U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Kokomo Dump - Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
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Subject:
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POLREP #14
Progress Report
Kokomo Dump
C564
Kokomo, IN
Latitude: 40.4770000 Longitude: -86.1650000
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To:
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From:
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Shelly Lam, On-Scene Coordinator
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Date:
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3/2/2015
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Reporting Period:
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February 1-28, 2015
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
C564 |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
8/13/2012 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
PRP Oversight |
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Response Lead: |
PRP |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
2/24/2014 |
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Start Date: |
8/5/2013 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
INN000510728 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
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FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) incident category: Waste Management - co-disposal landfill (municipal and industrial)
1.1.2 Site Description
The Kokomo Dump Site is 4.54 acres in size, and contains one small building. The City of Kokomo owns the property, which is currently operated by Howard County as a yard waste recycling center. The City operated a municipal landfill at the site from 1963 to the 1970s. Landfill operations included running a large tepee-style incinerator until the mid to late 1960s.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Kokomo Dump Site is located at 1130 S. Dixon Road in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, 46901. The geographical coordinates for the site are latitude 40.477° north and longitude 86.165° west.
The area around the site is mixed use, including residential, commercial, and industrial properties. The site is bounded by the Dixon Road Site to the north; a railroad and Haynes International to the east; residential properties to the south; and Dixon Road to the west. Wildcat Creek is approximately 500 feet from the northern boundary of the site.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The Site Assessment documented hazardous substances in surface soil/waste piles, subsurface soil, and leaking from drums into a small creek, which drains into Wildcat Creek. Hazardous substances, as defined by Section 101(14) of CERCLA, included lead, arsenic, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.
Release mechanisms from these sources include fugitive dust generation from soil or waste to air; contaminated surface soil or waste runoff and overland flow to surface water, in particular Wildcat Creek; leaching of surface and buried waste to groundwater and deeper soils; and tracking of contaminated surface soil or waste. Possible exposure routes for hazardous substances include dermal contact with contaminated soil or waste; inhalation or accidental ingestion of fugitive dust; and direct contact with potentially-impacted surface water or sediment in the on-site creek or Wildcat Creek. Potential human receptors include current and future site workers, site visitors, trespassers at the site, recreational users of Wildcat Creek, and nearby residents.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) and the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contractor conducted a Site Assessment on August 19, 2011. Site Assessment activities included drum, surface and subsurface soil sampling. EPA documented high levels of lead, arsenic, and PCBs. Refer to Pollution Report (PolRep) #1 for additional information.
Additional site investigation in April 2014 documented hazardous substances including lead, arsenic, PCBs, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene; and pollutants and contaminants including benzo(a)anthracene. Refer to PolRep #6 for additional information.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
EPA executed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (ASAOC) on August 5, 2013, pursuant to Sections 104, 106(a), 107 and 122 of CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S. Code (USC) §§ 9604, 9606(a), 9607 and 9622. Work to be performed under the ASAOC includes:
- Developing and implementing site plans including a site-specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP), a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP), a Site Emergency Contingency Plan, and a Work Plan;
- Establishing site security;
- Determining the extent of buried drums and contamination in soil;
- Developing and implementing a plan to control, contain, and/or remove drums and highly contaminated soil;
- Performing sampling and analysis to determine disposal options;
- Providing EPA with notice of sampling events five (5) business days in advance of the sampling so that EPA can conduct oversight and split samples; and
- Consolidating and packaging hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants for transportation and off-site disposal in accordance with the EPA Off-Site Rule, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 300.440.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
The City of Kokomo and its insurers contracted with SESCO Group (SESCO). For actions conducted before February 2015, refer to previous PolReps.
During this reporting period, SESCO and their subcontractor, Environmental Restoration (ER), excavated 26 test pits around anomalies identified during the geophysical survey and one test trench outside of the geophysical survey area. A map showing test pit locations can be found in the Documents section of www.epaosc.org/kokomodump.
A list of material found in each test pit is in the table below. Excavated materials were returned to the test pits, except for drums, one paint can, and uncontained paint excavated from the test trench. Those materials were staged on and covered by visqueen and left on-site pending disposal.
SESCO collected 17 samples from test pits and/or material found within test pits, such as drums. SESCO field screened samples with a photo-ionization detector (PID) and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) detector. Samples submitted for laboratory analysis had field screening readings with PID above 10 parts per million (ppm) and/or metal readings within +/- 10% of IDEM industrial direct contact screening levels.
In Test Pit 16, SESCO excavated along the east side of a concrete pad, where historical aerial photographs indicated a clam shell building had been located. It was discovered that the eastern wall of the pad extended to at least 12 feet below ground surface (bgs). SESCO cored through the center of the pad, which was only 7 inches thick. OSC Lam discovered a newspaper article from 1969 showing that clam shell buildings often had a sub-grade dump pit (see the Documents section of www.epaosc.org/kokomodump). As such, OSC Lam requested that SESCO submit a work plan for investigating the concrete pad, which SESCO submitted on February 23, 2015.
Between February 10-18, 2015, the City of Kokomo transported 138.01 tons of concrete to Kokomo Gravel and 2.56 tons of clay pipe to Touby Pike Recycling Center for recycling. On February 23-24, 2015, the City transported 659 tires to Leffler Tire Recycling.
| Test Pit 1 |
2/5/2015 |
Concrete, metal strapping, brick, clay piping |
| Test Pit 2 |
2/5/2015 |
Concrete, brick, metal pieces, brown soil |
| Test Pit 3 |
2/5/2015 |
Concrete, brick, metal cans, metal pieces, paint can, wood, steel plates, petroleum odor |
| Test Pit 4 |
2/4/2015 |
Metal piping, brown/black soil, newspaper, glass jars, metal pieces, petroleum odor |
| Test Pit 5 |
2/3/2015 |
Asphalt shingles, concrete, metal bucket handle, wood, petroleum odor |
| Test Pit 6 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete, metal strapping |
| Test Pit 7 |
2/4/2015 |
Brown soil, gravel, water |
| Test Pit 8 |
2/3/2015 |
Asphalt, asphalt shingles, metal strapping, wood debris, black soil, petroleum odor |
| Test Pit 9 |
2/3/2015 |
Brick, concrete, wood, brown silty soil |
| Test Pit 10 |
2/3/2015 |
Asphalt, bricks, metal debris, steel plates, strong solvent odor |
| Test Pit 11 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete, metal piping, black soil |
| Test Pit 12 |
2/4/2015 |
Metal pieces, wood, drum lid, dark brown soil, 55-gallon drum at approximately 4 feet bgs |
| Test Pit 13 |
2/4/2015 |
Metal piping, metal pieces, bricks, glass jars, dark brown , possible incinerator waste: cinder-like material, bottles |
| Test Pit 14 |
2/4/2015 |
Wood, metal pieces, car seat, bricks, strong petroleum odor |
| Test Pit 15 |
2/4/2015 |
Metal piping, brown soil |
| Test Pit 16 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete, dark brown soil, concrete foundation at depth of 12 feet bgs. |
| Test Pit 17 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete pad present, excavation abandoned |
| Test Pit 18 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete, metal piping, wood, reddish soil |
| Test Pit 19 |
2/3/2015 |
Tires, metal pieces, automotive parts, wood, brown/black soil |
| Test Pit 20 |
2/3/2015 |
Concrete, metal pieces, wood, dark brown soil |
| Test Pit 21 |
2/3/2015 |
Metal fence, bricks, plastic piping, dark brown soil |
| Test Pit 22 |
2/3/2015 |
Wood, concrete, tires, metal pieces, plastic pieces, dark brown soil, 55-gallon drum at approximately 3 feet bgs |
| Test Pit 23 |
2/4/2015 |
Tires, dark brown soil |
| Test Pit 24 |
2/4/2015 |
Tires, automotive parts, concrete, metal pieces, drum lid, dark brown soil, wood |
| Test Pit 25 |
2/4/2015 |
Brick, metal pieces, dark brown soil, possible incinerator waste: cinder-like material, bottles |
| Test Pit 26 |
2/4/2015 |
Clay tile drain, drum lid, dark brown soil, possible incinerator waste: cinder-like material, bottles |
| Test Pit 27 |
2/4/2015 |
Metal fence, metal strapping, concrete, wood, possible incinerator waste: cinder-like material, bottles |
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
EPA executed Docket No. V-W-13 C-018 on August 5, 2013 with the City of Kokomo as the Respondent.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Below is a summary of waste transported off-site.
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Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Non-hazardous purge water |
Liquid |
100 gallons |
70914 |
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CGS Services, Morristown, Indiana |
| Non-hazardous soil cuttings |
Solid |
410 gallons |
70914 |
NA |
CGS Services, Morristown, Indiana |
| Concrete (recycled material) |
Solid |
138.01 tons |
NA |
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Kokomo Gravel, Kokomo, IN |
| Clay pipe (recycled material) |
Solid |
2.56 tons |
NA |
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Touby Pike Recycling Center, Kokomo, IN |
| Scrap tires (recycled material) |
Solid |
659 |
NA |
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Leffler Tire Recycling, Peru, IN |
Below is a schedule of milestones per the ASAOC and/or the approved schedule.
| Order # |
Milestone |
Date Due |
Date Started |
Date Done |
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Effective Date |
8/5/2013 |
Not applicable (NA) |
8/5/2013 |
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Establish site security |
NA |
NA |
8/5/2013 |
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Contractor Notification, including Quality Management Plan |
8/12/2013 |
NA |
8/9/2013 |
| 13 |
Project Coordinator Notification |
8/12/2013 |
NA |
8/9/2013 |
| 18 |
HASP |
9/4/2013 |
NA |
9/4/2013 |
| 17a |
Work Plan, including QAPP |
9/4/2013 |
NA |
9/4/2013 |
| 17b |
Work Plan Revisions |
10/27/2013 |
NA |
10/27/2013 |
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Work Plan Approval |
NA |
NA |
2/24/2014 |
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Field Investigation |
4/21/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
4/21/2014 |
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Site boundary survey |
3/17/2014 |
3/7/2014 |
3/7/2014 |
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Phase I environmental site assessment |
3/3/2014 |
2/3/2014 |
5/28/2014 |
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Brush clearance |
3/3/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
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Utility clearance |
4/10/2014 |
2/18/2014 |
2/18/2014 |
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Surface drum removal |
2/26/2014 |
2/24/2014 |
2/26/2014 |
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Geophysical survey |
6/13/2014 |
3/31/2014 |
6/10/2014 |
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Geophysical survey completion |
1/8/2015 |
12/15/2015 |
12/15/2014 |
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Waste Pile Work Plan |
7/7/2014 |
NA |
7/7/2014 |
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Waste Pile Work Plan Approval |
NA |
NA |
7/31/2014 |
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Waste Pile Sampling |
9/11/2014 |
9/9/2014 |
9/11/2014 |
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Waste Pile Analytical Results |
10/17/2014 |
NA |
10/14/2014 |
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Waste Pile Relocation or Disposal |
12/12/2014 |
12/2/2014 |
12/8/2014 |
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Surface and subsurface soil sampling |
4/21/2014 |
4/14/2014 |
4/21/2014 |
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Laboratory Results |
5/12/2014 |
NA |
6/27/2014 |
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Test pit excavations |
2/6/2015 |
2/3/2015 |
2/5/2015 |
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Removal |
TBD |
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Final Report, 60 days after removal is complete |
TBD |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
The following sections discuss planned response activities and next steps.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
In March, SESCO will conduct an investigation of the concrete pad to find out if it is a subsurface pit containing material that may be a threat to human health or the environment. SESCO will also submit a summary report, including a work plan for time-critical removal actions.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
The areas to be removed will be determined by the surface and subsurface soil analytical results, the geophysical survey, and test pit findings.
2.2.2 Issues
None.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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NA
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2.4 Finance Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
Personnel are working under an approved HASP. EPA's OSC has overall responsibility for health and safety.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
NA
2.5.3 Information Officer
NA
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
NA
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
EPA will coordinate with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the Howard County Health Department.
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4. Personnel On Site
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The following personnel were on-site during the reporting period for time-critical removal activities.
| EPA |
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| START |
1 |
| SESCO |
3 |
| ER |
3 |
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5. Definition of Terms
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| ASAOC |
Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent |
| bgs |
below ground surface |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ER |
Environmental Restoration |
| HASP |
Health and Safety Plan |
| IDEM |
Indiana Department of Environmental Management |
| NA |
Not Applicable |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| PCB |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PID |
Photo-ionization detector |
| PolRep |
Pollution Report |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party |
| QAPP |
Quality Assurance Project Plan |
| SESCO |
SESCO Group |
| START |
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
| TBD |
To Be Determined |
| USC |
U.S. Code |
| XRF |
X-ray fluorescence |
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
Additional information is posted to www.epaosc.org/kokomodump.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
PolReps will be submitted monthly.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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NA
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