Enhanced Preliminary Assessment Report: Swansea Army Housing Units, Swansea, Massachusetts
Abstract
Argonne National Laboratory has conducted an enhanced preliminary assessment of the Army housing property located in Swansea, MA. The objectives of this assessment include identifying and characterizing all environmentally significant operations, identifying areas of environmental contamination that may require immediate remedial actions, identifying other actions which may be necessary to resolve all identified environmental problems, and identifying other environmental concerns that may present impediments to the expeditious sale of this property. The Swansea housing facility presents no imminent or substantial threat to human health or the environment. There is no evidence to suggest that hazardous or toxic constituents have ever been released from this property. No immediate remedial actions, therefore, are warranted for the site. Nevertheless, two environmental impacts at this property have been identified, and these warrant some ultimate remedial action. A concern involves the underground heating-oil tanks at each housing unit on the property. Although there is no documentation reporting a failure or suspected leak in any of these tanks, real property records indicate they are more than 30 years old and there is no record of them being covered with cathodic protection or protective coatings when they were installed. An additional concern is the malfunctioning sewage-treatment system at Swansea. The system represents a continuing potential for environmental impact and an impediment to the expeditious excessing of this property. The recommendations assume that the property will most likely continue to be used for residential housing. (kt)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA213384
Entities
Organizations
- Argonne National Laboratory