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Former Kerr-McGee ChemicalCorporationSuperfundSiteNavassa,NC
U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyNorthCarolinaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality
GreenfieldEnvironmentalMultistateTrustLLC,TrusteeoftheMultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust
PublicMeetingJune20,2017
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Public Meeting Agendaü Introductionsü UpdateonEPAInformationRepositoryü NCEERCUpdateü RWGUpdateü NCDEQUpdateonNavassaTrusteesCouncilandonOtherSitesintheAreaü OverviewandrolesofEPA,NCDEQ,MultistateTrustandStakeholdersü StatusoftheSiteInvestigations
• SummaryofActivitiesCompletedin2017• WorkPlannedfor2017• TimelineforRemainderofCleanup
ü Kerr-McGeeNavassaRedevelopmentPlanningInitiativeü QuestionsandDiscussion
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Introductions
TonyaSpencer,EPA
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Introductions⎼TonyaSpencer,EPAü NavassaSuperfundSiteCleanupTeam
• U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)• NorthCarolinaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality(NCDEQ)• MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust(MultistateTrust)
ü NavassaCommunityEconomic&EnvironmentalRe-DevelopmentCorporation(NCEERC)⎼ Communitygroup• TechnicalAssistanceGrant(TAG)update
ü RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)updateü NavassaTrusteesCouncilü Partnersinotherefforts
• NCDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices• NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)
• Naturalresourcerestoration• NorthCarolinaDivisionofPublicHealth(NCDPH)
• Healtheducationandoutreach• UniversityofNorthCarolina– Wilmington(UNCW)
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UpdateonEPAInformationRepository
PublicMeetingsEveryQuarterNextMeetingSeptember12,2017
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NCEERCUpdate
ChrisGraham,NCEERC
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NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityJimBateson
NCDEQActivitiesand
UpdateonNavassaTrusteesCouncil
JimBateson,NCDEQ
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NCDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityJimBateson
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OverviewofCleanup
ErikSpalvins,EPA
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MissionStatement
• StatutoryRequirement– Protecthumanhealthandtheenvironment– Holdaproposedplanpublicmeetingandrespondtocommentsinthe
RecordofDecision(ROD)• EPA,NCDEQ,MultistateTrustcommitment:
– CleanuptheSitetoenablereuseassupportedbyandbeneficialtothecommunity
– Informthepublicofthenatureoftheenvironmentalissuesandoftheprogressbeingmade
– Involvethepublicinthedecision-makingprocessesthatwillaffectthemandinthecleanupdecisionsunderconsideration
– Conductthecleanupsoitcanhaveabroad,positivecommunityimpact• Theroleofthecommunity- ProvideVision
– PickupwheretheSuperfundcleanupstops
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Howwegothere• 2005,KerrMcGeespunoffacompanycalled“Tronox”• Tronoxhadlimitedfundsdotoworkandwentbankruptin2009• EPAtookoverinvestigationin2010andsampledthemarsh,
yardsandwells• February2011wastheeffectivedateoftheTronoxBankruptcy
EnvironmentalSettlementAgreementØ TronoxsetasidefundsforcleanupandNaturalResource
RestorationØ Cleanup
§ About$3.6Million§ Created“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”§ EPAandNCDEQarebeneficiaries
Ø NaturalResourceRestoration§ About$900,000§ TrusteesareNOAA,NCDENR,FWS
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Howwegothere
CleanupDamages NaturalResourceDamages
SettlementAgreement$5.1billiontosettlelawsuit
NaturalResourceTrustees
“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”
Fundingto Fundingto
Tronox bankruptcyalsocreatedAnadarkoLitigationTrustto:• ProsecutelawsuitagainstKerr-McGee/Anadarko• Distributeproceeds(asdeterminedbypercentagesinTronoxSettlement
Agreement)
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CleanupBeneficiaries:governmentagenciesthatwouldhavebeenresponsibleforthecleanupasaresultofthebankruptcy.
NaturalResourceTrustees:governmentagenciesresponsibleforthenaturalresources
“Cleanup”TotalFundsabout$92Million
“Restoration”TotalFundsabout$23Million
CleanupVision:Protecthumanhealthandtheenvironment,andfacilitatecommunity-supportedreusecompatiblewiththecommunity’sfuture.
LeftoverfundswillgotoothersitesabandonedbyTronox thatdonothaveenoughfunding.
RestorationGoal:RestorenaturalresourcessimilartothosedamagedbyreleasesfromtheSite.
Allfundswillbeusedforrestorationprojectsrelatedtothisrelease.
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Jointactivities• DiscussandPlanScopeofActions• Coordinatewithstakeholdersandresidents
EPAandNCDEQActivities• Ultimateresponsibilityforcleanup• ReviewandApproveWorkPlans• ProvideOversightofCleanupWork• NCDEQisresponsibleforlong-term
care,ifneeded
MultistateTrustActivities• Conduct“EnvironmentalActions”pertheTronox
SettlementAgreement• Investigation• Cleanup• Long-termcare,etc.
• Ownpropertyandeventuallyconveyproperty
“MultistateEnvironmentalResponseTrust”
CleanupRolesandResponsibilities
NCDEQ
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Frequentlyaskedquestions
• Whatifthereisnotenoughmoney?Ø IftheTrustrunsoutoffunds,theEPAandNCDEQwilltakeover
theSiteandfundthecleanup.• WhatifthereismoneyleftoveraftertheTrustcompletes
thecleanup?Ø ThefundswillbesharedwithothersitesleftbyKerr-McGee.
Ø Wheredidthefundingcomefrom?Ø TronoxprovidedinitialfundsduringbankruptcysettlementØ AnadarkoprovidedfundsaftersettlementofAnadarkolawsuit
Ø Whoiswatchingthemoneytomakesureitisspentcarefully?Ø TheMultistateTrustisafiduciaryandcoordinatesdirectlywith
U.S.DOJ
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SiteWorkUpdate
RichardElliott,MultistateTrust
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SupplementalRemedialInvestigations(SRI)RichardElliott,MultistateTrust
PurposeofSupplementalRemedialInvestigations(SRI):CharacterizeNatureandExtentofContaminantsofConcern
• Determinelateralandverticaldistributionofcontaminants
• Investigateallmedia:soil,sediment,groundwaterandsurfacewater
• UseSRIresultstodetermineriskposedbycontaminationtohumanhealthandtheenvironment
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2017SRIDataCollectionActivitiesüFirstQuarter2017
§ Geotechnicalsamplesforvaporintrusionanalysis§ Additionalon-siteandoff-sitemonitoringwells§ AdditionalsoilsamplesfromnorthernareasofSite§ AdditionalsoilboringsforDNAPLinvestigations
üQuarterlygroundwatersamplinginMarch,June,SeptemberandDecember
üSecondquarterlygroundwatersamplingeventbeganJune19,2017
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DPTandSonicDrillRigs
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WaterSamplingTraining
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WaterSamplingSet-up
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CreosoteinCoreSample
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üRiskAssessments§ HumanHealthandEcologicalRiskAssessments§ ScheduledtobecompleteAugust2017
üRemedialInvestigation(RI)ReportscheduledtobeissuedNovember2017
üFeasibilityStudy(FS) scheduledtobeginAugust2017
2017RiskAssessmentsandFeasibilityStudies
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Kerr-McGeeNavassaSuperfundSiteProjectSchedule2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
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Remediation:Theactivitiesintendedtoreducehumanandecologicalexposuretocontaminants.ForKerrMcGee,thisisworkismanaged
bytheMultistateTrust.
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)Definitions
Redevelopment:Returningthepropertytoproductiveuse.ForKerrMcGee,theMultistateTrustisfacilitatingaprocesstoidentify
potentialfutureusesoftheSite.Theactualredevelopmentwillbeimplementedbyoneormorethirdparties.
Restoration:Coversactivitiesdesignedtoaddressdamageorharmtoecosystemscausedbycontamination.ForKerrMcGee,theNavassa
TrusteesCouncilismanagingrestorationactivities.
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Kerr-McGeeNavassaRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative
(RPI)
CindyBrooks,MultistateTrust
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• FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)
• OpportunitiesforCommunityInput/Engagement– RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)– CommunitySurvey– FocusGroups– CommunityVisioningWorkshop– OpenHouse
• RPIProcessandDeliverables
• RPISchedule
Kerr-McGee NavassaSuperfundSiteRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)
CindyBrooks—MultistateTrust
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Q:WhatistheKerr-McGeeRPI?
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)
A:TheRPIisaplanningprocessthatengagestheNavassacommunityindevelopingapotentialplanorvisionforfutureuseoftheSite.
Q:WhatwillbetheresultsoftheKerr-McGeeRPI?A:TheprimaryRPIdeliverablewillbeoneormore“conceptual”master
plan(s)depictingpotentialfutureuseoftheKerr-McGeeSite.
Q:HowwilltheresultsoftheKerr-McGeeRPIbeused?A:EPAmayusetheRPIresultsinselectingtheSitecleanupplan.TheMultistateTrustmayusetheRPIresultstoidentifypossiblefutureusersoftheSiteand,ifapprovedbyEPAandNCDEQ,tointegrate
futureuseintothecleanupplans.
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Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)FrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)
Q:WhyistheMultistateTrustpursuingtheKerr-McGeeRPI?A:TheMultistateTrusthaselected topursuetheRPIbecauseofitsbeliefthattheNavassacommunityshouldhaveasignificantvoicein
howtheSitewillbereusedinthefuture.
Q:WilltheNavassacommunityapprovewhoacquirestheKerr-McGeeSite?
A:UndertheTronoxbankruptcysettlement,EPAandtheNavassaTrusteesCouncilaretheonlyentitiesthatcanapproveatransferor
saleoftheSite.
Q:IstheMultistateTrustrequiredtopreparearedevelopmentplanfortheKerr-McGeeSite?
A:RedevelopmentplanningfortheSiteisnotrequiredbyEPA,NCDEQortheSuperfundcleanuplaws.
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ü RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)
ü CommunitySurveyandInterviews
ü CommunityVisioningWorkshop
ü OpenHouse
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)
OpportunitiesforCommunityInput/Engagement
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RoleoftheRedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)
ü ActassteeringcommitteeforKerr-McGeeRPIü Helpengagebroadcross-sectionofresidentsand
communitystakeholdersinKerr-McGeeRPIprocessü Provideinsightintocommunitygoalsandconcerns
aboutfuturereuseü ReviewandcommentonkeyRPIdeliverables
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)RedevelopmentWorkingGroup
BridgingtheGatewaytoaMillennialCommunity
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Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)RedevelopmentWorkingGroup
RedevelopmentWorkingGroup(RWG)Participantsü TownofNavassa
§ TownCouncil(CouncilorsBethel,Brown,Burns,Merrick,andMooring)§ MayorWillis
ü ResidentsofNavassa§ Kalithah Crawford,MalcolmDormanandMelvinWalker
ü NavassaCommunityEconomic&EnvironmentalRedevelopmentCorporation(NCEERC)ü LaTanyaBeatty-Nixonü ChrisGrahamü Conswalia Greenü MarcellHattenü ClarenceToland
ü OtherStakeholdersü ReseaWillis/President/BrunswickHousingOpportunities(BHO)ü VeronicaCarter/BoardMember/NorthCarolinaCoastalFederation(NCCF)
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ü PurposeofCommunitySurvey§ Communityinputonredevelopmentgoals/priorities§ Broadspectrumofstakeholderinterests§ ResultstobeusedinCommunityVisioningWorkshop
üOptionsforsubmittingcompletedsurveys§ U.S.Mail§ Online(SurveyMonkey)§ DropboxatAvailabilitySessionsandTownHall§ ReturntoMultistateTrust(Chris,RichardorCindy)
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)CommunitySurvey
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Purposeü DefinecommunityvisionforfutureofKerr-McGeeSiteü Developclear,realisticideasforredevelopmentthataddresscommunity
goalsandprioritiesü Providereal-timeinputtoplanningprocess
Format/Processü Buildingondatacollectionresults,three-dayintensiveplanningsessions
facilitatedbylanduseplannersü Organizedintosubgroupstofocusonkeyreuseoptionsü Forumforbrainstormingideasandprovidingimmediatefeedbacktoland
useplannersü SomeparticipantstoberecommendedbyRWG
Schedule:Thursday,November30throughSaturday,December2,2017
Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)CommunityVisioningWorkshop
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Kerr-McGeeRedevelopmentPlanningInitiative(RPI)ProcessandDeliverables
Collectand
AnalyzeData
CommunityVisioningWorkshop
OpenHouse
ConceptualPlansandMarketStudy
DraftandFinalRedevelopmentPlans
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlansAsarcoSuperfundSite,EastHelena,Montana
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlansAsarcoSuperfundSite,EastHelena,Montana
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlansIndustri-plexSuperfundSite,Woburn,Massachusetts
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlansIndustri-plexSuperfundSite,Woburn,Massachusetts
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlanKerr-McGeeSuperfundSite,Columbus,Mississippi
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ExampleRedevelopmentPlanKerr-McGeeSuperfundSite,Columbus,Mississippi
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ContactInformation• ErikSpalvins,EPARemedialProjectManager– (404)562-8938,[email protected]
• TonyaSpencer,EPACommunityInvolvementCoordinator– (404)562-8463,[email protected]
• DavidMattison,NCDEQSuperfundSectionProjectManager– (919)707-8336,[email protected]
• CindyBrooks,MultistateTrustManagingPrincipal– (617)448-9762,[email protected]
• RichardElliott,MultistateTrustProjectManager– (617)953-1154,[email protected]
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Questionsand
Discussion