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Mf ThONI C Mc Mahon 01 u ctoro t vUion of Vater Po llution contro l oepertMRt of ampnv i ronaent al Qtlali tY Ent1neer i n9 OM llintlf l tCt IOiton IIIChVII t tl OllOI
al AlfUcation for Ant1 - otradat1on variance tfOW lOOk IIOCVOOds MIIICbVIttl
Dear llr IICIIabOft t bull writint on behalf of Grant oear work tnc (Grant
oear) in reepo to your letter to aobert lllrlY dated MY u ltll aaf your letter to ~ fated July 11 1111
tbull your MY 24 letter you cequeltf that Grant aear tl rt of ttl application toe an antimiddottradatioft bullariaHe J14 cM bull middot 404Uh certaia alternattMa to itl cebulltiabullbullbull f11po11l of atora dtr coo lint water and aruuaal -uer bl tato Mafov a rook ACcorfint to your letter tbt foUowint itiM need to be a44UIIt4 before Grant oeerbulla variance appl i cation wdtald be coneidere4 fur t her
1 Alttrnl tiYel for bo U er bl owdown euch bullbull collection 1ftd dUpoea l oU - e itbull r
1 Al terna tlyen1 fo r t he coo llnt wat e r d i ac hartbull auch 11 a lterna tive M ana of cooUnt or di echarqe t o the tMponae t aive r
J Al t e rna tivebull for the dilcha rtbull of aouth load lnt dock atora wa t e r throutb the edatint draln ayetear middot
4 Alternatlvel for the dlacharte of welt loadlnt dock etora water ln order to eUalnate the dtacharte to the
tround water 1
5 Mthoda to prevent fCI contaalnatton tn the weat loadlnt doc atora watar 1 and
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_ Mr ThoHI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 ltllbullbull9bull 2
1 AlternatLYtl for dUcharge of PCI contabullLnated roof drainage aueh aa elilllinating the PCI tourct on the roof holding teating and treating the roof drainage before diacharge to the brook
Your letter of July 11 appean to euggeat that Grant Gear doea not vhh to nbulledy alleqed eourcbullbull of PCI conUbullLnation Ln the plant draLnbulltbull eyatbullbull middot Thh augveation 11 unvarnnte4 Grant Gear U concerned abo11t the problbullbull and vantl to deal witb it In thit connection Grant Gear baa tried to do vhat tbe varioua agencLea involved have aeked and to reapond to their concerftl
Thul Grant Gear hat not iqnored the problebull but baa Uken Ltl cue froa evaluation of the problbullbull by tbe attncLebull reepoaaUtlt Initially bullbull deacribed 1n tbe ampNaco lervicea tnc WOrk Plaa leHdta l tnveaUtatlon and reaaibillty ltudy at I (Deceeber ltl7 ) IPA and ttl contractora deterained that bull (1 )a addition to aotl contaainatioft vatar aaaplea froe tM acora drain ayataa behind the Grant Gear buildlnt indicated lov ltve1a of Kl contaainatton IM lavah ware not elevated anoutb to warrant any tMed i ata action bull
WMn Grant oear waa inforaad lata in 1917 that thta avalAaUon had chanted while ttl IIPDII application waa pendint it w11 provided a draft copy of the ca Oreaear bull Jlclaa rwoo4 tel liu tnteria laport on oratnbulltbull lyatabullcontaatnation (oeeaar ltl7) whic h propoaad three Hana of controlltnt or aUainatint a llated conuainan t flow froa the dratnbulltbull ayataa into Neadow lrook lha CDft dnft reportdeacribed thlaa bullbull bullampruler invaat itatton bull and Grant Gear val inforMd that COli waa prepartnt 1 acope of vork baaed on theaa altarnattvaa and that IPA and DQE conubullplatad Grant Gear antartat into a content decree for the perforbullanca of vork on the drat natbull ayatebull Maad on thil acope
Oft April 11 I ucatvad froa IPA Alliltalt Jtatioftal Counlll Jtichard lkAlUaUr a draft CIJtCLA adatntetrllttva conabullnt order ttaftaatttad witb the follow tnt aaplanatioft (aapbaata addld)
Mintz Lovin Cohn Ferris Glovsllty and Popeo PC
Me TbONI C McMahon Auguat 12 1911 P1911 l
now you ahou14 nfar to the (COM) draft report bullbullbull for a deacription of alternative approachal for perforbulling the nacaaaary work middot
At a Mating on May ll with Mr McUUitar and withmiddot J ane oownin9 of IPA Joyce Rechtachatfen of the oe~rtMnt of Juetice and Mar9ant Sheahan of the Mauaehutta Attorney Genaull office we vera inforHd that it would be another tvo vaekl before auch a acope would be ava il able we have never reca i vad thia ecope of work
Tbua to that point diacualiona between aunt Gear on ona band and IPA and 0101 on the other focuaed chi aUy on tba Maeural dUcuaaad in the COlt draftl ~- which in turn wotlld 1M reUactad in tba lont-awlitad acope of work Hint preperad by tba atancLaa Grant Gear a1pectad to addraaa tbll acope of work ratber tban bullrbull tenaral propo1al1 aM 10 aYold unnacaeaary duplication of or inconlletaacy wltt work IPA aad DIOI euppoaadly vera dolnt Altbouth DIOI rapraeantatiYII at a Hatint on June 2t aapraaaad iapati anca tbat Orant Gear appeared to be ralylnt on the atanciaa to apecUy vbat abould 1M dona feraaca to tbe atencLea vaa raaaouble and appropr i ate under tbe circuaatancee
Yoar latter of My 24 niaad Ultael and altarnathea dUfarant frobull thoaa in tbe COM draftl After 111 eonthl of dlactaaalnt tba COli altarnatLvaa and anUclpatint an IPA0101 acopa of work lt w11 not obvlotat that tbit letter nflactad a chantbull Ln direction -- par ticular ly that it Lapllad rejection of the raaponat al tarnativet propo11d by CDM
rranllly had thil blln clearer Gran t Gear bullitht well have bean quicker to napond ainca tba altarnat lvaa ra1aec1 i n the May 24 latter aay praaant ora coat-affective caaponaaa than thoaa propoaad by COM Pnliainary tcopint of tba CDM Maaucaa indicated tblt tbe co1U of iaplaaantint tha aaatural ucaad Grant aaarbulla financial abUltY t it val in n1pon11 to PAa raquaet for aora inforaation abOut thil acopint tha t Grant had lltT prepare aort detailed coat a1t1bullbulltbullbull for dUctallion
It v11 only after tnvaatint aubltlntial tibulla and aonay to bava IRI aa nquaaud by JPA evaluate tha altarnativaa propoaad by IPAa ovn con1u1tant tbat we vara inforMd durint the Hltint on JUne 2t ltll vitb Jana oovnint frobull IPA JUdith rry frobull the Divieion of Water Polltatlon control of the oapertHnt of nvironMntal QualitY lntinaarint and Dala Yount frobull the Dlvialon of IAUrdoue waatl tMt tball bullltarnatiVal ware unacceptable
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Mr ThONI C McMahon AUCJtllt 12 Uti bullbull 4
I therefore IUCJCJIIt that it Gran t Gear hal been llow in raapon4Lnt 1 it baa bean contuaed by varyLnt a19nal1 and varyLn9 prLorlttea froa IPA and DIQI and their varLoua branchea And after aeeint the bulltbullnctea uka four yeau - o dateraina that the duLnbulltbull ayataa conetitutaa a problea and another year middot atteaptint to acope the problaa Gtant Gear ahould not be accuaad of foot -dUCJCJint MOreover while with raapect the anU-ciiCJCidation variancbull and liPDII perait appUcaUona DllQI U operatint under the authority of clean vaur atatutaa any raaponaa aaaauraa alao affect the CIICLACbapur 211 raaadhl ptOCIII
Grant oear navarthalaaa rauiftl prepared to deal with any contaainauoa aaaociated with itl operationbull Witb tHee concernbull 1ft aind Grant oear reepondl to the epecUic laavea railed in yovr May 24 litter bullbull foUowa
l toiler llowdown
Until a lonttbullrbull dralnate redy for plant diachartbullbull ia iapleMnted at the aite Grant Gear will collect and dlapoae of itl 11011er blowdown off-lite 1 bullbull inforaad that Grant oear hal arrantaMata with rranklln apint aarvtca tnc to do 10 and that Pranklln llapint will eaapla tha bOiler blowdown water anbull baa on aaapllnt raeulta will pu otat aM than contaift treat and dUpoae of thil water u appropriate coftiUtent with bullbulla and DIOI ratulatlone
once a lonttbullrbull dn i nata raaady il in placa Grant oaar propo111 to ditcbarta the Do llar blowdown to eucb diechartbull point bullriot to d l acbarta the bOillr blowdown will be aaaplld for pi and t reated to adjult pi H nacaeea ry
2 110ncontact coolinG water
Grant oear bae replaced ita wattr-coolad coapraaeor with one tbat 11 lirmiddotcoolad Grant Gear reportbull that thil chantbull baa radtaced tbl voltaH of noncontact coolint water dilchartad by Grant aear by an order of aatnituda frobull approaiaataly 1200 tbullllont par day to approdaataly 110 taUona par day
In addition to ainiaidnt thia diachartbull atraaa Grant Caar hal aakad the aanufacturar of the cooUnt coapraeaor to evaluate the detitn of clotad ayttbullbull that vould racycla the cUtcbartbull for further cooUnt In the alternative Grant Gear propotal to cHechartbull thil atuaa via unitary eawar rarovt i nt tha ctrainbulltbull froa tha coapraaaor accocdintlY middot Grant Gilt will lllk patailliOft froa thl MIIIIChUIIttl WatiC IIIOIUCII
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Authori t y to dtechar91 thh noncontact coolin9 to the eanitacy aewer d i rectly If such per~aiulon 11 not available Grant caac btlieYtl i t 1a poui bl t to ucyclt thil water for other uatl i n the plant
that T~l~middot~od~~=~ ~= r~v~1~~~0~=~0 ~dlr~~bullr di achartbull bullourct i a ltora water run-off which dote not rttult frobull Grant carl operationbull Indeed dlecNrtbull of 1toca water fro tbt titt would continue even if Grant oear were to clo ita doora And it 11 not Grant Geara fault that etorbull wattr r~o~n-off at the aitt h eapoeed to PCI contaaination tinct Grant Gear doe1 not uae and baa never 1111d Kla aDd did not kaow wbtn it acquired the I itt that it waa contaalnattd with tao
ftQI Grant Gear belityen11 that reaedill to add rill tbe dilc r of atora water ebould 1M dealt wltb in the contelt of tbe ontoint CDCLA reaedial proce11 at tbe aita retardlnt any contaainatton of etora water 11 1 releaae or tbreat of releaaa witbh tba Manint of ClllCLA rather tUn a dilchlrte for tbe purpona of clean water ltatutee ainca it reaultl froa the coMittou tbat aake thl lite a luparfund aitl ratbar than froa aay procaana or operationbull
oraat OMr without prejudice to tbia poaition baa attetad to reapoftd to the reinint iaaraea raiaed in your lltUr of My 2t even thoUth 1 in litht of the above Mllrlfll tbey would addreea the diecbartl of etora water llcaraee they all inwolle thl int rity and deaitn of the aaiatint drainatbull ayatea thlll iiiUII are intlrtwtned and pna1nt two Ollrall 111r111 tbl firat 11 thl eveillbility of elternathl Mlftl of diacblrtbull middot The Hcond il to inaure that vhlraftr afflraent ia dlae barted i t will Mit al l eppU ceble water quelity penMtera
Altarnati yen1 Dlec herta Pltba
aunt oear tftrouth thl off iCI of thl TOwn of No rwood TOwn lntinee r hll i rYiatitbull t bull d the ava U ebU1ty of e ltarne tive dninbulltbull pethwaya either for tbbull e ntire plant drainat bull ayatea or foe apaciUc coaponenta of the ayetaa t aa inforeed that thil inveatita tion hal identified plana of three drainl fil ayauaa loca t ed nea r the Grant Gear property
Then au au two drain191 ayauaa located in the cutoff rod troa bullolt l 1 to oean Street nea r the aolthweat corner of
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the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
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AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
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Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popoo PC
_ Mr ThoHI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 ltllbullbull9bull 2
1 AlternatLYtl for dUcharge of PCI contabullLnated roof drainage aueh aa elilllinating the PCI tourct on the roof holding teating and treating the roof drainage before diacharge to the brook
Your letter of July 11 appean to euggeat that Grant Gear doea not vhh to nbulledy alleqed eourcbullbull of PCI conUbullLnation Ln the plant draLnbulltbull eyatbullbull middot Thh augveation 11 unvarnnte4 Grant Gear U concerned abo11t the problbullbull and vantl to deal witb it In thit connection Grant Gear baa tried to do vhat tbe varioua agencLea involved have aeked and to reapond to their concerftl
Thul Grant Gear hat not iqnored the problebull but baa Uken Ltl cue froa evaluation of the problbullbull by tbe attncLebull reepoaaUtlt Initially bullbull deacribed 1n tbe ampNaco lervicea tnc WOrk Plaa leHdta l tnveaUtatlon and reaaibillty ltudy at I (Deceeber ltl7 ) IPA and ttl contractora deterained that bull (1 )a addition to aotl contaainatioft vatar aaaplea froe tM acora drain ayataa behind the Grant Gear buildlnt indicated lov ltve1a of Kl contaainatton IM lavah ware not elevated anoutb to warrant any tMed i ata action bull
WMn Grant oear waa inforaad lata in 1917 that thta avalAaUon had chanted while ttl IIPDII application waa pendint it w11 provided a draft copy of the ca Oreaear bull Jlclaa rwoo4 tel liu tnteria laport on oratnbulltbull lyatabullcontaatnation (oeeaar ltl7) whic h propoaad three Hana of controlltnt or aUainatint a llated conuainan t flow froa the dratnbulltbull ayataa into Neadow lrook lha CDft dnft reportdeacribed thlaa bullbull bullampruler invaat itatton bull and Grant Gear val inforMd that COli waa prepartnt 1 acope of vork baaed on theaa altarnattvaa and that IPA and DQE conubullplatad Grant Gear antartat into a content decree for the perforbullanca of vork on the drat natbull ayatebull Maad on thil acope
Oft April 11 I ucatvad froa IPA Alliltalt Jtatioftal Counlll Jtichard lkAlUaUr a draft CIJtCLA adatntetrllttva conabullnt order ttaftaatttad witb the follow tnt aaplanatioft (aapbaata addld)
Mintz Lovin Cohn Ferris Glovsllty and Popeo PC
Me TbONI C McMahon Auguat 12 1911 P1911 l
now you ahou14 nfar to the (COM) draft report bullbullbull for a deacription of alternative approachal for perforbulling the nacaaaary work middot
At a Mating on May ll with Mr McUUitar and withmiddot J ane oownin9 of IPA Joyce Rechtachatfen of the oe~rtMnt of Juetice and Mar9ant Sheahan of the Mauaehutta Attorney Genaull office we vera inforHd that it would be another tvo vaekl before auch a acope would be ava il able we have never reca i vad thia ecope of work
Tbua to that point diacualiona between aunt Gear on ona band and IPA and 0101 on the other focuaed chi aUy on tba Maeural dUcuaaad in the COlt draftl ~- which in turn wotlld 1M reUactad in tba lont-awlitad acope of work Hint preperad by tba atancLaa Grant Gear a1pectad to addraaa tbll acope of work ratber tban bullrbull tenaral propo1al1 aM 10 aYold unnacaeaary duplication of or inconlletaacy wltt work IPA aad DIOI euppoaadly vera dolnt Altbouth DIOI rapraeantatiYII at a Hatint on June 2t aapraaaad iapati anca tbat Orant Gear appeared to be ralylnt on the atanciaa to apecUy vbat abould 1M dona feraaca to tbe atencLea vaa raaaouble and appropr i ate under tbe circuaatancee
Yoar latter of My 24 niaad Ultael and altarnathea dUfarant frobull thoaa in tbe COM draftl After 111 eonthl of dlactaaalnt tba COli altarnatLvaa and anUclpatint an IPA0101 acopa of work lt w11 not obvlotat that tbit letter nflactad a chantbull Ln direction -- par ticular ly that it Lapllad rejection of the raaponat al tarnativet propo11d by CDM
rranllly had thil blln clearer Gran t Gear bullitht well have bean quicker to napond ainca tba altarnat lvaa ra1aec1 i n the May 24 latter aay praaant ora coat-affective caaponaaa than thoaa propoaad by COM Pnliainary tcopint of tba CDM Maaucaa indicated tblt tbe co1U of iaplaaantint tha aaatural ucaad Grant aaarbulla financial abUltY t it val in n1pon11 to PAa raquaet for aora inforaation abOut thil acopint tha t Grant had lltT prepare aort detailed coat a1t1bullbulltbullbull for dUctallion
It v11 only after tnvaatint aubltlntial tibulla and aonay to bava IRI aa nquaaud by JPA evaluate tha altarnativaa propoaad by IPAa ovn con1u1tant tbat we vara inforMd durint the Hltint on JUne 2t ltll vitb Jana oovnint frobull IPA JUdith rry frobull the Divieion of Water Polltatlon control of the oapertHnt of nvironMntal QualitY lntinaarint and Dala Yount frobull the Dlvialon of IAUrdoue waatl tMt tball bullltarnatiVal ware unacceptable
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I therefore IUCJCJIIt that it Gran t Gear hal been llow in raapon4Lnt 1 it baa bean contuaed by varyLnt a19nal1 and varyLn9 prLorlttea froa IPA and DIQI and their varLoua branchea And after aeeint the bulltbullnctea uka four yeau - o dateraina that the duLnbulltbull ayataa conetitutaa a problea and another year middot atteaptint to acope the problaa Gtant Gear ahould not be accuaad of foot -dUCJCJint MOreover while with raapect the anU-ciiCJCidation variancbull and liPDII perait appUcaUona DllQI U operatint under the authority of clean vaur atatutaa any raaponaa aaaauraa alao affect the CIICLACbapur 211 raaadhl ptOCIII
Grant oear navarthalaaa rauiftl prepared to deal with any contaainauoa aaaociated with itl operationbull Witb tHee concernbull 1ft aind Grant oear reepondl to the epecUic laavea railed in yovr May 24 litter bullbull foUowa
l toiler llowdown
Until a lonttbullrbull dralnate redy for plant diachartbullbull ia iapleMnted at the aite Grant Gear will collect and dlapoae of itl 11011er blowdown off-lite 1 bullbull inforaad that Grant oear hal arrantaMata with rranklln apint aarvtca tnc to do 10 and that Pranklln llapint will eaapla tha bOiler blowdown water anbull baa on aaapllnt raeulta will pu otat aM than contaift treat and dUpoae of thil water u appropriate coftiUtent with bullbulla and DIOI ratulatlone
once a lonttbullrbull dn i nata raaady il in placa Grant oaar propo111 to ditcbarta the Do llar blowdown to eucb diechartbull point bullriot to d l acbarta the bOillr blowdown will be aaaplld for pi and t reated to adjult pi H nacaeea ry
2 110ncontact coolinG water
Grant oear bae replaced ita wattr-coolad coapraaeor with one tbat 11 lirmiddotcoolad Grant Gear reportbull that thil chantbull baa radtaced tbl voltaH of noncontact coolint water dilchartad by Grant aear by an order of aatnituda frobull approaiaataly 1200 tbullllont par day to approdaataly 110 taUona par day
In addition to ainiaidnt thia diachartbull atraaa Grant Caar hal aakad the aanufacturar of the cooUnt coapraeaor to evaluate the detitn of clotad ayttbullbull that vould racycla the cUtcbartbull for further cooUnt In the alternative Grant Gear propotal to cHechartbull thil atuaa via unitary eawar rarovt i nt tha ctrainbulltbull froa tha coapraaaor accocdintlY middot Grant Gilt will lllk patailliOft froa thl MIIIIChUIIttl WatiC IIIOIUCII
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Authori t y to dtechar91 thh noncontact coolin9 to the eanitacy aewer d i rectly If such per~aiulon 11 not available Grant caac btlieYtl i t 1a poui bl t to ucyclt thil water for other uatl i n the plant
that T~l~middot~od~~=~ ~= r~v~1~~~0~=~0 ~dlr~~bullr di achartbull bullourct i a ltora water run-off which dote not rttult frobull Grant carl operationbull Indeed dlecNrtbull of 1toca water fro tbt titt would continue even if Grant oear were to clo ita doora And it 11 not Grant Geara fault that etorbull wattr r~o~n-off at the aitt h eapoeed to PCI contaaination tinct Grant Gear doe1 not uae and baa never 1111d Kla aDd did not kaow wbtn it acquired the I itt that it waa contaalnattd with tao
ftQI Grant Gear belityen11 that reaedill to add rill tbe dilc r of atora water ebould 1M dealt wltb in the contelt of tbe ontoint CDCLA reaedial proce11 at tbe aita retardlnt any contaainatton of etora water 11 1 releaae or tbreat of releaaa witbh tba Manint of ClllCLA rather tUn a dilchlrte for tbe purpona of clean water ltatutee ainca it reaultl froa the coMittou tbat aake thl lite a luparfund aitl ratbar than froa aay procaana or operationbull
oraat OMr without prejudice to tbia poaition baa attetad to reapoftd to the reinint iaaraea raiaed in your lltUr of My 2t even thoUth 1 in litht of the above Mllrlfll tbey would addreea the diecbartl of etora water llcaraee they all inwolle thl int rity and deaitn of the aaiatint drainatbull ayatea thlll iiiUII are intlrtwtned and pna1nt two Ollrall 111r111 tbl firat 11 thl eveillbility of elternathl Mlftl of diacblrtbull middot The Hcond il to inaure that vhlraftr afflraent ia dlae barted i t will Mit al l eppU ceble water quelity penMtera
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aunt oear tftrouth thl off iCI of thl TOwn of No rwood TOwn lntinee r hll i rYiatitbull t bull d the ava U ebU1ty of e ltarne tive dninbulltbull pethwaya either for tbbull e ntire plant drainat bull ayatea or foe apaciUc coaponenta of the ayetaa t aa inforeed that thil inveatita tion hal identified plana of three drainl fil ayauaa loca t ed nea r the Grant Gear property
Then au au two drain191 ayauaa located in the cutoff rod troa bullolt l 1 to oean Street nea r the aolthweat corner of
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the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
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AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
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Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
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now you ahou14 nfar to the (COM) draft report bullbullbull for a deacription of alternative approachal for perforbulling the nacaaaary work middot
At a Mating on May ll with Mr McUUitar and withmiddot J ane oownin9 of IPA Joyce Rechtachatfen of the oe~rtMnt of Juetice and Mar9ant Sheahan of the Mauaehutta Attorney Genaull office we vera inforHd that it would be another tvo vaekl before auch a acope would be ava il able we have never reca i vad thia ecope of work
Tbua to that point diacualiona between aunt Gear on ona band and IPA and 0101 on the other focuaed chi aUy on tba Maeural dUcuaaad in the COlt draftl ~- which in turn wotlld 1M reUactad in tba lont-awlitad acope of work Hint preperad by tba atancLaa Grant Gear a1pectad to addraaa tbll acope of work ratber tban bullrbull tenaral propo1al1 aM 10 aYold unnacaeaary duplication of or inconlletaacy wltt work IPA aad DIOI euppoaadly vera dolnt Altbouth DIOI rapraeantatiYII at a Hatint on June 2t aapraaaad iapati anca tbat Orant Gear appeared to be ralylnt on the atanciaa to apecUy vbat abould 1M dona feraaca to tbe atencLea vaa raaaouble and appropr i ate under tbe circuaatancee
Yoar latter of My 24 niaad Ultael and altarnathea dUfarant frobull thoaa in tbe COM draftl After 111 eonthl of dlactaaalnt tba COli altarnatLvaa and anUclpatint an IPA0101 acopa of work lt w11 not obvlotat that tbit letter nflactad a chantbull Ln direction -- par ticular ly that it Lapllad rejection of the raaponat al tarnativet propo11d by CDM
rranllly had thil blln clearer Gran t Gear bullitht well have bean quicker to napond ainca tba altarnat lvaa ra1aec1 i n the May 24 latter aay praaant ora coat-affective caaponaaa than thoaa propoaad by COM Pnliainary tcopint of tba CDM Maaucaa indicated tblt tbe co1U of iaplaaantint tha aaatural ucaad Grant aaarbulla financial abUltY t it val in n1pon11 to PAa raquaet for aora inforaation abOut thil acopint tha t Grant had lltT prepare aort detailed coat a1t1bullbulltbullbull for dUctallion
It v11 only after tnvaatint aubltlntial tibulla and aonay to bava IRI aa nquaaud by JPA evaluate tha altarnativaa propoaad by IPAa ovn con1u1tant tbat we vara inforMd durint the Hltint on JUne 2t ltll vitb Jana oovnint frobull IPA JUdith rry frobull the Divieion of Water Polltatlon control of the oapertHnt of nvironMntal QualitY lntinaarint and Dala Yount frobull the Dlvialon of IAUrdoue waatl tMt tball bullltarnatiVal ware unacceptable
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I therefore IUCJCJIIt that it Gran t Gear hal been llow in raapon4Lnt 1 it baa bean contuaed by varyLnt a19nal1 and varyLn9 prLorlttea froa IPA and DIQI and their varLoua branchea And after aeeint the bulltbullnctea uka four yeau - o dateraina that the duLnbulltbull ayataa conetitutaa a problea and another year middot atteaptint to acope the problaa Gtant Gear ahould not be accuaad of foot -dUCJCJint MOreover while with raapect the anU-ciiCJCidation variancbull and liPDII perait appUcaUona DllQI U operatint under the authority of clean vaur atatutaa any raaponaa aaaauraa alao affect the CIICLACbapur 211 raaadhl ptOCIII
Grant oear navarthalaaa rauiftl prepared to deal with any contaainauoa aaaociated with itl operationbull Witb tHee concernbull 1ft aind Grant oear reepondl to the epecUic laavea railed in yovr May 24 litter bullbull foUowa
l toiler llowdown
Until a lonttbullrbull dralnate redy for plant diachartbullbull ia iapleMnted at the aite Grant Gear will collect and dlapoae of itl 11011er blowdown off-lite 1 bullbull inforaad that Grant oear hal arrantaMata with rranklln apint aarvtca tnc to do 10 and that Pranklln llapint will eaapla tha bOiler blowdown water anbull baa on aaapllnt raeulta will pu otat aM than contaift treat and dUpoae of thil water u appropriate coftiUtent with bullbulla and DIOI ratulatlone
once a lonttbullrbull dn i nata raaady il in placa Grant oaar propo111 to ditcbarta the Do llar blowdown to eucb diechartbull point bullriot to d l acbarta the bOillr blowdown will be aaaplld for pi and t reated to adjult pi H nacaeea ry
2 110ncontact coolinG water
Grant oear bae replaced ita wattr-coolad coapraaeor with one tbat 11 lirmiddotcoolad Grant Gear reportbull that thil chantbull baa radtaced tbl voltaH of noncontact coolint water dilchartad by Grant aear by an order of aatnituda frobull approaiaataly 1200 tbullllont par day to approdaataly 110 taUona par day
In addition to ainiaidnt thia diachartbull atraaa Grant Caar hal aakad the aanufacturar of the cooUnt coapraeaor to evaluate the detitn of clotad ayttbullbull that vould racycla the cUtcbartbull for further cooUnt In the alternative Grant Gear propotal to cHechartbull thil atuaa via unitary eawar rarovt i nt tha ctrainbulltbull froa tha coapraaaor accocdintlY middot Grant Gilt will lllk patailliOft froa thl MIIIIChUIIttl WatiC IIIOIUCII
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Me ThOI c McMahon A~9111t 12 1911 Patt I
Authori t y to dtechar91 thh noncontact coolin9 to the eanitacy aewer d i rectly If such per~aiulon 11 not available Grant caac btlieYtl i t 1a poui bl t to ucyclt thil water for other uatl i n the plant
that T~l~middot~od~~=~ ~= r~v~1~~~0~=~0 ~dlr~~bullr di achartbull bullourct i a ltora water run-off which dote not rttult frobull Grant carl operationbull Indeed dlecNrtbull of 1toca water fro tbt titt would continue even if Grant oear were to clo ita doora And it 11 not Grant Geara fault that etorbull wattr r~o~n-off at the aitt h eapoeed to PCI contaaination tinct Grant Gear doe1 not uae and baa never 1111d Kla aDd did not kaow wbtn it acquired the I itt that it waa contaalnattd with tao
ftQI Grant Gear belityen11 that reaedill to add rill tbe dilc r of atora water ebould 1M dealt wltb in the contelt of tbe ontoint CDCLA reaedial proce11 at tbe aita retardlnt any contaainatton of etora water 11 1 releaae or tbreat of releaaa witbh tba Manint of ClllCLA rather tUn a dilchlrte for tbe purpona of clean water ltatutee ainca it reaultl froa the coMittou tbat aake thl lite a luparfund aitl ratbar than froa aay procaana or operationbull
oraat OMr without prejudice to tbia poaition baa attetad to reapoftd to the reinint iaaraea raiaed in your lltUr of My 2t even thoUth 1 in litht of the above Mllrlfll tbey would addreea the diecbartl of etora water llcaraee they all inwolle thl int rity and deaitn of the aaiatint drainatbull ayatea thlll iiiUII are intlrtwtned and pna1nt two Ollrall 111r111 tbl firat 11 thl eveillbility of elternathl Mlftl of diacblrtbull middot The Hcond il to inaure that vhlraftr afflraent ia dlae barted i t will Mit al l eppU ceble water quelity penMtera
Altarnati yen1 Dlec herta Pltba
aunt oear tftrouth thl off iCI of thl TOwn of No rwood TOwn lntinee r hll i rYiatitbull t bull d the ava U ebU1ty of e ltarne tive dninbulltbull pethwaya either for tbbull e ntire plant drainat bull ayatea or foe apaciUc coaponenta of the ayetaa t aa inforeed that thil inveatita tion hal identified plana of three drainl fil ayauaa loca t ed nea r the Grant Gear property
Then au au two drain191 ayauaa located in the cutoff rod troa bullolt l 1 to oean Street nea r the aolthweat corner of
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the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
Mintz lAvin Colin Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
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AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
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Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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I therefore IUCJCJIIt that it Gran t Gear hal been llow in raapon4Lnt 1 it baa bean contuaed by varyLnt a19nal1 and varyLn9 prLorlttea froa IPA and DIQI and their varLoua branchea And after aeeint the bulltbullnctea uka four yeau - o dateraina that the duLnbulltbull ayataa conetitutaa a problea and another year middot atteaptint to acope the problaa Gtant Gear ahould not be accuaad of foot -dUCJCJint MOreover while with raapect the anU-ciiCJCidation variancbull and liPDII perait appUcaUona DllQI U operatint under the authority of clean vaur atatutaa any raaponaa aaaauraa alao affect the CIICLACbapur 211 raaadhl ptOCIII
Grant oear navarthalaaa rauiftl prepared to deal with any contaainauoa aaaociated with itl operationbull Witb tHee concernbull 1ft aind Grant oear reepondl to the epecUic laavea railed in yovr May 24 litter bullbull foUowa
l toiler llowdown
Until a lonttbullrbull dralnate redy for plant diachartbullbull ia iapleMnted at the aite Grant Gear will collect and dlapoae of itl 11011er blowdown off-lite 1 bullbull inforaad that Grant oear hal arrantaMata with rranklln apint aarvtca tnc to do 10 and that Pranklln llapint will eaapla tha bOiler blowdown water anbull baa on aaapllnt raeulta will pu otat aM than contaift treat and dUpoae of thil water u appropriate coftiUtent with bullbulla and DIOI ratulatlone
once a lonttbullrbull dn i nata raaady il in placa Grant oaar propo111 to ditcbarta the Do llar blowdown to eucb diechartbull point bullriot to d l acbarta the bOillr blowdown will be aaaplld for pi and t reated to adjult pi H nacaeea ry
2 110ncontact coolinG water
Grant oear bae replaced ita wattr-coolad coapraaeor with one tbat 11 lirmiddotcoolad Grant Gear reportbull that thil chantbull baa radtaced tbl voltaH of noncontact coolint water dilchartad by Grant aear by an order of aatnituda frobull approaiaataly 1200 tbullllont par day to approdaataly 110 taUona par day
In addition to ainiaidnt thia diachartbull atraaa Grant Caar hal aakad the aanufacturar of the cooUnt coapraeaor to evaluate the detitn of clotad ayttbullbull that vould racycla the cUtcbartbull for further cooUnt In the alternative Grant Gear propotal to cHechartbull thil atuaa via unitary eawar rarovt i nt tha ctrainbulltbull froa tha coapraaaor accocdintlY middot Grant Gilt will lllk patailliOft froa thl MIIIIChUIIttl WatiC IIIOIUCII
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Authori t y to dtechar91 thh noncontact coolin9 to the eanitacy aewer d i rectly If such per~aiulon 11 not available Grant caac btlieYtl i t 1a poui bl t to ucyclt thil water for other uatl i n the plant
that T~l~middot~od~~=~ ~= r~v~1~~~0~=~0 ~dlr~~bullr di achartbull bullourct i a ltora water run-off which dote not rttult frobull Grant carl operationbull Indeed dlecNrtbull of 1toca water fro tbt titt would continue even if Grant oear were to clo ita doora And it 11 not Grant Geara fault that etorbull wattr r~o~n-off at the aitt h eapoeed to PCI contaaination tinct Grant Gear doe1 not uae and baa never 1111d Kla aDd did not kaow wbtn it acquired the I itt that it waa contaalnattd with tao
ftQI Grant Gear belityen11 that reaedill to add rill tbe dilc r of atora water ebould 1M dealt wltb in the contelt of tbe ontoint CDCLA reaedial proce11 at tbe aita retardlnt any contaainatton of etora water 11 1 releaae or tbreat of releaaa witbh tba Manint of ClllCLA rather tUn a dilchlrte for tbe purpona of clean water ltatutee ainca it reaultl froa the coMittou tbat aake thl lite a luparfund aitl ratbar than froa aay procaana or operationbull
oraat OMr without prejudice to tbia poaition baa attetad to reapoftd to the reinint iaaraea raiaed in your lltUr of My 2t even thoUth 1 in litht of the above Mllrlfll tbey would addreea the diecbartl of etora water llcaraee they all inwolle thl int rity and deaitn of the aaiatint drainatbull ayatea thlll iiiUII are intlrtwtned and pna1nt two Ollrall 111r111 tbl firat 11 thl eveillbility of elternathl Mlftl of diacblrtbull middot The Hcond il to inaure that vhlraftr afflraent ia dlae barted i t will Mit al l eppU ceble water quelity penMtera
Altarnati yen1 Dlec herta Pltba
aunt oear tftrouth thl off iCI of thl TOwn of No rwood TOwn lntinee r hll i rYiatitbull t bull d the ava U ebU1ty of e ltarne tive dninbulltbull pethwaya either for tbbull e ntire plant drainat bull ayatea or foe apaciUc coaponenta of the ayetaa t aa inforeed that thil inveatita tion hal identified plana of three drainl fil ayauaa loca t ed nea r the Grant Gear property
Then au au two drain191 ayauaa located in the cutoff rod troa bullolt l 1 to oean Street nea r the aolthweat corner of
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the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
Mintz lAvin Colin Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
flit ThOUI C McMahon All9Uit 12 1911 bullbull 7
AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
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Mintz Lovin Cohn Ferris Glovoky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon A~9111t 12 1911 Patt I
Authori t y to dtechar91 thh noncontact coolin9 to the eanitacy aewer d i rectly If such per~aiulon 11 not available Grant caac btlieYtl i t 1a poui bl t to ucyclt thil water for other uatl i n the plant
that T~l~middot~od~~=~ ~= r~v~1~~~0~=~0 ~dlr~~bullr di achartbull bullourct i a ltora water run-off which dote not rttult frobull Grant carl operationbull Indeed dlecNrtbull of 1toca water fro tbt titt would continue even if Grant oear were to clo ita doora And it 11 not Grant Geara fault that etorbull wattr r~o~n-off at the aitt h eapoeed to PCI contaaination tinct Grant Gear doe1 not uae and baa never 1111d Kla aDd did not kaow wbtn it acquired the I itt that it waa contaalnattd with tao
ftQI Grant Gear belityen11 that reaedill to add rill tbe dilc r of atora water ebould 1M dealt wltb in the contelt of tbe ontoint CDCLA reaedial proce11 at tbe aita retardlnt any contaainatton of etora water 11 1 releaae or tbreat of releaaa witbh tba Manint of ClllCLA rather tUn a dilchlrte for tbe purpona of clean water ltatutee ainca it reaultl froa the coMittou tbat aake thl lite a luparfund aitl ratbar than froa aay procaana or operationbull
oraat OMr without prejudice to tbia poaition baa attetad to reapoftd to the reinint iaaraea raiaed in your lltUr of My 2t even thoUth 1 in litht of the above Mllrlfll tbey would addreea the diecbartl of etora water llcaraee they all inwolle thl int rity and deaitn of the aaiatint drainatbull ayatea thlll iiiUII are intlrtwtned and pna1nt two Ollrall 111r111 tbl firat 11 thl eveillbility of elternathl Mlftl of diacblrtbull middot The Hcond il to inaure that vhlraftr afflraent ia dlae barted i t will Mit al l eppU ceble water quelity penMtera
Altarnati yen1 Dlec herta Pltba
aunt oear tftrouth thl off iCI of thl TOwn of No rwood TOwn lntinee r hll i rYiatitbull t bull d the ava U ebU1ty of e ltarne tive dninbulltbull pethwaya either for tbbull e ntire plant drainat bull ayatea or foe apaciUc coaponenta of the ayetaa t aa inforeed that thil inveatita tion hal identified plana of three drainl fil ayauaa loca t ed nea r the Grant Gear property
Then au au two drain191 ayauaa located in the cutoff rod troa bullolt l 1 to oean Street nea r the aolthweat corner of
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Me Thobull c Mc hon AU9Uit ll ltll page 6
the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
Mintz lAvin Colin Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
flit ThOUI C McMahon All9Uit 12 1911 bullbull 7
AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
- barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 577880
Mintz Lovin Cohn ffrriJ Clovsky and Popoo PC
Me Thobull c Mc hon AU9Uit ll ltll page 6
the Grant Gear property where ita entrance 91t1 11 located one of these La connected to the drainage ayeubull on oean Street and i n turn connectbull to A drainage ayatbullbull tor Route 1 that connectbull to the Heponaet ltiver approxiattly 400-500 yuda 1outh of oean ltnet Subject to any required approvah troa thl NWitA the atltl OlpAttlllftt of PubliC WOCkl IICICUtiYI Office of Tnnaportation and the Town of Norwood Grant Gear beUevea it aay be feasible to connect the draina91 IYitla froa the plant to tbil etate dnin191 eyatebull Thla contebullplatbullbull aealiat off the exiatint eyetebull at the north end of the plant 11 well 11 other poeaibh ocHficationa of the drainbulltbull ayetea MIIUUI Hbullect Oft tbe illV~Il diiCUIIed below
Grant oer bel entatbulld laT Inc to provtde a vork plan and eetiute of tbl co1t1 of thtbull conetrvctton baaed on tbat tnveet1tat1on frtor 1011 uapHnt data tndtcatll tbat rca eoU contaainaUoa to tba aoutbweet of tbl plant 11 Mlow lawela of concern Grant Gear tn conjunction wtth tt1 contractor alao would develop a plan for eaap11nt tbl 11Cayen1t1on tbway for Kh
be eecoiWI drain191 eyatea located ln the cutoff road rvna to bullbull arook and therefore ie not a feasible alternative
ftltl elao ampa a drelnbulltbull eyetea located at lerry flace WbiCb lltutl tbe Ch OIM rtf tO tbl Vllt (within thl ar11 deflnbullbull 11 tbe lvperfvnd 11t1l fbil eynea bowever alao dUchartbullbull into Madow arook and thul dOll not preaent a feaaUtll alternative
bullmiddot rueiblUtx of Alternative Pathwaxbull
Graat oear wtll aot be in a poattion to eapead tbe reeovrcea to bvUd a a connection to the Dean ltreet-aovtbull 1 dratnafl ayetea valbullbullbull bOth it and all reeponaibll or affected part111 aH bulltbullnctae can be aeevred that thll reMd) will reevlt 11 a bullampecbarte that aeetl eppltcabh paraaeun Thll canaot M predtoted vntU it ia deuratned which porttonl of tbe draifta eyatH are conteaineted AI etaud in the CON Draft aeport at U before 110d1fy1nt the drllnbulltbull eyetea bulla coaplltl picture of all levell of contaatnatton wi t hin both the internal and eauraal drall191 ayetea auat be provided Thll rutnbull bOtb a aorbull eauna tve tnveetitation of the ayatea bullbull well bullbull a bullrbull c-cebenet bullbull eaapltnt and analylia ftotrbullbull middot bull thua the eatent of additional aodlficatton to the drainbulltbull eyatea tMt y be aroprilte and tealibll cannot be teratnbullbull at thil tiae
Mintz lAvin Colin Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
flit ThOUI C McMahon All9Uit 12 1911 bullbull 7
AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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Me Thobullbullbull c McMahon UCJIUt 12 1911 Pl91 I
draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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~lorry l IIIOT11lncloaurbull
ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
- barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 577880
Mintz lAvin Colin Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
flit ThOUI C McMahon All9Uit 12 1911 bullbull 7
AccocdintlY Grant Gear h aubaittint for review and approval the encloaed scope of Work prepared by ItT Inc to tt at tht water quality at varioua poinu along the dninatt ay1t1a and deteraint with treater apecUicity vhich po~t1on1 of that eyatea actually an cont aainated RT will t ilt the water in the vertical pipea lead ing froa the roof in the aanholel a t thl eout h and weat 1oadin9 doc ka in the vaten dninint i nto the eou th and veat loadint docke at the outfall and in vario111 po i nte in ~tween Once 1t h deterained wbich eectiona of the dratnatbull ayetea U any contain fCI contaainatton Grant Gear would propobullbull to tnveatitltl a variety of Mane by which to contdn or ellainatl tbl contaatnation found in tboae aectiona Graat aear Ul aolicitH 1 bid froa tnaitufora of lntland for linint port1oa1 of tbe drain191 eyetebull aad bat rueated frOII tbullA copill of certain videotapebull of tbl ayatbull tbat would trtatly ailUy tbat taak Tboll videoupee were received toy
Tbe wor- propoaed by liT will encoapa11 inveetitation of iiiUII raiald in yotu letter of My 24 with reapect to the aoutb loadint doc- weat loadint dock and roof drainbulltbull middot
liT propo111 to aale atora water collect1nt at tbe aouth loadint tocll If aaaplint and analylil were to deterbullint that thil etora veter Meta tH aUcabll water qualitr atandarde tbet water would continue to bl routed into tbe eliatint drainatbull 1y1tea on the lite 11 odUied If tbet water wen found to bl contaainated the lite would be tetraded or berbullbull COftltncted if fallible to prevent atora water froa flowint fro contaainated areal into the aouth loadint ctocll
liT Ukewiae will le water collectint at the weet loadint dock If bullbullbullpUnt end analya i t vere to deteraine tha t th i l ttora water bullbulltbull tbl applicable veter quality attndardt it 11 contlated tbat aunt Gear would aeek a troundvate r dilcbar perait for tbet va t er If wa t er qua li ty etandardbull VICI DOt Mt 1 tbil area Of tbl Ji tl 1110 WO Yld be rltraded or blru conatnc tecl if teae ible to prevent ltora water frobull fl ow int f roe contaai na t ed a real into tbl vea t l oad i nt dock
In ad41t1on liT will aaapll wa ter dninlnt into the buildint bull roof d n ina a nd the travel located oa the roof If bullbullbullpUnt a nd ana lya U ve re to deteraine that thil ttora llfltll H I U the applica ble wa ter quality at andarda lif l tlr drairunt f roa the roof would continYI to bl rout ed into the lliltint dninbull t bull eyttea Oft the lite 11 IIOdifild tf the ttora water
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MiniZ lAvin Cohn Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
Me Thobullbullbull c McMahon UCJIUt 12 1911 Pl91 I
draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
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ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
- barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 577880
MiniZ lAvin Cohn Fmil Glovsky and Popeo PC
Me Thobullbullbull c McMahon UCJIUt 12 1911 Pl91 I
draining troa the roof or the roof guvel wert round to ~ contamLnata4 the roof would be cleaned or ataltd to eliMinate tha t contaaLnation
Grant Gear beliavea baaed on the Lnforaation ava ilable to it at thia t1ae that tha ettpa will lead to a ftaJLbh appropr iate uaedy for any tourcaa of eontaaLnation aaaociatad v ith Ltl phnt and operationa And 1t 11 eagar to iapltaant auch a raaedy Itl aaga rna11 La teapered however by unce rtai nty and trua t n tion baead on paat experience Although it vanta to coaply proaptly with tha uquirtatntl of the Oivieion of Water Poll~ation control and Jbarat a of IUttncy about raaolving any 4n1nbullCJbull problt at tba 11t1 Grant Gear etaply cannot aftord to be put into tbe poaitlon atain of procee41nt in one direction only to ttl inforMd after tbe ract tbat tbil direction ia unacceptable to tbe eatent itl Unancill litlaation will allow Grant aear will bear tbe reaponaibillty of re1o1Yin9 the dratnatbull 11aue1 at tbe lite Jt cannot do 10 bOWever ~antil everyone involv dec idea what auat be dona in order to re1o1va thoaa iuuel lltiafactorUy lavint carried out ona atancybull 1 dl recti VI only to learn too late that thil did not Mat the requlreMntl or another atency Grant Gear IMollt obtain 1 con1en1ua on ra1pon111 to tbe drainate ayatea rroa the uny atata and federal atanclal departMnta and divlaionl tbat MY baYI an interaat in th11 Mtttr wtth reapect to what Rlt M done to reaolva tha dratna ay1tea probleaa at the worwood atta Otherwua htatory MY atly repeat itaelf and Grant Gear havtnt 1pent atUl aore oney and tiM i nve1t19attnt raaedil l optionbull in uaponaa to your May U letter will be told tbat thele opt t ona are not acceptable to aoM other or the vartoua partial involved and tblt it IMIIt betin anew
Ttuaa by copy of tbia latter Grant Gear ia fo rwardtnt the propoaad acope or work not only to tha var toua pauon1 at IPA and DIQI who alnady bava bean involved in vartoua aapacu of tht Grant Gilt lite but alao bacauaa thl propoaad alterna tiyen11 aay af f ect tbea to the Maaaachu ttl Water aeaource1 bthorlty to tha Ma1aacb1uttt1 oepartMnt of PUblic WOtkl and IIICIltive Office of Tnnlportat lon to tha TOwn of Marwood and to the Natropolitan Ana Phnnint Council
1fl raquaat thlt the raclptantbull of thll latter nviaw the ancloaad acopa of work and lnfora tha undaniCJntd of any queatlona coanta or auttbullbulltlonl they uy have on or before AUCJUit U lttt If WI clo not hilt froa thai by that till WI will aaau that the acopa of work 11 aatiltactory to all
v concerned
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
~orolr~rbL
~lorry l IIIOT11lncloaurbull
ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
- barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 577880
Mintz Levin Cohn Ftnil Glovlky and Popoo PC
Me ThOI c McMahon AU9Uit 12 1 lUI hgl
Finally Grant Gear uque1t1 that the Divillon of Water Pollution control poatponbull actint on Gnnt Gearbull application for an ant1-d19t1d1tion variance tant11 Grant oar hal received conta on the pcopoaad acope of work and 1ar baa had an opportunity to undertake the neceeaary eva llaatione ror the lIIIOftl diiCUId lbOYI and biCIIl thl illllll tlilld by thil application an ao cloaely intertwined with the Superfund reHcUal proceu t hey require careful nvtev and analylia by everyone involved
bull1bullbullbullbull do AOt heaLtate to contlct M 1f you have any queationbull or conta in connection with thia tter
~orolr~rbL
~lorry l IIIOT11lncloaurbull
ac 111bull1 tb rrr CDIQIDOilPC) Jaao -bull1 UtA I011 loubullt (DIQI DiviliOft of laiiCdoUI Wlltl) JMo loltU CUAI llarbull o IMAlllotor CltAI Mrcet _ (Office of tbe Attorney oeaerall MIIIChUIIttl htiC 1110ICCII Autbority bullbullbullcutiN Office of tranaportatton c-lellOHC of bllC tiOCkl towbull of 110rwoo4 IOard of lelectMn Mtropolltan Area tlann1nt councU loMrt J IUrloy Jo r IUrlor Joeue A aobblna
- barcode 577880
- barcodetext SDMS Doc ID 577880