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 #22
FINAL POLREP
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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Jason Gunter, RPM
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Date:
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10/15/2019
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Reporting Period:
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December 2014 - October 2019
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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: |
12/20/2018 |
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Completion Date: |
10/15/2019 |
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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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Reimbursable Account #: |
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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 exceeds screening levels of 800 milligrams/kilogram (mg/kg) and children younger 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., the Lake Timberline sub-site and the 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, property owner, 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 the care of the sod and any hydroseeded areas is turned over to the property owner.
Excavations began on April 29, 2014, at residential properties on the Site. The excavated soil in Bonne Terre is hauled to the Bonne Terre East Repository. Starting on November 10, excavated soil from Park Hills and Desloge was hauled to the Dix Repository in Park Hills. As of December 15, 2014, 136 properties have been excavated:
Property ID Date Excavation Completed Cubic Yards Excavated
9001 05/06/2014 543
9313 05/02/2014 402
9136 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
9291 07/24/2014 1,714
9214 07/17/2014 162
9431 07/21/2014 245
9204 07/22/2014 224
9507 07/23/2014 159
9167 07/22/2014 228
9161 07/22/2014 166
9390 07/29/2014 672
9160 07/28/2014 234
9158 07/29/2014 126
9453 07/28/2014 366
9454 07/28/2014 235
9505 07/30/2014 168
9220 07/31/2014 294
3453 07/31/2014 238
9504 07/31/2014 132
9467 08/01/2014 102
9322 08/01/2014 222
3456 08/13/2014 434
1880 08/04/2014 168
1814 08/06/2014 202
9069 08/06/2014 114
9515 08/15/2014 924
9546 08/13/2014 246
9516 08/18/2014 222
9531 08/15/2014 300
1804 08/19/2014 384
9506 08/19/2014 294
1544 08/21/2014 584
9539 08/20/2014 90
9179 08/25/2014 912
9451 08/25/2014 168
9499 08/25/2014 246
9452 08/22/2014 162
9511 08/25/2014 114
9512 08/26/2014 168
9520 08/29/2014 426
9535 08/27/2014 252
9025 08/28/2014 196
9513 08/28/2014 162
9558 08/29/2014 114
9503 09/04/2014 406
9561 09/08/2014 318
9550 09/04/2014 198
9556 09/03/2014 134
1201 09/05/2014 252
9557 09/04/2014 128
9548 09/08/2014 288
9567 09/08/2014 344
9510 09/12/2014 624
9540 09/12/2014 300
9141 09/17/2014 1,148
244 09/14/2014 426
9063 09/15/2014 162
9536 09/17/2014 398
9077 09/17/2014 276
9226 09/22/2014 438
9560 09/19/2014 522
9056 09/19/2014 144
9065 09/23/2014 936
9057 09/24/2014 300
9554 09/23/2014 226
9421 09/24/2014 102
41 09/26/2014 504
1280 09/26/2014 364
9055 09/25/2014 150
9391 09/26/2014 300
9081 09/29/2014 210
9502 10/08/2014 994
9020 10/01/2014 216
9374 10/01/2014 198
9495 10/02/2014 222
9563 10/02/2014 78
9514 10/22/2014 840
9509 10/22/2014 574
9326 10/22/2014 438
9582 10/20/2014 274
9500 10/23/2014 732
9297 10/30/2014 552
9572 10/20/2014 502
9570 10/27/2014 336
9501 10/31/2014 1,168
158 10/29/2014 318
1545 10/31/2014 140
9579 11/03/2014 300
9379 11/06/2014 396
1710 11/12/2014 1,156
213 11/11/2014 902
9205 11/07/2014 258
2295 11/10/2014 202
9568 11/11/2014 234
9595 11/19/2014 498
9059 11/14/2014 823
9131 11/19/2014 834
128 11/25/2014 1,372
1131 11/21/2014 502
1833 11/21/2014 270
9153 11/25/2014 408
9605 11/25/2014 584
9585 12/04/2014 258
9599 12/04/2014 330
9621 12/11/2014 264
In addition to excavation activities, numerous properties required maintenance and restoration activities. The contractor was tasked with additional restoration activities at 13 properties which were completed in fiscal year 2019. The site has remained active to ensure no additional restoration activities were needed.
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 |
45,764 yd |
N/A |
N/A |
Bonne Terre East (Tailings Pile) Repository |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (ERRS contract; excavations conducted during 2014) |
Solid |
5,563 yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Dix Repository (Tailings) Park Hills |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (ERRS contract; excavations conducted prior to 2014) |
Solid |
128,706 yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Desloge Tailings Pile |
| Lead-Contaminated Soil (Site-specific contract; excavations conducted prior to 2014) |
Solid |
62,583 yd3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bonne Terre East Tailings Pile |
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242,616 yd3 |
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NOTE: The "Lead-Contaminated Soil (Site-specific contract; excavations conducted prior to 2014)" was previously reported as 42,531 cubic yards in POLREPs numbered 1-17; the correct amount is 62,583 cubic yards. The correction is made in the table above.
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
No additional response activities under this Action Memo are anticipated.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
All actions under this Action Memo are complete. No further actions are required.
2.2.2 Issues
All properties have been closed out. No additional issues remain.
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2.3 Logistics Section
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All logistical issues are being addressed by the 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 were 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
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 record of the response actions, notifications and decisions made to support the response action. This is the final POLREP anticipated for this site.
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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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