United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Thursday, June 26, 2008
From:
Robert Wise

To:
ERT Support,
Steve Calanog, EPA
Paul Casa Grande, EPA
Eugene Rainwater, EPA
Barbara Lee, EPA
Ivania Brown, EPA
Peggy De La Torre, EPA
Pat Port, DOI
Sherry Fielding, EPA
Carole Kirby, Cinncinatti Finance, USEPA
Harvey Packard, RWQCB
Harry Allan, ERS
Hedy Salter, USEPA R9
Craig Benson, ERS
Daniel Meer, US EPA R9
Peter Guria, ERS
Lt. Brian Gollhopher, CADFG
Mark Samolis, USEPA
Mary Simms, EPA
Steven John, EPA
Jason Musante, ERS
Kenneth Wilson, DFG
Melissa Boggs-Blalack, DFG
Jim Hanson, EPA
Josha Curtis, CADFG-OSPR
Donn Zuroski, ERS
John Holland, DFG
Damian Higgins, USFWS
Rich Martyn, EPA
Will Duncan, ERS
Janet Yocum, ERS
Michelle Rogow, ERS
Martin Powell, ERS
Tom Dunkelman, ERS
Peter Reich, EPA
Greg Haas, Congression Staffer
Josh Neipp, SBCOFD
Richard Todd, SBCoFD
Kate Sulka, SBCFD
Michael Massey, EPA ORC
Mike Connell, CADFG OSPR
Steve Nailor, SBCOFD
Todd Stanley, CCRWQCB
Terry Snyder, APCD
Pam McNulty, SBCO Petroleum Office
Mike Zimmer, SBCO Petroleum Office
Denise Steurer, USFWS
Ian Zelo, NOAA
Steffanie Wood, EPA

Subject: 

Cleaning of Tanks
Greka Energy Zaca Lease Davis Tank Battery 2008 Spill
5017 Zaca Station Road, Los Olivos, CA
Latitude: 34.7265878
Longitude: -120.1471478


POLREP No.:
15
Site #:
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
1/5/2008
Response Authority:
OPA
Mob Date:
1/6/2008
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
Reimbursable Account #
FPN#
E08903
  

Site Description

See POLREP #1

On June 23, 2008, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department lifted the stop work order on the Zaca Lease allowing Greka to resume operations.


Current Activities

OSC Wise dispatched two U.S. Coast Pacific Strike Team (PST) members to conduct oversight of the restart of the Zaca Lease.  This was done becaused in 2006 after the cleanup of the December 2005 spill, Greka had a number of small spills when they were brining the lease back up on-line.  PST will be on-site until early July 2008.


Next Steps

1.  Cleaning and removal of the last tank.
2.  Restoration of the Firestone Winery Property
3.  Submittal of the final report


Key Issues

On June 6, 2008, Greka's contractor, American Integrated Services notified OSC Wise via e-mail that the temporary storage tanks at the site were all cleaned.  On June 10, 2008, Greka notified OSC Wise via e-mail that they were arranging for the removal of the cleaned tanks.  On June 25, 2008, OSC Wise and START were on-site at Zaca and observed a single temporary storage tank from the cleanup on-site.  When the inside of the tank was examined, it was discovered that the tank contained at least 1' of oil sludge.  This contradicts the two e-mails previously recieved by OSC Wise.

OSC Wise directed Greka to have that tank cleaned and removed no later then June 27, 2008.  In addition, OSC Wise directed Greka to remove the plastic and debris from the two tank storage areas on the Firestone Winery property and grade the area smooth, also by June 27.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
PST $50,000.00 $40,000.00 $10,000.00 20.00%
RST/START $83,388.00 $73,840.00 $9,548.00 11.45%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $0.00 $40,620.00 ($40,620.00) 0.00%
 
Total Site Costs $133,388.00 $154,460.00 ($21,072.00) -15.80%

* 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 #15 Last Updated 6/26/2008