U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Maynard Terrace Methane - Removal Polrep
Final Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region IV
Subject: POLREP #5
Final
Maynard Terrace Methane

Atlanta, GA
Latitude: 33.7460940 Longitude: -84.3337449

To:
From: Randy Nattis, OSC
Date: 4/21/2011
Reporting Period: 9/27/2010 - 4/21/2011

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: B4B8    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Emergency
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 9/21/2010    Start Date: 9/21/2010
Demob Date: 10/8/2010    Completion Date: 10/8/2010
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:


1.1.1 Incident Category - Emergency

1.1.2 Site Description - Unmitigated methane which is congregating in utility boxes and sewer pipes discovered in Atlanta neighborhood. 

1.1.2.1 Location - 241 Maynard Terrace, Atlanta, GA

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat - explosive

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results - Explosive vapors are detected subsurface and in the water meter boxes, cracks in concrete surrounding a relatively new (2007) town house development and surrounding soils throughout the property
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative - ATL Fire requested federal assistance in identifying source and required action to mitigate explosive threat of uncontained methane gas emanating from subsurface of a residential development.  Methane is theorized to be coming from unpermitted burial of organic debris prior to the development of the project. 

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date -

  • EPA and START demobilized on 10/08/2011 when the PRP contractors ERM took over monitoring responsibilities when GA EPD entered enter into a consent order.
  • EPA continued to work with and GA EPD throughout the operational period, suppling monitoring and analytical results, data management and coordination between the residents, PRP and GA EPD.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) - GA EPD has entered into a consent order with the PRP.  EPA is no longer perusing enforcement for clean-up activities

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
           
           
           



  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities - START has delivered the final report to EPA.  There are additional Anticipated activities.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities - N/A

2.2.1.2 Next Steps - GA EPA has assumed lead when they entered into a consent agreement with the PRP.

2.2.2 Issues - NONE
  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
  3.1 Unified Command


3.2 Cooperating Agencies
City of Atlanta Fire Department
GA EPD
4. Personnel On Site
  NONE
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.