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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
C564 |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
8/13/2012 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
PRP Oversight |
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Response Lead: |
PRP |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
2/24/2014 |
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Start Date: |
8/5/2013 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
INN000510728 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
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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.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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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 February 2016, refer to previous PolReps. SESCO Group (SESCO) conducted the following activities during this reporting period:
- Received backfill results from soil placed into Excavation #1. The analytical results indicated that all constituents were below Residential Direct Contact Screening Levels established by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM); and
- Validated analytical data from samples collected in February 2016.
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 |
223.24 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
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| Non-hazardous soil |
Solid |
1,094.43 tons |
Pending |
NA |
Oak Ridge RDF Landfill, Logansport, IN
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Below is a schedule of milestones per the ASAOC and/or the approved schedule.
| Order # |
Milestone |
Date Due |
Date Started |
Date Done |
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Effective Date |
8/5/2013 |
Not applicable (NA) |
8/5/2013 |
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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 |
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HASP |
9/4/2013 |
NA |
9/4/2013 |
| 17a |
Work Plan, including QAPP |
9/4/2013 |
NA |
9/4/2013 |
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Work Plan Revisions |
10/27/2013 |
NA |
10/27/2013 |
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Work Plan Approval |
NA |
NA |
2/24/2014 |
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Field Investigation |
4/21/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
4/21/2014 |
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Site boundary survey |
3/17/2014 |
3/7/2014 |
3/7/2014 |
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Phase I environmental site assessment |
3/3/2014 |
2/3/2014 |
5/28/2014 |
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Brush clearance |
3/3/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
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Utility clearance |
4/10/2014 |
2/18/2014 |
2/18/2014 |
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Surface drum removal |
2/26/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
2/26/2014 |
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Geophysical survey |
6/13/2014 |
3/31/2014 |
6/10/2014 |
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Geophysical survey completion |
1/8/2015 |
12/15/2015 |
12/15/2014 |
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Waste Pile Work Plan |
7/7/2014 |
NA |
7/7/2014 |
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Waste Pile Work Plan Approval |
NA |
NA |
7/31/2014 |
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Waste Pile Sampling |
9/11/2014 |
9/9/2014 |
9/11/2014 |
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Waste Pile Analytical Results |
10/17/2014 |
NA |
10/14/2014 |
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Waste Pile Relocation or Disposal |
12/12/2014 |
12/2/2014 |
12/8/2014 |
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Surface and subsurface soil sampling |
4/21/2014 |
4/14/2014 |
4/21/2014 |
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Laboratory Results |
5/12/2014 |
NA |
6/27/2014 |
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Test pit excavations |
2/6/2015 |
2/3/2015 |
2/5/2015 |
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Removal |
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8/31/2015 |
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Final Report, 60 days after removal is complete |
TBD |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
The following sections discuss planned response activities and next steps.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
SESCO will submit a final report 60 days after final validated data have been received. EPA will refer the site to IDEM when removal actions are complete.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
See above.
2.2.2 Issues
None.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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NA
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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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
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
NA
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
EPA is coordinating with IDEM.
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4. Personnel On Site
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No personnel were on-site for removal activities during the reporting period.
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5. Definition of Terms
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| ASAOC |
Administrative Settlement
Agreement and Order on Consent |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| HASP |
Health and Safety Plan |
| IDEM |
Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
| NA |
Not Applicable |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| PolRep |
Pollution Report |
| QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party |
| SESCO |
SESCO Group |
| START |
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
| TBD |
To Be Determined |
| USC |
U.S. Code |
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6. Additional sources of information
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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.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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NA
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