United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Friday, June 4, 2004
From:
Michael Szerlog

To:
NPFC Polreps, USCG (POLREP List)
Anthony Barber, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Dan Opalski, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Eugene Lee, EPA HQ (POLREP List)
Chris Field, Region 10 List - EPA Region 10
Steve Heaton, IDEQ - LUST Program
Wally Moon, EPA - UST Program
Miguel Bella, USCG
James Werntz, EPA

Subject: 

Progress
Ashton Texaco Oil Release
363 Highway 20, Ashton, ID
Latitude: 44.0750000
Longitude: -111.4600000


POLREP No.:
14
Site #:
Z0A3
Reporting Period:
5/01 - 5/31/04
D.O. #:
64-10-17
Start Date:
5/27/2003
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
5/27/2003
Response Type:
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
IDR000201400
Reimbursable Account #
Z0A3
FPN#
E03012
 

Site Description

See polrep number 1.


Current Activities

May 1 through 8, 2004:  ERRS subcontractor (1) ERRS subcontractor  conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.   A total of 154 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

May 9 through 15, 2004:  ERRS Subcontractor (1)  ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.  A total of 155 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

May 16 through 22, 2004:  ERRS Subcontractor (1)  ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.  A total of 156 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank. On May 21, IDEQ contractor conducted water and product level measurements in all on-site and off-site wells.  Measurable volumes of oil were detected in monitoring wells DEQ-5, DEQ-6, and DEQ-7.  Water levels in all wells were approximately 12 to 20 feet below ground surface.

May 23 through 31, 2004:  ERRS Subcontracotr (1) ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities, including cleaning the fuel extraction pumps.  A total of 157 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.

April 26 through 30, 2004:  ERRS Subcontracotr (1) ERRS Subcontractor conducted operations and maintenance activities.  A total of 153 gallons of material recovered to date in the 1,000 gallon tank.


Planned Removal Actions

-Continue operation of the treatment system for another 6 month period and re-evaluate in August.  This will complete a full year of product recovery over a full season of groundwater fluctuations.
- IDEQ will install passive skimmers in DEQ-5, -6, and -7.  And conduct two weeks of monitoring.


Next Steps

-IDEQ to install passive skimmers and monitor  groundwater and oil level measurements.
-Transportation and Disposal of recovered product as needed.
-EPA will re-evaluate the need to operate the system after 6-months - August timeframe.


Key Issues

-Northern Idaho experiencing drought-like conditions - Spring 2004.
-IDEQ purchased treatment system and will provide collection services under an amended pollution removal funding authorization (PRFA).  Funding budgets have changed to incorporate increase in PRFA funding.  PRFA-IDEQ budget increased from $8,000 to $20,000 (increase of $12,000).  EPA budget decreased from $42,000 to $30,000 (decrease of $12,000)


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $180,000.00 $169,977.00 $10,023.00 5.57%
RST/START $100,000.00 $95,980.00 $4,020.00 4.02%
PRFA - IDEQ $20,000.00 $0.00 $20,000.00 100.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $30,000.00 $19,450.00 $10,550.00 35.17%
 
Total Site Costs $330,000.00 $285,407.00 $44,593.00 13.51%

* 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/AshtonTexaco

POLREP #14 Last Updated 6/4/2004