Remedial Section



Rick Bean, Section Chief
Phone: (785) 296-1675    Fax: (785)-296-7030 or (785)-296-1686
Email: rbean@kdheks.gov

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 410
        Topeka, KS 66612-1367



The primary goals of the Remedial Section are to protect and preserve one of the most important natural resources of our state - our water supply, both groundwater and surface water, and to protect the human health and welfare of the citizens of Kansas, both current and future generations from environmental contamination.

Independence Crescent Oil Company Site

Site excavation.

The State Water Plan Contamination Remediation Program has completed the soil remediation of the Crescent Oil Company site, located in an industrial area of western Independence. Trichloroethylene (TCE), a volatile organic compound, had been detected a monitoring well at an adjacent KDHE Aboveground Storage Tank site in 2005.

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.

After excavation complete.

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