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04-16-556569 MURPHY OIL USA - OIL WATER SEPERATOR
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 Location Description
OIL WATER SEPERATOR NE OF BENZENE SPLITTER
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
816009590 2010-11-24 2011-01-05
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
2011-01-06 - Spill Documentation Download PDF file
2011-01-06 - Spill Documentation Download PDF file
2011-01-05 11 Spill Activity Closed
2010-11-25 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
2010-11-24 1 Spill Incident Occurred
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20210830NO16-1 2021-08-30  1000 2021-08-30  1213
Description of Incident/General Comments
MIXTURE OF CRUDE OIL AND DIESEL FUEL - 50 GALLONS 8.30.2021 - 12:25 JP DISCUSSED SPILL WITH MATT TURNER. MT INDICATED THAT THEY HAD INSTALLED A COLD TAP AT TANK 47 WHEN THEY WERE PIGGING CRUDE OIL PIPELINE. VALVE ON TAP LEAKED, POTENTIALLY FOR TWO DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL MAY HAVE SPILLED WITHIN CONTAINMENT AREA. IN PROCESS OF VACUUMING OUT THE OIL, WILL EXCAVATE IMPACTED SOIL BY HAND AND DISPOSE OF. LEAK HAS BEEN STOPPED. 9.21.2021 - RECEIVED CLOSURE REPORT.
Type of Location
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY)
Spill Cause
EQUIPMENT FAILURE 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
COLD TAP IS DRIPPING.
Description of Environmental Impact
SOIL IMPACTED
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
TAP WAS REPAIRED AND OIL WAS VACUUMED UP. IMPACTED SOIL WAS EXCAVATED ON AUGUST 31. THE EXCAVATION WAS 24' X 14' AND 11' DEEP. NINE CONFIRMATION SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED. FREE LIQUIDS WERE TAKEN TO AN ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. A TOTAL OF 45.30 TONS OF SOIL WERE EXCAVATED AND TAKEN TO THE SHAMROCK LANDFILL IN CLOQUET.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Cleanup Method - Excavation
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Crude Oil Petroleum 50 Gal
Waste Destination
Destination Comment
LANDFILL: SHAMROCK
OTHER: ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
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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