diff --git a/planetstack/syndicate_observer/deleters/volume_deleter.py b/planetstack/syndicate_observer/deleters/volume_deleter.py
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+import os
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # for testing 
+    if os.getenv("OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH"):
+        sys.path.append( os.getenv("OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH") )
+    else:
+        print >> sys.stderr, "No OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH variable set.  Assuming that OpenCloud is in PYTHONPATH"
+
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "planetstack.settings")
+
+
+import logging
+from logging import Logger
+logging.basicConfig( format='[%(levelname)s] [%(module)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s' )
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+logger.setLevel( logging.INFO )
+
+# point to planetstack 
+if __name__ != "__main__":
+    if os.getenv("OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH") is not None:
+        sys.path.insert(0, os.getenv("OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH"))
+    else:
+        logger.warning("No OPENCLOUD_PYTHONPATH set; assuming your PYTHONPATH works") 
+
+
+from syndicate_storage.models import Volume
+from observer.deleter import Deleter
+
+from django.forms.models import model_to_dict
+
+
+# syndicatelib will be in steps/..
+parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
+
+import syndicatelib
+
+class VolumeDeleter(Deleter):
+        model='Volume'
+
+        def __init__(self, **args):
+            Deleter.__init__(self, **args)
+
+        def call(self, pk, model_dict):
+            try:
+                volume_name = model_dict['name']
+                syndicatelib.ensure_volume_absent( volume_name )
+                return True
+            except Exception, e:
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                logger.exception("Failed to erase volume '%s'" % volume_name)
+                return False
+            
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+   vd = VolumeDeleter()
+   
+   all_volumes = Volume.objects.all()
+   for vol in all_volumes:
+      vd( vol.pk, model_to_dict( vol ) )