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Wallowa Lake Drums Cleanup

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ROV setup on crane for deployment<br />Date Taken: 6/13/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Wallowa Lake, City of Joseph, drums
ROV target assessment activities with Wallowa County Sheriff boat escort<br />Date Taken: 6/13/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Wallowa Lake, City of Joseph, drums
EPA contracted salvage divers prepare to inspected drums 90 - 120 feet below the surface of Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/14/2019<br />Category: Recon<br />Latitude: 45.2870555555556<br />Longitude: -117.21415<br />Tags: Recon
EPA contracted diver enters the water to begin inspection of submerged drums.<br />Date Taken: 6/14/2019<br />Category: Recon<br />Latitude: 45.2870611111111<br />Longitude: -117.214158333333<br />Tags: recon, Story Map
Emergency decompression tank for the dive operation at Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/13/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Buoyancy testing the Remotely Operated Vehicle before its deployed to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/13/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Loading the ROV onto the boat prior to its deployment to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/1/2004<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Loading the ROV onto the boat prior to being placed in the water to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/14/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The machines that move the equipment supporting the assessment and removal of sunken drums in Wallowa Lake.<br />Date Taken: 6/14/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
submerged drum diesel label drum on lid. Drum has small hole.<br />Date Taken: 6/15/2019<br />Category: Recon<br />Latitude: 45.287726<br />Longitude: -117.21359351<br />Tags:
Drum #31, believed to be former fuel drum, was removed from the lake.The only legible word on the label is "inspected". <br />Date Taken: 6/15/2019<br />Category: Recon<br />Latitude: 45.28706824<br />Longitude: -117.21448596<br />Tags:
Diver inspecting sample of lake sediment to ensure the sample collection was successful.<br />Date Taken: 6/15/2019<br />Category: Sampling<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Crews are hoisting the drum labeled "2,4-D or 2,4,5-T". The rusted drum was first placed in a new black overpack drum to contain any hazardous substances that may have been in the corroded drum.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.28709063<br />Longitude: -117.21413677<br />Tags:
Crews are positioning the overpack drum for transport to the shore.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.28709063<br />Longitude: -117.21413677<br />Tags:
Crews are securing the overpack drum for transport to the shore.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.28709063<br />Longitude: -117.21413677<br />Tags:
Drum labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T" being transferred from the boat to a the waste containment area for sampling.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.2861638888889<br />Longitude: -117.213980555556<br />Tags:
Drum labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T" being transferred from the boat to a the waste containment area for sampling.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.2861416666667<br />Longitude: -117.213988888889<br />Tags:
Close up of the labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T" drum inside the overpack drum.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.284305<br />Longitude: -117.214029<br />Tags: Story Map
The rusty drum labeled "2,4-D or 2,4,5-T" being repackaged to allow sampling of the liquids in the drum. No solids were found. The drum had multiple holes and would not hold water.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Salvage diver is positioning an overpack drum in preparation to remove a submerged drum.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Diver preparing to bring sediment sample to the surface.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Sampling<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Story Map
Diver placing submerged drum into "overpack". The overpack is a new black metal drum that is larger enough to hold submerged drum. The overpack will prevent contents of the drum from being released during removal.<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Story Map
Diver is descending to a drum that needs to be inspected. The drum was first located by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2019<br />Category: Recon<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Relocating drum 63 from initial overpack to new overpack for better on-shore assessment<br />Date Taken: 6/17/2019<br />Category: Removal<br />Latitude: 45.284387<br />Longitude: -117.214071<br />Tags: Removal, drum, secondary containment
Wallowa Lake in north east Oregon is a drinking water source and is used for recreational fishing, swimming and boating.<br />Date Taken: 6/18/2019<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) deploying to locate sediment sampling locations.<br />Date Taken: 6/15/2019<br />Category: Sampling<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:





ROV setup on crane for deployment ROV target assessment activities with Wallowa County Sheriff boat escort EPA contracted salvage divers prepare to inspected drums 90 - 120 feet below the surface of Wallowa Lake. EPA contracted diver enters the water to begin inspection of submerged drums. Emergency decompression tank for the dive operation at Wallowa Lake. Buoyancy testing the Remotely Operated Vehicle before its deployed to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake. Loading the ROV onto the boat prior to its deployment to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake. Loading the ROV onto the boat prior to being placed in the water to assess sunken drums in Wallowa Lake. The machines that move the equipment supporting the assessment and removal of sunken drums in Wallowa Lake. submerged drum diesel label drum on lid. Drum has small hole. Drum #31, believed to be former fuel drum, was removed from the lake.The only legible word on the label is Diver inspecting sample of lake sediment to ensure the sample collection was successful. Crews are hoisting the drum labeled Crews are positioning the overpack drum for transport to the shore. Crews are securing the overpack drum for transport to the shore. Drum labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T Drum labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T Close up of the labeled “2,4-D or 2,4,5-T The rusty drum labeled Salvage diver is positioning an overpack drum in preparation to remove a submerged drum. Diver preparing to bring sediment sample to the surface. Diver placing submerged drum into Diver is descending to a drum that needs to be inspected. The drum was first located by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). Relocating drum 63 from initial overpack to new overpack for better on-shore assessment Wallowa Lake in north east Oregon is a drinking water source and is used for recreational fishing, swimming and boating. Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) deploying to locate sediment sampling locations.