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Sykesville Oil Spill

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Sykesville, MD - EPA Region III
POLREP #47 - Continuation of work 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
On-Scene Coordinator - Charlie Fitzsimmons 5/11/2009
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #47
Pollution Report (POLREP) #47
Site Description
See previous POLREPS.

Current Activities
During this reporting period approximately 8 gals of oil and 75 gals of contaminated water were retrieved.  The new updated totals are now as of February 28, 2009: 4,515 gals of oil and 51,773 gals of contaminated water retrieved.

No problems were encountered during this reporting period.

Planned Removal Actions
A full scale fluid recovery event will take place at sump D during the next reporting period.  This location had a detectable thickness of free product at 0.06 feet thick.  Subsequent measurement of product in sumps A,B,C and D and large rain events will also receive scrutiny for additional full scale extraction events.