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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
B4K2 |
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Contract Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
6/30/2011 |
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Response Type: |
Emergency |
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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: |
6/22/2011 |
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Start Date: |
6/22/2011 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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State Notification: |
6/21/11 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Inactive Production Facility
1.1.2 Site Description
1.1.2.1 Location
Site is located at 2060 Frontage Road in Anderson, SC. It is highly visible from Interstate 85 as it is located only 30-40 feet from it. The Site is bordered to the West by I-85, to the north and south by two unnamed creeks and to the East by Lake Hartwell. Approximate Site acreage is 4 acres. There is a resident who lives just to the north of the facility and their driveway comes out right at the Site. The Site consists of three buildings and one transport trailer. The main warehouse building has many holes in the roof and in the foundation. The main lab chemical storage building has no doors and is open to the elements.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The Site poses a threat from the improper storage of high levels of hazardous materials and oils. Upon initial recon the OSC observed approximately 100 - 200 drums, totes, buckets, and other containers of materials with labels ranging from acids to cyanides. Also located on Site is what appears to be a former laboratory area where there are hundreds of lab chemicals including picric acid and isopropyl ether.
In addition to the drums and lab chemicals, there is also several runoff pathways of dead vegetation leading to the creeks. Two of the pathways appear to be stained with oil and animal fats (the owner was making biodiesel) and several others give off a strong chemical odor.
Some of the chemicals identified upon initial recon include: Picric acid, isopropyl ether, ammonium hydroxide, sodium cyanide, arsenic acid, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid and phosphoric acid.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
On June 21, 2011 OSC Crowley stopped by the facility to speak with the owner who stated that he was running a biodiesel operation at the facility. The facility was not permitted nor was is actually an operating business. The OSC walked through the perimeter of the Site and saw enough to notify South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) who visited the Site the same day. Based on the observations of DHEC and the OSC the Site was referred to ERRB and OSC Crowley who was conducting work on the American Screw and Rivet Site (which is .5 miles away) initiated an Emergency Response at the Site on June 22, 2011 after obtaining written access from the owner.
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
START arrived onsite on June 22 and conducted air monitoring and conducted a Site walkthrough. The ERRS removal manager from the American Screw and Rivet Site also walked the Site to help identify personnel and equipment resources that would be needed for the cleanup efforts. The full ERRS crew arrived on June 23.
In addition the Anderson County Hazardous Materials Program Manager and a member of the Anderson County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad were asked to come to the Site by the OSC to inform them of the issues posed by the Site and to ask for assistance in dealing with some of the shock sensitive materials on site. The County has offered the full resources of the county to aid in the cleanup efforts at the Site.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date (6/30/11)
To date the following respsonse activities have been completed:
- START continues to air monitoring inside the buildings of the Site.
- ERRS has cleared off an area to allow for the staging of soil and drums and they have started the process of clearing debris and trash from the Site to allow for crew to operate and stage necessary equipment.
- START has hazard categorized 209 containers of materials onsite. This information will be used to develop bulking schemes to transfer materials from unsecured containers into 275 gallon totes.
- Approximately 600 gallons of acids from 27 drums has been bulked and placed into 275 gallon totes.
- Approximately 200 cubic yards of soils have been excavated
- SCDHEC personnel collected 9 soil / sediment samples and 8 waste samples from onsite and offsite. Anayltical results of samples collected will take approximately 3-4 weeks.
- Security has been established for the Site.
Other Activities Related to Site: - US Army Corps of Engineers visited the Site on 6/29/11 to coordinate activities with EPA since Lake Hartwell is managed by the Corps.
- A press conference was held on 6/29/11 by the Anderson County Sheriff's Office and was attended by DHEC and EPA to inform the media of site activities.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The owner of the Site has been identified and stated to the OSC that he does not have the financial means to cleanup the Site. Further enforcement activities have begun. Should a viable PRP be identified they will be given the opportunity to assume the cleanup efforts from EPA.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
The Site is very complex and will require several phases. The primary phase of the initial response is to stop releases from the Site to the creeks and into Lake Hartwell and to secure any containers that are posing a threat of release. During the next reporting period it it expected that excavation and stockpiling of contaminated soils, bulking of materials from unsecured containers into secure containers, and hazard categorization of containers onsite will continue. In addition a member of the EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT) will visit the Site to consult the OSC on the proper handling of certain chemicals at the Site.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
- Excavation and stockpiling of contaminated soils
- Bulking of materials into secured containers
- Transfering contents of unsecured containers into secured containers
- Continue hazard categorization of containers onsite
2.2.2 Issues The main concern at the Site is the nature of the containers. Many of the are mislabeled and in poor condition. In addition, there is a high presence by the local emergency services community due to the presence of explosive materials and other high hazard items. EPA will need to work closely with local, state, and county officials throughout the cleanup process.
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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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No information available at this time.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
The following Agencies are Cooperating in the cleanup:
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Anderson County Fire Department
Anderson County Sheriff's Office
Anderson County Emergency Services Department
United States Army Core of Engineers
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4. Personnel On Site
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Total on Site personnel for reporting period:
USEPA OSC - 1
ERRS (ER) - 7
START (Otie) - 2
DHEC - 7US Army Corps of Engineers - 2
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5. Definition of Terms
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EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
EPM - Enforcement Project Manager
ERRB - Emergency Response and Removal Branch
ERRS - Emergency and Rapid Response ServicesERT - Environmental Response Team
OSC - On Scene Coordinator
PPE - Personal Protective Equipment
PRP - Potentially Responsible Party
RAL - Removal Action Level
RSE - Removal Site Evaluation
RSL - Removal Screening Level
RFQ - Request For Quote
SCDHEC - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
START - Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team
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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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