Weekly Update
from Roy F. Weston, Inc.November 17, 2001
Donald Hutchins of Roy F. Weston, Inc. (www.rfweston.com) sent the following information to The Cattail Press. Weston is the primary contractor working on the Eastland Woolen Mill Site in Corinna. My thanks to Weston for providing this information.
PUBLIC WEEKLY UPDATE
NON-TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION
EASTLAND WOOLEN MILL SUPERFUND SITE
CORINNA, MAINE
The following summarizes WESTON’s work completed at the Eastland Woolen Mill Site for week ending Saturday November 17, 2001:
Safety Update:
- Daily safety meeting conducted.
- Daily equipment inspections.
- All work was completed in level D or modified level D PPE.
- Performed daily air monitoring of the area surrounding the entire site including the new-screened soil stockpile, the contaminated soil stockpile, and Area 1 excavation.
WESTON:
- Completed backfill operations for the year in Area 1.
- Continued washing oversized rock.
- Continued crushing and washing contaminated oversized rock.
- Removed Aquaqbarriers from riverbed.
- Performed water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) readings south of Corundel Dam and south of the new bridge.
- Began constructing temporary water treatment plant building.
- Water treatment plant treated a total of 37,767 gallons.
- Continued site dust control.
SUBCONTRACTORS:
- Continued contaminated soil screening operation.
- Transported screened material to new screened contaminated soil stockpile.
- Continued washing crushed rock.
