Industrial Services Corporation/QAS Facility, Blue Summit, Jackson County, Missouri – Fact Sheet, December 2021

Public Comment Period for Proposed Remedy

Introduction

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, in consultation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR), invites the public to comment on the Proposed Remedy for the Industrial Services Corporation/QAS Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facility (MOD073027609), located at 1633/1635 Marsh Avenue in Blue Summit, Missouri. The public comment period begins Dec. 14, 2021, and ends Jan. 17, 2022.

Written comments on the Proposed Remedy should be mailed or emailed to be received no later than Jan. 17, 2022, and sent to:

Mary Grisolano, P.E. 
U.S. EPA Region 7 (LCRD/ROAG) 
11201 Renner Blvd. 
Lenexa, KS 66219 
Phone: 913-551-7657
Email: grisolano.mary@epa.gov

Comments received will be summarized in a Response to Comments, which will be mailed to those individuals providing the comments. The Response to Comments will be drafted at the conclusion of the public comment period and incorporated into the Administrative Record. EPA may modify the remedy selected, based on new information and comments from the public.

Background

This notice is being provided as required by an Administrative Order on Consent for Corrective Action, Docket No. VII-94-H-0024 dated Sept. 30, 1994; and developed pursuant to RCRA, 42 U.S.C. section 6901 et seq. The facility is a former interim status RCRA hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facility that collected and processed waste oils from 1958 through 1996. Closure activities were conducted in 1998 wherein all tanks and associated equipment were removed from the facility.

The following interim measures have been taken since closure:

• Removal of impacted soil at the tank farm.
• Filing of a deed notice.
• Installation of a cap, groundwater interceptor trench, and monitoring well network.
• Operation of a groundwater extraction and treatment system.
• Installation and removal of three rounds of oxygen release compound (ORC) treatments into extraction wells.
• Decommissioning of extraction wells.
• Regular groundwater monitoring.

Contamination at the Facility

Some residual soil contamination remains in place in soil; however, it is covered by the cap. The primary contaminants remaining at the facility are arsenic, manganese, 1,4-dioxane, and vinyl chloride in groundwater.

Proposed Remedy

The Proposed Remedy prevents unacceptable exposure to contaminated groundwater and soil, and consists of the following:

• Develop and record a legal instrument to: 1) prohibit residential use of the facility and other impacted property, 2) prohibit disturbing the cap, 3) restrict the installation of water supply wells and use of groundwater at the facility and other impacted property, and 4) require precaution and proper materials management when digging.
• Finalize post closure documents that will dictate the required actions that MoDNR will oversee.
• Maintain and inspect the cap.
• Develop and conduct a groundwater monitoring program to evaluate groundwater concentrations of facility contaminants.
• Maintain a cost estimate and financial assurance to conduct the work.
• Decommission monitoring wells not associated with the monitoring program and not required in the future, as determined by MoDNR.

For More Information

EPA and MoDNR encourage the public to review the Administrative Record and comment on the Proposed Remedy. Comments or requests should be submitted to the EPA contact listed above by Jan. 17, 2022.

Guidelines for Commenting:

• Explain your views.
• Tell us if you support or disagree with the proposed remedy. Please be specific.
• Provide alternatives, if you have any.

The Administrative Record is available in electronic format at the following locations during normal business hours:

Kansas City Public Library
North-East Branch
6000 Wilson Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64123
Phone: 816-701-3485

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
1730 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101

EPA Region 7 Records Center
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, KS 66219
Toll-free: 1-800-223-0425
(Contact the EPA contact listed above for access.)

If these locations are not able to provide direct access to the Administrative Record due to COVID-19, please contact the EPA contact listed above for further information and/or a copy of the Statement of Basis or other documents in the Administrative Record.

A public hearing or public availability session has not been scheduled, but will be held if there is sufficient public interest. Requests for a hearing or availability session must be made in writing to the EPA contact listed above and must state the nature of the issues to be raised at the hearing/session. EPA will evaluate any requests and hold a hearing or session if it finds that one will contribute to the decision-making process by clarifying significant issues affecting the Proposed Remedy.

EPA will make a final remedy decision only after the public comment period ends and all comments are reviewed. EPA may change the Proposed Remedy based on any new information and comments from the public.

Individuals may write to the EPA contact listed above to join the mailing list. Joining the mailing list will allow an individual to receive any updated information directly throughout the remedy selection process.

If you have any questions or want to receive further information, please contact EPA’s Office of Public Affairs:

Amelia Holcomb
Community Involvement Coordinator
U.S. EPA Region 7 (ORA/OPA)
11201 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, KS 66219
Phone: 913-551-7952
Toll-free: 1-800-223-0425
Email: holcomb.amelia@epa.gov