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Portage Creek Area

All POL/SITREP's for this site Portage Creek Area
Kalamazoo, MI - EPA Region V
POLREP #39
Progress
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Portage Creek Area - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V

Subject: POLREP #39
Progress
Portage Creek Area
059B05
Kalamazoo, MI
Latitude: 42.2839750 Longitude: -85.5791570


To: Mark Mills, Michigan DNR
Daria Devantier, MDEQ
Debbie Jung, City of Kalamazoo
Lisa Williams, U.S. FWS
Todd Goeks, NOAA
Valincia Darby, Department of Interior

From: Craig Thomas, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 11/8/2013
Reporting Period: 10/26/2013 - 11/8/2013

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: 059B05    Contract Number: EP-S5-08-02
D.O. Number: 0087    Action Memo Date: 7/5/2011
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: NPL    Operable Unit: 05
Mobilization Date: 9/26/2011    Start Date: 8/30/2011
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID: MID006007306    RCRIS ID: NA
ERNS No.:    State Notification: Yes
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Fund-lead removal action

1.1.2 Site Description
See POLREP #1

1.1.2.1 Location
See POLREP #1

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See POLREP #1

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See POLREP #1

2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative
Final restoration of work areas in SA1A&B, SA3A and SA5A was initiated. The John Street staging pad was removed and most all trailers, heavy equipment, and storage containers were removed from the site.

2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
From October 26 to November 8, EPA and ERRS contractors conducted the following activities:

Site Activities - John Street Staging Area
- Removed 8700 gallons of potentially contaminated contact water from the staging pad sump via tanker truck;
- Removed staging pad for transport and disposal at approved landfill facility;
- Demobilized EPA's support trailer/equipment for mobile wastewater treatment plant;
- Demobilized office trailers, storage container, and heavy equipment; 
- Conducted post-construction soil sampling; and
- Decontaminated, wipe sampled and demobilized remaining heavy equipment.

Site Activities - SA1A & B 
- Re-installed fencing along bike trail which was removed for the project; and
- Began replacing or repairing impacted sidewalk.

Project Management Activities
- Met with property owners as necessary;
- Developed close-out letters for individual property owners affected by project; and
- Continued development of project final report.

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See POLREP #1

2.1.4 Progress Metrics
 
Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
Non-TSCA contaminated
debris
rock, plastic, & sand 2,524 tons NTSCA-397 to NTSCA-441     disposal  C&C Landfill,
 Marshall, MI 
Potentially contaminated run-off water from staging pad wastewater  8700 gal 005471269FLE to
 005471270FLE    
treatment  Industrial Waste Service, Inc., Holland, MI 

 

  2.2 Planning Section
    Removal activities anticipated to take place from November 9 to November 22 include the following:
 . 
Site Activities - SA5A
- Restore vegetation on east bank according to area-specific restoration plan; and
- Replace impacted sidewalk sections.

Site Activities - SA3A
- Replaced impacted sidewalk, street curbs and entrance aprons.

Site Activities - SA1A, B & C 

- Begin restoring vegetation in SA1A & B in accordance with the area-specific restoration plan;
- Replace impacted sidewalk and entrance aprons in SA1B & C
- Repair or replace impacted asphalt in SA1A, B & C

Site Activities - John Street Staging Area
- Regrade former staging pad area, seed and straw;
- Conduct final elevation survey of staging pad area; and
- Demobilize EPA's mobile wastewater treatment plant.

Project Management Activities
- Meet with property owners about restoration activities as necessary;
- Continue development of project final report; and
- Continue project close-out activities.

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
See POLREP #2

2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
See above

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
See above

2.2.2 Issues
None

  2.3 Logistics Section
   

The current resources present on site during this reporting period include:

- Office trailers
- Portable restrooms & hand-washing station
- Equipment storage container
- ERRS work crews and subcontractor work crews
- START sampling contractor
- Heavy equipment
- Water truck
- Pressure wash trailer


  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.5 Other Command Staff
    2.5.1 Safety Officer

Craig Thomas and Andy Maguire served as safety officer(s). The HASP is reviewed and signed by all site personnel. All new personnel, including sub-contractors, are provided a site orientation and safety briefing. Safety meetings are held each morning with all site workers.

2.6 Liaison Officer
Craig Thomas, Paul Ruesch and Andy Maguire serve as liaison(s) with local officials and interested parties.

2.7 Information Officer
See Section 2.6 
 
2.7.1 Public Information Officer
See Section 2.6

2.7.2 Community Involvement Coordinator
Don DeBlasio - U.S. EPA


3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Unified Command
N/A

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

City of Kalamazoo:

            Department of Public Services
            Parks and Recreation Department
            Economic Development Department
            Community Planning & Development
            Public Safety Department
            Fire Department
            Police Department
            Redevelopment Department
Bronson Methodist Hospital

Kalamazoo Nature Center


4. Personnel On Site
 

U.S. EPA - 2
START contractor (Weston Solutions) - 1
ERRS contractor (Environmental Quality Management, Inc) - 6

TOTAL PERSONNEL = 9


5. Definition of Terms
  ERRS - Emergency and Rapid Response Services
FOSC - Federal On Scene Coordinator
HASP - Health and Safety Plan
KRVT - Kalamazoo River Valley Trail
mg/kg - milligrams per kilogram
mg/m3 - milligrams per cubic meter
MDEQ - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
NA - Not Applicable
NPL - National Priorities List
PCB - polychlorinated biphenyl
ppm - parts per million
SA - Slope Area
START - Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team
U.S. EPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency

6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report

See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea.


6.2 Reporting Schedule
The next POLREP will be generated on November 22.

7. Situational Reference Materials
 

See the project website at http://www.epaosc.org/portagecreekarea

Additional information on the overall Kalamazoo River Project can be found at http://www.epa.gov/Region5/cleanup/kalproject/index.htm.