1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
B48J |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
5/19/2016 |
Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Emergency |
Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
5/19/2016 |
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Start Date: |
5/20/2016 |
Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
MSN000404848 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
5/10/2016 |
FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency Response.
1.1.2 Site Description
Former used oil and waste recycling facility.
1.1.2.1 Location
137 J J Holcomb Rd, Picayune (Nicholson), Pearl River County, Mississippi
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Site is comprised of used oil and other oil materials stored in totes and drums which are leaking in an unsecured building and migrating to the ground outside. Spilled elemental mercury has been found scattered in an open and unsecured area. Abandoned aboveground storage tanks containing waste oil are located in a secondary containment area which has filled with rainwater, the freeboard is undetermined. The secondary containment areas contain oil saturated sorbents and there is a sheen on the trapped water. There are residences within 50-100 feet outside the fence line on three sides of the facility. A small creek flows on the southern border of the facility and a stream on the northern border. Access to the property, its buildings, and their contents is unsecured.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) requested that EPA Emergency Response, Removal and Prevention Branch (ERRPB) conduct a removal site evaluation (RSE) at the JCC Environmental Site. The business filed bankruptcy in 2013 and was subsequently abandoned. EPA OSC Huyser met with MDEQ and one of the former JCC Environmental partners on May 17, 2016, to walk through and inspect the facility. Approximately 150 drums and 100 totes were found, most of which were full or at least partially filled and some of which were leaking. Contents of the full containers mostly appeared to be oil. Buckets marked corrosive and universal waste were found, some of which reportedly contained liquid elemental mercury waste. The former partner indicated that vandals may have broken instruments containing mercury on the floor of one building.
There are three buildings located at the Site. The north building is closed and contains only a few drums, totes, and buckets. The west building is open and contains a majority of the drums and totes. The south building is office space. There are two above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) at the site with capacities in excess of 10,000-gallons each. Thermal imaging suggests that one tank is approximately 20% full while the other has a liquid level of only 12 inches. The tanks are within a shallow secondary containment area that is filled with rainwater and has a sheen on the surface. There are drums and totes within the secondary containment area as well.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Crews have completed
sampling, stabilization and
staging of all wastes in the tank farm, north building and west buildings. An
estimated 38 lbs of elemental mercury has been shipped offsite for disposal. Debris
potentially contaminated with mercury have been sampled and staged in the west
building for disposal at a later date. Locked gates have been installed on the west building to secure all wastes stored there. Empty totes containing
only residual materials have been stored under an overhang on the north side of
the west building.
The north building has been locked and is equipped
with a functional alarm system. Approximately 250 Haz Cats have been completed
and numerous containers have been bulked. There are approximately 120 remaining
Haz Cat samples which will be completed at a later date or during the time critical
removal. OSC Englert, START and ERRS demobilized on 5/27/2016.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
- All wastes in the north and west buildings have been stabilized
- 250 haz cat samples have been completed
- An estimated 38 lbs of elemental mercury have been shipped for disposal
- Elemental mercury wastes has been shipped off for transportation and disposal
- Activities in the west building are nearly complete
- Cleared debris from north building
- Began cleaning sumps in north building
- Began staging drums in north building
- Delineated extent of spilled mercury contamination
- Continued cataloging containers & sampling
containers onsite
- Completed cataloging containers & sampling
containers in west building
- Cleared debris from west building
- continued staging catalogued and sampled drums and
totes in west building
- Completed removal of wastewater from secondary
containment area
- Completed pumping, removal and staging of wastes in the
tank farm
- Completed decontaminating mercury-contaminated area
- Completed removal and decontamination of
mercury-contaminated drums
- Continued hazard categorization
- Completed sludge removal from secondary containment
area
- Completed removing piping from tank farm
Completed work in the tank farm
2.1.2.1 Current Container Count
Location |
Count (=>5 gal) |
Complete? |
North Building |
66 |
Yes |
West Building |
260 |
No |
Tank Farm |
17 |
No |
Outside |
139 |
Yes |
Size |
Count |
Drums (20-75 gal) |
314 |
Totes (220-500 gal) |
116 |
Buckets (5 gal) |
50 |
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The former partner declared that there were no available funds associated with the business to conduct the response and there were no other fund sources to undertake the action. Written access to conduct the response was not granted until May 18.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
Petroleum Contact Water |
Secondary Containment Area |
5025 gal
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1605647-01
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Liquid Environmental Solutions |
Treatment |
Petroleum Contact Water |
Secondary Containment Area |
4735 gal |
1605647-02 |
Liquid Environmental Solutions |
Treatment |
Mercury |
Elemental |
38 lbs est |
007664748 FLE |
Ecoflow |
Reclamation |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Primary objectives will be evaluating safe working and operating conditions at the site, initial cleaning of spilled waste materials, securing containers and assessing the contents of each, then segregating by waste streams for later disposal.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
- Screen working areas to delineate potential mercury contamination; (COMPLETE)
- Catalog and document all containers throughout the Site and stage in a secure location to await disposal; (COMPLETE)
- Overpack or repackage materials from leaking containers; (COMPLETE)
- Sample waste materials for hazard categorization and profiling for treatment and/or disposal; (ONGOING)
- Remove free liquids and wastes from secondary containment area; (COMPLETE)
- Remove liquids and sludges from above-ground storage tanks and decontaminate, if necessary; (COMPLETE)
- Excavate stained soils resulting from previous on-site spills (COMPLETE);
- Perform additional surface and soil screening for additional contaminant hazards, if necessary;
- Perform air monitoring for on-site health and safety; (COMPLETE)
- Treat and/or dispose of waste materials from the Site. (ONGOING)
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Additional haz catting and bulking of wastes will take place. Staged wastes will be disposed of.
2.2.2 Issues
No new information to report in this section at this time.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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OSC Englert, START, and ERRS demobilized on 5/27/2016.
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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
OSC Englert, START and ERRS are providing safety support at this time.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
No additional information to report in this section at this time.
2.5.3 Information Officer
No information to report in this section at this time.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
No information to report in this section at this time.
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
MDEQ
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4. Personnel On Site
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EPA (1)
ERRS (10)
START (2)
MDEQ (as available)
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5. Definition of Terms
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No information to report in this section at this time.
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
No information to report in this section at this time.
6.2 Reporting Schedule
No information to report in this section at this time.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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None.
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