Contaminant Control, Inc.





	DISASTER RESPONSE
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative (SHECO) Transformer sam2 sam3 sam4 Recovery/Remediation CCI was contracted to assist SHECO in the recovery and remediation of PCB contaminated transformers and non-PCB contaminated transformers. During Hurricane IKE SHECO’s power grid received significant damage. SHECO still had a low percent of its pole-mounted transformers that were suspect PCB containing. CCI set up a staging and collection area for the assessment and sampling of transformers as they were picked up by CCI. The first priority was to comb the entire system for transformers damaged and left on sites for pickup. The transformers were GPS located, assessed for type and contamination, spills were located and marked, pictures of the transformer and the spill were taken, and then the transformers packaged and load on a transport vehicle. The transformers were then taken to the collection area and given a unique number. If the transformer was suspect it was sampled for confirmation. Once the samples were returned the transformers were tagged and segregated for disposal. The soil was remediated in accordance with the sample results and/or assessments of the transformers. If the transformer contained PCBs the excavation had confirmation samples taken prior to backfilling. The soil was segregated in containers for disposal. CCI provided all FEMA Recovery documentation for SHECO. F5 Tornado Hazardous Waste Cleanup; Del City and Grady County, OK CCI responded after an area involving 700+ residential structures was destroyed by an F5 tornado. The area was contaminated due to the hazardous waste from households and other structures that were in the tornado's path. The storm passed through Tinker AFB and a heavily industrialized section of Oklahoma City just prior to striking Del City. CCI developed a response plan that included environmental monitoring and remediation plans. Public access areas were cleared using a "hazmat sweep" to remove all containers and identify areas of release. These areas were evaluated and remediation methods were determined. Methods varied from on-site treatment to excavation. As property owners authorized right-of-entries, CCI completed a sweep of the residential properties and removed all hazardous wastes. Remedial activities were carried out using the same methodology as with the public access areas. As the waste was removed and remediated, it was taken to a temporary storage area. CCI set up the site and developed the security and monitoring plan. The materials were segregated and stored in covered roll-off containers. The project continued over a period of six weeks and accounted for over 3,000 man-hours. More than 40,000 pounds of waste were collected during this project. Ice Storm Response; Lowell, Mt. Holly, and Ranlo, NC CCI was contracted by Asplundh Environmental Services (AES) to assist with the operation and management of a temporary debris storage and reduction site used by the City of Lowell, the City of Mt. Holly, and the Town of Ranlo. AES was awarded the contract to remove debris generated from the massive ice storm that struck the region in December 2002. AES and their clients identified the need to establish methods to reduce the amount of material that would be disposed of at the municipal landfill, subsequently decreasing valuable airspace. The reduction method identified for utilization was burning by air curtain incineration. Through burning, at least a 97% reduction could be accomplished leaving only 3% residual ash requiring disposal. CCI mobilized the necessary personnel and equipment to process and reduce approximately 18,000 cubic yards of vegetative debris. Although there were shutdowns due to adverse weather conditions, CCI maintained a vigorous production rate and completed this project on time. Additionally, DEHNER had shut down many burn operations in the surrounding area but the CCI site was allowed to continue. Upon completion of burning operations, CCI personnel returned the site to nearly its original condition. Hurricane Katrina Response; Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, MS In Stage One, CCI sent in a small strike team to set up a temporary decontamination area, search through the buildings to locate major problem areas, and started general collection and staging of materials. The Team – comprised of a supervisor and three technicians – was on site within 48 hours of Notice to Proceed. The Team spent three days on site performing reconnaissance, site set-up, and high hazard removal in areas where chemical mixing was a threat. In Stage Two, CCI mobilized a larger crew and equipment to continue with material collection and removal. Debris and other materials were removed from the buildings using skid steer loaders with grapplers to gain access to chemicals. A mini excavator was used to render the debris materials unusable. Chemical-type materials were removed from the buildings by personnel using carts and buckets to a staging area. Another contractor at the staging area worked on packaging, transportation, and disposal. This crew included one supervisor, one safety officer, two foreman or lead technicians, three operator technicians, and at times had between six and eight technicians. All supplies for EPA Level C response were supplied along with necessary equipment to carry out the above tasks. Hurricane Floyd Hazardous Materials Cleanup; Kinston, NC and Myrtle Beach, SC CCI responded after Hurricane Floyd swept through regions of North Carolina and South Carolina, causing devastation for miles. The Neuse River flooded the banks of Lenior County, causing widespread petroleum contamination and other hazardous waste issues. CCI was tasked with assessing the situation in Lenior County and providing containment activities to keep the contamination within the areas of origin. CCI used aerial views and GPS positioning to identify problem that included two large salvage yards, a chemical storage facility, petroleum tank farms, agricultural supply areas, and several unknown sheen areas already in the flow of the Neuse River. CCI was assigned the task of stopping the flow of contamination in the River and containing the fixed site contamination to the site of origin. CCI accomplished these tasks by placing more than 10,000 feet of boom around the fixed facilities noted by GPS. This task was accomplished both from the banks with personnel properly protected from the elements and from CCI- supplied water vessels.




Contaminant Control, Inc. 3434 Black & Decker Rd. Hope Mills, NC 28348		1-800-815-0085