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*