SPENCER FANE B R I T T & . B R O W N E LLP

ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW

BAERBEL E . SCHILLER DIRECT DIAL: (8U))2y2-«123

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FUe No. 500169/12

August 5, 2009

James D Stevens, Esq. Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 901 N. 5th Street Kansas City, KS 66101

Re: Oak Grove Site Remedial Investigation

Dear Mr. Stevens;

In compliance with your recent request, I have enclosed herewith information concerning Meramec Industries.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Very tmly yours.

Baerbel E. Schiller

BES/ran Enclosure

30057138

•MW Superfund

1000 Walnut Street, Suite 1400

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2140

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Kansas City, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Overland Park, Kansas Omaha, Nebraska

January 11, 1967

The Sullivan City Council met on Wednesday, January 11, 1967, in j5e Council Room of the City Hall. All members of the Board and the •gyoir were in attendance. pad and approved.

The minutes of the previous meeting were

Mr. Charles A. Cook, Manager of the Suiiivan Plant Division of org-Warner, formerly Pacco Corporation, appeared before the Board sking their consideration on the city assisting them with some im--ovements at their plant. They have purchased two large storage HTOS which they plan to bury, then pump the sludge from their opera-ion into these tanks and periodically haul this sludge away, thereby iminating the pollution of the natural drain which eventually drains 5to Wenzel Creek.

They plan to bury these tanks about eight feet deep and if the ty would help them they would certainly appreciate it.

Motion was made by Alderman Strauser that the Water Commissioner authorized to bury these tanks. Motion seconded by Alderman Cowan, uion carried.

Mayor Hayes then called the meeting to order on the public hearing the change in zoning requested by Mr. John Kovalski. The Planning jnission, in reviewing Mr. Kovalski* s request, issued their recom-;dation that his request be granted and the zoning ordinance so nded. A majority of the property owners from this area that would be

ected by this change in zoning appeared voicing their objections this proposed zoning change. They feel this is primarily a re--ntial district, they have bought their homes here and are mostly ng people with their families to raise. They plan on making this r permanent home and would not appreciate having a business in r midst. The Board ask Mr. Kovalski the type of business he planned on

tblishing. Mr. Kovalski had planned on putting in a laundry and Cleaning establishment with off street parking, with hours from M. to 10 P. M. Another reason the property owners objected is this lot is small even with the off street parking, there is already a traffic pro-on E. Springfield and the continuous traffic coming and going business establishment would only increase this problem and the srs to the small children of the area. They also feel a business TIS area would depreciate the value of their property. After a lengthy discussion with the property owners and Mr. Koval-motion was made by Alderman Strauser that with this much objection 5 presented, this request be turned down. Motion seconded by Alder-ickerraan. Motion carried.

Mr. Raymond Eoff appeared before the Board making application for •ense to operate a taxi. ' After discussing the requirement and the insurance coverage nec^ y, the Board agreed,upon his presenting his insurance policy, he sU^d a license to rate a taxi.

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Signal Environmental Services, Inc.

DATE: July 31, 1992

TO: Bill Childs ABB-SS

FROM: Roger L. Hi1son Signal Environmental Services

RE: Analysis of PRP Data

Review

During the aampliag phase of the recent Sullivan landfill drum excavation, our companies, upon direction from TRW, identified some containers as possible PRP drums and submitted those samples for analysis under Contract Laboratory Protocol (CLP). Seven of the nineteen possible PRP drums were selected for this analysis because they possessed the most clear container markings, Based on these analytical findings, a decision would then follow as to the submittal of samples from the remaining twelve drums in hopes of linking some of these wastes to the original seven clearly marked drums. The thought process consisting of I) identifying hazardous constituents in the clearly marked drums then 2) chemically linking additional drums to identified drums for the purpose of apportionment.

Data Evaluation

The CLP evaluation consisted of analysis for organics as volatiles, semi-volatiles and pesticides plus inorganics including cyanides as well as RCRA and non-RCRA metals. _A11 results for pesticides and inor<yanic8 were less than the method detiection. limit "tor that constituent. Only one sample contained amrnT-^volatile species, ethyl hexyl phthalate (di-octyl phthalate, DOP). .All samples showed at least trace levels of five volatile solvents. Ttie number of volatiles and their concentrations vety "from #107 reporting one trace to #146 containing all five from trace to high percentage. Four of the five are nonhalogenated with the last being methylene chloride. The four are toluene, acetons/ methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone.

419 N. MARKET STREET SUITE 200 CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37405 61S'265-9551 FAX 615-255-9565

Conclusion and Recommendation

The one semi-volatile organic found in #107 is one of, if not the most common, phthalate. The same is true for the methylene chloride which was found only in trace quantities in all the samples. The four nonhalogenated solvents are some of the most common commercially available solvents in use. Based on the common availability of the detected items and the relative few number of species found, it is our recommendation that TRW use the CLP analysis on drums #42, #50 and #146 to incorporate Midwest Footwear and Fashion Footwear (Fashion Shoe) as PRPs and not try to use this data as a chemical link to more drums. The items detected in these drums are too common in industry and would be a weak tie to additional containers at best.

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SULUVAN tANOBLL SULLIVAN. MISSOURI

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ooze S/30/92 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID 'TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 145-220 CEMENT' 0031 5/31/02 SOLID BLACK DARK BROWN LIQUID FASHION SHOE PROD. SULLIVAN. MO. -9 FROM 420 N ST. LOUIS 0035 6/31/92 SOLID BLACK DARK BROWN LIQUID 'FASHION SHOE CO.. SULLIVAN. MO.,0003 THINNER'

'5/31/92 SSC! S/3T/92"

SOLID BLACK BROWN/QOLO LIQUID 'TO FASHION SHOE CO.. SULLIVAN. MO.' SOLID AQUA CLEAR LIQUID FUM. LABEL. 'TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SUUIVAN. MO. 145- CEMENT'

6) 0043 5/31/92 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID/WHITE SLUDGE FLAM. LABEL. 'TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. _S-220 CEMENT' 5/31/92 SOLID WHITE DARK RED LIQUID 'TO FASHION SHOES SULLIVAN, MO." 'THINNER' S/31/92 SOLID BLUE DARK RED LKIUID 'TO FASHION FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO,' •_-S0 WASH'

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0051 6/1/92 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID/TAN SOLID TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO.' 0059 0/1/82 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 145-22_ CEMENT' 0073 0/1/02. SOLID GREEN/BLACK RED LIQUID/BLACK SLUDGE •FASHION SHOE' OlOTjil 0/2/02 2 6-GALLON BUCKETS GREY CLEAR LIQUID •FASHION SHOE PRODUCT. INC. 10 NORTH CURK ST. SULLIVAN.

MISSOURI 68080: ATTN: MR. GENE JENSEN' 6/2/92 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID FASHION SHOE, SULLIVAN. MO.' 'THINNER"

- ^ 4 / 9 2 SOLID BUCK CLEAR LIQUID 'TO FASHION SHOE, SULLIVAN. MO.* FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS LABEL 6/4/92 SOLID BLACK SYNTHETIC SHOE SOLES NONE

4/02 SOLID BLACK CLE/m LIQUtO/REO SOLID TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. -220 CEMENT' 'WATER FULL' (HANDWRITTEN)

17) 0102 0/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEARWHITE LIQUID •TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 145-220 CEMENT' 'WATER'(HANDWRITTEN) 18) 0103

o l ? i ) " o i 04 " ] ^ 0/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUIO/GREY SOLID •TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR' 'CEMENT' 'WATER'(HANDWRITTEN) 1/4/02 SOLID BUCK CLEAR LIQUID/GREY SOLID 'FROM NOLEX CHEMICAL CO.; TO MERAMEC INDUSTRIES: 138 RAMSEY ST.'

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DRUM REMOVAL PROGRAM

SULLIVAN UNDFILL

SULLIVAN. MISSOURI

GR0l»PA(4) C L E A R TO BLACK LIQUID; WATERYtUGHT COLORED s o u p PELii:ET&^<^^ 0020 S/30/02

0154 6/4/02 SOLID

SOLID B U C K

BLACK CLEAR LIQUID/WHITE SLUDGE

LIGHT YELLOW LIQUID FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS LABEL

'HOOKER CHEMICAL CO.. ' 'ROCO DIVISION' 'OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM' 0161 6/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID/WHITE SOLID 'POLYESTER F U K E S ' 0104VI :; ei/4/02:::: SOUO BLACK ICLJEARLIOMIP/GREV 6 Q U 0 : 'FRgM;W0LEXCHEMICW;;CO:j TO MEPyttlEC INPUSTRIESfilM^

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0026* 5/30/92 SOUD BLACK CLEAR LIQUID ' T O MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 145-220 CEMENT' 0043* 6/31/02 SOUO B U C K CLEAR LIQUID/WHITE SLUDGE F U M . LABEL. ' T O MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. _ 5 - 2 2 0 CEMENT' 0107? 0/2/02; 2 STIIS/VLLOH BUCKETS:: i^GPEYis CLEAFYLIQUIQ 'FASHION SHOE PRiODUCTi INC. 10 NORTH CLARK ST; SUCLIV/kHi;

MISSOURI 0 8 0 8 0 ; ; A T T N : M R : . G E N E JENSEN' 0132* 0/2/02 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LIQUID 'FASHION SHOE, SULUVAN. MO. ' 'THINNER*

0140! e/4/92::: SOUO B U C K : CLEAR L iQUlo : ' t o : PASHIQN $HQE, S O L L I V A N : MO-? FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS LABEL: 0169* 6/4/02 :S0UCr5 B U C K c>:6AB>:iauio/RED:souio !T0 MIDWEST IFOOTWIEAR SULLIVAH. M O ; ..^ '•220 CEMENT^ 0102* 6/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEARWHITE LIQUID •TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 145-220 CEMENT' ' WATER'(HANDWRITTEN)

0163* 0/4/02 SOUD B U C K CLEAR LIQUID/GREY SOLID •TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR' 'CEMENT' •WATEH*(HANDWRITTEN)

0165 6/4/02 SOLID B U C K CLEAR LIQUID •POLYESTER FLAKES*

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0030 6/31/02 SOLID B U C K BROWN UQUID •CAUTION DO NOT DROP*

0036 6/31/92 SOLID BLACK BROWN LIQUID 'MISSOURI SOLVENT CHEMICALS* 0038f: S/31/02 SOUD BLACK i iBf iOWN/qOLPtlOUlD:; ;m:^;/^SH^QN:sHOE:cc!^;rsMLL^yANlMc^^ 0040 5/31/02 PINHOLE LEAK NEAR TOP B U C K CLEAR LIQUID NONE

FUM:::UBEtJi;;:! ; tOMipWEST:FPQM 0042* 6/31/02; SOLID AQUA; CLEAR LIQUID 0051* 6/1/02 SOLID B U C K CLEAR LIQUID/TAN SOLID *T0 MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO.* 0050' 6/1/02 SOLID B U C K CLEAR LIQUID *TO MIDWEST FOOTWEAR SULLIVAN. MO. 146-22_ CEMENT* 91SS 6/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEAR LQUID •MISSOURI SOLVENT CHEMICAL CO. ' 'DIOCTYL PHTHALATE* 0158 6/4/02 PINHOLE LEAK IN TOP B U C K CLEAR LIQUID/WHITE CRYSTALS *F2403* 0167 6/4/02 SOLID BLACK CLEAR UQUID NONE GRQypO:(5) ::

BROWN TO BLACK LIQUib;:iLiQHT t o M E d i U M Q P < ^ }037 6/31/02 SOLID BLACK GREEN/BLACK LIQUID FADED U B E L )084 6/1/02 SOUD B U C K PURPLE UQUID ANO SLUDGE NONE )133 6/3/02 NEW 55-GALLON DRUM BLACK BLACK OIL (1) NONE )137 6/3/02 NEW 55-GALLON DRUM BLACK BLACK OIL (3) NONE )157 6/4/02 SOUO BLACK CLEAR LIQUIDH-AN SOLID *POLYESTER FUKES* *TRASH*(HANPWRITTEN)

3R0UPE(20):;;":?:::: . mMmMWMSMmimxM: HEP TCi PURPLE WAtEiRYLiQO!ip. i :^ 1011 6/30/02 SOLID BLACK PURPLE LIQUID 'POLYESTER RESIN F-11* •018 •017

B/30/02 PINHOLE LEAK IN BOTTOM BLACK PURPLE LIQUID FUMMABLE LIQUID LABEL ON TOP 6/30/02 SOLID BLACK RED LIQUID NONE

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DRUM REMOVAL PROGRAM SULUVAN UNDFILL SULUVAN. MISSOURI

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0032

0033

0034

0035*

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10058

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0085

0086

0087 0136

0145 0147 0140 0150

0166

0160 0100

0168

0169

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6/31/02

S/31/02

6/31/02

S/31/02

S/31/02

5/31/92

5/31/02

5/31/02

5/31/02;;;

6/1/02

6/1/02

6/1/02

0/1/02

0/1/02

0/1/S2

6/3/02

6/4/02 6/4/02 6/4/02 0/4/02

6/4/02

6/4/02 6/4/02

6/4/02

6/4/92

SOLID

SOUD

SOLID

SOUO

SOLID

SOUD

SOLID

SOLID

SOUD

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SOLID

SOLID

SOLID

SOLID

SOUD NEW 65-GALLON DRUM

SOLID SOLID SOUD

SOLID

SOLID

SOUD

SOUO SOLID

SOLIO

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BLACK

B U C K

BLACK

BLACK

BLACK

BLUE

WHITE

WHITE

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DARK BROWN LIQUID

DARK BROWN LIQUID

DARK BROWN LIQUID

DARK RED LIQUID

PARK BROWN LIQUID

DARK RED LlOUID

PURPLE LIQUID

DARK REP LIQUIP

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BLUE

AQUA

BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK B U C K B U C K

BLACK

B U C K BLUE

BLACK

B U C K

REP LIQUIP/BUCK SLUPGE

BROWN LIQUIP

BROWN LIQUID

REP LIQUIP/BROWN SOLID PURPLE LIQUID (2) DARK RED LIQUID DARK RED LIQUID LIGHT RED LK3UID

RED LIQUID

RED LIQUID

DARK RED LIQUID RED LIQUID

RED LK3UID

RED LIQUID

*MURD* *CULL*

*FASHION SHOE PROD. SULLIVAN. MO. - 9 FROM 420 N ST. LOUIS

FADED LABEL

NONE

NONE

*FASHION SHOE CO.. SULLIVAN. M0..0003 THINNER*

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FLAMMABLE U B E L

'TO FASHION SHOES SULUVAN. MO. ' 'THINNER'

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'FASHION SHOE"

*BASF WYANDOTTE M04238*

NONE

MONSANTO LABEL ON SIDE

NONE NONE •DIMETHYL FORMAMIDE - DUPONT* *EMPTY DRUM MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVE VAPOR

NONE

NONE

NONE FADED LABLE ON SIDE NONE

"METHYLENE CHLORIDE'

"METHANOL*

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0140

0148"

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6/3/02

6/4/02

NEW 6S-GALLON PRUM

NEW 55-GALLON PRUM

SOLIO

BLACK

B U C K

B U C K

TAN SOLID (4)

BROWN SOUD(5)

SYNTHETIC SHOE SOLES

NONE

NONE

NONE GROUP(3(97)?;:::;;;,;:::>:?::;|i:«^^

GREEN GOLD SLUDGE"(60 TO 90%) AND CLEARWATERY:ilOUiP":?;;;?;;;;"Si;;ts^^^^^^^^ OOOl

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6/28/02

6/30/02 6/30/02 5/30/02 5/30/02 6/30/02 6/30/02 6/30/02 6/30/02 6/30/02

SOLID

PINHOLE LEAK NEAR TOP SOLID SOLID SOLID SOLID SOUD SOLID SOUO SOUD

BLACK

BLACK

BLUE BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK BLACK

PURPLE

GR/GOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID

GR/QOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR UQUID

GR/QOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID GR/GOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID GR/GOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR UQUID GR/GOLD SLUDGE/CLEAR LlOUID QR/QOLO SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID QR/GOLO SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID QR/QOLO SLUDGE/CLEAR LIQUID GR/GOLD SLUPGEKJLEAH LIQUID

NONE NONE

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NONE * H * -HOUGHTON* NONE * HOUGHTON* 'HOUGHTOBUCK" 'HOUGHTON' 'HOUQHTI BLACK 4601 34080* 'RAMSEY CIMCOOL QUALITY CONTROL'

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June 29, 1990 G730 MRS, I interviewed Randall L. Bacon 103 Hughes Ford Rd. Sullivan. Missouri (468-5646). Mr. Bacon advised the only information he could give me concerning the problccii with dumping in the Sullivan Landlill were just numerous rumors. He did give me two names cf ex-emplcye6s of the Ramsey Corporation that I could interview for further information. The names given V7ere a Don Baker and Dean Crow. Mr. Bacon further stated that "Midv-est Footwear" in Sullivan which was owned by Paul Blesi probably had dumped vraste in the City Landfill.

June 29, 1990 0930 KRS, I interviewed Robert Dean Crow W/M DOB/021537 of 141 Division St. Sullivan, Mo. Mr. Crow is presently employed by the City of Sullivan in the Street Department. According tc Mr. Crow he was employed by Ramsy Corportation for approximately S3.x months in 1955. Mr. Crow advised he worked in the "plating department" of the plant which was located on Ramsey St. in Sullivan, Mo. Mr. Crow further advised that due to his short time of emplojrment with Ramsey he did not remember much of the production process at the plant. Crow stated that he still complains of re-occurring skin rash on his left forearm v/hich he attributes to a reaction he received from acids and other chemicals V7hich he used in the "plating department" of Ramsey.

Mr. Crow said that while he was employed at Ramsey Corportation all of the waste materials were hosed dov;n the drains and into the outside pools, which when the pools were full would overflow into "Wenzel Creek". Mr. Crow then advised me of two other persons I might contact for further information to this report, Mr. Virgil Brown and Mr. Charles Reed both of Sullivan, Mo.

June 29, 1990 I interviewed Virgil E. Brown 101 Hilda Crow Sullivan, Missouri (468-6984). Mr. Brown advised that he retired from Ramsey Corporation on June 25, 1982 as a "Unit Foreman" in the plant. Brown started his empoyment with Ramsey Corporation on August 8, 1948. Mr. Brown advised he supervised sixty five employees and had first hand knov:ledge of several departments that were also located in the plant such as coating department, plating department, finishing department, and the tool room. Mr. Brown said there were approximately 100 employees at the plant in 1960 and when he retired there were approximately 160 employees in 1982. He also added that the production at the plant had steadily increased during his employment.

According to Mr. Brown, prior to the government regulations on the handling of waste, Ramsey Corporation disposed of i s waste down "Wenzel Creek". From the beginning of his emplo vment and continuing until his retirement in 1982, Mr. Brown said a salvage company from St. Louis, Mo. would park a trailer at the plant for solid waste. Brotv-n said the employees would deposit all metal shaving waste int:; the trailer and then at intervals it would be removed from the site and an empty ;:railor would then be put ir zlace.

Mr. Brown stated that in the early stages of production chrome plating was not a part of the process, and at that time only cast iron engine rings were produced. In producing the cast iron engine rings. Brown stated a phosphate coating was used and a bla uk oxide bath was applied. The only other chemicals that he could recall using at the plant during this time period were Trichlorethylene for cleaning production units and a small amount of Carbon Tetrachloride in the tool room along vith some rust preventative oils applied to the products.

Mr. Brown said large grinders were used in the production of the rings and that they were water cooled. The water and small grincing debris v?as kept in floor reservoirs.

Mr. Brown stated that after government regulations were implemented in the plant additional chemicals were added to the proauction such as, citric acid, chromic acid, and muriatic acid. It was at this time that the chroming process began. The plant also installed a water treatment plant to process the liquid waste which consisted of three to four settling pools at the plant site. Brown said that the liquid waste was then disposed of in two ways, one-it went through/the treatment plant, processed and then expelled into the settlement pools which if there was an overflow it would go into "Wenzel Creek", two-some of the chemicals were stored in above ground tanks on site which was periodically dumped by a disposal company and taken to Wright City, Mo.

Mr. Brown advised that a Morris Scott of Sullivan, Mc. had been in charge of monitoring the discharge from the liquid treatment plant, and that the suppliers of the chromic acids was "United Chrome".

Mr. Brown did not remember any waste chemicals leaving the plant in barrels for disposal, and that only non-toxic solid waste was removed from the plant and disposed of by a Freddie Band}' of Sullivan, Mo.

Mr. Brown then gave me names of former Ramsey employees to contact, Mr. Marvin James - Sullivan, Mo. - Plant Engineer, Mr. Don Baker - Sullivan, Mo. Foreman, Mr. Sam Foster - Sullivan, Mo., and Ed Weeks - Sullivan, Mo.

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CONFIDENTIAL

July 3, 1990 I interviewed Mr. Fred L. Bandy of 323 Blair Street, Sullivan, Missouri (468-6119). Mr. Bandy is retired from Ramsey Corporation after working there 13 years from 1968 until 1981. He was an employee in the factory in the lapping department. He also contracted the trash removal from the company-

According to Mr. Bandy, he owned his own truck, a flat-bed dump, that he used to haul the trash away with. Ramsey Corporation did not tell him where to dispose of this refuge. It was his choice where it went. He would park the vehicle on the loading dock and the janitors would load it as the nedd would arise. He would haul cardboard boxes, paper, old wood, all the refuse from the plant. He would also haul barrels of liquid waste. A gray sludge type material would be in a storage tank in the plant, approximately a 100 gallon storage tank, and then a Burle Skiles (phonetic spelling) would pump the sludge from the storage tank into 55 gallon drums. They would then be loaded onto Mr. Bandy's dump truck and taken to the City dump when he got a full load. According to Mr. Bandy, every delivery he made of trash to the landfill would contain 5 or 6 barrels of this sludge. Another liquid that he would haul would be 55 gallon drums of liquid which he described as yeil,ow in color. He did not know the quantity of yellow liquid in Relationship to the quantity of the gray sludge..

Mr. Bandy would' take' the trash, dump it in the old part of the new landfill when surfacing dumping was permitted. He would back up to the back of the hill and dump his load. Paul Betke would then compact the trash. At one point he discontinued dumping the barrels with the rest of the trash and started dumping them in a pit which he described as being dug in front of the maintenance building in the landfill. He would drive into the pit, dump the load, then Paul Betke would arrange the barrels in the pit. He did not remember what date this procedure started. He also added that after the pit was filled he was not required to transport any other barrels into the landfill. Mr. Bandy could not remember dumping any liquid waste in 55 gallon drums in the trenches that were built after closing the old part of the landfill.

Mr. Bandy told me that at no time did anyone from Ramsey tell him that any of this waste material was hazardous to him or to his equipment. He was uncertain as to the origin of the gray sludge in the barrels, but he did state that he thought the yellow liquid came from the plating department. At times some of this gray sludge would spill onto the floor of the plant and they would allow it to remain until the liquid would evaporate out of it. All that would remain at this point would be a powder residue. They would collect this residue and dispose of that at the City landfill.

I then asked Mr. Bandy about the grinding department and what was kept in the in-floor reservoirs in that area. According to Mr. Bandy, it was some type of oily substance. He stated that he didn't know if it was ever pumped out of those reservoirs or if they just added to the reservoir from time to time.

I then showed Mr. Bandy the City's list of deliveries to the landfill by Ramsey Corporation from 1979 to 1983 and asked him if this list is correct. He felt that it was correct, that he did make quite a few deliveries to the landfill during this period.

From that start of Mr. Bandy's employment at Ramsey Corporation the chroming process had already been in operation. Also, Mr. Bandy stated that he felt production had remained static or increased somewhat from the time he started his employment until the time he retired.

On July 3, 1990, 1700 HRS, I interviewed Mr. Morris E. Scott of 144 Orchard Street, Sullivan, Missouri (468-4691). Mr. Scott was hired at Ramsey Corporation on August 13, 1946 and retired from Ramsey after 42 years service on September 1, 1989. Mr. Scott retired as a plating and coating technician. Mr. Scott was one of the first employees at Ramsey Corporation in Sullivan.

According to Mr. Scott, the plating process began at the plant in the mid 50's. At that time all waste chemicals were sent down Wenzel Creek. Around 1972 or 1973 a chrome treating machine was installed at the plant. All the waste chroming liquids were processed through this chrome treating machine. Mr. Scott was in charge of testing the water leaving the machine for PH and chrome content. When these reached proper levels, he would expel the water into three of the four settling pools.

To neutralize the chrome in the liquid Mr. Scott added two chemicals. One is barium chloride, the other chemical he did not know the compound. It was purchased from M&T Chemicals Company in St. Louis, Missouri. According to Mr. Scott, this process would leave two products: water, which was sent out to the pools; and a grayish-yellowish sludge. This sludge was pumped out of the machine and placed in 55 gallon drums. According to Mr. Scott, this machine produced from 2-9 55 gallon drums of sludge per day. This would depend on the amount of production at the plant. After these barrels were loaded they were given to Fred Bandy for disposal. Mr. Scott stated that this process continued for 6 or 7 years. At that time they then changed the process. They started adding sodium sulphite to the treatment. J2lS—s -''^ —'' -Q-" -'-- *'-" ^ compacted, into what he _degcglhed as—!lcakjejsiL>_- These cakes would then be picked up by a waste disposal company out of St. Louis and taken to another

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If you take an average of four 55 gallon drums generated daily by this treatment machine andjmi:tigi;^--trhat"timeB^ years, the result will be approximatelv^'^ix thcT saiM' 55 gallon dtums of this sludge presently at the Sulr2AcaJDL. ty landfill. Raijrsey Corporation continued to use the water~~"§ettIing"~puol"s Ontil they left Sullivan.

I asked Mr. Scott about the identity of any other chemicals used in the production process. Mr. Scott advised me that the Corporation did use trichlQ''""*''''hyiene. r>-r rj ag-r aciing n r the production units. I did ask him to describe usage of this chemical. According to Mr. Scott, the engine rings would come to the plant in what he called a slinky form, a large coil of engine springs. They would then be placed in a cabinet type structure suspended over a quantity of trichloroethylene. The vapors from the TCE would degrease the oil that was placed on the rings for rust prevention. Mr. Scott stated that they would have to skim off the oil that was floating on top of the TCE periodically. This waste would be placed in 55__q llo"_ drums-afld -ilso given to v~re i SL»BA f -£.exK aT tij^n^^ . Mrl Scott thought that lamsey Corporation purchased the trichloroethylene from Chem-Tec in St. Louis, Missouri. He did not know the quantity of this chemical used in the plant or how much waste was generated.

I asked Mr. Scott if there were any other testings completed of the waste chemicals leaving the plant. He advised me that he would periodically take samples and 'send them to St. Louis Testing Lab. At no time was he advised of the results of these samples. Mr. Scott also added that trichloroethylene was a part of the production since he began his employment at Ramsey Corporation in 1946. From 1946 to approximately 1973, all liquid wastgL_£rom~-tha-CQrpor.atiQn„was• washed down WenzeT Creek.

The fourth settling pool constructed on the site was ' described by Mr. Scott as a holding pool. Various waste materials were pumped into this pool and maintained there. They were then pumped out periodcallybytr^waSt^ hauler. He then advised me of what he described/as a spill^^ia-t occurred either_^ in ^8 3 or--lSL8-4. n-wh-lcb-a large^quantjLty-^ waste from the ~*~ ^ chfoming_fif= prirtTnent. WFIR mistakenly rout'ea o"'Efie "segEXing"^^ "and not thfiL. hal ri i ng pggjLt-. He did not know the extent of this nSlrgcEarge or the results of it. According to him, supervision kept the incident fairly quiet.

Mr. Scott also informed me of a local farmer, a Mr. Warren Kune, had had a large herd of cattle die during the time period that Ramsey Corporation was operating in Sullivan. Mr. Kune had a farm located along Wenzel Creek east of Sullivan. According to Mr. Scott, Mr. Kune attributed the deaths of his cattle to the discharge coming from Ramsey.

_jar.._^ott has kept a diaryofhis__activities _at Ramsey Corporation aiT3~^is item wiTl be^'acquired when availaoleT I asked Mr. Scott if there were any other people I could contact for information. He then advised me that a George Milhauser who lives on Cherry Street in Sullivan also worked at this water treatment machine and could add to his information, li.

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July 5, 1990, 1100 HRS, I interviewed Mr. Jdhn D. Wenzel of 38 East Street in Sullivan, Missouri (468-6127)^ ^Mr. Wenzel was a process engineer for Ramsey Corporation from 1962 to 1964.

According to Mr. Wenzel, he mainly dealt with the mechanical processes in the plant and had little knowledge of any chemicals used in the plant. He did state that trichloroethylene was used as a degreasing agent in the process. He further informed me that he engineered and had built two of the four settling pools at Ramsey Corporation. He stated that when he arrived the flow of liquid into the pool was too great for one pool to handle so he had two additional pools made to give the solids in the liquid time to settle before being discharged into Wenzel Creek. He did not supply any other information on the production procedures at Ramsey Corporation.

I asked him if he knew of anyone else that could assist in this report and he advised me to contact a Roy Tiffenbroom of Sullivan and a Ray Baldwin of Sullivan.

July 5, 1990, 1400 HRS, I interviewed Mr. Marvin R. James of Route 2 , Box 17, Sullivan, Missouri (468-4771). Mr. James worked for Ramsey Corporation as plant engineer from 1956 to January, 1972. _j:rom_thg beginning_of his employment at Ramsey until just

-. >E4o£-JtgLjiis leaving_the Corporation, all_Ma5LfcfiL,.chemicals were drained ihta Wenzel Cree^ Mr. James personally supervised the installation of the chrome reduction treating plant located at Ramsey Corporation. Mr. James stated that the waste material frogi the chroming department was routed through this machine. It was treated with muriatic acid to acquire the proper PH levels and barium carbonate to remove the chromatic acid from the mixture. The result of the process was a barium chromate in sludge form. This was pumped from the machine into 55 gallon drums and given to Fred Bandy for disposal.

Mr. James stated that he thought the treatment plant was purchased from Metal & Thurmite Company, possibly of New York.

I asked Mr. James about other chemicals used in the production process. He informed me that they used sulfuric acid, limestone, a small quantity of silver oxide, chromic acid, phosphates, citric acid, and black oxide. They also used trichloroethylene for their degreasing process. Various types of oils were also used in the plant including minerals oils and 3 0 weight motor oil.

I asked Mr. James what was kept in the in-floor reservoirs in the grinding department and he stated mineral seal oil. This would be pumped out periodic'ally, placed into barrels and given to Fred Bandy for disposal.

I asked Mr. James about the settling pools located on the site. He advised me that sometime in the late 60's a governmental agency of the State advised them that the sediment in the pools had accumulated to the point that they had to be cleaned out. He stated that the City of Sullivan came tc the

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site and with their own funds cleaned these pools out. He stated they took a botchy, cut a hole in the dikes, drained the pools and then excavated the sediment. He did not know where the removed sediment was taken.

I asked Mr. James if anyone at the plant was aware of the hazardous vapors from trichloroethylene. He advised me that yes, management was aware of the hazards of this chemical. He also added that the employees were advised not to smoke around this chemical. He did not know if they were informed of the dangers of TCE to their health. He added that years ago Wenzel Creek would have a green color to it. He attributed that the chromatic acid coming from the plant. I asked Mr. James where

toroethylene was purchased and he thought it was from >t. Louis, Missouri. He did not remember the

-^quantity—of-^these chemicals used in the production. He added that the operation of the chrome reduction treating plant and the settling pools had been approved by State regulations at that time. He stated that random samples would be taken and sent to state labs.

I asked Mr. James of the amount of sludge that the treatment plant would generate on an average. He stated approximately five 55 gallon drums of sludge per day would be disposed of by Fred Bandy.

July 10, 1990 I interviewed Mr. Joe H. Nolle of 1330 Elmont Road, Sullivan, Missouri (468-6671). Mr. Nolle was a City of Sullivan employee for 25 years from 1960 to 1985. Mr. Nolle was in charge of the landfill in Sullivan.

According to Mr. Nolle, the landfill was opened in 1971 or 1972 by permit from the Department of Health. Mr. Nolle corroborated all statements made by Paul Betke as to the operation of the landfill inasmuch as the ravine dumping and the construction of the cells and the continuing dumping there until the close of the landfill in approximately 1985 or 1986. I asked Mr. Nolle about the barrel pit that was constructed just east of the building located at the landfill. He stated that this pit was constructed per Missouri Department of Natural Resources' instructions and filled with 55 gallon drums. After the DNR advised Mr. Nolle to discontinue the ravine filling and the disposal of the liquid waste there and until such time as the local corporations could make other arrangements for the disposal of their wastes, they permitted the construction of the barrel pit and gave the City 30-45 days to fill the pit and at which time no other barrels of waste were accepted at the landfill. He estimated approximately 200 barrels in this pit. He;stated approximately 50% of them came from Ramsey Corporation, the other 50% came from what he described as the shoe factories in town.

I asked Mr. Nolle who the City billed for the dumping of waste from the various corporations. He stated in the case of Ramsey, Ramsey Corporation was billed per load and this was

the general rule for all other companies in the area. Mr. Fred Bandy as a trash hauler had never received a bill for the dumping.

I asked Mr. Nolle if he recalled the City ever cleaning cut the sediment pools at Ramsey. He stated that yes, he did remember the City being involved in that and he thought it was the Water Department that cleaned out the pools. He was unclear as to the quantity of sludge removed or the location of the disposal of this sludge by the City.

In the course of Mr. Nolle's employment with the City of Sullivan at one point he was appointed Water Commissioner. With this in mind, I asked him if he knew the location of any abandoned wells in the City. He informed me of two such wells that he personally was aware of. The first is listed as well No. 1. It's located on the intersection of Taylor and West Washington Streets. This well was drilled in the middle 1920's. Eventually the usage of the well was phased out with additional wells being drilled in town. The second well is located on Merideth Street at Crocket Street. This was a privately owned well used in the ice plant located there. It is unknown at this time if either of these wells were sealed properly when they were abandoned.

I also asked Mr. Nolle if he knew the location of any underground storage tanks in the Ramsey area. He stated that in approximately 1967 two large sludge storage tanks were placed underground at the Pacco Corporation. This plant was located adjacent to Ramsey. He thought that the tanks were removed from the ground by Frank Blanton Excavating in approximately 1985.

July 10, 1990 I interviewed Mr. William C. Cuneio of Route 1, Box 416, Sullivan, Missouri (627-3366). Mr. Cuneio was a heavy equipment operator for the City of Sullivan from 1978 to 1983. He also worked periodically part time for the City. He assisted in the construction of most of the cells on the north end of the new landfill.

Ih the course of his employment at the landfill he did not see any barrels of waste being disposed of in the new cells. He only knew of barrels in the ravine fill and the so called barrel pit just east of the tractor shed located at the landfill. His supervisor at the time was Mr. Joe Nolle. He stated that most of the cells were clay lined and were built to drain to the north. Also, the closed cells had various depths of capping due to the topography of the area.

Mr. Cuneio added that all of the construction of the operation of the landfill was under the direct supervision of the Missouri DNR and that quite frequently inspectors would come to the site.

July 10, 1990 I interviewed Mr. Ralph Hardecke of Route 1, Sullivan, Missouri (627-3246). Mr. Hardecke has,worked for the City of Sullivan from 1965 to the present. He is presently the water department supervisor.

I asked Mr. Hardecke about the City's involvement in the cleaning of the settlement pool at Ramsey. He stated that yes, in fact, the City did clean out these pools and he personally assisted in this operation. He stated that the City used their equipment and men. They excavated the dikes of the pools -draining them into Wenzel Creek and then removing the sludge from the bottom of the pools. He stated there were approximately 25 dump truck loads of this sludge removed from the site. Most of the sludge was deposited at the Sullivan old landfill on Watson Road. The rest was washed down Wenzel Creek.

I asked Mr. Hardecke if he was aware of the location of any abandoned wells in Sullivan. He stated that there were two that he knew of. One was the old Municipal Well No. 1 located on Taylor and West Washington Streets. The other was an abandoned well a.t_Jthe old ice plant on iderd-dsth Streetr-a nd—CLcocket. He s atjBdl that "Sullivan Municipal^^Well No. 1 had not been~seal:ed'. properly ajid^he top of the wel3r~"ca!:ilng was bur±Hd'~Trnd:gr~ appro3£i-5n ly 4 feet of soil. He did hot know the condition of

le well at the old ice plant. I asked Mr. Hardecke when the City cleaned out the

settlement pools at Ramsey. He stated that he thought it was in 1967 or 1968.

July 6, 1990 I interviewe(|^Mr. Charles Arthur Davis of 521 North and South Road, Sullivart"7~-Misseu«:—(4 68—4 4-6-)-,, ---Mr.-Davis was a Ramsey employee for 38 years from February 13, 1951 to June 2, 1989 when he retired. Mr. Davis worked in the tool room as a machiniSt.3t -Ramsey. ~ r-^asksa^Mr. Davis about the identity of any chemicals that he used during his employment at Ramsey in Sullivan. He stated that in the tool room they used some carbon tetrachloride and also trichloroethylene. They also used a coolant in their grinding machines called "How To Grind". This was a »llowi h-gxeen_ yx(ui_djL He di4_,not know the compound. The tool

"room woulduse approximatelySOO gallons n^ -h-bjUt—iLttou-XEo—cu -i-ndJj—. annually, in hisjes.timation. I asked Mr. Davis how they

^ dxspesed' df" "tHe waste chemicals from their operation. He stated that in the plating department there were trenches and all of the liquid waste was disposed in them. He did not know where these trenches emptied. He also stated that he was not very knowledgeable about the other operations or chemicals used in the plant as his main area of responsibility was the tool room. At one point the company banned th e use of carbon tetrachloride in their process due to government~warnings. After that point, he only used trichloroethylene.

I tried to get additional information from him about the plating department and the degreasing of the engine rings and he stated that he stayed away from those areas because he observed quite a few employees with rdshes on their arms and he felt this was not a good environment for him to be in. He could not add any other information as to the disposal of the waste chemicals or how they left the plant.

SUMMARY:

Ramsey Corporation began production of cast iron engine rings at the Sullivan plant in 1946. In the mid 50's a chroming process began at Ramsey. From the opening of the plant until the late 50's, all waste chemicals were flushed directly into Wenzel Creek. It was at this time that settling pools were installed at the site. The overflow from the pools continued to be expelled into Wenzel Creek. Then in 1972 a chrome reduction treatment plant was installed at Ramsey Corporation. This procedure involved the treatment of waste liquids from the chroming process with barium and linie. The results of this treatment generated approximately five 55 gallon drums of sludge daily. The sludge was disposed of at the new Sullivan landfill for approximately 6 years in the south end of the landfill. This area of the landfill was a ravine fill. The residual waste water from the procedure was routed to the settling pools and eventually into Wenzel Creek. The only testing of the discharged waste water or thie sludge by Ramsey employees were conducted for PH levels and chromatic acid. In 1978 or 1979 the treatment procedure changed of the waste materials from the chroming process at Ramsey. The sludge was pressed into cakes and disposed of in another landfill not in this area.

Other waste chemicals were also disposed of by Ramsey Corporation at the Sullivan landfill. Trichloroethylene, carbon tetrachloride, silver oxide, phosphates, citric acid, muriatic acid, and various oils were all used at Ramsey and the waste was disposed of at the Sullivan landfill. In particular, trichloroethylene was used extensively in the plant's degreasing process. The actual amount of trichloroethylene used or disposed of by Ramsey from 1946 until closing of the plant in approximately 1983, cannot be determined at this time. An estimate of the amount of drums dumped at the City landfill by-Ramsey Corporation of the discarded sludge can be put at approximately 6,000 drums. Add to this figure all other unknown amounts of discarded chemicals used in the process.

In 1978 the pit was dug at the Sullivan landfill just east of the tractor shed to be used exclusively for drum disposal. In approximately 3 0 days the pit was filled with 200 drums of waste chemicals. Approximately half of the drums were from.

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Ramsey Corporation. When the pit was filled, no other drums were permitted to be dumped at the landfill. There are no reports of drums of waste chemicals being placed in the new cells on the north end of the landfill.

Sam Elia Detective Sullivan Police Department

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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE CITY OF SULLIVAN

210 WEST WASHINGTON SULLIVAN, MISSOURI 63080

PHONE: 314-468-8001 OFFICE OF

CHIEF OF POLICE GEORGE R. COUNTS, CHIEF

July 16, 1990

On July 3, 1990 at about 9:30 A.M. I spoke to Larry Cuneio. Larry was an employee of Ramsey Corporation from November 1971 to about August 1974. Larry worked in the chrome plating department and did plating of piston rings. One of the ingredients used In the plating process was chromic acid. When Larry first started working at Ramsey, the run off from the plating department was pumped back into the sludge ponds located behind Ramsey .and then into Winsel Creek. By 1974 the ponds were no longer being used as a new method (Green Monster) was used to collect and treat the chromic acid. Chromic acid came in barrels as a crystal powder and was then .mixed with water to activate the acid. This was held in floor pits and was then treated through a machine which would separate the crystal from the water again. The chromatic acid crystals and the cleaning compound was put back into barrels and the water was dumped into Winsel Creek. Larry stated when the machine "Green Monster" would run a batch through, the first of the liquid being dumped into Winsel Creek would be clear but by the end of the process the liquid would be a milky color.

On July 16, 1990 at about 1:30 p.m. I spoke to Mr. Frank Blanton concerning the digging up of some old storage tanks behind Meramec Industries. Frank relayed to this office that about 3 or 4 years ago, Meramec Industries hired him to dig up 2 underground storage tanks (app. 4,000 each). The tanks were empty at the time. So Mr. Blanton just dug the tanks out, filled in the hole with gravel and made a parking lot. No one mentioned any additional tanks or spoke of any barrels being buried at this location, Mr. Blanton did not know who hauled the tanks off as it was his job just to dig them up.

Submitted by.

Captain Vernon Zelch

CONFIDENTIAL

On July 19, 1990 at approximately 2:00 p.m I interviewed Mr. Ralph J. Siromermann of Route #2, Bourbon, Missouri (468-6226). S nimermann had been an employee of PACCO Corporation in Suiiivan, Missouri from 1952 until 1976. PACCO was located adjacent to Ramsey Corporation on Ramsey Street from 1949 to 1973. In 1973 PACCO relocated to Washington, Missouri and is now known as Pacer Industries. PACCO produced engine parts by means of screw machines and press punches. No plating process was used in the plant. Simmermann was in charge of the tool room of the plant. The only liquid he remembered using during his tenure at the plant he described as oakite. This was used as a degreaser. He did not know how the waste was disposed of in the plant.

Also on July 19, 1990, I interviewed a former PACCO employee. This employee had worked for PACCO for approximately 37 years. The employee does not want his name to be revealed. According to him approximately 200 gallons of waste Stoddard solvent was disposed of weekly.at the plant. This material was the waste from degreasing production units in the plant. He stated that all the waste was just sent down the sewer system. Some of the waste oils were put on local roads by various individuals, and some waste oils went into barrels and were hauled from the plant by PACCO employees. He did not know where the barrels of waste were taken or the quantity of drums disposed of. Taken into account the 200 gallons of stoddard solvent disposed of down the sewer system that would equate to 10,400 gallons of waste solvent annually for a period of approximately 24 years. It is assumed that this waste eventually was deposited at one of the City lagoons.

On July 19, 1990 at approximately 12 noon, I interviewed Mr. James Corbett of Route #2, Box 174, Villa Ridge, Missouri (468-3343). Mr. Corbett was employed at Meramec Industries from the summer of 1980 until 1985. According to Mr. Corbett, Meramec Industries were involved in the production of urethane shoe soles. The urethane was a mixture of isonate and a resin. Meramec Industries also used a silicone mold release. The soles were then degreased by vapor process utilizing trichloroethylene. Mr. Corbett

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was not aware of the quantity of trichloroethylene used in the plant or the amount of waste generated. The final process for the soles utilized various lacquers and stains. These were purchased from Waterlac of Cuba, Missouri. Disposal at the plant was handled by a Mr. Ted Moore and ChemTrend Company was one of the haulers. Glen Stack also hauled refuge from the plant.

On July 24, 1990 at approximately 2:00 p.m. I interviewed Mr. Gordan Matlock of 544 Sappington Bridge Road, Sullivan, Missouri (468-4478). Mr. Matlock was the chief engineer at Meramec Industries from 1974 until 1980. According to Mr. Matlock the process of forming urethane soles involved a mixture of isocinates and resins. Mr. Matlock stated Meramec Industries maintains approximately 30,000 gallons on site of isocinate. He further advised that this is a very dangerous chemical if ignited. It will produce cyanide gas. The urethane mixture would be sprayed into molds. It would also be a silicone spray used to release the soles from the molds. The cleaning process of • the molds involved the use of trichloroethylene and trichlorethane. The plant would utilize approximately 100 gallons a week of trichloroethylene. This would all end up as waste chemicals and would be disposed of by the plant. By the time Mr. Matlock left Meramec Industries in 1980 the amount of trichloroethylene disposed of was reduced to 25 gallons per week. I asked Mr. Matlock where these various chemicals were purchased. According to him the isocinate and resins came from either Upjohn in Texas or Dow Chemical in Michigan. He could not remember where the trichloroethylene was purchased, but he did state some solvents were purchased from Peterson Oil locally.

On July 25, 1990 I interviewed Mr. Barry Lock of 16470-B Hickey Pine Lane, Ellisville, Missouri (458-9499). Mr. Lock was employed at Meramec Industries from 1966 until January of 1986. He held various positions at the company. When he left Meramec Industries his position was sales manager. Mr. Lock confirmed the presents of isocinate and resins at Meramec Industries used in the urethane process. According to Mr. Lock this process started around 1972. He also stated that there were various solvents used at the plant, but he was not aware of their identity. He stated that the waste from the plant was transported by Meramec Industries employees and put in the Sullivan City Landfill. He speculated that the origin of some of the chemicals used

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at the plant were from Dow Chemical or MoBay. He was not sure where the plant purchased these chemicals. According to Mr. Lock the solvents in the plant were used to clean the spraying heads used to mix the isocinate and resin just prior to being sprayed into the molds. All the spray would be waste and would not be recycled. Since Mr. Lock was in sales and was not directly connected with production he felt he could not add anything further to this report.

On July 27, 1990 I interviewed Mr. Glen Stack of 15 North Edgewood Drive, Sullivan, Missouri (468-4604). Mr. Stack was the city contracted trash hauler during the period the landfill was open. According to Mr. Stack he did not pick up any liquid wastes materials from any locations in the City. He stated that his dump trucks were not equipped to haul liquid wastes, that it just run out the bottom of the vehicles. He did state from time to time that there would be 5 gallon buckets of liquid substance that he would find in the dumpsters. If he found this he would give it back to the originator. I asked him the quantity of refuse delivered to the landfill as far a percentage of residential to commercial, and he thought that it was a approximately a 5 0 - 5 0 mix. He added that he has maintained records of his hauling procedure during this time period and he could be contacted if these are needed at a later date.

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>/ch Sam Elia Detective Sullivan Police Department

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7-27-90 Mr. Paul Blesi 730 Iraquoi Sullivan, Missouri via telephone 4 68-6703

Blesi owns the parcel of land on Meredith Street in Sullivan, Missouri where the locally known ice plant once stood. I asked Mr. Blesi for his permission to allow the City to locate, excavate and, if deemed necessary, to test the abandoned water well on the property. Mr. Blesi did give the City permission as requested. His only stipulations were that he not incur any costs in the procedure and he be provided with results of any testing done. Mr. Blesi then advised me to contact Mr. Wilbur Bandy of Sullivan as he had owned the ice plant and operated it for several years. Mr. Blesi felt that Bandy could probably locate the well on the property for the City.

7-30-90 Mr. Wilbur Bandy 115 George S t r e e t Sul l ivan, Missouri 468-6219

Mr. Bandy met me at the location of the old ice plant on Meredith Street at approximately 2:00 p.m. I advised Mr. Bandy that I was looking for the location of the abandoned well on the property. Bandy then proceeded to the northwest corner of the property and pointed out a spot. I marked the location with florescent paint. Mr. Bandy advised me that the well was reported to be 1200 feet deep and the water stayed approximately 60 feet from the surface. He added that the well use to produce 125 gallons of water per minute, 24 hours a day for years at a time.

8-6-90 Mr. Gilbert Simmons Route 1 Cuba, Missouri 885-2371

Mr. Simmons was a Sullivan City employee at the Water Department from 1951 till he retired in 1982. I asked Mr. Simmons about the reported underground storage tanks that were buried by the City for Pacco Corporation. According to Mr. Simmons, he himself buried these tanks approximately 30 feet

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from the southwest side of the Pacco building as it existed at that time. He was not aware of the location of any other tanks adjacent to Pacco or the Ramsey building. Mr. Simmons had extensive knowledge of the sewer system and water lines in that area, and he stated that if there were any other tanks that he would be aware of it.

I then asked Mr. Simmons about the location of Sullivan Municipal, Well No. 1. We proceeded to that location whereupon he pointed out a spot on the ground next to the old water reservoir on Washington Street. I marked that location. He did advise me there was another well located 30 or 40 feet from that and we marked that location on the ground with florescent paint. He stated that neither of those wells were properly sealed and capped when the City abandoned them. I asked him about Sullivan Municipal Well No. 3 and he stated that at that location there were also two wells: one well still being utilized by the City; the other well was drilled to approximately 400 feet and it was then plugged and abandoned by Mr. Simmons by just driving a wooden plug into the end of the casing. ' The top of that well is now under the floor at the water plant.

Mr. Simmons added that in the course of excavating sewer lines and water lines throughout Sullivan during his employment with the City, he felt that there was a large cave located under Sullivan. He stated that while working on the intersection of Main Street, Sappington Bridge and Elmont, he encountered the top of what he described as a cave located at the south side of Sappington Bridge Road. I marked that area with florescent tape. He also advised that Well No. 1 and the well at the locally known ice plant were probably connected by this cavern. He stated that the cave in those areas was located approximately 450 feet under the surface of the ground. He added that sometime in the late 50s or early 60s, the City of Sullivan contracted with a private company to take photographs of the Well No. 1 and according to Simmons a camera was set down in the well casing, photographs were taken and did indicate the presence of several voids up and down the well. He stated that he thought the City had these photographs still in their possession.

I asked Mr. Simmons if he knew the location of any other abandoned water wells in Sullivan. He stated that he knew of several. One is located at Mr. Leo Scott's residence in a garage on Fourth Street and Division. He stated that at 1063 Sappington Bridge Road there is an abandoned private well.

I asked Mr. Simmons if he knew the location of any abandoned underground storage tanks and he stated that he thought there were two gas tanks at Ron's Auto Repair Shop on Division and Elmont. He thought that there were also a couple at the old wedge location on Euclid and dark Street. He thought there

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were a couple more on the North Service Road just west of North Park.

Due to Mr. Simmon's extensive knowledge of the water system in the Sullivan area, I briefly explained to him what I was trying to accomplish in this investigation. He then stated to me that he was aware of quite a bit of what he called "late night" and "weekend" dumping of hazardous waste at this Sullivan City landfill. He would not go into any further detail but he did state that Ramsey Corporation was one of the subjects of this dumping. He also implicated an x-City employee as being involved in this and taking possible gratuities from it and that person was Joe Nolle. He said he felt there were other people that were aware of this practice but that, if questioned about it, they would not admit any involvement in the practice. He also asked that this last information (mainly the clandestine dumping of hazardous waste in the City landfill) be kept confidential.

8-8-90 Mr. Charles W, Schatz 300 Russell Street Sullivan, Missouri 468-6341

According to Mr. Schatz, he was. contracted by Ramsey Corporation from 1969 until sometime in 1975 to haul the refuge from the plant. Mr. Schatz had a dump truck that he would leave parked at the plant and they would fill this truck with solid waste. According to Mr. Schatz, he did not haul any drums from Ramsey and as far as he knew there was not any liquid waste in the dump truck. He was generally the driver of the dump truck; he would be contacted by Ramsey approximately once per week and at this time he would take the truck to the City landfill and deposit the load there. Ramsey would be billed the dxamping fee.

Schatz advised that the truck was a 7'x 13' bed, 10 yard dvaop truck. I asked him about Wenzel Creek and he stated that in the 50s he went to the creek to gather minnows where it crossed Springfield Road at Ponderin Plumbing and he stated that it was running green at that time and then in the 60s he hunted in the area of the Triple K Ranch further east on 1-44 and that area also ran green and there were not any fish in the creek at that time.

Mr. Schatz received approximately $75.00 per week to haul the refuge from Ramsey. When he discontinued this practice, Fred Bandy took over in his place and hauled the refuge to the Sullivan City landfill.

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