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Home My WebLink About 2003.0058Contaminated ground gets steamy cleansing Page I of 2 MARKETPLACE: Classifieds • Autos • Apartments • Jobs • Homes • Coupons ADYf R' 1--ER H News 5F/•THOUSANDS OF' iT Eme 30-DAY STORY SEARCH sPON5-OREDm R M HOMES HERE 8 Prin City & State q Pos Commuting fflran \ J f J r.I' Corrections J �� A' J' l 1._ f J11 Rep Nation/World For the Record Lotteries Obituaries Politics/State Special Reports Star North Star South Star West Columnists • Ruth Holladay • Mary Beth Schneider • John Strauss AP State AP Nation AP World AP Politics Opinion Business Sports Entertainment Indiana Living Community Weather Customer Services Subscriber Services HOME PLACE Contaminated ground gets steamy cleansing By Phil Dunlap Indianapolis Star April 12, 2003 A combination of diggers, burners, conveyors and steam -- lots of steam -- is cleaning up Home Place. Along College Avenue a process called thermal desorption is ridding the site of hazardous A cleanup is under way on North College Avenue in Home Place. The soil is heated to chemical apparently left by a dry more than 400 degrees to remove cleaner years ago. chemicals, producing steam when it is "PCE boils at about 250 cooled with water. -- Phil Dunlap / For The Star degrees Fahrenheit. The thermal treatment unit (heats the soil) to anywhere from 200 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit," said Gregg Romaine, director of brownfield services for SESCO, an environmental service company. The land, at 10424 N. College Ave., next to the former O'Malia's grocery, had been under a strip center that burned down in the early 1980s. The Village Cleaners was at the location at the time it was destroyed by fire. Left behind in the soil was perchloroethylene, or PCE, a chemical commonly used in dry cleaning operations. The soil impurities from the College Avenue location are eliminated by the on -site plant that takes contaminated soil in at one end of the unit and sends it out the other end, clean and sterile. The high heat of the process is claimed to eliminate the contamination. "For two or three times the cost, we could have hauled it to a hazardous waste facility in Michigan. But that becomes extraordinarily expensive," said Romaine. The cost to clean this site has been estimated at $600,000. According to Romaine, O'Malia Investment Co. and its insurance carrier are picking up Top S • India maker jobs - - Bu% ends% 1 0:45. •CVS terrain robber • In Se won't i permit • State fortot • Man from c http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/1/035404-1631-014.htnil 4/14/2003 Contaminated ground gets steamy cleansing Page 2 of 2 the tab, even though O1vlalia's did not contribute to the contamination. "This is really a win -win. It's going to clean up that site. Nobody is going to be harmed from the process," said Romaine. Bill Slaughter, a hazardous materials specialist for Chartier, an Message environmental services company that owns and runs the processing plant, Boards explained the presence of steam coming from the processed soil. Fact Files "Right now the soil coming out is at 418 degrees. We quench it with water -- one, to cool it down, and, two, to eliminate dust. That is (what Star Links causes the) steam coming from the plant," he said. JLinks mentioned in The Star "Now, it's clean soil, on site. Nobody ever has to worry about it again." Star Source The contamination came to light when a prospective buyer expressed Send us your �+ news tips, ideas interest in the site. "We had entered into an agreement to sell it," said David Omalia. Cyber "Nowadays, you (automatically) do those phase one environmental surveys, and it came out that there was this problem with the ground." S Id t eecity impose a Extensive testing confirmed that the contamination did not affect temporary ban on anyone's drinking water, Romaine said. new billboards? SESCO also handled a cleanup of the Carmel City Center site when • Yes PCE-contaminated soil was discovered near another Village Cleaners. That • No site was in a strip center destined for demolition to make way for Shapiro's deli. voIfJ Contamination levels were lower at City Center and not as harmful, Romaine said, so that soil could be sent through a treatment system at a landfill. "Levels at (the Home Place) location are high enough that it made (hauling it away) cost prohibitive," he said. Chartier expects to be at the site in Home Place for about one month, weather permitting. Customer Service I Terms of Service I Send feedback about IndyStar.com I Subscribe to The Star Copyright 2003 IndyStar.com. All rights reserved USA Today I USA Weekend I Gannett Co. Inc. I Gannett Foundation I Space.com http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/l/035404-1631-014.htmi 4/14/2003 04/10/2003 07:46 3178460744 CLAY TWP HAMLT CO. PAGE 02 CONSTRUCTION COMMENCEMENT You were previously notified that Construction activities were to commence April 1, 2003. Construction activities have begun and will continue to run through the end of May. If you should have any questions or concerns during the construction period please feel free to contact Joe Gordon with SESCO Group ® (317) 347-9590 ext. 18. Additionally, SESCO has placed information concerning this construction activity at the Carmel Clay Public Library at the Reference Section under the heading "10424 N. College Project". In this submission you can view the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Approved Corrective Action Plan for this site as well as the most recent investigation that took place at this site. Additionally, you can review ATSDR information related to the method of operation at the site. SESCO will be on site providing air monitoring and assuring minimization of fugitive dust. If anyone would like to speak with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management they should contact Jerry O'Callaghan @ 317-233-1522. Department of Community Services Property Activity Form Full Address of Property 0 COLLEGE AVE N Date Filled: 04/02/2003 Type Of Activity: ML Record Number: 2003.00Sg Services on trailer Property Owner : OMALIA INVESTMENT Same As Owner El Address of Activity 0 COLLEGE AVE N Mailing Address: 13911 KITTY HAWK CT CARMEL IN 46033 Phone: Comments Name Of Filer : FRED GLASER - ENGINEERING Address: Phone: 771-2677 Comments: �laybe this equipment will be used for improvement at 106th & College?? Department of Origin: DOCS-CT Letter 1 Sent: Letter 2 Sent: Letter 3 Sent : uate Comments: received voice mail from Judy Hagan, Clay Township Trustee, stating the site is an envit gation site for a former dry cleaner. Hagan will fax some information. AK will forward rotation to rder. AK 1 Department of Community Services Property Activity Form Full Address of Property: 0 COLLEGE AVE N Date Filled: 04/02/2003 Record Number: 2003.0058 Type Of Activity : I Batch plant -asphalt M L Chortler Environmental Services on trailer Property Owner: IOMALIA INVESTMENT Address of Activity: 10 COLLEGE AVE N Mailing Address: 13911 KITTY HAWK CT CARMEL IN 46033 Phone: Comments : Name Of Her: Address: Phone: Lam'" t•'L» I FRED GLASER - ENGINEERING I equipment Department of Origin: DOCS-CT Letter I Sent: Letter 2 Sent : Letter 3 Sent : Date Of Update : Conments : at Same As Owner: ❑ Location is 1040' and College Ave 1'l - 3 -02- -off - 06, vv-1) Keeling, Adrienne M From: Tingley, Connie S Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:20 AM To: Keeling, Adrienne M Cc: Hohlt, William G; Kendall, Jeff A; Blanchard, Jim E; Hollibaugh, Mike P Subject: complaint 2003.0058 Fred Glaser from Engineering took pictures of this one. Batch plant for asphalt at 104th & College. He was wondering if this is in preparation for the work at 106th & College.