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Old Saratoga Hospital (RV2)

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Kewanee Boiler models.pdf Kewanee Boiler Company product literature for Series 400 Firetube boiler types. This is the style of boilers inside the ruins of the former steam plant at the Site. Data 5/4/2016 669 KB Download
Biggs-Davis Saratoga Hospital Evaluation Report - pdf.pdf Engineering report on the structural integrity of the main building at the Site and recommendations for which areas need repairs. Report 4/20/2016 4627 KB Download
Printable Article Asbestos hauled out of Saratoga County's ‘haunted hospital’ - dailygazette_com.htm Article reporting on the first truckload of asbestos waste leaving the site. Newspaper article 3/18/2016 8 KB Download
Draft Attachment D EMERGENCY EXTRICATION PROCEDURE NJM 03082016.docx Draft amendment to site Health and Safety Plan for extracting injured person from Hot Zone. HASP 3/10/2016 37 KB Download
Extraction Exercise 1 3-9-16.pdf Report on results of the first practice extraction drill for "man-down" in the Hot Zone. Report 3/10/2016 1054 KB Download
Fact Sheet Hospital Cleanup 2-18-16.doc Public Handout regarding the removal action at the old hospital. Fact Sheet 3/7/2016 2335 KB Download
ACM disposal profile.1.pdf Signed ACM waste disposal profile. Waste profile 3/3/2016 328 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital Site HASP BEM 02-15-16 (Kahn, Paul).docx Health & Safety Plan for Asbestos Removal activities. HASP 2/17/2016 257 KB Download
Signed OEM concurrence memo.1.pdf Approved concurrence memo from EPA-OEM to Region II by which Headquarters has approved the removal action as precedent-setting. Transmittal Memo 12/21/2015 447 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital - Precedent Setting Memo from RA to Hdqts.pdf Cover memo from Regional Administrator J. enck to EPA OEM Dir. R. Cheatham recommending Hdqts. concurrence on the Old Saratoga Hospital Action Memo for asbestos removal. Transmittal Memo 12/7/2015 48 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital RCRA Site ID form attached.htm RCRA ID # (same as CERCLIS ID #) to be used on haz waste manifests. RCRA ID# 11/24/2015 46 KB Download
RCRA ID REquest Form.pdf Completed EPA Form 8700-12 RCRA Generator request form. Generator rqst form 11/16/2015 775 KB Download
NY Asbestos Contractor License (00000002).pdf NYS-DOL Asbestos remediation contractor license issued to Environmental Restoration LLC. License 11/2/2015 179 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital ACM Data Validation Package for 2nd 'round sampling.pdf Data validation package for 2nd round of ACM sampling. Data 10/28/2015 16440 KB Download
NYCRR 12, Part 56 Asbestos.pdf NYS DOL regs pertaining to asbestos removal projects. NYS Regulations 10/28/2015 366 KB Download
Full view Compromised Roof.pdf Top view of main building with collapsed areas superimposed on floor plan for top floor. Image 10/26/2015 1838 KB Download
Exterior_SampleLocationMap.pdf Aerial view of site showing the exterior locations where ACM is located. Image 10/26/2015 1615 KB Download
Taask Order 027 (fence) Old Saratoa Hospital.pdf Task Order #027 for ERRS contractor. ERRS Task Order 10/19/2015 126 KB Download
Figure 5_EastWingBasement_SampleLocationMap.pdf Plot plan showing sample locations in the basement, east wing. Sampling map 10/14/2015 1771 KB Download
Figure 4_EastWingFirstFloor_SampleLocationMap.pdf Plot plan showing sample locations on the first floor, east wing. Sampling map 10/14/2015 1764 KB Download
Figure 3_WestWingBasement_SampleLocationMap.pdf Plot plan showing sample locations in the west wing basement. Sampling map 10/14/2015 2176 KB Download
Figure 2_WestWingFirstFloor_SampleLocationMap.pdf Plot plan showing sample locations on the first floor, west wing. Sampling map 10/14/2015 2521 KB Download
9-17-2015 ACM Sampling-First floor only.1.pdf Analytical results of second round of ACM sampling on 9/16/2015. All samples acquired on first floor of main building. Analytical report 10/7/2015 282 KB Download
Table 1_Asbestos Sample Collection Information and Preliminary Analytica .pdf Compilation of all ACM sampling results. Database 10/7/2015 25 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital Chain of Ownership 1mt.docx Chain of ownership of hospital property from 1914 to 1995. Chain of title 10/7/2015 16 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hosp Deed-Tax Parcel #147 -1-38 3 1995 Houran to Conifer.pdf Deed dated 10/4/1995 transferring property from Bruce Houran to Conifer Construction Group. Note last paragraph of deed which traces title from to Houran and Robert W. Chapman in July, 1982. Deed 10/7/2015 66 KB Download
ALL Asbestos Sample Collection Information and Preliminary Analytical Results.rtf Tabulation of sample information and analytical results for 30 ACM and 1 oaint chip samples. Table is color coded to distinguish samples acquired at different areas of the site, interior and exterior. Tabulation 10/1/2015 392 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital_Asbestos PhotoLog.pdf Compilation of photos of the location and sample description for each of 30+ ACM and paint samples acquired at the site. Photo log was prepared by techs with EPA contractor Weston Solutions. Photo log 10/1/2015 2142 KB Download
IMG_0001.mov Original length video taken from drone over main building. Drone video 9/23/2015 109388 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital Drone Flight.mp4 Edited drone images of roof of main building. Drone video 9/23/2015 44227 KB Download
ACM volume and weight calcs .docx Estimation of amount and volume of asbestos containing material (ACM) in the basement of the main building, extrapolated to include entire building plus ACM located outside the building. Presentation 9/14/2015 19 KB Download
2015_08_04_AsbestosLinearFeetCalc.txt Compilation of the measurement of length and diameter of piping in the basement of the main building. These dimensions were used to estimate the amount of ACM on the pipes in the basement. See "ACM Weight and Volume Calcs" in Documents Section. Data 9/8/2015 2 KB Download
Old Saratoga Hospital_Asbestos Site-Specific HASP.pdf Health and Safety Plan for August asbestos sampling event with RST. HASP 9/2/2015 2779 KB Download
Snow Load PE opinion.1.htm Opinion of Stan Metz, P.E., and DPW Commissioner, Saratoga County. He states that the flat roof on the main building does not meet current live snow loads in that part of NYS. Letter 9/2/2015 17 KB Download
NYS_2000 Snow_Loads_1_.pdf Fact sheet prepared in 2000 by FRA Code Services, Henrietta NY, explaining changes to International Building Code/NYS Construction Code for revised design parameters for snow loads on flat roofs. Live snow load design went from about 30 pounds/sf to 85 psf. Fact Sheet 9/2/2015 135 KB Download
Asbestos Analysis from 8-5-2015 Event.pdf Results of laboratory analysis of 21 suspected ACM samples acquired on 8-5-2015. Sample locations were inside and outside the main building. Analytical report 8/27/2015 292 KB Download
COMPILATION OF CURRENT STANDARD ASBESTOS TEST METHODS 2.DOCX Compilation of currently approved test methods to identify/quantify asbestos in samples. Asbestos test method 8/25/2015 18 KB Download
EPA Test Methods for Bulk Asbestos Samples_part1.pdf EPA Test Methods for the Detection of Asbestos in bulk samples. Report 8/25/2015 3956 KB Download
framework_asbestos_guidance.pdf EPA OSWER DIRECTIVE #9200.0-68 SEPTEMBER 2008

This is a recommended framework for investigating and characterizing potential for human exposure from asbestos in outdoor soil and indoor dust at Superfund removal sites. It is one of a broader Agency effort to utilize updated asbestos information to better assess exposure/risk. It provides a process that supplements other EPA exposure guidance/risk assessment specific to asbestos sites. It presents strategies and recommends industrial hygiene methods for characterizing exposure and risk.
OSWER Directive 8/25/2015 869 KB Download
1st load of ACM.pdf Manifest for 1st shipment of ACM for disposal, 25 cu. yds. Manifest 5/5/2016 860 KB Download
Load 2.pdf Manifest for #2 ACM shipment, 30 cu. yds Manifest 4/8/2016 883 KB Download
ACM Manifest 3.pdf Manifest for ACM load #3, 30 cu. yds. Manifest 5/5/2016 554 KB Download