United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT



Date:
Friday, July 16, 2010
From:
David Andrews, OSC


Subject: 

Scrap Metal and Debris Recycling & Disposal
Smokey Mountain Smelters
1508 Maryville Pike, Knoxville, TN
Latitude: 35.9191830
Longitude: -83.9264810


POLREP No.:
6
Site #:
A4MD
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
00088
Start Date:
6/8/2010
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
6/8/2010
Response Type:
Time-Critical
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
TND098071061
Contract #
EPS40704
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

See POLREP #1 for site description and background information.



Current Activities

1) ERRS re-mobed to the site on July 12.  

2) Site clearing/grubbing continues for potential excavation of contaminated soils.  

3) Five trenches were excavated on the salt cake impoundment to allow prospective disposal vendors to examine the material and for START sampling to support future disposal profile.

4) Scrap metal from demolition of the main building continues to be segregated for recycling.

5) A roll-off containing asbestos-containing-materials was sent off for disposal.

6) Existing slag piles have been covered and are being evaluated for off-site recycling by prospective vendors.


Planned Removal Actions

1) Continue segregation and preparation for off-site transport of scrap metal.

2) Continue clearning for potential excavation of contaminated soils.


Key Issues

None


Estimated Costs *
  Budgeted Total To Date Remaining % Remaining
Extramural Costs
ERRS - Cleanup Contractor $750,000.00 $423,963.71 $326,036.29 43.47%
START $101,000.00 $20,000.00 $81,000.00 80.20%
Intramural Costs
 
Total Site Costs $851,000.00 $443,963.71 $407,036.29 47.83%

* 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.


response.epa.gov/SMS

POLREP #6 Last Updated 12/15/2010