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Oats Road Drums

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Photo of the site with many drums and containers. Image provided by Chippewa Cree Environmental Department<br />Date Taken: 6/23/2022<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.2685166666667<br />Longitude: -109.790916666667<br />Tags:
Photo of drums on the site, bulging and low structural integrity are apparent.Image provided by Chippewa Cree Environmental Department<br />Date Taken: 6/23/2022<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.2685916666667<br />Longitude: -109.790825<br />Tags:
Photo of bulging drums in various states of structural integrity. Image provided by Chippewa Cree Environmental Department<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photo of a drum that appears to be leaking and without a proper containment lid. Image provided by Chippewa Cree Environmental Department<br />Date Taken: 6/23/2022<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.2685277777778<br />Longitude: -109.790930555556<br />Tags:
Photo of a drum label on a tipped over weather worn drum. Image provided by Chippewa Cree Environmental Department<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photo depicting a tote with a cracked lid and black liquid inside.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Photo of a tote labeled "Environmentally Hazardous Substance Liquid"<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS work on relocating containers onto a lined containment area.<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.268529475<br />Longitude: -109.790581102778<br />Tags:
ERRS work on relocating containers onto a lined containment area.<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.268574225<br />Longitude: -109.790589222222<br />Tags:
ERRS work on relocating containers onto a lined containment area.<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2685409333333<br />Longitude: -109.790396555556<br />Tags:
Empty drums consolidated in one part of the yard, to then be crushed before disposal.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Empty drums consolidated for crushing and future disposal.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors carefully moving drums for sampling and staging.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors carefully moving drums for staging and sampling.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of the container staging and sampling area as the assessment begins.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of the container staging and sampling area.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C011<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686527222222<br />Longitude: -109.790695575<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C034<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686450944444<br />Longitude: -109.790699127778<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drumC033<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686316777778<br />Longitude: -109.790718483333<br />Tags:
View of harden tar contained in drum C036<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.268624275<br />Longitude: -109.790711316667<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C035<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686325555556<br />Longitude: -109.790708788889<br />Tags:
View of empty oil filters located in drum C037<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.26863315<br />Longitude: -109.790704805556<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C038<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686327<br />Longitude: -109.790709222222<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C040<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686233416667<br />Longitude: -109.790697658333<br />Tags:
View of soil contained in drum C039<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686202083333<br />Longitude: -109.790719333333<br />Tags:
View of product located in tote C073<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2685908055556<br />Longitude: -109.790680008333<br />Tags:
View of product located in tote C072<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2685814138889<br />Longitude: -109.790690258333<br />Tags:
View of drum C051<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2686095722222<br />Longitude: -109.790782972222<br />Tags:
EPA contractors opening drums for sampling.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors opening drums for sampling.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors opening drums for sampling.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors opening drums for sampling.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA contractors opening drums for sampling. Also visible is a team member conducting air monitoring.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
ERRS begin opening drums with START monitoring nearby<br />Date Taken: 8/23/2022<br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: 48.2685510361111<br />Longitude: -109.790502583333<br />Tags:
A tar-like substance bubbling out of a newly opened bulging drum.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A tar-like substance bubbling out of a newly opened bulging drum.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Containers of a tar-like substance without proper lids and the stained soils around them.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of stained soils.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of stained soils from leaky containers.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The yard after staging drums and scraping the stained soils. Also visible is the stained soils pile on top of a liner.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Assessment<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of the staged soil pile, covered above and below by a plastic liner to prevent migration.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of the staged and consolidated containers awaiting disposal and taped off with caution tape.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A view of the staged containers awaiting disposal and taped off with caution tape.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of the site as is left after  EPA assessment and initiation of removal action.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: