Response to EPA Comments: RCRA Facility Investigation Phase I ...

Status Report, June 10, 1997
Envirite Corporadon
RCRA Docket No. 1-90-103
of data. In consultatioo witii Mr. Gr ^ Lawrence of EAS Laboratories (EAS), I detemuned that the data package
was incomplete.
In a letter (copy enclosed) dated April 2, 1997 addressed to Dr. Brian Abraham (Target) I identified the specific type
of infomiaticxi that I needed, and I stated several quesdons for which I was seeking answers. In his letter (copy
enclosed) of April 14, 1997 Dr. Abraham answered my questions, but he did not provide any additional data. Upon
receiving Dr. Abraham's letter, I contacted Mr. Tim Niblett (Target) and asked when the data would be forthcoming.
Mr. Niblett reported that Taiget would be unable to provide the data for at least three weeks, since the lab instrument
that was storing tbe data was going to be shipped to an off-site location for use in an environmental project. On May
22 I called Mr. Niblett to request an update of this matter. He said that the instniment had still not been returned
fixm the field. On June 4 I called Mr. Niblett again, and I learned that the instnunent would be in the field for an
additional three weeks. I am hopefiil that I will receive the data shordy dTereafter.
As noted in the June 4 cover letter that accompanied the data validation report for the UST project, a few more bits
of information must be provided to die vaUdator by the laboratory, EAS Laboratories. Having consulted with Mr.
Lawrence (EAS) this aftemocxi I believe that the outstanding infomiaticMi will be in the hands of the data validator
tomorrow, and the validator will send theremainder of data validation report to you on or before June 20.
Before the end of this week, I plan to send you the second revision of the LTR stability/permeabilitv' work plan..
Proiected Tasks
Upon finalizing the LTR stability/permeability workplan, Envirite anticipates that field sampling operations will
commence two weeks hence. The workplan itself provides the remainder of scheduling activities
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require additional infomiation.,
Very truly yours.
WiUiam R. McTigue, Jr. Q I f
Director, Environmental Afifeirs
cc: C. Brammer, 1st Selectman, Thomaston
D Duva, CT DEP
F Marrazza, Environ
T. Mueller, Thomaston WPCA
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