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Burlingame Creek Oil Spill

All POLREP's for this site Burlingame Creek Oil Spill
Gresham, OR - EPA Region X
POLREP #4 - Final POLREP
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On-Scene Coordinator - Michael Szerlog 4/21/2005
Emergency - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Start Date: 3/16/2005
Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Site Description
See POLREP #1

Current Activities
****March 31, 2005:  All equipment was demobilized from the site. The remainder of the recovered oily water was disposed of this same date, bringing the total amount recovered and disposed to 9,545 gallons (of which approximately 250 gallons were oil).

****April 7, 2005, 2.59 tons (18 cubic yards) of solid debris and absorbents were disposed of off site to a treatment, storage, and disposal facility.

Police and public works assisted in investigating the storm drain system and suspected parties during the initial stages of the response. Subsequently the Oregon DEQ investigated other facilities in the vicinity based on filed complaints and performed a records review to attempt to locate the source. No source was ever identified.

Oil removal completed.


Planned Removal Actions
None

Next Steps
None

Key Issues
Source of Pollution was not identified.