Carolawn, Inc.
| Carolawn, Inc. EPA ID: SCD980558316 Location: Fort Lawn, Chester County, SC Congressional District: 05 NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final 09/08/83 Project Manager Site Repository: Chester County Public Library 100 Center St. Chester, SC 29706 Documents:
Site Background: Cleanup Progress: Construction Completed Between 1981 and 1982, EPA removed over 1000 drums of hazardous waste and several tons of contaminated soil, and all nearby residences were provided an alternative water source. An additional 17 storage tanks were removed in 1986 by the potentially responsible parties (PRPs). In August 1985, a group of PRPs entered into a partial Consent Decree to conduct the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for Carolawn Operable Unit One. On September 27, 1989, EPA issued a Record of Decision for Operable Unit One which selected a groundwater interception and extraction system as the remedy for groundwater contamination at the site. Due to the effectiveness of previous removal actions, no source of contamination remained in the fenced area of the site. Construction of the remedy for Operable Unit One commenced in August 1993 and was completed in 1998. On April 30, 1994, EPA conducted a RI/FS for Carolawn Operable Unit Two focusing mainly on surface and subsurface soil, surface water and the sediment in Fishing Creek. On September 21, 1995, EPA issued a Record of Decision for Operable Unit Two which selected a no-action remedy. Furthermore, the ROD stated that should future monitoring of the site indicate that the site poses an unacceptable risk to the environment, the EPA, in consultation with SCDHEC, may initiate clean-up actions under CERCLA. Although operation of the treatment system is projected to last from three to five years, in 1996, a portion of the property was used to build and operate a regional Turkey Feed Mill. Turkey farming in the area is a major contributor to the local economy. Furthermore, the success of the feed mill may also attract additional developers to reuse the remainder of the site. On August 23, 2003, EPA issued the second 5-Year Review Report for the Carolawn Superfund Site. Based on the second five-year review for the Site, hazardous substances remain on-site above health-based levels that prevent unlimited use and unrestricted exposure. Although, all immediate threats at the site have been addressed, remedy optimization/re-evaluation activities are required to improve the effectiveness of the groundwater remedy. Remedy optimization/reevaluation activities are ongoing. To date, under EPA and SCDHEC oversight, the PRPs have completed the Remediation System Evaluation Plan, the first and second baseline monitoring events and the Enhanced In-Situ Biodegradation (EISB) injection event. To monitor the effectiveness of the “pilot study,” seven monitoring events have been completed. The third Five-Year Review was completed in September 2008. A copy of the 1998 and 2003 Five-Year Reports can be viewed at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/fiveyear/index.cfm. |
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