U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Sunoco Pipeline Woodville - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region VI
Subject: POLREP #3
Interim POLREP
Sunoco Pipeline Woodville

Woodville, TX
Latitude: 30.9318800 Longitude: -94.5312200

To:
From: Mike McAteer, OSC
Date: 3/2/2013
Reporting Period: 3/1/2013 - 3/2/2013

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: FPN E13609    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: OPA    Response Type: Emergency
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category:
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 2/24/2013    Start Date: 2/24/2013
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#: E13609    Reimbursable Account #:

On February 24th, the NRC contacted the USEPA and informed them of an oil spill near Woodville, TX. OSC Mike McAteer was dispatched to the scene to determine the size and scope of the incident. NRC Report# 1039285 stated that the incident was discovered in Otter Creek on February 23rd at 1648 local incident time. Pipeline operator Sunoco had established a cleanup contractor the evening that the spill was discovered to begin using boom and vacuum trucks for containment and recovery. Most recent estimates from Sunoco state that 550 bbl were released.
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
   

March 1 – 2nd, Sunoco contractors continued to remove crude oil from the affected drainage ditch, Otter Creek, and Russell Creek (Divisions 1 through 4). Cleanup methods employed by contractors include vacuuming and skimming, utilizing sorbent pads, booms, and snares to remove oil, and flushing of Otter Creek utilizing water from Russell Creek (upstream of Otter Creek confluence); proper permitting from TCEQ has been obtained for surface water extraction. Oiled sorbent pads, booms, snares, and debris are removed, placed in drum liners, put in roll-offs and secured for disposal. Total crude oil removed from the affected areas through March 2nd is 105 bbls, and approximately 21.75 roll-offs filled with oiled debris bags. Oil skimming operations were ceased on the morning of March 1st due to limited vehicle access in pooled oil areas. One vacuum truck has remained on site to continue skimming operations if the need arises.

Sunoco engineers have reported that their original volume estimate of 550 bbl of crude oil released from the pipeline was accurate after line displacement calculations were completed.

Sunoco has agreed to construct up to 3 dams on Otter creek constructed of hay bales to help prevent the movement of any oil or oiled debris out into Russell creek during any future storm events.  Current weather forecasts indicate that dry weather is expected this coming week but, rain may start late in the week.

Sunoco currently estimates that approximately 80% of all crude oil that remained in the drainage ditch and Otter Creek after the initial release has been recovered as of March 2, 2013.  
  2.2 Planning Section
   

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Review and approve Sunoco's daily IAP and continue to observe creek conditions and progress of cleanup activities.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Sunoco will continue cleanup operations in all divisions of the affected area.  OSRO contractor staffing will be reduced to 121 employees involved in field cleanup activities.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

Continue to work in areas where free oil has pooled on the water surface in divisions 3a and 3b, replace absorbent pads and boom as necessary, and continue to monitor division 4 to ensure that no product is traveling further downstream.

Construction of at least 3 hay bale dams will be completed during the coming week in anticipation of future rain events.

2.2.2 Issues
Sunoco reported that one OSRO contractor has incurred two separate worker related incidents in the past two days. Sunoco stated that these incidents did not comply with their safety standards and therefore this contractor has been terminated and will not be returning to the site. This contractor termination will result in a 15 personnel reduction in the field labor staff.
  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
We are not in unified command at this stage, however, the EPA OSC is involved in all significant cleanup decisions and is part of the sign off chain of the daily IAP.

Sunoco is using ICS and has set up an ICP at the Woodville Inn.  Sunoco's IMT is expected to be demobilized by the middle of the coming week.

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

U.S. EPA

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Texas Rail Road Commission (TRRC)
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD)

Tyler County Emergency Management (TCEM)
4. Personnel On Site
  2 - START-3 Contractors for documentation and oversight of RP and cleanup progress

159 - Sunoco OSRO Contractors for field cleanup and recovery efforts
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.