United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2003
From:
Kevin Turner

To:
Tom Binz, Tetra Tech EM, Inc.
Ray Worley, U.SS. EPA
Jason El Zein, U.S. EPA
Bill Bolen, U. S. EPA
Bill Ryczek, U. S. EPA
William Messenger, U. S. EPA
Virginia Narsete, U. S. EPA
Tom Turner, U. S. EPA
John Maritote, U. S. EPA
Bruce Everetts, Illinois EPA
Mike Grant, Illinois EPA

Subject: 

Resource Recovery Group (aka Clayton Chemical) Site
1 Mobile Avenue, Sauget, IL
Latitude: 38.5972740
Longitude: -90.1816870


POLREP No.:
2
Site #:
Pending
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
8/4/2003
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
8/1/2003
Response Type:
Non-Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See POLREP #1 for details.


Current Activities

‒ Sample collection activities of bulk liquids contained in ASTs were initiated on August 6, 2003.  Additionally, an oil/water interface probe was used to better quantify the volume of water, oils and solvents contained in all above ground tanks.  All AST’s had representative samples collected of each layer.  Representative sample containers were delivered to a Clean Harbors laboratory for disposal characterization purposes.

‒ All 55-gallon drums and miscellaneous containers were opened, color coded for liquids or solids contents identification.  Furthermore, drums containing liquids were consolidated with like materials prior to sampling and inventory.  All empty drum containers were staged adjacent to the former waste drum processing/storage building.  Drum sampling activities were completed on August 19, 2003.

‒ Non-hazardous liquid waste shipments were initiated on September 3, 2003.

‒ A blind flange was used to eliminate a small leak from Tank S-2 on September 2, 2003.


Planned Removal Actions

‒ Project activities will ship all liquid materials to EPA approved off-site TSDFs for recycling, treatment or thermal destruction.

‒ Liquid laboratory waste materials will be prepared for off-site disposal in accordance with TSDF lab-pack guidelines.

‒ During the week of September 1, 2003, a schedule of 2 shipments per day for liquid waste materials will be utilized.


Next Steps

‒ Ongoing site operations will ship an unspecified amount of liquid materials to off-site EPA approved TSDFs.  The disposal contractor will ramp-up the amount of truckload shipments to off-site TSDFs pending waste disposal approval and availability of transport truck equipment.


Key Issues

‒ None


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