The Carter Color Coat site is located at 6051 Hastings Street in Detroit, Michigan at 42º 22.184′ north latitude and 83º 03.598′ west longitude. A large six-story concrete and steel frame building covers approximately one-half of the property. The other half of the property was primarily used for parking. The property is fenced, but not secure. The site is located in a mixed residential and industrial neighborhood with residential properties located approximately one-half mile to the southwest of the site. The site is bordered by Hastings Street to the northeast, Harper Street to the southeast, St. Antoine Street to the southwest, and Piquette Street to the northwest. Other industrial properties surround the site on all 4 sides.
See Polrep 1 for background info.
U.S. EPA conducted a site assessment on December 11, 2008, and found the presence of PCBs, asbestos, and hazardous wastes on Site. Since the U.S. EPA site assessment, there has been continuous activity at the site including: theft of metal from the site (including the site fence), asbestos contamination on facility floors from the metal stealing, and unknown persons actually building structures inside the building with the PCB-contaminated wood blocks.
On Monday, October 6, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors completed removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the second floor and prepared for the crane to be on-site on October 7, 2008, to move the equipment from the second floor up to the third floor of the building.
On Tuesday, October 7, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors had a crane on site and moved the equipment from the second floor to the third floor and began removing and stockpiling the PCB-contaminated wood block floor from the third floor of the building.
On Wednesday, October 8, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing and stockpiling the PCB-contaminated wood block floor from the third floor of the building. MDEQ was on site to monitor progress of the site cleanup.
On Thursday, October 9, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing and stockpiling the PCB-contaminated wood block floor from the third floor of the building. The City of Detroit was on-site to discuss site issues.
On Friday, October 10, 2008, U.S. EPA contractors continued removing the PCB-contaminated wood block flooring from the third floor of the building and stockpiling the material outside. U.S. EPA contractors also began conducting transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring and debris. Approximately 200 tons of PCB-contaminated wood block and debris were transported off-site for disposal. Data was received from the second floor dirt debris analyzed for PCB.
-Continue removal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring.
-Continue transportation and disposal of PCB-contaminated wood block flooring.
-Disposal of PCB capacitors and ballasts.
-Decommissioning of above-ground storage tanks.
-Removal of debris in truck ramp area.
A PCB sample from the solids remaining after the wood blocks were removed was collected on Friday, October 3, 2008 from the second floor of the building after completion of the wood block removal. This sample revealed PCBs above the MDEQ Part 201 industrial direct contact level present in the loose material. US EPA crews will remove this loose material and include it with the PCB-contaminated wood blocks for disposal.
The result of the sample collected on the first floor after the PCB-contaminated wood block removal was well below the Part 201 industrial direct contact for PCBs.
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Manifest Number Date Content Volume (yd3) Weight Disposal Facility
1 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 15.99 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
2 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 12.96 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
3 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 14.07 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
4 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 17.66 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
5 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 15.28 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
6 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 15.41 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
7 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 16.37 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
8 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 15.53 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
9 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 17.00 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
10 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 18.95 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
11 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 18.7 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
12 10/10/2008 Wood Block 40 18.72 Carleton Farms Landfill New Boston, MI
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