Former Fireworks Site

July 2017

September 2019

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Controlled Detonation Notices

• Friday - January 17, 2020: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
• Friday - January 10, 2020: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
• Friday - January 3, 2020: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
• Friday - December 13, 2019: There will be a controlled detonation at the National Fireworks Site between 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
• 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.

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
• 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

• Revised Phase III RAP072109 Accepted

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

Phase III RAP Alternatives Summary Guide

• Alternatives Summary Guide - Components of the Site-Wide Alternatives