Emergency Response Disposal Barton Solvents Inc. Incident North American Hazardous Materials Management Association November 11 th, 2009 Houston TX Iowa Department of Natural Resources Susan Johnson 1
Overview Background of Barton Solvents, Inc. Fire events Cleanup efforts Who s involved Liquid and solid cleanup Summary 2
Background - History Barton Solvents, Inc. founded 1938 BARSOL, trade name Stocking wholesale distributor packages, stores, and delivers solvents and other chemical products for customers in 13 Midwestern States. Products include cleaning solvents,,p paint thinners, hydraulic systems oil, corrosion inhibitors, and surfactants 3
Facility Locations Bettendorf, IA Council Bluffs, IA Des Moines, IA Kansas City, KS Wichita (Valley Center), KS West Bend, WI 4
Wichita fire July 17, 2007 Kansas has State Hazardous waste rules, Iowa does not 24 employees, 12 working on that day Estimated 660,000 lbs. of chemicals 36-40 storage tanks 5
Wichita fire 6
Wichita (Valley Center) fire Public evacuations Family evacuations Compensation 7
October 29, 2007 8
EPA Plant Inspections Des Moines location Citations since May 2 nd 2006 Accumulation Universal Waste over 1 year Failure to transport within 10 days wastes handled on contract with another company Storage of more than 55 gallons of hazardous waste at a satellite area Paperwork for hazardous waste shipments **Information above courtesy of the Des Moines Register History of being compliant, Excellent Record! All citations were corrected within a few months 9
Unexpected event 10
Approaching a Scene Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 11
Donut test If you can t see the whole site through the hole, you are too close. If the powder blows in your face, you are on the wrong side of the scene! 12
October 29, 2007 Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 13
Jh Johnston and dsaylor Township 1 st to respond Employees inside? Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 14
Streets blocked off Command Center set up 15
3 unmanned tankers estimated 1335 ºF heat felt over 1,000 feet away Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 16
View from Saylorville, spillway Est. ~15 miles Photo: Sue Johnson 17
Air Quality Monitoring Nuisance and irritant : no evacuations necessary Several agencies monitoring 18
Firefighting water runoff Deployment of booms, is that enough? South side of EFCO, flowing west 19
Foaming water Surfactants in cleaning products 20
Contaminated t water headed towards the Des Moines Water Treatment Plant source. 21
Holding the runoff Polk County Public Works Front and back police escort-to expedite delivery 22
Earthen dam around basin ½ mile from fire scene 25 tandem truck loads To contain firefighting water 23
Storm water Basin Sunlight + wind (oxygen) = natural remediation Rising 1 ft. every 3 minutes 2 on basin floor every 5 minutes 24
Monitoring water runoff ~200,000 gallons used in fire fighting effort 25
Tinge in water 26
FRAC Tanks To Contain on-site water runoff 27
Vacuuming out the onsite storm water basins Exact location of skyrocketing drums 28
Metal waste Brick, rubble and debris Wastewater runoff Cleanup efforts 29
Cleanup, working together U.S. Chemical Safety board U.S. Environmental Services (contracted) DNR Air Quality, Field Office, Solid Waste Des Moines Waste Water Treatment Plant Local Environmental cleanup companies- Seneca, HydroKlean etc. Polk County Emergency Management Metro Waste Authority EPA Region 7 Metal Recyclers Polk County Public Works Area Fire Departments Others.. 30
Working together 31
Investigation U.S Chemical Safety board Independent d Federal la Agency charged with investigating chemical fires. Board members appointed by President Confirmed by the Senate 32
Melted 12-inch I-beam 33
Slightly used truck for sale 34
Warehouse to tank farm 35
Scorch marks on storage tanks 36
Solid Waste Cleanup 37
Secondary Containment? Ab Asbestos concerns? 38
RCRA, metal recycling exemption Recycle vs. Disposal: It makes a difference in the regulations!. RCRA Scrap Metal exemption. 39
Sorting Salvage Metal 40
Loading dock area 1 ft. depth of ash debris 41
Safety Concerns Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Safety Briefing each morning Emergency g y evacuation plans OSHA site visit 42
Soil Sampling Barton s facility Neighboring property Storm Water Basin-reuse 43
Waste determination Is it exempt waste? Is it characteristic waste? Is it listed waste? Declared hazardous waste? Cost effective? 44
Waste determination cont. Characteristic Wastes: Regulated as hazardous waste because of the chemical characteristics which they exhibit (corrosive, ignitable, toxic or reactive) Listed Wastes: Regulated as hazardous waste because of how or where they were generated, or because of the known hazards associated with the pure form of the chemical. Process determination 45
U Listed Wastes Present Acetone (I) Butanol (I) 2-Butanone (I,T) Ethyl Acetate (I) Isobutyl Alcohol (I,T) Methanol (I) Methyl Ethyl Ketone (T) Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (I) Toluene (T) Xylene (I) 46
EPA Rules Dri Derived-From dfr Wastes: As a result of treatment, storage, or even proper disposal, residues of hazardous waste can be generated from these original hazardous wastes. Contained-in-Policy: Environmental media and debris contaminated by a listed hazardous waste must be managed as that listed waste regardless of the concentration of waste they contain. 47
Shooting Barrel Contamination RCRA s Contained In Policy Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 48
Waste determination? Reoccurring Hot spots p 49
1 st in Iowa History Title 40 CFR 261.3(F)(2) excludes from regulation debris as defined in 40 CFR part 268 that the EPA Regional Administrator, considering the extend of contamination, has determined is no longer contaminated with hazardous waste. Waste can be disposed of in subtitle D (non-hazardous) landfill. 50
Violations-Fines? OSHA $3,500- for not grounding g the equipment properly p appeal? IOSHA Iowa Health and Safety Bureau Citation for not designating exit routes for employees as part of contingency plans. No fine assessed. Excellent safety and compliance History at Barton Solvents, Inc. 51
Summary Know your role in events, are you prepared? Collaborative efforts Accurate information: one spokesperson Public updates, is the public safe? They want to know! Waste determination, disposal regulations Emergency Response Plans Review! 52
Be prepared! Photos: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 53
Thank You! Contact Information: Susan Johnson, CHMM Iowa DNR Land Quality Bureau 515-281 281-7982 susan.johnson@dnr.iowa.gov Photo: courtesy of the Des Moines Register 54