US Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene Coordinator

Report

Regional Response Team /Northwest AreaCommittee (RRT/NWAC) Meeting

Coeur d’Alene, ID

Cherry Point Refinery FireOn 02/18/2012, fire broke out in the crude processing

unit; cause of the fire remains under investigation

Ecology requested assistance of EPA to conduct ambient air monitoring

Cascade Petroleum TankTruck Rollover

On 03/12/12, a tanker truck with trailer overturned on US Highway 58 releasing about 4,200 gallons of diesel and gasoline into a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River

Incident affected soil, surface water, and groundwater

Responsible party performed cleanup action with federal and state oversight

Repsol Q2 Pad – Gas and Mud Release On 02/15/12, an exploratory well being drilled on Alaska's North Slope

experienced a blowout when drillers encountered a gas pocket approximately 2500 feet below the surface

Approximate 42,000 gallons drilling mud and an undetermined volume natural gas was expelled from the well onto the gravel pad and nearby tundra

The well was abandoned on 03/15/12

Stubblefield Salvage and RecyclingFormer metals salvage facility

10/09 EPA initiated Phase I of a multi-phase removal action

- 21 55-gallon drums containing hazardous substances and/or oil, 40 yd3 of PCB contaminated debris, 75 yd3 of lead contaminated soil, and 150 yd3 of asbestos contaminated materials were removed

04/12 EPA returned to complete Phase I- 61 55-gallon drums containing hazardous

substances and/or oil were removed

11th Street Chemical Fire NW Chemical Recycling repackaged bulk chemicals for purchase on eBay, including

explosives, flammable liquids, oxidizers, radioactive materials, and reactive metals

- On 03/28/12, a fire and explosion erupted due to tenant repackaging sodium chlorite from a bulk container to a smaller container

EPA conducted a removal action between 03/29 /2012 and 04/18/2012

- 7,000 to 10,000 laboratory grade chemicals in more than 1600 various sized containers were overpacked

- Approximately 320 cubic yards of burnt building debris and containers with chemical residue

Jimmy Creek RanchThe Jimmy Creek Ranch treated fence posts with pentachlorophenol (PCP).

- Oil-stained soil and residual wood-treating product burn pits

At the request of ODEQ, EPA conducted a multi-phase removal action

- 11/2011. Oversight of RP excavation of contaminated soil and sampling activities

- 03/2012. Oversight of additional RP excavation of contaminated soil and sampling activities

Bend Chemical Storage LockerNumerous totes and pails of assorted lab chemicals and waste were

found in a storage locker and industrial unit at a storage facility

EPA conducted a removal action between 03/12 – 15/2012

- Approximately 400 different laboratory grade chemicals in different sized containers were overpacked

McCuthchen ContainersAbandoned chemicals left on the street corner of a private

business near Seattle, Washington

Requested by the State and City Utility to assess and dispose of the unknown substances

Chemicals were assessed and, in cooperation with the County, were taken to the local household hazardous waste collection area for disposal

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