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ACTIVITY DETAILS

 
04-16-208446 MURPHY OIL USA
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC DOUGLAS NORTHERN
Address Municipality
2407 STINSON AVE SUPERIOR
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
816009590 1991-09-19 1991-09-19
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Site Files
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Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
1991-09-19 1 Spill Incident Occurred
1991-09-19 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
1991-09-19 11 Spill Activity Closed NFA
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20210101NO16-1 2020-12-31  0730 2021-01-01  1410
Description of Incident/General Comments
1-4-2020 - 10:26 JP LEFT MESSAGE WITH MATT TURNER REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SPILL. MT RETURNED CALL AT 10:30. MT INDICATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 AM ON 12/31/2020 A CONCRETE CONVEYOR HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED OUT OF THE LINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS UNTIL THE CONVEYOR WAS SHUT DOWN. THE EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED AND IMPACTED SOIL/SNOW WAS OVER EXCAVATED. THE GROUND WAS FROZEN AND THERE WAS REPORTEDLY LITTLE INFILTRATION. APPROXIMATELY 1.5-2.0 YARDS OF IMPACTED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED AND STORED IN FACILITY UNTIL IN CAN BE DISPOSED OF UNDER A CURRENT WASTE STREAM WITH OTHER CONTAMINATED SOIL. WILL SEND JP PHOTOS OF SOIL PILE AND DISPOSAL TICKETS WHEN THE MATERIAL IS DISPOSED. JP RECEIVED PHOTOS VIA E-MAIL ON 1/4/2020. 1-12-2021 JP RECEIVED MANIFESTS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPILL AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES FROM MATT TURNER. SOIL WAS TAKEN TO SHAMROCK LANDFILL ON 1-7-2021 & 1-8-2021 WITH OTHER CONTAMINATED SOIL. TOTAL AMOUNTS DOCUMENTED MANIFESTS DO NOT REFLECT THE SOIL EXCAVATED AS PART OF THIS SPILL. GPS COORDINATES APPROXIMATE
Type of Location
Spill Cause
HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
CEMENT CONVEYOR HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE, APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL SPILLED.
Description of Environmental Impact
LINE BROKE AND LEAKED INTO SOIL AT FACILITY.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
SOIL WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN CONTAINER AND IS BEING STORED IN CONTAMINATED STORAGE FACILITY FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. I RECEIVED THE CALL AFTER 1400 TODAY (1/01/2021).SEE INCIDENT DESCRIPTION FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Hydraulic Oil Petroleum 20 Gal
Responsible Party
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC 2407 STINSON AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880
For More Information on this Activity
Northern Region Contact: Kathleen Shafel  kathleen.shafel@wisconsin.gov
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