United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
From:
Dominic Ventura


Subject: 

Continuation of work
Elkton Farm Firehole
183 Zeitler Rd., Elkton, MD
Latitude: 39.6292184
Longitude: -75.8681150


POLREP No.:
55
Site #:
A3DH RV
Reporting Period:
January, 2008
D.O. #:
Start Date:
 
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
 
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

Work Mission Statement:

Safely and efficiently investigate and remove Munitions and Explosives of Concern (MEC); Materials Potentially Possessing an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH), Munitions Debris (MD) and explosively contaminated soil(TNT) from the Elkton Farms Firehole Site, as defined in EPA's geophysical study.            


Current Activities

The site was remobed on January 21, 2008 with a limited crew.  One UXO team was mobed.  Team will continue magging and digging activities in remaining Phase I grids.  On Feb. 1 the team completed grid L1c.  Work will continue on remaining Phase 1 grids as the OSC continues to finalize the SOW for Phase II grids including the fireholes.  

The EPA and MDE met with the property owner on Feb. 5 to discuss and further the SOW for Phase II grids.  Meetings are pending with EPA Region 3 management as well as the County Commissioners.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRs - GES $6,450,000.00 $3,605,000.00 $2,845,000.00 44.11%
IAG #DW96-94422101 $2,050,000.00 $1,978,000.00 $72,000.00 3.51%
START/CLP $550,000.00 $209,000.00 $341,000.00 62.00%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $400,000.00 $95,000.00 $305,000.00 76.25%
USEPA - InDirect $7,316,000.00 $100,000.00 $7,216,000.00 98.63%
 
Total Site Costs $16,766,000.00 $5,987,000.00 $10,779,000.00 64.29%

* 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/elktonfarmfirehole

POLREP #55 Last Updated 2/6/2008