U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Big River Mine Tailings Site, OU1 -- Area of Response - Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region VII
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Subject:
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POLREP #6
Progress Report
Big River Mine Tailings Site, OU1 -- Area of Response
07CR
Park Hills, MO
Latitude: 37.8625800 Longitude: -90.5087260
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To:
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From:
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Heath Smith, OSC
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Date:
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4/14/2014
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Reporting Period:
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April 30, 2012 through April 14, 2014
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
07CR |
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Contract Number: |
ERRS:EP-R7-07-12 / SS: EP-S7-11-07 |
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D.O. Number: |
ERRS:0092 / SS: N/A |
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Action Memo Date: |
12/6/2010 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Time-Critical |
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Response Lead: |
EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
01 |
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Mobilization Date: |
1/17/2011 |
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Start Date: |
1/17/2011 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
MOD98112689 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) incident category: Inactive Production Facility (Mining-Metals [Pb]).
1.1.2 Site Description
1.1.2.1 Location
The Big River Mine Tailings Site, OU-1 (Site), consists of schools, child day care facilities and properties where children less than 84 months of age, or other sensitive populations exist which exceed screening levels of 400 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) of lead in soils. The Site is within the boundaries of St. Francois County, Missouri. This response action does not include ongoing actions at other sub-sites (e.g. Lake Timberline sub-site and Iron Mountain Lake sub-site). As of Action Memorandum Amendment #3, work at the Central Middle School sub-site has been incorporated into this action. The primary focus of this action lies within the “Area of Contamination” established in the 2004 Administrative Order on Consent between the EPA and the Doe Run Company.
The Site exists within an area of approximately 436 square miles and includes all of St. Francois County with the exception of the former Mine La Motte tract that extends into St. Francois County’s southern border just north of the community of Mine La Motte, Missouri. St. Francois County is the location of a former mining region known as the "Old Lead Belt." The area is still referred to as the “Mineral Area.” The population center of the area is located approximately 70 miles south of St. Louis. Seven large areas of mine waste covering an area of approximately 110 square miles are present within the Site. The areas included are the Bonne Terre Mine Tailings Site, the Leadwood Mine Tailings Site, the Elvins Mine Tailings Site, the Federal Mine Tailings Site, the Desloge Mine Tailings Site, the National Mine Tailings Site and the Doe Run Mine Tailings Site. Migration of lead-contaminated mine waste from these large tailings piles through human and environmental mechanisms has occurred. This response is not limited to these mine waste areas.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See POLREP #1 (Initial POLREP).
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See POLREP #1 (Initial POLREP).
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
The Site consists of schools, child day care facilities and residential properties in St. Francois County and within the “Area of Contamination” established in the 2004 Administrative Order on Consent between the EPA and the Doe Run Company, Missouri. The EPA discovered surface soils at the Site to have elevated concentrations of lead.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The EPA is currently exploring enforcement alternatives and conducting PRP search work that includes all of St. Francois County. As part of this work, the EPA is researching whether there are any viable surviving companies or mining entities that operated in St. Francois County.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (ERRS contract) |
Solid |
128,706yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Desloge Tailings Pile |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (Site-specific ontract) |
Solid |
42,531 yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bonne Terre East Tailings Pile |
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171,237 yd3 |
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2.2 Planning Section
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No information available at this time.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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All logistical issues are being addressed by the EPA contractors.
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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
No significant safety issues reported during this operational period
2.6 Liaison Officer
2.7 Information Officer
2.7.1 Public Information Officer
The site does not require a PIO.
2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
The site does not require a CIC to be present at the continuously. The EPA held a Public Availability Session at Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri on February 28, 2011, to share information and answer questions about its proposal to establish a supplemental soil repository in Leadwood, Missouri. This repository will be used to store contaminated soil from properties throughout St. Francois County, Missouri.
The EPA community involvement coordinator (CIC) for the Site has helped develop a Site Fact Sheet. The fact sheet is available in the documents section of http://www.epaosc.org/BRAOR. A public meeting was held at the Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Missouri, on Monday, November 29, 2010.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
The limited scope of the response does not warrant a full Incident Management Team (IMT) or Unified Command. Operations, safety, logistics, planning and finance functions are primarily being handled by contractor staff.
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
Cooperating and assisting agencies include:
St. Francois County Central RIII School District,
North St. Francois County School District,
Farmington RVII, School District
Bismarck RV School District
City of Farmington,
City of Bismarck,
City of Bonne Terre,
City of Park Hills,
City of Desloge,
Missouri Department of Natural Resources,
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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4. Personnel On Site
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No information available at this time.
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5. Definition of Terms
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| AOC |
Area of Contamination / Administrative Order on Consent |
| AOR |
Area of Response |
| ATSDR |
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| CAMU |
Corrective Action Management Unit |
| CERCLA |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ERRS |
Emergency & Rapid Response Services Contract |
| MDHSS |
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services |
| MDNR |
Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
| mg/L |
milligrams per Liter |
| mg/kg |
milligrams per kilogram |
| NCP |
National Contingency Plan |
| ng/m3 |
nanograms per cubic meter |
| NPL |
National Priorities List |
| OSC |
On-Scene Coordinator |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OU |
Operable Unit |
| Polrep |
Pollution Report |
| PPE |
Personal Protective Equipment |
| PPM |
Part Per Million |
| PRP |
Potentially Responsible Party |
| RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
| RPM |
Remedial Project Manager |
| Sitrep |
Situation Report |
| START |
Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team |
| SS |
Site Specific |
| SU |
Sample Unit |
| TCLP |
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure |
| XRF |
X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrometer |
| yd3 |
Cubic Yard |
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
For additional information, please refer to http://www.epaosc.org/BRAOR
6.2 Reporting Schedule
The Pollution Report (PolRep) serves as the OSC's record of the response actions, notifications and decisions made to support the response action. PolReps will be completed and posted as conditions warrant and at the conclusion of site activities.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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Please refer to the documents section of http://www.epaosc.org/BRAOR for maps, data, diagrams, etc.
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