U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Kokomo Dump - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
Subject: POLREP #23
Progress Report
Kokomo Dump
C564
Kokomo, IN
Latitude: 40.4770000 Longitude: -86.1650000

To:
From: Shelly Lam, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 2/19/2016
Reporting Period: December 1, 2015 - January 31, 2016

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: C564    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date: 8/13/2012
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: PRP Oversight
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 2/24/2014    Start Date: 8/5/2013
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID: INN000510728    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) incident category:  Waste Management - co-disposal landfill (municipal and industrial)

1.1.2 Site Description
The Kokomo Dump Site is 4.54 acres in size, and contains one small building.  The City of Kokomo owns the property, which is currently operated by Howard County as a yard waste recycling center.    The City operated a municipal landfill at the site from 1963 to the 1970s.  Landfill operations included running a large tepee-style incinerator until the mid to late 1960s.

1.1.2.1 Location
The Kokomo Dump Site is located at 1130 S. Dixon Road in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, 46901.  The geographical coordinates for the site are latitude 40.477° north and longitude 86.165° west. 

The area around the site is mixed use, including residential, commercial, and industrial properties.  The site is bounded by the Dixon Road Site to the north; a railroad and Haynes International to the east; residential properties to the south; and Dixon Road to the west.  Wildcat Creek is approximately 500 feet from the northern  boundary of the site. 

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See previous Pollution Reports (PolRep).

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal
See previous PolReps.
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
   

2.1.1 Narrative
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) executed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (ASAOC) on August 5, 2013, pursuant to Sections 104, 106(a), 107 and 122 of CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S. Code (USC) §§ 9604, 9606(a), 9607 and 9622. See previous PolReps for work to be performed under the ASAOC.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
For actions conducted before December 2015, refer to previous PolReps.  The following activities were conducted during this reporting period:

  • SESCO Group (SESCO) submitted laboratory analytical results to EPA on December 15, 2015.  Soil samples were collected in November 2015 from additional excavation work on Excavation #1 and #3.  The results showed high concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene in the north wall of Excavation #1 from 0-2 feet below ground surface.
  • SESCO and EPA had a conference call on January 8, 2016, to discuss the laboratory analytical results from Excavations #1 and #3.  EPA required additional work to be conducted.
  • SESCO submitted a work plan for installing six soil borings north of Excavation #1 to delineate the nature of extent of contamination.  
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
EPA executed Docket No. V-W-13 C-018 on August 5, 2013 with the City of Kokomo as the Respondent. 

2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Below is a summary of waste transported off-site. 

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal/Recycling Facility
Non-hazardous purge water Liquid 100 gallons 70914 NA CGS Services, Morristown, Indiana
Non-hazardous soil cuttings Solid 410 gallons 70914 NA CGS Services, Morristown, Indiana
Concrete (recycled material) Solid 138.01 tons NA NA Kokomo Gravel, Kokomo, IN
Clay pipe (recycled material) Solid 2.56 tons NA NA Touby Pike Recycling Center, Kokomo, IN
Scrap tires (recycled material) Solid 659 NA NA Leffler Tire Recycling, Peru, IN
Scrap metal (recycled material) Solid 1.82 tons NA NA Hunt Salvage, Kokomo, IN
Non-hazardous soil Solid 195.14 tons NA NA Oak Ridge Landfill, Logansport, IN
Non-hazardous soil Solid 580 pounds 1408708 NA Twin Bridges RDF, Danville, IN
Non-hazardous water Liquid 580 pounds 1408707 NA Twin Bridges RDF, Danville, IN
Hazardous waste Solid 117.54 tons Pending Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment Plant, Belleville, MI Wayne Disposal, Inc., Belleville, MI
Non-hazardous soil Solid 1,094.43 tons Pending NA Oak Ridge RDF Landfill, Logansport, IN

Below is a schedule of milestones per the ASAOC and/or the approved schedule.

Order # Milestone Date Due Date Started Date Done
89 Effective Date 8/5/2013 Not applicable (NA) 8/5/2013
16b Establish site security NA NA 8/5/2013
12 Contractor Notification, including Quality Management Plan 8/12/2013 NA 8/9/2013
13 Project Coordinator Notification 8/12/2013 NA 8/9/2013
18 HASP 9/4/2013 NA 9/4/2013
17a Work Plan, including QAPP 9/4/2013 NA 9/4/2013
17b Work Plan Revisions 10/27/2013 NA 10/27/2013
  Work Plan Approval NA NA 2/24/2014
16c Field Investigation 4/21/2014 2/24/2014 4/21/2014
  Site boundary survey 3/17/2014 3/7/2014 3/7/2014
  Phase I environmental site assessment 3/3/2014 2/3/2014 5/28/2014
  Brush clearance 3/3/2014 2/24/2014  
  Utility clearance 4/10/2014 2/18/2014 2/18/2014
  Surface drum removal 2/26/2014 2/24/2014 2/26/2014
  Geophysical survey 6/13/2014 3/31/2014 6/10/2014
  Geophysical survey completion 1/8/2015 12/15/2015 12/15/2014
  Waste Pile Work Plan 7/7/2014 NA 7/7/2014
  Waste Pile Work Plan Approval NA NA 7/31/2014
  Waste Pile Sampling 9/11/2014 9/9/2014 9/11/2014
  Waste Pile Analytical Results 10/17/2014 NA 10/14/2014
  Waste Pile Relocation or Disposal 12/12/2014 12/2/2014 12/8/2014
16f Surface and subsurface soil sampling 4/21/2014 4/14/2014 4/21/2014
  Laboratory Results 5/12/2014 NA 6/27/2014
  Test pit excavations 2/6/2015 2/3/2015 2/5/2015
  Removal
8/31/2015
22 Final Report, 60 days after removal is complete TBD    


  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
The following sections discuss planned response activities and next steps.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
SESCO will install soil borings north of Excavation #1 in February 2016.  Based on the results of sampling, additional excavation may be required.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
SESCO will submit a final report 60 days after final validated data have been received.  EPA will refer the site to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) when removal actions are complete. 

2.2.2 Issues
None.
  2.3 Logistics Section
    NA
  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer
Personnel are working under an approved Health and Safety Plan.   EPA's On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) has overall responsibility for health and safety.

2.5.2 Liaison Officer
NA

2.5.3 Information Officer
NA
3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command
NA

3.2 Cooperating Agencies
EPA is coordinating with IDEM.
4. Personnel On Site
 

Personnel were not on-site for removal activities during the reporting period.
5. Definition of Terms
 
ASAOC Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
IDEM Indiana Department of Environmental Management
NA Not Applicable
OSC On-Scene Coordinator
PolRep Pollution Report
PRP Potentially Responsible Party
SESCO SESCO Group
START Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team
USC U.S. Code


6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
Additional information is posted to www.epaosc.org/kokomodump.

6.2 Reporting Schedule
PolReps will be submitted periodically.
7. Situational Reference Materials
  NA