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U.S. EPA Housatonic River Mini Workshops
A series of workshops were held in April and May by the EPA in response to public requests for additional information and the opportunity to offer input to the "Rest of River" solution. The proceedings of the workshops including presentation materials, video of the sessions, and questions and answers relative to each session are now available at www.HousatonicWorkshops.org .

February 7, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 30, 2012, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach 2011 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (144 pp, 10.6MB)

February 7, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 30, 2012, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2011 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (46 pp, 4MB)

February 6, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

General

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Fisher (USEPA), January 23, 2012, Re: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site; Newell Street Area II, Lyman Street Area, Former Oxbow Areas J and K, and Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas; Summary of October and November 2011 Tree/Shrub Installation Activities (PDF) (7 pp, 986K)

February 3, 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 (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 30, 2012, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2011 (PDF) (265 pp, 15.2MB)

January 27, 2012 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 20, 2012, Re: Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Trend Evaluation Report for Fall 2011 (PDF) (109 pp, 3.2MB)

January 26, 2012 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 19, 2012, Re: Approval of General Electric's December 20, 2011 submittal titled On-Plant Consolidation Areas, Final Cover Slope Repair Summary (PDF) (2 pp, 29K)

January 26, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter from Eva Tor (MDEP), to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 18, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-North Approval of Final Completion Report for East Street Area 2-North Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 221K)

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Milette (USEPA), January 16, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-North TSCA CAO No. 01-2002-0049 Building 9 Sub-Vault - Cleanup Plan (PDF) (10 pp, 1.2MB)

January 24, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with enclosure) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 19, 2012, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for East Street Area 2-North Removal Action, dated January 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 27K)

January 24, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter (with enclosures) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mitchell (City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 16, 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—Updated, December 2010 GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (20 pp, 3.4MB)

January 23, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

General

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 3, 2010, Re: Former 10c Oil Pipelines at GE Plant Area Investigation, Oil Removal, and Capping Plan (PDF) (57 pp, 14.9MB)

January 18, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), January 12, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area Supplemental Information Package for Silver Lake Area Removal Action (PDF) (367 pp, 18.2MB)

January 18, 2012 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Memo from Michael Argue, Weston Solutions, Inc. to Tagliaferro and Svirsky (USEPA), January 11, 2012, Re: GE/Pittsfield/Housatonic River Project 2011 Phase 4C Floodplain Property Vernal Pool Monitoring Summary (PDF) (42 pp, 6.5MB)

January 18, 2012 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

December 2011 (PDF) (265 pp, 5.2MB)

January 17, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 4, 2012, Re: East Street Area 1-North Notice of Anticipated Building 69 Demolition Activities (PDF) (2 pp, 96K)

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 6, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-North Final Completion Report for East Street Area 2-North Removal Action (PDF) (2,148 pp, 152.5MB)

January 17, 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 (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 5, 2012, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Revised LNAPL Volatilization Assessment Work Plan for Groundwater Management Area 1 - East Street Area 1 (PDF) (95 pp, 1.6MB)

January 17, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Mooney (GE) to Mitchell (Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 28, 2011, 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) (3 pp, 576K)

January 13, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), January 9, 2012, Re: Rest of River Report on Fall 2011 Adult Fish Sampling (PDF) (25 pp, 3.3MB)

January 9, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 3, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-South Summary of Initial Post-Remediation Inspection Activities (PDF) (9 pp, 887K)

January 9, 2012 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), December 20, 2011, Re: On-Plant Consolidation Areas Final Cover Slope Repair Summary (PDF) (12 pp, 1.2MB)

December 29, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 15, 2011, Re: East Street Area 1-North Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (6 pp, 163K)

December 29, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gate (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 16, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of Annual ERE Inspection of Portion of the Lyman Street Sidewalk (PDF) (4 pp, 163K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gate (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 16, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (16 pp, 352K)

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 16, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 182K)

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 15, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 177K)

December 27, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 231K)

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2011 Annual ERE Inspection Activities (PDF) (12 pp, 215K)

December 27, 2011 - 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 14, 2011, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 11/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcels I8-4-7 and I7-1-101 (PDF) (6 pp, 192K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2011, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 11/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection at Parcel I7-1-5 (PDF) (4 pp, 155K)

December 22, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 13, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for Parcels J9-23-24 and J9-23-26 (PDF) (7 pp, 205K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 13, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (14 pp, 191K)

December 21, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 13, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for the City of Pittsfield Property (PDF) (4 pp, 159K)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 13, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of 2011 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 179K)

December 15, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

November 2011 (PDF) (270 pp, 5.8MB)

December 2, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Peterson (CTDEEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 9, 2011, Re: Housatonic River, Connecticut Report on 2010 Fish Sampling and Benthic Insect Sampling (PDF) (84 pp, 3.9MB)

December 1, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 1 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA) and Gorski (MDEP), December 14, 2010, Re: East Street Area 1-North Summary of 2010 Conditional Solution Inspection Activities (PDF) (6 pp, 394K)

November 28, 2011 - 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), November 21, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2011, GEPittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 42K)

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 21, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 29, 2011 submittal titled Plant Site 1 Groundwater Management Area, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 29K)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 21, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 3, Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 49K)

November 23, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

October 2011 (PDF) (330 pp, 8.2MB)

November 23, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Semi-Annual Inspection, Building Demolition Barrier Areas, November 2011, 20s and 30s Complexes, William Stanley Business Park, report prepared for the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc (PDF) (22 pp, 2.2MB)

40s Complex

Letter (with report) from Gagnon (O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun), to Ziegler (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 11, 2011, Re: 40s Other Ground Covering Feature Area and Slab Area Inspection (PDF) (8 pp, 1.1MB)

November 22, 2011 - 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), November 7, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's March 11, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Fall 2010, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (7 pp, 48K)

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 7, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 5, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 2, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2011, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 23K)

November 22, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), November 8, 2011, Re: September 13, 2011 Post-Storm Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (2 pp, 19K)

November 7, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with enclosure) from Carroll (GE) to Dart (USEPA), November 1, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I. E. - Dry Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan (PDF) (30 pp, 3.4MB)

November 7, 2011 - addition(s) to Meetings and Events

GE-Housatonic River Citizens Coordinating Council (CCC) - September 14, 2011 Meeting

Draft Meeting Summary (PDF) (14 pp, 151K)

Housatonic River/Silver Lake Water Sampling June to August 2011 (PDF) (4 pp, 1.7MB)

November 4, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 26, 2011, Re: On-Plant Consolidation Areas Slope Repair Proposal (PDF) (5 pp, 940K)

November 3, 2011 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 21, 2011, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities for the Group 4C Floodplain Properties (PDF) (33 pp, 2.3MB)

November 3, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 26, 2011, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of September 2011 Post-Closure Inspection Activities (PDF) (23 pp, 4.9MB)

November 3, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 20, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North Summary of September 2011 Post-Storm Inspection Activities (PDF) (11 pp, 1.2MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 20, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Summary of September 2011 Post-Storm Inspection of Restored Areas Where Usable Crushed Building Materials Were Placed (PDF) (6 pp, 816K)

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 26, 2011, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 1MB)

November 3, 2011 - 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 19, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (25 pp, 1.3MB)

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 21, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (27 pp, 2.6MB)

November 1, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 28, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's October 26, 2011 submittal titled On-Plant Consolidation Areas, Slope Repair Proposal (PDF) (2 pp, 28K)

October 31, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Dart (USEPA), September 22, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.E. - Dry Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan (PDF) (5 pp, 811K)

October 31, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Maps/Figures/Schedules

Total PCB Results for Reaches 7, 8, & 9

Columbia Mill Dam Sediment and Soil Total PCB Results (PDF) (12 pp, 1.7MB)

October 27, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 21, 2011, Re: Summer 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (3 pp, 38K)

October 24, 2011 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 2 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 12, 2011, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities at the Remediated Phase 2 Residential Floodplain Properties (PDF) (11 pp, 4.4MB)

Phase 3 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 12, 2011, Re: Floodplain Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities for the Phase 3 Floodplain Properties (PDF) (26 pp, 2.8MB)

October 24, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 14, 2011, Re: 40s Complex Summary of Annual Inspection Activities at the Former 40s Complex (PDF) (9 pp, 638K)

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter from Owens (USEPA) to Carroll (GE) and Thurston (PEDA), October 13, 2011, Re: Potential Transfer of Woodlawn Avenue from GE to PEDA Prior to Certification of Completion of East Street 2-North Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 292K)

East Street Area 2 - South & City Recreational Area

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 14, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-South Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities-City Recreational Area (PDF) (5 pp, 259K)

October 24, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 14, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of September 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (15 pp, 1.2MB)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 14, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of September 2011 Post-Storm Inspection Activities (PDF) (24 pp, 2MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 14, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of September 2011 Post-Storm Inspection Activities (PDF) (27 pp, 644K)

October 20, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 13, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach September 13, 2011 Post-Storm Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, and Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures (PDF) (20 pp, 3.1MB)

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 12, 2011, Re: 2011 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items Report & Supplemental Inspection of Critical Ancillary Items and Certain Associated Items Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (3 pp, 26K)

October 18, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter form Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 12, 2011, Re: Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 4, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)

October 13, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

September 2011 (PDF) (192 pp, 3MB)

October 5, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 23, 2011, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of Unscheduled Inspection Activities in Late August and Early September 2011 (PDF) (23 pp, 4.4MB)

October 4, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 26, 2011, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificates of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report - On-Plant Consolidation Areas, dated September 2011 (PDF) (4 pp, 715K)

October 3, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to POLREP DISTRIBUTION LIST, September 29, 2011, Re: Pollution Report (POLREP) 2 and Final Site: Building 71 Consolidation Area Removal Action Area, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (5 pp, 76K)

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to POLREP DISTRIBUTION LIST, September 29, 2011, Re: Pollution Report (POLREP) 2 and Final Site: Hill 78 Consolidation Area Removal Action Area (RAA), GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic (PDF) (5 pp, 77K)

September 30, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), August 31, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Supplemental Inspections of Critical Ancillary Items and Certain Associated Items (PDF) (21 pp, 2MB)

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (GE), August 24, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Summer 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (95 pp, 5.7MB)

September 29, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), September 22, 2011, Re: Rest of River EPA Request for Additional Rest of River Data (PDF) (3 pp, 1.5MB)

September 29, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Eva V. Tor (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 22, 2011, Re:Approval of Final Completion Report for the On-Plant Consolidation Areas (PDF) (1 pg, 230K)

September 27, 2011 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), August 25, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's August 2011 Revised Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Silver lake Area (PDF) (4 pp, 978K)

September 27, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Inspection Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 22, 2011, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River 2011 Inspection of Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures and Armor Stone (PDF) (13 pp, 861K)

September 27, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to polrep distribution list, September 8, 2011, Re: Pollution Report (POLREP) 2 and Final Hill 78 Area-Remainder Removal Area (PDF) (6 pp, 78K)

Letter from Eva V. Tor (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 1, 2011, Re: Approval of Final Completion Report for the Hill 78 Area-Remainder Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 230K)

September 23, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s Complex

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 13, 2011, Re: 20s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2011 (PDF) (6 pp, 1.8MB)

30s Complex

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 13, 2011, Re: 30s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2011 (PDF) (8 pp, 1.9MB)

40s Complex

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 13, 2011, Re: 40s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2011 (PDF) (7 pp, 1.7MB)

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 9, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Summary of Third Semi-Annual Inspection of the Vegetation over the Placed Useable Crushed Building Material (PDF) (11 pp, 4.3MB)

September 23, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 14, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area I Summary of August 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (25 pp, 2.3MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 16, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of August 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (66 pp, 1.4MB)

September 22, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Svirsky (USEPA), September 16, 2011, Re: Rest of River Evaluation of Young-of-the-Year Fish PCB Data (PDF) (27 pp, 3.7MB)

September 20, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 15, 2011, Re: On-Plant Consolidation Areas Final Completion Report - On-Plant Consolidation Areas (PDF) (5,920 pp, 245.6MB)

September 16, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

August 2011 (PDF) (188 pp, 2.6MB)

September 15, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

General

Letter from Svirsky (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), September 9, 2011, Re: Data for Rest of River (PDF) (3 pp, 27K)

September 12, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 6, 2011, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for the Hill 78 Area-Remainder Removal Action, dated August 2011, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (32 pp, 378K)

September 7, 2011 - 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 30, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (192 pp, 8.7MB)

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 30, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (299 pp, 9.8MB)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 30, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (243 pp, 6.4MB)

September 7, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 30, 2011, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder Final Completion Report (PDF) (907 pp, 57.7MB)

September 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Allendale - Reports

EPA Allendale School PCB Air Sampling Results for 2011 (PDF) (1 pg, 14K)

September 1, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA PCB Ambient Air Sampling Results

Comparison of EPA and GE OPCA Replicate PCB Air Sampling Results for 2011 (PDF) (1 pg, 15K)

GE's PCB Air Sampling Results for 2011(PDF) (1 pg, 17K)

August 26, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter from Denny Dart (USEPA) to Carroll (GE), August 19, 2011, Re: General Electric Company's April 21, 2011 Response to EPA's Comments on General Electric Company's October 17, 2010 submittal titled Dry Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan, GE - Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 (PDF) (2 pp, 629K)

August 22, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MADEP), August 12, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of July 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (20 pp, 1.4MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MADEP), August 12, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of July 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (11 pp, 1.9MB)

August 22, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MADEP), August 12, 2011, Re: Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area Summary of July 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (12 pp, 2.2MB)

August 15, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

July 2011 (PDF) (191 pp, 2.8MB)

August 12, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Karen I. Pelto (MDEP) to Gates (GE), August 4, 2011, Re: May and July 2011 NRR/E Inspections, Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area (PDF) (2 pp, 148K)

August 12, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), August 8, 2011, Re: Spring 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 24K)

August 12, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), August 5, 2011, Re: Goundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (82 pp, 1.7MB)

August 11, 2011 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter (with enclosure) from Silfer (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), August 3, 2011, Re: Silver Lake Area Revised Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Silver Lake Area (PDF) (580 pp, 43.4MB)

August 9, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with list of enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Pitt (USEPA), July 29, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP C.1.a - 2011 Baseline Monitoring Plan Semi-Annual Interim Status Report (PDF) (47 pp, 2.6MB)

August 4, 2011 - 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 29, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2011 (PDF) (172 pp, 5.2MB)

August 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Corrective Measures Study - Reports and Documents

Combined Stakeholder Comments to National Remedy Review Board, Revised Corrective Measures Study (CMS) Report, Rest of River, July 2011(PDF) (250 pp, 14MB)

July 28, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 17, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of May 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (63 pp, 1MB)

July 18, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

June 2011 (PDF) (277 pp, 4.4MB)

July 14, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 6, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North Building 14C Debris Disposition (PDF) (3 pp, 1MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), July 6, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North Soil Removal/Backfilling During Pavement Installation Activities (PDF) (9 pp, 1.9MB)

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), July 6, 2011, Re: Unkamet Brook Area Buildings 52 and 53 (Quonset Huts) Demolition and Debris Disposition (PDF) (3 pp, 1.1MB)

July 8, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Pelto (MADEP) to Gates (GE), June 21, 2011, Re: Certification of Completion of Installation of Restoration Work Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area (PDF) (2 pp, 114K)

July 8, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 29, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North Summary of May 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (8 pp, 1.3MB)

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), July 5, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's April 14, 2011 submittal titled Revised Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-West (PDF) (2 pp, 35K)

July 8, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 28, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach June 1, 2011 Inspection of Riverbank Soil Restoration, Riprap, Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures, and Critical Ancillary Items (PDF) (23 pp, 4.7MB)

July 6, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Novotny (GE) to Cutler (MDEP) and Nalipinski (USEPA), July 20, 2000, Re: Pre-Excavation Sampling Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 429K)

July 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Inspection Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 24, 2011, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach 2011 Bank Erosion Inspection (PDF) (6 pp, 772K)

July 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 2 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 24, 2011, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of May 2011 Vegetation Inspection Activities at the Remediated Phase 2 Residential Floodplain Properties (PDF) (9 pp, 3.5MB)

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 24, 2011, Re: Floodplain Residential and Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River Summary of May 2011 Inspection Activities for the Group 4C Floodplain Properties (PDF) (32 pp, 2.3MB)

July 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Lyman Street Area and Former Filled Oxbow B

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MDEP), June 22, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of May 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (10 pp, 1.3MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 21, 2011, Re: Lyman Street Area Summary of May 2011 Inspection Activities (PDF) (20 pp, 2MB)

Newell Street Area II

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MDEP), June 22, 2011, Re: Newell Street Area II Summary of May 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (9 pp, 1.3MB)

July 1, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 22, 2011, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Summary of May 2011 Post-Closure Inspection Activities (PDF) (21 pp, 4.3MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MDEP), June 22, 2011, Re: Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area Summary of May 2011 Inspection of Natural Resource Restoration/Enhancement Measures (PDF) (12 pp, 2.1MB)

June 24, 2011 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports

Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake

Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), May 31, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of GE"s November 2010 Revised Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Silver Lake Area (PDF) (13 pp, 3MB)

June 24, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 15, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North 19s Complex Demolition and Site Restoration Program Summary of Second Semi-Annual Inspection of Placed Usable Crushed Building Materials (PDF) (11 pp, 3.7MB)

Hill 78 Area - Remainder

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 14, 2011, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder Summary of May 2011 Vegetation Inspection Activities (PDF) (6 pp, 692K)

June 24, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows A and C

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 16, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C Summary of May 2011 Vegetation Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 1.1MB)

Newell Street Area I

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 16, 2011, Re: Newll Street Area I, Summary of May 2011 Engineered Barrier Inspection Activities (PDF) (20 pp, 2.5MB)

June 16, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), June 9, 2011, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach Spring 2011 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Report (PDF) (65 pp, 6.1MB)

June 16, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

May 2011 (PDF) (199 pp, 2.6MB)

June 14, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), June 8, 2011, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of May 2011 Vegetation Inspection Activities (PDF) (25 pp, 1.5MB)

June 10, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachment) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), June 2, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's January 6, 2011 submittal titled Revised Post-Removal Site Control Plan for Hill 78 and Building 71 On-Plant Consolidation Areas (PDF) (9 pp, 363K)

June 3, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s Complex

Letter (with enclosure) from Nasman (Berkshire Gas Company) to MADEP and USEPA, May 13, 2011, Re: Post-Work Notification Form for Property With Environmental Restriction and Easement (ERE) for property owned by the General Electric Company located at the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and East Street, Pittsfield, MA (PDF) (15 pp, 3.3MB)

June 2, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Semi-Annual Inspection, Building Demolition Barrier Areas, May 2011, 20s and 30s Complexes, William Stanley Business Park, report prepared for the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc. (PDF) (17 pp, 740K)

May 23, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with Attachment) from Carroll (GE) to Pitt (USEPA), April 21, 2011, Re: Response to EPA Comments on General Electric Company's Dry Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.E. - Dry Weather Ambient Monitoring Plan (PDF) (6 pp, 750K)

May 20, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter from DiLorenzo (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), March 31, 2005, Re: Approval of General Electric's February 2005 Demolition and Disposal Activities - Buildings 4, 5, and 6 (PDF) (1 pg, 249K)

Letter (with attachments) from Novotny (GE) to DiLorenzo (USEPA), February 15, 2005, Re: Demolition and Disposition Activities - Buildings 4, 5, and 6 (PDF) (13 pp, 615K)

Letter (with Attachment) from Novotny (GE) to Nalipinski (USEPA), September 23, 2003, Re: Building 3C Demolition and Site Restoration Program Ambient Air Monitoring Station Locations (PDF) (2 pp, 166K)

Letter from Nalipinski (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), May 22, 2003, Re: Comments on General Electric's April 17, 2003, letter, "Demolition and Disposal Activities - GE Buldings 3C, 29B, and 64Y" (PDF) (1 pg, 59K)

Letter (with Enclosure) from Novotny (GE) to Nalipinski (USEPA), April 17, 2003, Re: Demolition and Disposition Activities - GE Buildings 3C, 29B, and 64Y (PDF) (10 pp, 559K)

May 19, 2011 - addition(s) to Floodplain Properties - Reports

Phase 4 Floodplain Properties

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), May 11, 2011, Re: Floodplain Non-Residential Properties Adjacent to 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River, Summary of April 2011 Inspection of Vernal Pool at Group 4C Floodplain Properties (PDF) (8 pp, 873K)

May 16, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

April 2011 (PDF) (284 pp, 4.9MB)

May 13, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter From Nalipinski (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), May 29, 2001, Re: GE Building 8/8E Dispposition of Demolition Debris at the OPCAs (PDF) (2 pp, 484K)

Letter (with enclosure) from Novotny (GE) to Olson (USEPA), May 24, 2001, Re: GE Building 8/8E, Disposition of Demolition Debris at the OPCAs (PDF) (25 pp, 4.7MB)

May 5, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Pelto (MDEP), April 26, 2011, Re: Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area, Completion of Installation of Restoration Work Report (PDF) (7 pp, 1.6MB)

April 28, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter from Olson (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), June 26, 2000, Re: GE - Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, On-Plant Consolidation Area (PDF) (1 pg, 67K)

April 28, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 25, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's February 25, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 3, Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (3 pp, 39K)

April 28, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Carroll (GE), April 22, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval Letter for GE's March 25, 2011 Submittal titled Updated Proposal for Remaining Concrete Floor Slabs in and Adjacent to the 19s Complex East Street Area 2-North (PDF) (2 pp, 31K)

April 28, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

March 2011 (PDF) (172 pp, 4.3MB)

April 19, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), April 14, 2011, Re: Unkamet Brook Area, Revised Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area - West (PDF) (207 pp, 15.2MB)

April 18, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA) and et al, February 25, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No, MA0003891 Part I.D.2 - Optimization Study Report (PDF) (46 pp, 1.3MB)

April 15, 2011 - 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 13, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's January 28, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (3 pp, 39K)

April 15, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Silfer (GE) to Olson (USEPA), June 2, 2000, Re: 2000 Consolidation Activities and Stormwater Drainage Improvements Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas (PDF) (3 pp, 176K)

April 8, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Final Completion Report and Associated Documentation

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 30, 2011, Re: Final Completion Report 1 1/2-Mile Reach Removal Action General Electric, March 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)

Final Completion report, 1.5 Mile Reach Removal Action (March 2011) (PDF) (237 pp, 3.1MB)

Appendices (PDF) (8,578 pp, 448.2MB)

April 8, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), April 5, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's February 28, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 5, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 35K)

April 1, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Community Updates

EPA's Cleanup Decision Process Information Sheet (April 2011) (PDF) (2 pp, 845K)

Cleanup Alternatives in the Revised CMS Information Sheet (April 2011) (PDF) (4 pp, 1.4MB)

March 31, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - North

Letter (with attachments) from Carroll (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), March 25, 2011, Re: East Street Area 2-North – Updated Proposal for Remaining Concrete Floor Slabs in and Adjacent to the 19s Complex. (PDF) (6 pp, 2MB)

March 25, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

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, 26K)

March 25, 2011 - 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 DiLorenzo (USEPA) to Silfer (GE), May 31, 2005, Re: Approval of General Electric's January 2005 Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Interim Report for Fall 2004 (PDF) (1 pg, 70K)

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), March 23, 2011, Re; Conditional Approval of General Electric's February 11, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 2, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 35K)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE) March 22, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's February 25, 2011 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 4, Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)

March 23, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), February 21, 2007, Re: Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area (PDF) (9 pp, 8.3MB)

Letter (with attachments) from Novotny (GE) to Lovely (USEPA), July 13 2005, Re: Building 71 and Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Areas 2005 Construction/Consolidation Activities (PDF) (31 pp, 5.2MB)

March 22, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Letter from Carroll (GE) and Hines, Sr. (PEDA), to Tagliaferro (USEPA), March 7, 2011, Re: 40s Complex Joint GE-PEDA Request for Extension of Time for Retention of Crushed Building Materials in Temporary Stockpile and Structural Embankments (PDF) (3 pp, 365K)

March 18, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), March 14, 2011, Re: 2010 Annual Monitoring Report 1 1/2 Mile Reach Removal Action (PDF) (2 pp, 36K)

March 18, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

February 2011 (PDF) (176 pp, 2.4MB)

March 17, 2011 - 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), March 11, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area I NAPL Monitoring Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (432 pp, 22.3MB)

March 17, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Carroll (GE), March 11, 2011, Re: EPA Approval of General Electric and PEDA's March 7, 2011 Submittal titled Joint GE-PEDA Request for Extension of Time for Retention of Crushed Building Materials in Temporary Stockpile and Structural Embankments, 40s Complex (PDF) (2 pp, 34K)

March 11, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), March 7, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's January 28, 2011 submittal titled Revised Planting Plan, East Street Area 2 – South (PDF) (2 pp, 33K)

March 9, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

NPDES Permit and Support Documents

Letter (with list of enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA) and et al, February 25, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP C.1.a - 2010 Baseline Monitoring Plan Final Summary Report (PDF) (85 pp, 1.8MB)

Letter (with list of enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA) and et al, February 25, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.4 and Attachment C - Best Management Practices Plan BMP B.1 - Summary of 2010 BMP and SWPPP Activities (PDF) (24 pp, 846K)

Letter (with list of enclosures) from Carroll (GE) to Janson (USEPA) and et al, February 23, 2011, Re: NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 Part I.C.2 - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (PDF) (293 pp, 33.1MB)

March 4, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 25, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 3 Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (203 pp, 3.6MB)

GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA) February 25, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 4 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (226 pp, 5.5MB)

GMA - 5, Oxbow Areas A and C

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 28, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 5 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (119 pp, 2.9MB)

February 28, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Survey Plan, Approval Not Required Division of Land, by Hill Engineering on behalf of General Electric, Recorded at the Berkshire Middle District Registry of Deeds on December 30, 2010 (PDF) (1 pg, 140K)

Plan of Restricted Area, 40s Complex, by Hill Engineering on behalf of General Electric, Recorded at the Berkshire Middle District Registry of Deeds on December 30, 2010 (PDF) (4 pp, 3.1MB)

February 28, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2011

January 2011 (PDF) (199 pp, 2.7MB)

February 25, 2011 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports

GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), February 11, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 2 Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (80 pp, 1.9MB)

February 24, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

Unkamet Brook Area

Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), February 14, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 16, 2010 submittal titled Final Removal Design/Removal Action Work Plan for Unkamet Brook Area-West (PDF) (10 pp, 71K)

February 4, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 28, 2011, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River 2010 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (62 pp, 3.4MB)

February 4, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Annual Monitoring Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney GE), to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 28, 2011, Re: 1 1/2-Mile Reach 2010 Annual Monitoring Report (PDF) (118 pp, 4.1MB)

February 4, 2011 - 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 28, 2011, Re: Groundwater Management Area 1 Groundwater Quality Monitoring Interim Report for Fall 2010 (PDF) (143 pp, 6.4MB)

February 4, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

East Street Area 2 - South

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 28, 2011, Re: Revised Planting Plan East Street Area 2-South Removal Action Area (PDF) (7 pp, 1.8MB)

February 3, 2011 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports

Community Updates

Site Update/PCB Fact Sheet, January 2011 (PDF) (6 pp, 700K)

January 31, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Final POLREP for the 40s Complex Removal Action Area (RAA), at the GE-Housatonic Site, from Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 25, 2011 (PDF) (5 pp, 32K)

Letter (with enclosure) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Gates (GE), January 24, 2011, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Electric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for 40s Complex Removal Action, dated January 2011 (PDF) (3 pp, 365K)

Letter from Tor (MDEP) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 20, 2011, Re: Approval of Final Completion Report for the 40s Complex Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 69K)

January 21, 2011 - 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 14, 2011, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2010 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, NAPL Monitoring Report for Spring 2010 (PDF) (3 pp, 33K)

January 18, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

Former Filled Oxbows J and K

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro and Fisher (USEPA), December 28, 2010, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K (GECD420), Lyman Street Area (GECD430), and Newell Street Area II (GECD450); Summary of October and November 2010 Tree/Shrub Installation Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 2.5MB)

January 14, 2011 - addition(s) to General - Reports

CD Monthly Status Reports - 2010

December 2010 (PDF) (276 pp, 4.4MB)

January 14, 2011 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports

OPCA Reports

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), January 6, 2011, Re: Hill 78 and Building 71 On-Plant Consolidation Areas Revised Post-Removal Site Control Plan (PDF) (152 pp, 4.6MB)

January 14, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

40s Complex

Letter (with enclosure) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), January 7, 2011, Re: 40s Complex Final Completion Report for 40s Complex Removal Action (PDF) (219 pp, 8.8MB)

January 7, 2011 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports

General

Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro and Fisher (USEPA), December 28, 2010, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K, Lyman Street Area, and Newell Street Area II Summary of October and November 2010 Tree/Shrub Installation Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 2MB)

January 7, 2011 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports

20s, 30s, and 40s Complexes

Semi-Annual Inspection, Building Demolition Areas, December 22, 2010, 20s and 30s Complexes, William Stanley Business Park, report prepared for the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority by O'Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates, Inc. (PDF) (21 pp, 2.2MB)

January 7, 2011 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports

Post-Removal Inspection Reports

Letter from Mooney (GE) to Mitchell (Pittsfield Conservation Commission), December 22, 2010, 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) (3 pp, 558K)

What's New at the Repositories
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