United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

See POLREP #5 for site description and background information.

Waste removal activities continued during the week of May 11, 2009; a total of 16 vacuum boxes were filled with nonhazardous wastes and transported off-site for disposal.  During the week of May 16, a total of 12 vacuum boxes were filled with nonhazardous wastes and transported off-site for disposal.

A one-week temporary demobilization occurred from May 23 to May 31 due to the Memorial Day Holiday (May 25), personnel training, and rain forecasted throughout the week.  Winter Environmental’s crew returned to continue site operations on June 1.

During the week of June 1, a total of 5 vacuum boxes were filled with nonhazardous wastes and transported off-site for disposal.  Several lines connected to tanks that contained nonhazardous wastes were washed out; material in the lines was mostly liquid.  Heavy rains during the week caused a short delay while rainwater was removed from the secondary containment area.  Between June 3-4, approximately 60,000 gallons of rainwater was discharged to the Waycross WWTP from two frac tanks and the secondary containment area.  A special cutting implement had to be ordered on June 3 to open the last remaining nonhazardous waste tank for disposal.

START was on site during June 3 and 4 to conduct oversight, observe decontamination activities, and measure Winter’s progress with completion dates in the project schedule.

- Implementation of the OSC-approved removal action in accordance with the schedule and requirements of a Removal Action Work Plan (ONGOING);

- Removal of waste material from all tanks, drums, and other containers on the Site, as well as from the secondary containment area (ONGOING);

- Decontamination and/or disposal of all tanks, drums, and other containers on the Site, as well as decontamination of the secondary containment area (ONGOING); and

- Disposal of the waste material removed from the Site, including any sampling and analysis necessary to determine proper treatment and disposal methods (ONGOING).

EPA estimates that Winter is approximately 1 week behind schedule on waste disposal activities (set to be completed by Jun 12) but is approximately 1 week ahead of schedule on decontamination activities (set to be completed by July 23).  Most major issues that would cause delays have previously been addressed and water from heavy rain events is being dealt with swiftly.

Wastes disposed from the Site up to the date of this POLREP:

- 783.1 tons of nonhazardous liquid/sludge/solids from tanks sent to Republic Services Broadhurst Environmental Landfill in Screven, Georgia

- 220,000 gallons of rainwater from secondary containment area discharged to Waycross Waste Water Treatment Plant (operated by ESG Operations, Inc.) in Waycross, Georgia