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BP Terminal Indianapolis

All POL/SITREP's for this site BP Terminal Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN - EPA Region V
POLREP #1
Initial PolRep
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
BP Terminal Indianapolis - Removal Polrep
Initial Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V

Subject: POLREP #1
Initial PolRep
BP Terminal Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN
Latitude: 39.8027163 Longitude: -86.2160273


To:
From: Shelly Lam, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 11/22/2011
Reporting Period: November 14-22, 2011

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: Z5K6    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: OPA    Response Type: PRP Oversight
Response Lead: PRP    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date:      Start Date: 11/14/2011
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#: E11504    Reimbursable Account #:


1.1.1 Incident Category
Manufacturing/processing/maintenance - oil and gas refining

1.1.2 Site Description
The BP Indianapolis Terminal (the Site) has operated as a petroleum storage and distribution facility since 1941.  The Site consists of an administrative building, service garage, petroleum distribution rack, miscellaneous warehouse and pumping station sheds, oil/water separator, underground storage tanks (UST) and aboveground storage tanks (AST), which contain gasoline, diesel, ethanol, furnace oil, and heating oil. AST capacity ranges from 672,000 to 3,360,000 gallons, with a total capacity exceeding 18,000,000 gallons.

1.1.2.1 Location
The Site is a 41-acre bulk terminal located at 2500 North Tibbs Avenue in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 46222.  Site coordinates are 39.8027163 latitude and 86.2160273 longitude.  The Site is bordered by commercial property to the north; shopping plaza to the northeast; Ferguson Industrial Plastics Division and a fire station to the east; undeveloped property to the south; and Little Eagle Creek to the west.

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Environmental investigations conducted by BP and its consultants documented that there are  petroleum-related groundwater impacts from benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX), methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), naphthalene, ethanol, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) including benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, chrysene, dibenz(a,h)anthracene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene beneath the Site.  Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) has been found in a shallow aquifer beneath the Site and at seeps along Little Eagle Creek.   This LNAPL was detected in on-Site monitoring wells at a maximum thickness of 5.83 feet in monitoring well DHW-110 in June 2008.

Recovery efforts to date have included using absorbent booms and pads in monitoring wells and Little Eagle Creek, manual bailing of monitoring wells, operation of a groundwater pump and treat system as a biosparge system, phytoremediation, and operation of an automated passive skimmer.  Between 2006 and February 2010, 190.36 gallons of LNAPL were recovered.

The Site was previously in the Voluntary Remediation Program (VRP) of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).  IDEM referred the Site to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 13, 2010.


2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative
On November 14, 2011, EPA executed an Administrative Order by Consent (AOC) under Section 311 of the Clean Water Act.  The AOC requires BP to implement removal measures to prevent migration of petroleum hydrocarbon impacted groundwater into Little Eagle Creek.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
To date, BP has notified EPA of its designated contractor and project coordinator.  Additionally, as per Section 31 of the AOC, BP has continued removal actions previously approved by IDEM including LNAPL recovery, quarterly surface monitoring in Little Eagle Creek, and quarterly sampling of groundwater from monitoring wells.  In addition, BP has initiated construction of pump-and-treat system as a interim removal action, in accordance with Section 31(d) of the AOC.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
EPA executed Docket No. V-W-11 C-984, an AOC with BP on November 14, 2011.

2.1.4 Progress Metrics
Below is a schedule of items included in the AOC:

Milestone Date Due Date Done
Effective Date (ED) 11/14/2011
LNAPL Recovery, Quarterly Creek & MW Sampling 11/14/2011 11/14/2011
Contractor Notification 11/21/2011 11/21/2011
Project Coordinator Notification 11/21/2011 11/21/2011
HASP Submittal 12/6/2011  
QAPP Submittal 12/6/2011  
On-Site Construction 12/14/2011  
Construction Complete 2/12/2012  
Investigation Work Plan 2/12/2012  



  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
The following sections discuss planned response activities and next steps.

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
During the next reporting period, BP will submit a Health and Safety Plan (HASP) and Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP).  BP will continue LNAPL recovery and quarterly groundwater monitoring, and initiate monthly sampling of Little Eagle Creek

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
BP will continue construction of the interim pump-and-treat system and submit a work plan for additional investigation.

2.2.2 Issues
None

  2.3 Logistics Section
    Not applicable (NA)

  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer
BP is preparing a HASP to submit to EPA for approval.

2.6 Liaison Officer
NA

2.7 Information Officer
NA

2.7.1 Public Information Officer

2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator

3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command
NA

3.2 Cooperating Agencies
IDEM

4. Personnel On Site
  NA

5. Definition of Terms
 
AOC Administrative Order by Consent
AST Aboveground Storage Tank
BTEX Benzene, toluene, ehtylbenzene, xylenes
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FPN Federal Project Number
HASP Health and Safety Plan
IDEM Indiana Department of Environmental Management
LNAPL Light Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid
MTBE Methyl tertiary butyl ether
NA Not Applicable
OSC On-Scene Coordinator
PAH Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
PRP Potentially Responsible Party
QAPP Quality Assurance Project Plan
UST Underground Storage Tank
VRP Voluntary Remediation Program


6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
Additional information can be found at www.epaosc.org/bpterminalindy.

6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next PolRep will be submitted in December 2011.

7. Situational Reference Materials
  NA