United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region V
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Monday, January 12, 2009
From:
Jon Gulch

To:
David Chung, U.S. EPA
Jason El-Zein, U.S. EPA
Linda Nachowicz, U.S. EPA
Mark Durno, U.S. EPA
Beverly Kush, U.S. EPA
Michael Chezik, DOI
James Morris, U.S. EPA
Debbie Keating, U.S. EPA
Jeff Kelley, U.S. EPA
Afif Marouf, U.S. EPA
William Messenger, U.S. EPA
Mary Jane Adamo, U.S. EPA
John Maritote, U.S. EPA
Mick Hans, U.S. EPA
Steve Ostrodka, U.S. EPA
Kevin Clouse, Ohio EPA
Scott Shane, Ohio EPA
Timothy Murphy, City of Toledo

Subject: 

Continuation of Removal Activities
Norwood Industries
1678 Norwood Ave., Toledo, OH
Latitude: 41.6553000
Longitude: -83.5833000


POLREP No.:
5
Site #:
B5PA
Reporting Period:
11-22-08 through 1-12-09
D.O. #:
18
Start Date:
10/21/2008
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
10/16/2008
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
OHN000510295
Contract #
EPS60702
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See POLREP #1 for a full Site Description


Current Activities

From November 22, 2008-January 12, 2009, EPA has completed the process of clearing all portions of the central (main) warehouse facility by disposing of miscellaneous bulk debris.   This is required to safely identify the presence of waste drums and containers that are intermingled with the general debris.  EPA continues to utilize the cleared portions of the main warehouse to stage drums and containers for Level B sampling activities.  

On January 9, ERRS began intrusive removal activities in the western most area of the facility where Paracril (a synthetic nitrile rubber/plasticizer mixed with unknown solvents) containing drums are stored by the hundreds.

To date, a total of 327 55-gallon drums and 841 5-gallon containers have been staged and sampled with a total of 880 items having been through the process of Hazard Categorization (HazCAT) identification.  Thirty-six (36) pallets containing various solids (silica sands, finely milled sands, dyes, and powders) have been inventoried and disposed of in three (3) 20-cubic yard roll-off boxes.  These powders were removed from the Site due to information gathered from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and off-site research.   Twenty (21) 20-cubic yard roll-off boxes of miscellaneous non-hazardous bulk debris and three (4) 04-cubic yard yard roll-off of RCRA empty drums have been removed from the Site.

START continues to monitor ambient air conditions both within and around the perimeter of the site for volatile organic compounds (with the AreaRAE system) and particulates (with a DataRAM and the Rapid Assessment Tools Software).


Planned Removal Actions

● Continue non-hazardous general debris  
   removal and disposal;
● Continue segregation of materials;
● Gain entry to the basement and determine    
   method of waste removal;
● Continue sampling of all materials;
● Continue field Hazard Categorization
   (HAZCAT);        
● Continue to develop waste streams;
● Perform final disposal; and
● Perform final building decontamination, if needed.


Next Steps

Continue the Time-Critical Removal Action.


Key Issues

None.


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $400,000.00 $300,000.00 $100,000.00 25.00%
RST/START $45,000.00 $41,000.00 $4,000.00 8.89%
Intramural Costs
USEPA - Direct (Region, HQ) $10,000.00 $8,000.00 $2,000.00 20.00%
 
Total Site Costs $455,000.00 $349,000.00 $106,000.00 23.30%

* 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.


Disposition of Wastes

To date, removal of waste from interior of warehouse facility has consisted of non-hazardous misc. bulk debris classified as construction/demolition debris and non-hazardous inert solids. Twenty one (21) 20-cubic yard roll-off boxes of non-hazardous debris have been removed from the Site.  In addition, three (3) non-hazardous inert solids roll-offs and four (4) 20-cubic yard roll off of RCRA empty drums.


Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
Construction/Demolition Debris  Estimated Weight 14 tons  12-15-08 Bill of Lading  Vienna Junction 6233 Hagman Road, Erie, MI 48133 
Construction/Demolition Debris  Estimated Weight 14 tons  12-16-08 Bill of Lading  Vienna Junction 6233 Hagman Road, Erie, MI 48133 
RCRA Empty Drums  Estimated Weight 20 cubic yards  0170007  Vienna Junction 6233 Hagman Road, Erie, MI 48133 
Construction/Demolition Debris  Estimated Weight 14 tons  01-06-09 Bill of Lading  Vienna Junction 6233 Hagman Road, Erie, MI 48133 


response.epa.gov/Norwood

POLREP #5 Last Updated 1/22/2009