Long-term Maintenance and Monitoring Report 2016

On behalf of the University of Massachusetts, this report has been prepared and is being submitted to
document the results from the 2016 long term monitoring activities conducted at the following buildings on
the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus:
 Tobin Hall Deck – The Monitoring and Maintenance Implementation Plan (MMIP) was submitted on
March 13, 2012 in accordance with Condition 8 of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) PCB Risk-Based Decontamination and Disposal Approval dated February 28,
2012; modifications were made to the long term monitoring requirements following the 2015 event
and communications with EPA to include annual visual inspections and bi-annual wipe testing of
encapsulated surfaces.
 Southwest Concourse – The MMIP was submitted on December 29, 2010 in accordance with
Condition 13 of the EPA’s Southwest Residential Area Concourse PCB Cleanup and Disposal
Approval under 40 CFR 761.61 (a) and (c) and 761.79 (h) dated August 30, 2010; monitoring
activities were also conducted at those areas described in the PCB Remediation Plan Amendment
dated May 9, 2011; following the 2015 monitoring event and communications with EPA,
modifications were made to the long term monitoring requirements to include visual inspections on
an annual basis and wipe testing of encapsulated surfaces on a bi-annual basis.
 Dubois Library Elevator Lobbies – The MMIP was submitted on March 29, 2013 in accordance with
Condition 12 of the EPA’s Dubois Library PCB Cleanup and Disposal Approval dated April 8, 2010;
following the 2015 monitoring event and communications with EPA, modifications to the long term
monitoring were made to include visual inspections and indoor air sampling on an annual basis and
wipe testing of encapsulated surfaces on a bi-annual basis.
 Orchard Hill Residential:
o Webster House – The MMIP was submitted on January 5, 2012 in accordance with Condition
16 of the EPA’s PCB Decontamination and Disposal Approval dated July 4, 2011; following
completion of the 2015 monitoring event and communications with EPA, the long term
monitoring program was modified to include annual visual inspections and bi-annual wipe
testing of encapsulated surfaces as well as a single round of post-abatement indoor air
sampling to confirm site conditions.
o Field and Grayson Houses – The MMIP was submitted on January 13, 2014 in accordance
with Condition 17 of the EPA’s April 30, 2012 PCB Decontamination and Disposal Approval for
the window/door replacement project; monitoring activities were also conducted in accordance
with the MMIP for the work completed on the exterior joints submitted on April 24, 2012 as part
of the PCB Remediation Plan/Close Out Document for Field and Grayson House by ATC
Associates, Inc.; following completion of the 2015 monitoring event and communications with
EPA, the long term monitoring program was modified to include annual visual inspections and
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bi-annual wipe testing of encapsulated surfaces as well as a single round of post-abatement
indoor air sampling to confirm site conditions.
 Sylvan Residential – The MMIP was submitted on February 20, 2014 as part of the remediation
completion reporting for the exterior and interior renovations conducted at each of the three
buildings within the Sylvan Complex (Brown, Cashin, and McNamara). An EPA Approval has not
been issued for this work as of the date of this letter, three rounds of post-remediation monitoring
have been conducted (2014, 2015, and 2016) as described in this report. In addition, based on
communications with EPA, indoor air sampling was conducted in 2016 to confirm post-abatement
site conditions.
 Physical Plant Second Floor – The MMIP was submitted on December 16, 2013 in accordance
with Condition 15 of EPA’s October 19, 2012 PCB Decontamination and Disposal Approval under
40 CFR 761.61(c) and 761.79(h) for the replacement of windows in Room 230A within the Physical
Plant building. Long term monitoring which includes visual inspection of interior finish gypsum wall
board surrounds was conducted in March by UMass.