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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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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
Soils Adjacent to the 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)
November 30, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports
Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports
Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), November 26, 2012, Re: 2012 Sediment Sampling Report; 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (2 pp, 25K)
November 27, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports
General Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 20, 2012, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River 2012 Deposited Sediment and Isolation Layer Sampling Report (PDF) (38 pp, 1.2MB)
November 26, 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 attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), November 20, 2012, RE: Groundwater Management Area 1 East Street Area 1 LNAPL Volatilizaton Assessment (revised and expanded version of Table 11) (PDF) (4 pp, 102K)
November 21, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports
Soils Adjacent to the Silver Lake
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), November 9, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area Revised Evalutation for Recreational Area RA-1 (PDF) (10 pp, 900K)
November 21, 2012 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports
CD Monthly Status Reports - 2012
October 2012 (PDF) (373 pp, 7.8MB)
November 21, 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), November 15, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's September 6, 2012 submittal titled East Street Area 1, LNAPL Volatilization Assessment Interim Data Report, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (3 pp, 35K)
GMA - 3, Unkamet Brook Area
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), November 13, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 30, 2012 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 3, Groundwater Quality and NAPL Monitoring Interim Report for Spring 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 31K)
November 21, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports
20s Complex
Letter(with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: 20s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2012 (PDF) (12 pp, 2MB)
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: Woodlawn Avenue Summary of Initial ERE Inspection - 2012 (PDF) (11 pp, 1.3MB)
30s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: 30s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2012 (PDF) (22 pp, 2.5MB)
40s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: 40s Complex Summary of Annual ERE Inspection for 2012 (PDF) (9 pp, 796K)
East Street Area 2 - North
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: 19s Complex Summary of Initial ERE Inspection for - 2012 (PDF) (11 pp, 930K)
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Gorski (MDEP) and Tagliaferro (USEPA), November 1, 2012, Re: Woodlawn Avenue Summary of Initial ERE Inspection - 2012 (PDF) (11 pp, 1.3MB)
November 6, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports
Post-Removal Inspection Reports
Letter (with attachment) from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 25, 2012, Re: Spring and Summer 2012 Re-Vegetation Monitoring Reports 1½ Mile Reach Removal Action GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (PDF) (4 pp, 52K)
November 5, 2012 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Former Filled Oxbows J and K
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 10, 2012, Re: Former Oxbow Areas J and K Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (25 pp, 1.5MB)
November 5, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports
City Recreational Area
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 10, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-South Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities - City Recreational Area (PDF) (5 pp, 274K)
November 5, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports
Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports
Letter (with attachments) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 24, 2012, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River 2012 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Report (PDF) (35 pp, 4MB)
October 29, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports
Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake
Update on Silver Lake PCB Air Monitoring, October 25, 2012 (PDF) (4 pp, 1.1MB)
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), October 23, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area, Revised Evaluations for Recreational Areas RA-2, RA-3 and RA-4 (PDF) (25 pp, 2.3MB)
October 25, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - October 10, 2012 Meeting
Meeting Notes for Discussions between EPA, MA DEP, MA DFG, CT DEEP, & GE (PDF) (2 pp, 67K)
October 25, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports
Inspection Reports
Letter from Tagliaferro (USEPA) to Mooney (GE), October 11, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of GE's 2012 Summer Inspection Reports Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of the Housatonic River GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 40K)
October 23, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports
Silver Lake Sediment
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), October 17, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area, Analytical Results for Proposed Topsoil Material (PDF) (4 pp, 209K)
October 22, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports
40s Complex
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 20, 2012, Re: GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site; 40s Complex; Summary of Annual Inspection Activities at the Former 40s Complex (PDF) (9 pp, 8.6MB)
October 22, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports
Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake
Letter from Dickerson (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 26, 2012, Re: Silver Lake - Exceedances of Airborne PCB Action and Notification Levels (PDF) (2 pp, 59K)
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Dickerson (USEPA), September 19, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification Level (PDF) (4 pp, 185K)
October 19, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - October 1, 2012 Meeting
Meeting Notes for Discussions between EPA, MA Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP), MA Department of Fish and Game (MA DFG), CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), and GE (PDF) (10 pp, 149K)
Presentation on Reach 5 Backwaters, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT, and EPA (PDF) (25 pp, 1.4MB)
Presentation on Engineered CAP Evaluation, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT, and EPA (PDF) (25 pp, 2MB)
Presentation on Model Uncertainty, Implications for Developing Performance Standards and Predicting Effects of Remediation on Downstream Areas (Reaches 7, 8, and CT), Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT, and EPA (PDF) (21 pp, 575K)
Presentation on Model Predictions of Thin-layer Capping in Reaches 7 and 8, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT, and EPA (PDF) (8 pp, 180K)
Presentation on Woods Pond, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT, and EPA (PDF) (9 pp, 804K)
Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - September 20, 2012 Meeting
May 2009 Bank Erosion Hazard Index (BEHI) Photographs with Log and Detailed Rating Scale (PDF) (81 pp, 138.4MB)
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC) Model Files for SED9-MOD and Reach 5B Representation in SED9-MOD (PDF) (4 pp, 691K)
October 19, 2012 - addition(s) to Silver Lake - Reports
Silver Lake Sediment and Soils Adjacent to Silver Lake
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 15, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's August 28, 2012 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 1, Silver Lake Removal Action Area Proposal to Decommission Monitoring Wells, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 31K)
October 19, 2012 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 4, Hill 78 Area
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 15, 2012, Re: Conditional Approval of General Electric's July 26, 2012 submittal titled Groundwater Management Area 4, Long-Term Monitoring Program Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Spring 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 32K)
October 15, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports
Hill 78 Area - Remainder
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 9, 2012, Re: Hill 78 Area-Remainder, Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (5 pp, 790K)
October 15, 2012 - 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 4, 2012, Re: Lyman Street Area, Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (24 pp, 1.2MB)
Former Filled Oxbows A and C
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 4, 2012, Re: Former Oxbow Areas A and C, Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (10 pp, 2.4MB)
Newell Street Area I
Letter (with attachment) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), October 5, 2012, Re: Newell Street Area I, Summary of September 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (24 pp, 4.7MB)
October 15, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River 1½ Mile - Reports
Post-Removal Sampling/Work Plans and Reports
Letter (with enclosures) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), October 5, 2012, Re: 1 1/2 Mile Reach of Housatonic River 2012 Sediment Sampling Report (PDF) (42 pp, 4.7MB)
October 12, 2012 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports
OPCA Reports
Letter from Pelto (MDEP) to Gates (GE), October 4, 2012, Re: June and August 2012 NRR/E Inspections, Hill 78 On-Plant Consolidation Area (PDF) (2 pp, 186K)
October 11, 2012 - addition(s) to Sitewide Document - Reports
CD Monthly Status Reports - 2012
September 2012 (PDF) (254 pp, 7.3MB)
October 10, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - September 12, 2012 Meeting
List of Example Vendors with Equipment for Potential Use in Shallow Waters During Construction Activites (PDF) (1 pg, 67K)
Examples of Sites with Construction Activities Conducted In-Channel (PDF) (5 pp, 82K)
October 9, 2012 - addition(s) to GE Plant Area - Reports
East Street Area 2 - South
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 28, 2012, Re: East Street Area 2-South, Summary of August 2012 Inspection Activiities (PDF) (77 pp, 1.6MB)
October 9, 2012 - addition(s) to Rest of River - Reports
Ongoing Discussions between Government Agencies and GE - September 20, 2012 Meeting
Meeting Notes for Discussions between EPA, MA Department of Environmental Protection (MA DEP), MA Department of Fish and Game (MA DFG), CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), and GE (PDF) (12 pp, 117K)
Presentation on Potential Performance Standards for Engineered CAP Design, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT and General Electric (PDF) (3 pp, 2.2MB)
Presentation on Housatonic River Remediation Goals and Potential Approaches to Cleanup, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT and General Electric (PDF) (16 pp, 6.5MB)
Presentation on Natural Channel Design, Bank Processes, and Potential Performance Standards, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT and General Electric (PDF) (38 pp, 8.8MB)
Draft Agenda Items, River Bed and Banks Meeting Topics (PDF) (1 pg, 12K)
Presentation on EPA Views on Excavation from within the River in Reach 5A, Prepared for Technical Discussions with MA, CT and General Electric (PDF) (8 pp, 6.8MB)
October 9, 2012 - addition(s) to Former Filled Oxbows - Reports
Newell Street Area II
Letter (with attachments) from Gates (GE) to Fisher (USEPA), September 28, 2012, Re: Newell Street Area II, Summary of August 2012 Inspection Activities (PDF) (49 pp, 1.2MB)
October 5, 2012 - addition(s) to OPCA - Reports
OPCA Reports
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), October 2, 2012, Re :Approval of General Electric's July 26, 2012 submittal titled Post-Closure Groundwater Monitoring Event Evaluation Report for Hill 78 and Building 71 On-Plant Consolidation Areas for Spring 2012, GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site (PDF) (2 pp, 29K)
October 5, 2012 - addition(s) to Housatonic River ½ Mile - Reports
Inspection Reports
Letter (with enclosure) from Mooney (GE) to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 20, 2012, Re: Upper 1/2-Mile Reach of Housatonic River Supplemental 2012 Inspection of Aquatic Habitat Enhancement Structures and Armor Stone (PDF) (14 pp, 1.5MB)
October 5, 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), September 14, 2012, Re: Silver Lake Area, Notification of Exceedance of Ambient Air PCB Notification and Action Levels (PDF) (4 pp, 968K)
October 4, 2012 - addition(s) to Groundwater - Reports
GMA - 2, Oxbow Areas J and K
Letter from Fisher (USEPA) to Attached List, September 27, 2012, Re: Pollution Report (POLREP) 2 and Final Groundwater Management Area 2 Removal Action Area (PDF) (4 pp, 73K)
Letter (with enclosure) from Fisher (USEPA) to Gates (GE), September 27, 2012, Re: EPA Approval of, and Certificate of Completion for, General Elecric's submittal entitled Final Completion Report for the Groundwater Management Area 2 Removal Action, dated September 2012 (PDF) (3 pp, 367K)
Letter from Tor (MADEP), to Tagliaferro (USEPA), September 26, 2012, Re: Groundwater Management Area 2, Approval of Final Completion Report for the Groundwater Management Area 2 Removal Action (PDF) (1 pg, 63K)
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What's New at the Repositories
(The following PDFs are posted for 6 months.)
Documents submitted to the Repositories between
- March 31, 2013 to April 20, 2013 (PDF) (2 pp, 12K)
- March 17, 2013 to March 30, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
- February 24, 2013 to March 16, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 12K)
- February 3, 2013 to February 23, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 10K)
- January 6, 2013 to February 2, 2013 (PDF) (1 pg, 11K)
- December 16, 2012 to January 5, 2013 (PDF) (3 pp, 16K)
- December 2, 2012 to December 15, 2012 (PDF) (1 pg, 10K)
- November 18, 2012 to December 1, 2012 (PDF) (1 pg, 10K)
- November 4, 2012 to November 17, 2012 (PDF) (1 pg, 10K)
- October 14, 2012 to November 03, 2012 (PDF) (2 pp, 13K)
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