Root Paint & Glass Company was an industrial paint facility that specialized in the painting of bridges and other industrial applications. While in operation there was improper storage and disposal of on-site spent-thinners, discarded or off-speculation solvent/oil based paint materials, and specialized finishes and paint coatings. Washington Department of Ecology requested EPA assistance. While on the site visit, EPA & Ecology observed about 900 containers as described below:
• Numerous containers, ranging in size from 1-pint to 55 gallons, suspected to contain latex and oil-based paint products including numerous specialty coatings. Several of the containers are labeled “corrosive” and/or “flammable”; however, many containers lack labels or the labels could not be read. In addition, many containers are corroded, rusted, or leaking.
• Two 55-gallon drums suspected to contain methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), toluene, and methylene chloride.
• Three 55-gallon drums suspected to contain Cuprasol, a copper plating solution.
• Numerous spent fluorescent tubes likely containing mercury and ballast containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
• An area of ash and unburned paint waste on the ground surface of the yard
July 16, 2009
-WA Ecology visited the Site
-26 oil wrangler boxes were shipped off
-ERRs filled 4 latex and 16 oil wrangler boxes
-START took 20 samples for target analyte list (TAL) Metals, 2 TCLP samples, 2 samples for chromium speciation, 5 samples for Volatile Organic Compounds(VOCs) in various locations as the site.
July 17, 2009
-ERRS bulked smaller containers into 55 gallon drums while START performed air monitoring
-ERRS continued sorting oil and latex based paint products
-ERRS collected and disposed of debris
-3 propane tanks were discovered
July 18, 2009
-ERRs packed 4 latex and 21 oil wrangler boxes
-ERRs continued bulking while START continued air monitoring
-START determined that two tanks have gasoline in them and others are empty
July 19,2009
-ERRs continued bulking operations
-15 new drums were discovered, START hazcatted them
-Propane tanks were flared off
July 20,2009
-ERRs continued bulking, crushing, and solidification operations
-22 latex and 4 oil wrangler boxes were shipped
-67 drums were shipped
July 21, 2009
-Private Utility locator visited the Site
-START marked geoprobe locations
-ERRs continued bulking, crushing, and solidification operations
-ERRs continued collecting debris
July 22,2009
-START collected geoprobe samples
-ERRs continued bulking, crushing, and solidification processes
July 23, 2009
-ERRs shipped 67 drums and 22 wrangler boxes
-ERRs put tanks out of commission & built a fence around the property
-START finished soil sampling
-16 Florescent Tubes Collected and disposed of
July 24, 2009
-EPA, USCG, START, & ERRs demobilized from the Site
September 21, 2009
-Soil sampling results indicated that there were several areas in which arsenic levels exceeded the MTCA Method A Cleanup Level and a few spots where lead levels were exceeded. All samples passed for TCLP. The geoprobe samples indicated that the depth of contamination was less than a 1ft in most areas and close to 2ft in few select locations. The estimated volume of contamination is 1200 cubic yards.
-1 EPA, 2 START, and 4 ERRs personnel mobilized to the Site
- ERRs started excavating soil in order to make a clean path for disposal trucks
September 22, 2009
-ERRs continued excavating soil
-START continued XRF confirmation samples
-13 loads of non-hazardous metal contaminated soil were shipped
September 23, 2009
-ERRs continued excavating soil
-START continued XRF confirmation samples
-16 loads of non-hazardous metal contaminated soil were shipped
-WA Ecology came for a Site Walk
September 24, 2009
-ERRs continued excavating soil
-START continued XRF confirmation samples
-15 loads of non-hazardous metal contaminated soil were shipped
-12 soil composite samples were collected. XRF of these composite
samples indicated that we were below MTCA Cleanup levels for lead, arsenic, and chromium
September 25, 2009
-EPA, START, & ERRs demobilized from the Site.
SUMMARY
-All miscellaneous containers(Approximately 30 oil wrangler totes, 22 latex wrangler totes, and 67 drums) were removed from the Site
-Approximately 11,000 cubic yards of non-hazardous metal contaminated soil was removed
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The final site report will be forwarded to WA Ecology. They will address post removal site controls. EPA will continue to work with WA Ecology to insure a smooth transition.
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