Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance Implementation - 2014 Monitoring Results

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On behalf of the University of Massachusetts, this report has been prepared and is being submitted to document the results from the 2014 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 under 40 CFR 761.61 (c) and 761.79 (h) dated February 28, 2012; monitoring activities were also conducted at those areas described in the September 2012, PCB Remediation Plan Addendum;
  • Du Bois Library Elevator Lobbies – The MMIP was submitted on March 29, 2013, in accordance with Condition 12 of the EPA’s Du Bois Library PCB Cleanup and Disposal Approval under 40 CFR 761.61(c), 761.62, and 761.79(h) dated April 8, 2010;
  • 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;
  • Orchard Hill Residential:
    • Webster House – The MMIP was submitted on January 5, 2012, in accordance with Condition 16 of the EPA’s PCB Decontamination and Disposal Approval under 40 CFR 761.61 (c) and 761.79 (h) dated July 4, 2011;
    • 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 issued under 40 CFR 761.61(c) and 761.79(h) for the window/door replacement project; monitoring activities were also conducted in accordance with the MMIP for the work complete 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.; and
  • 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 letter was not issued for this work.

As previously discussed, the activities conducted in support of the monitoring and maintenance activities for these projects are being submitted under a single cover to streamline reporting and review of these activities. The locations of these areas are depicted on Figure 1.

An overall summary of the 2014 activities is provided below with details of the specific projects included in individual project reports provided as attachments to this letter.