U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT Standard Oil, Danbury, CT - Removal Polrep Initial and Final Removal Polrep UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Region I
Subject:	POLREP #1 Initial and Final Standard Oil, Danbury, CT Danbury, CT Latitude: 41.4003114 Longitude: -73.4566247
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From:	Cosmo Caterino, Federal On-Scene Coordinator
Date:	4/21/2011
Reporting Period:
1. Introduction   1.1 Background     Site Number:      Contract Number:   D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:   Response Authority: OPA    Response Type: Emergency Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Assessment NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit: Mobilization Date: 2/4/2011    Start Date: 2/2/2011 Demob Date: 2/4/2011    Completion Date:   CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID: ERNS No.:    State Notification: CT DEP FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #: 1.1.1 Incident Category Active Oil Storage and Distribution Facility 1.1.2 Site Description The facility is a small oil distribution facility. The area is mainly commercial/industrial however, there is a small stream approximately 40 feet from the facility. 1.1.2.1 Location 30 East Franklin Street, Danbury, Connecticut 1.1.2.2 Description of Threat Approximately 9,000 gallons of home heating oil were released to a secondary containment area. 1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results It appeared that all of the released oil was contained in the secondary containment.  There was significant snow cover over the oil so the location of the oil within the containment area and if any had permeated the liner was unknown.  There was no visible oil outside the secondary containment. 2. Current Activities   2.1 Operations Section     2.1.1 Narrative The facility is owned by Jennings Oil, however, the spill occurred from a tank leased and operated by Standard Oil.  There was a failure in the Veeder-Root tank guaging which indicated the tank only had 15% of its contents.  Additional oil was ordered and the tank was over filled up to 9,000 gallons.  The secondary containinment system was built in 2007 and was clayed lined.  The secondary containment walls go three feet below the surface.  2.1.2 Response Actions to Date The containment area was small and there was no way to get heavy equipment in.  There were using pumps and hand work to break up the snow.  Heating blankets were being ordered to melt the snow as well as a supervac. Some of the oil did get beneath the clay liner, possibly by the footings.  Although they recovered almost all the oil, some soil was removed and recovery trenches and monitoring wells were installed. 2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) No oil had entered a navigable water.  Violations of 40 CFR Part 112 will be evaluated at a later date. 2.1.4 Progress Metrics Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal                                       2.2 Planning Section     2.2.1 Anticipated Activities The clay liner needs to be rebuilt. 2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities 2.2.1.2 Next Steps Cased Closed 2.2.2 Issues   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   On-Scene Coordinator Cosmo Caterino 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.