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American Plating

All POL/SITREP's for this site American Plating
Baltimore, MD - EPA Region III
POLREP #2
Special Bulletin Issued
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
POLLUTION/SITUATION REPORT
American Plating - Removal Polrep

EPA Emergency Response

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Region III

Subject: POLREP #2
Special Bulletin Issued
American Plating
A35R
Baltimore, MD
Latitude: 39.3001470 Longitude: -76.5646350


To:
From: Gregory Ham, On Scene Coordinator
Date: 5/21/2016
Reporting Period: 05/03/2016 - 05/21/2016

1. Introduction
  1.1 Background
   
Site Number: A35R    Contract Number:  
D.O. Number:      Action Memo Date:  
Response Authority: CERCLA    Response Type: Time-Critical
Response Lead: EPA    Incident Category: Removal Action
NPL Status: Non NPL    Operable Unit:
Mobilization Date: 5/19/2016    Start Date: 5/19/2016
Demob Date:      Completion Date:  
CERCLIS ID:    RCRIS ID:
ERNS No.:    State Notification:
FPN#:    Reimbursable Account #:

1.1.1 Incident Category
Removal action under a special bulletin.
1.1.2 Site Description
Former electroplating facility essentially abandoned in place
1.1.2.1 Location
4000 - 4008 E. Monument Street

Baltimore, MD 21205
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Potential release of plating acids and other materials into the environment
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results

 After site visits on May 3, 2016 and May 18, 2016, the OSC issued a special bulletin on May 19, 2016 and initiated a cleanup at the site.  See the documents section of this website for the Special Bulletin.

 

2. Current Activities
  2.1 Operations Section
    2.1.1 Narrative
Cleanup initiated.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
A complete inventory of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants in the building is being conducted.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
Research on PRPs is ongoing.
2.1.4 Progress Metrics

Waste Stream Medium Quantity Manifest # Treatment Disposal
           
           
           


  2.2 Planning Section
   

2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Continue inventorying contents of the building, begin plans for categorization, staging, and disposal of hazardous substances.

2.2.2 Issues

The building is in poor condition.

  2.3 Logistics Section
    Equipment needed for the response is being mobilized to the site.

  2.4 Finance Section
    No information available at this time.

  2.5 Other Command Staff
    No information available at this time.

3. Participating Entities
 

3.1 Unified Command
Baltimore City Fire, Police, and Housing Departments and Office of Emergency Management, Maryland Department of the Environment, and EPA.
3.2 Cooperating Agencies



4. Personnel On Site
 

OSC - 1

START - 2

ERRS - 5

5. Definition of Terms
  No information available at this time.

6. Additional sources of information
  6.1 Internet location of additional information/report
www.epaosc.org/AmericanPlatingMonumentSt
6.2 Reporting Schedule

7. Situational Reference Materials
  No information available at this time.