United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region II
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Friday, March 2, 2007
From:
Paul L. Kahn & Eric M. Daly

To:
Paul L. Kahn, USEPA
Eric Daly, USEPA
John Higgins, USEPA, Region 2, ERRD-RPB
Eric Mosher, USEPA , Region 2, ERRD-RPB
James Daloia, USEPA, Region 2, ERRD-RPB
Mary Mears, USEPA, Region 2, PAD
Delmar Karlen , USEPA Region 2 ORC-NJSFB
Carole Petersen, USEPA, Region 2ERRD-NJRB
John Kushwara, USEPA Region 2 DECA-WCB
Patricia Carr, USEPA-PAD
Fred Mumford, NJDEP
Marissa Truono, USEPA ERRD-RAB
Paul Zammit , USEPA Region 2 OIG
Walter Andrews , USEPA Region 2 DEPP-WPB
George Zachos, USEPA Region 2 ERRD
Andrew Radaant, US DOI
Dave Sweeney, NJDEP
Tim Grier, USEPA Headquarters 5202G
Deborah Schwenk, ORC
Kristin Grun, NJDEP
Joshua Gradwohl, NJDEP
Paul King, NJDEP
Carol Chamberlain, Lawrence Township Health Dept.

Subject: 

Friction Division Products
40 North Enterprise Ave, Lawrence Township (Trenton), NJ
Latitude: 40.2728000
Longitude: -74.7083000


POLREP No.:
15
Site #:
XW
Reporting Period:
02/24/07-03/02/07
D.O. #:
031
Start Date:
6/15/2006
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
1/28/2007
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
NJN0002058677
Contract #
EP-W-04-055
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

This site, a defunct automotive brake pad manufacturer, was brought to the attention of EPA by the NJDEP for a possible referral for a CERCLA removal action.  An inspection by EPA OSCs and a DEP responder on 12/23/05 revealed the following hazardous materials/wastes were abandoned at the site:  tons of asbestos material, tons of elemental sulphur, 1,000+ drums of mostly unknown materials or materials that do not match the label description, hundreds of smaller containers, acids, flammable liquids, iron and aluminum powders, flammable solids, waste oil, solvents, and other contaminants or pollutants.  The Site is semi-controlled, with most doors being locked but numerous open windows or sections of sheet-metal walls missing.  A maintenance man is on-site for a few hours Mon-Fri.  

Efforts at negotiating a clean up by the former operator and the owner of the Site had proven unfruitful, and EPA initiated a Fund-lead removal when it became apparent that no other course of action was feasible.


Current Activities

ERRS crew continue to take samples from drums and other containers for Haz-Cating.  Cleaning of floors in work areas inside the Site continues. Container count is up to 449. Local police and fire department, and Haz-Mat personnel toured Site for response preparedness.

EPA START contractor has established a repository for the Administrative Record in the main library in Trenton.  A public notice regarding the availability of the Admin Record was reviewed and approved by the OSC.


Next Steps

Continue sampling and testing of containers.

Publish public notice regarding Admin Record in "The Trentonian" newspaper.


Key Issues

Preparation for heavy rains in the upcoming days to prevent flooding of drums and work areas.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $250,000.00 $166,000.00 $84,000.00 33.60%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $0.00 $4,000.00 ($4,000.00) 0.00%
 
Total Site Costs $250,000.00 $170,000.00 $80,000.00 32.00%

* 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/frictiondivision

POLREP #15 Last Updated 3/2/2007