Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Superfund Program
National Information
Regional Information
Site Information
National Priorities List (NPL) History
Proposed Date
12/01/2000
Final Date
9/13/2001
Bountiful/Woods Cross 5th South PCE Plume
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Site Type: Final NPL |
The Bountiful/Woods Cross Site has received up to $5 million in new funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The additional money will be used to install groundwater extraction wells and a water treatment system to control the spread of a plume of groundwater contaminated with PCE, a dry-cleaning solvent. The cleanup will reduce the plume's threat to a municipal drinking water well and several private residential wells within the site's boundaries.
Site Status & Updates
October 2008
- Operable Unit 2 (the "OU") pilot study completed
- OU2 is the Bountiful Cleaners Inc land
- Study evaluated aquifer characteristics to determine best cleanup method
February 2009
- Installation of injection wells completed on OU1 (former Hatchco property).
- Injection wells will be used for bio-remediation, treating the contaminated aquifer
2009:
- Completion expected for the Remedial Design, the plan for cleanup
Site Description
The Bountiful/Woods Cross 5th South PCE Plume Superfund Site (the "Site") is located in southern Davis County UT approximately 10 miles north of Salt Lake City and covers an area of about 400 acres. Primary land uses at this Site include residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural. Secondary land uses include an interstate highway, railroad tracks, shopping mall and a petroleum refinery. This Site is divided into two operable units, OU1 and OU2.
Hatchco Property (OU1)
This Site, known both as OU1 and more commonly the Hatchco Property, is located between Interstate 15 and 800 West Street, and between 500 South and 750 South Streets in Woods Cross, Davis County, Utah. The primary contaminant at this Site is trichloroethene (the "TCE").
In agreement with EPA, Hatchco conducted the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (the "RI/FS") on the 800 West Plume portion of this Site. Hatchco operated as a specialized carrier of bulk petroleum and petroleum products, petroleum solvents (such as toluene and xylene), and asphalt. Hatcho also used its facilities to service, clean, and park tractor-trailers and tank trucks. Located on Site is a French drain where past releases of contaminated materials may have occurred.
Bountiful Cleaners Inc. (OU2)
OU2, commonly known as Bountiful Family Cleaners, was originally incorporated as Bountiful Cleaners Incorporated (BCI). The Site is bound to the north and south by 300 North and 750 South streets and to the west and east sides by 500 West and 1400 West Streets. These streets are located in the cities of Bountiful, West Bountiful and Woods Cross, UT. A dry cleaning business has operated on this Site since the early 1940's and has been sold several times during that period. The release of contamination at the Bountiful Cleaners Inc. occurred before 1967. The primary contaminant at this Site is tetrachloroethene.
Site Risk
Samples taken during the Remedial Investigation (the "RI") identified solvents referred to as volatile organic compounds (the "VOC") in the groundwater underlying the Site. Located within the Site's boundaries is one municipal well that could become contaminated with VOCs.
In addition, there are residents with private wells. EPA interviewed the residents to determine if any of the wells were being used for drinking water and/or other household uses. The interviews determined the primary use of these wells to be stock watering and irrigation However, a few of these domestic wells are used for drinking water. Most of the domestic wells showed contamination below the maximum contaminant limits (the "MCL"). All but two of the domestic wells meet the safe drinking water standard.
| Media Affected | Contaminants | Source of Contamination |
| groundwater | Volatile organic compounds, primarily tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) | OU1-wash racks, French drain OU2 - Bountiful Cleaners Inc. |
Cleanup Progress
- Winter 2007~2008: remedial action work for OU1(former Hatchco Property)
- October 2007: Remedial Design completed for OU1
- September 2007: Record of Decision (the "ROD") for OU2 (Bountiful Cleaners Inc.)
- October 2006 proposed cleanup plan for OU2 presented to public
- September 2006 Record of Decision OU1 signed
- Summer 2006 pilot study determining effectiveness of using enhanced in-situ bioremediation in the cleanup of the TCE plume completed
- Spring 2006 soil vapor intrusion testing conducted
- March 2006 public availability session held
- August 2006 Feasibility Study for OU2 finalized
- July 2005 Remedial Investigation completed for OU2
- August 2004 Proposed Cleanup Plan for OU1 presented to public
Community Involvement
EPA and Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) have provided the public with information about the cleanup of the Bountiful/Woods Cross Superfund Site through fact sheets, press releases, public meetings, public notices published in the local paper, a community involvement plan, and maintaining information in the Site information repository located at the Davis County Library, South Branch.
Site Documents
Note: the following document is an Adobe Acrobat PDF file
About PDF files
PCE Plume OU2 Phase 2 Pilot Study, April 2008 (PDF, 2 pp, 105 kB)
Record of Decision for OU2 Site, September 2007 (PDF, 65 pp, 364 kB)
Record of Decision for OU1 Site (PDF, 54 pp, 505 kB)
Appendix A: Public Meeting
(PDF, 18 pp, 323 kB)
Appendix B: EPA Responses to Hatchco Comments on the Proposed Plan
(PDF, 26 pp, 209 kB)
All figures and tables for the OU2 Record of Decision are on the Bountiful ftp folder
Proposed Cleanup Plan for OU2 Site (PDF, 15 pages, 554 kB)
Final Remedial Investigation Report (PDF, 83 pages, 411 kB)
Final Remedial Investigation Addendum Report (PDF, 60 pages, 341 kB)
Final Focused Feasibility Study Report (PDF, 61 pages, kB)
Draft Final Remedial Investigation Report (PDF, 73 pages, 581 kB)
Pilot Study Fact Sheet, July 2005 (PDF, 2 pages, 199 kB)
Contacts
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EPA Mario Robles Karen Edson |
Utah Michael Storck David Allison |