United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Friday, October 13, 2006
From:
Michael Sibley II

To:
Michael Sibley II, EPA Emergency Response
Norm Peck, WDOE
Eugene Lee, USEPA
Chris Field, USEPA

Subject: 

Lower Slope Work Completed
Associated Petroleum Products (APP) Truck Rollover
Howard Hanson Dam, Palmer, WA
Latitude: 47.2800000
Longitude: -121.7900000


POLREP No.:
5
Site #:
E06015
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
9/20/2006
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
9/20/2006
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
9/21/2006
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
10/15/2006
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
Reimbursable Account #
2006 HR 10N0
FPN#
E06015
 

Site Description

On 20 Sep 06, an Associated Petroleum Products (APP) fuel truck slid off the road and over an embankment at Howard Hanson Dam.  Incident resulted in the release of approximately 600 gallons of #2 diesel fuel into the soil.  The tanker truck has been removed from site.

Initial soil analysis predicted that the fuel would quickly move vertically through the soil until it reached the water table.  

This fuel has traveled from the spill site to the reservoir shore. Temporary measures have been put in place to minimize the fuel impact to the water. This has been accomplished with a series of trenches dug with absorbent materials placed in them and also a combination of oil only absorbents and rigid containment boom.


Current Activities

• Work concluded on contouring of the lower slope and excavation equipment was demobilized from site.
• Two additional extraction wells were installed as a preventative measure to reduce the possibility of water from the upper slope bypassing the existing well.  
• Norm Peck from Department of Ecology’s Toxics Cleanup Program was identified as their POC for upper slope treatment phase of operations.
• Final count:  Approximately 1006 tons (670 cubic yards) of petroleum contaminated soil was removed from the site.


Planned Removal Actions

• Kira Lynch and Kym Takasaki collaborated with Harold Cashman on treatment methods for the upper slope.  The evaluation includes calculating anticipated concentration/volume of impact area, evaluating treatment options and developing exploration techniques on steep slopes.


Next Steps

• Lower slope will be covered with jute mat and hydroseeded this Friday (October 13th).
• Whatcom will submit a written proposal for upper slope treatment to the Corps tomorrow.  Process will be coordinated with both Department of Ecology and EPA.


Key Issues

• Treatment methods for the upper slope.
• Completing work prior to poor weather beginning.
• Meeting planned to discuss final phase of work (upper slope).


response.epa.gov/apptruckrollover