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Epic Holdings II OPA

 
Site Contact:
Paul L. Kahn
OSC

(kahn.paul@epa.gov)

Site Location:
22 Hudson Falls Road
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
 response.epa.gov/epicholdingsopa

Epic Holdings LLC. aka Epic Ventures, is a real estate business that owns properties that are leased to commercial businesses. The property at the address on Hudson Falls Road was subdivided into numerous businesses, one being an automotive supply business. In 2016 this facility was the subject of an EPA enforcement action for an improper asbestos remediation, and became an RP-Lead Removal Site in 2016. At the conclusion of the asbestos remediation, monitored by the Superfund program, it came to the attention of EPA that there was a garage on the Site that contained hundreds of drums of heating oil that was removed from oil tanks that were taken out of service. The entire facility is within 150 feet of the Hudson River. A site assessment was performed at this facility on July 14, 2017 and the OSC observed almost 13,000 gallons of virgin #6 oil being stored in hundreds of drums in a warehouse on the property. The drums are stacked 4 tiers high and many are open and/or show signs of spillage/overfilling. Many of the drums are missing their lids.


Building with the window boarded-up is where the fire occurred in January, 2018. Epic is about 200 yards away to the left of this view. Overpack drums of #6 oil. Level of oil inside overpack drum can be seen on right. Image of #6 oil spilled inside storage building. This was obscured from view by the drums that were staged in this spot. ERRS crew removing #6 oil drums from upper rack. Another empty racks where drums of #6 were stored. Two other empty racks are on the right and left of the image. ERRS crew loading pallet of drums onto truck. Interior of warehouse showing empty shelves where drums were stored. Panoramic view of 3 of 4 walls of drums. View of crushed drum with oil dripping down the side. View of drum and oil on floor. View of roll-up door just outside drum storage area. View of sampling team acquiring oil sample. Unmarked manhole approx. 8 feet from roll up door to drum storage room. This was thought to be secondary containment but was in fact what appeared to be a septic tank. Image of open drum (no lid) and distorted our of round. Note oil splashed over the sides of the drums and a broken pallet, top left. Google Earth view of Site showing proximity to Hudson River. View of drums of #6 oil along one of 4 walls in storage room Exterior view of storage room where the drums of #6 oil are stored. View of drums of #6 oil showing oil slopped over the sides of the drums and onto the floor. View of drums of #6 oil in storage room showing oil slopped over the sides and onto the pallet. View of drums of #6 oil along one of 4 walls in storage room.