U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Portage Creek Area - Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
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Subject:
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POLREP #21
Progress
Portage Creek Area
059B05
Kalamazoo, MI
Latitude: 42.2839750 Longitude: -85.5791570
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To:
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Sam Borries, U.S. EPA
Jason El-Zein, U.S. EPA
John Maritote, U.S. EPA
Mike Ribordy, U.S. EPA
Mark Mills, Michigan DNR
Daria Devantier, MDEQ
Paul Bucholtz, MDEQ
Debbie Jung, City of Kalamazoo
Lisa Williams, U.S. FWS
Todd Goeks, NOAA
Valincia Darby, Department of Interior
Mark Johnson, ATSDR
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From:
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Craig Thomas, On-Scene Coordinator
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Date:
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10/31/2012
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Reporting Period:
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10/13/2012 - 10/31/2012
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
059B05 |
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Contract Number: |
EP-S5-08-02 |
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D.O. Number: |
0087 |
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Action Memo Date: |
7/5/2011 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Time-Critical |
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Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
05 |
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Mobilization Date: |
9/26/2011 |
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Start Date: |
8/30/2011 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
MID006007306 |
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RCRIS ID: |
NA |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
Yes |
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FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Fund-lead removal action
1.1.2 Site Description
See POLREP #1
1.1.2.1 Location
See POLREP #1
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See POLREP #1
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See POLREP #1
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Seasonal demobilization operations were conducted during this reporting period. In addition, site preparations began in both SA5A and SA3A in anticipation of removal activities next construction season.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
From October 15 to October 31, EPA, START and ERRS contractors conducted the following activities:
Site Activities - Axtell Creek, SA5D & SA5C
- Demobilized pumps, de-watering system, engineering & environmental controls and equipment from SA5C;
- Removed curb cuts and replaced damaged sections of sidewalks;
- Conducted post-construction site structural feature assessment; and
- Began site restoration activities in accordance with the site Restoration Plan.
Site Activities - SA5A
- Conducted pre-construction sampling and pre-removal contaminated sediment confirmation sampling in each grid;
- Staged bypass pump discharge pipes on east bank for the winter to save time and re-mobilization costs; and
- Removed trees, brush and fencing from creek banks in preparation for removal operations next year.
Site Activities - SA3A
- Conducted pre-removal contaminated sediment confirmation sampling;
- Constructed an aggregate access road and staging area for equipment and load-out pad; and
- Removed trees and brush from creek banks in preparation for removal operations next year.
Site Activities - Staging Pad
- Solidified and loaded out 1205.32 tons of non-TSCA (< 50ppm PCBs) contaminated sediments for disposal at C&C Landfill in Marshall, Michigan;
- Treated 42,344 gallons of potentially contaminated contact water in EPA's mobile wastewater treatment plant, with a total of 695,715 gallons treated to date;
- Shut down EPA's mobile waste water treatment plant for the season and demobilized support trailer; and
- Pumped out and transport 10,000 gallons of potentially contaminated contact water from the staging pad sump for treatment off site.
Project Management Activities
- Continued weekly progress meetings with City of Kalamazoo;
- Conducted data validation for additional post-removal confirmation sediment samples collected from SA5C&D;
- Continued discussions with property owners in SA5A, SA3A, SA1C and SA1B regarding site access, preparation and restoration; and
- Completed implementation of seasonal site shut-down / demobilization plan;
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See POLREP #1
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Non-TSCA contaminated sediments |
solidified sediment |
1205.32 tons |
NTSCA-190
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NTSCA-213 |
disposal |
C&C Landfill, Marshall MI |
| Construction & Demolition |
solid waste |
13.94 tons |
23922 |
disposal |
C&C Landfill, Marshall, MI |
| Scrap Steel |
scrap metal |
460 lbs |
n/a |
recycling |
Shupan Recycling |
| Shipping Pallets |
wood |
100 |
n/a |
recycling |
Holland Pallet |
| Tires |
tires |
38 |
n/a |
recycling |
Tire Reclaimers |
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2.2 Planning Section
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A summary of removal activities that will take place from October 31 through the end of the year include:
Site Activities - Staging Pad
- Continue to pump out and transport potentially contaminated contact water from the staging pad sump for treatment off site on an as-needed basis.
Site Activities - Axtell Creek, SA5D & SA5C
- Complete restoration activies according to site Restoration Plan.
Project Management Activities
- Conduct data validation for pre-removal confirmation core sampling conducted in SA5A & SA3A as well as post-construction sampling in SA5D;
- Review Post-Removal Structure Feature Assessment rep[ort for Axtell Creek, SA5D & SA5C;
- Obtain access agreements for properties in SA5A, SA3A, SA1C and SA1B; and
- Plan for removal opeations in SA5A, SA3A, SA1C and SA1B during the next construction season.
2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
See POLREP #2
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
See above
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
See above
2.2.2 Issues
None
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2.3 Logistics Section
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The current resources present on site during this reporting period include:
- Office trailers
- Portable restrooms and hand-washing stations (demobilized)
- Portable generators (demobilized)
- Submersible pumps (demobilized)
- Equipment storage container
- ERRS work crews and subcontractor work crews
- START sampling contractor (demobilized)
- Heavy equipment (demobilized)
- Water truck (demobilized)
- Street sweeper (demobilized)
- Mixing boxes
- Frac (water) tank (demobilized)
- Pressure wash trailer (demobilized)
- Bypass pumps and piping (demobilized)
- Sheet piling and steel bridge personnel support structures (demobilized)
- Mobile wastewater treatment plant
- Temporary steel bridge (demobilized)
- Monitoring Equipment (demobilized)
The only equipment that will remain on site during the seasonal de-mobilization will be the office trailers, equipment storage container and EPA's mobile wastewater treatment plant.
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2.4 Finance Section
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2.4.1 Narrative
See table
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Budgeted |
Total To Date |
Remaining |
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Extramural Costs
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| ERRS - Cleanup Contractor |
$7,889,265.00 |
$5,872,000.00 |
$2,017,265.00 |
25.57% |
| TAT/START |
$400,000.00 |
$275,000.00 |
$125,000.00 |
31.25% |
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Intramural Costs
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| Total Site Costs |
$8,289,265.00 |
$6,147,000.00 |
$2,142,265.00 |
25.84% |
* The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
Craig Thomas and Paul Ruesch serve as safety officer(s). The HASP is reviewed and signed by all site personnel. All new personnel, including sub-contractors, are provided a site orientation and safety briefing. Safety meetings are held each morning with all site workers.
2.6 Liaison Officer
Craig Thomas and Paul Ruesch serve as liaison(s) with local officials and interested parties.
2.7 Information Officer
See Section 2.6
2.7.1 Public Information Officer
See Section 2.6
2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
Don DeBlasio - U.S. EPA
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
N/A
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
City of Kalamazoo:
Department of Public Services
Parks and Recreation Department
Economic Development Department
Community Planning & Development
Public Safety Department
Fire Department
Police Department
ReDevelopment Department
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo Nature Center
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4. Personnel On Site
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U.S. EPA - 2
ERRS contractor (Environmental Quality Management, Inc) - 13
START contractor (Dynamac/Weston) - 1
CMC Contracting (sheet pile removal subcontractor) - 5
Rain for Rent (groundwater extraction subcontractor) - 2
Katerberg Verhage (restoration subcontractor) - 3
Farm & Garden/Viskers (fencing contractor) - 2
Total Tree Service - 7
Baker Corporation Pump Division - 3
TOTAL PERSONNEL = 38
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5. Definition of Terms
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C&D - Construction and Demolition (waste)
ERRS - Emergency and Rapid Response Services
FOSC - Federal On Scene Coordinator
U.S. FWS - United States Fish and Wildlife Service
HASP - Health and Safety Plan
HDPE - High density polyethylene (plastic)
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram
mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter
MDARD - Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
MDEQ - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
NA - Not Applicable
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NPL - National Priorities List
NRDA - Natural Resource Damage Assessment
ntu - nephelometric turbidity units
PCB - polychlorinated biphenyl
ppm - parts per million
PRPs - Potentially Responsible Parties
RTK GPS - Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System
SA - Slope Area
START - Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team
U.S. EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next POLREP will be generated as needed.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea.
Additional information on the overall Kalamazoo River Project can be found at http://www.epa.gov/Region5/cleanup/kalproject/index.htm.
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POLREP #21 Last Updated 11/19/2014
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