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JUNPI: WE 3 rAL HEALTH Now Records of Decision Ment by air stripping and Andor Chemical,Sleuben 6300 drums of hazardous (ROD)and selected remedial carbon adsorption sod treat County At DEC's request wastes three times the ex actions, ment by vacuum extraction, the U S EPA carried out an petted number since excava Armonk Private Wells Site, tailings dump area capped emergency removal action at tion began last fall The Westchester County ground and stabilized a former school in Bradford removal protect may wrap s water treatment by carbon Madison Wire,Erie County that is home to a small up by summer adsorption,soil gas Coilec- offsite disposal of debris chemical repackaging and Leach Property,Wayne tion by vacuum extraction piles,excavation and spedistribution fatality Site l County Work is under way septic tanks aiudges and disposal of lead and pickling and localons by state federal by DEC and Its consultant to wastes to be removed and liquor-contaminated sods and local off deecials revealed excavate drums of hazardous disposed of,construction of thousands of deteriorating waste and contaminated soil municipal water supply by Proposed Remedial Action containers of hazardous at this State Superfund site EPA Pian(PRAP) materials pose a threat of A previously performed contamination,fire or explo- magnetic survey estimated Bedford Mall and Arcade (terry Chemical Site, seen Cost of the removal r sites,Westchester County Delaware County DEC has could reach SZ million that c to ed drums would groundwater treatment by air selected excavation and on ed recovered will unearth stripping and carbon adsorp• site incineration of 3,000 Sterling Organics, Rensselaer ed the drums will prior stool tion,carbon filters to af- cubic yards of tar wastes County Workers for the PRP ed and analyzed prior to off fected water supply users, and contaminated soil as the have uncovered more than site disposal develop new community most feasible remedial ac- water supply tion to dean up the former COSCO Industries Inc. wood processing plant In (formerly Spring Valley Cadosia Upon completion of Wellfs*W site,Rockland the draft PRAP,a public County groundwater treat- meeting will be held New O&M Section Prepares For Busy Future The Division of Hazardous Waste ensure that O&M functions are levels Keeping the public informed Remediation has formed a new carried out at semediated sites. In about the site is also an important section to handle the increasing most cases, DHWR will oversee part of the O&M program number of remedtated hazardous these activities at sites maintained As its first t task, the new O&M waste sites that will need continuing by potwually responsible parties section inventoried and evaluated - - operation and miuntenalim (PRP)and municipalities. At sites sites that currently require O&M Headed by Gerald J Rider Jr. where no PRPs exist,the state will Several,including the PAS site in PE,the Operations and manage the O&M actrvihes through Oswego County and Kingsbury Maintenance(O&M)Section was consultants and contractors. Landrill in Washington County were added to the Bureau of Regional office staff will be the turned over to the section for O&M Construction Services rn February program's front hat for field oversight. It grew out of a smaller section in activitic& The section plans to divide its the Bureau of Western Remedial Operation and maintenance duties among Love Canal and Action where It was responsible for involves the continued monitoring about 80 sites that have entered the operation and maintenance of a minediated site to ensure the O&M phase of the remedial activsues at Love Canal The selected remedial action protects program Rider's group is section includes sit engineers and public health and the environment developing a statewide operation support staff in the central office lypical O&M activities Include and maintenance program to and staff from Love Canal's groundwater momtonng systems prepare tar cites that will need treatment plant, field office and that check for contaminant continual O&M after remediation public information office. migration, site security,lawn care O&M costs are paid out of the$12 The Operation&Maintenance and erosion control for caps,and billion 19815 Environmental Quality section will provide guidance, leachate treatment plants that clean Bond Act- regulations and enforcement to group,water to permitted discharge