July 11th, to August 19th
- Site activities resumed on July 11th after the July 4thbreak.
On August 2nd, the US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, Poughkeepsie, NY, released the lien associated with the chemicals listed in the Inventory of Valued Assets, thereby allowing the EPA to ship the material for reuse rather than disposal.
On August 8th, shipments of liquid in-process chemicals and off-spec dry chemicals ensued. To date, approximately 25,000 gallons of liquid chemicals and 100 tons of dry chemicals have been shipped to Summit Research Labs, Huguenot, NY. Summit Research Labs manufactures similar product lines to that of Westwood during its operation.
Disassembly of poly and fiberglass tanks continue. To date 36 tanks have been or are in the process of being disassembled.
Transferring of residual waste found in tanks into poly lined drums ensued. There is limited volume of these waste streams and transport by tanker trailers would be in efficient.
Consolidation of laboratory chemicals continue.
Off-site shipment of wastewater continued. To date, approximately 335,000 gallons of wastewater has been shipped off-site for disposal.
Roll-offs of disassembled poly and fiberglass tanks continue to be shipped off-site for disposal. To date, approximately 440 cubic yards have been shipped off-site for disposal.
- Issuance and awarding of disposal bids for the drummed waste.
- Cleaning of building; there is a significant mount of spilt material around the storage vessels. Due to long term exposure to the spilt material, the concrete floor is pitted in many areas.
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