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Buffum MKE

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Location of break-in; equipment theft from ERRS trailer and Sprinter window broken<br />Date Taken: 5/4/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.08119<br />Longitude: -87.9058297222222<br />Tags:
Source of waste oil and high lead sludge in floor drains and subsurface vaults; unknown UST<br />Date Taken: 4/28/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0812977777778<br />Longitude: -87.9058752777778<br />Tags:
Loading out hazardous solids <br />Date Taken: 4/27/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0816469444445<br />Longitude: -87.9062502777778<br />Tags:
Excavated sewer lateral; EPA Sprinter in distance<br />Date Taken: 4/17/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0811997222222<br />Longitude: -87.9056313888889<br />Tags:
Excavating hazardous solids from floor drains and trenches<br />Date Taken: 4/17/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0814761111111<br />Longitude: -87.9058413888889<br />Tags:
Waste oil leaking into sump from buried piping<br />Date Taken: 4/16/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.08178<br />Longitude: -87.90625<br />Tags:
City contractor (Veit) demolishing building.<br />Date Taken: 4/2/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0813883333333<br />Longitude: -87.9058138888889<br />Tags:
ERRS removing hazardous ash from previously inaccessible incinerator<br />Date Taken: 3/26/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0813608333333<br />Longitude: -87.9059155555556<br />Tags:
City contractor (Veit) demolishing building<br />Date Taken: 3/26/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.08133<br />Longitude: -87.90613<br />Tags:
Shored wall; southeast corner of building <br />Date Taken: 8/1/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0862486111111<br />Longitude: -87.9016183333333<br />Tags:
Shored beam in southeast corner of building <br />Date Taken: 8/1/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0863463888889<br />Longitude: -87.90144<br />Tags:
MFD HURT preparing to shore failing beam <br />Date Taken: 8/1/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0863119444444<br />Longitude: -87.9015030555556<br />Tags:
MFD HURT shoring building <br />Date Taken: 8/1/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0865516666667<br />Longitude: -87.9010658333333<br />Tags:
MFD HURT at Buffum MKE Site<br />Date Taken: 8/1/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0816555555556<br />Longitude: -87.9061380555556<br />Tags:
Preparing drums of hazardous waste for transport and disposal<br />Date Taken: 7/31/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081095<br />Longitude: -87.9057941666667<br />Tags:
ERRS contractor removing paint from concrete support pillars on 1st floor<br />Date Taken: 7/24/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS contractor vacuuming 2nd floor <br />Date Taken: 7/24/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mixing lead immobilizing agent into hazardous ash pile; air monitoring in foreground <br />Date Taken: 7/22/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Adding lead immobilizing agent to hazardous ash pile<br />Date Taken: 7/22/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Dismantling former incinerator <br />Date Taken: 7/18/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
Disconnecting gas main from building <br />Date Taken: 7/14/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
Accumulation of ash and other hazardous solids <br />Date Taken: 7/11/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
Transfer of hazardous waste from 3rd floor to 1st floor<br />Date Taken: 7/8/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
3rd floor cleanup progess<br />Date Taken: 7/9/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
START conducting mercury screening throughout the building<br />Date Taken: 6/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
3rd Floor Southwest side of building room full of sawdust <br />Date Taken: 6/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sludge removal from floor around floor drain<br />Date Taken: 6/27/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
Sludge removal from floor drain<br />Date Taken: 6/26/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.081398<br />Longitude: -87.905909<br />Tags:
Loading debris into engineered chute from third floor for disposal. <br />Date Taken: 6/26/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Uncovered contaminated sump<br />Date Taken: 6/25/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
54th Civil Support Team preparing to enter building<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
54th Civil Support Team categorizing unknown materials<br />Date Taken: 6/24/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Preparing drums and cylinders for disposal <br />Date Taken: 6/23/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Ash removal from elevator shaft <br />Date Taken: 6/23/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Work crews collecting, staging and categorizing all containerized liquid wastes for proper removal & disposal <br />Date Taken: 6/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Overhead door on south side of building secured with air monitoring equipment immediately outside<br />Date Taken: 6/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Equipment staging area / personnel entrance on south side of building <br />Date Taken: 6/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Main building (west) entrance secured off Buffum Street <br />Date Taken: 6/16/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Floor drain leading to city sewer<br />Date Taken: 10/31/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 43.0838333333333<br />Longitude: -87.9095<br />Tags:
View of building from Beerline Recreational Trail<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oil from abandoned drum leaking thru door<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
One of many ash piles; this one is the elevator shaft on the roof<br />Date Taken: 10/31/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Original oven at Buffum MKE<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
One of three incincerators at Buffum MKE<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Evidence of previous break-ins; measures to secure building; door is adjacent to abandoned drums<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Abandoned containers of open and leaking waste<br />Date Taken: 9/23/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:





Location of break-in; equipment theft from ERRS trailer and Sprinter window broken Source of waste oil and high lead sludge in floor drains and subsurface vaults; unknown UST Loading out hazardous solids Excavated sewer lateral; EPA Sprinter in distance Excavating hazardous solids from floor drains and trenches Waste oil leaking into sump from buried piping City contractor (Veit) demolishing building. ERRS removing hazardous ash from previously inaccessible incinerator City contractor (Veit) demolishing building Shored wall; southeast corner of building Shored beam in southeast corner of building MFD HURT preparing to shore failing beam MFD HURT shoring building MFD HURT at Buffum MKE Site Preparing drums of hazardous waste for transport and disposal ERRS contractor removing paint from concrete support pillars on 1st floor ERRS contractor vacuuming 2nd floor Mixing lead immobilizing agent into hazardous ash pile; air monitoring in foreground Adding lead immobilizing agent to hazardous ash pile Dismantling former incinerator Disconnecting gas main from building Accumulation of ash and other hazardous solids Transfer of hazardous waste from 3rd floor to 1st floor 3rd floor cleanup progess START conducting mercury screening throughout the building 3rd Floor Southwest side of building room full of sawdust Sludge removal from floor around floor drain Sludge removal from floor drain Loading debris into engineered chute from third floor for disposal. Uncovered contaminated sump 54th Civil Support Team preparing to enter building 54th Civil Support Team categorizing unknown materials Preparing drums and cylinders for disposal Ash removal from elevator shaft Work crews collecting, staging and categorizing all containerized liquid wastes for proper removal & disposal Overhead door on south side of building secured with air monitoring equipment immediately outside Equipment staging area / personnel entrance on south side of building Main building (west) entrance secured off Buffum Street Floor drain leading to city sewer View of building from Beerline Recreational Trail Oil from abandoned drum leaking thru door One of many ash piles; this one is the elevator shaft on the roof Original oven at Buffum MKE One of three incincerators at Buffum MKE Evidence of previous break-ins; measures to secure building; door is adjacent to abandoned drums Abandoned containers of open and leaking waste