The Cannon Road Drum Site (formerly Social Circle Cotton Mill) is located at 148 Cannon Road in the city of Social Circle in Walton County, Georgia. The site coordinates, as measured from the front entrance to the property, is N 33.65252 Latitude by W 83.72062 Longitude. The site is bordered on the south and west by residential homes and on the north and east by a railroad and an overgrown field, respectively. Many of the old mill houses along the western and southern sides of the site are still occupied.
The Social Circle Cotton Mill operated at the site from 1901 until 1982. The mill manufactured bed sheeting made from 35% cotton and 65% polyester. During its peak the mill employed 225 workers. In April 1994, the mill's main structure was severely damaged by fire. Less than half of the 3-story brick structure remains standing today. There are also several support buildings for the mill in varying stages of decay on the 3.84-acre site.
The site was referred to EPA by the city of Social Circle. Records indicate the property has been leased for various types of business use. The most recent tenant used the property to store several thousand containers of mixed hazardous substances. The bulk of the materials appears to have been procured from Department of Defense surplus. In 1997, the containers were abandoned at the site when business operations ceased at the property.
The abandoned substances include resins, adhesives, mercury amalgam, cleaning solvents, paint thinners and some unknowns. Incompatible containers of hazardous substances are commingled together and vary in size, type and degree of degradation. Evidence of vagrant trespass and vandalism was observed during EPA's December 2006 reconnaissance of the site.
Air monitoring continued at the Cannon Road Drum site from February 29 to March 5, Air monitoring instrumentation included a TVA-1000 (a combination PID/FID), and a 4-gas meter equipped with an oxygen sensor and detectors for lower explosive limit, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide. Air monitoring of the perimeter was performed on a daily basis. Air monitoring of the work areas inside the main storage building and in the bays of Building 1 was performed during the day when workers were present.
From February 28, 2007, to March 5, 2007, ERRS continued segregation activities in Bay B of Building 1. This consisted of consolidating all loose containers in Bay 2 of Building 1. When possible, loose containers are being consolidated with pallets of the same commercial product. The field drum logs and the electronic drum inventory are being updated to reflect these additions. Currently Bay A, located in the northern portion of Building 1 is being used to store non-hazardous trash from Bay B and C. Bay B is being used to store flammable materials and for segregating loose commercial products into waste streams.
ERRS field technicians logged and numbered pallets staged in Bay B of Building 1 Also, new drum logs were produced for 55 gallon drums and over packs used for bulking hazardous chemicals onsite. Information collected included drum/container type, size and condition. Any information present on specific chemical constituents or manufacturer name and address was also recorded. This information was entered into an excel spreadsheet by START.
From Feburary 28, 2007, to March 5, 2007, ERSS continued bulking hazardous commercial products. These products included scale prevention compound, solvents, flammable paints and resins. The empty containers are being placed either on pallets or in polyethylene lined cubic yard boxes and allowed to dry. To date this activity is approximately 90% complete. ERRS performed bulking activities in full face APR’s equipped with organic vapor cartridges.
Between February 28, 2007 and March 5, 2007 there were several visitors to the Cannon Road Drum site. On February 28, 2007 property owners Charles and Peggy Carter were onsite to meet with EPA OSC Jose Negron. OSC Negron provided an update on the current progress of the removal activities at the Cannon Road Drum Site. The time frame for site completion was also discussed. The property owner inquired about the cost of the removal activities; however, since the 3-bid process for disposal has not been completed, an exact figure could not be determined. On March 1, 2007, Bess Wellborn and James Wilkinson, representatives from E2 civil engineering firm, were onsite in order to inspect the Cannon Road property for the city. A meeting was held with EPA, E2, and the city later that day to discuss current site conditions and options for redevelopment.
ERSS chemists will begin hazard categorizations of representative samples of commercial products and unknown containers. START will continue air monitoring of the perimeter and work areas, site documentation, researching MSDS information, and managing drum inventory.
A deadline of March 16, 2007 has been set for START to provide ERSS with a summary of the drum inventory and enough supporting information such as MSDS’s to initiate the 3 bid process for hazardous material disposal.
ERSS chemists will begin hazard categorizations of representative samples of commercial products and unknown containers. START will continue air monitoring of the perimeter and work areas, site documentation, researching MSDS information, and managing drum inventory.
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