The Circle Environmental #1 Site is located at 170 5th Street in downtown Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia. The facility consists of a brick/wood-construction warehouse measuring approximately 120 by 60 feet in size.
USEPA received a request from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to take action at the Site, on September 10, 2007. Reports from the State indicated that the Site is an inactive waste management facility that cleaned oil and solvent tainted wipe rags. The FOSC responded to the faciliy on September 10, 2007, met with local officials, and based upon conditions present at the Site, initiated an Emergency Removal Action.
A total of 536 drums of waste materials were present at the Site. The primary chemicals of concern are tetrachloroethylene, waste oil, and solvent and paint waste.
On Monday December 17 a total of 69 drums were shipped off-site for disposal.
The following day the remaining 24 drums were loaded and shipped off-site as hazardous waste. The drums included tetrachloroethylene, flammable liquids, and paint wastes.
The two 20 cubic yard roll-off containers were transported and disposed of off-site.
Two 8-hour air samples were collected from the interior of the warehouse and one 8-hour air sample was collected from outside the warehouse.
The floor and the curbing of the interior of the warehouse was cleaned.
Complete demobilization of all equipment, ERRS, START and EPA personnel.
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