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, over 200 gas cylinders, several tanks including a 2,500-gallon tank full of waste, more than 110 55-gallon drums, and hundreds of smaller containers of potentially hazardous wastes exists at the the site in an uncontrolled manner.

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, November 5^th, 2012, the crew continued removal of ACM from the 4th and 5th floors.   One 20 yard roll-off of ACM was transported to the landfill for proper disposal.  Bulking of the liquid and solid waste streams was initiated. USCG remains on site and assisted the contractors with air monitoring and sampling.

On Tuesday, November 6^th, 2012, the crew completed cleanup of the 4th and 5th floors.  The lighting and equipment was moved to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors in preparation of ACM removal on those levels.  Bulking of waste in drums, buckets, and small containers into totes and overpacks for disposal continued.  Air monitoring and sampling continued.

On Wednesday, November 7^th, 2012, the crew began clean up of the 2nd and 3rd floors.  The crew continued bulking waste for disposal. Air monitoring and sampling continued.

On Thursday, November 8^th, 2012, the crew continued cleanup on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor and continued bulking waste for disposal. Two mini-loaders were delivered to the Site to aid the removal process on the 1st floor.  Air monitoring and sampling continued.

On Friday, November 9^th, 2012, the crew completed ACM cleanup and washing of the 2nd and 3rd floors.   Two mini-loaders were lifted into the building and the crew continued removal on the 1st floor.  The crew filled one 20 yard roll-off of ACM.  The outside crew completed bulking all wastes in preparation of disposal.  Bulk sampleswere collected to be sent to an off site laboratory for analysis to support completing the disposal profiles. The samples will be picked by the laboratory courier Monday 11/12.   Air monitoring and sampling continued.

On Saturday, November 10^th, 2012, the crew continued ACM removal on the 1st floor.  RCRA empty drums were crushed and staged for disposal.  Perimeter air monitors were not deployed due to rain, however the remainder of air monitoring and sampling continued..

No site work occurred on Sunday November 11^th, 2012.  Off hours site security continued.