1.1.1 Incident Category

 Time Critical Removal Action

1.1.2 Site Description

The Site occupies nine adjacent parcels covering approximately 30 acres, bounded by East Marietta Street to the north, North Jasper Street to the west, and Norfolk Southern rail lines to the south and east.  A residential neighborhood is located immediately north of the facility. 

See PolRep 1 for additional Site Description information.

1.1.2.1 Location

The Site is located on 9 separate land parcels in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. The Site’s geographical coordinates are 39° 50’ 56.7” north latitude and 88° 56’ 20.4” west longitude.  The Site occupies nine adjacent parcels covering approximately 30 acres, bounded by East Marietta Street to the north, North Jasper Street to the west, and Norfolk Southern rail lines to the south and east.  A residential neighborhood is located immediately north of the Site, and some of the homes in that neighborhood are within 100 feet of the Site.

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

See PolRep 1.

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

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

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

See Section 2.2.1.1, below.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

Develop and implement a Site-specific Health and Safety Plan, including an Air Monitoring Plan, and a Site Emergency Contingency Plan;

1. Characterize, remove, transport and dispose of all characterized or identified hazardous waste, special wastes and associated debris located at the Site;
2. A structural Engineer assessed the former office building on site and determine it did not need to be demolished to safely conduct asbestos abatement.  A licensed abatement contractor will be retained to conduct this work.
3. Dispose of or recycle non-hazardous waste, as appropriate;
4. Decontaminate floors of Site buildings, as needed;
5. Remove capacitors from current storage area.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

1. ERRS completed segregation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, and staged hazardous materials inside the waste storage building;  Waste profiles will be developed, and disposal/recycling facilities will be identified.
2. ERRS will continue disposal of asbestos-containing debris.  PCB-containing capacitors will be sent for recycling.
3. START will  continue conducting perimeter air monitoring, and conduct additional characterization and confirmation sampling as needed.

2.2.2 Issues

2.5.1 Safety Officer
OSC Thomas/OSC Edwards

2.5.2 Liaison Officer

 
2.5.3 Information Officer

3.1 Unified Command

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

Illinois EPA

Decatur Fire Department

City of Decatur

EPA =     1

ERRS =   8          

START = 1

Total personnel on site during this reporting period = 10

ACM: Asbestos Containing Material

CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

CFR: Code of Federal Regulations

ERRS: Emergency and Rapid Response Services contractor

Illinois EPA: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

NCP:  National Contingency Plan

OSC: On-Scene Coordinator

PCB: Polychlorinated Biphenyl

POLREP: Pollution Report

START: Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team contractor

US EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency