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Home My WebLink About025 Solvent Site CorrespondenceOutlook RE: [EXTERNAL]Fw: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request From Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@BOZEMAN.NET> Date Thu 11/13/2025 2:31 PM To Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Cc Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com>; Seth O'Connell <seth@uhousingpartners.com>; Cody Flammond <CFlammond@BOZEMAN.NET> 2 attachments (2 KB) ATT00001.txt; ATT00002.htm; Jim, The developer has been informed to let the city know when they will have operators and equipment on site which we have not received yet. Once we understand generally when this would be we were going to connect the contractor and you directly to coordinate a specific time to do the abandonment under your direction. We will let you know when we get a commitment from the developer. Thanks, Karl Johnson, P.E. | Water Resources Engineer II City of Bozeman | 20 E. Olive St. | Bozeman, MT 59715 C: 406.451.1693 O: 406.582.2281 kajohnson@bozeman.net From: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 9:49 AM To: Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@BOZEMAN.NET> Cc: Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL]Fw: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Karl, Have you heard anything regarding the contractor doing the site work also doing the physical portion of the abandonment? Please see below. Is Seth O'Connell the site developer? Thanks, Jim From: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 9:34 AM To: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Subject: FW: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Hi Jim, Do you have a tentative schedule for the abandonment of M-39 that I can share with Seth O’Connell? Thanks! Kate Fry | Senior Project Officer Superfund, AML, and Construction Bureau Waste Management and Remediation Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality Office: 406-444-6426 From: Seth O'Connell <seth@uhousingpartners.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 1:01 PM To: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Cc: Roeg <Roeg@uhousingpartners.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Kate, Any update on abandonment? [uhousingpartners.com] From: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 11:54 AM To: Seth O'Connell <seth@uhousingpartners.com> Subject: FW: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Hi Seth, Please see the emails below. Attached are the analytical results, data validation report, and the field sampling logs for M-39. Tasman has not provided a date for the abandonment of M-39. Please let me know if you have questions. Regards, Kate Kate Fry | Senior Project Officer Superfund, AML, and Construction Bureau Waste Management and Remediation Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality Office: 406-444-6426 From: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 8:59 AM To: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Cc: Ratigan, Nicole A <nicole.ratigan@cvshealth.com>; Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@bozeman.net>; Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com>; Morgan, Jonathan <JMorgan3@mt.gov>; McDermott, Hannah <Hannah.McDermott@mt.gov>; Krahn, Brittney <brittney.krahn@gallatin.mt.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Thanks Kate. We'll provide the notification prior to abandonment and follow the conditions provided below, Thanks, Jim From: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2025 8:34 AM To: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Cc: Ratigan, Nicole A <nicole.ratigan@cvshealth.com>; Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@bozeman.net>; Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com>; Morgan, Jonathan <JMorgan3@mt.gov>; McDermott, Hannah <Hannah.McDermott@mt.gov>; Krahn, Brittney <brittney.krahn@gallatin.mt.gov> Subject: RE: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Jim, Thank you for sampling M-39 located in a field north of 1221 Durston Road. According to the 2024 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report (Tasman 2025), M-39 is constructed to a depth of 35 feet below ground surface. It was first sampled as part of the Bozeman Solvent Site in September 1996 and last sampled in May 1999. In May 1999, tetrachloroethene (PCE) was not detected - < 0.5 µg/L. The information provided in the 2024 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report indicates that M-39 cannot be located and that the condition of the well is unknown. In June 2025, DEQ was contacted about a possible monitoring well in field north 1221 Durston Road. This location corresponded to the approximate location of M-39 shown on figures in the Annual Report. On July 16, 2025, the City of Bozeman confirmed the well to be M-39. On July 22, 2025, the City of Bozeman and CVS Pharmacy agreed to DEQ’s request (sent July 18th) to sample M-39 for volatile organic compound analysis consistent with the Bozeman Solvent Site Revised Long-Term Groundwater Monitoring Plan dated May 9, 2025. Based on the Groundwater Sampling Field Data Sheet, M-39 was sampled on July 23, 2005, for US EPA Method 524.2 analysis. At the time of sampling, the total depth of M-39 was 37.88 ft. The analytical report you provided shows that no Bozeman Solvent Site contaminants of concern (PCE, TCE, cis-1,2- DCE, or vinyl chloride) are present. M-39 is not required in the Bozeman Solvent Site Long-term Groundwater Monitoring Program. DEQ approves your request to abandon M-39 based on the following conditions: 1. M-39 must be abandoned in accordance with ARM 36.21.670 through 36.21.678 and 36.21.810 and 17.50.1312. 2. Please notify (email is acceptable) DEQ five (5) working days before M-39 is abandoned. 3. Please provide a copy of the water well log report described in ARM 36.21.678 to DEQ at the time the report is submitted to the Groundwater Water Information Center of the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. 4. Please update the location of M-39 in subsequent Bozeman Solvent Site figures including the figures included in the annual groundwater monitoring reports. 5. Please provide a brief description, including the July 2025 analytical results in the 2025 annual groundwater monitoring report. Please let me know if you have questions. Regards, Kate Kate Fry | Senior Project Officer Superfund, AML, and Construction Bureau Waste Management and Remediation Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality Office: 406-444-6426 From: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Sent: Monday, September 8, 2025 1:02 PM To: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Cc: Ratigan, Nicole A <nicole.ratigan@cvshealth.com>; Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@bozeman.net>; Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com>; Morgan, Jonathan <JMorgan3@mt.gov>; McDermott, Hannah <Hannah.McDermott@mt.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Kate, Please find attached the Field Data Sheet and the field notes to the M-39 sampling event. Thanks, Jim From: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Sent: Monday, September 8, 2025 11:28 AM To: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Cc: Ratigan, Nicole A <nicole.ratigan@cvshealth.com>; Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@bozeman.net>; Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com>; Morgan, Jonathan <JMorgan3@mt.gov>; McDermott, Hannah <Hannah.McDermott@mt.gov> Subject: RE: BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Hi Jim, In addition to the analytical report and data validation report included with your email, please provide a copy of the field notes/sampling log for the sampling of M-39. Please provide this information by September 12, 2025. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks, Kate Kate Fry | Senior Project Officer Superfund, AML, and Construction Bureau Waste Management and Remediation Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality Office: 406-444-6426 From: Jim Sullivan <jsullivan@tasman-geo.com> Sent: Friday, September 5, 2025 11:31 AM To: Fry, Kate <kfry@mt.gov> Cc: Ratigan, Nicole A <nicole.ratigan@cvshealth.com>; Karl A. Johnson <kajohnson@bozeman.net>; Laura Heaton <lheaton@tasman-geo.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] BSS M-39 Lab data, DV Report and Well Abandonment Request Hi Kate, Please find attached the laboratory report and data validation report for the groundwater sample collected from M-39. No analytes were detected and none of the data were qualified. Based on these results, the fact that M-39 is no longer necessary to monitor the groundwater plume associated with the Bozeman Solvent Site, and the impending construction of affordable housing on the property where the well was found, the City and CVS request DEQ's approval to properly abandon the well. Please let me know if you're in agreement with the well abandonment. Have a good weekend! Thanks, Jim [tasman-geo.com] Jim Sullivan Principal Engineer C: 406-371-6772 jsullivan@tasman-geo.com tasman-geo.com [tasman-geo.com]