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US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report

US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report. NWAC Meeting – Boise, ID July 24, 2013 Calvin Terada EPA Region 10. Historical Spill Line Calls. Changes at EPA Region 10.

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US EPA Region 10 Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report

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  1. US EPA Region 10Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report NWAC Meeting – Boise, ID July 24, 2013 Calvin Terada EPA Region 10

  2. Historical Spill Line Calls

  3. Changes at EPA Region 10 • Due to salary shortfalls in FY13, the ER and Removal Program is reduced 0.5 FTE of an FOSC position. Current total is 14.5 FTE FOSC. • No Planner positions were affected in FY13. • No changes to ER response readiness is expected at this time. • CERCLA, OPA, and HS contract funding nearly equal to FY12 levels • New Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contract awarded to Ecology & Environment

  4. EPA Planning Updates • Idaho: • TTX with Yellowstone PPL and P66 being planned for September 2013 • Kick-off mtg scheduled with new owner of Chevron PPL (Tesoro) in August • Oregon: • Meeting with Oregon Fire Marshal on hazmat capacity building • Washington: • Marine Terrorism Response Planning around Puget Sound • Tribes: • Working on developing mechanisms for coordinating and consulting with tribes • Canada: • Discussions with Environment Canada being held to plan meeting to discuss CANUSWEST plan

  5. Responses • February thru July 2013 • Hanford Underground Release, WA (RCRA) • Repsol Q6 High Pressure Hose Rupture, AK (Oil Spill) • Thomason Chemical, ID (CERCLA orphan radiological source removal) • Pocatello Combustible Gas, ID (CERCLA soil gas investigation)

  6. Responses • East Renton Drum Site, WA (CERCLA abandoned containers)Derelict Vessel Response, WA (Oil Spill) • UPRR La Grande Derailment, OR (Oil Spill and CERCLA) • Money Creek Campground Chemical Odor, WA (CERCLA) • Salmon River Fuel Tank, ID (Oil Spill)

  7. East Renton Drum Site7/1/13 • 45 drums found on unoccupied residential property, many leaking with unknown content. Many other smaller containers and debris. • Issues: • Coordination of criminal and civil site investigation and response needs. • Hazard categorization and hazardous waste determination of many unknown containers.

  8. Pocatello Combustible Gas • EPA responded at the request of Pocatello Fire Department and the State of Idaho to conduct additional air monitoring; • EPA worked in unified command with Pocatello Fire and IDEQ to determine source • Owner installed intrinsically safe air ventilation system • No source identified at this time.

  9. UPRR La Grande Derailment7/10/13 • 27 cars derailed, including 2 hazmat tank cars (benzene and sodium hydroxide) and 4 refrigerated cars (350 gals each diesel). • Issues: • CERCLA and OPA components – sodium hydroxide slowly leaking from valve, and over 1,000 gals diesel lost – adjacent wetland. • Coordination of oil spill cleanup with clearing/rebuilding track.

  10. Salmon River Fuel Tank 7/17/13 • Mudslide washed a 500 gal fuel tank into Salmon River northwest of Salmon, ID. Tank reportedly contained 250 gals unleaded gasoline. • Issues: • Safety – accessing tank and recovering tank without discharging remaining fuel. • Emergency ESA consultation with NMFS for Chinook Salmon.

  11. FOSC Report QUESTIONS?

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