1.1.1 Incident Category

See POLREP No. 10.

1.1.2 Site Description

See POLREPs No. 1 and 10 for additional information. 

1.1.2.1 Description of Threat

See POLREP No. 9 for the "Description of Threat".

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

See POLREPS Nos. 1,2, 3, 7 and 8.

See Section 1.1.2.1.
 

2.1.1 Narrative

Highland Plating, located in Hollywood, CA was the scene of a fire event on July 13, 2014.  The fire destroyed one of two buildings on the premises.   The business was in bankruptcy and in  the process of shutting down when the fire occurred.  The removal has consisted of two main components; 1. removal operations associated with the fire and 2. removal operations associated with the rest of the plating operations.  A chronology of removal is located in the documents section of the Highland Plating website.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

September 8-24, 2015:  No activities on-site.

September 25, 2015

Summary:  Commencement of demolition activities by CIM.

Personnel:   1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC , Northstar, Citadel

Northstar began the demolition of the former executive office attached to the east building at Highland Plating.  Citadel conducted air surveillance activities.

September 28, 2015 - October 6, 2015

Summary: Continuation of demolition activities by 1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC .

Personnel: 1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC , Northstar, Citadel

Northstar continued  the demolition of the former executive office attached to the east building at Highland Plating. Citadel conducted air surveillance activities.  All debris was non-hazardous construction debris.

October 7, 2015

Summary:  Removal of sump liquids and solids from sumps in the east building.

Personnel:  1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC , Citadel, Northstar, Ecology Control Inc. (ECI)

Although the Northstar subcontractor ECI was slated to begin the removal hazardous waste in the treatment system, nickel plating line and other sumps in the east building, work was suspended because the ECI personnel sent out were not in compliance with the medical surveillance requirements pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.120(f) and the FIT testing requirements pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.134.

October 8-9, 201

Summary: Removal of sump liquids and solids from sumps in the east building.

Personnel: 1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC , Citadel, Northstar, Ecology Control Inc. (ECI)

The remaining liquid and sludge was removed from the sumps in the west building.  The waste was pumped into totes and drums and stored on-site for later disposal.

October 10 - 20, 2015

Summary:  Demolition of the west building.

Northstar demolished the west building.  The debris was sorted into hazardous waste and non-hazardous construction debris.  All debris was sent off-site.  The CERCLA hazardous substance was shipped to U.S. Ecology.

2.1.3  Enforcement

See POLREP # 10. 

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

Concrete and soil removal.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities  

The property has changed ownership.  The new owner, 1001 N. Orange (LA), LLC , will be completing the removal action.  Removal tasks to be completed include:

   
• Removal of the contaminated slab from the east building; and
• Excavation of contaminated soil from the property.

The contractor for Farmers Insurance damaged the parking lot at RALCO during the removal there and has failed to repair it.  The property owner is going initiate the repairs and bill the insurance company.