United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Friday, June 17, 2005
From:
Dilshad Perera

Subject: 

Westwood Chemical
46 Tower Road, Middletown, NY
Latitude: 41.4687500
Longitude: -74.3772800


POLREP No.:
5
Site #:
WN
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
13
Start Date:
3/3/2005
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
3/8/2005
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
EP-W-04-055
RCRIS ID #:
NYD072715052
  

Site Description

See PolRep No.1


Current Activities

June 6th Through June 7th, 2005, The crew remobilized to the site after the Memorial Day break on June 6th, 2005, Upon the crews return to the site pudles of water were noted in the hallway separating the labs.  It was determined that the drain pipe from the rooftop air conditioning condensers were clogged and the water was entering the duct work and dripping intothe hallway and the QA/QC laboratory.  The malfunction was corrected and no further leaks detected.

On June 8th an additional 60 empty totes were shipped offsite for recycling, bringing the total number of empty totes shipped for recycling to 218.

On June 9th, wastewater shipments for offsite disposal was initiated.  During this reporting period, a total of 14 tanker trailer, equating to 66,550 gallons have been shipped offsite for disposal.  A total of 16 bulk tanks have been emptied.  An electrical subcontractor was hired to disconnect the pumps, mixer motors, temperature probes, and dryers from the bulk containers since electrical supply was still connected and lines and circuits had to be traced which required licensed electrical contractors.  The interior work is near completion.

During this reporting period, cutting of the empty and emptied poly tanks tanks ensued. 11 bulk containers have been cut up.  The cut up pieces will be shipped off as non-RCRA hazardous debris in 30 cubic yard roll-offs.

Lab chemical identification, inventorying and consolidation continued.


Next Steps


      

  • The issuance of an RFP for the disposal of non wastewater waste streams such as the in-process chemicals, off-spec product lines.

      

  • Dismantling of the pumps, motors and temperature probes from the exterior tanks

      

  • continue, lab chemical identification, inventorying and consolidation.

      

  • continue offsite shipment for disposal of wastewater.

      

  • continue cutting of the bulk tanks and shipping for offsite disposal.

      

  • sampling for disposal of drummed material.

response.epa.gov/westwood