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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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| From: |
Brian Kelly
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| To: |
Brian Kelly, Superfund - ERB
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Subject:
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Continuation of Transformer Draining
DSC Trenton
1491 W Jefferson,
Trenton, MI
Latitude: 42.1636000
Longitude: -83.1703000
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| POLREP No.: |
6
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Site #:
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B5KV
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| Reporting Period: |
7/6/2009 - 7/16/2009
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D.O. #:
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TO-03
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| Start Date: |
5/12/2009
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
5/12/2009
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Response Type:
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Time-Critical
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
MIN 000 510 214
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Contract #
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PR-R5-09-10107
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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The DSC-Trenton Site (aka Detroit Steel Company formerly McLouth Steel) is a former steel production facility located at 1491 West Jefferson Avenue, Trenton, Michigan.
See previous POLREPs for details.
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U.S. EPA has completed draining 59 of 86 transformers for a total of 26,000 gallons of PCB oil.
U.S. EPA also began to ship, for disposal, the PCB oil drained from the transformers. Five loads of PCB oil, a total of 15,892 gallons of oil, have been shipped to Clean Harbors Deer Park, L.P., 2027 Independence Parkway South, LaPorte, TX 77571.
Another 11,100 gallons of PCB oil is being stored in an on site frac tank pending disposal.
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The draining of transformers is expected to be completed by July 22. U.S. EPA will then begin to move and package for dispose the 3,700 capacitors.
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1) Continue draining transformers,
2) Dispose of transformer oils,
3) Begin the removal and disposal packaging of capacitors,
4) Mobilize crane to move capacitors.
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The environmental problems outlined in the site’s closure plan are beyond the scope of this removal action. The On-Scene Coordinator has requested U.S. EPA’s Remedial Section determine whether DSC should be scored for the NPL.
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response.epa.gov/dsctrenton
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