Yellow Water Road Dump

• Site Profile
• Administrative Record Index (PDF): OU2 (12 pp., 484K), ESD-OU2 (1 pp., 41K)
• Yellow Water Road Dump Reuse Fact Sheet (PDF: 1 pp, 889K)
• Additional Site Documents including Five Year Reviews, Records of Decisions (ROD) and Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD).
• For documents not available on the website, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office (http://www.epa.gov/region4/foiapgs/submit.htm).

Site Background:

The Yellow Water Road site located in Duval County, Florida is a 14 acre site which began in 1981 as a salvage operation for transformers. PCB-contaminated fluids from the transformers were to be removed and incinerated. Incineration of the fluids did not occur as the facility owners did not receive a permit. An estimated 150,000 gallons of PCB-contaminated fluids were stored at the site. Fluid leaked from the storage vessels and contaminated site soils.

Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed
In November 1984, EPA conducted a removal action to stabilize the site. The removal addressed the PCB-contaminated fluids and the most highly contaminated soil. An interim removal action was begun by a Potential Responsible Party (PRP) group which further addressed PCB-contaminated fluids and soil. A final decision for cleanup of site soil was reached in September 1990, and a decision for groundwater cleanup was reached in June 1992. A remedial design for cleanup of site soils was completed under a Unilateral Administrative Order in October 1992. A Consent Decree for the PRPs to implement site cleanup was signed in September 1995.

During the remedial action a volume of 4,472 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated soil was excavated, treated by stabilization/solidification and placed within the former operations area of the site. A groundwater monitoring program was set up and wells were installed to evaluate the future need for a contingent pump-and-treat remedy. These actions were completed in September 1996 and the site is currently in the long-term maintenance and monitoring phase. The Notice of Intent to Delete the site from the National Priorities List was published in the Federal Register in December 1998. The Notice of Deletion was published in the Federal Register in May 1999.

The Site continues to be evaluated under EPA's five-year review program. The purpose of a five-year review is to determine whether the remedy at a site is protective of human health and the environment and to evaluate the implementation and performance of the selected remedy. The first Five-Year Review Report was final on September 18, 2000. The five-year review determined that the selected remedy remained protective of human health and the environment. The second Five-Year Review was completed on September 23, 2005 and determined that the remedy remained protective.  A number of recommendations and follow-up actions were identified to be addressed subsequently. Site inspections and groundwater monitoring will continue to ensure the long-term protectiveness of the remedy.  The third Five-Year Review is scheduled to be completed in 2010. 

Contact Information
Peter Thorpe
thorpe.peter@epa.gov
404-562-9688