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Goodrich Asbestos

 
Site Contact:
Mike McAteer
OSC

(mcateer.mike@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1000 Goodrich Blvd
Miami, OK 74354
 response.epa.gov/goodrichasbestos

SITE INFORMATION:

The B.F. Goodrich plant ceased operations in 1986. Due to the presence of asbestos in multiple structures on the site, abatement and removal of the asbestos was required by ODEQ. Some initial attempts to abate/remove the asbestos was conducted by the owner, however, cleanup work ceased in late 2014 and the owner filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

EPA mobilized to the site on October 16, 2018, to assess options for securing access to the facility (i.e., fencing and sealing Powerhouse building) and also conducted air sampling around the perimeter of the facility. EPA also conducted a full asbestos assessment of the site in November of 2019. Results show large amounts of asbestos containing material in the demolition debris piles scattered across the site (approximately 16,000 cubic yards total). The assessment also found high levels of asbestos inside the Powerhouse Building, the Oven Building and the small brick office building at the front of the property.

Due to the amount of asbestos containing materials scattered across the site as well as inside abandoned structures on the site, EPA is conducting an emergency removal action. This removal action will focus on removing all debris piles and disposing of them at an asbestos approved landfill. EPA will also wet-demolish the Oven Building and small brick office building and the debris from these structures will also be transported to an approved landfill. All cleanup activities will require the use of water to suppress dust. Air monitoring and air sampling will be conducted daily to assure that no asbestos is drifting off the site during the cleanup. EPA expects this removal action will require up to 4 months to complete.

UPDATES:

- June 10, 2019: Based on some great comments at last Thursday night's community meeting, EPA has revised some of our cleanup plans:

1. EPA has added one additional air sampling location along the northern perimeter of the site. This location will monitor for asbestos fibers in the direction of the soccer fields during wind conditions from the south.
2. EPA will meet with the Superintendent of Miami Schools the week of June 10 to discuss our air sampling program and contingency plans for windy/dusty days.
3. In order to provide daily asbestos sampling results, EPA has employed a licensed asbestos professional to analyze all air sampling filters at the end of each day for the next two weeks.
4. If anyone has questions regarding the Benzene contamination in groundwater at the Goodrich site, please contact Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality’s Communication Director, Erin Hatfield at 405/702-7119 (office) or 405/437-8468 (cell) or email at: erin.hatfield@deq.ok.gov

The total tonnage of debris removed from Site for Phase 1: 20,064.03 tons

The total tonnage of debris removed from Site for Phase 2: 5,010 tons

The air sampling results received up through 01/24/2020 show no asbestos fibers detected above the Site Action Level.


Trough around Banbury Mixers ERRS digging out troughs near Banbury Mixers Mowed lawn near station )$ Debris pile and rain water dam ERRS scraping vegetation with debris in. ERRS loading debris into removal trucks ERRS loading recycling material. Cleared area from debris and vegetation. Basement discovered by ERRS under debris pile Western edge of pad, cleaned by ERRS Leaking southern warehouse after rain event. Cleaned southern edge of pad ERRS removing scattered debris on southern edge of pad. ERRS consolidating remaining debris Air monitoring and sampling station 03. Area cleared of last of debris ERRS removing the last debris pile on site. Cleared concrete pad of debris Additional debris hole Eastern edge of concrete pad Remnants of pile 12 before completion Newly exposed debris hole. Footprint of recently demolished Oven Building ERRS loading removal trucks from Piles 12 and 13 ERRS working on debris piles 12 and 13 Miscellaneous hazardous waste in the southern warehouse fluorescent light bulbs in southern warehouse Roof leakage in southern warehouse Carbon black holding tower Two of the four Banbury mixers before cleaning Oil and grease residue on Banbury Mixer Oil and grease residue on Banbury Mixer Debris removal progress map Progress of debris removal at end of second rotation. Light bulbs in warehouse HHW collected in warehouse on-site Warehouse on-site with HHW Basement space in autoclave. Recyclable metal debris container Utility pit 04 pumped of water View of the concrete pad from the powerhouse View of the concrete pad from the powerhouse View of the concrete pad from the powerhouse Utility Pit-05 after water pumped out Utility pit-06 after water pumped out Autoclave Pipe in Autoclave Pipe in Autoclave Pipe in Autoclave Pipe in Autoclave Pipe in Autoclave with insulation to be removed Utility pit 01 after being drained Removal of oven building debris. Autoclave View of piping in the autoclave. View of the autoclave from opening in the ceiling. View of the autoclave from opening in the ceiling. View of the autoclave from opening in the ceiling. Progress of pumping utility pit 07 Pumping of utility pit 06 Wrapping the debris ready for removal Brick office building demolition Completion of the brick office building demolition ERRS starts demolition of the brick office building Completion of oven building demolition Last section of oven building Oven building demolition Utility pit 07 Oven building demolition Wetting during demolition operations and dust suppression of road Wetting of the demolition with water cannons and fire hose. Demolition of the oven building using an excavator START collecting basement dimensions Additional weather probe with a lightning detector. Stairway entrance of eastern Powerhouse building. Approximately 3-4ft of water remaining Monitoring progress of debris pile removal View of the pad southwest of debris pile 17 ERRS loading removal truck at debris pile 16 ERRS wetting debris pile during removal. Northwest corner of concrete pad with debris piles removed. New Site sign installed. Northwest area of the pad after removal of debris piles Northwest area of the pad with water truck cleaning/wetting View of the northwest corner of the pad Wetting of the roads on site for dust suppression Water truck wetting roads on site Typical insulated piping in Powerhouse basement along east wall. Typical insulated piping in Powerhouse basement. Assessment of Powerhouse basement. Powerhouse basement looking north. Asbestos pipe insulation in Powerhouse Basement. Unknown Tank located in Autoclave Area Insulated Piping in Autoclave Area West View of Autoclave Area, about 12 to 18 inches of Standing Water. View of Insulated Boiler Units Autoclave Basement South View Water truck wetting route on-site to reduce dust Sprinkler system to suppress dust Air sampling and monitoring station 04 located on the eastern perimeter Air sampling and monitoring station 02 located on the southern perimeter Particulate air monitoring and telemetry equipment Site weather station, providing live weather data Air sampling location 05 located on the northern perimeter. Air sampling and monitoring station 03 located on eastern the perimeter. START checking flow rate at monitoring station 02 Community meeting held at the Miami Civic Center Wetting of debris piles ERRS decontaminating removal truck ERRS lining removal truck Removal trucks waiting to be lined Public meeting presentation Wetting of debris being loaded into removal truck. Loading and wetting of removal truck EPA OSC providing Site information to the community View of Debris Pile Area 19 (DPA_19) with Warehouse Building to the east. Typical water filled Utility Pit (UP) located along east side of Site. View of boiler units in Powerhouse Building. Typical debris pile, note visible asbestos floor tile. North side of Brick Office Building BOA). Asbestos sampling in Powerhouse Building View of new fence put up by ERRS to secure fence line Debris pile containing suspect asbestos material View of suspect asbestos material on pipping View of the View of close up of debris pile. View of Power Plant that was broken into, unknown amount of asbestos is suspected inside.