U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Holcomb Creosote - Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region IV
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Subject:
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POLREP #4
Progress
Holcomb Creosote
B4E6
Yadkinville, NC
Latitude: 36.1622924 Longitude: -80.6771124
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To:
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From:
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Karen Buerki, OSC
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Date:
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6/22/2011
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Reporting Period:
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4/06/2011 - 4/21/2011
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
B4E6 |
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Contract Number: |
EP-S4-07-04 |
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D.O. Number: |
117 |
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Action Memo Date: |
3/17/2011 |
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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: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
1/20/2011 |
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Start Date: |
1/21/2011 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
NCD024900987 |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
965285 |
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State Notification: |
1/20/2011 |
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FPN#: |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
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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 was remobilized on April 5, 2011. Removal commenced on April 6, 2011.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
The debarker sheds and hopper were removed and disposed of with other non-hazardous debris. An office trailer was set up with electric, water, and phone lines.
ERRS continued to clear tree limbs left by the logging company during recent logging activities by the PRP. Clean limbs were chipped for use as mulch during restoration activities. Silt fence was installed along the downgradient (eastern) side of the site. Creosote lumber, debris, and scrap metal were staged separately. Four loads of debris were removed from the site. Two loads of scrap metal were removed from the site by the PRP during this reporting period. Sorbent boom, strung across the creek to capture sheen, was changed out as it became saturated.
Friable asbestos insulation on the boiler was removed from within constructed negative air encapulation. Friable asbestos on the end of the pressure cylinder was glove-bagged. The warehouse, office, and boiler room were HEPA vacuumed from ceiling to floor.
Additional stabilization of the creosote sludge that had been staged in the containment area was begun. Drip pad soil was mixed in to achieve a 50% soil mixture required by disposal facilities.
Additional mercury contaminated soil was removed from the boiler room and the decommissioning of the creosote plant began. Numerous mercury switches were discovered and removed. An electrical contractor was brought in to de-energize pumps and other equipment in the plant. Process piping was disconnected, drained, and removed and the vacuum tower was taken down.
The boom truck used to take down the vacuum tower inadvertently cracked the septic tank lid. When the broken concrete lid was removed, a thin layer of creosote was discovered. The septic tank was shocked with 27% hydrogen peroxide and sampled for fecal coliform. When results came back the contents were pumped into concrete pit for mixing with the other creosote wastes.
Excavation began on the northern end of the property on April 19, 2011.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The PRP is Holcomb Creosote Company. Access was granted verbally in a meeting at the Law Offices of Lee Zachary on January 20, 2011. The remaining assets of the company are tied up in real estate, rendering the company not viable to perform a Removal Action.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| Waste Stream |
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Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| F034/K001 Sludge/Soil |
Solid |
est. 1500 tons |
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| Asbestos/ACM |
Solid |
10 cy |
61083 |
Subtitle D Landfill |
Republic Services, Inc. Foothills Environmental Lenoir, NC |
| PAH Soil |
Solid |
est. 2000 tons |
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| F034 Debris |
Solid |
20 tons |
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| Creosote |
Liquid |
14,100 gallons |
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| Lab Pack/HHW |
Solid and Liquid |
6 Drums |
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| PPE/Debris/Creosote Lumber |
Solid |
110 cy |
155777, 155778, 155779, 155781 |
Subtitle D Landfill |
Republic Services, Inc. Foothills Environmental Lenoir, NC |
| Diesel |
Liquid |
730 gallons |
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| Mercury |
Liquid |
4 pounds |
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| Mercury Debris/Soil |
Solid |
4 drums |
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| Refrigerant Oil - Halogenated |
Liquid |
1 drum |
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
Remove visual contamination from the North lot and South lot, stockpile, dispose. Backfill and seed excavated areas.
Dispose of debris/trash/PPE/ACM.
Complete mercury removal and dispose of drummed wastes.
Blend stabilized sludge with remaining F034 waste associated with the drip pad and process area (up to two feet). Place notification barrier in areas with contamination remaining at two feet. Dispose of stabilized F034 sludge.
Dispose of creosote and sludge remaining in the pressure vessel and two large tanks and scrap them.
Pump out and remove sludge from the three horizontal creosote tanks and scrap tanks.
Pump around and remove up to 6" sediment in approximately 400' of the creek and place a barrier to control creosote seeps.
Provide fencing and signage for the land farm and RCRA impoundment.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Take down tanks, remove sludge, and scrap.
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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No information available at this time.
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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
2.6 Liaison Officer
2.7 Information Officer
2.7.1 Public Information Officer
2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
The Community Involvement Coordinator assigned to the site is Sherryl Carbonaro.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
NCDENR is providing support in the response.
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4. Personnel On Site
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1 EPA OSC
1 START
12 ERRS - 1 Project Manager, 1 Field Clerk, 1 Foreman, 1 Health and Safety Officer, 3 Equipment Operators, and 5 Technicians
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5. Definition of Terms
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No information available at this time.
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6. Additional sources of information
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No information available at this time.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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