nda Baxter, National Priorities List (NPL)/
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) Coordinator (3HS34)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 814-5824
Baxter.Linda@epa.gov
Documentation Record:
Linda Baxter, NPL/HRS Coordinator (3HS34)
EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
(215) 814-5824
Baxter.Linda@epa.gov
Pathways, Components, or Threats Not Scored
The ground water, surface water, ground water to surface water, and air migration pathways were not
scored in this Hazard Ranking System (HRS) evaluation. The ground water, ground water to surface
water and air migration pathways were not evaluated because these pathways would not contribute
significantly to the overall site score because a limited number of samples are currently available to
document an observed release. The surface water pathway was not evaluated because surface water
contamination from the site is being addressed under a separate action.
The nearby population threat was not evaluated because the area of observed contamination on residential
properties is unavailable to the public and has an attractiveness/accessibility value of 0 (Ref. 1, Section
5.2). HRS DOCUMENTATION RECORD
Date of Record:
Site Name:
EPA Region:
Street Address of Site*:
City, County, and State:
General Location in the State:
Topographic Maps:
Latitude: 40.5495065243889
B
N
August 24, 2004
Price Battery
3
246 Grand Street
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 19526
Southeast
7.5-Minute Series Topographic Maps of Auburn and Hamburg
Longitude: 75.9802276583787
B
W
Geographic coordinates were measured from the intersection of Windsor and South 4
th
Streets (Refs. 31;
40).
Pathway Scores
Ground Water Pathway
Surface Water Pathway
Soil Exposure Pathway
Air Pathway
HRS SITE SCORE
Not Scored (NS)


NS


75.72


NS
37.86

*The street address, coordinates, and contaminant locations presented in this HRS documentation record
identify the general area the site is located. They represent one or more locations EPA considers to be
part of the site based on the screening information EPA used to evaluate the site for NPL listing. EPA
lists national priorities among the known "releases or threatened releases" of hazardous substances; thus,
the focus is on the release, not precisely delineated boundaries. A site is defined as where a hazardous
substance has been "deposited, stored, placed, or otherwise come to be located." Generally, HRS scoring
and the subsequent listing of a release merely represent the initial determination that a certain area may
need to be addressed under CERCLA. Accordingly, EPA contemplates that the preliminary description of
facility boundaries at the time of scoring will be refined as more information is developed as to where the
contamination has come to be located.
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WORKSHEET FOR COMPUTING HRS SITE SCORE
1.
Ground Water Migration Pathway Score (S
gw
)
(from Table 3-1, line 13)
2a. Surface Water Overland/Flood Migration Component
(from Table 4-1, line 30)
2b. Ground Water to Surface Water Migration Component
(from Table 4-25, line 28)
2c. Surface Water Migration Pathway Score (S
sw
)
Enter the larger of lines 2a and 2b as the pathway score.
3.
Soil Exposure Pathway Score (S
s
)
(from Table 5-1, line 22)
4.
Air Migration Pathway Score (S
a
)
(from Table 6-1, line 12)
S
S
2
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
NS
75.72
5,733.5184
NS
NS
5.
Total of S
gw2
+ S
sw2
+ S
s2
+ S
a2
75.72
5733.5184
6.
HRS Site Score:
37.86
Divide the value on line 5 by four and take the square root.
NS = Not scored
2

TABLE 5-1
SOIL EXPOSURE PATHWAY SCORESHEET
Factor Categories and Factors
Maximum Value
Value Assigned
Resident Population Threat
Likelihood of Exposure
1.
Observed Contamination
Waste Characteristics
2.
Toxicity
3.
Hazardous Waste Quantity
4.
Waste Characteristics
Targets
5. Resident
Individual
6. Resident
Population
6a. Level I Concentrations
6b. Level II Concentrations
6c. Resident Population
(Lines 6a + 6b)
7.
Workers
8.
Resources
9.
Terrestrial Sensitive Environments
10.
Targets (lines 5 + 6c + 7 + 8 + 9)
Resident Population Threat Score
11.
Resident Population Threat Score
(Lines 1 x 4 x 10)
550
550
(a)
10,000
(a)
10
100
18
50
45
(b)
0
(b)
586
(b)
586
15
0
5
0
(c)
0
(b)
631
(b)
6,246,900
a
Maximum value applies to waste characteristics category.
b
Maximum value is not applicable.
Do not round to nearest integer.
3 c TABLE 5-1 (continued) SOIL EXPOSURE PATHWAY SCORESHEET Factor Categories and Factors
Nearby Population Threat
Likelihood of Exposure
12.
Attractiveness/Accessibility
13.
Area of Contamination
14.
Likelihood of Exposure
Waste Characteristics
15.
Toxicity
16.
Hazardous Waste Quantity
17.
Waste Characteristics
Targets
18.
Nearby Individual
19.
Population within 1 Mile
20.
Targets (lines 18 + 19)
Nearby Population Threat Score
21.
Nearby Population Threat Score
(lines 14 x 17 x 20)
Soil Exposure Pathway Scores
22.
Soil Exposure Score
([lines 11 + 21]/82,500,
subject to a maximum of 100)
Maximum Value
Value Assigned
100
NS
100
NS
500
NS
(a)
NS
(a)
NS
100
NS
1
NS
(b)
NS
(b)
NS
(b)
NS
100
75.72
a
Maximum value applies to waste characteristics category.
b
Maximum value is not applicable.
Do not round to nearest integer.
The nearby population threat was not evaluated because the attractiveness and accessibility value is 0.
Therefore, the threat does not significantly change the soil exposure pathway score (Ref. 1, Table 5-6).
NS = Not Scored
4 c REFERENCES
Reference
Number
Description of the Reference
1.
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Rule, 55 Federal Register 51583, 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 300. Appendix A,
55 FR 51533. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D.C. December 14, 1990.
137 pages.
2.
EPA. Superfund Chemical Data Matrix (SCDM). January 28, 2004. 50 pages.
3.
Tetra Tech EM Inc. (Tetra Tech). Price Battery XRF Logbook. January 7 through May
17, 2003. 48 pages.
4.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. April 10 and 14, 2003. 13 pages.
5.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. April 29 and 30, 2003. 12 pages.
6.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. November 4 and 5, 2002. 25 pages.
7.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. December 2, 4, 10, 16 and 18, 2002.
45 pages.
8.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. June 13, 2003. 6 pages.
9.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. November 14, 15, 19, and 20, 2002 and
December 19, 2002. 15 pages.
10.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. March 21 and 25, 2003. 36 pages.
11.
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. August 9, 2001.
Memorandum of the United States In Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment on
Liability. United States of America, Plaintiff, Versus Exide Corporation, Defendant,
C.A. No. 00-CV-3057. 410 pages.
12.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery Sample Log. November 21 and 25, 2002. 9 pages.
13.
Tetra Tech. Price Battery XRF Logbook. November 8, 2002 through October 3, 2003.
8 pages.
14.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, Technical Direction
Document (TDD) No. SE3-02-11-005, DTN 1800. From Marian Murphy, Senior
Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, On-Scene Coordinator (OSC), EPA. January 10, 2003.
25 pages.
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REFERENCES (continued)
15.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No: SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1768. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. December 10, 2002. 44 pages.
16.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1799. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. January 9, 2003. 18 pages.
17.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1830. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. February 6, 2003. 15 pages.
18.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1916. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. April 15, 2003. 32 pages.
19.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1950. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. May 8, 2003. 18 pages.
20.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 2030. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. July 7, 2003. 10 pages.
21.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1970. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. May 23, 2003. 16 pages.
22.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1985. From Marian Murphy, Senior Chemist. To Mr. Robert Guarni, OSC,
EPA. May 30, 2003. 13 pages.
23.
Tetra Tech. Letter Regarding Price Battery - Data Quality Report, TDD No. SE3-02-11-
005, DTN 1941. From