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Carl's Tire Retreading

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Grawn, MI - EPA Region V
POLREP #4 - Excavation Complete - Continued Assessment 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Brian Kelly 9/19/2003
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Start Date: 7/14/2003
Pollution Report (POLREP) #4
Site Description
See POLREP #1

Current Activities
U.S. EPA has completed excavation of 7,500 tons of contaminated source material and treated 418,000 gallons of contaminated water.  U.S. EPA is using a Geoprobe to map out remaining smear zone contaminated soil and demobilizing heavy equipment and personnel.  Excavation and backfilling continued daily until September 17th.

Site activities to date:

August 21 - 24, 2003 - Sampled water treatment system influent and effluent.

August 25 - September 5, 2003 - Three summa canister air samples were collected and shipped to the REAC.  Analytical results showed no off-site impact.  The soil washing unit was demobilized based on analytical results showing the soil to be non-hazardous.

September 6 - 17, 2003 - Five summa canister air samples were collected.  Analytical results showed no off-site impact.  Two additional polishing drums were added to the treatment system based projected breakthrough of contaminates.  Excavation was completed.

Planned Removal Actions
Use a Geoprobe to sample the bottom of the excavation.  Continue decontamination and demobilization of equipment.

Next Steps
Evaluate Geoprobe results need for a second phase.