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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, May 26, 2005
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| From: |
Dilshad Perera
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| To: |
James Daloia, USEPA, Region 2, ERRD-RPB
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Eric Mosher, USEPA , Region 2, ERRD-RPB
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Ray Basso, USEPA
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Paul Simon, USEPA, Region 2 ORC-NYCSFB
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Michael Mintzer, EPA
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Bill McCabe, ERRD
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Paul John, NYSDEC
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John O'Mara, NYSDEC
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John Ward, Supervisor, Town of Wallkill
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Subject:
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Westwood Chemical
46 Tower Road,
Middletown, NY
Latitude: 41.4687500
Longitude: -74.3772800
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| POLREP No.: |
4
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Site #:
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WN
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| Reporting Period: |
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D.O. #:
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13
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| Start Date: |
3/3/2005
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
3/8/2005
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Response Type:
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Time-Critical
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
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Contract #
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EP-W-04-055
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| RCRIS ID #: |
NYD072715052
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For the Period of May 7th through May 26th, 2005:
PVC process lines cutting continued
On May 12th, a small leak was detected from a 2” nipple connected to EPA designated Tank-027, situated in the exterior Antiperspirant Reactor farm. Between the tank and the nipple there are two valves. The crew ensured that both valves were turned off securely; however, the leak continued. Since the tank was full, approximately 14,000 gallons, it was decided to transfer the contents into Tanks 17 and 19. These tanks hold the same waste stream for the purpose for disposal.
Lab chemical identification, segregation and field characterization of unknowns continued.
Offsite disposal of RCRA empty totes was initiated.
Crew began consolidating the contents of small storage tanks into large bulk containers. This will make it more efficient for vacuum trucks to remove the contents and ship offsite disposal.
A buried PVC drain pipe was detected because of soil erosion above a section of the pipe. The PVC drain pipe was investigated. The pipe had an outfall approximately 99 ft from the adjacent creek. The originating point appeared to be pointing towards the building. It was noted during the investigation that the drain pipe had collapsed under the driveway.
The site personnel will be demobilized from the site from May 30th through June 3rd. No site activity will take place during this period. However, 24-hour site security will be maintained. In addition, two crew members are scheduled to conduct a walk through midweek to ensure the stability of the storage tanks.
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Disposal Of Wastewater
Issue Invitation For Bid (IFB)for the disposal of contents of the large bulk containers
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| ERRS - Cleanup Contractor |
$700,000.00 |
$466,000.00 |
$234,000.00 |
33.43% |
| USCG |
$40,000.00 |
$19,000.00 |
$21,000.00 |
52.50% |
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Intramural Costs
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| USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) |
$100,000.00 |
$15,000.00 |
$85,000.00 |
85.00% |
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| Total Site Costs |
$840,000.00 |
$500,000.00 |
$340,000.00 |
40.48% |
* 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.
response.epa.gov/westwood
POLREP #4 Last Updated 5/26/2005
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