The Parker Street Waste Site is a currently estimated 114-acre area located in an urban area of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.  The estimated extent of the Parker Street Waste Site, based upon data generated to date, is believed to be bounded to the north by Durfee Street, to the east by Liberty Street and the Oak Grove Cemetery, to the south by North Street, and to the west by Summit Street.  Redeveloped on and centered around a former city-owned landfill, the Parker Street Waste Site includes the New Bedford High School campus, the Keith Middle School (KMS), the Hetland Memorial Skating Rink property, Walsh Field, the new Andre McCoy Field, residential properties, New Bedford Housing Authority properties, Carabiner’s Indoor Climbing Facility, and two private apartment complexes.

Week of January 2, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-010, P-056, P-068, and P-076.   ERRS' fencing subcontractor re-established fences at properties P-048 and P-082.  

On January 6, 2012, ten (10) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.

Week of January 9, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-010, P-056, P-068, and P-076.  ERRS initiated removal activities at properties P-049, P-070 and P-075.  An industrial vacuum truck is utilized to excavate contaminated soils from the back yard of P-049.  ERRS' fencing subcontractor was onsite to re-install fences at properties P-046 and P-053. 

Week of January 16, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-049, P-056, P-061, P-070, and P-075.  ERRS completed backfilling and grading activities at properties P-010, P-061, P-069, and P-075.  ERRS also removed trees and brushes in the rear of property P-075 to facilitate re-installation of the stockade fence along the property boundary.   ERRS' fencing subcontractor was on site to re-install fences at properties P-046, P-048, and P-053.

On January 17, 2012, twelve (12) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.  Also, six (6) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from property P-020 to the Waste Management's Model City Facility in Model City, NY for disposal.

On January 18, 2012, four (4) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal. 

Week of January 23, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-056, P-070, and P-075.  ERRS completed excavation and backfilling activities at property P-075.  ERRS initiated excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-078 and P-081.

Week of January 30, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-056, P-070, P-078 and P-081.  ERRS completed excavation and backfilling activities at property P-078.  ERRS initiated excavation and backfilling operations at property P-028.  ERRS' fencing subcontractor was on site to re-install chain link fence on property P-010.

Week of February 6, 2012
ERRS continued excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-028, P-056, P-070, and P-081.   ERRS completed excavation and backfilling activities at property P-081.  ERRS initiated excavation and backfilling operations at properties P-069, P-077, and P-084.  ERRS' fencing subcontractor was on site to re-install stockade fence on property P-076.

On February 7, 2012, sixteen (16) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.

On February 8, 2012, nineteen (19) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.

On February 9, 2012, nineteen (19) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.  

On February 10, 2012, ten (10) truckloads of contaminated soil were transported off-site from the Shawmut Avenue staging area to the Waste Management Middleboro Landfill located in Middleboro, MA for disposal.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities

The Administrative Settlement Agreement and Orders on Consent (AOCs) for the Removal Action for property P-013 were executed on June 28, 2011.  According to the New Bedford Tax Assessor property maps, property P-013 consists of two lots, each associated with a separate address.  Two AOCs were developed and executed to reflect work performed on each of the lots.  The docket numbers associated with each of the AOCs are CERCLA-01-2011-0044 and CERCLA-01-2011-0045.  The effective date of both of the AOCs is July 11, 2011. 

EPA issued a noncompliance letter to the PRP, documenting violation of the removal action start date per the AOCs on September 8, 2011.

The PRP initiated removal activities for the property P-013, located at 157/159 and 169 Hunter Street, on September 22, 2011.  The removal action was performed on both lots simultaneously and included the following activities: 1) removal of trees and shrubbery; 2) excavation of 6" to 1' of soil around the property in areas not covered by asphalt; 3) installation of a geotextile fabric, serving as a visual demarcation barrier, in all excavated areas; 4) backfilling/regrading of excavated areas; 5) T&D of excavated material to an approved disposal facility located in Scarborough, Maine; and 6) installation of an asphalt cover in all areas of the property. 

The PRP completed these activities on October 7, 2011.

EPA issued a completion letter dated January 30, 2012 to the PRP indicating the removal activities required under the AOCs have been completed satisfactorily.