United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT

Subject: 

The Carter Color Coat site is located at 6051 Hastings Street in Detroit, Michigan at 42º 22.184′ north latitude and 83º 03.598′ west longitude.  A large six-story concrete and steel frame building covers approximately one-half of the property.  The other half of the property was primarily used for parking.  The property is fenced, but not secure.  The site is located in a mixed residential and industrial neighborhood with residential properties located approximately one-half mile to the southwest of the site.  The site is bordered by Hastings Street to the northeast, Harper Street to the southeast, St. Antoine Street to the southwest, and Piquette Street to the northwest.  Other industrial properties surround the site on all 4 sides.

See Polrep 1 for background info.

U.S. EPA conducted a site assessment on December 11, 2008, and found the presence of PCBs, asbestos, and hazardous wastes on Site. Since the U.S. EPA site assessment, there has been continuous activity at the site including: theft of metal from the site (including the site fence), asbestos contamination on facility floors from the metal stealing, and unknown persons actually building structures inside the building with the PCB-contaminated wood blocks.

On Monday, October 13, 2008, continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the third floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.  U.S. EPA contractors also continued transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris.  Approximately 320 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal.

On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the third floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.  U.S. EPA contractors also continued transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris.  Approximately 480 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the third floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.  U.S. EPA contractors also continued transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris.  Approximately 240 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal.

On Thursday, October 16, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors had a crane on site and moved the equipment from the third floor to the fifth floor of the building and began removing and stockpiling the PCB-contaminated wood block floor from the fifth floor of the building.

On Friday, October 17, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.

On Monday, October 20, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.

On Tuesday, October 21, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside. A second sample of the remaining solids from the third floor was collected after the crew conducted additional bulk solid removal. The first sample was representative of what has now been removed.

On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.  U.S. EPA contractors also continued conducting transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris.  Approximately 480 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal.  

On Thursday, October 23, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside.  U.S. EPA contractors also continued conducting transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris.  Approximately 400 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal.  

On Friday, October 24, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the fifth floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside. Analytical results were received for the second sample collected from the solids remaining on the third floor of the building.  U.S. EPA contractors cut a hole into the AST that was inaccessible.  Approximately 150 gallons of unknown liquid are stored in the AST.  U.S. EPA contractors also began removing debris from the truck ramp area in hopes to find the drums and containers left by MDEQ for disposal.  One drum holding waste materials has been discovered so far in the debris; however, the loader being used is not capable of further separating the debris and the contractor is mobilizing an excavator to deal with this issue.

On Saturday, October 25, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors completed removing PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and stockpiling the material outside.

-Continue removal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring.
-Continue transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring.

-Disposal of PCB capacitors and ballasts.
-Decommissioning of above-ground storage tanks.
-Removal of debris in truck ramp area.
-Removal of dry solids on the second and third floor of the building.

None.

Manifest Number Date Content Volume (yd3) Weight Disposal Facility


13             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         12.70 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
14             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         16.41 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
15             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         23.59 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
16             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         21.91 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
17             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         16.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
18             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
19             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         19.76 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
20             10/13/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
21             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         22.65 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
22             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         23.95 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
23             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         19.91 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
24             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         21.33 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
25             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         22.56 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
26             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         18.48 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
27             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         20.92 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
28             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         21.59 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
29             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         21.88 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
30                 10/14/2008   Wood Block 40         20.58 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
31             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         21.49 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
32             10/14/2008 Wood Block 40         19.03 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
33             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40         18.80 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
34             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40         14.98 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
35             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40            15.37 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
36             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
37             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
38             10/15/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
39             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         17.35 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
40             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         17.88 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
41             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         20.04 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
42             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
43             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         18.29 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
44             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         21.66 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
45             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         19.27 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
46             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         20.50 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
47             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         20.99 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
48             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         17.28 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
49             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         18.52 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
50             10/22/2008 Wood Block 40         22.17 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
51             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         16.43 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
52             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         23.63 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
53             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         22.69 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
54             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         17.83 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
55             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         25.33 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
56             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         21.33 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
57             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         19.37 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
58             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
59             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI
60             10/23/2008 Wood Block 40         20.00 Carleton Farms Landfill  New Boston, MI