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Sykesville Oil Spill

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Sykesville, MD - EPA Region III
POLREP #51 - Continuation of work
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On-Scene Coordinator - Charlie Fitzsimmons, OSC 1/27/2010
Time-Critical - Removal Action Pollution Report (POLREP) #51
Pollution Report (POLREP) #51
Site Description
See previous POLREPS.

Current Activities
During this reporting period approximately 7 gals of oil and 38 gals of contaminated water were retrieved.  The new updated totals are now as of December 31, 2009: 4,557 gals of oil and 51,983 gals of contaminated water retrieved.

No problems were encountered during this reporting period.


Next Steps
Oil adsorbent socks will be placed in Sumps C and D in lieu of
further recovery by hand bailing, pumping or enhanced vacuum
recovery. Subsequent measurement of product in Sumps A, B, C,
or D occurring during the month will also receive scrutiny for
additional full scale extraction events.

The carbon treatment system has not been utilized for the discharge
of waters since 2007, therefore Fogle’s will notify the MDE Oil
Control Program of its interest in closing NPDES permit no.
MDG915042.



Key Issues
After discussion with RP representative on Jan 6, 2010.  The following work plan modifications were agreed upon:

Monitoring of the following wells, sumps and trench points will
be conducted on a quarterly basis beginning in January and
occurring in April, July and October of each year to verify the
absence of free product. Wells MW-A02, MW-A03, TMW-B2,
RX-V1, RX-X1, MW-FGL-01, MW-FGL-02, RX-V1, and RX-X1,
Sumps A, B, and trench points W, X, Y, Z for free product since
December 2008. Sump C had 0.03 feet of product reported in
February and March 2009, but otherwise was absent of any oil.

Monitoring of TPH concentrations in soils at the farm will be
conducted on an annual basis beginning in May 2010.

Monitoring of TPH concentrations in soils at the facility will be
conducted on an annual basis with the next event to be
conducted in August 2010.

.Oil adsorbent socks will be placed in Sumps C and D in place of
further Enhanced Fluid Recovery by pumping. Sump D has had on average 0.04 feet of product reported since December 2008, with a maximum of
0.23 feet in December 2009. Accumulation of free product on the
socks will be monitored monthly with replacement occurring as
necessary to prevent oil saturation. The need for additional EFR
pumping events at sumps C and D will be evaluated with each
event.