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Taylor Industrial Services

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Mount Gilead, OH - EPA Region V
POLREP #4
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Taylor Industrial Services - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
Subject: POLREP #4
Progress
Taylor Industrial Services
C5G6
Mount Gilead, OH
Latitude: 40.5508410 Longitude: -82.8550410

To: Valencia Darby, Department of Interior
Kevin Clouse, Ohio EPA
Randy Ohlemacher, Ohio EPA
Dan Rogers, Village of Mount Gilead
Tom Whiston, Morrow County
Patricia Davies, Morrow County
From: Stephen Wolfe, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 5/29/2013
Reporting Period: May 13, 2013 through May 24, 2013

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: C5G6    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date: 9/19/2012
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 4/8/2013    Start Date: 4/1/2013
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category

Abandoned Manufacturing Facility

1.1.2 Site Description
See POLREP 1

1.1.2.1 Location

The Site is located at 820 West Marion Road, Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, 43338.  The geographical coordinates for the Site are 40° 33” 10.64’ North latitude and -82° 51” 17.27’ West longitude.  The Site where the release occurred is located in a mixed industrial, commercial and residential area. 

The site is approximately 80 acres in size.  Approximately 15 acres of the property is enclosed by a chain link fence and contains an approximate 300,000-square-foot building.   Railroad tracks run along the northern portion of the property with a rail spur entering the fenced-in area.  There is open farmland beyond the tracks.   Residential properties are located approximately 0.1 miles to the east and west and a residential neighborhood borders the Site on the south on West Marion Road.  A small creek flows around the fenced perimeter of the property and the creek eventually discharges to the Olentangy River.

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

See POLREP 1

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

See POLREP 1 
2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative

From May 13, 2013 through May 22, 2013 ERRS continued to consolidate all material in the interior pits.  ERRS also cleaned the emptied pits with a pressure washer.   PCB sample results from the concrete core sampling were received.

The site was shut down on May 23 through May 27 for the Memorial Day Holiday.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

From May 13 through May 22, forty drums of paint sludge was shoveled from the two easternmost pits in the facility.    Oil/water from the eastern pits were tranferred to the pits on the western side of the faciltiy to facilitate disposal and the emptied pits were cleaned.  Drums containing waste oils were also emptied in the pits to facilitate disposal.  All drummed waste was overpacked in preperation for transportation and disposal.

On May 21, PCB results from concrete core sampling were received and 16 of the 59 core samples were above 50 ppm total PCBs (TSCA regulated) and 6 samples were between 25 and 50 ppm total PCBs.   

On May 23, ERRS demobolized from the site as the site was shut down for the Memorial Day Holiday (will re-mobilize on May 28, 2013)

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

The PRP has been identified and State and Federal enforcement activities are proceeding.

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
           
           
           


  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

The following activities will take place at the site:
    
    All containers will be consolidated inside the site building, staged and sampled for disposal.
    All large pits containing waste oils will be sampled for disposal
    All ASTs/USTs will be sampled for disposal
    All chemicals will be disposed of at an US EPA approved disposal facility
    All ASTs/USTs will be removed or rendered unusable
    All pits containing waste oils will be cleaned and filled with site soil.   A concrete cap will be poured over the pits to stop rainwater from filling the areas.
    Contaminated soil will be excavated and disposed.
    Transformers will be investigated for PCB containing oil and dispsoed as appropriate.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

Begin waste disposal and test methods to remove the PCB contamination from the concrete floor.

2.2.2 Issues

None
  2.3 Logistics Section
    no new information
  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer

A Health and Safety Plan was created for the site and all site workers have read and signed the plan.   A daily Health and Safety meeting is held each day before the start of site work.

An emergency shower and eye wash has been set up outside the entrance to the building.
3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

Ohio EPA
Morrow County Prosecuter's Office
Village of Mt. Gilead
4. Personnel On Site
  1 EPA OSC
1 START - OTIE
5 ERRS - Environmental Quality Management
5. Definition of Terms
  No information available at this time.
6. Additional sources of information
  No information available at this time.
7. Situational Reference Materials
  No information available at this time.