From: Bishop, Robert To: Tucker, Carol Cc: Bazenas, Ted; Lovely, William; Hearn, Elsbeth; Carrigan, George Subject: Potential Removal Action, 19 Elm St., Derry, NH Date: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:07:46 PM Attachments: 201511011.4nov15.act.pdf Carol, I am the new supervisor of the Spill Response and Complaint Investigation Section at New Hampshire DES; I attended the Removals training two weeks ago at the Region 1 office and I already have a potential site for you! The attached file contains a brief summary report about a site in Derry, NH that was investigated by George Carrigan of DES. The Town of Derry recently took the property for failure to pay taxes, upon inspection of the facility Craig Durrett of the Town of Derry found that there was a large quantity of abandoned chemicals within the facility. Mr. Durrett contacted DES and George Carrigan accompanied him on a site visit which is documented in the attachment. I am inquiring to see if there may be any EPA assistance available under the Removals program. I look forward to hearing you. Best Regards, Bob Bishop Robert Bishop, Administrator Spill Response & Complaint Investigation Section New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services 603-271-3440
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EMAIL REGARDING POTENTIAL REMOVAL ACTION, 19 ELM STREET, DERRY, NH
(11/04/2015 SITE INVESTIGATION (SI) SUMMARY REPORT ATTACHED)
From: Bishop, Robert To: Tucker, Carol Cc: Bazenas, Ted; Lovely, William; Hearn, Elsbeth; Carrigan, George Subject: Potential Removal Action, 19 Elm St., Derry, NH Date: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:07:46 PM Attachments: 201511011.4nov15.act.pdf
Carol,
I am the new supervisor of the Spill Response and Complaint Investigation Section at New Hampshire DES; I attended the Removals training two weeks ago at the Region 1 office and I already have a potential site for you!
The attached file contains a brief summary report about a site in Derry, NH that was investigated by George Carrigan of DES. The Town of Derry recently took the property for failure to pay taxes, upon inspection of the facility Craig Durrett of the Town of Derry found that there was a large quantity of abandoned chemicals within the facility. Mr. Durrett contacted DES and George Carrigan accompanied him on a site visit which is documented in the attachment.
I am inquiring to see if there may be any EPA assistance available under the Removals program. I look forward to hearing you.
Best Regards,
Bob Bishop
SITE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY REPORT
Site Name: Former - NH Marble & Fiberglass Site
Location: 19 Elm St. N 42.881513o W 71.330885o NHDES Investigator(s): Carrigan
Personnel Present / Affiliations: 1. Craig Durrett – Town of Derry, 432-6144 2. 3. 1300 – Arrived at the site and met with Mr. Durrett. The site was an old mill building built in 1901 as a shoe factory. There have been additions to the building since it was originally built. Presently, there are two tenants. The tenants, an antique dealer and a bouncy ball room vendor are in the process of removing their items from the building. Mr. Durrett informed me that the building is serviced by four transformers that go with the building. Three of the four transformers are suspected to have PCB transformer oil. He has contacted TSI, Concord, NH to get a quote to have the transformers removed. Eventually, the town will take the building down with the intent to get it back on the tax role. Presently, the power is turned off in the building, and it does not have any climate control. It was not the intent of the site walk to inventory all of the containers, but to get an idea of the size of the Town’s issue. We started the site walk by inspecting the first floor. The first floor is where the antique dealer has his items stored. I observed numerous pieces of furniture on this floor, several old TV’s and scattered solid waste. Next, we inspected the basement. This is the level where the bouncy ball rooms were stored. Mr. Durrett remarked that a large number of the bouncy ball rooms have been removed since his first site visit. I observed a large volume of solid waste scattered throughout this level. At the north end of this level there is a room that Mr. Durrett had originally found padlocked, but had the lock removed to see what was inside. He told me he had found several drums and other containers in the room. There was a musty / heavy solvent odor in the room’s air. Inside, I observed a rock / brick walled room with 13, 55-gallon drums. Several of the drums were grounded. There had been leakage from at least one of the drums that had solidified on the floor. I estimated that there are 30, 5-gallon containers, and numerous other small containers in this room. I do not know if each container was full, or if their contents were liquid or solidified. From the labeling that we saw, it indicates the contents are flammable. Outside and to the east of this room we observed two locations where there are 30 plus containers of paints, stains and solvent related containers. On the second floor we observed some scattered cans of paint and a few lubricants. As with the basement, there was a large volume of solid waste. We found a wood working area along the center of the building in an east side room. I observed numerous containers of paint, stains and lubricants (estimated at 50-60 containers). Finally, we walked the third floor. We started on the north end of the third floor. On this floor they manufactured the fiberglass / plastic sinks and tubs. I observed numerous bags and cardboard drums of solid, but granulated precursors used in the manufacture of the sinks and tubs. The north end wall had several containers of powdered pigments located in an open shelf and along a work bench. In the shelving we discovered MEK-P, a peroxide catalyst, in a one-gallon plastic container. The floor was covered with a heavy layer of dust from the production process, as well as the granulated precursors. Along the east wall we located a metal 55- gallon drum with contents. The labeling was faded, so I don’t know exactly what is in it, but I suspect a solvent based upon the manufacturing process. Near this drum was a blue poly drum containing “Super Blue LF Resin Cleaner.” Further along the east wall we discovered two more cabinets with one gallon containers of solvent based materials. Behind the cabinets is a room filled with a combination of empty 5-gallon pails and those with lids. We noted that many of the containers on this floor had loose tops or for some containers no tops at all. Along the west wall we found a paint and pigment storage room. The shelves were loaded with containers from floor towards the ceiling. We located two more one gallon containers of MEK-P, and a leaking package of a flammable material. Along the third floor there are several work stations and each station has several containers (1-5 gallons). Also, on this floor we located several gasoline containers with contents.
~1430 – We secured from the site. 201511011.4nov15.act
Basement paint cabinet (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
MEK-P on third floor, north wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Steel drum third floor, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Blue poly drum, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Cabinets, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Room with mixed pails (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). MEK-P in storage room with paints, solvents and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Leaking flammable box (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Paints, solvents, MEK-P and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Typical work station on the third floor (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Aerial depicting building (Google, 26 Sep 15).
Date: 4 Nov 15 Town: Derry Site #201511011
SITE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY REPORT
Location: 19 Elm St. N 42.881513o W 71.330885o
NHDES Investigator(s): Carrigan
Personnel Present / Affiliations: 1. Craig Durrett – Town of Derry, 432-6144 2. 3.
1300 – Arrived at the site and met with Mr. Durrett. The site was an old mill building built in 1901 as a shoe factory. There have been additions to the building since it was originally built. Presently, there are two tenants. The tenants, an antique dealer and a bouncy ball room vendor are in the process of removing their items from the building. Mr. Durrett informed me that the building is serviced by four transformers that go with the building. Three of the four transformers are suspected to have PCB transformer oil. He has contacted TSI, Concord, NH to get a quote to have the transformers removed. Eventually, the town will take the building down with the intent to get it back on the tax role. Presently, the power is turned off in the building, and it does not have any climate control. It was not the intent of the site walk to inventory all of the containers, but to get an idea of the size of the Town’s issue.
We started the site walk by inspecting the first floor. The first floor is where the antique dealer has his items stored. I observed numerous pieces of furniture on this floor, several old TV’s and scattered solid waste.
Next, we inspected the basement. This is the level where the bouncy ball rooms were stored. Mr. Durrett remarked that a large number of the bouncy ball rooms have been removed since his first site visit. I observed a large volume of solid waste scattered throughout this level. At the north end of this level there is a room that Mr. Durrett had originally found padlocked, but had the lock removed to see what was inside. He told me he had found several drums and other containers in the room. There was a musty / heavy solvent odor in the room’s air. Inside, I observed a rock / brick walled room with 13, 55-gallon drums. Several of the drums were grounded. There had been leakage from at least one of the drums that had solidified on the floor. I estimated that there are 30, 5-gallon containers, and numerous other small containers in this room. I do not know if each container was full, or if their contents were liquid or solidified. From the labeling that we saw, it indicates the contents are flammable. Outside and to the east of this room we observed two locations where there are 30 plus containers of paints, stains and solvent related containers.
On the second floor we observed some scattered cans of paint and a few lubricants. As with the basement, there was a large volume of solid waste. We found a wood working area along the center of the building in an east side room. I observed numerous containers of paint, stains and lubricants (estimated at 50-60 containers).
Finally, we walked the third floor. We started on the north end of the third floor. On this floor they manufactured the fiberglass / plastic sinks and tubs. I observed numerous bags and cardboard drums of solid, but granulated precursors used in the manufacture of the sinks and tubs. The north end wall had several containers of powdered pigments located in an open shelf and along a work bench. In the shelving we discovered MEK-P, a peroxide catalyst, in a one-gallon plastic container. The floor was covered with a heavy layer of dust from the production process, as well as the granulated precursors. Along the east wall we located a metal 55 gallon drum with contents. The labeling was faded, so I don’t know exactly what is in it, but I suspect a solvent based upon the manufacturing process. Near this drum was a blue poly drum containing “Super Blue LF Resin Cleaner.” Further along the east wall we discovered two more cabinets with one gallon containers of solvent based materials. Behind the cabinets is a room filled with a combination of empty 5-gallon pails and those with lids. We noted that many of the containers on this floor had loose tops or for some containers no tops at all. Along the west wall we found a paint and pigment storage room. The shelves were loaded with containers from floor towards the ceiling. We located two more one gallon containers of MEK-P, and a leaking package of a flammable material. Along the third floor there are several work stations and each station has several containers (1-5 gallons). Also, on this floor we located several gasoline containers with contents.
~1430 – We secured from the site.
201511011.4nov15.act
Basement paint cabinet (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
MEK-P on third floor, north wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Steel drum third floor, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Blue poly drum, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Cabinets, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Room with mixed pails (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). MEK-P in storage room with paints, solvents and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Leaking flammable box (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Paints, solvents, MEK-P and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Typical work station on the third floor (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Aerial depicting building (Google, 26 Sep 15).
barcode: *590584*
From: Bishop, Robert To: Tucker, Carol Cc: Bazenas, Ted; Lovely, William; Hearn, Elsbeth; Carrigan, George Subject: Potential Removal Action, 19 Elm St., Derry, NH Date: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:07:46 PM Attachments: 201511011.4nov15.act.pdf
Carol,
I am the new supervisor of the Spill Response and Complaint Investigation Section at New Hampshire DES; I attended the Removals training two weeks ago at the Region 1 office and I already have a potential site for you!
The attached file contains a brief summary report about a site in Derry, NH that was investigated by George Carrigan of DES. The Town of Derry recently took the property for failure to pay taxes, upon inspection of the facility Craig Durrett of the Town of Derry found that there was a large quantity of abandoned chemicals within the facility. Mr. Durrett contacted DES and George Carrigan accompanied him on a site visit which is documented in the attachment.
I am inquiring to see if there may be any EPA assistance available under the Removals program. I look forward to hearing you.
Best Regards,
Bob Bishop
SITE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY REPORT
Site Name: Former - NH Marble & Fiberglass Site
Location: 19 Elm St. N 42.881513o W 71.330885o NHDES Investigator(s): Carrigan
Personnel Present / Affiliations: 1. Craig Durrett – Town of Derry, 432-6144 2. 3. 1300 – Arrived at the site and met with Mr. Durrett. The site was an old mill building built in 1901 as a shoe factory. There have been additions to the building since it was originally built. Presently, there are two tenants. The tenants, an antique dealer and a bouncy ball room vendor are in the process of removing their items from the building. Mr. Durrett informed me that the building is serviced by four transformers that go with the building. Three of the four transformers are suspected to have PCB transformer oil. He has contacted TSI, Concord, NH to get a quote to have the transformers removed. Eventually, the town will take the building down with the intent to get it back on the tax role. Presently, the power is turned off in the building, and it does not have any climate control. It was not the intent of the site walk to inventory all of the containers, but to get an idea of the size of the Town’s issue. We started the site walk by inspecting the first floor. The first floor is where the antique dealer has his items stored. I observed numerous pieces of furniture on this floor, several old TV’s and scattered solid waste. Next, we inspected the basement. This is the level where the bouncy ball rooms were stored. Mr. Durrett remarked that a large number of the bouncy ball rooms have been removed since his first site visit. I observed a large volume of solid waste scattered throughout this level. At the north end of this level there is a room that Mr. Durrett had originally found padlocked, but had the lock removed to see what was inside. He told me he had found several drums and other containers in the room. There was a musty / heavy solvent odor in the room’s air. Inside, I observed a rock / brick walled room with 13, 55-gallon drums. Several of the drums were grounded. There had been leakage from at least one of the drums that had solidified on the floor. I estimated that there are 30, 5-gallon containers, and numerous other small containers in this room. I do not know if each container was full, or if their contents were liquid or solidified. From the labeling that we saw, it indicates the contents are flammable. Outside and to the east of this room we observed two locations where there are 30 plus containers of paints, stains and solvent related containers. On the second floor we observed some scattered cans of paint and a few lubricants. As with the basement, there was a large volume of solid waste. We found a wood working area along the center of the building in an east side room. I observed numerous containers of paint, stains and lubricants (estimated at 50-60 containers). Finally, we walked the third floor. We started on the north end of the third floor. On this floor they manufactured the fiberglass / plastic sinks and tubs. I observed numerous bags and cardboard drums of solid, but granulated precursors used in the manufacture of the sinks and tubs. The north end wall had several containers of powdered pigments located in an open shelf and along a work bench. In the shelving we discovered MEK-P, a peroxide catalyst, in a one-gallon plastic container. The floor was covered with a heavy layer of dust from the production process, as well as the granulated precursors. Along the east wall we located a metal 55- gallon drum with contents. The labeling was faded, so I don’t know exactly what is in it, but I suspect a solvent based upon the manufacturing process. Near this drum was a blue poly drum containing “Super Blue LF Resin Cleaner.” Further along the east wall we discovered two more cabinets with one gallon containers of solvent based materials. Behind the cabinets is a room filled with a combination of empty 5-gallon pails and those with lids. We noted that many of the containers on this floor had loose tops or for some containers no tops at all. Along the west wall we found a paint and pigment storage room. The shelves were loaded with containers from floor towards the ceiling. We located two more one gallon containers of MEK-P, and a leaking package of a flammable material. Along the third floor there are several work stations and each station has several containers (1-5 gallons). Also, on this floor we located several gasoline containers with contents.
~1430 – We secured from the site. 201511011.4nov15.act
Basement paint cabinet (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
MEK-P on third floor, north wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Steel drum third floor, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Blue poly drum, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Cabinets, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Room with mixed pails (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). MEK-P in storage room with paints, solvents and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Leaking flammable box (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Paints, solvents, MEK-P and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Typical work station on the third floor (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Aerial depicting building (Google, 26 Sep 15).
Date: 4 Nov 15 Town: Derry Site #201511011
SITE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY REPORT
Location: 19 Elm St. N 42.881513o W 71.330885o
NHDES Investigator(s): Carrigan
Personnel Present / Affiliations: 1. Craig Durrett – Town of Derry, 432-6144 2. 3.
1300 – Arrived at the site and met with Mr. Durrett. The site was an old mill building built in 1901 as a shoe factory. There have been additions to the building since it was originally built. Presently, there are two tenants. The tenants, an antique dealer and a bouncy ball room vendor are in the process of removing their items from the building. Mr. Durrett informed me that the building is serviced by four transformers that go with the building. Three of the four transformers are suspected to have PCB transformer oil. He has contacted TSI, Concord, NH to get a quote to have the transformers removed. Eventually, the town will take the building down with the intent to get it back on the tax role. Presently, the power is turned off in the building, and it does not have any climate control. It was not the intent of the site walk to inventory all of the containers, but to get an idea of the size of the Town’s issue.
We started the site walk by inspecting the first floor. The first floor is where the antique dealer has his items stored. I observed numerous pieces of furniture on this floor, several old TV’s and scattered solid waste.
Next, we inspected the basement. This is the level where the bouncy ball rooms were stored. Mr. Durrett remarked that a large number of the bouncy ball rooms have been removed since his first site visit. I observed a large volume of solid waste scattered throughout this level. At the north end of this level there is a room that Mr. Durrett had originally found padlocked, but had the lock removed to see what was inside. He told me he had found several drums and other containers in the room. There was a musty / heavy solvent odor in the room’s air. Inside, I observed a rock / brick walled room with 13, 55-gallon drums. Several of the drums were grounded. There had been leakage from at least one of the drums that had solidified on the floor. I estimated that there are 30, 5-gallon containers, and numerous other small containers in this room. I do not know if each container was full, or if their contents were liquid or solidified. From the labeling that we saw, it indicates the contents are flammable. Outside and to the east of this room we observed two locations where there are 30 plus containers of paints, stains and solvent related containers.
On the second floor we observed some scattered cans of paint and a few lubricants. As with the basement, there was a large volume of solid waste. We found a wood working area along the center of the building in an east side room. I observed numerous containers of paint, stains and lubricants (estimated at 50-60 containers).
Finally, we walked the third floor. We started on the north end of the third floor. On this floor they manufactured the fiberglass / plastic sinks and tubs. I observed numerous bags and cardboard drums of solid, but granulated precursors used in the manufacture of the sinks and tubs. The north end wall had several containers of powdered pigments located in an open shelf and along a work bench. In the shelving we discovered MEK-P, a peroxide catalyst, in a one-gallon plastic container. The floor was covered with a heavy layer of dust from the production process, as well as the granulated precursors. Along the east wall we located a metal 55 gallon drum with contents. The labeling was faded, so I don’t know exactly what is in it, but I suspect a solvent based upon the manufacturing process. Near this drum was a blue poly drum containing “Super Blue LF Resin Cleaner.” Further along the east wall we discovered two more cabinets with one gallon containers of solvent based materials. Behind the cabinets is a room filled with a combination of empty 5-gallon pails and those with lids. We noted that many of the containers on this floor had loose tops or for some containers no tops at all. Along the west wall we found a paint and pigment storage room. The shelves were loaded with containers from floor towards the ceiling. We located two more one gallon containers of MEK-P, and a leaking package of a flammable material. Along the third floor there are several work stations and each station has several containers (1-5 gallons). Also, on this floor we located several gasoline containers with contents.
~1430 – We secured from the site.
201511011.4nov15.act
Basement paint cabinet (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Drum storage vault / room (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Solvent-based containers in basement (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
MEK-P on third floor, north wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Steel drum third floor, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Blue poly drum, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Cabinets, east wall (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Room with mixed pails (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). MEK-P in storage room with paints, solvents and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Leaking flammable box (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Paints, solvents, MEK-P and pigments (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15).
Typical work station on the third floor (Carrigan, 4 Nov 15). Aerial depicting building (Google, 26 Sep 15).
barcode: *590584*
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