United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region III
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
From:
Jack Downie

Subject: 

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


POLREP No.:
179
Site #:
G3GM
Reporting Period:
9/9/08-9/10/08
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 has been performing an emergency removal action at this site which has primarily involved the stabilization, repackaging, transportation, and removal of hazardous magnesium materials and other solid wastes from the facility. EPA is completing the current activity of repackaging abandoned magnesium materials that have been stored in drums that have succumbed to varying degrees of corrosion. The repackaged materials have been staged inside site buildings pending removal from the site. PADEP is overseeing site activities for the state and providing support. EPA START contractor TechLaw is providing technical and administrative support to the EPA. EPA and PADEP officials continue to control access to the site as well as coordinate activities with the various generators and disposal contractors.


Current Activities

Personnel On-Scene:    
09/09/08 ERRS-8, START-1, PADEP-1, Other-1, Security-1 (24 hr)
09/10/08 , EPA-1, ERRS-8, START-1, Other-2, Security-1 (24 hr)

Weather:
09/09/08 Low of 48° F, high of 68° F, rain and fog in morning, overcast in afternoon, 0.47 inches of precipitation, wind NW at 5-10 mph.
09/10/08 Low of 43° F, high of 68° F, fog in morning then mostly sunny, 0.00 inches precipitation, winds generally calm.

09/09/08

Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities.  ERRS repackaged 60 drums of magnesium during the day. ERRS performed routine grounds-keeping and equipment maintenance.
  
START assisted the EPA as needed, monitored containerized waste for stability using thermal imagery, and conducted written/photographic documentation.

09/10/08
Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractor Guardian Environmental, Inc held its morning safety meeting and discussed the days planned activities.  ERRS completed repackaging the abandoned, corroded magnesium drums that were staged on site. A total of 3,493 drums of repackaged magnesium waste are now stored in building 2. ERRS also continued routine equipment maintenance and grounds-keeping. In addition, ERRS moved waste drums from building 7 to building 9 in preparation for transportation and disposal.
  
START assisted the EPA as needed, monitored containerized waste for stability using thermal imagery, and conducted written/photographic documentation.


Next Steps

ERRS will arrange for transportation of the drummed magnesium material to an off-site disposal or recycling facility. A representative from Southern Alloy and Demo of Grenada, Mississippi will be on site 9/11/08 to view the magnesium waste and make a determination if it can be recycled at their facility. ERRS will also arrange for off-site treatment and disposal of hazardous waste materials in buildings 7 and 9. ERRS is planning procedures to empty material from the silos(vertical tanks)on site.


Key Issues

None.


response.epa.gov/remacor