to provide the information in Attachment 1.
This information is available in alternate format by calling our ADA Coordinator at (617)574-6872.
Dwight Street • Springfield, Massachusetts 01103 • FAX(413) 784-1149 • TDD(413) 746-6620 • Telephone (413) 984-1100
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You must prepare written responses to each item and deliver these responses to the Department
within fourteen (14) calendar days of your receipt of this notice. Furthermore, your response
must contain the certification of submittal as specified in 310 CMR 40.0009 (Attachment 2). Send
your complete response to this request and the required certification to the undersigned.
If you do not have any portion of the information requested in your possession, custody, or control,
you must state this in your response and identify the person(s), if known to you, from whom the
information can be obtained. You must follow the procedure described in 310 CMR 40.0165(3) if you
claim any information submitted is a trade secret or otherwise exempt from public disclosure.
DO NOT IGNORE THIS REQUEST. Failure to respond to this request or the submission of false
or misleading information may subject you to enforcement action by the Department.
A copy of this request has also been sent to Mr. Alan Weiss of Cold Springs Environmental
Consultants, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "CSEC"), the Licensed Site Professional (LSP) who
completed the RAO for this site. You may consult with an LSP when preparing a response to this
request. Note, however, that you, not your LSP, are obligated to respond to this request.
The deadline given for a response to this request is an "Interim Deadline" enforceable under 310
CMR 40.0167. You may request an extension of this deadline in writing to the undersigned. The
Department, however, is not required to grant a request for an extension.
Note that you are obligated under 310 CMR 40.0165(2) to promptly provide the Department any
information relevant to this "Request for Information" and correct any errors in your response to this
"Request for Information" at any time in the future when you discover such information or errors.
REQUEST for SITE INSPECTION. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 21E §§ 2, 4, and 8, 310 CMR 40.0166,
and 310 CMR 40.1120(1) employees, agents, and contractors of the Department may enter any site
or vessel to investigate, sample, or inspect any documents, conditions, equipment, practice, or
property as part of the audit. The Department requests an appointment to inspect the site on
Wednesday, July 15, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. and discuss issues relevant to this audit. The inspection
will be conducted by Kevin Rodrigues representing the Department. You and your environmental
consultant are invited to attend. Access to the inside of the building (and, if possible, to the fenced
area to the south and west of the site) will need to be arranged as part of the inspection. Please call
Kevin Rodrigues within seven (7) days at (413)784-1100, x 254 if you will need to arrange an
alternative date or time.
At the completion of this phase of the audit the Department may:
1. Issue a Notice of Audit Findings (NOAF) which may include a statement of violations
and/or deficiencies and steps to correct those violations and/or deficiencies.
2. Request a meeting with you, and if you choose, a representative, to discuss response
actions and other supporting evidence to demonstrate compliance and then issue an
NOAF.
3. Conduct further site investigations and then issue an NOAF.
4. Issue an NOAF that sets an Interim Deadline to correct violations and/or deficiencies
or to prepare an Audit Follow-up Plan.
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5. Initiate enforcement actions listed at 310 CMR 40.1140(2) if violations of M.G.L. c.
21E or the MCP have been identified.
If you have any questions regarding this Notice or any of the requirements contained in it, or believe
that you cannot comply with its requirements, please contact Kevin Rodrigues at the letterhead
address or by calling (413) 784-1100, extension 254.
Kevin Rodrigues
Environmental Analyst
Catherine G. Wanat
Section Chief
Audits/Site Management
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup
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Audit file, BWSC, WERO
RTN 1-11303 file, BWSC, WERO
M. Pinaud, Audit Coordinator, DEP, Boston
Data Entry: NOA: RAO
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ATTACHMENT 1
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
This Request for Information (RFI) is addressed to Mr. Gary Warner, who has been identified as a
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) for the property located at 660 Riverside Drive in Florence,
Massachusetts (RTN 1-11303).
This RFI is a continuing request. That is, if information requested here which is not known or
available to you as of the date of your response later becomes known or available to you, you must
forward such information to the Department. In addition, if you discover at any time after
submission of your response to this request that any portion of the information you have provided is
false or misrepresents the truth, you must notify the Department immediately.
Note that you must provide in writing any specific information that is responsive to the questions
even if that information has not been written previously in any document.
If you do not have any portion of the information requested in your possession, custody, or control,
you should state this in your written response and identify the person(s) from whom the information
may be obtained.
SUBMITTALS AND QUESTIONS
The Department hereby requires the submittal of the following information. Based upon the
Department's evaluation of these responses, further audit actions may be indicated.
The only resources CSEC references for site history information prior to the 1940's (site
occupied by Nonotuck Silk Manufacturing Co.) were Historic Altas Map descriptions and
information from the current property owner. Please describe the extent to which other
potential information resources were researched, including, but not limited to: Sanbom
Company maps, Local Historical Commissions, and Libraries;
2. Please provide information concerning types, names, uses, and storage locations of all oil
and/or hazardous material historically used at the site, as well as related manufacturing
processes. This must include information relative to silk manufacturing, metal plating, and
machine shop operations;
3. Please provide information concerning historical waste management and disposal practices at
the site (during silk manufacturing, metal plating, and machine shop operations), including
any subsurface disposal via floor drains or dry wells, as well as identification of any disposal
areas or points of discharge;
4. Please provide further documentation describing the subsurface utilities serving or
transecting the disposal site, including any storm drain sewer lines;
CSEC's site plan shows the sanitary sewer line which the floor trench reportedly discharges
into as running into the "abandoned mill" building located to the southwest of the site.
Please provide additional information concerning this sewer line, including its installation
date and ultimate discharge point;
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6. Please identify any environmental permits issued to the facility when metal plating and
machine shop operations occurred there, including, but not limited to, any local permit(s) to
discharge wastewater to the sanitary sewer system;
7. Nickel was identified as one of the materials used in the plating operation Please provide
the justification for not including nickel as an analyte in the samples collected at the site;
8. CSEC's reports described the concrete floor trench as a drainage trench, an "overspillage
facility", and a floor drain. Please identify when this trench was installed, and if it has
always been connected to the sanitary sewer line (if this is not the case, please identify the
previous location(s) to which the trench discharged). In addition, please describe the function
of this trench (during the various manufacturing processes which occurred at the site), and
how oil and/or hazardous material historically used at the site (in silk manufacturing, metal
plating, and machine shop operations) would have made their way to this trench;
9. Please describe any testing that was done to demonstrate that the concrete floor trench,
sump, and discharge pipe to the sanitary sewer line, or associated connections and joints, did
not leak and thus serve as the source of a release(s) of oil and/or hazardous material to the
soils and subsurface at the site;
10. Please identify and characterize any suspected source(s) for the oil and hazardous materials
(e.g., PCE, TCE, Cadmium, and TPH) found in the soil and/or groundwater at the site. This
may include, but not be limited to, floor drain(s), dry well(s), and storage or waste
container(s);
11. Please document the approximate horizontal and vertical extent of contamination at the site;
12. Please indicate whether the floor drain's sump collection point/sediment trap also required
sampling and cleaning out, and whether this was done;
13. Please provide documentation of the disposal of the two pails of metals-containing sediment
that were removed from the concrete floor drain at the site, including documentation of any
additional analytical characterization (e.g.,pH, TPH) which was required prior to disposal;
14. Please document any calibration, adjustment, or checking of the Photoionization Detector
unit(s) prior to its use to screen soil and sediment samples at the site, and confirm that the
appropriate instrument lamp was used;
15. Please document the preservation procedures utilized for the groundwater samples which
were analyzed for Halogenated and Aromatic VOCs;
16. Please document any preservation procedures utilized for the groundwater sample (MW-3)
the laboratory filtered and analyzed for Cadmium in lune, 1996;
17. Please provide justification for dropping the Cadmium concentration found in MW-3 when
sampled in Nov., 1995 (1.4 mg/I) from further consideration (versus e.g.,averaging in this
value); and,
18. It appears that the RAO applies to the entire parcel of property at 660 Riverside Drive.
Please confirm or revise this, and supply a site plan with the boundaries subject to the RAO
highlighted.
SWIFT
nor
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
December 20, 2001
URGENT LEGAL MATTER: PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY
CERTIFIED MAIL:RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
City of Northampton
210 Main Street,Room 11
Northampton,MA 01060
Attention:Wayne Feiden
Re: Northampton,RTN 1-14222
Roundhouse Parking Lot;Crafts Ave.
RTN 1-14222
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons,
Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons,
Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons,
Cyanide
NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY
M.G.L.c.21E,310 CMR 40.0000
BOB DURAND
Secretary
LAUREN A LISS
Commissioner
Dear Mr.Feiden:
On December 3, 2001,the Department received a Release Notification Form(RNF)for the property at Crafts
Avenue, Northampton, Massachusetts. The RNF documents a release to the environment indicated by the
measurement of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons (EPH),
Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons (VPH), and cyanide in groundwater and/or soil in amounts equal to or
greater than the applicable Reportable Concentrations described in 310 CMR 40.0360 through 40.0369 and
listed at 40.1600. In light of this information, the Department wishes to ensure that you are aware of your
rights and responsibilities under the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention and
Response Act,M.G.L.c.21E,and the Massachusetts Contingency Plan(MCP),310 CMR 40.0000.
The information contained in your submittal indicates that the above-referenced property has been subject to
a release of oil hazardous materials in excess of the applicable reportable quantity or reportable concentration
that affected the soil and groundwater at the site. Based on this information,the Department has reason to
believe that the property,or portions thereof, is a disposal site which requires a response action. The cleanup
of disposal sites is govemed by M.G.L.c.21E and the MCP.
This information is available in alternate format by calling our ADA Coordinator at(611)574-6812.
436 Dwight Street•Springfield,Massachusetts 01103•FAX(413)784-1149•TDD(413)746-6620•Telephone(413)784-1100
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Craps Avenue,Northampton
Notice of Responsibility
PTA'1-14222
Page 2
The information contained in your submittal also indicates that you(as used in this letter"you" refers to the
City of Northampton)are a party with potential liability for response action costs and damages under M.G.L.
c.21E, § 5. The attached summary is intended to provide you with information about liability under Chapter
21E to assist you in deciding what actions to take in response to this notice.
You should be aware that you may have claims against third parties for damages, including claims for
contribution or reimbursement for the costs of cleanup. Such claims do not exist indefinitely but are governed
by laws which establish the time allowed for bringing litigation.The Department encourages you to take any
action necessary to protect any such claims you may have against third parties.
ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE AT THE SITE
The Release Notification Form (RNF) dated December 1, 2001, indicates that on-site soil and groundwater
contains contaminants above applicable reportable concentrations. No other information was provided with
the RNF. Please submit to the Department a summary report of any environmental assessment activities
performed at the site relative to this release within 60 days of the date of this letter.
NECESSARY RESPONSE ACTIONS AND APPLICABLE DEADLINES
No disposal site will be deemed to have had all the necessary and required response actions taken for it
unless and until all substantial hazards presented by the release and/or threat of release have been eliminated
and a level of no significant risk exists or has been achieved in compliance with M.G.L. c. 21E and the
MCP.
The MCP requires persons undertaking response actions at a disposal site to submit to the Department a
Response Action Outcome Statement prepared by a Licensed Site Professional upon determining that a level
of no significant risk already exists or has been achieved at the disposal site.
Unless otherwise provided by the Department, responsible parties have one year from the initial date notice
of a release or threat of release is provided to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0300 or from the
date the Department issues a Notice of Responsibility,whichever occurs earlier,to file with the Department
one of the following submittals: (1) a completed Tier Classification Submittal; or (2) a Response Action
Outcome Statement;or(3)a Downgradient Property Status Submittal. If required by the MCP,a completed
Tier I Permit Application must also accompany a Tier Classification Submittal. The deadline for these
submittals for this disposal site is December 3,2002.
In addition, the MCP requires responsible parties and any other person undertaking response actions at a
disposal site to perform Immediate Response Actions in response to sudden releases,Imminent Hazards and
Conditions of Substantial Release Migration. Such persons must continue to evaluate the need for
Immediate Response Actions and notify the Department immediately if such a need exists.
PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW TO UNDERTAKE RESPONSE ACTIONS
The Department encourages parties having liability under M.G.L. c. 21E to take prompt action in response
to releases and lower cleanup costs and avoid the imposition of, or reduce the amount of, certain permit
and/or annual compliance assurance fees payable under 310 CMR 4.00 (e.g., no annual compliance
assurance fee is due for Response Action Outcome Statements submitted to the Department within 120 days
of the initial date of release notification).
Craps Avenue.Northampton
Notice of Responsthilgy
RTN 1-14222
Page 3
You must employ or engage a Licensed Site Professional to manage, supervise or actually perform all
response actions which you intend to undertake at this disposal site. You may obtain a list of the names and
addresses of Licensed Site Professionals by contacting the Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site
Cleanup Professionals by telephone at (617) 556-1145 or in person or by mail at One Winter Street, 6th
Floor,Boston,Massachusetts 02108.
If you have any questions relative to this notice,you should contact Scott Smith at the letterhead address or
(413) 7552149. All future communications regarding this release must reference the Release Tracking
Number(RTN)contained in the subject block of this letter.
Sincerely,
Alan Weinberg
Deputy Regional Director
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
WESTERN REGIONAL OFFICE
February 13, 2002
URGENT LEGAL MATTER: PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY
CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Bay State Gas Company
300 Friberg Parkway
Westborough,MA.
01581
Attention: Robert Cleary
Re: Northampton,RTN 1-14222
Roundhouse Parking Lot;Crafts Ave.
RTN 1-14222
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons,
Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons,
Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons,
Cyanide
NOTICE OF RESPONSIBILITY
M.G.L.c.21E,310 CMR 40.0000
BOB DURAND
Secretary
LAUREN A.LISS
Commissioner
Dear Mr.Cleary:
The Department received a Release Notification Form (RNF) dated December 1, 2001, and a Targeted
Brownfields Assessment from Metcalf and Eddy on December 31, 2001, on behalf of the City of
Northampton, current owner of the property at Crafts Avenue, Northampton, Massachusetts. These
submittals document a release to the environment indicated by the measurement of polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons(PAH), Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons(EPH),Volatile Petroleum Hydrocarbons(VPH),
and cyanide in groundwater and/or soil in amounts equal to or greater than the applicable Reportable
Concentrations described in 310 CMR 40.0360 through 40.0369 and listed at 40.1600. In light of this
information,the Department wishes to ensure that you are aware of your rights and responsibilities under the
Massachusetts Oil and Ha7ardous Material Release Prevention and Response Act, M.G.L. c. 21E, and the
Massachusetts Contingency Plan(MCP),310 CMR 40.0000.
This information is available in alternate format by calling our ADA Coordinator at(617)514-6972.
436 Dwight Street•Springfield,Massachusetts 01103•FAX(413)7041149•TDD(413)746-6620•Telephone(413)7641100
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Crafts Avenue.Northampton
Notice ofResponslbrlay
REV 1-14222
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Based on this information, the Department has reason to believe that the property, or portions thereof, is a
disposal site which requires a response action. The cleanup of disposal sites is governed by M.G.L. c. 21E
and the MCP.
The information contained in the Targeted Brownfields Assessment Report also indicates that you(as used in
this letter"you"refers to the Bay State Gas Company (formerly Northampton Gas Light Company)) are a
party with potential liability for response action costs and damages under M.G.L. c. 21E, § 5. The attached
summary is intended to provide you with information about liability under Chapter 21E to assist you in
deciding what actions to take in response to this notice.
You should be aware that you may have claims against third parties for damages, including claims for
contribution or reimbursement for the costs of cleanup. Such claims do not exist indefinitely but are governed
by laws which establish the time allowed for bringing litigation.The Department encourages you to take any
action necessary to protect any such claims you may have against third parties.
ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN TO DATE AT THE SITE
A Release Notification Form dated December 3,2001, was submitted indicating that PAH, EPH,VPH, and
cyanide in groundwater and/or soil in amounts equal to or greater than the applicable Reportable
Concentrations have been detected on site. A Targeted Brownfields Assessment Report which included soil
and groundwater analytical data was submitted on February 4, 2002. Results of this data showed soil and
groundwater samples contained concentrations of volatile and extractable petroleum hydrocarbons in
exceedance of MCP reportable conditions. PAHs present in soil and cyanide concentrations in groundwater
were also above MCP reportable concentrations.
NECESSARY RESPONSE ACTIONS AND APPLICABLE DEADLINES
The current owner of one of the property,the City of Northampton was notified of its liability for response
actions by a Notice of Responsibility letter dated December 20,2001. The Department encourages you to
become familiar with assessment activities undertaken at the site to date and to coordinate further response
actions with the City of Northampton.
No disposal site will be deemed to have had all the necessary and required response actions taken for it unless
and until all substantial hazards presented by the release and/or threat of release have been eliminated and a
level of no significant risk exists or has been achieved in compliance with M.G.L.c.21E and the MCP.
The MCP requires persons undertaking response actions at a disposal site to submit to the Department a RAO
Statement prepared by a LSP upon determining that a level of no significant risk already exists or has been
achieved at the disposal site.
Unless otherwise provided by the Department,responsible parties have one year from the initial date notice
of a release or threat of release is provided to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0300 or from the date
the Department issues a Notice of Responsibility,whichever occurs earlier,to file with the Department one of
the following submittals: (1)a completed Tier Classification Submittal;or(2)a RAO Statement;or(3)a
Downgradient Property Status Submittal. The one-year anniversary date for this release is December 3,
2002.
In addition,the MCP requires responsible parties and any other persons undertaking response actions at a
disposal site to perform Immediate Response Actions in response to sudden releases,Imminent Hazards and
Crafts Avenue,Northampton
Notice ofRe ponsibility
1-14222
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Conditions of Substantial Release Migration. Such persons must continue to evaluate the need for Immediate
Response Actions and notify the Department immediately if such a need exists.
PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW TO UNDERTAKE RESPONSE ACTIONS
The Department encourages parties having liability under M.G.L.c.21E to take prompt action in response to
releases and threats of release of oil and hazardous materials. By taking prompt action, liable parties may
significantly lower cleanup costs and avoid the imposition of,or reduce the amount of,certain permit and/or
annual compliance assurance fees payable under 310 CMR 4.00(e.g.,no annual compliance assurance fee is
due for RAO Statements submitted to the Department within 120 days of the initial date of release
notification).
You must employ or engage a LSP to manage,supervise or actually perform all response actions which you
intend to undertake at this disposal site. You may obtain a list of the names and addresses of LSPs by
contacting the Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals by telephone at
(617)556-1145 or in person or by mail at One Winter Street,6th Floor,Boston,Massachusetts 02108.
If you have any further questions,please contact Scott Smith at the letterhead address or at(413) 755-2149.
All future correspondence communications regarding the disposal site should reference the Release Tracking
Numbers listed in the subject block of this letter.
Alan Weinberg
Deputy Regional Director
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup
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Ernest Mathieu
Director
Office of the Board of Health
212 Main Street
Northampton,MA 01060
Re: Upcoming Assessment Activities, Roundhouse Municipal Parking Lot,Northampton,MA
Dear Mr.Mathieu:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of test pit (i.e. excavation) activities proposed to be completed
between March 17 and March 19 within the Roundhouse Parking Lot. Woodard & Curran Inc. is
conducting environmental response actions for Bay State Gas at the location of the former Northampton
Gas Works Site(the current location of the Roundhouse Parking Lot). The site is a listed Tier II site with
the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection(MADEP).
We plan to complete the test pits in March when it is likely the ambient air temperature is low in order to
reduce the release of odors via volatilization from soil. Based on our previous assessment activities at the
site, we are preparing to prevent the release of nuisance odors from the excavated soil. Where the soil has
been impacted by material from the former gas works, the soil may have a strong naphthalene(or moth-
ball like) odor. It is common practice to complete excavations at former gas works sites during the cold
weather months to minimize nuisance odors.
We have met with Bill Letendre, the Northampton Parking Lot Manager, who has agreed to support our
excavation plans within the Roundhouse Parking Lot. We propose to excavate approximately six test pits
in the northern portion of the parking lot (see attached drawing) to assess the presence or absence of
foundations and other buried structures formerly used by the Gas Works. The test pits are planned to be
about 3 feet wide by 6 to 8 feet deep. The length of the test pits will range from about 10 feet to
approximately 60 feet. The pits will likely lake about an hour to dig. Soil removed from the excavation
will he temporarily stockpiled adjacent to the pit, and used to backlit' the excavation upon completion.
We will temporarily install gravel at the ground surface after completing the excavation, and retum to the
parking lot to install asphalt patches in April.
We will coordinate test pit activities with numerous City departments (DPW, Planning, Parking Lot
Authority, and Board of Health). The test pit activities will result in closure of a portion of the parking lot
for a few days to safely and efficiently complete the excavations.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 800/446-5518.
Sincerely.
WOODARD& CURRAN INC.
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Robert W. McGrath
Project Manager
980 Washington Street • Dedham,Massachusetts 02026. (781)251-0200• (800)446-5518 • (781)251-0847(Fax)
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