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US Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene Coordinator Report. Regional Response Team/Northwest Area Committee (RRT/NWAC) Meeting Seattle, WA 98012 February 13, 2013 . Recent EMERGENCY RESPONSES AND REMOVAL ACTIONS. Recent Activities . WA Hahnlen Property – OSC A. Zavala
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US Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene CoordinatorReport Regional Response Team/Northwest Area Committee (RRT/NWAC) Meeting Seattle, WA 98012 February 13, 2013
Recent Activities WA • Hahnlen Property – OSC A. Zavala ID • Lapwai School Dry Well – OSC G. Weigel • Jack Waite Mine – OSC A. Zavala
Hahnlen Property Time- Critical Removal Action • East side of Lake Roosevelt, Columbia River • Believed to have become contaminated when mine orewas transported through the Site to from the YAM and YAM Mill • Young America Mine (YAM) Operated 1897 – 1953, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold • COC= Lead • Hahnlen Property is between the YAM and YAM Mill • Covered with one foot of gravel
Jack Waite Mine Site Removal Action • Located in Shoshone County, Idaho • Mostly federal lands under the jurisdiction of USFS and about (5%) private land • EPA and USFS coordinated their respective CERCLA authorities to conduct the removal • The Removal Action was signed on September 26, 2007 and the work and was concluded on October 2012 • Lead contaminated material was consolidated in a repository (237,000 CY); the repository is about 11 acres
Lapwai School District Removal Action • The Lapwai School District performs maintenance and repair of school buses and equipment at the Bus Transportation and Maintenance facility. The facility contains a building with two bus repair/equipment bays and an office.