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ESI

 
Site Contact:
Verneta Simon & Anita L. Boseman
On-Scene Coordinators

(simon.verneta@epa.gov)

Site Location:
4910 West 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46268
 response.epa.gov/esi

On April 7, 2011, the Administrative Settlement Agreement on Consent (ASAOC) was fully executed, and the PRP group is now leading removal activities. Click Here to access the more information regarding ESI-PRP Removal Project


Caustic soda feeding line is sealed up with temporary insulation (Great Stuff). Empty storage tank to the north and east of the control building Oil and water seperator to the west of the underground Raw Water Tanks Crews sampling the API oil and water seperation pit Open lid to DAF tank #2 with existing sludge and water in tank Controls for DAF #2 DAF tank #1 containing sludge and water. Very strong odors. Controls for DAF #1 sump in the trash in the recepticle adjacent to the Fry basket and sump at Fry Basket and tools that are saturated with oil residue. crews sampling the existing tanks on site. trench drain full of oil products and trash. Manway east of the Solids Building Interior of Solids Building Interior of Solids Building Interior of Solids Building Interior of Solids Building Interior of Solids Building Interior of Solids Building DAF tank DAF tank Area between DAF tanks DAF tank DAF tank Precipitation tank Frac tanks 7, 8, & 9 ERRS placing boom near a site tanker truck visible oil between fract tanks #8 and #9 Sign on 86th Street showing location of ESI site Sump pit at entrance to West and East Raw Water Tanks PCB infected oil storage tank Sample storage building sludge tank to the west of the truck unloading facility. visible sludge with heavy smell. crews unloading 50% H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) from tank and containing into totes for disposal on 10/13/2010. H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) unloading operations continue. Parking lot to the south and west of ESI property with storm drain tributary to drainage system on site. Marathon has sealed up the intake into the storm drain with cold patch asphalt with a dusting of sand and a cone to prevent the patch from failing due to auto or plowing operations. Secondary containment of oil storage tanks on the east side of the site. Representative from Heritage is sampling the caustic soda stored on-site. View of manway SS09 with pooling water and visible sheen after a large rain event. Pit below secondary containment for the sulfuric acid storage tank on the east side of the site. Secondary containment of oil storage tanks on the east side of the site after a large rain event. Oil collection near manway SS25 after large rain event. Manway SS24 with pooling water and visible sheen after rain event. Large amount of pooled water surrounding manway SS04 after rain event. Large amount of pooled water surrounding Marathon manway southwest of the site after rain event. Middle concrete access pit full after rain event. Decreased amount of water surrounding Marathon manway southwest of site approximately 3 hours after the rain event. Suspected stormwater backup from the concrete access pit at manway SS26. Close-up of suspected stormwater backup from the concrete access pit at manway SS26. ERRS saw-cutting asphalt for the south stormwater berm location. Saw-cut asphalt for the north stormwater berm location. ERRS pressure washing asphalt on the south end of the site. Tank #51 Stormwater in secondary containment surrounding tank #51. ERRS cleaning out frac tank #9. ERRS excavating for the stormwater cap just north of manway SS17. ERRS cleaning out frac tank #9. Stormwater cap excavation with visibly stained soil approximately 4.2 ft bgs. Stormwater cap excavation north of manway SS17. Visibly stained soil from the stormwater cap excavation. ERRS climbing an oil storage tank on the east side of the site to investigate the amount of oil contained inside. ERRS on top of an oil storage tank on the east side of the site investigating the amount of oil contained inside. AreaRAE Unit 1 at Location 1 on the west secondary containment wall for tank #51. AreaRAE Unit 2 at Location 2 on the west fence bordering Asphalt Materials. AreaRAE Unit 3 at Location 3 on top of a soil berm on the northeast corner of the site. AreaRAE Unit 4 at Location 4 on the light post south of the Solids Building. Stormwater cap with 55-gal poly drums prior to concrete pouring. Stormwater cap with 55-gal poly drums after concrete pouring. Primary separator after ERRS pumped out some of the sludge/oily water with walls showing peeling liner. Concrete being poured into the form for the north stormwater berm. ERRS loading a tanker truck with oily water from frac tanks 7, 8, & 10 for offsite treatment. ERRS pumping oily water out of the center solidification pit into the concrete access pit. Site stormwater containment berm on the west side of the site repaired with concrete by ERRS. Stormwater cap backfilled with unstained soil from the excavation. Bucket containing sample jars from tank #51 labeled with PCB caution stickers found in the lab in the Unloading Building. ERRS lifting the north berm on the primary separator in order to remove sludge material. Completed north stormwater berm. Completed replacement berm on the west side of the site. Repaired site perimeter fencing near tank #51. City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer manway with ESI's inlet on the north side & located south of the site. City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer manway located south of the site. View of the concrete access pit & bunker tanks from the API tanks. Interior view of the north API tank. South DAF tank with all lids in place. ERRS pouring concrete for the south stormwater berm. Frac tanks 7, 8, 9, & 10. Stormwater cap excavation after concrete was poured. On site manway to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer with no flow shown on the gauge. ERRS cleaning up the oil-impacted area surrounding the fry basket. ERRS pumping fly ash into the sample solidification pit. ERRS pumping fly ash into the sample solidification pit. ERRS pumping fly ash into the sample solidification pit. ESI Headquarters garage area: various vehicle maintenance-related liquids (motor oil, antifreeze, etc.) ESI Headquarters garage area: 23 large compressed air cylinders with 21 labeled Area surrounding the fry basket after it was cleaned up by ERRS. Tanks #43 & 44 ERRS dumping mulch in the sample solidification pit. Primary separator with the sludge pumped down. Samples in the solidification pit with mulch added and being dewatered. ERRS decontaminating the rental excavator. Samples solidified with approximately 33 cyd of mulch in the center solidification pit. Solidified sludge covered with visqueen. Stormwater cap excavation stained soil loaded into a rolloff for disposal at Southside Landfill. Secondary containment for storage tanks 43 & 44 with a couple of inches of oily water. Moving of frac tanks into tank 51's secondary containment. Fly ash trailor/blimp (PB025 Venezia Transportation Services) Tank 51 secondary containment with storm water pumped out AIMM, WPS' sub-contractor connect the camera to the A-frame on tank 51 AIMM, WPS' sub-contractor assess the equipment connected to the A-frame on tank 51 Frac tanks 7, 8 and 9 wich are being fed by the storm water sewer pump AIMM, WSP's sub-contractor controls the hydraulic gun and camera to clean tank 51 AIMM, WSP's sub-contractor tighten a connection that leads fro mthe frac tank to tank 51 Marathon's vacuum truck at the manway in the parking lot located southwest of the Site. Tank #51 with WSP/AIMM conducting hydraulic gun maintenance. Frac tank 7 overflowing back into the site stormwater after a large rain event. Sandbags placed by Marathon to the east of the parking lot bordering the southwest area of the site. ERRS discharging from frac tanks 7-10 into the northeast area manway SS19 to create capacity for the southwest area. Manway SS23 showing 13 Manway SS23 showing 13 Manway SS23 showing 13 Manway SS23 showing 13 Manway SS19 showing 16 Secondary containment around tanks #43 & 44 after a large rain event. Secondary containment around tanks #43 & 44 after a large rain event. Primary Separator with increased oily water level due to stormwater discharge from the southwest area system. Leased Varian equipment located in the lab. Leased Varian equipment located in the lab. Leased Varian equipment located in the lab. Potentially leased Varian equipment located in the lab. Hydraulic excavator & attachment. Hydraulic excavator & attachment. Pooled water on site west of the solidification pits with no nearby manways. Primary Separator with increased oily water level. Leased Varian equipment located in the lab. Leased Varian equipment located in the lab. ERRS pumping oily water from frac tanks 7-10 to trucks for disposal at United Wastewater. Secondary containment at Tanks 43 & 44 after WSP pumped out most of the oily water. No leased Varian equipment located in the lab area in the Control Building. West side of the Northeast Area perimeter berm with standing water from recent rain events. WSP using a vac truck & vac box for removing material from Tanks 43 & 44. WSP using a vac truck & vac box for removing material from Tanks 43 & 44. WSP using a vac truck & vac box for removing material from Tanks 43 & 44. Removal of the leased hydraulic excavator & injector rake attachment. Removal of the leased hydraulic excavator & injector rake attachment. Removal of the leased hydraulic excavator & injector rake attachment. Removal of the leased hydraulic excavator & injector rake attachment. Primary separator pit after approximately 3' of oily water was pumped out to the west million-gallon bunker tank. WSP using a vac truck & vac box to remove material from Tanks 43 & 44. Interior of Tank 43 after material was removed. WSP using a vac truck & vac box to remove material from Tanks 43 & 44. Pike Township Fire Dept on site due to a sprinkler pipe burst in the Dehydration Building. Water flowing from the burst sprinkler pipe in the Dehydration Building to the site stormwater system in the northeast area. Sprinkler water valve located on the northwest corner of the Dehydration Building. Water/Ice in the southwest corner of the Dehydration Building resulting from the water not being completely shut off. Water/Ice in the southwest corner of the Dehydration Building resulting from the water not being completely shut off. WSP rinsing Tanks 43 & 44. Administration Building laboratory after labpacking is complete. WSP frac tanks located north of Tank 51. Sterling vac truck located on the south end of the site. Burst water pipeline above the Flocculent Building eye wash/shower station. Water in the Flocculent Building from the burst pipeline above the eye wash/shower station. Burst pipeline above the Solids Building sprinkler system on the north side. Burst pipelines north of frac tanks 9 and 10. Water from the Flocculent Building draining near the fry basket and into the Northeast Area stormwater system. Dehydration Building resoner heat unit with a broken propane pipe due to water freezing in the line. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. View of the site from the top of Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. View of the site from the top of Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. WSP taking PCB sludge confirmation samples from Tank 51. Unloading Building after a non-potable water line and sprinkler pipe burst due to cold weather. Unloading Building after a non-potable water line and sprinkler pipe burst. Unloading Building after a non-potable water line and sprinkler pipe burst. Unloading Building after a non-potable water line and sprinkler pipe burst. Stormwater discharge pipeline from manway SS-17 to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer. Stormwater discharge pipeline from manway SS-17 to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer. Stormwater discharge flow meter with an initial reading (prior to any discharge) of 354.9 gal. Stormwater discharging from manway SS-17 into the City sanitary sewer. ERRS loading the labpack materials for off-site disposal. City of Indianapolis POTW sampling the stormwater south of the site. Stormwater flow meter after discharge to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer. Main laboratory room in the Administration Building with equipment removed. Main laboratory room in the Administration Building with equipment removed. Primary Separator Pit with oily water approximately 1.5 ft from the top. View of the south area of the site with vehicles/equipment removed. View of the area east of the Unloading Building with vehicles/equipment removed. View of the area west of frac tanks 7-10 with vehicles/equipment removed. Frac tanks 7-10. Manway SS23 on the northeast area at storage capacity. Manway SS23 on the northeast area at storage capacity. Manway SS23 on the northeast area at storage capacity. Manway SS24 on the northeast area at storage capacity. Jetstream WB1 located in the Unloading Building. WSP remiving a frac tank from the site. WSP cleaning the frac tank secondary containment area. ERRS loading out oily water from frac tanks 7-10 for off site treatment. International Capital Equipment hauling out a vac truck & pressure washer for repossession. ERRS loading out oily water from the west million gallon bunker tank for off site treatment. WSP removing a frac tank from the tank 51 secondary containment for site demobilization. WSP removing a frac tank from the tank 51 secondary containment for site demobilization. Christy's Auction House hauling a vac truck off site. WSP removing equipment from the site for demobilization. WSP removing equipment from the site for demobilization. WSP removing equipment from the site for demobilization. Majority of the vac boxes/rolloffs removed by Christy's Auction House on the north end of the northeast area. Majority of the vac boxes/rolloffs removed by Christy's Auction House on the north end of the northeast area. Current level of liquid in the primary separator pit. Stormwater discharge from the southwest area to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer. Stormwater flow meter reading after discharge to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer was complete under the first SDP. City of Indianapolis POTW personnel taking a discharge parameter sample from the stormwater discharge outlet to the City sanitary sewer. City of Indianapolis POTW personnel taking a discharge parameter sample from the stormwater discharge outlet to the City sanitary sewer. City of Indianapolis POTW personnel taking a discharge parameter sample from the stormwater discharge outlet to the City sanitary sewer. City of Indianapolis POTW personnel taking a discharge parameter sample from the stormwater discharge outlet to the City sanitary sewer. City of Indianapolis POTW personnel taking a discharge parameter sample from the stormwater discharge outlet to the City sanitary sewer. Secondary containment for Tanks 43 & 44 with high water levels due to precipitation. Secondary containment for Tanks 43 & 44 with high water levels due to precipitation. Secondary containment for Tanks 43 & 44 with high water levels due to precipitation & submerged oil noted. Primary Seperator Pit with high oily water levels due to precipitation. Containment east of Unloading Building with pooling water due to precipitation & the Primary Separator Pit at storage capacity. Primary Separator Pit after discharge to the east million gallon bunker tank. Containment east of Unloading Building after Primary Separator Pit discharge. Tank 43 & 44 secondary containment. Acid tank secondary containment with high water level due to precipitation. Area south of the concrete access pit with pooling water due to precipitation. Area northeast of the Chemical Building with pooling water due to precipitation. Area west of the milliong gallon bunker tanks with pooling water due to precipitation. Primary Separator Pit with approximately 1 ft of capacity remaining. Stormwater in Tank 51 secondary containment. Marathon pumping stormwater from the manway located in the parking lot southwest of the Site. Southwest area of the site with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Area east of the Unloading Building with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Area south of frac tanks 7-10 with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Area north of the Unloading Building with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Leaking roof with broken ceiling tile in the northwest corner of the laboratory in the Administration Building. Leaking roof with broken ceiling tile in the northwest corner of the laboratory in the Administration Building. Standing water in Unloading Building. East end of Unloading Building. Stormwater surrounding manway SS-17 due to precipitation. Northeast area of the site with standing stormwater due to precipitation. Solidification pits. Northeast area of the site with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Stormwater surrounding manway SS-23 due to precipitation. Northeast area of the site with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Solids Building with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Northeast area of the site with pooling stormwater due to precipitation. Stormwater in the Tank 43/44 secondary containment. Stormwater/oil in the Fry Basket. Lab ceiling leak with garbage bag/can placed by ERRS to control water flow. Equipment in the southwest lab room. Equipment in the southwest lab room. Equipment in the southeast lab room. Equipment in the southeast lab room. Equipment in the north lab room. Equipment in the north lab room. Primary separator pit after approximately 20 inches of oily water to the east million-gal bunker tank. Equipment in the Chemical Building. City of Indianapolis taking stormwater discharge parameter samples from the sanitary sewer outlet. City of Indianapolis taking stormwater discharge parameter samples from the sanitary sewer outlet. Demulsification/precipitation tank secondary containment. Demulsification/precipitation tank secondary containment. Acid tank secondary containment. Acid tank secondary containment. Tank 43/44 secondary containment. Oil/acid tank secondary containment. Tank 51 secondary containment. Manway SS-12 after stormwater discharge with water infiltration. Manway SS-12 after stormwater discharge with water infiltration. Manway SS-12 with primary separator pit to the west. View of Tank 51 secondary containment to the west and manway SS-12 to the east. Tank 51 secondary containment with apparent lower water level. View of the Site from Tank 51 secondary containment.
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