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Site Type: RCRA Corrective Action 
HOLTRACHEM
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| Orrington, Maine |
| Penobscot County |
| Street Address: | River Road - Route 15 |
| Zip Code: | 04474-0149 |
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| EPA ID #: | MED000242701 |
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| Environmental Indicators Status: | Current Human Exposures Under Control = NO, Groundwater Release Under Control = NO |
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Description
Holtrachem Manufacturing, a 235 acre facility in Orrington, manufactured chlorine, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach), hydrochloric acid, and chloropicrin (a pesticide). The site is currently closed and HoltraChem has dissolved as a company. Cleanup work at the site is proceeding with the cooperation of Mallinckrodt Inc/Tyco Healthcare, a former site owner. The facility has 5 landfills containing hazardous waste on-site. Corrective Action was required under a section 3008(h) order. Three public meetings, Several "office hours", and briefings for the press and stakeholder groups have been held and five newsletters circulated to involve the public in the work at this site. The Maine Peoples Alliance and Natural Resources Defense Council successfully pursued a RCRA Section 7002 citizen suit against HoltraChem and Mallinckrodt which will force a more detailed study of the impact of the site on the Penobscot River. EPA and Maine Department of Environmental Protection are proceeding with cleanup of the site and moderately to heavily contaminated sediment immediately adjacent to the site in the Penobscot River.
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Current Status
Cleanup targets have been established for the site and Mallinckrodt has submitted a Corrective Measures Study.
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Links to Other Information
Public Record Locations
Maine DEP File Room, Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04333 (207) 287-7843
Orrington Public Library, 19 School Street, Orrington, ME 04474 (207)825-3364
OSRR Records and Information Center, 1st Floor, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (HSC), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (617) 918-1440
Contacts
| Stephanie Carr |
| EPA Project Manager |
| Address: | US Environmental Protection Agency
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100
Mail Code: OSRR07-3
Boston, MA 02109-3912 |
| Phone #: | 617-918-1363 |
| E-Mail Address: | carr.stephanie@epa.gov |
| Stacy Ladner |
| State Contact |
| Address: | ME Department of Environmental Protection
State House, Station 17
Augusta, ME 04333 |
| Phone #: | 207-287-2651 |
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| Jim Grant |
| Facility Contact |
| Address: | PO BOX 149
Orrington, ME 04474-0149 |
| Phone #: | 207-825-3341 |
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