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NWAC Meeting – Boise, ID July 24, 2013 Calvin Terada EPA Region 10
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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