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` Ms. Wendy L. Cohen, Chief - 4 -4 ' rr 5 March 2003 <br /> present above 1,000 mg/kg at six feet bgs,the maximum depth of samples. Ammonium is also present <br /> at concentrations greater than 1,000 mg/kg in shallow soils in areas where fertilizer products were <br /> handled or spilled. Ammonium is present in both on-site downgradient monitoring wells at <br /> ` concentrations of about 200 mg/1. Therefore, ammonium is a significant site contaminant that is <br /> contributing to groundwater degradation. <br /> In the late 1980s,underground storage tanks were removed and soils were excavated to a depth of <br /> 25 feet bgs. As reported in the 1998 Assessment, 300 cubic yards of nitrogen contaminated soil were <br /> removed in construction of new dry overhead bins in 1995. WFS also maintains a septic tank and leach <br /> .. field on the property. WFS needs to provide a diagram depicting where these soil excavations took <br /> place, show the septic system on a map, and provide a cleanup plan for removal of nitrate and <br /> ammonium from soil. If WFS chooses to explore remedial options for nitrogen removal that do not <br /> `— include excavation,then it needs to provide a feasibility study outlining various options. <br /> The lateral and vertical extent of ammonium and nitrate in the stormwater pond and tank farm are well <br /> �- defined,while the vertical extent of ammonium in the rinse pad area and lateral extent of ammonium in <br /> shallow soils where spills occurred are not well delineated. However, WFS can incorporate such <br /> delineation into either a cleanup plan or with confirmation samples following remediation. <br /> Groundwater Plume Delineation <br /> WFS has delineated the lateral and vertical extent of most groundwater pollutants. In the shallow <br /> groundwater,nitrate and ammonium extend off-site to downgradient MW s 0.05 ug/1, <br /> of about 1 and The volatile compounds <br /> 1,2-DCP and 1,2,3-trichloropropane are present in MW-5 at concentrations WFS obtained <br /> respectively, and extend beyond MW-5 under the adjacent agricultural field. In 1997, plume <br /> CPT groundwater samples along the perimeter of this field and found that the 1,2-DCP plume is narrow <br /> and does not extend beyond the field. <br /> The groundwater monitoring data to date has not included analyses for two constituents that were <br /> detected in soil at depths of 10 feet or deeper: dinoseb and toluene. Therefore,the draft monitoring and <br /> reporting program includes the corresponding analytical suites for these two compounds for two <br /> consecutive sampling events in the downgradient wells. If these constituents are not detected, they may <br /> be removed from the monitoring schedule. <br /> In March 1998, from the <br /> cond water bearing <br /> feetgs and pollutants wee not detected.ed CPT samples <br /> heefoe, WFS has delineated the formation <br /> ertical extent oof of 90 <br /> pollutants. <br /> On-site and off-site water supply wells were sampled and contaminants of concern were not detected. <br /> Summary <br /> While a few data gaps are present in characterizing soil and groundwater contaminants, these data gaps <br /> ` are predominately at the rinse pad and stormwater ponding areas. Since WFS has implemented an in <br /> situ pilot study in this area to evaluate the effectiveness of inducing reducing conditions to remediate <br /> pollutants,WFS may complete the characterization of soil contaminants when the pilot study is <br /> concluded,and incorporate the characterization into the cleanup plan. The monitoring and reporting <br /> program addresses additional groundwater constituents that may be present. Further characterization as <br />