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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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| From: |
Robert Wise
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| To: |
ERT Support,
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Steve Calanog, EPA
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Paul Casa Grande, EPA
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Eugene Rainwater, EPA
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Barbara Lee, EPA
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Ivania Brown, EPA
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Peggy De La Torre, EPA
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Pat Port, DOI
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Sherry Fielding, EPA
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Carole Kirby, Cinncinatti Finance, USEPA
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Harvey Packard, RWQCB
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Harry Allan, ERS
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Hedy Salter, USEPA R9
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Craig Benson, ERS
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Daniel Meer, US EPA R9
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Peter Guria, ERS
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Lt. Brian Gollhopher, CADFG
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Mark Samolis, USEPA
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Mary Simms, EPA
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Steven John, EPA
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Jason Musante, ERS
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Kenneth Wilson, DFG
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Melissa Boggs-Blalack, DFG
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Jim Hanson, EPA
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Josha Curtis, CADFG-OSPR
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Donn Zuroski, ERS
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John Holland, DFG
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Damian Higgins, USFWS
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Rich Martyn, EPA
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Will Duncan, ERS
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Janet Yocum, ERS
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Michelle Rogow, ERS
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Martin Powell, ERS
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Tom Dunkelman, ERS
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Peter Reich, EPA
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Greg Haas, Congression Staffer
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Josh Neipp, SBCOFD
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Richard Todd, SBCoFD
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Kate Sulka, SBCFD
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Michael Massey, EPA ORC
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Mike Connell, CADFG OSPR
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Steve Nailor, SBCOFD
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Todd Stanley, CCRWQCB
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Terry Snyder, APCD
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Pam McNulty, SBCO Petroleum Office
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Mike Zimmer, SBCO Petroleum Office
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Denise Steurer, USFWS
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Ian Zelo, NOAA
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Steffanie Wood, EPA
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Subject:
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Continuation of Cleanup
Greka Energy Zaca Lease Davis Tank Battery 2008 Spill
5017 Zaca Station Road,
Los Olivos, CA
Latitude: 34.7265878
Longitude: -120.1471478
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| POLREP No.: |
3
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Site #:
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| Reporting Period: |
01/09-10/08
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
1/5/2008
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Response Authority:
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OPA
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Mob Date: |
1/6/2008
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Response Type:
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Emergency
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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Non NPL
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| Completion Date: |
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Incident Category:
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Removal Action
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| CERCLIS ID #: |
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Contract #
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Reimbursable Account #
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| FPN# |
E08903
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ACTI continues cleanup in the creek. ACTI had 75 laborers working in the creek manually removing oil contamination. Oil is being removed using shovels and rakes to uncover buried oil. On January 9, 2008, ACTI began a Permit Required Confined Space Entry underneath the County Road Yard building to remove oil. There is an oil plume 3-4" thick spanning the entire length of the building. The oil was removed using a supersucker vacuum truck. A temporary surface impoundment for this oil removed from the supersucker was built near the tankfarm and vacuum truck was emptied into it for temporary storage of the oil until it can be loaded into roll-off-bins.
Greka has completed the gross decontamination of the pad above the creek (removal of visual black oil). Greka is continuing to decontaminate the tank farm. Greka sealed the 12' drainage conduit in the secondary containment by welding a new top on it. The old top was siezed by DFG as evidence.
Greka has publically claimed sabotage caused this spill resulting in a number of areas on-site being marked as crime scenes by DFG. DFG is maintaining a 24-hour presence on-site to maintain chain of custody.
On January 10, 2008, EPA collected soil and water samples from the impacted areas to document the contamination and determine how the cleanup is progressing. EPA also collected a number of background samples to help establish a action level. The samples will be run for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Volatile Organic Compounds and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds.
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1. Greka is going to scrape two inches of soil of the entire drainage pathway prior to entry into the creek.
2. Continue cleanup of the creek.
3. Continue cleanup under the County Road Yard building.
4. Continue decontamination of the tank farm.
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1. Complete the gross contamination removal from the creek.
2. Complete decontamination of the tank farm and adjacent areas.
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1. Greka's allegation of sabotage.
2. Media Attention: EPA issued a press release on January 9, 2008. OSC Wise has given interviews to the local NBC Affiliate, AP, Environmental News Service and the local newspapers.
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
% Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
* 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/GrekaDavisBatterySpill2008
POLREP #3 Last Updated 1/10/2008
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