United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
From:
Mike Nalipinski


Subject: 

Danversport Explosion Site
126 Water St., Danvers, MA
Latitude: 42.5469000
Longitude: -70.9208000


POLREP No.:
5
Site #:
01DT
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
11/22/2006
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
11/22/2006
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
MAD 985294412
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See previous POLREPS


Current Activities

CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS INFORMATION

The ERRS contractor was contacted on 11/27/2006 to clarify that the ceiling for the verbal task order issued on 11/25/2006, is not to exceed $200,000.

Today, 11/29 at 1330hrs. Command for this incident was formally transfered to  EPA from the Danvers Fire Chief. This concluded the formal site investigation by the State Fire Marshall's Office, the Mass. State Police, and the ATF.

A press conference was held at today, 11/29 at 1600hrs to announce the transition of  site activites to EPA. The current Unified Command will be EPA, Mass DEP, the Town of Danvers, and the U.S. Chemical Safety Board.


Planned Removal Actions

The Incident Command Post will be relocated to the east side of Water Street.

Air monitorinig activities will continue.

Surface water run off collections systems will be enhanced in preperation of heavy precipitation on Friday, 12/1/06.

Recon of the site with the assistance of the CSB will also be initiated.


Key Issues

Coordination will continue  to ensure that all State and Local interests will be coordinated with during this response.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $200,000.00 $0.00 $200,000.00 100.00%
Intramural Costs
 
Total Site Costs $200,000.00 $0.00 $200,000.00 100.00%

* 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.


response.epa.gov/danversportexplosion

POLREP #5 Last Updated 11/30/2006