Cleanup Work Completed at Agawam, Massachusetts Location
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Category: Emergency ResponseType: News
Source: EPA
Date: Friday, December 18th, 2009
(Boston, Massachusetts - Dec. 18, 2009) - Cleanup of the Agawam Sports club was recently completed by the U.S. E.P.A. and contractors from Guardian Environmental Services.
The site, a shooting range with both indoor and outdoor ranges, has been out of operation and vacant for over 5 years. The location consists of a 5,000 square foot, single-story, building for the indoor shooting range and an outdoor range approximately 100 feet from the building.
Work began at the 5.5 acre location in July. The area is adjacent to Town-owned wooded land, which is bordered by a stream. The main contaminate at the location was lead, but also present were traces of arsenic, which derived from its use in the manufacturing of pellets. The location 1st needed to be cleared of brush and debris before the cleanup could begin. The bulk of cleanup work was completed in late-October.
Some of the key activities accomplished in the removal action were to clear and "grub" approximately 102,000 square feet of land, excavate hot spots covering approximately 65, 640 square feet, and the installation of erosion control devices adjacent to the stream and around the trees which remained. Over 8 days, 72 truckloads hauled away in excess of 2300 tons of treated soil from location to the City of Albany Solid Waste Management Facility.
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