Superfund Record of Decision (EPA Region 1): Hocomonco Pond, Westborough, Massachusetts, September 1985. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5532159

The Hocomonco Pond site consists of approximately 23 acres, located in the Town of Westborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and is bordered on the northwest by Hocomonco Pond. Research into the past activities at the Hocomonco Pond Site indicates that from 1928 to 1946, the site was used for a wood-treating operation by Montan Treating Company and American Lumber and Treating Company. This business consisted of saturating wood products (e.g., telephone poles, railroad ties, pilings, and fence posts) with creosote to preserve them. During the operations, wastes were discharged into a pit lagoon (referred to as the former lagoon). The lagoon was excavated on the property to intercept and contain spillage and waste from the wood-treating operation. As this lagoon became filled with waste creosote, sludges, and water, its contents were pumped into two depressions, referred to as Kettle Pond, which is located east of the site, near the west side of Otis Street.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5532159
• Report Number(s): PB-86-172400/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
510600 -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Regulations-- (-1989)
520600* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Regulations -- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
LICENSES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION LAWS
PUBLIC HEALTH
SITE SURVEYS
SUPERFUND
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER POLLUTION
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY