U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT BNSF Galena Derailment - Removal Polrep UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Region V Subject: POLREP #12 Progress BNSF Galena Derailment E15510 Galena, IL Latitude: 42.3744730 Longitude: -90.4443060 To: Richard Karl, EPA Sam Borries, EPA Jason El-Zein, EPA USCG Fund Center, USCG Kevin McCormack, USCG USCG Sector Upper Mississippi, USCG Donna Jones, US ACE Russell Engelke, US F&WS Valincia Darby, US DOI Greg Schweitzer, NOAA Kip Willis, US DOT FRA Mark Razny, US DOT PHMSA Blaine Kinsley, Illinois EPA Jeff Guy, Illinois EPA Captain Laura Petreikis, Illinois DNR Steve Shults, Illinois IMT Brian Brackemyer, Illinois EMA Mark Moran, City of Galena Chief Randy Beadle, Galena FD Chuck Pedersen, Jo Daviess County EMA Ron Smith, Jo Daviess Co Board From: Jaime Brown, OSC Date: 4/24/2015 Reporting Period: 4/8/2015 - 4/23/2015 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Site Number: E15510 D.O. Number: Response Authority: OPA Response Lead: PRP Contract Number: Action Memo Date: Response Type: Emergency Incident Category: Removal Action ------- NPL Status: Mobilization Date: Non NPL Operable Unit: 3/5/2015 Start Date: 3/5/2015 Demob Date: CERCLIS ID: ERNS No.: FPN#: E15510 Reimbursable Account #: Z5PL Completion Date: RCRIS ID: State Notification: 1.1.1 Incident Category Emergency Response 1.1.2 Site Description See POLREP #5 1.1.2.1 Location See POLREP #5 1.1.2.2 Description of Threat See POLREP #5 1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results See POLREP #5 2. Current Activities 2.1 Operations Section 2.1.1 Narrative Contaminated soils were removed for disposal and limited backfilling commenced in the excavation area. Soil flushing with clean water was conducted to remove and recover crude oil from track ballast and access ramp areas, with contaminated water treated in the on-site WTP. Off-spec crude oil was removed from storage tanks staged on site and shipped for refining. Field oversight personnel from Illinois EPA and US EPA continue to monitor activities. 2.1.2 Response Actions to Date During this reporting period, the following field activities took place: - Contaminated soils were transported for disposal at a landfill; - Backfilling of the excavated area with clean sand commenced to support excavation of contaminated soil from the access ramp area; - Additional contaminated soils were excavated from the access ramp to the impacted area; - Track ballast and access ramp areas were flushed to remove & recover crude oil; - Contact water was collected and treated from the interceptor trench adjacent to the track ballast; - Crude oil recovered from derailed tanker cars was shipped for refining (approx. 94,000 gal shipped to date); - Water quality was monitored and sampled in Harris Slough; and - Roadway repairs & maintenance continued on Pilot Knob Road. Water treatment plant effluent is sampled daily for laboratory analysis of the following parameters: BTEX, PNAs, Oil & Grease, pH & TSS. Soil samples taken to verify that an excavation grid is clear for backfilling are analyzed in a laboratory for BTEX and PNAs. Sampling results from split samples taken by US EPA on 4/1/2015 were comparable to those taken by a contractor to BNSF Railway. There continues to be no visual or monitoring data evidence to indicate that any spilled product has impacted either the Galena or Mississippi Rivers. There were no injuries at the Site or wildlife impacts reported during the reporting period. ------- 2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) See POLREP #5 2.1.4 Progress Metrics (totals to date) Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal Crude oil liquid 230,242 gal TBD refining Continental Refining Co. Somerset, KY Oil/water mixture liquid 35,132 gal TBD refining Continental Refining Co. Somerset, KY Contact water liquid 269,400 gal none on-site WTP discharge to Harris Slough Contaminated soil solid 3,568 tons various disposal Republic Waste Upper Rock Island Co LF East Moline, IL Oily debris solid 20 yd NA disposal Republic Waste Upper Rock Island Co LF General debris solid 20 yd NA disposal Republic Waste Upper Rock Island Co LF Tanker cars solid 12 NA salvage scrap 2.2 Planning Section 2.2.1 Anticipated Activities - Illinois EPA will continue monitoring and oversight of continuing cleanup activities to ensure protection of public health & the environment in consultation with US EPA and other agencies; - Contaminated soils excavated from the ramp area will be removed for disposal; - Crude oil and oil/water mixture transfer and transport for refining will be completed; - Temporary storage tanks for crude oil and oil/water mixture will be emptied, cleaned and removed from the Site; - Soil flushing with crude oil removal and recovery will be completed; - Treatment of contact water will continue in the on-site water treatment plant; - Backfilling of the impacted area will be completed; and - Restoration of the impacted area will commence under direction from USACE. 2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities Remediation activities continue under the direction of Illinois EPA Site Remediation Program Project Manager Jeffrey Guy. Field personnel from the Illinois EPA Rockford Field Office continue to conduct daily field oversight of cleanup activities. Restoration activities will commence under the direction of USACE project manager Donna Jones of the Rock Island District. 2.2.1.2 Next Steps Illinois EPA, US EPA and US ACE will continue to coordinate in oversight of response and restoration activities. 2.2.2 Issues Noney... ------- 2.3 Logistics Section The ICP is located at Pilot Knob Road & BNSF Railway tracks. 2.4 Finance Section 2.4.1 Narrative The approved cost ceiling for overall response under FPN #E15510 is $250,000. The cost ceiling for START contractor Tetra Tech EM is $75,700. Estimated Costs * Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining Extramural Costs ERRS - Mobile Command Post $7,000.00 $2,767.00 $4,233.00: 60.47%: START $75,700.00 $70,000.00 $5,700.00: 7.53% USCG Atlantic Strike Force $30,000.00 $25,000.00; $5,000.00 16.67% Intramural Costs USEPA - Direct $75,000.00 $60,000.00; $15,000.00: 20.00% Total Site Costs $187,700.00: $157,767.00; $29,933.00: 15.95% * The above accounting of expenditures is an estimate based on figures known to the OSC at the time this report was written. The OSC does not necessarily receive specific figures on final payments made to any contractor(s). Other financial data which the OSC must rely upon may not be entirely up-to-date. The cost accounting provided in this report does not necessarily represent an exact monetary figure which the government may include in any claim for cost recovery. 2.5 Other Command Staff 2.5.1 Safety Officer Safety briefings are held each day for individual contractor personnel by field supervisors. 2.5.2 Liaison Officer NA 2.5.3 Information Officer A joint presentation on the response by US EPA and Illinois EPA was provided to the Region 5 Regional Response Team on April 22 in St. Louis, Missouri. 3. Participating Entities 3.1 Unified Command NA 3.2 Cooperating Agencies See POLREP #5 4. Personnel On Site ------- FEDERAL: 1 STATE: 1 BNSF: 1 CONTRACTORS (ARCADIS, SunPro, J.F. Brennan): 11 TOTAL (estimated): 14 5. Definition of Terms BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe BTEX Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene FPN Federal Project Number gal gallons HASP Health & Safety Plan ICP Incident Command Post NPDES National Pollution Discharge Elimination System NPL National Priorities List OPA Oil Pollution Act OSC On Scene Coordinator PNA Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon POLREP Pollution Report PRP Potentially Responsible Party START Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team TDD Technical Direction Document TSS Total Suspended Solids USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers WTP Water Treatment Plant 6. Additional sources of information 6.1 Internet location of additional information/report http://www.epaosc.org/bnsfqalenaspill. http://www2.epa.gov/il/qalena-train-derailment 6.2 Reporting Schedule Another POLREP will be issued in mid-May. 7. Situational Reference Materials No information available at this time. ------- |