Site Name: INTERSTATE LEAD CO. (ILCO)
EPA ID: ALD041906173 EPA Region: 04 Metro Statistical Area: 1000
1247 BORDEN AVE SE, LEEDS, AL 35094
Operable Unit:
ROD ID: EPA/ROD/R04-91/090 ROD Date: 09/30/91
Contaminant: METALS; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEAD
Keys: NONE
Remedy:
THE ILCO SITE HAS SEVEN AREAS OF CONCERN OR SUBSITES. THIS OPERABLE UNIT IS THE FIRST OF TWO OPERABLE UNITS. OPERABLE UNIT ONE INCLUDES THE ILCO PARKING LOT, THE GULF SERVICE STATION (CURRENTLY OPERATING AS BRITISH PETROLEUM), J&L FABRICATORS, FLEMING'S PATIO, THE CONNELL PROPERTY, ACMAR CHURCH OF GOD AND THE CITY OF LEEDS LANDFILL. THE SUBSITES ARE LOCATED IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF LEEDS. ALL SEVEN OF THE SUBSITES HAVE SOIL AND/OR SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION WILL BE ADDRESSED AT FOUR OF THE SUBSITES. TWO OF THE SUBSITES, THE GULF STATION AND THE ACMAR CHURCH OF GOD, DID NOT HAVE ANY GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION FROM THE PARKING LOT IS BEING ADDRESSED UNDER RCRA IN A FUTURE OPERABLE UNIT TWO. OPERABLE UNIT TWO ALSO INCLUDES REMEDIATION AT THE ILCO MAIN FACILITY AND REMEDIATION OF THE TRIBUTARY ADJACENT TO THE MAIN FACILITY. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE SELECTED SOURCE REMEDY AT EACH SUBSITE IN OPERABLE UNIT ONE INCLUDE; THE ILCO PARKING LOT, AND FLEMING'S PATIO;
* EXCAVATION AND SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION OF SOIL WITH LEAD CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING 300 MG/KG;
* REPLACING THE TREATED SOIL BACK INTO THE EXCAVATED AREAS;
* REMOVAL OF BATTERY CASINGS AND OTHER DEBRIS;
* SOLIDIFICATION OF BATTERY CASING MATERIAL THAT CAN BE SUFFICIENTLY CRUSHED AND REPLACING THE SOLIDIFIED MATERIAL ONSITE. OFFSITE DISPOSAL OF OTHER DEBRIS;
* REVEGETATION OF EXCAVATED AREAS;
* INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS, CONSISTING OF ACCESS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND LONG-TERM GROUNDWATER MONITORING; AND
* SEMI-ANNUAL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF EXISTING MONITOR WELLS FOR THE PRIMARY METALS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES. THE GULF SERVICE STATION. J&L FABRICATORS. THE CONNELL PROPERTY AND THE ACMAR CHURCH OF GOD;
* EXCAVATION OF SOIL WITH LEAD CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING 300 MG/KG;
* TRANSPORTATION OF THE EXCAVATED SOIL TO THE PARKING LOT WHERE A CENTRALLY LOCATED TREATMENT UNIT WILL BE LOCATED;
* TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED SOIL WITH A SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATED SOLIDIFICATION AND STABILIZATION PROCESS;
* PLACEMENT OF THE SOLIDIFIED MATERIAL INTO THE ILCO PARKING LOT SUBSITE (IF TREATED WASTES ARE PLACED AT THE PARKING LOT, THEN THE SUBSITES FROM WHICH THE MATERIAL ORIGINATE WOULD NOT NEED 5 YEAR REVIEWS, SUBTITLE D CLOSURE, OR DEED RESTRICTIONS. INSTEAD, THESE SUBSITES CAN BE BACKFILLED WITH CLEAN FILL AND REVEGETATED.) OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SOLIDIFIED MATERIAL INTO ITS ORIGINAL EXCAVATION IF THERE ARE SPACE LIMITATIONS IN THE PARKING LOT;
* REMOVAL OF SEDIMENTS EXCEEDING 50 MG/KG LEAD, DEWATERING, AND TRANSPORT AND TREATMENT ALONG WITH THE SOIL FOR SEDIMENT AT THE GULF STATION; AND
* TEMPORARY RELOCATION AT THE CONNELL PROPERTY AND THE ACMAR CHURCH OF GOD IF NECESSARY. THE LEEDS MUNICIPAL LANDFILL;
* CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTILAYER COMPACTED CLAY AND GEOMEMBRANE CAP THAT WOULD COVER AREAS WITH SOIL EXCEEDING 300 MG/KG OF LEAD; AND
* INSTITUTIONAL CONTROLS CONSISTING OF ACCESS AND DEED RESTRICTIONS TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CAP SYSTEM, AND LONG-TERM GROUNDWATER MONITORING.
THE SELECTED ALTERNATIVES FOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION ARE AS FOLLOWS; GULF SERVICE STATION AND ACMAR CHURCH OF GOD;
* NO GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THESE SUBSITES SINCE NO CONTAMINATION WAS DETECTED; AND
* LONGTERM GROUNDWATER MONITORING WILL BE CONDUCTED.II J&L FABRICATORS. FLEMING'S PATIO, AND THE CONNELL PROPERTY;
* NO GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES WALL BE CONDUCTED AT THESE SUBSITES. CONTAMINANTS WOULD NATURALLY ATTENUATE OR LESSEN WITH TIME; AND
* LONGTERM GROUNDWATER MONITORING WILL BE CONDUCTED. CITY OF LEEDS LANDFILL;
* EXTRACTION OF CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER;
* TREATMENT ONSITE WITH A MOBILE CHEMICAL/PHYSICAL TREATMENT UNIT;
* DISCHARGE OF THE GROUNDWATER ONSITE INTO THE ADJACENT DRAINAGEWAY (SURFACE OUTFALL); AND
GROUNDWATER MONITORING DURING AND AFTER EXTRACTION IS FINISHED.