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Federal Data Annual Results - 2007
South Carolina
EPA works in partnership with states in targeting federal enforcement where it produces the most environmental benefit.
| Results Obtained from EPA Civil Enforcement Actions: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Direct Enforcement Benefits - including benefits from Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | ||
| Pollutants Reduced (Pounds) | 47,523 |
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| Contaminated Soil to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yards) | 776,949 |
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| Contaminated Water to be Cleaned Up (Cubic Yards) | 49,419,792 |
Investments in Pollution Control and Clean-up (Injunctive Relief) | $20,837,693 |
| Investments in Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) | $85,818 |
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| Civil Penalties | $135,199 |
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| Counts of EPA Civil Enforcement Actions: | |
|---|---|
| Civil Judicial Conclusions | 2 |
| Final Administrative Penalty Orders | 15 |
| Administrative Compliance Orders | 19 |
Sources for Data displayed in this document: Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS), Criminal Case Reporting System, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Information System (CERCLIS), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo), Air Facility System (AFS), and Permit Compliance System (PCS) October 13, 2007.
Selected Highlights
U.S. District Court in South Carolina Enters Consent Decree for Clean Up Work at Admiral Home Appliances Superfund Site in Williston, South Carolina: On September 19, 2007, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, approved and entered a Consent Decree pertaining to the Admiral Home Appliances Superfund Site in Williston, Barnwell County, South Carolina. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, Dixie-Narco, Incorporated, Maytag Corporation, and Rheem Manufacturing Company are agreeing to fund and implement the remedy selected in EPA’s Record of Decision, issued on September 28, 2006. The remedy will address approximately 7.4 million cubic yards of contaminated groundwater. Additionally, 60,000 cubic yards of contaminated soils and sediments will be removed from a former lagoon and wetland area. The remedy is expected to cost over $5.4 million.
Records of Decision issued for remediation work in two areas at the Department of Energy Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina: In April 2007, EPA Region 4 approved two Record of Decision documents providing for the remediation of the L Area Southern Groundwater Operable Unit and the M Area Inactive Process Sewer Line Operable Unit at the Savannah River Site. The L Area contained the L nuclear reactor and associated buildings, originally designed to produce plutonium and tritium in support of the Department of Defense. Past activities in that area contaminated the groundwater with tritium, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, forming three separate plumes. The plumes will be addressed with a combination of monitored natural attenuation and local use controls, and the monitoring and controls are expected to be in place about 90 years. The first 30 years of work are expected to cost $3.6 million, net present value. The plumes are contained in about 42 million cubic yards of soil. The M Area contained various facilities designed to produce nuclear materials, and labs and other operations and maintenance support facilities for that process. Wastewater from past operations in that area was directed into a sewer line network, which in turn resulted in contaminated of the surrounding soil with trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, and various metals. About 3800 feet of vitrified clay sewer line with brick manholes contributed contaminants to the soil being addressed in this action. The contaminated soil will be addressed using phased soil vapor extraction and institutional controls; the treatment is expected to last up to 14 years, and cost $5.5 million, net present value. The contaminants are contained in about 194,000 cubic yards of soil.