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Home My WebLink AboutDSHW-1995-002539 - 0901a0688013b8ccDEFENSE AND LAUNCH VE P.O. BOX 689 BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302-0689 801-863-3511 H^XE DIVISION t THtOKHM. SPACE'DEFENSE'FASTENING SYSTEMS 31 August 1995 W300-FY96-ST016 Dennis R. Downs, Executive Secretary- Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Control Board 288 North 1460 West P.O. Box 144880 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880 ••••'"''-"^si^mi<imnws\ Dear Mr. Downs: ATTENTION: Otis Willoughby SUBJECT: Semi-Annual RFI Progress Report As required by Section VIl.H of Thiokol Corporation's Post Closure Permit, the following semi-annual RFI progress report is submitted for your review. The reporting period covered by this report is 1 March 1995 - 1 September 1995. If you have any questions in this matter, please contact me at (801) 863-8406, or Frank Walker at (801) 863-5390. J. R. Whimpey, Supervisor Environmental Compliance JRW/afw c: Don Ostler, Director, Division of Water Quality t TfflOKOL CORPORATION SEMI-ANNUAL RFI PROGRESS REPORT 1 MARCH 1995 - 1 SEPTEMBER 1995 SEMI-ANNUAL REI PROGRESS REPORT 1 SEPTEMBER 1994 - 1 MARCH 1995 1. Description and estimation of tiie percentage of tiie RCRA Facility Inyestigation completed; To date, soils at the following SWMUs have been sampled: M-19A Photographic Processing Discharge, SWMU 553; E-517-W Surface Discharge, SWMU 282; . M-576-N Surface Discharge, SWMU 271; M-514 Surface Discharge, SWMU 618; S-501 Surface Discharge, SWMU 266; M-640 Surface Discharge, SWMU 381; M-641 Surface Discharge, SWMU 264; M-585-N Surface Discharge, SWMU 273; M-606 Surface Discharge, SWMU 527; M-628 Surface Discharge, SWMU 528; M-593 Surface Discharge, SWTVIU 274; M-636-SW Surface Discharge, SWMU 367; M-570 Surface Discharge, SWMU 285; M-197 Surface Discharge, SWMU 483; M-197-BP Surface Discharge, SWMU 360; M-702 Surface Discharge, SWMU 620; A-9 Surface Discharge, SWMU 267; A-2 Surface Discharge, SWMU 560; M-66 Surface Discharge, SWMU 432; M-72 Surface Discharge, SWMU 263; M-67 Surface Discharge, SWMUs 261 and 433; M-14N and M-14S Surface Discharges, SWMUs 257 and 270; M-53-BP Surface Discharge, SWMU 260; M-53-E Surface Discharge, SWMU 259; M-33-B and M-33-C Surface Discharges, SWMUs 258 and 413; M-39 Surface Discharge, SWMU 425; Combined Surface Discharge for M-8, M-9, M-10, M-52, and M-179-N, SWMUs 268, 611, 269, 409, 472, and 255; M-57 Surface Discharge, SWMU 615; M-55-W Surface Discharge, SWMU 621; M-9 Strand Burner Exhaust Discharge, SWMU 652; M-40 Surface Discharge, SWMU 642; M-205 Surface Discharge, SWMU 286; T-21-D Surface Discharge, SWMU 559; T-6-A Surface Discharge, SWMU 287; Old Drum Storage Area East of M-203, SWMU 203; M-114 Surface Discharge, SWMU 426; M-227 Hydrofluoric Acid Treatment Unit, SWMU 192; M-9-NE Surface Discharge, SWMU 651; M-186 Industrial Waste Landfill, SWMU 212; M-136 Old Waste Oil Disposal Pit, SWMU 208; M-187 Old Drum Storage Area, SWMV 551; T-l Photographic Processing Drainfield, SWMU 648; A-2 Photographic Processing Drainfield, SWMU 191; I-IO-NE Subsurface Discharge, SWMU 645; I-IO-SE Subsurface Discharge, SWMU 436; I-IO-S Subsurface Discharge, SWMU 234; T-111 Subsurface Discharge, SWMU 355; T-24A Surface Discharge, SWMU 401; M-2 Laundry Drainfield C, SWMU 627; M-19A Drywell, SWMU 444; M-39 Subsurface Discharge, SVSTVIU 425; T-51A Surface Discharge, SWMU 402; M-2 Laundry Drainfield B, SWMU 626; M-19A Strand Burner Exhaust Discharge, SWMU 650; M-585 Strand Burner Exhaust Discharge, SWMU 649; Historic Burning Ground NE of M-243, SWMU 202; and M-2 Laundry Drainfield A, SWMU 465. These sites represent approximately 72 percent of the SWMUs in Phase I of the RFI. ' During the reporting period, the focus has been on the closure of several sites. The following sites have been closed according to DSHW approved closure plans: M-136 Sludge Burning Pan (A), SWMU 504^ M-136 Sludge Burning Pan (B), SWMU 505;*^ M-136 Sludge Burning Pan (C), SWMU 506; V M-136 Sludge Burning Pan (D), SWMU 507;*and M-136 Sludge Burning Pan (E), SWMU 546*^ Closure according to the DSHW approved closure plans of the following sites is expected to be nearing final completion at the time of submittal of this progress report: M-39 Photographic Waste Discharge Site, SWMU 290; M-114 Photographic Waste Discharge Site, SWMUs 23 and 426; and M-636 Photographic Waste Discharge Site, SWMU 24 Thiokol has completed the installation of monitoring wells and has initiated the monitoring schedule for these wells according to the DSHW approved closure plan at the following site: M-508 Photographic Waste Discharge Site, SWMUs 20 and 423 oc Thiokol has submitted to the DSHW a risk assessment for a risk-based closure according to R315-101 for the following sites: M-186 North Industrial Wastewater Pond, SWMU 210; and M-186 South Industrial Wastewater Pond, SWMU 211 Samples of sludge contained in the septic systems identified as having received industrial flows have been collected for the following sites (Analytical results were not available at the time of this report): M-2 Laundry Drainfields (A, B, C), SWMUs 465, 626, 627; M-19A Septic Drainfield, SVSHVIU 628; M-191 Septic Drainfield, SWMU 631; M-191-S Septic Drainfield, SWMU 638; M-72 Septic Drainfield, SWMU 630; M-193-N Septic Drainfield, SWMU 632; M-71 septic Drainfield, SWMU 646; and A-2 Septic Drainfield, SWMU 191 2. Summaries of all findings; The raw analytical data for the reporting period is included with this report. This data will be compared to standards considered to be protective of health and the environment as outlined in Section 8.0 of the Data Collection Oualitv Assurance Plan, Volume Two, Thiokol RCRA Facility Investigation Workpians. 3. Summaries of all changes made in the RCRA Facility Investigation during the reporting period; There were no changes made to the approved workpians of the RFI. 4. Summaries of all contact with representatives of the local community, public interest groups or State Government during the reporting period; Correspondence regarding RFI activities has been limited to the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and the Division of Water Quality. 5. Summaries of all problems or potential problems encoimtered during the reporting period; During closure of the historic photographic waste discharge sites at M-636 (SWMU 24) and M-39 (SWMU 290) samples of the active (prior to May 31, 1993) photographic discharge sites (SWMUs 367 and 425) were collected to determine if the soils in the drainage areas contained economically recoverable levels of metals. Elevated levels pf silver and cadmium were found. TCLP analysis was requested to determine if the soils could be included with the closure soils for silver recovery. The in-place soils fail TCLP analysis for cadmium and will not be included with the soils scheduled for silver recovery. Thiokol is preparing a Voluntary Cleanup Plan as described in Section VII.D.6 of the Post-Closure Permit for submittal to the Executive Secretary outlining the actions to be taken at these sites. 6. Actions being taken to rectify problems; All discharges to these areas were discontinued prior to 31 May 1995. A Voluntary Cleanup Plan is in preparation which vnll outline the actions Thiokol will take at these sites to remedy the situation. 7. Changes in personnel during the reporting period; There has been no change in coordination and project management for the RFI during the reporting period. The current organization chart for Thiokol's Safety, Environmental and Support Group is unchanged since the last reporting period. 8. Projected work for the next reporting period; The contractor providing the equipment for collecting soil samples is expected to remobilize in early September 1995. Sampling will continue at the remaining sites included in the RFI Workplan. 9. Copies of daily reports, inspection reports, laboratory and monitoring data. Copies of the daily logs and laboratory data have or vnll be submitted with the required closure reports for the respective sites.