Samoa Pulp Mill Case PST Support to EPA Region IX Samoa, CA & Longview, WA Northwest Area Committee Meeting – November 2013

Constructed in 1963 as a pulp manufacturing facility Abandoned in million gallons of caustic liquids (pH>13) & 10k gallons of various acids (pH<1) remain onsite

Region IX Requested PST Support PST mobilized the chemical pump load and HMRT to Samoa, CA 165,000 gallons pumped from 2 pulp liquor tanks to 10 frac tanks Reduced risk of tanks overflowing due to rainwater accumulation

Projected Operations Fabrication/construction of pipeline at Samoa facility to allow for pumping of product from tanks to tank barge Start 18NOV – anticipated duration 2-3 weeks Fabrication/construction of pipeline at KapStone Container Corporation (formerly Longview Fiber Company) for offload Start 02DEC – anticipated duration 2-3 weeks First barge loading of product in Samoa, CA Start 06JAN – anticipated duration 7-10 days First barge unloading in Longview, WA Start 19JAN – anticipated duration 7-10 days