| Abstract |
The Better Brite Chrome and Zinc Shops are located about 2,000 feet apart at 519 Lande Street and 315 South Sixth Street, respectively, in De Pere, Wisconsin. The selected remedy for the groundwater, Alternative F, includes: Moving the existing groundwater pretreatment equipment from the Chrome Shop to the Zinc Shop and constructing a new building to house it; Continued removal, treatment and discharge to the sanitary sewer of contaminated groundwater from an existing groundwater collection sump at the Zinc Shop; Conducting in-situ stabilization and/or solidification treatment of the chromium contaminates soils and groundwater at the Chrome Shop; Continued groundwater monitoring; and Implementation of proper institutional controls and site access restrictions. The selected remedy for the basement/foundation drain exposure, Alternative BE, includes: Sealing the interior access points of existing foundation drains; Waterproofing existing exterior foundation walls; Construction of new exterior building foundation drains with collected water treated at the Zinc Shop pretreatment facility; Necessary predesign investigations of the structural integrity of the existing buildings near the zinc shop to determine if the above actions are feasible. Continued groundwater monitoring; and Removal and proper treatment/disposal if any contaminated soil that pose health risks or could cause additional groundwater contamination near the Zinc Shop after a predesign soil investigation. |
