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C5B2 |
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Contract Number: |
EP-S5-09-05 |
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Action Memo Date: |
2/23/2012 |
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CERCLA |
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Time-Critical |
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EPA |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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Non NPL |
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Mobilization Date: |
5/29/2012 |
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5/29/2012 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Time-Critical Removal Action: Manufacturing/Processing/Maintenance – Electroplating, Metal Finishing
1.1.2 Site Description
Baycote Metal Finishing (Baycote or the Site) began operation in 1982. The facility electroplated and anodized steel and steel casings with zinc, cadmium, and chromium for the automotive, recreational vehicle, and trailer industries. The facility ceased operations in January 2008, however, according to facility records approximately 111,000 gallons of waste remained on site at the time. In October 2009, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the owner of the site entered into an Order to remove and dispose of all hazardous waste. However, work ceased and in February 2010, approximately 50,000 gallons of waste remained on-site.
1.1.2.1 Location
The Baycote Metal Finishing Site is located at 1302 Industrial Drive in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana 46544. The geographical coordinates for the Site are 41°39’0.03” North latitude and 86°09’57.11” West longitude. The Site is bordered by industrial properties to the north, east, and south and Industrial Drive and industrial properties to the west. Residential properties are located approximately 700 feet to the west. Seven churches and two schools are located within 1 mile of the Site. The St. Joseph River, a major surface water body that terminates in Lake Michigan, is located 0.85 mile northwest of the Site.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Abandoned and unknown waste in vats, pits, tanks, drums and containers was located throughout the building. Many vats, pits, tanks and containers are open with contents exposed. Animal prints were observed in material piles on the building floor. Several drums are corroded and leaking onto the floor. Evidence of previous spills was noted in several areas. The building is in a deteriorating condition; a section of roof in the Wastewater Treatment Room had collapsed, exposing the room and its contents to weather. Due to the roof collapse and holes in the roof in other areas, rain water has accumulated in several sections of the building. Vats, totes, and containers that contain incompatible wastes (acids, caustics, cyanides) are present inside the facility. Based on these conditions, nearby populations and the environment could be exposed to potentially hazardous materials if contaminants migrate off site.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
U.S. EPA On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) Theresa Holz and Jacob Hassan conducted a Site visit on November 21, 2011, with the St. Joseph County Health Department (SJCHD). During the visit, the OSCs documented numerous tanks, drums, containers and spilled material on the floor. The OSCs also observed containers labeled as acid, chromate, nitrate, hexavalent chrome, and cyanide. The Site was in disrepair, with a portion of the roof collapsed inside the facility. The containers were not organized, secured, or maintained in a manner necessary to prevent spillage, inter-mixture of potentially flammable or combustible materials, and/or release. The containers also were not all properly or sufficiently labeled or identified, for safety purposes.
On December 12 and 13, 2011, U.S. EPA performed a Site Assessment including sample collection. The Site Assessment documented numerous drums, plating vats, pits, tanks, small containers, and spilled material. Drums and containers were labeled as acid, chrome, and caustic. Numerous plating vats and other process equipment were documented inside the building.
Analytical results documented reactive cyanide and total cyanide at concentrations of up to 30,000 mg/l and verified the presence of a characteristic of a hazardous waste for reactivity (D003).
Analytical results from liquid samples documented pH values of less than 2, and represent waste that meets the definition of characteristically hazardous waste for corrosivity (D002) because the pH value is less than or equal to 2 standard units (SU) or greater than or equal to 12.5 SUs.
Analytical results from solid samples also found concentrations which exceeded the TLCP regulatory limits for Chromium and Cadmium, indicating that characteristically hazardous wastes representing those two metals are present at the Site. Results also found characteristic hazardous waste based on exceedence of the ignitability criteria.
In a letter dated November 11, 2011, the St. Joseph County Health Department (SJCHD) requested assistance from the U.S. EPA to secure hazardous wastes left on-site. SJCHD was concerned that the Site posed a significant threat to the health and safety of companies within the industrial park as well as the residential area located less than a 1,000 feet from the facility. On February 23, 2012, the Director of U.S. EPA's Superfund Division approved an Action Memorandum approving funding for a time-critical removal action at the Baycote Metal Finishing Site.
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2.1.1 Narrative
In a letter dated November 11, 2011, the St. Joseph County Health Department (SJCHD) requested assistance from the U.S. EPA to secure hazardous wastes left on-site. SJCHD was concerned that the Site posed a significant threat to the health and safety of companies within the industrial park as well as the residential area located less than a 1,000 feet from the facility. On February 23, 2012, the Director of U.S. EPA's Superfund Division approved an Action Memorandum approving funding for a time-critical removal action at the Baycote Metal Finishing Site.
On April 6, 2012, U.S. EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order to the potentially responsible parties to conduct a removal action at the Site. The potentially responsible parties presented and inability to pay argument and indicated that they did not intend to conduct a removal action at the Site. EPA began time-critical removal actions at the Baycote Site on May 29, 2012.
This is a large Site, with 11 plating lines in 6 areas and an onsite waste water treatment plant with a collapsed roof. The OSC and its contractors have adopted a work plan to cleanup one area/plating line at a time, starting with the most contaminated while ensuring safety and efficiency.
2.1.2 Response Actions
Please refer to previous Polreps for response actions before July 23, 2012.
During the reporting period, EPA conducted the following activities:
- EPA and START continued to conduct site perimeter and work area air monitoring to ensure worker and community protection. Mercury has been detected in the waste profile samples at below characteristic haz criteria (TCLP) so EPA/START have initiated monitoring/screening of the waste and cleanup activities for mercury vapors.
- Cleanup in Area A continues. A four foot deep secondary containment pit containing CN contaminated sludge, (for vats removed the previous week) was cleaned out. The work requires a permitted confined space entry in Level B. The containment was filled to give workers more room to work. Two vats containing cyanide solids were emptied, cleaned, and removed. Contaminated debris and catwalks were removed from around secondary containment. Sumps and trenches were cleaned of waste liquid and sludge then backfilled for safety. About 55 gallons of CN liquid was removed from one vat to prepare it for removal.
- Cleanup in Areas B and H continue. Process piping and tumblers was removed and washed for disposal. Metal rails and supports where removed. Seven vats were removed, washed, and cleaned.
Diagrams of Areas B &H and Area A have been attached to this POLREP to indicate vats that have been cleaned and removed (shaded). (Diagrams are also loaded as documents in the website)
- Haz Debris materials were loaded into the hazardous waste roll off dumpster.
- EPA's air trailer is onsite to support Level B site work.
- Profiles for waste streams were submitted to a disposal facility for approval.
- Rooms J, E, R and the Contaminant Reduction Zone were swept with a cleaning compound (as per routine) to reduce airborne dust.
- EPA and its contractors is implementing Green Practices onsite (double sided printing, dedicated water bottles, dedicated steel toed boots, city electical power, etc...)
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
Information on the PRP is in the Site file. Enforcement strategies are included in a confidential enforcement memorandum.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
The following waste has been staged and ready for disposal as of July 27, 2012
8 55-gallon drums of Haz basic vat bottom sludge
10 330-gallon totes of Haz cyanide containing liquid
40 55-gallon drums of Haz cyanide containing vat bottom sludge
4 cubic-yard boxes of Haz cyanide solids
2 95-gallon overpacks of Haz cyanide solids
13 cubic-yard boxes of Haz solids
19 330-gallon totes of Haz acid liquid
17 55-gallon drums of Haz neutral liquid
51 RCRA-empty vats (various sizes)
54 330-gallon tote metal frames (poly portion has been cut apart and placed in roll-offs)
5 330 gallon tote haz base liquid.
Waste Stream |
Date |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal facility |
Solid Waste Debris |
6/6/12 |
30 yards |
001 |
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WM Landfill Wyatt IN |
Solid Waste Debris |
6/8/12 |
30 yards |
002 |
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WM Landfill Wyatt IN |
Haz Waste Debris |
6/18/12 |
25 yards |
004354475FLE |
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Envirosafe Services of Ohio, Oregon Ohio |
Solid Waste Debris |
6/21/12 |
30 yards |
003 |
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WM Landfill Wyatt IN |
Haz Waste Debris |
6/26/12 |
30 yards |
004354473 FLE |
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Envirosafe Services of Ohio, Oregon Ohio |
Solid Waste Debris |
6/29/12 |
30 yards |
004 |
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WM Landfill, Wyatt IN |
Haz Waste Debris |
7/03/12 |
25 yards |
004354477FLE |
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Envirosafe Services of Ohio, Oregon, Ohio |
Solid Waste Debris |
7/12/12 |
30 yards |
005 |
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WM landfill, Wyatt, IN |
Solid Waste Debris |
7/18/12 |
30 yards |
006 |
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WM landfill, Wyatt, IN |
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