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Area of Concern 65

Chronology of Actions/Investigations

Year

Month

Action/Results

Action Performed By

Project Number

Prior to 1966

Unknown

A concrete pit area in Building 90 that housed a metal vat that contained TCE and PCE.  The vat was removed in 1995.

CSSA

NA

2000

April

Collected 2 samples from cored area under the vat.  Samples analyzed for VOCs and metals.

Parsons ES

DO5068

April

CSSA advanced 1 boring at Building 90.  Four samples were collected. 

CSSA

NA

2001

January - February

Three hundred nineteen soil gas survey samples were collected and analyzed for chlorinated and aromatic volatile organics at AOC-65 and in the vicinity of Building 90.  PCE, TCE, cis-1,2-DCE, and trans-1,2-DCE were detected.

Parsons

DO5084

March – April

Fourteen soil borings advanced in and around Building 90/AOC 65.

Parsons

DO 5084

August

Groundwater samples collected from monitor wells installed at AOC 65.

CSSA

NA

November

Groundwater samples collected from monitor wells installed at AOC 65.

CSSA

NA

2002

August

Interim Removal Action (IRA) completed.  Approximately 1,255 cupic yards of soil were excavated from the site. See Final AOC-65 Interim Removal Action Report.

Parsons

NA

September

Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) System installed and initiated at AOC-65. Final RCRA Facility Investigation Report submitted to TCEQ.

Parsons

DO5084

2003

September

AOC-65 Geophysical Summary Report submitted.  The purpose of the subsurface geophysical investigation was to delineate structural and stratographic conditions at AOC-65.

Parsons

TO0058

2007

April

SVE system at AOC-65 optimized and expanded with additional vapor extraction wells (VEWs) and regenerative vacuum blowers and updated piping systems.

Parsons

NA

2011

April - May

Two steam injection wells (SIWs) and five VEWs were added to the SVE system.

Parsons

NA

2012

 

February

IRA performed to remove contaminated soils and bedrock from beneath a concrete-lined drainage ditch.  The ditch was then converted into an infiltration gallery to facilitate an in-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) treatability study.

Parsons

NA

August

First ISCO injection.  SVE system operations formally terminated at AOC-65 due to its significantly decreased effectiveness.

Parsons

NA

2013

May

Second ISCO injection.

Parsons

NA

2014

September

Third ISCO injection.

Parsons

NA