Update Week Ending, January 08, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work commenced in early June at the former Williamsburg Works MGP as part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, test pit excavations, sediment cores, and soil vapor points to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP.  The currently proposed Remedial Investigation field work was completed on December 30, 2009.  National Grid is currently analyzing the collected data and evaluating additional activities.

Activities Week of January 4 – January 8:

  • Demobilized RI field work support equipment from the site.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • No activities anticipated.

There are no anticipated field activities for the near term at the Williamsburg MGP Site. At this time, the weekly web updates will be discontinued until the next phase of work is about to begin.

Update Week Ending, October 08, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website.
 
Activities Week of October 4 – October 8:

  • None

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will commence the week of October 18, 2010.



Update Week Ending, October 15, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website.

  Activities Week of October 11 – October 15:

  • None

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will commence the week of October 18, 2010.



Update Week Ending, October 22, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of October 18 – October 22:

  • Soil boring installation activities commenced on October 18, 2010.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will continue



Update Week Ending, October 29, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of October 25 – October 29:

  • Soil boring installation activities are on-going.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will continue.
  • Sediment sampling will commence the week of November 8, 2010.


Update Week Ending, November 12, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 
Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of November 8 – November 12:

  • Sediment sampling activities are on-going.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Sediment sampling activities will continue.
  • Soil boring installation activities will continue once sediment sampling is complete.



Update Week Ending, November 19, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of November 15 – November 19:

  • Completed currently proposed sediment sampling activities.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Continue soil boring installation activities


Update Week Ending, November 26, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of November 22 – November 26:

  • Sediment sampling activities were completed.
  • Soil boring installation activities are on-going.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will continue.



Update Week Ending, December 03, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of November 29 – December 3:

  • No activity.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Soil boring installation activities will continue.



Update Week Ending, December 10, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of December 6 – December 10:

  • Current soil boring activities were completed.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Demobilized field work support equipment from the site.



Update Week Ending, December 17, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 

Activities Week of December 13 – December 17:

  • No activities.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Demobilize field work support equipment from the site.



Update Week Ending, December 31, 2010

Remedial Investigation

Remedial Investigation field work at the former Williamsburg Works MGP is being conducted under a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)-approved Remedial Investigation Work Plan (RIWP).  The work includes the installation of soil borings, monitoring wells, and sediment cores to gather information required to determine the nature and extent of impacts at the former Williamsburg Works MGP. 

Based upon the findings of the field work completed to date, National Grid and NYSDEC agreed that additional off-site investigations were needed in the vicinity of the MGP.  The off-site work is described in the September 3, 2010 Supplemental RIWP which is available in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. 
Activities Week of December 27 – December 31:

  • No activities.

Future (two week look-ahead) activities:

  • Demobilize field work support equipment from the site.