Regional Response Team /Northwest Area Committee (RRT/NWAC) Meeting Coeur d’Alene, ID

Cherry Point Refinery Fire On 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 Tank Truck 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 Recycling Former metals salvage facility 10/09 EPA initiated Phase I of a multi-phase removal action gallon drums containing hazardous substances and/or oil, 40 yd 3 of PCB contaminated debris, 75 yd 3 of lead contaminated soil, and 150 yd 3 of asbestos contaminated materials were removed 04/12 EPA returned to complete Phase I gallon drums containing hazardous substances and/or oil were removed

11 th 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/ ,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 Ranch The 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 Locker Numerous 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/ Approximately 400 different laboratory grade chemicals in different sized containers were overpacked

McCuthchen Containers Abandoned 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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