Approximately 10,000 gallons of pure crude oil remains stored in one frac tank at Handley, which will require truck transport to the customer.

Oil/water mixture from vacuum operations at the spill site is still being transported to Handley for storage in frac tanks, pending separation into an oil/water phase and subsequent T&D. As of 3/7/15, a total of 176,583 gallons of oily water mixture have been recovered from vacuum operations. T&D of oily water continues; a total of 163,942 gallons of oily water has been transported off Site to Washington, PA for disposal. Waste transport has been suspended for the weekend, and will resume on Monday.

All of the contaminated soil stockpiled at the spill site during the initial reconstruction of the railway has been transported off site for disposal.  CSX reported that a total of 6,484 tons of soil had been transported off Site for disposal at the Waste Management Landfill located in Charleston, WV.  WVDEP has approved the permit modifications necessary to allow CSX to ship plastic, used boom, and other solid waste streams to the landfill.

Sheen and oil product continue to be observed in the runoff water that flows through the hillside at the site.  The water is being managed using a series of underflow dams and collection sumps. Vacuum recovery operations are continuing to recover crude oil product and sheen from collection trenches/pits, sumps, and also between the sheet pile wall and the river bank.  A combination of vac trucks, sorbent pads, and sorbent boom are being used to collect the oil and sheen.  Additional stone was brought to the spill area to improve low areas in the constructed access road that had been inundated with water following recent rain and snow events.  Vac trucks are staged in the spill area and workers are continuously skimming oil from the seep areas and shoreline 24 hours per day.

One end of the outer section of boom deployed outside the sheet pile wall came loose due to the high water and swift current in the River.  CSX contractors cleaned debris out of the booms and attempted to reset the booms in the river; however the river current was too swift.  The contractors will re-attempt to set the booms when the river current allows.

WVAWC and CSX contractors continued to collect samples of raw and finished water from the

Montgomery WTP.  CSX contractors did not collect the daily river surface water samples from March 4-7, 2015, due to safety considerations concerning high water levels and swift current in the River.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

CSX is the responsibile party. EPA finalized it's Recommendation for Determination of Imminent and Substantial Threat to Public Health or Welfare at the CSX Mount Carbon Train Derailment Site on 2/27/15.  EPA also issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) to CSX on 2/27/15. An Administrative Order on Consent was signed on 03/04/2015 by CSX, detailing their responsibilities at the site.

CSX has been responsive, employing multiple cleanup contractors and environmental consultants to advise them on the technical aspects of the response.  CSX has also provided their hazmat team and security on-site. OSC Matlock will coordinate with EPA and WVDEP enforcement personnel, as appropriate.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

U.S. fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA)

WV Army National Guard Civil Support Team (ANG CST)

WV State Police

Montgomery Police Department

WV Department of Highways (WV DOH)

WV Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety (DMAPS)

WV American Water Corporation (WVAWC)

Red Cross