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Charleston WV Chemical Leak

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Clean Harbors continues to maintain the boom adjacent to the facility<br />Date Taken: 2/6/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water levels in the Elk River have greatly risen due to heavy recent precipitation<br />Date Taken: 2/4/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3691833333333<br />Longitude: -81.6068027777778<br />Tags:
Facility contractor collecting water sample from a seep on the slope below the north end of the tank farm.<br />Date Taken: 1/31/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3702444444444<br />Longitude: -81.6058111111111<br />Tags:
Excavation of the collection trench<br />Date Taken: 1/31/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3700416666667<br />Longitude: -81.6058361111111<br />Tags:
Placement of vacuum hoses in the collection trench <br />Date Taken: 1/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3698888888889<br />Longitude: -81.6060777777778<br />Tags:
Honeycomb box to be installed in the sump beneath the liner to be installed in the trench; hose attached <br />Date Taken: 1/28/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3698694444444<br />Longitude: -81.6061694444444<br />Tags:
Honeycomb box to be installed in the sump under the liner to be installed in the trench<br />Date Taken: 1/28/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3699111111111<br />Longitude: -81.6062166666667<br />Tags:
Following vacuum operations in the collection trench area<br />Date Taken: 1/27/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Vacuum operations in the collection trench, as the water begins to thaw <br />Date Taken: 1/27/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Elk River continues to thaw; boom remains in place along the shore adjacent to the facility <br />Date Taken: 1/27/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water collected in the containment trench begins to thaw, and vacuuming operations continue<br />Date Taken: 1/27/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Elk River, beginning to thaw<br />Date Taken: 1/25/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Elk River frozen, adjacent to the facility <br />Date Taken: 1/24/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View inside the baker tanks, where the water collected from the Site is stored, pending treatment and/or disposal <br />Date Taken: 1/23/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water continues to be vacuumed out of the areas along the containment pad wall <br />Date Taken: 1/22/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavation in the ditch in front of the facility in exploration of the source of the off-Site water<br />Date Taken: 1/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA and WVDEP inspect the ditch that runs along the front of the facility<br />Date Taken: 1/20/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Monitoring well located downgradient from the spill area <br />Date Taken: 1/17/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Monitoring well located at the base of the slope, towards the southern end of the Site <br />Date Taken: 1/17/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Collection of water from the pipe that runs beneath the containment pad <br />Date Taken: 1/17/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Development of one of the monitoring wells<br />Date Taken: 1/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3698555555556<br />Longitude: -81.6060611111111<br />Tags:
Installation of silt fence and orange hi-vis fence along the base of the slope<br />Date Taken: 1/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
facility's contractors installing orange hi-vis fence along the river bank behind the facility<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Installation of silt fence along the base of the slope in the rear of the facility<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3681944444444<br />Longitude: -81.6072527777778<br />Tags:
Deployment of the horizontal boom in the river<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Skimmer boom with interior absorbent boom deployed in the river, at the base of the slope behind the facility<br />Date Taken: 1/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Pump utilized to draw the water from the interceptor trench to the tanker trucks for T&D <br />Date Taken: 1/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boom deployment at the Etowah River Terminal outfall<br />Date Taken: 1/14/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavation of the interceptor trench located at the base of the slope of the facility <br />Date Taken: 1/14/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of collection trench area below tank area<br />Date Taken: 1/12/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.36858<br />Longitude: -81.60663<br />Tags:
WVDEP Enforcement boat monitoring the river conditions <br />Date Taken: 1/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Skimmer boom deployed downstream from the spill area <br />Date Taken: 1/12/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boom deployed in Elk River.<br />Date Taken: 1/11/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA conducts air monitoring of the fenceline located immediately adjacent to the leaking tanks, adjacent to a public road<br />Date Taken: 1/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.3693694444444<br />Longitude: -81.605925<br />Tags:
View of the placement of boom by the facility's response contractors, just downstream of the facility<br />Date Taken: 1/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boom deployed in Elk River downstream of chemical release area. Contractors for facility in boat.<br />Date Taken: 1/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Company Sign at front gate<br />Date Taken: 1/10/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:




Clean Harbors continues to maintain the boom adjacent to the facility Water levels in the Elk River have greatly risen due to heavy recent precipitation Facility contractor collecting water sample from a seep on the slope below the north end of the tank farm. Excavation of the collection trench Placement of vacuum hoses in the collection trench Honeycomb box to be installed in the sump beneath the liner to be installed in the trench; hose attached Honeycomb box to be installed in the sump under the liner to be installed in the trench Following vacuum operations in the collection trench area Vacuum operations in the collection trench, as the water begins to thaw Elk River continues to thaw; boom remains in place along the shore adjacent to the facility Water collected in the containment trench begins to thaw, and vacuuming operations continue Elk River, beginning to thaw Elk River frozen, adjacent to the facility View inside the baker tanks, where the water collected from the Site is stored, pending treatment and/or disposal Water continues to be vacuumed out of the areas along the containment pad wall Excavation in the ditch in front of the facility in exploration of the source of the off-Site water EPA and WVDEP inspect the ditch that runs along the front of the facility Monitoring well located downgradient from the spill area Monitoring well located at the base of the slope, towards the southern end of the Site Collection of water from the pipe that runs beneath the containment pad Development of one of the monitoring wells Installation of silt fence and orange hi-vis fence along the base of the slope facility's contractors installing orange hi-vis fence along the river bank behind the facility Installation of silt fence along the base of the slope in the rear of the facility Deployment of the horizontal boom in the river Skimmer boom with interior absorbent boom deployed in the river, at the base of the slope behind the facility Pump utilized to draw the water from the interceptor trench to the tanker trucks for T&D Boom deployment at the Etowah River Terminal outfall Excavation of the interceptor trench located at the base of the slope of the facility View of collection trench area below tank area WVDEP Enforcement boat monitoring the river conditions Skimmer boom deployed downstream from the spill area Boom deployed in Elk River. EPA conducts air monitoring of the fenceline located immediately adjacent to the leaking tanks, adjacent to a public road View of the placement of boom by the facility's response contractors, just downstream of the facility Boom deployed in Elk River downstream of chemical release area. Contractors for facility in boat. Company Sign at front gate