Weekly Update and Two-week Projection of Work from Roy F. Weston, Inc.
September 8, 2000
Anne Piekarski of Roy F. Weston, Inc. (www.rfweston.com) sent the following information including the photographs 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 UPDATE #11
NON-TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION
EASTLAND WOOLEN MILL SITE
CORINNA, ME
The following summarizes WESTON's work completed on the Eastland Woolen Mill Site for week ending Friday September 8, 2000:
Safety Update:
- Conducted daily safety inspections on the heavy equipment used on site.
- Conducted daily air monitoring along the perimeter of the mill complex fencing including Areas 2 & 3, the stockpile area, and the decontamination pad. Preliminary analytical results for samples were below detection limits.
- Conducted daily real-time air monitoring for the perimeter of the former mill property and the exclusion zone. Results were below the action levels.
- Workers in excavation areas continued to wear modified level D personal protective equipment.
Work Accomplished by WESTON:
- Completed
excavation of Area 2.5 on September 8, 2000. A total of 3975 yd3 was excavated from this area.
- Placed 90 yd3 of crushed concrete on contaminated soil stockpile staging area.
- Graded contaminated soil stockpile area in order to achieve improved drainage.
- Completed consolidation of HLA’s soil storage drums.
- Performed water quality readings (temperature, DO, turbidity) above Corundel dam and downstream of Area 3 excavation.
- Collected a total of 69 soil samples from Area 2.5.
- Surveyed all soil sample collection locations.
Demolished Gould’s Building, loaded all demolition debris and removed from the site, and re-graded foundation areas.
- Installed 156’ of 12" sewer pipe between SMH W-1 and SMH W-2 on the west side of the river. Also, SMH E-1 was installed without a frame and cover. On the east side of the river, 65’ of 8" sewer pipe was installed between SMH E-1 and E-2.
- Continued dust control around the work site.
- Continued night shift monitoring of pumps.
Two-week Projection:
The following summarizes the anticipated work to be completed for the next two week time period (September 11 through September 25):
- Continue ongoing maintenance of erosion controls, construction fencing, and security fence around the work site.
- Continue maintenance of dewatering pumps, river bypass pumps, and all associated piping.
- Complete backfilling of Area 2.5.
- Begin extension of contaminated soil stockpile area.
- Continue excavation and removal of clean bank material from Areas 2.
- Preparatory work for moving Odd Fellows building.
- Continue dust control and air monitoring.
- Continue utility relocation along Stetson and Newport Roads.
- Continue detouring traffic for utility installation on Newport Road.
