Hawaii Superfund Site: Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation)
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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Attorney in The Pineapple State? The US EPA has designated Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation) in Hawaii as a Superfund site due to its levels of toxic pollution and danger to the environment. You can read the report for the site below.

Some Superfund sites are on the National Priority Site Lists. The National Priorities List ("NPL") is the list of hazardous waste sites in the United States eligible for long-term remedial action financed under the federal Superfund program. Environmental Protection Agency regulations outline a formal process for assessing hazardous waste sites and placing them on the NPL. The NPL is intended primarily to guide the EPA in determining which sites warrant further investigation.

Sites are listed on the NPL upon completion of Hazard Ranking System (HRS) screening, public solicitation of comments about the proposed site, and after all comments have been addressed. EPA may delete a final NPL site if it determines that no further response is required to protect human health or the environment. Sites where a remediation was completed through the Superfund program are typically deleted from the NPL.

Living near Superfund Sites in Hawaii may place you and your loved ones more vulnerable to developing a disease from proximity to the site and experiencing a loss of value for your property, but you can do something to to fight back: The EPA says,

[We have] set up a "Post Construction Completion" (or PCC) strategy to ensure that Superfund response actions provide for the long-term protection of human health and the environment. EPA's Post Construction Completion activities also involve optimizing remedies to increase effectiveness and/or reduce cost without sacrificing long-term protection of human health and the environment.

Below you can read the EPA report for the Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation) Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to exposure to a Superfund site Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation), or if your property has lost value because of pollution, you will need a toxic tort lawyer who knows the people of the State of Hawaii . You can begin the process of filing a claim by filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within one business day. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, follow this link to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.

Del Monte Corp. (Oahu Plantation)

This site is not a Federal Facility.

Updated: March 5, 2004

DEL MONTE CORP (OAHU PLANTATION)
HAWAII
EPA ID# HID980637631

EPA Region 9
City: Village of Kunia
County: Honolulu
Other Names:

Site Responsibility:

The site is being addressed by Federal, State and potentially responsible party actions,

NPL LISTING HISTORY

Proposed Date:05/10/1993

Final Date:12/16/1994

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Soil and shallow groundwater at the site have been contaminated with the fumigants EDB ,DBCP and DCP, the solvents TCP and benzene and the pesticide lindane. Deep groundwater is contaminated with EDB, DBCP and TCP. People who touch or ingest contaminated groundwater or soil could be at risk.

Initial Actions: In 1980, the State ordered the Kunia well removed from service for drinking water purposes. In 1981, Del Monte excavated 2,000 tons of soil from the spill area and spread it on a nearby field. In 1983, an additional 16,000 tons of soil was excavated from the spill area and spread on a nearby field. From 1980 to 1994, Del Monte pumped deep groundwater from the Kunia Well and shallow groundwater from the three extraction wells. The contaminated groundwater was used to control dust on roads and sprayed on unplanted pineapple fields. In 1994, EPA requested that Del Monte discontinue this practice since it is an unlawful disposal of a hazardous substance under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and the Superfund statute. Del Monte complied.

Entire Site: Field investigative activities began in March 1997 to address the contaminated soil and groundwater at the site. Soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment testing was conducted during 1997 and 1998. The majority of testing occurred in the spill area, however other areas of potential contamination were also investigated. Under an agreement with the EPA, Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc. has completed the part of the Superfund cleanup process called the Remedial Investigation (RI). The November 1998 RI is a detailed technical study of the nature and extent of contamination for all chemicals known to have been used/released at the site. Del Monte has also completed a Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment (May 2000), an Addendum to the Remedial Investigation Report (April 5, 2002) and a Phytoremediation Treatability Study (May 9, 2002) . The Baseline Human Health Risk Assessment evaluated the risks to human health from potential exposure to contamination from the site identified in the RI. The RI Addendum describes additional soil and groundwater sampling conducted in the spill area. The Phytoremediation Treatability Study evaluated the successful use of plants to break down chemical contamination in the perched groundwater into non-toxic compounds. The Feasibility Study, which evaluates cleanup alternatives, was published in February 2003. The results of additional investigations in the Poamoho Section of the site were published in the March 17, 2003 Remedial Investigation Technical Memorandum 02-02, Investigation Results for Additional Other Potential Source Areas. EPA issued a Proposed Plan in March 2003 describing the alternatives analyzed in the Feasibility Study and outlining EPA's preferred cleanup alternative. A public hearing on the Proposed Plan was held on April 2, 2003. EPA anticipates issuing a Record of Decision describing the selected remedy in September 2003.

The removal of the Kunia well from service and 18,000 tons of soil have reduced immediate threats to human health and the environment while studies leading to final cleanup of the site are underway. Since 1998, Del Monte has been operating a phytoremediation treatment system in the Kunia Village area. Contaminated perched groundwater is extracted and delivered to a closed loop treatment cell planted with Koa haole plants. The plants degrade toxic compounds to non-toxic compounds.

The public information repositories for the site are at the following locations:

Wahiawa Public Library,
820 California Avenue,
Wahiawa, HI 96786
(808) 621-6331

The most complete collection of documents is the official EPA site file, maintained at the following location:

Superfund Records Center
Mail Stop SFD-7C
95 Hawthorne Street, Room 403
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 536-2000

Enter main lobby of 75 Hawthorne street, go to 4th floor of South Wing Annex.

EPA SITE MANAGER:

Janet Rosati

ADDRESS:

75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

PHONE NUMBER:

(415) 972-3165

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

rosati.janet@epa.gov

EPA COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR:

David Cooper

ADDRESS:

75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

PHONE NUMBER:

1-800-231-3075

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

cooper.david@epa.gov

PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER:

(415) 947-8701

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

r9.info@epamail.epa.gov

STATE CONTACT:

Eric Sadoyama

ADDRESS:

State Department of Health
919 Ala Moana Blvd.,Room 206
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

PHONE NUMBER:

(808) 586-0955

PRP CONTACT:

Calvin Oda

ADDRESS:

P.O. Box 200
Kunia, HI 96759

PHONE NUMBER:

(808) 621-1205

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State Environmental Protection Agency

US Environmental Protection Agency

(800) 852-7550

(800) 424-8802

STATE:

HI

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:

02

EPA ORGANIZATION:

SFD-7-4

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