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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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| From: |
Carter Williamson
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| To: |
Carter Williamson, Emergency Response and Removal Branch
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Subject:
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Initial POLREP
Goodwater Mercury Spill
Route 3, 51-D,
Goodwater, AL
Latitude: 33.0611000
Longitude: -86.1364000
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| POLREP No.: |
2
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Site #:
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A4ZS
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| Reporting Period: |
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
6/13/2009
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
6/12/2009
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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| Completion Date: |
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
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Contract #
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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Homeowners report the accidental release of mercury in their residence (a residential single-wide trailer located at Route 3, lot 51-D, Good Water, Coosa County, Alabama) in October 2008 but not revealed to authorities until May 2009. Reported to EPA June 12, 2009.
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Assesment of residence using Lumex, clearing personal belongings and removing contaminated debris from trailer.
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Heat and vent to reduce mercury levels, screen personal belongings, set up residents in temporary quarters, continue to take out impacted materials to reduce mercury levels and make determination if residence is salvageable.
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Coordinate with CIC to provide longer-term accomodations for residents and establish contact with the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers concerning replacement unit. Have ATSDR do health consult based on existing mercury levels.
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Existing health conditions of residents, reduction of mercury levels, determination whether to continue to address existing trailer or replace with other unit.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| ERRS - Cleanup Contractor |
$100,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$100,000.00 |
100.00% |
| IAGs - US Army CORP |
$90,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$90,000.00 |
100.00% |
| RST/START |
$40,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$40,000.00 |
100.00% |
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Intramural Costs
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| USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) |
$10,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$10,000.00 |
100.00% |
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| Total Site Costs |
$240,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$240,000.00 |
100.00% |
* 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/goodwatermercuryspill
POLREP #2 Last Updated 6/17/2009
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