APPENDIX D Cultural Resources Survey Report - US Environmental ...

SECTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report presents the results of a Stage IA cultural resources survey conducted at the Puchack
Well Field Site, Operable Unit 2, in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey (Figures
1.1-1.3). CDM Federal Programs Corporation (CDM Federal) is conducting a Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) of the site for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(US EPA). The Stage IA cultural resources survey was conducted to determine the potential for the
presence of significant archaeological resources within the Area of Potential Effects (APE). This
Stage IA cultural resources survey was conducted in compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office’s
Standards for Phase IA cultural resource surveys (1994, 2003), and the guidance provided by Section
2.4 of the January 1988 CERCLA/SARA Environmental Review Manual. The Stage IA survey was
completed by an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Certified archaeologist
(29 CFR 1910.120) meeting the professional qualifications and standards of 36 CFR 61 (Appendix
A).
Reconnaissance-level archaeological fieldwork was completed on July 7, 2009 by Michael J. Gall,
RPA. Allison Gall performed background research. Graphics for the report were produced by
Patricia McEachen, Allison Gall, and Michael J. Gall. The report was written by Michael J. Gall, and
edited by Paul J. McEachen, Christina Dunn, and Richard Grubb. Field data project documents and
copies of this report are stored at the offices of Richard Grubb & Associates (RGA) in Cranbury,
New Jersey. Further copies of this report are on file at CDM Federal Programs Corporation in New
York, New York, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in New York, New York,
and the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (HPO) in Trenton, New Jersey.
1.1 Project Description
The Puchack Well Field, Operable Unit 2 is comprised of six supply wells owned by the City of
Camden. The supply wells are located on four properties known as SGL Surrounding Property,
King Arthur, Advance Process Supply (APS), and Penler Anodizing (see Figure 1.3). In the early
1970s, groundwater contamination consisting of trichloroethene (TCE), 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-
DCA), tetrachloroethene (PCE), and chromium, was detected at Puchack Well No. 6. Later samples
revealed the presence of hexavalent chromium and trivalent chromium at concentrations above the
EPA MCL (100 ug/L). In 1978, chromium was detected at Puchack Well No. 5. In 1982,
chromium was detected in Puchack Wells No. 2, 3, and 7. In response, the EPA is performing a
RI/FS study to ascertain the source area for these contaminants (CDM Federal 2009). In
compliance with a Health and Safety Plan prepared by CDM Federal (2009), personnel performing
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