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Puckett Smelter

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Mountainboro, AL - EPA Region IV
POLREP #3
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On-Scene Coordinator - Leigh Lattimore 3/6/2008
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #3
Start Date: 2/25/2008
Pollution Report (POLREP) #3
Site Description
See POLREP #2 for site description.

Current Activities
The following activities were completed on Site during the week of March 3, 2008:  
-  ERRS continued to consolidated the ash piles and the excavated soil in the northeastern part of the Site;
-  At the end of each work shift ERRS covered the consolidated ash piles with 6 millimeter thick plastic sheeting;  
-  Approximately 460 cubic yards of clean fill was delivered to the site for back filling.
-  DustTrak® particulate air monitors continued to be utilized to insure that ash was not causing a health and safety risk;  
-  The analytical results showed the treatment of the ash and soil reduced the lead Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) from 135 mg/L to an average of 17 mg/L;
-  ERRS mixed an additional 20 tons of SulfiTech A/T with the ash and contaminated soil;
-  During the mixing process the ash piles were periodically sprayed with water in order to reduce the potential for dust to become airborne;
-  Composite samples (10 grab per every 200 cubic yards of soil) were collected and submitted for laboratory analysis to insure proper characterization prior to disposal.
- START was on Site documenting Site activities.


Next Steps
The following activities will be completed:
-  Once the analytical results are back, the treated ash and soil will be disposed at a local landfill;
-  START will continue to collect confirmatory samples;
-  ERRS will continue to backfill excavated areas;
-  START will continue to document Site activities.


Key Issues
Work stopped on March 4, 2008 due to severe weather in the area.