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04-41-579858
GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SPILL
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SPILL
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CLOSED
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DNR RR |
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Municipality |
| 5300 S HOWELL AVE |
MILWAUKEE |
| PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
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| Additional Location Description |
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HOWELL & LAYTON AIRPORT STORM SEWER & DISCHARGE TO WILSON PARK CREEK.
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| Additional Activity Details |
Acres |
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UNKNOWN
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| Facility ID |
PECFA No. |
EPA ID |
Start Date |
End Date |
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241280270
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2017-05-01
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2017-05-01
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Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank
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Drycleaner |
EPA
NPL Site
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EPA
Superfund
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PECFA Funds
Eligible
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PFAS |
ROW Impact |
Sediments |
Underground
Petrol Tank
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WI DOT
Site
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Actions
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Records related to the site are
documents that were available at the time the scanned paper or
electronic file was uploaded. Records withheld by the
department due to confidentiality, attorney-client privilege,
and other sensitive records, as well as lab data, may not be
included. Additional records associated with the site may or
may not be accessible through an open records request through
DNR or another state agency (see Jurisdiction above).
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File |
Comment |
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2017-05-01
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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2017-05-01
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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2017-05-01
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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Spill Details
| SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
| 20170501SE41-3 |
Unknown |
2017-05-01 2227 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
| STATE PATROL DISPATCH RELAYED REPORT FROM GREG FAILEY AT MITCHELL INT. AIRPORT OF A DIESEL SPILL. BOOMS DEPLOYED TO CONTAIN SPILL. DNR DO CALLED AND LEFT VOICEMAIL FOR GREG TO RETURN THE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS IF POSSIBLE. MKE HAZMAT (DARIN PETERBURS) ALSO REPORTED RELEASE (SERTS # 20170501SE41-2) AT 1814 ON 05/01/2017.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/01/2017 AT 2100. MEET WITH MKE HAZMAT AND KATHY HALBUR (USEPA).
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/02/2017 AT 0630. MEET WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND KATHY HALBUR (USEPA). BOOMS CHECKED, HEAVY SHEEN OBSERVED, ODOR. KATHY HALBUR AND T. NOBILE ARRIVE AT 128TH AIRWING TO EXPLORE POTENTIAL SOURCES. AIRPORT PERSONNEL SOURCE IDENTIFIED AS LEAKING VALVE NEAR GATE E-69 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900. PIPELINE ISOLATED, VALVE REMOVED AND CAPPED. MEETING AT AIRPORT EOC AT 1000. VACCUM TRUCK AND ADDITIONAL ABSORBENTS MOBALIZED TO LOCATION. MEETING AT AIRPORT EOC AT 1630.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/03/2017 AT 0930. OBSERVED ALL BOOM LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM. NO SHEEN OBSERVED. VACCUM TRUCK CONTINUING TO REMOVE WATER AND JET FUEL FROM STORM SEWER MANHOLE NEAREST VALVE RELEASE LOCATION. MEET AT AIRPORT EOC FOR 1030 MEETING/BRIEFING.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/04/2017 AT 1000. OBSERVED ALL BOOM LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM. NO ONGOING SHEEN OBSERVED AT 1ST AND LAYTON LOCATION, ONLY RESIDUAL SHEEN FROM ATTACHMENT OF ORGANIC MATERIAL TO BOOMS THAT IS RELEASE TO WATER WITH AGGITATION. BOOM TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. NO SHEEN OBSERVED AT 6TH STREET. VACCUM OPERATION CONTINUING AT MANHOLE LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM OF RELEASE POINT. MEET AT AIRPORT EOC FOR 1030 MEETING/BRIEFING.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/05/2017 AT 0930. OBSERVED ALL BOOM LOCATION DOWNSTREAM. NO SHEEN OBSERVED AT ALL LOCATIONS. VACCUM OPERATIONS CONTINUING ON SEWER LINE IN AIRPORT. SECONDARY CONTAIMENT REMOVED FROM FUEL VALVE AREA. MEET AT AIRPORT EOC FOR 1030 MEETING/BRIEFING.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDENT LOCATION ON 05/08/2017. OBSERVED ALL BOOMS DOWNSTREAM, NO SHEEN OBSERVED. MEET AT AIRPORT EOC FOR 1030 MEETING/BRIEFING.
CONFERENCE CALL AT 0930 WITH CONSULTANTS, AIPORT, DNR AND EPA. STOP ORDER ISSUED. SAMPLING PLAN BEING DEVELOPED.
DRAFT SOIL BORING WORK PLAN RECEIVED VIA EMAIL ON 05/11/2017.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT INCIDIENT LOCATION ON 05/12/2017. DRAFT COMMENTS PROVIDED BY EPA/DNR TO SAMPLING PLAN. ACTIVE DRILLING AT VALVE LOCATION. MEET AT AIRPOT EOC FOR MEETING/BRIEFING.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVES AT LOCATION ON 05/17/2017. VIEWED SEWER FLUSHING ACTIVITIES. SHEEN STILL VISIBLE. MEET AT AIRPORT EOC FOR MEETING/BRIEFING.
T. NOBILE (DNR) ARRIVE AT LOCAITON ON 05/25/2017. VIEWED DYE TESTING ACTIVITIES. SHEEN STILL VISIBLE. DYE TESTING RESULTS CONFIRMED VIA TELEPHONE FROM COREY MERRIMAN. CONFIRMED PATHWAY FROM FUEL HYDRANT TO SEWER CORRIDOR.
07/25/2017 SPILL TRANSFERRED TO BRRTS # 03-41-579844 |
| Type of Location |
| CIVILIAN OR MILITARY AIRPORT/HELICOPTER PAD |
| Spill Cause |
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EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Description of Cause or Additional Details |
| FUEL VALVE LEAKING INTO SECONDARY CONTAINMENT, SECONDARY CONTAIMENT FAILURE. RELEASED TO SUBSURFACE AND INTO ADJACENT STORM SEWER. |
| Description of Environmental Impact |
| UNKNOWN TOTAL IMPACT. BOOMS WERE DEPLOYED TO CONTAIN THE SPILLED DIESEL. UNSURE OF AMOUNT RELEASED. WILSON PARK CREEK IS CLOSE BY BUT NO INDICATION DIESEL REACHED STREAM |
| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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BOOMS DEPLOYED TO CONTAIN SPILL. STAGED/STEPPED HARD AND SOFT BOOM. BOOMS PLACED AT OUTFALL SOUTHEAST OF S HOWELL AVE AND E LAYTON AVE. BOOMS PLACED AT NW CORNER OF S 1ST STREET AND W LAYTON AVE. BOOMS PLACED AT CROSSING WEST OF S 6TH STREET. NO SHEEN OBSERVED AT S 13TH STREET CROSSING. VACCUM TRUCKS REMOVED FUEL AND WATER FROM STORM SEWER SYSTEM, ABSORBENT BOOMS DEPLOYED IN STORM DRAINS.
SPILL TRANSFERRED TO BRRTS # 03-41-579844
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Spiller Actions
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| Containment |
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| Vacuum |
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Substances
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Amt Released |
Units |
| Jet Fuel |
Petroleum |
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Responsible Party
| GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 5300 S HOWELL AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53207 |
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