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04-16-049480 MURPHY OIL - TANK #40
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 1994-04-25 1994-04-25
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
1994-04-25 1 Spill Incident Occurred Auto populated via migration process
1994-04-25 6 Spill Activity Transferred to ERP Activity 02-16-222712
1994-04-25 11 Spill Activity Closed
1994-04-25 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20200709NO16-1 Unknown 2020-07-09  1725
Description of Incident/General Comments
07-09-2020 MR: SAGER SPOKE WITH RP PRIOR TO REPORTING. VERY MINOR INCIDENT BUT THE REFINERY IS BEING EXTRA CAREFUL SO SAGER SUGGESTED THEY NOTIFY. THEY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT A SHEEN TO THE WETLAND THAT DRAINS TO NEWTON CREEK AND THE BAY. DISCUSSED IF THEY HAD TO CALL THE NRC OR NOT. FINALLY THOUGHT IT BEST TO JUST CALL NRC TO BE SURE. 07-09-2020 MR: OCSC ROSS PHONE CALL WITH RP. STATED THEY ARE USING VAC TRUCKS TO RECOVER PRODUCT AND WILL BE SURROUNDING THE POLE WITH BOOM AND MONITORING IT. GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES ARE APPROXIMATE
Type of Location
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY)
Spill Cause
BAD WEATHER CONDITION/NATURAL DISASTER 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
INSTALLED POWER POLES WERE TREATED WITH CREOSOTE, HEAT AND RAIN CAUSED THE SUBSTANCE TO LEACH OUT OF THE POLES AND ON TO THE GROUND
Description of Environmental Impact
THE SUBSTANCE RELEASE OCCURRED IN A WETLAND AREA BUT IT IS NOT BELIEVED ANY OF THE SUBSTANCE HAS MADE IT TO A WATERWAY
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
CONTRACTOR IS ON ROUTE AND THE SUBSTANCE WILL TRY TO BE COLLECTED THIS EVENING. CONTRACTOR WILL VACUUM SUBSTANCE AND ABSORBENT MATERIAL WILL BE DEPLOYED AT THE BASE OF THE POLES. BOOMS ARE BEING APPLIED IN THE AFFECTED AREA AND THEY WILL VACUUM UP THE AFFECTED WATER.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Monitor
Vacuum
Boom
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Petroleum 2 Gal
For More Information on this Activity
Northern Region Contact: Kathleen Shafel  kathleen.shafel@wisconsin.gov
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