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June 17, 2013 - 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), June11, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Evaluation of Modifying Northside Recovery System Caisson Drawdown Level (PDF) (26 pp, 2.6MB)

June 14, 2013 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Eva V. Tor (DEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 5, 2013, Re: East Street Area 2-South Approval of Final Completion Report for East Street Area 2-South Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 63K)

June 13, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2013

May 2013 (PDF) (263 pp, 6.2MB)

June 11, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Update on Silver Lake Air Monitoring – 6/6/13 (PDF) (2 pp, 379K)

June 6, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Photos

MAY 2013, View of 1/2 Mile reach North of Lyman Street

MAY 2013, Looking South from Newell Street Bridge (beginning of the 1/2-Mile Reach)

June 6, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Photos

MAY 2013, View of 1.5 Mile reach South of Lyman Street

June 6, 2013 - 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), May 31, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s April 12, 2013 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, Final LNAPL Volatilization Assessment Report for East Street Area 1, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 38K)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher and Dickerson (USEPA), May 29, 2013, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Groundwater Management Area 3 Proposal to Remove, Protect, and/or Replace Monitoring Wells (PDF) (33 pp, 1.8MB)

June 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 28, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification Level (PDF) (4 pp, 575K)

June 3, 2013 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Floodplain Residential Properties Downstream of the Confluence

Letter from Svirsky (USEPA), to Mooney (GE), May 29, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s March 2013 Revised Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan for Floodplain Residential Properties Downstream of the Confluence (PDF) (5 pp, 41K)

May 30, 2013 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), May 9, 2013 Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Errata to GMA 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (2 pp, 70K)

May 30, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 21, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-submittal of Revised Evaluations for Bank Portions of Tax Parcels I9-9-17, I9-9-18, I9-9-19, and I9-9-201 (PDF) (17 pp, 1.2MB)

Letter (with Attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 21, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-submittal of Revised Evaluations for Recreational Areas RA-2, RA-3, and RA-4 (PDF) (22 pp, 2MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 1, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification and Action Levels (PDF) (10 pp, 4.1MB)

May 23, 2013 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MDEP), May 16, 2013, Re: Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area Work Plan for Bio-Control of Cypress Spurge (PDF) (24 pp, 1.5MB)

May 23, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports / OPCA - Reports / Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South / OPCA Reports / Former Filled Oxbows J and K / Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro and Fisher (USEPA), May 2, 2013, Re: East Street Area 2-South, Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas, Former Oxbow Areas J and K, and Newell Street Area II Summary of October/Novermber 2012 Tree/Shrub Installation Activities (PDF) (7 pp, 1.6MB)

May 20, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Update on Silver Lake Air Monitoring Results, May 20, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp, 1376K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 17, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-evaluation of Portion of Tax Parcel I9-9-24 within Silver Lake Area (PDF) (26 pp, 1.8MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 17, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedances of Ambient Air PCB Notification Level (PDF) (5 pp, 629K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 14, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification Level (PDF) (4 pp, 984K)

May 20, 2013 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Meetings and Events - Past Meetings: May 15, 2013

Silver Lake Cleanup Presentation (PDF) (12 pp, 5.8MB)

Downstream Floodplain Residential Properties Presentation (PDF) (9 pp, 1.1MB)

May 17, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2013

April 2013 (PDF) (376 pp, 10.4MB)

May 17, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter (with Enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), May 8, 2013, Re: East Street Area 2-South Final Completion Report for East Street Area 2-South Removal Action (PDF) (3,121 pp, 334.8MB)

May 17, 2013 - 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), May 13, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s February 27, 2013 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Fall 2012, GEPittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (4 pp, 60K)

May 17, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), May 13, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 4/18/13 Re-submittal of Analytical Results for and Evaluation of Proposed Backfill Material, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (2 pp, 463K)

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), May 10, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 5/8/13 Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification and Action Levels and Proposed Responses, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (3 pp, 653K)

Letter (with Attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 8, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification and Action Levels and Proposed Responses (PDF) (5 pp, 736K)

May 10, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Silfer (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), May 2, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Proposed Material for Silver Lake Sediment Cap (PDF) (13 pp, 247K)

May 9, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Update on Silver Lake Air Monitoring Results, May 9, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 261K)

May 6, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 30, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 3/19/13 Re-submittal of Revised Evaluation for Recreational Area RA-1, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (2 pp, 96K)

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 30, 2013, Re: Approval of GE's 3/15/13 Re-submittal of Revised Evaluation for Tax Parcel I9-9-34, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (2 pp, 85K)

May 3, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE) April 29, 2013, Re: Use of Access Road Material from Silver Lake as Backfill in Building 9 Vaults (PDF) (2 pp, 44K)

April 29, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 22, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 3/21/13 Revised Evaluations for Bank Portions of Tax Parcels I9-9-17, I9-9-18, I9-9-19 AND I9-9-201,Silver Lake Area (PDF) (3 pp, 566K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), April 18, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-submittal of Analytical Results for and Evaluation of Proposed Backfill Material (PDF) (6 pp, 307K)

April 29, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), April 18, 2013, Re: East Street Area 2-North Use of Access Road Material from Silver Lake Area as Backfill in Building 9 Vaults (PDF) (4 pp, 303K)

April 26, 2013 - 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), April 12, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Final LNAPL Volatilization Assessment Report for East Street Area 1 (PDF) (106 pp, 3.4MB)

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 19, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s February 27, 2012 and February 27, 2013 submittals titled Groundwater Management Area 5, Annual Summary Report for 2011 and Groundwater Management Area 5, Annual Summary Report for 2012, GEPittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 42K)

April 26, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 22, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 10/23/12 Revised Evaluations for Recreational Areas RA-2, RA-3 and RA-4, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (3 pp, 827K)

April 26, 2013 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 17, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s February 4, 2013 submittal titled On-Plant Consolidation Areas, Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2012, GEPittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (4 pp, 42K)

April 25, 2013 - 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), April 17, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's January 30, 2013 submittal titled Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 38K)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 17, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric’s February 4, 2013 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 4, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 39K)

April 12, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2013

March 2013 (PDF) (259 pp, 6.4MB)

April 9, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with Enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), April 2, 2013, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-Remainder (PDF) (672 pp, 30.2MB)

April 9, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), April 3, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Analytical Results for and Evaluation of Proposed Backfill Material (PDF) (6 pp, 272K)

April 5, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter (with attachment) from Mooney (GE) to Vassilios Stamatakos, March 21, 2013, Re: Retaining Wall on Your Property at 60 Elm Street in Pittsfield, MA (Tax Parcel No. I8-10-4) (PDF) (6 pp, 391K)

April 5, 2013 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Floodplain Residential Properties Downstream of the Confluence

Letter (with Enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), March 21, 2013, Re: Floodplain Residential Properties Downstream of Confluence - Actual/Potential Lawns, Revised Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan (PDF) (142 pp, 45.3MB)

April 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Ermino Barbalunga, Jr, March 21, 2013, Re: Retaining Wall on Your Property at 101-103 Elm Street in Pittsfield, MA (Tax Parcel No. I8-23-6) (PDF) (7 pp, 496K)

March 26, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), March 21, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Revised Evaluations for Bank Portions of Tax Parcels I9-9-17, I9-9-18, I9-9-19, and I9-9-201 (PDF) (17 pp, 1.2MB)

March 25, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), March 19, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-submittal of Revised Evaluation for Recreational Area RA-1 (PDF) (10 pp, 1MB)

March 22, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), March 15, 2013, Re: Silver Lake Area Re-submittal of Revised Evaluation for Tax Parcel I9-9-34 (PDF) (9 pp, 754K)

March 22, 2013 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Memo from Argue (Weston Solutions, Inc.) to Tagliaferro and Svirsky (USEPA), March 13, 2013, Re: 2012 Phase 4C Floodplain Property Vernal Pool Monitoring Summary (PDF) (34 pp, 5.1MB)

March 22, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Dart (USEPA), Water Enforcement (USEPA) and WERO (MDEP), February 28, 2013, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.4 and Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP B.1 - 2012 Annual BMP and SWPPP Related Activities Summary Report (PDF) (82 pp, 2.3MB)

March 21, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 11, 2013, RE: Conditional Approval of GE's 2012 Annual Monitoring Report Upper ½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)

March 20, 2013 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), March 15, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 11/9/12 Revised Evaluation for Recreational Area RA-1, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (3 pp, 610K)

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), March 7, 2013, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 12/7/12 Revised Evaluation for Tax Parcel I9-9-34, Silver Lake Area (PDF) (3 pp, 606K)

March 12, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with Enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Dart (USEPA), Water Enforcement (USEPA), and Bureau of Resource Protection (MDEP), February 28, 2013, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.2 - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (PDF) (281 pp, 30.8MB)

March 12, 2013 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 27, 2013, Re; Groundwater Management Area 5 Annual Summary Report for 2012 (PDF) (80 pp, 4.9MB)

March 12, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2013

February 2013 (PDF) (232 pp, 6.8MB)

March 11, 2013 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Meetings and Events - January 30, 2013

Meeting Summary (PDF) (14 pp, 242K)

March 8, 2013 - 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 27, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 NAPL Monitoring Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (409 pp, 20.5MB)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 27, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (207 pp, 3.8MB)

March 5, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro, Millette, Tisa (USEPA), February 14, 2013, Re: East Street Area 2-North TSCA CAO No. 01-2002-0049 Building 9 Sub-Vault PCB Remediation - Final Report (PDF) (90 pp, 6.1MB)

March 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Meetings and Events - January 30, 2013

Rest of River Process Flow Chart and Remedy Selection Process (PDF) (3 pp, 659K)

February 20, 2013 - addition(s) to Links

Additional Area Resources

Natural Resource Trustees, Connecticut Subcouncil, Housatonic River (Housatonic River Basin Natural Resources Restoration Plan)

February 20, 2013 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Meetings and Other Public Events - September 12, 2012 Meeting

Final Meeting Summary (PDF) (12 pp, 131K)

February 15, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2013

January 2013 (PDF) (366 pp, 19.4MB)

February 7, 2013 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosure from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 4, 2013, Re; On-Plant Consolidation Areas Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (209 pp, 6.4MB)

February 7, 2013 - 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 30, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (156 pp, 4.4MB)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 4, 2013, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2012 (PDF) (110 pp, 3.1MB)

February 7, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 30, 2013, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2012 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (205 pp, 11.6MB)

February 7, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 30, 2013, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2012 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (115 pp, 5.4MB)

February 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter (with enclosures) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mr. Van Der Kar (Agent, Conservation Commission, January 30, 2013, Re: Registry of Properties Subject to the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Consent Decree - Updated January 2013 GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (28 pp, 6.4MB)

January 31, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 25, 2013, Re: General Electric's Re-evaluation of Dioxin/Furan Soil Data from Unkamet Brook Area (PDF) (2 pp, 377K)

January 22, 2013 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) Meetings and Events - January 30, 2013

Agenda (PDF) (1 pg, 16K)

January 18, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Darren M. Lee, Esq. (City of Pittsfield), January 8, 2013, Re: Conditional Solution at 1277 East Street, Tax Parcel No. K10-14-1 (PDF) (4 pp, 260K)

January 18, 2013 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2012

December 2012 (PDF) (254 pp, 5.7MB)

January 14, 2013 - 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 (MDEP), January 3, 2013, Re: Lyman Street Area; 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River; Upper 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (14 pp, 201K)

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), January 3, 2013, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (11 pp, 207K)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), January 3, 2013, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (19 pp, 1.7MB)

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), January 3, 2013, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 175K)

January 14, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), January 3, 2013, Re: East Street Area 1-North Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 309K)

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), January 2, 2013, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Summary of 2012 Annual ERE Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 185K)

January 11, 2013 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Ms. Scago and Messrs. Scago (Sugar Bears Enterprised, LLC), December 27, 2012, Re: Property at 119 Elm Street, Pittsfield - Tax Parcel Number I8-23-10 (PDF) (4 pp, 263K)

January 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2012 Annual ERE Inspection Activities (PDF) (12 pp, 218K)

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Groski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 259K)

January 4, 2013 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Residential and Non-Residential Floodplain Properties Adjacent to the 1 1/2 Mile Reach -- General

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of Annual ERE Inspections of Parcels I8-4-7 and I7-1-101 (PDF) (6 pp, 196K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection at Parcel I7-1-5 (PDF) (4 pp, 163K)

January 4, 2013 - 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 (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Portion of the Lyman Street Sidewalk (PDF) (4 pp, 159K)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 26, 2012, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcels J9-23-24 and J9-23-26 (PDF) (8 pp, 1.3MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of 2012 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 175K)

Letter ((with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 21, 2012, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for the City of Pittsfield Property (PDF) (4 pp, 155K)

January 3, 2013 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter from James M. Nuss (Arcadis) to Ziegler (MDEP), December 20, 2012, Re: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site - East Street Area 1-North (GECD130) Grant of Environmental Restriction and Easement - Conditional Exception from Restricted Activities and Uses Closeout Report for Building 69 Area Tank Removal Project (PDF) (24 pp, 1.2MB)

December 27, 2012 - 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 19, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 26, 2012 submittal titled Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), December 19, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2012 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2012, GEPittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (5 pp, 42K)

December 26, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Mooney (GE) to Robert Van Der Kar (Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 13, 2012, Re: Notice Relating to the Registry of Properties Adjacent to East Branch of Housatonic River and Subject to Consent Decree for GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 45K)

Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports

Memo from Dick Mc Grath (The Isosceles Group) to Izabela Zapisek (Weston Solutions, Inc) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), December 17, 2012, Re: Review comments on GE/Arcadis 2012 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Report (PDF) (7 pp, 241K)

December 21, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

General Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), December 17, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 2012 Deposited Sediment and Isolation Layer Sampling Report Upper ½-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 30K)

December 20, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), December 7, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area Revised Evaluation for Tax Parcel I9-9-34 (PDF) (11 pp, 696K)

December 14, 2012 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2012

November 2012 (PDF) (290 pp, 4.2MB)

December 11, 2012 - 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 6, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's November 20, 2012 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, East Street Area 1 LNAPL Volatilization Assessment, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)

December 7, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), October 8, 2012, Re: Re-Evaluation of Dioxin/Furan Soil Data from Unkamet Brook Area (PDF) (140 pp, 1.9MB)

December 7, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - October 17, 2012 Meeting

Meeting Notes for Discussions between EPA, MA DEP, MA DFG, CT DEEP, & GE (PDF) (2 pp, 73K)

Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - November 6, 2012 Meeting

Meeting Notes for Discussions between EPA, MA DEP, MA DFG, CT DEEP, & GE (PDF) (2 pp, 91K)

December 6, 2012 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 11, 2012, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of September 2012 Post-Closure Inspection Activities (PDF) (21 pp, 4.5MB)

December 6, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), November 28, 2012, Re: 2012 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (3 pp, 57K)

December 4, 2012 - addition(s) to Cleanup Agreements

Cost Recovery

Agreement Regarding EPA's Costs for Meetings between GE and EPA Relating to Potential Housatonic Rest of River Remedy (PDF) (2 pp, 559K)

December 3, 2012 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 28, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's September 11, 2012 submittal titled Summary of August 2012 Inspection Activities for the Group 4C Floodplain Properties; Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1½ Mile Reach GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 34K)

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