UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 5

77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD

CHICAGO, IL 60604-3590

REPLY TO THE ATIENTION OF:

SR-6J

October 10, 2007

URGENT LEGAL MATIER ­

PROMPT REPLY NECESSARY

VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS

David Graham,Vice President

Environment, Health, & Safety and Sustainability
The Dow Chemical Company
2040 Dow Center .
Midland, MI 48674

Re: Special Notice Letter for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan
Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site

Dear Mr. Graham:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("U.S. EPA") has undertaken response
actions at the above referenced Site pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §960l et seq., as amended ("CERCLA"). These
response actions include, but are not limited to, oversight of removal actions being conducted by
the Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") at Reaches D, JK, and 0 in the Tittabawasee River in
Midland County, Michigan, under the authority of Sections 104, 106(a), 107, and 122 of
CERCLA, as agreed to in the Administrative Settlement Agreemel1ts and Orders on Consent,
entered in U.S. EPA Docket Nos. V-W-07-C-874, V-W-07-C-875, and V-W-07-C-876. Other
activities include review of existing documents, data, and sampling and analyses results. U.S.
EPA has documented the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, and
contaminants at or from the Site. U.S. EPA believes the following response activities are
necessary at the Site: 1) a remedial investigation ("RI") to determine the nature and extent of the
contamination at the Site; 2) a feasibility study to determine and evaluate alternatives for
remedial action at the Site ("FS"); 3) Interim Response Actions ("IRAs") as necessary, including
additional removal action work, and Remedial Design of all remedial action work selected by
U.S. EPA in a record of decision developed for the Site and issued by U.S. EPA.

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This letter follows a general notice letter that was issued on June 27, 2007. You have been
identified as a contact for the Potentially Responsible Party identified above. This letter notifies
Dow that a 60 day period of formal negotiations with the U.S. EPA automatically begins on the
date of this letter whereby Dow is invited to enter into negotiations with U.S. EPA to conduct the
RI, FS and IRAs at the Site. This letter also contains a formal demand for reimbursement of
costs that have been incurred at this Site by the U.S. EPA in response to the health and
environmental concerns at the Site. This letter also provides general and site-specific information
to assist Dow in these negotiations.

NOTICE OF POTENTIAL LIABILITY

As indicated in the general notice letter previously sent regarding this Site, U.S. EPA has
information indicating that Dow may be a Potentially Responsible Party ("PRP") under Section
107 of CERCLA, with respect to this Site. Under Section 107 of CERCLA, responsible parties
include current owners and operators of the Site and former owners and operators of the Site at
the time of disposal of hazardous substances, as well as persons who owned or possessed
hazardous substances and arranged for disposal, treatment, or transportation of such hazardous
substances and persons who accepted hazardous substances for transportation for disposal or
treatment to the Site selected by such transporter.

U.S. EPA may perform response actions in response to a release or threatened release of
hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants pursuant to Section 104 of CERCLA. Under
Section 107 of CERCLA, U.S. EPA can recover those response costs from responsible parties.
Under Sections 106(a) and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606(a)and 9607(a), Section 7003
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C § 6973, as amended (RCRA), and
other laws, U.S. EPA can order, or ask a court to order, responsible parties to conduct response
actions at a site. Failure to comply with an administrative order issued under Section 106(a) of
CERCLA may result in a fine of up to $25,000 per day, under Section 106(b) of CERCLA, or
imposition of treble damages, under Section107(c)(3) of CERCLA. In addition, responsible
parties may be liable for damages to natural resources at a Site.

SPECIAL NOTICE AND NEGOTIATION MORATORIUM

Under Section 122 of CERCLA and general settlement authority, U.S. EPA can enter into
settlement agreements with PRPs that require PRPs to conduct response actions under Section
107 of CERCLA. U.S. EPA has detennined that use of the Section 122(e) special notice
procedures specified in CERCLA may facilitate a settlement between U.S. EPA and Dow.
Therefore, under Section 122 of CERCLA, this letter triggers a 60-day moratorium on certain
U.S. EPA response activities at the Site. During this 60-day period Dow is invited to participate
in formal negotiations with U.S. EPA. Dow is also encouraged to voluntarily negotiate a
settlement providing for Dow to conduct or finance the response activities required at the Site.
The 60-day negotiation period ends on December 10, 2007. The 60-day negotiation moratorium
will be extended for an additional 30 days if PRPs provide U.S. EPA with a good faith offer to
conduct or finance the RI, FS and IRAs, on or before December 10, 2007. If U.S. EPA
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determines that the PRPs have submitted a good faith offer, U.S. EPA will extend negotiations
until January 9, 2008. If settlement is reached between U.S. EPA and the PRPs, the settlement
will be embodied in an administrative order on consent for RI, FS, and IRAs.

FUTURE RESPONSE ACTIONS

U.S. EPA may conduct the following CERCLA activities at the Site:

1. Remedial InvestigationlFeasibility Study on or about January 9, 2008; and

2. Interim Response Actions as necessary, including additional removal action work, and
Remedial Design.

WORK PLAN AND DRAFT CONSENT ORDER

A copy of U.S. EPA's draft administrative order on consent ("AOC") and statement of work
("SOWs") are attached. This is provided to assist Dow in developing a good faith offer for
conducting the RI, FS and IRAs.

GOOD FAITH OFFER

As indicated, the 60-day negotiation moratorium triggered by this letter may be extended for 30
days if Dow submits a good faith offer to U.S. EPA. An offer to conduct or finance the RI, FS
and IRAs must inclu~e a written proposal that demonstrates Dow's qualifications and willingness
to conduct or finance the RI, FS and IRAs and must include the following elements:

1. A statement of willingness by Dow to conduct or finance the RI, FS and IRAs which is
consistent with U.S. EPA's statement of work and draft administrative order and provides
a sufficient basis for further negotiations.

2. A demonstration of Dow's' technical capability to carry out the RI, FS and IRAs
including the identification of the firm(s) that may actually conduct the work or a
description of the process they will use to select the firm(s).

3. A demonstration of Dow's capability to finance the RI, FS and IRAs.

4. A statement of willingness by Dow to reimburse U.S. EPA for costs incurred in

overseeing Dow's conduct ofthe RI, FS and IRAs.

5. The name, address, and phone number of the party who will represent Dow in
negotiations.

If Dow's offer contemplates modifications to the AOC or SOW, Dow must make revisions to the
enclosed proposed AOC and SOW and submit this version to U.S. EPA prior to the expiration of
the 60 day negotiation moratorium. Dow's response should provide reasons for or the basis of
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such modifications to the proposed AOC and SOW. Major modifications to the AOC and/or

SOW may not be considered by U.S. EPA to be a good faith offer.

INITIAL CONFERENCE

To further facilitate Dow's ability to present a "good faith offer" within the 60-day time limit,
U.S. EPA suggests meeting as soon as Dow has had the opportunity to review the enclosed
documents. U.S. EPA suggests meeting at lOam on Wednesday, October 24,2007, at U.S. EPA
offices in Chicago, lllinois.

DEMAND FOR PAYMENT

With this letter, U.S. EPA demands that Dow reimburse U.S. EPA for its costs incurred to date,
and encourages Dow to voluntarily negotiate an administrative order on consent under which
Dow agrees to perfonn the RI, FS and IRAs.

In accordance with CERCLA, U.S. EPA already has undertaken certain actions and incurred
certain costs in response to conditions at the Site. Such costs include, but are not limited to,
expenditures for investigation, planning, response, oversight, and enforcement activities.

The cost of the response actions perfonned at the Site through U.S. EPA funding exceeds
$50,000.00. In accordance with Section 107(a) of CERCLA, demand is hereby made for
payment for payment of all costs incurred plus any and all interest recoverable under Section 107
or under any other provisions of law.

As indicated above, U.S. EPA may expend additional funds for the RI, FS andIRAs. Whether
U.S. EPA funds the entire RI, FS and all IRAs, or simply incurs costs by overseeing the parties
conducting these response activities, Dow is potentially liable for these expenditures plus
interest.

ABILITY TO PAY - FUTURE FINANCIAL REVIEW

If Dow wishes to settle, but would face a severe financial hardship by remitting the full payment
amount, it may request that the U.S. EPA review Dow's financial ability to pay. Under U.S.
EPA policy, it is possible in appropriate circumstances for the payment to be made in
installments. This may be considered as part of U.S. EPA's financial review. To process a claim
of financial hardship, the U.S. EPA will require Dow to substantiate that claim by submitting
detailed financial documentation. A complete description of the U.S. EPA's financial review
process is available upon request.

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

Pursuant to CERCLA Section 113(k), U.S. EPA must establish an administrative record that
contains documents that fonn the basis of U.S. EPA's decision on the selection of a response
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action for a site. The administrative record files for this Site are available to the public for

inspection and comment at:

The Superfund Records Center

U.S. EPA Region 5

77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, Illinois

Copies of documents in the administrative record file will be available for public inspection at
the local repository located at:

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

1710 W St. Andrews
Midland, MI 48640
Phone: 989-837-3430

PRP RESPONSE AND U.S. EPA CONTACf PERSON

Please contact U.S. EPA by October 17,2007, to indicate Dow's willingness to participate in
negotiations at this Site. Dow has 60 calendar days from this notice to provide U.S. EPA with a
good faith offer, in writing, demonstrating Dow's willingness to perform the RI, FS AND IRAs.
If U.S. EPA does not receive a timely response, U.S. EPA will assume that Dow does not wish to
negotiate a resolution of its liabilities in connection with the response, and that Dow has declined
any involvement in performing the response activities.

Dow's response to this notice letter should be sent to:

Jeffrey A. Cahn, Associate Regional Counsel

Office of Regional Counsel
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
77 West Jackson Boulevard (C-14J)
Chicago, DIinois 60604-3590

The factual and legal discussions contained in this letter are intended solely for notification and
information purposes. They are not intended to be and cannot be relied upon as final U.S. EPA
positions on any matter set forth herein.
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If you have questions of a technical nature, please contact Mary Logan, Remedial Project
Manager at (312) 886-4699. For legal questions please direct your attorney to contact Jeffrey A.
Cahn, Associate Regional Counsel, at (312) 886-6670.

Wendy L. Carney, Chief

Remedial Response Branch #1

Enclosures: 1. Administrative Order on Consent

2. Statements of Work
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cc: Peter C. Wright, Esq. (via hand-delivery)
The Dow Chemical Company
2030 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674

Richard Mueller, Esq. (via hand-delivery)

33 West Monroe Street
Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60603-5404

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

P.O. Box 30473

525 West Allegan Street

Lansing, Michigan 48909-7973

Steven E. Chester, Director

Judith Gapp ! TRUSTEE

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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East Lansing, Michigan 48823
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State Field CoordinatorlWildlife Division

State of Michigan Office of Attorney General

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Assistant Attorney General

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Assistant Attorney General

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101

East Lansing, MI 48823

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Craig Czarnecki! TRUSTEE
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u.s. Department of Interior
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Office of the Solicitor

U.S. Department of Interior

Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
200 Chestnut Street, Room 244
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2904
Michael Chezik, Regional Environmental Officer

U.S. Department of Energy

Headquarters
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Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

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NRDAR Program Manager

Division of Natural Resources

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

77 WestJackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
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Draft of October 10, 2007

Subject to ER.E. 408

UNITED STATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 5

IN THE MAITER OF: ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT

AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT
The Dow Chemical Company FOR REMEDIAL
Midland, Michigan, 48667, INVESTIGATIONIFEASffiILITY STUDY,
INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND
REMEDIAL DESIGN
Respondent.
U.S. EPA Region 5
CERCLA Docket No.

The Tittabawassee River

Dioxin Spill Site

Proceeding Under Sections 104, 106, 107, and

122 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9604, 9606, 9607, and
9622.

REMEDIAL INVESTIGATIONIFEASffiILITY STUDY,

INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND REMEDIAL DESIGN

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. JURISDICTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

ll. PARTIES BOUND
ill. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
IV. DEFINITIONS
V. FINDINGS OF FACT
VI. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DETERMINATIONS
Vll. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER
Vill. DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTORS AND PROJECT COORDINATORS
IX. WORK TO BE PERFORMED
X. U.S. EPA APPROVAL OF PLANS AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS FOR RIIFS,
AND REMEDIAL DESIGN
XI. QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAMPLING, AND DATA AVAILABILITY
Xll. SITE ACCESS
XllI. COMPL~NCEWITHOTHERLAWS
XIV. RETENTION OF RECORDS
XV. DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR RIIFS, INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND
REMEDIAL DESIGN
XVI. STIPULATED PENALTIES
XVll. FORCE MAJEURE
XVill. PAYMENT OF RESPONSE COSTS
XIX. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY U.S. EPA
XX. RESERVATIONS OF RIGHTS BY U.S. EPA
XXI. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY RESPONDENT
XXII. OTHER CLAIMS
XXllI. CONTRIBUTION
XXIV. INDEMNIFICATION
XXV. INSURANCE
XXVI. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE
XXVll. SEVERABILITYIINTEGRATION/APPENDICES
XXVill. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
XXIX. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION
XXX. NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF WORK
 ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER ON CONSENT

FOR REMEDIAL INVESTIGATIONIFEASIBILITY STllDY,

INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND REMEDIAL DESIGN

I. JURISDICTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. This Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent ("Settlement

Agreement") is entered into voluntarily by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
("U.S. EPA") and The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow" or the "Respondent"). The Settlement
Agreement concerns the preparation and performance of a remedial investigation and feasibility
study ("RIIFS") and taking Interim Response Actions at the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill
Site located in and along the upper six miles of the Tittabawassee River and its floodplains,
beginning at the upstream portion of Reach A, located upstream of The Dow Chemical Company
Midland Plant property with an address of 1000 East Main Street, 1790 Building, Midland
Michigan, 48667 (the "Midland Plant"), and extending downstream to approximately Reach 0,
and areas where hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants have or may have come to be
located from the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site including, but not limited to, the Saginaw
River and its floodplains and portions of Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron, and the reimbursement for
future response costs incurred by U.S. EPA in connection with the RIIFS and incurred by U.S.
EPA in connection with all Interim Response Actions, as well as past response costs.

2. This Settlement Agreement is issued under the authority vested in the President of the
United States by Sections 104, 106(a), 107, and 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9604, 9606(a), 9607, and
9622 ("CERCLA"). This authority was delegated to the Administrator of U.S. EPA on January
23, 1987, by Executive Order 12580, 52 Fed. Reg. 2926 (Jan. 29, 1987), and further delegated to
Regional Administrators on May 11, 1994, by U.S. EPA Delegation Nos. 14-14-A, 14-14-C and
14-14-D. This authority was further redelegated by the Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA,
Region 5 to the Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA, Region 5 by U.S. EPA Delegation Nos.
14-14-A, 14-14-C and 14-14-D on May 2, 1996.

3. In accordance with Section 104(b)(2) and Section 122(j)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§§ 9604(b)(2) and 9622(j)(1), U.S. EPA notified the [insert the relevant Federal and or state
natural resource trustee(s)] on , 2007, of negotiations with potentially
responsible parties regarding the release of hazardous substances that may have resulted in injury
to the natural resources under Federal trusteeship. In accordance with Sections 106(a) and
121(f)(I)(F), U.S. EPA has notified the State of Michigan (the "State") on _
2007 of negotiations with potentially responsible parties regardi~g the implementation of the
remedial investigation and feasibility study for the Site, as well as Interim Response Actions.

4. U.S. EPA and Respondent recognize that this Settlement Agreement has been
negotiated in good faith and that the actions undertaken by Respondent in accordance with this
Settlement Agreement do not constitute an admission of any issue of fact, or law, or liability.

Respondent does not admit, and retains the right to controvert in any subsequent proceedings
other than proceedings to implement or enforce this Settlement Agreement, the validity of the
findings of fact, conclusions of law and determinations in Sections V and VI of this Settlement
Agreement. Respondent agrees to comply with and be bound by the terms of this Settlement
Agreement and further agrees that it will not contest the jurisdictional basis or the validity of this
Settlement Agreement or its terms.

II. PARTIES BOUND

5. This Settlement Agreement applies to and is binding upon U.S. EPA and upon
Respondent and its agents, successors, and assigns. Any change in ownership or corporate status
of Respondent including, but not limited to, any transfer of assets or real or personal property
shall not alter Respondent's responsibilities under this Settlement Agreement.

6. Respondent is required to carry out all activities by this Settlement Agreement.

7. Respondent shall ensure that its contractors, subcontractors, and representatives

receive a copy of this Settlement Agreement and comply with this Settlement Agreement.
Respondent shall be responsible for any noncompliance with this Settlement Agreement.

8. The undersigned representative of Respondent certifies that he or she is fully

authorized to enter into the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement and to execute
and legally bind the Respondent to this Settlement Agreement.

III. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

9. In entering into this Settlement Agreement, the objectives of U.S. EPA and
Respondent are: (a) to determine the nature and extent of contamination and any current or
potential threat to the public health, welfare, or the environment posed by the release or
threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at or from the Site and to
collect sufficient data for developing and evaluating effective remedial alternatives by conducting
a Remedial Investigation ("Rf') as more specifically set forth in the Statement of Work ("SOW")
attached as Appendix A to this Settlement Agreement; (b) to identify and evaluate remedial
alternatives that protect human health and the environment by preventing, eliminating, reducing
or controlling any release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants at or from the Site, by conducting a Feasibility Study ("FS") as more specifically
set forth in the SOW in Appendix A to this Settlement Agreement (RI and FS together an
"RIlFS"); (c) to complete all required Interim Response Actions, including removal actions as
more specifically set forth in the SOW in Appendix A to this Settlement Agreement; (d) to
complete all required Interim Response Actions, including remedial design ("RD") as more
specifically set forth in the SOW in Appendix B to this Settlement Agreement; and (e) to recover
response and oversight costs incurred by U.S. EPA with respect to this Settlement Agreement,
including past response costs.
 10. The Work conducted under this Settlement Agreement is subject to approval by U.S.
EPA and shall provide all appropriate and necessary information to assess site conditions and
evaluate alternatives to the extent necessary to select a remedy that will be consistent with
CERCLA and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R.
Part 300 ("NCP"). Respondent shall conduct all Work under this Settlement Agreement in
compliance with CERCLA, the NCP and all applicable U.S. EPA guidances, policies, and
procedures.

IV. DEFINITIONS

11. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, terms used in this Settlement Agreement
which are defined in CERCLA or in regulations promulgated under CERCLA shall have the
meaning assigned to them in CERCLA or in such regulations. Whenever terms listed below are
used in this Settlement Agreement or in the appendices attached hereto and incorporated
hereunder, the following definitions shall apply:

a. "ARARs" mean all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations,
and all "applicable requirements" or "relevant and appropriate requirements" as defined at
40 c.F.R. § 300.5 and 42 U.S.C. § 9261(d).

b. "CERCLA" shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Ac.t of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9601, et seq.

c. "Day" shall mean a calendar day. In computing any period of time under this
Settlement Agreement, where the last day would fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday,
the period shall run until the close of business of the next working day.

d. "Dioxin" or "dioxins" shall mean the seventeen chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

and chlorinated dibenzofurans identified by the World Health Organization in The 2005 World
Health Organization Re-evaluation ofHuman and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for
Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds, and as set forth below:

Congener (Full-Name) Congener (Abreviation) CAS No

Dioxins
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 2,3,7,8-TCDD 1746-01-6
1,2,3,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1,2,3,7,8-PCDD 40321-76-4
1,2,3,4,7,8- Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1,4-HxCDD 39227-28-6
1,2,3,6,7,8- Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1,6-HxCDD 57653-85-7
1,2,3,7,8,9- Hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1,9-HxCDD 19408-74-3
1,2,3,4,6,7,8- Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin 1,4,8-HpCDD 35822-39-4
1 23,4,6 7,8,9-0ctachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin OCDD 3268-87-9

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 Furans
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran 2,3,7,8-TCDF 51207-31-9
1,2,3,7,8-Pemtachlorodibenzofuran 1,2,3,7,8-PCDF 57117-41-6
2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran 2,3,4,7,8-PCDF 57117-31-4
1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran 1,4-HxCDF 70648-26-9
1,2,3,6,7,8- Hexachlorodibenzofuran 1,6-HxCDF 57117-44-9
1,2,3,7,8,9- Hexachlorodibenzofuran 1,9-HxCDF 72918-21-9
2,3,4,6,7,8- Hexachlorodibenzofuran 4,6-HxCDF 60851-34-5
1,2,3,4,6,7,8- Heptachlorodibenzofuran 1,4,6-HpCDF 67562-39-4
1,2,3,4,7,8,9- Heptachlorodibenzofuran 1,4,9-HpCDF 55673-89-7
1 23 4,6,7,8,9-0ctachlorodibenzofuran OCDF 39001-02-0

Individual dioxins are assessed using a toxic equivalency factor ("TEF'), which is an estimate of
the relative toxicity of the compounds to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin ("TCDD"). These
converted concentrations are then added together to determine the "toxic equivalence
concentration" (''TEQ'') of the dioxin compounds as a whole.

e. "Effective Date" shall be the effective date of this Settlement Agreement as

provided in Section XXIX.

f. "EPA" or "U.S. EPA" shall mean the United States Environmental Protection
Agency and any successor departments or agencies of the United States.

g. "Engineering Controls" shall mean constructed containment barriers or

systems that control one of the following: downward migration, infiltration or seepage of surface
runoff or rain; or natural leaching migration of contaminants through the subsurface over time.
Examples include caps, engineered bottom barriers, immobilization processes, and vertical
barriers.

. h. "Future Response Costs" shall mean all costs, including, but not limited to,
direct and indirect costs, that the United States incurs in reviewing or developing plans, reports,
technical memoranda and other items pursuant to this Settlement Agreement, conducting
community relations, providing technical assistance grants to community groups (if any),
verifying the Work, or otherwise implementing, overseeing, or enforcing this Settlement
Agreement, including but not limited to, payroll costs, contractor costs (including fees), travel
costs, laboratory costs, ATSDR costs, the costs incurred pursuant to Paragraph 53 and 55 (costs
and attorneys fees and any monies paid to secure access, including the amount of just
compensation), Paragraph 35 (emergency response), and Paragraph 29 (Interim Response
Actions). Future Response Costs shall also include all Interim Response Costs, and all Interest
on those Past Response Costs that Respondent has agreed to reimburse under this Settlement
Agreement that has accrued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a) during the period from [insert date
identified in Past Response Costs definition] to the Effective Date of this Settlement

 Agreement.

i. "Interest" shall mean interest at the rate specified for interest on investments of
the U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund established by 26 U.S.c. § 9507, compounded
annually, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a). The applicable rate of interest shall be the rate
in effect at the time the interest accrues. The rate of interest is subject to change on October 1 of
each year.
j. "Interim Response Action" or "IRA"shall mean removal actions and other
response actions taken under this Settlement Agreement, as well as the remedial design of each
response action selected by U.S. EPA in each record of decision for the Site.

k. "Interim Response Costs" shall mean all costs, including direct and indirect
costs, (a) paid by the United States in connection with the Site between [insert date identified in
Past Response Costs definition] and the Effective Date, or (b) incurred prior to the Effective
Date, but paid after that date.

1. "MDEQ" shall mean the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and

any successor departments or agencies of the State.

m. "NCP" or "National Contingency Plan" shall mean the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9605, codified at 40 c.F.R. Part 300, and any amendments thereto.

n. "Paragraph" shall mean a portion of this Settlement Agreement identified by

an Arabic numeral. References to paragraphs in the SOWs will be so identified (for example,
"SOW paragraph 15").

o. "Parties" shall mean U.S. EPA and Respondent.

p. "Past Response Costs" shall mean all costs, including, but not limited to, direct
and indirect costs, that the United States paid at or in connection with the Site through [insert
date of most recent cost update], plus Interest on all such costs which has accrued pursuant to
42 V.S.c. § 9607(a) through such date.

q. "RCRA" shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, also known
as the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.c. §§ 6901, et seq.

r. "Respondent" or "Dow" shall mean The Dow Chemical Company, a Delaware

corporati on.

s. "RI/FS Planning Documents shall mean the Work Plan, including: Conceptual
Site Model ("CSM"); Data Gap DescriptionJData Acquisition approach; Field Sampling Plan
("FSP"), Quality Assurance Project Plan and Health ("QAPP") and Health and Safety Plan

("HSP").

t. "Section" shall mean a portion of this Settlement Agreement identified by a

Roman numeral. References to sections in the SOWs will be so identified; for example as "SOW
Section V."

u. "Settlement Agreement" shall mean this Administrative Settlement Agreement

and Order on Consent, the SOWs, all appendices attached hereto (listed in Section XXVll) and
all documents incorporated by reference into this document including without limitation US.
EPA-approved submissions. V.S. EPA-approved submissions (other than progress reports) are
incorporated into and become a part of the Settlement Agreement upon approval by US. EPA.
In the event of conflict between this Settlement Agreement and any appendix, this Settlement
Agreement shall control.

v. "Site" or "Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site" shall mean the Tittabawassee
River Dioxin Spill Site located in and along the upper six miles of the Tittabawassee River and
its floodplains, beginning at the upstream portion of Reach A, located upstream of Dow's
Midland Plant property, and extending downstream to approximately Reach 0, all depicted
generally on the map attached as Appendix C, and areas where hazardous substances, pollutants,
or contaminants have or may have come to be located from the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill
Site including, but not limited to, the Saginaw River and its floodplains and portions of Saginaw
Bay in Lake Huron.

w. "State"shall mean the State of Michigan.

x. "Statement of Work" or "SOW" shall mean the Statements of Work for

development of a RIIFS and for conducting remedial designs as Interim Response Actions for the
Site, as set forth in Appendix A and Appendix B to this Settlement Agreement. The Statements
of Work are incorporated into this Settlement Agreement and are an enforceable part of this
Settlement Agreement as are any modifications made thereto in accordance with this Settlement
Agreement.

y. "Waste Material" shall mean (1) any "hazardous substance" under Section
101(14) of CERCLA, 42 V.S.c. § 9601(14); (2) any pollutant or contaminant under Section
101(33) of CERCLA, 42 US.c. § 9601(33); (3) any "solid waste" under Section 1004(27) of
RCRA, 42 V.S.c. § 6903(27); and (4) any "hazardous material" under Michigan Administrative
Code R 299.9203.

z. "Work" shall mean all activities Respondent is required to perform under this
Settlement Agreement including, but not limited to, conducting a remedial investigation and
feasibility study for the Site, taking removal actions or other response actions at the Site, and
preparing the remedial design of each response action selected by V.S. EPA in each record of
decision for the Site, but excludes those activities Respondent is required to perform by Section

XN (Retention of Records). "Work" shall not include work being performed pursuant to the

Administrative Settlement Agreements and Orders on Consent entered in U.S. EPA Docket

Nos. V-W-07-C-874, V-W-07-C-875, and V-W-07-C-876 and referenced in Paragraph 12.dd,

below. "Work" also shall not include any remedial response actions selected for the Site in a

record of decision and taken pursuant to a Consent Decree.

v. FINDINGS OF FACT

12. Based on available information, including the Administrative Record in this matter,
U.S. EPA hereby finds that:

a. The Site is commonly referred to as Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site.

The Site is located in and along the upper six miles of the Tittabawassee River and its
floodplains, beginning at the upstream portion of Reach A, located upstream of Dow's Midland
Plant property, and extending downstream to approximately Reach 0, all depicted generally on
the map attached as Appendix C, and areas where hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants have or may have come to be located from the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill
Site including, but not limited to, the Saginaw River and its floodplains and portions of Saginaw
Bay in Lake Huron. The Site is the location where Respondent has disposed of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

b. The Dow Chemical Company is a Delaware corporation and its registered

agent is The Corporation Trust Company with an address of Corporation Trust Center, 1209
Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware.

c. The Midland Plant began operations in 1897. The Midland Plant covers
approximately 1,900 acres. The majority of the Midland Plant is located on the east side of the
Tittabawassee River and South of the City of Midland.

d. The Tittabawassee River is a tributary to the Saginaw River, draining 2,600

square miles of land in the Saginaw River watershed. The Tittabawassee River flows south and
east for a distance of approximately 80 miles to its confluence with the Shiawassee River
approximately 22 miles southeast of Midland. Upstream of the Midland Plant, the Tittabawassee
River flow is regulated by the Secord, Smallwood, Edenville, and Sanford dams. The current
operation of the hydroelectric station at Sanford results in water releases from Sanford Dam
during peak electricity usage periods to provide peaking power to Consumer's Energy. Sanford
Lake has limited flood storage capacity due to a narrow range of permitted lake levels. The Dow
Dam is located adjacent to the Dow Plant. Below the Dow Dam, the river flow is free flowing to
its confluence with the Shiawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Tittabawassee River flow and water
level fluctuate daily in response to releases from the Sanford Dam. The average and 100-year
flood discharge for the Tittabawassee River based on data from 1937 to 1984 are approximately
1,700 cubic feet per second ("cfs") and 45,000 cfs, respectively. The relatively large ratio
between the 100-year flood discharge and the long-term averag~ discharge (26.5) indicates that

the river is "flashy,"or has a flow regime that is characterized by highly variable flows with a
rapid rate of change.

e. The average monthly discharge from 1937 to 2003 for the Tittabawassee River
2,000 feet downstream of the Dow Dam ranged from approximately 600 cfs (in August) to 3,900
cfs (in March), with an average of 1,700 cfs. Discharge is typically highest in March and April
during spring snowmelt and runoff. The maximum recorded historical crest of the Tittabawassee
River occurred in 1986. A large storm in September 1986 produced up to 14 inches of rain in 12
hours. The discharge of the river near the Dow Dam reached nearly 40,000 cfs, and the river
stage was 10 feet above flood stage at its crest (Deedler, Undated). Flows greater than 20,000 cfs
have occurred in 22 of the 95 years between 1910 and 2004, with flows greater than 30,000 cfs
occurring in 1912, 1916, 1946, 1948, and 1986. In March 2004, the river discharge reached
approximately 24,000 cfs.

f. Portions of the Tittabawassee River floodplain are periodically inundated by

floodwaters.

g. The Saginaw River is located within the Saginaw Bay and River watershed and
drains 6,300 square miles of land. It is formed by the confluence of the Tittabawassee River and
the Shiawassee River just south of Saginaw, Michigan. The river itself is relatively short, with
only 22.3 miles of length. Most ofthe Saginaw River flow originates in its major tributaries with
39 percent of flow contributed by the Tittabawassee River, 11 percent of flow contributed by the
Shiawassee River, 20 percent of flow contributed by the Flint River, 14 percent of flow
contributed by the Cass River and 16 percent of flow contributed by other sources. Most of the
rivers in the watershed, including the Cass and Flint Rivers, indirectly discharge into the Saginaw
River. The Flint River discharges into the Shiawassee River approximately six miles upstream
of the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee Rivers. The Cass River also discharges
into the Shiawassee River, approximately five miles downstream of the Flint River and about one
mile upstream of the Tittabawassee/Shiawassee/Saginaw confluence.

h. The Saginaw River flows through Saginaw, Michigan and from there to Bay
City, where the river discharges into Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. Saginaw Bay water surface
elevations and seiche effects (oscillations in water surface elevations caused by meteorological
events) can affect Saginaw River water levels and flow rates for its entire length. The Saginaw
River discharges into Lake Huron.

i. Sheet piling has been used to stabilize the banks of the Tittabawassee River
along numerous stretches within the Midland Plant area and in several downstream locations.
This type of bank stabilization increases channel velocity in the immediate area during flood
stage by restricting the cross-sectional area of the river and, depending on the local cross-section,
may increase downstream flood elevations and erosive forces by increasing the flows and
velocities of water that can no longer be stored on the overbank above the stabilized banks.

 j. Initially, the Midland Plant operations involved extracting brine from

groundwater pumped from production wells ranging in depth from 1,300 to 5,000 feet below
groundwater surface. Over the time of its operation, the Midland Plant has produced over 1,000
different organic and inorganic chemicals. These chemicals include the manufacture of 24
chlorophenolic compounds since the 1930s.

k. In the very early history of the Midland Plant, wastes were discharged directly
into the Tittabawassee River and, sometime later, wastes were stored and treated in ponds. Other
wastes were disposed of at the Midland Plant either on land or by burning. Over time, changes in
waste management practices included installation and operation of a modem wastewater
treatment plant as well as use of incinerators instead of open burning. Changes in the waste
water treatment plant and subsequent incorporation of pollution controls into both the operations
of and emissions from the incinerators have reduced or eliminated releases and emissions from
the Midland Plant.

I. Historic waste burning and waste incineration appear to be among the sources
of elevated furans and dioxins, and other hazardous substances, found in surface soils in the
Midland Plant area, including the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site. Elevated dioxin and
furan levels in and along the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site appear to be primarily
attributable to aqueous discharges related to brine electrolysis for chlorine manufacturing, and
associated waste management practices for the period at the Midland Plant, although historic
waste burning and waste incineration appear to be among the sources of elevated furans and
dioxins, and other hazardous substances, found in surface soils in the Midland Plant area,
including the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site. Prior to the construction of wastewater
storage ponds in the 1920s, waste from manufacturing processes was discharged directly to the
Tittabawassee River. Flooding of the Midland Plant property resulted in discharges to the
Tittabawassee River of stored brines and untreated or partially treated process wastewaters. The
primary source of furans and dioxins from the Midland Plant to the Tittabawassee River is
believed to be historic releases of aqueous wastes. The chlorine manufacturing process was the
likely source of comparatively high furan TEQ readings in and along the Tittabawassee River.
Dioxins and furans would have been discharged directly to the Tittabawassee River. Dioxins and
furans found in more recent sediments are also believed to be related to chlorophenol production
that began in the mid-1930s.

m. The historic water discharge flume was, at one time, connected to an outfall at
the Midland Plant.

n. Pursuant to Section 3006 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

("RCRA"), 42 U.S.c. § 6926, the Administrator of U.S. EPA may authorize a State to administer
the RCRA hazardous waste program in lieu of the federal program when the Administrator finds
that the State program meets certain conditions. Any violation of regulations promulgated
pursuant to Subtitle C (Sections 3001-3023 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6921-693ge) or of any state
provision authorized pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA, constitutes a violation of RCRA,

 subject to the assessment of civil penalties and issuance of compliance orders as provided in
Section 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.c. § 6928. Pursuant to Section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.c. §
6926(b), the Administrator of U.S. EPA granted the State of Michigan final authorization to
administer a state hazardous waste program in lieu of the federal government's base RCRA
program effective October 30,1986. 51 Fed. Reg. 36804 (October 16,1986). The U.S. EPA
granted Michigan final authorization to administer certain HSWA and additional RCRA
requirements effective January 23, 1990,54 Fed. Reg. 48608 (November 24, 1989); June 24,
1991,56 Fed. Reg. 18517 (April 23, 1991); November 30, 1993,58 Fed. Reg. 51244 (October 1,
1993); April 8, 1996,61 Fed. Reg. 4742 (February 8, 1996); December 28, 1998,63 FR 57912
(October 29, 1998) (stayed and corrected effective June 1, 1999,64 Fed. Reg. 10111 (March 2,
1999»; and, July 31, 2002,67 FR 49617 (July 31, 2002). The U.S. EPA authorized Michigan
regulations are codified at Michigan Part III Administrative Rules 299.9101 et seq. See also 40
C.ER. § 272.1151 et seq.

o. The MDEQ issued to Respondent its current RCRA Hazardous Waste

Management Facility Operating license for the Midland Plant, with an effective date of June 12,
2003, and an expiration date of June 12,2013 (the "License"). Under its License, Respondent
has been conducting corrective action work. As part of the RCRA corrective action work,
Respondent prepared and submitted on December 29,2005, a RCRA Remedial Investigation
("Rf') Work Plan ("RIWP") for the area consisting of river channels and floodplains of the
Tittabawassee River. On March 2,2006, the MDEQ notified Respondent that the RCRA RIWP
was substantively deficient and Dow was required to submit a completely revised RCRA RIWP.
On July 7,2006, Respondent submitted a GeoMorph Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Upper
Tittabawassee River ("lJfR SAP"). On December 1, 2006, Respondent submitted a completely
revised RCRA RIWP to the MDEQ for review. The RCRA RIWP is under active review by the
MDEQ. On July 12, 2006, the MDEQ approved on a pilot basis, the UTR SAP for the upper 6.5
miles of the Tittabawassee River. On February 1,2007, Respondent submitted the UTR Pilot
Site Characterization Report. On May 3, 2007, the MDEQ approved the UTR Pilot Site
Characterization Report with conditions and removed pilot site status from the GeoMorph
process. Once approved and implemented, the RCRA RIWP will meet the requirements of
_Michigan's Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act ("NREPA"), 1994 PA 451 [Act
451], as amended, Parts 111 (Hazardous Waste Management) and 201 (Environmental
Remediation), and RCRA regulations and standards of practice.

p. Sampling was conducted under the pilot GeoMorph UTR SAP as part of the

RCRA Remedial Investigation process. The sampling was conducted to identify areas

contaminated with dioxins and furans, and other contaminants of concern, including

chlorobenzene.

q. The pilot GeoMorph sampling plan included sampling conducted in 2006 at

the Site. Sampling within Reach D establishes dioxin sediment contamination levels of up to

69,000 parts per trillion ("ppt") dioxin, and other contaminants, including chlorobenzene at

levels of up to 950 parts per million ("ppm"). Sampling within Reach J-K establishes dioxin

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sediment contamination levels of up to 84,000 ppt dioxin. Sampling within Reach 0 establishes
dioxin sediment contamination levels of up to 87,000 ppt dioxin. Sampling conducted in 2007
within Reach M establishes dioxin sediment contamination levels of up to 110,000 ppt dioxin.

r. Contaminants found in July 1994 in the Midland Plant revetment groundwater

interception system sumps were: chlorobenzene; tetrachlorobenzene; trichloroethene; xylene;
1,2-dichlorobenzene; 1,3-dichlorobenzene; l,4-dichlorobenzene; 2,4-dichlorophenol;
2,6-dichlorophenol; hexachlorobutadiene; 2,3 ,4,6-tetrachlorophenol; 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene;
2,4,5-trichlorophenol; 2,4,6-trichlorophenol; 2-chlorophenol; 3-methylphenol (meta cresol);
4-methylphenol (para cresol); 2,4-dichlorophenoxacetic acid; phenol; pentachlorophenol; TCDP;
PCDP isomers; and HCDP isomers. These contaminants may be found within the Site. Based
on the Midland Plant's historic operations, other contaminants that may be present at the Site
include volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, polychlorinated bihenyls,
metals, and pesticides.

s. Sampling conducted as part of the RCRA RIWP strongly suggests that the
dioxinlfuran contamination at the Site and in the Tittabawassee River adjacent to and
downstream of Dow is associated with the Dow Midland Plant. Soil samples collected upstream
of the City of Midland did not contain elevated levels of dioxins or furans. Dioxin and furan
concentrations from these sample locations are consistent with statewide background
concentrations. Sampling within tributaries to the Tittabawassee River has not identified any
significant sources of dioxins or furans. No significant sources of dioxins or furans are known
within the City of Midland other than Dow. Dioxinlfuran congener profile charts for
Tittabawassee Ri ver sediments and floodplain soils downstream of the Dow Midland facility are
similar amongst themselves and very different from sample locations upstream of the Dow
Midland Plant. Dioxin and furan contamination within the estimated 100-year flood plain
downstream of the Midland Plant is extensive.

t. The current understanding Of potential hazardous substances in soils at the Site

is based largely on studies conducted by Dow in 1984 (Agin et al., 1984) and 1998 (Dow, 2000),
U.S. EPA in 1983-1984 (U.S. EPA, 1985), and MDEQ in 1996 (MDEQ, 1997). Although these
studies focused primarily on dioxins and furans, the 1985 U.S. EPA study also analyzed samples
for volatile organic compounds ("YOCs"), semivolatile organic compounds ("SYOCs"), and
polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"). More recent but limited sampling results have been
provided by the University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study ("UMDES"), and onsite soil
sampling conducted by MDEQ at the Midland Plant in 2005 and 2006. A study conducted by
U.S. EPA in 1987 provided limited data on concentrations of dioxins and furans in garden
vegetables grown in the City of Midland. ./

u. The studies conducted prior to 1996 by Dow, U.S. EPA, and MDEQ focused
on sampling and analysis for 2,3,1,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) as the main dioxin
congener. More recent studies report dioxin and furan data TEQ concentrations. Dioxin and
furan sample results from the laboratory are currently typically reported on an individual

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congener basis. TEQ concentrations are calculated according to a toxicity weighting scale. TEQ
concentrations are typically reported in concentrations of parts per trillion.

v. The following sampling events and studies are among those conducted at, and
around, the Site:

1. 1978 Dow Chemical Study - Dow reported results of a chlorinated dioxin

and dibenzofuran monitoring program to the Michigan Department of
Natural Resources and U.S. EPA Office of Toxic Substances. (Blumb,
R.R. et aI, "Trace Chemistries of Fire: A Source of Chlorinated
Dioxins,"Science, 210, 385, 1980). Native fish and caged fish tested
downstream of the Dow Chemical facility and into Saginaw Bay were
found to contain dioxin (TCDD) up to 244 ppt. Data provided by Dow to
U.S. EPA revealed dioxin and furan contamination in various waste
streams, including from the rotary kiln incinerator, as well as on-site soils
and dusts, led U.S. EPA to conclude that widespread dioxin contamination
existed. As a result of these findings, U.S. EPA fonned a preliminary
conclusion of substantial risk of injury to human health or the environment
existed under section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act and
concluded that Dow Chemical was likely the sole source of the dioxin
contamination. (August 8, 1978, communication to J. Merenda, Director,
,Assessment Division, OTE/OTS, "Interim Status Report 8EHQ-0778­
0209,"from F. Kover, OTE/OTS; September 6, 1978, communication to
Ethyl H. Blair, Dow Chemical, "EPA Document Control Number 8EHQ­
0778-0209," from Warren R. Muir, OTS, EPA; February 8, 1979,
communication to J. Merenda, Director, Assessment Division,
OTRE/OTS, "Status Report Supplement 8EHQ-0778-0209", from F.
Kover, OTE/OTS; A Review of Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and
Polychlorined dibenzofurans: Sources and Effects, U.S. EPA, 1981).

ii. 1984 Dow study - the primary objective of the 1984 Dow study was to
identify point sources of dioxins and furans at the Midland Plant (Agin et
aI., 1984). As part of the study, 11 samples also were collected within the
offsite Study Area. At the time this study was published, the Public
Health Service Center for Disease Control had indicated that 2,3,7,8­
TCDD concentrations below the concern level of 1,000 ppt were
sufficiently low that there was "no medical reason to warrant concern or
suggest remedial action" (Agin et aI., 1984). Concentrations of 2,3,7,8­
TCDD in the offsite samples ranged from 0.6 to 450 ppt. The study
concluded that the levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD were "significantly below the 1
ppb concern level established by the [Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention] for residential areas" (Agin et aI., 1984).

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 III. 1985 U.S. EPA Study - The primary objective of the 1985 U.S. EPA Study
was to detennine whether concentrations of dioxins and other hazardous
substances present on- and off-site of Dow's Midland Plant might pose
unacceptable public health risks (U.S. EPA, 1985). Approximately 80 soil
samples were collected on-site and off-site and primarily analyzed for
2,3,7,8-TCDD. Concentrations of 2,3,7,8-TCDD in on-site samples
ranged from 18 to 25,000 ppt. Eight samples were evaluated for dioxins
and furans, including six from schools and city parks. The average dioxin
level found was 53 ppt TEQ with a high of 78 ppt 2,3,7,8-TCDD. Soils
from residential areas downwind of the facility were evaluated for 2,3,78­
TCDD and levels ranged from non-detectable to 270 ppt (at a roof drip
line or down spout area). The residential properties were found to have an
estimated average level of 34 ppt TEQ based upon ratios of 2,3,7,8-TCDD
to dioxins and furans found in other locations. Thirteen samples were also
analyzed for VOCs, SVOCs, pesticides and PCBs. Several polynuclear
aromatic hydrocarbons (PARs), chlordane and PCB-1254 were detected in
this sample group. ("Dioxin Risk Assessment for Dioxin Contamination
Midland Michigan", EPA-905/4-88-005, April, 1988).

IV. 1986 U.S. EPA Study - Wastewater characterization studies, fish and
sediment studies further confirmed dioxin releases from the Midland Plant
and led to the implementation of control measures to reduce dioxin
discharges, including installation of more advanced wastewater treatment,
and adoption of a 2,3,7,8-TCDD effluent criteria of 10 parts per
quadrillion (July 6, 1986, Dow Chemical Wastewater Characterization
Study; Tittabawasee River Sediments and Native Fish, EPA-9005/4-88­
003).

v. 1987 U.S. EPA Study - U.S. EPA evaluated of the incinerator data
submitted by Dow as well as U.S. EPA's independent investigations of
incinerator exhaust and ambient air. Historic waste burning and waste
incineration were found to be the primary source of elevated furans and
dioxins found in surface soils and dusts in the City of-Midland area.
Based upon evaluations of stack emissions, U.S. EPA concluded that the
incinerator was no longer a significant source of dioxins and furans to the
community. (Michigan Dioxin Studies, "Dow Chemical Building 703
Incinerator Exhaust and Ambient Air Study;" EPA-905/4-88-04).

vi. 1987 U.S. EPA garden vegetable study - In 1987, U.S. EPA Region 5
conducted prelimi~ary screening of home-grown vegetables from two
gardens in the City of Midland, and a control garden in Eagle, Michigan
(U.S. EPA, 1988). Fresh or frozen vegetables (carrots, beets, onions, and
lettuce) and garden soil samples were collected and analyzed for dioxins

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 and furans. Although dioxins and furans were present in the soils of both
gardens, they were not detected in any vegetable tissue samples (U.S.
EPA, 1988).

VB. 1988 US. EPA Study and Risk Management Conclusions. A

comprehensive human health risk analysis was completed by U.S. EPA on
sample results obtained from air, water, fish, and soils ("Dioxin Risk
Assessment for Dioxin Contamination Midland Michigan", EPA-905/4­
88-005, April, 1988; Risk Management Recommendations for Dioxin
Contamination at Midland Michigan: Final Report; EPA-905/4-88-008).
Although residential data was limited and did not include properties along
the river, exposure to dioxins in residential soils was found not to present
significant risks, except to children with pica. The following
recommendations were made to reduce exposure to dioxins: "Children at
play, particularly toddlers and children with pica should be encouraged to
keep soil or dirt out of their mouths. Children and adults should wash
their hands after exposure to outdoor soils, particularly before meals.
Home-grown vegetables, both leafy vegetables and root crops should be
thoroughly washed prior to consumption to remove soil particles. Peeling
of root crops might be helpful in removing 2,3,7,8-TCDD which may be in
soil on the skins or absorbed into the skins. Household interiors should be
regularly cleaned to minimize contaminated dusts which can be inhaled or
ingested."

viii. 1988 U.S. EPA Risk Management Report. U.S. EPA concluded that
Tittabawassee River sediments and the river flood plain, from upstream of
the Midland Plant to downstream of the facility should be evaluated to
determine the potential for dioxin and other chemical contamination.
Based upon these findings it was recommended that a determination be
made regarding whether sediment removal might be appropriate (Risk
Management Recommendations for Dioxin Contamination at Midland
Michigan: Final Report; EPA-905/4-88-008).

IX. 1996 MDEQ study - The objective of the 1996 MDEQ study was to
evaluate the distribution of dioxin and furan concentrations in the Midland
community and the Mjdland Plant and to compare these results to those of
the 1984 Dow and 1985 U.S. EPA studies (MDEQ, 1997). The study
reported results for 17 individual dioxin and furan congeners, as well as
calculated TEQs using pre-1998 TEFs. Approximately 35 samples were
collected in the offsite Study Area. 2,3,7,8-TCDD concentrations in the
sample group ranged from 3 to 288 ppt, and TEQ concentrations ranged
from 9 to 602ppt.

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X. 1998 Dow study - Approximately 45 soil samples were collected in the
offsite Study Area during the 1998 Dow study (Dow, 2000). Most
samples were collected from Dow property (Corporate Center area). The
objective of this study was to determine descriptive statistics (mean,
median, geometric mean, standard deviation, variance, and normality
check) for sample groups from the Dow Corporate Center and
Saginaw/Salzburg/Rockwell Roads site. Concentrations of TEQs (based
on pre-1998 TEFs) in the'data set ranged from 14 to 513 ppt (Dow, 2000).

Xl. 2006 UMDES­

1. The objective of the UMDES was to evaluate human exposure to

the dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs in the City of Midland
and along the Tittabawassee River (University of Michigan, 2006).
The sample locations remain confidential as part of the study
design, however, summary statistics are available, as weiI as
highest and lowest values. Mean and median TEQ concentrations
(based on 1998 TEFs and data for 29 dioxin, furan and PCB
congeners) were reported. These TEQ results cannot be directly
compared to results from other previous investigations because
they include PCB congeners.

2. Floodplain - Fourteen percent of the properties tested in the

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floodplain had soil sample with TEQ concentrations exceeding
1,000 ppt. With a sample size of 203 properties, this equates to
about 28 properties with a soil sample with TEQ concentrations
exceeding 1,000 ppt. '
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3. Other Midland/Saginaw - The UMDES study included properties

that were in areas of Midland and Saginaw that were not in or near
the floodplain, nor in the "Midland Plume." A sample at one
property in this sample group had TEQ concentrations of 15,300
ppt. This high level was attributed to moving contaminated
Tittabawassee River floodplain soil to an area outside the
floodplain.

4. The study concluded that people who eat fish from, or conduct
recreational activities in, the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River
and Saginaw Bay have higher levels of dioxins in their blood.

Xll. 2005 MDEQ samples - MDEQ collected surface soil samples from eight
locations within the Midland Plant in 2005. Samples were analyzed for
dioxins and furans, PCBs, pesticides, VOCs, SVOCs, and metals. TEQ

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 concentrations in the surface soil samples (based on 1998 TEFs) ranged
from 2.3 to 1,800 ppt. Other chemicals were detected as well.

XIll. 2006 MDEQ samples - MDEQ collected additional surface soil samples
from within the Midland Plant in 2006. These samples were also analyzed
for dioxins and furans, PCBs, pesticides, VOCs, SVOCs, and metals.
TEQ concentrations reported by Dow for 15 samples ranged from 8.5 to
53,000 ppt.

The soil sample data from certain of these previous investigations were reviewed by Dow as part
of its RCRA RIWP to determine the degree to which the data could be used in remedial
investigation data evaluation activities.

w. In October 2003, MDEQ completed its "Tittabawassee River Aquatic

Ecological Risk Assessment," and Dow responded to that document on December 19, 2003. In
April 2004, MDEQ completed its "Tittabawassee River Floodplain Screening-level Ecological
Risk Assessment." On July 30, 2004, U.S. EPA issued its "(1) Health Risk Analysis of
Tittabawassee Fish with Dioxin and (2) Recommendations for Risk Evaluation."

X. In the MDEQ 2003 "Tittabawassee River Aquatic Ecological Risk

Assessment," risks to birds and mammals from consuming fish from the Tittabawassee River
below the City of Midland were evaluated using a streamlined approach that included site­
specific contaminant data and modeling related to TCDD (fish tissue and bird egg
concentrations) and data from the scientific literature.

y. The main conclusion of the MDEQ 2003 "Tittabawassee River Aquatic

Ecological Risk Assessment" is that the possibility of unacceptable risks to aquatic receptors, as
well as avian and mammalian piscivores in the Tittabawassee River floodplain, due to sediment
contamination by dioxin cannot reasonably be discounted.

z. In the MDEQ 2004 "Tittabawassee River Floodplain Screening-level

Ecological Risk Assessment" risks to six species of birds and mammals from consuming soils
and invertebrate, mammalian, and avian prey from the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River
downriver of the City of Midland were evaluated using a screening level ecological risk
assessment. This analysis was based on empirical soil PCDDIPCDF concentrations and
bioaccumulation, toxicological, and ecological data from the scientific literature. The question
addressed by this ecological risk assessment was whether an unacceptable risk to ecological
receptors in the Tittabawassee River floodplain could be reasonably discounted.

aa. The main conclusion of the MDEQ 2004"Tittabawassee River Floodplain

Screening-level Ecological Risk Assessment" is that the possibility of unacceptable risks to
terrestrial receptors in the Tittabawassee River floodplain due to soil contamination by dioxin
cannot reasonably be discounted. Indeed, the relatively high hazard index ("lIT') values obtained

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may be an indication that it may be more likely than not that risk actually pertains in the
assessment area. Further site-specific studies are needed before any such risks can be confinned
or rejected.

bb. In the U.S. EPA 2004 "(1) Health Risk Analysis of Tittabawassee Fish with
Dioxin and (2) Recommendations for Risk Evaluation," U.S. EPA evaluated the risks to humans
from consuming fish from the Tittabawassee River. Tittabawassee River Fish data collected by
DEQ in 2003 and made available to U.S. EPA in June 2004, was analyzed to assess risks to fish
consumers. The conclusion was that dioxins in river fish present unacceptable risks to public
health. Cancer risks to a frequent (high-end) fish consumer are as great as one in a 1,000
exceeding U.S. EPA cancer risk management guidelines of one in 10,000 to one in 1,000,000.
Non-cancer risks (e.g, reproductive and congenital defects) are up to 10 times acceptable
exposure values for adults and 25 times above safe levels for children. There is particular
concern of risks to women of childbearing age and to the developing fetus. The U.S. EPA 2004
"(1) Health Risk Analysis of Tittabawassee Fish with Dioxin and (2) Recommendations for Risk
Evaluation" also identified unacceptable risks to wildlife (Tittabawassee Ecological Assessment
Report, DEQ, Galbraith Environmental Services, 2003). The assessment concluded that dioxin
and dibenzofurans are at levels posing "serious" reproductive impainnent to fish, fish eating
birds and mammals. Furthennore, dioxin levels are elevated in area turkey, deer and other game
(Dow Chemical, July 2004) indicating terrestrial food chain contamination due to contamination
of flood plain soils, posing potential public health risks. Dioxin contamination of sediments and
flood plain soils appears to extend over 50 miles, into Saginaw Bay (DEQ November, 2003
update). The site has similar characteristics regarding levels of risk and area affected as the
Kalamazoo and Fox Rivers, which are currently a focus of U.S. EPA remediation plans.

cc. Human access to the Site is unrestricted to people approaching the Site from
the Tittabawassee River. Wildlife in the area also has unrestricted access. The Site is also be
subject to flooding and erosion. This is particularly true during high stream flow events. This
may result in the spread of dioxin contamination to other locations within the flood plain, as well
as to downstream locations. This may also result in further contamination of fish and
invertebrates within the river and at downstream locations.

dd. On July 12, 2007, U.S. EPA and Dow entered into three separate
Administrative Settlement Agreements and Orders on Consent under the authority of Sections
104, 106(a), 107, and 122 of CERCLA. The Administrative Settlement Agreements and Orders
provide for CERCLA time critical removal actions to clean up dioxin-contaminated bottom
ueposits, sediments, and/or soils in, or along, the Tittabawassee River in Midland County,
Michigan. Each of these three perfonnance based removal actions began no later than August
15,2007, and must be completed by December 15,2007.

1. The first Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent

("AOC"), entered in U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-07-C-874, provides for
the perfonnance of removal actions by Dow to cleanup dioxin­

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 contaminated bottom deposits and sediments at the area known as Reach

D, which is located at and in the vicinity of an historic flume situated
along the northeast bank of the Tittabawassee Ri ver, within the Midland
Plant property in Midland County, Michigan.

ii. Under the second AOC, entered in u.s. EPA Docket No. V-W-07-C-875,
Dow agrees to perfonn a removal action at an area known as Reach J-K,
which is located in overbank areas on the northeast side of the
Tittabawassee River, approximately 3.6 miles downstream of the
confluence of the Chippewa and Tittabawassee Rivers. Under this AOC,
Dow will remove a dioxin-contaminated naturally occurring levee, as well
as cap one dioxin-contaminated upland area and fence off another dioxin­
contaminated wetland area. Reach J-K is located within Dow's property
bounded to the northeast by a wetland with Saginaw Road to the northeast
beyond the wetland, the Caldwell boat launch to the South, and to the west
by the east channel bank of the Tittabawassee River, in Midland County,
Michigan.

iii. Under the third AOC, entered in U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-07-C-876,
Dow agrees to perfonn a removal action at an area known as Reach 0 of
the Tittabawassee River, an approximately 1,300 foot-long point bar
extending approximately 50 to 100 feet into the Tittabawassee River and
situated parallel to the northeast bank of the Tittabawassee Ri ver,
approximately 6.1 miles downstream of the confluence of the Chippewa
and Tittabawassee Rivers and located within, or immediately adjacent to,
Dow property located to the south of North Saginaw Road in Midland
County, Michigan. Under this AOC, Dow will remove dioxin­
contaminated sediments in three designated locations of the point bar.

ee. Dioxins, furans, and chlorobenzenes are listed as hazardous constituents in the
Resource Conservation and Recovery A.ct (RCRA) Appendix vm to 40 CFR 261; and Part 111 ,
Hazardous Waste Management, of Michigan's NREPA, 1994 PA 451, as amended, Michigan
Compiled Laws ("MCL") 324.101 et seq.

ff. U.S. EPA OSWER Directive 9200.4-26, April 13, 1998, has generally selected
1 ppb as a cleanup level for dioxin for direct contact threat in residential soils at Superfund and
RCRA cleanup sites. Michigan DEQ has established a more restrictive state ARAR of .09 ppb.
The Michigan DEQ ARAR is established in Part 201, Environmental Remediation, of the
NREPA, 1994 PA 451, as amended and Part 213, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, of the
NREPA.

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 VI. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND DETERMINATIONS

13. Based on the Findings of Fact set forth above, and the Administrative Record in
this matter, U.S. EPA has determined that:

14. The Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site is a "facility" as defined in Section 101(9)
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(9).

15. The contamination found at the Site, as identified in the Findings of Fact above,

includes a "hazardous substance" as defined in Section 101(14) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §

9601(14).

16. The conditions described in the Findings of Fact above constitute an actual and/or

threatened "release" of a hazardous substance from the facility as defined in Section 101(22) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(22).

17. Respondent is a "person" as defined in Section 101(21) ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §

9601(21).

18. Respondent is a responsible party under Sections 104, 107, and 122 of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. §§ 9604, 9607 and 9622.

a. Respondent is the "owner" and/or "operator" of the facility, as defined by

Section 101(20) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(20), and within the meaning of Section
107(a)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9607(a)(1)..

b. Respondent was the "owner'~ and/or "operator" of the facility at the time of
disposal of hazardous substances at the facility, as defined by Section 101(20) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. § 9601(20), and within the meaning of Section 107(a)(2) of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. § 9607(a)(2).

c. Respondent arranged for disposal or treatment, or arranged with a transporter

for transport for disposal or treatment, of hazardous substances at the facility, within the meaning
of Section 107(a)(3) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9607(a)(3).

19. a. The actions required by this Settlement Agreement are necessary to protect the
public health, welfare or the environment, are in the public interest, 42 U.S.c. § 9622(a), are
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consistent with CERCLA and the NCP, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9604(a)(1), 9622(a), and will expedite
effective remedial action and minimize litigation, 42 U.S.C. § 9622(a).

b. For all removal actions that are taken as part of Interim Response Actions
under this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA shall document that conditions present at the Site
constitute a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment based upon the factors set forth in

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Section 300.415(b)(2) of the NCP, 40 CPR §300.415(b)(2). These factors may include, but are
not limited to, actual or potential exposure to nearby human populations, animals, or the food
chain from hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants; actual or potential contfu-runation
of drinking water supplies or sensitive ecosystems; high levels of hazardous substances or
pollutants or contaminants in sediments, or soils largely at or near the surface, that may migrate;
and weather conditions that may cause hazardous substances or pollutants or contaminants to
migrate or be released.

c. Any removal actions that are taken as part of Interim Response Actions under
this Settlement Agreement shall be necessary to protect the public health, welfare, or the
environment and, if carried out in compliance with the terms of this Settlement Agreement, will
be considered consistent with the NCP, as provided in Section 300.700(c)(3)(ii) of the NCP.

20. U.S. EPA has determined that Respondent is qualified to conduct the RI/FS within
the meaning of Section 104(a) ofCERCLA, 42 US.C.§ 9604(a), and will carry out the Work
properly and promptly, in accordance with Sections 104(a) and 122(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c.
§§ 9604(a) and 9622(a), if Respondent complies with the terms of this Settlement Agreement.

VII. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER

21. Based upon the foregoing Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Determinations, and
the Administrative Record for this Site, it is hereby Ordered and Agreed that Respondent shall
comply with all provisions of this Settlement Agreement, including, but not limited to, all
attachments to this Settlement Agreement and all documents incorporated by reference into this
Settlement Agreement.

VIII. DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTORS AND PROJECT COORDINATORS

22. Selection of Contractors, Personnel.

a. All Work performed under this Settlement Agreement shall be under the
direction and supervision of qualified personnel. Within 30 days of the Effective Date of this
Settlement Agreement, and before the Work outlined below begins, Respondent shall notify U.S.
EPA in writing of the names, titles, and qualifications of the personnel, including contractors,
subcontractors, consultants and laboratories to be used in carrying out such Work. With respect
to any proposed contractor, Respondent shall demonstrate that the proposed contractor has a
quality system which complies with ANSIIASQC E4-1994, "Specifications and Guidelines for
Quality Systems for Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs,"
(American National Standard, January 5, 1995), by submitting a copy of the proposed
contractor's Quality Management Plan ("QMP"). The QMP should be prepared in accordance
with "EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QAIR-2)," (EPAl2401B-01/002, March
2001) or equivalent documentation as determined by U.S. EPA. The qualifications of the
persons undertaking the Work for Respondent shall be subject to U.S. EPA's review, for

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verification that such persons meet minimum technical background and experience requirements.
If Respondent fails to demonstrate to U.S. EPA's satisfaction that Respondent is qualified to
perform properly and promptly the actions set forth in this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA may
take over the work required by this Settlement Agreement.

b. If U.S. EPA disapproves in writing of the technical qualifications of any

person, Respondent shall notify U.S. EPA of the identity and qualifications of the replacement(s)
within 30 days of the written notice. If U.S. EPA subsequently disapproves of the
replacement(s), U.S. EPA reserves the right to terminate this Settlement Agreement and to
conduct a complete RIlFS or Interim Response Action, and to seek reimbursement for costs and
penalties from Respondent. During the course of the RIlFS and all Interim Response Actions,
Respondent shall notify U.S. EPA in writing of any changes or additions in the personnel used to
carry out such Work, providing their names, titles, and qualifications. U.S. EPA shall have the
same right to disapprove changes and additions to personnel as it has hereunder regarding the
initial notification.

23. Within 30 days after the Effective Date, Respondent shall designate a Project
Coordinator who shall be responsible for administration of all actions by Respondent required by
this Settlement Agreement and shall submit to U.S. EPA the designated Project Coordinator's
name, address, telephone number, and qualifications. In no event shall legal counsel serve as a
Project Coordinator for purposes of this Settlement Agreement. To the greatest extent possible,
the Project Coordinator shall be present on Site or readily available during Site Work. U.S. EPA
retains the right to disapprove of the designated Project Coordinator. If U.S. EPA disapproves of
the designated Project Coordinator, Respondent shall retain a different Project Coordinator and
shall notify U.S. EPA of that person's name, address, telephone number and qualifications within
14 days following U.S. EPA's disapproval. Respondent shall have the right to change its Project
Coordinator subject to U.S. EPA's right to disapprove. Respondent shall notify U.S. EPA 14
days before such change is made. The initial notification may be made orally, but shall be
promptly followed by a written notification.

24. U.S. EPA has designated Mary Logan of the Superfund Division, Region 5 as its
Project Coordinator. U.S. EPA will notify Respondent of a change in its designation of the
Project Coordinator. Except as otherwise provided in this Settlement Agreement, Respondent
shall direct all submissions required by this Settlement Agreement to:

Mary Logan

Remedial Project Manager

U.S. EPA, Superfund Division

Mail Code SR-6J

77 West Jackson

Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590

Respondent is encouraged to make its submissions to U.S. EPA on recycled paper (which

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includes significant post-consumer waste paper content where possible) and using two-sided
copies. Respondent shall make submissions electronically according to U.S. EPA Region 5
specifications. Receipt by Respondent's Project Coordinator of any notice or communication
from U.S. EPA relating to this Settlement Agreement shall constitute receipt by Respondent.
Documents to be submitted to the Respondent shall be sent to:

[Name]

Organization

Address

25. U.S. EPA's Project Coordinator shall have the authority lawfully vested in a
Remedial Project Manager ("RPM") and On-Scene Coordinator (HOSC") by the NCP. In
addition, U.S. EPA's Project Coordinator shall have the authority consistent with the NCP to
halt, conduct, or direct any Work required by this Settlement Agreement, and to take any
necessary response action when slhe detennines that conditions at the Site may present an
immediate endangennent to public health or welfare or the environment. The absence of the
U.S. EPA Project Coordinator from the area under study pursuant to this Settlement Agreement
shall not be cause for the stoppage or delay of Work.

26. U.S. EPA and Respondent shall have the right, subject to Paragraph 23, to change
their respective Project Coordinator. Respondent shall notify U.S. EPA 14 days before such a
change is made. The initial notification by either party may be made orally, but shall be promptly
followed by a written notice.

27. U.S. EPA shall arrange for a qualified person to assist in its oversight and review of
the conduct of the RIfFS, as required by Section 104(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9604(a). Such
person shall have the authority to observe Work and make inquiries in the absence of U.S. EPA,
but not to modify the RIIFS Planning Documents or other work plans.

IX. WORK TO BE PERFORMED

28. a. Respondent shall conduct the RIIFS and all required Interim Response Actions
in accordance with the provisions of this Settlement Agreement, the SOWs, CERCLA, the NCP
and any applicable U.S. EPA guidance. U.S. EPA guidance related to remedial investigations
and feasibility studies includes but is not limited to, the "Interim Final Guidance for Conducting
Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies under CERCLA" (OSWER Directive #
9355.3-01), "Guidance for Data Usability in Risk Assessment" (OSWER Directive #9285.7-05),
Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I - Human Health Evaluation
Manual (Part A), Interim Final (EPA-540-1-89-002), OSWER Directive 9285.7-01A, December
1, 1989; and Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I - Human Health
Evaluation Manual (Part D, Standardized Planning, Reporting, and Review of Superfund Risk
Assessments), Interim, (EPA 540-R-97-033), OSWER Directive 9285.7-01D, January 1998,
guidances referenced in the SOWs, and any RIfFS related guidance subsequently issued by U.S.

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EPA.

b. In the RI and FS Reports, Respondent shaH address the factors required to be

taken into account in Section 121 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9621, and Section 300.430 of the
NCP, 40 C.F.R. § 300.430. The RI shall charaGterize the geology and hydrogeology of the Site,
determine the nature and extent of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at or from
the Site, and characterize all ecological zones ircluding terrestrial, riparian, wetlands,
aquatic/marine, and transitional. Respondent shall prepare, for inclusion with the RI Report, a
determination of the nature and extent, of the current and potential threat to the public health or
welfare or the environment posed by the release or threatened release of any hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants at or from the Site, including a "Baseline Human Health
Risk Assessment" and "Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment." In the FS Report, Respondent
shall determine and evaluate (based on treatability testing, where appropriate) alternatives for
remedial action that protect human health and the environment by recycling waste or by
eliminating, reducing and/or controlling risks posed through each pathway at the Site. In the· FS
Report, the Respondent shall evaluate a range of alternatives including but not limited to those
alternatives described in 40 c.F.R. § 300.430(e) and remedial alternatives that utilize permanent
solutions and alternative treatment technologies or resource recovery technologies. The FS
Reports shall include a detailed analysis of individual alternatives against each of the nine
evaluation criteria in 40 c.F.R. § 300.430(e)(9)(iii) and a comparative analysis that focuses upon
the relative performance of each alternative against the nine criteria in 40 C.F.R.
§ 300.430(e)(9)(iii). Respondent shall submit to US. EPA and the State each 5 copies of all
plans, reports, submittals and other deliverables required under this Settlement Agreement, the
SOWs, the RJ/FS Planning Documents and the Interim Response Action documents in
accordance with the approved schedule for review and approval pursuant to Section X (U.S. EPA
Approval of Plans and Other Submissions). Upon request by U.S. EPA, Respondent shall submit
in electronic form all portions of RI and FS Reports, any report or other deliverable Respondent
is required to submit pursuant to provisions of this Settlement Agreement, including the SOWs.
Upon approval by US. EPA, all deliverables under this Settlement Agreement, including the
SOWs, shall be incorporated into and become enforceable under this Settlement Agreement.

29. Interim Response Actions.

a. Removal Actions. [Process for annual removal actions to be discussed.]

b. Remedial Design for Early Interim Action, Early Final Action, and Final
Action. [Additional interim response actions language to be included.]

30. Community Involvement Plan and Technical Assistance Plan. US. EPA will prepare
a Community Involvement Plan, in accordance with US. EPA guidance and the NCP. As
requested by US. EPA, Respondent shall provide information supporting U.S. EPA's community
relations programs. When requested by US. EPA, Respondent also shall provide U.S. EPA with
the following deliverable:

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 Technical Assistance Plan: Within 45 days of a request by U.S. EPA, Respondent shall
provide US. EPA with a Technical Assistance Plan ("TAP") for providing and
administering up to $50,000 of Respondent's funds to be used by a qualified community
group to hire independent technical advisers during the Work conducted pursuant to this
Settlement Agreement. The TAP shall state that Respondent will provide and administer
any additional amounts needed if U.S. EPA, in its unreviewable discretion, determines
that the selected community group has demonstrated such a need prior to US. EPA's
issuance of the ROD contemplated by this Settlement Agreement. Upon its approval or
modification by U.S. EPA pursuant to Section X (US. EPA Approval of Plans and Other
Submissions), the TAP shall be incorporated into and become enforceable under this
Settlement Agreement.

31. Modification of any plans.

a. If at any time during the RIIFS process or during an Interim Response Action,
Respondent identifies a need for additional data, Respondent shall submit a memorandum
documenting the need for additional data to the U.S. EPA Project Coordinator within 15 days of
identification. U.S. EPA in its discretion will detennine whether the additional data will be
collected by Respondent and whether it will be incorporated into reports and deliverables.

b. In the event of unanticipated or changed circumstances at the Site, Respondent

shall notify the US. EPA Project Coordinator by telephone within 24 hours of discovery of the
unanticipated or changed circumstances. In addition to the authorities in the NCP, in the event
that U.S. EPA determines that the immediate threat or the unanticipated or changed
circumstances warrant changes in the RlIFS Planning Documents or the Interim Response Action
document, U.S. EPA shall modify or amend the RIIFS Planning Documents or the Interim
Response Action document in writing accordingly. Respondent shall perform the RlIFS
Planning Documents or the Interim Response Action document as modified or amended.

c. US. EPA may"determine that in addition to tasks defined in the initially

approved RIIFS Planning Documents and the initially approved Interim Response Action
documents, other additional Work may be necessary to accomplish the objectives of the RlIFS or
the Interim Response Actions as set forth in the SOW for the RlIFS and removal actions
(Appendix A) and as set forth in the SOW for Remedial Design (Appendix B). U.S. EPA may
require that Respondent perform these response actions in addition to those required by the
initially approved RIIFS Planning Documents and initially approved Interim Response Action
documents, including any approved modifications, if it determines that such actions are necessary
for a complete RIIFS or remedial design.

d. Respondent shall confirm its willingness to perform the additional Work in

writing to U.S. EPA within 7 days of receipt ofthe U.S. EPA request. If Respo.ndent objects to
any modification determined by U.S. EPA to be necessary pursuant to this Paragraph,
Respondent may seek dispute resolution pursuant to Section XV (Dispute Resolution). The

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SOWs and/or RIfFS Planning Documents and/or Interim Response Action documents shall be

modified in accordance with the final resolution of the dispute.

e. Respondent shall complete the additional Work according to the standards,

specifications, and schedule set forth or approved by U.S. EPA in a written modification to the
RIlFS Planning Documents or Interim Response Action documents or written work plan
supplement. U.S. EPA reserves the right to conduct the Work itself at any point, to seek
reimbursement from Respondent, and/or to seek any other appropriate relief.

f. If Respondent seeks permission to deviate from any approved work plan or

schedule, Respondents' Project Coordinator shall submit a written request to U.S. EPA for
approval outlining the proposed modification and its basis. Respondent may not proceed with
the requested deviation until receiving written approval from U.S. EPA's Project Coordinator
pursuant to Paragraph 31.b.

g. With respect to each removal action taken as an Interim Response Action, U.S.
EPA's Project Coordinator may make modifications to any plan or schedule in writing or by oral
direction. Any oral modification will be memorialized in writing by U.S. EPA promptly, but
shall have as its effective date the date of U.S. EPA's Project Coordinator oral direction.

h. If Respondent seeks permission to deviate from any approved removal action

work plan or schedule, Respondent's Project Coordinator shall submit a written request to U.S.
EPA for approval outlining the proposed modification and its bas~s. Respondent may not
proceed with the requested deviation from an approved removal action work plan or schedule
until after recei ving oral or written approval from the U.S. EPA Project Coordinator pursuant to
Paragraph 31.g.

i. No informal advice, guidance, suggestion, or comment by the U.S. EPA Project

Coordinator or other U.S. EPA representatives regarding reports, plans, specifications, schedules,
or any other writing submitted by Respondent shall relieve Respondent of its obligation to obtain
any formal approval required by this Settlement Agreement, or to comply with all requirements
of this Settlement Agreement, unless it is formally modified.

j. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to limit U.S. EPA's authority to

require performance of further response actions as otherwise provided in this Settlement
Agreement.

32. Off-Site Shipment of Waste Material.

a. Respondent shall, prior to any off-site shipment of Waste Material from the
Site to an out-of-state waste management facility, provide written notification of such shipment
of Waste Material to the appropriate state environmental official in the receiving facility's state
and to U.S. EPA's Designated Project Coordinator. However, this notification requirement shall

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not apply to any off-site shipments when the total volume of all such shipments will not exceed

10 cubic yards.

b. Respondent shall include in the written notification the following information:

(1) the name and location of the facility to which the Waste Material is to be shipped: (2) the
type and quantity of the Waste Material to be shipped; (3) the expected schedule for the shipment
of the Waste Material; and (4) the method of transportation. Respondent shall notify the state in
which the planned receiving facility is located of major changes in the shipment plan, such as a
decision to ship the Waste Material to another facility within the same state, or to a facility in
another state.

c. The identity of the receiving facility and state will be determined by

Respondent following the award of the contract for the remedial investigation and feasibility
study. Respondent shall provide the information required by Subparagraph 32.b and 32.d as soon
as practicable after the award of the contract and before the Waste Material is actually shipped.

d. Before shipping any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants from

the Site to an off-site location, Respondent shall obtain U.S. EPA's certification that the
proposed receiving facility is operating in compliance with the requirements of CERCLA Section
121(d)(3), 42 U.S.c. § 9621(d)(3), and 40 C.P.R. § 300.440. Respondent shall only send
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants from the Site to an off-site facility that
complies with the requirements of the statutory provision and regulation cited in the preceding
sentence.

33. Meetings. Respondent shall make presentations at, and participate in, meetings at the
request of U.S. EPA during the initiation, conduct, and completion of the RIIFS and all Interim
Response Actions. In addition to discussion of the technical aspects of the RIIFS and all Interim
Response Actions, topics will include anticipated problems or new issues. Meetings will be
scheduled at U.S. EPA's discretion.

34. Progress Reports. In addition to the deliverables set forth in this Settlement
Agreement, Respondent shall provide to U.S. EPA monthly progress reports by the 10th day of
the following month. At a minimum, with respect to the preceding month, these progress reports
shall (1) describe the actions which have been taken to comply with this Settlement Agreement
during that month, (2) include hard copies and electronic copies (according to U.S. EPA Region
5 specifications) of all results of sampling and tests and all other data received by the Respondent
(3) describe Work planned for the next two months with schedules relating such Work to the
overall project schedule for RIIFS and Interim Response Action completion, and (4) describe all
problems encountered and any anticipated problems, any actual or anticipated delays, and
solutions developed and implemented to address any actual or anticipated problems or delays.

35. Final Report. Within 60 calendar days after the completion of each removal action
taken as an Interim Response Action under Paragraph 29.a. of this Settlement Agreement,

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Respondent shall submit for U.S. EPA review a final report summarizing the actions taken to
comply with this Settlement Agreement. Each final report shall conform, at a minimum, with the
requirements set forth in Section 300.165 of the NCP entitled "OSC Reports" and with the
guidance set forth in "Superfund Removal Procedures: Removal Response Reporting ­
POLREPS and OSC Reports" (OSWER Direct,ive No. 9360.3-03, June 1, 1994). Each final
report shall include a good faith estimate of total costs or a statement of actual costs incurred in
complying with the Settlement Agreement, a listing of quantities and types of materials removed
off-Site or handled on-Site, a discussion of removal and disposal options considered for those
materials, a listing of the ultimate destination(s) of those materials, a presentation of the
analytical results of all sampling and analyses performed, and accompanying appendices
containing all relevant documentation generated during the removal action (e.g., manifests,
invoices, bills, contracts, and permits). Each final report shall also include the following
certification signed by a person who supervised or directed the preparation of that report:

"Under penalty of law, I certify that to the best of my knowledge, after appropriate
inquiries of all relevant persons involved in the preparation of the report, the information
submitted is true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
vi 0 lations."

36. Emergency Response and Notification of Releases.

a. In the event of any action or occurrence during performance of the Work which
causes or threatens a release of Waste Material from the Site that constitutes an emergency
situation or may present an immediate threat to.public health or welfare or the environment,
Respondent shall immediately take all appropriate action. Respondent shall take these actions in
accordance with all applicable provisions of this Settlement Agreement, including, but not
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limited to, the Health and Safety Plan, in order to prevent, abate or minimize such release or
endangerment caused or threatened by the release. Respondent shall also immediately notify the
U.S. EPA Project Coordinator or; in the event of hislher unavailability, the On Scene Coordinator
("OSC") or the Regional Duty Officer, U.S. EPA Region 5 Emergency Planning and Response
Branch at (Tel: (312) 353-2318) ofthe incident or Site conditions. In the event that Respondent
fails to take appropriate response action as required by this Paragraph, and U.S. EPA takes such
action instead, Respondent shall reimburse U.S. EPA all costs of the response action not
inconsistent with the NCP pursuant to Section XVIII (Payment of Response Costs).

b. In addition, in the event of any release of a hazardous substance from the Site,
Respondent shall immediately notify the U.S. EPA Project Coordinator, the OSC or Regional
Duty Officer at (312) 353-2318 and the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802.
Respondent shall submit a written report to U.S. EPA within 7 days after each release, setting
forth the events that occurred and the measures taken or to be taken to mitigate any release or
endangerment caused or threatened by the release and to prevent the reoccurrence of such a
release. This reportin'g requirement is in addition to, and not in lieu of, reporting under Section

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103(c) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9603(c), and Section 304 of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11004, et seq.

37. Post-Removal Site Control. In accordance with the RIIFS SOW schedule, or as
otherwise directed by U.S. EPA, Respondent shall submit a proposal for post-removal site
control consistent with Section 300.415(1) of the NCP and OSWER Directive No. 9360.2-02.
Upon U.S. EPA approval, Respondent shall implement such controls and shall provide U.S. EPA
with documentation of all post-removal site control arrangements.

x. U.S. EPA APPROVAL OF PLANS AND OTHER SlJBMISSIONS FOR RIlFS,

INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND REMEDIAL DESIGN

38. After review of any plan, report or other item that is required to be submitted for
approval pursuant to this Settlement Agreement, including the SOWs, U.S. EPA shall: (a)
approve, in whole or in part, the submission; (b) approve the submission upon specified
conditions; (c) modify the submission to cure the deficiencies; (d) disapprove, in whole or in
part, the submission, directing that Respondent modify the submission; or (e) any combination of
the above. However, to the extent practicable, and only to the extent consistent with the NCP,
US. EPA shall not modify a submission without first providing Respondent at least one notice of
deficiency and an opportunity to cure within 30 days, except where to do so would cause serious
disruption to the Work or where previous submission(s) have been disapproved due to material
defects.

39. In the event of approval, approval upon conditions, or modification by U.S. EPA,
pursuant to Subparagraph 38(a), (b), (c) or (e), Respondent shall proceed to take any action
required by the plan, report or other item, as approved or modified by U.S. EPA subject only to
their right to invoke the Dispute Resolution procedures set forth in Section XV (Dispute
Resolution) with respect to the modifications or conditions made by U.S. EPA. Following US.
EPA approval or modification of a submittal or portion thereof, Respondent shall not thereafter
alter or amend such submittal or portion thereof unless directed by US. EPA. In the event that
US. EPA modifies the submission to cure the deficiencies pursuant to Subparagraph 38(c) and
the submission had a material defect, U.S. EPA retains the right to seek stipulated penalties, as
provided in Section XVI (Stipulated Penalties). US. EPA also retains the right to perform its
own studies, complete the RIlFS or any Interim Response Action (or any portion of the RIlFS or
any portion of an Interim Response Action), and seek reimbursement from Respondent for its
costs; and/or seek any other appropriate relief.

40. Resubmission of Plans.

a. Upon receipt of a notice of disapproval, Respondent shall, within 30 days or

such longer time as specified by US. EPA in such notice, correct the deficiencies and resubmit
the plan, report, or other item for approval. Any stipulated penalties applicable to the
submission, as provided in Section XVI, shall accrue during the 30-day period or otherwise

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 specified period but shall not be payable unless the resubmission is disapproved or modified due
to a material defect as provided in Paragraphs 41 and 42.

b. Notwithstanding the receipt of a notice of disapproval, Respondent shall

proceed to take any action required by any non-deficient portion of the submission unless

otherwise directed by U.S. EPA. Implementation of any non-deficient portion of a submission

shall not relieve Respondent of any liability for stipulated penalties under Section XVI

(Stipulated Penalties).

c. Respondent shall not proceed further with any subsequent activities or tasks
until receiving U.S. EPA approval for the following deliverables: RIlFS Work PlanlField
Sampling Plan, Quality Assurance Project Plan, Draft Remedial Investigation Report,
Treatability Testing Work Plan and Sampling and Analysis Plan, and Draft Feasibility Study
Report, as well as any Interim Response Action deliverables. While awaiting U.S. EPA approval
on these deliverables, Respondent shall proceed with all other tasks and-activities which may be
conducted independently of these deliverables, in accordance with the schedule set forth in this
Settlement Agreement.

d. For all remaining deliverables not enumerated above in subparagraph 40.c.,

Respondent shall proceed will all subsequent tasks, activities and deliverables without awaiting
U.S. EPA approval on the submitted deliverable. U.S. EPA reserves the right to stop Respondent
from proceeding further, either temporarily or permanently, on any task, activity or deliverable at
any point during the RIfFS or during any Interim Response Action.

41. If U.S. EPA disapproves a resubmitted plan, report or other item, or portion thereof,
U.S. EPA may direct Respondent to correct the deficiencies. U.S. EPA also retains the right to
modify or develop the plan, report or other item. Respondent shall implement any such plan,
report, or item as corrected, modified or developed by U.S. EPA, subject only to their right to
invoke the procedures set forth in Section XV (Dispute Resolution).

42. If upon resubrnission, a plan, report, or item is disapproved or modified by U.S. EPA
due to a material defect, Respondent shall be deemed to have failed to submit such plan, report,
or item timely and adequately unless Respondent invokes the dispute resolution procedures in
accordance with Section XV (Dispute Resolution) and U.S. EPA's action is revoked or
substantially modified pursuant to a Dispute Resolution decision issued by U.S. EPA or
superceded by an agreement reached pursuant to that Section. The provisions of Section XV
(Dispute Resolution) and Section XVI (Stipulated Penalties) shall govern the implementation of
the Work and accrual and payment of any stipulated penalties during Dispute Resolution. If U.S.
EPA's disapproval or modification is not otherwise revoked, substantially modified or
superceded as a result of a decision or agreement reached pursuant to the Dispute Resolution
process set forth in Section XV, stipulated penalties shall accrue for such violation from the date
on which the initial submission was originally required, as provided in Section XVI.

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 43. In the event that U.S. EPA takes over some of the tasks, but not the preparation of the
RI Report or the FS Report as well as any Interim Response Action deliverables, Respondent
shall incorporate and integrate information supplied by U.S. EPA into the final reports or
deliverables.

44. All plans, reports, and other items submitted to U.S. EPA under this Settlement
Agreement shall, upon approval or modification by U.S. EPA, be incorporated into and
enforceable under this Settlement Agreement. In the event U.S. EPA approves or modifies a
portion of a plan, report, or other item submitted to U.S. EPA under this Settlement Agreement,
the approved or modified portion shall be incorporated into and enforceable under this
Settlement Agreement.

45. Neither failure of U.S. EPA to expressly approve or disapprove of Respondent's

submissions within a specified time period, nor the absence of comments, shall be construed as
approval by U.S. EPA. Whether or not U.S. EPA gives express approval for Respondent's
deliverables, Respondent is responsible for preparing deliverables acceptable to U.S. EPA.

XI. QUALITY ASSURANCE, SAMPLING, AND DATA AVAILABILITY

46. Quality Assurance.

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a. Respondent shall assure that all Work performed, samples taken and analyses
conducted conform to the requirements of the SOWs, the Quality Assurance Project Plan
("QAPP") and guidances identified therein. Respondent will assure that field personnel used by
Respondent are properly trained in the use of field equipment and in chain of custody procedures.
Respondent shall use quality assurance, quality control, and chain of custody procedures for all
Work performed, samples taken, and analyses in accordance with "EPA Requirements for
Quality Assurance Project Plans for Environmental Data Operation," (EPA QAlR5) (EPN240/B­
011003, March 2001); "Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans (QNG5)" (EPN600/R­
98/018, February 1998), and subsequent amendments to such guidelines upon notification by
U.S. EPA to Respondent of such amendment. Amended guidelines shall apply only to
procedures conducted after such notification. All sampling and analyses performed pursuant to
this Settlement Agreement shall conform to U.S. EPA direction, approval, and guidance
regarding sampling, quality assurance/quality control ("QAlQC"), data validation, and chain of
custody procedures. Consistent with the foregoing, the methods and procedures contained in
Respondent's existing QAPP covering the RCRA corrective actions associated with the Midland
Plant shall be used as much as possible. Respondent shall ensure that the laboratory used to
perform the analyses participates in a QNQC program that complies with the appropriate U.S.
EPA guidance. Respondent shall follow, as appropriate, "EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance
Project Plans," EPNQAlG-5, EPN600/R-02/009 (December 2002), "EPA Requirements for
Quality Assurance Project Plans," EPNQAIR-5, EPN240/B-0l/003 (March 2001) and
"Instructions on the Preparation of a Superfund Division Quality Assurance Project Plan," EPA
Region 5, based on EPA QAIR-5, Revision 0 (June 2000),"Quality Assurance/Quality Control

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Guidance for Removal Activities: Sampling QAJQC Plan and Data Validation Procedures"

(OSWER Directive No. 9360.4-01, April 1, 1990), as guidance for QAJQC and sampling.

Respondent shall only use laboratories that have a documented Quality System that complies

with ANSI!ASQC E-4 1994, "Specifications and Guidelines for Quality Systems for

Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs" (American National

Standard, January 5, 1995), and "EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans (QAIR-2)

(EPAJ240IB-0l/OO2, March 2001)," or equivalent documentation as determined by U.S. EPA.

U.S. EPA may consider laboratories accredited under the National Environmental Laboratory

Accreditation Program ("NELAP") as meeting the Quality System requirements.

b. Upon request by U.S. EPA, Respondent shall have such a laboratory analyze
samples submitted by U.S. EPA for QA monitoring. Respondent shall provide to U.S. EPA the
QAJQC procedures followed by all sampling teams and laboratories performing data collection
and/or analysis.

47. Sampling.

a. All results of sampling, tests, modeling or other data (including raw data)
generated by Respondent, or on Respondent's behalf, during the period that this Settlement
Agreement is effective, shall be submitted to U.S. EPA (in paper and electronic fonn according
to U.S. EPA Region 5 specifications) in the next monthly progress report as described in
Paragraph 33 of this Settlement Agreement. U.S. EPA will make available to Respondent
validated data generated by U.S. EPA unless it is exempt from disclosure by any federal or state
law or regulation.
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b. Respondent shall verbally notify U.S. EPA and the State at least 3 days prior to
conducting significant field events as describe~ in the SOWs, RIfFS Work Plan/Field Sampling
Plan, and Interim Response Action plans. At U.S. EPA's verbal or written request, or the request
of U.S. EPA's oversight assistant, Respondent shall allow split or duplicate samples to be taken
by U.S. EPA (and its authorized representatives) and the State of any samples collected by
Respondent in implementing this Settlement Agreement. All split samples of Respondent shall
be analyzed by the methods identified in the QAPP.

48. Data Availability.

a. At all reasonable times, U.S. EPA and its authorized representatives shall have
the authority to enter and freely move about all property at the Site and off-site areas where
Work, if any, is being perfonned, for the purposes of inspecting conditions, activities, the results
of activities, records, operating logs, and contracts related to the Site or Respondent and its
contractor pursuant to this Settlement Agreement; reviewing the progress of Respondent in
carrying out the terms of this Settlement Agreement; conducting tests as U.S. EPA or its
authorized representati ves deem necessary; using a camera, sound recording device or other
documentary type equipment; and verifying the data submitted to U.S. EPA by Respondent.

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 Respondent shall allow these persons to inspect and copy all records, files, photographs,
. documents, sampling and monitoring data, and other writings related to Work undertaken in
carrying out this Settlement Agreement. Nothing herein shall be interpreted as limiting or
affecting U.S. EPA's right of entry or. inspection authority under federal law. All persons
accessing the Site under this paragraph shall comply with all approved Health and Safety Plans.

b. Respondent shall provide to U.S. EPA, upon request, copies of all documents
and information within its possession or control or that of its contractors or agents relating to
activities at the Site or to the implementation of this Settlement Agreement, including, but not
limited to, sampling, analysis, chain of custody records, manifests, trucking logs, receipts,
reports, sample traffic routing, correspondence, or other documents or information related to the
Work. Respondent shall also make available to U.S. EPA, for purposes of investigation,
information gathering, or testimony, its employees, agents, or representatives with knowledge of
relevant facts concerning the performance of the Work.

c. Respondent may assert business confidentiality claims covering part or all of

the documents or infonnation submitted to U.S. EPA and the State under this Settlement
Agreement to the extent permitted by and in accordance with Section 104(e)(7) of CERCLA. 42
U.S.C. § 9604(e)(7), and 40 C.P.R. § 2.203(b). Documents or information determined to be
confidential by U.S. EPA will be afforded the protection specified in 40 C.P.R. Part 2, Subpart B.
If no claim of confidentiality accompanies documents or infonnation when it is submitted to U.S.
EPA and the State, or if U.S. EPA has notified Respondent that the documents or information are
not confidential under the standards of Section 104(e)(7) of CERCLA or 40 C.P.R. Part 2,
Subpart B, the public may be given access to such documents or information without further
notice to Respondent. Respondent agrees not to assert confidentiality claims with respect to any
data related to Site conditions, sampling, or monitoring. Respondent shall segregate and clearly
identify all documents or information submitted under this Settlement Agreement for which
Respondent asserts business confidentiality claims.

49. In entering into this Settlement Agreement, Respondent waives any objections to any
data gathered, generated, or evaluated by U.S. EPA, the State, or Respondent in the performance
or oversight of the Work that has been verified according to the quality assurance/quality control
(QAlQC) procedures required by the Settlement Agreement or any U.S. EPA-approved Work
Plans or Sampling and Analysis Plans. If Respondent objects to any other data relating to the
RIIFS or any Interim Response Action, Respondent shall submit to U.S. EPA a report that
specifically identifies and explains their objections, describes the acceptable uses of the data, if
any, and identifies any limitations to the use of the data. The report must be submitted to U.S.
EPA within 15 days of the monthly progress report containing the data.

50. Respondent may assert that certain documents, records, and other information are
privileged under the attorney-client privilege or any other privilege recognized by federal law. If
the Respondent asserts such a privilege in lieu of providing documents, it shall provide U.S. EPA
with the following: 1) the title of the document, record, or information; 2) the date of the

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document, record, or information; 3) the name and title of the author of the document, record, or
information; 4) the name and title of each addressee and recipient; 5) a description of the
contents of the document, record, or information; and 6) the privilege asserted by Respondent.
However, no documents, reports or other information created or generated pursuant to the
requirements of this Settlement Agreement shall be withheld on the grounds that they are
privileged. Additionally, no claim of privilege or confidentiality shall be made with respect to
any data, including, but not limited to, all sampling, analytical, monitoring, hydrogeologic,
scientific, chemical, or engineering data, or any other documents or information evidencing
conditions at or around the Site.

51. Notwithstanding any provision of this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA retains all of
its information gathering authorities and rights, including enforcement authorities related thereto,
under CERCLA, RCRA and any other applicable statutes or regulations.

XII. SITE ACCESS

52. If the Site, or any other property where access is needed to implement this Settlement
Agreement, is owned or controlled by Respondent, Respondent shall, commencing on the
Effective Date, provide U.S. EPA, the State, and their representatives, including contractors, with
access at all reasonable times to the Site, or such other property, for the purpose of conducting
any activity related to this Settlement Agreement.

53. Where any action under this Settlement Agreement is to be performed in areas owned
by or in possession of someone other than Respondent, Respondent shall use its best efforts to
obtain all necessary access agreements within 30 days after the Effective Date, or as otherwise
specified in writing by the US. EPA Project Coordinator. Respondent shall immediately notify
US. EPA if after using its best efforts it is unable to obtain such agreements. For purposes of
this Paragraph, "best efforts" includes the payment of reasonable sums of money in consideration
of access. Respondent sha)l describe in writing its efforts to obtain access. U.S. EPA may then
assist Respondent in gaining access, to the extent necessary to effectuate the response actions
described herein, using such means as U.S. EPA deems appropriate. Respondent shall reimburse
U.S. EPA for all costs and attorney's fees incurred by the United States in obtaining such access,
in accordance with the procedures in Section XVllI (Payment of Response Costs).

54. Notwithstanding any provision of this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA and the State
retain all of their access authorities and rights, including enforcement authorities related thereto,
under CERCLA, RCRA, and any other applicable statutes or regulations.

55. If Respondent cannot obtain access agreements, U.S. EPA may obtain access for
Respondent, perform those tasks or acti vities with U.S. EPA contractors, or terminate the
Settlement Agreement. In the event that US. EPA performs those tasks or activities with U.S.
EPA contractors and does not terminate the Settlement Agreement, Respondent shall perform all
other activities not requiring access to that property, and shall reimburse U.S. EPA for all costs

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incurred in performing such activities. Respondent shall integrate the results of any such tasks

undertaken by U.S. EPA into its reports and deliverables.

XIII. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS

56. Respondent shall comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and
regulations when performing the RIlFS and all Interim Response Actions. No local, state, or
federal permit shall be required for any portion of any action conducted entirely on-site,
including studies, if the action is selected and carried out in compliance with Section 121 of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9621. In accordance with 40 c.F.R. § 300.415(j), all on-Site removal
actions taken as Interim Response Actions under Paragraph 29.a. of this Settlement Agreement
shall, to the extent practicable, as determined by U.S. EPA, considering the exigencies of the
situation, attain ARARs under federal environmental or state environmental or facility siting
laws. Respondent shall identify ARARs as directed in the SOWs. Where any portion of the
Work is to be conducted off-site and requires a federal or state permit or approval, Respondent
shall submit timely and complete applications and take all other actions necessary to obtain and
to comply with all such permits or approvals. This Settlement Agreement is not, and shall not be
construed to be, a permit issued pursuant to any federal or state statute or regulation.

XIV. RETENTION OF RECORDS

57. During the pendency of this Settlement Agreement and for a minimum of 10 years
after commencement of construction of any remedial action, Respondent shall preserve and
retain all non-identical copies of records and documents (including records or documents in
electronic form) now in its possession or control or which come into its possession or control that
relate in any manner to the performance of the Work or the liability of any person under
CERCLA with respect to the Site, regardless of any corporate retention policy to the contrary.
Until 10 years after commencement of construction of any remedial action, Respondent shall also
instruct its contractors and agents to preserve all documents, records, and information of
whatever kind, nature or description relating to performance of the Work.

58. At the conclusion of this document retention period, Respondent shall notify U.S.
EPA at least 90 days prior to the destruction of any such records or documents, and, upon request
by U.S. EPA, Respondent shall deliver any such records or documents to U.S. EPA. Respondent
may assert that certain documents, records and other information are privileged under the
attorney-client privilege or any other privilege recognized by federal law. If Respondent asserts
such a privilege, it shall provide U.S. EPA with the following: 1) the title of the document,
record, or information; 2) the date ofthe document, record, or information; 3) the name and title
of the author of the document, record, or information; 4) the name and title of each addressee and
recipient; 5) a description of the subject of the document, record, or information; and 6) the
privilege asserted by Respondent. However, no documents, reports or other information created
or generated pursuant to the requirements of this Settlement Agreement shall be withheld on the
grounds that they are privileged.

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 59. Respondent hereby certifies individually that to the best of its knowledge and belief,
after thorough inquiry, it has not altered, mutilated, discarded, destroyed or otherwise disposed of
any records, documents or other information (other than identical copies) relating to its potential
liability regarding the Site since notification of potential liability by U.S. EPA or the filing of suit
against it regarding the Site and that it has fully complied with any and all U.S. EPA requests for
information pursuant to Sections 104(e) and 122(e) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9604(e) and
9622(e), and Section 3007 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6927.

xv. DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR RIIFS, INTERIM RESPONSE ACTIONS, AND

REMEDIAL DESIGN

60. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Settlement Agreement, the dispute
resolution procedures of this Section shall be the exclusive mechanism for resolving disputes
arising under this Settlement Agreement. The Parties shall attempt to resolve any disagreements
concerning this Settlement Agreement expeditiously and informally.

61. If Respondent objects to any U.S. EPA action taken pursuant to this Settlement
Agreement, including billings for Future Response Costs, it shall notify U.S. EPA in writing of
its objection(s) within 10 days of such action, unless the objection(s) has/have been resolved
informally. U.S. EPA and Respondent shall have 14 days from U.S. EPA's receipt of
Respondent's written objection(s) to resolve the dispute (the "Negotiation Period"). The
Negotiation Period may be extended at the sole discretion of U.S. EPA. Such extension may be
granted verbally but must be confirmed in writing to be effective.

62. Any agreement reached by the Parties pursuant to this Section shall be in writing and
shall, upon signature by the Parties, be incorporated into and become an enforceable part of this
Settlement Agreement. If the Parties are unable to reach an agreement within the Negotiation
Period, U.S. EPA shall provide its Statement of Position, including supporting documentation,
no later than 31 days after receipt of the written notice of dispute. In the event that these time
periods for exchange of written documents may cause a delay in the Work, they shall be
shortened upon, and in accordance with, notice by U.S. EPA. The time periods for exchange of
written documents relating to disputes over billings for response costs may be extended at the
sole discretion of U.S. EPA. An administrative record of any dispute under this Section shall be
maintained by U.S. EPA. The record shall include the written notification of such dispute, the
Statement of Position served pursuant to this paragraph, and all other materials exchanged during
dispute resolution and designated as submitted as part of such dispute resolution. Based upon the
administrative record, the Director of the Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region 5, or his or her
designee, shall resolve the dispute consistent with the NCP and the terms of this Settlement
Agreement. The Superfund Division Director, or his or her designee, will issue a written
decision resolving the dispute. The Director of the Superfund Division, or his or her designee,
shall, upon request, meet with the Parties before resolving the dispute. U.S. EPA's decision shall
be incorporated into and become an enforceable part of this Settlement Agreement.
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any objection for dispute resolution under this Section. Following resolution of the dispute, as
provided by this Section, Respondent shall fulfill the requirement that was the subject of the
dispute in accordance with the agreement reached or with U.S. EPA's decision, whichever
occurs. Respondent shall proceed in accordance with U.S. EPA's final decision regarding the
matter in dispute, regardless of whether Respondent agrees with the decision. If Respondent
does not agree to perfonn or does not actually perfonn the Work in accordance with· U.S. EPA's
final decision, U.S. EPA reserves the right in its sole discretion to conduct the Work itself, to
seek reimbursement from Respondent, to seek enforcement of the decision, to seek stipulated
penalties, and/or to seek any other appropriate relief.

XVI. STIPULATED PENALTIES

63. Respondent shall be liable to U.S. EPA for stipulated penalties in the amounts set
forth in Paragraphs 64, 65, 66, 67, and 68 for failure to comply with any of the requirements of
this Settlement Agreement specified below unless excused under Section XVII (Force Majeure)
or as otherwise approved by U.S. EPA. "Compliance" by Respondent shall include completion of
the Work under this Settlement Agreement or any activities contemplated under any of the RlIFS
Planning Documents, the Interim Response Action documents, work plans or other plan
approved under this Settlement Agreement identified below in accordance with all applicable
requirements of law, this Settlement Agreement, the SOWs, and any plans or other documents
approved by U.S. EPA pursuant to this Settlement Agreement and within the specified time
schedules established by and approved under this Settlement Agreement.

64. Stipulated Penalty Amounts - RI/FS and RD Work. The following stipulated
penalties shall accrue per day for any noncompliance with required Work, including the
following: failure to meet due dates for payments of Future Response Costs; failure to
establishing escrow accounts in the event ofdisputes; failure to timely or adequately implement
RIJFS work as prescribed in Tasks 1 ihrough 8 of the RIIFS SOW attached as Appendix A and
any approved RlIFS Planning Documents and Schedules; and/or failure to timely or adequately
implement RD work as prescribed in the RD SOW attached as Appendix B and any approved
RD Planning Documents and Schedules.

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 Penalty Per Violation Per Day Period of Noncompliance

$ 2,000 151 through 14th day

$ 4,000 15 th through 30th day

$ 8,000 31 51 day and beyond

65. Stipulated Penalty Amounts - RI/FS and RD Planning Documents, Reports and
Technical Memoranda. The following stipulated penalties shall accrue per violation per day for
failure to submit timely or adequate plans, reports, technical memoranda or other written
documents required by Section III: Tasks 1 through 8 of the RI/FS SOW attached as Appendix A
in accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A of the SOW; and/or failure to submit timely or
adequate plans, reports, technical memoranda or other written documents required by RD SOW
attached as Appendix B in accordance with the Schedule in the RD SOW:

Penalty Per Violation Per Day Period of Noncompliance

$ 3,000

$ 6,000 15 th through 30th day

$ 10,000 31 51 day and beyond

66. Stipulated Penalty Amounts - Removal Action Planning Documents, Reports and
Technical Memoranda. The following stipulated penalties shall accrue per violation per day for
failure to submit timely or adequate plans, reports, technical memoranda or other written
documents required by Section VI: Tasks 9 through 13 of the RI/FS SOW attached as Appendix
A in accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A of the SOW:

Penalty Per Violation Per Day Period of Noncompliance

$ 3,000 JSI through 14th day

$ 6,000 15th through 30th day

$ 10,000 31 51 day and beyond

67. Stipulated Penalty Amounts - Removal Work. The following stipulated penalties
shall accrue per day for any noncompliance with required Work, including the following: failure
to timely or adequately implement work as prescribed in Tasks 9 through 13 of the SOW
attached as Appendix A all approved Removal Action Planning Documents and Schedules.

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 Penalty Per Violation Per Day Period of Noncompliance

$ 5,000 151 through 14th day

$ 10,000 15th through 30th day

$ 20,000 31 51 day and beyond

68. Respondent shall be liable for stipulated penalties in the amount of $500 per day for
the first week or part thereof and $2,500 per day for each week or part thereof thereafter for
failure to meet any other obligation under this Settlement Agreement including the SOWs.

69. All penalties shall begin to accrue on the day after the complete performance is due
or the day a violation occurs, and shall continue to accrue through the final day of the correction
of the noncompliance or completion of the activity. However, stipulated penalties shall not
accrue: (1) with respect to a deficient submission under Section X (U.S. EPA Approval of Plans
and Other Submissions), during the period, if any, beginning on the 3P' day after U.S. EPA's
receipt of such submission until the date that U.S. EPA notifies Respondent of any deficiency;
and (2) with respect to a decision by the the Superfund Division Director, or his or her designee,
under Paragraph 62 of Section XV (Dispute Resolution), during the period, if any, beginning on
the 21st day after the Negotiation Period begins until the date that the Superfund Division
Director, or his or her designee, issues a final decision regarding such dispute. Nothing herein
shall prevent the simultaneous accrual of separate penalties for separate violations of this
Settlement Agreement. U.S. EPA shall consider Respondent's good faith and best efforts in
seeking to meet the terms and conditions of this Settlement Agreement and associated Work
Plans and schedul~s.

70. Following U.S. EPA's determination that Respondent has failed to comply with a
requirement of this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA may give Respondent written notification
of the same and describe the noncompliance. U.S. EPA may send Respondent a written demand
for the payment of the penalties. However, penalties shall accrue as provided in the preceding
Paragraph regardless of whether U.S. EPA has notified Respondent of a violation.

71. All penalties accruing under this Section shall be due and payable to U.S. EPA
within 30 days of Respondent's receipt from U.S. EPA of a demand for payment of the penalties,
unless Respondent invokes the dispute resolution procedures in accordance with Section XV
(Dispute Resolution). All payments to U.S. EPA under this Section shall be paid by certified or
cashier's check(s) made payable to "EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund," shall be mailed to
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fines and Penalties, Cincinnati Finance Center,
p.o. Box 979077, St. Louis, Mo. 63197-9000, shall indicate that the payment is for stipulated
penalties, and shall reference the U.S. EPA Region and Site/Spill ID Number B5KF, U.S. EPA's
docket number for this Settlement Agreement, and the name and address of the party making
payment. Copies of check(s) paid pursuant to this Section, and any accompanying transmittal

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letter(s) shall be sent to:

Jeffrey A. Cahn Catherine Garypie Mary Logan

Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mail Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mai I Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd. .
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590
Regional Project Manager
Superfund Division
Mail Code SR-6J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590

72. The payment of penalties shall not alter in any way Respondent's obligation to
complete performance of the Work required under this Settlement Agreement.

73. Penalties shall continue to accrue as provided in Paragraph 69 during any dispute
resolution period, but need not be paid until 15 days after the dispute is resolved by agreement or
by receipt of U.S. EPA's decision.

74. If Respondent fails to pay stipulated penalties when due, U.S. EPA may institute
proceedings to collect the penalties, as well as Interest. Respondent shall pay Interest on the
unpaid balance, which shall begin to accrue on the date of demand made pursuant to Paragraph
71.

75. Nothing in this Settlement Agreement shall be construed as prohibiting, altering, or

in any way limiting the ability of U.S. EPA to seek any other remedies or sanctions available by
virtue of Respondent's violation of this Settlement Agreement or of the statutes and regulations
upon which it is based, including, but not limited to, penalties pursuant to Section 122(1) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9622(1), and punitive damages pursuant to Section 107(c)(3) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9607(c)(3). Provided, however, that U.S. EPA shall not seek civil
penalties pursuant to Section 122(1) of CERCLA or puniti ve damages pursuant to Section
107(c)(3) of CERCLA for any violation for which a stipulated penalty is provided herein, except
in the case of willful violation of this Settlement Agreement or in the event that U.S. EPA
assumes performance of a portion or all of the Work pursuant to Section XX (Reservation of
Rights by U.S. EPA), Paragraph 86. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, U.S.
EPA may, in its unreviewable discretion, waive any portion of stipulated penalties that have
accrued pursuant to this Settlement Agreement.

XVII. FORCE MAJEURE

76. Respondent agrees to perform all requirements of this Settlement Agreement within
the time limits established under this Settlement Agreement, unless the performance is delayed
by aforce majeure. For purposes of this Settlement Agreement,force majeure is defined as any
event arising from causes beyond the control of Respondent or of any entity controlled by
Respondent, including but not limited to its contractors and subcontractors, which delays or
prevents performance of any obligation under this Settlement Agreement despite Respondent's

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 best efforts to fulfill the obligation. Force majeure does not include financ~al inability to
• complete the Work or increased cost of performance.

77. If any event occurs or has occurred that may delay the performance of any obligation
under this Settlement Agreement, whether or not caused by aforce majeure event, Respondent
shall notify U.S. EPA orally within 72 hours of when Respondent first knew that the event might
cause a delay. Within 7 days thereafter; Respondent shall provide the following to U.S. EPA in
writing: 1) an explanation and description ofthe reasons for the delay; 2) the anticipated duration
of the delay; 3) all actions taken or to be taken to prevent or minimize the delay; 4) a schedule for
implementation of any measures to be taken to prevent or mitigate the delay or the effect of the
delay; 5) Respondent's rationale for attributing such delay to aforce majeure event if it intends to
assert such a claim; and 6) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of Respondent, such event
may cause or contribute to an endangerment to public health, welfare or the environment.
Failure to comply with the above requirements shall preclude Respond~nt from asserting any
claim of force majeure for that event for the period of time of such failure to comply and for any
additional delay caused by such failure.

78. If U.S. EPA agrees that the delay or anticipated delay is attributable to aforce
majeure event, the time for performance of the obligations under this Settlement Agreement that
are affected by the force majeure event will be extended by U.S. EPA for such time as is
necessary to complete those obligations. An extension of the time for performance of the
obligations affected by the force majeure event shall not, of itself, extend the time for
performance of any other obligation. If U.S. EPA does not agree that the delay or anticipated
delay has been or will be caused by aforce majeure event, U.S. EPA will notify Respondent in
writing of its decision. If U.S. EPA agrees that the delay is attributable to aforce majeure event,
U.S. EPA will notify Respondent in writing of the length of the extension, if any, for

performance of the obligations affected by the force majeure event.

XVIII. PAYMENT OF RESPONSE COSTS

79. Payment of Past Response Costs.

a. Within 30 days after the Effective Date, Respondents shall pay to U.S. EPA
$ for Past Response Costs. Payment shall be made to U.S. EPA by Electronic
Funds Transfer ("EFT") in accordance with Paragraph 79.a.(i), and shall be accompanied by a
statement identifying the name and address of the party making payment, the site name- the
rfittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site, U.S. EPA Region 5, and the Site/Spill ID Number B5KF,
and the U.S. EPA docket number for this action.

(i) If the Past Response Costs payment amount is for $10,000 or greater,
payment shall be made to U.S. EPA by Electronics Funds Transfer ("EFf") in accordance with
the EFf procedures described below, and with updated EFf procedures to be provided to
Respondent by U.S. EPA Region 5. Payment shall be accompanied by a statement identifying

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the name and address of the party making payment, the Site name, U.S. EPA Region 5, the
Site/Spill ID Number B5KF, and U.S. EPA's docket number for this action. As of the date of
this agreement, payment by EFT shall be made in accordance with the following:

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

ABA = 021030004
Account =68010727
SWIFT address =FRNYUS33
33 Liberty Street
New York NY 10045
Field Tag 4200 of the Fedwire message should read "D 68010727 Environmental
Protection Agency"

(ii) If the Past Response Costs amount is less than $10,000, the
Respondent may in lieu of the EFT procedures in subparagraph 79(a)(i) make all payments
required by this Paragraph by a certified or cashier's check or checks made payable to "EPA
Hazardous Substance Superfund," referencing the name and address of the party making the
payment, and the EPA Site/Spill ID Number B5KF. Respondent shall send the check(s) to:

US Environmental Protection Agency

Superfund Payments
Cincinnati Finance Center
P.O. Box 979076
S1. Louis, Mo. 63197-9000

b. At the time of payment, Respondent shall send notice that payment has been
made to:

Jeffrey A. Cahn Catherine Garypie Mary Logan

Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mail Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IT... 60604-3590
Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mail Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590
Regional Project Manager
Superfund Division
Mail Code SR-6J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, II.. 60604-3590

c. The total amount to be paid by Respondent pursuant to Subparagraph 79.a.

shall be deposited in the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site Special Account within the U.S.
EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund to be retained and used to conduct or finance response
actions at or in connection with the Site, or to be transferred by U.S. EPA to the U.S. EPA
Hazardous Substance Superfund.

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 80. Payments for Future Response Costs.

a. Within 30 days after the Effective Date, Respondent shall pay to U.S. EPA
$ . in prepayment of Future Response Costs to be incurred by U.S. EPA at the Site.
The payment will be placed in the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site special account within
the EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund. These funds shall be retained and used by US. EPA
to conduct or finance Future Response Actions, including but not limited to payment of oversight
contractor(s) retained by U.S. EPA. Payment shall be made to U.S. EPA by Electronic Funds
Transfer ("EFT") in accordance with Paragraph 80.a.(i), and shall be accompanied by a statement
identifying the name and address of the party making payment, the site name- the Tittabawassee
River Dioxin Spill Site, U.S. EPA Region 5, and the Site/Spill ill Number B5KF, and the U.S.
EPA docket number for this action. Respondent also shall pay U.S. EPA all Future Response
Costs not inconsistent with the NCP. On a periodic basis, US. EPA will send Respondent a bill
requiring payment that includes Region 5's Itemized Cost Summary, which includes direct and
indirect costs incurred by U.S. EPA and its contractors. Respondent shall make all payments
within 30 days of receipt of each bill requiring payment, except as otherwise provided in
Paragraph 80 of this Settlement Agreement, according to the following procedures.

(i) If the payment amount demanded in the bill is for $10,000 or greater,
payment shall be made to US. EPA by Electronics Funds Transfer ("EFT") in accordance with
the EFT procedures described below, and with updated EFT procedures to be provided to
Respondent by U.S. EPA Region 5. Payment shall be accompanied by a statement identifying
the name and address of the party making payment, the Site name, U.S. EPA Region 5, the
Site/Spill ill Number B5KF, and U.S. EPA's docket number for this action. As of the date of
this agreement, payment by EFT shall be made in accordance with the following:

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

ABA = 021030004
Account =68010727
SWIFT address =FRNYUS33
33 Liberty Street
New York NY 10045
Field Tag 4200 of the Fedwire message should read "D 68010727 Environmental
Protection Agency"

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 (ii) If the amount demanded in the bill is less than $10,000, the
Respondent may in lieu of the EFf procedures in subparagraph 80(a)(i) make all payments
required by this Paragraph by a certified or cashier's check or checks made payable to "EPA
Hazardous Substance Superfund," referencing the name and address of the party making the
payment, and the EPA Site/Spill ID Number B5KF. Respondent shall send thecheck(s) to:

US Environmental Protection Agency

Superfund Payments
Cincinnati Finance Center
P.O. Box 979076
St. Louis, Mo. 63197-9000

b. At the time of payment, Respondent shall send notice that payment has been
made to:

Jeffrey A. Cahn Catherine Garypie Mary Logan

Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mail Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Associate Regional Counsel
Office of Regional Counsel
Mail Code C-14J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590
Regional Project Manager
Superfund Division
Mail Code SR-6J
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3590

c. The total amount to be paid by Respondent pursuant to Subparagraph 80.a.

shall be deposited in the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site Special Account within the U.S.
EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund to be retained and used to conduct or finance response
actions at or in connection with the Site, or to be transferred by U.S. EPA to the U.S. EPA
Hazardous Substance Superfund.

81. If Respondent does not pay Past Response Costs within 30 days after the Effective
Date, or does not pay Future Response Costs within 30 days of Respondent's receipt of a bill,
Respondent shall pay Interest on the unpaid balance of Past Response Costs and Future Response
Costs, respectively. The Interest on unpaid Past Response Costs shall begin to accrue on the
Effective Date and shall continue to accrue until the date of payment. The Interest on unpaid
Future Response Costs shall begin to accrue on the date of the bill and shall continue to accrue
until the date of paymeht. If U.S. EPA receives a partial payment, Interest shall accrue on any
unpaid balance. Payments of Interest made under this Paragraph shall be in addition to such
other remedies or sanctions available to the United States by virtue of Respondent's failure to
make timely payments under this Section, including but not limited to, payments of stipulated
penalties pursuant to Section XVI. Respondent shall make all payments required by this
Paragraph in the manner described in Paragraph 79.

82. Respondent may contest payment of any Future Response Costs under Paragraph 80
if it determines that U.S. EPA has made an accounting error or if it believes U.S. EPA incurred

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excess costs as a direct result of an u.s. EPA action that was inconsistent with the NCP. Such
objection shall be made in writing within 30 days of receipt of the bill and must be sent to the
U.S. EPA Project Coordinator. Any such objection shall specifically identify the contested
Future Response Costs and the basis for objection. In the event of an objection, Respondent shall
within the 30 day period pay all uncontested Future Response Costs to U.S. EPA in the manner
described in Paragraph 80. Simultaneously, Respondent shall establish an interest-bearing
escrow account in a federally-insured bank duly chartered in the State of Michigan and remit to
that escrow account funds equivalent to the amount of the contested Future Response Costs.
Respondent shall send to the U.S. EPA Project Coordinator a copy of the transmittal letter and
check paying the uncontested Future Response Costs, and a copy of the correspondence that
establishes and funds the escrow account, including, but not limited to, information containing
the identity of the bank and bank account under which the escrow account is established as well
as a bank statement showing the initial balance of the escrow account. Simultaneously with
establishment of the escrow account, Respondent shall initiate the Dispute Resolution procedures
in Section XV (Dispute Resolution). If U.S. EPA prevails in the dispute, within 5 days of the
resolution of the dispute, Respondent shall pay the sums due (with accrued interest) to U.S. EPA
in the manner described in Paragraph 80. If Respondent prevails concerning any aspect of the
contested costs, Respondent shall pay that portion of the costs (plus associated accrued interest)
for which it did not prevail to U.S. EPA in the manner described in Paragraph 80. Respondent
shall be disbursed any balance of the escrow account. The dispute resolution procedures set forth
in this Paragraph in conjunction with the procedures set forth in Section XV (Dispute
Resolution) shall be the exclusive mechanisms for resolving disputes regarding Respondent's
obligation to reimburse U.S. EPA for its Future Response Costs.

XIX. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY U.S. EPA

83. In consideration of the actions that will be petformed and the payments that will be
made by Respondent under the terms of this Settlement Agreement, and except as otherwise
specifically provided in this Settlement Agreement, U.S. EPA covenants not to sue or to take
administrative action against Respondent pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.c. §§ 9606 and 9607(a), for the Work, Past Response Costs, and Future Response Costs.
This covenant not to sue shall take effect upon receipt by U.S. EPA of the Past Response Costs
due under Section xvm of this Settlement Agreement and any Interest or Stipulated Penalties
due for failure to pay Past Response Costs as required by Sections XVIII and XVI of this
Settlement Agreement. This covenant not to sue is conditioned upon the complete and
satisfactory performance by Respondent of its obligations under this Settlement Agreement,
including, but not limited to, payment of Future Response Costs pursuant to Section XVIII. This
covenant not to sue extends only to Respondent and does not extend to any other person.

XX. RESERVATIONS OF RIGHTS BY U.S. EPA

84. Except as specifically provided in this Settlement Agreement, nothing herein shall
limit the power and authority of U.S. EPA or the United States to take, direct, or order all actions

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necessary to protect public health, welfare, or the environment or to prevent, abate, or minimize
an actual or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, or hazardous
or solid waste on, at, or from the Site. Further, nothing herein shall prevent U.S. EPA from
seeking legal or equitable relief to enforce the terms of this Settlement Agreement, from taking
other legal or equitable action as it deems appropriate and necessary, or from requiring
Respondent in the future to perform additional activities pursuant to CERCLA or any other
applicable law.

85. The covenant not to sue set forth in Section XIX above does not pertain to any
matters other than those expressly identified therein. U.S. EPA reserves, and this Settlement
Agreement is without prejudice to, all rights against Respondent with respect to all other matters,
including, but not limited to:

a. claims based on a failure by Respondent to meet a requirement of this

Settlement Agreement;

b. liability for costs.not included within the definitions of Past Response Costs or
Future Response Costs;

c. liability for performance of response action other than the Work;

d. criminal liability;

e. liability for damages for injury to, destruction of, or loss of natural resources,
and for the costs of any natural resource damage assessments;

f. liability arising from the past, present, or future disposal, release or threat of
release of Waste Materials outside of the Site;

g. liability for costs incurred or to be incurred by the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry related to the Site; and

h. liability for costs incurred if U.S. EPA assumes the performance of the Work
pursuant to paragraph 86.

86. Work Takeover. In the event U.S. EPA determines that Respondent has ceased
implementation of any portion of the Work, is deficient or late in its performance of the Work, or
is implementing the Work in a manner which may cause an endangerment to human health or the
environment, U.S. EPA may assume the performance of all or any portion of the Work as U.S.
EPA determines necessary. Respondent may invoke the procedures set forth in Section XV
(Dispute Resolution) to dispute U.S. EPA's determination that takeover of the Work is warranted
under this Paragraph. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Settlement Agreement, U.S.
EPA retains all authority and reserves all rights to take any and all response actions authorized by

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law.

XXI. COVENANT NOT TO SUE BY RESPONDENT

87. Except to the extent that the United States may be a responsible party with respect to
the Site under 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a), Respondent covenants not to sue and
agrees not to assert any claims or causes of action against the United States, or its contractors or
employees, with respect to the Work, Past Response Costs, Future Response Costs, or this
Settlement Agreement, including, but not limited to:

a. any direct or indirect claim for reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance
Superfund established by 26 U.S.C. § 9507, based on Sections 106(b)(2), 107, 111, 112, or 113
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9606(b)(2), 9607, 9611, 9612, or 9613, or any other provision ofIaw;
or

b. any claim arising out of the Work or arising out of response actions at or in
connection with the Site, including any claim under the United States Constitution, the Michigan
Constitution, the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.c. § 1491, the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.c. §
2412, as amended, or at common law.

88. These covenants not to sue shall not apply in the event the United States brings a
cause of action or issues an order pursuant to Ehe reservations set forth in Paragraphs 85(b), (c),
and (e) - (g), but only to the extent that Respondent's claims arise from the same response action,
response costs, or damages that the United Stattys is seeking pursuant to the applicable
reservation. Further, nothing in this Settlement AgJ;eement shall prevent Respondent from
seeking legal or equitable relief to enforce the'tenns of this Settlement Agreement.

89. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute approval or preauthorization

of a claim within the meaning of Section 111 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. § 9611, or 40 c.F.R. §
300.700(d).

90. Respondent agrees not to seek judicial review of a decision to list the Site on the
NPL at any time after the Effective Date of this Settlement Agreement based on a claim that
changed site conditions that resulted from the perfonnance of the Work in any way affected the
basis for listing the Site.

91. Respondent agrees not to assert an'y claims and to waive all claims or causes of
action that they may have for all matters relating.t~ the Site, including for contribution, against
any person where the person's liability to Resp~ndent with respect to the Site is based solely on
having arranged for disposal or treatment, or fortransport for disposal or treatment, of hazardous
substances at the Site, or having accepted for transport for disposal or treatment of hazardous
substances at the Site, if all or part of the dispq~al, freatment, or transport occtirredbefore April
1, 2001, and the total amount of material contaiIling 'hazardous substances contributed by such
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person to the Site was less than 110 gallons of liquid materials or 200 pounds of solid materials.

92. The waiver in Paragraph 91 shall not apply with respect to any defense, claim, or
cause of action that Respondent may have against any person meeting the above criteria if such
person asserts a claim or cause of action relating to the Site against Respondent. This waiver
also shall not apply to any claim or cause of action against any person meeting the above criteria
if U.S. EPA determines:

a. that such person has failed to comply with any U.S. EPA requests for
information or administrative subpoenas issued pursuant to Section 104(e) or 122(e) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9604(e) or 9622(e), or Section 3007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or "RCRA"), 42 U.S.c. § 6972, or
has impeded or is impeding, through action or inaction, the performance of a response action or
natural resource restoration with respect to the Site, or has been convicted of a criminal violation
for the conduct to which this waiver would apply and that conviction has not been vitiated on
appeal or otherwise; or

b. that the materials containing hazardous substances contributed to the Site by

such person have contributed significantly, or could contribute significantly, either individually
or in the aggregate, to the cost of response action or natural resource restoration at the Site.

93. For the purposes of Section 113(g)(l) of CERCLA, the parties agree that, upon
issuance of this Settlement Agreement, remedial action under CERCLA shall be deemed to be
scheduled and an action for damages (as defined in 42 U.S.c. § 9601(6)) must be commenced
within 3 years after the completion of.the remedial action.

XXII. OTHER CLAIMS

94. By issuance of this Settlement Agreement, the United States and U.S. EPA assume
no liability for injuries or damages to persons or property resulting from any acts or omissions of
Respondent. The United States or U.S. EPA shall not be deemed a party to any contract entered
into by Respondent or its directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, representatives,
assigns, contractors, or consultants in carrying out actions pursuant to this Settlement Agreement.

95. Except as expressly provided in Section XXI, Paragraph 91 (Non-Exempt De

Micromis Waivers) and Section XIX (Covenant Not to Sue by U.S. EPA), nothing in this
Settlement Agreement constitutes a satisfaction of or release from any claim or cause of action
against Respondent or any person not a party to this Settlement Agreement, for any liability such
person may have under CERCLA, other statutes, or common law, including but not limited to
any claims of the United States for costs, damages and interest under Sections 106 and 107 of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9606 and 9607.

96. No action or decision by U.S. EPA pursuant to this Settlement Agreement shall give

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rise to any right to judicial review.

XXIII. CONTRIBUTION

97. a.. The Parties agree that this Settlement Agreement constitutes an administrative
settlement for purposes of Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(f)(2), and that
Respondent is entitled, as of the Effective Date, to protection from contribution actions or claims
as provided by Sections 113(f)(2) and 122(h)(4) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.c. §§ 9613(f)(2) and
9622(h)(4), for "matters addressed" in this Settlement Agreement. The "matters addressed" in
this Settlement Agreement are the Work, Past Response Costs, and Future Response Costs.

b. The Parties agree that this Settlement Agreement constitutes an administrati ve

settlement for purposes of Section 113(f)(3)(B) of CERCLA, 42. US.C. § 9113(f)(3)(B),
pursuant to which the Respondent has, as of the Effective Date, resolved its liability to the United
States for the Work, Past Response Costs, and Future Response Costs.

c. Except as provided in Section XXI , Paragraph 91 of this Settlement

Agreement (Non-Exempt De Micromis Waivers), nothing in this Settlement Agreement
precludes the United States or Respondent from asserting any claims, causes of action, or
demands for indemnification, contribution, or cost recovery against any person not a party to this
Settlement Agreement. Nothing herein diminishes the right of the United States, pursuant to
Section 113(f)(2)and (3), 42 US.C. § 9613(f)(2) and (3), to pursue any such persons to obtain
additional response costs or response action, and to enter into settlements that give rise to
contribution protection pursuant to Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 US.C. § 9613(f)(2).

XXIV. INDE:MNIFICATION

98. Respondent shall indemnify, save and hold harmless the United States, its officials,
agents, contractors, subcontractors, employees and representatives from any and all claims or
causes of action arising from, or on account of negligent or other wrongful acts or omissions of
Respondent, its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, or subcontractors, in carrying
out actions pursuant to this Settlement Agreement. In addition, Respondent agrees to pay the
United States all costs incurred by the United States, including but not limited to attorneys fees
and other expenses of litigation and settlement, arising from or on account of claims made
against the United States based on negligent or other wrongful acts or omissions of Respondent,
its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors and any persons acting on
their behalf or under their control, in carrying out activities pursuant to this Settlement
Agreement. The United States shall not be held out as a party to any contract entered into by or
on behalf of Respondent in carrying out activities pursuant to this Settlement Agreement.
Neither Respondent nor any such contractor shall be considered an agent of the United States.
The Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. §§ 2671, 2680) provides coverage for injury or loss of
property, or injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an employee
of US. EPA while acting within the scope of his or her employment, under circumstances where

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U.S. EPA, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the

place where the act or omission occurred.

99. The United States shall give Respondent notice of any claim for which the United

States plans to seek indemnification pursuant to this Section and shall consult with Respondent

prior to settling such claim.

100. Respondent waives all claims against the United States for damages or
reimbursement or for set-off of any payments made or to be made to the United States, arising
from or on account of any contract, agreement, or arrangement by Respondent and any person for
performance of Work on or relating to the Site. In addition, Respondent shall indemnify and
hold harmless the United States with respect to any and all claims for damages or reimbursement
arising from or on account of any contract, agreement, or arrangement by Respondent and any
person for performance of Work on or relating to the Site.

xxv. INSURANCE

101. At least thirty (30) days prior to commencing any On-Site Work under this
Settlement Agreement, Respondent shall secure, and shall maintain for the duration of this
Settlement Agreement, comprehensive general liability insurance and automobile insurance with
limits of $2,000,000, combined single limit, naming the United States as an additional insured.
Within the same period, Respondent shall provide U.S. EPA with certificates of such insurance
and a copy of each insurance policy. Respondent shall submit such certificates and copies of
policies each year on the anniversary of the Effective Date. In addition, for the duration of the
Settlement Agreement, Respondent shall satisfy, or shall ensure that its contractors or
subcontractors satisfy, all applicable laws and regulations regarding the provision of worker's
compensation insurance for all persons performing the Work on behalf of Respondent in
furtherance of this Settlement Agreement. If Respondent demonstrates by evidence satisfactory
to U.S. EPA that any contractor or subcontractor maintains insurance equivalent to that described
above, or insurance covering some or all of the same risks but in an equal ot lesser amount, then
Respondent need provide only that portion of the insurance described above which is not
maintained by such contractor or subcontractor.

XXVI. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

102. Within 30 days after the Effective Date, Respondent shall establish and maintain
financial security for the benefit of U.S. EPA in the amount of $15,000,000, in order to secure
the full and final completion of remedial investigation and feasibility study Work and remedial
design Work by Respondent. Within 30 days after U.S. EPA signs an action memorandum
selecting a removal action to be taken as an Interim Response Action, Respondent shall establish
and maintain financial security for the benefit of U.S. EPA in an amount equal to U.S. EPA's
estimated cost of the removal action Work, in order to secure the full and final completion of
removal action Work. Respondent shall establish and maintain all financial security required by

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this Settlement Agreement in one or more of die following forms:

a. a surety bond unconditionally guaranteeing payment and/or performance of the

Work; ,

b. one or more irrevocable letter& of credit, payable to or at the direction of U.S.

EPA, issued by financial institution(s) acceptable in all respects to U.S. EPA
equaling the total estimated cost of the Work;

c. a trust fund administered by a trustee acceptable in all respects to U.S. EPA;

d. a policy of insurance issued by an insurance carrier acceptable in all respects to

U.S. EPA, which ensures the payment and/or performance of the Work;

e. a corporate guarantee to perform the Work provided by one or more parent

corporations or subsidiaries of Respondent, or by one or more unrelated
corporations that have a substantial business relationship with Respondent;
including a demonstration that any such company satisfied the financial test
requirements of 40 C.P.R. § 264. 143(f);

f. a corporate guarantee to perform the Work by Respondent, including a

demonstration that Respondent satisfies the requirements of 40 C.P.R. §143(f);
and/or

g. any other financial mechanism,acyeptable to and approved by U.S. EPA.

103. Any and all financial assurance instruments provided pursuant to this Section shall
be in form and substance satisfactory to U.S. EPA, determined in U.S. EPA's sole discretion. In
the event that U.S. EPA determines at any time that the financial assurances provided pursuant to
this Section (including, without limitation, the instrument(s) evidencing such assurances) are
inadequate, Respondent shall, within 30 days of receipt of notice of U.S. EPA's determination,
obtain and present to U.S. EPA for approval one of the other forms of financial assurance listed
in Paragraph 102, above. In addition, if at any time U.S. EPA notifies Respondent that the
anticipated cost of completing the Work has increased, then, within 30 days of such notification,
Respondent shall obtain and present to U.S. EPA for approval a revised form of financial
assurance (otherwise acceptable under this Section) that reflects such cost increase.
Respondent's inability to demonstrate financial ability to complete the Work shall in no way
excuse performance of any activities required under this Settlement Agreement.

104. If Respondent seeks to ensure completion of the Work through a guarantee pursuant
to Subparagraph 102.e. or 102.f. of this Settlement Agreement, Respondent shall (i) demonstrate
to U.S. EPA's satisfaction that the guarantor satisfies the requirements of 40 C.P.R. § 264.143(f);
and (ii) resubmit sworn statements conveying.the information required by 40 c.P.R. § 264. 143(f)

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annually, on the anniversary of the Effective Date, to U.S. EPA. For the purposes of this
Settlement Agreement, wherever 40 C.F.R. § 264. 143(f) references "sum of current closure and
post-closure costs estimates and the current plugging and abandonment costs estimates," the
current cost estimate of $15,000,000 for the Work at the Site shall be used in relevant financial
test calculations.

105. If, after the Effective Date, Respondent can show that the estimated cost to
complete the remaining Work had diminished below the amount set forth in Paragraph 102 of
this Section, Respondent may, on any anniversary date of the Effective Date, or at any other time
agreed to by the Parties, reduce the amount of the financial security provided under this Section
to the estimated cost of the remaining Work to be performed. Respondent shall submit a
proposal for such reduction to U.S. EPA, in accordance with the requirements of this Section,
and may reduce the amount of the security after receiving written approval from U.S. EPA. In
the event of a dispute, Respondent may seek dispute resolution pursuant to Section XV (Dispute
Resolution) and may reduce the amount of security in accordance with u.S. EPA's written
decision resolving the dispute.

106. Respondent may change the form of financial assurance provided under this Section
at any time, upon notice to and prior written approval by U.S. EPA, provided that U.S. EPA
determines that the new form of assurance meets the requirements of this Section. In the event of
a dispute, Respondent may change the form of the financial assurance only in accordance with
the written decision resolving the dispute.

XXVII. SEVERABILITY/INTEGRATIONIAPPENDICES

107. If a court issues an order that invalidates any provision of this Settlement
Agreement or finds that Respondent has sufficient cause not to comply with one or more
provisions of this Settlement Agreement, Respondent shall remain bound to comply with all
provisions of this Settlement Agreement not invalidated or determined to be subject to a
sufficient cause defense by the court's order.

108. This Settlement Agreement, including its appendices, and any deliverables,
technical memoranda, specifications, schedules, documents, plans, reports (other than progress
reports), etc. that will be developed pursuant to this Settlement Agreement and become
incorporated into and enforceable under this Settlement Agreement constitute the final, complete
and exclusive agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the settlement
embodied in this Settlement Agreement. The parties acknowledge that there are no
representations, agreements or understandings relating to the settlement other than those
expressly contained in this Settlement Agreement. The following appendices are attached to and
incorporated into this Settlement Agreement:

"Appendix A" is the Remedial Investigation And Feasability Study And Removal Action SOW.

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"Appendix B" is the Remedial Design SOW.

"Appendix C" is the is the map of the Site.

XXVIII. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

109. U.S. EPA will determine the contents of the administrative record file for selection
of the remedial action. Respondent shall submit to U.S. EPA documents developed during the
course of the RIIFS upon which selection of the response action may be based. Upon request of
US. EPA, Respondent shall provide copies of plans, task memoranda for further action, quality
assurance memoranda and audits, raw data, field notes, laboratory analytical reports and other
reports. Upon request of US. EPA, Respondent shall additionally submit any previous studies
conducted under state, local or other federal authorities relating to selection of the response
action, and all communications between Respondent and state, local or other federal authorities
concerning selection of the response action. At U.S. EPA's discretion, Respondent shall
establish a community information repository at or near the Site, to house one copy of the
administrative record.

XXIX. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION

110. This Settlement Agreement shall be effective 7 days after the Settlement Agreement
is signed by the Director of the Superfund Division or his/her delegatee.

111. This Settlement Agreement may be amended in writing by mutual agreement of

U.S. EPA and Respondent. Amendments shall be effective when signed by U.S. EPA. US.
EPA Project Coordinators do not have the authority to sign amendments to the Settlement
Agreement.

XXX. NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF WORK

112. When U.S. EPA determines, that all Work has been fully performed in accordance
with this Settlement Agreement, with the exception of any continuing obligations required by
this Settlement Agreement, including but not limited to payment of Future Response Costs and
record retention, US. EPA will provide written notice to Respondent. If U.S. EPA determines
that any such Work has not been completed in accordance with this Settlement Agreement, US.
EPA will notify Respondent, provide a list of the deficiencies, and require that Respondent
modify the RIlFS Planning Documents or other work plan if appropriate in order to correct such
deficiencies. Respondent shall implement the modified and approved RIlFS Planning
Documents or other approved work plan and shall submit the required deliverable(s) in
accordance with the U.S. EPA notice. Failure by Respondent to implement the approved
modified RIlFS Planning Documents or other work plan shall be a violation of this Settlement
Agreement.

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IN THE MATIER OF:

The Dow Chemical Company

Midland, Michigan, 48667

The Undersigned Party enters into this Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on
Consent in the matter of the Tittabawassee Ri ver Dioxin Spill Site.

Agreed this _ day of , 2007.

For Respondent: The Dow Chemical Company

By
David W. Graham
Vice President
Environment, Health, & Safety and Sustainability

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IN THE MAITER OF:

The Dow Chemical Company

Midland, Michigan, 48667

It is so ORDERED AND AGREED this day of , 2077.

BY:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ­ DATE: _
Richard C. Karl, Director
Superfund Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5

EFFECTIVE DATE: _

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 APPENDIX A

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION AND FEASffiILITY STUDY

AND REMOVAL ACTIONS

AT THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER DIOXIN SPILL SITE IN MICIDGAN

I. PURPOSE

This Statement of Work (SOW) sets forth the requirements for conducting a Remedial
Investigation and Feasibility Study (RIIFS) and Removal Actions at the Tittabawassee River
Dioxin Spill Site (Site) located in, and down stream of, Midland, Michigan. The Site is located
in and along the upper six miles of the Tittabawassee River and its floodplains, beginning at the
upstream portion of Reach A, located upstream of Dow's Midland Plant property, and extending
downstream to approximately Reach 0, and areas where hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants have or may have come to be located from the Site including, but not limited to,
the Saginaw River and its floodplains and portions of Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron.

The RI Report shall fully evaluate the nature and extent of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants at and/or from the Site. The RI Report shall also assess the risk which these
hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants present for human health and the environment.
The RI Report shall provide sufficient data to develop and evaluate effective remedial
alternatives. The FS Report shall evaluate alternatives for addressing the impact to human health
and the environment from hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at the Site.

The Respondent shall prepare and complete the RI and FS Reports in compliance with the
Administrative Order on Consent (AOC), this SOW, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 C.F.R. Part 300) as amended, and
all requirements and guidance for RI/FS studies and reports, including but not limited to EPA
Superfund Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under
CERCLA (EPA/540/G-89/004, October 1988) (RI/FS Guidance), and any other guidance that the
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses in conducting or submitting
deliverables for a RIIFS. Exhibit B sets forth a partial list of guidance used by EPA for a RIIFS.

The Removal Actions shall provide an appropriate extent of action to be taken in response to a
given release, considering available information and current site conditions. The Removal
Actions shall be taken to abate, prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or
threat of a release that may pose a threat to public health or the environment.

The Respondent shall furnish all personnel, materials, and services necessary for, or incidental
to, performing the RI/FS and Removal Actions at the Site, except as otherwise specified herein.

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II. DOCUl\1ENT REVIEW

In accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall submit all
documents or deliverables required as part of this SOW to the EPA, with a copy(ies) to the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), for review and approval in
accordance with Section X of the AOC.

To the extent approved by EPA, the parties will use a series of meetings and calls to support
document development and review. After receipt of a draft document for review and approval in
accordance with Section X of the AOC, EPA, at its sole discretion, may meet or confer with
Respondent to give preliminary Agency feedback on the document.

III. SCOPE OF RIlFS

In accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall complete the

following tasks as part of the RIIFS for the Site:

Task 1: Project Scoping and RIIFS Planning Documents

Task 2: Community Relations and Technical Assistance Plan

Task 3: Site Characterization

Task 4: Remedial Investigation Report (including human health and ecological risk assessment)

Task 5: Treatability Studies (if needed) ,

Task 6:- Development and Screening of Alternatives (Technical Memoranda)

Task 7: Detailed Analysis of Alternatives (FS Report)

Task 8: Progress Reports

Details regarding the aforementioned eight tasks are specified below.

TASK 1: PROJECT S'COPING AND RIfFS PLANNING DOCUMENTS

1.1. Site Background

The Respondent shall gather and analyze the existing Site background infonnation and shall
conduct a Site visit to assist in planning the scope of the RIIFS.

1.1.1. Previous Work

For portions of the Site where environmental clean up work has previously been conducted either
voluntarily or under a local, State or federal program, the Respondent shall assess the previous
work with respect to the extent to which the risk to human health and the environment from
hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants has been reduced or eliminated (considering
EPA's Superfund goals to protect public health, welfare or the environment) and the need for
additional work (either additional response actions and/or further investigation) to further
eliminate such risks. The Respondent shall summarize an'd document the previous clean up work

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in the RIIFS Work Plan submitted pursuant to"task 1.2, and shall assess the' adequacy of the
previous work to meet the objectives of this AOC and SOW.

1.1.2. Collect and Analyze Existing Data

Before planning the RIIFS activities, the Respondent shall thoroughly compile and review all
existing Site data. The Respondent shall summarize and document the existing data in the RIlFS
Work Plan submitted pursuant to Task 1.2, and shall assess the adequacy of the previous work to
meet the objectives of this AOC and SOW. Historical data shall be submitted electronically
according to EPA Region 5 specifications. Existing Site data includes presently available data
relating to the varieties and quantities of hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants at
the Site, past disposal practices, the results of previous sampling activities, and information about
past response actions and residual contamination at the Site.

1.1.3. Conduct Site Visit

The Respondent shall visit the Site during the project scoping phase. The Respondent shall
coordinate visits to the Site with EPA's project manager, and MDEQ shall be invited to attend.

1.1.4. Assess Source Control

The Respondent shall prepare a Source Control Technical Memorandum assessing past and
current sources of contamination to the Site, and documenting the current degree of control on
potential and actual sources. The Technical Memorandum shall include an assessment of the
affect actual or ongoing sources could have on downstream sediments and/or floodplain areas.
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1.2. RIlFS Work Plan

A RIIFS Work Plan shall be prepared to accomplish the following:

• A remedial investigation that fully determines the nature and extent of the release or
threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants at and from the
Site. In performing this investigation, the Respondent shall gather sufficient data,
samples, and other information to fully characterize the nature and extent of the
contamination at the Site, to support the human health and ecological risk assessments,
and to provide sufficient data for the identification and evaluation of remedial alternatives
for each Site.

• A feasibility study that identifies and evaluates alternatives for remedial action to protect
human health and the environment by preventing, eliminating, controlling or mitigating
the release or threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants at
and from the Site.

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The Respondent shall prepare the RIIFS Planning documents to be consistent with applicable
portions of the "Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under
CERCLA," October, 1988.

The RIlFS Work Plan shall include a detailed description of the tasks the Respondent shall
perform, the information needed for each task, a detailed description of the information the
Respondent shall produce during and at the conclusion of each task, and a description of the
work products that the Respondent shall submit to EPA and NIDEQ including: the deliverables
set forth in this SOW; a schedule for each of the required activities; and a project management
plan including a data management plan (e.g., requirements for project management systems and
software, minimum data requirements, requirements for submittal of electronic data, data format
and backup data management).

The RIIFS Work Plan shall include: data quality objectives (DQOs); number and types of
sampling locations; analytical, physical and/or biological tests; a site-specific conceptual site
model (CSM); preliminary objectives for the remedial action at the Site; a description of the Site
management strategy; and data needs for fully characterizing the nature and extent of the
contamination at the Site, evaluating risks and developing and evaluating remedial alternatives.
The RIIFS Work Plan shall reflect coordination with treatability study requirements, if any. In
addition, the RIfFS Work Plan shall include the following:

1.2.1. Site Background

The Site Background section shall include a brief summary of the Site location, description,
physiography, hydrology, geology, demographics, ecological, cultural and natural resource
features, Site history, description of previous investigations and responses conducted at the Site
by local, state, federal, or private parties, and Site data evaluations and project planning
completed during the scoping process.

The Site background section shall discuss areas of waste handling and disposal activities, the
locations of existing groundwater monitoring wells, if any, and previous surface water, sediment,
soil, groundwater, and air sampling locations. The Site Background section shall include a
summary description of available data and identify areas where hazardous substances, pollutants
or contaminants were detected and the detected levels. The Site Background section shall
include tables and/or figures displaying the minimum and maximum levels of detected hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants in Site areas and media.

1.2.2. Conceptual Site Model

The Respondent shall prepare a CSM that is applicable to the Site. The CSM shall show
potential contaminant sources, fate and transport routes, and exposure pathways for the Site.
New information will be used to refine the CSM, as it becomes available, and evaluation of the
CSM will be done in an iterative fashion, starting with the RI planning documents and
continuing through completion of the FS.

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 1.2.3. Data Gap DescriptionlData Acquisition

As part of the RI/FS Work Plan, the Respondent shall analyze the currently available data. The
Respondent shall identify those areas of the Site and nearby areas that require additional data and
evaluation it). order to define the extent of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants. The
RIIFS Work Plan shall include a description of the number, types, and locations of samples to be
collected. As needed and deemed appropriate by EPA, the RIIFS Work Plan shall include an
environmental program to accomplish the following:

• Site Reconnaissance. The Respondent shall conduct:

- Site surveys including property, boundary, utility rights-of-way, and

topographic information

- Land survey

- Topographic mapping

- Field screening

/ • Geological Investigations (Soils and Sediments). The Respondent shall conduct

geological investigations to determine the extent of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants (including waste materials) in surface soils, subsurface soils and sediments
at the Site. As part of this geological investigation Respondent shall:
- Collect surface soil samples
- Collect subsurface soil samples
- Perform soil boring and permeability sampling
- Collect sediment samples
- Survey soil gases
- Test pit
- Identify real-world horizontal, vertical, and elevation coordinates for all
samples and Site features in accordance with EPA Region 5 electronic
data requirements

• Air Investigations. The Respondent shall conduct air investigations to determine the
extent of atmospheric hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at and from the
Site, which shall include:
- Collect air samples
- Establish air monitoring stations

• Hydrogeological Investigations (Groundwater). The Respondent shall conduct

hydrogeological investigations of groundwater to determine the horizontal and vertical
distribution of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in the groundwater and
the extent, fate and transport of any groundwater plumes containing hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants. The hydrogeological investigation shall include:

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 - Install well systems
- Collect samples from upgradient, downgradient, private and municipal
wells
- Collect samples during drilling (e.g., HydroPunch or equivalent)
- Perform hydraulic tests (such as pump tests, slug tests and grain size
analyses)
- Measure groundwater elevations and determine horizontal and vertical
sample locations in accordance with EPA Region 5 electronic data
requirements
- Modeling
- Determine the direction of regional and local groundwater flow
- Identify the local uses of groundwater including the number, location,
depth and use of nearby private and municipal wells

• Hydrogeological Investigations (Surface Water). The Respondent shall conduct

hydrogeological investigations to determine the nature and extent of contamination of
surface water from the Site. The hydrogeological investigation shall include:
- Collect samples
- Measure surface water elevation and depth
- Evaluate flow and hydrodynamics

• Geophysical Investigation. The Respondent shall conduct geophysical investigations to

delineate waste depths, thicknesses and volume; the elevations of the underlying natural
soil layer and the extent of cover over fill areas including the following:
- Magnetometer
- Electromagnetic
- Ground-penetrating Radar
- Seismic refraction
- Resistivity
- Site meteorology
- Cone penetrometer survey
- Remote sensor survey
- Radiological investigation
- Test pits; trenches and soil borings

• Ecological Investigation. The Respondent shall conduct ecological investigations to

assess the impact to aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems from the disposal, release and
migration of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at the Site including:
- Wetland and habitat delineation
- Wildlife observations
- Community characterization
- Endangered Species identification
- Biota sampling and population studies

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 .,.
• Dispose of Investigation-Derived Waste. The Respondent shall characterize and dispose
of investigation-derived wastes in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations as
specified in the FSP (see the Fact Sheet, Guide to Management ofInvestigation-Derived
Wastes, 9345.3-03FS (January 1 9 9 2 » . "

• Evaluate and Document the Need for Treatability Studies. If the Respondent or EPA
identify response actions that involve treatment, the Respondent shall include treatability
studies as outlined in Task 5 of this SOW unless the Respondent satisfactorily
demonstrates to EPA that such studies are not needed. When treatability studies are
needed, the Respondent shall plan initial treatability testing activities (such as research
and study design) to occur concurrently with Site characterization activities.

1.2.4. Field Sampling Plan

The Respondent shall prepare the Field Sampling Plan (FSP) portion of the RI Planning
Documents to ensure that sample collection and analytical activities are conducted in accordance
with technically acceptable protocols and that the data meet DQOs as established in the Quality
Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) and FSP. All sampling and analyses performed shall conform to
EPA direction, approval, and guidance regarding sampling, quality assurance/quality control
(QA/QC), data validation, and chain of custody procedures. This document shall provide
standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sampling activities.

The FSP will incorporate elements of dynamic field activities, to the extent appropriate, based on
site-specific conditions and data needs. Dynamic field activities will be used to streamline Site
activities with real-time data and real-time decisi,ons in accordance with site specific QA/QC
requirements. This approach, sometimes called the Triad approach, involves systematic
planning, a dynamic work plan strategy, and real time field measurements. Dynamic field
activities will be conducted consistent with OSWERNo. 9200.1-40, Using Dynamic Field
Activities for On-Site Decision Making: A Guide for Project Managers.

1.2.5. Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

The Respondent shall prepare a QAPP that covers sample anal ysis and data handling for samples
collected during the RI, based on·the AOC and guidance provided by EPA. The Respondent
shall prepare the QAPP in accordance with "EPA Requirements of Quality Assurance Project
Plans (QAIR-5)" (EPA/2401B-Ol1003, March 2001) and "EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance
Project Plans (QA/G-5)" (EP A/6001R-02/009, December 2002). The QAPP may include Field­
Based Analytical Methods, if appropriate and scientifically defensible.

The Respondent shall· demonstrate, in advance to EPA's satisfaction, that each laboratory it may
use is qualified to conduct the proposed work. This includes use of methods and analytical
protocols for the chemicals of concern in the media sampled within detection and quantification
limits consistent with both QA/QC procedures and DQOs approved in the QAPP. The
laboratory must have and follow an approved QA program. If a laboratory not in the Contract

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Laboratory Program is selected, methods consistent with CLP methods that would be used at the
Site for the purposes proposed and QAfQC procedures approved by EPA shall be used. The
Respondent shall only use laboratories which have a documented Quality Assurance Program
which complies with ANSIIASQC E-4 1994, "Specifications and Guidelines for Quality Systems
for Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs," (American
National Standard, January 5, 1995) and "EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans
(QAfR-2)" (EPAf2401B-OI-002, March 2001) or equivalent documentation as detennined by
EPA.

Upon request by EPA, the Respondent shall have its laboratory analyze samples submitted by
EPA for quality assurance monitoring. The Respondent shall provide EPA with the QAfQC
procedures followed by all sampling teams and laboratories perfonning data collection and/or
analysis. The Respondent shall also ensure the provision of analytical tracking information
consistent with OSWER Directive No. 9240.0-2B, Extending the Tracking ofAnalytical Services
to PRP-Lead Superfund Sites.

The Respondent shall participate in a pre-QAPP meeting or conference call with EPA. The
purpose of this meeting or conference call is to discuss QAPP requirements and obtain any
clarification needed to prepare the QAPP.

1.2.6. Health and Safety Plan

The Respondent shall prepare a Health and Safety Plan (HSP). The HSP shall conform to the
Respondent's health and safety program and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations and protocols outlined in 29 C.P.R. Part 1910. The HSP
shall be prepared in accordance with EPA's Standard Operating Safety Guide (pUB 9285.1-03,
PB 92-963414, June 1992). The HSP shall include the 11 elements described in the RIIFS
Guidance such as a health and safety risk analysis, a description of monitoring and personal
protective equipment, medical monitoring, and Site control. EPA does not "approve" the
Respondent's HSP, but rather EPA reviews it to ensure that all the necessary elements are
included, and that the plan provides for the protection of human health and the environment, and
after that review provides comments as may be necessary and appropriate. The safety plan must,
at a minimum, follow the EPA's guidance document Standard Operating Safety Guides
(Publication 9285.1-03, PB92-963414, June 1992).

TASK 2: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL

ASSISTANCE PLANS

2.1. Community Involvement Support

EPA has the responsibility of developing and implementing community involvement activities
for the Site. The critical community involvement planning steps performed by EPA include
conducting community interviews and developing a Community Involvement Plan. Although
implementing the Community Involvement Plan is the responsibility of EPA, the Respondent, if

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directed by EPA, shall assist by providing infonnation regarding the Site's history; participating
in public meetings; assisting in preparing fact sheets for distribution to the general public; or
conducting other activities approved by EPA. All Respondent-conducted community
involvement activities shall be planned and developed in coordination with EPA.

2.2. Technical Assistance Plan (TAP)

In addition to any assistance with community involvement activities, if requested by EPA, the
Respondent shall prepare a Technical Assistance Plan (TAP) that will provide and administer
$50,000 at the Site for a qualified community group to hire Technical Advisors, independent
from the Respondent, to help interpret and comment on Site-related documents developed under
this SOW and through EPA's issuance of the Record of Decision. After a request by EPA, the
Respondent shall submit to EPA its TAP for the Site for Agency approval, in accordance with
the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW.

As part of the TAP, the Respondent shall propose methods, including an application process,
minimum eligibility requirements and selection criteria for awarding, and administering the
funds above.

Any eligible group shall be: I) a group of people who may be affected by a release or threatened
release at the Site; 2) incorporated as a nonprofit organization for the purposes of the Site or
otherwise established as a charitable organization that operates within the geographical range of
the Site and is already incorporated as a nonprofit organization; and 3) able to demonstrate its
capability to adequately and responsibly manage any funds awarded. Any group is ineligible if it
is: I) a potentially responsible party (PRP) at the Site or represents such a PRP or is a group
whose ability to represent the interests of the affected individuals might be limited as a result of
receiving money or services from a PRP; 2) affiliated with a national organization; 3) an
academic institution; 4) a political subdivision; or 5) a group established or presently sustained
by government entities, a PRP, or any ineligible entity. Selection criteria should be consistent
with 40 C.F.R. §35.4155. Funds may be awarded to only one qualified group at a time.

Also as part of the TAP, the Respondent shall include a proposed plan for documenting the
eligibility of the selected community group, and informing the group and EPA if it believes any
individual member is ineligible (consistent with 40 C.F.R. §35.4030) to participate in the group.
Respondent shall also include a plan for informing the selected group of the activities that can
and cannot be undertaken with Respondent's funds. The lists of eligible and ineligible activities
should be consistent with 40 C.F.R. §35.4070 and §35.4075, respectively. The TAP shall also
include a proposal for offering and, if accepted, transferring up to $5,000 to the selected group to
cover its estimated need for funds for an initial start-up period.

Also as part of the TAP, Respondent shall include a plan for providing assistance to the selected
community group in the solicitation for an independent Technical Advisor. As long as the group
documents its selection and the advisor selected by the group satisfies the requirements specified
in 40 C.F.R. §35.4190 and §35.4195, Respondent shall accept the group's choice. Finally,

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Respondent shall include a proposed plan for negotiating a contract with the selected community
organization and the independent Technical Advisor. The contract shall specify the duties of the
Respondent, community group, and Technical Advisor, respectively, and establish a dispute
resolution process. Respondent shall notify EPA of the provisions of the final contract.

The Respondent may hire a third party to coordinate and administer the TAP (hereinafter
referred to as the TAP Coordinator). However, any such TAP Coordinator shall be approved by
EPA. It is the Respondent's burden to demonstrate that the TAP Coordinator is qualified to
perform this task. If the Respondent opts to hire a TAP Coordinator, then it shall submit in
writing that person's name, title, and qualifications to EPA within 30 days after a request by EPA
for submittal of a TAP for a Site. Additionally, as part of the TAP, Respondent shall designate
an outreach coordinator who will be responsive to the public's inquiries and questions about the
Site, including information about the application process and administration of the TAP.
Respondent shall also propose a plan for arranging for and hosting meetings between its
Outreach Coordinator, the community group, the Technical Advisor, and other interested
individuals.

If the community group demonstrates, consistent with the criteria specified in 40 C.F.R.
§35.4065, that it needs additional funds for TAP activity, then Respondent will provide the
additional monies needed. Any unobligated funds shall revert to the Respondent upon EPA's
issuance of the ROD based upon the RIlFS to be conducted pursuant to this SOW.

In accordance with the schedule in the EPA approved TAP, the Respondent shall select the TAP
recipient; release $5,000 in start-up funds; confirm the selection of the Technical Advisor, and
finalize an appropriate contract with the selected community representative and the Technical
Advisor. In addition, the Respondent shall provide EPA and MDEQ with quarterly progress
reports concerning the implementation of the TAP.

TASK3: SITE CHARACTERIZATION

3.1. Investigate and Define Site Physical and Biological Characteristics

The Respondent shall implement the RIfFS Work Plan and collect data on the physical and
biological characteristics of the Site and its surrounding areas including, as needed, the physical
physiography, geology, and hydrology, and specific physical characteristics. This information
will be ascertained through a combination of existing data, and physical measurements,
observations, and sampling efforts and will be utilized to define potential transport pathways and
human ecological receptor populations. In defining the Site's physical characteristics the
Respondent will also obtain sufficient engineering data for the projection of contaminant fate and
transport, and development and screening of res alternatives, including information to assess
treatment technologies.

The Respondent shall provide EPA with a paper copy and an electronic copy (according to EPA
Region 5 format specification) of laboratory data within the monthly progress reports and in no

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event later than 90 days after samples are shipped for analysis. In addition, the monthly progress
reports will summarize field activities (including drilling locations, depths and field notes if
requested by RPM), problems encountered, solutions to problems, and upcoming field activities.

Upon request by EPA, the Respondent shall allow EPA or its authorized representatives to take
split and/or duplicate samples of any samples collected by the Respondent or their contractors or
agents. The Respondent shall notify EPA not less than 15 business days in advance of any
sample collection activity. EPA shall have the right to take any additional samples that it deems
necessary.

3.2. Defme Sources of Contamination

The Respondent shall locate each source of contamination. For each location, Respondent shall
determine the areal extent and depth of contamination by sampling in accordance with the
approved plans. Respondent shall determine the physical characteristics and chemical
constituents and their concentrations for all known and discovered sources of contamination.
The Respondent shall conduct sufficient sampling to define the boundaries of the contaminant
sources to the level established in the QAPP and DQOs. Defining the source of contamination
will include analyzing the potential for contaminant release (e.g., long term leaching from soil),
contaminant mobility and persistence, and characteristics important for evaluating remedial
actions, including information to assess treatment technologies.

3.3. Describe the Nature and ExtentlFateand Transport of Contamination

The Respondent shall gather information todescribe the nature and extent of contamination as a
step during the field investigation. To describe th~ nature and extent of contamination, the
Respondent will utilize the information on Site; physical and biological characteristics and
sources of contamination to give a preliminary estimate of the contaminants that may have
migrated. The Respondent will then implement an iterative monitoring program and any study
program identified in the work plan or sampling plan such that by using analytical techniques
sufficient to detect and quantify the concentration of contaminants, the migration of
contaminants through the various media"at the Site can be determined. In addition, the
Respondent shall gather data for calculations of contaminant fate and transport. This process is
continued until the area and depth of contamination are characterized as established in the QAPP
andDQOs.

3.3.1. Evaluate Site Characteristics

The Respondent shall analyze and evaluate the data to describe: (1) Site physical and biological
characteristics; (2) contaminant source characteristics; (3) nature and extent of contamination;
and (4) contaminant fate and transport. Results of the Site physical characteristics, source
characteristics, and extent of contamination analyses are utilized in the analysis of contaminant
fate and transport. The Respondent shall evaluate the actual and potential magnitude of releases
from the sources, and horizontal and vertical spread of contamination as well as mobility and

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persistence of contaminants. Where modeling is appropriate, such models shall be identified to
EPA in a technical memorandum prior to their use. Upon request, all model data and
programming, including any proprietary programs, shall be made available to EPA together with
a sensitivity analysis. The RI data shall be presented electronically according to EPA Region 5
fonnat requirements. Analysis of data collected for Site characterization will meet the DQOs
developed in the QAPP and stated in the FSP (or revised during the RI).

3.3.2. Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment

As an attachment to the RI Report, the Respondent shall submit a Baseline Human Health Risk
Assessment Report to EPA, with a copy to the MDEQ, for review and approval pursuant to
Section X of the AOC. The Respondent shall conduct the baseline risk assessment to determine
whether Site contaminants pose a current or potential risk to human health and the environment
in the absence of any remedial action. The Baseline Risk Assessment will include contaminant
identification, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment, and human health and ecological risk
characterization.

Respondent shall conduct a baseline human health risk assessment that focuses on actual and
potential risks to persons coming into contact with on-site hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants as well as risks to the nearby residential, recreational and industrial worker
populations from exposure to hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants in groundwater,
soils, sediments, surface water, air, and ingestion of contaminated organisms in nearby, impacted
ecosystems. The human health risk assessment shall define central tendency and reasonable
maximum estimates of exposure for current land use conditions and reasonable future land use
conditions. The human health risk assessment shall use data from the Site and nearby areas to
identify the contaminants of concern (COCs), provide an estimate of how and to what extent
human receptors might be exposed to these COCs, and provide an assessment of the health
effects associated with these COCs. The human health risk assessment shall project the potential
risk of health problems occurring if no cleanup action is taken at the Site and/or nearby areas,
and establish target action levels for COCs (carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic).

Respondent shall conduct the human health risk assessment in accordance with EPA guidance
including, at a minimum: "Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume 1­
Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part A)," Interim Final (EPA-540-1-89-002)," OSWER
Directive 9285.7-01A; December 1, 1989; and "Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund
(RAGS), Volume I - Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part D, Standardized Planning,
Reporting, and Review of Superfund Risk Assessments)," Interim, (EPA 540-R-97-033),
OSWER 9285.7-01D, January, 1998 or subsequently issued guidance.

As appropriate, Respondent shall also conduct the human health risk assessment in accordance
with the following additional guidance found in the following OSWER directives:

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 1) "Clarification to the 1994 Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for, CERCLA
Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities," OSWER Directive 9200.4-27;
August, 1998,

2) "Implementation of the Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS)

Volume I - Human Health Evaluation Manual, (Part D, Standardized Planning,
Reporting, and Review of Superfund Risk Assessments) (Interim)," OSWER
Directive 9285.7-0 ID-l; December 17, 1997,

3) "Soil Screening Guidance: Technical Background Document," OSWER

Directive 9355.4-17A; May 1, 1996 and "Supplemental Guidance for Developing
Soil Screening Levels for Superfund Sites, OSWER Directive 9355.4; March 24,
2001,

4) "Soil Screening Guidance: User's Guide," Publication 9355.4-23; April, 1996,

5) "Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective
Action Facilities," OSWER Directive 9355.4-12; July 14, 1994,

6) "Guidance Manual for the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK)

Model for Lead in Children," Publication 9285.7-15-1; February, 1994, and
associated, clarifying Short Sheets on IEUBK Model inputs, including but not
limited to OSWER 9285.7-32 through 34, as listed on the OSWER lead internet
site at www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead/prods.htm.

7) "Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for Lead in Children,"

Version 0.99D, NTIS PB94-501517, 1994 or "Integrated Exposure Uptake
Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for Lead in Children," Windows© version, 2001,

8) "Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Volume I - Human Health

Evaluation Manual: (Part B, Development of Risk-based Preliminary
Remediation Goals)," Interim, OSWER Directive 9285.7-01B; December, 1991,

9) "Human Health Evaluation Manual, Supplemental Guidance: Standard Default

Exposure Factors," OSWER Directive 9285.6-03; March 25, 1991, and

10) "Exposure Factors Handbook," Volumes I, II, and III; August 1997 (EPA/600/P-
95/002Fa, b, c).

Respondent shall also comply with the guidance on assessing human health risk associated with
adult exposures to lead in soil as found in the following document: "Recommendations of the
Technical Review Workgroup for Lead for an Interim Approach to Assessing Risks Associated
with Adult Exposures to Lead in Soil," December, 1996. This document may be downloaded
from the Internet at the following address: www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead/prods.htm.

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With regard to dose-response in human health assessment, EPA does not develop or evaluate
probabilistic approaches for dose-response in human health assessment and, further, discourages
undertaking such activities on a site-by-site basis. Such activities require contaminant specific
national consensus development and national policy development. (Risk Assessment Guidance
for Superfund; Process For Conducting Probabilistic Risk Assessment; December 31,2001).

Additional applicable or relevant guidance may be used for the human health risk assessment
only if approved by EPA.
\

Respondents shall prepare the Human Health Risk Assessment Report according to the
guidelines outlined below:

• Hazard Identification (sources). The Respondent shall review available information on

the hazardous substances present at the Site and identify the major contaminants of
concern.

• Dose-Response Assessment. The Respondent shall select contaminants of concern based

on their intrinsic toxicological properties.

• Conceptual ExposurelPathway Analysis. The Respondent shall identify and analyze

critical exposure pathways (e.g., drinking water). The proximity of contaminants to
exposure pathways and their potential to migrate into critical exposure pathways shall be
assessed.

• Characterization of Site and Potential Receptors. The Respondent shall identify and
characterize human populations in the exposure pathways.

• Exposure Assessment. The exposure assessment will identify the magnitude of actual or
potential human exposures, the frequency and duration of these exposures, and the routes
by which receptors are exposed. The exposure assessment shall include an evaluation of
the likelihood of such exposures occurring and shall provide the basis for the
development of acceptable exposure levels. In developing the exposure assessment, the
Respondent shall develop reasonable maximum estimates of exposure for both current
land use conditions and pE>tentialland use conditions at the Site.

• Risk Characterization. During risk characterization, Respondent shall compare chemical­

specific toxicity information, combined with quantitative and qualitative information
from the exposure assessment, to measured levels of contaminant exposure levels and the
levels predicted through environmental fate and transport modeling. These comparisons
shall determine whether concentrations of contaminants at or near the Site are affecting
or could potentially affect human health.

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 • Identification of LimitationslUncertainties. The Respondent shall identify critical

assumptions (e.g., background concentrations and conditions) and uncertainties in the

report.

• CSM. Based on contaminant identification, exposure assessment, toxicity assessment,

and risk characterization, the Respondent shall reevaluate the preliminary CSM.

3.3.3. Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment

As an attachment to the RI Report, the Respondent shall submit a Baseline Ecological Risk
Assessment Report to EPA, with a copy to the MDEQ, for review and approval pursuant to
Section X of the AOC. In the Ecological Risk Assessment Report, the Respondent shall evaluate
and assess the risk to the environment posed by Site contaminants. Respondent shall prepare the
Ecological Risk Assessment Report in accordance with EPA guidance including, at a minimum:
"Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund, Process for Designing and Conducting
Ecological Risk Assessments, (EPA-540-R-97-006, June 1997), OSWER Directive 9285.7-25
and as appropriate, shall follow the guidelines outlined below:

• Hazard Identification (sources). The Respondent shall review available information on

the hazardous substances present at the Site and identify the major contaminants of
concern.

• Dose-Response Assessment. The Respondent must select contaminants of concern based

on their intrinsic toxicological properties.

• Conceptual ExposurelPathway Analysis. Critical exposure pathways (e.g., surface water)

shall be identified and analyzed. The. proximity of contaminants to exposure pathways
and their potential to migrate into critical exposure pathways shall be assessed.

• Characterization of Site and Potential Receptors. The Respondent shall identify and
characterize environmental exposure pathways.

• Selection of Chemicals, Indicator Species, and End Points. In preparing the assessment,
the Respondent will select representative chemicals, indicator species (species that are
especially sensitive to environmental contaminants), and end points on which to
concentrate.

• Exposure Assessment. In the exposure assessment, Respondent must identify the

magnitude of actual or environmental exposures, the frequency and duration of these
exposures, and the routes by which receptors are exposed. The exposure assessment shall
include an evaluation of the likelihood of such exposures occurring and shall provide the
basis for the development of acceptable exposure levels. In developing the exposure
assessment, the Respondent shall develop reasonable maximum estimates of exposure for
both current land use conditions and potential land use conditions at the Site.

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• Toxicity AssessmentlEcological Effects Assessment. The toxicity and ecological effects
assessment will address the types of adverse environmental effects associated with
chemical exposures, the relationships between magnitude of exposures and adverse
effects, and the related uncertainties for contaminant toxicity (e.g., weight of evidence for
a chemical's carcinogenicity).

• Risk Characterization. During risk characterization, Respondent shall compare chemical­

specific toxiCity information, combined with quantitative and qualitative information
from the exposure assessment, to measured levels of contaminant exposure levels and the
levels predicted through environmental fate and transport modeling. These comparisons
shall determine whether concentrations of contaminants at or near the Site are affecting
or could potentially affect the environment.

• Identification of LimitationslUncertainties. The Respondent shall identify critical

assumptions (e.g., background concentrations and conditions) and uncertainties in the
report.

• CSM. Based on information developed for the Baseline Ecological Risk Assessment, the
Respondent shall reevaluate the preliminary CSM.

3.4. Current and Future Land Uses and Reuse Assessment

As an Attachment to the RI Report, Respondent shall submit to EPA, with a copy to MDEQ, fOf
review and approval pursuant to Section X of the AOC, a Memorandum that evaluates the
current and reasonably anticipated future land uses at the Site. The Memorandum shall identify:
1) past uses at the Site including title and lien information; 2) current uses of the Site and
neighboring areas; 3) the owner's plans for the Site following cleanup and any prospective
purchasers; 4) applicable zoning laws and ordinance; 5) current zoning; 6) applicable local area
land use plans, master plans and how they affect the Site; 7) existing local restrictions on
property; 8) property boundaries; 9) groundwater use determinations, wellhead protection areas,
recharge areas and other areas identified in the state's Comprehensive Ground Water Protection
Program; 10) floodplains, wetland, or endangered or threatened species; and 11) utility rights of
way.

If EPA, in its sole discretion, determines that a Reuse Assessment is necessary, Respondent will
perform the Reuse Assessment in accordance with EPA guidance, including, but not limited to:
"Reuse Assessments: A Tool To Implement The Superfund Land Use Directive, OSWER
9355.7-06P, June 4,2001 upon request of EPA. The Reuse Assessment should provide
sufficient information to develop realistic assumptions of the reasonably anticipated future uses
for the Site.

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TASK4: RE:MEDIAL INVESTIGATION eRI) REPORT

In accordance with the schedule in the EPA approved final RJJFS Planning Documents, the
Respondent shall submit to EPA, with a copy to the MDEQ, f-or review and approval pursuant to
Section X of the AOC, an RI Report addressing all of the Site and nearby areas. The RI Report
shall be consistent with the AOC and this SOW. The RI Report shall accurately establish the site
characteri'stics such as media contaminated, extent of contamination, and the physical boundaries
of the contamination. Pursuant to this objective, the Respondent shall obtain only the essential
amount of detailed data necessary to determine the key contaminants' movement and extent of
contamination. The key contaminants must be selected based on persistence and mobility in the
environment and the degree of hazard. The key contaminants identified in the RI shall be
evaluated for receptor exposure and an estimate of the key contaminants level reaching human or
environmental receptors must be made. The Respondent shall use existing standards and
guidelines such as drinking-water standards, water-quality criteria, and other criteria accepted by
the EPA as appropriate for the situation may be used to evaluate effects on human receptors who
may be exposed to the key contaminant(s) above appropriate standards or guidelines.
Respondent shall complete the RI Report in accordance with the following requirements:

The Respondent shall submit an RI Report that includes site-specific findings, and which
includes the following:

• Executive Summary

• Site Background. The Respondent shall assemble and review available facts about the
regional conditions and conditions specific to the Site under investigation.

• Investigation (as applicable)

0 Site Reconnaissance
0 Field Investigation & Technical Approach
0 Chemical Analysis & Analytical Methods
0 Field Methodologies
0 Biological
0 Surface Water
0 Sediment'
0 Soil Boring
0 Soil Sampling
0 Monitoring Well Installation
0 Groundwater Sampling
0 Hydrogeological Assessment
0 Air Sampling
0 Waste Investigation
0 Geophysical Investigation

• Site Characteristics (as applicable)

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 o Geology
o Hydrogeology
o Meteorology
o Demographics and Land Use
o Ecological Assessment
o Hydrodynamics

• Nature and Extent of Contamination

o Contaminant Sources
o Contaminant Distribution and Trends

• Fate and Transport

o Contaminant Characteristics
o Transport Processes
o Contaminant Migration Trends

• Human Health Risk Assessment

o Hazard Identification (sources)
o Dose-Response Assessment
o Prepare Conceptual ExposurelPathway Analysis
o Characterization of Site and Potential Receptors
o Exposure Assessment
o Risk Characterization
o Identification of LimitationslUncertainties
o Site Conceptual Model

• Ecological Risk Assessment

o Hazard Identification (sources)
o Dose-Response Assessment
o Prepare Conceptual ExposurelPathway Analysis
o Characterization of Site and Potential Receptors
o Selection of Chemicals, Indicator Species, and End Points
o Exposure Assessment
o Toxicity Assessment/Ecological Effects Assessment
o Risk Characterization
o Identification of LimitationslUncertainties
o Site Conceptual Model

• Summary and Conclusions

TASK 5: TREATABILITY STUDIES

If EPA determines that treatability testing is necessary, the Respondent shall conduct treatability
studies as described in this Task 5 of this SOW. In addition, if applicable, the Respondent shall

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use the testing results and operating conditions in the detailed design of the selected remedial
technology. The Respondent shall perfonn the following activities.

5.1. Determine Candidate Technologies and the Need for Testing

The Respondent shall submit to EPA, with a copy to MDEQ, for review and approval pursuant to
Section X of the AOC, a Candidate Technologies and Testing Needs Technical Memorandum
that identifies candidate technologies for a treatability studies program. The list of candidate
technologies shall cover the range of technologies required for alternatives analysis. The
Respondent shall determine and refine the specific data requirements for the testing program
during Site characterization. .

5.1.1. Conduct Literature Survey and Determine the Need for Treatability Testing

Within the Candidate Technologies and Testing Needs Technical Memorandum, the Respondent
shall conduct a literature survey to gather infonnation on the perfonnance, relative costs,
applicability, removal efficiencies, operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements, and
implementability of candidate technologies. Respondent shall conduct treatability studies
except where Respondent can demonstrate to EPA's satisfaction that they are not needed.

5.2. Treatability Testing and Deliverables

5.2.1. Treatability Study Work Plan and Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)

If EPA determines that treatability testing is necessary, EPA will decide on the type of
treatability testing to use (e.g., bench versus pilot). At the request of EPA, and in accordance
with the schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall submit a Treatability Study
Work Plan and a SAP, or amendments to the RIIFS Work Plan to EPA with a copy(ies) to the
MDEQ for review and approval pursuant to Section X of the AOC, that describes the Site
background, the remedial technology(ies) to be tested, test objectives, experimental procedures,
treatability conditions to be tested, measurements of perfonnance, analytical methods, data
management and analysis, health and safety, residual waste management, and a schedule. The
Respondent shall document the DQOs for treatability testing as well. If pilot scale treatability
testing is to be performed, the Treatability Study Work Plan shall describe pilot plant installation
and start-up, pilot plant operation and maintenance procedures, operating conditions to be tested,
a sampling plan to determine pilot plant perfonnance, and a detailed health and safety plan. If
testing is to be performed off-Site, the plans shall address all pennitting requirements.

5.2.2. Treatability Study Health and Safety Plan

If the HSP required by Task 1.2.6 is not adequate for defining the activities to be perfonned
during the treatability tests, the Respondent shall submit a separate or amended HSP. Task 1.2.6
of this SOW provides additional infonnation on the requirements of the HSP. EPA and MDEQ
review, but do not "approve" the Treatability Study Health and Safety Plan.

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 5.2.3. Treatability Study Evaluation Report

Following the completion of the treatability testing, the Respendent shall analyze and interpret
the testing results in a technicaJ report to EPA and MDEQ. Respondent shall submit the
treatability study report according to the schedule in the Treatability Study Work Plan. As
approved by EPA, this report may be a part of the RI Report or submitted as a separate
deliverable. The Treatability Study Evaluation Report shall evaluate each technology's
effectiveness, implementability and cost, and actual results as compared with predicted results.
The report shall also evaluate full scale application of the technology, including a sensitivity
analysis identifying the key parameters affecting full-scale operation.

TASK 6: DEVELOPMENT AND SCREENING OF ALTERNATIVES

The Respondent shall develop and screen an appropriate range of site-specific remedial
alternatives that will be evaluated in the FS. The range of alternatives shall include, as
appropriate, options in which treatment is used to reduce the toxicity, mobility, or volume of
wastes, but which vary in the types of treatment, the amount treated, and the manner in which
long-term residuals or untreated wastes are managed; options involving containment with little or
no treatment; options involving both treatment and containment; and a no-action alternative. The
Respondent shall perform the following activities as a function of the development and screening
of remedial alternatives.

The Respondent shall prepare and submit to EPA and MDEQ a technical memorandum for this
task. An Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum shall be submitted in accordance with
the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW. Comments on the Alternatives Screening Technical
Memorandum shall be addressed in the draft FS, after EPA authorizes the Respondent to proceed
with preparation of the FS pursuant to Task 7.

6.1. Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum

The Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum shall summarize the work performed and
the results of each of the above tasks, and shall include an alternatives array summary. If
required by EPA, the Respondent shall modify the alternatives array to assure that the array
identifies a complete and appropriate range of viable alternatives to be considered in the detailed
analysis. The Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum shall document the methods, the
rationale and the results of the alternatives screening process, and shall include:

6.1.1. Remedial Action Objectives

The Respondent shall develop site-specific Remedial Action Objectives (RAOs). Based on the
baseline human health and ecological risk assessments, the Respondent shall document the site­
specific RAOs which shall specify the contaminants and media of concern, potential exposure
pathways and receptors, and contaminant level or range of levels (at particular locations for each

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exposure route) that are protective of human health and the environment. RAOs shall be
developed by considering the factors set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 300.430(e)(2)(i).

6.1.2. Identify Areas or Volumes of Media

In the Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum, the Respondent shall identify areas or
volumes of media to which response actions may apply, taking into account requirements for
protectiveness as identified in the remedial action objectives. The Respondent shall also take
into account the chemical and physical characterization of the Site.

6.1.3. Identify, Screen, and Document Remedial Technologies

In the Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum, the Respondent shall identify and
evaluate applicable technologies and eliminate those that cannot be implemented at the Site. The
Respondent shall evaluate process options on the basis of effectiveness, implementability, and
cost factors to select and retain one or, if necessary, more representative processes for each
technology type. The Respondent shall summarize and include the technology types and process
options in the Alternatives Screening Technical Memorandum. Whenever practicable, the
alternatives shall also consider the CERCLA preference for treatment over conventional
containment or land disposal approaches.

6.1.4. Assemble and Document Alternatives

The Respondent shall assemble the selected representative technologies into alternatives for each
affected medium or operable unit. Together, all of the alternatives shall represent a range of
treatment and containment combinations that shall address either the Site or the operable unit as
a whole. The Respondent shall prepare a summary of the assembled alternatives and their
related ARARs. If necessary, the Respondent shall conduct the screening of alternatives to
assure that only the alternatives with the more favorable composite evaluation of all factors are
retained for further analysis. As appropriate, the screening shall preserve the range of treatment
and containment alternatives that was initially developed. The Respondent shall specify the
reasons for eliminating alternatives during the preliminary screening process.

TASK 7: DETAILED ANALYSIS of ALTERNATIVES (FS REPORT)

The Respondent shall conduct a detailed analysis of remedial alternatives to provide EPA with
the information needed to select a Site remedy.

7.1. Detailed Analysis of Alternatives

The Respondent shall conduct a detailed analysis of the remedial altef!latives for the Site. The
detailed analysis shall include an analysis of each remedial option against each of the nine
evaluation criteria set forth in 40 C.F.R. § 300.430(e)(9)(iii) and a comparative analysis of all
options using the same nine criteria as a basis for comparison.

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 7.1.1. Apply Nine Criteria and Document Analysis

The Respondent shall apply the nine evaluation criteria to the -assembled remedial alternatives to
ensure that the selected remedial alternative will protect human health and the environment and
meet remedial action objectives; will comply with or include a waiver of ARARs; will be cost­
effective; will utilize permanent solutions and alternative treatment technologies, or resource
recovery technologies, to the maximum extent practicable; and will address the statutory
preference for treatment as a principal element. The evaluation criteria include: (1) overall
protection of human health and the environment and how the alternative meets each of the
remedial action objectives; (2) compliance with ARARs; (3) long-term effectiveness and
permanence; (4) reduction of toxicity, mobility, or volume through treatment; (5) short-term
effectiveness; (6) implementability; (7) cost; (8) state (or support agency) acceptance; and (9)
community acceptance. (Note: criteria 8 and 9 are considered after the RIIFS report has been
released to the general public.) For each alternative the Respondent shall provide: (1) a
description of the alternative that outlines the waste management strategy involved and identifies
the key ARARs associated with each alternative, and (2) a discussion of the individual criterion
assessment. If the Respondent does not have direct input on criteria (8) state (or support agency)
acceptance and (9) community acceptance, EPA will address these criteria.

7.1.2. Compare Alternatives Against Each Other and Document the Comparison of
Alternatives

The Respondent shall perform a detailed comparative analysis between the remedial alternatives.
That is, the Respondent shall compare each alternative against the other alternatives using the
nine evaluation criteria as a basis of comparison. EPA will identify and select the preferred
alternative.

7.1.3. Alternatives Analysis for Institutional Controls

For any Alternative that relies on Institutional Controls, Respondent shall include an evaluation
of the following: 1) Overall Protection ofHuman Health and the Environment including what
specific institutional control components will ensure that the alternative will remain protective
and how these specific controls will meet remedial action objectives; 2) Compliance with
ARARs; 3) Long Tenn Effectiveness including the adequacy and reliability of institutional
controls and how long the institutional control must remain in place; 4) Short Tenn Effectiveness
including the amount of time it will take to impose the Institutional Control; 5) Implementability
including research and documentation that the proper entities (e.g., potentially responsible
parties, state, local government entities, local landowners conservation organizations) are willing
to enter into any necessary agreement or restrictive covenant with the proper entities and/or that
laws governing the restriction exist or allow implementation of the institutional control; 6) Cost
including the cost to implement, maintain, monitor and enforce the institutional control; and 7)
State and Community Acceptance of the Institutional Control.

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7.2. Feasibility Study Report

In accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall prepare and
submit a draft FS Report to EPA and MDEQ for review and approval pursuant to Section X of
the AOC. The FS report shall summarize the development and screening of the remedial
alternatives and present the detailed analysis of remedial alternatives. In addition, the FS Report
shall also include the information EPA will need to prepare relevant sections of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Site [see Chapters 6 and 9 of EPA's A Guide to Preparing Superfund
Proposed Plans, Records ofDecision, and Other Remedy Selection Decision Documents (EPA
540-R-98-031, July 1999) for the information that is needed].

TASK 8: PROGRESS REPORTS

8.1. Monthly Progress Reports

The Respondent shall submit monthly written progress reports to EPA and MDEQ concerning
actions undertaken pursuant to the AOC and this SOW, in accordance with the Schedule in
-Exhibit A to this SOW, unless otherwise directed in writing by the RPM. These reports shall
include, but not be limited to, a description of all significant developments during the preceding
period, including the specific work that was performed and any problems that were encountered;
a paper and electronic copies (formatted according to EPA specifications) and summary of the
analytical data that was received during the reporting period; and the developments anticipated
during the next reporting period, including a schedule of work to be performed, anticipated
problems, and actual or planned resolutions of past or anticipated problems. The monthly
progress reports will summarize the field activities conducted each month including, but not
limited to drilling and sample locations, depths and descriptions; boring logs; sample collection
logs; field notes; problems encountered; solutions to problems; a description of any
modifications to the procedures outlined in the Work Plans, with justifications for the
modifications; a summary of all data received during the reporting period and the analytical
results; and upcoming field activities. In addition, the Respondent shall provide all laboratory
data to the RPM, or the entity designated by the RPM, within the monthly progress reports and in
no event later than 90 days after samples are shipped for analysis.

8.2. Annual Progress Reports

In accordance with the Schedule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall submit Annual
Progress Reports to EPA and MDEQ. These reports shall summarize overall progress in
completing the Work required by this AOC and SOW. The Annual Progress Reports are
intended to be a concise summary of the progress of the Work at the Site. These reports will
continue until termination of the AOC, unless otherwise directed in writing by EPA.

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IV. SCOPE OF REMOVAL ACTIONS

In accordance with the Sche,dule in Exhibit A to this SOW, the Respondent shall complete the
following tasks as part of each Removal Action for the Site:

Task 9: Project Scoping and Removal Planning Documents

Task 10: Removal Action Work Plan Implementation
Task 11: Post-Removal Site Control
Task 12: Removal Action Community Relations
Task 13: Removal Action Reporting

Details regarding the aforementioned five tasks are specified below.

TASK 9: PROJECT SCOPING AND REMOVAL PLANNING DOCUMENTS

9.1. Removal Action Work Plans

A Removal Action Work Plan shall be prepared to accomplish the following:

• Removals shall provide an appropriate extent of action to be taken in response to a given

release, considering ayailable information and current site conditions. The Removals
shall be taken to abate, prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or
threat of a release that may pose a threat t6 public health or the environment.

• Removal Action Work Plans will be developed to implement Removal work selected by
EPA in Action Memoranda, and are expected to contribute to overall risk reduction at the
Site and to be consistent with the anticipated final site remedy.

The Respondent shall prepare the Removal Planning documents to be consistent with applicable
EPA guidance~ Each Removal Action Work Plan shall include project objectives, a detailed
description of the tasks the Respondent shall perform, procedures to accomplish them,
sequencing of the work, quality assurance/quality control systems, project documentation, a
project schedule, and a project management plan including a data management plan.

9.1.1. Project Background and Objectives

'The Project Background section of each Removal Action Work Plan shall include a brief
summary of the project location, current conditions (including a summary of existing data),
project description, and objectives. The project objectives shall be consistent with all objectives
in the relevant EPA decision document.

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 9.1.2. Project Management and Documentation

Each Removal Action Work Plan shall include sufficient details as to how the Work will be
managed and documented. The Removal Action Work Plan shall specify the project team and its
organization. If necessary, the Removal Action Work Plan shall include a Field Sampling Plan
describing the sampling and data collection methods. The Field Sampling Plan shall take into
consideration the sampling needed to determine disposal requirements for any waste material
generated during implementation of the Work, construction sampling, and post-construction
sampling to delineate contamination remaining within the area of the Work after the completion
of the Work. Samples shall be collected in accordance with the sampling plans contained in the
Removal Action Work Plan. A record of sample locations and results must be maintained and
submitted to EPA.

9.1.3. Tasks and Procedures

Each Removal Action Work Plan shall include detailed descriptions and/or plans of specific
work tasks, procedures and practices necessary to implement the work. The Removal Action
Work Plan shall include information on sequencing of tasks, staging, construction approach,
materials, methods, and all relevant information on how the work will be performed.

9.1.4. Schedule

Each Removal Action Work Plan shall provide a description of, and an expeditious schedule for,
the actions required by the Work.

9.1.5. Quality Assurance/Quality Control

If the QAPP developed under Task 1.2.5 is not adequate for the DQOs and data needs of the
Removal, Respondent shall submit to U.S. EPA for approval, either an amended QAPP or a
separate Removal Action QAPP meeting the standards and requirements outlined in Task 1.2.5,
above.

9.1.6. Health and Safety

If the HSP developed under Task 1.2.6 is not adequately protective for the Removal, Respondent
shall submit to U.S. EPA for approval, either an amended HSP or a separate Removal Action
HSP meeting the standards and requirements outlined in Task 1.2.6, above. EPA and MDEQ
review, but do not "approve" the Removal Action HSP.

9.1.6. Disposal of Material

Each Removal Action Work Plan shall include provisions fOt: disposal of all waste materials
generated during the Removal. Waste materials must be properly characterized for disposal as
authorized by this Settlement Agreement or as otherwise allowed under applicable law.

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Characteristic waste and contaminants may be present at the Site and sampling shall be
conducted, as necessary, to characterize waste materials. Depending on the waste stream and
manner of disposal, testing may include analysis for dioxin andlor listed hazardous wastes, leach
testing using the Toxic Characteristic Leaching Procedure (''T-eLP'') to determine if the
excavated bottom deposits and sediments are characteristic of hazardous waste as provided at 40
C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart C, and other tests, as appropriate. Based upon the results, treatment
may be required prior to disposal and disposal options will be based upon the analytical results.
Any waste material removed from the Site and transported off-Site for disposal must be disposed
of in compliance with the EPA Off Site Disposal Rule (Section 300.440 of the NCP and 58 Fed.
Reg. 49200).

TASK 10: REMOVAL ACTION WORK PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Respondent shall perlorm, at a minimum, all actions necessary to implement the approved
Removal Action Work Plan in accordance with the schedule approved by EPA. Once approved,
or approved with modifications, the Removal Action Work Plan, the Removal schedule, and any
subsequent modifications shall be incorporated into and become fully enforceable under this
Settlement Agreement. The actions to be implemented generally include, but are not limited to,
the following:

10.1. Commencement of Work

Except as provided by this Settlement Agreement or as directed by EPA's in writing, Respondent

shall not commence any Removal work or commence implementation of the Removal Action
Work Plan developed hereunder until receiving written EPA approval ofthe Removal Action
Work Plan.

10.2. Removal Action Work Plan Implementation

Upon approval, Respondent shall implement the Removal Action Work Plan in accordance with
the approved Removal schedule.

10.3. Completion of Work

Upon completion of the work specified in the Removal Action Work Plan, the Respondent shall
submit a Removal Action Final Report documenting all work perlormed. The final report shall
provide construction details (e.g., as-built drawings, final specifications, etc.), document Site
conditions remaining upon completion of the work, and document any changes from the
approved Removal Action Work Plan.

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10.4. Removal Action QA Monitoring

Upon request by EPA, Respondent shall have its laboratory analyze samples submitted by EPA
for Removal Action QA monitoring. Respondent shall provide to EPA the QAJQC procedures
followed by all sampling teams and laboratories perfonning data collection and/or analysis.

Upon request by EPA, Respondent shall allow EPA or their authorized representatives to take
split and/or duplicate samples of any samples collected by Respondent or its contractors or
agents while perfonning the Removal. Respondent shall notify EPA not less than 3 business
days in advance of any sample collection activity, unless shorter notice is agreed to by EPA.
EPA shall have the right to take any additional samples that EPA deems necessary. Upon
request, EPA shall allow Respondent or its contractors to take split or duplicate samples of any
samples taken as part of their oversight of Respondent's implementation of the Removal.

TASK 11: POST-REMOVAL SITE CONTROL

In accordance with the Removal Action Work Plan schedule, or as otherwise directed by EPA,
Respondent shall submit a proposal for post-removal site control consistent with Section
300.415(1) of the NCP and OSWER Directive No. 9360.2-02. Upon approval EPA, after a
reasonable opportunity for review and comment by MDEQ, of the proposal for post-removal site
control, Respondent shall implement such controls and shall provide U.S. EPA and MDEQ with
annual documentation of all post-removal site control arrangements.

TASK 12: REMOVAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS

EPA has the responsibility of developing and implementing community involvement activities
for Removals at the Site. The Respondent, if directed by EPA, shall assist by providing
information regarding the background and history for the Removal Action; participating in
public meetings; assisting in preparing fact sheets for distribution to the general public; or
conducting other activities approved by EPA. All Respondent-conducted community
involvement activities shall be planned and developed in coordination with EPA.

TASK 13: REMOVAL ACTION REPORTING

Respondent shall submit a monthly written progress report to EPA and MDEQ concerning
Removals undertaken pursuant to this Settlement Agreement, in accordance with the Schedule in
Exhibit A to this SOW, unless otherwise directed in writing by EPA. These reports shall describe
all significant developments during the preceding month, including the Work performed and any
problems encountered, validated final analytical data received during the reporting period and
developments anticipated during the next reporting period, including a schedule of Work to be
performed, anticipated problems and planned resolutions of past or anticipated problems. If EPA
approves, the monthly Removal Reports may be combined with the monthly RIJFS reports
required by Task 8.1 of this SOW.

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 EXIDBITA
SCHEDULE FOR MAJOR DELIVERABLES

The following schedule shall apply to the RI, FS and Removal Action Documents. The schedule
may be modified when: 1) a different schedule is approved by EPA in a Work Plan, Treatability
Testing Work Plan, or other EPA approved document; or 2) the Respondent submits in writing a
request for a specific extension or schedule modification, including justification and good cause
for the extension or modification, and EPA approves any such request.

DELIVERABLE DUE DATE

TASK 1.1.4 - Source Control Technical
Memorandum
TASK 1.2 - RIIFS Work Plan
TASK 2 - Tec}mical Assistance Plan (TAP)
TASK 2 - Quarterly Progress Reports on
Implementation of the TAP
TASK 3 - Site Characterization Technical
Communications
TASK 4 - RI Report
TASK 5.1 - Candidate Technologies and
Testing Needs Technical Memorandum
TASK 5.2.1 - Treatability Testing Work Plan
and SAP or Amendments to the Original
RIfFS Work Plan.
TASK 5.2.2 - Treatability Testing Health and
Safety Plan or Amendment to the Original
Health and Safety Plan
Due 30 days after the effective date of the
AOe. Final due 30 days after EPA direction
to modify pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
Due 45 days after the effective date of the
AOC. Final due 30 days after EPA direction
to modify pursuant to Section X of the AOC.
Due 45 days after a request from EPA. Final
due 30 days after EPA direction to modify
pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
Due 10 days after the end of each calendar
year quarter; first report due in the first full
calendar year quarter after a request for a TAP
from EPA. .
To be included in the monthly Progress
Reports.
Due one year following EPA approval of the
RIfFS Work Plan, or on a schedule approved
in the final RIfFS Work Plan. Final due 30
days after receipt of EPA's direction to modify
pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
With the draft RIlFS Work Plan (Task 1.2).
Due 30 days after a request from EPA. Final
due 30 days after receipt of EPA's direction to
modify pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
Due 30 days after a request from EPA. Final
due 30 days after receipt of EPA's direction to
modify pursuant to Section X of the AOC.

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 DELIVERABLE
TASK 5.2.3 - Treatability Study Evaluation
Report
TASK 6.1 - Site-Specific Alternatives
Screening Technical Memorandum
TASK 7 - FS Report
f
TASK 8.1 - Monthly Progress Reports
TASK 8.2 - Annual Progress Reports
TASK 9.1-Removal Action Work Plan
Task 10.3 -Removal Action Final Report
Task 13 -Removal Reporting
Miscellaneous Documents
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DUE DATE
Due with the RI Report (Task 4), or on a
schedule approved by EPA in the Treatability
Testing Work Plan. Final due 30 days after
receipt of EPA's direction to modify pursuant
to Section X of the AOC.
Due 30 days after submittal of the draft RI
Report.
Due 30 days after receipt of EPA's comments
and authorization to proceed on the Site-
Specific Alternatives Screening Technical
Memorandum, but no later than two years
after the effective date of the AOC. Final due
30 days after receipt of EPA's direction to
modify pursuant to Section X of the AOC.
On the 10th day of each month or the first
business day after the 10th of the month
commencing 30 days after the effective date of
the AOC.
Due one year after the effective date of the
AOC and every year thereafter.
Due 30 days after EPA's signature of an
Action Memorandum.
Due one year following EPA approval of the
Removal Action Work Plan, or on a schedule
approved in the final Removal Action Work
Plan. Final due 30 days after receipt of EPA's
direction to modify pursuant to Section X of
the AOC.
On the 10th day of each month or the first
business day after the 10th of the month
commencing 30 days after EPA's signature of
an Action Memorandum.
In accordance with the. submittal date provided
by RPM.
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 EXHIBITB
PARTIAL LIST OF GUIDANCE

The following list, although not comprehensive, comprises many of the regulations and guidance
documents that apply to the RIlFS process. The majority of these guidance documents, and
additional applicable guidance documents, may be downloaded from the following websites:

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/pubs.htm (General Superfund)

http://cluin.org (Site Characterization, Monitoring and Remediation)
http://www.epa.gov/ORDlNRMRIJPubs (Site Characterization and Monitoring)
http://www.epa.gov/guality/ga docs.html#guidance (Quality Assurance)
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/dfa/index.htm (Dynamic Field Activities)
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/risk/toolthh.htm (Risk Assessment - Human)
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/risk/tooleco.htm (Ecological Risk Assessment)
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead (Risk Assessment - Lead)
http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea (Risk Assessment - Exposure Factors/Other)
http://www.epa.gov/nepis/srch.htm (General Publications Clearinghouse)
http://www.epa.gov/clatitonlclhtmlfpubtitle.html
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead/products.htm(General Publications Clearinghouse)

1. The (revised) National Contingency Plan;

2. Guidancefor Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies Under CERCLA,

U.S. EPA, Office, of Emergency and Remedial Response, OSWER Directive No. 9355.3-
01, EPN540/G-89/004, October 1988.

3. Conducting Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies for CERCLA Municipal Landfill

Sites, U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, EPN540IP-911001,
February 1991.

4. Implementing Presumptive Remedies, U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency and Remedial

Response, EPA-540-R-97-p29, October 1997.

5. Presumptive Remedy for CERCLA Municipal Landfill Sites, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive
No. 9355.0-49FS, EPA-540-F-93-035, September 1993.

6. Presumptive Remedies: CERCLA Landfill Caps RI/FS Data Collection Guide, U.S. EPA,
OSWER 9355.3-18FS, EPN540IF-95/009, August 1995.

7. Presumptive Response Strategy and Ex-Situ Treatment Technologies for Contaminated

Ground Water at CERCLA Sites, OSWER 9283.1-12, EPA-540-R-96-023, October 1996.

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8. Field Analytical and Site Characterization Technologies Summary ofApplications, U.S.
EPA, EPA-542-F-97-024, November 1997.

9. CLU-IN Hazardous Waste Clean-Up Information World Wide Web Site, U.S. EPA, EPA-
542-F-99-002, February 1999.

10. Field Sampling and Analysis Technology Matrix and Reference Guide, U.S. EPA, EPA-
542-F-98-013, July 1998.

11. Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques: A Desk Reference Guide,

Volumes 1 and 2, U.S. EPA, EPAl6251R-93/003, May 1993.

12. Use ofAirborne, Surface, and Borehole Geophysical Techniques at Contaminated Sites: A
Reference Guide, U.S. EPA, EPAl6251R-92/007(a,b), September 1993.

13. Innovations in Site Characterization: Geophysical Investigation at Hazardous Waste Sites,

U.S. EPA, EPA-542-R-00-003, August 2000.

14. Innovative Remediation and Site Characterization Technology Resources, U.S. EPA,
OSWER, EPA-542-F-01-026b, January 2001.

15. Handbook ofSuggested Practices for the Design and Installation ofGround-Water
Monitoring Wells, U.S. EPA, EPAl600/4-89/034, 1991.

16. Ground-Water Sampling Guidelines for Superfund and RCRA Project Managers, U.S.
EPA, EPA-542-S-02-001, May 2002.

17. Ground Water Issue: Low-Flow (Minimal Drawdown) Ground- Water Sampling
Procedures, U.S. EPA, EPAl540/S-95/504, April 1996.

18. Superfund Ground Water Issue: Ground Water Sampling for Metals Analysis, U.S. EPA,
EPAl540/4-89/001, March 1989.

19. Resourcesfor Strategic Site Investigation and Monitoring, U.S. EPA, OSWER, EPA-542-
F-O10030b, September 2001.

20. Region 5 Frameworkfor Monitored Natural Attenuation Decisionsfor Groundwater, U.S.

EPA Region 5, September 2000.

21. Ground Water Issue: Suggested Operating Procedures for Aquifer Pumping Tests, U.S.
EPA, OSWER, EPAl540/S-93/S03, February 1993.

22. Technical Protocol for Evaluating Natural Attenuation of Chlorinated Solvents in Ground
Water, U.S. EPA, EPAl6001R-98/128, September 1998.

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23. Use ofMonitored Natural Attenuation at Supeljund, RCRA Corrective Action and
Underground Storage Tank Sites, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9200A-17P, April 21,
1999.

24. Ground Water Issue: Fundamentals ofGround-Water Modeling, U.S. EPA, OSWER,
EPN540/S-92/005, April 1992.

25. Assessment Framework for Ground-Water Model Applications, U.S. EPA, OSWER
Directive #9029.00, EPA-500-B-94-003, July 1994.

26. Ground-Water Modeling Compendium - Second Edition: Model Fact Sheets, Descriptions,
Applications and Cost Guidelines, U.S. EPA, EPA-500-B-94-004, July 1994.

27. A Guide to Preparing Supeljund Proposed Plans, Records ofDecision, and Other Remedy
Selection Decision Documents, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, OSWER Directive No. 9200.1-23P, EPA 540-R-98-031, July 1999.

28. Region 5 Instructions on the Preparation ofA Supeljund Division Quality Assurance
Project Plan Based on EPA QAIR-5, Revision 0, U.S. EPA Region 5, June2000.

29. Guidancefor the Data Quality Objectives Process (QA-G-4), U.S. EPA, EPN600IR-
96/055, August 2000.

30. Guidance for the Data Quality Objectives Process for Hazardous Waste Sites (QAlG-
4HW), U.S. EPA, EPN600IR-00/007, January 2000.

31. Guidancefor the Preparation of Standard Operating Procedures (QA-G-6), U.S. EPA,
EPN240/B-0 1/004, March 2001. .

32. EPA Requirementsfor Quality Management Plans (QAIR-2), U.S. EPA, EPN240/B-
011002, March 2001.

33. EPA Requirementsfor QA'Project Plans (QAIR-5), U.S. EPA, EPN2401B-01l003, March
2001.

34. Guidancefor Quality Assurance Project Plans (QA/G-5), U.S. EPA, EPN600IR-98/018,
February 1998.

35. Users Guide to the EPA Contract Laboratory Program, U.S. EPA, Sample Management
Office, OSWER Directive No. 9240.0-01D, January 1991.

36. Technical Guidance Document: Quality Assurance and Quality Controlfor Waste
Containment Facilities, U.S. EPA, EPN6001R-931182, 1993.

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37. Risk Assessment Guidance for Supeljund - Volume I Human Health Evaluation Manual
(Part A), U.S.EPA, EPA/540/1-89/002, December 1989.

38. Risk Assessment Guidance for Supeljund - Volume I Human Health Evaluation Manual
(Part B, Development ofRisk-Based Preliminary Remediation Goals), U.S. EPA,
EPAJ5401R-92/003, OSWER Publication 9285.7-01B, December 1991.

39. Risk Assessment Guidance for Supeljund - Volume I Human Health Evaluation Manual
(Part C - Risk Evaluation ofRemedial Alternatives), U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response, Publication 9285.7-01C, October, 1991.

40. Risk Assessment Guidance for Supeljund - Volume I Human Health Evaluation Manual
(Part D - Standardized Planning, Reporting, and Review ofSupeljund Risk Assessments),
U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, Publication 9285.7-47, December
2001.

41. Risk Assessment Guidance for Supeljund: Volume III - Part A, Process for Conducting
Probabilistic Risk Assessment, U.S. EPA, OSWER Publication 9285.7-45, EPA-540-R-02-
002, December 2001.

42. Policy for Use ofProbabilistic in Risk Assessment at the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, 1997.

43. Human Health Evaluation Manual, Supplemental Guidance: Standard Default Exposure
Factors, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9285.6-03, March 25,1991.

44. Exposure Factors Handbook, Volumes I, IT, and Ill, U.S. EPA, EPAJ6oolP-95/002Fa,b,c,
August 1997.

45. Supplemental Guidance to RAGS: Calculating the Concentration Term, U.S. EPA,
OSWER Publication 9285.7-081, May 1992.

46. Revised Interim Soil LeadGuidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action
Facilities, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9355.4-12, EPAJ5401F-94/043, July 14, 1994.

47. Clarification to the 1994 Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA
Corrective Action Facilities, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9200.4-27, EPAJ5401F-98/030,
August 1998.

48. Guidance Manual for the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for Lead
in Children, U.S. EPA, OSWER Publication 9285.7-15-1, February 1994; and associated,
clarifying Short Sheets on lEUBK Model inputs, including but not limited to OSWER

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 '.Ji.:'
'. I

9285.7-32 through 34, as listed on the OSWER lead internet site at

www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead/prods.htm.

49. Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) ModeAfor Lead in Children, Version
0.99D, NTIS PB94-501517, 1994 or Integ~atedExposure Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK)
Model for Lead in Children, Windows© version, 2001,

50. Role ofthe Baseline Risk Assessment in Superfund Remedy Selection Decisions, U.S. EPA,
OSWER Directive 9355.0-30, April 22, 1991.
51. Performance of Risk Assessments in Remedial Investigation /Feasibility Studies (RUFSs)
Conducted by Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), OSWER Directive No. 9835.15,
August 28, 1990.

52. Supplemental Guidance on Performing Risk Assessments in Remedial Investigation

Feasibility Studies (RUFSs) Conducted by Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs),
OSWER Directive No. 9835. 15(a), July 2, 1991.

53. Role ofBackground in the CERCLA Cleanup Program, U.S. EPA, OSWER 9285.6-07P,
April 26,2002.

54. Soil Screening Guidance: User's Guide, U.S. EPA, OSWER Publication 9355.4-23, July
1996.

55. Soil Screening Guidance: Technical Background Document, U.S. EPA, EPN540/R95/128,
May 1996. ", 1.

56. Supplemental Guidance for Developing SiJil Screening Levels for Superfund Sites (peer
Review Draft), U.S. EPA, OSWER Publication 9355.4-24, March 2001.

57. Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing & Conducting
Ecological Risk Assessments, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9285.7-25, EPA-540-R-97-
006, February 1997.

58. Guidelinesfor Ecological Risk Assessment, U.S. EPA, EPN630/R-95/002F, April 1998.

59. The Role ofScreening-Level Risk Assessments and Refining Contaminants of Concern in
Baseline Ecological Risk Assessments, U.S. EPA, OSWER Publication 9345.0-14,
EPN5401F-01l014, June 2001.

60. Ecotox Thresholds, U.S. EPA, OSWERPublication 9345.0-12FSI, EPN5401F-95/038,

January 1996.

61. Issuance of Final Guidance: Ecological Risk Assessment and Risk Management Principles
for Superfund Sites, U.S. EPA, OSWER l?irective 9285.7-28P, October 7, 1999.

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62. Guidance for Data Usability in Risk Assessment (Quick Reference Fact Sheet), OSWER
9285.7-05FS, September, 1990.

63. Guidance for Data Usability in Risk Assessment (Part A), U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency
and Remedial Response, Publication 9285.7-09A, Apri11992.

64. Guidefor Conducting Treatability Studies Under CERCLA, U.S. EPA, EPN5401R-
92/071 a, October 1992.

65. CERCLA Compliance with Other Laws Manual, Two Volumes, U.S. EPA, Office of
Emergency and Remedial Response, OSWER Directive No. 9234.1-01 and -02,
EPA/540/G-89/009, August 1988.

66. Guidance on Remedial Actions for Contaminated Ground Water at Superfund Sites, U.S.
EPA, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, (Interim Final), OSWER Directive
No. 9283.1-2, EPA/540/G-88/003, December 1988.

67. Considerations in Ground-Water Remediation at Superfund Sites and RCRA Facilities -

Update, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive 9283.1-06, May 27, 1992.

68. Methods for Monitoring Pump-and-Treat Perfonnance, U.S. EPA, EPA/6001R-94/123,

June 1994.

69. Pump-and-Treat Ground-Water Remediation A Guide for Decision Makers and

Practitioners, U.S. EPA, EPA/6251R-95/005, July 1996.

70. Ground-Water Treatment Technology Resource Guide, U.S. EPA, OSWER, EPA-542-B-
94/009, September 1994.

71. Land Use in the CERCLA Remedy Selection Process, U.S. EPA, OSWER Directive No.
9355.7-04, May 25, 1995.

72. Reuse Assessments: A Too! To Implement The Superfund Land Use Directive, U.S. EPA,
OSWER 9355.7-06P, June 4,2001.

73. Reuse ofCERCLA Landfill and Containment Sites, U~S. EPA, OSWER 9375.3-05P, EPA-
540-F-99-015, September 1999.

74. Reusing Superfund Sites: Commercial Use Where Waste is Left on Site, U.S. EPA, OSWER
9230.0-100, February 2002.

75. Coversfor Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites, U.S. EPA, EPA/540/2-85/002, 1985.

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 · ,

76. Technical Guidance Document: Final Covers on Hazardous Waste Landfills and Surface
Impoundments, U.S. EPA, OSWER, EPA/530-SW-89-047, July 1989.

77. Engineering Bulletin: Landfill Covers, U.S. EPA, EPN540/S-93/500, 1993.

78. Principlesfor Managing Contaminated Sediment Risks at Hazardous Waste Sites, U.S.
EPA OSWER Directive 9285.6-08, February 12,2002.'
79. Institutional Controls: A Site Manager's Guide to Identifying, Evaluating and Selecting
Institutional Controls at Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups, U.S. EPA,
OSWER 9355.0-74FS-P, EPA/540-F-00-005, September 29,2000.

80. Health and Safety Requirements ofEmployees Employed in Field Activities, U.S. EPA,
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, EPA Order No. 1440.2, July 12, 1981.

81. OSHA Regulations in 29 CFR 1910.120, Federal Register 45654, December 19, 1986.

82. Standard Operating Safety Guides, PB92-963414, June 1992.

83. Community involvement in Superfund: A Handbook, U.S. EPA, Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response, OSWER Directive No. 9230.0#3B June 1988; and OSWER Directive
No. 9230.0-3C, January 1992.

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 APPENDIXB
STATEMENT OF WORK FOR REMEDIAL DESIGN
AT THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER DIOXIN SPILL SITE IN MICIDGAN

I. PURPOSE

This Statement of Work (SOW) sets forth the requirements for conducting a Remedial Design
(RD) for any Record of Decision (ROD) at the Tittabawassee River Dioxin Spill Site (Site). No
remedies have yet been selected, nor RODs issued by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for the Site. However, a ROD or RODs are expected to be issued in
the future. This SOW addresses only the RD for any such future RODs. The Respondent, in
conjunction with EPA, will develop the RD consistent with any such RODs, the Administrative
Order on Consent (AOe) to which this SOW is attached, and EPA's Superfund Remedial Design
and Remedial Action Guidance (OSWER Directive 9355.0-4A) for designing remedial action
and any additional guidance provided by EPA. The AOC and SOW do not require
implementation of the remedy.

II. REMEDIAL DESIGN

The Respondent will undertake the RD as set forth herein. The RD will address the timing and
sequencing of the selected remedial actions. The objectives of the response actions at the Site
are expected to be to protect public health, welfare and the environment and to comply with
applicable federal and state laws.

A. Introduction

As needed and determined by EPA, the RD will consist of five phases: (1) pre-design planning;
(2) pre-design investigation; (3) pre-design reporting; (4) remedial design planning; and (5)
preparation of remedial design documents. The work to be performed in each of these phases is
described below.

In accordance with the Schedule in Section III of this SOW, the Respondent shall submit all
documents or deliverables required as part of this SOW to the EPA, with a copy(ies) to the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), for review and approval in
accordance with Section X of the AOC.

This SOW is intended to achieve an expedited, cost-effective RD that builds on prior work using
iterative approaches, is protective of human health and the environment, is consistent with the
National Contingency Plan, and complies with the ROD. At EPA's discretion, the parties will
meet and confer and seek to anticipate and resolve key issues in advance of document
development and completion. If the ROD specifies that pre-design work will be required, the
results may be used to establish or refine performance expectations and goals. The RD will be
conducted so pertinent information will be taken into account as it becomes available.

The five RD phases are discussed below in subsections B through F.

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B. Phase I - Pre-Design Planning

The Respondent shall submit a draft Pre-Design Investigation Work Plan (PDI Work Plan) that
shall discuss the objectives of each component of the PDI; the minimum information needed to
meet the objectives; how each component of the PDI will be addressed; identify the phases, tasks
and sequencing necessary to complete the PDI; and provide an overall management strategy for
completion of such tasks. The PDI Work Plan will also include a project schedule for major
activities and submissions. The plan will document the responsibility and authority of the
entities and key personnel involved in the PDI.

The parties intend the PDI work to be conducted in a flexible manner, to most efficiently meet
the objectives of the study. To the extent appropriate, the planning document will incorporate
elements of dynamic field activities. This approach will be used to streamline activities with
real-time data apd real-time decisions. This approach, sometimes called the Triad approach,
involves systematic planning, a dynamic work plan strategy, and real-time measurement
technologies. Dynamic field activities, if used, will be conducted consistent with OSWER No.
9200.1-40, Using Dynamic Field Activities for On-Site Decision Making: A Guide for Project
Managers.

The PDI Work Plan shall include the following supporting plans:

• Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

The Respondent shall prepare a QAPP that covers sample analysis and data handling for samples
collected during the PDI, based on the AOC and guidance provided by EPA. The Respondent
shall prepare the QAPP in accordance with "EPA Requirements of Quality Assurance Project
Plans (QAIR-5)" (EPAl2401B-0l/003, March 2001) and "EPA Guidance for Quality Assurance
Project Plans (QAlG-5)" (EPAl6001R-02l009, December 2002). The QAPP may include Field-
Based Analytical Methods, if appropriate and scientifically defensible.

The Respondent shall demonstrate, in advance to EPA's satisfaction, that each laboratory it may
use is qualified to conduct the proposed work. This includes use of methods and analytical
protocols for the chemicals of concern in the media sampled within detection and quantification
limits consistent with both QAlQC procedures and DQOs approved in the QAPP. The
laboratory must have and follow an approved QA program. If a laboratory not in the Contract
Laboratory Program is selected, methods consistent with CLP methods that would be used at the
Site for the purposes proposed and QAlQC procedures approved by EPA shall be used. The
Respondent shall only use laboratories which have a documented Quality Assurance Program
which complies with ANSIJASQC E-4 1994, "Specifications and Guidelines for Quality Systems
for Environmental Data Collection and Environmental Technology Programs," (American
National Standard, January 5, 1995) and "EPA Requirements for Quality Management Plans
(QAIR-2)" (EPAl2401B-01-002, March 2001) or equivalent documentation as determined by
EPA.

Upon request by EPA, the Respondent shall have its laboratory analyze samples submitted by
EPA for quality assurance monitoring. The Respondent shall provide EPA with the QAlQC

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procedures followed by all sampling teams and laboratories performing data collection and/or
analysis. The Respondent shall also ensure the provision of analytical tracking infonnation
consistent with OSWER Directive No. 9240.0-2B, Extending the Tracking ofAnalytical Services
to PRP-Lead Supeifu,nd Sites.

The Respondent shall participate in a pre-QAPP meeting or conference call with EPA. The
purpose of this meeting or conference call is to discuss QAPPrequirements and obtain any
clarification needed to prepare the QAPP.

• Health and Safety Plan

The Respondent shall prepare a Health and Safety Plan (HSP). The HSP shall confonn to the
Respondent's health and safety program and comply with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) regulations and protocols outlined in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910. The HSP
shall be prepared in accordance with EPA's Standard Operating Safety Guide (PUB 9285.1-03,
PB 92-963414, June 1992). The HSP shall include the 11 elements described in the RIlFS
Guidance such as a health and safety risk analysis, a description of monitoring and personal
protective equipment, medical monitoring, and Site control. EPA does not "approve" the
Respondent's HSP, but rather EPA reviews it to ensure that all the necessary elements are
included, and that the plan provides for the protection of human health and the environment, and
after that review provides comments as may be necessary and appropriate. The safety plan must,
at a minimum, follow the EPA's guidance document Standard Operating Safety Guides
(Publication 9285.1-03, PB92-963414, June 1992).

c. Phase II - Pre-Design Investigation

The Respondent will conduct the PDI work in accordance with the final PDI Work Plan, this
SOW and AOC. At any time during the work, if infonnation becomes available that may
indicate modifications to the PDI Work Plan may be needed to meet the study objectives, the
parties shall confer as soon as possible to attempt to agree on the required changes. Any
modifications will be made in accordance with Paragraph 30 of the AOC.

D. Phase III - Pre-Design Reporting

In accordance with the schedule in Section ill of this SOW, the Respondent will submit a
technical memorandum summarizing the findings of the PDI to EPA and MDEQ. Comments on
the technical memorandum will be addressed via the Remedial Design Work Plan and in the
Remedial Design documents, after EPA authorizes Respondent to proceed with RD pursuant to
Task E and F. At a minimum, the technical memorandum will include:

• A summary of the work perfonned;

• Results of all tests;

• Current Site conditions; and

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 • Recommendations that may affect the RD or implementation of the remedy.

E. Phase IV - Remedial Design Planning

In accordance with the schedule in Section ill of this SOW, the Respondent will submit a draft
Remedial Design Work Plan (RD Work Plan) to EPA and MDEQ. The RD Work Plan will
discuss how each component of the RD will be addressed; identify the phases, tasks and
sequencing necessary to complete the RD; and provide an overall management strategy for
completion of such tasks. The RD Work Plan will also include a project schedule for major
design activities and submissions. The plan will document the responsibility and authority of the
entities and key personnel involved in the RD.

F. Phase V - Preparation of Remedial Design Documents

The goal of Phase V is to develop a technical package (or packages) with a complete remedial
design (which may include performance specifications) that addresses all elements of the remedy
selected in the ROD. The Respondent may submit more than one set of design submittals
reflecting different components of the remedial action. All design plans and specifications will
be developed consistent with EPA's Superfund Remedial Design and Remedial Action Guidance
(OSWER Directive 9355.0-4A). Respondent will meet regularly with EPA and MDEQ to
discuss development of the design documents.

The Preliminary and Final Design Documents will be submitted as set forth in the schedule in
Section ill of this SOW. At EPA's discretion, Intermediate Design Documents may also be
required, on a schedule to be developed in the RD Work Plan 88888.

1. Preliminary Design Documents

The Preliminary Design Documents will include or discuss the following:

• Preliminary plans, drawings and sketches, including design calculations;

• Results of studies and additional field sampling and analysis, if any, not discussed in
previous submissions;

• Design assumptions and parameters, including design restrictions, process performance

criteria, appropriate unit processes for the treatment train(s), and expected removal or
treatment efficiencies for both the process and waste (concentration and volume), as
applicable;

• Proposed cleanup verification methods, including compliance with Applicable and

Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs);

• Outline Construction Quality Assurance Plan (CQAP);

• Outline of required specifications;

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 • Proposed siting/locations of processes/construction activities;

• Real estate, easement, and substantive pennit equivalency (or pennit) requirements;

• Expected long-term monitoring and operation requirements; and

• Preliminary construction schedule, including contracting strategy.

2. Intermediate Design

If EPA requires an Intermediate Design phase, Respondent shall submit the Intermediate Design
when the design effort is approximately 60 % complete. The Intermediate Design shall fully
address all comments made to the preceding design submittal. The Intermediate Design
submittal shall include those elements listed for the Prelimin_ary Design, as well as, the
following:

• Draft Performance Standard Verification Plan; and

• Draft Construction Quality Assurance Plan.

3. Final Design Documents

The Final Design Documents will build on those elements listed for the Preliminary Design
Documents, and will address comments on the Preliminary or Intermediate Design provided by
EPA. The Final Design will also include!:

• Final Performance Standard Verification Plan;

• Reproducible drawings and specifications suitable for bid advertisement;

• CQAP which describes the Site specific components of the quality assurance program
which shall ensure that the completed project meets or exceeds all design criteria, plans,
and specifications. The CQAP shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements:

o Responsibilities and authorities of all organizations and key personnel involved in

the design and construction of the Remedial Action

o .Qualifications of a Quality Assurance Official to demonstrate he possesses the

training and experience necessary to fulfill his identified responsibilities

o Protocols for sampling and testing to monitor construction of the remedial action;

1 It is expected that the Final Design can support a revised Capital 'and Operation and Maintenance Cost Estimate
that may be requested by EPA separately.

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 o Identification of proposed quality assurance sampling activities including the
sample size, locations, frequency of testing, acceptance and rejection data sheets,
problem identification and corrective measures reports, evaluation reports,
acceptance reports, and final documentation; and

o Reporting requirements for CQAP activities, including such items as daily

summary reports, inspection data sheets, problem identification and corrective
measures reports, design acceptance reports, and final documentation.

• Draft Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring Plan (OMMP)2;

• Draft Institutional Control (IC) Plan 2. ICs will be needed to restrict uses of areas at the
Site where on-site hazardous substances remain above levels that allow for unlimited
used and unrestricted exposure. ICs may also be necessary to prevent interference with
remedy components. A description of EPA's IC initiative may be found in "Strategy to
Ensure Institutional Control Implementation at Superfund Sites," OSWER No. 9355.0-
106 (2004), http://www.epa.gov/superfund/action/ic/strategy.htm. The IC Plan shall
include the following:

o Map of Expected Restricted Areas: Provide map(s) that identify the expected
boundaries of the restricted areas (e.g., areas that will require a cover or cap; area
of groundwater contamination that exceeds performance standards), boundaries
of areas covered by existing ICs (if any), boundaries of the Site, streets,
easements, encumbrances, property ownership, assessor's parcel number or other
recorded plat or survey information;

o Survey of unrestricted areas: Provide a survey of any areas that may be available
for unrestricted use and unlimited access;

o GIS Information: Provide Geographic Information System (GIS) coordinates

that shows the expected boundaries of restricted areas, areas covered by existing
ICs (if any), boundaries of the Site, easements and other-encumbrances. Identify
the accuracy of the coordinates (i.e. within 0.01 feet). Please format the
coordinates of the restricted areas, areas covered by existing les and Site
boundaries into an ESRI polygon-shape file. The shape file shall be projected
into the UTM, NAD 83 projection system (or other system specified by EPA).
Please identify the UTM zone. Provide an attribute name in the shape file for
each polygon submitted. For example: "site boundary", "no restrictions",
"recreational only", "industrial only";

o Documentation of Existing Controls: If any ICs currently exist, provide

documentation of the ICs and an assessment of those controls. Discuss whether
existing controls achieve the IC objectives for the Site.

2The draft OMMP and Ie Plan will be finalized following completion of remedial construction. However, certain
work, such as well closure, may be conducted in advance of the final OMMP, following EPA's written direction.

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 o Recommendations: Propose ICs that will ensure that the use restrictions are
correctly implemented, are maintained and will be protective in the short term
and the long term. Propose controls for remaining areas that do not support
unlimited use and unrestricted exposure but are not covered by existing controls.
Include a title commitment for any proposed proprietary control. Propose
subrogation agreements for any encumbrance that negatively impacts restricted
areas. Include a draft restrictive covenant and environmental easement that is
enforceable under the laws of Michigan and that prohibits interference of the soil
cover and underlying soils on the site and prohibits groundwater use until
performance standards are met. Demonstrate that the proposed signer of the
restrictive covenant and easement currently owns the property. Demonstrate that
the proposed restrictive covenant and easement is free and clear of prior liens and
encumbrances via a current title insurance commitment or other evidence of title
acceptable to EPA.

o Propose a schedule for implementation of the ICs after review and approval;

o Propose a monitoring plan to ensure that ICs are maintained, complied with in
the short term and in the long term, and remain in place. The monitoring plan
must include a schedule and an annual certification to EPA that ICs are in place
and remain effective.

• Propose a schedule for the construction and implementation of the Remedial Action
which identifies timing for initiation and completion of all critical path tasks. The final
project schedule submitted as part of the Final Design shall include specific dates for
completion of the project and major milestones.; and

• The following supporting plans (which may build upon the plans developed for the PDI):

o Health and Safety Plan (HSP)

The final Remedial Action HSP will be submitted prior to the start of construction, in
accordance with the approved construction schedule.

o Contingency Plan
The final Contingency Plan will be submitted prior to the start of construction, in
accordance with the approved construction schedule. The Contingency Plan will
include, at a minimum, the following:
• Name of the person or entity responsible for responding in the event of
emergency incident;
• Plan and date to meet with the local community, including local, State
and Federal agencies involved in the remedial action, as well as local
emergency squads and hospitals; and
• First-aid information.

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III. SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY PROJECT SCHEDULE
DELrvERABLEflWILESTONE
Draft PDI Work Plan
Final PDI Work Plan.
PDI Technical Memorandum
Draft Remedial Design Work Plan
Final Remedial Design Work Plan
Preliminary Design Documents
Final Design Documents
Progress Reports
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DUE DATE
Due 30 days after EPA's signature of a ROD at
the Site requiring a PDI.
Due 30 days after receipt of EPA's direction to
modify pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
In accordance with the schedule in the final
PDI Work Plan.
Due 30 days after EPA's signature of a ROD at
the Site not requiring a PDI, or in accordance
with the schedule in the final PDI Work Plan,
whichever is later.
Due 30 days after receipt of EPA's direction to
modify pursuant to Section X of the AOe.
In accordance with the schedule in the final RD
Work Plan.
In accordance with the schedule in the final RD
Work Plan.
On the 10m day of each month or the first
business day after the 10th of the month
commencing 30 days after EPA's signature of
a ROD.
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