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United
States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT
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| Date: |
Friday, May 23, 2008
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| From: |
Partap Lall
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Subject:
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Fields Brook/ Millenium Chemicals Site Removal
state road,
Ashtabula, OH
Latitude: 41.8928000
Longitude: -80.7722000
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| POLREP No.: |
2
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Site #:
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0546
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| Reporting Period: |
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D.O. #:
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| Start Date: |
9/16/2007
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Response Authority:
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CERCLA
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Mob Date: |
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Response Type:
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Time-Critical
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| Demob Date: |
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NPL Status:
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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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PRP Removal
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| RCRIS ID #: |
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Fields Brook Site is an NPL site where PCB contamination was found in September 2007 during the routine O&M work on site. The re-contamination or historical (residual) contamination has impacted the stream bed and was threatening Ashtabula River. An emergency response in September 2007 prevented furthur migration . Containment and removal is now being conducted by Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Company under an UAO from EPA Region 5.An interceptor trench has been installed along the northern fence line of the property where contamination was observed. Delineation of extent of contamination and removal are ongoing.
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Contaminated water is pumped into frac tanks and treated on site as necessary before discharge.
Excavation , sampling and disposal activities are back on track with the onset of good weather.
Stream has been diverted temporarily .
Confirmatory sampling and backfilling in the excavated areas of the flood plain is ongoing.
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Continue deleneation ,removal and disposal of contaminated soil and sediment.
Continue backfilling and restoring excavated areas in the floodplain.
Continue a monitoring program for interceptor trenches.
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Backfill and restore the stream bed after completion of excavation activities.
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response.epa.gov/millenniuminorganicchemicals
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