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State of North Carolina RECEIVED 34 2 � 1997 Department of Environr , Health and Natural Reso ryes • • Division of Solid Waste Manajen-te -°°- James B. Hunt,Jr., Governor #AR lT p E H N F� Jonathan B.Howes,Secretary jjyj William L. Meyer, Director MEMORANDUM March 14, 1997 TO: Mike Kelly, Deputy Director Division of Solid Waste Management THROUGH: Jack Butler,P. E., Chief,N. C. Superfund Section,v-- FROM: S. Franch,Environmental Chemist, Superfund Section SUBJECT: Orange County Community Development Block Grant for Efland Estates I have completed the review of the attached information on the subject project for the proximity to CERCLIS or inactive hazardous waste sites. The subject block grant intends to provide financial assistance to expand public water and sewer with street paving for a nine single family unit subdivision,known as Efland Estates. The 4.67 acre subdivision is being developed by Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. Two CERCLIS sites were located in the project vicinity within a four- mile radius. The White Furniture Company Site(NCD 003 220 969) is located four miles west of the subject project in Mebane. A 10,000 square foot area where drums were stored has contaminated surface soil consisting of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Metals were also found on site in subsurface soils, sediment samples, surface water and groundwater. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were only found in surface soils and sediments. Since receptors are distant from this contamination,this site has been removed from the CERCLIS list. The NC Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch is reviewing the voluntary remediation initiated by White Furniture Company that is in progress. The General Electric Company/Mebane Operations Site (NCD 057 037 194) is located 2 miles southwest of the subject project. GE buried wastewater sludge from electroplating in unlined trenches on the site. Barium and zinc were found in groundwater. Ditch sediments indicate chromium and a=smic contamination. This site has received a federal status of No Further Remedial Action Planned. The NC Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch and GE have negotiated an Interim Removal Action to excavate these trenches which is now underway. After reviewing the file information,I believe it is unlikely that the project will affect the site or vice versa. If you have any questions,please call me at ext. 314. Attachments cc: Bruce Nicholson P.O. Box 27687,Raleigh,North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone 919-733-4996 FAX 919-7153605 An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 50%recycled/10%post-consumer paper