Qfflco
of
tha
Ohsfr
April
23,2001
Dear
Mr.
Cespe:

Pursuanr
to
the
1995
Rescission
Bill
signed
by
President
Clinton,.
theGovmor
of
Pueno
Rico
designated
the
Chairman
of
this.
Board
as
the
p.
er~
on:
iespoqs&
k:~
for
making
the
determindion
of
which
sitesk~
Fuerto
,
Reo
should
be.
in~
lude~'
ia.
the.
Sona~
:
PFioritiees
List
("
L),
in
accordance
with
the
Comprehensive
EnrVironmkWl.
'
Response,
Compensation
and
Liability
Acr
(
CXRCLA)
as
amended.

Furtbermore
it
has
been
bmngbt
to
my
attention
four
sires,.
whichaepotentkil.
Eandi&
W
to
be
included
hi
the
NPL.
These
sites
are
the
Puerto
Rim
'
E
l
d
c
Pawcr
AutliOriry
(
PT(
BPA),
Aguirfe
Power
Plant,
Salinas;
Quality
]
Ele@
mplathg
,
CoIpora~
on
(
QEC),
Caguas;
Pesticide
Wareltouse
IX,
Manatf,
and
Bayamh
Landfill,
bay
am@^.

Pleese
be
advised
that,
wearenot
recommending
the
inclusion
ofP.
REp'A,
AgUirre
Power
Plant,
in
the
NPL
since
they
already
had
an
agreement
with
?
he.:
WQB.:
sk­
ca
1989
under
the
P.
R
Law
No.
9
which
required
PREPA
to
undercake
Comgehensive.
evaluation
,
and
cleanup
of
the
so­
called
"
Restricted
Area",
which
EQB
determined
to
represent
an
environmentalwncern
atthe
A&
e
facility.
PEQB
has
beenwalu+
ting;
the
evidence
presented
by
PREPA,
since
it
was
nominated
to
the
sustaining
their
ilaitn
regarding
the
cleanup
and
proper
disposition
of
hazardous
wastes
rcmved
from
rhe
so
called
Restricted
Area.
HOWWU,
we
recommend
an
expanded
site
inspection,
a
geophysical
study
or
a
confimzasorysampling.
EPQ
212
bJ'f
JZ3b
r.
Ud
JRN­
11­
2002
14:
03
.
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e­

.
.

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.
c
'
2
'
'
NpL.
,&­
Decision
....
.
.
.

.
.

Rcgardhg
Q"
Ekxrqlating,
we
a10
not
includktg
than
in
tbe
NPL
shee
we
are
vpaiting
far
the
En&
mena
hteetion
Agencyk
R
~
W
J
X
~
~
I
I
~
upon
the
approvnl
of
the
Gmndwatm
Mommiag
and
Soil
Assessment
CancePtpa
Adon
Model
that
was
sabmitted
to
~
A
'
s
end
ow
Board.
If
EIRA
and
QEC
do
not
reach
aa
ageemmat
,
regsrdibg
this
issue,
we
mdcrstand
t&
tt
it
will1
be
EPA's
deciblon
as
to
whether
or
not
this
site
is
included
in
the
NPL.

B&
d
upon
h
e
results
of
sb
assessment
activities
conducted
at
tunh
of
these
sites,
we
feel
that
there
is
sufficiwat
cvidcpcc
zb
conclude
rhar
Bayam6n
Landfill,
and
tbe
Pemicide
Warehouse
@
I)
sites
shouId
be
included
in
the
Nadanal
Priori&
List,
and
as
such,
m
o
v
d
and
remedial
aaionsshould
be
cxpdiml.

If
you
have
my
qnestiom
regarding
this
matter
please
conW
me
OT
Mr.
Juan
JoSC
Bib4
P8cbIes
drrm
my
M
a
t
(
787)
766­
2823.
