Property characterization3

TENANT ACTIVITIES33

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  U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS)—The U.S. Army Ordnance Ammunition, Surveillance and Maintenance School was activated at the installation in 1950. Additional school facilities were added in 1965 and a special weapons workshop was added in 1970. The school was redesignated the Army Material Command (AMC) Ammunition School in 1966 and the U.S. Army Material DARCOM Ammunition Center in 1971. Seven years later, in 1979, the center was redesignated as USADACS to recognize its central role in the implementation of the U.S. Army’s new mission to manage conventional ammunition for all of DOD. USADACS trains approximately 5,000 DOD military, civilian, and allied students every year in logistics, explosives safety, and a wide scope of Army and Joint Service ammunition items. Logistics engineers at USADACS provide procedures worldwide to ensure safe handling, transportation, and storage of ammunition and explosives. They design, prototype, and field APE; validate procedures and equipment; and provide instrumentation support onsite. Through the Demilitarization Technology Office, USADACS manages demilitarization research and development initiatives for the Army’s conventional ammunition and Joint Service large rocket motors. USADACS focuses on resource recovery, recycling, and developing environmentally acceptable alternatives to open burning, open detonation, and incineration of unwanted ammunition and explosives. Through the U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety (USATCES), USADACS provides explosives and chemical agent safety technical information and assistance to support the Headquarters of the Department of the U.S. Army (HQDA), major army commands (MACOMs), and the safety community Army‑wide. USATCES manages the Joint United States and Republic of Korea research and development (R&D) project to design and test new underground ammunition storage technologies.
  
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  Occupational Health Nursing Office—The Occupational Health Nursing Office is staffed by an occupational health nurse, medical clerk, and a part‑time occupational medical physician. The office provides physical examinations, immunizations, and treatment for minor illnesses for all civilian and military employees of the installation. The primary focus of the Occupational Health Nursing Office is to recognize and prevent work‑related injuries and illnesses.
  
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  Defense Reutilization Marketing Office (DRMO)—DRMO provides disposal services for surplus property generated by the military services, primarily through reutilization, transfer, donation, and sales. DRMO also is responsible for a Precious Metals Recovery Program and the disposal of hazardous property, and supports military communities with a Resource Recovery and Recycling Program. Other responsibilities include processing Federal property donations to states and friendly foreign countries. The DRMO property inventory includes air conditioners, automobiles, tents, typewriters, desks, scrap metal, and other wastes and materials. Information, including quantity, condition, and location of the property, is provided weekly to supply and procurement activities of the military services and the General Services Administration (GSA).
  
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  300th Supply Company—The 300th Supply Company, U.S. Army, falls under the 213th S&S Battalion, Wausau, Wisconsin, belonging to the 86th Army Command (ARCOM), Forest Park, Illinois. The unit’s mission is to receive, store, process, and perform in‑storage maintenance, and to issue all types of self‑propelled, towed, wheeled, and tracked equipment (Class VII) to division and nondivisional support units. All combat vehicles are combat loaded, as required, prior to issue. The unit’s mission also includes the receipt, storage, and issue of bridging equipment and fortification and construction materials.
  

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  Defense Printing Service (DPSDO)—Established in 1965 by the U.S. Navy, printing operations were conducted in Building 134 of USADACS until 1993. The basic function of the print shop was to perform all printing operations for the installation. Printing services were discontinued and replaced by reproduction processes because of the safety and environmental concerns caused by the many chemicals that were used during the printing process. It was reported in 1993 that approximately 76 gallons of various chemicals were used at this facility. No air pollution control devices (APCDs) were used in the print shop while it was in operation.
  

4. PERMITTING STATUS34

1. RCRA Status341

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  Reactive waste from ammunition demilitarization (USEPA hazardous waste code D003) (132,348.8 pounds)
  
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  Incinerator ash containing arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and mercury (USEPA hazardous waste codes D004, D006, D007, and D009) (4,858 pounds)
  
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  Smoke pot ash containing lead (USEPA hazardous waste code D008) (3,150 pounds)
  
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  Corrosive liquid containing sulfuric acid or potassium and sodium hydroxides (USEPA hazardous waste code D002) (2,849 pounds)
  
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  Waste paint and related materials (e.g., waste paint, grindings, and filters) (17,212 pounds)
  
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  Solvents, including waste petroleum naphtha and Safety Kleen^® degreaser (USEPA hazardous waste code D001) (622 pounds)
  
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  Waste poisonous liquid and dieldrin insecticide (USEPA hazardous waste code P037) (40 pounds)
  
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  Waste flammable liquids (chemical agent test kits) containing ethanol and mercuric cyanide (USEPA hazardous waste codes P030, D001, and D009) (109 pounds)
  

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  Paint chips containing lead and cadmium (USEPA hazardous waste codes D003, D006, and D008) (220 pounds).
  

SVDA submitted a Part A Permit Application to USEPA Region V in November 1980. The Part A Permit Application has been revised several times since it originally was submitted. SVDA subsequently submitted a RCRA Part B Permit Application to the State of Illinois on 8 October 1985 (IEPA 1995e). The application has been revised a number of times in response to regulatory comments; the most recent version is dated 31 October 1993, with revised pages dated 3 March 1994. The Part B Permit Application has not been approved and SVDA continues to operate under RCRA interim status. The Part B Permit Application requests a permit for the following units:

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  Four hazardous waste storage units located in Buildings E701, E702, E704, and E1414
  
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  An explosive waste incinerator (EWI)
  
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  An open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) facility.
  

1. Hazardous Waste Storage Facilities3411

2. EWI (Building 2217) Treatment Facility3412

3. OB/OD Treatment Facilities3413

The OB pad is designed to burn propellants that become obsolete or unstable. The dimensions of the OB pad are 300 feet long by 70 to 80 feet wide, generally running east to west. Standard procedures require that propellants be placed in pans prior to burning. OB pans are made of ¼‑inch carbon steel and are 5.5 feet wide, 16 feet long, and 13 inches deep. The propellants are layered at a depth of no greater than 3 inches in each pan, with each pan holding approximately 1,000 pounds. Each pan is elevated above a concrete pad by steel I‑beams (SVDA 1993d).

After the propellants are burned and cooled, operators collect ash from the pans with a brush or whisk broom, shovels, and a dustpan, and place the ash in a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)‑approved drum. The ash drum then is transferred to Building E704 where it is stored between OB events. All wastes treated by OB are characteristic only, exhibiting the characteristics of reactivity and/or toxicity as defined by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). No USEPA‑listed wastes are treated at the OB pads. The waste residues resulting from OB are tested first for reactivity to confirm that OB has treated the reactivity characteristic, and then for the toxicity characteristic. If the residue is nonhazardous, it is disposed of offsite as solid waste. If the ash is characteristic for toxicity, it is disposed of offsite at a permitted RCRA facility (SVDA 1993d).

The OD site is used to detonate projectiles and ordnance that become obsolete. OD takes place in earthen pits. The construction material used for the OD site is uncompacted fill (loose soil). The OD ground has two long berms with three pits per berm. The OD operators transfer no more than 165 pounds net explosive weight (NEW) of projectiles and/or ordnance to a pit. Each pit is not less than 4 feet deep and covered with not less than 4 feet of earth. If OD takes place aboveground, the NEW limit is 10 pounds. As with OB operations, all wastes treated by OD are USEPA characteristic wastes only, exhibiting either the characteristic of reactivity, toxicity, or both. No USEPA listed wastes are treated at the OD site. After each series of shots (up to six pits), a search is made of the surrounding area for unexploded material. Material such as lumps of explosives or unfuzed ammunition is collected and prepared for the next round of shots (detonation). Fuzed or unstable ammunition, as determined by the supervisor and/or QA representative, is detonated in place (SVDA 1993d).

4. 90‑Day Hazardous Waste Storage Areas3414

Building H420 is used as a 90‑day hazardous waste storage area as well as a storage area for electrical transformers. During the EBS site visit, it was noted that a small pallet of spray paint cans, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformers, and non‑PCB transformers were stored in Building H420.

5. Satellite Accumulation Areas for Hazardous Waste3415

2. CERCLA Status342

3. NPDES/State Permits343

On 16 April 1993, SVDA was issued IEPA Permit 1993‑SC‑2894, which allows the application of approximately 40,000 gallons per year of aerobically digested sewage sludge to agricultural lands at rates not to exceed the agronomic nitrogen demand of the crop grown. The permit has a number of special conditions, including the requirements that SVDA semiannually submit to IEPA a summary of the quantity of sludge generated and disposed of, and that annual sampling and analysis of the sludge be performed. The operating permit expires on 31 March 2003 (Clarke 1999). SVDA has disposed of sewage sludge at either of two locations on the installation since 1988 (with the exception of 1995) (Melaas 1996). The land application of sewage sludge is discussed further in Section 4.1.12.4.

On 30 April 1993, SVDA was issued IEPA Permit 1993‑GB‑2883, which allows SVDA to construct water pollution control facilities consisting of replacement of the sludge removal and surface skimming equipment in the existing primary and secondary clarifiers, and conversion of the existing anaerobic digester to an aerobic digester using a submerged turbine aerator. The permit does not have an expiration date.

4. Solid Waste Permits344

During operation, the landfill received noncontaminated packaging material and wood, household waste, and general office waste. In 1991, it was reported that SVDA produced approximately 1,900 cubic yards of uncompacted solid waste per year, 70 to 90 percent of which was office paper (SVDA 1991f). Since closure of the sanitary waste landfill, solid wastes have been collected and disposed of offsite by Moring Disposal in Forreston, Illinois (Clarke 1996).

5. Air Permits345

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  Oil‑fired combustion sources, including a total of 53 boilers, heaters, hot air units, and space heaters, and 6 stationary emergency generators
  
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  Fuel storage tanks and dispensing operations, specifically, 7 aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) and 35 USTs
  
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  A CWP (Building 2215), which is controlled by a gas cooler, cyclone, and baghouse
  
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  Welding operations conducted in the APE Shop (Building 117), Pilot Model Shop (Building 140), and Sheet Metal Shop (Building 124)
  
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  Grinding operations
  
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  Five surface coating (i.e., paint) booths located in the APE Shop (Building 117); Pilot Model Shop (Building 140); CF Plant Receiving, Inspection and Painting Building (Building 711); Surveillance Workshop (Building 716); Stencil, Packing, and Shipping Building (Building 742); Special Weapons Depot (Building 802); and Less‑Than‑Carload (LCL) Building (Building 933)
  
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  Nine solvent degreasing units located in the Vehicle Maintenance Shop (Building 103); Water Supply/Treatment Building (Building 107); Heating Plant (Building 114); Roundhouse (Railroad Equipment/Engineering Maintenance) (Building 115); APE Shop (Building 117); Pilot Model Shop (Building 140); CF Plant Heating Plant (Building 704); CF Plant Receiving, Inspection, and Painting Building (Building 711); and the Surveillance Workshop (Building 716)
  
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  Woodworking operations conducted in the Carpentry Shop (Building 122) and Transportability Test Facility (Building 140)
  
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  Photographic/printing operations conducted in the Photography Laboratory (Building 54) and the X‑Ray Laboratory (Building 507)
  
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  Firefighter training operations
  
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  Wastewater treatment operations
  

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  Pesticide applications.
  

The FESOP includes conditions that limit the air emissions from each of the above activities. The permit also includes monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure that the control measures are being carried out. The FESOP expires on 1 January 2001 (IEPA 1996b).

6. Water Supply Permits346

SVDA’s water supply is both chlorinated and fluoridated at three Treatment Application Points (TAPs). Water from Wells #1, #3, and #12 is chlorinated and fluoridated at TAP 01, TAP 03, and TAP 04, respectively. Chlorine is provided by a gas chlorination system at each TAP. Each pump house is equipped with a separate vented chlorine room where 150‑pound chlorine gas cylinders are chained. Fluoridation is provided by undiluted 23 percent hydrofluorosilic acid injected into the well discharge line from a scale‑mounted solution drum at each well site (IEPA 1994).

The IEPA Division of Public Water Supplies issued SVDA a Public Water Supply Construction Permit (Permit No. 0091‑FY1995) on 13 March 1995 that grants SVDA permission to inject a proprietary blended phosphate product at three drinking water wells to control lead corrosion. The permit allows SVDA to construct or install three metering pumps at a maximum capacity of 2 gallons per hour (gph), piping, and necessary controls and appurtenances. During an inspection on 9 June 1994, the IEPA inspector noted that SVDA was not maintaining adequate fluoridation of their water supply and that the facility required a standard operating procedure (SOP) for cross‑connection control requirements (IEPA 1994). These issues were resolved promptly (Stewart 1996).

7. UST Permits347

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