United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
From:
Terrence Byrd

Subject: 

Initial POLREP
Cherokee NC Boundary Tree UST Release
Cherokee, NC


POLREP No.:
1
Site #:
Z4KJ
Reporting Period:
09/20/2006
D.O. #:
Start Date:
9/20/2006
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
9/20/2006
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
9/25/2006
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
Reimbursable Account #
 06HR04R0xKJ 302D91C Z4KJ
FPN#
E06434
  

Site Description

NRC Reports 812093 and 812097:  At approximately 17:00 local time on September 20, 2006 a sheen was discovered on the Oconalustee River at the Cherokee NC Water Treatment Plant, on lands of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation.  Local responders determined that the release was coming from a underground storage tank at a nearby service station.  A request for EPA assitance was made and an OSC responder was dispatched.

Current Activities

Local authorities have shut down the water treatment pland and are in the process of securing alternative water for local users.  The local Fire Department initiated containment actions.


Planned Removal Actions

The responding OSC will assess conditions at the site and take appropriate actions to support the response.


response.epa.gov/BoundaryTree