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Stanton Cleaners Area Ground Water Contamination
This site is not a Federal Facility.
Groundwater Contamination
New York
Epa Region 2
Nassau County
Town of Great Neck
Site Description
The Stanton Cleaners Area Groundwater Contamination site (Site) includes an active dry
cleaning business, located at 110 Cutter Mill Road in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau
County. The Stanton Cleaners Property (SCP) is approximate
cleaning business operates and an adjacent one
boiler/storage building. At the present time, the Site also includes a two
tection Agency houses its ongoing soil and groundwater
treatment operations. Most of the SCP has been paved with asphalt except for a narrow strip at
the rear of the property. Adjoining properties include an indoor tennis facility (currently
emolition), a synagogue and Hebrew school, a condominium and a service station.
The surrounding community is zoned commercial/residential and is serviced by public sewer
and water. The public water is supplied by the Water Authority of Great Neck North (
Three public water supply wells are located approximately 1000 feet downgradient of the SCP.
As a result of past disposal practices, tetrachloroethene or PCE, a volatile organic compound
(VOC), migrated from the subsurface soils into the indoor air environments of the above
referenced affected buildings adjacent to the SCP and into the groundwater beneath the Site.
Levels of PCE, a solvent commonly used by dry cleaners, have been found above Federal and
State drinking water standards in the WAG
Site Responsibility:
Threats and Contaminants
Improper handling and disposal of spent dry cleaning solvents at the SCP resulted in the
wastes, including PCE, at the Site. Some of this material migrated
through the Site soils to nearby buildings and the groundwater, resulting in a significant
threat to public health. The removal action discussed below has addressed the soil gas/indoor
ir threat posed to those occupying nearby buildings. The WAGNN public water supply wells
have added treatment systems and are routinely monitored to ensure that the drinking water
supply is in compliance with Federal and State drinking water standards.
Cleanup Approach
The Site is being addressed in two steps: 1) immediate actions and 2) a long
phase, focusing on the cleanup of contaminated soils, indoor air and groundwater for the
entire Site.
Response Action Status
Immediate Action
Under its removal authority, EPA funded and installed a soil vapor
extraction (SVE) system on the SCP to remediate the VOCcontaminated soils, thus reducing
the indoor air contamination in the adjacent affected buildings to safe levels. The VOC
ated vapors are being treated by a granular activated carbon (GAC) system. The SVE
system continues to operate until further soil sampling indicates that soil cleanup objectives
Entire Site:
In March 1999, EPA issued a Record of De
remedy for Operable Unit One which included 1) an upgrade of the existing groundwater air
stripper on the SCP, 2) construction of a groundwater extraction and treatment system for
the Site, 3) continued operation of the SVE sy
buildings adjacent to the SCP, 5) long term groundwater monitoring and 6) groundwater use
The ROD also called for an investigation of other potential sources of groundwater
The new groundwater extraction and treatment system is currently operational and functional.
The Site was deemed construction complete on December 11, 2003.
The Site is currently in the long term response action phase of the project, also kno
Site Facts:
In 1983, approximately 20 cubic yards of PCE
In 1989, a groundwater extraction and treatment system was installed to address
contamination which resulted from improper disposal of spent PCE behind the SCP building.
This system worked only intermittently since its construction.
In 1998, the New York State Department of Environmental Protection (NYSDEC) funded the
onstruction of a new air stripper treatment system for the WAGNN water supply wells which
. This new treatment system is currently in operation.
In September 1998, under its removal authority, EPA installed a soil vapor interceptor s
mitigate impacts from PCE vapors to the tennis club.
Cleanup Progress
An SVE system is directly addressing surface and subsurface soil contamination. Within the
contaminated soils, a series of SVE wells have been installed where significant concentrations
of PCE have been detected. Soil vapors containing VOCs are being extracted from the soils by
an above ground vacuum system. The contaminated vapors are being treated by a GAC
system. A low permeability cover has been placed over the affected soils to enhance the
system's efficiency by controlling shortcircuiting with atmospheric air.
Concentrations of PCE in indoor air have been dramatically reduced. Through the
implementation of this soil remediation technology, the problems associated with indoor air
addressed. In addition, the SVE system is reducing the
mass of contaminants in the soils, thereby reducing the cross media impacts to groundwater.
The performance of the SVE system is being monitored using soil vapor probes. To date, the
16,000 pounds of PCE from the Site soils.
In January 2002, EPA also removed some underground storage tanks on the SCP. This
As part of the selected remedy, an operations building houses the SVE system and the
groundwater pump and treat system. The pump and treat system is currently operating in
The contaminated water is pumped through an air stripper and carbon filtering system. The
clean water is discharged to the storm sewer. Ongoing discharge sampling and monitoring
As part of the March 1999 ROD, EPA, in conjunction with NYSDEC, investigated other
potential offsite sources of VOC groundwater contamination. These potential sources are
directly related to sites that NYSDEC is investiga
2 Investigation Summary Report which evaluated potential off
sources. In September 2003, EPA issued an Explanation of Significant Differences to the
March 1999 ROD for the Site, indicating tha
potential offsite sources of groundwater contamination were warranted.
Site Repository
Great Neck Library, Bayview Avenue @ Gristmill Lane, Great Neck, New York
source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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