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 #12
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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Janice Kroone, OSC
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Date:
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7/21/2014
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Reporting Period:
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July 5 - 18, 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:EPS71305 |
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D.O. Number: |
ERRS:0036 |
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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: |
4/21/2014 |
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Start Date: |
4/28/2014 |
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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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FPN#: |
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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 2014 Big River Mine Tailings Site, OU-1 (Site) action consists of excavation at residential properties where lead in soil exceed screening levels of 800 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) and children less than 84 months of age reside. 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). 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 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
As access agreements are signed, site walks with the EPA On Scene Coordinator, resident, START and ERRs Contractor are conducted on the properties prior to the excavation. During the site walk, any utility lines and landscaping issues are discussed with the property owner. Also, an instruction sheet on how to care for the sod is discussed and provided to the property owner. Once the sod is placed, the sod is watered by ERRS until it takes root and then at that time the care of the sod and any hydroseeded areas are turned over to the property owner to water and care for.
Excavations began on April 29, 2014, at residential properties on the Site. The excavated soil is hauled to the Bonne Terre East Repository. As of July 18, 2014, the following properties have been excavated:
Property ID Date Excavation Completed Cubic Yards Excavated
9001 05/06/2014 543
9313 05/02/2014 402
9316 05/08/2014 210
9288 05/12/2014 298
9481 05/12/2014 140
2689 05/19/2014 487
9120 05/16/2014 160
9331 05/20/2014 265
9006 05/22/2014 348
9401 05/22/2014 280
9225 05/29/2014 194
9380 06/02/2014 432
9399 06/03/2014 239
9498 06/06/2014 390
9398 06/05/2014 100
9459 06/09/2014 254
9054 06/12/2014 172
9105 06/12/2014 283
9104 06/18/2014 ` 720
9460 06/13/2014 148
2929 06/17/2014 312
9436 06/18/2014 193
9466 06/23/2014 342
2600 06/26/2014 304
2640 06/27/2014 211
9013 07/03/2014 740
9448 07/02/2014 491
1409 07/09/2014 128
9265 07/10/2014 608
9272 07/10/2014 148
1827 07/15/2014 433
1399 07/15/2014 328
1871 07/16/2014 162
9214 07/17/2014 162
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See Polrep #6.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| Waste Stream |
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Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (ERRS contract; excavations conducted during 2014) |
Solid |
10,727 yd |
N/A |
N/A |
Bonne Terre East (Tailings Pile) Repository |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (ERRS contract; excavations conducted prior to 2014) |
Solid |
128,706yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Desloge Tailings Pile |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (Site-specific contract; excavations conducted prior to 2014) |
Solid |
42,531 yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bonne Terre East Tailings Pile |
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181,964 yd3 |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Excavate, backfill, sod and hydroseed properties.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Continue to obtain access agreements, conduct site screening on properties, conduct site walks, excavate, backfill and restore residential properites which meet the excavation criteria for this action.
2.2.2 Issues
Heavy rains have impacted the excavation, backfill and sodding schedule.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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All logistical issues are being addressed by EPA and 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
At this time there is no PIO assigned to this site.
2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
At this time there is no CIC assigned to this site. See Polrep #6 for information on previous Public Availability Sessions and other details on community outreach.
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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:
City of Park Hills,
City of Leadwood,
City of Bonne Terre,
City of Doe Run,
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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EPA
ERRS
START
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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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