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SEP 5 `989 <br />KOK 7 <br />RETROACTIVE APPROVAL RE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CLEANUP ACTIVITIES <br />The Board reviewed the following memo from Emergency Manage- <br />ment Director Doug Wright: <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />THRU: James Chandler �J <br />County Administrator}( f_ <br />FROM: Doug Wright,.Director <br />Emergency Management Services <br />DATE: September 1, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: Retroactive Approval of Staff Actions <br />Taken and Funding for Hazardous Material <br />Cleanup Activities <br />On August 20, 1989, the Indian River County Department of Emergency <br />Management Services was notified that a substance that appeared to <br />be hazardous material had been discovered in a canal in the area of <br />66th Avenue along 4th Street in the general location of the old <br />Stump Dump. <br />Staff from Emergency Management Services determined immediate action <br />was required and a temporary dirt dike was placed in the canal to <br />contain the unknown substance to prevent further contamination. The <br />State Warning Point was notified along with the 'Department of <br />Environmental Regulation and the local Environmental Health Office. <br />After DER failed to contact the County Emergency Management Services <br />on Monday, the State was again contacted for support. On August 22, <br />1989, Ed Sainten from DER telephoned seeking information on the <br />spill and arrived on site on August 23, 1989. He advised Emergency <br />Management staff that the -spill was minimal and only 200-300 gallons <br />of hazardous material would need to be removed. Local staff did not <br />accept this analysis inasmuch as the contaminated canal was three <br />tenths of a mile long with an additional low lying area of <br />approximately one-half acre also contaminated immediately south of <br />the canal. DER indicated that since it was a county canal, the <br />County should not.expect any financial assistance from DER. <br />On August 25, 1989, after receiving information from DER relative to <br />dependable and reputable companies available for hazardous material <br />cleanup activities, Resource Recovery of America from Mulberry, <br />Florida, was contacted. After a lengthy discussion with management <br />of the firm, it was agreed that a representative would be on site on <br />August 28, 1989, to begin cleanup activities. The information from <br />the DER representative was provided to the company in terms of <br />significance of the spill. It was anticipated at this time that the <br />costs of the cleanup activities would be in the range of $3,000 to <br />$5,000 dollars. <br />As expected, when Resource Recovery of America arrived on site, it <br />was immediately conveyed to the County that the site was <br />contaminated to a much greater extent than DER had estimated. Staff <br />was advised that an estimate for the cleanup including disposal of <br />debris and soil at a permitted site would be in the range of $17,500 <br />and could potentially increase if the low lying contaminated area <br />south of the canal was substantial. <br />The Director contacted the Budget Director regarding the estimated <br />costs regarding funding. Since the spill appeared to.be a hazard <br />to other canals and waterways -if additional rain was experienced as <br />well as a potential threat to marine and human life, it was <br />determined that an emergency existed and the Emergency Management <br />Services Director agreed for the cleanup to commence as soon as <br />possible. <br />24 <br />
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