(See PHRA excerpts below) As part of the USEPA (US Environmental Protection Agency) agency Superfund Site process, WR Grace was required to conduct a Public Health Risk Assessment (PHRA) for the site. This quantitative risk assessment, conducted under EPA guidance, was undertaken to help determine the future level of cleanup required at the site. It… Continue reading →
Summary of EPA Record of Decision – September 30, 2005
Re: Cleanup at the WR Grace Superfund Site Acton, MA Thank you again, to everyone who made comments to EPA on the WR Grace Site during the summer of 2005. Based on comments submitted during the public comment period, EPA has modified their plan to now include some active treatment of targeted areas within the… Continue reading →
ACES June 2003 Public Statement
June 12, 2003 Thank you to everyone, (including WR Grace, EPA, DEP, the AWD, the Town of Acton, ACES members, & all the consultants) who have been involved all these years in making progress toward cleaning up contamination at the WR Grace Superfund (hazardous waste) site in Acton. Thank you to the Beacon, and the… Continue reading →
WR Grace Superfund Site in Acton, Public Meeting, June 12, 2003 (Meeting Summary by ACES)
*For Updates/Public Meeting Notifications join the EPA site mailing list, Contact: Sarah White, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator (617-918-1026, White.Sarah@epamail.epa.gov)* It has been almost 25 years since contamination from the WR Grace Industrial Site was found in two Acton public drinking water wells, and 20 years since this site was included on the federal “National Priority… Continue reading →
The WR Grace Superfund Site, Acton, MA – A Chronology of the Site (1951-2010)
(Information sources include: Timeline Poster by GeoTrans, Inc.; Initial Site Characterization Report, OU-3, August 1998; Draft Phase II Remedial Investigation Report, August 2002; EPA Third Five Year Review Report, September 2009; and other WR Grace Site documents.) 1951 – First battery separator plant at site, built by Dewey & Almy Chemical Company. 1954 – WR… Continue reading →
Brief History/Current Status of WR Grace Superfund Site (December 2010), Acton, MA
ACES, (Acton Citizens for Environmental Safety), has been a strong and persistent advocate for the most thorough investigation and protective cleanup of the WR Grace Site possible, ever since contamination was discovered in the late 1970’s.
WR Grace Superfund Site
In southeast Acton is located the WR Grace Superfund Site; in 1978 it was discovered that toxins from the Grace site had contaminated two of Acton’s drinking water wells, which were then shut down. In 1983 it was declared a federal Superfund site, and remediation has been ongoing for much of the time since. Acton… Continue reading →
Water
Acton relies entirely on groundwater for its drinking water, with approximately 95% of town-delivered potable water coming from wells throughout town. Our community has a history of both groundwater contamination and strong community advocacy efforts aimed at protecting Acton’s groundwater resources. Green Acton’s mission includes serving the community by reviewing plans to protect and ensure… Continue reading →