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Superfund Program
Utah Power & Light/American Barrel
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Site Type: Completed NPL City: Salt Lake City County: Salt Lake Street Address: 600 West South Temple Zip Code: 84104 EPA ID#: UTD980667240 Site ID#: 0800680 Site Aliases: American Barrel Congressional District(s): 02 |
Site Description
The 2.2-acre Utah Power & Light/American Barrel Company site was used as a barrel storage yard. Empty barrels on the site at one time contained residues of various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), degreasers and solvents.
Current Operation and Maintenance (O&M) activities include operation of a soil vapor and groundwater extraction system and groundwater monitoring. A Five-Year Review was completed in September 2006. The results of the review indicate that the remedy is operating and functioning as designed and is expected to be protective of human health and the environment. Redevelopment of the site is planned over the next two years.
The site was proposed for the Superfund National Priorities List in May 1989 and finalized on the list in October 1989.
Site Risk
Subsurface soils on the site contained polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), VOCs and cyanide from wood-treatment and coal-gasification operations. Surface soils also contained lead from metalliferous slag fill brought to the site, pesticide residues from the barrels, and PAHs from coal debris. Ground water contained VOCs, including benzene, styrene, toluene, xylene and cyanide. Potential health risks existed for anyone exposed to contaminated soil and/or ground water over a long period of time.
| Media Affected | Contaminants | Source of Contamination |
| Soil, ground water | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzene, styrene, tolluene, xylene, lead, pesticides | Wood-treatment and coal-gasification operations, barrel storage |
Cleanup Progress
Cleanup Completed
The following cleanup activities were completed by the potentially responsible party (Utah Power & Light):
- Removal of 50,000 empty barrels to a federally approved facility in 1988.
- Excavation and removal of 20,000 tons of soil offsite for processing into
asphalt.
- Removal of 1,388 tons of miscellaneous nonhazardous debris to a commercial
landfill.
- Construction of a soil vapor and groundwater extraction system in 1996.
Site cleanup was completed in 1996.
Community Involvement
Notices were placed in local newspapers indicating that the 2006 Five-Year Review was in progress.Site Documents
Note: the following documents are Adobe PDF files (about PDF files)Five-Year Review, September 2006 (PDF, 49 pp, 3.4 MB)
Update Five-Year Review, December 2007 (PDF 37K)
Contacts
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EPA Armando Saenz
Rob Henneke |
Utah Doug Compton Dave Allison |
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View Documents at: EPA Superfund Records Center |
