United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

1. Site Location

See Initial Polrep.

2. Description of Threat

See Initial Polrep.

1. Current Situation

U.S. EPA, START and ERRS continue to inventory, stage, sample and haz-cat drums.  ERRS began consolidating and bulking materials into waste streams for disposal.  A containment area was constructed for the staging of RCRA empty drums to await rinsing and disposal.  Air monitoring continued within the hot zones.  No detectable concentrations of volatile organic carbons (VOCs) have been recorded outside of the hot zones.  To date, 1458 drums have been inventoried and 1312 drums have been sampled.

2. Removal Activities to Date

January 10, 2005, ERRS and START continued sampling and inventorying of drums in the Warehouse and Manufacturing Buildings.  ERRS continued haz-catting and consolidating drums of material for disposal.  A containment area was constructed for the staging of empty drums.  A total of 110 drums were sampled.

On January 11, 2005, ERRS and START continued inventorying, sampling and haz-catting of drums.  ERRS continued the bulking of drums for disposal and staging of empty drums.  A total of 111 drums were sampled.

On January 12, 2005, ERRS and START continued inventorying, sampling and haz-catting of drums.  ERRS continued the bulking of drums for disposal and staging of empty drums.  A total of 130 drums were sampled.

On January 13, 2005, ERRS and START continued inventorying and sampling of drums.  ERRS continued the bulking of drums for disposal and staging of empty drums.  A total of 132 drums were sampled.

On January 14, 2005, inventorying, sampling and haz-catting of drums continue.  ERRS continued the bulking of drums for disposal and staging of empty drums.  A total of 120 drums were sampled.

On January 15, 2005, ERRS and START continued inventorying, sampling and haz-catting of drums.  ERRS continued the bulking of drums for disposal and began staging additional drums for sampling.  A total of 139 drums were sampled.

• Inventory, stage, sample, hazcat and dispose of all 55-gallon drums and small containers.
• Sample, drain, rinse and render unusable all AST's, tanks, vats, totes and process vessels.
• Rinse and dispose of all empty drums.
• Transport all wastes off site to a CERCLA compliant facility.

• Continue to rinse and dispose of all empty drums.
• Prepare site for staging and sampling of drums.
• Consolidate all small containers.
• Lab pack all materials from laboratory.

• Amend Action Memo to define the Michigan Industrial Finishes Site as including the non-adjacent empty lot used by MIF to store drums and to include the sampling and excavation of any contaminated soils due to evidence of historical spills/leakage.