Saturday 8/25/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 2 USCG,1 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator.
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site safety meeting. Continue excavating West Tailings and stockpiling material in the Repository, at the flat top of the West Tailings, and
some material being used to cap the New Furnace. New Furnace area mostly complete with an 18-24 inch cap above contaminated soil. East
Tailings area mostly complete, with drainage bench in place. Discovered that extent of contamination downstream of Old Furnace area is more
widespread than originally perceived. Sample analysis shows higher readings in a wider area and ERRS contractors began to prep area around
Old Furnace for excavation.
Took 5 XRF readings. START and ERRS walked Furnace Creek to determine extent of contamination and length of creek and creek bank to be
excavated. ERRS measured 1100 feet from the Old Furnace to Garroutte Creek.
Data ram D422
Time: 0724-1700
Temp high-low: 106-59F
Humidity high-low: 75-21
Average mass: 0.029 mg/m3
Max mass: 1.785 mg/m3
Log period: 00:00:20
Sunday 08/26/07 No site work
Monday 08/27/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 2 USCG,1 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site safety meeting. Continued excavation on west slope above Dennis Creek. Used both large excavators on west slope. One used to
excavate and dump up slope and the other to pick the material up and swing it up slope for the front end loader to move. Haul material excavated
from the west slope to cap the Old Furnace Creek area. (77 loads to Old Furnace area/5 loads to Repository). Continued to clear the area
around Old Furnace and east along the creek bank. Capping around Old Furnace Creek half done. Made visit to Weyerhauser rock quarry on
their property at the end on London Rd. They have all the rock that we need for the project. START and USCG continued taking XRF readings for
the remainder of the Furnace Creek, from pin flag 4051 and stopped at 4060. Took 28 readings ( 300 ft). 6 XRF readings of the New Furnace
area and 26 XRF readings in the Furnace Creek.
0930 – 1 excavator inoperable. Repair man arrived on site and got all equipment in working order
USCG put Dataram out on West pile but forgot to turn it on so no data was collected for fugitive dust.
Tuesday 8/28/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 2 USCG, 4 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 site Safety Meeting. Continued excavation on west slope above Dennis Creek. Used both large excavators on west slope. One used to
excavate and dump up slope and the other to pick the material up and swing it up slope for the front end loader to move. Haul material excavated
from the west slope to cap the Old Furnace Creek area. Hauled 50 loads to Repository, 9 loads to New Furnace area ,25 loads to Old Furnace
area. Continued to clear the area around Old Furnace and east along the creek bank. Capping around Old Furnace Creek is half done.
Excavated sample holes and extent of contaminated soil downstream of Old Furnace area. Made a road from Mine road to the Old Furnace
tailings pile. Dug a 20’ long 5’ deep trench at Old Furnace tailings pile. Visit made by START engineers to review work in progress and
investigate projected activities. 2 START and 2 USCG conducted 46 XRF readings in the Furnace Creek (from 10EK-4061 to Garroutte Creek
bank). START collected 58 soil samples from same area. USCG took 5 XRF readings along new road and 3 XRF readings in trench. START
and USCG collected 68 soil samples (10EK-6101 thru 10EK-6168) along the south bank of Furnace Creek.
Data Ram D422
Time: 0745-1658
Temp high-low: 98-56F
Humidity high-low: 68-22
Average mass: 0.028mg/m3
Max mass: 0.688mg/m3
Log period: 00:00:20
Wednesday 8/29/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 2 USCG, 2 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 front loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20'
conex, 45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site Safety meeting. OSC advised ERRS, START, USCG that site work will continue on the Saturday and Monday of Labor Day weekend.
Continued excavation on west slope above Dennis Creek. Used both large excavators on west slope. One used to excavate and dump up slope
and the other to pick the material up and swing it up slope for the front end loader to move. Hauled material excavated from the west slope to cap
the Old Furnace Creek area - 65 loads to Repository, 30 loads to Old Furnace area. Excavated sample holes next to creek alongside of Old
Furnace location. Cleared brush in and along Furnace creek on the west toe of creek slope. Received 150 bales of straw to be used for
sediment controls. USCG conducted XRF readings on the soil samples taken from Furnace Creek on 8/28/07. START analyzed samples from
Furnace Creek on Lumex. e.
DataRam D422
Time: 726-1656
Temp high-low: 115-58F
Humidity high-low: 73-15
Average mass: 0.029mg/m3
Max mass: 0.955mg/m3
Log period 00:00:20
Thursday 8/30/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 1 USCG, 1 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site Safety Meeting. Continued excavation on west slope above Dennis Creek. Used both large excavators on west slope. One used to
excavate and dump up slope and the other to pick the material up and swing it up slope for the front end loader to move. Excavation and grading
of west slope nearly done. Hauled material excavated from the west slope to cap the Old Furnace Creek area -73 loads hauled from west slope
to Old Furnace area for cap. Capped excavation area near Old Furnace area. Received new gate that will be installed at the entrance to site.
Continue dust control by applying water with the water truck. USCG and START conducted 8 XRF readings at Old Furnace area to mark cap
boundaries. Conducted 10 XRF readings on the New Furnace road area for clean top soil. Conducted 20 XRF readings on Tailings Pile East.
ODEQ Bryn Thoms, EPA CIC Judy Smith and representative from Governor Kulongowski's office arrived on site in morning and three news
crews arrived later. News cameras filmed site activities and interviews at east and west tailings piles and New Furnace.
No Data Ram data due to USCG accidentally erasing the data.
Friday 8/31/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 1 USCG, 1 START, 9 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site Safety Meeting. Completed excavating Main Tailings Pile West. Completed hauling excavated material from Tailings Pile West to Old
Furnace area for capping. Finished clearing and capping Old Furnace area. Started hauling top soil from slope near New Furnace area to Main
Tailings Pile East. Installed new security gate to site. Started deploying straw bales on Main Tailings Pile East and Main Tailings Pile West for
erosion control. Demobilized 3 ERRS, OSC and START. USCG and START conducted 24 XRF readings on Tailings Pile West. USCG and
START collected 41 sediment samples from Dennis Creek from 200’ upstream of Dennis Creek Adit to Garoutte Creek, then collected 9
sediment samples from Garoutte Creek from 400’ downstream from Dennis Creek to 400’ upstream of Old Furnace Creek.
DataRam: D422
Time: 0754-1700
Temp high-low: 100-60F
Humidity high-low: 75-25
Average mass: 0.031mg/m3
Max mass: 0.331mg/m3
Log period 00:00:20
Saturday 01-Sep-07
Personnel on site: USCG Richard Moore, 6 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site Safety Meeting. Completed grading and compacting slopes and benches on west slope. Placed straw bales at the toe and on the
bench of the slope and staked where necessary with wooden stakes. Completed water bars on the west slope. Continued dust control by
applying water with the water truck. Continued to excavate and haul top soil to east and west slopes. Started spreading soil on the west slope.
USCG analyzed 50 dried sediments taken from Dennis Creek and Garroutte Creek with XRF.
DataRam: D422
Time: 0752-1700
Temp high-low: 115-60F
Humidity high-low: 70-18
Average mass: 0.006mg/m3
Max mass: 0.956mg/m3
Log period 00:00:20
Sunday 9/2/07 No site work
Monday 9/3/07
Personnel on site: EPA OSC Kathy Parker, 1 USCG, 1 START, 6 ERRS Contractors
Equipment on site: 2 excavators, 1 dozer, 1 loader, 1 haul truck, 1 mini-excavator, 1 water truck, 1 service truck, 2 - 10x40' trailers, 20' conex,
45KW generator
Site Conditions: A.M Clear and cool, calm winds. PM: hot and dry
0700 Site Safety Meeting. Finished placing topsoil on west and east tailings piles. Started washing equipment in preparation for demobilization. USCG and START checked Old Furnace cap, and haul road with XRF. START analyzed 50 dried sediments taken from Dennis Creek and Garroutte Creek with Lumex. Continued to transcribe and compile sampling data.
DataRam: D422
Time: 0732-1656
Temp high-low: 118-59F
Humidity high-low: 78-15
Average mass: 0.009mg/m3
Max mass: 1.24mg/m3
Log period 00:00:20
Decontaminate and demobilize equipment and personnel.
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