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FRENCH LTD

FRENCH LTD. BEFORE SUPERFUND: 1950 - 1965 Sandmine 1966 French Ltd. Trucking 1967 TWQB and Riverdale’s telegram to LBJ 1969 Floods 1973: [HOT] Public Hearings TWQB Permit Revoked Giant Fizzzzz Property deeded to State. FRENCH LTD. BEFORE SUPERFUND [CONT] 1979 Floods

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FRENCH LTD

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  1. FRENCH LTD • BEFORE SUPERFUND: • 1950 - 1965 Sandmine • 1966 French Ltd. Trucking • 1967 TWQB and Riverdale’s telegram to LBJ • 1969 Floods • 1973: • [HOT] Public Hearings • TWQB Permit Revoked • Giant Fizzzzz • Property deeded to State

  2. FRENCH LTD • BEFORE SUPERFUND [CONT] • 1979 Floods • 1981 • EPA Removal to repair dikes, • TDWR tests Riverdale wells [OK], • Site on NPL in October • SUPERFUND RI/FS: • 1983 • APRIL- TDWR starts RI/FS under EPA grant • JUNE- Flooding and PCB scare • SEPT- FLTG formed

  3. FRENCH LTD • NOTE: French Limited Task Group (FLTG): • consortium of 7 out of 90 PRP’s, • ARCO’s Dick Sloan takes lead, • much in-fighting about cost allocation • first contractor fired • bio-treatment lab work inconclusive • SUPERFUND RI/FS (CONT.) • 1984 and 1985: Study • 1986 : • JULY Proposed Plan for Sikes • SEPT $92 million ROD signed

  4. FRENCH LTD • SUPERFUND RI/FS: • 1987 • APRIL: Studies completed; contamination in: • 78,000 cu yds sludge, • 70,000 cubic yards soil, • 25 million gallons water. • April: EPA’s Proposed Plan issued for comment. • Preferred remedy: $75 million incineration PROBLEM

  5. My bosses Community Tort Attorneys Other PRP’s State Agency EPA Lawmakers Reduce liability Frustrated $25B = compassion Reduce shares and net liability PRP lead = no 10% Results! Meet SARA Scientists: ‘baloney’ Just deserts FRENCH LTD.AS PRP PROJECT MGR, HOW DO YOU RESPOND?PARTYPERCEIVED DESIRE

  6. FRENCH LTD • PRP PROPOSAL TO EPA: • in-situ biological treatment pilot • $3 million • community involvement • only 4 [more] months needed • EPA RESPONSE: • postpone decisions until after October 30 • public meetings: wary of incin. NIMBY

  7. FRENCH LTD • PRP PILOT PROJECT • May sparging pipes installed • June on.. monthly community events [bingo, lunches, barbecues, raffles] • October 30 submitted to EPA 13 volumes of results [23 feet high!] • EPA REVIEW • seems effective on organics but what about metals, GW impacts & permanence? • DOJ and Natural Resource Trustees interests

  8. FRENCH LTD • NOV • 14- New ATSDR rep. Meets with Mel Whidden [mayor of Riverdale] confuses well data • 15- Crisis re: water, EPA samples • DEC • 15- EPA lab loses samples, re-sampling • JAN • 21- EPA HQ official holds meeting, no answers for community • 28- EPA Teams deliver results to residents [OK!] eat/drink at Whidden’s

  9. FRENCH LTD PROBLEM WHAT REMEDY SHOULD EPA SELECT? WHAT ARE THE DRIVING FACTORS?

  10. FRENCH LTDMarch 31, 1988 Record of DecisionCOMPONENTAPRIL ‘87MARCH ‘88

  11. FRENCH LTD • 1988: • APRIL TO DECEMBER- EPA and DOJ negotiated consent decree with FLTG. Successfully concluded 12/23/88 • 1989: • MARCH 24 … Exxon Valdez. Impacts: • $5M settlement [$2M attny’s, $3M new trucks]. • Settlement of FTLG with community • MAY 12 Floods… PCB’s in Riverdale • JUNE to NOV .. Construction of flood wall [sheet piles 85’ long, 1/2” thick]. • JULY- Start of In-situ Biorremediation

  12. FRENCH … SUMMARY PLAYER/ EVENT IMPACTS

  13. FRENCH LTD • 5.5 YEARS: STUDY PHASE • 1O/81 - 4/83 NPL and Pre-planning • 4/83 - 4/87 RI/FS • 4.1 YEARS: STANDARD SETTING • 4/87 - 3/88 ROD, Pilot • 12/88 - 6/91 RD, Floodwall • 4.0 YEARS: IMPLEMENTATION • 6/91 - 6/95 Remedial Action

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