United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Thursday, March 4, 2004
From:
Michael Szerlog

To:
NPFC Polreps, USCG (POLREP List)
Anthony Barber, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Dan Opalski, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Eugene Lee, EPA HQ (POLREP List)
Chris Field, Region 10 List - EPA Region 10
Steve Heaton, IDEQ - LUST Program
Wally Moon, EPA - UST Program
Miguel Bella, USCG
James Werntz, EPA

Subject: 

Progress
Ashton Texaco Oil Release
363 Highway 20, Ashton, ID
Latitude: 44.0750000
Longitude: -111.4600000


POLREP No.:
11
Site #:
Z0A3
Reporting Period:
2/01/2004 - 2/29/2004
D.O. #:
64-10-17
Start Date:
5/27/2003
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
5/27/2003
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
IDR000201400
Reimbursable Account #
Z0A3
FPN#
E03012
 

Site Description

See polrep number 1.


Current Activities

February 1 through 7, 2004:  ERRS subcontractor (1) ERRS subcontractor  conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps. .   A total of 127 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

February 8 through 14, 2004:  ERRS Subcontractor (1)  ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps. .  A total of 129 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

February 15 through 21, 2004:  ERRS Subcontractor (1)  ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.  A total of 133 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

February 22 through 29, 2004:  ERRS Subcontracotr (1) ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.  A total of 135 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.


Planned Removal Actions

-Continue operation of the treatment system for another 6 month period and re-evaluate.  This will complete a full year of product recovery over a full season of groundwater fluctuations.


Next Steps

-Transportation and Disposal of recovered product as needed.
-EPA will re-evaluate the need to operate the system after 6-months.


Key Issues

IDEQ purchased treatment system and will provide collection services under an amended pollution removal funding authorization (PRFA).  Funding budgets have changed to incorporate increase in PRFA funding.  PRFA-IDEQ budget increased from $8,000 to $20,000 (increase of $12,000).  EPA budget decreased from $42,000 to $30,000 (decrease of $12,000)


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $180,000.00 $169,185.00 $10,815.00 6.01%
RST/START $100,000.00 $96,201.00 $3,799.00 3.80%
PRFA- IDEQ $20,000.00 $0.00 $20,000.00 100.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $30,000.00 $20,000.00 $10,000.00 33.33%
 
Total Site Costs $330,000.00 $285,386.00 $44,614.00 13.52%

* 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/AshtonTexaco

POLREP #11 Last Updated 3/9/2004