Chrome Plating is located at 5491 Powder Springs Road, Austell, Georgia. On September 24, 2009, this area experienced high flood waters reaching the roof of the facility as evidenced by water marks and a drum on the roof of the building. Sweetwater Creek is adjacent to the property. The site includes two open warehouses and an office trailer, which were severely damaged by the flood. Outside of the warehouses there are two concrete pits, one circular and one rectangular, both containing liquid. These pits are believed to be part of the facility’s waste water treatment system.
EPA, START, ERRS, Austell PD and CID all met upon arrival to site at approximately 0900. Upon arrival, it is noted that an individual is inside the building. Mr. Terry Heart is the son of the owner, Jerry Heart, and the operator of this facility. CID and Austell PD conduct an investigation and interview of Mr. Heart. Mr. Heart helps identify numerous containers and drums and the contents of the Vat.
START and ER collect all of the RCRA empty containers and construct a staging area. START labels and logs the remaining containers for sampling. After samples are collected, START conducts hazard categorization (HazCat) testing. ER clears debris, prepares the staging area, and stages the containers for disposal.
CONTAINER INVENTORY
30 5-gal containers
1 1-gal container
1 2-gal container
25 55-gallon drums
3 250-gal totes
3 300-gal totes/poly containers
1 500-gal tank
1 600-gal tank
1 15-gal container
1 30-gal container
1 65-gal continer
WASTE STREAMS INDENTIFIED
Acids (including chromic and sulfuric)
Oxidizers
Bases (including copper cyanide)
Activities for tomorrow will include completion of container staging activities, completion of sampling and HazCat activities, pumping or vacuuming standing water, clean up of contaminated debris and placement into roll-off boxes.
Incompatibles, site unsecured and an open to the environment flocking system that appears to be discharging directly to the POTW without proper treatment. The Cobb county water dept may be on site monday to deal up the outfall from the facility to prevent further discharges from site entering the POTW
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