UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION II DATE: 1895 SUBJECT: Tutu Wells, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Disaft/Teasibility Study (FS) Report FRQM: jfferal*k C. Brock, Acting Chief Ground Water Management Section TO: Carole Petersen, Chief New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch II In accordance with the Memorandum of Interdivisional Coordination between the Emergency and Remedial Response Division (ERRD) and the Water Management Division (WMD) and as requested in your memo of March 17, 1995, WMD has reviewed the above subject document from the perspective of the water programs. WMD has the following comments: Please note the following Federal drinking water standards for Tables 3-1, 3-9, 4-4, and 4-5: Contaminant MCL(ma/l) MCLG(ma/l) SMCL(mcr/l) Aluminum Antimony Copper Iron Lead •Chlordane 1, 3-Dichloro- benzene 1, 2-Dichloro- benzene 1,2-Dichloro- ethylene cis-1, 2-DCE trans-l,2-DCE Hexachloro- pentadiene Butylbenzyl- phthalate Benzo (a) anthracene Bis (2-ethylhexyl) - phthalate Benzo (b) - fluoranthene Indeno (1,2,3-cd, - pyrene ) Dibenz (a,h) - anthracene Chloride TDS TT - treatment technique 0.006 TT TT 0.002 0.6 0.6 N/A 0.07 0.1 0.05 0.1 (P) 0.0001 (P) 0.006 0.0002 (P) 0.0004 (P) 0.0003 (P) 0.05 to 0.2 0.006 1.3 0.3 zero zero V ^ 0.6 |JV- i*^ 0.6 / >! s. K\f^ 0.07 Y 0.1 V 0.05 zero (P) zero (P) zero /\| zero (P) zero (P) zero (P) 250 500 Copper - Action level 1300 tng/1 /• Lead - Action level 0.015 mg/1 TUT «">OA '? 'I 2141 REGION II FORM 1320-1 (9/85) *64929* 64929 • Page 2-10. Contrary to the report, PCE, and TCE had established Federal MCLs prior to sampling. The MCLs for TCE and PCE were finalized in the Federal Register on July 1987 and January 1991 respectively. If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact Manuel Arbizu at Ext. 3816. CC: M. Kwan, RPM R. Hargrove, EIB TUT 006 2142