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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, November 28, 2002
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| From: |
David Rees
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| To: |
Michelle Pirzadeh, EPA Region 10
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Chris Field, EPA Region 10
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Mary Matthews, EPA Region 10
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Mark Longtine, E&E/START
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Subject:
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Decontamination--Week 3
Alder Mill
Twisp, WA
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| POLREP No.: |
5
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Site #:
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109G
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| Reporting Period: |
24 Nov - 1 Dec 02
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
11/7/2002
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
10/28/2002
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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 #: |
WAD980722847
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Contract #
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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11/25/02 (1 HSA, 1 Foss, 2 G.L.Palm, 2 River’s Edge)
Two truck loads (30 yards per load) of Mill Pond tailings hauled to East Wenatchee landfill. Second truck/pup trailer in shop for repairs. Foss and HSA working on dismantling grizzly on coarse ore bin. Vac truck working on removal of DW from conditioner tank and other areas in comminution/flotaiton level of Mill building. Vac truck progress slowed because material is partially cemented. Frozen condensation in air lines also slowed progress. Conference call held between EPA, PRP, HSA, and START to discuss progress, proposed changes to Work Plan, and schedule.
11/26/02 (1 HSA, 2 Foss, 2 G.L.Palm, 2 Big Sky Industrial, Inc.)
Two truck loads of Mill Pond tailings hauled to East Wenatchee landfill. Second truck/pup trailer in shop for repairs. Foss still dismantling grizzly at coarse ore bin. Excavator to remove material from coarse ore bin delivered to site. River’s Edge Vac truck crew departed site. New Vac truck and crew (Big Sky Industrial, Inc., Spokane, WA) on site. Vac truck removing DW from pump/thickener level of Mill building.
11/27/02 (1 HSA, 2 Foss, 2 G.L.Palm, 2 Big Sky Industrial, Inc.)
Two truck loads of Mill Pond tailings hauled to East Wenatchee landfill. Second truck/pup trailer in shop for repairs. Foss still dismantling grizzly at coarse ore bin. Dismantling progress slowed by heavily reinforced construction of grizzly. Vac truck removing DW from pump/thickener level of Mill building.
11/28/02 – 12/1/02 Thanksgiving holiday. No work on site.
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Continue with removal efforts in the Mill facility and Mill Pond.
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- Continue Vac truck operations in pump/thickener level, followed by return to comminution/flotation level and upper levels.
- After structural modifications of coarse ore bin are completed, ore will be removed with excavator and staged at the existing on-site ore stockpile area in accordance with agreement achieved during 11/25/02 conference call.
- Oversize material and other material that Vac truck cannot remove efficiently to be removed manually by G.L.Palm personnel.
- START prepare Site-Specific Sampling Plan for confirmation sampling.
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- Slow progress resolving coarse ore bin removal difficulties.
- Delay of Demolition Work Plan.
- Resolution of scheduling for completion of decontamination and initiation of confirmation sampling and demolition activities.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| RST/START |
$100,000.00 |
$36,641.00 |
$63,359.00 |
63.36% |
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$100,000.00 |
$36,641.00 |
$63,359.00 |
63.36% |
* 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/aldermill
POLREP #5 Last Updated 12/8/2002
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