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RRT/NWAC Meeting – Wenatchee, WA March 10, 2011 Angie Zavala EPA Region 10
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15 FOSCs ◦ 9 Seattle, 2 Oregon, 2 Idaho, 2 Alaska ◦ On call 24/7/365 with response conducting support
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Emergency Responses in FY 2011 ◦ Hazardous materials (CERCLA) = 3 ◦ Oil Spill (OPA) = 1 Time Critical Removals (clean ups) in FY 2011 ◦ Hazardous materials sites (CERCLA)= 3 ◦ Oil sites (OPA) = 0 ◦ Pollution Removal Funding Authorization = 0
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Portland General Electric Newberg, Oregon ◦ A 275 gallon oil filled circuit breaker failed, explored and burned ◦ PCB contaminated immediate residential area ◦ The oil contained 12 ppm PCB
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White Swan Fire Response (Yakima, WA) ◦ A fire consumed 22 homes. ◦ Provided post-fire assessment with Ecology ◦ Provided technical assistance of post-fire drum disposal
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Lummi Reservation Unknown Drum ◦ 55 gallon drum with unknown contents was left on the Lummi Reservation in Ferndale, WA ◦ the Lummi Police and Whatcom County Fire Department were concerned that the drum may contain hazardous substances ◦ The drum was assessed and removed for disposal
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Pettit Oil Spill Chalaat Creek ◦ Fuel tanker truck crashes, spills fuel into creek near Fork ◦ Responders from multiple agencies were on the scene of an overturned tanker-truck on Highway 101 near Forks ◦ Ecology, Department of Fish and Wildlife and EPA worked with the Hoh Tribe and Pettit Oil to clean up the remaining diesel and monitor for natural resource impact
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