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Kelly, Albert [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=08576E43795149E5A3F9669726DD044C-KELLY, ALBE] 10/9/2017 2:34:09 PM rich.gold@hklaw.com Re: PH baseline sampling - EPA comments on draft WP and SOW
I land a t 4. We can do in person t h is eveni ng or i n the morni ng . Or otherw i se as works f o r y o u . G e t ti ng ready to tak e o f f f o r Dal 1as
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> On Oct 9, 2017, a t 9:32 AM, " r i c h . gold@hklaw.com" <r i c h . gold@hklaw.com> w r o t e : > > I ' m aroun d . W hatever b est f o r y o u . Name a tim e and I ' l l c o o rd in a te w ith P e te r > > Ri ch Gold | Hoi 1and & Kn ig ht > P r a c t ic e Group Leader > P u b lic P o lic y & R e g u la tio n Group > Hoi 1and & Kni ght LLP > 800 17th S t r e e t N .W ., S u it e 1100 | Washi ng to n , DC 20006 > T 202.457.7143 | M 202.669.9003 > r i c h . gold@hkl aw.com | www.hklaw.com > > Add to address book | V iew p ro fe s s io n a l b iography > > > > > -----O r ig i nal Message----> From: K e lly , A lb e r t [m ai1t o : k e l l y . a l b ert@ epa.g ov] > S e n t : Monday, O ctober 09, 2017 10:31 AM > T o : G o ld , Ri chard (WAS - X77143) <ri c h . gol d@hkl aw.com> > S u b je c t : R e : PH b a s e li ne sampli ng - EPA comments on d r a f t WP and SOW > > I am headed back to D.C. A v a i1a b le f o r a c a l 1. Perhaps we could meet t h i s a fte rn o o n or in the morni ng > > Sen t from my i Pad > On Oct 7, 2017, a t 10:53 AM, " r i c h . gold@ hklaw.com" <r i c h . gold@hklaw.com> w r o t e : I n t e r e s t i n g ly you were not copi ed on em ai1s markup o f the work pi a n . I t removes any p o s s ib i1i t y t h a t the d ata w i l l im pact the remedy s e le c te d by the ROD and i s in c o n s is t e n t not o n ly w ith what you have been s a y i ng but a ls o what Mi chel 1e has made c l e a r s e v e ra l t i mes. The Pre-RD group w i l l have to d ecid e what to do on the EPA proposal on i t s cal 1 Tuesday a t 5. We should catch up b efo re t h e n . P e te r i s in town f o r WH in f r a s t r u c t u r e mtg Tuesday s t a r t in g Monday am f y i . I ' m a v a i1a b le a l 1 weekend. Thi s i s p u re ly Sean and Cam i. We are two weeks out from 1osi ng the opportuni t y to g et in the w a te r t h i s y e a r . Ri ch Ri ch Gold | Hoi 1and & Kn ig ht P r a c ti ce Group Leader P u b lic P o li cy & R e g u la ti on Group 800 17th S t r e e t , N .W ., S u it e 110 0< x-ap p le-d ata-d etectors: //0/l> Washi ng to n , D. C < x - ap p le- d ata - d etecto rs: / / 0 / l> . 20006 T 202 .457 .7143<tel :202.45 7 . 7143> | M 202.669.9 00 3< tel:2 0 2 .6 6 9 .9003> Ri ch.Gold@hklaw.com<mai1t o : Ri c h . Gold@hklaw.com> | @HK_PPR Begin forwarded message: From: " P e t e r Saba" <psaba@schn. com<mai1t o : psaba@schn. co m T o : "Gol d , Ri chard (WAS - X77143)" <ri c h . gol d@hklaw.com<mai1t o : r i c h . g o ld @ h k la w .c o m , " S c h w e it z e r , Howard" <HSchweitzerOcozen. comcmai1t o : H Schw eitzer@ cozen. co m S u b je c t : FW: PH b a s e lin e sam pling - EPA comments on d r a f t WP and SOW PRIVILEG ED AND CONFIDENTIAL / JO INT DEFENSE COMMUNICATION / ATTORNEY CLIENT WORK PRODUCT
We did re c e i ve the EPA comments on the Work Pi an a t 5 PM to d ay, As per our c o n ce rn , a t f i r s t 1ook my v ie w i s t h a t th e y are going to be v e r y p ro b le m a tic w ith the g ro u p . I am goi ng to forw ard my em ai1 to the
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group t h a t I sen t to t r y to put th ese comments in c o n te x t , keep the group calm and suggest a path
fo rw ard . But even I am v e r y s k e p ti cal t h a t we can b rid g e the fundamental d if f e r e n c e in o b je c t i ves
between the Region 10 s t a f f (im plem ent the ROD as i ssu e d , o b ta i n base-1i ne d ata f o r 1ong-term moni t o r i ng
o f remedy e f f e c t iv e n e s s ) and the Pre-RD Group (o b ta i n d ata to support a more c o s t - e f f e c t iv e remedy to the
e x te n t t h a t the d ata w a r r a n t s ) . T h is i s the core is s u e , and I can see th ese comments being the f in a l
s tra w t h a t everyone says t h a t we have been w a sti ng our t i me, t h a t Regi on 10 s t a f f remai n unchecked, and
t h a t even i f we g et agreement on g e ttin g the d a ta , s t a f f w i l l come up w ith e v e r y reason th e y can not to
u t i 1iz e i t to modi f y the remedy so we w i l l have a ls o wasted o ver $17 m illio n .
I am p ro vi di ng the attach m ents w ith the EPA comments not because I exp ect you to go through them in
any d e t a i1, but j u s t so you have a f 1a v o r . Data t h a t w i l l be col 1ected by t h is e f f o r t w i l l be much
b e t t e r and more c u rre n t than the d ata EPA used to come up w ith th e i r ROD, but based on th ese comments
such d ata cannot be used f o r an yth i ng beyond s e t t i ng the b a s e li ne f o r 1ong-term moni t o r i ng. Here are
some e x c e r p ts :
I n t r o , Page 1 [A Good S t a r t ]
Commented [A 1 0 ]: EPA' s o b je c t iv e s di f f e r from many o f those i d en ti f ie d by the Pre-RD Group
in t h i s work pi a n . Some o f Pre-RD o b je c t iv e s are not ROD requi red or consi s te n t w ith EPA ' s o b je c t iv e s and
pianned e v a lu a tio n s .
Commented [ A l l ] : Technology assignm ents can be e v a lu a te d d uring d esign phase but not w ith
1i mi ted d ata to be col 1ected under the P D I.
Data Use O b je c t iv e s , pp. 4-5
Commented [A 1 4 ]: EPA' s o b je c t iv e s d i f f e r from many o f those i d en ti f i ed by the Pre-RD Group
in t h i s work pi a n . Some o f Pre-RD o b je c t iv e s are not ROD requi red or consi s te n t w ith EPA ' s o b je c t iv e s and
pianned e v a lu a ti ons.
Commented [A 1 5 ]: Technology a s s i gnments can be e v a lu a te d d u ri ng d esign phase but not w ith
1i mi ted d ata to be col 1ected under the P D I.
Commented [A 1 6 ]: [R e fi ning the Food Web Model] A c h ie v in g t h is goal i s not the i n te n t o f the
P D I. C o n c e n tra tio n s t h a t were estim ate d using the FWM should not be r e c a lc u la t e d .
Commented [A 1 7 ]: [Human H ealth Ri s k s ; Background Condi t i ons] Not r e i evan t f o r t h i s phase o f
sampl in g .
E v a lu a t i ng Background, p . 13 wi th same comment on p . 14
Commented [A 1 9 ]: E v a lu a t i on o f background c o n c e n tra ti ons i s beyond the scope o f t h i s phase
o f work. P rim a ry purpose f o r d ata col 1e c tio n in Downtown and Upri v e r Reaches i s f o r compari son to s i t e
c o n c e n tra ti ons usi ng an e q u iv a le n c y a n a ly s i s .
Can o n ly e v a lu a te n a tu ra l re c o v e ry goi ng forw ard from 2018 sampli ng;
e v a lu a t i on o f any re c o v e ry s i nee 2004 not v a i i d - p . 15
Commented [A 2 1 ]: The p ri mary purpose i s to col 1e c t an unbi ased b a s e li ne d ata s e t to enable
compari son to fu tu r e unbi ased sedi ment sampli ng d ata col 1ected under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng to e v a lu a te
n a tu ra l re c o v e ry . A compari son o f 2018 s u rfa c e sedi ment d ata from reoccupi ed 2004 sample 1o c a ti ons wi th
p re v i o u s ly col 1ected 2004 samples i s s t a t i s t i c a l l y i n v a lid because 108 o f 428 s u rfa c e sample 1o c a ti ons
are bi ased sam p les. A v a i i d s t a t i s t i cal approach f o r e v a lu a t i ng MNR f o r the S i te must be based on a
compari son o f unbi ased s u rfa c e sedi ment d ata ( i . e ., 2018 b a s e li ne d ata and fu tu r e sedim ent sampli ng d ata
col 1ected under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng) to ev a l uate n a tu ra l re c o v e ry .
Commented [A 2 2 ]: The work pi an and T a b ie 8 s t a t e s t h a t the s u rfa c e sedi ment d ata w i l l be
used to e v a lu a te n a tu ra l re c o v e ry changes s i nee 2004. Although a compari son o f 2018 s u rfa c e sedim ent d ata
reoccupyi ng 2004 sample 1o c a ti ons (b i ased d a ta ) wi th p re v i o u s ly col 1ected 2004 samples may i ndi ca te
n a tu ra l re c o v e ry t r e n d s , i t i s s t a t i s t i cal l y i n v a l i d . A v a i i d s t a t i s t i c a l approach f o r e v a lu a t i ng MNR f o r
the Si te must be based on a compari son o f unbi ased s u rfa c e sedim ent d ata ( i . e ., 2018 basel i ne d ata and
fu tu r e sedi ment sampli ng d ata col 1ected under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng) to e v a lu a te n a tu ra l re c o v e ry .
Data Eval u a ti on S e c t i on 3.3 , p . 28 - 29 [Sp e ci f i cal 1y re fe re n ce d in
the Agreement-In-Pri nei p ie]
Commented [A 4 0 ]: Many o f the work elem ents d e s c ri bed below re p re s e n t re v i s i t i ng the R I/ F S
and w i l l re su l t in s i gni f i can t del ay in remedy i m plem entati on .
Commented [A 4 1 ]: Many o f the e v a lu a t i on statem en ts in t h i s s e c t i on a re beyond the scope o f
t h i s phase o f work and not consi s te n t wi th or support the ROD' s d ata needs or o b j e c t iv e s . Wi th o u t usi ng
the d ata q u a l it y o b je c t i ve process to f u i f i l l a speci f i c d ata need o f the ROD' s deci s i on fram ew ork, the
outcomes o f th ese e v a lu a t i ons w i l l be a n c i11 a r y to and not di r e c t l y i n flu e n c e remedi a l deci s i on maki n g .
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Commented [A 4 2 ]: The ROD s t a t e s t h a t sedim ent d ata w i l l be used to d e lin e a t e remedy a r e a s ; tre n d s and " background 1o ad in g " .
Commented [A 4 3 ]: RAL cu rves p resented in the ROD should not be r e v is e d .
Commented [A 4 4 ]: The proposed pi an i s not s u f f i c i ent f o r r e c a lc u l a t i ng SWACs because not a l 1
o f the 428 s u rfa c e sedi ment samples are unbi a s e d .
Commented [A 4 5 ]: F is h tra c k in g r e s u lt s should not be used to r e f in e the e x te n t and
segmenti ng o f the r i v e r . The p ri mary o b je c t i ve f o r the f is h a c o u s ti c t r a c k i ng stu d y i s to e s t a b li sh the
home range o f the speci es used in 1ong-term bi ol ogi c a l moni t o r i ng to i nform the degree to whi ch t h a t
s p e c ie s can be a s s o c ia te d w ith rem edial outcom es.
Commented [A 4 6 ]: P r i mary purpose f o r upstream sedi ment sampl i ng i s to col 1e c t samples o ver
t i me to develop "eq ui v a l e n c y "- determ i ni ng i ncomi ng load o r sedi ment q u a l i t y t h a t would di c t a t e what
cleanup w ith natural recovery could a c h ie v e . PDI w ill not obtai n s u ffi ci ent data to e valu ate cu rren t
background c o n ce n tra tio n s .
Commented [A 4 7 ]: D e t a i1ed sampl i ng re su l t s o b tai ned f o r remedi al d esi gn w i l l be needed to
update a c t iv e remedi a l fo o t p r i n t s . The s u rfa c e and su b su rface sedim ent sampl es col 1ected d u ri ng the PDI
w i l l not be s u f f i c i en t to d e fi ne SMAs-but can a s s i s t in d e velo p i ng the SMA 1o c a ti ons to be f u r t h e r
d e fi ned through addi t i onal sampl i ng as p a r t o f remedi a l d e s ig n .
Commented [A 4 8 ]: These e v a l u a ti ons are not the i n te n t o f the P D I. C o n c e n tra ti ons t h a t were
e s t i mated usi ng the FWM should not be r e c a lc u la t e d . Fi sh t i ssue d ata can be used to i nform f i sh advi s o ri es but not c a l cul a te f i sh consumpti on r i s k s .
Commented [A 4 9 ]: The p ri mary purposes f o r t h i s AOC/SOW a re to col 1e c t d ata f o r Pre-RD SMA
d e li n e a ti o n , whi ch w i l l a s s i s t w ith al 1o c a ti on and to col 1e c t basel i ne d ata to e s ta b l i sh exi s t i ng s i te
condi t i ons f o r long-term moni t o r i ng . N o ta b ly , tec h n o lo g y assignm ents wi t h i n SMAs a re based on o th e r
i nform ati on components ( e . g . e ro s i on/deposi t i on , s i op e, propel 1e r wash) t h a t a re not e n ti r e l y i nformed by
Pre-RD SMA d e li n e a ti on and b a s e li ne sampli ng and more ap p ro pri a te f o r the d esign phase t h a t i s o u ts i de
t h i s AOC/SOW.
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l e n n if e r cNearhood. le n n ife r@ e p a .g o v c m a i1t o : Nearhood. le n n if e r @ e p a .g o v S u b je c t : PH b a s e li ne sampli ng - EPA comments on d r a f t WP and SOW SETTLEMENT COMMUNICATION Hi a l 1 , Pi ease see a tta c h e d comments from EPA on the Pre-RD G roup' s d r a f t Work Pi an as w e ll as the SOW. Thanks,
Stephanie
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