1.1.1 Incident Category

Time-Critical Removal Action.

1.1.2 Site Description

Michner Plating Mechanic Street (Site) is a former plating shop which operated from the 1930s until 2007.  Michner Plating also operated a separate facility on Angling Road in Jackson, Michigan, until May 2015. The Site contains approximately 1,100 drums, vats, totes, and other containers. Labels and sample analytical results indicate the potential presence of cyanide, zinc cyanide, nickel chloride, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, sulfuric acid, ignitable wastes, reactive wastes (including water reactive chemicals), and other chemicals.

1.1.2.1 Location

The Site is located at 520 North Mechanic Street in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, in a mixed commercial and residential area and is bound to the north by a commercial property, to the east by North Mechanic Street with residential dwellings and commercial properties beyond, to the south by East Trail Street with commercial properties beyond, and to the west by a railroad and the Grand River. The Site sits on roughly 4 acres, and contains four buildings totaling approximately 137,000 square feet.    

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

 
The Site contains approximately 1,100 drums, vats, totes, and other containers. Labels and sample analytical results indicate the potential presence of cyanide, zinc cyanide, nickel chloride, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, sulfuric acid, ignitable wastes, reactive wastes (including water reactive chemicals), and other chemicals.


1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

EPA previously conducted an assessment and determined a Time-Critical Action was warranted. See Sitrep 1 for additional information.

2.1.1 Narrative

EPA began a Time-Critical action consisting of the removal of over 1,100 containers of hazardous waste on August 24, 2015.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

3/14/2016 – The crew completed waste bulking alkaline solid material in pit P008 and oxidizing solid material in pit P009.  The crew also began waste bulking oxidizing solid material in vat B010 in the southern building.  The chemist labeled packaged waste containers in the northern building in preparation for transport and disposal.

3/15/2016 – The crew completed waste bulking the oxidizing solid in vat B010 in the southern building, and 2 drums with neutral solids and 3 drums with flammable solids in the northern building.  The crew also poured sample jars that were used for hazard categorization into the appropriate containers with compatible materials. The chemist continued labeling and staging packaged waste containers in the northern building in preparation for transport and disposal.

3/16/2016 – The crew received three poly totes and 5 poly 55-gallon drums, and continued waste bulking chromic acid containers.  The crew also continued pouring sample jars into the appropriate containers, and continued labeling and staging the packaged waste containers for transport and disposal.

3/17/2016 – The crew completed waste bulking the chromic acid containers and collected samples from 12 containers with alkaline liquids that will be mixed during waste disposal. The chemist completed bucket bulking tests of the alkaline liquids.  The crew also continued pouring sample jars into the appropriate containers. The roll-off dumpster with hazardous neutral solids was removed from the site and transported for disposal at EQ Detroit located at 1923 Frederick Street, Detroit, Michigan.  Also, one load with 23 cubic yard boxes containing hazardous waste solids with cyanide was transported offsite for disposal at EQ Detroit in Detroit, Michigan.

3/18/2016 – The crew continued pouring sample jars into the appropriate containers.  The crew also decontaminated equipment and secured the site buildings in preparation for the break prior to finishing transport and disposal. The crew staged the skidsteer, Bobcat loader, mini-excavator, and generators outside the building to be demobilized.

From 3/19 – 4/10/2016, no site work occurred.

4/11/2016 – Site personnel remobilized after shutdown.  The crew began transferring alkaline liquids with high cyanide concentrations from vats into poly totes.  Two loads were transported offsite for disposal.  16 cubic yard boxes and 1 drum of hazardous waste solids with cyanide, 1 drum of waste corrosive solids, and 18 drums of waste corrosive liquid were transported to Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment Plant located at 49350 North I-94 Service Drive, Belleville, Michigan; and 1 tote and 6 drums of hazardous waste liquid with cyanide and 6 cubic yard boxes of hazardous waste solids with cyanide were transported to EQ Detroit in Detroit, Michigan.  The crew also labeled and staged packaged waste containers in preparation for additional offsite transport. The chemist collected a sample of an acidic solid material which was delivered to EQ Detroit for waste disposal purposes

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4/12/2016 – The crew continued transferring alkaline liquids with high cyanide concentrations from vats into poly totes. One load was transported offsite for disposal.  9 drums and 1 tote of hazardous waste liquids with cyanide, 5 cubic yard boxes and 4 drums of hazardous waste solids with cyanide, 4 cubic yard boxes and 4 drums of non-hazardous alkaline solids, 1 drum of waste oxidizing toxic solids, 1 tote of waste hypochlorite, 4 drums of non-hazardous carbon black solid, and 2 drums of waste hydrogen peroxide were transported to EQ Detroit in Detroit, Michigan.

4/13/16 – The crew completed transferring the alkaline liquids with high cyanide concentrations from vats into poly totes.  The crew also power washed and soaked 4 drums of cadmium balls.  The crew will collect a sample of the cadmium balls to send to a local metal recycler to determine if they can be recycled.  Four loads were transported offsite for disposal.  1 tanker truck with approximately 2,200 gallons of waste corrosive liquid was transported for disposal at Waste Management – Vickery Environmental located at 3956 State Route 412, Vickery, Ohio; 12 totes and 23 drums with waste acidic liquid, 3 drums with waste flammable liquid, 1 tote with waste sulfuric acid, and 1 tote with waste nitric acid were transported to Petro-Chem Processing Group located at 421 Lycaste Street in Detroit, Michigan; 1 drum with waste sodium dithionite was transported to Heritage Environmental Services located at 7901 West Morris Street in Indianapolis, Indiana; and 10 cubic yard boxes and 11 drums with hazardous waste solid and 11 drums with waste acidic liquids were transported to EQ-Detroit in Detroit, Michigan.

4/14/2016 – The crew began decontaminating equipment and packing up the site trailers.  The chemist delivered the cadmium ball sample. 3 loads were transported offsite for disposal.  19 drums with waste flammable liquid, 25 drums with hazardous waste solids, 5 drums with non-hazardous multi phase liquid, 1 drum of non-hazardous motor oil, and 2 totes and 20 drums of hazardous waste liquid were transported to Petro-Chem Processing Group in Detroit, Michigan; 17 totes of waste corrosive liquid with cyanide were transported to EQ-Detroit in Detroit, Michigan; and 9 drums with waste sodium cyanide, 1 drum with waste zinc cyanide, 3 drums with waste flammable liquids, 1 drum with waste flammable aerosols, and 7 cubic yard boxes and 2 drums with waste cyanide solids were transported to Ross Incineration Services located at 36790 Giles Road in Grafton, Ohio.

4/15/2016 – The crew decontaminated equipment and packed up the site trailers.   The crew staged the skidsteer and generators outside the building to be demobilized. Electricians will be onsite to disconnect the site trailers from electrical lines, and the site trailers will be demobilized next week.

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

Michner Plating Company is the potentially responsible party (PRP), however, the company relinquished ownership of the property to the Jackson County Treasurer's Office due to tax reversion and bankruptcy. The removal action is a Fund Lead as a result of the PRP's bankruptcy and inability to finance the cleanup.

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Date    Waste stream    Medium    Quanity    units    Manifest Number    Treatment     Disposal
11/18/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid (RCRA empty containers & debris)    Solid    20    cubic yards    015269770    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
11/18/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid (RCRA empty containers & debris)    Solid    20    cubic yards    015269771    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/4/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid (RCRA empty containers & debris)    Solid    20    cubic yards    015269767    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/8/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    20    cubic yards    015269769    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/9/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid (RCRA empty comtainers & debris)    Solid    20    cubic yards    015269768    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/10/2015    Waste Corrosive Liquid    Liquid    1045    Gallons    014463806    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/10/2015    Waste Corrosive Liquid    Liquid    555    Gallons    014463807    NA    EQ Detroit
12/10/2015    Waste Corrosive Liquid    Liquid    18105    Gallons    014463808    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/10/2015    Waste Flammable Liquid    Liquid    2340    Gallons    014463810    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
12/10/2015    Waste Flammable Liquid    Liquid    500    Gallons    014463811    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
12/14/2015    NonHazardous Alkaline Solids    Solid    33000    Gallons    014463819    NA    EQ Detroit
12/17/2015    Hazardous Waste Solid (RCRA empty comtainers & debris)    Solid    20    cubic yards    015516432    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
12/17/2015    Waste Corrosive Liquid    Liquid    330    Gallons    014463864    NA    EQ Detroit
12/17/2015    NonHazardous Alkaline Solids    Solid    30100    Pounds    014463864    NA    EQ Detroit
2/26/2016    Non-hazardous neutral solids    solid    12    Tons    022360    NA    C&C landfill
3/9/2016    Non-hazardous pit water    Liquid    5000    Gallons    39161    NA    Disposal and Recycling Technologies, Inc.
3/9/2016    Non-hazardous pit water    Liquid    5000    Gallons    39162    NA    Disposal and Recycling Technologies, Inc.
3/10/2016    Non-RCRA, Non-DOT Regulated Tank Water    Liquid    4652    Gallons    014994712    NA    EQ Detroit
3/10/2016    Non-hazardous pit water    Liquid    3300    Gallons    31016    NA    Disposal and Recycling Technologies, Inc.
3/10/2016    Non-RCRA, Non-DOT Regulated Tank Water    Liquid    5000    Gallons    014994732    NA    EQ Detroit
3/10/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    4236    Gallons    014994713    NA    Michigan Disposal Waste Treatment
3/17/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    10    Tons    014994709    NA    EQ Detroit
3/17/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    20    Tons    014994771    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    580    Gallons    014994812    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    7200    Pounds    014994812    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    495    Gallons    014994811    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    14400    Pounds    014994811    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    55    Gallons    014994813    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    19200    Pounds    014994813    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid    Liquid    990    Gallons    014994815    NA    EQ Detroit
4/11/2016    Waste Corrosive Solid    Solid    500    Pounds    014994815    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Non-Hazardous Non Regulated Carbon Black    Solid    1200    Pounds    014994832    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Waste Hydrogen Peroxide    Liquid    70    Gallons    014994831    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    700    Gallons    014994828    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    6000    Pounds    014994828    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    1600    Pounds    014994829    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    NonHazardous Alkaline Solids    Solid    6400    Pounds    014994829    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Waste Toxic Solids, Oxidizing    Solid    60    Pounds    014994830    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    Waste Hypochlorite Solutions    Liquid    300    Gallons    014994830    NA    EQ Detroit
4/12/2016    NonHazardous Alkaline Solids    Solid    800    Pounds    014994830    NA    EQ Detroit
4/13/2016    Hazardous Waste Solids    Solid    21400    Pounds    014994832    NA    EQ Detroit
4/13/2016    Hazardous Waste Solids    Solid    1200    Pounds    014994836    NA    EQ Detroit
4/13/2016    Waste Acidic Liquids    Liquid    505    Gallons    014994833    NA    EQ Detroit
4/13/2016    Hazardous Waste Solids    Solid    2500    Pounds    014994837    NA    EQ Detroit
4/13/2016    Waste Sodium Dithionite    Solid    100    Pounds    014994866    NA    Heritage Environmental Services
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Basic    Liquid    2200    Gallons    014994843    NA    Waste Management - Vickery Environmental
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic    Liquid    970    Gallons    014994835    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic    Liquid    645    Gallons    014994846    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Flammable    Liquid    115    Gallons    014994845    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic    Liquid    185    Gallons    014994845    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Sulfuric Acid    Liquid    250    Gallons    014994844    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Acidic    Liquid    2385    Gallons    014994844    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/13/2016    Waste Nitric Acid    Liquid    250    Gallons    014994844    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Waste Corrosive Liquid, Toxic    Liquid    4250    Gallons    014994844    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Waste Sodium Cyanide    Solid    2370    Gallons    014994863    NA    Ross Incineration Services
4/14/2016    Waste Zinc Cyanide    Solid    220    Gallons    014994863    NA    Ross Incineration Services
4/14/2016    Waste Flammable Liquid    Liquid    90    Gallons    014994861    NA    Ross Incineration Services
4/14/2016    Waste Flammable Aerosols    Aerosols    35    Pounds    014994861    NA    Ross Incineration Services
4/14/2016    Waste Cyanides    Solid    9000    Pounds    014994861    NA    Ross Incineration Services
4/14/2016    Hazardous Waste Liquid    Liquid    1600    Gallons    014994858    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Non-Hazardous, Non Regulated Multiphase Liquid    Liquid    275    Gallons    014994857    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Non-Haardous Motor Oil    Liquid    30    Gallons    014994857    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Waste Flammable Liquid    Liquid    495    Gallons    014994856    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Liquid    8600    Pounds    014994856    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Waste Flammable Liquid    Liquid    550    Gallons    014994855    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group
4/14/2016    Hazardous Waste Solid    Solid    460    Pounds    014994855    NA    Petro-Chem Processing Group 

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities

Complete disposal of PPE, RCRA empty drums, 1 roll off of hazardous floor sweepings, and demobilize project.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

Complete final disposal and conduct walk through with local officials.

2.2.1.2 Next Steps

Continue to perform the planned response actions until cleanup is complete.

2.2.2 Issues

Based on the difficulty encountered in managing and bulking the site waste to date, there will be little funding to address additional and potential sources of waste encountered on site during the cleanup process.  The OSC has coordinate with the State of Michigan and EPA Remedial Branch to initiate further investigations into the extensive contaminated building structures and floors and potential underground hazards likely to exist at the site once the Time-critical cleanup is finished.

Site logistics are being managed by ERRS.

Site infrastructure has been demobilized.

2.5.1 Safety Officer

The OSC has coordinated EPA response to 2 safety incidents on site with the ERRS contractor to the Region 5 H&S Officer.

2.5.2 Liaison Officer

2.5.3 Information Officer

3.1 Unified Command

No Unified Command.  This is a Time-Critical Response directed by EPA, not an ICS incident.

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

Jackson County Treasurer's Office
City of Jackson Water Department
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)