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By Bob Downing
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 01:52 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comment until June 1 on a $7 million cleanup plan for a contaminated industrial site in southern Stark County.
Laufen International Inc. and the EPA have agreed to a proposed cleanup plan for 15.4 acres at the old U.S. Ceramic Tile Co., 10233 Sandyville Road SE in East Sparta.
In 1995, Laufen International purchased U.S. Ceramic Tile. It was sold to Spain-based Compania Roca Radiadores in 1999.
U.S. Ceramic Tile began producing brick and roofing tile in 1913 and glazed ceramic tiles in the 1920s. Manufacturing in East Sparta ceased in September 2007.
The proposed remedy will deal with lead and zinc contamination that has affected soil, surface water and sediments in eight contaminated hot spots and are a threat to human health and the environment.
Lead, arsenic and cobalt levels are high enough to pose a health threat to workers, but the off-site risk was minimal, the EPA said.
The cleanup plan calls for soil and sediment removal with off-site disposal and protective covers to eliminate exposure.
About 4,000 cubic yards of highly contaminated soil will be excavated and hauled away, and about 4.8 acres of contaminated areas will be covered with 18 inches of clean dirt to reduce exposure risks. An additional 13 acres will be covered with a synthetic liner and clean soil.
Ponds and drains on the property are part of the cleanup plan.
Restrictions will be imposed on future use of the property.
The site will be closely monitored to assure that the proposed remedy is working, the EPA said.
The cleanup plan stems from a 2005 consent decree between the EPA and Laufen. That order required the company to investigate and to properly reconstruct a hazardous waste landfill built in the 1990s along Sandyville Road. That work was completed in 2007.
The proposed plan is available for public review at the Stark County District Library, 9754 Cleveland Ave. SE in Magnolia, or at http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/permits/actions.htm#2009.
Written comments should be sent to project manager Ken Bardo, U.S. EPA, 77 W. Jackson Blvd. (LU9J), Chicago, IL 60604, or by e-mail to bardo.kenneth@epa.gov.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comment until June 1 on a $7 million cleanup plan for a contaminated industrial site in southern Stark County.
Laufen International Inc. and the EPA have agreed to a proposed cleanup plan for 15.4 acres at the old U.S. Ceramic Tile Co., 10233 Sandyville Road SE in East Sparta.
In 1995, Laufen International purchased U.S. Ceramic Tile. It was sold to Spain-based Compania Roca Radiadores in 1999.
U.S. Ceramic Tile began producing brick and roofing tile in 1913 and glazed ceramic tiles in the 1920s. Manufacturing in East Sparta ceased in September 2007.
The proposed remedy will deal with lead and zinc contamination that has affected soil, surface water and sediments in eight contaminated hot spots and are a threat to human health and the environment.
Lead, arsenic and cobalt levels are high enough to pose a health threat to workers, but the off-site risk was minimal, the EPA said.
The cleanup plan calls for soil and sediment removal with off-site disposal and protective covers to eliminate exposure.
About 4,000 cubic yards of highly contaminated soil will be excavated and hauled away, and about 4.8 acres of contaminated areas will be covered with 18 inches of clean dirt to reduce exposure risks. An additional 13 acres will be covered with a synthetic liner and clean soil.
Ponds and drains on the property are part of the cleanup plan.
Restrictions will be imposed on future use of the property.
The site will be closely monitored to assure that the proposed remedy is working, the EPA said.
The cleanup plan stems from a 2005 consent decree between the EPA and Laufen. That order required the company to investigate and to properly reconstruct a hazardous waste landfill built in the 1990s along Sandyville Road. That work was completed in 2007.
The proposed plan is available for public review at the Stark County District Library, 9754 Cleveland Ave. SE in Magnolia, or at http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/permits/actions.htm#2009.
Written comments should be sent to project manager Ken Bardo, U.S. EPA, 77 W. Jackson Blvd. (LU9J), Chicago, IL 60604, or by e-mail to bardo.kenneth@epa.gov.
Bob Downing can be reached at 330-996-3745 or bdowning@thebeaconjournal.com.
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