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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region VI
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Saturday, July 9, 2005
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| From: |
William Rhotenberry
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Subject:
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Initial POLREP
Helena Chemical
602 Holland Avenue,
Mission, TX
Latitude: 26.2131000
Longitude: -98.3336000
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| POLREP No.: |
1
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Site #:
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862
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| Reporting Period: |
07/05-11/2005
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
7/12/2005
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Response Type:
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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 Assessment
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
TXD980625008
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Contract #
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This site is a former pesticide formulation and packaging facility, and was the subject of corrective action by USEPA in 1982. Deterioration of the containment cap has raised concerns over potential health impacts from chlorinated pesticides.
The facility is surrounded by residential properties, which were addressed by previous TCEQ actions.
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The contractor (URS) selected to perform the assessment was secured through a zone crossover from Region 8 (Denver). This was necessary since the Region 6 START declared a conflict of interest.
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As appropriate following assessment
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EPA, TCEQ and URS personnel will meet with City of Mission officals on 07/12/05 to discuss planned activities, strategies and project coordination. Following that meeting, the assessment team will mobe to the site to begin a detailed site walk, scheduled for two days. A work plan will be developed to conduct an assessment of the entire site, including surface, subsurface and the buildings.
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Coordination with City of Mission, TCEQ
Involvement of citizen groups and other key stakeholders
Expansion of assessment beyond the original capped area to the entire site
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response.epa.gov/helenachemicalmission
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