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Passyunk Soil Gas Site

All POL/SITREP's for this site Passyunk Soil Gas Site
Philadelphia, PA - EPA Region III
POLREP #1
Initial Polrep
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
Passyunk Soil Gas Site - Removal Polrep
Initial Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region III

Subject: POLREP #1
Initial Polrep
Passyunk Soil Gas Site

Philadelphia, PA
Latitude: 39.9219126 Longitude: -75.1936874


To:
From: Ruth Scharr, On-Scene Coordinator
Date: 9/18/2013
Reporting Period: June 2013 - September 2013

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number:      Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type:  
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Assessment
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date:      Start Date:  
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Removal Assessment
1.1.2 Site Description

1.1.2.1 Location
Residential Neighborhood in the vicinty of S. 28th Street and Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat 
Potential for exposure to Chloroform in indoor air due to vapor intrusion pathway.  The source of the chloroform in the subsurface is unknown at this time.
 

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
     

2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative
No Information at this time
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date

2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)

2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
           
           
           


  2.2 Planning Section
    2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Beginning Oct 15, 2013, EPA plans to conduct sub-slab air sampling in up to ten homes.        
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities

2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Obtain signed access agreements from property owners.
2.2.2 Issues
None at this time

  2.3 Logistics Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.5 Other Command Staff
    No information available at this time.

3. Participating Entities
  3.1 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

3.2 Cooperating Agencies

4. Personnel On Site
  EPA personnel conducted a windshield assessment of the site in early June.

On June 20, 2013, 2 OSCs and  1 ATSDR representative toured the site

On August 2,  EPA personnel (2 OSCs and Community Involvement Coordinator) visited the site to talk with residents about the upcoming vapor intrusion assessment.  Verbal access was obtain from several residents.

On August 16, the   EPA OSC visited the and met with a few residents to explain the work and ask for their participation in the upcoming sampling.  OSC obtained written access from several property owners.



5. Definition of Terms
  No information available at this time.

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

6.2 Reporting Schedule
Next POLREP will be when the Oct field work occurs.

7. Situational Reference Materials
  No information available at this time.