• To date START has hazard categorized nearly 938 containers of materials onsite.  This information was used to develop bulking schemes. The following are the waste streams created at the Site to date: Acids, Bases, Neutrals, Acid-Chlorides, Acid oxidizer chlorides, Biodiesel, Neutral Chlorides, Acid oxidizer rinse, flammables, base solids, and acid solids. A household hazardous waste stream was also being created. 
• To date 7,955 gallons of liquids and 5,395 gallons of solids have been bulked at the Site.
• To date, approximately 650 cuyd of soil have been excavated.
• ERRS decontaminated all empty containers and the rinse water was collected and segregated based on the respective waste stream.
• START took XRF readings of trees, stumps and roots on site. Trees were all non detect, with the exception of one tree with a reading of 27 ppm, likely due to residual soil/dust on the tree. Stumps will remain on site.
• ERRS work stopped due to heavy rainfall on 9/21 and 9/22.

• START started the process of bulking field samples that were hazard categorized and will place the bulk material in to the appropriate waste stream. 

• One new 10 lb bag of unknown solid substance found by ERRS was field tested for hazard categorization and placed in the neutral solids waste stream. 

• START utilized the XRF to collect readings along the walls and floor of the inside portion of Bldg. 2. The highest wall reading observed was for lead at 640 ppm, but arsenic was ND in these areas. The highest floor reading for lead was 144 ppm, and arsenic was 2,475 ppm. Exposed soil along the inside building wall was analyzed and had a lead reading of 732 ppm and an arsenic reading of 1,938 ppm.

• START screened soil areas northwest of building 2 near the USACE property to determine the extension of arsenic and or lead contamination.

• ERRS expanded the north western area of the property in order to ensure adequate space for the temporary staging of contaminated soil stockpiles.  

• ERRS excavated the following areas until the arsenic and lead values were under the Removal Action Levels:
  o Soil area in front of all bay doors of Building 1 (western side)
  o Soil area between Building 1 and Building 2 (northwestern side)
  o Soil area behind Building 3 (northern side)

• ERRS continues to provide dust suppression by watering during excavation operations.

• START continues to conduct perimeter particulate monitoring in the working zones.

• Tree service company removed the cut tree tops from the site.

• Security at the Site continues to be conducted by the Anderson County Sheriff's Department.

Other Activities Involving the Site:

USEPA and USACE continue to meet on a regular basis to discuss the creek cleanup strategy.   EPA will consult with USACE concerning restoration of areas within USACE boundary.