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March 16, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosures) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), March 12, 2010, Re: Addendum to Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-West (PDF) (134 pp, 10.3MB)

March 16, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter from Ira W. Leighton (USEPA) to Thomas H. Hill (GE), March 12, 2010, Re: EPAs Response to GE's 2-11-10 Comments on EPAs Conditional Approval Letter regarding the Rest of River Corrective Measures Study Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (3 pp, 619K)

March 11, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), March 5, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 200 (PDF) (98 pp, 2.8MB)

March 9, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter (with attachment) from Silfer (GE) to Owens (USEPA), March 4, 2010, Re: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site; Rest of River Dispute Resolution on Certain Conditions in EPAs Conditional Approval Letter for GE's Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (18 pp, 241K)

March 5, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 26, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 NAPL Monitoring Report for Fall 2009 (PDF) (312 pp, 21.3MB)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 26, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2009 (PDF) (331 pp, 6.2MB)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 26, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2009 (PDF) (280 pp, 8.5MB)

March 3, 2010 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), February 24, 2010, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 2009 Annual Monitoring Report Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River (PDF) (3 pp, 30K)

March 2, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter from Svirsky (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), February 25, 2010, Re: GE's Dispute of EPA's January 15, 2010 Conditional Approval Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 47K)

March 2, 2010 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 25, 2010, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas and Hill 78 Area-Remainder Addendum to Tree Planting Plan (PDF) (3 pp, 495K)

March 2, 2010 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcels J9-23-24 and J9-23-26 (PDF) (6 pp, 104K)

March 2, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), February 25, 2010, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's November 25, 2009 submittal titled East Street Area 2-South Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan (PDF) (10 pp, 64K)

March 1, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), February 25, 2010, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.4 and Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan, BMP B.1 - Summary of 2009 BMP and SWPPP Activities (PDF) (26 pp, 1.9MB)

Letter (with enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), February 24, 2010, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan, BMP A.1.C - Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection, BMP A.1.A - Sediment and Debris Removal from Manholes and Catch Basins (PDF) (143 pp, 6.6MB)

Letter (with enclosure) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), February 18, 2010, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.2 - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (PDF) (192 pp, 34.3MB)

February 24, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter from Hill (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), February 11, 2010, Re: Rest of River Corrective Measures Study Proposal -- EPA's Conditional Approval of Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (3 pp, 49K)

February 22, 2010 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

January 2010 (PDF) (219 pp, 5.1MB)

February 22, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter (with Enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 15, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 5 Long-Term Monitoring Program Groundwater Management Area 5 Long-Term Trend Evaluation Report for Fall 2009 (PDF) (120 pp, 5.8MB)

February 22, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

30s Complex

Data Evaluation Report 30s Complex Water Quality Basin and General Commerical Area Net- Cuts Pittsfield Economic Development Authority, December 7, 2009, Prepared for Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc. (PDF) (513 pp, 12.6MB)

NAPL Investigation Report Pittsfield Economic Development Authority 30s Complex Pitttsfield, MA 01201, November 6, 2009, Prepared for Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc. (PDF) (169 pp, 9.7MB)

February 18, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study - Related Correspondence

Letter (with attached report) from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), February 12, 2010, Re: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site; Rest of River, Supplement to Response to EPA's Interim Comments on CMS Report: Evaluation of Example Areas (PDF) (577 pp, 86.1MB)

February 17, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosures) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 5, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Proposed Evaluation of Additional Recovery Measures - 60s Complex (PDF) (9 pp, 1MB)

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 29, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2009 (PDF) (208 pp, 12.6MB)

February 16, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosures) from Gates (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), January 29, 2010, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Addendum to Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area - Remainder (PDF) (130 pp, 6.5MB)

February 16, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 26, 2010, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's October 30, 2009 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, East Street Area 1-North, East Street Area 1-South, East Street Area 2-North and East Street Area 2-South Removal Action Areas Proposal to Remove/Replace Monitoring Wells (PDF) (3 pp, 27K)

February 9, 2010 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 28, 2010, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2009 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (126 pp, 4.1MB)

February 9, 2010 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events - Past Meetings

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC), January 28, 2010

Meeting Summary for the Jan 28, 2010 CCC Meeting (PDF) (6 pp, 133K)

February 9, 2010 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 27, 2010, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2009 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (77 pp, 4.2MB)

February 9, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 26, 2010, Re: Approval of General Electric's November 12, 2009 submittal titled Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas and Hill 78 Area Remainder Addendum to Tree Planting Plan (PDF) (2 pp, 23K)

Letter from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 25, 2010, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas and Hill 78 Area- Remainder Addendum to Tree Planting Plan (PDF) (3 pp, 455K)

February 8, 2010 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), January 29, 2010, Re: Silver Lake Area Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Silver Lake Area (PDF) (371 pp, 42.8MB)

February 8, 2010 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events - Past Meetings

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC), January 28, 2010

Presentation on Remediation Projects in Pittsfield (PDF) (6 pp, 209K)

February 8, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter (with attachments), from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), January 29, 2010, Re: Rest of River Dispute Resolution on Certain Conditions in EPA's Conditional Approval Letter for GE's Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (11 pp, 679K)

January 27, 2010 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 2 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcel I8-4-7 (PDF) (4 pp, 101K)

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection at parcel I7-1-5 (PDF) (4 pp, 297K)

January 27, 2010 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (14 pp, 326K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Portion of the Lyman Street Sidewalk (PDF) (4 pp, 91K)

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 16, 2009, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 343K)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (14 pp, 317K)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 307K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for the City of Pittsfield Property (PDF) (4 pp, 94K)

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 305K)

January 27, 2010 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 15, 2009, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 170K)

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (GE), December 15, 2009, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcel I7-21-1 (PDF) (4 pp, 121K)

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter (with enclosures) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mitchell (City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission), January 14, 2010, Re: Registry of Properties Located within the 100-year Floodplain adjacent to the East Branch of Housatonic River Subject to the GE-Pittsfield Consent Decree GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (20 pp, 3.3MB)

January 27, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MADEP), December 17, 2009, Re East Street Area 1-North Summary of 2009 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (7 pp, 401K)

January 19, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Reports and Documents

Letter (with attachments) from Svirsky (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), January 15, 2010, Re: Rest of River Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Conditional Approval of GE's Work Plan for Evalutaion of Additional Remedial Alternatives (PDF) (29 pp, 253K)

January 19, 2010 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

December 2009 (PDF) (181 pp, 2.7MB)

January 19, 2010 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 8, 2010, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Addendum to Proposal to Remove/Replace Monitoring Wells - 20s and 30s Complexes (PDF) (11 pp, 561K)

January 19, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 5, 2010, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's November 12, 2009 submittal titled Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas and Hill 78 Area Remainder Tree Planting Plan (PDF) (2 pp, 25K)

January 5, 2010 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Semi-Annual Inspection, Building Demolition Areas, November 2009, 20s and 30s Complexes, William Stanley Business Park, Report Prepared for the Pittsfield Economic Development Agency by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc. (PDF) (21 pp, 1.2MB)

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), December 28, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-North, 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Follow-up to Notification of Ambient Air Particulate Results Exceeding Action level (PDF) (5 pp, 219K)

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with enclosure) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), December 18, 2009, Re: General Electric Comapny NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.E - Wet Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan (PDF) (21 pp, 1MB)

January 4, 2010 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study - Related Correspondence

Letter from Svirsky (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), December 22, 2009, Re: Revised Date for Submission of the Supplement to Interim Response (PDF) (2 pp, 42K)

December 29, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter (wih enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), December 16, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II, Addendum to Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area II Removal Action (PDF) (1,012 pp, 67.4MB)

December 29, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 16, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 28, 2009 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 3, Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (3 pp, 28K)

December 29, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Svirsky (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 16, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electrics March 26, 2009 submittal titled Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-Remainder (PDF) (6 pp, 92K)

December 28, 2009 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 17, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 2, 2009 submittal titled Responses to Trustee Comments Regarding Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures for Banks of Silver Lake (PDF) (3 pp, 42K)

December 23, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports / Floodplain Properties - Reports / GE Plant Area - Reports

General

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro ( USEPA), December 10, 2009, Re: Various Removal Action Areas Response to EPA's Comments Regarding Summer 2009 Inspection Summary Reports (PDF) (13 pp, 1.5MB)

December 23, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study - Related Correspondence

Letter from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), December 10, 2009, Re: Rest of River: Revised Date for Submission of Supplement to Interim Reponse (PDF) (2 pp, 99K)

December 23, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 14, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's February 12, 2009 submittal titled Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-West (PDF) (4 pp, 375K)

December 23, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 10, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 28, 2009 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (3 pp, 32K)

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 10, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 30, 2009 submittal titled Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (4 pp, 31K)

December 21, 2009 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

November 2009 (PDF) (175 pp, 2.7MB)

December 15, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Final POLREP for the Newell II Removal Action Area (RAA), at the GE-Housatonic Site, from Fisher (USEPA), December 3, 2009 (PDF) (6 pp, 108K)

December 8, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter from Tor (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 18, 2009, Re: Approval of Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area II Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 68K)

December 4, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 25, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-South Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan (PDF) (283 pp, 25.2MB)

December 1, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter (with attached report) from Mooney (GE) to Peterson (CTDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 13, 2009, Re: Housatonic River, Connecticut; Report on 2008 Fish Sampling and Benthic Insect Sampling (PDF) (65 pp, 894K)

November 30, 2009 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

October 2009 (PDF) (268 pp, 6.7MB)

November 30, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports / OPCA - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder / OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 12, 2009, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas and Hill 78-Area Remainder Tree Planting Plan (PDF) (3 pp, 1.7MB)

November 30, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 23, 2009, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area II Removal Action, dated October 2009 (PDF) (3 pp, 375K)

November 10, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP C.1.a. - Baseline Monitoring Plan (PDF) (38 pp, 4.6MB)

November 10, 2009 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA PCB Ambient Air Sampling Results

Comparison of Final EPA & GE OPCA Replicated PCB Air Sampling Results for 2009 (PDF) (1 pg, 24K)

Final PCB Air Sampling Results for 2009 (PDF) (1 pg, 108K)

November 10, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal - Public Comments

Public Comments to EPA Regarding GE's Corrective Measures Study Work Plan, October 2009 (PDF) (61 pp, 4.8MB)

November 10, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 30, 2009, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 East Street Area1-North, East Street Area 1-South; East Street Area 2-North and East Street Area 2-South Removal Action Areas, Proposal to Remove/Replace Monitoring Wells (PDF) (24 pp, 1.8MB)

November 6, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), October 26, 2009, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA003891 Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan, BMP A.1.A - Debris Removal from Manholes and Catch Basins and BMP A.1.C - Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection (PDF) (2 pp, 159K)

October 30, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 27, 2009, Re: Summer 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (82 pp, 8.7MB)

October 30, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 23, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Final Completion Report for the Newell Street Area II Removal Action (PDF) (2,365 pp, 158MB)

October 29, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 22, 2009, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of September 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (29 pp, 726K)

October 29, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

City Recreational Area

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 20, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-South Summary of August/September 2009 Inspection Activities - City Recreational Area (PDF) (6 pp, 191K)

October 28, 2009 - addition(s) to Allendale - Reports

EPA Allendale School PCB Air Sampling Results for 2009 (PDF) (1 pg, 20K)

October 26, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 13, 2009, Re: 2009 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 25K)

October 26, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA), to Gates (GE), October 20, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 28, 2009 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 4, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 20, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 10, 2009 submittal title Groundwater Management Area 5, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)

October 26, 2009 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 29, 2009, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of August 2009 Post-Closure Inspection Activities (PDF) (12 pp, 1.4MB)

October 19, 2009 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

September 2009 (PDF) (155 pp, 2.2MB)

October 16, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 9, 2009, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of September 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (34 pp, 1MB)

October 16, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 8, 2009, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder Summary of September 2009 Post-Remediation Inspection Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 686K)

October 13, 2009 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties Reports

Phase 2 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 1, 2009, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2009 Inspection Activities for the Remediated Phase 2 Floodplain Properties (PDF) (17 pp, 3.5MB)

Phase 3 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 1, 2009, Re: Floodplain Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2009 Inspection Activities for the Phase 3 Floodplain Properties (PDF) (18 pp, 2.7MB)

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 1, 2009, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2009 Inspection Activities for the Group 4 C Floodplain Properties (PDF) (32 pp, 2MB)

October 8, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP A.1.B & A.2.A - Debris Removal From Oil/Water Separators (OWS) and Short-Term OWS Enhancements (PDF) (3 pp, 191K)

October 1, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2009, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of August 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (19 pp, 1.2MB)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of August 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (24 pp, 342K)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of August 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (72 pp, 1.72MB)

October 1, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s and 30s Complexes

Letter from James Gagnon, O'Reilly, Talbot & Okum Associates, Inc, to John Ziegler (MADEP), September 22, 2009, Re: Building Demolition Barrier Areas Willam Stanley Business Park - 20s and 30s Complexes East Street Pittsfield, MA (PDF) (7 pp, 1.1MB)

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 24, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-North Summary of August 2009 Inspection Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 476K)

September 28, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Public Presentations

Overview of Upper 2-Mile Reach - Housatonic River Restoration, September 2009 (PDF) (46 pp, 3.7MB)

September 25, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

General

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 16, 2009, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2009 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items (PDF) (27 pp, 3MB)

September 25, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA), August 28, 2009, Re: General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA NPDES Permit No. MA0003891, Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP A.1.C - Pipeline Cleaning and Inspection (PDF) (114 pp, 56.57MB)

September 24, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

General

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), September 17, 2009, Re: Summer 2009 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 26K)

September 24, 2009 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Inspection Reports

Letter (with Attachment) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 17, 2009, RE: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2009 Inspection of Restored Bank Vegetation and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures (PDF) (28 pp, 1.87MB)

September 22, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with enclosure) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 14, 2009, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for Removal Action for the Lyman Street Area Removal Action, dated August 2009 (PDF) (3 pp, 101K)

September 18, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Pollution Report (POLREP) #2 and Final - Lyman Street Area Removal Action Area (RAA), September 16, 2009 (PDF) (6 pp, 91K)

Letter from Tor (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 10, 2009, Re: Approval of Final Completion Report for the Lyman Street Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 241K)

Letter from Young (MEOEEA) to Gates (GE), September 2, 2008, Re: Certification of Completion of Installation of Restoration Work; Newell Street Area II and Lyman Street Area (PDF) (2 pp, 63K)

September 18, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 11, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2- North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Follow-up to Notification of Ambient Air Particulate Results Exceeding Action Level (PDF) (5 pp, 225K)

September 18, 2009 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

August 2009 (PDF) (140 pp, 2.4MB)

September 15, 2009 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC), September 23, 2009, Lenox, MA

Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 24K)

September 15, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 8, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's June 19, 2009 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, Proposed Modifications to Monitoring Well Network (PDF) (2 pp, 28K)

September 10, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, June 2009, Prepared for General Electric Company by ARCADIS, Syracuse New York (PDF) (114 pp, 6.9MB)

September 9, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 3, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Analytical Results from August 27-28, 2009 Follow-Up PCB Ambient Air Sampling Event (PDF) (3 pp, 62K)

September 9, 2009 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 2, 2009, Re: Silver Lake Area Responses to Trustee Comments Regarding Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures for Banks of Silver Lake (PDF) (21 pp, 1.6MB)

September 4, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with Enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 28, 2009, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (173 pp, 8MB)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 28, 2009, Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (230 pp, 4.74MB)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 28, 2009, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (201 pp, 4.6MB)

September 4, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (wirh Enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 27, 2009, Re: Lyman Street Area Final Completion Report for the Lyman Street Area Removal Action (PDF) (1,621 pp, 78.5MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Young (MEOEEA), August 26, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of July 2009 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (13 pp, 1.8MB)

September 4, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 28, 2009, Re: East Street Area 2-North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Follow-up to Notification of Ambient Air PCB Results Exceeding Action Level (PDF) (10 pp, 239K)

September 3, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter from Klee (GE) to Amey Marrella (CTDEP), August 26, 2009, Re: Thank you reply to August 6, 2009 letter regarding the CT visit (PDF) (2 pp, 98K)

Letter from Amey Marrella (CTDEP), to Klee (GE), August 6, 2009, Re: Visit to Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (PDF) (2 pp, 113K)

September 2, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study Proposal

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), August 31, 2009, Re: Rest of River Work Plan for Evaluation of Additional Remedial Alternative (PDF) (84 pp, 28.2MB)

August 31, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s Complex

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Ziegler (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 24, 2009, Re: 20s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2009 (PDF) (5 pp, 157K)

30s Complex

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Ziegler (MDEP0 and Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 24, 2009, Re: 30s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2009 (PDF) (5 pp, 162K)

40s Complex

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 24, 2009, Re: 40s Complex Summary of Annual Inspection of Temporary Stockpile Area (PDF) (4 pp, 87K)

August 28, 2009 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosures) from Silfer (GE) to Cavagnero (USEPA), September 8, 1999, Re: On-Plant Consolidation Areas - Supplemental Addendum to June 1999 Detailed Work Plan (PDF) (15 pp, 580K)

August 28, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Young (MEOEEA), August 20, 2009, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of July 2009 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (12 pp, 1.7MB)

August 24, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 14, 2009, Re: Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area Sheen Observation Follow-up Notification (PDF) (4 pp, 527K)

August 21, 2009 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Community Updates

GE/Housatonic River Site Community Update Fact Sheet, August 2009 (PDF) (4 pp, 939K)

August 19, 2009 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment

Letter from Svirsky, (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), August 11, 2009, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's Revised Conceptual Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Silver Lake Sediments (PDF) (10 pp, 409K)

August 17, 2009 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2009

July 2009 (PDF) (157 pp, 1.8MB)

August 13, 2009 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 7, 2009, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of July 2009 Inspection Activities at the Vermont/Ontario Street Area (PDF) (5 pp, 335K)

August 12, 2009 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Final Permit Modification - Effective October1, 2009

August 7, 2009 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 1, East Street Area 1, East Street Area 2, Lyman Street Area, Newell Street Area I, Newell Street Area II, Oxbow B, Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), July 30, 2009, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2009 (PDF) (167 pp, 5.8MB)

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