Interview with Remedial Officer/Project Manager:

Michael Zeolla

1. First, a few questions about you:

a. For the record, what is your name and title at the USEPA?
b. What was your specific role during the cleanup process?
c. How many years have you been assigned to this site?
i. 2 years
2. Next, we will talk about the site:
3. How was this site originally discovered?
a. Who was the owner of the site at the time of discovery, and how did
this location end up on the NPL list?
b. Did any other PRPs contribute to the pollution at Burnt Fly Bog?
4. What were the primary or most excessive pollutants found? What were the
activities that caused such hazardous releases over the years?
5. What are the major public health risks associated with these pollutants?
6. How did these pollutants specifically affect the local ecology of the site?
What environmental factors were generally most affected?
a. Were there any threatened and endangered species that were put at
risk?
7. Are OU’s assigned based on priority? ex. OU1 being the biggest concern,
OU2 slightly less concerning so on and so forth.
8. How did elevation or the soil characteristics of the area influence the
pollutant distribution between these OU’s?
9. Can you explain what caused the on-site fire of 1973? How did it affect
future remedial efforts?
10.What year did remedial efforts first begin at Burnt Fly Bog?
a. Are remediation tactics still ongoing?
b. What is the projected timeline of full completion?
11.Is 1 ROD per each OU typical for superfund sites, or is this a special
circumstance?
12. In general did this site encompass mainly physical, biological, chemical, or
thermal remediation tactics?
13.What were the primary remedial methods used and why were they chosen?
 a. What type of technical equipment or machinery was necessary for this
site?
14. What kind of engineering or institutional controls were utilized for this
location?
15. Where were hazardous excavated materials taken off-site? How was this
accomplished?
16. Were there any major obstacles encountered throughout the remediation
process?
17. How much did the cleanup cost generally amount to?
a. Which of the PRP’s were held liable and therefore forced to contribute
towards cleanup costs?
i. How much did they pay in general?
b. In general, how much additional federal funding was allocated
towards the site?
c. Did funding affect the project’s schedule at all?
18. What is the current accessibility of the site?
a. Are there any HAZWOPER requirements for site visitors?
19. Does the site currently pose exposure risk to surrounding residential areas?
20. Considering the instance of groundwater contamination at this location,
depending where Marlboro Township pumps their drinking water from, is
there a proximal contamination risk of the potable drinking water for locals?
21.Which organization (EPA or NJDEP) is in charge of the 5-year study
post-site assessments?
22. With the implementation of institutional controls such as security fences and
the breaches over the years, institutional controls that were still yet to be
placed, as well as the unresolved deed notices, has cooperation from the
NJDEP improved?
a. If there is continued reluctance from the NJDEP, does the EPA have
the authority to step in and follow through with the previously
mentioned maintenance?
b. Inside the site beyond an openly breached fence there were plastic
chairs and a table set up, is there any legal enforcement for individuals
who trespass into known hazardous waste sites?
23. An upland area of the site had white PVC pipes lining the fence; they
almost resembled monitoring wells. What were these?
 24. Are public meetings still held now that the site is in its 5-year review
process?
25. Will this site ever have an opportunity for redevelopment at some point in
the future?
26. Do you feel the site was effectively remediated to the best of its ability?
27. In your opinion, what has been the best part of your experience with Burnt
Fly Bog’s remediation process?
28. Do you have any recommendations for specific sources and documentation
to use to gather more information on Burnt Fly Bog?

Interview with Community Involvement Coordinator:

Patricia Seppi

1. First, a few question about you

a. For the record, what is your name and title at the USEPA?
b. What was your specific role during the cleanup process?
c. How many years have you been assigned to this site?
2. How did the community of Marlboro township initially respond when
finding out about the known contamination at the bog?
a. Did anyone have to be relocated? If so, do you know if they received
any compensation for required removal? I don’t think this applies
from their previous responses
b. There was an abandoned house adjacent to the fenced off fly bog, was
this dilapidated structure related to the superfund site?
3. How did the Burnt Fly Bog Citizens’ Advisory Committee (BFBCAC) come
about? What was their role throughout the remediation process?
4. How did public meetings typically go during remedial discussions? Was the
community cooperative or did they tend to be more outspoken?
5. Was there one member in particular who was a representative of the
community?
6. How were the remedial options presented to the public and what was their
response?
a. If there were any difficulties how were they resolved?
b. Was there any public pushback regarding suggested remediation of
this site?
7. Did the public influence the selected remedial methods for the bog at all and
if so, how?
8. Does the public still have any involvement in the site during the 5-year
reviews?
9. Was the community adequately satisfied with how the site was left following
the remedial work at the bog?
10. In your opinion, what has been the best part of your experience with Burnt
Fly Bog’s public coordination process?