Former Fireworks Site
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Controlled Detonation Notices
- Friday - December 6, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
- Friday - November 15, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
- Thursday - November 7, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
- Friday - November 1, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
- Thursday - October 24, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
- Thursday - October 3, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM.
- Thursday - September 5, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
Public Meeting Documents
November 14, 2019
- Public Meeting Notice for November 14, 2019
- MassDEP NRD Fireworks Restoration Area Information
- MassDEP NRD Restoration Implementation Phases Map
MassDEP NRD Assessment and Restoration Presentation, November 14, 2019
September 24, 2019
- Public Meeting Notice, September 24, 2019
- Presentation by Town of Hanover
- Presentation by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Presentation by Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Response to Community Concerns)
- Presentation by Tetra Tech
- Presentation by Mass DEP (Next Steps)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Response to Community Concerns about the Incidence of Brain Cancer near the former National Fireworks Site in Hanover
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Cancer in Massachusetts Information Sheet
November 15, 2017
- Public Meeting Notice, November 7, 2017
- Presentation by Planning Office
- Presentation by Tetra Tech
- Presentation by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Updates
- Letter to DEP re: Fireworks Site, October 21, 2019
- Detonation of Munitions Update July 18, 2019
- Phase III Draft Remedial Action Plan, July 17, 2019
- Phase III Draft Remedial Action Plan Letter from Pierce Atwood, July 17, 2019
- Letter to Hanover and Hanson Residents December 13, 2018
- DEP: Hanover 68 Birch Drive Analytical Results, November 30, 2018
- DEP: Hanover 253 King Street Analytical Results, November 30, 2018
- Final Supplemental Phase II Report, prepared by Tetra Tech, June 2018
- MassDEP Analytical Results of Air Samples Taken April 25, 2018
- 2 Industrial Way and 6 Industrial Way, Reported June 12, 2018
- 229 Ames Way and 219 Winter Street, Reported June 12, 2018
- Factory Pond Closed Indefinitely, June 13, 2018
- May 2018 Update and FAQs
- Trail Closed at King St. to Fireworks Property, May 18, 2018
- Tetra Tech Particulate Air Monitoring Reports
- Second Report, December 20, 2017 Note: Page 59 has a wide map which may shift or scale down other pages when viewing the PDF in a browser.
First Report, August 22, 2017
- Second Report, December 20, 2017 Note: Page 59 has a wide map which may shift or scale down other pages when viewing the PDF in a browser.
- There was a test of the Detonation Warning Siren November 14, 2017 2:25 P.M.
- Ask The Town Manager August 7, 2017
- Neighborhood Notice July 31, 2017
- Trail Closures Map July 20, 2017
- Cleanup Continuing July 18, 2017
- Cleanup Letter To Residents May 22, 2017
- RAM Notification Letter May 16, 2017 from TetraTech and Cooperating Parties
- RAM Approval Letter from MA DEP May 16, 2017
- RAM Plan May 2017
- RAM Plan Figures May 2017
- Order of Conditions - April 6, 2017
- Notice of Intent - RAM work - March 1, 2017
- 2008 Fact Sheet
Other Correspondence
- Letter from the Department of Environmental Protection re: National Priorities List
- 2012 Newsletter
- Review of Cancer Incidence Data for Hanover, MA
- National Fireworks Public Meeting - November 14, 2012 (PDF)
- National Fireworks Public Meeting - November 14, 2012 (youtube.com video)
Phase III RAP Text
Phase III RAP Tables
- Table 1 Listing of Soil and Groundwater UCL Exceedances
- Table 1-2 Summary of the Phase II CSA Risk Characterization
- Table 4-1 Site-Specific Soil PRGs and Benchmark Values for Comparison [Reported from the Phase II CSA Report]
- Table 4-2 Site-Specific Sediment PRGs and Benchmark Values for Comparison
- Table 5-1 Fireworks Site Soil – Initial Screening of Remedial Technologies
- Table 5-8 Assembled Soil Alternatives Summary Table
- Table 6-1 Fireworks Site Groundwater – Initial Screening of Remedial Technologies
- Table 7-1 Fireworks Site Sediment – Initial Screening of Remedial Technologies
- Table 7-2 Sediment Alternatives for the Eastern Channel Corridor, Lower Drinkwater River Corridor, Lily/Upper Factory Pond and the Middle/Lower Factory Pond Fireworks Site
- Table 7-3 Sediment Alternatives for the Marsh Upland Sediment Area
- Table 8-1 Retained Soil, Groundwater and Sediment Alternatives for Assembly into the Site-Wide Alternatives
- Table 8-2 Assembled Site-Wide Alternatives
- Table 8-3 Summary of Detailed Evaluation of Site-Wide Alternatives
- Table 8-4 Regulatory Requirements Summary (Preliminary)
- Table 8-5 Results of the Comparative Rankings of Site-Wide Alternatives Relative to the Detailed Evaluation Criteria
- Table 8-6 Comparison of SWA 4-1 and SWA 4-2
Phase III RAP Figures
- Figure 1-1 Site Map and Risk Characterization Area
- Figure 1-2 Soil and Groundwater - UCL Exceedance Locations
- Figure 2-1 Fireworks Site Phase III Flowchart
- Figure 5-1 Upper North Area (UNA) Soil Alternative UNA-2
- Figure 5-2 Upper North Area (UNA) Soil Alternative UNA-3
- Figure 5-3 Potential Greenway Area (PGA) Soil Alternative PGA-2
- Figure 5-4 Potential Greenway Area (PGA) Soil Alternative PGA-3
- Figure 5-5 Potential Greenway Area (PGA) Soil Alternative PGA-4
- Figure 5-6 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Soil Alternative SDA-2
- Figure 5-7 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Soil Alternative SDA-3
- Figure 5-8 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Soil Alternative SDA-4
- Figure 5-9 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Soil Alternative SDA-5
- Figure 5-10 Southern Conservation Commission Area (SCCA) Soil Alternative SCCA-2
- Figure 5-11 Southern Conservation Commission Area (SCCA) Soil Alternative SCCA-3
- Figure 5-12 Southern Conservation Commission Area (SCCA) Soil Alternative SCCA-4
- Figure 5-13 Southern Conservation Commission Area (SCCA) Soil Alternative SCCA-5
- Figure 5-14 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Soil Alternative MUA-2
- Figure 5-15 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Soil Alternative MUA-3
- Figure 5-16 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Soil Alternative MUA-4
- Figure 5-17 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Soil Alternative MUA-5
- Figure 5-18 Cold Waste Area (CWA) Soil Alternative CWA-2
- Figure 5-19 Cold Waste Area (CWA) Soil Alternative CWA-3
- Figure 6-1 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Groundwater Alternative SDGW-3
- Figure 6-2 Southern Disposal Area (SDA) Groundwater Alternative SDGW-4
- Figure 6-3 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Groundwater Alternative MUGW-3
- Figure 6-4 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Groundwater Alternative MUGW-4
- Figure 7-1 Sediment Alternative 3
- Figure 7-2 Sediment Alternative 4
- Figure 7-3 Sediment Alternative 5
- Figure 7-4 Sediment Alternative 6
- Figure 7-5 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Sediment Alternative 2
- Figure 7-6 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Sediment Alternative 3
- Figure 7-7 Marsh Upland Area (MUA) Sediment Alternative 4
- Figure 8-1 Site-Wide Alternative 1
- Figure 8-2 Site-Wide Alternative 2
- Figure 8-3 Site-Wide Alternative 3
- Figure 8-4a Site-Wide Alternative 4-1
- Figure 8-4b Site-Wide Alternative 4-2
- Figure 8-4c Site-Wide Alternative 4-3
- Figure 8-5 Site-Wide Alternative 5
Phase III RAP Appendix A
- Appendix A Table of Contents
- Table A2-1 Regression Equations Used in the Development of PRGs for Biota and Sediments
- Table A2-2 ERC Summary of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Endpoints and Weight of Evidence for Aquatic and Wetland Habitats Present
- Table A2-3 ERC Summary of COCs determined for Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Associated PRGs
- Table A1-2 to A1-4
- Table A1-2 SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC PRGs FOR SOIL (0-3 ft bgs) - RECREATIONAL USE
- Table A1-3 SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC PRGs FOR SOIL (0-6 ft bgs) - COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL USE
- Table A1-4 SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC PRELIMINARY PRGs FOR ACCESSIBLE SEDIMENT - RECREATIONAL USE
- Table A2-4 to A2-8
- Table A2-4 Calculated PRGs for Sediments and Semi-Aquatic Wildlife
- Table A2-5 Calculated PRGs for Terrestrial and Wildlife Receptors (Short-tailed Shrew and American Woodcock)
- Table A2-6 Proposed PRGs for Soil Invertebrates and Terrestrial Plants
- Table A2-7 Summary of Sediment PRGs by Environmental COC and Assessment Endpoint
- Table A2-8 Proposed Surface Soil PRGs by Receptor
Phase III RAP Appendix B
- Appendix B-3 Proposed Site Configuration for Site Access and Material Handling Areas
- Appendix B-4 UPPER NORTH AREA
- Appendix B-1 Basis of Estimate: Background and Description of Alternatives
- Appendix B-2 Basis of Estimate: Area-Specific Operations and Quantities
- Appendix B-4 SOIL AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL QUANTITIES
- Appendix B-5 SITE-WIDE ALTERNATIVE 2