Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site

 

Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site

 

Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site

 

Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site

 

Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site

 

 

Rutgers SVE System Centre County Kepone Site
State College, Pennsylvania

Contract: $824,000

Team Members
Owner: Rutgers Organics Corporation, State College, PA
Engineer: Golder Associates
Contractor: Johnston Construction Company

Key Accomplishments:

  • Johnston Construction’s team approach was a key factor in successfully completing the project objectives before the EPA deadlines.
  • The owner was very pleased with Johnston Construction’s team work and successful completion of the final phase of contamination removal.

Project Description:

JCC, as design-bid-build contractor, provided construction and commissioning services under a negotiated-bid fixed price contract for the remedial action required by the Consent Decree on this Superfund Site.

The construction included the final remedial actions at the Superfund Site to protect the groundwater from contamination from Kepone, Mirex and volatile organic compounds. As determined by an amendment to the Record of Decision, the work included in-situ treatment by soil/vapor extraction to remove VOCs from soils, on-site treatment of the VOCs, construction of low permeability covers to prevent short-circuiting of air flow and limit infiltration of precipitation, and excavation of soils where bedrock was close to the surface. The VOCs removed are treated at a catalytic thermal oxidizer and the groundwater removed is treated at the existing groundwater treatment plant. Both facilities were installed by JCC under previous contracts. This is the final phase of remediation for Rutgers Organics. JCC and Remediation Inc. were involved in all five of the previous projects at the site.

Because the site has cohesive soil, hydraulic fracturing of the wells was used to promote better recovery of vapors. Some wells used multi-phase extraction to address perched water simultaneously with vapor extraction.

JCC’s scope of work included:

  • On-site soil sampling
  • Drilling and installation of the SVE wells and vacuum monitoring probes
  • Installation of a new blower package
  • Retrofitting an existing blower system
  • Installation of SVE system piping
  • Electrical and control systems to integrate the SVE system with the existing groundwater treatment system
  • Extension of a freshwater drainage ditch
  • Backfilling and capping a former aboveground storage tank area
  • The removal of buried drums
  • Excavation and removal of buried hazardous waste
  • Installation of geomembrane cap areas

The project was completed ahead of schedule and met all EPA deadlines.

 

 

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