The Site is located at 18 Blackbird Drive, Inchelium, Ferry County, Washington, 99138, which is located within the boundaries of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation on land held in trust by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

For additiional detail, please refer to the Initial POLREP.

1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
For information regarding removal of the MB, please refer to POLREPs 1, 2, and 3.

The contaminant of concern for this action is asbestos. The asbestos-containing material (ACM) was detected in furnace insulation, panel boards, and pipe flange gasket.  Loose vermiculite insulation also was detected in the attics or between the walls of all four buildings.  The buildings were unsecured, with evidence of trespassing, vandalism, and salvaging.  The buildings are located near residences, a community health center, and commercial businesses.

For additiional detail, please refer to the Initial POLREP.

1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

For information regarding removal of the MB, please refer to POLREPs 1, 2, and 3.

On September 20, 2014, START collected samples of potential asbestos-containing materials inside Buildings 2, 3, 4, and 5 (arbitrary numbers applied to the buildings for identification by Colville ETD). Buildings 2 and 4 were former residences, Building 3 also was a former residence that had been converted to office space for the Inchelium Wood Treatment Plant, and Building 5 was a small shed housing a water tank and other water storage equipment. Asbestos was detected in the furnace insulation in Buildings 2, 3, and 4; loose panel boards in Building 2; and a pipe flange gasket in Building 5 at concentrations ranging from 10% to 70% chrysotile.   Blown-in, loose vermiculite insulation found in the attics and/or between the walls in Buildings 2, 3, 4, and 5. All four buildings were in a severe state of disrepair, with broken doors and windows, failing roofing, and evidence of vandalism and salvaging.

Because the contaminant of concern was the same as the Blackbird Drive Maintenance Building and the structures were built originally to house Maintenance Building workers, EPA elected to remove the contaminant and demolish the buildings as part of the Blackbird Drive Maintenance Building Removal.  The buildings were slated for demolition because they were in uninhabitable condition and were going to be rendered unsafe by the removal of asbestos from between walls, within the attic, and through the floors. 

On October 14, 2014, EPA received an amended Land Use Permit (#14.136) from the Colville Tribal Planning Department to abate the asbestos and demolish the buildings.