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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
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| From: |
Michael f. Solecki
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| To: |
Pamala Mancini, Jefferson Twp. DOH
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Lou Correale, Rockaway Twp. DOH
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Andrew Raddant, USDOI
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Pat Ryan, NPFC
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Mary Mears, USEPA/R2
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Walter Andrews, USEPA
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Doug Kodama, USEPA/R2
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Subject:
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Getting Ready for Demobilization
Green Pond Road Oil Spill
1200 Green Pond Road,
Newfoundland, NJ
Latitude: 41.0481000
Longitude: -74.4426000
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| POLREP No.: |
35
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Site #:
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Z214
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| Reporting Period: |
Winter /Spring 2005
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D.O. #:
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2014
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| Start Date: |
2/12/1996
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Response Authority:
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OPA
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Mob Date: |
2/12/1996
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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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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68-S2-99-07
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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Reimbursable Account #
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0202H0X14
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| FPN# |
016600
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Pumps are up and running. There has been very little recovery since remob after the winter shutdown. The oil has a very high sediment content and moves very slow, even when being pushed by the ground water. We have not had a spooge since last sping. The heavy rains of late had little or no visible effect on the flow of the oil. Recovery since the spring restart is less than 8 gal/wk.
The wetlands appear fully recovered. There are still the invasive "purple loosestrife" plants in the wetland but their numbers are low and appear to be stable. A large number of the beetles survived the winter and egg sacks are found throughout the plants. This indicates that a population of the controlling beetle has established, and will hopefully will continue to survive.
The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens has come out and did their final plant repopulation study and a formal report is forth coming. The Ecostrategies Group will provide a final ecosystem report on the evolution of the wetland from spill to demobilization.
The environmental/ecology departments of William Patterson University and Rutgers University have both used the site for graduate level visits and have shown an interest in contiuing to do so. They have agreed to infomally monitor the wetland for as long as the wetland fits their needs. They have agreed to keep me informed of any developments on the site. The site also is now "state" listed as a habitat for an endanger species of turtle. This means there will be occasional visits from NJSF&W.
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The pumps will remain active until the week of September 12. At which time demobilization will start. We hope to have the site demobilized by September 23 at the latest. All funding will be stopped as of September 30.
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Demobilization, final reports and closeout.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| ERRS - Cleanup Contractor |
$780,000.00 |
$760,947.00 |
$19,053.00 |
2.44% |
| IAGs |
$15,000.00 |
$15,000.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
| Cooperative Agreements |
$15,000.00 |
$15,000.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
| RST/START |
$200,000.00 |
$168,733.00 |
$31,267.00 |
15.63% |
| REAC |
$160,000.00 |
$152,814.00 |
$7,186.00 |
4.49% |
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Intramural Costs
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| USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) |
$180,000.00 |
$43,047.74 |
$136,952.26 |
76.08% |
| USEPA - InDirect |
$40,000.00 |
$34,523.32 |
$5,476.68 |
13.69% |
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| Total Site Costs |
$1,390,000.00 |
$1,190,065.06 |
$199,934.94 |
14.38% |
* 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/greenpond
POLREP #35 Last Updated 8/17/2005
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