
Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 340: NTS Pesticide Release Sites Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Author(s) -
C. M.
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/783894
Subject(s) - ditch , environmental science , test site , drainage , pesticide , sump (aquarium) , skid (aerodynamics) , hydrology (agriculture) , engineering , waste management , mining engineering , geotechnical engineering , ecology , mechanical engineering , biology
The purpose of this report is to provide documentation of the completed corrective action and to provide data confirming the corrective action. The corrective action was performed in accordance with the approved Corrective Action Plan (CAP) (U.S. Department of Energy [DOE], 1999) and consisted of clean closure by excavation and disposal. The Area 15 Quonset Hut 15-11 was formerly used for storage of farm supplies including pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. The Area 23 Quonset Hut 800 was formerly used to clean pesticide and herbicide equipment. Steam-cleaning rinsate and sink drainage occasionally overflowed a sump into adjoining drainage ditches. One ditch flows south and is referred to as the quonset hut ditch. The other ditch flows southeast and is referred to as the inner drainage ditch. The Area 23 Skid Huts were formerly used for storing and mixing pesticide and herbicide solutions. Excess solutions were released directly to the ground near the skid huts. The skid huts were moved to a nearby location prior to the site characterization performed in 1998 and reported in the Corrective Action Decision Document (CADD) (DOE, 1998). The vicinity and site plans of the Area 23 sites are shown in Figures 2 and 3, respectively