JAXPORT Overview. JAXPORT Dealing with Legacy Contamination Issues

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1 JAXPORT Overview JAXPORT Dealing with Legacy Contamination Issues Scott Skinner JAXPORT Manager, Environmental Compliance Planning and Properties Department November 15,

2 JAXPORT Facilities Dredge Material Management Areas 2

3 St. Johns River Ferry Two ferry terminals JAXPORT Cruise Terminal Passenger cruise service Ferry connects Florida SR A1A 63,000 square foot terminal between Mayport and Fort George 2010: 173,000 passengers sailed Took over operations from City of on the Carnival Fascination Jacksonville in and 5-day trips to Key West & the Bahamas 3

4 TraPac Container Terminal 158-acre terminal Blount Island Terminal 754-acre terminal $330 million P3 Opened in January 2009 Cargos: containers No significant environmental contamination encountered in this formerly residential area Cargos: containers, autos, breakbulks, liquid bulks On-dock rail Warehouse facilities with dry storage No significant environmental contamination encountered during terminal development 4

5 Talleyrand Terminal COJ Brownfields/Enterprise Zone 173-acre terminal Cargos: containers, autos, breakbulks, liquid bulks On-dock rail Warehouse facilities with dry storage, refrigerated, freezer space Legacy environmental contamination encountered 5

6 EPA Environmental Justice Showcase Community Talleyrand Terminal History

7 Talleyrand Terminal History 1909 Talleyrand Terminal History

8 Talleyrand Terminal History 1960 Talleyrand Terminal Southeast Toyota 2009 Aaaaa A A 8

9 Legacy Site Armour Fertilzer Former Armour Fertilizer Facility Greenfield Trust Legacy Site - Armour Fertilizer History Armour Fertilizer and Chemical Works occupied the present-day location of JAXPORT s Talleyrand Marine Terminal (ICS Logistics and Southeast Toyota Distributors parcels) from approximately the early 1900s to the mid-1960s. Production ceased after COJ acquired the property and areas to the north for development as a port facility. 9

10 Legacy Site - Armour Fertilizer Site Investigation Activities Arsenic contamination first discovered in soil/groundwater in 2004 during construction of ICS 550,000 SF warehouse. Interim Remedial Action to remove soils was completed in January 2005 in vicinity of the new warehouse. A review of historical activities associated with the Armour Fertilizer facility, the production processes required to create fertilizer, and adjoining industrial operations (cattle dip vat) was completed to identify potential contamination source areas. Cattle dip vat Additional site characterization activities of soil and groundwater conditions were conducted between 2005 and 2009 to assess the lateral and vertical extent of contamination mainly from arsenic. Legacy Site - Armour Fertilizer Current Status Preliminary Remedial Alternatives Evaluation completed and submitted to FDEP July 22, Potential operations were evaluated for : Long-term and short-term human health and environmental effects Implementation Operations and maintenance requirements Reliability Feasibility Estimated time required to achieve cleanup Cost effectiveness Recommended interim remedial action consists of Hydraulic control and treatment of groundwater Capping and containment of soil More permanent measures to be implemented when the Kerr-McGee contamination that has migrated onto JAXPORT property is fully addressed. 10

11 Legacy Site - Greenfield Trust Former Armour Fertilizer Facility Greenfield Trust Legacy Site Greenfield Trust History The former Kerr-McGee facility is located immediately south of JAXPORT s Talleyrand Terminal. The facility was a fertilizer and pesticide manufacturing facility from approximately 1893 to The facility operated a burn pit, surface impoundment, off-spec product disposal area, acid chamber, and dredge pile in close proximity to the JAXPORT property line. Chemicals of concern include pesticides, volatile organic compounds and certain metals, including arsenic. 11

12 Legacy Site Greenfield Trust Site Investigation Activities EPA is the lead regulatory agency for the facility. Characterization of soil and groundwater conditions have been conducted for more than 20 years. Legacy Site Greenfield Trust Site Investigation Activities (Continued) EPA issued a Superfund Proposed Plan Fact Sheet for the facility in June 2008, with a preferred remedy to include: Excavation of impacted soils on the JAXPORT property Groundwater remediation of pesticides, VOCs, and metals on the JAXPORT property Capping and installation of a slurry wall around the former Kerr- McGee property Containment and capping of sediments in the St. Johns River Approximate estimated cost of $20 million 12

13 Legacy Site Greenfield Trust Current Status January 2009 Tronox filed for bankruptcy Thank You March 2010 The site was added to the National Priorities List February 2011 Site ownership transferred to Greenfield Environmental Multi-State Trust, a trust established to own and manage Tronox (Kerr- McGee) contaminated properties in several states; Initial funding for the site is reportedly $600,000 for continued monitoring activities and management 13