Weekly Update and Two-week Projection of Work from Roy F. Weston, Inc.
October 5, 2001
Anne Piekarski 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 Friday October 5, 2001:Safety Update:
- Conducted daily safety inspections on all heavy equipment used on site.
- All work was completed in level D or modified level D personal protective equipment.
- Performed daily dust monitoring of the area surrounding the entire site including the new-screened soil stockpile, the contaminated soil stockpile, and Area 1 excavation.
Work Accomplished by WESTON and Subcontractors:
- Excavated clean cutback (1112yds), contaminated soil (7636yds), and clean topsoil (78yds) from Area 1 and transported to the appropriate on-site stockpiles.
- Transported 643yds of washed cobble from subcontractor’s washing operation to Area 1.
- Decontaminated a total of 180yds of rock from Area 1.
- Continued washing oversized rock.
- Performed water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) readings south of Corundel Dam and south of the new bridge.
- Collected soil samples from Area 1.
- Began Corundel Dam repair.
- Water treatment plant treated a total of 99,259 gallons.
- Continued contaminated soil screening operation.
- Continued washing rock.
- Transported screened material to the new screened contaminated soil stockpile.
- Completed installation of monitoring wells in Area 4.
- Completed Mill Pond Restoration
- Completed sheet piling installation near the new road along Rt. 7.
- Continued site dust control.
Two-week Projection:
The following summarizes the anticipated work to be completed for the next two week time period (October 8 through October 22).
- Continue Area 1 excavation.
- Complete Corundel Dam repair.
