1. EPA CLEANING UP NEW ENGLAND
Bryan Olson Chief, Superfund Remedial Cleanup Program Office of Site Remediation & Restoration US EPA – REGION ACEC-NH Environmental Breakfast January 15, 2014

2. EPA Administrator’s Priorities
Making a Visible Difference in Communities across the Country
Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety
Protecting Water: A Precious, Limited Resource
Launching a New Era of State, Tribal and Local Partnerships
Embracing EPA as a High Performing Organization
Working Toward a Sustainable Future

3. EPA R1 Cleanup Programs Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Emergency Response and Removal
RCRA Corrective Action
Underground Storage Tank Program
Superfund Remedial Cleanups
Former Lawrence Metals, Chelsea, MA

4. Brownfields & Land Revitalization
New England has robust State and EPA Brownfields and Superfund Redevelopment Programs
Contributing factors
EPA-NE commitment to operating a “customer-focused “ Brownfields Program
Strong EPA and State partnerships
Well-developed state voluntary cleanup programs
High property values, limited available space, and large number of sites due to early industrial heritage
Source: Evaluation of the Brownfields Program, EPA, 2012

5. Brownfields & Land Revitalization
All New England states have benefited significantly from EPA Brownfields funding
Brownfields helps to leverage public and private resources
Approximately $1.7 billion of investment leveraged to date at EPA-supported Brownfields sites in New England (as reported by grantees)
Example: Former Essex Mill Property
Superfund NPL Site Redevelopment

6. Emergency Response and Removals Program
Evaluate approximately 800 oil and chemical release notifications per year.
Respond to about 24 spills or ESF10 activations per year, average about 4 FTE.
Conduct 12 removals, about $8-9M per year, leveraging an additional ~ $4M of partnering agency cleanup funds or in-kind services.
Perform oil facility plan reviews and inspections [Facility Response Plans (FRP) and Spill (SPCC) plans].
Perform Government Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GUIEs) in accordance with the National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (PREP).
EPA Command Tent

7. Examples of Recent Removal Activity in NH
Strontium 90 (Wolfeboro) Removed strontium contaminated soil. (FY13)
Granite State Plating (Rochester) Plating chemicals in a box truck and building removed. (FY12)
UNH Campus Ministry (Durham) Naturally-occurring anthrax released from African drums. (FY10)
Granite State Plating (plating waste)

8. Superfund Progress in New England
87% of New England Superfund Sites have cleanup underway or have been completed.
The Superfund program has spent over $2 billion on New England NPL sites.
EPA has spent over $364 million on non-NPL sites in New England.
Responsible Party contributions to site investigation and cleanup in New England exceed $3.3 billion.

9. NPL Pipeline in New England
Recent additions to the NPL
Collins & Aikman, Farmington, NH (December 2013)
Creese & Cooke, Danvers, MA (May 2013)
Walton & Lonsbury, Attleboro, MA (May 2013)
Leeds Metals, Leeds, ME (September 2012)
Currently proposed to the NPL
Keddy Mills, Windham, ME (December 2013)
Future sites
Additional sites in Region 1 will be considered for future inclusion.

10. New Hampshire NPL Sites Overview
22 Final or Proposed NPL sites in New Hampshire 
86% of NH’s 22 Superfund sites have cleanup underway or have been completed.
~1/2 of the NPL sites are Fund/State lead and ~1/2 are PRP lead
State of NH has full O&M/financial responsibility at ~ 5 sites
Expect to propose delisting the first NH site this year (Town Garage in Londonderry)
Pease Air Force Base- a cleanup and redevelopment success story
Beede Waste Oil, Plaistow, NH

11. New Hampshire NPL Site Activity
Significant remedial design and construction work ongoing Beede Waste Oil (Plaistow) South Municipal Well (Peterborough)
Waterline construction completed Beede Waste Oil (Plaistow) Mottolo Pig Farm (Raymond)
Upcoming RODs Chlor-Alkali (Berlin) Savage Municipal Water Supply Well (Milford)
Significant Community Involvement

12. Areas of Focus Groundwater restoration 5 year review process changes
Renewable Energy and Greener Remediation
Emerging contaminants
Institutional Controls
Climate Change/Adaptation Planning

13. Budget ?

14. Bryan Olson Branch Chief, Superfund Remedial Cleanup Branch U. S
Bryan Olson Branch Chief, Superfund Remedial Cleanup Branch U.S. EPA, Region 1
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