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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
059B |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
4/6/2016 |
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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: |
NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
5 |
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Mobilization Date: |
8/1/2016 |
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Start Date: |
8/1/2016 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
MID006007306 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
DEQ |
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FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
059B |
1.1.1 Incident Category
Time Critical Removal Action - PRP Oversight
1.1.2 Site Description
See PolRep #1
1.1.2.1 Location
See PolRep #1
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See PolRep #1
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See PolRep #1
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Crews returned from the holiday break to prepare for re-start of removal operations and load out contaminated soils/sediments for disposal. Preparations are also underway for removal of the temporary WCS.
2.1.2 Response Actions During Reporting Period
BRSA 6
- Staging area maintenance.
BRSA 7
- Continued transportation & disposal of contaminated soils/sediments (utilizing the staging pad in BRSA 6); and
- Continued maintenance of stream tube protection measures to prevent erosion.
BRSA 8
- Continued maintenance of stream tube protection measures to prevent erosion; and
- Continued preparations for removal operations.
BRSA 9
- Staging area maintenance; and
- Continued transportation & disposal of contaminated soils/sediment.
OVERALL SITE
- Transport/disposal of approximately 200 tons of excavated soils to an EPA-approved landfill facility (see Section 2.1.4).
- Air monitoring was not conducted during the reporting period, and will be limited in extreme cold temperatures.
- Turbidity control measures continue. Turbidity monitors were removed from the river on January 4 to prevent damage from ice. Measurements will continue during excavation operations only utilizing a hand held monitoring instrument.
- Re-starting of on-site WWTPs located in BRSAs 6 & 9 (see Section 2.1.4); and
- Monitoring of the temporary WCS.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See PolRep #1
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Both quantities during the reporting period ('Quantity' column) and totals to date ('Total' column) are included in the table.
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Total |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Cardboard |
solid |
10 lbs |
1190 lbs |
NA |
recycling |
Otsego Recycling Center
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| Plastic |
solid |
10 lbs |
525 lbs |
NA |
recycling |
Otsego Recycling Center |
| Steel |
solid |
0 lbs |
27,560 lbs |
various |
recycling |
Broken Arrow Recycling |
| Contaminated soil (< 50 ppm* PCBs) |
solid |
200 tons (est) |
34,051 tons(est) |
various |
disposal |
Republic Ottawa County Farms Landfill, Coopersville, MI |
Contaminated soil
(> 50 ppm* PCBs) |
solid |
0 tons |
103.91 tons |
various |
disposal |
US Ecology Michigan,
Belleville, MI |
| Contact water |
liquid |
0 gal |
1,746,476 gal |
NA |
on-site WWTP |
On-site reuse/discharge to Kalamazoo River |
*Note: 1 ppm = 1 mg/kg
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
During the next reporting period, the following activities are expected to occur:
BRSA 6
- Continue staging pad and WWTP operations to support removal operations in BRSA 7.
BRSA 7
- Continue access road construction along riverbanks;
- Continue excavation of contaminated riverbank soils and in-stream sediments;
- Treat contact water from contaminated grids, stream tubes and staging pad (located in BRSA 6); and
- Transport contaminated soils & sediments for disposal.
BRSA 8
- Begin excavation of contaminated riverbank soils and in-stream sediments;
- Treat contact water from contaminated grids, stream tubes and staging pad (located in BRSA 9); and
- Transport contaminated soils & sediments for disposal.
BRSA 9
- Continue backfilling & restoration of excavated riverbank grids;
- Treat contact water from contaminated soils staging pad;
- Continue staging pad and WWTP operations to support removal operations in BRSA 8; and
- Transport contaminated soils & sediments for disposal.
SITEWIDE
- Operate
dust and turbidity control/monitoring systems (as necessary); and
- Create access for heavy equipment to access the temporary WCS.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
See Sections 2.2.1 & 2.2.1.2
2.2.1.2 Administrative Activities / Next Steps
- A proposed work plan for removal of the temporary WCS and restoration of the surrounding area is expected from AMEC-FW on January 12.
2.2.2 Issues
- Heavy snow and extreme temperatures slowed work progress during the reporting period.
- Work resumed after the holiday break on January 3, 2018.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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See PolRep #1
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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
A safety meeting is held prior to work start each day by on-site safety officer(s) from Envirocon & AMEC-FW.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
- A tour was provided to students from Michigan Technical University on January 4 and Western Michigan University on January 5.
2.5.3 Information Officer
An article on the crew's Christmas gift donation to a local church appeared in the Otsego Union Enterprise on December 28.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
See PolRep #1
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4. Personnel On Site
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On average, the following personnel were present on site during the reporting period:
US EPA - 1
START - 1
Envirocon - 12
AMEC-FW
- 2
TOTAL: 16
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5. Definition of Terms
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AMEC-FW AMEC Foster Wheeler
BRSA Bank Removal and Stabilization Area
MDNR Michigan Department of Natural Resources
NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
OSC On Scene Coordinator
PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl
PM Particulate Matter
PolRep Pollution Report
PRP Potentially Responsible Party
START Superfund Technical Assessment & Response Team (US EPA contractor)
US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
WCS Water Control Structure
WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
http://www.epaosc.org/otsegodam
www.epa.gov/superfund/allied-paper-kalamazoo
6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next PolRep will be generated on January 19.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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