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Samoa Pulp Mill Case

Samoa Pulp Mill Case. PST Support to EPA Region IX Samoa, CA & Longview, WA. Northwest Area Committee Meeting – November 2013. Constructed in 1963 as a pulp manufacturing facility Abandoned in 2008

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Samoa Pulp Mill Case

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  1. Samoa Pulp Mill Case PST Support to EPA Region IX Samoa, CA & Longview, WA Northwest Area Committee Meeting – November 2013

  2. Constructed in 1963 as a pulp manufacturing facility • Abandoned in 2008 • 4 million gallons of caustic liquids (pH>13) & 10k gallons of various acids (pH<1) remain onsite

  3. Region IX Requested PST Support • PST mobilized the chemical pump load and HMRT to Samoa, CA • 165,000 gallons pumped from 2 pulp liquor tanks to 10 frac tanks • Reduced risk of tanks overflowing due to rainwater accumulation

  4. Projected Operations • Fabrication/construction of pipeline at Samoa facility to allow for pumping of product from tanks to tank barge • Start 18NOV – anticipated duration 2-3 weeks • Fabrication/construction of pipeline at KapStone Container Corporation (formerly Longview Fiber Company) for offload • Start 02DEC – anticipated duration 2-3 weeks • First barge loading of product in Samoa, CA • Start 06JAN – anticipated duration 7-10 days • First barge unloading in Longview, WA • Start 19JAN – anticipated duration 7-10 days

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