United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Friday, May 23, 2008
From:
Jack Downie

Subject: 

Removal Action
Remacor, Inc.
P.O. Box 366, West Pittsburg, PA
Latitude: 40.9349711
Longitude: -80.3686583


POLREP No.:
144
Site #:
G3GM
Reporting Period:
5/22-5/23/08
D.O. #:
03-04-015
Start Date:
9/15/2006
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
9/15/2006
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
PAD074965096
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

EPA is continuing emergency removal actions at this site during the repackaging, transportation, and removal of flammable magnesium materials. Magnesium generators, who previously supplied Remacor with recyclable magnesium and magnesium alloys, are removing their materials from the site. SPX Contech has been on site and identified the remainder of its material and will be preparing drums to be shipped off site.  Intermet is re –working pallets and drums and is actively shipping material off site.  Product Technology material has been shipped off site.

EPA’s ERRS is repackaging material in Building #2 to make it DOT shippable and reacting material from Building #2 and Building #9.  PADEP is providing technical and oversight support at the site. EPA START contractor TechLaw is providing technical and administrative support to the EPA. EPA and PADEP officials continue to control access to the site in addition to coordinating the activities of the various generators.  

Current Activities

Personnel On-Scene:
05/22/08 EPA-1, START-2, MHF-3, ERRS-7, Security-1 (24 hr)
05/23/08 START-1, MHF-2, Security-1 (24 hr)

Weather:
05/22/08 Low of 44° F, high of 53° F.  Overcast, 0.00inches of precipitation, wind NNW 5-13 mph.
05/23/08 Low of 35° F, high of 60° F.  Scattered Clouds, 0.01inches of precipitation,  Variable 5-9 mph.

05/22/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF Logistics who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology.  MHF is changing lids and pallets on SPX Contech material MHF over packed material that was not DOT shippable into shippable containers.  MHF loaded 1 truckload of material. This material was than unloaded because the receiving facility refused to except the shipment of Intermet material.

EPA’s Senior Site Administrative Officer of The Removal Program Rich Messimer mobilized to site and did administrative oversight. Rich Messimer demobilized.  

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities, areas of concern / safety issues associated with the day’s activities.  ERRS removed material from the reaction pit and did maintenance on their equipment and prepared the site for the Holiday weekend.  

START assisted as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.    

05/23/08
START attended the morning safety meeting held by MHF who is contracting for Intermet, SPX Contech, and Product Technology.  MHF changed lids and pallets on material belonging to SPX Contech. MHF was notified from the receiving facility to suspend shipping operations until it was determined how much material they could handle.

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc demobilized.  

START assisted the EPA as needed and conducted written/photographic documentation.  START demobilized.


Next Steps

SPX Contech has changed its plans to ship the remainder of its material in the near future.

Intermet has plans to continue to ship material off site until they have completed shipping all their material.

ERRS will demobilize on 5/23/08 and mobilize back to site on 5/29/08.

EPA will continue to coordinate with magnesium waste generators for the safe and appropriate removal of the material from the site.  EPA will continue to coordinate with all local, state, and federal agencies.


Key Issues

None


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