The Site is located at 6900 East Michigan Avenue in Comstock, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.  The Site’s geographic coordinates are 42°16’48.0” North latitude and 85°29’33.0” West longitude.  The Site is bordered to the north by an operational power plant, the Kalamazoo River, residential homes, and East Michigan Avenue; to the east by Morrow Lake; to the south by undeveloped land and some residential homes; and to the west by undeveloped land and some residential homes. The closest residential homes are located approximately 0.25 mile west of the Site and the closest body of water to the Site is Morrow Lake, approximately 110 feet directly east. 

The Site contains a single, estimated 10-story decommissioned power plant building located on a largely undeveloped, partially forested lot, with a network of dirt roads and work areas and several smaller shop buildings. Currently throughout the Site are numerous staged piles of debris, trailers, scrap metal, and heavy machinery and equipment.  Consumer’s Energy constructed this coal-burning power plant building in 1939. Consumer’s Energy closed this facility in the late 1980’s, and the property was later sold to private industry. Nordic Fuel Supply and their affiliates operated the plant until they closed in 1998. B&B Enterprises & Environmental, LLC (B&B) subsequently purchased the property from the State of Michigan in 1999.

Subsequent to that purchase, metal from inside the power plant building was salvaged for sale. In the process of salvaging metal from the facility, intact asbestos was disturbed which resulted in thousands of cubic yards of friable asbestos abandonned in the on site building.

1.1.2.1 Location

6900 East Michigan Avenue in Comstock, Kalamazoo County, Michigan

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

Friable loose asbestos and approximately 100 55-gallon drums, and hundreds of smaller containers, of potentially hazardous wastes.

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

See Initial Polrep for information on site assessment history. 

Asbestos and other hazardous waste was found at the site in an abandonned nature.

On Monday, October 29^th, 2012, the crew completed the 8th floor and began setup and removal of ACM from the 6th and 7th floors.  Approximately, 5 cubic yards of friable ACM were placed in an on-site 20yd roll-off.  Two cubic yards of non friable asbestos was collected from around the property.  One 20yd roll-off of ACM was transported to the landfill for proper disposal.  The USCG and contractors conducted air monitoring and sampling.

On Tuesday, October 30^th, 2012, the crew continued cleanup of the 6th and 7th floors.  The oustide crew collected and disposed approximately 10 cubic yards of non friable ACM.  USCG did not conduct perimeter air monitoring due to rain.   

On Wednesday, October 31^th, 2012, the crew continued clean up of the 6th and 7th floors.  The outside crew began cutting and bagging drums and containers for non hazardous disposall.  USCG did not conduct perimeter air monitoring due to rain.

On Thursday, November 1^st, 2012, the crew completed gross cleanup on the 6th and 7th floor and began to wash the floors and building surfaces with clean water.  The crew began moving equipment and setup to the 4th and 5th floors.   Empty drums and containers were cut, bagged, and staged for disposal. A 20yd roll-off of non friable asbestos was picked up for disposal.  The USCG and contractors conducted air monitoring and sampling.

On Friday, November 2^nd, 2012, the crew completed washing the 6th floor, and completed the setup of the 4th and 5th floor.  Approximately 5 cubic yards of ACM were removed and placed in a roll-off for disposal.  The outside crew completed collecting and disposing of non friable ACM from areas identified during previous EPA and State of Michigan investigations.  On Monday, November 5th, additional ERRS will mobilize to the Site to begin bulking waste streams for disposal. This will allow the asbestos crew to remain focused on that task. Empty totes and overpack drums were delivered to the Site for bulking liquid wastes.  The USCG and contractors conducted air monitoring and sampling.

On Saturday, November 3^rd, 2012, the crew continued ACM removal on the 4th and 5th floors.  RCRA empty drums were crushed and staged for disposal.  The USCG and contractors conducted air monitoring and sampling.

No site work occurred on Sunday November 4^th, 2012.  Off hours site security continued.