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04-16-046039 MURPHY OIL - TANK #42
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 1991-07-10 1991-07-10
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
Name File
SITE FILE DOCUMENTATION FOR ACTIVITY. Download PDF Document
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
1991-07-10 1 Spill Incident Occurred Auto populated via migration process
1991-07-10 11 Spill Activity Closed INSUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION
1991-07-10 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20240114NO16-1 2024-01-14  1352 2024-01-14  1428
Description of Incident/General Comments
TEMPERATURE IS NEGATIVE 1 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT. 1.16.2024 - JP TALKED TO JOE P. SAID THAT OIL WAS BEING TRANSFERRED INTO 1.6 MILLION GALLON TANK, STARTED LEAKING, LEAKING WITHIN CONTAINED AREA, BUILT DIKES. APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS SPILLED. TRANSFERRED OIL OUT OF TANK, ARE USING VAC TRUCK TO ADDRESS SPILL. 2.2.2024 - STILL GETTING PRODUCT, 5-10 GALLONS A DAY. TANK HAS BEEN PRESSURE WASHED AND REPAIRED, LIKELY RESIDUAL OIL UNDER TANK ACCUMULATING IN HOLE. USING VAC TRUCK TO ADDRESS, STILL IN CONTAINMENT. 2.9.2024 - CALL FROM JOE P, SAID THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, THINK THERE MAY BE HISTORIC RELEASE. WILL COLLECT SAMPLES AND ANALYZE FOR PVOCS + PAH. 4.22.2024 - JP ASKED FOR AN UPDATE, SAID THAT CLEANUP WAS COMPLETE AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND CLOSURE DOCUMENT. 4.24.2024 - RECEIVED THE FINAL DOCUMENT.
Type of Location
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY)
Spill Cause
EQUIPMENT FAILURE 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
50 GALLONS OF GAS OIL, A PETROLEUM PRODUCT USED TO BIND ASPHALT SPILLED FROM A LARGE STORAGE TANK TODAY. SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY IS STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE RELEASE FROM THE BASE OF THE STORAGE TANK. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A CRACK OR A BAD SEAL. THE PETROLEUM GAS OIL IS STILL SLOWLY LEAKING.
Description of Environmental Impact
THE PETROLEUM OIL SPILLED ONTO GRAVEL AND/OR GRASS WITHIN THE OUTDOOR REFINERY. IT IS CURRENTLY NEGATIVE ONE DEGREE SO THE LIQUID IS SOLIDIFYING QUICKLY AFTER SPILLING FROM THE TANK.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
THE CLEAN UP IS BEING DONE INTERNALLY. SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY HAS A LICENSE TO DISPOSE PETROLEUM SAND. THEY ARE MIXING SAND WITH THE SPILL AND USING SKID STEERS AND TRUCKS TO BRING THE PETROLEUM GAS OIL TO THE DISPOSAL BUILDING. EXCAVATED IMPACTED SOIL. COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 18 PID AND/OR PVOCS/PAHS SAMPLES. NO RESIDUAL PID EXCEEDS 4.9 PPM. EXCAVATED APPROXIMATELY 300 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL AND DISPOSED AT SHAMROCK LANDFILL.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Cleanup Method - Absorbent
Cleanup Method - Excavation
Flow Stopped
Samples Collected
Waste Destination SHAMROCK LANDFILL
Contractor Hired BARR ENGINEERING
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Petrol-based Lubricants, Grease (GAS OIL, PETROLEUM PRODUCT) Petroleum 50 Gal
Waste Destination
Destination Comment
LANDFILL: SHAMROCK
Responsible Party
SUPERIOR REFINING CO 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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