BACKGROUND
LEAD AGENCY: EPA, Region 4, ERRB
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
NPL: No
FUNDING: OPA90
LEAD OSC: Fitzsimmons
SITE ID#: Z4FX
FPN: E04404
II SITUATION
Date of Notification: October 31, 2003
NRC Case #: 704078
Date Action Started: November 03, 2003
Pollutant: oil, gasoline
Source Identification: fixed facility
ACTIONS TAKEN
Mr. Eric Coman, Fire Marshall, Township of Wallace, Duplin County, NC notified the NRC of an abandoned bulk oil storage facility that was potentially leaking oil and other fuel products including gasoline. No CERCLA haz substances are reported to be on the premises. Property owner is a Mr. James Keith Fowler. Property address is 700 NW Railroad St., Wallace, NC 28466.
EPA OSC Fitzsimmons responded to site on November 3, 2003. Site is heavily overgrown with vegetative matter making it impossible to determine extent of leaking tanks/drums.
Site is a 2 acre parcel wedged between a private residence abutting it to the north and a propane vendor abutting it to the south. A drainage ditch line carries all site runoff to the Rockfish Creek and eventually the Cape Fear River. Site is characterized by heavy overgrowth, tanks, drums, warehouse and a storage shed.
The Fire Marshall, Town Manager and Chief of Police provided site access for EPA under an administrative Search Warrant. Mr. James Keith Fowler refused to return their calls for consent to search therefore they obtained the warrant.
On November 04, 2003 the OSC hired a local cleanup contractor (EEM) to perform site investigation, release mitigation if necessary and disposal activities if necessary.
A gamma ray survey using a micro R meter detected no greater than background levels of gamma radiation throughout the site.
The following are the results of the tank and drum content survey as reported by EEM based on their field investigation on November 04, 2003:
Group-A
Drums 1-18 empty 55-gallon drums
Drum-19 55-gallon ½ full of oily water Ph 6
Group-B
2-200 gallon day tanks
Tank - 1 empty
Tank – 2 ½ full of gasoline and water Ph 6
Drum-22 35- gallon full of oily water and acid Ph 2
Group-C
Tanks 3-14 empty all 150 gallon (est)
Tank 15 ½ full of heating fuel and water Ph 7 150 gallon (est)
Tanks 16-19 empty all 150 gallon (est)
Group-D
Tank 20 8,000 tank (est) 4” of oily water
Tank 21 10,000 tank 2” of oily water
Group E
Tank 22 500 gallon (est) empty
Tank 23 280 gallon (est) empty
Tank 24 150 gallon (est) empty
Tank 25 150 gallon (est) ¼ full of oily water
Site map not to scale
Only to show where groups
Are located
B
E
D
C
A
Tank 26 280 gallon(est.) empty
IV FUTURE ACTIONS
EEM investigation and cleanup activities to continue.
V ESTIMATED COSTS
FPN E04404: $25,000
EEM PO: $10,000
IV. FUTURE ACTIONS
No further removal action is warranted due to the limited amount of oil present in these containers. Based on this information the OSC does not believe that this site represents a threat of a release of oil or other fuel products to surface waters of the United States. An SPCC inspection under 40CFR 112 will be performed and enforcement action by the SPCC program shall ensure that this facility is closed out as per the Spill Prevention regulation.
COST ACCOUNTING
FPN Ceiling: $25,000
ER-PO Ceiling - EEM Inc. $10,000
Amount spent $2,000.00
EPA costs: $500
Total amount spent: $2500.00
These are estimates based on information known as of this writing
None
SPCC Inspection to be performed
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