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• Cleanup Status
• Site Description
• Contaminants at this Facility
• Institutional/Engineer Controls
• Land Reuse
• Site Responsibility

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On February 22, 2006, Duke entered into a Facility Lead Agreement (FLA) with EPA to address Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action at the entire Facility. Duke also assessed the Facility under the Maryland Department of the Environment's Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) in order to obtain a Certificate of Completion (COC) under the VCP. For purposes of redevelopment, the Facility has been divided into four areas designated as Area A, Area B, Area C, and Area D, respectively.

Cleanup Status

On February 13, 2015, EPA issued a Statement of Basis (SB) in which it described the information gathered during environmental investigations at the Facility and proposed a Final Remedy for the Facility.

Consistent with the public participation provisions under RCRA, EPA solicited public comment on its proposed Final Remedy. On February 18, 2015, notice of the SB was published on the EPA website and in the Daily Record newspaper. The thirty (30) day comment period ended on March 20, 2015.

Since EPA did not receive any comments on the SB and EPA has determined it is not necessary to modify the proposed Final Remedy set forth in the SB based on the comment; thus, the remedy proposed in the SB is the Final Remedy selected by EPA for the Facility on March 26, 2015.

FINAL DECISION

EPA’s Final Remedy for the Facility consists of compliance with and maintenance of land and groundwater use restrictions.

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Site Description

Below is a summary of the remedial activities that have been conducted at Areas A and D and Sub-parcels B-2, B-4 and C-1 at the Facility.

Area A:

Former Anchor Motor Freight Facility- Ward 26, Section 1, Block 6871-C, Lot 1. Area A covers approximately 35.35 acres in the northernmost portion of the Facility.  Originally, Area A was part of Fort Holabird and was owned and operated by the Department of Defense to house military personnel. OM acquired Area A in 1972 and leased it to Anchor 3 Motor Freight (AMF) which provided trucking services to OM for distribution of OM vehicles. Remedial activities were:

Excavated soils that exceeded the soil to indoor air risk-based levels.

Sub-parcel B-1:

The Property is subject to the following activity and use limitations, which the Owner and each subsequent owner of the Property shall abide by:

• The Property shall be restricted to commercial and/or industrial purposes and shall not be used for residential purposes unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use;
• Groundwater from the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than to conduct the operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities required by the Department and/or EPA, unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide written approval for such use;
• No new wells shall be installed on the Property unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such wells are necessary to implement the Final Remedy and; (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval to install such wells;
• The Owner shall perform all activities at the Property in accordance with the Risk Management Plan (Exhibit C), dated January 2008, to maintain the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such activity will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use; and
• The Property shall not be used in any way that will pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy.

Sub-parcel B-2:

Sub-parcel B-2 encompasses approximately 8.02 acres in the southeast portion of Area B and was mainly used by OM as an access driveway into the former Main Assembly Building; a parking area (North Employee Parking Lot); temporary office/construction trailer storage, and a guard shack with an attached aerial walkway into the Main Assembly Building. Remedial activities were:

• Constructed a 118,000 square foot building (Building 118A) and associated paved parking areas and roadways, and green space areas were covered with a minimum of two feet of clean soil placed over a geotextile marker fabric, thereby eliminating direct contact exposures to soil by the on-site worker, child and youth visitor.
• Implemented a Risk Management Plan (RMP) to manage potential direct contact exposures to future construction/excavation workers during activities conducted after the initial redevelopment (e.g., utility maintenance).
• Recorded a deed restriction prohibiting on-site use of groundwater and restricting land use to commercial/industrial purposes throughout Area B.

Sub-parcel B-3:

The Property is subject to the following activity and use limitations, which the Owner and each subsequent owner of the Property shall abide by:

• The Property shall be restricted to commercial and/or industrial purposes and shall not be used for residential purposes unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use;
• Groundwater from the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than to conduct the operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities required by the Department and/or EPA, unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide written approval for such use;
• No new wells shall be installed on the Property unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such wells are necessary to implement the Final Remedy and; (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval to install such wells;
• The Owner shall perform all activities at the Property in accordance with the Risk Management Plan (Exhibit C), dated January 2008, to maintain the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such activity will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use; and
• The Property shall not be used in any way that will pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy.

Sub-parcel B-4:

Sub-parcel B-4 encompasses 18.03 acres in the western portion of Area B and was mainly  used by OM as a parking area for new vehicles awaiting shipment/distribution. Remedial activities were:

• Excavated and disposed of soils exceeding the TCLP-lead limit. Constructed a 342,000 square foot building (Building 342) and associated paved parking areas and roadways, and green space areas were covered with a minimum of two feet of clean soil placed over a geotextile marker fabric.
• Implemented a Risk Management Plan to manage potential direct contact exposures to future construction/excavation workers during activities conducted after the initial redevelopment (e.g., utility maintenance).
• Recorded a deed restriction prohibiting the construction of buildings over soils exceeding the soil-to-indoor air screening levels and use of on-site groundwater, in addition to restricting land use to commercial/industrial purposes throughout Area B.

Sub-parcel C-1:

Sub-parcel C-l is located within Area C. The Area C property covers approximately 81.33 acres. It consisted mainly of OM's Former Main Assembly Building.

• No active remedial activities were required for soil or groundwater within the Sub-parcel C-1.

Sub-parcel C-2:

The Property is subject to the following activity and use limitations, which the Owner and each subsequent owner of the Property shall abide by:

The Property shall be restricted to commercial and/or industrial purposes and shall not be used for residential purposes unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use;

• Groundwater from the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than to conduct the operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities required by the Department and/or EPA, unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such use will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide written approval for such use;
• No new wells shall be installed on the Property unless (i) it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that such wells are necessary to implement the Final Remedy and; (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval to install such wells;
• The Owner shall perform all activities at the Property in accordance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP), dated April 2008, (Exhibit C) to maintain the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy unless it is demonstrated to the Department and EPA that (i) such activity will not pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the Final Remedy; and (ii) the Department and EPA provide prior written approval for such use; and

The Property shall not be used in any way that will pose a threat to human health or the environment or adversely affect or interfere with the integrity and protectiveness of the Final Remedy.

Area D:

Area D covers approximately 20 acres and is bounded to the north by CSX Railroad; to the south by Keith Avenue; to the east by Colgate Creek and FILA sportsware facility; and, to the west by Broening Highway.

• No active remedial activities were required for soil or groundwater within the Area D.

Duke Realty developed and implemented a Public Involvement Plan that was approved by the U.S. EPA and MDE early in the project. The Public Involvement Plan outlines procedures to obtain public input and provide opportunities for comment during significant decision-making milestones during the RCRA Corrective Action process. To date, Duke has conducted several public meetings that have included both formal public meetings associated with the regulatory process and informal meetings with Site neighbors and community leaders to discuss redevelopment activities. The public involvement activities have also included focused consultation with neighborhood groups to discuss Site demolition activities, results of environmental assessment activities and plans for future Site development.

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Contaminants at this Facility

The primary contaminants are volatile organic compounds, semi-volatile organic compounds, total petroleum hydrocarbons (gasoline range organics and diesel range organics) and RCRA metals.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls at this Facility

Currently, deed restrictions affecting the Site prohibit the use of groundwater at the property and restrict the property to commercial and industrial uses.

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Land Reuse Information at this Facility

Site is under continued use and/or redevelopment.

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Site Responsibility at this Facility

RCRA Corrective Action activities at this facility are being conducted under the direction of the EPA Region 3 with assistance from Maryland Department of Environmental Protection.

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