U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Kinder Morgan Response - Removal Polrep
Initial and Final Removal Polrep
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region V
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Subject:
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POLREP #1
Initial/Final Emergency Response
Kinder Morgan Response
Cincinnati, OH
Latitude: 39.1103630 Longitude: -84.4369440
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To:
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From:
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Steven Renninger, On-Scene Coordinator
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Date:
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12/12/2012
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Reporting Period:
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12/10/12-12/11/12
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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Response Authority: |
CERCLA |
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Emergency |
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PRP |
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Non NPL |
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Mobilization Date: |
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Start Date: |
12/10/2012 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
12/11/2012 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
CERCLA Emergency Response - Sodium Hydroxide spill
1.1.2 Site Description
On December 10,
2012 at 8:02 pm, Kinder Morgan reported a 13,000 gallon Sodium
Hydroxide spill to the National Response Center. National Response
Center Incident Report #1032879. The Kinder Morgan facility is located
at 3806 Kellog Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. The facility is located along
the Ohio River on the east side of Cincinnati.
US EPA, Ohio EPA, Cincinnati Fire Department, and US Coast Guard
responded to the spill. Kinder Morgan hired Clean Harbors to respond to
the spill.
1.1.2.1 Location
Kinder Morgan, 3806 Kellog Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
NRC report of a 13,000 gallon Sodium Hydroxide spill
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
NRC report of a 13,000 gallon Sodium Hydroxide spill
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
On December 10,
2012 at 8:02 pm, Kinder Morgan reported a 13,000 gallon Sodium
Hydroxide spill to the National Response Center. National Response
Center Incident Report #1032879. The Kinder Morgan facility is located
at 3806 Kellog Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. The facility is located along
the Ohio River on the east side of Cincinnati.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
On December 10, 2012 at 8:02 pm, Kinder Morgan reported a 13,000 gallon Sodium Hydroxide spill at their facility at 3806 Kellog Avenue. Kinder Morgan also made the following notifications on December 10, 2012:
US EPA Region 5 spill hotline @ 8:07 pm
Ohio EPA spill hotline @ 8:13 pm
Cincinnati Fire Dept @ 8:21 pm
Hamilton County LEPC @ 8:49 pm
Kinder Morgan reported a Sodium Hydroxide spill involving tank #26 at the facility. Recent maintenance work was completed on Tank #26.
On December 10, 2012 @ 8:30 pm, US EPA OSC Renninger rec'd spill notification
from Phone Duty Officer Steve Faryan about the spill. OSC Renninger
completed the following response actions on December 10, 2012:
@8:35 pm contacted USCG Cincinnati Nick King and rec'd an update that USCG was
responding to the spill and would update OSC Renninger upon arrival.
@8:45 pm contacted Ohio EPA OSC Farmer and rec'd an update that Ohio EPA
was responding to the spill and would update OSC Renninger upon
arrival.
@8:50 pm contacted Kinder Morgan Jason Dellinger and rec'd an update
that the spill was contained in the secondary containment area at Tank
#26.
@ 9:00 pm contacted Kinder Morgan Brandon Cox and rec'd an update that 13,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide was spilled.
@ 9:05 pm contacted Kinder Morgan Jason Dellinger and rec'd an update
that the facility was removing remaining Sodium Hydroxide from tank #26
and it would take 7 hours to complete. OSC Renninger requested Kinder
Morgan to mobilize a contractor to stabilize the spill, prevent
discharge to the Ohio River, and excavate contaminated soil.
@ 9:35 pm contacted Kinder Morgan Jason Dellinger and rec'd an update
that the off loading of Tank #26 continued and that response contractor
Clean Harbors was en route to initiate stabilization actions as
requested by US EPA and Ohio EPA.
@ 10:15 pm contacted USCG Nick King. USCG reported spill was contained to Tank #26 diked area.
@ 1130 pm contacted Ohio EPA OSC Dale Farmer and rec'd an update that
Clean Harbors initiated response actions at Tank #26. Ohio EPA
investigated the outfall and requested boom placement adjacent to the
Ohio River to prevent discharge.
On December 11, 2012, US EPA OSC Renninger, Ohio EPA OSC Dale Farmer, Cincinnati Fire Dept Daniel Wolf and Rick Jones and Kinder Morgan representatives reviewed the response actions and toured the Tank #26 area. Clean Harbors activities included removing Sodium Hydroxide and water from the secondary containment area with a vac truck, excavating contaminated soil into a roll-off box, closing the overflow discharge lines, and placing sorbent boom adjacent to the overflow discharge adjacent to the Ohio River.
Ohio EPA will monitor spill response actions thru completion. US EPA will review Facility Response Plan (FRP) issues with Kinder Morgan.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
Kinder Morgan initiated spill response actions on December 10, 2012.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| R5 Priorities Summary |
| This is an Integrated River Assessment. The numbers should overlap. |
Miles of river systems cleaned and/or restored |
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| Cubic yards of contaminated sediments removed and/or capped |
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| Gallons of oil/water recovered |
4,000
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| Acres of soil/sediment cleaned up in floodplains and riverbanks |
0.25
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| Stand Alone Assessment |
Acres Protected |
0.25
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| Number of contaminated residential yards cleaned up |
0
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| Human Health Exposures Avoided |
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| Number of workers on site |
6
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Contaminant(s) of Concern
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Corrosive Liquids (NaOH)
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| Waste Stream |
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Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
Sodium Hydroxide liquid/water
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liquid |
4,000 gal
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Clean Harbors
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Sodium Hyroxide contaminated soil
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solid |
20 cy
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Clean Harbors
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
US EPA will review FRP issues with Kinder Morgan
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
US EPA will review FRP issues with Kinder Morgan
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Kinder Morgan will update/revise the FRP
2.2.2 Issues
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2.3 Logistics Section
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N/A
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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
Kinder Morgan facility safety meeting was conducted
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
N/A
2.5.3 Information Officer
N/A
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
Ohio EPA, US EPA, Cincinnati Fire Dept, Kinder Morgan
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
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4. Personnel On Site
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Clean Harbors
Kinder Morgan facility personnel
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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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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
6.2 Reporting Schedule
This is the initial/final POLREP.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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US EPA photos in the Images Section of this web site.
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