2.1.1 Narrative
Cleanup continues.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
A complete inventory of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants in the building has been conducted. Both hazardous and nonhazardous debris is being transported offsite for proper disposal. To date one rolloff of nonhazardous debris and one rolloff of hazardous debris have been removed from the site.
Security fencing has been installed along the front of the building. Several steps have been taken to minimize the infiltration of water into the building. Water that has been collected from the sumps in the building has been pumped to an outside storage tank. This water was sampled and did not meet the discharge limits for the City of Baltimore sanitary sewer system. Therefore, proper offsite disposal is being arranged.
All drums of cyanide salts in the building have been overpacked and staged outside of the building, awaiting disposal. The cleanup crew continues to group compatible drums and containers, and has staged them in secure areas so they can be sampled and prepared for bulking and offsite disposal. As of 6/15/16, 774 drums/containers have been sampled, and 565 have been haz catted. Once all the drums/containers have been haz catted, a plan for bulking and disposal of all the materials will be developed.
The two laboratories in the building have been completely inventoried. A request for bids for packaging and proper disposal of all the lab materials (including small containers 1 gallon or less from throughout the building) has been issued, and bids are due by the end of the week. This action will remove approximately 1,000 containers from the building.
Air monitoring is being conducted during all operations. No impacts outside of the building have been observed.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
Research on PRPs is ongoing.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics
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