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1. Introduction
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1.1 Background
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Site Number: |
E15510 |
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Contract Number: |
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D.O. Number: |
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Action Memo Date: |
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Response Authority: |
OPA |
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Response Type: |
Emergency |
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Response Lead: |
PRP |
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Incident Category: |
Removal Action |
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NPL Status: |
Non NPL |
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Operable Unit: |
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Mobilization Date: |
3/5/2015 |
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Start Date: |
3/5/2015 |
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Demob Date: |
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Completion Date: |
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CERCLIS ID: |
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RCRIS ID: |
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ERNS No.: |
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State Notification: |
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FPN#: |
E15510 |
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Reimbursable Account #: |
Z5PL |
1.1.1 Incident Category
Emergency Response
1.1.2 Site Description
See POLREP #5
1.1.2.1 Location
See POLREP #5
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
See POLREP #5
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
See POLREP #5
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2. Current Activities
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2.1 Operations Section
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2.1.1 Narrative
Soil flushing operations continued to remove and recover minimal amounts crude oil from the track ballast, with contaminated water treated in the on-site WTP.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
Detailed daily reports of all work activities on Site are provided by BNSF. These daily reports are posted in the 'documents' section of the website.
During this reporting period, the following field activities took place:
- Crude oil continued to be flushed from track ballast and recovered in a collection trench;
- Contact water continued to be collected & treated; and
- WTP effluent continued to be sampled for laboratory analysis to confirm effective operation.
There continues to be no visual or monitoring data evidence to indicate that any spilled product has impacted either the Galena or Mississippi Rivers. There were no injuries at the Site or wildlife impacts reported during the reporting period.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
See POLREP #5
2.1.4 Progress Metrics (totals reported by BNSF as of July 20)
| Waste Stream |
Medium |
Quantity |
Manifest # |
Treatment |
Disposal |
Crude oil
(from tankers) |
liquid |
221,421 gal* |
various |
refining |
Continental Refining Co.
Somerset, KY |
| Crude oil/water mixture |
liquid |
35,132 gal |
various |
refining |
Continental Refining Co.
Somerset, KY |
Crude oil
(from trench) |
liquid |
3,295 gal |
TBD |
refining |
Continental Refining Co.
Somerset, KY |
| Contact water |
liquid |
1,549,350 gal |
none |
on-site WTP |
discharge to Harris Slough |
| Contaminated soil |
solid |
4,400 tons |
various |
disposal |
Republic Waste
Upper Rock Island Co LF
East Moline, IL |
| Oily debris |
solid |
20 yd |
NA |
disposal |
Republic Waste
Upper Rock Island Co LF |
| General debris |
solid |
20 yd |
NA |
disposal |
Republic Waste
Upper Rock Island Co LF |
| Tanker cars |
solid |
12 |
NA |
salvage |
scrap |
* Final figure for crude oil transferred to trucks for transport to refinery, which varies from preliminary estimate of crude oil recovered from wrecked tankers by vac truck reported in previous POLREPs (230,242 gal).
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2.2 Planning Section
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
- Soil flushing operations will continue;
- Treatment of contact water will continue in the on-site WTP; and
- Maintenance, sampling and cleaning operations will continue on the on-site WTP.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
NA
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
- BNSF will submit a document to US EPA & Illinois EPA providing a detailed estimate of the amount of crude oil released, burned off, evaporated, recovered and disposed of with contaminated sediments for the incident;
- US EPA, Illinois EPA, US ACE and BNSF will meet to discuss next steps at the Site; and
- Planning will begin for implementation of a site restoration plan approved by US ACE.
2.2.2 Issues
None
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2.3 Logistics Section
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An ICP is located on site.
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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
Safety briefings are held each day for individual contractor personnel by field supervisors.
2.5.2 Liaison Officer
NA
2.5.3 Information Officer
US EPA, Illinois EPA and other local responders participated in a press event and roundtable discussion sponsored by US Congresswoman Cheri Bustos on June 22.
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3. Participating Entities
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3.1 Unified Command
NA
3.2 Cooperating Agencies
See POLREP #5
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4. Personnel On Site
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CONTRACTORS (ARCADIS, SunPro): 4
TOTAL (estimated): 4
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5. Definition of Terms
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BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe
FPN Federal Project Number
gal gallons
HASP Health & Safety Plan
ICP Incident Command Post
NPL National Priorities List
OPA Oil Pollution Act
OSC On Scene Coordinator
POLREP Pollution Report
PRP Potentially Responsible Party
START Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team
TDD Technical Direction Document
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
WTP Water Treatment Plant
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6. Additional sources of information
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6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
http://www.epaosc.org/bnsfgalenaspill.
http://www2.epa.gov/il/galena-train-derailment
6.2 Reporting Schedule
Another POLREP will be issued at the end of August.
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7. Situational Reference Materials
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No information available at this time.
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