United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Monday, September 18, 2006
From:
Charlie Fitzsimmons

Subject: 

Continuation of work
Sykesville Oil Spill
580 Obrect Rd, Sykesville, MD
Latitude: 39.3839000
Longitude: -76.9783000


POLREP No.:
24
Site #:
E043Z1
Reporting Period:
August 2006
D.O. #:
Start Date:
 
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
 
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
Reimbursable Account #
FPN#
E043Z1
 

Site Description

See previous POLREPS.


Current Activities

During this reporting period the Responsible Party's contractor, ERM Inc., continued weekly oil extraction activities.   The total liquids extracted thru 08/31/06 includes 33,242gals of contaminated water and 3,828 gals of fuel oil.  Weekly extraction events will continue.


The finalized Abatement Plan, calling for insitu bioremediation, was submitted to EPA at the end of July, 2006.  The FOSC forwarded copies to both the property owner (EMA) and MDE for review and comment.  The FOSC has asked Fogle's to coordinate a meeting with all interested parties for full discussion of this plan and update of all site activities.  The proposed time for this onsite meeting is September 21, 2006.

ERM and Fogle's personnel will continue to inspect and replace sorbents in the creek as part of the required work under this AOC.


Planned Removal Actions

Final Abatement Plan meeting between Fogle's Inc., property owner (EMA), MDE and EPA will occur on September 21, 2006.  Meeting purpose is for Fogle's to present the plan in totality and for all interested parties to visualize the site.


response.epa.gov/sykesvilleoil