site visit report - 03/17/1993 and 03/18/1993 (03/30/1993 ... · 0%/1tm6 . na : lfgf-2 . 0%/2l«*...

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION I

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIVISION

60 WESTVIEW STREET, LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02173-3185

March 30, 1993

Stephen Alfred, Town Manager

Town of South Kingstown

P.O. Box 31 Oth

180 High Street

Wakefield, RI 02879

RE: Rose Hill Regional Landfill Site SDMS DocID 8 8 0 2 South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Dear Mr. Alfred:

As the community designated contact, enclosed for your

information is the following report concerning the above-

referenced Site. This information has been generated as a result

of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund Removal

Action at the Site. I am enclosing (1) copy of:

Site Visit Trip Report

March 17-18, 1993

Roy F. Weston, Inc.

EPA Technical Assistance Team

If you have any questions relating to this information, contact

me at (617) 860-4625.

Sincerely,

- A Dean Tagliafs'froy

On-Scene Coordinator

Emergency Planning and Response Branch

Enclosure

cc: David Newton, US EPA, Remedial Project Manager, Boston, MA

Mark Dennen, Rhode Island DEM, Providence, RI

David Lange, Ground Water Consultants, Inc.

A. David Hall, Chief, Union Fire District, Wakefield, RI

Ted Bazenas, ATSDR Regional Representative, Lexington, MA

Mary Beth Smuts, US EPA, Air Management Division, Boston, MA

Deborah M. Simone, Project Manager, Metcalf & Eddy

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DESIGNERS CONSULTANT*

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Rose Hill Regional Landfill Site File

FROM: Paul F. Killian, Roy F. Weston, Inc., Technical Assistance Team (TAT)

RE: 17-18 March 1993 Site Visit Report TDD #01-9302-03A, PCS #4226, DC #M0187

DATE: 29 March 1993

Weather1: On 17 March 1993, the high temperature was 47°F and the low temperature was 35°F. The barometric pressure was 30.20 inches. The wind was blowing from the southwest at 12 knots. On site there was 1 inch of snow on the ground and the wind was blowing moderately from the west.

On 18 March 1993, the high temperature was 44°F and the low temperature was 15°F. The barometric pressure was 30.39 inches. The wind was blowing from the north at 17 knots, with occasional gusts up to 23 knots. On site there was an additional 2 inches of snow from the night before, and the wind was blowing strongly from the north.

This site visit encompassed biweekly air monitoring and week 5 of indoor air sample collection at the Rose Hill Regional Landfill site, South Kingstown, Rhode Island. This was the fifth week in which air samples were collected in the residential basements over a 24hour period. The sample collection devices (Summa Canisters) were distributed on Wednesday, 17 March 1993, then collected approximately 24 hours later on Thursday, 18 March 1993.

TT»e high and low temperatures and precipitation amounts were obtained from the URI Weather Station, Greene Herb Gardner, Jr. Research Farm, Plains Road, Kingston, RI (approximately 5 miles northwest of the site). The barometric pressure and wind speed and direction were obtained from the National Weather Bureau, Warwick, RI (approximately 20 miles north of the site) for data collected at 1200 hours on the days specified. The on-site weather was determined by TAT field observations.

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Wednesday. 17 March 1993

Prior to departing the TAT office, Technical Assistance Team (TAT) members Gayle Gleichauf and Paul Killian calibrated the MSA Combustible Gas Indicator/Oxygen Meter (CGI) Model 260, and the Century Organic Vapor Analyzer (OVA). The OVA was equipped with a charcoal filter, thereby eliminating all organic compounds except for methane.

Upon arrival at the site, TAT members began monitoring soil gas wells. TAT monitored soil gas points LFGF-2, LFGF-3, LFGF-4, LFGF-8, and LFG-NG using the OVA and CGI. (A dilution orifice (50:1 reduction) was used with the OVA at the soil gas sampling points which exhibited an OVA reading in excess of 1,000 ppm methane.) TAT also used a Drager 0.5/a vinyl chloride detector tube to screen the ambient air over soil gas monitoring well LFGF-3. The Drager tube results indicated that no vinyl chloride was present above the detectable limit (0.50 parts per million (ppm)). In addition, TAT monitored soil gas point LFGF-3, using a Drager 100/a vinyl chloride detector tube, to determine if vinyl chloride was present in the migrating soil gas.

After monitoring soil gas well LFG-NG, TAT began to collect six air samples in Summa Canisters from residential basements and ambient locations abutting the Rose Hill Regional Landfill. On Wednesday, 17 March 1993, TAT members Gleichauf and Killian distributed the Summa canisters in the following locations:

220 Rose Hill Road Sample # SA6927

278 Rose Hill Road (outside) Sample # SA6928


339B Rose Hill Road Sample # SA6924

339B Rose Hill Road (outside) Sample # SA6925


No sample was collected from 278 Rose Hill Road due to a family emergency preventing TAT members access to the residential basement. Since 278 Rose Hill Road was scheduled to be duplicated, no field duplicate was collected.

While monitoring the basement at 220 Rose Hill Road, TAT members observed that an apparent malfunction had occurred with the OVA. Since reliable readings could not be obtained with the OVA, the instrument was no longer used while distributing the Summa canisters. Since the OVA could no longer be used reliably, the continuation of soil gas monitoring was postponed until the next day.

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Thursday. 18 March 1993

Prior to departing the TAT office, TAT members Gleichauf and Killian calibrated the CGI and a different OVA than was used on Wednesday, 18 March 1993. The OVA was equipped with a charcoal filter, thereby eliminating all organic compounds except for methane.

Upon arrival at the site, TAT members Gleichauf and Killian collected the Summa canisters, approximately 24 hours after the canisters were set up. After all the samples had been collected, TAT members continued with the soil gas well monitoring. TAT monitored soil gas points LFGR-8, LFGR-10, LFGR-11, LFGR-12, LFGR-18, LFGR-22, LFGT-2, and LFGT-4, using the OVA and CGI. (A dilution orifice (50:1 reduction) was used with the OVA at the soil gas sampling points which exhibited an OVA reading in excess of 1,000 ppm methane.) In addition, TAT monitored soil gas point LFGF-11, using a Drager 100/a vinyl chloride detector tube, to determine if vinyl chloride was present in the migrating soil gas.

All monitoring results from 17-18 March 1993, are presented in the Soil Gas and Air Monitoring Table included in Attachment I. The table also contains the 17-18 February 1993 and 3-4 March 1993 air monitoring data.

All 17-18 March 1993 air monitoring locations are depicted in Figure 1, included in Attachment II. The air sample locations are depicted in Figure 2, included in Attachment II.

After returning to the TAT office, samples were sent, via Federal Express, to Air Toxics Ltd., Ranch Cordova, California for the analysis of vinyl chloride and methane. Included in Attachment III is a copy of the chain-of-custody record. Included in Attachment IV are copies of the Indoor Air Sampling Worksheet for each sample collected. The laboratory results will be tabulated in a future report which will summarize the indoor air monitoring survey.

ATTACHMENT I

Soil Gas and Air Monitoring Data Table

SOIL GAS AND AIR MONITORING DATA TABLE ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL

SOUTH KINGSTOWN. RHODE ISLAND

Page 1 of 3 1 7 - 1 8 February 1993 3 - 4 March 1 993 1 7 - 1 8 March 1993

Station OVA CGI/Q2 DrSger Comments OVA CGt/02 DrSger Comments OVA CGt/02 DrSger Comments 110

LFG-ETR

121 0%/2 l% NA G M canlater cotteetad. LFCWB

220 •>1.00 (mnm 7% 721%

NA

NA Two gas oanittw* collected >1.000 4%/ 21% NA Gat eaniater collected >1,000 8%/21% NA Qaaoaniater collected

LFG-LHR 278

i 0%/2 l% NA Gaacanieler collected 0%/2 l% NA Gas cantatar collected

LFG-AD 1%/11«A NA 294 0%/21% NA Q M canletef collected

LFG-GT 320 0%/21% mm w.

339A "iiiTfiTi'rriTi

0%/21% mm NA Gat earriater collected.

taaatjaatitaiaa i Baajaajatatĵ ejaaaaj

LFG-JF

34$ 0%/19%

*>%*2l«« NA

NA Gaweejitaieraottected, i

0%7*»50,000 >100%/12% 600 >50.000 >100%/12% 375 >50.000 >100%/12% 330 LFGF-4 0%/20% NA 0%/19% MA LFGF-5 0%/19% NA LFGF-0 Could rot locate Cotrid not locate LFGF-7 0%/20% NA IFOF-e 0%/20% NA 0%/*0% MA LFGF-9 0%/20% NA

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SOIL GAS AND AIR MONITORING DATA TABLE

ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL


Page 2 of 3 17-18 February 1993 3 - 4 March 1993 17-18 March 1993

Station OVA CGI/03 DrSger Comments OVA CGI/02 Comments OVA CGI/G2 DrSger Comments LFGR-5 55 0%/15% NA LFGR-e ! 0%/15% NA LFGR-7 >50,000 >100%/1 % 200 LFSR-8 I >50,000 > 1 O 0 % / 1 % 750 PVC pipe waa broken | >5Q,000 >l00%/t% 750 PVC pipe w«w broken WettOtowed LFGR-9 PVC pipe waa broken 23,000 > 1 0 0 % / 1 3 % PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe wa* broken

LFGR-10 I >$0,000 > 1 O 0 % / 1 % 200 PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken >ioo%/2% NA PVQ pipe waa broken LFGR-11 PVC pipe waa broken >50.000 >100%/2% 150 PVC pipe waa broken >50,000 > 1 0 0 % / 1 % 150 PVC pipe waa broken LFQR-12 I >1.000 o%/t«% NA PVC pipe waa broken % PVC pipe waa broken 0%/2l% NA PVC pipe waa broken LFGR-13 PVC pipe waa broken 0 % / 2 1 % NA PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken LFGR-14 Complete sampling watt -ilaatng Complete aampiinflweifniaatnq Complete aWap^wertftiiaatn^i LFGR-15 PVC pipe waa broken 0%/2l% NA PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken LFGft-16 CornpleteaampilngweBmtaalng Gontpteteaamptiiiflwettinlaatng Corw»ieteaa50,000 > 1 0 0 % / 1 6 % PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken LFGR-10 o%/ia% MA PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken 0%/19% NA PVC pipe waa broken LFGR-19 PVC pipe waa broken 0%/19% NA PVC pipe waa broken PVC pipe waa broken LFGR-20 LFGR-21 >50,000 >100%/7% LFGR-22 $ % / # % MA LFGR-23 5,000 5 0 % / 1 % NA LF0T-1 NA >lO0%/2% MA LFGT-2 >1,000 > 1 0 0 % / 1 % NA 45 0 % / 2 1 % NA LFGT-3 >50,000 >lO0%/2% LFGT-4 >1,000 0%/19% NA 0 % / 2 1 % NA LFGT-6 35.000 >l00%/2% MA LFGT-6 0%/15% NA LFGT-7 0%/16% MA LFGT-8 0%/19% NA

23-Mar-93 Data collected by Roy F. Weston, Inc., Technical Assistance Team

SOIL GAS AND AIR MONITORING DATA TABLE



Page 3 of 3

LEGEND

Century OVA 128 Organic Vapor Analyzer equipped with a charcoal filter.

OVA = Results in parts per million (ppm) methane.

A 50:1 dilution orifice was used for results greater than 1,000 ppm.

CGI/02 = MSA Model 260 combustible Gas Indicator/Oxygen Meter (results In % LEL / % oxygen)

Drager Multi/Gas Indicator Pump and Vinyl Chloride detector tubes (results in ppm). The vinyl chloride Drager = Drager tubes were also used on the ambient air around the soil gas points for health and safety

reasons. The data for those readings has been included in the safety plan.

### = Indicates the Rose Hill Road address where air monitoring was conducted Inside the basement.

LFG-$$ = Indicates a soil gas point at the foundation of $$, where $$ represents the initials of the residence.

LFGF = Designation for soil gas point along the Frisella driveway on north perimeter of landfill.

LFGR = Designation for soil gas point along west side of Rose Hill Road.

LFGT = Designation for soil gas point along driveway to transfer station road on south perimeter of landfill.

BKGD = Ambient air outside and near the noted station location.

NOTE: tf the cell is left blank, then no data were collected at that station on that date.

23-Mar-93 Data collected by Roy F. Weston, Inc., Technical Assistance Team

ATTACHMENT II

Figures

BIRD HUNTING RESERVE AND FIRING RANGE

364 ft

339B

MITCHELL

BROOK

TRANSFER

STATION

(ACTIVE)

KEY • PERMANENT SAMPLE POINT

- TEMPORARY SAMPLE POINT

FENCE

SUSPECTED ROSE HILL ROAD

LL BACKFILL AREA BOUNDARY

FIGURE 1 Not to Scale

SITE DIAGRAM 17 18 MARCH 1993 SITE VISIT

DRAWN OATE PCS » ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL SITE Paul F. Killian 03/93 4226 SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND APPROVED _£__

OATE TOO «

01-9302-03A

TOWN

TRANSFER STATION

(ACTVE)

A - Summa Sample Location

SAff f # - SAS Sample Number

110 Rose Hill Rd ROSE HILL ROAD NOT TO SCALE

FIGURE 2 SAMPLE LOCATION MAP

HAWSERS X . _ , V DtSBNtBS/OONSUlTANTS

f t S m I TtCHNCAi ASSBTANCt TEAK 1 7 - 1 8 MARCH 1993 SITE VISIT DRAWN DATE ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL SITE

Paul F. Killian 0 3 / 9 3 4226 SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

TDD a

01-9302-03A *f -b]n

ATTACHMENT III

Chain-of-Custody Record

NOTE: A copy of the chain-of-custody record signed by the laboratory will be accompanying the analytical results submitted to EPA

. United States Environmental Protection Agency SAS No. Contract Laboratory Program Sample Management Office Special Analytical Service

PO Box 818 Alexandria, VA 22313 703-557-2490 FTS 557-2490 Packing List/Chain of Custody *EPA 77^SA-si

1. Project Code Account Code 2. Region No. Sampling Co. 4. Date Shipped Carrier 6. Sample 7. Preservative Roy f U K > l w , A M yjx Description (Enter in Column C)

(Enfer Regional: Information ?-; fefi 3 j •f/jff-? Sampler (A/artfeJ ,,;_ Airbill: Number: /n Column A)

bbfi&D-Mftte- 1. Surface Water 1.HCI Non-Superfuhd Program Ignature; 5. Ship Toll 2. Ground Water 2. HN03

3. Leachate 3. NAHSO4 4. Rinsate 4. H9SO4

Site Name :f H 3. Type Of Activity ,Remediald .'Removal 5. Soil/Sediment 5. NAOH iLead^. P r e . R|FS CLEM 6. Oil 6. Other tW.^) ^0**! ̂ f t l l 2 SF ^THemedial Q Q REMAf ^sMPeP-y •:•. , 7. Waste (Specify)

PRPt RA REM J' /Brother 7. Ice only City, State ;-, •Site Spll) ID; ST£ SSI O&M OIL r L y (Specify) fas N. Not preserved FED irsi NPLDl UST ;: ' : | - ?_T7Vf

F GSample « D ; « § t«:: • HMo/Day/ '•> Numbers Matrix' Cone -pi y Preserv-. Regional Specific Station Sampler Designated Ânalysis t/ * r Year/Time '; ' , I Enter; Low; rn £j !-alive! Tracking Number Location Initials Field QC r- r r ': r ' from Med: 0 § J^lsed' : '-: ' r - " Ll or Tag Number Identifier Sample Collection Box 6 High: a t, sfroms rfoffE.

I-Box 7;.

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Shipment for Sf Pagel of_i. Sample Used for Spike and/or Duplicate Additional Sampler Signatures Chain of Custody Seal Number complete? (Y/T"

A/0 5ft frT8~7 s / o A/w/lt)- of- C*l CHAIN OF CUSTODY RECORD

Date / Time Received by^ (Signature} _ Relinquished by: ("S/f/n< Date/Time Received by: (Signature)

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Date /'Time Received by: (Signature) Relinquished by: (Signature) Date / Time Received byp(Signature)

Received for Laboratory by: Remarks Is custody seal intact? Y/N/nono Relinquished by:/(Signature) Date / Time (Signature)

EPA Form: 9110-3(7/91) Split Samples r~1 Accepted (Signature) DISTRIBUTION: Whits - Region Copy Yellow - SMO Copy Gold - Lab Copy lor Return to Region

Pink - Lab Copy for Return to SMO I I Declined See Reverse Side lor Additional Standard Instructions

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ATTACHMENT IV

Indoor Air Sampling Worksheets

INDOOR AIR SAMPLING WORKSHEET


SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

Station Location:

(Address) 3ve JHi i2A

Sample Type: Sample (i.e., Inhouse, dupicate) rpA boo-vc Location: ^y^JLs^ jUA. 7f

SAMPLE IDENTIFICA TIONS

SAS Canister

Number: 7753A-01 Number:

SA6923 SAS Flow Controler

Sample Number: Number: /rr- •U-.S^L.

SAMPLING INFORMATION INITIAL FINAL

TIME / DATE: -£• / ^ - c 1 3 1/£?_>" h r s TIME/DATE: Vl^"^ it-W^ / W J Hg (inches.) < ' 3 < ^ 1 Hg (inches:) - 7.0 "

Flow (ml/min) 3




Station Location:

(Address) 33^ B to5C HiU &A

Sample Type: Sample (i.e., Inhouse, dupicate) Location: r r ̂ irvoose. feftse^errr


SAS Canister

Number: 7753A-01 Number:

Flow Controler SA6924

Sample 1 : Number: A^r-^ia 1-31 L.

SAMPLING INFORMATION

INITIAL FINAL

TIME / DATE: 3 - R - n ^ /13-oiw) TIME/DATE: -VISITS \ i o o Hg (inches:) Hg (inches:) - 3-,5 l l

Flow (ml/min) 3 , \ C £-6YTV Ik . lP) Flow (ml/min) 3 , 6

OVA Reading: O OVA Reading: D

CGI Reading: O CGI Reading: O t i l , . i i i i i i i , . . . :

SAMPLING WEEK: y ^ j J k . S SAM PLERS: I f . K.Ufovv / (k ^ c j c K e s i l




Station Location: 3>1A 6> (Address) Hot* U.tV £Wcl

Sample Type: Sample (i.e., Inhouse, duplcate) Oo4Aoor Location: S'lO ccc .^Cf~

Lo-, - fc - 4 - Z A 7 Z L ^ SAMPLE IDENTIFICA TIONS

SAS Canister

Number: 7753A-01 Number: laoiH

SAS Flow Controler

Sample Number: SA6925 Number: AT' «i-ioau


INITIAL FINAL

TIME/DATE: 3~|>-CX3 l l l b TIME/DATE: 1 - \




Station Location: (Address) a^H V~ase \~\( U fcLo^A

Sample Type: Sample (i.e., Inhouse, dupicate) JpZ\ h BOV Location: X ^ V - ^ - ^ ^ Z ^ - ^ ^ ^ J K . —

SAMPLE IDENTIFICATIONS

SAS Canister

Number: 7753A-01 Number: [32k SAS Flow Controler

SA6926 Sample Number: Number: A - f - ^z^o- fC


INITIAL FINAL

TIME / DATE: ^ - M ' ̂ TIME/DATE: 3 - I Y % - ^ K / 5 ^

Hg (inches:) < - 3 0 . O D Hg (inches:)

Flow (ml/min) *X «^ (_ fm>v^~ * / • < ? \ Flow (ml/min) F K * 3

OVA Reading: (D OVA Reading:

CGI Reading: 0 ? # ( - ' t - L s CGI Reading: 0 , - i . _ m i i i . . . — — • . . - - ..—

SAMPLING WEEK: V J U J A ^ - ^ SAMPLERS: 1> [L[\ IQ& ) (5 ̂ (S i t i rUeJ?




Station Location: (Address) •9.9e V M | ( LOOL A

Sample Type: Sample (i.e., Inhouse, duplcate) vy i ^pO$g _ Location: ^fK^-^vwevVT

SAMPLE IDENTIFICATIONS

SAS Canister

Number: 7753A-01 Number: jaoHS

SAS Flow Controler SA69 2 7Sample Number: Number: fry — ^ 3^-6 [ L,

SAMPLING INFORMATION INITIAL FINAL

TIME/DATE: TIME/DATE: 3-1 Vtt l US£T

Hg (inches:) Hg (inches:) ^ \y .z6

Flow (ml/min) Flow (ml/min) 6u4 OVA Reading: OVA Reading:

CGI Reading:. CGI Reading:

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SAMPLING WEEK: U H - ^ £ SAMPLERS: T - X \ \ \ \ r,iA / A •€!=£• ^ 5 ̂




Station Location: (Address) Xr-fe ty>sc Hv'U U . ( —

INDOOR AIR SAMPLING WORKSHEET ROSE HILL REGIONAL LANDFILL

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 9T~>

Station Location: (Address) 7î -% i^ose

Sample Type: (i.e., Inhouse, dupicate) ^3T"/v k o u i t f c^c /^ l . 'eed^_

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Sample Location:

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^SAMPLING INFORMATION FINAL

TIME/DATE: TIME / DATE:

Hg (inches:)

Flow (ml/min)

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OVA Reading: OVA Reading:

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Station Location: (Address) £ .? £

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Number: 7753A-01 Canister

Number:

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Flow Controler Number: ~oM U

TIME/DATE:

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