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Chevron U. S. A. (Chillum, Maryland)

EPA Issues Final Decision for Chevron Cleanup for a Gasoline release on D.C.- Maryland Border.

The April 16, 2008 EPA press release reported that, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final decision describing the remedy for a gasoline release that occurred at a former Chevron service station located at 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Md., which impacted the adjacent community in the Washington D.C. neighborhood known as Lamond-Riggs Park. For more information read the

    and also EPA's final decision and response to comments.--
Final Decision and Response to Comments, April 2008 volumne 1 of 2
Final Decision and Response to Comments dated April 2008, volume 2 of 2

EPA Announces Proposed Cleanup Remedy for Chevron Gasoline Release in Chillum, MD

On August 30, 2007, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced its proposed remedy for the cleanup of the former Chevron gas station located at 5801 Riggs Road, in Chillum, MD. The proposed remedy [PDF document, 23 pp, 1.91 MB, About PDF] has been posted for your review.

Fact Sheet on Proposed Remedy - September [PDF document, 2 pp, 72 KB, About PDF]

DC's Response to Proposed Remedy
DC's Site Maps for Remediation

Fact Sheet on Proposed Remedy Chillum Gasoline Spill Site - October 4, 2007 [PDF document, 2 pp, 162 KB, About PDF]

EPA Issues RCRA 7003 Order

On November 26, 2002 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 issued an Unilateral Order pursuant to the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Section 7003 "Imminent and Substantial Endangerment to Health or the Environment" to Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron) for investigation and remedy development for the release of petroleum related constituents from the former Chevron Gasoline Service Station No. 122208, located at 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland. The Order is effective on December 11, 2002.

 

EPA Region 3 Fact Sheet

In addition to the online links provided on these Web pages, the Order, attachments to the Order and the Administrative Record Documents are available for public viewing at:

Lamond Riggs Library
5401 S. Dakota Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D. C. 20011
Hours: M, W, F, and Sa 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Tu and Th 10 AM - 9 PM

It should be noted that by prior agreement with a Citizen's Committee for this Site, Chevron has provided numerous documents to the library, many of which are represented in the Administrative Record for this Order, and are so noted in the "Index to the Administrative Record" that is attached to the Order. EPA is providing to the library only those documents in the Administrative Record that have not been previously provided. All the documents are in the "Former Chevron Facility No. 122208, 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland" files at the library.

Links to the Order, the Table of Contents to the Order, and the List of Attachments to the Order are below:

The RCRA 7003 Order

Table of Contents

List of Attachments

Several of the Attachments are in the links that follow, however some of the attachments are documents that were submitted to EPA by Chevron and are not available online. As indicated above all of the documents that are attachments and the Administrative Record of the Order are available at the Lamond Riggs Library.

Attachment 1 Site Map

Attachment 2 Geoprobe Investigation Analytical Summary (through 0709/02), Former Chevron Facility No. 122208, 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, 07/09/02 is available at the library.

Attachment 3 Interim Measures Scope of Work Requirements

Attachment 4 Health and Safety Plan Scope of Work Requirements

Attachment 5 Site Investigation Scope of Work Requirements

Attachment 6 Corrective Measures Study Scope of Work Requirements

Attachment 7 CHEVRON U.S.A. Administrative Record Index of Documents

Attachment 8 Description of Existing Dual Phase Extraction System as provided in the: Second Quarter 2002 Site Activity Summary Report, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208, 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, MDE Case No. 90-0629PG. Letter to Mr. Wayne Naylor (EPA) from Mr. Ken Guttman (Gannett Fleming) Pages 1-4, August 7, 2002, is available at the library.

Attachment 9 September 30, 2002 EPA Letter Approving Pilot Test for Dual Phase Extraction System. Only this letter is available online the other documents that collectively are attachment 9 listed below are available at the library.

Pilot Test Work Plan, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208), 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, Letter to Mr. Wayne Naylor (EPA) from Mr. Ken Guttman (Gannett Fleming), May 1, 2002.

Pilot Test Work Plan Addendum, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208), 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, Letter to Mr. Wayne Naylor (EPA) from Mr. Ken Guttman (Gannett Fleming), May 24, 2002.

Dual-Phase Extraction Pilot Test Work Plan Addendum #2, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208), 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, Letter to Mr. Wayne Naylor (EPA) from Mr. Ken Guttman (Gannett Fleming), August 15, 2002.

Standard Operating Procedures for Recovery Well Development by Surge Block.
EPA Comment on: "Dual-Phase Extraction Pilot Test Work Plan Addendum #2, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208), 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum, Maryland, Letter to Mr. Wayne Naylor (EPA) from Mr. Ken Guttman (Gannett Fleming). 08/15/02.September 13, 2002

Site-Specific Standard Operating Procedures Pumping Test for PTW-B at Former Chevron facility No. 122208, Chillum, MD. Gannett Fleming Revision on: "Dual-Phase Extraction Pilot Test Work Plan Addendum #2, Former Chevron Facility No. 122208), 5801 Riggs Road, Chillum), 08/15/02, September 17, 2002

Attachment 9A November 15, 2002 EPA Letter Amending the September 30, 2002 EPA Letter Approving Pilot Test for Dual Phase Extraction System

Attachment 10 September 30, 2002 EPA Letter Approving the "Gannett Fleming Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Soil Vapor Sampling Activities Associated with the Chevron/Chillum, MD Project" September 30, 2002. Only the letter is available online, The Soil Vapor Sampling SOP is not available online, however it is available at the library.

Attachment 10A November 15, 2002 EPA Letter Amending September 30, 2002 EPA letter approving the "Gannett Fleming Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Soil Vapor Sampling Activities Associated with the Chevron/Chillum, MD Project" September 30, 2002.

Attachment 11 is not an attachment, it is a disclaimer that a list of residential properties identified by EPA is protected from release and is exempt from mandatory disclosure by virtue of 5 United States Code (U.S.C.) 552(b)(6), Personal Privacy.

The EPA Region 3 Contact for information on this order is:

Mr. Andrew H. Fan
215-814-3426 or
e-mail at: fan.andrew@epa.gov

Alternate contact
Mr. Robert (Bob) E. Greaves
215-814-3423 or
e-mail at: greaves.bob@epa.gov

Additional Links --
Chillum Gasoline Release
> Chillum PERC Investigation

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