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Sierra Zinc Mine & Mill

All POL/SITREP's for this site Sierra Zinc Mine & Mill
Northport, WA - EPA Region X
POLREP #6
Liner sealed and northern excavation 		Printer Friendly  |   PDF
 
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Sierra Zinc Mine & Mill - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region X
Subject: POLREP #6
Liner sealed and northern excavation
Sierra Zinc Mine & Mill
WAN001002396
Northport, WA
Latitude: 48.7745000 Longitude: -117.6684000

To:
From: David Rees, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 11/19/2014
Reporting Period: Nov 10 - 14 2014

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: 10MC    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date: 8/28/2014
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Assessment
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 10/13/2014    Start Date: 10/13/2014
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID: WAN001002396    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
   

2.1.1 Narrative

SWPPP controls and BMPs were inspected onsite prior to work each day. Goldfield Mine Road was inspected visually and sampled using an XRF for contamination daily. The road tested clean on all days. Approximately 2,500 cubic yards (cyds) of contaminated material was removed from the mill area and placed on the impoundment. Trees were inspected for animals and nests prior to the removal of trees in the mill area. Approximately 4,500 cyds of contaminated material north of Harrier Creek Road was excavated and placed on the impoundment. Approximately 100 yards of scrap metal was hauled off-Site and sent to a recycling facility in Coeur D’Alene, ID. The HDPE liner was sealed on November 10th. Approximately 55 gallons of waste oil was transported to the ACI Republic office and will be disposed of by Emerald Services at a later date.

Sampling:

Air samples were collected from three locations on November 11th, and November 12th.

Air samples were sent for lab analysis to Pace Analytical Services.

Anticipated Activities for November 17th to November 21st:

Excavation of contained soils will be guided by field screening using a field-portable X-Ray Fluorescence Meter (XRF).
  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

Coordinate Site shutdown due to winter weather.

2.2.2 Issues
  2.3 Logistics Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.
  2.5 Other Command Staff
    No information available at this time.
3. Participating Entities
  No information available at this time.
4. Personnel On Site
 

On Site Personnel:

ACI Northwest: 5 employees [4 employees on November 14th]

REMC: 1 employee

EPA: 2 employees on November 12th  [Dave Rees and Monica Tonel].

START: none

Visitors/Agency Personnel:

Nate Bittinger with Clean Harbors arrived on site to characterize the drums located on-Site.

Chuck Gruenenfelder and Brendan Dowling with the Washington Department of Ecology, and Cindy Marchand with the Colville Tribe arrived for a Site visit on November 12th.
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.

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