1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
C5C7 |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
4/10/2012 |
Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Time-Critical |
Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
5/21/2012 |
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Start Date: |
5/21/2012 |
Demob Date: |
6/20/2012 |
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Completion Date: |
7/2/2012 |
CERCLIS ID: |
MIN000510694 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
Yes |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
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Incident Category
Fund Lead Time-Critical Removal
Site Description and Location
The site is located at 1213 Grove Street, Wyandotte, Michigan, 48192. The current owner is the bankrupt Detroit Tubular Rivet Inc. (DTR). DTR manufactured bolts, nuts, rivets and washers, specializing in metal rivets (NAICS 332722), and operated zinc and brass electroplating services, from 1954 until filling for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 17, 2010, file number 10-77682, in the US Bankruptcy Court, Detroit, Michigan.
Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
On January 20, 2012, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) requested EPA assistance in cleanup of the site. MDEQ included in its referral to EPA a January 12, 2012, Violation Notice sent to DTR that listed 16 hazardous and liquid industrial waste violations including failure to perform the following: minimize the possibility of fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste which could threaten human health and/or the environment; maintain containers of hazardous waste in good condition; maintain closed hazardous waste containers except when adding or removing waste; and manage waste in a manner that prevents the discharge of liquid industrial waste into the soil, surface water, groundwater, or a drain or sewer. DTR's response to the Violation Notice stated, "DTR will not be able to address your violations; I am jobless with no money to pay for disposal."
On January 30, 2012, EPA conducted a site assessment, which documented the site as abandoned with more than 300 drums, totes, and containers. Operations at the site ceased in August 2011, when nearly all equipment was sold off at auction. Only chemicals and a few pieces of equipment associated with the site were still present during the site assessment. The remaining 300 plus containers are stored in 11 areas of the site, which includes 100 steel, polyethylene (poly) and fiber drums. Some of the drums show signs of deterioration, damage, or possible leaking, and seven drums were found labeled as containing sodium or copper cyanide. EPA collected representative samples from two blue poly drums and one steel drum that showed drums DTR-WL02-013012 and DTR-WL03-013012 contain liquids with a pH of less than 1 standard unit (SU), which according to regulations at 40 CFR 261.22, makes the waste hazardous for characteristics of corrosivity. Solid samples taken from a steel roll-off dumpster and a fiber drum showed DTR-WSOl-013012 and DTR-WS02-013012 contain cyanide, which is a listed hazardous substance under 40 CFR 302.4. The site assessment documented five drums labeled as Hazardous Waste - Methylene Chloride, which is a hazardous waste under 40 CFR 261.31.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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Response Actions to Date
On May 2, 2012, EPA held a public meeting to discuss cleanup work with area residents. The meeting was held at the Department of Public Service Building, 4201 13th Street, Wyandotte, Michigan. The meeting was announced during a Wyandotte City Council Meeting on April 30, through a mailer sent to residents within half a mile of the site, and in an advertisement listed in the News Herald.
Between May 21 and June 20, 2012, EPA secured, sampled, segregated, and arranged for the off-site disposal of drums and containers of waste; vacuumed and cleaned the plating trenches in the southwest corner of the building; and dismantled and sent for disposal the overhead ventilation system, which had been caked with caustic residue.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
General notice of liability and requests for information were sent to the three owners of DTR.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Disposal |
Oil & Water
(waste codes 021L and 029L) |
Liquid |
4,800 gallons |
010348988JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Bulk Oily Solids |
Solid |
30 cubic yards |
061312-1 |
WM Woodland Meadows RDF
5900 Hannan Rd.
Wayne, MI, 48184 |
Bulk Caustic Solids |
Solid |
30 cubic yards |
061112-1 |
WM Woodland Meadows RDF
5900 Hannan Rd.
Wayne, MI, 48184 |
Inorganic Acids (D002 and D007) |
Liquid |
2,000 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Chromic Acid (D002 and D007) |
Liquid |
800 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Alkaline Liquids (D002) |
Liquid |
800 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Sodium Hypochlorite (D001 and D002) |
Liquid |
1,200 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Methylene Chloride (U080) |
Solid |
2,400 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-1 (D001 and D002) |
Solid/Liquid |
150 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-2 (D001 and D011) |
Solid/Liquid |
150 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-3,4,5,6 (D002) |
Solid/Liquid |
600 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-7,8,9,10,11 (D007, D002, D006) |
Solid/Liquid |
700 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-12,13,14,15,16,25 (D001) |
Solid/Liquid |
900 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-19 (D002) |
Solid/Liquid |
150 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Packs LP-17,18,20,23,24 (029L) |
Solid/Liquid |
750 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Non Regulated Liquids (029L) |
Liquid |
4,000 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Non Regulated Liquids (029L) |
Liquid |
2,200 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Inorganic Acids (D002 and D007) |
Solid/Liquid |
800 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Methylene Chloride (U080) |
Solid/Liquid |
800 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Non Regulated Material (029L) |
Solid/Liquid |
800 lbs |
002849378JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Non Regulated Liquids |
Liquid |
275 lbs |
002849377JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Bulk Cyanide Solids (P121, D003, P106) |
Solid |
750 lbs |
002849377JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Pack LP-21 (D003, P106) |
Solid |
10 lbs |
002849377JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Lab Pack LP-22 (D003, P106) |
Solid |
10 lbs |
002849377JJK |
EQ Detroit, Inc
1923 Frederick
Detroit, MI, 48211 |
Filter Cake (F006) |
Solid |
5,600 lbs
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002849377JJK |
Michigan Disposal WTP
49350 N I-94 Service Dr
Belleville,MI, 48111 |
R5 Priorities Summary |
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Miles of river systems cleaned and/or restored |
0 |
Cubic yards of contaminated sediments removed and/or capped |
0 |
Gallons of oil/water recovered |
7,000 |
Acres of soil/sediment cleaned up in floodplains and riverbanks |
0 |
Acres Protected |
3 |
Number of contaminated residential yards cleaned up |
0 |
Human Health Exposures Avoided |
200 |
Number of workers on site |
7 |
Contaminant(s) of Concern |
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F006, D001, D002, D003, D006, D007, D011, P106, P121, U080, 021L, 029L |
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2.2 Planning Section
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Anticipated Activities
None
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2.3 Logistics Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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3. Participating Entities
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4. Personnel On Site
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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