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Gallaway Pits
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- Superfund Community Involvement (PDF) (17 pp, 130K, About PDF)
Site Summary Profile
EPA ID: TND980728992Location: Gallaway, Fayette County, TN
Lat/Long: 35.359710, -089.601930
Congressional District: 07
NPL Status: Proposed: 12/30/82; Final: 09/08/83; Deleted: 04/29/96
Affected Media: Sediment, Soil, Surface Water
Cleanup Status: Deleted from the NPL - Physical cleanup activities have been completed.
Site Reuse/Redevelopment: Potential for Commercial/Light Industrial
Site Manager: Nestor Young (young.nestor@epa.gov)
Site Background
The 10-acre Gallaway Pits site, located in Gallaway, Fayette County, Tennessee, was extensively mined for sand and gravel, producing a landscape dotted with water-filled pits up to 50 feet deep. Unauthorized dumping of municipal and industrial wastes, including disposal of hazardous materials, occurred at the site for an undetermined period of time during the 1970s and 1980s. Wastes included pesticides, residential/industrial solid waste, trash, and debris. Drums containing liquid waste were drained and/or dumped into the water-filled pits.
Approximately 50 homes are located within 0.5 miles of the site, with the closest home being 1,600 feet away. The majority of these homes obtain drinking water from private wells.
Threats and Contaminants
On-site surface water and soil were contaminated with pesticides, including chlordane and toxaphene, from unauthorized dumping activities. Off-site migration of contaminated surface water and soil posed a potential risk to local residents and the environment.
Site Cleanup Plan
The Record of Decision (ROD) for the site was issued in 1986. Major cleanup elements for the site included:
- Excavation of contaminated sediments from Ponds 2 and 5 with on-site disposal in Pond 1.
- Proper site closure under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
- Dilution of water from Ponds 1, 2, and 5 with city water to meet Ambient Water Quality Criteria. Discharge of diluted water to an unnamed tributary.
- Implementation of institutional controls, to be fully identified during remedial design. These controls may include, but will not be limited to fencing the remediated Pond 1 area, instituting a mining restriction on the remediated Pond 1 area, and ensuring future land uses compatible with the remedy.
- Operation and Maintenance activities will include ground water monitoring and inspection and maintenance of the cap.
Cleanup Progress
EPA conducted an emergency early action in 1983. Approximately 360,000 gallons of water were treated and 475 cubic yards (66 truckloads) of soil were removed and disposed.
In 1987, EPA completed the following site cleanup activities: contaminated soil and sediments were excavated from the pits and solidified; a cap was designed and built over the soil and sediments; monitoring wells were installed to monitor the cap's integrity; and the contaminated pit-water was treated to meet water quality standards and discharged to a nearby tributary.
In 1994, the State of Tennessee applied for a Cooperative Agreement and received additional funding to conduct restoration activities at the site. Upon completion of restoration activities in late 1994, the State took over operation and maintenance of the site remedies.
All cleanup activities at the site have been completed. The site was deleted from the National Priorities List on April 29, 1996.
Enforcement Activities
Community Involvement
EPA has conducted a range of community involvement activities at the Gallaway Pits site to solicit community input and to ensure that the public remains informed about site activities throughout the site cleanup process. Outreach activities have included public notices, interviews, fact sheets, and public meetings on cleanup activities and updates.
Future Work
No Five-Year Reviews are required for the site. No further updates are warranted at this time.
Site Administrative Documents
Site Repository
For more information or to view any site-related documents, please visit the site information repository at the following location. As new documents are generated, they will be placed in the information repository for public information.
Gallaway City Hall
P. O. Box 168
Gallaway, TN 38936
Administrative Record Index
- OU-1 (PDF) (9 pp, 259K, About PDF)
- Removal (PDF) (8 pp, 305K, About PDF)
- Deletion (PDF) (3 pp, 78K, About PDF)
For documents not available on the website, please contact the Region 4 Freedom of Information Office.