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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
Z5LJ |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
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Response Authority: |
OPA |
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Response Type: |
Emergency |
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Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
3/2/2012 |
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Start Date: |
3/2/2012 |
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Demob Date: |
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State Notification: |
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FPN#: |
E12516 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency Response - former petroleum storage facility
1.1.2 Site Description
The Site is the former Tri-County Petroleum. Historically, it operated as a bulk storage facility with both underground and aboveground storage tanks.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Site is located at 508 John Street in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It is located in a residential area of Crawfordsville. Site coordinates are latitude 40.0369871 north and longitude 86.8929174 west.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
On March 2, 2012, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and Montgomery County Health Department (MCHD) requested assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in mitigating a discharge of oil from the Site. According to MCHD, kids had kicked over drums in a pole barn on-Site, causing a discharge of oil. The Site has a storm drain on the southeast corner of the building that discharges to the Dry Branch of Sugar Creek. The Site is located less than 1000 feet from the creek.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
IDEM and EPA On-Scene Coordinators (OSC) Lam and Sewell, along with Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) and Emergency and Rapid Response Services (ERRS) contractors, mobilized to the Site on March 2, 2012. EPA inventoried 26 30-gallon drums; 26 55-gallon drums; 13 5-gallon buckets; and 1 1-gallon container of various petroleum products. The drums were located inside a pole barn. EPA documented that oil had discharged inside the building and on the outside of the building. The Crawfordsville Fire Department had placed sorbent boom around the storm drain, preventing oil from discharging to the creek. EPA checked Dry Branch and did not observe sheen or the presence of oil.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
On March 2, 2012, EPA responded to a discharge of oil at the former Tri-County Petroleum Site in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
EPA and its contractors placed sorbent boom around spilled oil, constructed interceptor trenches, and deployed boom around and inside the storm drain. During response activities, high wind gusts caused aluminum siding on the pole barn to fly into the air. EPA did not enter the building because of safety concerns. Additionally, EPA was not able to secure the building, which was open to the environment.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
EPA will gather information on potentially responsible parties.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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Disposal |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
The following sections describe planned response activities and next steps.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
EPA plans to secure the Site building and the drums inside until disposal can be conducted.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
EPA anticipates returning to the Site on March 4 to secure waste and the Site building.
2.2.2 Issues
High winds prevented EPA from securing the Site building and the waste inside. The building is constructed of aluminum siding. During response activities, the building's aluminum siding flew into the air. OSC Lam determined that it was not safe to enter the building.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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Not applicable (NA)
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
OSC Lam was the safety officer for response activities.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
NA
2.5.3 Information Officer
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
NA
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
IDEM
MCHD
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4. Personnel On Site
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2 EPA OSCs
1 IDEM OSC
1 START contractor
4 ERRS contractors
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5. Definition of Terms
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| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERRS |
Emergency and Rapid Response Services |
| FPN |
Federal Project Number |
| IDEM |
Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
| MCHD |
Montgomery County Health Department |
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Not Applicable |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| OSLTF |
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund |
| PolRep |
Pollution Report |
| PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party |
| START |
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
For additional information, please refer to www.epaosc.org/tricountypetroleum.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
The OSC will submit the next Pollution Report (PolRep) when the Site has been secured.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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NA
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