United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
From:
Calvin Terada


Subject: 

First and Final POLREP
Lake Tapps Abandoned Drums
Edwards Road South of 10th Street, Lake Tapps, WA
Latitude: 47.2473400
Longitude: -122.1497400


POLREP No.:
1
Site #:
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
5/17/2005
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
5/17/2005
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
5/17/2005
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
5/20/2005
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
05-05-006
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

At 1313 on May 17, 2005, EPA was requested by the Washington State Department of Ecology and the East Pierce County Fire Department to characterize and provide minor containment of two 55 plastic drums that were left in a roadside ditch near Lake Tapps.  The drums were found on Edwards Road south of 10th street on the northeast corner of Lake Tapps in Pierce County, Washington.  


Current Activities

As the East Pierce County Fire Department assisted by providing traffic control, the field team found two plastic drums that appeared to be full an unknown liquid.  Using field analytical techniques, the field team characterized the contents of the drums to rule out whether the liquids could be considered as hazardous.


Planned Removal Actions

Once the contents were ruled safe for transport, a hazardous materials contractor was contacted to pick up the drums for proper treatment, storage, and disposal.


Next Steps

The scene was deemed secure by 1900.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
RST/START $5,000.00 $3,000.00 $2,000.00 40.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $500.00 $500.00 $0.00 0.00%
USEPA - InDirect $140.00 $140.00 $0.00 0.00%
 
Total Site Costs $5,640.00 $3,640.00 $2,000.00 35.46%

* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.


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POLREP #1 Last Updated 5/19/2005