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Tanapag Fuel Farm Project

 
Site Contact:
Michelle Rogow
OSC

(rogow.michelle@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Tanapag Village
Saipan, CNMI, MP 96950
 response.epa.gov/TanapagFuelFarm

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region IX, in cooperation with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), plans to initiate the removal of old aboveground oil storage tanks (tanks) and associated contaminated material at the former Naval Tanapag Fuel Farm (TFF). This project has been undertaken to assist in the capacity building for the CNMI DEQ site cleanup and related support programs. Through the implementation of this project, CNMI DEQ personnel will have the opportunity to assist with planning, sampling, contract oversight and implementation of a removal action. The project will serve as ‘on the job’ training in the complexities of planning, assessment, implementation and documenting completion of a cleanup project.


CNMI DEQ and EPA START contractor work together to collect soil samples for field test kit correlation at Tank 13. CNMI DEQ project team members help remove solid waste and debris at Tank 10. Pool of oil uncovered at Tank 10 after partial excavation and removal of tank metal. Scrap metal is loaded onto truck for transport to metal recycler. Soil excavation and waste management continues at Tank 10. Metal bottom of Tank 10 is visible in foreground of photo. Tank 10 cutting Tank 10 ops Metal Decon ops at Tank 10 Vegetation clearing for Tank 13 Access road to Tank 14 Metal departing Tank 10 Vegetation clearing Tank 13 UXO class taught by the Corps Tank bottom cutting Tank 10 Below Tank 10 bottom, stockpile of soil and silt fence inside Tank 13 START and DEQ water sampling at Tank 13 START and DEQ conducting XRF prep Decon of Tank 12 bottom Tank 14 metal removal Tank 14 tank bottom Ray Masga being interviewed at Tank 12 Tank 12 comes down 1 Tank 12 comes down 2 Tank 12 comes down 3 Removing Tank 13 Oil water separation at Tank 13 Removing metal from Tank 13 Tank 13 half removed, with angle iron in oil Ed cutting wall of Tank 13 Evacuation of water holding tank at 13 Tank 4 and adjacent home Excavation at Tank 14 Sampling pipeline excavation at Tank 14 Tank 4 Removal of metal from Tank 13 Evacuation of ows at Tank 13 Tank 4 tank removal Pipeline at Tank 12 removed Tank 4 bottom Tank 4 tank bottom removal Load out of soils from Tank 12 Japanese granade at Tank 4 Tank and pipeline at Tank 13 Tank 13 and water removal Tank 14 restored Tank 6 begins Work at Tank 6 HPO at Tank 4 - slingstone found Sludge in tank 6 Lifting Tank 13 bottom to maximize water removal Oiled crab at Tank 6 Tank 6 bottom, decontamination and removal Soil management at Tank 6 Tank bottom, Tank 13 Groundwater contamination at Tank 13 Scrap Metal loaded for shipment Groundwater at tank 13 after cleanup Groundwater contamination found at Tank 6 Area under tank impacted by oil spill Oil recovery operations at Tank6 Oil recovered from groundwater at Tank 6 EPA gives DEQ plaque from Tanapag Tank EPA receives appreciation plaque from acting governor Oil collection at tank 6 Removal of pipeline at Tank 13 Groundwater looking better at Tank 6 Rock in, soil out at Tank 6 Excavator off track again at Tank 13 Rock being backfilled into excavation at Tank 6 Tank 6 gravel fill compete Soil being transferred from Tank 13 to 6 resoration at Tank 6
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.