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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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| From: |
Leslie Sims
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Subject:
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Final
Lick Creek NAOH Spill
Ranger, GA
Latitude: 34.5357900
Longitude: -84.7782500
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| POLREP No.: |
3
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Site #:
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A4YB
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| Reporting Period: |
2/16-17/2009
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
2/13/2009
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
2/13/2009
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
2/17/2009
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
4/17/2009
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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Contract #
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A tanker truck carrying 50% solution sodium hydroxide overturned on SR 156 in Ranger, GA. Approximately 2,600 gallons of the material entered a tributary of Lick Creek. Gordon County EMA and local Fire/HAZMAT teams were first responders to the scene. The trucking company involved in the incident contracted with an environmental cleanup company to mitigate the release to the creek.
Georgia Environmental Protection Division mobilized to the scene and providing oversight of cleanup activities. FOSC Sims and START were deployed to the Site to assist.
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Activities conducted during this reporting period (2/16-17/2009):
24 hour response operations continue at the Site. To date, 158 tanker trucks (averaging 5,500 gallons each) containing elevated pH creek water have been transported offsite to the Aqua Treatment facility, Chatanooga, TN for final disposition.
The total elevated-pH water recovered to date is estimated at 1.5 million gallons.
UC is expected to continue under a 24 hour operational period untill recovery operations are complete. Current representatives integrated into the UC include Gordon County Fire and Hazard Materials Department (GCFD), Gordon County Emergency Management Agency (GCEMA), Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GEPD), Georgia Department of Natural resources (GDNR) and Georgia Department of Safety and Transportation (GDOT).
On 2/17/09, at 1800 hrs, after confirming PRP-lead operations were sufficient to mitigate the threat posed by the contaminate, the OSC demobilized all START and EPA resources from the Site. Prior to demobilizing, the FOSC issued a Notice of Federal Interest to the PRP. GEPD will continue as lead oversight of all remaining response-related activities.
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Pump and haul operations are expected to continue through the end of the week. The goal is to continue operations until the creek water is below 9 pH, or better.
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No further action planned by ERRB.
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The PRP has taken responsibility for the incident and engaged the necessary resources to mitigate the spill.
GEPD will continue to provide oversight of all PRP-related cleanup activities.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| RST/START |
$20,000.00 |
$5,705.00 |
$14,295.00 |
71.48% |
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$20,000.00 |
$5,705.00 |
$14,295.00 |
71.48% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
response.epa.gov/LickCreekNAOHSpill
POLREP #3 Last Updated 5/15/2009
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