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1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency
1.1.2 Site Description
On 11/24/2010, GAEPD was notified of 27 orphaned drums at an abandoned construction site in East Ellijay, GA. Ellijay PD believes that the drums were recently dumped at the site illegally and is investigating who accessed the site and when. The drums were reportedly disorganized, in an unstable condition, many were rusted and/or dented, and some were reported leaking. Also, several responders noted a "chemical" odor in the vicinity.
1.1.2.1 Location
The drums were dumped at the rear of an abandoned construction site off Maddox Drive in East Ellijay, Georgia. The site is a flat surface cut into a hillside and there are several open stormwater drains nearby.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The drums contain unknown, potentially hazardous, materials; some of the liquids which appear to be used oil have leaked and many of the drums are in unstable condition which require over-packing. Any labels that were found on the drums have been worn and may be outdated, so their true contents is uncertain despite the existence of any labels at all. A trend of labels suggests that many of the drums may contain outdated roofing installation products, many of which are flammable and some of which are reactive.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
GAEPD requested EPA assistance in responding to the release. EPA Telephone Duty Officer OSC Garrard dispatched R2 OSC Huyser to respond; EPA mobilized START contractor, TTEMI, and ERRS contractor, ER. Initial efforts will consist of assessing the immediate hazard posed by the drums and stabilizing site conditions.
OSC Huyser met with Gilmer County FD at the site and conducted an initial perimeter survey with air monitoring equipment. No adverse air quality issues were found and no odors were observed as had been previously reported (however, wind speed was approximately 3-8 mph and FD responders reported that the odors had been observed when there was no wind). A total of 27 drums were counted, most of which were laying on their side. Also, a series of truck tracks was observed leading to and from the location of the drums that had been made by a large vehicle; Gilmer County FD reported that these tracks had not been made by the FD or the PD, and it was believed that the Georgia Power employees who discovered the drums had entered from the opposite end of the property.
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