United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region X
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2007
From:
Kathy Parker

To:
Dan Opalski, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Chris Field, EPA Region 10 (POLREP List)
Cliff Villa, EPA Region 10

Subject: 

Continuation of Action
Yakima Mercury Release
1013 S. 6th Street, Yakima, WA
Latitude: 46.5899000
Longitude: -120.4945000


POLREP No.:
7
Site #:
10FE
Reporting Period:
5/19/2007-6/10/2007
D.O. #:
Start Date:
4/16/2007
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
4/16/2007
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
5/17/2007
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
WAN001002690
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
WAH000030888
 

Current Activities

The Yakima Health District gave approval to re-occupy the Garcia house based on EPA clearance air sample results.

On 5/24/2007, OSC Parker and ERRS met with the Garcia family and their lawyer to discuss relocation reimbursement and to move the Garcia family into an apartment.

The week of 5/28/2007, a plumbing contractor replaced all the plumbing pipes and vent stacks and a concrete contractor replaced the sidewalk.

The week of 6/4/2007, ERRS installed the two sliding bedroom windows, patched the walls, replaced vapor barrier, floor insulation, subfloor and underlayment.

The week of 6/11/2007, ERRS installed wooden stairs at the back door, finished patching the sheetrock, installed the back sliding glass door and trim around windows and door, installed vinyl flooring and started installing baseboard.


Planned Removal Actions

Finish restoration of Garcia and Figueroa houses.


Next Steps

Move Garcia family back to their house. Complete compensation negotiation for the two families.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $190,000.00 $134,946.00 $55,054.00 28.98%
IAGs-USACE for Appraisal $7,000.00 $5,357.25 $1,642.75 23.47%
RST/START $120,000.00 $93,953.00 $26,047.00 21.71%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $0.00 $20,318.00 ($20,318.00) 0.00%
USEPA - InDirect $0.00 $6,804.00 ($6,804.00) 0.00%
 
Total Site Costs $317,000.00 $261,378.25 $55,621.75 17.55%

* 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.


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POLREP #7 Last Updated 9/7/2007