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About the Harshaw Site

Harshaw Site

The former Harshaw Chemical Company, located at 1000 Harvard Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, was contracted by the Manhattan Engineer District and later the Atomic Energy Commission to support the Nation’s early atomic weapons program. From 1944 to 1959, various forms of uranium were processed at the Harshaw Site and sent to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for further processing. Based on a request from the State of Ohio and the site owners, the Department of Energy determined that this site should be reviewed for possible inclusion in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) and on June 3, 1999, referred this action to the Corps of Engineers.  

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 Project Status

The record of decision for the site, which was signed in 2021, outlines the selected remedies to address FUSRAP-related soil contamination at the Harshaw Site for OU-1 and OU-2.  The selected remedy for OU-1 is Complete Excavation and Off-Site Disposal using industrial remediation goals based on an industrial reasonable future land use.  The selected remedy for OU-2 is Complete Excavation and Off-Site Disposal using residential remediation goals based on a residential reasonable future land use.

 

These remedies involve complete excavation of FUSRAP-impacted soils exceeding their respective applicable or relevant and appropriate requirement-based remediation goals, transportation and off-site disposal of soils, confirmatory sampling, and site restoration. All private utilities encountered during the execution of the selected remedy for OU-1 will be decommissioned and sealed to prevent the migration of residual uranium in groundwater.  Public utilities encountered in OU-1 will be left in place and backfilled with amended material to minimize the migration of groundwater and uranium transport along the utility trenching. Both alternatives will be protective of human health and the environment, comply with applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements, are cost effective, and use permanent solutions and alternative treatment technologies or resource recovery technologies to the maximum extent practicable.

 

The next step for the Harshaw Site in the CERCLA process is remedial design/remedial action. In 2022 the Buffalo District will prepare a contract for the cleanup. If sufficient funds are available in the fiscal year 2022 funding bill, the Buffalo District will award the contract. A 2022 contract award would allow the cleanup to begin in 2023.

 

The record of decision and a fact sheet are available in their respective sections below.  The record of decision and supporting documents are available in the administrative record for the site, which is available electronically in the Cuyahoga County Library, Brooklyn Branch, 4480 Ridge Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144, and at the Cleveland Public Library, 325 Superior Avenue, N.E., Cleveland, Ohio 44114. The administrative record is also available for review by appointment at the Buffalo District Office Library located at 1776 Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York.

 Community Involvement

The US Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District welcomes your input at any time. Our goal is to offer timely and meaningful opportunities for public input to our projects and to promote the dissemination of project information to the community. Public involvement activities complement the Corps' mission to address environmental contamination at the Harshaw Site from past Manhattan Engineer District and Atomic Energy Commission activities.

You are welcome to contact us. If you have questions, comments, or concerns regarding the Harshaw Site, please send an e-mail to fusrap@usace.army.mil. You may also mail a letter to:

USACE, Buffalo District
Attn: Special Projects Branch - Outreach
1776 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14207

or call us at 1-800-833-6390 (option 4).

Public Information Plan for the Harshaw Site (Dec 2013)

 

News

 Fact Sheets / FAQs
 

Public Presentations / Posters / Transcripts

Presentation: Harshaw Operable Unit 1 and Operable Unit 2 Proposed Plan Public Meeting Presentation (Apr 2019)

           Transcript: Harshaw Operable Unit 1 and Operable Unit 2 Proposed Plan Public Meeting Presentation (Apr 2019)

Poster: Mandated CERCLA Evaluation Criteria (Apr 2019)

Poster: Site Layout (Apr 2019)

Poster: Timeline from 1905 to 1999 (Apr 2019)

Poster: Timeline from 2000 to 2019 (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 1 Modeled Extent of Soil Contamination (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 1 Comparative Analysis of Proposed Plan Remedial Alternatives (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 2 Modeled Extent of Soil Contamination (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 2 Comparative Analysis of Proposed Plan Remedial Alternatives (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 1 Construction Worker Exposure Pathways (Apr 2019)

Poster: Operable Unit 2 Resident Exposure Pathways (Apr 2019)

Poster: Modeled Extent of Groundwater Contamination (Apr 2019)

 

Poster: Harshaw Site History Timeline (Nov 2014)
     Poster: FUSRAP Processes and the Harshaw Site (Nov 2014)
     Poster: Building G-1 History (Nov 2014)
     Poster: Building G-1 Deconstruction Schedule and Site Layout (Nov 2014)
     Poster: Building G-1 Deconstruction Safety and Work Activities (Nov 2014)

Presentation: Harshaw Investigative Area 06 Proposed Plan Public Meeting (May 2010)
     Poster: Investigative Area 06 Proposed Plan Public Meeting (May 2010)
     Transcript: Investigative Area 06 Proposed Plan Public Meeting (May 2010)

Presentation: Harshaw Site Project Update (Jan 2010)
     Poster: Harshaw Site Project Update (Jan 2010)

 Reports

Record of Decision for Operable Units 1 & 2, Harshaw Site (Sep 2021)

Proposed Plan for Operable Units 1 & 2, Harshaw Site (Mar 2019)

Feasibility Study Addendum, Harshaw Site (Mar 2019)

Building G-1 Deconstruction and Groundwater Investigation

     Project Construction Report for the Building G-1 Deconstruction and Groundwater Investigation (May 2016)

     Figures

     Attachment A - Project Groundwater Investigation Report

     Attachment B - Transmission Line Report and Addendum

     Attachment C - Dust Particulate Tracking Logs

     Attachment D - Project Photo Log

     Attachment E - Hazardous Materials Survey Report and Asbestos Project Monitoring Report

     Attachment F - Pre-Deconstruction Structural Engineering Survey

     Attachment G - Radiological Surveys

     Attachment H - Daily Quality Control Reports

     Attachment I - Permits

     Attachment J - Waste Profiles and Facilities Consent Packages

     Attachment L - Tracking Spreadsheet, Waste Shipping Logs, And Waste Manifests (1 of 2)

     Attachment L - Tracking Spreadsheet, Waste Shipping Logs, And Waste Manifests (2 of 2)

     Attachment M - Daily Tailgate Meetings and Site Worker Sign-In Logs

     Attachment N - Weekly Meeting Minutes

     Attachment O - Transmittal Log

Cuyahoga Riverbank Inspection and Sampling (Apr 2016)

Feasibility Study Report, Harshaw Site, Volume 1 (Sep 2012)

     Feasibility Study Report, Harshaw Site, Volume 2 (Sep 2012)

Record of Decision for Harshaw Investigative Area - 06 (Mar 2011)

Proposed Plan for Harshaw Investigative Area - 06 (Apr 2010)

Remedial Investigation, Harshaw Site, Volume 1, Text (Dec 2009)

     Remedial Investigation, Harshaw Site, Volume 2, Tables (Dec 2009)

     Remedial Investigation, Harshaw Site, Volume 3, Figures (Dec 2009)

     Remedial Investigation, Harshaw Site, Volume 4, Large Sheets (Dec 2009)

Preliminary Assessment, Former Harshaw Chemical (Apr 2001)

Site Eligibility Letter, Former Harshaw Chemical (Jun 1999)

(All document files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.)

To request specific FUSRAP documents, please fill out this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Form and submit it to the Buffalo District FOIA Coordinator listed on the form.

 

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