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I n t e r e s t i n g ly you were n o t co p i ed on em ai1s markup o f th e work p i a n . I t removes any p o s s i bi 1i t y t h a t th e d a ta w i l l i mpact th e remedy s e le c t e d by th e ROD and i s i n co n si s t e n t not o n ly w ith what you have been s a y in g bu t a l so what Mi c h e l1e 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 e c i de what to do on th e EPA p ro p o s a l on i t s c a l 1 Tuesday a t 5. We sh o u ld c a tc h up b e fo re t h e n . P e te r i s in town f o r WH
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From: " P e t e r Saba" <psaba@schn. com<mai1t o :psaba@ schn. c o m x m a i1t o :psaba@ schn. com>> T o : "Gol d , Ri chard (WAS - X77143)" < ri c h . gol d@hkl aw. comcmai 1t o : r i ch . g o l d@hkl aw. com xm ai 1t o : r i c h . g o l d@hkl a w .c o m , " S c h w e itz e r, cH S chw e itze r@ co ze n . comcmai1t o :H S chw eitzer@ cozen. c o m x m a i1t o :H S ch w eitzer@ cozen . co m S u b j e c t : FW: PH b a s e lin e sa m p lin g - EPA comments on d r a f t WP and SOW
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PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL / JOINT DEFENSE COMMUNICATION / ATTORNEY CLIENT WORK PRODUCT
We d id r e c e i ve th e EPA comments on th e Work Pi an a t 5 PM t o d a y . As per o u r c o n c e r n , a t f i r s t 1ook my v ie w i s t h a t th e y are g o in g t o be v e ry p r o b le m a t ic w ith th e g r o u p . I am g o in g to fo rw a rd my em ai1 to th e group t h a t I s e n t to t r y t o pu t th e s e comments in c o n t e x t , keep th e group calm and su g g e st a path f o r w a r d . But even I am v e ry s k e p ti c a l t h a t we can b r id g e th e fundam ental d i f f e r e n c e in o b j e c t i ves between th e Region 10 s t a f f (im plem ent th e RODas i s s u e d , o b t a i n b a s e -1 i ne d a ta 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 th e Pre-RD Group ( o b ta i n d a ta to s u p p o rt a more c o s t - e f f e c t i v e remedy t o the e x te n t t h a t th e d a ta w a r r a n t s ) . T h is i s th e co re is s u e , and I can see th e s e comments b e in g th e f i n a l s tra w t h a t everyone says t h a t we have been w a s ti ng our t i me, t h a t Regi on 10 s t a f f remai n u n ch e ck e d , and t h a t even i f we g e t agreem ent on g e t t in g th e d a ta , s t a f f w i l l come up w ith e v e ry reason th e y can n o t to u t i 1iz e i t t o modi f y th e remedy so we w i l l have a ls o w asted o v e r $17 mi 11i o n .
I am p ro v i d i ng th e a tta ch m e n ts w ith th e EPA comments n o t because I e x p e c t you t o go th ro u g h them in any d e t a i1, bu t j u s t so you have a f l a v o r . Data t h a t w i l l be c o l 1e c te d by t h i s e f f o r t w i l l be much b e t t e r and more c u r r e n t than th e d a ta EPA used to come up w ith t h e i r ROD, bu t based on th e s e comments such d a ta can n ot be used f o r a n y th i ng beyond s e t t i ng th e b a se l i ne f o r 1ong-term moni t o r i n g . Here are some e x c e rp ts :
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Commented [ A lO ] : EPA' s o b j e c t iv e s d i f f e r from many o f th o se i d e n t i f i e d by th e Pre-RD Group in
t h i s work pi a n . Some o f Pre-RD o b j e c t iv e s are not ROD re q u i red o r c o n s i s t e n t w it h EPA' s o b j e c t iv e s and pianned e v a lu a tio n s .
Commented [ A l l ] : T e c h n o lo g y a ssig n m en ts can be e v a lu a te d d u ri ng d e s ig n phase bu t not w ith
1i mi te d d a ta to be c o l 1e c te d under th e P D I.
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Commented [A 1 4 ]: EPA' s o b j e c t iv e s d i f f e r from many o f th o se i d e n ti f i ed by th e Pre-RD Group in
t h i s work pi a n . Some o f Pre-RD o b j e c t iv e s are not ROD re q u i red o r c o n s i s t e n t w ith EPA' s o b j e c t iv e s and pianned e v a lu a tio n s .
Commented [ A l5]: T e c h n o lo g y a ssig n m en ts can be e v a lu a te d d u r i ng d e s ig n phase bu t n o t w ith
1i mi te d d a ta to be c o l 1e c te d under th e P D I.
Commented [A 1 6 ]: [ R e fi ni ng th e Food Web Model ] A ch i e v i ng t h i s goal i s n o t th e i n te n t o f th e
P D I. C o n c e n tr a ti ons t h a t were e s t i mated u s i ng th e FWM sh o u ld n o t be r e c a i c u i a t e d .
Commented [ A l7]: [Human H e a lth Ri s k s ; Background C o n d it i ons] Not r e i e v a n t f o r t h i s phase o f
sampl i n g .
E v a lu a t i ng B a ck g ro u n d , 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 t r a t i ons i s beyond th e scope o f t h i s phase o f
w ork. P rim a ry purpose f o r d a ta c o l 1e c t io n in Downtown and U p ri v e r Reaches i s f o r compari son to s i t e
c o n c e n t r a t i ons u si 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 r a l re c o v e ry goi ng fo rw a rd from 2018 sam pli n g ; e v a lu a t i on o f any re c o v e ry s i nee 2004 n o t v a i id - p. 15
Commented [A 2 1 ]: The p r i mary purpose i s to c o l 1e c t an unbi ased b a s e li ne d a ta s e t to e n a b le
compari son t o f u t u r e unbi ased se d i ment sam pli ng d a ta c o l 1e c te d under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng to e v a l uate n a tu r a l re c o v e ry . A com pari son o f 2018 s u r fa c e se d i ment d a ta from re o c c u p i ed 2004 sam ple 1o c a t i ons wi th p re v i o u s ly c o l 1e c te d 2004 sam ples i s s t a t i s t i c a l l y i n v a l i d because 108 o f 428 s u r fa c e sam ple 1o c a t i ons are bi ased s a m p le s . 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 th e Si te must be based on a compari son o f unbi ased s u r fa c e se d i ment d a ta ( i . e ., 2018 b a se l i ne d a ta and f u t u r e sedim ent sampl i ng d a ta
c o l 1e c te d under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng) to e v a lu a te n a tu r a l re c o v e ry .
Commented [A 2 2 ]: The work p i an and T a b ie 8 s t a t e s t h a t th e s u r fa c e se d i ment d a ta w i l l be used
to e v a lu a te n a tu r a l re c o v e ry changes s i nee 2004. Al though a compari son o f 2018 s u r fa c e se d i ment d a ta re o c cu p y i ng 2004 sam ple 1o c a t i ons (b i ased d a ta ) wi th p re v i o u sl y c o l 1e c te d 2004 sam ples may i ndi ca te
n a tu r a 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 c a l 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
th e Si te must be based on a compari son o f unbi ased s u r fa c e sedim ent d a ta ( i . e ., 2018 b a s e li ne d a ta and
f u t u r e se d i ment sam p li ng d a ta c o l 1e c te d under 1ong-term moni t o r i ng) to e v a lu a te n a tu r a l re c o v e ry .
Data E v a lu a t i on S e c ti on 3 .3 , p . 28 - 29 [S peci f i c a l l y r e fe re n c e d in th e A g re e m e n t-In -P ri n ci p ie ]
Commented [A 4 0 ]: Many o f th e work elem ents d e s c r ib e d below r e p re s e n t r e v i s i t i n g th e R I/FS and
w i l l r e s u lt in s i gni f i ca n t d e la y in remedy i m plem entati o n .
Commented [A 4 1 ]: Many o f th e e v a lu a t i on sta te m e n ts in t h i s s e c t i on a re beyond th e scope o f t h i s
phase o f work and not c o n s i s t e n t wi th o r s u p p o rt th e ROD' s d a ta needs o r o b j e c t i v e s . Wi th o u t u s i ng th e
d a ta q u a l i t y o b j e c t iv e p ro c e s s t o f u l f i 11 a s p e c i f i c d a ta need o f th e ROD' s d e c i s i on fram ew ork , th e outcomes o f th e s e e v a lu a t i ons w i l l be a n c i11 a r y to and n o t d i r e c t l y i n flu e n c e remedi a l d e c i s i on maki n g .
Commented [A 4 2 ]:The ROD s t a t e s t h a t sedim ent d a ta w i l l be used to d e lin e a t e remedy a r e a s ; not
f i s h tr e n d s and " background 1o a d in g " .
Commented [A 4 3 ]:RAL cu rv e s p re se n te d in th e ROD s h o u ld n o t be r e v is e d .
Commented [A 4 4 ]:The proposed pi an i s n o t s u f f i c i e n t f o r re c a l cu l a t i ng SWACs because not a l 1 o f
th e 428 s u r fa c e se d i ment sam ples a re unbi a s e d .
Commented [A 4 5 ]: Fi sh t r a c k i ng r e s u l t s sh o u ld n o t be used to r e f i ne th e e x te n t and segm enti ng
o f th e r i v e r . The p r i mary o b j e c t iv e f o r th e f i sh a c o u s t i c t r a c k i ng s tu d y i s to e s t a b li sh th e home range
o f th e s p e c i es used in 1ong-term bi o lo g i c a l moni t o r i ng to i nform th e degree to whi ch t h a t s p e c ie s can be
a s s o c i ated wi th remedi al outcom es.
Commented [A 4 6 ]: P r i mary purpose f o r upstream sedim ent sam p li ng i s t o c o l 1e c t sam ples o v e r t i me
to develop " e q u iv a le n c y " - de term in in g incom ing load or sedim ent q u a lit y th a t would di c ta te what cleanup wi th n a tu ra l re co ve ry co u ld ach i e v e . PDI w i l l not o b ta i n s u f f i c i en t da ta to e v a lu a te c u rre n t background co n ce n tra tio n s.
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Commented [A 4 7 ]: D e t a ile d sa m p lin g r e s u l t s o b ta in e d f o r rem e d ial d e s ig n w i l l be needed to
update a c t iv e remedi a l f o o t p r i n t s . The s u r fa c e and s u b s u rfa c e sedim ent sam ples c o l 1e c te d d u r i ng th e PDI
w i l l n o t be s u f f i c i e n t t o d e f i ne SMAs-but can a s s i s t in d e v e lo p i ng th e SMA 1o c a t i ons t o be f u r t h e r
d e f i ned th ro u g h 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 lu a t io n s a re not th e in t e n t o f th e P D I. C o n c e n tr a tio n s t h a t were
e s tim a te d u s in g th e FWM sh o u ld n o t be r e c a lc u la t e d . F is h t is s u e d a ta can be used t o i nform f i s h
ad vi s o r i es bu t n ot c a l c u l a te f i s h consum pti on r is k s .
Commented [A 4 9 ]: The p r i mary p u rp oses f o r t h i s AOC/SOW a re to c o l 1e c t d a ta 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 a l 1o c a t i on and t o c o l 1e c t b a se l i ne d a ta to e s ta b l i sh e x i s t i ng s i te
cond i t i ons f o r long-term moni t o r i n g . N o t a b ly , te c h n o lo g y a ssig n m en ts wi t h i n SMAs a re based on o th e r i n fo rm a ti on components ( e .g . e r o s i o n /d e p o s i t i o n , s i o p e , p ro p e l 1e r wash) t h a t a re n o t e n t i 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 sam p li ng and more a p p ro p ri a te f o r th e d e s ig n phase t h a t i s o u t s i de
t h i s AOC/SOW.
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