T H E S U P E R F U N D P R O G R A M protects human health and the environment by investigating and cleaning up often-abandoned hazardous waste sites and engaging communities throughout the process. Many of these sites are complex and need long-term cleanup actions. Those responsible for contamination are held liable for cleanup costs. EPA strives to return previously contaminated land and groundwater

to productive use.

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July 2018

S I T E U P D A T ECleaning Up New England

Durham Meadows Superfund SiteDurham, CT

SITE DESCRIPTION: The Site includes an area of groundwater contamination generally centered on Main Street in Durham. The Site is centered around the Durham Manufacturing Company, an operating manufacturer, and the former location of Merriam Manufacturing Company, both located on Main Street. Both companies manufactured metal cabinets, boxes and other items. The compa-nies’ past disposal of wastewater to the soil and inadequate drum storage practices at Merriam Manufacturing Company, among other things, contributed to the contamination at each facility and in the overall area of groundwater surrounding both facilities.

K E Y C O N T A C T S :

KATE MEL ANSONEPA Community Involvement Coordinator (617) 918-1491 Melanson.kate@epa.gov

ED HATHAWAY EPA Project Manager(617) 918-1372 hathaway.ed@epa.gov

G E N E R A L I N F O :

E P A T O L L - F R E E C U S T O M E R S E R V I C E 1-888-EPA-7341

L E A R N M O R E A T :www.epa.gov/superfund/durham

STATUS OF WORK:EPA continues to work to implement the water line project at the Durham Meadows Superfund Site. This update provides summary of the current activities at the Site. The two current activities are the installation of a series of monitoring wells and the procurement of a contractor to implement the water line project.

A well drilling program will be implemented in Durham in July and August 2018 to install a series of monitoring wells to provide a baseline for groundwater flow and contamination prior to the installation of the water line and the abandonment of the existing private wells in Durham. These wells are also intended to document the outer limit of groundwater contamination. A map with the approximate location of the wells is attached.

WHAT RESIDENTS SHOULD EXPECT:The former Merriam Manufacturing location on Main Street (Route 17) will be used as the staging area for the monitoring well program. The staging area will be fenced. A construction trailer, drilling equipment, and drilling waste will be stored within the fenced area.

A drill rig will spend about 1 week at each loca-tion to install an open borehole to provide access to the bedrock groundwater. Once the bore-holes are installed a series of investigations will be performed at each location. The investigations include: lowering instruments down each bore-hole to identify the location of fractures that may transmit water (downhole geophysics); collection and analysis of water from these fractures (packer

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testing); installation of 1-4 monitoring wells in the open borehole to provide long-term monitoring locations to obtain water quality samples and assess groundwater flow directions. These investigations will extend into the Fall 2018 and should be completed by the end of 2018.

NEXT STEPS:The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the solicitation for the water line project on June 14, 2018. Once the solicitation period closes, USACE will evaluate and award a contract for the implementation of the water line project. The solicitation will only be available online. In order to download the solicitation, offerors must access the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov).

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