United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
From:
Andrew Smith


Subject: 

PRP Selection of Qualified Consultant
Fort Hill Gasoline Release to South Yamhill River
25850 Salmon River Highway, Fort Hill, OR
Latitude: 45.0600000
Longitude: -123.5592000


POLREP No.:
2
Site #:
05192003
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
5/7/2003
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
5/6/2003
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
5/9/2003
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Assessment
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
Reimbursable Account #
FPN#
E03011
 

Current Activities

Mr. Hofenbredl has volunteered to promptly perform the removal action with the assistance of a qualified consultant.  Mr. Hofenbredl has selected Mr. Tim O'Gara, a Geologist/Hydrogeologist, to work with him on the removal operations.

There appears to be no more product seeping into the river as the sorbent pads no longer are catching any fuel.  About once a week, EQM has pumped product from 3 wells.  Laboratory analysis shows the fuels match between the samples collected in the trench dug next to the fuel pump shed and from fuel seeping into the river.

While Mr. Hofenbredl's business insurance will not cover any of the removal operation, his insurance agent is looking into what, if any, coverage he may have through his homeowner insurance.


Next Steps

Mr. Hofenbredl and Mr. O'Gara will present to the OSC a proposal with options and work plan for EPA's review in the next week.  Data collected from the soil core samples by E&E will be supplied to Mr. O'Gara to help in developing some proposals.   EPA will confer with Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Health Department, and Northwest Natural Gas before selecting an option.   Based on what is agreed between the PRP and EPA, an Administrative Order for Removal Activities will be drafted.

Mr. Hofenbredl will send one of his employees to a 40-hour HAZWOPER course being offered in Portland next week.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $100,000.00 $54,000.00 $46,000.00 46.00%
RST/START $25,000.00 $15,000.00 $10,000.00 40.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $25,000.00 $0.00 $25,000.00 100.00%
 
Total Site Costs $150,000.00 $69,000.00 $81,000.00 54.00%

* 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.


Disposition of Wastes


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
D018 (Water with Benzene)    88910  Burlington Environmental, Inc.
20245 77th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032 
Absorbent Pads Saturated with gasoline    88915  Burlington Environmental, Inc.
20245 77th Avenue South
Kent, WA 98032 


response.epa.gov/forthill

POLREP #2 Last Updated 6/11/2003