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I ALCOA'S FORT MEADE PLANT I REMEDIATION PROGRAM IHIGHLIGHTS: • Contamination assessment ■ Program management I • Asbestos assessment • Safety - • Remedial action plan • Permitting/compliance ■ Remedial actions ■ Facility decommissioning IAlcoa's industrial plant located in Fort Meade, Florida, and encompassing approximately 200 acres, I was officially closed in January 2004. The industrial plant operated for 30 years, producing aluminum fluoride using fluosilicic acid, a by-product of the + -� � a 1 phosphate industry. The facility included a main - r' *_x 1 production plant, maintenance facility, water 1 ¢9l� r->,. �U r _ treatment facility, office buildings, and various waste VI,k‘14.44,. "I 'S _ 1 n --.''--; I I sludge ponds. Upon cessation of operations, Alcoa t= 42' 7 qi ,� initiated a ri:111. az- .,, :.�`j1431 s+.Gti4E — I. program at the facility to properly close yy A` tr �, I r� y and decommission all structures and impoundments . -- A-'•' ` fi - and, where practicable, divest of portions of the L. _. ~. 4lt- property. ijansarmpt —: ECT was contracted by Alcoa to function in the role as Fort Meade site manager, maintain an office on the property, and coordinate all activities necessary to accomplish remediation and closure objectives at the site. ECT is also responsible for maintaining compliance with all applicable environmental permits and providing oversight to assure that all contractors perform work in a safe manner, consistent with established safety policies and procedures. IECT's initial site assessment activities included completion of groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment, asbestos, and lead-based paint sampling which resulted in a comprehensive site assessment report used as the basis for preparing a remedial action plan. ECT is also performing remedial actions/ Iremediation for a State-funded petroleum release that occurred as a result of a rupture in an underground fuel line. Following preliminary assessment activities, remedial action was designed and implemented, consisting of a complex source removal. Prior to the facility decommissioning, ECT Iconducted characterization efforts for residual materials in tanks, structures, and secondary containment, and oversaw the proper removal and disposal of the wastes. IOther activities at the site have included: I • Coordination and oversight of all property maintenance. • Maintenance of water levels in an existing sludge pond currently undergoing closure. The pond remains zero discharge under permit conditions. I • Providing support and guidance in preparation of annual expenditure projections and budgets. • Maintaining compliance with all existing permits including coordination of all sampling and analysis and routine submittals to regulatory agencies. I • Critical review and oversight of all contractor safety procedures. c� j PROJECT PROFILE O CMUSERSUYANG1APPDATAUACALW1CROSOFlINT'DOU'SITEMPORARY INTEIN'EI'FlLFSCON ENI'.OLJ LOOK\OZNSG7QMSU\ISL-PROI.DOC-043012