What's
New on the GE/Housatonic River Project Web Site
(updated November 2008)
Members of the public have asked where to find the September 2008 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") permit issued by EPA Region 1. A link to that document is at: http://www.epa.gov/region01/npdes/permits_listing_ma.html. Scroll down the page and click on the following permit:
Pittsfield (Housatonic River), General Electric Company (PDF) (24 pp., 77 KB), September 30, 2008
The NPDES permit is under a separate EPA program, and is not being implemented as part of the work for the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site.
There will be a public meeting on Monday, October 27 at 6:30 p.m. at EPA/Weston Solutions, Inc., 10 Lyman Street Suite 2, Pittsfield, MA so that members of the public can discuss the terms of the permit and the appeals process with a member of EPA's NPDES Permitting staff.
Jim Murphy
United States Environmental Protection Agency
New England - Region 1
Office of the Regional Administrator
1 Congress Street Suite 1100 (RAA)
Boston, MA 02114-2023
617-918-1028 (phone)
617-918-0028 (fax) |
What's New in the Repositories
Web Site Additions:
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November 5, 2008 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Corrective Measures Study - Related Correspondence
Letter from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), October 31, 2008, Re: Rest of River Response to EPA's Specific Comment 52 on Corrective Measures Study Report (PDF) (9 pp., 2.06 MB)
Letter (with attachments) from Svirsky (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), October 30, 2008, Re: Direction on EPA's Specific Comment 42 on GE's March 2008 Corrective Measures Study (PDF) (12 pp., 93.64 MB)
November 4, 2008 - addition(s) to Silver Lake
- Reports
Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 22, 2008, Re: Silver Lake Area Revised Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake (PDF) (1242 pp., 36.01 MB)
November 4, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
Hill 78 Area - Remainder
Letter from Hull (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 28, 2008, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's September 18, 2008, Hill 78 Area-Remainder Addendum to Final RD/RA Work Plan (PDF) (2 pp., 31 KB)
November 3, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area
Letter from Hull (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 23, 2008, Re; EPA Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 29, 2008, submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (3 pp., 29 KB)
GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 23, 2008, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 22, 2008 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 5, Long-Term Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (2 pp., 35 KB)
October 28, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K
Letter from Hull (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 22, 2008, Re; EPA Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 1, 2008 Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (3 pp., 23 KB)
October 28, 2008 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties Reports
Phase 4 Floodplain Properties
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 21, 2008, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River, Summary of August/September 2008 Inspection Activities for the Group 4C Floodplain Properties (PDF) (33 pp., 1.99 MB)
October 28, 2008 - addition(s) to Housatonic
River 1½ Mile
- Reports
General
Letter (with attachments) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 8, 2008, Re: 2008 Summer Inspection Reports,1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (5 pp., 467 KB)
October 28, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area II
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of September 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (67 pp., 897 KB)
October 28, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
City Recreational Area
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re: East Street Area 2-South Summary of September 2008 Inspection Activities - City Recreational Area (PDF) (6 pp., 205 KB)
October 27, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Former Filled Oxbows A and C
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of September 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (20 pp., 752 KB)
Newell Street Area II
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re; Newell Street Area II, Second Addendum to Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan (PDF) (44 pp., 1.68 MB)
October 27, 2008 - addition(s) to Housatonic
River ½ Mile
- Reports
Inspection Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Silfer (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re; Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2008 Inspection of Restored Bank Vegetation and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures (PDF) (29 pp., 2.89 MB)
October 24, 2008 - addition(s) to OPCA
- Reports
OPCA Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), October 16, 2008, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of Fall 2008 Post-Closure Inspection Activities (PDF) (13 pp., 1.16 MB)
October 21, 2008 - addition(s) to General - Reports
CD Monthly Status Reports - 2008
September 2008 (PDF) (507 pp., 7.51 MB)
October 21, 2008 - addition(s) to Housatonic
River 1½ Mile
- Reports
General
Spring 2008 Inspection of Vegetation Restoration, July 3, 2008 (PDF) (44 pp., 12.03 MB)
October 17, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
East Street Area 2 - North
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2008, Re: East Street Area 2-North Summary of August/September 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (7 pp., 768 KB)
October 17, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area I
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2008, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of August 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (24 pp., 348 KB)
October 14, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 1
Letter from Nalipinski (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), June 20, 2003, Re: Comments on General Electric's February 2003 submittal "Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area NAPL Monitoringt Report for Fall 2002" (PDF) (3 pp., 712 KB)
October 6, 2008 - addition(s) to Housatonic
River 1½ Mile
- Reports
General
Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 29, 2008, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Report on 2008 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures and Ancillary Items (PDF) (34 pp., 2.82 MB)
September 30, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Former Filled Oxbows J and K
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), September 16, 2008, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of August 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (29 pp., 776 KB)
Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 17, 2008, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of August 2008 Inspection Activities (PDF) (33 pp., 778 KB)
September 30, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
30s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Steenstrup (MADEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 15, 2008, Re: 30s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2008 (PDF) (6 pp., 3.17 MB)
Hill 78 Area - Remainder
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), September 18, 2008, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder Addendum to Final RD/RA work Plan (PDF) (18 pp., 1.66 MB)
September 29, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
20s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Steenstrup (MADEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 15, 2008, Re: 20's Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2008 (PDF) (4 pp., 1.35 MB)
40s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 15, 2008, Re: 40s Complex Summary of Annual Inspection of Temporary Stockpile Area (PDF) (4 pp., 1.41 MB)
September 26, 2008 - addition(s) to Silver Lake
- Reports
Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake
Letter (with attachments) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 23, 2008, Re: EPA Conditional Approval of General Electric's May 25, 2007 submittal titled "Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake" (PDF) (13 pp., 2.6 MB)
September 22, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
Unkamet Brook Area
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), September 12, 2008, Re: Unkamet Brook Area, Scope of Supplemental Investigations and Status Update (PDF) (14 pp., 1.11 MB)
September 22, 2008 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties Reports
Phase 2 Floodplain Properties
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 11, 2008, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River, Summary of August 2008 Inspection Activities for the Remediated Phase 2 Floodplain Properties (PDF) (17 pp., 836 KB)
Phase 3 Floodplain Properties
Letter from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 10, 2008, Re: Floodplain Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River, Summary of August 2008 Inspection Activities for the Phase 3 Floodplain Properties (PDF) (31 pp., 473 KB)
September 16, 2008 - addition(s) to General - Reports
CD Monthly Status Reports - 2008
August 2008 (PDF) (849 pp., 8.22 MB)
September 11, 2008 - addition(s) to Housatonic
River 1½ Mile
- Reports
General
Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: Summer 2008 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (97 pp., 8.63 MB)
September 9, 2008 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Community Updates
Two Page Summary: EPA Requires GE to Revise Its Corrective Measures Study, Rest of River, September 2008 (PDF) (2 pp., 123 KB)
Corrective Measures Study - Related Correspondence
Letter (with attachments) from Owens (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), September 9, 2008, Re: EPA Comments on GE's March 2008 Corrective Measures Study Report (PDF) (2 pp., 2 MB)
September 3, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
City Recreational Area
Letter from Steenstrup (MADEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: East Street Area 2-South Approval of Final Completion Report for the City Recreational Area (PDF) (1 p., 236 KB)
September 5, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Young (MEOEEA), August 27, 2008, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of July 2008 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (15 pp., 1.54 MB)
Newell Street Area II
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Young (MEOEEA), August 27, 2008, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of July 2008 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (15 pp., 1.56 MB)
September 5, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 29, 2008, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (184 pp., 5.94 MB)
GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), August 29, 2008, Re:Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (245 pp., 7.36 MB)
GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), August 29, 2008, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (199 pp., 4.99 MB)
September 3, 2008 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports
All Floodplains Current Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach
Letter (with enclosure) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), August 27, 2008, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for Removal Action for Housatonic River Floodplain - Current Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach, dated July, 2008 (1 pp., 203 KB)
Letter from Steenstrup (MADEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: Floodplain Residential Properties Adjacent to the 1 1/2 Mile Reach Housatonic River Approval of Final Completion Report for Removal Action for Housatonic River Floodplain Current Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach (1 pp., 250 KB)
September 3, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
City Recreational Area
Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), August 27, 2008, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion report for the City Recreational Area, dated July, 2008 (PDF) (3 pp., 116 KB)
September 3, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area I
Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), August 27, 2008, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area I Removal Action, dated July 2008 (3 p., 125 KB)
Former
Filled Oxbows A and C
Letter from Steenstrup (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), May 21, 2008, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Approval of Final Completion Report for Former Oxbow Areas A and C Removal Action (1 p., 235 KB)
Former Filled Oxbows J and K
Letter from Steenstrup (MADEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), May 21, 2008, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Approval of Final Completion Report for Former Oxbow Areas J and K Removal Action (1 p., 265 KB)
September 2, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 22, 2008, Re: Groundwater Management Area 5 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (122 pp., 3.31 MB)
September 2, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area I
Letter from Steenstrup (MADEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: Newell Street Area I Approval of Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area I Removal Action (PDF) (1 p., 226 KB)
August 29, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
Unkamet Brook Area
Letter from Gates (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), August 21, 2008, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Status of Obtaining Access from CSX to Parcels L11-4-11 and L11-4-12 for Sampling (PDF) (2 pp., 64 KB)
August 28, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
Hill 78 Area - Remainder
Letter from Hull (USEPA) to Gates (GE), August 20, 2008, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's June 20, 2008, Hill 78 Area-Remainder Final RD/RA Work Plan (PDF) (3 pp., 30 KB)
August 28, 2008 - addition(s) to Allendale - Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 20, 2008, Re: Allendale School Property Summary of Vegetative Restoration Work (PDF) (4 pp., 331 KB)
August 26, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
30s Complex
Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), March 24, 2005, Re: EPA Approval of and Certificate of Completion for General Electric's submittal entitled "Final Completion Report for the 30s Complex Removal Action," dated March 2005 (PDF) (3 pp., 112 KB)
August 26, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area
Letter from Novotny (GE) to Hayes (USEPA), August 30, 2005, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2005 (PDF) (236 pp., 3.13 MB)
August 22, 2008 - addition(s) to OPCA
- Reports
OPCA Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Hull (USEPA), August 15, 2008, Re: Hill 78 and Building 71 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Post-Removal Site Control Plan (PDF) (25 pp., 1.54 MB)
August 18, 2008 - addition(s) to General - Reports
CD Monthly Status Reports - 2008
July 2008 (PDF) (594 pp., 11.59 MB)
August 18, 2008 - addition(s) to Allendale - Reports
EPA Allendale School PCB Air Sample Results, Last Updated August 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 33 KB)
August 18, 2008 - addition(s) to OPCA
- Reports
OPCA PCB Ambient Air Sampling Results
PCB Air Sampling Results, Last Updated July 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 45 KB)
Comparison of EPA and GE OPCA Replicate PCB Air Sample Results, Last Updated July 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 35 KB)
August 12, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
Unkamet Brook Area
Letter (with report) from Gates (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), July 29, 2008, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Third Supplement to the Pre-Design Investigation Report for Unkamet Brook Area Removal Action (PDF) (23 pp., 4.23 MB)
August 11, 2008 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties Reports
All Floodplains Current Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach
Letter (with report) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 30, 2008, Final Completion Report for Removal Action for Housatonic River Floodplain - Current Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach (PDF) (1359 pp., 393.33 MB)
August 11, 2008 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area I
Letter (with report) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 31, 2008, Re: Newell Street Area I Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area I Removal Action (PDF) (1930 pp., 129.84 MB)
August 11, 2008 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake
Letter (with report) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), July 30, 2008, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1; Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (218 pp., 5.94 MB)
GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K
Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 1, 2008, Re: Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2008 (PDF) (118 pp., 2.94 MB)
Letter from Hull (USEPA) to Gates (GE), July 30, 2008, Re: EPA Conditional Approval of General Electric's May 14, 2008, Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Addendum to Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2007 (PDF) (3 pp., 27 KB)
August 8, 2008 - addition(s) to GE
Plant Area - Reports
20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes
Semi-Annual Inspection Building Demolition Barrier Areas Summer 2008, 20s and 30s Complexes William Stanley Business Park, report prepared for Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot, & Okun Associates, Inc., July 11, 2008 (PDF) (21 pp., 33.24 MB)
City Recreational Area
Letter (with report) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 31, 2008, Re: East Street Area 2-South Final Completion Report for the City Recreational Area (PDF) (429 pp., 26.86 MB)
August 8, 2008 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
GE Reports/Documents
Letter from John W. Olver (Member of Congress) to Robert W. Varney (USEPA), July 23, 2008, Re: Proposed Corrective Measures Study submitted by the General Electric Company (PDF) (2 pp., 123 KB)
What's New at the Repositories
(the following PDFs are posted for 6
months)
Documents submitted to the Repositories
between
- October 05, 2008 and October 18, 2008 (PDF) (2 pp., 11 KB)
- September 21, 2008 and October 4, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 10 KB)
- September 7, 2008 and September 20, 2008 (PDF) (2 pp., 11 KB)
- August 24, 2008 and September 6, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 11 KB)
- August 10, 2008 and August 23 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 11 KB)
- July 13, 2008 and August 9, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 12 KB)
- June 29, 2008 and July 12, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 12 KB)
- June 15, 2008 and June 28, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 10 KB)
- June 1, 2008 and June 14, 2008 (PDF) (2 pp., 13 KB)
- May 18, 2008 and May 31, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 10 KB)
- May 4, 2008 and May 17, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 15 KB)
- April 20, 2008 and May 3, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 11 KB)
- April 06, 2008 and April 19, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 12 KB)
- March 23, 2008 and April 5, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 11 KB)
- March 9, 2008 and March 22, 2008 (PDF) (1 p., 10 KB)
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