The Department invites public comment on proposals to clean-up Operable Unit 1 (OU-1), Operable Unit 2 (OU-2) and Operable Unit 3 (OU-3) of the Brandywine Country Club Site (DE-1631) located at 2822 Shipley Road in Wilmington. The Site is a former 18-hole golf course, approximately 112 acres in size, that has been divided into operable units to facilitate cleanup and redevelopment. OU-1 consists of approximately 19 acres of the southwestern portion of the Site and includes one (1) pond and a maintenance building. OU-2 of the Site consists of approximately 25 acres of the western portion of the Site. OU-3 of the Site consists of approximately 32 acres of the central and eastern portion of the Site and includes a clubhouse, parking lot, tennis courts, and a pool. The remainder of the Site (OU 4) will be addressed separately as part of future redevelopment activities.

OU-1 and OU-2 of the Site will be subject to the following key remedial actions: excavation of limited areas of soils impacted with arsenic from golf course operations that will either be disposed of offsite at a licensed disposal facility after which remaining residually-impacted soils in these areas will be blended with deeper soils to further reduce concentrations, as necessary, or the excavated soils will be capped in limited areas within OU-1 and OU-2, and also the recording of an Environmental Covenant (EC) restricting both land-disturbing activities and requiring compliance with the Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) Plan for capped soils, requiring compliance with the Contaminated Materials Management Plan (CMMP), and restricting groundwater withdrawal.

OU-3 of the Site will be subject to the following key remedial actions: excavation of limited areas of soils impacted with arsenic from golf course operations that will be disposed of offsite at a licensed disposal facility after which remaining residually-impacted soils in these areas will be blended with deeper soils to further reduce concentrations, as necessary, and the recording of an EC requiring compliance with the CMMP, and restricting groundwater withdrawal.

Details of the Proposed Plans are available online at: den.dnrec.delaware.gov/

The comment period ends at close of business (4:30PM) on March 26, 2024. For additional information, please contact Lindsay Hall, Project Manager, at (302) 395-2600 or via email at RS_Public_Comments@delaware.gov.

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