2008.10.16 Village Of Saugerties Landfill Sampling Results

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3 - Solid Waste Program 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, New York 12561-1620 Phone: (845) 256-3139 • FAX: (845) 255-0716 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.dec.ny.gov Alexander B. Grannis Commissioner

October 16, 2008 ROBERT A. YERICK MAYOR VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES 43 PARTITION STREET SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK 12477-1134

RE:

Village of Saugerties Landfill, Ulster County Results of Environmental Sampling Conducted by NYSDEC

Dear Mayor Yerick: The Department of Environmental Conservation has received the contract laboratory analytical results of the environmental sampling that was conducted by the Department on July 2, 2008. During the sampling event, Department staff collected several samples of the iron floc sediments that have accumulated in the wetland directly adjacent to the village landfill, as well as one surface water sample of the runoff from the culvert that runs through the landfill and one groundwater sample from a monitoring well that was previously installed in connection with an adjacent remediation site. The analytical results have been compiled into a short report which is attached to this letter. There were several notable findings in the report. Most notable is that the iron floc samples all contain Arsenic concentrations which are elevated above the background concentration for soils of the Hudson valley region, and one sample contains Arsenic at a concentration which is also elevated above the DEC’s contaminated sediment screening value. Two of the three iron floc samples also contain Manganese at concentrations which exceed the Department’s contaminated sediment screening value. Also notable is that the surface water runoff sample does not contain elevated Arsenic or Manganese which may indicate that the contamination is being removed from water naturally during the formation of the iron flocs. Please review the attached results and contact me within 15 business days to schedule a conference so that we can discuss the next step in addressing the violations that were described in the Notice of Violation letter of May 15, 2008. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely,

Jeremy A. Giordano Environmental Engineer

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3 - Solid Waste Program 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, New York 12561-1620 Phone: (845) 256-3139 • FAX: (845) 255-0716 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.dec.ny.gov Alexander B. Grannis Commissioner

encl.: NYSDEC sampling results cc (e-mail):

Steven Parisio, NYSDEC Solid Waste Program Supervisor / Region 3 Office Alex Betke, Village of Saugerties Attorney

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Village of Saugerties landfill Analytical results of NYSDEC 7/2/08 sampling Summary tables prepared by J. Giordano [[email protected]] SDG: RR308-0629 Sample ID 1 2 3 4 5

Sample Time Matrix 10:45 SEDIMENT 10:55 SEDIMENT 10:30 SURFACE WATER 12:45 GROUNDWATER 12:30 SEDIMENT

Description of Sample Location Iron floc collected from culvert outfall Iron floc collected 25-50m downstream of culvert outfall Water collected from culvert outfall Groundwater collected from monitoring well GW-1 Iron floc collected near monitoring well GW-1

DATA QUALIFIERS U: The analyte was analyzed for but not detected, i.e. less than the instrument detection limit

VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES LANDFILL SEDIMENT ANALYTICAL RESULTS SUMMARY TABLE July 2, 2008 Severe Effects Level: 1 2 5 Sample ID: Contaminated Hudson Valley Soils Sediment Background: 90% Screening UCL ANALYTE Metals [mg/kg] Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Calcium Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Lead Magnesium Manganese Mercury Nickel Potassium Selenium Silver Sodium Thallium Vanadium Zinc Wet Chemistry Percent Solid [%] Percent Moisture [%] TOC [mg/kg]

4050 20.7 56.1 992 0.47 13.6 2.8 24000 22.8 8.2 66.8 441000 80.8 3190 1190 0.1 33.1 1180 20.2 4.2 157 53.3 25.4 1150

26 78.7 4400

U

U U

U

U

U U

3000 11.4 31.1 531 0.26 7.5 1.7 36200 6.8 5.2 40.6 243000 73.1 2560 761 0.081 14.8 729 11.1 2.3 94.1 31.9 18.2 713

45 61.3 9800

U

U U

U U

2120 12.9 8.4 462 0.29 8.5 0.79 23900 7.5 9.9 26.2 471000 42.7 1770 2950 0.072 21.9 781 12.6 2.6 351 61.1 19.6 93.8

35 65.9 19400

U U

U U

U U

25 33 9 110 110 40000 110 1100 1.3 50 2.2 270

7.4 81.1 0.75 0.22 20.9 23.4 72.5 0.24 21 1 87.1

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Notes 1. A value in bold denotes an exceedence of the Severe Effects Level - Contaminated Sediment Screening Value, which is based on the protection of aquatic wildlife. 2. "Severe Effects Level" concentrations are derived from the NYSDEC Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources publication Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments

VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES LANDFILL GROUNDWATER ANALYTICAL RESULTS SUMMARY TABLE July 2, 2008 NYS Ambient Water 4 Sample ID: Quality Standards Class GA ANALYTE Metals [ug/L] Aluminum 1900 NS Antimony 4.4 U 3 Arsenic 2.9 U 10 Barium 39.7 1000 Beryllium 0.1 U 3 Boron 51.1 1000 Cadmium 0.27 U 5 Calcium 86500 NS Chromium 2.8 50 Cobalt 1.9 NS Copper 5.4 200 Cyanide 10 U 200 Iron 3090 300 Lead 5.2 25 Magnesium 16900 35000 GV Manganese 768 300/ (EPA GV is 50) Mercury 0.13 U 0.7 Nickel 4.8 100 Potassium 6340 NS Selenium 4.3 U 10 Silver 0.89 U 50 Sodium 70300 20000 Thallium 2.5 U 0.5 GV Vanadium 3.2 NS Zinc 53.1 2000 GV Wet Chemistry [mg/L] Alkalinity, Total (As CaCO3) Chloride Sulfate Bromide BOD COD Color [units] Chromium, Hexavalent Hardness (As CaCO3) Nitrogen, Ammonia (As N) Nitrite (As N) Nitrate (As N) Total Phenolics TDS TKN TOC

234 89.4 38.4 0.5 2 203 100 0.02 280 0.1 0.1 1.61 0.004 490 2.23 4.8

U U

U U U U

NS 250 250 2 NS NS 15 0.05 NS 2 1 10 0.001 500 NS NS

Notes 1. A value in bold denotes an exceedence of the NYS Ambient Water Quality Standards for class GA waters. 2. NYS Ambient Water Quality Standards are derived from 6 NYCRR Part 703 and/or TOGS 1.1.1 3. GV is used to denote a guidance value where no standard is in place. 4. NS is used to denote that there is no standard or guidance value in place for a given parameter.

VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES LANDFILL SURFACE WATER ANALYTICAL RESULTS SUMMARY TABLE July 2, 2008 Sample ID: ANALYTE Metals [ug/L] Aluminum Antimony Arsenic Barium Beryllium Boron Cadmium Calcium Chromium Cobalt Copper Cyanide Iron Lead Magnesium Manganese Mercury Nickel Potassium Selenium Silver Sodium Thallium Vanadium Zinc Wet Chemistry Alkalinity, Total (As CaCO3) Chloride Sulfate Bromide BOD COD Color [units] Chromium, Hexavalent Hardness (As CaCO3) Nitrogen, Ammonia (As N) Nitrite (As N) Nitrate (As N) Total Phenolics [ug/L] TDS TKN TOC

NYS Ambient Water Quality Standards Class C

3

7.5 4.4 2.9 209 0.45 59.5 0.66 74900 1.4 1.7 4.5 10 11000 5.3 6330 1300 0.13 4.8 5160 4.3 0.89 21300 2.5 2.2 152

169 30.8 15.9 0.5 2 14.4 5 0.02 240 2.12 0.1 0.1 4 281 2.55 3.8

U U U

U U

U

U U U U

U U

U

U U U

100 NS 150 NS 1100 10000 4.2 NS 151.8 5 18.9 5.2 300 9.7 NS NS 0.0007 109.1 NS 4.6 0.1 NS 8 14 173.9

NS NS NS NS NS NS NS 11 NS NS NS NS NS 500 NS NS

Notes 1. NYS Ambient Water Quality Standards are derived from 6 NYCRR Part 703 and/or TOGS 1.1.1 2. NS is used to denote that there is no standard or guidance value in place for a given parameter.