2.1.1 Narrative
For the period from July 26h through August 8, 2014 EPA continued site set-up activities, continued mobilizing ERRS personnel and began shipping Asbestos contaminated debris.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
There are no site activities on the weekends.
On Monday, July 28th, 2014, ERRS mobilized additional personnel to the site and continued with site set up activities. Sixty empty totes and twelve empty 55-gallon drums were destroyed for disposal. US Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team members (2) mobilized to the site to assist with Health and Safety as well as contractor oversight. START conducted XRF screening on waste piles within the Covered Shed to identify hot spots for treatability study samples. START collected pre-work asbestos air samples as well as pre-work air monitoring data. Perimeter asbestos air samples are being collected daily.
On Tuesday, July 29th, 2014, the asbestos loading pad area was cleared and cleaned for truck traffic.
Trailer platforms arrived on site for the ERRS crew to line disposal trailers prior to loading and seal/tarp disposal trailers after being loaded. All site personnel participated in the 0800 hour Health & Safety meeting. ERRS personnel entered the asbestos exclusion zone and began creating access pathways through the demolition debris and began stockpiling ACWM at the truck loading area. START begins perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Wednesday, July 30th, 2014, loading, transportation and disposal of asbestos-containing waste materials (ACWM) were canceled because truck bed liners did not arrive on site until the afternoon. ERRS crew continued staging ACWM at the truck loading area. Site activities were halted early due to potential for heavy rains/winds. ERRS enters asbestos hot zone to create clear access paths though the asbestos exclusion zone and stockpile ACWM for loading. Work stopped work at 1530 hours today because no haul trucks today. ERRS begins personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Thursday, July 31, 2014, ERRS began loading haul trucks with ACWM for T&D to the landfill. No truck placards and no impermeable tarps delayed the first round of trucks from exiting the site. 11 loads (~197 tons) of asbestos contaminated debris was transported off site for disposal to the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. One roll-off box for RCRA empty drums and containers arrived on site. Two samples of the metals contaminated soil (lead and barium) were collected and sent off site for treatability testing. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Friday, August 1, 2014, 20 loads (~405 tons) of ACWM was transported off site for disposal at the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. ERRS reported 1 complaint of heat related illness. ERRS extended the northern boundary of the asbestos exclusion zone to include the truck trailer sealing and tarping station. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Monday, August 4, 2014, 16 loads (~360 tons) of ACWM was transported off site for disposal at the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. Engineering controls for heat stress were put in place (shade tents/umbrella shade). No complaints of heat related illnesses for the day. ERRS began heat stress monitoring for workers. An additional personnel decontamination unit was constructed on the north end of the asbestos exclusion zone. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure.
START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 17 loads (~345 tons) of ACWM was transported off site for disposal at the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. Work activities stopped at 1530 hours today because of the rain. Rain caused slippery conditions for workers sealing the truck beds. Rain also created muddy conditions at the landfill. ERRS off site at 1630 hours. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring but not air sampling.
No ACWM transported to the landfill for disposal today. ERRS in asbestos hot zone removing ACWM from around stacks of palletized bricks, removing ACWM from subsurface areas (pits, trenches, etc.), and removing ACWM from along the concrete retaining wall in the northern portion of the asbestos exclusion zone. ERRS stockpiled ACWM at the asbestos loading area for subsequent loading. ERRS also covered storm sewer and floor drains with filter fabric and sand bags. ERRS loaded one 30-yard roll-off box with crushed totes and drums. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Thursday, August 7, 2014, 19 loads (~370 tons) of ACWM was transported off site for disposal at the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure.
START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
On Friday, August 8, 2014, 13 loads (~339 tons) of ACWM was transported off site for disposal at the American Landfill in Waynesburg, Ohio. One 30-yard roll-off box containing RCRA empty crushed totes and drums was transported off site for disposal. One empty 30-yard roll-off box transported on site for subsequent loading and disposal of additional crushed totes and drums. ERRS continued personnel air monitoring for worker exposure. START continued perimeter air monitoring and air sampling.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
The PRP has been identified and appropriate enforcement actiivities have been initiated by the local and State authorities.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
| ACWM |
Solid |
2,016 tons |
2718108-2719284 |
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Friable ACM |
| Crushed Containers |
Solid |
30 yards |
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Solid Waste |
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