Activity Updates

National Grid provides activity updates for neighbors of the Clifton former MGP site as developments related to site remediation occur. The updates will describe the work that is on-going at Operable Unit 2 (OU-2), located at 25 Willow Avenue, to remediate the former main operating portion of the Site that was closed in 1957.  Two off-site areas with MGP residuals are located adjacent to the OU-2 Site at 89 Willow Avenue and between Edgewater Street and Bay Street at 1 Edgewater Street.

Remedial activity for Operable Unit 1 (40 Willow Avenue) has been completed and the parcel is now in the Operations, Maintenance & Monitoring (OM&M) phase. There will be no further updates for OU 1, but monitoring and other reports will be placed in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website as they are completed and approved.    The Report Archive section under the Key Documents tab of this website will include all of the Updates.

Update Week Ending November 23, 2012

Remedial Contractor Resumes Excavation
Systematic Excavation and Backfill Continues Beneath the Temporary Fabric Structure

Stockpiled clean fill for backfilling beneath TFS

On-going activities:

• Resumed systematic excavation beneath the temporary fabric structure (TFS), load out, and transportation of the material in lined, covered trucks for proper disposal.
• Continued the restoration and maintenance of erosion and sediment controls throughout the Site damaged by the hurricane.
• Continued general housekeeping activities and collection of debris for disposal throughout the Site.
• Continued the use of odor suppressant foam and plastic sheeting within the TFS excavation to prevent odors from leaving the Site.
• Continued the application of water throughout the Site to prevent the formation of dust.
• Continued monitoring for noise, vibration, and settlement on Site and on neighboring properties.
• Continued to pump and treat ground water and surface water collected throughout the Site and discharged from the treatment plant.

Site view looking east 1

Recently completed activities:

• Initiated OU-1 Site restoration activities including the installation of trees and shrubs and associated irrigation system.
• Seeded and installed erosion control matting on the embankment adjacent to the Staten Island Railroad (SIRR).

TFS with newly installed fabric repairing hurricane damage

Future near-term activities:

• Complete OU-1 Site restoration activities the installation of a safety rail around the containment cell concrete pad and removal of dead trees and stumps.
• Initiate backfilling beneath TFS position #9.
• Complete the excavation and backfilling of shallow excavation areas at the northern areas of the Site.
• Complete the excavation and backfilling of shallow excavation areas along Willow Avenue and Bay Street.
• Continue the placement of stone over the common fill backfill throughout the Site.
• Initiate OU-2 perimeter Site restoration activities including the replacement of the sidewalk and permanent fencing along Willow Avenue and Bay Street.

Community Air Monitoring Plan Summary

Community air monitoring, initiated in February 2012, continues as intrusive activities are conducted by the remediation contractor at OU-2.  There were no CAMP reports during the weeks in late October and early November when activity on the Site was suspended following Hurricane Sandy. There were no fifteen-minute exceedances of odor, Particulate Matter (PM), or Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) action levels associated with ground intrusive site activities during this reporting period.

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