Weekly Update
from Roy F. Weston, Inc.November 30, 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 November 30, 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:
- Completed rock washing.
- Completed washing oversized rock.
- Continued construction of the temporary water treatment plant building.
- Performed water quality (temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) readings south of Corundel Dam and south of the new bridge.
- Water treatment plant did not treat water this week.
- Completed contaminated soil screening operation.
- Continued site dust control.
- Continued housekeeping and organization in preparation for winter.
Two-week Projection:
The following summarizes the anticipated work to be completed for the next two week time period (November 30 through December 14).
- Continue housekeeping and organization.
- Crush clean oversized rock.
- Install piping from wells in Area 1 to the water treatment plant.
- Complete the construction of the temporary water treatment plant building.
- Cover new screened contaminated soil stockpile for the winter.
- Install erosion control to all disturbed areas on site.
