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The PRP owned a small furniture finishing company named Zolner Contract Refinishing. Around December 2002, the business went bankrupt, and the PRP lost his lease. In order to vacate the property, the PRP obtained a 45 foot trailer to store his materials until they could be properly disposed. The PRP had also stored materials at his residence in the car garage. A disposal contractor was hired to properly dispose the wastes in early April of 2003. The disposal contractor quoted a price to the PRP over the phone for the disposal of the materials in the trailer, however, when the contractor began work at the trailer, the contractor doubled his price for the remaining work. Since the PRP could not pay this additional cost, the disposal work ceased.
The PRP owned a small furniture finishing company named Zolner Contract Refinishing. Around December 2002, the business went bankrupt, and the PRP lost his lease. In order to vacate the property, the PRP obtained a 45 foot trailer to store his materials until they could be properly disposed. The PRP had also stored materials at his residence in the car garage. A disposal contractor was hired to properly dispose the wastes in early April of 2003. The disposal contractor quoted a price to the PRP over the phone for the disposal of the materials in the trailer, however, when the contractor began work at the trailer, the contractor doubled his price for the remaining work. Since the PRP could not pay this additional cost, the disposal work ceased.
On May 7, 2003, EPA OSCs mobilized to the site to conduct the requested CERCLA removal action. The OSCs met with the ERRS contractor, PRP, County Haz-Mat Team, Salamanca Fire Department, and a Compliance Officer from the Seneca Nation of Indians. The doors of the trailer were opened and one leaking drum was identified and stabilized. Once the trailer site was secure, the second site was visited with the above referenced group to determine a plan of action. The PRP signed an access agreement for both locations.
Each drum was sampled and recorded in a drum tracking program. The samples were sent out for complete hazard classification and waste stream disposal. The drums were overpacked and placed back into the trailer for storage until final disposal. The Site was demobed on May 15, 2003, awaiting laboratory results.
On June 10, 2003, EPA completed the transportation and disposal of the drums. The drums were shipped from the Site for fuel blending and land filling
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