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Site Type: Site Awaiting NPL Decision (SAND) 
GORHAM/TEXTRON DISPOSAL AREA
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| PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island |
| PROVIDENCE County |
| Street Address: | 333 ADELAIDE AVENUE (MASHAPAUG POND)
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| Zip Code: | 02907 |
Congressional
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| EPA ID #: | RID982542318 |
| Site ID #: | 0101725 |
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Description
This site is currently designated by EPA as "Other Cleanup Activity - State Lead". This means that further investigation and any necessary cleanup actions are being performed under the state agency's supervision in accordance with state program requirements. EPA and the state have agreed that no further steps will be taken by the federal Superfund remedial program to evaluate this site, pending completion of the activities being performed in accordance with the state program requirements. Upon receipt of documentation from the state that all necessary actions have been completed, EPA will consider whether any further actions are appropriate by the federal Superfund program or if the site should be archived from CERCLIS.
For current information on the status of activities at this site, please contact the state at the number provided below.
The following information was posted in August 2001 and has not been updated. This information is provided for informational purposes and was accurate at the time of posting.
The Gorham/Textron Disposal Area (Disposal Area) property is located at 333 Adelaide Avenue in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (RI). Local tax assessment information is unknown. The 37-acre property is bordered to the north and west by Mashapaug Pond, to the east by a passenger-rail-track, and to the south by Adelaide Avenue. Land use in the vicinity of the property is residential, industrial, and commercial. The property is currently owned by the City of Providence and consists of a relatively flat, vacant lot which was formerly occupied by a manufacturing complex and parking areas. The manufacturing complex formerly consisted of 21 red-brick, one-to-three-story buildings.
Land use prior to the 1890s is unknown. In the 1890s, the property was purchased and developed by Gorham Manufacturing Company (GMC) for the manufacturing of silver and bronze flatware. After 1967, GMC continued to operate at the property under Textron Inc. (Textron) until 1985. Manufacturing processes at the property included casting, rolling, polishing, lacquering, forging, plating, annealing, soldering, degreasing, machining, and melting. Substances used in manufacturing processes included heavy metals, cyanides, corrosive stripping agents, lubricants, solvents, lacquers, thinners, and metal degreasing solvents. Silver and gold wastes were reclaimed off site for reuse by GMC. In 1985, manufacturing operations were relocated to Smithfield, RI. After 1986, the property was sold to Winoker Group, then to Adelaide Development, and subsequently to Seaman Equity Group (Seaman). In 1987, the Providence Police Department discovered waste 55-gallon drums at the bottom of Mashapaug Pond and reported skin rashes upon direct contact with the pond water. In 1990, Seaman defaulted on its taxes, and the City of Providence foreclosed on the property. In 1992, a multiple-alarm fire occurred on the property. By 1995, the City of Providence had demolished most of the on-site buildings and was in the process of demolishing remaining buildings on the property. In 1995, Textron contracted ABB Environmental Services Inc. (ABB) to conduct a remedial investigation of the property. In 1997, ABB removed approximately 2.5 cubic yards of soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the property. In 1998, two 30,000-gallon underground storage tanks (USTs) containing No. 6 fuel-oil were removed from the property by Terraco Precision Testing.
Previous investigations at the property include: a 1987 investigation by Buonicore-Cashman Associates, Inc. (B-CA), a 1988 investigation by Goldberg, Zoino & Associates, Inc. (GZA), a 1989 investigation by Hunter Inc., a 1989 Preliminary Assessment (PA), a 1993 Site Inspection (SI), a 1995 Remedial Investigation by ABB, and a 1999 Site Investigation and Risk Assessment by Harding Lawson Associates (HLA). Previous investigations documented soil contaminated with No. 6 heating-oil; 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA); trichloroethene (TCE); tetrachloroethene; toluene; xylene; ethylbenzene; PCBs; and metals including barium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc.
Groundwater in the area is classified by RI Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) as GB, which indicates that the groundwater is not suitable for public or private drinking water use without treatment. There are no public or known private groundwater drinking water supply wells located within 4-radial miles of the property. Depth to groundwater on the property ranges between 10 and 30 feet below ground surface. Groundwater beneath the property flows predominantly northward toward Mashapaug Pond. Groundwater in the southeastern part of the property flows east/southeast toward railroad tracks. In 1995, two groundwater plumes flowing north and southeast and contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were discovered at the property. VOC’s in the groundwater plume included perchloroethylene (PCE), TCE, and TCA. In 1995, a floating petroleum hydrocarbon layer was discovered in groundwater near the former No. 6 heating-oil USTs.
Stormwater runoff from the property flows to Mashapaug Pond. Additional surface water bodies located along the 15-mile downstream surface water pathway include Roosevelt Lake, Pleasure Lake, Bellefont Pond, Pawtuxet River, Providence River, and Narragansett Bay. Approximately 1.89 miles of wetland frontage, a Clean Water Act (CWA)-protected water body, and a fishery occur along the 15-mile downstream surface water pathway. Analytical results of surface water and sediment samples collected from Mashapaug Pond in 1986 indicated the presence of chlorinated VOCs, petroleum hydrocarbons, and heavy metals. Petroleum-based contaminants may be partially attributed to the former leaking No. 6 heating-oil USTs on the property. Based on analytical results, impacts to nearby sensitive environments are suspected.
Sand Fact Sheet Last Updated on 11 June 2001
Approximately 28,244 people reside within 1-radial mile of the property. The property is currently vacant. Access to the property is restricted by a 6-foot high chain-link fence and 24-hour security guards. Approximately 2.5 cubic feet of PCB-contaminated soil was removed by ABB in 1997. Analytical results of soil samples collected from the property have documented areas of soil contaminated with heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons, PCBs, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), VOCs, and metals. Based on site observations and conditions, and proximity to nearby residential targets, impacts to nearby residential populations are unknown.
An estimated 228,435 people reside within 4-radial miles of the property. No laboratory qualitative air samples are known to have collected from the property. No impacts to nearby residential populations or sensitive environments from an unrestricted release to air are suspected.
Current Status
The last known action at the property was the removal of PCB-contaminated soil. According to available resources, RI DEM is currently awaiting receipt of a Remedial Action Work Plan for the property.
Other Cleanup Activity – State Lead
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Links to Other Information
Public Record Locations
OSRR Records and Information Center, 1st Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (HSC), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (617) 918-1440
Contacts
| Nancy Smith |
| Site Assessment Manager |
| Address: | One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (HBS)
Boston, MA 02114-2023 |
| Phone #: | 617-918-1436 |
| E-Mail Address: | smith.nancya@epa.gov |
| Department of Enviornmental Management |
| State Agency Contact |
| Address: | 235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908-5767 |
| Phone #: | 401-222-2797 |
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