U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT County Line Recycling Methane - Removal Polrep UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Region IV
Subject:	POLREP #2 County Line Recycling Methane Tucker, GA Latitude: 33.8672800 Longitude: -84.1863600
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From:	Karen Buerki, On-Scene Coordinator
Date:	3/18/2010
Reporting Period:	March 10-12, 2010
1. Introduction   1.1 Background     Site Number:      Contract Number:   D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:   Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type:   Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit: Mobilization Date: 3/7/2010    Start Date: 3/7/2010 Demob Date:      Completion Date:   CERCLIS ID: B464    RCRIS ID: ERNS No.: 933241    State Notification: GAEPD FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #: 1.1.1 Incident Category On March 7, 2010, EPA' R4 Phone Duty Officer received NRC #933241 that reported the release of methane from an abandoned landfill.  The methane had collected in several communications vaults and caused a flash explosion that lifted several manholes.  Due to the threat of explosion, GA Environmental Protection Division requested EPA's assistance with air monitoring.  Phone Duty Officer dispatched OSC Benjamin Franco to assess the situation. 1.1.2 Site Description The site is an unlined landfill that received municipal waste from approximately 1927 to 1986.  The landfill operator began operating the landfill as an inert (concrete, asphalt, brick, block) landfill in 1986.  Due to uncontrolled methane production and releases and groundwater contamination, GA EPD has developed a Corrective Action Plan.  The methane recovery system is ready for construction and awaiting grant of access from one property owner.  GA EPD is seeking an Emergency Order for access to implement their Corrective Action Plan and requested assistance from EPA in collecting data to support the Access Order. 1.1.2.1 Location The site is located at 6321 Lawrenceville Hwy. in Tucker, Georgia.  1.1.2.2 Description of Threat Methane gas is collecting in utility vaults at explosive levels. 1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results 2. Current Activities   2.1 Operations Section     2.1.1 Narrative 2.1.2 Response Actions to Date EPA re-mobilized to the site on Wednesday, March, 10, to provide air monitoring data to GA EPD.  2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) 2.1.4 Progress Metrics Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal                                       2.2 Planning Section     No information available at this time.   2.3 Logistics Section     No information available at this time.   2.4 Finance Section     No information available at this time.   2.5 Other Command Staff     No information available at this time. 3. Participating Entities   No information available at this time. 4. Personnel On Site   No information available at this time. 5. Definition of Terms   No information available at this time. 6. Additional sources of information   No information available at this time. 7. Situational Reference Materials   No information available at this time.