III. SITE AND SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS 



3-01. SITE CONDITIONS 



The site was revisited on 5 May 1988 by a Haley & Aldrich, Inc. 

 Staff Scientist, who observed the current site conditions. The 

 site has undergone virtually no changes since the previous site 

 visit on 19 March 1987. Two buildings are present on-site. 



The older of the two buildings, a wooden frame warehouse, 

 occupies the wharf area which extends out over the Charles 

 River. Although the furniture warehouse is not currently in 

 operation, small offices still exist inside the building. Heat 

 is provided to the building by electric space heaters and six 

 natural gas-fired hot air blowers. 



Along the east dock side of this building, an abandoned 

 railroad spur enters the building and terminates at a truck 

 bay. The surface under the tracks within the building is 

 constructed of an asphalt material. The floor of the truck bay 

 is badly stained, presumably as a result of leakage from a 

 hydraulic dumpster previously located there (28) . Staining was 

 also observed, on both occasions, along the length of the 

 railroad spur within the building. Four paint cabinets, which 

 were observed during our previous site visit, have been emptied 

 of paint materials. No other evidence of spillage or storage 

 of oil or hazardous materials was noted within this building at 

 this time. 



The second structure consists of a one-story concrete block 

 structure. This structure was not accessible at the time of 

 the most recent site visit. An addendum to this letter will be 

 issued concerning the observed contents of this structure, 

 subsequent to gaining access at a later date. Reportedly, the 

 warehouse is being used by Warner Brothers for storage of props 

 for a television program, and contains no oil or hazardous 

 materials (28) . 



An oil burning furnace is located along the south wall of the 

 concrete block building. An above ground fuel oil storage tank 

 exists between the two structures on the edge of the sea wall, 

 enclosed by concrete block walls and underlain by soil. Since 

 the site visit of 19 March 1987, the top of the tank has been 

 covered by corrugated metal sheets. No odors or staining were 

 observed associated with the soil visible underneath the tank. 

 A drainage trough exists at the base of the concrete block 



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