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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Removal Action |
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4/21/2010 |
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4/21/2010 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency Response to contain and mitigate asbestos contamination.
1.1.2 Site Description
The Liberty Fibers Site is a former 350 acre rayon production facility previously operated by BASF until the mid 1990's. Since the mid 1990's, this facility operated as Lenzig Fibers and as Liberty Fibers until declaring bancruptcy. The facility was then purchased by Lowland Industries which operated a metal recycling business on site. During this period, several production buildings were demolished resulting in numerous debris piles containing friable asbestos.
1.1.2.1 Location
The site is located at 4901 Enka Road approximately one mile south of Interstate 81 in Morristown, Tenn (exit 12).
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
During apparent recycling activities on April 19th, a debris pile along the southern perimeter caught fire resulting in the Morristown Fire Dept responding. In order to minimize such future events, and to minimize the chance of asbestos exposure, the OSC elected to serve the owner with a Notice of Federal Interest in order to initiate site containment and mitigation measures. The site contains numerous construction debris piles with large quantities of friable asbestos.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Concurrent to the April 19th fire and recent activities on site, the OSC requested that Reg 4 Technical Services Branch evaluate asbestos sampling conducted in Jan 2010 to determine if a threat to human health and the environment existed on site. A draft memo from Technical Services completed on April 21st indicates that such a threat does exist.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
ERRs contractors continued enhancing security measures at eight access points along the perimeter of the site. Large concrete jersey barriers and steel cable gates have been installed at these locations. ERRs also continued asbestos containment measures and completed construction of a waterline to the site decontamination trailers. Local inspectors approved the waterline installation after the backflow preventor was raised to above ground according to local code and ease for inspection.
ERRs also continue to assist the OSC with asbestos disposal options by pursuing possible disposal at local landfills in the area. The cost of disposing of approximately 400,000 cubic yards of friable asbestos off site will most likely be prohibitive from preliminary estimates from those disposal facilities.
ERRs contractors also decontaminated an excavator on site which was owned by a Florida equipment rental facility and formerly operated by Lowland Recycling. The Florida company supplied EPA contractors with a proof of ownership prior to demobing the equipment.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The OSC continues to research all potentially responsible parties (PRP's) and coordinate enforcement issues with EPA's site attorney Kevin Beswick and EPA Enforcements Karen Coleman.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.3 Logistics Section
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2.4 Finance Section
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2.5 Other Command Staff
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2.5.1 Safety Officer
2.6 Liaison Officer
2.7 Information Officer
2.7.1 Public Information Officer
2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
The OSC notified Morristown Tenn city officials and TDEC of EPA's planned activities.
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4. Personnel On Site
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5. Definition of Terms
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6. Additional sources of information
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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