This Site, a defunct automotive brake pad manufacturer, was brought to the attention of EPA by the NJDEP for a possible referral for a CERCLA removal action. An inspection by EPA OSCs and a DEP responder on 12/23/05 revealed the following hazardous materials/wastes were abandoned at the site: tons of asbestos material, tons of elemental sulphur, 1,000+ drums of mostly unknown materials or materials that do not match the label description, hundreds of smaller containers, acids, flammable liquids, iron and aluminum powders, flammable solids, waste oil, solvents, and other contaminants or pollutants. The Site is semi-controlled, with most doors being locked but numerous open windows or sections of sheet-metal walls missing. A maintenance man is on-site for a few hours Mon-Fri.
During June, 2006, the OSC observed that employees of the RP, Friction Division Products, were entering the Site and loading contaminated drums and debris in a roll-off from Building #7. In the process of removing the contaminated debris they spilled powdered chemicals from broken bags on a pallet. EPA brought this to the attention of the property owners. With EPA management authorization and the owner's permission EPA initiated security guard service as of June 15, 2006 to prevent access by the RP and other unauthorized persons. Security guard service was discontinued on June 26, 2006, when the RP agreed to not enter the Site unless EPA was present.
ERRS remobilized to the Site after a 2-week hiatus. ERRS has disassembled the poly enclosure support tubing inside Q3 and has started decontaminated the floor. The support tubing has been palletized, deconned and strapped for transport to EPA Edison for warehousing. All contents of Q3, including used poly sheeting and foam floor boards will be be bulked with used PPE for incineration and energy recovery.
An industrial sized lead-acid battery weighing 1,800 lbs. was taken to a local scrap yard.
ERRS has loaded 80 Super Sacs of ACM from removed from the baghouses into four roll-offs, 20 per roll-off. ERRS washed the floor in Bldg #8 and shop-vacced the floor to remove residual asbestos.
The last of the scrap metal has been bulked for recycling.
The small amount of free standing oil in a trough by the outside boiler room has been remediated and will be bulked with the used PPE for incineration.
Owners rep toured Site and expressed his satisfaction at the work that has been done.
General Site cleaning is underway in anticipation of the completion of removal activities on or about August 31st.
ERRS will attempt to ship all 100 Super Sacs of ACM for T & D by 8/24/07; any ACM not shipped by that date will be shipped the following week. In addition, general Site cleanup will continue. Used PPE, used poly, and plastic drums will be bulked for incineration and energy recovery. Rinse water from the baghouse cleaning operation, currently being stored, will be tested for asbestos and disposed of in a manner TBD.
ERRS will also power-wash the floor in Building #8 to remove residual asbestos.
Continue T& D activities, Site clean up, and begin preparations for final demobe.
Final demobe of the Site.
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