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Are you in need of a Toxic Tort Lawyer in The Empire State? The US EPA has designated Sms Instruments, Inc. in New York as a Superfund site due to its levels of enviromental contamination and threat 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.
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[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.Despite this, most of the Superfund sites continue to pose a threat the well-being of local residents.
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Below you can read the EPA report for the Sms Instruments, Inc. Superfund site. If you, a loved one, or someone in your community has gotten sick due to toxic pollution in Sms Instruments, Inc., or if your property has lost value because of contamination, you will need a toxic tort attorney who knows the people of the State of New York . Take your first step filling out this simple form. There is no obligation, and your case will be evaluated within 24 hours. To refer a friend, neighbor, or loved one, click here to let them know about the environmental toxic tort attorneys at Weitz & Luxenberg.
Sms Instruments, Inc.
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Sms Instruments,Inc.
New York
Epa Region 2
Deer Park
Site Description
ght industrial area in Deer Park. The site consists of a
one
is paved with asphalt. From 1971 to 1983, SMS Instruments, Inc. overhauled military aircraft
ustrial wastes generated from degreasing and other refurbishing operations
were discharged to a leaching pool on site. Other sources of contamination included a
gallon underground storage tank used for jet fuel storage and corroded and leaking
stored outdoors in an unprotected area. More than 50 industrial facilities are located
mile radius of the site, and a large groundwater recharge basin is located
adjacent to the eastern side of the site. The basin is located in the recharge zon
Magothy aquifer, a sole source aquifer for Long Island. The Magothy aquifer is the only
source of drinking water for the estimated 124,000 residents in the vicinity of the site.
Approximately 17,000 residences are located within a mile of the site
situated to the south of the site. The headwaters of Sampawams Creek, which feeds into
Guggenheim Lakes, lie a mile southeast of the site. Belmont Lake State Park is less than 2
Site Responsibility:
Threats and Contaminants
Industrial wastes from the metal degreasing and refurbishing operations caused
groundwater to become contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including
xylene, dichlorobenzene, chlorobenzene, and trichloroethylene. Exposure to contaminated
groundwater through direct contact, ingestion or inhalation may pose a health threat. The
Suffolk County Department of Health Services has indicated that residents in the v
the site may maintain private wells for irrigation purposes, but not as a source of drinking
water. These residences obtain their drinking water from a public water supply. The public
water supplies are routinely tested to ensure compliance wi
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in three stages: an immediate action and two long
remedial phases focusing on cleanup of the entire site (soils and groundwater). In addition,
site groundwater contamination was also conducted.
Response Action Status
Immediate Actions:
The leaching pool was pumped out, filled with sand, and sealed in
1983. The underground jet fuel storage tank was
Entire Site:
In a September 1989 Record of Decision (ROD), EPA selected a remedy for
the groundwater and soils at the site. The ROD calls for extracting and treating (air
stripping) groundwater and reinjecting it into the ground. This p
to allow for treated groundwater to be discharged directly into the recharge basin adjacent
to the site; soils were to be treated on
The remedial design for the soil remediation
the soil vapor extraction (SVE) unit was completed in April 1992. The SVE unit operated
from April of 1992 to November of 1993, when all soil cleanup levels were achieved.
groundwater remediation system was completed in September 1992 and construction of the
treatment plant was completed in June 1994. The system has been in operation since that
er effluent contaminant concentrations well below the
required discharge levels. The unit has a capacity of 105 gallons per minute (gpm). The
groundwater treatment unit will continue to operate until cleanup levels as specified in the
In May 1990, the EPA began an investigation to determine the
nature and extent of groundwater contamination upgradient of the site. The field work was
completed in December 1992. The study indicated that there were no upgradient off
sources which affected the contamination at the site. A "No Action" Record of Decision for
site groundwater contamination was signed on September 27, 1993.
Cleanup Progress
er ground tank which failed a pressure test was removed in early
1988 by the owner at EPA’s request.
An SVE unit operated from April 1992 to November 1993 when soil action levels, as
specified in the ROD, were achieved. Approximately 50,000 tons of cont
A groundwater extraction and treatment unit has been operating since June 1994. The unit
has a groundwater circulating capacity of 105 gallons per minute (gpm). To date,
approximately 330 million gallons of groundwater have
EPA determined that all construction activities were completed at the site on January 31,
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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