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Response and Removal Program Curtis Kimbel Response Unit Section leader December 2009

Response and Removal Program Curtis Kimbel Response Unit Section leader December 2009. EPA Region 8. Response Unit Overview Who We Are. 24/7 Response Capability 16 Federal On Scene Coordinators (OSCs) Technical Engineering/Chemist Support Contractor (START)

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Response and Removal Program Curtis Kimbel Response Unit Section leader December 2009

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  1. Response and Removal ProgramCurtis KimbelResponse Unit Section leaderDecember 2009 EPA Region 8

  2. Response Unit OverviewWho We Are • 24/7 Response Capability • 16 Federal On Scene Coordinators (OSCs) • Technical Engineering/Chemist Support Contractor (START) • Heavy Equipment – Earth Moving Contractor (ERRS) • Agreements with Regions through the country

  3. What is an OSC?Who We Are (Cont) • A Federal Official authorized to coordinate and direct removal activities for releases of hazardous substances or oil into the environment. • Delegation of Authority comes from the President, Laws and Regulations. • Highly Trained individual who can handle all aspects of an emergency response.

  4. Removal vs RemedialWhat We Do • Classic Emergency Response • Superfund Removals • Quick, Cost effective Cleanup. • Make it safe • 1 Year, $2M limit

  5. COLORADO • Adams County Private Compound, Hudson • American Lead & Zinc, Ouray • Aspen Park Solvents, Aspen Park • Belden Cribbings, Gilman • BioEnergy of CO, Denver • Blende Smelter, Pueblo • Commodore Mine, Creede • Cal Gulch NPL – LMD Tunnel, Leadville • Cal Gulch NPL – Residential Yards, Leadville • Dolores River Drums, Gateway • Erie Drums, Erie • Midtown Dry Cleaners, Denver • Mogul Mine, Silverton

  6. COLORADO (continued) • NIST Pu, Boulder • North Star Residential Lead, Ophir • Penrose Mercury Release, Penrose • Snowmass Gasoline Spill, Snowmass • Solar Transport Gasoline Spill, Hot Sulphur Springs • Springfield Mechanics Shop, Springfield • Standard Mine NPL, Crested Butte • Terrible (Ilse) Mine, Westcliff • Twins Inn, Arvada

  7. MONTANA • Avista Hydro Plant PCB Spill, Noxon • Billings PCE, Billings • Blackfoot Post & Pole, Browning • Georgetown Railroad, Anaconda • Granite Timber Post & Pole, Philipsburg • Jefferson City Residential Yards, Jefferson City • Keller Hwy 35 Gasoline Spill, Polson • Kootenai River Diesel Spill, Libby • Libby NPL – Flower Creek, Libby • Livingston Water Tank, Livingston • Whitefish River Diesel, Whitefish

  8. NORTH DAKOTA • Arsenic Trioxide NPL • Dunn County Erionite • 2009 North Dakota Spring Floods • Regional Response Team (RRT) Meeting July 2009

  9. SOUTH DAKOTA • Bullhead Asbestos, Standing Rock Reservation • Ludlow Mine, Ludlow • Third & Pearl PCBs, Yankton

  10. UTAH • 5M Staging Area, Leeds • Chevron Pipeline Spill, Bonanza • Cook Slurry, Saratoga Springs • Fairfield Arsenic, Fairfield • Halls Crossing Marina Spill, Lake Powell • Lower Silver Creek, Park City • Parish Chemical, Provo • Richfield PCE, Richfield • Skyline Mine (Navajo Nation Uranium) • Vernal Avenue TCE, Vernal

  11. WYOMING • Sheridan Post & Pole, Sheridan • Sheridan Post & Pole - Tanks, Gurnsey • Marathon Oil Spill Exercise, Cody

  12. BIOENERGY OF COLORADO

  13. BioEnergy facility Jamesway property

  14. BIOENERGY OF COLORADO • Began operations in 2005 • No operating permits from Adams County • No compliance with NFPA standards • Cease & desist orders from State (storm water violations) and County (improper business for zoning category) • Numerous violations

  15. BIOENERGY OF COLORADO Findings of Level B Entry/Sampling

  16. BIOENERGY OF COLORADO • Responsible party not able to clean up facility • EPA R8 completed Removal activities Summer 2009

  17. Standard Mine

  18. Standard Mine • Abandoned mine located approx. 7 miles from the Town of Crested Butte, Colorado • Mixed ownership – public and private land

  19. Standard Mine • Consists of 5 “Levels”, three of which have year-round adit drainage • Several waste rock piles and tailings impoundment dam • Lead, Zinc, Cadmium • Site at elevation of 11,000+ feet

  20. (Gina’s Office)

  21. LIVINGSTON MT, WATER SUPPLY

  22. LIVINGSTON, MT

  23. LIVINGSTON, MT • 22 Oct 2008 • Humvee stolen from National Guard Armory • Search for revealed numerous counts of vandalism (water storage tank included) • EPA Region 8 contacted

  24. LIVINGSTON, MT

  25. LIVINGSTON, MT • City flushed some volume from tank • Residents notified to stop use, bottled water provided • EPA Removal Program initiated an Emergency Response, deployed on 23 Oct.

  26. LIVINGSTON, MT

  27. LIVINGSTON, MT • Results were Non-detect • City Police identified suspects • 5 young adult males, stole vehicle and vandalized all buildings. • Residents returned to homes, water safe for use

  28. And then…The Big One • Large Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Terrorist Attacks, Etc. • FEMA –DHS Lead • Response broken down into 15 specialty areas • Emergency Support Functions - ESF’s in response jargon • Incident Command System (ICS) • Response Support Corp

  29. Summary/Conclusions • Plenty going on in Region 8 Removal and Emergency Response Program • Happily expect the future to be just as busy • Call us: Curtis Kimbel (303) 746-9102 • Questions? Comments?

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