Remedial Section

Independence Crescent Oil Company Site

The Crescent Oil Company was identified as the responsible party but had filed for bankruptcy in 2009. The State Water Plan program is available to address "orphan sites;" where a responsible party is defunct or bankrupt. In 2012 KDHE proceeded to delineate the area of TCE contamination, where TCE concentrations two to five feet below ground surface exceeded the soil-to-groundwater Risk-based Standards for Kansas.

Clean-up activities occurred in January 2013. Approximately 300 cubic yards of impacted soil were excavated and hauled offsite to a nearby landfill. KDHE's Mobile Laboratory performed field analysis of soil samples to determine how deep to excavate. The excavated area was backfilled with gravel. Part of the excavation that had been fenced and vegetated was backfilled with clean soil, reseeded with native vegetation, and the fence was reinstalled.

KDHE's 'Brownfields' Program Helps Redevelop Stigmatized Land.
From Kansas Health Institute News Service, March 25, 2013.

Cintas-Mead Street Site
The Cintas-Mead Street site is located at 2213 South Mead Street in Wichita, Kansas. The facility has reportedly been used for dry-cleaning from the mid 1960s until the early 1970s and is contaminated with tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE).

KDHE prepared a Draft Corrective Action Decision (CAD). KDHE will select a final remedy after reviewing and considering all information submitted during the 30-day public comment period which ran from March 26, 2013, to April 26, 2013. Information about how to download or review site documents is available at the link above.

South McPherson - US Alt 81 (Former El Paso Terminal) Site
The former El Paso terminal property is along south Main Street, McPherson, Kansas. The site was the location of a bulk, refined petroleum storage and terminal facility operating from 1933 to 1982. Investigations conducted between 1993 and 2007 identified fuel constituents and lead in soil and groundwater above KDHE's Risked-Based Standards for Kansas (RSK) Tier 2 screening levels.

KDHE is now selecting a final remedy after reviewing and considering all information submitted during the 30-day public comment period which ran from February 25, 2013, to March 27, 2013. Information about how to download or review site documents is available at the link above.

Former Unocal Chemical Distribution Facility Site
The Former Unocal Chemical Distribution Facility site is located at 2100 E. 37th Street North in Wichita, Kansas. From 1953 until 1992 it was a chemical storage and distribution facility, handling aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, petrochemicals, and others. An accidental release of tetrachloroethene (PCE) occurred in 1989. Remedial actions since 1989 include soil vapor extraction, groundwater pump and treat, soil excavation and off-site disposal, source area and downgradient enhanced anaerobic bioremediation via enhanced reductive dechlorination, a phytoremediation system, monitoring natural attenuation, and an Environmental Use Control Agreement which will place restrictions on land use to reduce or eliminate exposure.

KDHE prepared a Draft Corrective Action Decision. A 30-day public comment period ran from February 11, 2013, to March 12, 2013. KDHE will select a final site remedy based on remedial goals and taking into consideration any new information and public comments. KDHE is also hosted a public availability session on March 5, 2013. Information about how to download or review site documents is available at the link above.

Greensburg PWS No. 8 Site Draft Corrective Action Decision (.pdf)
The Draft Corrective Action Decision presents KDHE's preferred remedial alternative to contamination at the site and provides the public with an opportunity provide comments and feedback to KDHE.

State Water Plan Annual Report 2012 (.pdf)
This annual report describes the activities of the State Water Plan Program.

Voluntary Cleanup and Property Redevelopment Manual (.pdf)
KDHE is happy to provide an updated Voluntary Cleanup and Property Redevelopment Program Manual. The new version is more user-friendly and is designed to better serve voluntary parties and other program participants.

State Cooperative Program: Protecting Human Health on a Path to Restoration and Revitalization (.pdf)
KDHE has updated its State Cooperative Program guidance for June 2011.

Remedial Section Staff Directory

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Administration
Rick Bean, P. G.	Section Chief	rbean@kdheks.gov	785-296-1675
Kerry Dick	Administrative Assistant	kdick@kdheks.gov	785-296-1660
Glenna Drake	Environmental Scientist	gdrake@kdheks.gov	785-296-6379
Steven Fleeker	Administrative Assistant	sfleeker@kdheks.gov	785-296-3393
Joyce Kroll	Administrative Specialist	jkkroll@kdheks.gov	785-296-3001
Marcia Morgan	Administrative Specialist	mmorgan@kdheks.gov	785-296-1673
Nikki Pratt	Administrative Assistant	npratt@kdheks.gov	785-296-4306
Site Assessment Unit
Randy Brown, P. G.	Unit Manager	rbrown@kdheks.gov	785-296-8065
Pam Chaffee, P. G.	Professional Geologist	pchaffee@kdheks.gov	785-296-0969
Michael Costlow	Environmental Technician	mcostlow@kdheks.gov	785-296-1680
Mike LaBuda	Environmental Technician	mlabuda@kdheks.gov	785-296-6226
Nicholas Schneider	Environmental Scientist	nschneider@kdheks.gov	785-296-1671
Jon Vopata, P. G.	Environmental Scientist	jvopata@kdheks.gov	785-296-8063
Jessica Walker	Geology Associate	jwalker@kdheks.gov	785-296-1681
Site Remediation Unit
Ryan Weiser, P. G.	Unit Manager	rweiser@kdheks.gov	785-291-3255
Jessica Crossman, P. G.	Professional Geologist	jcrossman@kdheks.gov	785-291-3066
Corena Carpenter	Environmental Scientist	ccarpenter@kdheks.gov	785-296-1676
Mary Daily, P. G.	Professional Geologist	mdaily@kdheks.gov	785-296-8896
Charlotte Philip	Geology Associate	cphilip@kdheks.gov	785-296-0291
Site Restoration Unit
Chris Carey, P. G.	Unit Manager	ccarey@kdheks.gov	785-296-0225
Holly Burke	Environmental Scientist	hburke@kdheks.gov	785-296-6242
John Cook, P. G.	Professional Geologist	johncook@kdheks.gov	785-296-8986
Pamela Green	Environmental Scientist	pgreen@kdheks.gov	785-296-1935
Maura O'Halloran, P. G.	Professional Geologist	mohalloran@kdheks.gov	785-296-0268
Kelly Peterson	Environmental Geology Project Manager	kpeterson@kdheks.gov	785-296-3866
Margaret Townsend, P. G.	Environmental Scientist	mtownsend@kdheks.gov	785-296-1936
State Response and Property Redevelopment Unit
Doug Doubek, P. G.	Unit Manager	ddoubek@kdheks.gov	785-291-3246
Jessica Walker	Geology Associate	jwalker1@kdheks.gov	785-296-1681
Farrell Dallen	Environmental Scientist	fdallen@kdheks.gov	785-296-1669
Ben Haring	Geology Associate	bharing@kdheks.gov	785-296-5531
Maggie Weiser	State Brownfields Coordinator	mweiser@kdheks.gov	785-296-5519
Tiffini Wells	Environmental Scientist	twells@kdheks.gov	785-296-1665
Voluntary Cleanup Unit
Deanna Ross, P. G.	Unit Manager	dross@kdheks.gov	785-296-8064
Stuart Aller	Environmental Scientist	saller@kdheks.gov	785-291-3807
Bryan Bain	Environmental Scientist	bbain@kdheks.gov	785-296-5548
Robert Benne	Environmental Scientist	rbenne@kdheks.gov	785-291-3247
Darryl Morgan, P. G.	Professional Geologist	dmorgan@kdheks.gov	785-291-3244
Gary Richards	Environmental Scientist	grichards@kdheks.gov	785-296-6380
Andrea Schiller	Environmental Scientist	aschiller@kdheks.gov	785-296-0489
Kelsee Wheeler	Environmental Scientist	kwheeler@kdheks.gov	785-296-1541