Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 8): Martin Marietta Astronautics Group site, Waterton, CO. (First remedial action), September 1990. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5268713

The 5,200-acre Martin Marietta, Denver Aerospace site is in Waterton, Jefferson County, Colorado. The site completely surrounds 464 acres of contaminated Air Force property, which is being addressed as a separate Superfund site. Since 1950, the Martin Marietta Aeronautics Group (MMAG) has been conducting high technology engineering, design, development, and manufacturing operations for the space industry onsite. Types of wastes generated during onsite activities include oils, metals, organic solvents, wastewater, chemical process sludges, and VOCs. From 1959 to 1980, untreated, highly concentrated waste from onsite activities was disposed of in five onsite ponds, referred to as the Inactive Site Ponds Area. Previous site remediations by MMAG from 1969 to 1985 did not address contaminant sources or migration, but included backfilling and regarding of the Rifle Range Landfill. The Record of Decision (ROD) addresses remediation of onsite contaminated soil, waste/debris, and ground water. The primary contaminants of concern are VOCs including TCE; toluene, and xylenes; other organics including PCBs, pesticides, and phenols; and metals including chromium and lead.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
• OSTI ID: 5268713
• Report Number(s): PB-91-921483/XAB; EPA/ROD/R-08-90/035
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COLORADO
POLLUTION
GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE DISPOSAL
SOILS
CHEMICAL WASTES
CHLORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMIUM
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
METALS
MONITORING
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
OILS
PESTICIDES
PHENOLS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SITE SURVEYS
SOLVENTS
STATE GOVERNMENT
SUPERFUND
TOLUENE
XYLENES
ALKYLATED AROMATICS
AROMATICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION VIII
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER
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