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The National Response Center December 2, 1998 Page 3 The company is committed to taking the steps and spending the money to ensure [hat resulting environmental impacts (if any) will be promptly cured, and that something like this will not happen again. Fortunately, 2,4-D is a substance of relatively low toxicity which degrades very quickly in the envirorunent, with a half-life in soils generally estimated at days or weeks. 2. Ms. ,Iohanna Miller, On-Site Emergency Coordinator for EPA; Region VIII. requested B&B to work with an appropriate state agency to address further investigation and remediation of the spilled weed-killer. Thus, B&B informed the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology ("DMG") of the spill, and the DMG Itas now conducted an onsite inspection of the Montgomery Pit facility (November 16, 1998), and issued an Inspection Report mandating certain site characterization, remediation. and corrective measures. B&B has committed to work with DMG to implement the requirements of the Inspection Report, and B&B intends to conduct any cleanup needed, in full cooperation with and under the supervision of DMG, on the fastest feasible basis. Finally, we want [o point out the following language in DMG's Inspection Report, which we third: accurately describes the way B&B has responded to [he situation: "The Division is satisfied that B&B Excavating has taken all prudent measures to this point to quickly assess and correct any environmental or health problems that may have been caused by the loss of containment of the herbicide. By immediately reporting the incident to regulatory agencies, by shutting down the asphalt operation at the Montgomery Pit, and by bringing a qualified contractor onsite to conduct an evaluation, B&B management has done everything they could to contain the potential impacts." B&B has briefed all supervisors (and through them all employees) on the importance of environmental compliance and following good envirommental practices at all times, and is in the process of considering further environmental training and corporate policies to help ensure that such a situation will no[ reoccur. 4. Various drums formerly located at the Montgomery Pit facility, including the five drums involved in the two incidents described above, have been tested, characterized, and removed from the site for disposal by Safety Kleen in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.