United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Thursday, March 31, 2005
From:
Michael Szerlog

To:
Steve Heaton, IDEQ - LUST Program
Miguel Bella, USCG

Subject: 

Progress
Ashton Texaco Oil Release
363 Highway 20, Ashton, ID
Latitude: 44.0750000
Longitude: -111.4600000


POLREP No.:
23
Site #:
Z0A3
Reporting Period:
3/11/05 to 3/31/05
D.O. #:
64-10-17
Start Date:
2/14/2005
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
2/14/2005
Response Type:
Demob Date:
2/24/2005
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
IDR000201400
Reimbursable Account #
Z0A3
FPN#
E03012
 

Site Description

See polrep number 1.


Current Activities

**** Friday, March 11, 2005. (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1)DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank. Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 639 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 839 gallons.

**** Monday March 14, 2005 (DAL-1) DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 661 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 861 gallons.

**** Tuesday, March 15, 2005. (DAL-1)  DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank, collected totalizer readings from the groundwater treatment system, and collected oil and groundwater depth readings in all on- and off-site wells.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 661 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 861 gallons.  Oil pumps were fouled with algae buildup and were cleaned.

**** Monday, March 21, 2005. (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1)  DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 741 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 941 gallons.    

**** Wednesday, March 23, 2005. (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1)  DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank, collected totalizer readings from the groundwater treatment system, and collected oil and groundwater depth readings in all on- and off-site wells.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 803 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 1003 gallons.  Water samples were collected and submitted to a commercial laboratory to check water quality parameters of the groundwater treatment system's effluent.  ERRS added chlorine to the wells to remove the algae buildup.  The system was flushed and new carbon units were installed.  

**** Friday, March 25, 2005. (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1) DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 803 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 1003 gallons.  

**** Monday, March 28, 2005 (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1) DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank, collected totalizer readings from the groundwater treatment system.  Electricians on site to remove power hook up  from the Texaco sign and install power from the line run by Utah Power to a temporary pole outside of the treatment shed.  Amount of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 803 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 1003gallons.

****Tuesday, March 29, 2005 (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1) DAL bypassed the clay unit since system shut down due to algae buildup.  System running through three carbon units.

**** Wednesday, March 30, 2005  (ERRS subcontractor DAL-1) DAL measured product levels inside of the 1,000 gallon storage tank, collected totalizer readings from the groundwater treatment system, and collected oil and groundwater depth readings in all on- and off-site wells.  Amout of oil recovered since the groundwater pumps were installed - 911 gallons.  Total oil recovered for the site is 1011 gallons.
EPA and IDEQ visit site to check on system.  Conducted photodocumentation of power pole and line installation.


Planned Removal Actions

- Monitor effluent levels and change out Carbon Units as appropriate.
- Pump out 1,000 gallon AST as needed.
- Operate groundwater depression and oil recovery systems.


Next Steps

***** Continue to collect water quality samples of the effluent.
***** Continue operation and maintenance plan for the product and groundwater systems.
***** Replace Carbon Units per water quality sample results.

EPA will operate these systems for another 6 months and then re-evaluate.


Key Issues

None


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