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Fred C. Hart Associates)
(1985)
In 1985 Ohio EPA did a Potential Hazardous Waste Site Preliminary Assessment and
recommended that this site be designated medium priority for FIT/State activity.
(1986)
In December 1986 Fred C. Hart, Inc. recommended a remediation for this site to
Owens Illinois.
(1987)
In June 1987 a Site Inspection Report was done by Ecology and Environment, Inc. for
US EPA. It noted that a two foot high dike surrounded the site and it appeared to be
secure. It also noted that Owens Illinois was working with Ohio EPA to remedy the
soil contamination.
Lead Organization:
US EPA (contractor: Ecology and Environment, Inc.)
(1993)
This site was investigated as a part of the Ohio EPA Maumee Area of Concern
Project Phase I Site Investigations. Although there was significant groundwater and
soil contamination on this site, it was not believed to be significantly contributing to
poor water quality in the Ottawa River. Therefore, no further remedial action was
recommended.
Lead Organization:
Ohio EPA (funded in part by a grant from US EPA)
Remediation (1987-1988)
Owens Illinois conducted a remediation, with technical assistance from Ohio EPA, on
this site. It consisted of relocating the chromium contaminated soils to the center of
the property and capping them with two feet of compacted clay, a polyethylene liner,
and sand. An asphalt parking lot was then installed on top of the remediation site.
Four monitoring wells were installed around the perimeter of the parking lot and were
to be monitored biannually for chromium.
Lead Organization:
Owens Illinois
Owens Illinois-Tech Center (1700 N. Westwood, Toledo)
Site History:
This 12.5 acre site is approximately one-half mile from the Ottawa River. It was
operated from 1932 to 1986 as a Research and Development Center for the glass
manufacturing process. There were three buildings on the site. The largest of which
was the South Technical Center. It was equipped with chemistry laboratories and a
large glass furnace. In the 1940s glass coloring ink waste may have been buried in
the basement. Waste refractory bricks contaminated with chromium and lead were
also buried in the basement of this building.
A second building, located near the South Technical Center, stored waste chemicals
from research and development laboratories. Waste streams were not treated and
were stored in barrels (60,000 pounds per year of spent solvents and 60,000 gallons
per year of other organics)
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Activities and Accomplishments
Issue 2: Landfills, Dumps and
in the Maumee Area of Concern Brownfield Sites