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ESI-PRP Removal

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Indianapolis, IN - EPA Region V
POLREP #33
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
ESI-PRP Removal - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
Subject: POLREP #33
Progress
ESI-PRP Removal
B5YS
Indianapolis, IN
Latitude: 39.9128600 Longitude: -86.2423680

To: Sue Michael, City of Indianapolis
Tom White, Citizens Energy Group
Harry Atkinson, IDEM
Ryan Groves, IDEM
Megan Nagle, IDEM
George Ritchotte, IDEM
Jason Doerflein, Marion County Health Department
Sam Bruner, Pike Fire Department
John Maritote, U.S. EPA Region V
Janet Pope, U.S. EPA Region V
Kim Cussen, United Water
Stan Rigney, IDEM
Randy Braun, IDEM
Maupin Natalie, IDEM
Eric Kaufman, Marion County Health Department
Jason Ravenscroft, Marion County Health Department
Dan Sparks, USFWS
Ed Karecki, USFWS
Bob Masbaum, Citizens Energy Group
Kristen Heitman, Providence Wildlife
Michael Massonne, City of Indianapolis
Cheryl Carlson, Citizens Energy Group
Emily Mack, City of Indianapolis
Thomas Marks, U.S. EPA
Rex Osborn, IDEM
Gabriele Hauer, IDEM
Max Michael, IDEM
Deirdre Wyatt, IDEM
Jennifer Schick, City of Indianapolis
From: Anita L. Boseman, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 12/6/2011
Reporting Period: 11/29/2011-12/2/2011

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: B5YS    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date: 9/30/2010
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: PRP Oversight
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 4/6/2011    Start Date: 4/6/2011
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID: INN0051050501    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Bankrupt Commercial Used Oils Facility

1.1.2 Site Description
See POLREP 1

1.1.2.1 Location
4910 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
   
2.1.1 Narrative
See POLREP 1

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date 

On November 28, 2011, Midwest hauled off 3 loads (19,050 gal) of oily water from the northeast area: 1 load (5,450 gal) to the United Waste Water Inc. facility in Cincinnati, OH and 2 loads (13,600 gal) to the Clean water facility in Dayton, OH.
  • Midwest hauled off (5) 20 cyd roll-off boxes of solidified sludge to Southside Landfill in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Midwest received (1) 25 ton load of sawdust solidification media from Burton Lumber Co Inc. of Lexington, IN.
  • Midwest solidified sludge in the west million gallon bunker tank with the long reach excavator and sawdust solidification media.
  • Midwest continued solidification in the solidification pits with sawdust, lime, and wood pulp solidification media.
  • Midwest continued cleaning activities in the Solids Building and Tank 37.     
  • Midwest drummed 110 gallons of acid sludge from Tank 37 cleaning activities.
  • AVS continued cleaning process pipe runs near the Solids Building and near the Dehydration Building.
  • Trihydro discharged approximately 39,000 gal of northeast area stormwater treated by the GAC system to Oil Creek.
On November 29, 2011, Midwest hauled off 3 loads (17,000 gal) of oily water from the northeast area: 2 loads (11,700 gal) to the United Waste Water Inc. facility in Cincinnati, OH and 1 load (5,300 gal) to the Clean water facility in Dayton, OH.
  • Midwest hauled off (29) 20 cyd roll-off boxes of solidified sludge to Southside Landfill in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Midwest received (8) 25 ton load of sawdust solidification media from Burton Lumber Co Inc. of Lexington, IN.
  • Midwest received (4) 50,000 pound loads of wood pulp solidification media from Appleton Papers, Inc. in Dayton, OH.
  • Midwest solidified sludge in the west million gallon bunker tank with the long reach excavator and sawdust solidification media.
  • Midwest continued solidification in the solidification pits with sawdust, lime, and wood pulp solidification media.
  • Midwest continued cleaning activities in the Solids Building and Tank 37.     
  • Midwest completed Tank 37 cleaning activities and Trihydro requested visual inspection. There was no visible product on the floor or walls in Tank 37. The condition was documented with two photos of the area
  • EQ personnel were on site for Tank 51 sludge removal planning.
  • AVS continued cleaning process pipe runs near the Solids Building and near the Dehydration Building.
  • Trihydro discharged approximately 39,000 gal of northeast area stormwater treated by the GAC system to Oil Creek.
On November 30, 2011, Midwest hauled off 2 loads (11,900 gal) of oily water from the northeast area and primary separator pit to the United Waste Water Inc. facility in Cincinnati, OH. 
  • Midwest hauled off (11) 20 cyd and (5) 40 cyd roll-off boxes of solidified sludge to Southside Landfill in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Midwest received (1) 25 ton load of sawdust solidification media from Burton Lumber Co Inc. of Lexington, IN.
  • Midwest received (3) 50,000 pound loads of wood pulp solidification media from Appleton Papers, Inc. in Dayton, OH.
  • Midwest solidified sludge in the west million gallon bunker tank with the long reach excavator and sawdust solidification media.
  • Midwest continued solidification in the solidification pits with sawdust, lime, and wood pulp solidification media.
  • Trihydro requested visual inspection of the Solids Building. START identified several areas in the building that require further cleaning and Midwest will be addressing those areas prior to approval.
  • Midwest continued cleaning activities in the Solids Building and Tank 36/37/38 secondary containment.     
  • AVS continued cleaning process pipe runs near the Solids Building and near the Dehydration Building.
  • The PRP Group/Trihydro was granted an extension for the Tank 51 secondary containment SDA from the City of Indianapolis to discharge to the sanitary sewer.
  • Trihydro discharged approximately 20,000 gal of northeast area stormwater treated by the GAC system to Oil Creek.
On December 1, 2011, Midwest hauled off 4 loads (23,300 gal) of oily water from the northeast area and primary separator pit to the United Waste Water Inc. facility in Cincinnati, OH. 
  • Midwest hauled off (13) 20 cyd roll-off boxes of solidified sludge to Southside Landfill in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Midwest received (2) 25 ton loads of sawdust solidification media from Burton Lumber Co Inc. of Lexington, IN.
  • Midwest received (2) 20 ton loads of lime solidification media from Mintec.
  • Midwest solidified sludge in the west million gallon bunker tank with the long reach excavator and sawdust solidification media.
  • Midwest continued solidification in the solidification pits with sawdust, lime, and wood pulp solidification media.
  • Midwest continued cleaning activities in the Solids Building, Tank 33/34/35 secondary containment, and Tank 36/37/38 secondary containment.
  • AVS began cleaning process pipe runs near Tank 51.
  • EQ saw-cut an approximate 4.5’x60’ section of the north Tank 51 secondary containment wall for access purposes during sludge removal activities.
  • Trihydro discharged Tank 51 secondary containment stormwater to the City of Indianapolis sanitary sewer pursuant to their SDA, with discharge information as follows: average flowrate: 126 gpm; maximum flowrate: 166 gpm; total volume of water discharged: 105,731 gal.
  • Trihydro discharged approximately 35,000 gal of northeast area stormwater treated by the GAC system to Oil Creek.
  • OSC Anita L. Boseman, START Rick Mehl, and Steve Flemming (Safety Kleen) met at the site and conducted a site walk with Tim Gunn (Trihydro) and START Shauna Ross. Per S. Flemming, EQ will not be discharging stormwater from the Tank 51 secondary containment once sludge removal activities begin. Safety Kleen/Trihydro agreed to prepare a Tank 51 Work Plan prior to removal activities beginning.
On December 2, 2011, Midwest hauled off 2 loads (11,200 gal) of oily water from the northeast area and primary separator pit to the United Waste Water Inc. facility in Cincinnati, OH. 
  • Midwest hauled off (15) 20 cyd roll-off boxes of solidified sludge to Southside Landfill in Indianapolis, IN.
  • Midwest received (2) 25 ton loads of sawdust solidification media from Burton Lumber Co Inc. of Lexington, IN.
  • Midwest received (2) 20 ton loads of lime solidification media from Mintec.
  • Midwest mobilized a second long-reach excavator to the site in order to solidify/remove sludge in the east & west million gallon bunker tanks concurrently.
  • Midwest solidified sludge in the east & west million gallon bunker tank with the long-reach excavators & sawdust, lime, & wood pulp solidification media.
  • Midwest continued solidification in the solidification pits with sawdust, lime, and wood pulp solidification media.
  • Midwest continued cleaning activities in the Tank 33/34/35 secondary containment and Tank 36/37/38 secondary containment.
  • Trihydro pumped the small amount of stormwater remaining in the Tank 51 secondary containment into the frac tank located just north of the Administration Building.
  • Trihydro discharged approximately 7,000 gal of northeast area stormwater treated by the GAC system to Oil Creek.
  • Trihydro had the acid totes formerly staged on the north end of the site moved into the Solids Building for secondary containment purposes.
  • Per Brian Guinn (EQ), due to the aggressive schedule planned for Tank 51 (trying to complete work before the Christmas holiday), EQ will be working until 1700 on Fridays.
  • EQ began constructing the access ramp(s) on the north end of the Tank 51 secondary containment.
  • Midwest completed cleaning activities in the Solids Building, Tank 33/34/35 secondary containment, & Tank 36/37/38 secondary containment. There was no visible product in the building/containments/tank. The conditions were each documented with several photos.
  • OSC Anita L. Boseman was on-site to observe removal activities.
The wood pulp and sawdust solidification materials are reclaimed/recycled products.  As of December 2, 2011, approximately 7,800,000 pounds of wood pulp solidification media, 775 tons of sawdust solidification media, and 320 tons of lime solidification media had been used to solidify waste sludge.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially 

Responsible Parties (PRPs)
N/A

 
2.1.4 Progress Metrics

 

Waste Stream  Medium  Quantity  Discharge Treatment  Disposal 
Oily Water Liquid 4,006,927 gallons   X  
Stormwater Liquid 424,956 gallons   X  
Tank 51 Containment  Liquid 452,051 gallons   X  
Totes and Drums Liquid 11,935 gallons   X  
Solidified Sludge Solid 13,640 cyd     X
Unsolidified Sludge Liquid 200 cyd   X  
Treated Stormwater Liquid 491,319 gallons X

 
  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
  • Initiate Tank 51 cleaning activities.
  • Increase the number of contractors on site to expedite site cleanup.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
None

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
U.S. EPA will provide oversight of PRP Group removal activities.


2.2.2 Issues
None
  2.3 Logistics Section
    Not applicable.
  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer
Not applicable.

2.6 Liaison Officer
Not applicable.

2.7 Information Officer
2.7.1 Public Information Officer

2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
A date has not been selected for the next community meeting.
3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indianapolis Department of Public Works
Pike Township Fire Department
City of Indianapolis

3.2 Cooperating Agencies
Marion County Health Department
4. Personnel On Site
  U.S. EPA
START Contractor
5. Definition of Terms
 

ASAOC – Administrative Settlement Agreement on Consent
ERRS – Emergency and Rapid Response Services

IDEM – Indiana Department of Environmental Management

OSC – On-Scene Coordinator

POLREP – Pollution Report
PRP - Potentially Responsible Party
RCRA – Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

START – Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team

U.S. EPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency
6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
For additional information, please refer to the US EPA lead removal action website at www.epaosc.org/esi

6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next POLREP will be submitted at a date to be determined.
7. Situational Reference Materials
  For additional information, please refer to the documents section at www.epaosc.org/esi

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