United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Saturday, August 20, 2005
From:
Sonia R. Vega

To:
David Chung, USEPA
Thomas Krueger, USEPA
Afif Marouf, USEPA
Rosauro DelRosario, USEPA
Carol Ropski, USEPA
Cheryl Allen, U.S. EPA
Jim VonHaden, National Park Service
Kevin Baumgard, USACoE
John Goebel, USCG
Steve Lee, MPCA
Molly Shodeen, MN DNR
Rita Messing, MN Department of Health
Dave Jaeger, Hennepin County
Judd Rietkerk, Minneapolis Park Board
Lori Olson, City of Minneapolis
Randi Kouri, Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition
Tim Kremer, Bottineau Neighborhood Group
Robert Marriam, WR Grace
John Maritote, US EPA

Subject: 

Clean Up at Gluek Park Continues
Western Mineral Products - Gluek Park
1926 Marshall Street NE, Minneapolis, MN
Latitude: 45.0072000
Longitude: -93.2714000


POLREP No.:
41
Site #:
B5P2
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
0010
Start Date:
6/13/2005
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
6/6/2005
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
MNN 000508 056
Contract #
68-S5-03-01
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

Please refer to PolRep 38 or 39 for details.


Current Activities

During this reporting period, the following tasks were completed:  Grid numbers 9,20,21,30 and 31 were excavated.  As of the time of this report, restoration is completed on grid numbers 9, 20, and 21, and in progress on grid numbers 30 and 31.  Please refer to the Documents Section for an updated site grid map.

Also, during this reporting period approximately 2024 tons of contaminated soil were loaded and disposed of off-site.

On 6 August 2005, Sterling Systems completed the removal of the picnic tables, benches, walkways and the concrete pad, as requested by the Minneapolis Park Board. Only those that did not interfere with EPA's work were removed.


Planned Removal Actions

Continue clearing the river bank for the rip-rap placement.  Continue excavation of contaminated soils.  The next grids to be excavated will be number 5, 6 and 17.


Next Steps

The placement of rip-rap on the Mississippi River bank is schedule to begin on September 12.
This work will be perform from a barge on the River.  The company, Lametti and Sons, estimates it will take 2 weeks to complete this task.


Key Issues

None.


Disposition of Wastes


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
Asbestos Contaminated Soils  Approximately 2024 tons.  Manifest Number 42 to 91  Onyx FCR Landfill, Buffalo, MN. 


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