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Bio-Tech Mills OPA Removal Site

All POLREP's for this site Bio-Tech Mills OPA Removal Site
Battenville, NY - EPA Region II
POLREP #11 - Supplemental Information 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Paul Kahn 10/2/2007
Non-Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #11
Start Date: 6/6/2006 Completion Date: 1/10/2007
Site Description
Site is a defunct paper converter which manufactured tissue and toilet paper, and is located within 10 feet of the Battenkill River in upstate rural NY. Owner operates a business office at the site, but manufacturing ceased 12 years ago.

Since April, 2004, OSC has been working with the owner to remove approx. drums of hydraulic fluid, PCB fluids, waste oil and other chemical substances.  The CERCLA removal action was completed in June, 2005.

During the removal action, the OSC observed a large oil tank on the property.  Closer examination revealed the presence of approx. 10,000 gallon of aged #6 oil being stored in what was a deteriorated metal tank that had inadequate secondary containment.

Inasmuch as the mill has been shut down for 12 years and will never operate again, the OSC determined that the oil being stored in the deteriorated tank, with less than adequate secondary, constituted a significant threat of a release of petroleum to a navigable waterway of the United States.  Because of the Petroleum Exclusion in CERCLA, the oil will be now be addressed with funding authority under CWA-Oil Pollution Act '90.  The owner has agreed to cooperate with EPA and have the oil removed.  

See separate site profile for "Bio-Tech Mills-CERCLA" for additional information.





Current Activities
This Supplemental POLREP is intended only to update information pertaining to disposal of the remaining #6 oil at this Site.

Planned Removal Actions
n/a

Next Steps
None

Key Issues
None
 
Disposition Of Wastes
  

The #6 oil was transported off-Site for recycling or energy recovery.


  




Waste Stream Quantity Manifest # Disposal Facility
#6 oil 10,000 gallons Bill of Lading #27646 Clean Waters, Inc., Staten Island, NY
#6 oil + lube oil 1,000 gallons Bill of Lading #54895 EPS of Vermont, Inc., Glenmont, NY  12077